From the Valkyrie to the Endless

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After returning to Haoyin City, three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Shen Qing finally received the message from the God Tianfeng.

The position of the divine general has basically been settled. The Holy King Jiuyou has already sent a divine general to visit, and he will arrive in the Southern Region soon.

Once the inspection of the gods is completed, Tianfeng God will be able to successfully inherit the position of Rain God and become the god in charge of rainfall. His golden body will be enshrined on the altar in the capital, and he will rise to prominence.

Shen Qing set off immediately and rushed to the temple of the God Tianfeng.

The next morning, the visiting general had already arrived in the Southern Region.

The divine general who came to visit and investigate this time was none other than the Snow God General.

Shen Qing couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when she met the Snow God General again. As her protector, the Snow God General undoubtedly gave her a lot of autonomy and was quite generous in his actions.

But her identity as a divine general had already destined her to be of different kinds from Shen Qing, and the only thing Shen Qing could give in return were some incense, vows, and a golden body, which was already her limit.

"You are indeed extraordinary."

Sensing the fluctuations of the divine treasure opened in Shen Qing's body, the Snow God's eyes flickered slightly, and he said meaningfully: "You have grown up a lot."

Among all the gods, her emotional fluctuations are the weakest, but her insight is the sharpest, so she can sense things that ordinary creatures cannot perceive at all.

She could smell the passage of time on Shen Qing's body. She was not sure how many years Shen Qing had experienced, but it was at least a hundred years.

The reason why Shen Qing's cultivation could grow so fast is closely related to this.

For a moment, the Snow God General's doubts grew even more intense. She didn't quite understand why Shen Qing wanted to exchange his life span for cultivation, and what his purpose was in being so anxious to grow.

The purpose of spiritual practice is mostly to achieve longevity, which is undoubtedly contrary to common sense.

"I have failed the God General's high expectations."

Shen Qing changed the subject, feeling slightly surprised. The insight of the Snow God General was truly surprising. True Lord Qingyun had not noticed the changes in her at all, but the Snow God General saw through it at a glance.

"No problem."

Snow God General didn't care. She was a holy spirit transformed from the vital energy between heaven and earth, and she rarely had emotional fluctuations. After becoming a god general, she almost lost all her emotions. Shen Qing's thoughts were not important to her, and she didn't want to ask.

This attitude made Shen Qing feel a little relieved.

The inspection of the Southern Region was quite simple and crude. The Snow God directly mobilized his divine power and summoned a heavy snow that covered the entire Southern Region.

Heavy snow fell for a whole day and night. At dawn the next day, the Snow God left the Southern Region, and the temple of the Supreme God Tianfeng was directly moved away.

The vacant position of the divine general finally had a master.

Two days later, the Dharma body of the Saint King Jiuyou arrived in the Southern Region. Overnight, the Southern Region was turned upside down, and the vast red soil turned into an oasis.

[In the 493rd year of the Zhaolong calendar, there was a severe drought in the southern region, with starving people everywhere. The Holy King Jiuyou showed his power and turned the tide, saving hundreds of millions of people. The people of the southern region were grateful for the Holy King's kindness and spontaneously erected tens of thousands of golden statues to offer incense - "Chronicle of the Central Dynasty"]

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With the nourishment of the earth's energy and the resumption of trade with Middle-earth, the Southern Region has recovered at an astonishingly fast speed.

The monks' methods were no longer useless, and large quantities of food supplies were quickly delivered to various places in the Southern Region. In this chaos, more than one billion civilians and monks died, but only one-tenth or one-twelve of them reported to the central dynasty.

Along with the golden body of the Holy King, the incense of the nine divine generals was also introduced into the Southern Region. After this chaos, the original believers of the Rain God fell apart and were soon divided up.

In the end, half of the incense and vows from the Southern Region were occupied by the Nine Nether Saint King, and the remaining half was divided into two-thirds by the eight old gods. The final one-third fell on the heads of Tianfeng God and Shen Qing.

Even this one-third is enough to cover the area of ​​two prefectures. There are nearly three hundred cities like Haoyin City. Overall, the incense and vows received by Shen Qing have increased by dozens of times compared to before.

Compared to the power of incense and vows, what is even more terrifying is the tax revenue of the entire Southern Region. It is an astronomical figure. However, the Central Dynasty has issued an edict to exempt the Southern Region from taxes for ten years, so Shen Qing cannot get this income for the time being.

At this point, Shen Qing was able to breathe a sigh of relief. The previous sense of urgency was swept away. He was able to rest for a while and concentrate on comprehending the spiritual patterns.

The situation in the Southern Region is stable, but Shen Qing cannot stay here for long. She has to go to the Imperial Capital to find out what is going on.

The Middle Earth is the most prosperous holy land for cultivation in this era. Whether it is the methods of cultivation or the spiritual patterns of formations, it has richer Taoist treasures than the Southern Region.

What's more, the reason why Qingyun Zhenjun and other powerful people in the Guiyi realm helped her was naturally not out of kindness. Their ultimate goal was to destroy gods.

They helped Shen Qing naturally because they wanted to get something in return from her.

This is as it should be, so Shen Qing has to do what she can. At least she needs to have a certain understanding of the Nine Nether Saint King.

As an opponent, the Nine Nether Saint King is undoubtedly a terrifying foe. His cultivation has not reached the seventh level, but he is also at the sixth level. Together with the nine divine generals under his command, he is enough to suppress this star and make those True Lords of Return to One dare not cross the line. This is enough to explain the problem.

The most crucial thing is that even a true god in the realm of creation cannot see his depth.

Shen Qing was also very concerned about what the Nine Nether Saint King was secretly planning. The death of the Demon Slayer might be related to this matter.

(End of this chapter)

154. Chapter 154 Coming to the World

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2023-08-25

Middle-earth is located in the center of the four domains, and is home to a giant spirit-gathering formation left over from ancient times. In ancient times, this formation could not only gather the spiritual energy of the earth's veins, but also absorb the essence of the stars in the universe into the realm.

Absorb the essence of other stars to nourish your body.

However, with the passage of time, the power of this spiritual formation is far less than that in ancient times, but it still contains amazing power.

After resting for a few months, Shen Qing set out on the journey to Middle-earth.

The broad river that previously blocked the border between Middle-earth and the Southern Territory had disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only a dark abyss several miles deep.

Above the abyss, monks have temporarily built hundreds of bridges with iron chains and paved them with thick bluestone slabs. Carriages and horses can pass through them as if walking on flat ground, without any shaking or bumping.

At the edge of the deep ditch, Shen Qing vaguely saw many cultivators moving mountains from the bottom of the sea, gradually filling up this bottomless ravine.

Most of the monks wore uniform orange-yellow robes with dragon patterns printed on the collars and sleeves. They were all monks from the Central Dynasty.

Shen Qing had heard in the Southern Region that, in addition to the gods, the Central Dynasty also controlled a force composed of cultivators called the Demon Slaying Division, which was led by the eldest son of the current Holy Emperor.

The Demon Slaying Division has disappeared from the Southern Region because most of its forces are active in the Northern Region.

Although there are many demons in the Southern Territory, the Northern Territory is the real demon den, and most of the territory is actually controlled by demons.

The demons living in the Northern Territory are closely connected with the sirens in the North Sea. They are almost one and the same, and are quite difficult to deal with.

The Holy King Jiuyou once visited the North Sea and eventually signed a secret contract with the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. After that, he no longer cared about the land of the Northern Territory, and the incense and wishes of the gods were rarely transmitted to the Northern Territory.

It is possible that it is because of this that there are many sects in the Northern Territory that are not subject to the orders of the imperial court. They survive in the cracks between demons and are not under the jurisdiction of gods, but have a free sky above their heads.

It was a land without worship of gods.

On the long iron chain road, a caravan moved forward slowly. In a carriage at the back of the team, Shen Qing sat quietly with his eyes closed. His invisible spiritual thoughts spread out, collecting all available information.

She did not go straight to the imperial capital, but changed her appearance and disguised herself as a pretty female cultivator in her thirties. She locked up her divine storage, suppressed her outward cultivation to the middle stage of the Condensation Stage, and sneaked into a caravan from Middle-earth.

She still has plenty of time to take a look at this era, and she wants to collect as much information as possible about the past of this era.

According to previous calculations, the sundial's travel through time and space has shown some regularity. After its stay in this era is over, it should return to the future, and will probably soon usher in the next journey through time and space.

According to the laws of these two reversals of time and space, the next time might be a return to a more distant past, and information from later generations would have been cut off. Then the present era would become her only channel of information, and she must grasp it.

At the very least, she wanted to find out what happened in the ancient times and why things evolved to the point in later generations. There must be a reason why so many Taoist ancestors died and their souls lingered on this star, constantly reincarnating.

"Friend Daoist Shen."

A greeting came from outside the car.

Shen Qing opened his eyes, lifted the car curtain, and leaned over to greet him: "Daoyou Lu, what's up?"

Outside the car was a middle-aged man in his mid-thirties, riding a tall spirit deer. He was wearing a blue robe, had a short beard, had a handsome appearance, and exuded a calm aura.

Lu Jin, whose cultivation level is in the late stage of Nascent Soul, is the leader of this caravan and has an easy-going personality. When Shen Qing approached him and expressed his desire to join the group, he gladly accepted.

Facing these people, Shen Qing no longer used the name December. Firstly, December was already very famous in the Southern Region. Secondly, in this era, Shen Qing did not have any powerful enemies who needed to hide his real name, so it was more convenient to use his own name.

Seeing Shen Qing sticking his head out, Lu Jin smiled slightly and explained:

"After crossing this border, we will reach Feiyun City in three days. We will stop there for a while, prepare some goods, and then continue on our journey. Is this inconvenient for Fellow Daoist Shen?"

"It's okay." Shen Qing shook his head slightly: "I don't have anything important to do. It's okay to stay for a few days."

"It will take us at least a year and a half to get to the Imperial Capital. If you encounter any difficulties along the way, please tell me in advance. I will definitely help you if I can."

Lu Jin sighed softly: "It's not easy to practice. Being alone, you will always encounter many difficulties. It will always be very different if you have someone to rely on."

Shen Qing didn't hear the hidden meaning in Lu Jin's words, and nodded to thank him:

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu."

Lowering the car curtain, Shen Qing concentrated on thinking.

Feiyun City is an ancient city with a long history in the Middle-earth. There may be some ancient books and secret books that have been sealed for a long time, which record the information she wants.

Outside the carriage, looking at the falling curtains, Lu Jin was a little dazed for a moment.

He is already quite old and has been traveling around for many years, but he has not yet started a family and has no children. The sudden appearance of Shen Qing made him suddenly want to start a family.

He is of the right age, has the right level of cultivation, does not have a complicated background, and is alone, so he will not be involved in any trouble.

Although his appearance was ordinary and could only be considered pretty, for a fellow practitioner of the Tao, appearance was the least important factor.

His temperament is gentle and quiet, he talks less, doesn't see sharpness, speaks well and rationally, and doesn't have a lot of recklessness in his body. He is more like a lady from a big family, well-educated, and has never seen a dispute with anyone for many days. Both high and low are gentle and courteous.

For a cultivator like Lu Jin, such a woman seems to be the perfect other half, as if it is a fate that fell from the sky.

Thinking of Shen Qing's reaction just now, Lu Jin couldn't help but sigh again. It's a pity that the flower has feelings but the water is merciless.

He has experienced accidents for a long time, so he can naturally see that Shen Qing's thoughts are not on him at all.

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Imperial Capital, Zhennan General Mansion.

The street in front of the mansion was crowded with people, all attracted by the strange sight of the seven-colored auspicious clouds above the general's mansion.

The news that General Zhennan's wife gave birth to a child today has spread like wildfire. With the strange phenomenon that occurred today, ordinary cultivators can tell at a glance that this child is extraordinary.

He is either a peerless genius or a rare monster, definitely not an ordinary person.

All the spiritual formations surrounding the General's Mansion have been activated, blocking the spiritual detection of all cultivators.