Free Web NovelChapter 545: Chapter 276: The Deity Receives the Talisman, the City God Establishes the Temple
The brilliant golden light illuminated the body of the Yellow Springs Daoist, and his aura seemed to awaken as it rapidly increased, becoming as vast as the rolling Yellow Springs River, as if spanning ancient and modern times, winding through the Nine Netherworld with an air of ancient mystique.
The God of the Netherworld, though seemingly just a minor River God.
Is actually a deity of great status among the ancient Yin Spirits.
Just as Zhu Tianpeng governs the Galaxy, the commander of the Celestial Court’s hundred thousand navy, Nezha is the Three Altar Sea Assembly Great God.
The God of the Netherworld, nominally a River God, but the Yellow Springs water system is merely an external manifestation of his domain. His true divine office controls the roots of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs, the destination for the fall and rebirth of countless Yin Spirits.
"I, Xiang River, River God of the Yellow Springs tributary water system, seek decree for ordination!"
"I, Minlong River, River God of the Yellow Springs River tributary water system, seek decree for ordination!"
"I, Lai Jiao River God, Yellow Springs River tributary water system, seek decree for ordination!"
"I, Seven-Color Liuxi River God, Yellow Springs River tributary water system, seek decree for ordination!"
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One by one, resounding voices echoed over the Yellow Springs River, with its winding twists and turns. The River of the Netherworld rooted in the Land of the Nine Netherworld, flows within the illusory Dharma Realm, endlessly, with many branch basins.
At this moment, above those branch basins, appeared one by one creatures of various heights, builds, and bizarre appearances. Some resembled humans; others seemed like dragons, catfishes or carried turtle shells, or even appeared as water monkeys, all the River Gods appeared respectfully, saluting the heavens.
These are the elite among the endless Yin Spirits of the Yellow Springs River.
These Yin Souls, though not dissipating, possess profound foundations of their own, some originating from monsters of the Yellow Springs River within the Senluo Hall, others drawn by the Yellow Springs, being Soul Hall warriors who died on the battlefield...
At this moment, these Yin Spirits received decrees, appointed as ordained River Gods for various major rivers, lakes, and streams of the Yellow Springs.
This is both a choice and a destiny, a step onto the path of ascending as Yin Spirits, and equally a binding fate to the entire Incense Fire Dharma Realm’s Netherworld.
Correspondingly, the river waters continuously oscillated, waves seemed to respond to the decree of the heavens.
For a moment, wispy yellow mist drifted with the wind, surging between heaven and earth.
Threads of Yellow Springs mist slowly surged, integrating into the entire Incense Fire Dharma Realm.
Countless talismans appeared amidst falling golden flowers and landed in the hands of these River Gods.
These are Divine Dao Talismans.
Symbolizing their divine office.
They represent the highest authority over a river basin.
With the Supreme holding the talisman, heaven and earth respond accordingly.
The various Yellow Springs rivers, lakes, and seas, the credentials of these River Gods are these Divine Talismans, which can construct underwater palaces and recruit certain numbers, without exceeding specifications, of Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to complete the construction of water palaces across regions.
Moreover, the Yellow Springs River does not merely influence ethereal realms, but is interlinked with the real space Doomsday World, the Human Realm region managed by the Soul Hall.
In other words, each section of the River of the Netherworld corresponds and interacts with various river basin branches in reality, allowing these River Gods of deep Dao Practice to use these Divine Talismans to influence entire real riverine domains.
Receiving worship from the people along the banks, recognized by the Human Dynasty under the Soul Hall’s lineage, completing the connection between the Human World Dao and the Incense and Candle Dao.
The River Gods bless the surroundings with favorable weather and receive worship and offerings from the masses, growing little by little through the Power of Incense.
This serves as their reward, completing a self-sustaining cycle, eliminating the need to rely on the Incense Fire Dharma Realm’s Divine Dao Power.
Originally, it seemed certain rules were missing in the world; at this moment, they were supplemented, making the entire world even more harmonious.
Bang! Bang!
Like ceremonial cannons echoing, the heavy gates of Tai Mountain City slowly opened, the scene of the Incense Fire Dharma Realm became clearer, and between the slightly trembling heavens and earth, one by one, golden architectural shadows slowly descended, golden light surging above the world.
Almost simultaneously, in the Western Continent controlled by the Soul Hall, countless gathering points and cities rebuilt amidst ruins, their core worshipping areas, golden light grew intensely.
Countless golden glows descended from the sky, with petals of gold sweeping down like a storm.
For a moment, the entire Human World Dao area looked as if blessed by the heavens.
Countless loyal believers knelt in devotion.
One by one, the devout voices echoed above the heavens, with countless pure Belief Power, connected through the incense connection, linking the worshippers with the divine temples, forming a perfect closed loop.
Suddenly, above the heavens, a voice akin to the Heavenly Dao resonated through the clouds, an awe-inspiring and noble voice, like a thunderclap, surging above the clouds and mist.
"Ordain, City God and Land God!"
"Protect one area’s peace, govern the affairs of nighttime and twilight, and concern the Yin Spirits and lurking evils!"
"From now on, the boundary between Yin and Yang, the matters of the living fall under the Human World Dao, the sinister Yin Spirits fall under the City God and Land God, reported to the Netherworld, establishing military forces of the Yin God Mansion in various regions, perfecting the incense fire, and receiving the offerings of the masses..."
Amidst the golden gleam, above each Divine Temple, appeared numerous imposing individual silhouettes.
Among them were individual Yin Spirits, opportunistic sinister monsters.
Some possessed unique natural attributes, with Yin Spirits difficult to extinguish and were once among the dead.
More were warriors of various kinds, who died on the battlefield since the establishment of the Soul Hall.
Some of these Soul Spirits, once ignorant and drifting in the Tai Mountain Netherworld, due to deep roots, fell into the River of the Netherworld, awakened their inherited wisdom, and caught the last ride.
