I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 346 - 286: Sixth Rank Official_2

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The government official passed the Imperial Edict and the Yellow Register over, and suddenly there was a Jade Bottle in the palm of his hand. Divine Sense swept over it to see that it contained over a hundred Wish Power Beads.

"The Mount Green Cloud Deity is indeed a remarkable person. I am Zheng Han the main officer of the Selection Department under the Ministry of Personnel."

"So it’s Officer Zheng."

Zhou Yi sent a telepathic message, "I have recently joined the Severing Heaven Sect and have not yet visited my mentor Danxia Zi. Once I have organized Mount Green Cloud, I shall visit the Ministry of Personnel, where I will require the assistance of Officer Zheng." Discover exclusive tales on empire

"You are actually a nephew of a Heavenly Official!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Han’s face twitched, feeling the Jade Bottle become hot in his hand—he was about to find an excuse to give it back.

Then he heard Zhou Yi say, "I have heard that other deities are bestowed numerous rewards when they are enshrined to help build their divine residences. Why is it that I only receive the Yellow Register here?"

Zheng Han immediately understood and slipped the Jade Bottle into his sleeve, hinting as he spoke.

"I’ve heard—just hearsay, mind you—that His Majesty had originally intended to appoint you as the official deity of Wu Mountain. It was suggested by someone in the court to ’buy the horse’s bones with a thousand pieces of gold,’ which led to your promotion as the deity of Mount Green Cloud."

"So, upon getting promoted, the pay is left out?"

Zhou Yi’s recognition of Emperor Yuanding’s miserliness and meager generosity was yet again refreshed—it was like buying half a horse’s bones for nothing!

Out of respect for the Wish Power Beads, Zheng Han then said, "The Mountain Gods and River Lords within the jurisdiction of Mount Green Cloud are currently all Wild Gods, which you will need to carefully govern. This credit will count toward your divine title."

"..."

Zhou Yi nearly threw the Imperial Edict away, for how could an old Nascent Soul ancestor tolerate such indignity.

"It will be hard work for the Green Cloud Mountain God in the future."

Zheng Han also felt that His Majesty had been careless, granting the title in name only, without any real benefit, and even expecting the court to clear up the local Wild Gods, which seemed less like a reward and more like enlisting unpaid labor.

"It all depends on His Majesty’s holy grace."

Zhou Yi bowed in the direction of the palace, waved goodbye to Zheng Han, and contemplated how to assume the role of deity of Mount Green Cloud.

At that moment.

A talisman in the sleeve vibrated, bringing a message.

"Please, junior brother, come to the Hundred Flavors Tower, there are important matters to discuss."

The sender was none other than his cheap senior brother Gu Xiao. Zhou Yi pondered for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.

"So it is. No wonder, after capturing a Golden Core criminal, he abruptly appointed me as the deity of Mount Green Cloud. But as long as I can receive benefits, it doesn’t matter if I have real power or not!"

Immediately, he formed a spell with his fingers and turned into a ray of light heading toward the Hundred Flavors Tower.

Still by the window seat.

Gu Xiao had set up Spiritual Wine and delicacies, and as soon as Zhou Yi took his seat, he personally poured the wine.

"Congratulations to junior brother for the promotion to a Sixth Grade deity! From the east at Jiangning Prefecture, spanning through Qingyun Prefecture to the west at Chiming Prefecture, you control over 13,000 miles of mountains and rivers. Your domain is even greater than mine as the City God!"

"Thanks to senior brother’s efforts."

Zhou Yi first showed gratitude, then pretended to be troubled.

"But as a lone deity without disciples or sect’s support, managing such a vast mountain range is quite challenging. According to His Majesty’s wishes, I must eradicate the Wild Gods, and it would be bad to face punishment if I fail!"

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Qingyun Mountain.

From east to west, thirteen thousand miles.

Apart from the main vein, there were seven rivers and thirteen mountains, all occupied by wild gods.

That day.

In the middle of the mountain range, there was a peak that resembled a treasure bottle, with a narrow top and bottom, and a wide middle.

The escaping light descended, transforming into a Taoist in a blue robe.

"This is the core of the Spirit Vein of Qingyun Mountain, where the Mountain God’s residence will be established, quietly awaiting the disciples of the sect to clear out the wild gods."

After leaving the capital, Zhou Yi first returned to Wu Mountain to take the Spirit Ginseng child, ascended to Sixth Grade Mountain God and gained great power. As a disciple of the Heavenly Patching Sect, he would surely draw the scrutiny of many factions, some of whom might have masters of the Spirit Eye Technique, able to see through the true nature of the Spirit Ginseng child.

A fifty-thousand-year-old Spirit Ginseng, which could bring people back to life and turn flesh to white bones, would cause even a Nascent Soul being to envy and attempt to snatch it away if word got out.

"After the Mountain God’s residence is built and concealment restrictions are in place, then let the Spirit Ginseng out."

Zhou Yi landed on the mountaintop, and his immense Mana flowed out, enveloping the entire Treasure Bottle Peak.

Streams of Mana, like sharp knives, quickly carved the peak into a Roughly humanoid shape; then further refining, it turned into a towering, three-hundred-meter-tall Mountain God Statue.

The mountain peak sculpted into a statue seemed like a divine miracle to ordinary people, evoking reverence, and thus they would offer incense.

Moments later.

At the foot of the statue, the Mountain God Temple was constructed, with the front hall enshrining a smaller statue, arranged similarly to the Wushan God Temple.

Zhou Yi set up a Spirit Gathering Array in the temple, with abundant Spiritual Energy drawn in. He breathed it in and refined it into Mana.

The Nascent Soul in his Dantian also sat cross-legged, breathing in sync with his original self.

"No matter when, Mana is after all the fundament of a cultivator. Having endured thousands of years of stagnation, I’ve finally experienced once again the joy of progress in my cultivation!"

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There are those in the Imperial Court who enjoy being officials.

Zhou Yi had deeply realized the meaning of this saying during his days as a jailer in the heavenly prison.

Thousands of years later.

Once again he enjoyed the benefits of having a backer, and in just half a year, the Imperial Court had delivered the supplies for exterminating the wild gods to the City God of Qingyun.

Following the prearranged ratio, the City God of Qingyun ordered his confidants to send half of it to the Qingyun Mountain Temple.

After deducting local shares, what the City God of Qingyun actually received was less than thirty percent.

The City God of Qingyun had no complaints whatsoever because it was entirely an unexpected windfall; if it hadn’t been for Zhou Yi ascending as the Mountain God of Qingyun, the Imperial Court wouldn’t have issued anything called "bandit-extinguishing supplies."

Indeed, it was like including vinegar in dumplings just for the sake of it!

Basking in the reflected glory of Zhou Yi, the City God of Qingyun was more than grateful.

Inside the Mountain God Temple.

Zhou Yi opened his storage bag, which was neatly packed with Spirit Stones, talismans, and pills, each category numbered in the tens of thousands.

"The treasures of the Imperial Court really are lavish; these things are enough to cover for ten estates!"