The priestess Maitreya was sitting in a white jade seat of simple style, and on her left, a giant-like god was looking at her.

Just a plain gaze made the witch tremble all over.

She is a professional witch who has done professional research on gods. She is well aware of the terror and majesty of gods, but she knows even more about the difficult situation of gods.

Is this guy really a god?

If it really is a god, then who is this god?

How could He bring me directly to this mysterious place? How could He be so powerful?

Is He really not afraid of being strangled by the Six Paths Sage?

The god looked at the witch and said, "It is a miracle that the spirit of the little ghost can actually replenish itself and become an independent human being."

"Wuliang is already my property. It should be considered a part of your body. However, considering that I captured Wuliang and permanently eliminated your danger, we have completed an equal exchange."

The shrine maiden felt the demonic aura displayed by Uchiha Yu, and therefore completely believed that this was a true god.

After all, only a true God could deal with an undead monster so easily and capture it alive.

Maitreya had long known that the disappearance of monsters was not a simple matter, but he never expected that it was a true god who took action.

There is actually a true god behind Lord Uchiha Yuu, no wonder he is so powerful!

The strange god said that this was an equal exchange, and she could only nod in agreement with trembling hands.

Yes, what can she say? If she doesn’t acknowledge equal exchange, will the gods return the monsters to her?

Are you kidding? There is no god in the ninja world who is so kind-hearted!

What is a reversal of circumstances?

The priestess was so majestic a few minutes ago. As a superior, she scolded the previous chief priest so much that he trembled all over. Now it was her turn to face the superior, and she was also trembling all over.

His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven asked again: "Can you tell me where the faith of the Ghost Country has gone? If you are willing to tell me the information, I will give you a reward and protection."

When he heard that there were rewards and protection, Maitreya's eyes lit up and even his body stopped shaking.

"Great God, the faith of the Ghost Country is with me. I am willing to hand over the power of faith in exchange for your protection."

Uchiha You nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good."

But what he didn't expect was that Maitreya continued to ask: "But, but as far as I know, the gods can't show their power in the world now, how will you provide protection?"

[Damn it, no wonder they say the clergy are often the least likely to believe in God. This is really true.]

Uchiha You glanced at the miko, then closed his eyes slightly.

At the same time, he secretly mobilized the power of the Purple Mansion world to exert mental pressure on the witch, in order to express his displeasure after being offended.

In order to leave some room for maneuver, he deliberately controlled his mental strength, appearing absolutely calm and neutral, without showing the slightest hostility or malice.

But it was only by relying on the scale of the spiritual power of the Purple Mansion world and the natural repulsion between the two life spirits that the witch was squeezed out.

That's enough.

In Maitreya's perception, the great god merely glanced at him, withdrew his gaze and kind appreciation, and she felt an indescribable terrifying pressure.

It felt even more terrifying than carrying a mountain on one's back, as if one was suddenly in the deep sea, or having the entire world pressing down on one's shoulders.

God’s power is like prison, and so terrifying.

The witch finally realized that the one in front of her was the real God, not an idol she used to fool ordinary people.

Although the witch is very special, she is still within the scope of human beings. Humans cannot offend gods, just like ants cannot offend humans.

As her fear grew, the gods in Maitreya's eyes became larger and larger, which in turn intensified her fear.

The fear in Miroku's heart completely crushed her pride. She wanted to beg for mercy, but found that she couldn't even open her mouth under the tremendous pressure.

Uchiha You knew that the time was almost right through the changes in the priestess's mind, but in order to maintain the style, even the Emperor's disguise could not take the initiative to terminate the punishment.

At this time, someone is needed to help.

Use Zhurong vest?

No, Zhurong's alias is an immortal who also serves as a god. It is not in line with his identity for him to take the initiative to come online to help out at this time.

After hesitating for a moment, Uchiha You made a decision.

He projected Uchiha Yu's original appearance onto the first seat on the left. In his own spiritual world, his projection was a real existence.

Uchiha You was sitting among the attendees. He opened his eyes and glanced at Miroku. He confirmed the surprise and pleading in her eyes, so he nodded, then deliberately shook his head and sighed.

After making these suggestive gestures, he pretended to plead with the Emperor of Heaven:

"Your Majesty, I don't know what mistake Maiden Maitreya made. Please forgive her as this is her first time to meet the true God."

"Can."

In an instant, the mental pressure disappeared, and the witch, who suddenly relaxed, couldn't help but take a long breath.

Although the pressure was gone, the fear was not so easy to disappear. Her body began to tremble violently, and even her fingers were shaking.

But she ignored the physical discomfort and bowed down in front of the audience.

Miroku is a flexible leader. He was able to pay homage to Uchiha Yuu. Now, facing a greater existence, he naturally would not hesitate at all.

After taking a few deep breaths, she tremblingly apologized to the Emperor of Heaven, again and again.

Finally, the Emperor of Heaven felt satisfied. He waved his hand gently, and a divine power flowed into the witch's soul, soothing her fear and anxiety.

After great fear, Maitreya felt what it meant to have "God's grace as vast as the ocean."

Maitreya's body no longer trembled, and her determination to submit to His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven was no longer shaken.

Seeing that her condition had stabilized, Uchiha You spoke:

"Witch Maiden Maitreya, you should realize the greatness of His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven. You must not doubt him anymore in the future."

Miroku looked at Uchiha You and replied respectfully: "Master Uchiha You, I understand. I will never do that again."

Then she turned to the Emperor of Heaven and answered sincerely: "Your Majesty, the great Emperor of Heaven, although the faith of the Ghost Country is very stable, the witches of all generations have not dared to directly accept the power of faith."

"So we used the sealing technique to transfer the faith and redirected the final direction of faith to a magical stone."

"That stone is hidden in the Land of Darkness."

Hearing the words of the shrine maiden, Uchiha You suddenly became excited. This was what he wanted.

Turning to the perspective of the Emperor of Heaven, he said, "The sealing technique of the witch lineage is very interesting, as it can change the direction of belief and isolate the influence of belief on oneself."

"Are you willing to give me the sealing technique that can deflect the direction of faith?"

"I do, Your Majesty."

"Very good, you can recall it now. The Divine Palace can materialize your sealing technique."

As soon as she finished speaking, a blank scroll appeared out of thin air in the witch's hands. As she tried to recall, lines of text and pictures appeared on the scroll.

Without having to look at the scroll directly, Uchiha You naturally knew everything in it.

This is a huge sealing technique, covering an area of ​​more than 1,500 meters, which directly transfers the faith directed at the priestess herself to other objects that can accept faith.

He admired the various ingenious ideas in the sealing technique and was amazed at the wisdom of the witches of all generations.

The only regret is that Uchiha You could not understand the core part of this wonderful sealing technique, which is how to deflect faith.

If you don’t understand it, you won’t be able to use it directly.

But this is not worth worrying about, as he has a master of sealing techniques behind him. He believes that Lord Senju Tobirama will be able to uncover the secret.

When Miroku presented the last bit of content, Uchiha You said: "I am very satisfied with your sealing technique. As a god of equal exchange, I will give you enough rewards."

"What do you want?"

Seeing the scroll disappear in his hand, Maitreya breathed a sigh of relief and made a request: "Your Majesty, the great Emperor of Heaven, I hope you can protect the entire Ghost Kingdom."

The god smiled and said, "Miko, there is a difference between protecting a person and protecting a country."

"Human beings are individuals, and the purpose of protection is very clear, which is to ensure the safety of life and the smooth life."

"But a country is a complex group. They are divided into different groups for various reasons. Different classes, nationalities, regions, and beliefs all have different needs and interests."

“Even if you are an omniscient and omnipotent God, it is impossible for you to protect everyone in the country at the same time.”

"If we ask those stupid gods, they will probably use the method of causing national destruction to achieve such an impossible request in a twisted way."

"You are lucky to have met me, but you also need to describe your requirements in detail."

"Who is accepting my protection, the peasants, the nobles, the miko, the priest, the merchants, the shrine, the country, or your believers?"

No matter how smart and wise Maitreya was, and how experienced he was with human nature, he was deeply shocked at this moment.

From the words of the Emperor of Heaven, she truly felt an unprecedented grand perspective, yet was able to directly hit the most subtle structure of the country.

Inspired by this, she gained a deeper understanding of what a country really is.

After careful consideration, Maitreya solemnly replied: "Please consider maximizing the overall interests of the Ghost Country and protect the vast majority of the Ghost Country's people."

The Emperor of Heaven suddenly laughed: "Witch, you are very smart, very smart."

"Your request is achievable, but based on the principle of equivalence, the price you paid is not enough, far from enough."

Maitreya knew that his request was difficult. Protecting one person could only last for a hundred years at most, but protecting a country would have to last for thousands of years.

The Emperor of Heaven did not mention the issue of time, perhaps He is just not sensitive to time, but it does not mean that Maitreya can ignore the past.

If she wants His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven to protect the Kingdom of Ghosts, she will need to pay a greater price, but she doesn't know what else she can pay.

The so-called equal exchange is not truly equal in essence, but the abundant resources of Party A and Party B happen to be the scarce resources of the other party, which is why there is an exchange.

Exchange must generate value to have real meaning.

When both parties only have gold, there is no exchange because the exchange is meaningless.

Party A has gold and Party B has pearls. The exchange can double the assets of both parties, and the exchange has sufficient driving force.

For Maitreya, the biggest trouble she faced in this transaction between man and god was the information asymmetry.

She knew what she wanted, but she didn't know what the Emperor of Heaven wanted, and she didn't know how much her things were worth in the Emperor of Heaven's heart.

So Maitreya simply gave up the initiative and left the bidding matter to the Emperor of Heaven.

She asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, what else can I offer in exchange?"

The Emperor was silent, as if he was carefully evaluating the witch's assets.

After a long while, He slowly said, "Everything you have now is not worth exchanging."

Maitreya couldn't help but feel very disappointed. Was he going to miss this rare opportunity?

Uchiha You suddenly said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Miko does not have enough assets now. Can you exchange them with your future assets?"

"The future witch has enough assets to exchange, but she will have to keep paying for more than 100 years, and she will also need to exchange her lifespan."

The Emperor looked at Maitreya and asked, "If you are willing to serve me for 100 years, I will exchange 100 years of life with you."

"I do!" Maitreya nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Although she didn't know what she could come up with to pay for it, this was a 100-year interest-free loan. Compared to the loans that ninja merchants often took out with an interest rate of 30%, the gods were so generous.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with serving the gods.

Maitreya's profession is a shrine maiden, and she originally serves a fake idol, which is the strange stone used to divert faith.

If you can change the object of your service and serve the real gods, why not do it?

Not only does this job allow one to be close to the great Emperor of Heaven, but the salary also comes with 100 years of life. It's simply a godly job!

Only a fool wouldn't do that!

The Emperor of Heaven expressed his appreciation for Maitreya's understanding and rewarded her with extra divine power and potential development.

Finally, he said, "In six days, I will convene a meeting of the Divine Court. You will sit in your current seat and you can call yourself 'Madam Yan'."

Then he brought her back to reality.

The priestess Maitreya opened her eyes and felt dizzy. She was not sure whether the scene just now was real or not. At that moment, the divine power came along the line of faith and cause and effect.

Miko of all generations have avoided faith as much as possible, but the divine power processed by the gods is another matter.

Uchiha You used the divine power created by the Southern God of Fire, which was full of fresh warmth, making the soul of the witch feel as comfortable as bathing in a hot spring.

Souls that have been passed down for thousands of years have accumulated rich wisdom and insights through impressions, but they have also accumulated countless scars and fatigue.

Under the comfort of the warm divine power, Maitreya felt a relief he had never felt before.

When the divine power gradually faded away, she felt that her whole body was refreshed, just like a girl from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who experienced the Northeast bathhouse for the first time and rubbed off two kilograms of old mud and dead skin in one go.

It's so easy that I feel like flying.

On this basis, the subsequent potential development is even more effective.

The accumulation of the witch's thousand-year heritage is so rich that the development of potential has doubled Maitreya's strength, and there is obviously still a lot of potential to be tapped.

After going through this process, the priestess Maitreya's faith in His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven increased dramatically and reached an unbreakable level.

She became a fanatical follower of Uchiha Yuu, and a fanatical follower of the sober faction.

Ancient saying: Only the wisest and the stupidest are unchangeable.

There will be the most atheist guys among the clergy, but there will also be the most devout believers among the same group of people.

Especially when the god served by the clergy is the true God, and the clergy have a very thorough understanding of the god and believers, they will become the most steadfast believers.

Neither death nor suffering, neither power nor money, nor even honor or slander, can shake their faith.

Uchiha You stood in front of the shrine maiden Miroku, quietly guarding her transformation, while also carefully feeling every detail of her change in faith.

After a long time, Maitreya opened his eyes. His eyes were bright and sharp, and his whole body was like a sword that had just been sharpened, sharp and intimidating.

But after seeing Uchiha You, the miko smiled sweetly and shouted in a pinched voice: "Master Uchiha You..."

This sound immediately made Uchiha You's whole body go goosebumps, and it also made Miwa Masayo, who also accompanied him throughout the whole process, furious. She shouted "Ah!" and rushed forward.

Maitreya's strength has greatly improved, but this cannot change the reality that she is weak in close combat.

Faced with the sudden attack from the tabby cat, Maitreya's panicked defense was meaningless, and his face was instantly covered with dense red claw marks.

The witch was so frightened that she screamed, "Surrender, I surrender, I won't dare to do it again!"

Seeing that the "enemy" had admitted defeat, Miwa Masayo stopped, snorted coldly, and jumped back onto Uchiha You's shoulder.

Maitreya felt his face burning and quickly summoned the water mirror to check carefully.

As a woman, no matter how old she is mentally or how wise she is, she cannot help but care about her appearance.

It is human nature.

After a careful examination, the witch finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Her face was densely covered with crisscross claw marks, and although it looked scary, it was actually not serious.

The Cat Immortal had no killing intent and was very careful with the strength of his attack. He only scratched the skin lightly and didn't even bleed.

This kind of injury can be recovered in an ordinary person within a day.

The witch only needs half an hour to recover.

After dispersing the water mirror, she shrugged as if nothing had happened, and said to Uchiha You: "Master Uchiha You, I forgot to ask just now, what exactly do I need to pay?"

"Also, what should I do in the future?"

Maitreya seemed to care about nothing, but her voice became cold and frosty, obviously not wanting to provoke the tabby cat again.

If she had used this kind of voice and the same cool expression at the beginning, Uchiha You would definitely find it very pleasing to the eye.

But after hearing the sound of the clamp and then the cold voice, Uchiha You just wanted to laugh.

Miwa Masayo was also dumbfounded, and couldn't help but say "Pooh", muttering: "This woman is really... making me hate meow more and more."

However, Uchiha You appeared to be very serious. He answered the question of the miko seriously: "His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven also wants your stone and the power of faith attached to the stone."

"For the next 100 years, the faith of the Ghost Kingdom will belong to His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven, and you will need to manage the Ghost Kingdom for His Majesty, including all secular and religious affairs."

Maitreya expressed his sincere gratitude: "Your Majesty, the great Heavenly Emperor, you are so generous!"