"How do you want to confer the title?"
Li Yi thought for a moment and replied, "The enthronement of the City God has existed since ancient times. The first is to establish the destiny of the people, and the second is to sense the disasters and gather blessings to grant destiny."
The former requires a person of great merit and is a conventional way. The latter requires a person of great supernatural power to grant the order, similar to the imperial court's appointment. The person who grants the order must be able to control this status and cause and effect.
??It just so happened that Li Yihui had received orders from the City God of the Underworld to eliminate disasters and gather blessings. He had also been canonized as a City God several times in the cultivation world, so he could be considered experienced. He just didn't know if he could succeed in the current environment, and he couldn't be sure of something he hadn't tried.
??There was a lot of traffic outside. Li Yi slowly closed his eyes, his soul left his body, and he wandered in the world.
??The Taoist priest with pure and clean feathers stood above the clouds, took a step forward and disappeared on the spot.
??Hanshui Village.
??Li Yi changed his body shape and returned home. A table full of food had already been prepared, but the food was cold, obviously he had been waiting for a long time.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back."
"It's not peaceful lately, why are you coming back so late?"
??“It will be peaceful soon.”
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??In the evening, the sun sets completely.
??In Shangqing Palace, Qingxuan was drinking tea leisurely, as if all trivial matters were over.
??This attitude made the people around him look at each other in bewilderment. Is that Li Changsheng really that powerful? It made Taoist Qingxuan think that the problem would be solved as soon as he came out of the mountain.
Master Bailian couldn't help but ask, "Master, is Hanshui really that powerful? His opponent is the Heavenly Heart Demon. If we are not careful, we might fall into his trap."
Before Taoist Qingxuan could answer, Qingxuzi stroked his beard and said, "That senior Changsheng has profound Taoist practice, and his Qingfeng Palm has reached the highest level. My golden light shield could only block a few of his attacks. Fairy Miaomu doesn't need to worry so much, because he is a great master with the same magical power as the Sword Immortal, a living immortal."
??"puff!"
??Fairy Miaomu, who was also drinking tea, spat out all the tea. She looked nothing like her usual self and looked at Qingxuzi in astonishment.
"What's the problem?"
??Qingxuzi was confused. Why was there such a big reaction just by saying a name? It was obvious that this little girl from the Moon Palace had never seen the world.
"Excuse me." Fairy Miaomu wiped the corners of her mouth, waved her hand to evaporate the water stains she had sprayed, and then looked at Taoist Qingxuan with eyes full of resentment.
Taoist Qingxuan smiled and said, "Master is right. That person is as good as the Sword Immortal."
"On par with the Sword Immortal."
The two masters of Bailian Sect were a little surprised. What a great existence a Sword Immortal was. They didn’t expect that there was one in Zhou Di as well.
"It's not kind of you to not tell us about this, Senior Master Yang."
Yang Lichuan said helplessly: "Don't blame the two Taoist priests. The government has issued a clear order prohibiting the disclosure of the hermit's information."
??Since the last conflict, and Taoist Qingxuan’s rage, Li Yi’s information has been kept very confidential, and no more than two people in the country know of his existence.
??At this time, the accompanying guard came in again, walked quickly to Yang Lichuan, and whispered something.
??"What?!"
??Yang Lichuan suddenly exclaimed, and the others were also shocked.
??They all heard what the guard said.
??Li Yi wants to enthrone the City God.
"Stop him!" Yang Lichuan said subconsciously. Although the temple said that it would relax the restrictions on the City God and allow a small number of reincarnated people to serve, the prerequisite was that this was under the control of the government.
??Li Yi's action was undoubtedly an overstepping of authority.
??But considering the other party's strength and his relationship with Taoist Qingxuan, he can only turn his attention to Taoist Qingxuan.
Taoist Qingxuan drank a sip of tea and said calmly, "To me, the immortals in this world are no different from my reborn parents."
??It was a bit of a climb up the social ladder to say this, but he was not lying. When he was young, he was taught by the Taoist Changsheng to worship in the Shangqing Palace, and later he ruled the world for the living immortals. When he died, he should have been buried by the living immortals.
??“You...ah!” Yang Lichuan felt like his head was going to explode. He had to consider the national level issue, but the City God issue was of great importance.
??There are countless elderly people in the compound waiting to use this thing to extend their lives, and the position of the City God will be reduced if one is used.
Taoist Qingxuan naturally saw the other party's dilemma and said, "Didn't the government say that they would set up a pilot city? Moreover, if the person is successfully enthroned, it will point out the way forward for us, instead of crossing the river by feeling the stones like we are doing now."
??Giving the other party a way out also allowed Yang Lichuan to find a reason.
??"...Excuse me for a moment."
??Yang Lichuan walked out of the lobby and came back in after a long time.
"Jingzhou, Qingzhou, and Juye can all be conferred titles, but at least let us know how to confer titles. This is the biggest concession I can make. You know, some people think that the City God is something they can take for granted... Oh, it's really a headache."
??It is hard to say more about the rest of Yang Lichuan. Everyone knows that who doesn't want to live longer. Those kings, princes, generals and ministers built tombs just to keep power after death. The City God perfectly meets their requirements.
But the problem is that the City God meets their requirements, but they do not meet the requirements of the City God. From the classics of the spiritual world, we can know that one does not have to be a perfect and kind person, but one must have merits.
??We should be thankful that some people are not immoral.
“Of course.” Taoist Qingxuan nodded. He also knew the method of enthroning the City God, but he had never said it out loud.
??Because he understood that with the current thinking of the government, it would definitely pose a huge hidden danger, which would be more dangerous than the previous City God of the Demonic Path.
??Qingxuan took a sip of bitter tea.
??Mediocre people are more terrible than bad people.
??There is another reason. The City God of the underworld needs to have the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage to be able to sense and eliminate disasters and gather blessings and grant missions in order to maintain his position. Otherwise, it would be considered as insubordination and the incense would backfire.
??(End of this chapter)
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