Chapter 15

"Ah?" Xun Yi was a bit taken aback. How did the conversation suddenly turn to him becoming a god?

Long Ge smiled and said, "Our God of Fortune lineage values luck the most. You accidentally chose the divine wine that best suits you, which undoubtedly shows your strong luck."

Strong luck, without strong luck, a God of Fortune is not a God of Fortune! Even those poor and unlucky gods have extraordinary luck, otherwise, they would be killed by bad luck before they could kill others.

Xun Yi thought about his strong luck from childhood to adulthood: "Do all Gods of Fortune have such strong luck?"

"Of course, good luck is needed to be a God of Fortune, to bestow good fortune or take away luck from others," Long Ge said. "I think you are quite suitable to be a God of Fortune. Are you interested in coming to me? I currently don't have any subordinate gods. If you come, you will be my top subordinate."

Xun Yi thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, I haven't decided whether to become a god yet." He hadn't enjoyed enough the wealth and nobility in the mortal world, why should he go to the heavenly realm?

"I have a heart ailment and may not live long. If I die and the prince still has interest, we can talk about it then. For now, as a temporary city god, I should fulfill my duties faithfully," Xun Yi said.

Seeing Xun Yi's refusal, Long Ge nodded with a smile: "Not being a subordinate god has its own benefits."

"Remember, today you refused me, and in the future, never accept such invitations from others. As a subordinate god, once your position is determined, your luck will be connected to your god's. In the future, your divine domain will be attached to your god's world, becoming the foundation of your god's cultivation."

"If possible, never be a subordinate god to others. Cultivate your own divine nature, thoroughly understand the divine path, and you can create your own nine heavens, ultimately reaching the realm of the supreme god." As Long Ge spoke, layers of heavens appeared behind him.

But unlike the evil god's world, Long Ge's nine heavens were arranged in a hexagonal shape with the central palace floating as the prototype of the seventh heaven. A sense of eternal existence and innate immortality emanated from the palace.

"The nine heavens are the essence of a god. Each god's nine heavens are different. When your nine heavens are complete, you can participate in the battle for the Heavenly Emperor as a supreme god."

"The battle for the Heavenly Emperor?" Xun Yi muttered, sensing the bloodshed behind the name.

"The Heavenly Emperor is not eternal and immortal," Long Ge laughed, his gaze sweeping across the nine heavens. "The current Dragon Phase Emperor follows the path of metal, a golden dragon enlightened by the former Emperor Xuanyuan, who ascended after countless tribulations and established the nine clear heavens to become the new Heavenly Emperor. Earth generates metal, so his position as Heavenly Emperor was passed down from Emperor Xuanyuan."

"Unfortunately, in the current conflict between humans and dragons, even this emperor has no way to resolve the rift between the two races." Long Ge chuckled a few times, seemingly recalling some past events, and said to Xun Yi: "If you want to cultivate the nine heavens, do not absorb the divine nature given by others, and do not use the divine seals given by others. The simplest and most straightforward path to becoming a God of Fortune is to accumulate merit slowly. Following the will of heaven is merit, and responding to human needs is virtue. As long as you have merit, you can suppress your luck and maintain your strong luck. When you understand the heart of merit, you can ignite your divine nature, elevate your divine soul, and become a God of Fortune."

"Remember, if you want to be a god, you must be a god master, not a subordinate god. God masters are the backbone of the Heavenly Court. With the Heavenly Emperor as the supreme, each type of god, such as the God of Fortune, God of War, Earth God, and God of the Underworld, has its own leader. Below the Heavenly Emperor, each god master serves as a node, developing their own divine system. As long as the god master exists, they can continuously create subordinate gods and smoothly fulfill their divine duties."

"Then, if the god masters serve the Heavenly Emperor, aren't they the Heavenly Emperor's subordinate gods?" Xun Yi asked. "This seems to contradict what you just said."

"The so-called submission of god masters means that their divine worlds are autonomous, and they only need to contribute part of their original power to the Heavenly Court. This is different from subordinate gods who completely lose their own foundation. The advancement of god masters depends on the perfection of their nine heavens, while the advancement of subordinate gods depends on the attitude of their god master. Without the god master's permission, subordinate gods can never advance."

"Therefore, god masters are the primary targets in battles. Ordinary gods can be easily replaced, and the Heavenly Court, ruling over the nine regions, has countless backup candidates. But god masters, especially those with matching attributes, are very rare. Even now, our highest God of Fortune, the Supreme God of Fortune, is still vacant. With the fall of the God of Fortune, Wanniao Linghong, to an alien god, there is no god master with the right attributes to fill this position."

"Is the God of Fortune, Wanniao Linghong, dead?" Xun Yi was shocked. "During the Shangyuan Festival earlier this year, I even worshipped this god." Wanniao Linghong, the supreme god of fortune, has a temple in Qinglong City.

"He died long ago, many years ago. Currently, the temporary leader of our God of Fortune lineage is the Great God of Longevity, Yuanhong Shoude Siming. He is the god who controls the lifespan of all beings. Just in our God of Fortune lineage, there is one supreme God of Fortune, and nine gods who control various aspects like literature, rank, and longevity. These are all god masters." Long Ge pointed, and a divine position chart appeared on the landscape screen.

"The God of Fortune lineage includes gods of longevity, wealth, literature, rank, misfortune, poverty, and fate. Each branch has a great god master, and below them are countless small god masters, like ancient kings and feudal lords. As for true subordinate gods, they are like the ministers of kings and feudal lords. Replacing kings and feudal lords is difficult, but replacing a minister requires no cost."

Long Ge has participated in several campaigns against alien gods. When facing a god master of the third heaven and a subordinate god of the fourth heaven, the Heavenly Court would definitely choose to save the god master, not a subordinate god with outstanding combat power.

There are too many candidates to replace subordinate gods, but very few can replace god masters. Currently, several of the upper-level emperors in the Heavenly Court still lack suitable candidates.

With a snap of his fingers, another level appeared on the God of Fortune position chart. The title of the Heavenly Emperor appeared above the God of Fortune, and with the Heavenly Emperor as the supreme, several other divine systems similar to the God of Fortune system were densely laid out.

"This is the divine system of the Heavenly Court. With the Heavenly Emperor as the supreme, the emperors manage their respective divine systems, and then they are layered down. The city god you have seen is still at the bottom of the city god system. Even the entire city god system is not among the top in the hierarchy of all gods. A city god is just one type of earth god. Earth gods also include household gods, community gods, and others."

Take Cao Hou, for example. He is now transferred from the city god system to the underworld system, where he is merely a ghost king comparable to a god of the fifth heaven, controlling his own ghost kingdom and commanding a region of the underworld. It seems he has great power and a large army, but the underworld system is led by the God of the Underworld, with forty-eight Yama gods below him, each with greater power and influence than Long Ge. They are truly immortal gods. Below them are the ghost kings, and there is no limit to the number of ghost kings in the underworld system.

In the direct line of the Heavenly Court, there is a limit to the number of each type of god. Gods without a limit, in other words, are cannon fodder.

"Is the war against alien gods so intense?" Xun Yang's expression changed slightly. "Isn't it just the alien continent where the Doran Empire is located?"

The Heavenly Court rules over the nine regions, but to the east of the central region, there is a continent occupied by alien gods. This place is called the land of alien gods by the Great Zhou. In the ancient Zhao era, the alien gods once invaded the central region and conquered the eastern coast, leading to the existence of the previous dynasty.

Later, the Great Zhou was established by divine mandate, reviving the divine path and driving the alien gods back to the sea. Now, they are collaborating with other countries in the central region for a long expedition.

All major alchemical sects of the human race have conscription orders. Xun Yi's sister is practicing in the Qingyuan Hall and is also part of the conscription. According to what was said earlier this year, Xun Tan is also part of this expedition.

Worried about his sister, Xun Yi quickly asked for more details. "The Doran Empire is just a mortal empire. Even if it has some people with special abilities, does it really need the Heavenly Court to take it seriously?"

"Doran Empire? It's just an opponent of the Great Zhou," Prince Long Ge laughed. "Nine regions, the central region is vast, but it is just one of the nine regions. The Doran Empire you face, I could destroy it with a breath. The Doran Empire only has five gods of the fifth heaven. What's the big deal? What the Heavenly Court truly values is the universe behind the Doran Empire. Since the era of the Flame Emperor, the gods of that universe have been targeting our universe for repeated invasions. Later, under the leadership of the Flame and Yellow Emperors, they fought into the other universe and merged their universe into ours."

The screen transformed, showing two mysterious spheres, one black and one white. The black sphere collided with the white sphere, but under the white sphere's counterattack, the black sphere was swallowed.

The black and white merged, forming a "Taiji."

"After the universe was merged, the Heavenly Court's rule over the universe was directly reduced by half. We need to reclaim the laws controlled by the gods of the other universe. The call for war was raised, and after the Yellow Emperor, the God of Metal, Long Phase, ascended to the throne. With the help of the dragon clan's sea-controlling power, they waged war on the alien continent."

Xun Yi was increasingly shocked as he listened, worried about his sister's safety.

"Don't worry. If the opponent is just the Doran Empire, you will face at most a few gods. The opponents of the Nine Pillar Gods are the supreme gods of the nine heavens. They won't bother with us small fry." Although he said this, Long Ge recalled his struggles on the alien continent a hundred years ago. He led the divine army to slay several alien gods and truly occupied that continent, where he encountered one of the Nine Pillar Gods.

The God of Earth and Harvest, the King of the Underworld, symbolizing royal power. Just a glimpse, and all the gods who fought with him turned to stone and fell, except for Long Ge, who was saved by three supreme gods from the Heavenly Court.

Recalling the past, a solemn atmosphere filled the Tianyun Pavilion. Long Ge was silent, and Xun Yi didn't dare to speak, pondering whether to contact the Qingyuan Hall to have Xun Tan return.

"Small god, Jinglong City City God / Yonglong City City God, pays respects to the supreme god." A divine sound suddenly echoed outside the Tianyun Pavilion, breaking the silence. Two city god powers spread out, catching Long Ge's attention.

Long Ge grabbed Xun Yi's left hand and gently flicked it, breaking the spell cast by Cao Hou.

"When the city gods gather, your current attire won't do. You should change." Xun Yi's city god seal on his hand heated up, burning his skin, and the dark city god attire automatically dressed him.

Wearing the city god robe, holding the city god seal and a white jade tablet.

"This..."

"Cao Hou's city god domain should be a fourth heaven. You should be able to feel the power he left behind."

Xun Yi closed his eyes, his consciousness resonating with a distant divine city. A layer of mountains and rivers, a layer of people, a layer of spirits and ghosts, and a layer of the city god palace, four layers of heaven stacked together to form the dark city of Qinglong City.

Subtly, Xun Yi felt the divine power on him, as if all the power of the Qinglong City region could be mobilized by him. All spirits, ghosts, and earth gods could be easily killed. He could clearly sense everything happening in the city's bright side.

In one step, he ascended from a mortal to a fourth heaven upper god, commanding a city god domain.

At this moment, his cousin Xun Kun was drinking with others in the flower alley, talking about Xun Yi's situation.

"Xun Yi is getting more and more arrogant. Although he is sick, it's unknown when he will completely leave. If not, we can only take action to get rid of him."

"So, what do you want to do, Xun brother?"

"He is different from me. His grandfather passed away just two years ago, and he inherited the family head position. If he is caught in a brothel during the mourning period..."

Xun Kun sneered: "I want to see how he will explain it then. And the Ying family, if Ying Xiu finds out that her future husband is playing around during the mourning period, with her fierce temper, Xun Yi will be in trouble."

Xun Yi's consciousness spread throughout the city, and upon hearing this, he was instantly furious. He subconsciously locked onto Xun Kun with his divine power.

"Don't move." Long Ge's reprimand echoed in his ear, and with a dragon's roar, Xun Yi's consciousness was pulled back to the Tianyun Pavilion.

Long Ge played with his ring, shaking his head: "This is the downside of mortals taking on divine roles. Mortals have emotions and desires, and it's easy to be misled by the appearance of divine power, using it for personal gain. If you really use the city god's power against Xun Kun, you won't become a god in the future, and you will be punished by the city god according to the heavenly rules when you step down."

Xun Yi was interrupted by Long Ge, his anger not fully subsided, but he gradually calmed down.

Long Ge smiled in satisfaction: "To suddenly gain the supreme power of the fourth heaven, arrogance and pride can easily fill your heart. To recover so quickly shows that you have a good character. Get dressed, and I'll bring the city gods in." Long Ge waved his hand, and the palace doors of the Tianyun Pavilion opened, welcoming the two city gods inside. For mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotia.net

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