txolops Chapter 057 Catching Ghosts
Chapter 057 Catching Ghosts
[Build a small temple to the Duke of Yiling, experience points +100!]
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[Build a small temple dedicated to Meng Zhonglang, experience points +100!]
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[Lord of the Town's rank has been raised to level 2!]
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[Lord of the Town's rank has been raised to level 3!]
After a high priest died unexpectedly, the others immediately became much more obedient, and within a month, sixty or seventy temples dedicated to the local deity sprang up everywhere like mushrooms after rain.
Each temple grants 100 experience points, and the level of the Lord of the City increases accordingly.
"good."
The experience points required for a True God to level up are in the thousands, but at this rate, it shouldn't be long before he reaches level five, at which point he can awaken a divine power.
Before long, I will be able to reach level 10. At that time, I will not only awaken another supernatural power, but also be promoted to a main god!
The so-called chief god is a great god like the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation and Responding to the Origin of Thunder in the Nine Heavens, who leads a whole department!
Many hands make light work; the decision to establish the religion of worship was absolutely the right one.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yue raised his hand and summoned the Thousand Mile Scroll. After unfolding it, under the illumination of sixty or seventy temples, a large area was unlocked.
Li Yue instantly understood the people and things in these areas, as well as what was happening there.
In fact, the Yiling Gong was a deity similar to the local earth god or city god, and his most basic duty was to have a clear understanding of the local area.
"What should we refine?"
In addition, Li Yue can now extract the earth's energy from these areas to nurture and refine treasures.
He glanced at it casually, took down a gourd hanging on the wall, and tossed it into the Thousand Mile Scroll, letting it slowly nurture it with the earth's energy.
As for what it can cultivate, it doesn't matter; it's just a trial anyway.
The only pity is that the materials used for refining must be pure, that is, unrefined.
For example, ritual implements such as the Door-Fixing Ruler, the Auspicious and Inauspicious Wish-Fulfilling Scepter, and the Dream-Entangling Branch have all been refined and cannot be further enhanced by the earth's energy.
As the sun sets and night falls, darkness descends.
In Yunqi Town, thanks to the presence of the Gatekeeper, these little ghosts have learned their lesson and no longer wander through doors and houses at will. As long as they do not enter a yang house, they are not within the Gatekeeper's jurisdiction.
In the alley, a male ghost clung to the wall, peering through the cracks in the stone of the house, a lewd smile on his face.
Inside the house was a young couple, enjoying themselves in the quiet of the night. Little did they know, though the night was still, ghosts were not, and this lecherous man was giving them a live broadcast.
"Hey!"
Just as the lecher was engrossed in watching, a sudden shout nearly made him lose his composure.
He hurriedly turned around, looked at the golden-armored general who appeared from the wall, rolled his eyes, and then spread his hands and said.
"I didn't go in, and you can't tell me what to do, sir."
"Menlanggong? Which one is Menlanggong?"
"Aren't you one?"
"Hey, tonight I am the Lord of Yiling."
"What public?"
"You audacious lecher! How dare you roam this territory! I'll capture you!"
Li Yue let out a loud shout, took a few steps forward, and without saying a word, raised the door ruler to strike.
"You still insist you're not the gatekeeper!"
Seeing the bolt in Li Yue's hand, the lecherous man cried out in grievance, then turned and fled.
He had been hit by this bolt seven or eight times and knew how powerful it was.
"Where are you going!"
But after taking only two steps, a soft shout rang out, and a female ghost blocked his path.
"You, you, you're aiding and abetting evil!"
With nowhere to go, the lecherous man was so angry he was about to curse loudly.
Ironically, he was a scholar in his lifetime, and in the end, he only uttered the single phrase, "aiding and abetting evil."
At this moment, the golden-armored general caught up and beat the lecherous ghost mercilessly, almost causing him to lose his soul.
It seemed to have only a wisp of breath left, which it kicked into the unfolded scroll.
[Subdued a wandering ghost, performed the duties of the village spirit lord once, experience points +30!]
Hearing the notification sound in his ear, Li Yue put away the Thousand Mile Scroll and nodded slightly.
The divine function of Yiling Gong is similar to that of the City God or the Earth God. Protecting the local area is his divine function. Therefore, things like subduing evil spirits or mediating disputes among the people are considered to be fulfilling his divine function.
Previously, when the temple of Lord Yiling was completed, he had just met the promotion requirements when he was prompted to complete his priesthood once, and was directly promoted.
The reason is that Li Yue won over Qianqian.
Walking on two legs is always better than jumping on one leg. While building a large number of temples dedicated to Yilinggong, Li Yue also gained experience by performing the duties of Yilinggong.
At this point, it must be said that Chechi Kingdom is truly a wonderful place, filled with wandering ghosts and spirits, practically walking experience packs.
As for catching all these evil spirits, it might affect Menlanggong's leveling up, but that's not a problem.
Even if Li Yue didn't capture these wandering ghosts, they had learned their lesson over the past six months and no longer easily entered houses.
Furthermore, once Menlang Gong reaches level ten, he can be considered to have "achieved perfect merit" and can "retire gracefully."
Next, it will gradually be upgraded by relying on the offerings from believers.
After several busy hours and catching four or five ghosts, it's almost dawn, and it's about time to wrap up for the night.
Although these wandering ghosts are not highly skilled, they are all very cunning. Even if Li Yue and Qianqian try to block them from both sides, they may not be able to stop them.
"grown ups."
After throwing the last little devil into the Thousand Mile Scroll, Qianqian couldn't help but ask a question.
"Now that you've caught these ghosts, what do you plan to do with them?"
"Hmm... let's keep it locked for now."
The Duke of Yiling's duty is to capture ghosts, but he currently lacks the supernatural power to control them. The Thousand-Mile Scroll can seal ghosts, but it has no ability to refine them.
So Li Yue hasn't decided on the specifics of how to handle it yet.
At most, he would pick a few honest and obedient ones, like Qianqian, to help him catch ghosts.
As for the possibility of them running away, it doesn't matter, since Li Yue only wants experience points anyway.
He even considered that once he had captured enough of the wandering ghosts in Yunqi Town, he could release them all and capture another batch to gain experience points, thus making good use of them.
As he pondered, the rooster crowed at dawn, the ghosts vanished, and Li Yue took Qianqian back.
His soul returned to Shen Qingzhu's body on the bed and began his daytime life.
First, he absorbed incense offerings. After the golden body was fully formed, he went to the kitchen and cooked some food to fill his stomach.
As the chief priest of the God Worshiping Cult, Li Yue now has thousands of followers. He should be surrounded by attendants and living a life of luxury, but he does not live that way. Instead, he remains the same as before, taking care of his own meals.
In truth, worldly riches and honors held little appeal for him anymore.
If it were before, it would have been time to bestow blessings upon the believers, but after granting them good and bad fortune and delegating the authority, he was left with nothing.
Having nothing else to do, I went to the study to read.
Although the prospect of passing the civil service exam was hopeless, reading still had its benefits. In addition to Shen Qingzhu's copy of "The Doctrine of the Mean" and a few other books, Li Yue had his followers collect some Taoist classics, hoping to glean some methods of cultivation from them.
Unfortunately, how could there be any methods for cultivating immortality in these mortal scriptures?
Although I didn't get to do it as I hoped, I still gained some knowledge and experience.
When he got tired of reading, he would go to the courtyard to practice his whip skills as a way to strengthen his body. Shen Qingzhu was indulging in wine and women and had an irregular lifestyle, so his physical body was really too weak.
In the afternoon, a second wave of incense arrived, and after absorbing it, the golden body solidified a little more.
After a short rest, night fell again.
"Time to get to work."
He called out to Qianqian, his soul left his body, and continued to capture those lonely ghosts.