Infinite Professions

Chapter 362 - 190: Military Authority

Earth Receiving Incense: A mountain is not renowned for its height, but for its immortals; water is not mystical for its depth, but for its dragons. As the deity of the Yellow Heaven and Earth, the effect of receiving incense far surpasses other deities; the conversion efficiency of incense into Divine Power is greatly enhanced, and the Land God Temples under your governance will also receive incense offerings, gradually transforming into the mystic.

Earth Golden Body: Incense gathers Merit, achieving the Earth Golden Body, capable of turning calamity into blessing, misfortune into fortune, unafraid of the power of the Divine Dao or Human Dao, the art of evil demons, and can, if necessary, consume Blessings and Merits to enhance Divine Art power, or manifest in the mortal world. Those who destroy the Earth Golden Body are surely evil demons, will face the backlash of the Human Dao, punishment from the Celestial Dao, and the Earth Golden Body is connected with the land and mountains, akin to one body, unshakable.

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Advancement completed, previous talents also advanced and strengthened, Divine Dao Food Fragrance became Earth Receiving Incense, Blessed Golden Body became Earth Golden Body.

Shen Hex checked and found both talents were enhanced on the original basis, Earth Receiving Incense improved the utilization of incense, and even the Land God Temples would receive incense offerings, gradually transforming into the mystic.

Immortal Dao possesses Cave Heaven Blessed Land; Divine Dao possesses Dao Field and temples, the former gathered by Spiritual Qi, the latter by incense offerings. As long as there are sufficient incense offerings and faith power gathering, even a mundane land can give rise to the mystic, transforming into a divine Dao Field.

The previous Red Lotus Temple was an example, that Red Lotus Temple not only was splendid in the Mortal World but also exhibited majestic phenomena in the Underworld, possessing various mystic powers, capable of suppressing evil ghosts and demons, even producing some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, objects of the Divine Buddha.

This is the power of the Dao Field, greatly beneficial to deities.

However, such a Dao Field requires a vast amount of incense offerings, low-grade deities have no hope, at least they must reach the Sixth Grade, possess Crimson Fortune, and abundant incense, only then can they have the capital to form a Dao Field.

Now Shen Hex has the talent of Earth Receiving Incense, perhaps he can transform the Land God Temples under his governance into Dao Fields before reaching the Sixth Grade, giving rise to various mystics.

There is no need to elaborate on the advantages.

This is Earth Receiving Incense.

Now, looking at Earth Golden Body.

Compared to Blessed Golden Body, the changes are not significant, the enhancement is only in two points: one is the efficiency of consolidating the Golden Body, and the second is making the Golden Body possess the Power of the Earth, able to connect with land and mountains, greatly enhancing the Golden Body’s defensive capabilities, even capable of affecting the divine statue.

Due to the distinction between Yin and Yang, with the Celestial Rules above, deities cannot overly interfere with the mortal world, nor wantonly kill mortals, hence often some resort to tricks, directly using mortal power to destroy mountains and temples, demolish divine statues, cut incense offerings, and forbid worship.

Ordinary deities have no good solution to such tactics, only able to gather believers to use Human Dao power to re-establish temples for another confrontation.

But now Shen Hex has the Earth Golden Body, it can be applied to temples and divine statues, even if someone uses tricks against him, with mortal power breaking through Little Huang Village’s Dock Fortress, it would still be difficult to shake his Land God Temples and Golden Body divine statues.

Temples and divine statues are the main means for deities to receive Human Dao incense, being destroyed won’t be fatal but will cause many troubles, creating a situation where the removal of the incense weakens the deity’s power, ultimately letting others take advantage.

According to Shen Hex’s understanding over the years, quite a few local minor deities have been eliminated this way.

Now he has the Earth Golden Body, no longer fearing such tricks, progressing with more confidence.

Earth Receiving Incense, Earth Golden Body, and Earth Yellow Turban, as well as the foundational power of the career of the Earth God, this advancement can be considered a great harvest.

Plus the income from entering the mansion, everything is set to go, with forces aimed directly at Little Yellow Mountain.

Take office!

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Such is the case, one month later.

Qinghe County, Spring Breeze Pavilion.

As the largest tavern in Qinghe County, Spring Breeze Pavilion’s business has always been booming, the county’s affluent and influential people love to host banquets here, even the County Magistrate often visits, greatly boosting its reputation.

Now, in the top-floor private room, the sound of strings and bamboo flutes resonates, singers and dancers perform, enchanting music intoxicating the soul, coupled with fine wine and delicacies; indeed a great enjoyment.

"This humble one offers another toast to the sir!"

"Sir is the parent of Qinghe, busy with official duties, working tirelessly, today taking time out of a busy schedule to come here, we are overwhelmed with honor!"

"..."

A middle-aged man sits at the center, with an air of authority between his brows, his attire is also impeccable.

Two people sit on either side, wearing silk and satin, presenting a wealthy appearance, at this moment offering a toast to the middle-aged man.

Thus, after three rounds of drinks and five courses of food, the two exchanged glances and then gently waved their hands, the musicians and dancers understood, stood up respectfully, and withdrew from the room.

The middle-aged man watched without responding, sipping his wine from time to time.

Looking again at the two, they sent away their attendants, stood up respectfully with a toast: "Sir, is the new County Captain truly from Little Huang Village?"

"Could it be false?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the two: "The Court has already sent the document, that Song Wu from Little Huang Village was credited for eradicating the Five Immortals’ remnants and the Three Strongholds Bandits, and was specially appointed as the Qinghe County Captain, about to take office soon."

Official words, flawless, hearing this made the two’s brows furrow.

They are the heads of the Zhang and Chen families.

As the saying goes, the temple is small and the devilish winds are strong, the waters are shallow and the turtles are many. This Qinghe County is neither small nor large, within a ten-mile radius, there are four major powers, precisely the Zhang, Chen, Qian, and Li family clans.

Among them, Zhang and Chen families have many intermarriages, over the years they have grown together, already showing a trend of overshadowing the Qian and Li families, recently aiming for the vacant County Captain position.

The ultimate authority of a county is, of course, the County Magistrate.

But this County Magistrate is a Seventh Grade official, local people cannot be appointed, only those appointed by the Court, assigned by the Ministry of Personnel, belong to the "transient official!"