On the way back to the mountain temple with the female ghost in white, Jiang Yuebai learned from her that this world is called Iron Palm World, named by the previous world master, Master Iron Palm.
Master, Sanren and the like are all suffixes of Taoist names. The Master Iron Palm was a martial artist who had reached the state of Divine Transformation. He ruled this world for less than three hundred years before leaving with several of his disciples.
The Iron Palm Realm is very small, with only three continents, the largest of which is Xiting Continent where the Iron Palm Sect is located.
The female ghost in white had never been there either, but she had heard that there was the last unexhausted spiritual vein in the entire Iron Palm Realm, with abundant spiritual energy that could be used for cultivation.
The disciples of the Iron Palm Sect who did not leave with Master Iron Palm are still practicing there. The current sect leader is a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core stage and is about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
They are currently in Dongyuezhou, the smallest continent in the Iron Palm Realm. According to the description of the female ghost in white, Dongyuezhou is thousands of miles long and wide, with only one main mountain range and a dozen peaks. Mountains and woodlands occupy 90% of the entire Dongyuezhou area. There are less than 100,000 mortals, but more than 20 mountain gods.
Shintoism is prevalent in Dongyuezhou. The so-called gods are all mountain spirits and wild ghosts who were appointed by Master Iron Palm with the laws of the immortal sect in the past. They are mainly used to harvest the incense and offerings of mortals.
When Master Iron Palm was in power, he appointed a Great Emperor of Dongyue to rule over the entire Dongyue Continent, and his divine cultivation was close to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Unfortunately, Master Iron Palm left, and Emperor Dongyue followed him, and the sacred way of Dongyuezhou gradually declined.
"Is there a teleportation array leading to other realms in Xiting Continent?" Jiang Yuebai asked the female ghost in white.
The white-clothed female ghost floating in front paused and said, "I haven't heard of anyone leaving the Iron Palm Realm in the past hundred years, so I don't know either. Immortal, the temple of the little god is just ahead."
Jiang Yuebai looked in the direction the female ghost in white pointed and saw a dilapidated temple standing among the mountains and forests. The roof had holes, the walls were peeling, and it was surrounded by weeds and looked desolate and dilapidated.
There is also a crooked old tree next to the temple, covered with dirty and faded red prayer cloth strips fluttering in the wind.
The white-clothed female ghost covered half of her face with her hair and said shyly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Immortal. It's been difficult to attract believers in the past two years, and no one has repaired the temple, so it has become like this."
Jiang Yuebai walked into the temple. In the middle of the temple stood a stone statue, which was carved out of a female ghost in white, except that the statue's face looked solemn and not eerie at all.
"My temple is small and has nothing here. If the Immortal wants to inquire about the immortal way, it would be better for him to go to Xitingzhou and ask the Iron Palm Sect."
The female ghost in white was cautious.
"Do you want to drive me away?" Jiang Yuebai asked with a raised eyebrow.
The female ghost in white was terrified and said, "No, no, absolutely not, I..."
"Mountain God of Guihun Ridge, listen to my orders!"
Suddenly, a burst of black smoke rolled in, instantly enveloping the entire ruined temple. Sharp sounds and rumbling sounds came from the black smoke.
"In compliance with the order of Lord Guangling, immediately hand in this year's incense offerings. Those who violate the order will be stripped of their status as gods and killed without mercy!"
Upon hearing this, the female ghost in white fell to her knees in panic, covering her face and crying, "I beg the angel of the gods to give me some more time. I don't see many people in Guihun Ridge all year round, so how can I get incense and offerings?"
There was no response from the black smoke. The female ghost in white took away her hands that were covering her face and took a peek. She saw something surging in the black fog and was about to come out. She immediately started crying louder.
"I really don't have any hope left, really nothing left..."
"Who is this Guangling Jun?"
Jiang Yuebai was seen walking out of the black smoke, holding a dead yellow fox in his hand.
The female ghost in white opened her eyes wide in shock, tears and blood flowing out of her eyes uncontrollably. This yellow-skinned guy was the number one lackey under Lord Guangling, and he often bullied them, the little mountain gods.
Although he relied on the power of Lord Guangling, his own abilities were also considerable. These little mountain gods who didn't even have a Dharma body couldn't defeat him at all.
The female ghost in white looked at Jiang Yuebai again. She could not see any fluctuation of spiritual energy on her body and could not figure out her depth at all. Could it be that she was in the foundation-building stage like Guangling Jun
The white-clothed female ghost rolled her eyes and immediately bowed her head, "Yan Hongyu, the mountain god of Guihunling, thanks the immortal for saving me. If the immortal has any orders, I will not refuse even if it means death."
Jiang Yuebai found a relatively clean place under the statue and sat down. He threw away the yellow fox's body and took out a piece of gold page that almost flew away when he killed it just now.
When Yan Hongyu saw the golden page, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Tell me, who is this Guangling Jun and what is his cultivation level."
"In the entire Dongyue Continent, he is currently the most powerful. He has been collecting incense and offerings from us little mountain gods for years to cultivate. We have been oppressed by him so badly, Immortal, you must stand up for us..."
Jiang Yuebai frowned, raised the golden page and asked, "What is this?"
She smelled a strong scent of incense on it, just like the Lin Jingyue seal she had obtained before.
Yan Hongyu swallowed her saliva. "We little mountain gods are all self-proclaimed later. We are wild gods. To be a legitimate god, we need the golden book of conferring from the immortal sect. This is the golden book of conferring from the Emperor Dongyue. Only with it can we truly control the mountains and rivers of Dongyue Continent. All creatures and spirits in the mountains and forests will obey our orders."
"Such a great power?" Jiang Yuebai was puzzled. She had never seen anything like this in the Earth Spirit World.
Yan Hongyu felt that Jiang Yuebai was like a barbarian who knew nothing, but in the face of his strength she only dared to think about it in her heart.
"The Golden Book of Imperial Conferment was made by Master Tie Zhang using the method of the Immortal Sect. It contains the power of the laws of heaven and earth and the power of the Realm Lord to rule over a realm. Under these two powers, all creatures within the realm that are below the level of God Transformation cannot contend with it."
Jiang Yuebai immediately understood, that is to say, the realm master has the supreme power of life and death within a realm.
No wonder the Grand Elder said that in the upper realm, the structure of a sect is no longer important.
She must be careful when traveling in the upper realm in the future. It is best not to provoke beings like the Lord of the Realm, otherwise she will be like a turtle in a jar, and will be killed behind closed doors.
"What you have in your hand is only a corner of the golden book. The Emperor Dongyue abandoned his throne and followed Master Tiezhang away. The golden book was left in Dongyue Continent and was shattered by the wild gods. It is now incomplete. With this corner of the golden book, you can gather incense faster and better, cultivate a Dharma body, and formally embark on the path of God. As long as it is not destroyed by external forces and continues to be worshipped, the Dharma body of God can live as long as heaven and earth."
"Do you have this thing?" Jiang Yuebai looked at Yan Hongyu.
Yan Hongyu choked up, and finally gritted her teeth, took out a piece of gold leaf from her body under her fingernail, and presented it with both hands.
"I am willing to give the golden fragment to you, and I beg you to let me follow you."
Jiang Yuebai accepted the gold page, lowered his eyes and said, "Let's talk about whether to follow or not later. Leave your Shinto skills for me to see, and help me send a gift to this Guangling Jun and invite him to meet me."
Jiang Yuebai threw the yellow-skinned man's body in front of the female ghost in white.
The female ghost in white understood that she was being asked to die. If she dared to bring the yellow-skinned man's body to Lord Guangling, Lord Guangling would kill her immediately.
"I'm afraid this...is not a good idea, right?"
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "Xiaolu, you go with her. If Guangling Jun doesn't come, you should talk to him properly. Got it?"
Little Green appeared, and phosphorescent flames flickered on both sides of the lantern.
[Kill, kill, kill]
The female ghost in white felt the terrifying Yin Fire aura on Xiaolu, which had already exceeded the Foundation Establishment Stage. She was suddenly overjoyed and hurriedly picked up the yellow-skinned man's body and stood up.
"Don't worry, Immortal. I promise to invite Guangling Jun to come to you."
"Well, go ahead."
The female ghost in white left her Shinto skills and left with Xiaolu in a heroic and vigorous manner. Jiang Yuebai released Jixiang again and fed it some golden spiritual energy.
"Explore the entire 300-li radius to see if there are any spiritual veins or other natural treasures left. Mainly look for the fragments of the golden book. Do not eat them. I have a use for them."
squeak!
Jixiang took the order and left. Jiang Yuebai picked up the bamboo slips on the ground and opened them. Inside was recorded the "Method of Refining the Spirit with Incense".
"This is rare in the Earth Spirit World. The offerings from mortals in the Earth Spirit World are basically harvested by the Taoist temples and Buddhist temples under the various sects, and it is not the turn of mountain spirits and wild ghosts. New knowledge, take a look!"
(End of this chapter)