This feeling is incredibly reassuring and comforting.
“”
"How miraculous! It's as if he really is a celestial master!" Master Zhang exclaimed, while the others were also horrified.
These people were all planning that after work, they would bring their families to buy incense, candles, and paper money to worship at the temple.
Suddenly, Lin Qing laughed happily, waved her small hand gently, moved the statue to the temple, and said, "I'm going back now." Then she appeared directly at the Zhang residence.
"Alright, everyone hurry back. Oh, and go buy ten people a batch of incense, candles, and paper money. In an hour, the entire household will come to offer sacrifices."
"The three of you, go and collect your reward from the steward. The immortal master is very satisfied, so I'll double the price for you." Master Zhang said with a broad smile.
Lin Qing returned to his room, waved his hand to set up a restriction, and then burst into laughter.
"Haha, I didn't expect you to have this function, system. How come it's never appeared before? Also, why doesn't my Dragon King Temple have this function?"
[In the world of Mr. Zombie, when the Dragon King Temple was built, the host had not yet reached the realm of immortals. Now that the host's temple has been built, the requirements are met, triggering this function.]
"I see. So, that means the Dragon King Temple in the Mr. Zombie world can also receive this benefit?"
[No, because they are in two different worlds. However, all the host needs to do is allow their consciousness to descend upon the avatar within the Dragon King Temple once.]
“That’s good. I remember. I can come at any time. The requirements are very simple: 10,000 people to worship for a year, plus 10,000 evolution points.”
"It's been so long, I almost forgot about it." Lin Qing was very satisfied with the new function that was suddenly triggered.
Incense offering function activated: Each person can receive a small amount of incense power by sincerely worshipping once a month.
Incense Power: 0 points. (The power of a believer's faith has a miraculous effect.)
Exchange: 1 point of incense power = 100 evolution points.
Leaving aside its magical effects for now, let's just say that this can be exchanged for 100 evolution points. 100 people would get 10,000 evolution points, and 1 million people would get 100 million evolution points.
Moreover, each person can contribute a little each month, and how many people are there in all of China? If Lin Qing's temples were to spread all over the world...
Needless to say, Lin Qing can advance directly, and might even reach the level of a saint.
Of course, the idea of opening temples all over the country is just wishful thinking. After all, Taoism, Buddhism, and various deities would never allow Lin Qing's temples to spread throughout the country.
"Hehe, then let's descend upon Mr. Zombie's world first. So many years have passed, I wonder how much incense offerings he'll have left, hehe!"
"Oh, right, system, how do I descend? I can't sense the clone in the Dragon King Temple at all," Lin Qing said, somewhat puzzled.
[The power of incense offerings is insufficient to sense the clone.]
"Uh, is it because my incense offerings are insufficient, or is it because the incense offerings at the Dragon King Temple in the Mr. Zombie world are insufficient?"
[Only 9,952 people in the Dragon King Temple have completed their year-long worship, so they cannot sense the presence of the avatar and descend.]
"Wow, does that mean I have at least 100,000 incense offerings? Haha, that's really great. There are still 48 people left, so it'll be quick."
"Although the time ratio is one to ten, I've been away from the Mr. Zombie world for about thirty years, but this is all for free."
[Host, I forgot to tell you, Mr. Zombie belongs to a lower world. You need to perform twelve effective sacrifices within a year to obtain one point. That means you need at least ten thousand.]
"Uh, it's okay, there will be more people." Lin Qing was silent for a moment, then immediately cheered up again.
An hour later, Master Zhang, along with his wife, five concubines, his ten-year-old daughter, and his infant son who was not yet a month old, stood properly in front of Lin Qing's temple.
Behind him were nearly a hundred people, all servants of the Zhang family, and all the people from the three families of Old Man Li, totaling more than twenty, who were also there to pay their respects.
Furthermore, a steady stream of people continued to arrive, mostly relatives and family members of the servants in the Zhang household, with the remainder simply following the crowd to watch the spectacle.
"Light incense!" a loud voice rang out, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums.
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Master Zhang, holding three sticks of agarwood ten times the size of ordinary agarwood, led the way with difficulty, bowed three times, and then placed the agarwood in the incense burner in front of the courtyard.
He prayed softly, then knelt on the prayer mat and began to bow and kowtow three times and nine times.
Afterwards, the others also began to burn incense and worship. To ordinary people, the entire temple of Lin Qing was filled with smoke, but to those in the know, it was a sign of flourishing incense offerings.
Immediately, a large amount of incense entered Lin Qing's statue, making the statue even more divine.
As they were worshipping, Lin Qing seemed to sense something and actually formed a connection with the statue. Then, his mind subconsciously possessed it.
Suddenly, golden light burst forth from the statue in the temple, and a vast divine power emanated from it, sweeping across the entire Qiantang County.
Ordinary people didn't feel anything bad; on the contrary, they all became invigorated under this divine power.
After the golden light dissipated, a huge phantom of Lin Qing stood atop the temple.
Lin Qing suddenly felt taller. Looking around, he discovered that his mental energy had transformed into that enormous phantom.
The entire Qiantang County unfolded before his eyes.
"What kind of demon are you? Show yourself at once!" Unconsciously, Lin Qing's voice, which contained divine power, came out. He didn't want to speak, but for some reason, he spoke.
At this moment, the hundreds of people inside and outside the temple were stunned and shocked by what they saw.
"A miracle! A miracle! The immortal master has appeared! The immortal master has appeared!" Master Zhang shouted sensibly.
"The immortal master has appeared! The immortal master has appeared! Everyone, quickly offer sacrifices to protect our homes and ensure peace!" The servants of Master Zhang's household shouted in unison.
One by one, their faces turned red and their necks thickened as they began to worship, while the onlookers also knelt down and prayed.
Meanwhile, the rest of the people in Qiantang County stared blankly at the figure in the sky that looked like a god.
"What kind of demon are you? Show yourself at once!" This sentence spread throughout the entire Qiantang County, and everyone heard it.
Before the people could react, suddenly, a man dressed in green was lifted into the sky by a force.
"Immortal, spare me! Immortal, spare me! This little demon will reveal itself now." The first sentence was spoken in a male voice, but the second sentence was spoken in a female voice.
Then, the man transformed into a giant blue python, dozens of meters long, and floated in the air.
Lin Qingshen said, "What kind of demon are you? Quickly state your name and what purpose do you have in Qiantang County?"
"Immortal, spare my life! My name is Cen Biqing, and I am a green snake demon who has cultivated for a thousand years. I have never done anything that is against heaven and reason, nor have I taken a single life unjustly."
"Because life is hard in the human world, I stole silver from the government treasury," the green snake stammered in human language.
"Ah, demon, monster, python demon."
"My God, the python is talking."
"The immortal has appeared! The immortal has appeared! Subdue the snake demon and restore peace to Qiantang County!"
The crowd of people looked at the giant python with fear and dread, then curiosity, and finally joy.
"Li Gongfu, bang! Li Gongfu?" Magistrate Yang of Qiantang County saw that Li Bantou was not reacting, so he smacked him hard on the head.
"Ah, sir, we've found him! The culprit behind the theft of the treasury silver has been found! The culprit has been found!" Li Gongfu said excitedly.
"I'm not deaf, of course I heard it. Quick, go find out where that figure in the sky came from." Magistrate Yang was now most eager to know who that figure in the sky was.
“Ah, I know, it’s that dilapidated temple in the east of the city. It was bought by Master Zhang and just finished building it today. I heard it’s a temple dedicated to a deity.” Li Gongfu blurted out without thinking.
After all, as the head of the prefectural government, he was very familiar with all the affairs in Qiantang County.
"That's wonderful! Quick, come with me to the Immortal Master's temple." Magistrate Yang grabbed Li Gongfu's arm and led him outside.
"Sir, please slow down, please slow down."
Magistrate Yang suddenly stopped and shouted, "Ah, clerk, clerk!"
"My lord, I am here."
"Quickly, buy me some top-quality agarwood, ingot-shaped candles, and other precious materials. I want to pay homage to the immortal master."
Cen Biqing, also known as Xiaoqing, is now very panicked, extremely panicked. She has been living among mortals for so many years, but she never expected to be defeated in a small county like Qiantang.
Looking at the immortal in front of her, who filled her with fear and rendered her powerless to resist, she felt truly regretful.
Why did you come to Qiantang County? And you, a high and mighty immortal, bully a small and weak demon like me. Don't you feel ashamed?
"Please, Immortal Master, have mercy!" Xiaoqing had no other choice but to plead.
"Green Snake? Cen Biqing, who stole the treasury silver, isn't that Xiao Qing?" Lin Qing thought to himself.
After pondering for a while, he said, "Fine, since you have never harmed any innocent lives and your thousand years of cultivation are not easy, and you have returned all the stolen treasury silver, I will spare you this time."
"Thank you so much for your mercy, Immortal! Thank you so much for your mercy, Immortal!" Xiaoqing was overjoyed and kept banging her huge python head in the air.
Then, Xiaoqing opened her mouth and spat out a large amount of gold and silver ingots, which then piled up in a corner of the courtyard below.
"Immortal, the treasury has been fully returned. Please remove the curse from this little demon's body," Xiaoqing said respectfully.
“You may be spared the death penalty, but you will not escape punishment. To prevent you from harming people again, you shall guard my temple for ten years.”
"Thank you, Immortal. This humble demon is willing to guard the temple for you for ten years." Xiaoqing knew that this result was already very good, so she did not hesitate and agreed directly.
"Hmm!" Lin Qing responded, his mind returning to his own body, and the phantom in the sky immediately disappeared.
The force that had been pressing down on Xiaoqing also disappeared at the same time. Xiaoqing, now free, transformed into a woman in green and slowly landed in the courtyard of the temple.
Xiaoqing looked at the dumbfounded crowd and smiled. Since she was already there, she decided to make the best of it and said with a smile, "I am the temple guardian of the immortal. You must not make noise, fight, or offend the immortal during your worship."
"Ah, Fairy Maiden again, surely no one will dare to cause trouble within the Immortal Temple." Although Master Zhang was alarmed that this beautiful woman was actually a giant python in disguise.
However, having been subdued by the immortal master Lin Qing, Master Zhang was no longer so afraid.
"Yes, yes, what the fairy is saying is true."
"Greetings, Fairy Maiden," the others all shouted in unison.
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Xiaoqing was delighted to hear that she was called a fairy maiden, after all, even a demon likes to be praised, so she said, "You should pay your respects properly, the fairy can protect you."
After saying that, he vanished into the temple in a flash.
When Zhang Yuanwai saw Xiaoqing disappear, he immediately shouted, "Steward, bring me incense, I want to continue my worship."
"Yes, yes, worship! Quickly worship! This immortal master is truly efficacious!" Immediately, a large group of people began to worship once again.
Furthermore, large numbers of people from all over the city came to pay homage to the immortal master who had subdued the great demon.