Chapter 81: First-Grade Celestial Master

"Host: Zhang Cheng"

"Profession: Daoist Priest"

"Rank: First-Grade Celestial Master"

Cultivation Methods: "Valley Clothing Heart Scripture" Lv10 (Consummated), "Most High Three-Five Merit Scripture Register" Lv10 (Consummated), "Most High Orthodox One Alliance Might Scripture Register" Lv10 (Consummated), "Supreme Clarity Three Caverns Five Thunders Scripture Register" Lv10 (Consummated), "Supreme Clarity Three Caverns Scripture Register" Lv10 (Consummated), "Supreme Clarity Great Cavern Scripture Register" Lv10 (Consummated)

Spirit Refining Art Lv10 (Consummated)

Equipment: Universe Patchwork Robe (↑), Five Thunders Command Token (1/1), Evil-Refining Treasure Gourd (Refining), Fire Crow Pot, Eight Trigrams Mirror, Seal of the Acting City God Bureau, Xuanyi Seven-Star Copper Sword, Altar-Suppressing Wood, Five Elements Command Flags, Heavenly Canopy Ruler, Soul-Absorbing Banner, Three Pure Ones Bell, Cash Sword, Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Umbrella, Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Map, Universe Bag, Five-Fire Seven-Feather Fan, Dharma Bow, Dharma Arrows

Merit: 15300"

"Hoo—"

Zhang Cheng let out a long breath and opened his eyes. Since last seeing his master and several senior brothers, he had been in secluded cultivation deep in the mountains of Western Hunan.

Three years had passed to this day, and now he had finally cultivated the final Supreme Clarity Register to consummation.

It could be said that his Daoist cultivation of refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness to merge with the Dao had reached the extreme.

To put it bluntly, below the level of immortals I am invincible, and against true immortals, I can trade one-for-one.

Zhang Cheng stood up, instantly cleared the dust from his body, and then walked out of the cave.

Seeing the light of day again, he felt as if he had been separated from the world by a lifetime.

He immediately sensed the situation within a hundred-mile radius.

He only heard the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain cheering, "We won!", "The Japanese pirates have surrendered!", and so on.

Zhang Cheng was dazed for a moment; he had not expected to encounter such good news on his first day out of seclusion.

He immediately cast a spell, and before long, Mitaro rushed over, looking excited as he said, "My Lord, you have come out of seclusion?"

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly and said, "Mm, how have A-Feng and the others been lately?"

Mitaro hurriedly said, "They are doing quite well. They have been practicing the Daoist arts you taught them quite well."

Zhang Cheng felt a bit gratified. A-Feng was the son of Uncle Nine and Cane Aunt, full name Lin Zhengfeng, who was already eight years old this year.

Additionally, there were Simu Daozhang Priest's nephew Chen Jiang and Thousand-Crane Daoist Priest's nephew Zhong Fabai.

Chen Jiang was already eighteen, the oldest among them, while Zhong Fabai was only six, but he was also gifted and no worse than Lin Zhengfeng.

Zhang Cheng immediately went down the mountain and met A-Jiang, A-Feng, and A-Bai in a residence in Phoenix City.

He checked their Daoist arts and smiled, "You have been diligent. Today is a great day, let's celebrate together."

"Mitaro, go get some food and drink."

Seeing Zhang Cheng so happy, Chen Jiang hurriedly said, "Uncle Sheng, I have something I need to tell you."

Zhang Cheng looked at him sideways and said, "What trouble have you caused again?"

Chen Jiang smiled sheepishly, "Well, A Zhi is pregnant."

Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment; if his guess was correct, this child would be A-You.

He was silent for a moment and said, "This is a good thing. Prepare for it over the next few days and bring her home as your wife."

Chen Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Uncle Sheng. Don't worry, I will definitely treat her well!"

Not long after, Mitaro brought back some ingredients and prepared a meal, and Zhang Cheng also happily drank a few bottles of wine.

Zhang Cheng did not use his Dharma power to protect himself, so he got drunk.

Mitaro said happily, "It seems my Lord is truly very happy today."

Late at night.

In a half-dreaming, half-waking state, Zhang Cheng felt as if he had arrived at a cold place.

"Zhang Cheng, wake up!"

Zhang Cheng immediately opened his eyes and saw that he was in a place wreathed in mist, with a high platform above where a person was sitting upright.

The person sitting on the high platform spoke, "Zhang Cheng, I am Qin Guang Wang!"

Zhang Cheng was greatly surprised and hurriedly cupped his hands, saying, "Greetings, Qin Guang Wang."

Qin Guang Wang nodded and said, "Zhang Cheng, your origins are special; you are not within the Three Realms, Five Elements, or Six Paths, so the Heavenly Dao chose you as the Gatekeeper."

Zhang Cheng asked with some confusion, "Wasn't it said that I would be the Acting City God?"

Qin Guang Wang explained, "The Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Naihe Bridge, and the Ghost Gate Pass will all be relocated to the vicinity of Xiangjiang in the mortal world."

"That place is already at the ends of the earth; from now on, you will guard that place and maintain the order of the human world."

Zhang Cheng hurriedly asked, "Then what about the Immortal Realm and the demons? What about the Qi in the world?"

Qin Guang Wang explained, "The last few years have been the time of greatest change. Qi will erupt once, and then it will dwindle until only one in ten thousand remains."

"It will be harder than ever to cultivate in the future, but you are very special; I cannot explain it to you."

"Zhang Cheng, that is all I will say. What this world becomes depends on you. Withdraw."

As a cold wind blew, Zhang Cheng immediately woke up.

He sat up straight and recalled what had just happened; he could be certain he had taken a trip to the Underworld.

"Host has obtained Godhood; opening new interface."

"Divine Office: City God"

"Jurisdiction: None."

"Other items will be unlocked after possessing a jurisdiction."

"You have a new notification: Merit unlocks the lifespan extension function; one point can increase lifespan by one day."

Zhang Cheng saw this notification and was confused for a moment, then realized.

Even if he became a god, his lifespan would still be affected by the changes in heaven and earth.

Perhaps he would live longer than a normal person, for instance, a few hundred years more, but he would eventually die.

But now it was different; as long as he had merit, he could live on forever.

Having come to his senses, Zhang Cheng smiled indifferently; immortality might not be anything other than a shackle.

However, he did not dwell on this point; in the future, he would be the only god in the world, and the heavy burden of the world would fall upon his shoulders.

The next day, Zhang Cheng summoned Mi Tailang, Chen Jiang, and the others, saying, "Pack up, we are setting off for Xiangjiang."

Chen Jiang asked in surprise, "Uncle Sheng, is it that urgent?"

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, I have important matters to attend to; your wedding with A Zhi can be held later once we reach Xiangjiang."

Chen Jiang felt helpless and had no choice but to go and explain it to A Zhi first.

Zhang Cheng called for Mi Tailang and said, "Keep one thousand US dollars, take all the rest of the money, and head north immediately to deliver it to those people."

Mi Tailang said in surprise, "Sir, this is..."

Zhang Cheng waved his hand and said, "No need to say more, go and get it done."

Mi Tailang departed from Western Hunan immediately and headed north.

Although Zhang Cheng only left behind one thousand US dollars, it was still a significant sum of money, at least enough to get settled once they reached Xiangjiang.

Before departing, Zhang Cheng brought A-Feng and the others to the graves of the Maoshan disciples to bid farewell to Uncle Nine and the others.

Uncle Nine and Zhe Gu had left their names in the Underworld, so they had no choice but to undergo soul-dissolution and return their souls to the Underworld.

This parting today would be forever.

After paying respects to Uncle Nine, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, Daoist Priest Qianhe, and the others, Zhang Cheng took the three children and left Western Hunan.

Only a few days after he left, the Zombie King Xuan Kui ran to Western Hunan, fought a great battle with the Daoist priest Mao Xiaofang, and then fled to the south.

Mao Xiaofang pursued and hunted Xuan Kui all the way, unwilling to give up, and immediately followed him south.

Next, I will write about Vampire Expert 1, followed by Xiangjiang supernatural films from the seventies onwards. After that, it will be things like Troublesome Night, and I will also write about horror films from other regions along the way.

(End of this chapter)