Chapter 443: No Hope of Becoming an Immortal

"Daoist friend, what do you think?"

Wang Ping'an asked back.

Not to mention Lü Tu, even he was full of curiosity about why his uncle became the Shizi Ling Mountain God.

At that time his grandmother said she dreamed, dreaming of his uncle; his uncle told his grandmother that he had become the Shizi Ling Mountain God, and he was full of doubt.

After all, in this world, although there are cultivators, they cannot be compared with those of a previous life; wanting to become a god does not seem difficult.

But according to his uncle's account, his uncle received a divine appointment from the Underworld; his uncle was merely an ordinary hunter from Zhang Family Village beside Shizi Ling, with no remarkable deeds, so how could he inexplicably become the Shizi Ling Mountain God?

At that time he was full of doubt, doubting whether his grandmother had been deceived or his uncle had been deceived.

Until his uncle appeared holding the Mountain God Token, he believed his uncle's words were not false, yet his curiosity about this matter also reached its peak.

However.

He thought for a long time, still couldn't figure out what this was about, and grew too lazy to think further.

"I think…"

Lü Tu's mind was flooded with countless tangled thoughts.

As a Thousand Commander of the Fengyin County Demon Suppression Office, let alone his jurisdiction, even elsewhere he knows there are many Mountain Gods, Land Gods, River Gods…

However, those who can become deities such as Mountain Gods, Land Gods, River Gods generally have their own merits.

For example, those who hold Daxia's fame, have done many good deeds, are renowned as Great Virtuous Persons within ten li, become eligible after death to receive the Underworld's divine appointment and become local Mountain Gods, Land Gods, River Gods.

Zhang Deben?

He previously didn't understand, and today was still his first time seeing; if it weren't for Yu Die's distress signal, he wouldn't have known that Shizi Ling had gained another Mountain God.

It should be known that the Shizi Ling Mountain God, since being ravaged by Tang Anzhi and monsters, has been vacant for over a hundred years; the Underworld paid no heed, not caring about Shizi Ling at all, so how could it suddenly, after a hundred years, grant divine appointment to an ordinary hunter?

This struck him as especially absurd!

Previously.

The Underworld's divine appointments always have a traceable pattern!

A flash of insight flickered in Lü Tu's mind, recalling a name; he frowned and said, "Daoist Li, this newly appointed Shizi Ling Mountain God, being able to become the new Mountain God as a mere hunter, is it because of his nephew, Wang Ruhai, the High School Top Scholar?"

Of course.

He knew that just that alone could not make Zhang Deben become the Shizi Ling Mountain God.

Even if Shizi Ling is just an ordinary great mountain, its Mountain God among countless Mountain Gods can only be said to be a low‑rank deity, the size of a sesame seed.

Nevertheless, it is still a Mountain God, a position many people dream of but cannot attain.

Even though the Shizi Ling Mountain God is inconspicuous, many still wish to become one.

Not to mention the Shizi Ling Mountain God has been vacant for over a hundred years; in those hundred years, it is not that no one died around, nor that there were no scholars with fame or Great Virtuous Persons who performed good deeds. If one were selected from among them to become the Shizi Ling Mountain God, some of the dead might refuse, but more would agree. Becoming the Shizi Ling Mountain God, although one cannot leave Shizi Ling, at least one can continue to remain among the living; as long as one's descendants have not been extinguished, one can protect the family's development, let alone the person could live another few hundred or even thousand years.

If one performs excellently while in office, when Merit is complete and one returns to the Underworld, even if there is no position to be assigned there, one can still receive the Underworld's royal grain, and at least in the next life be reincarnated into a good family.

The Shizi Ling Mountain God is a tremendous benefit for the vast majority of ordinary people as well as cultivators; he does not believe that after being vacant for over a hundred years, it would fall upon Zhang Deben without any reason.

Not to mention Zhang Deben is merely Wang Ruhai's uncle; even if he were Wang Ruhai's father, he could not become the Shizi Ling Mountain God merely because Wang Ruhai is a High School Top Scholar. Wang Ruhai is currently just a mortal Top Scholar, of no use to the Underworld, and not worthy of such treatment by the Underworld.

He suspected that Zhang Deben's becoming the Shizi Ling Mountain God was related to the Prime Minister's Office behind Wang Ruhai.

The mortal world has many things the Underworld urgently needs, which is why the Underworld places one Mountain God, Land God, River God after another in the mortal realm…

Besides rewarding their good deeds in life, it also seeks to use them to obtain some benefits from the mortal world.

Moreover, the Underworld occasionally sends its envoys to walk among the living!

Wang Ping'an himself is not a so‑called "Underworld envoy", so how could he know why his uncle became the Shizi Ling Mountain God? He himself was curious about this, but upon hearing Lü Tu speak, he still echoed:

"Zhang Deben's becoming the Shizi Ling Mountain God is related to Wang Ruhai, but the real main reason does not lie with Zhang Deben himself!"

He did not know how his uncle became the Shizi Ling Mountain God, but he believed it certainly had nothing to do with his father Chen Shimei, not because he harbored prejudice against Chen Shimei, but because Chen Shimei, however talented, is currently only a contemporary Top Scholar.

Even if one does something despicable, climbing into the Prime Minister's Office and having the Prime Minister's protection, rising to prominence thereafter is only a matter of time.

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But the problem is, his father Chen Shimei is only just entering officialdom; even with powerful connections behind him, he must still slowly build seniority.

Not to mention his father Chen Shimei is merely the Prime Minister's son‑in‑law; even if he were his son, to rise in rank and wealth would still have to start by enduring the seniority‑building step.

Underworld?

He has never dealt with the Underworld, but from some miscellaneous books he knows clearly the horror of the Underworld, what kind of existence it is, and how could it possibly give face to his still unestablished father Chen Shimei, allowing his uncle to become the Shizi Ling Mountain God?

"I knew it!"

Lü Tu's eyes suddenly brightened; hearing Wang Ping'an's words, how could he not understand that Zhang Deben became the Shizi Ling Mountain God because of the Prime Minister's Office behind Wang Ruhai; deep down he was also secretly shocked by the Prime Minister's Office's power, and said:

"Daoist Li, I don't know what else you have to do in the mortal world, but if you need me, just speak up— even if it means scaling knife mountains or crossing fire seas, I will not refuse!"

Wang Ping'an gave no reply, pretended to rise arrogantly and leave.

Lü Tu watched Wang Ping'an's departing back, not angry but disappointed, saying, "What a pity!"

He not only wanted to hitch onto Wang Ping'an's connections, but also onto the Underworld ties behind Wang Ping'an; he knows his own worth.

No hope of becoming an immortal!

When his lifespan finally runs out, he does not wish to go to the Underworld to be reborn; he wants to see, even if he turns into a Ghost Cultivator, whether he can find a place in the Underworld, even if only as a low‑rank soldier, he would be willing.

(End of chapter)