I Have A Dual World Seal

Chapter 1110: Chapter 1109: Situation at the Peach Blossom Temple

Aside from the wild temple in Du Yan County, the Eighteen Celestial Maidens did not encounter any other unexpected incidents. After wandering for a full month, they returned from Lingnan Dao.

Logically speaking, this is the normal situation. Have you ever seen a millennia-old big figure go out and encounter unexpected incidents every day?

"Reporting to the Fairy, we submit the order!"

Returning to Taohua Village, Tao Zhen and the other seventeen Celestial Maidens paid respects to Shen Ying and returned the Peach Blossom Orders given to them by Shen Ying.

Shen Ying took back the tokens.

At the head of the table sat Lu Zheng, Si Lingxi, and Liu Qingyan.

"Tell us about your journey."

"Yes!"

"All forty-seven Peach Blossom Temples went smoothly. Those Incense and Candle Gods were very cooperative. Upon learning they could join the Fairy’s command, they all expressed submission."

"Of the thirty-eight wild temples, only six had no Main God, being spontaneously built by the people. We notified the nearby City Gods, presented the Peach Blossom Order, and all were assigned a Main God to the temple, remodelled the deity statues, and displayed miracles. We also placed peach branches in front of the Fairy’s statues to bless the temples."

"For the remaining thirty-two temples, there were forty-five demon ghosts. Only nine were good, to whom we granted peach branches and notified the local City God."

"Among the good, there were four ghosts, who in life were from nearby mountain villages. After death, they wandered, not understanding the Netherworld, and showed no evil deeds."

"Among the good, there were five demons, specifically a raccoon, snake, squirrel, monkey, and..."

Tao Qing paused and inexplicably said, "Also a Peach Tree Spirit."

Shen Ying raised an eyebrow, "What a coincidence?"

Though she received greetings from all her subordinates, they wouldn’t chatter unnecessarily.

Tao Qing nodded, "That Peach Tree Spirit seems to have just recently gained enlightenment and spirit, instinctively influenced by the temple. Its true body cannot move, so its divine soul resides in the deity statue within the temple.

It remains still usually, only cultivating. However, it bestows blessings with Incense and Candle Qi to the people who come to offer incense and prayers."

Shen Ying nodded, "Just gained enlightenment, and entered a temple, being inherently good. I understand, continue."

"Yes!"

"Aside from the nine good ones, the remaining thirty-six evildoers have been completely eradicated by us, with the City God dispatching people to take over, all joining the ranks of our Taohua Temple."

"Among the evildoers, most are little demons and little ghosts. Discovering an unoccupied temple, they hid within, pretending to be gods, using our incense to display miracles, gaining offerings from the people, sometimes even committing acts like eating people and overpowering women."

"In Du Yan County, Pingdong Dao, there was a ghost cultivating demonic skills. We have already notified the Du Yan County City God and Lianzhou Anomaly Suppression Bureau."

"In Hui Province, Sanjiang Dao, the owner of a wild temple was a friend of the Chief Clerk of the City God Temple. We escorted him to the City God Temple to confront the matter in person. The City God has already imprisoned him and will execute him on a chosen date."

"In Zhongyang Dao, the masters of the wild temples in both Ming State and Hezhou were subordinates of a Ghost King from the Netherworld, known as the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch according to reports."

"Oh?" Shen Ying’s eyes flickered, "That Ghost King occupied two wild temples?"

"Precisely!" Tao Zhen said, "This Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch sent ghost creatures into the mortal world, establishing Evil God cults, collecting incense here. We suspect he has more than just these two ghosts in the mortal world."

"Have you notified the local City Gods?"

"We have already notified the City Gods of those two counties. They said they will report to the State City God." Tao Zhen said, stepping back, indicating the report was complete.

"That should be fine." Shen Ying nodded, then looked at the eighteen individuals. With a wave of her hand, a wave of Incense and Candle Qi surged from the ground, entering their bodies.

"Well done, each of you should retreat and cultivate in seclusion for a while."

"Yes!"

...

The Eighteen Celestial Maidens withdrew, and Shen Ying turned to Si Lingxi and asked, "Sister Lingxi, have you heard of this Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch?"

"Never heard of him." Si Lingxi shook her head, "Either he’s a newly risen extraordinary junior, or just a nameless nobody, trying to make a name for himself."

The title of Ghost King, even a ghost with a hundred years of Dao Practice from a small place dares to claim king, whereas the Darkness Dharma King is someone just a step away from ascension.

Since Si Lingxi hadn’t heard of the name, the problem should not be significant. Even if he’s an extraordinary junior, he couldn’t possibly compare to a true big shot like Si Lingxi, having a millennia of Dao Practice would be impressive enough.

Currently, eighty-five Peach Blossom Temples are under Shen Ying’s command, equivalent to having eighty-five Peach Blossom Deities. Except for the previous Peach Blossoms incense, the rest of the incense, after each temple and local City God take their share, will uniformly be allocated to Taohua Temple, and then merged into the Central Capital City God Temple’s account by Shen Ying.

After unified management, the proportion of Incense and Candle Qi Shen Ying can obtain won’t be more than before, but the key is, once Taohua Temple is regularized, the temple owner can then cast the Peach Blossom Curse to bless the people with luck marks, display miracles, and form a positive cycle.

If the overall Incense Wishing Power increases, wouldn’t her share increase too?

Moreover, there’s no need to worry about the local City Gods being dissatisfied since incense is not a zero-sum game. The people’s contribution to Incense Wishing Power hasn’t even come close to saturation.

Additionally, as Shen Ying leads Taohua Temple nationwide, she gains another power: wherever peach blossoms bloom, she can establish a Taohua Temple locally.

In the Central Plains, how many peach groves are there?

Although the Great Jing is vast, and cultural language exchanges are slow, communication still occurs.

As Peach Blossoms spreads, as long as her strength is adequate, Shen Ying could potentially spread Taohua Temple throughout Great Jing.

Though the people can only make wishes for more children, prosperity, and a harmonious family at Taohua Temple, and other temples also offer similar wishes, making each Taohua Temple contribute limited incense.

But when the number is massive, even if the people sincerely pray, Shen Ying can gain Incense and Candle Qi. Even if people just erected a plaque at home, Shen Ying could gain Incense and Candle Qi.

Over time, the accumulation would be terrifying indeed!

"There might come a time when you truly have to tour the world." Lu Zheng laughed, "People spontaneously building Taohua Temples, might miss out on many."

Shen Ying shook her head, "No need, take it slow. Being too aggressive could be counterproductive."

However...

After integrating the subordinate Taohua Temples, even in just a few days, Shen Ying felt the Incense and Candle Qi entering her had significantly increased.

"Such joy! A celebration is surely in order tonight!"

Then...

Before the Hour of the Ox, the esteemed Peach Blossom Fairy couldn’t move a single finger. Beside her was a Tushan Celestial Fox with a flickering fox tail, also collapsed on the bed.

"Heh heh!"

Lu Zheng straightens his back, leisurely gets out of bed, subtly supporting the bed edge, and then a faint wave of heat, accompanied by a Phoenix Cry, emerges from the room next door.

Lu Zheng’s eyes sharpen, then in an instant, crosses Blue Star and returns within ten seconds, wiping a crystal drop of liquor-flavored liquid from the corner of his mouth, and steps boldly into the room next door.