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More than a decade later, it is not just the four islands of Kyushu that have been affected.

Even in the vast sea, as long as there are islands with large-scale settlements,
No matter how big or small, they are now all covered by the underworld, and a City God Temple stands on every island.

Although Xie Que did not directly establish a temple in the Yingzhou world,
But as the Lord of the Underworld and the true ruler of the City God of the Underworld,
The power of faith that he was able to obtain through the City God and the Underworld reached a shockingly large amount.

After all, the existence of life is always accompanied by death, which is an inevitable law.

Although there is no clear reincarnation mechanism in the underworld, there are still some living beings who awaken their memories of their past lives from time to time.
But the grinding wheel of life and death also contains some of the laws of reincarnation.

It not only consumes most of the karma within the true spirit, but also cuts off the past and present lives of every ghost.
This also greatly reduces the possibility of monks awakening their innate wisdom.

Coupled with the Heian shogunate's unremitting large-scale propaganda, more and more people began to spontaneously go to the City God Temple to pray, hoping to be reborn into a good family in the next life.

This wave of faith undoubtedly brought Xie Que an endless supply of faith power.

The belief in incense is the consciousness of all living beings and the foundation of the Way of Heaven.

Moreover, the amount of incense offerings Xie Que received was so huge that it was enough to alarm the Heavenly Dao.

This also means that the Heavenly Dao will appear in the world and be deified, and he will not be able to stop the Heavenly Dao from spying on him.

Xie Que had already anticipated this possible outcome.

And I have repeatedly thought about many coping strategies in my mind.

Among the many countermeasures, he believes that the simplest and most effective way is to transfer those memories that did not originally belong to Kurokawa Takeshi.

It was sealed in a temporary way and regarded as the memory of an outsider that Takeshi Kurokawa accidentally obtained.

This method of handling is enough to prevent the Heavenly Dao from noticing any abnormality.
After all, it's just chance, who can tell?
However, in order to completely eliminate any possible hidden dangers, Xie Que further eliminated Kurokawa Takeshi's subconscious awareness of his own memories.

And if this body uses the Millstone of Life and Death, those sealed memories will take over again and become the master, thus ensuring that Xie Que always maintains supreme control over this body.

In order to ensure that this plan was foolproof, Xie Que had already deduced it countless times in his mind, and even conducted actual drills at Tiandao in Xiaobeihai Realm.

After this series of careful preparations and tests, he was sure that there should be no problem with his plan.

And it was on this day that a golden lotus suddenly spread out in the sky, and flowing clouds fell from thousands of miles away.

"Now there is Kurokawa Takeshi, who, with his mortal body, reshaped the cycle of life and death in Yingzhou, separated the righteous from the ghosts, and helped the common people to maintain order. His merits are complete, so he will be deified in this world!"

This voice was cold and calm, yet mighty and powerful, exploding throughout the entire Yingzhou world.

Moreover, this sound is not emitted through the mouth, but transmitted through the spiritual energy that shakes the world, which makes it possible for countless people to hear it.

At that moment, no matter whether it was Yin-Yang Master or warriors, as long as they could sense the existence of spiritual energy, they all heard this voice clearly.

The news spread throughout the world in an instant, and everyone heard it and was shocked.

Hideki Furukawa, who was originally in seclusion for cultivation, also heard this voice, and his heart seemed to be struck by thunder.

He immediately ended his retreat and rushed into the sky in a flash.

He looked at the golden light in the distance, his eyes flashing with complex emotions, and he muttered to himself:

"To be a god... Teacher actually chose this path."

At this moment, all the Onmyojis in the world were shocked.

Especially those Yin-Yang masters with high cultivation, they can more deeply understand the will of heaven contained in this sound.
It is a supreme and irresistible force.

Among this shocked crowd, there are many antiques that have survived from the Earthly Immortal Realm period.

They knew that millions of years ago,
Nichiren Shinto unified the world, united his factions to suppress dissidents, destroyed temples and brought down gods.

Moreover, it is a well-known fact that only one deity, Nichiren Shinjun, has been enthroned since the birth of Yingzhou Tiandao.

Today, the voice of heaven is once again echoing in the sky. The amount of information contained behind this is enormous and makes people think deeply.

This sound not only indicates the birth of a new god, but also likely represents the change of an era and the establishment of a new order.

In a quiet mountain stream, a general from the God Realm who originally belonged to the Tianmu Palace heard the voice of the Heavenly Dao.
He immediately fell to his knees, tears and blood welling up in his eyes.

"Why..." He roared in a low voice, his voice full of despair and confusion.

"Kurokawa Takeshi, the thief who stole the world, has actually been recognized by the way of heaven and has been deified in this world..."

"Your Majesty... please wake up soon..."

He called out to his former master, hoping that he would wake up and change everything.

However, he knew that this was just wishful thinking.

He didn't dare to face the fact that Kurokawa Takeshi was deified, and he was even more unwilling to face the meaning behind it.
That is, the era of Nichiren Shinkun has passed, and the era of Kurokawa Takeshi is about to come.

This is an irreversible trend, and the prelude to a new era has begun.

……

Xie Que stared up at the sky, and in the golden light, a pupil without any emotion could be vaguely seen.

He knew very well that what he was facing now was not the heavenly law that he could control in the past.
Therefore, he had to be extremely careful in every move he made so as not to offend the majesty of heaven.

He took a deep breath, bowed solemnly towards the pupil, and cupped his hands to show his respect.

Then he declared loudly:

"I will obey the will of heaven and be deified today!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the pupil gradually disappeared in the golden light, and was replaced by a cluster of dazzling golden streams that slowly dropped down, flowing across the sky like a waterfall.

As the golden stream fell, a boundless heavenly voice rang out in Xie Que's ears:

"You have made great contributions, so I will appoint you as the Lord of the Netherworld."

The sound seemed to penetrate the boundaries of time and space and directly penetrate into Xie Que's body.

Then, he realized that his body was beginning to be baptized by a strange force.

This power seems to be overbearing, yet it becomes extremely gentle when it is integrated into oneself.

It seeped into every inch of his skin like a trickle of water, nourishing his soul.

At the same time, the faith and belief in his body was also guided by this power, constantly penetrating into every part of his body.

Xie Que felt all these changes and couldn't help but smile.

He understood that it was Heaven itself that was creating a divine body for him to help him complete the deification ceremony.

This also means that he has successfully avoided the previous disaster.

As long as he doesn't delve too deeply into his own memories, Tiandao will not be able to detect his true identity.

Not only that, Xie Que could also deeply feel that part of the authority that originally belonged to the Heavenly Dao seemed to be gradually merging with him. At this time, his understanding of many laws such as darkness, death, and reincarnation became more profound and clear.

However, when he heard the voice of the Heavenly Dao, a subtle emotion arose in Xie Que's heart.

"Just the Master... this seems a little insufficient..."

"They are not as generous as the Pantheon."

Xie Que was slandering in his heart, but he did not feel dissatisfied.
After all, this is a title bestowed by the Heavenly Dao of Yingzhou, not a self-proclaimed title like those monsters in the Pantheon, each of them is a great master.

"Conferred God... So this is how it is..."

In the process of having his divine body recreated by Heaven, Xie Que gradually gained insight into the secrets of deification.

Naturally, Heaven has its own set of methods to prevent the loss of consciousness of all living beings.

The method is very simple, that is to become a god!
Through the Conferring of Gods, Heaven granted the conferred gods some authority.

But from another perspective, the Heavenly Dao also shares part of the incense and faith of the enthroned gods.

From this point of view, it is a win-win situation for both parties.

The method of worshipping gods is to avoid the incense and faith that are taken away by the heaven.
The gods can directly bind the dead believers from the foundation of their souls. They only need to pay a small amount of "toll" to the heaven to obtain most of the incense and faith.

The believers "sell" themselves completely to the gods they believe in.
Those who are not favored by the Heavenly Dao will naturally not be able to practice normally.
One can only improve their strength through the blessing of gods.

For the supreme and always absolutely rational Heavenly Dao, Nichiren God's long sleep is actually not a big deal.

From the grand perspective of Heaven, as long as no external forces covet Yingzhou at this stage,

Then it will be in a state of absolute selfishness and will not easily share its power with anyone.

Among these, the consciousness of all living beings, that is, the belief in incense and fire, is particularly important.

Faith is the source of power for the Way of Heaven.

However, Xie Que has now touched this sensitive threshold.

The amount of faith and incense he had harvested from the underworld was so huge that it had exceeded the limit of what Heaven could tolerate.

However, the Heaven will not easily bring down divine punishment, nor will it directly kill anyone who touches its bottom line with a bolt of lightning.

After all, doing so might lead to more contention and chaos, which would not be beneficial to the Heavenly Dao itself.

Therefore, even though Xie Que's behavior has touched the bottom line of heaven,
But the way of heaven still chose to deal with this problem in a more prudent way, which is to confer gods!
However, since it is impossible to directly touch and utilize the faith in incense, the worshippers can never ignite the sacred fire, and thus cannot reach the realm of the Venerable.

Xie Que now has a clear understanding of the pros and cons of deification.

Even after knowing this, Xie Que hesitated about worshipping gods at a deeper level.
The so-called worship of gods is actually nothing more than selling oneself to the gods and becoming their slaves.

Although this method can easily gain power, it comes at the cost of sacrificing personal future and freedom.

This is also the reason why Dashun warned Xie Que that gods and Buddhas are "poisonous" when he first came to this world.

The root of the problem does not lie in the incense itself, but in the way of heaven.

The Heavenly Dao cut off the path of all worshippers. After all, most of the incense and offerings they generated went into the pockets of the gods, not the Heavenly Dao.

"Tian Dao really has a good idea..."

However, just as Xie Que was lost in thought, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

"not good!"

Xie Que was suddenly shocked. He suddenly felt that the Heavenly Dao was trying to separate the connection between the underworld and itself.

At this moment, Xie Que did not care about the danger of being discovered by the Emperor's Will, and directly activated the Life and Death Grinding Wheel.

It temporarily blocks the will of heaven in an instant, protecting the connection between the underworld and itself from being cut off.

At this moment, the will of heaven that had originally attempted to invade the underworld seemed to be angered.

The brilliant golden light it emitted actually exploded directly.
In an instant, a circle of ring-shaped ripples spread out from the center of the explosion, quickly sweeping across half of the underworld.

Under the impact of this force, the earth shook violently, as if it was about to overturn.
And those ghosts and spirits who were originally wandering in the underworld also dissipated into smoke under the ravages of this force and ceased to exist.

Seeing this scene, Xie Que's pupils suddenly shrank and endless anger surged in his heart.

His ten years of hard work were almost destroyed at this moment!
Just as he was about to take action, the voice of Heaven rang in his ears again.

This time the voice was different from the previous ones. It was directed only at Xie Que.
"There is a breath of outsiders in the underworld. Give it to me..."

The voice of Heaven was cold and majestic, and Xie Que immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Only at this moment did he remember that the true owner of the underworld was his original body, and this body only had control over it.

He didn't expect that he would fail at this step.

Or maybe the Heavenly Dao of Yingzhou has been coveting the underworld for a long time, and these are just excuses.

What he really wants is to control the underworld himself.

But no matter which one it was, Xie Que couldn't accept losing the underworld.

He would rather reveal his identity and slap God twice than lose the underworld!

At this time, he did not make any other moves.

He understood that if something went wrong at this moment, he would lose his soul.

Xie Que took a deep breath. Actually, it was very simple to handle this matter.
That is to transfer the ownership of the underworld and erase all traces of the entity.

However, it also brings with it disputes over the future ownership of the underworld.

But the most important thing now is to solve the current trouble.
If things go wrong, the ownership of the underworld might be taken away by heaven.

He now... has another idea, but it is also risky.

Xie Que prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that the master's magical powers would be great enough!

In the ruined world, Xie Que's body instantly covered his face with a Wu Chou mask, and his aura immediately imitated that of Furukawa Hideki.
In the infinitely distant underworld of Yingzhou, the aura belonging to the outsiders eventually dissipated.

Xie Que, who was in Yingzhou, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Under the watchful eyes of Heaven, Xie Que had only one thought in mind:
"Now that I have been favored by Heaven, I will be deified in this world and make a great wish!"

"I will purify the obsessions of the past, lead all sentient beings to the next life, and reshape the order of life and death!"

"If you fail, you will never be able to see the secrets of creation in your lifetime!"

In a trance, Xie Que heard another sound, resounding throughout Yingzhou.
"Give you the name of God, and wish to be the Great Lord of Heaven and Hell!" (End of this chapter)