Chapter 973: Chapter 853: Returning Divinity to the People (Part 3)

And this also means that, beside other Emperor Ghosts, follow civil and military officials, and burial palace maids, but beside Emperor Yiming, are vast skies of deities.

With incense all over, rolling golden clouds, a grand procession, much more majestic than the Zhensui Mansion in the human world.

Yet facing this vast array of deities and the three Emperor Ghosts at the very end, Hu Ma merely held his blade and sneered.

Having personally experienced the sacrificial mountain and the pond god event, he disdained these skies of deities, and shouted, "Gods arise from people’s hearts, the gods you enshrine, how much are they worth?"

Amidst his angry shout, he swung his blade directly towards the Third Hall, simultaneously responding to Er Guotou’s Delivering Yin Book, "God is the most beautiful word, emanating from the people’s hearts, yet tainted by them, deceiving incense offerings, usurping fruit positions, today..."

"...let’s make them yield one by one!"

"Ka ka ka..."

As Hu Ma swung his blade at the crowd of gods in the hall, in the human world, two Golden Armored Warriors walked out of the night, holding a Stone Box, first arriving before the Hu Family Ancestral Hall in Shangjing City.

They bowed to Granny in the ancestral hall, asking for inquiry.

Now, with Hu Ma not in the human world, Granny was the only one who could nod in agreement, and upon receiving her blessing, the two Golden Armored Warriors headed towards Menghu Pass.

"What ghost?"

Er Guotou saw the Golden Armored Warriors delivering the Stone Box to him, opening it to reveal the Demon Suppression Golden Mace inside, and couldn’t help but be startled: "What on earth is this kid doing?"

"Not busy doing the Zhensui Hu Family’s tasks, instead handing over even the Zhensui Mansion’s token?"

"..."

But since the Demon Suppression Golden Mace was now before him, the matter had already begun, what hesitation could there be?

He immediately showed the demeanor of a Hu Family member, scoffed coldly, raised his hand to grab, but found the Demon Suppression Golden Mace immensely heavy, actually couldn’t lift it up.

However, when his hand touched it, the Demon Suppression Golden Mace’s nine rings staggered, vibrated, strands of golden light spread out, in an instant, the void multiplied, evil energy rolled, the enormous Zhensui Mansion had opened on Er Guotou’s altar.

Rumble!

It was the sound of night being squeezed, strands of golden light appeared, Golden Armored Warriors furiously pulled in the case god from the palace lord summoned from South Sea to North, stealing the world’s incense from wandering wild ghosts, all gathered around, full and completely kneeling before the altar.

Looking off into the distance, it seemed a vast expanse of land, within a radius of a thousand miles, was crowded with wild gods.

The Red Lantern Lady hiding behind Er Guotou, was already weak.

Those kneeling at the altar were, after all, the palace lords of each land who had been worshipped by incense for countless years, at least half of them she couldn’t beat.

No, at least half of them, if they came to fight her, she wouldn’t dare to resist...

"Uh..."

A dense murmur sound transmitted over, if not listened carefully, it would seem crosswinds intertwined, as if mixed with countless sounds accelerated hundreds of times, if listened carefully, cries of injustice and weeping could be heard.

For anyone sitting on this altar, the altar fire would have been long extinguished, and counteracted to death, but Er Guotou had five stone weights as suppression objects, standing steady like Mount Tai.

Raising a hand to grab, within the Zhensui Mansion, a token flew up, then was far thrown down.

Shouting: "Cut!"

"Swish swish swish!"

Endless Golden Armored Warriors pressed the Evil Ghost before them, flew into the Zhensui Mansion, the four rows of large choppers finally opened their blades at this moment.

Then, the ears of all people in the world seemed to sound like chopping grass, only hearing this sound continuously, very crisp, densely packed, mixed with countless sounds of earth and rocks breaking, echoing one night.

And all over this world, various god temples ghost temples, also during this night, experienced various movements.

The next morning when people went to look, they saw all temple doors opened, door thresholds broken.

The clay sculptures inside the temples, their heads have fallen!

Before Menghu Pass, only seeing within the Zhensui Mansion, desperate roarings heard, one by one heads rolling out of the Zhensui Mansion, faces showing ferocity and reluctance, yet could only one by one turn into incense, inside carrying strands of Purple Qi, scattered into the human world.

With each head rolling down, Red Lantern Lady shuddered in fear, turned her head to look at the high-sitting altar, invincible Er Guotou, suddenly filled with reverence and love.

The body was already soft, only the gaze, tender as water...

...

...

"The pond god returns, it’s at this time..."

And in one night, the Zhensui Mansion emerged, slaying all pond ghosts, those most excited were the No-Eating Beef Disciples.

Led by Senior Brother No-Eating Beef, he lifted the incense, behind him rows of No-Eating Beef Disciples followed, walking slowly from south to north, though steps slow, solemn, yet the realm around them seemed to flow quickly beside them.

Passing through various mountains and wilds, prefectures, villages, each place they went, disciples would turn in to those places.

Leaving the incense in their hands, and then return anew, following to the next place.

The green incense in their hands, three sticks, floated up, gathered into clouds, in the cloud, faintly seen familiar figures, some mountain lords, some willow gods, some vaguely ancestral forms.

Each person could see in it a familiar shadow, for gods arise from the people’s hearts, all gods are manifestations of ancestral spirits, letting this world’s people, see them and feel familiarity, and feel closeness.

Of course, some people from certain paths would encounter them, knowing something major had happened, dare not to obstruct, yet far away inquire: "All case gods have been cut, now on the altar receiving incense is..."

"...who?"

"..."

Senior Brother No-Eating Beef would only when hearing this question, slowly stop, smile and reply:

"Ancestor!"

"Now we No-Eating Beef disciples, under the mandate of Master Hu Ma, cut down corpse-holding evil spirits, request the pond incense, return gods to the people, for our world’s people, pray for relief from disasters and wishes!"