733 Tough Issue (1/2)

There was also the Divine Dao in the Spiritual Realm.

Furthermore, it was different from the independently managed churches in the Monger World. The local Divine Dao did not have unified churches and power, only clear-cut rights, responsibilities, and temples. Only when the people aspired for something would they go and pray to a God.

If the Gods within the Monger World were said to be private business owners, the Divine Dao in the Spiritual Realm seemed even larger and more strict, comparable to state workers.

Here, the Gods of Divine Dao delegated jobs among themselves and worked together, while the Deity Position was more like a job without any life-or-death matters mixed within.

Furthermore, some existences even loathed the Deity Position, feeling that it was a carefree burden, and were not willing to take on the role.

The reason why this occurred is firstly due to the unique geography of the Spiritual Realm and the influence of the cultural environment. Secondly, it's because of pressure from the Immortal Dao.

After all, Zhang Feng and Zhu Mei are True Cultivators and don't know much about Divine Dao. They only know that the system is very strict, there's a ruler of the 'Heavenly Court', and it's completely different from the Immortal Dao.

Many thoughts flashed through Fang Yuan's mind as he looked toward Cheng Fei. ”Your Excellency's tough issue, could it be related to the Divine Dao?”

Fang Yuan was somewhat interested regarding the Divine Dao of the Spiritual Realm.

After all, many Godhood rules were ingrained on his Pangu Eagle Body. Although they were all Gods that worked by themselves in the Monger World, they were still the Divine Dao and therefore had to be somehow connected.

”Indeed!”

After hearing a faint sense of alienation from Fang Yuan's tone, Cheng Fei laughed bitterly.

However, he knew that he could now only obtain his trust by telling him everything, so he had no choice but to tell the truth. ”This issue originates from an appointment between my Vast Ocean Sect and the Divine Dao's Xi Nation's City God, and the jurisdiction of a few Deity Positions… Fellow Daoist, although a long-living and wise Immortal wouldn't fancy a Deity Position, the Immortal path of cultivation is fraught with treachery. It's possible for there to be a crisis one day, and they'd have to convert to cultivating Divine Dao. Any Sect would pay great attention to the Deity Positions!”

Fang Yuan nodded.

Although Earth Immortals and Heaven Immortals were free and unfettered, it was very difficult to succeed..

Furthermore, even Earth Immortals had a limited lifespan. However, in contrast with the Divine Dao, which had many shackles and took away all hope of self-improvement, it had the advantage in the aspect of immortality.

Whether or not this difference was meaningful depended entirely on the person themselves.

However, within the large immortal sects, the good and bad disciples were mixed together, and they would definitely prepare a batch of Divine Dao resources to be used in times of need.

But as long as resources are treasured, there'll be conflicts. Although the high-level Immortals hold contempt toward the Deity Position, it's still a method to immortality, and there are no further requests in terms of qualifications. Even though there are a few future problems, this is considered nothing to people who have already long met a dead end!

Fang Yuan laughed coldly in his heart and saw immediately where the problem lay.

Although it seemed that Divine Dao and the Immortal Dao were mutually complementary, they were quite distinct from each other. The most important thing was that it also held power and getting sacrifices was not so straightforward.

Especially since it had a unified and strict Heavenly Court. This was more horrifying than the Immortal Dao!

Even though the Immortal Dao was stronger, it was separated into thousands of sects that could not work together and were unable to contend against Divine Dao.

”Sigh… This is also because my Vast Ocean Sect is not strong enough, just like the Four Oceans Immortal Sects, and we only occupy tens of island countries. But once the Immortal Dao Decree is released, I can deify!”

From time immemorial, the Immortal Dao had made the Divine Dao a vassal that paid it tribute. All of this was mentioned by Cheng Fei like it was commonplace, but it shocked Fang Yuan slightly. To form such a situation, he knew that many violent wars had definitely broken out and many Sages would have died.

Of course, using the Immortal Dao Decree can at most deify a few low-level Gods. The truly well-known Mountain Gods and River Gods would definitely be unable to secure their position without the support of the Heavenly Court. Furthermore, at that level, they were already similar to a high rank Immortal, so why would they be willing to be at the beck and call of weaker Immortals?

As Fang Yuan was thinking, Cheng Fei thought that this loose cultivator did not understand the inside story and explained in detail, ”We have a contract between the Immortal Dao and Divine Dao. As long as a sect is qualified, they can obtain a few Deity Positions from the local Divine Dao every ten years… These positions are largely Earth and River Gods, but there are also Day and Night Patrol Gods. They're considered highly valuable, but unfortunately, there's a limited number of vacancies, and we have to contend against a few neighboring immortal sects…”

Naturally, only the sects on par with the Vast Ocean Sect could rob from them. Similarly, they had the support of 72 immortal sects behind them, and the Four Oceans Immortal Sects were helpless about it.

Fang Yuan listened and slightly nodded, thinking that there was a large chance that this was the Divine Dao's plot.

The immortal sects were powerful and could not be directly fought. Thus, a limited compromise was made, where they would release a batch of low-level Deity Positions to attract direct competition and mutual consumption between the sects.

Actually, an Earth or River God is quite good. As there are no requirements, when the Stellar Malignance disciples, or even Qi Refinement, die, as long as their divine spirit is still present, they could cultivate the Golden Body, even… the divine spirit of a meritorious mortal could also satisfy the requirements!

Fang Yuan silently nodded his head.

Of course, within the immortal sects, this Deity Position was more valued. Even without considering the Qi Refinement disciples, even the Stellar Malignance disciples desired it. Mostly, it was the Essence Soul Venerables wanting it, as well as Human Immortals who had perished during their cultivation.

Even though an Essence Soul Venerable could reincarnate, the Essence Soul's power would face a tribulation after a few reincarnations, their body and soul utterly destroyed.

Thus, those Essence Soul Venerables unable to reincarnate and did not want to die and have their souls scattered across the heavens and the earth could only convert to cultivating the Divine Dao.

Although Human Immortals had perfect bodies and enjoyed long lifespans, they would also suffer tribulations. Once they failed to transcend their tribulations and perished, they could only choose to reincarnate or cultivate the Divine Dao.

Of course, a Human Immortal's realm was profound. Most would choose to reincarnate, but even if they converted to cultivating the Divine Dao, they did not see value in the Deity Position. Only a City God position would barely begin to have value in it.

”Does Fellow Daoist's problem lie in competing for this spot?” Slightly astonished, Fang Yuan glanced at Cheng Fei.