Infinite Professions

Chapter 355 - 185: Setting Out

Three days later, yet another grand ceremony unfolded.

Inside and outside the Dock Fortress, tables were set with feasts, and everyone partook in a celebratory banquet to dispel the lingering sorrow.

"Come, come, let’s toast Third Brother again!"

"This time, thanks to Third Brother’s divine prowess, he slashed that black-faced bandit hag with one strike; otherwise, we wouldn’t know how to end it."

"Third Brother, why don’t you tell us about that strike, and perhaps teach us a few moves?"

"Teach you? In your dreams. That’s probably Third Brother’s secret technique, not something to teach unrelated outsiders, unless you introduce your sister to Third Brother as a concubine."

"Get lost!!!"

At the wine table, everyone flattered him, making Song Wu feel as if he was floating on air, yet he couldn’t help but wave his hand and explain, "Don’t talk nonsense, haven’t I already taught you all my skills? There’s no secret technique. As for that strike, I don’t actually know what it was."

"Oh?"

Everyone grew interested, "Then how did you manage it?"

"It wasn’t me who did it."

Song Wu shook his head, "At that moment, I blacked out, completely fainted. When I woke up, you all said I had slashed that bandit hag with one strike. I don’t know what happened, but I figured that the Land God manifested, possessed me, and slayed that demon!"

"The Land God manifested?"

Everyone exchanged looks, then began to believe, "So it was the Land God’s manifestation. No wonder Third Brother became so formidable?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

"Thank goodness, thank goodness!"

"What do you mean by ’thank goodness’?"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone joked and continued their merrymaking.

With the wine rich and the meat fragrant, the atmosphere grew more intense, and time passed in a blur, swiftly transitioning to late night.

As the music ended and the crowd dispersed, besides a few drunkards reluctant to leave the table, the rest had departed.

Returning home, they went to sleep peacefully, feeling greatly relieved with no sword hanging over their heads and the Land God above for protection, sleeping soundly.

In the midst of slumber, there was a vague boundary once more.

In a daze, they arrived at a place again, still that magnificent temple, where a Divine Being sat high in awe at the hall, and dozens of young men with yellow turbans stood below, with faces remarkably familiar.

It was...

"Aqiang?"

"Boss?"

"Third Brother?"

Seeing those dozens of young men, the crowd suddenly stirred, but was then subdued into silence by an invisible force.

Immediately, a thunderous sound declared the gods’ proclamation, "In your lifetime, you achieved merit; after death, you rightly deserve to be appointed. From today, you shall be Yellow Turban Warriors under my command, guarding the Dharma Altar, exorcising demons!"

"Thank you, Divine Monarch of the Land!"

The crowd heard this, bowed in unison, then saw golden light flicker, bestowing upon the Strongmen.

As the golden light faded, taking another look, those dozens of young men with yellow turbans had become completely different, no longer mere mortals but Divinities.

What kind of Divinities?

But seeing their visage, faces like crimson jade, beards like black velvet, seeming to have a stature of a zhang, with a mighty force of a thousand catties, the yellow turban aside, a golden ring shone with radiance; in the embroidered coat, iron armor swallowed moon shadows, holding Xuanhua Golden Dipping Axe, feet in green sculpted boots, always guarding the altar, descending to the world to subdue demons.

They were indeed the Yellow Turban Warriors!

Compared to the previous appearance with just a yellow turban band, this transformation was earth-shattering, not only did their form expand, achieving a body of a zhang, with strong muscles and bones, but their attire changed dramatically, golden turban and ring, embroidered coat and iron armor, holding Xuanhua Golden Dipping Axe, feet in green sculpted boots, truly a Divine General for demon-subjugation.

"A-Aqiang?"

"M-My son?"

"Mother, Father, has he become a god!?"

"Great grace of the Land God, great grace of the Land God."

Everyone witnessing this was excited, with all the relatives directly bowing to the ground.

But no matter what the people did, it did not affect anything.

The Divine Being on the hall glanced to the sides at the constables, "This time, with evil ghosts and demons attacking, you fought valiantly, each earning merits and accomplishments. Now we shall reward you according to your merits, let all celebrate!"

After that, with a wave of his hand, golden light flickered, transforming into tables of exquisite delicacies and incense smoke, with divine power and golden light shining.

"Thank you, Divine Monarch!"

Both sides of the constables, along with the newly appointed Strongmen saw this and quickly seated themselves at the banquet, drinking and celebrating, leaving the onlookers drooling with envy.

So it was, for an unknown length of time, until everything dissipated like a dream.

"Whew!!!"

In the bedroom, Song Wu awoke with a start, looking at everything around him, realizing he was in a dream again and sighed helplessly, "Ah..."

"Ah, what?"

His wife woke up beside him, puzzled by his demeanor.

"I dreamt of Father again."

Song Wu said wistfully, "Aqiang and the others have been appointed as Yellow Turban Warriors, rewarded with plenty of fine wine and delicacies, I was drooling watching, if only I had died instead."

"What nonsense are you talking!"

His wife glared at him, then also said dreamily, "But I dreamt it too, it seems after death one can truly become deified, with Aqiang and the others becoming so mighty, if you, his own son, go, wouldn’t you..."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Song Wu nodded repeatedly, "I thought the same!"

His wife looked at him, "What about me?"

Song Wu hesitated, "Well..."

The wife got angry: "You heartless thing, only thinking about yourself, not even asking the master for a title so we can be eternal companions in the Underworld. It’s a shame I’ve been busy serving you all day long!"

...

Half a double hour later, at the entrance of Little Huang Village.

Song Wu hurriedly arrived to find the horses and carriage ready, with Song Wen leading several brothers waiting for him.

Seeing his somewhat disheveled appearance, Song Wen frowned: "Why are you only here now?"

"Don’t mention it!"

Song Wu couldn’t explain much, so he made a simple response.

However, Song Ying grinned: "Probably messed something up again, making the third sister-in-law angry?"

Song Wu’s face turned red, but he persisted, saying: "What anger, she’s just a woman, how dare she show me a face?"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone chuckled awkwardly at this, except Song Wen who shook his head: "Alright, alright, let’s get going. The Prefecture City is over three thousand li away, and this round trip could take a month or so. Be very careful, travel by day and rest at night, avoid inviting disaster or trouble."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Don’t worry, big brother!"

Facing the increasingly mature Song Wen, the brothers were convinced and impressed, and Song Wu and Song Ying did not linger further, boarding the carriage and setting off on their journey.

"Farewell, Divine Monarch!"

On the other side, Shen Hex also mounted his horse and left the village under the respectful send-off from the spirits.

As the Local God, he couldn’t easily leave his duties, but three days ago, he used Divine Art to inform the Jinyang Prefecture about the Five Immortals remnants and the Three Strongholds bandits attacking Little Huang Village, so the Civil Judge allowed him to enter the prefecture for debriefing, to escort Song Wu and Song Ying.

That Wang Po, as a Tier Three Mage, even though she was now slain by him, the corpse that had been consecrated by Evil Technique was still no ordinary, and it could lead to corpse mutation or attract Evil Ghosts and Demons, performing a soul-returning act.

Thus, Shen Hex had to accompany as an escort.

But Little Huang Village could not be left unattended, so a group of Shadow Soldiers constables and the newly promoted forty-two Yellow Turban Warriors all stayed behind to guard the village, along with the power of the Magic Realm, more than enough to fend off ordinary evil spirits.

Shen Hex traveled alone, riding a white horse, traveling light and with stealth, concealing his Fortune Golden Light and Divine Dao Golden Light, appearing no different from an ordinary Yin Soul.

Lord Merit and Virtue!

This profession has two main features: Firstly, it attaches some blessings and merit to the incense offerings by the people, and secondly, it can solidify blessings and merit into a Blessed Golden Body, enhancing the use of merit for overcoming calamities, transforming misfortune into fortune, exorcism banishing, and manifesting in the human world.

After years of development in Little Huang Village, incense offerings from over seven hundred people were still not enough to form a complete Blessed Golden Body, only condensing a layer of Fortune Golden Light on his body surface.

Even so, this layer of Fortune Golden Light has significant applications, the most direct being converted into Divine Power. Over the years, most of the Divine Power consumed for Little Huang Village’s land reclamation and fertility, dream teaching, rapid fortress construction, and decreeing Yellow Turban activities, was sustained by this Fortune Golden Light.

Without this Fortune Golden Light, relying only on the normal incense offerings from the people of Little Huang Village, along with his own Tenth-grade Village Land-level Divine Power, it would have been impossible to fend off the Three Strongholds bandits this time.

This is the function of a profession!

Shen Hex has studied, this Divine Dao system has no cultivation method, at least for him at present.

His position as Land God, and the Earth God Seal at the core of his divine position, all are the result of being decreed by the Lord of Jinyang Prefecture, subject to others, blocked at the top, unable to advance after reaching Tenth Class Village Land.

Moreover, he does not need any cultivation, as Divine Dao Power entirely relies on incense offerings, the absence of cultivation techniques does not matter, as long as he has "Magical Techniques" to use Divine Power, it’s sufficient.

This gives Shen Hex a feeling that the position of Land God does not belong to him, it can be decreed by others and can also be stripped away, knocked off the divine altar in an instant.

Is this the flaw of the entire Divine Dao system?

Or is it the plight of his little Land God status?

Shen Hex couldn’t say.

But one thing he could be certain of.

That is, someone might be able to strip his position as Land God, but it’s hard to strip his status as Lord Merit and Virtue.

At least in this world, it’s difficult!

Because the source of the profession is the Professional System of the main world, this world’s Divine Dao system is unlikely to destabilize it.

Therefore, even if Jinyang Prefecture were to strip his Land God position, he could rely on the Professional Power of Lord Merit and Virtue to continue to evolve, even shedding limitations to become an independent deity.

This is the Professional Cultivation Method, a major faction of the main world.

Poor potential is not a problem, lack of cultivation techniques doesn’t matter, as long as you can initiate a profession and gain experience, you can forcefully level up.

The main world is like this, and this world is roughly the same; as the only Professional here, Divine Dao Skill and Divine Dao Decree do not hinder his advancement, Professional Power can completely break through.

But if possible, matters of cultivation techniques should still be sought, as they relate to whether he can extend the Divine Dao achievements to other worlds for development.

Does he have cultivation techniques, or if he does, how to acquire them?

To be honest, Shen Hex doesn’t know.

But one thing is very clear, they are inseparable from those Great Gods.

They can decree deities, grant divine positions and divine seals, so they must be aware of Divine Dao secrets, possibly mastering Divine Dao Skill, manufacturing divine seals, and decreeing divine positions methods.

Thus, Shen Hex’s current goal is to strive upwards, until he touches the core secrets of the Divine Dao of this world.

This journey to Jinyang Prefecture is a step upwards.

Running for office!

Even in the Underworld, official matters remain unchanged.

"Hopefully it goes smoothly."

"Otherwise..."

Shen Hex, riding a white horse, gazed afar towards the direction of Jinyang, his eyes revealing a complex expression.

Compared to the ups and downs of the official circles, navigating human relationships and even petty maneuvers, rebellion appears significantly more straightforward to him, simple and direct.

But sometimes, to reduce risks and reach goals steadily, you have to use some complicated and convoluted methods.

Now is such a time.

The timing is not yet right, conditions are unfulfilled, and Shen Hex with insufficient accumulation does not want to rashly challenge the entire Divine Dao system.

Thus, he can only hope that this ghostly officialdom is not so dark, able to provide him a path to ascend.

Otherwise, whether he wants to or not, he may have to act.