Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 438 - 438 418 Soul Bead_1

438: Chapter 418 Soul Bead_1 438: Chapter 418 Soul Bead_1 “Why is Lord Mountain God so respectful to this guy?

And I’ve heard that Lord Mountain God has always been very kind to the divine servants in the temple, but he just slapped one without even thinking, it’s just too inconceivable!”

“Didn’t you hear Lord Mountain God calling this guy the Highest Immortal?

Could it be that he’s an even more formidable deity than Lord Mountain God?”

“Really?

I was just scolding him a moment ago.

If he really is a more powerful deity than the Mountain God, aren’t I in big trouble?”

…

Number One stared at Gao Tong, muttering, “Lord Mountain God, you…”

Gao Tong turned his head and gave him a glare, barked, “What about me!

You have no right to speak here!”

Number One quickly shut his mouth and sneaked a glance at Lu Chuan, realizing that this guy wasn’t as simple as he had thought.

Lu Chuan hadn’t expected the Mountain God to be so courteous to him either, but he guessed it must have been because he had scared him by offering incense just now.

He cleared his throat twice and said, “You should explain to everyone why your divine statue cracked, so they don’t think I did it on purpose.”

“Yes!” Gao Tong quickly agreed, then turned to the crowd of worshipers and said, “My lords and ladies, the cracks in my divine statue occurred because the divine status of the Highest Immortal far exceeds my own.

The place where I stand cannot withstand the reverence of the Highest Immortal.

My divine statue suffered a backlash, hence the cracks.

Fortunately, the Highest Immortal only offered incense and did not worship me; otherwise, my Divine Soul might have been completely dissipated.

So, please do not mistake the actions of the Highest Immortal!”

Everyone’s faces were filled with surprise, having never imagined that this seemingly ordinary young man was a deity with a divine status even higher than the Mountain God!

Those who had previously belittled Lu Chuan now wore faces full of regret, worried that speaking ill of a deity might bring retribution upon them.

Many people even knelt directly before Lu Chuan, starting to confess their sins.

“Highest Immortal, please forgive my previous rudeness.

I never meant to belittle you!”

“I realize my mistake, Highest Immortal.

Please don’t blame me for my thoughtless words!”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m an idiot.

Please forgive me, Highest Immortal!”

…

Number One also wore a look of disbelief, never having imagined that Lu Chuan could be so formidable that just offering incense could make Lord Mountain God so fearful.

The divine servant who had earlier insisted on Lu Chuan offering incense felt extremely guilty and, after much hesitation, finally made up his mind to kneel before Gao Tong and begged, “Lord, it was my foolish mistake to insist that the Highest Immortal offer incense to you, it is all my fault, please punish me!”

Gao Tong said indifferently, “Never mind, you didn’t know, I can’t blame you for it.

Get up.”

At that moment, someone holding several incense sticks and an incense burner approached Lu Chuan and then knelt down before him, starting to pray with the incense in hand, muttering, “I hope the Highest Immortal blesses me this year so that my wife becomes pregnant and gives birth to a healthy baby boy!”

After finishing his words, he inserted the incense into the burner and then kowtowed three times.

Lu Chuan felt a strange power emanating from that person, entering his body.

If he wasn’t mistaken, that must be the Power of Incense Offering.

Although this power was very weak, almost imperceptible, if there were thousands upon thousands of such powers gathered together, that would become a very terrifying force.

This was exactly why the divine spirits sought widespread patronage.

Seeing someone making a wish before Lu Chuan, many people around immediately followed suit.

They all rushed to Lu Chuan to offer incense and express their wishes, ranging from those who wanted to get rich, to those seeking love, and even those guilty of crimes wishing for peace of mind.

Watching these people who had abruptly changed their attitude by a full one hundred and eighty degrees, Lu Chuan also felt somewhat helpless, unsure whether to call their attitude pious or just overly superstitious.

Then an old lady came up to Lu Chuan, smiling and fondly touched his arm with a look of rapture on her face.

Lu Chuan, puzzled, asked, “What are you doing?”

The old lady replied, “You’re a Highest Immortal, with mana; touching you will bring me good fortune.”

Lu Chuan couldn’t help laughing and crying at the same time.

He looked up and behind the old lady and suddenly felt a chill when he saw a group of old men and women eyeing him eagerly.

He quickly withdrew his arm and turned to Gao Tong, saying, “Quick, let’s talk inside!”

After saying that, he hurried toward the back courtyard.

The old men and women immediately started calling out upon seeing this.

“Highest Immortal, don’t go!

Let us touch you for good fortune!”

“Highest Immortal, I still want to make a wish.

Please come back!”

“Highest Immortal, I’m looking for a partner.

I find you quite nice…”

…

Gao Tong smiled helplessly and turned to Number One, saying, “Hold them back, don’t let them go to the back courtyard.”

“Yes!” Number One quickly responded.

Gao Tong turned around and followed Lu Chuan to the back courtyard.

In the room.

Lu Chuan sat down on a chair, while Gao Tong went to make tea and brought it over to Lu Chuan.

“Highest Immortal, I truly never expected that in such times, there would still be innate divine spirits like you existing.

It is my honor to meet you,” Gao Tong said with a smile.

Lu Chuan raised an eyebrow and asked, “Innate divine spirit?

What is that?”

Gao Tong explained, “Highest Immortal might not be aware, but we so-called divine spirits are merely beings whose physical bodies have been destroyed and, in order to survive, have no choice but to find a way to accept people’s patronage, thereby extending our lives.

Those among us who wish to become divine spirits and qualify to be patronized by humans must undergo many tribulations and endure pains unimaginable to ordinary people; these are known as acquired divine spirits.”

“And the so-called innate divine spirits, are like you, who require no tribulations, whose physical body need not be destroyed, yet who can naturally accept people’s patronage and absorb the Power of Incense Offering,” Gao Tong continued.

Lu Chuan nodded thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s not worry about whether I’m an innate or acquired divine spirit for now.

Let’s talk about your attempt to snatch my wife first.”

Upon hearing this, Gao Tong’s expression stiffened, and he quickly said with deference to Lu Chuan, “Highest Immortal, this matter is a misunderstanding.

Although I indeed admire Miss Ning Xin, it’s because I was unaware she was your wife!”

Lu Chuan snorted coldly and said, “So if she were someone else’s wife, you’d feel free to covet her?”

Gao Tong’s faced flushed with panic, and he hurriedly said, “That’s not what I meant…

Since you had never appeared before, and the Ning family was all secretive, I always thought they were bluffing me.

I even thought Miss Ning Xin had no such engagement, so I decided to boldly ask for her hand in marriage.

It’s only now that you’ve personally come here that I realize my mistake.

If I had known of your existence earlier, I wouldn’t have dared to entertain such thoughts about Miss Ning Xin!”

Lu Chuan curled his lips and said, “Even if I weren’t in the picture, do you think it’s right to force someone to be your wife?”

Gao Tong found himself speechless, eventually managing to say, “No…

that’s not right.”

Lu Chuan looked at Gao Tong and asked, “During your time as the Mountain God, have you ever done anything atrocious?”

Gao Tong promptly responded, “Absolutely not!

The Power of Incense Offering is my foundation, so I have always cared greatly about the image of a Mountain God.

Naturally, I wouldn’t dare do anything atrocious.

Moreover, for those who come to make wishes, I have always tried to help whenever I can.

That is what has created the current bountiful scene at the mountain god temple.

The only mistake I’ve made was to consider courting Miss Ning Xin.

Other than that, I honestly haven’t done anything bad!”

By sensing the fluctuations in his Divine Soul, Lu Chuan discerned that the fellow wasn’t lying, which caused him to fall into contemplation again.

He had initially thought that if this so-called Mountain God were a deceptive character who did things like trying to force Ning Xin to be his wife, then he could have resolved this menace without any remorse and taken his power of Divine Soul for a breakthrough.

But now, it seemed this guy hadn’t committed any misdeeds, and the flourishing incense offerings in the temple largely suggested that he truly had helped many people.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had such an impact.

In that case, Lu Chuan no longer felt justified in taking action against this Mountain God.

Of course, the account of this fellow coercing Ning Xin to become his wife must still be settled.

He glanced at Gao Tong and said, “Since you haven’t committed any acts against Heaven and reason, I will not hold you accountable.

However, the matter of you trying to take my wife cannot be brushed aside so easily.

You should receive a certain punishment.

I’ll give you a chance to make amends for this mistake on your own.

Let’s see what you think you can offer as compensation.”

Upon hearing this, Gao Tong’s face immediately showed a trace of conflict.

He certainly understood Lu Chuan’s meaning; the other party simply wanted him to bring forth some benefits as compensation.

Even though he was extremely reluctant, he also knew that if he did not bleed heavily this time, the issue would not be resolved easily.

If Lu Chuan were to offer incense for him again, the cultivation he had accumulated over many years would go down the drain.

In the end, he gritted his teeth, took out a bead emitting powerful fluctuations of the Divine Soul and handed it over to Lu Chuan, saying, “Highest Immortal, this soul bead was refined by me over the years using the surplus power of incense offerings.

It contains extremely rich power of the Divine Soul.

Originally, this was for me to safeguard my life in case the power of incense offerings was suddenly cut off.

However, since I’ve made a mistake this time, it’s only right that I am punished.

Thus, I offer this soul bead to the Highest Immortal, hoping for your forgiveness.”

When Lu Chuan saw the soul bead, his eyes lit up.

He observed it with his Divine Sense and found that the power of the Divine Soul contained within was enough to support his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Moreover, the power of the Divine Soul derived from the Power of Incense Offering was purer in quality, which would clearly result in better effects when breaking through.

He did not act courteous with Gao Tong and took the soul bead, speaking indifferently, “Since your attitude in admitting your mistake is so sincere, I will not hold it against you this time.

I hope you will do well as the Mountain God in the future.

You may wish to marry a wife, and that’s fine, but you must obtain her consent.

Do not coerce anyone.

Understand?”

Gao Tong nodded hurriedly, “This one will surely heed the teachings of the Highest Immortal!”

Lu Chuan stood up, “All right, let’s consider this matter resolved.

I’ll take my leave now.”

He was in a rather good mood; although he had not taken away the Mountain God’s power of the Divine Soul, he had obtained a soul bead, making the journey worthwhile after all.

Gao Tong hurriedly bowed to Lu Chuan, saying respectfully, “I respectfully see the Highest Immortal off!”

Lu Chuan directly scaled the wall from the back yard to leave the mountain god temple, since going through the front gate might result in being stopped by those fervent people wanting to worship the divine spirit.

After Lu Chuan had scaled the wall and left, the respectful look on Gao Tong’s face slowly faded, replaced by a cold and sinister expression.

“Damned thing, it took me a painstaking ten years to save up a soul bead like this, and you just took it away.

Do you really think the possessions of Gao Tong are so easy to take?”

“It’s true I can’t do anything about you, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t someone from the Divine Alliance who can deal with you!”

“You just wait, I will definitely not let you off easily!”

Thinking this, he took out a mirror-like messaging magic tool from within his robes, and sent a Divine Sense into it.

“My fellow members, I have discovered an excellent container for Body Possession by Soul.

Its physical body is the finest I’ve ever seen.

Moreover, this person also has the body of a congenital divine spirit.

If we can possess it, we will not only avoid the suffering of not having a physical body, but we can also return to our peak realm, or even go further.

Those interested can contact me for this person’s information.

The price will be one soul bead, non-negotiable!”