Chapter 549: Chapter 353: Five Virtues, Five Transits, Five Elements
Heavenly Dao Calendar, Seventh Epoch, 1203
On the ninth day of the second lunar month, a chilling spring air pervaded.
That day, the Five Passes Temple on Nuanyu Peak suddenly announced a three-day closure to outsiders.
For a time, countless Five Passions believers in the county were utterly confused, not knowing the reason.
Some devout believers even came to the mountain gate personally, hoping to learn some news, but were stopped by the temple guards at the foot of the mountain.
As the sun rose higher in the sky, the temperature quickly soared.
At this moment, inside the largest temple of the Five Passes Temple, certain Divine Women and Divine Han were pale-faced, trembling, with chills surging up from their bones.
Boom! Boom!
A giant Divine Statue more than ten meters tall suddenly collapsed, kicking up a great amount of dust.
In the center of the temple, Zhao Sheng waved his hand, and a gust of wind howled, sweeping away the dust that filled the temple.
“Clean this up,” he said, his tone plain as he looked at the shattered clay Divine Statue.
No sooner had he spoken than a group of people ran to the Divine Platform and each used their Divine Skills to clear away the broken pieces of the statue.
Soon, the Divine Platform was cleaned and the floor shone brightly.
Zhao Sheng nodded slightly, wiped his waist with his right hand, and gently tossed something forward. With a flash of golden light, a glistening statue of the Five Passes Rat God landed on the Divine Platform.
This was the last of the Five Passes Divine Statues; the statues in the other four temples had just been replaced.
Zhao Sheng intended to smash the false gods of old in front of these people and personally re-seal the new gods.
During this period, quite a few high-ranking members of the Divine Sect wore extremely ugly expressions.
But the warriors who had previously spoken up to stop Zhao Sheng from destroying the statues had all turned into a pile of corpses at this point.
Those remaining were all savvy individuals, with none daring to defy the will of the Master.
“Set up the Magic Platform, bring up the sacrifices!”
Following Zhao Sheng’s command, a huge White Jade Platform soon stood on the largest square of the Divine Temple, and the altar in front of the platform was also laden with sacrificial offerings needed to worship the Divine Spirits.
Zhao Sheng changed into a Five Passes Robe, embroidered with spiritual items like snakes, clams, rats, hedgehogs, and bats.
He flew up to the Magic Platform, walked behind the altar, and suddenly took Yu’s Step, his hands fluttering like a butterfly threading through flowers, forming countless Spell Seals, while muttering under his breath.
As time passed, streams of five-colored Radiance gradually emerged from the platform, quickly gathering into a large expanse of five-colored Light Cloud, enveloping the entire square.
Just then, the nearby five temples suddenly emitted beams of golden light, which then rose and spread out like a tide.
The moment the golden light touched the five-colored Radiance, they blended seamlessly together, the entire process smooth and unimpeded.
At that moment, the Divine Women and Divine Han standing in the square were all holding their breath, their expressions extremely tense.
Because at this moment, a faint pressure suddenly arose above the square.
As the golden light grew stronger, the pressure swiftly intensified until it was like a torrential tide, vast and overwhelming.
Zhao Sheng’s eyes were half-closed as his hands formed seals so quickly that they left numerous afterimages.
Feeling that the time was about right, his mind shifted, and the Five Venerable Chang Gods suddenly leapt from the Divine Statues, soaring into the mid-air, their bodies expanding hundreds of times over.
In an instant, the five gigantic Golden Light Gods, each a hundred meters tall, stood in the air above the square, surrounded by swirling five-colored clouds, divine and majestic, appearing as if Divine Spirits had descended to the world.
Whoosh!
Seeing the Five Passes Gods manifest, a large part of the crowd on the square immediately knelt down, repeatedly kowtowing towards the Divine Spirits, their faces fervent and devout.
After a moment, the phenomenon dissipated, and the frenzy among the Divine Women and Divine Han on the square slightly subsided, but their gazes towards Zhao Sheng were filled with awe and admiration.
None knew better than these people what the former Five Passes Gods were really like.
But having truly experienced the recent Divine Spirit’s descent, they suddenly realized that the Five Passes Divine Sect had changed drastically from before.
From today onwards, the Five Passes Gods were no longer Evil Gods or Wild Gods but True Gods recognized by heaven and earth, because true divine might cannot be faked.
Zhao Sheng had barely stepped down from the Magic Platform when Ye Tianyun immediately surrounded him with people.
“Master, your… your skills are truly divine! Even such a thing you managed to accomplish!” Ye Tianyun swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his face full of admiration.
Although his words were vague, everyone around understood and admired him profoundly.
You see, the Heavenly Dao Sect applies very strict conditions to the ennoblement of Divine Spirits and rarely bestows such honor on gods outside their Sect.
The fact that the Master managed to obtain the position of a True God was simply incredible.
This group of people had clearly been secluded in their corner of the world for too long, being quite ignorant and unsophisticated. They were totally unaware of how corrupt the Heavenly Dao Sect had become to this extent.
Everyone was thrilled, eagerly rubbing their hands and itching to try out their newfound status.
With the position of a True God, the Five Passes Divine Sect no longer feared oppression from the county temples and could preach openly.
Zhao Sheng strode towards the temple, with the crowd closely following him.
Entering the Mouse God Temple, Zhao Sheng waved his hand and took out three incense sticks. Blowing lightly on the tips, the incense sticks sparked and lit up easily.
He bowed towards the Divine Statue, then placed the three incense sticks in the incense burner, turned around to face the crowd, and declared loudly, “The new Five Passes Gods have taken their place! You all must be more devout, strive harder to spread the Five Passes faith. Early convert more believers to our Sect.
Now, I have a few words to impart to you all…”
After a short while, when Zhao Sheng had explained the divine might of the Five Passes Gods in detail to everyone, all eyes were alarmingly bright, and each face showed profound joy and excitement.