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Chapter 1452: Chapter 1048: The Slandered God_2

Now I really admire him! If it weren’t for the need to cast a long line to catch a big fish, I’d have sealed off Qihan Mountain right now and gone through each one with the Mirror of Evil!"

Jiang Yuan: ???

What’s going on?

"Is someone causing trouble at Qihan Mountain again?" he curiously asked while reeling in a big fish into his storage bag and casually casting the line again.

Mist Dragon saw the fish and his eyes widened, thinking he didn’t realize Mr. Jiang was such a fishing expert! He replied, "It’s not really causing trouble, after all, they have to rely on the Immortal Alliance now; how dare they offend those troublesome array masters?"

He paused, watching as Mr. Jiang caught another fish, Mist Dragon, feeling a bit itchy, also wanted to try fishing, and explained with a grin, "It’s none other than the City Lord Kang Muzi of Wanbao City.

Relying on the city under his jurisdiction, he’s become arrogant and dismissive of others. Somehow, he got wind of our plans—though there are discrepancies, he guessed about seventy to eighty percent of it.

He persuaded the Commerce Association members, urging the array masters to prioritize building an Otherworld Teleportation Array. He claims, the Demon Realm Alliance has the ability to seal worlds, and Du Li, in a fit of anger, activated it; hence, all Otherworld Teleportation Arrays are unusable.

Then he started sabotaging the Demon Beast Teleportation Arrays everywhere, intending to force ordinary demon cultivators to lose their livings and be compelled to flee to the Otherworld. By that time, the original members who betrayed the Demon Realm Alliance would be cornered and calculated by Du Li and Lan Shanying!"

"Oh? He seems to have thought it through." Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "What does the Immortal Alliance plan to do?"

"Hehe, naturally we can’t listen to him. Every day, beast transmission arrays in two or three dozen cities are destroyed. More and more of the original Demon Realm Alliance members are flocking to join the Immortal Alliance, all hoping to queue up and repair the teleportation arrays. How could there be enough manpower and resources to build another Otherworld Teleportation Array?"

Mist Dragon said with slight pride, "Moreover, I am negotiating behind the scenes! I have already told those Commerce Association members eager for otherworld trade: This Vice Immortal Leader will represent the Immortal Alliance to negotiate with Du Li. After taking some leisure time in the courtyard, I’ll inform them the deal is reached, and it will be over.

I estimate, based on the current members joining the Immortal Alliance, it will be no more than two weeks before the ten thousand city power holders gather at Qihan Mountain. By that time, hehe, it’s time to pull the net!"

Seeing him so overjoyed, Jiang Yuan pondered that the side mission of the Gambler God’s return was a bit too short.

After recruiting him as a guest, he immediately issued mission 2, gave him 100 points of Life Origin, and then it was over. Logically, letting him return should have cost 200 points to transform into a ghost upon death, why didn’t the system say anything?

After a few more casual chats, he suddenly remembered the legend about Mist Dragon and curiously asked, "It’s said, being the Gambling God of the Underworld, all your subordinates are Gambling Ghosts. If a ghost is about to enter reincarnation, you’d insert a special floral mark into their fontanel, and after rebirth, they would be addicted to gambling due to the mark. Is this true?"

Unexpectedly, even Mr. Jiang believed this, Mist Dragon’s round face flushed with anger, "Sir, don’t listen to those Gambling Ghosts’ nonsense! I only entered the path through gambling and luckily gained the divine position, how could I dare to touch even reincarnation?

Ha! Gambling Ghosts, addicted to gambling and lacking the will to change, made up such a saying to shift the blame to me!

Mortals hear it and say, oh my, they were harmed by that Gambling God! With a floral mark in their fontanel, they have to gamble whether they want to or not. Thus, they blame me and forgive those Gambling Ghosts.

Just like shameless drunkards, any mistake made after drinking is blamed on alcohol. It’s nothing but their own incompetence and avoidance of blame, insisting on finding an excuse, even daring to slander the god for covering their crimes.

Little do they know, those who slander and spread rumors like this will descend to Tongue Pulling Hell after death!"

"It turns out even the Gambling God can be slandered." Jiang Yuan truly felt a bit regretful.

Originally, if the legend were true, after the Gambler God’s return, with this relationship, he’d surely get to witness the site of reincarnation firsthand. Since it’s false, there’s no chance of seeing how ghosts reincarnate.

The sky grew brighter, and at exactly six in the morning, came the Wilderness Ascension.

Jiang Yuan went to Conch Island, taking care of trivial matters while overseeing the Bait Workshop and continuing to produce fertilizer; Clone #1 and Ling Di proceeded with the prepared plans, continuing to dismantle the teleportation arrays.

When the True Topic 100 skills were brushed to level 4, night fell once again, and the World Tree branch instance also brought good news—the last piece of land was purified, and after a long journey, they finally reached the remains of the war!

"The most crucial thing in this operation is safety, if anything feels off, immediately retreat to Yan Xuan’s side, do not be reckless."

Jiang Yuan, following the plan, gathered all the members participating in the operation and instructed, "Yan Xuan, you are everyone’s last reliance, and you still bear the responsibility of guarding the Wilderness World, so you will participate in the operation but not directly in battle.

Follow behind us and handle logistics. If anyone is exhausted, they will fall back to you to rest, or you can send them back to the courtyard to exit the operation, ensuring their safety;

Lark and Qing Niao, you two are relatively weaker but have great teamwork, explore as a team based on your usual habits. Do not stray too far from Yan Xuan, if anything feels wrong, immediately seek his help;

Mingchuan, you and Xiao Bai, along with Xie Chenyuan, stick together; Shi Hu will follow City Lord Yuan; Ling Di and Huo Jun are self-sufficient, no need for extra instructions, just act accordingly.

Daoists from Chenxi Valley trained in the Bright Sword Heart, Daoists from Qingfeng Hall trained in the Immaculate Heart Sutra, and those from other sects trained in purification methods, establish your arrays rigorously based on your sect’s habits.

I and the other eight clones will spread out, if there are any issues, report to me or a clone.

The area we are going to purify this time is a product of the God-Demon War’s main conflict. It might be a piece of world remains, or remnants of a god or demon, even Immortals from the Celestial Realm have difficulty handling it, so do not take it lightly.

The goal is to purify it, but I don’t want any of you to make mistakes. Even though being contracted as my guest gives a chance for resurrection after death, life and death are serious matters, don’t take chances."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was in shock.

"Eight clones? Big brother is amazing!"

"A product of the God-Demon War, what if it’s the remnants of a god or demon, how will it be handled after purification? Should we enshrine it?"

"So exciting! When I chose to train in the Immaculate Heart Sutra, many fellow disciples laughed at its uselessness, little did they know it would turn out to be very useful!"

"I heard Shi Hu is the future White Tiger; Huo Jun is the future Azure Dragon; Lark is the future Vermilion Bird, and with the Divine Beast Black Tortoise, we can fight alongside the Four Symbols Divine Beast!"

"With the Divine Beast Black Tortoise personally guarding us, what a blessing for three lifetimes..."

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The noise from the crowd reached a peak when Jiang Yuan summoned the eight clones.

Four on the left, four on the right, if not for wearing intentionally different clothes, no one could tell which was Mr. Jiang’s true self among the ones present.

The cultivators like Du Li, Lan Shanying, and Qu Luming, who did not practice the Purification Technique, watched enviously, marveling at the scene.

Especially Du Li and Huo Jun, who had created clones before, looked back and forth thinking no wonder, Mr. Jiang’s clones are just like a mirror image!

"As far as I know, even with the Shadow Clone Technique, the clones would be slightly less solid, never completely indistinguishable from the original. After all, the original possesses essence, spirit, and an independent soul; a shadow clone is merely a shadow without a soul. Mr. Jiang’s capability must be yet another Immortal Technique." Du Li commented in awe.

Yun Shu and Yun Ying exchanged a glance, telepathically, "We can introduce Substitute Puppets in the Market! Crafted to be identical to the customer’s appearance, they’ll be very popular!"

Leng Yutang whispered to the temporarily residing Feng Ling, "In total, there are nine Mr. Jiangs; if those clones are as powerful as him, they’ll easily conquer a Little World. Even so, Mr. Jiang’s serious attitude towards war remnants suggests an intense battle ahead!"

"That’s a product of the God-Demon War, didn’t Mr. Jiang say it could be a remnant of the Celestial Realm?" Feng Ling shook her large pink bunny ears, excitedly saying, "If that’s true, after Mr. Jiang purifies it and takes it back to the courtyard, you’ll be able to live in the Celestial Palace!"