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"So that’s how it is."

Che Shidao nodded slightly, acknowledging the other’s statement, then glanced at the numerous Divine Spirits.

Among the gods before him, quite a few were probably the unlucky ones whose divine power had fallen due to reductions in their domains and incense offerings.

Their eagerness to greet him was probably not just to show off in front of their new master, but more so to borrow his power to reclaim their lost territories and retrieve their lost power.

"As of now, my Taiping Dao has taken over the entire Youxin Country from the Qing Immortal Sect and has established a Dao Inheritance Sub-court here to protect all local beings.

Since you have chosen to stay, I shall not reject you but will generously accept you, allowing you to continue serving as gods in this place.

However, let me make this clear first.

If you respect my command, you shall follow my orders.

From now on, whenever my Taiping Dao issues a decree, all gods, great and small within the nation, must comply without fail.

You all shall also stick to your roles and not act recklessly, disturbing the peace within the region.

Otherwise, under the divine decree, those who disobey will have their ranks stripped and their positions removed; their True Spirits will be punished, and they will not be let off easily."

Che Shidao looked at the gods with a stern tone and said harshly, "Do any of you have objections?"

"We will strictly obey the True Person’s commands and serve the Taiping Dao; whenever the upper sect issues an order, we will certainly follow it.

If we dare disobey, the Immortal can punish us without us complaining," they responded.

The many Divine Spirits of Youxin Country had been prepared for this when they chose to stay.

Faced with the admonition from the upper sect, they all knelt and promised obedience, not daring to revolt at all.

Seeing this, Che Shidao nodded in satisfaction: "Since that is the case, I hereby command you, starting immediately, to proceed with purging demons from the mountains, rivers, cities, and wildlands across the country, and to rectify the chaos within the nation.

Any demon, ghost, or monster causing chaos or doing evil should be killed.

Any cultivator using evil magic to harm people and disturb local harmony should be killed.

Any false gods who, without being officially enshrined, occupy temples, deceive the populace, and privately enjoy offerings should be killed.

These three harms are unforgivable.

Of course, if there are benevolent monsters, righteous cultivators, or pure spirits, do not blindly kill them indiscriminately.

Distinguish between good and evil, verify them, register them, and report up; they should be managed subsequently.

In general, anyone causing unrest and affecting national stability should be removed.

Those who benefit the locality and ensure national peace should be rewarded and managed hereafter.

Do you understand?"

Demons and monsters that kill people everywhere are the biggest source of local unrest and must be eliminated.

Some cultivators who have learned a bit of magic and deceive and harm people everywhere for personal gain should also be eliminated.

And some deities who take over temples without Taiping Dao’s permission and receive offerings privately are encroaching on Taiping Dao’s authority and must be eliminated as well.

These three are considered the three scourges of Youxin Country by Che Shidao.

Eliminating them will naturally bring peace to the nation.

"We obey your command!"

Long Water River Lord had no objections at all and led all the spirits to take the order directly.

Eliminating these three scourges is not only a major plan for the Taiping Dao to restore national peace and establish authority.

For these Divine Spirits, it is also a great opportunity to reclaim their own authority and restore their divine power.

For people, gods, and Immortals alike, this command is right; of course, no one would refuse or resist it.

"Very well, start the task immediately."

Seeing that there were no issues with the gods, Che Shidao waved his hand and said, "If there are any problems, you can find me in Mi Yun Mountain, where I have set up the Youxin Sub-court of Taiping Dao for the Dao Inheritance."

The handover of Youxin Country was already completed, and the influence of Qing Immortal Sect had been completely withdrawn.

At this time, Taiping Dao naturally needed to establish the Dao Inheritance and fill the void left by the other side.

And an Immortal Sect, of course, could not be established within the mundane cities; such cohabitation of immortals and mortals is detrimental and useless.

Previously, Changqing Branch had settled in Sanhe City because they were pressured by monsters, alone and vulnerable, and had to run there to join forces with the Sanhe City Marshal for self-preservation.

The Sanhe City Marshal is now the last divine spirit with divine power at the Five Qi Towards Primordial level in the remnants of Youxin Country.

Changqing Branch wanted to join forces with him to gather the power of Immortals and gods to combat the encroaching invasion of monsters.

But the current Taiping Dao had already swept the monsters away, so such measures were unnecessary.

Just as well.

Another leading Mountain God, the Mi Yun Mountain God, was killed by monsters in a great battle a hundred years ago in Youxin Country.

Thus, Mi Yun Mountain had since lost its Mountain God.

As the country’s leading mountain, rich in ethereal shapes and blessed by the configurations of Heaven and Earth, its Spiritual Energy is intense.

Setting up the Taiping Dao’s sub-court of Dao Inheritance there couldn’t be more appropriate.

The previous Changqing Branch was also located there.

As for the Mountain God?

Lu Yuan, needing to gather Spiritual Energy, certainly saw use for the Mi Yun Mountain God and would not simply dismiss and stop enshrining him.

But a new candidate for Mountain God certainly had to be appropriately selected.

He planned to choose a disciple from his sect who had faced external calamities and died tragically, and to enshrine him as the Mi Yun Mountain God.

Having one of his own as the Mountain God of the mountain where the gate is located ensured loyalty, which was comforting.

Not just for the Mi Yun Mountain God, Lu Yuan intended to gradually fill other vacant divine positions in Youxin Country in the same manner.

Of course, there was no need to discuss this with these former gods of the previous dynasty.

These individuals who were destined to be phased out were merely transitional after all.

"Yes!"

The gods responded.

Afterward, Che Shidao did not stay long and flew away on a cloud.

The new Mountain Gate was under construction, and many tasks awaited.

As the head of the Taiping Dao Youxin Sub-court, setting up the framework for the Dao Inheritance Sub-house was not an easy task.

Even with the foundation left by the Qing Immortal Sect, which saved some effort, the wars spanning hundreds of years had mostly destroyed it there.

With Taiping Dao now in charge of Youxin and having cleared out the monsters, initiating new measures to allow this tens of thousands of miles of barren land to flourish again was akin to recreating the mountains and rivers.

He would be busy in the days to come.