I am a living immortal.

Su Mu had been in Yuannan for so long but had never been to the City God Temple. He had only seen it from a distance when he was drawing talismans before.

The City God Temple is very popular, especially recently. Many fishermen buy the Lake God's Biography and go to the City God Temple to pray for peace, making preparations for both situations.

It’s a pity that the City God is said to be protecting the land and water, but in fact there are too many twists and turns involved.

The City God is out of reach.

I can only watch helplessly.

This time, he also felt the great disaster that affected Yuannan, and even he could not sit still.

Coincidentally, Su Mu entered the city at this time, which made the City God eager to know what this person was thinking.

The path to immortality is the most ethereal, as invisible and intangible as the pure air, and incomprehensible.

It just so happens that this person's attitude concerns the safety of millions of lives in Yuannan, so how can we not be serious?

When Su Mu agreed.

The two Sun Patrols breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "Please follow us, Immortal Venerable."

As he spoke, he led the way in front, taking Su Mu at a moderate pace through several markets and arriving in front of a City God Temple.

At this moment, believers are coming and going in the City God Temple. The incense is burning brightly, and the faint scent of sandalwood brings peace to people's hearts. Everyone looks pious.

There are many people selling incense and fortune-telling on the stairs on both sides of the entrance to the City God Temple.

The temple priests of the City God Temple will not drive them away.

All those who come here are believers. Thousands of believers constitute a huge faith incense. At the end of the incense stairs, a kind stone statue is sitting cross-legged in the main hall. Above the stone statue hangs a plaque with the words "May the people be safe and prosperous" written on it.

Su Mu led the sheep and walked slowly up the stairs.

As if sensing Su Mu's arrival, a golden light flashed above the statue. A figure slowly walked out of the statue in the golden light, turning into the appearance of a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man met Su Mu's gaze and smiled, then walked out of the City God Temple with the people around who came to worship, without any sense of incongruity.

Su Mu observed the City God of Yuannan County.

The City God was also observing Su Mu. At first glance, he looked ordinary, but his eyes were full of clarity, just like that of an ordinary person. But this made the City God even more shocked. This immortal was even more unfathomable than he had imagined, and had already reached the point of returning to nature.

The City God spoke first: "I hope you will forgive me for my presumptuous invitation."

Su Mu smiled and said, "You are very polite, Lord City God. I wonder what the purpose of this invitation is."

Upon hearing this, the City God turned around and glanced at the person who was offering sacrifices. The person's clothes were not tattered but were made of coarse linen. His skin was dark and rough, and it was obvious that it was the result of years of exposure to the sun and rain.

At this time, he was kneeling respectfully in front of the cushion and praying sincerely.

Although the voice was soft, the two men were not ordinary people and could clearly hear what this person was asking for. This person was a fisherman who had been fishing in Xunyang Lake for a long time. He was a family of seven, and two sons had died in this lake disaster. The rest were either too young or just old bones like himself. The old man knocked his head heavily, praying for the blessing of the City God, to bless his only remaining son to be safe and sound.

People with this appearance are everywhere in the City God Temple.

What's more, he even kowtowed once a day without stopping.

The City God raised his eyes and looked at the plaque only a few inches away from the statue. The four large gold-plated characters on it made him feel ashamed no matter how he looked at it.

He knew clearly that it was a demon that was causing trouble, but he could do nothing but watch.

After watching this scene, Su Mu understood the reasons why the City God invited her.

"So what? Doesn't Heaven care?"

The City God withdrew his gaze and sighed, "It's not that we don't care, but the world is so vast, there are so many dynasties, and so many people. The Heavenly Court can't do everything by itself."

"Moreover, the gods in heaven have their positions and follow the rules, and they follow nature. This may be slightly different from what the Immortal Venerable thinks."

"Then why don't you care?" Su Mu asked the second question.

"If it were an ordinary monster, I would definitely be able to control it, but this monster is very cunning. First, it gained the support of the people and the protection of incense. Then, it gained the authority of the lake and the support of the aquatic creatures in the lake."

"It's not that I don't want to intervene, but it's beyond my reach."

Su Mu nodded and understood. In the final analysis, the old turtle had become powerful and gained some authority over Xunyang Lake, becoming the acting water god.

The acting water god is also a water god, which is on the same level as the city god.

To put it simply, if the City God is the mayor in Yuannan, then Xunyang Lake is similar to an autonomous county. There is nothing wrong with you taking charge of this autonomous county without a county magistrate, but now this autonomous county already has an acting county magistrate, so you no longer have the right to make decisions.

At most, you can report it, or find a Taoist master like Su Mu.

This is the cornerstone of maintaining the order of heaven and earth and is an iron law.

Of course, this is not so simple, but the truth is this.

Moreover, the calamity energy rises and this disaster is about to happen.

The City God was not annoyed by Su Mu's question.

Instead, he answered and explained one by one. Su Mu's attitude towards the City God improved. It seemed that the City God really cared about the people. He would protect the peace of a city if he received incense from it. It was a simple sentence, but it was difficult to do it.

The City God should have been able to sit on the incense platform and do nothing. Even if the water level of Xunyang Lake was surging, it would not be able to flood Yuannan City. What did it matter if the two banks suffered disasters or the people suffered misery? In other words, the disaster was inevitable and the little City God was powerless to do anything.

This alone made Su Mu admire him.

The two stood in front of the City God's temple and watched the people coming and going to worship. Su Mu only knew that the City God's surname was Chen, and he didn't say much else, just kept watching.

Until dark, when the temple keeper closed the temple door, there were still many people waiting outside the door, waiting for the temple door to open again tomorrow to grab the first incense stick.

Just for that elusive peace.

The City God bowed to pay his respects but was lifted up by a breath of pure air. He was a little surprised but still said, "I don't ask you to kill the monster in the lake, but I beg you to save the people living on the shore."

He knew that he could neither stop the disaster from happening nor prevent it from falling. This was God's will, and he could not do anything against God's will as appointed by God, but he wanted to save the people.

"City God, there's no need to be like this. Since Su is here, I won't stand by and watch you die. I'm not an Immortal Lord, I'm just a seeker of the Tao. If City God doesn't mind, you can call me Su Mu or fellow Taoist."

The City God thought for a moment and thanked him even more: "I, Chen, will not let you work in vain. I once stumbled upon a book on immortality called [Spiritual Awakening Technique] and would like to give it to you, Daoist Fellow Su."

There was a volume of seal script in the City God's hand. It was obvious that this seal script was not an ordinary item. Even just by looking at the cover, Su Mu could feel a hint of Taoism, which was enough to show how extraordinary and precious this book was.

Su Mu was somewhat delighted, as his own cultivation methods were all self-created, and he had never seen other immortal classics. However, although he was delighted, he did not take it immediately.

Instead, he said to the City God: "No merit, no reward. After we get through this disaster, it won't be too late for me to take it."