Transmigrating to another world, starting as a mountain god

The celestial court setting in this alternate world differs slightly from the Chinese mythological system.

If the word "bad luck" were patented, Li Yuan felt he could definitely apply for one.

He was clearly a happy, lazy, otaku in the 21st century, but after a nap, he turned into a smelly, hard, rotten rock on a lonely mountain.

Ok!

Other people who transmigrate, even if they don't become gods or immortals, at least start as a human being, or at the very least as an animal or plant. But I transmigrated into a rotten rock the size of a millstone.

Could it be that this broken rock could somehow produce a monkey?

But I don't want to be the monkey's "mom"!

Li Yuan couldn't stand it anymore. He resolved to rebel against fate, vowing to be a scoundrel among time travelers and never fight again.

So what if it's a rotten rock? I'm going to defy fate and show you the power of a 21st-century deadbeat!

Let's see what you can do with my broken rock!

Facts have proved that

Fighting against the heavens is truly 'endless joy'.

Li Yuan, in his mortal form, has stood quietly atop this solitary mountain for thousands of years, witnessing the vicissitudes of the world, watching plants take root and sprout, only to gradually die, endlessly repeating the cycle.

The wind is strong and the rain is heavy, with thunder and dew rising and falling unpredictably; the sun rises and the moon sets, and the peaks and ridges are steep, desolate, and smokeless.

The term "dead fat otaku" has been fully embodied over the past few thousand years, and the seemingly eternal desolation has left Li Yuan feeling miserable.

Then one day...

"Without a master, evil spirits run rampant, causing unbearable suffering to mortals."

"Now, the Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains, a subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor, has bestowed a jade decree, bestowing upon the thousand-year-old stubborn rock atop Anshan Mountain the rank of a ninth-grade mountain god. It is hoped that you will bring blessings to the surrounding living beings in the future, and never forget your duty!"

A dazzling golden light shone down from the heavens onto the mortal world.

A magnificent sound came from the sky, and a scroll of golden paper fell from the vast clouds, flying straight to Li Yuan's head, turning into a burst of golden light, and then disappearing.

And then something amazing happened.

Li Yuan ended his millennia-long life as a stone. In the dim light, his feet slowly materialized, followed by his hands, and then his head...

After the golden paper disappeared from Li Yuan's body, he transformed into human form in no time, retaining his original human appearance.

However, his form was very ethereal, like a ghost.

After returning to human form, Li Yuan also sensed a certain power gradually growing within his body, profound and mysterious, constantly resonating with the mountain beneath his feet, emitting a soul-like tremor.

In a daze, Li Yuan could hear the cheers of the grass beside him, feel the respect of the old tree behind him, and clearly perceive the breath of the mountain beneath his feet.

Those were incredibly long breaths, paused and moved, very slowly.

However, every breath it takes is constantly releasing and absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, continuously refining it, and finally nourishing all things in the mountains.

However, the breathing was somewhat stiff, as if the most essential spiritual essence within it had disappeared.

"Mountain...Mountain God?" Li Yuan looked at his hands, momentarily lost in thought.

Has this meant I've been transported to a world where gods and immortals live?

I can cultivate immortality too? I'll just become a god directly?!

Amazing!

Cultivators cultivate immortal souls; only those who cultivate immortality are truly superior to humans!

Even couch potatoes have dreams! I will work hard, I will strive!

A newly ascended deity has arrived! All mortals around, hurry and pay homage to this mountain god! Hmph...

The mountain god is also a god!

With his head held high in pride, Li Yuan stood tall against the wind, his gaze sweeping across everything with an air of superiority, as if wherever his eyes fell was the territory of an unparalleled god.

A gentle breeze caressed him, sounding like a cheer or a welcome. Accompanied by the rays of sunlight streaming down from the sky, Li Yuan's illusory body standing atop the mountain was illuminated, appearing translucent and sparkling like crystal.

Meanwhile, in the distant sky, as Li Yuan was gloating,

Amidst swirling celestial clouds, two elegantly dressed, hair-tied celestial children chatted as they made their way to the distant Cloud Palace.

"Normally, when a mountain god is conferred a title, the Jade Token Envoy personally goes to the mountain to issue the decree. But you, on the contrary, just left the Jade Token far away and turned around and left. That's far too perfunctory! If the Jade Token Envoy finds out, you and I will be punished!"

A purple-clad fairy boy looked at his companion with a half-smile.

Another celestial boy in blue rolled his eyes:

"That godforsaken place, do you really want to 'visit' it in person?"

He paused slightly, then continued, "Why do you think the Jade Token Envoy didn't go himself, but instead sent the two of us to Anshan to issue the order? We two are merely tea-serving celestial attendants!"

"Wait, right, I heard that when a new god is conferred a title, blessings are usually bestowed upon him, right? Why is it just a single decree today? Shouldn't the Anshan Mountain God also receive one..."

"Tsk tsk, don't say anything, don't say anything..."

The joking fairy boy shook his head with a smile and said nothing more. The other fairy boy understood and also stopped talking. So the two of them continued to ride away on the fairy clouds.

Li Yuan, in the lower realm, was completely unaware of all this.

He was still immersed in the immense joy of suddenly transforming from a rotten stone into a god.

His eyes narrowed, his gaze filled with a mixture of arrogance, conceit, and utter shock.

Where did this fragmentation come from?

Because of this one glance, it was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, making Li Yuan's heart sink.

"Damn it!"

Li Yuan spat fiercely, exhaling a mouthful of illusory mist, his expression extremely distorted.

"Is this the kind of treatment you give to the young people of the 21st century?"

"They've all been promoted to mountain gods, shouldn't they at least improve their living environment?"

Li Yuan was so angry that smoke was practically coming out of his nose. Over the past few thousand years, as the highest-ranking stone on the mountain, he had witnessed the "prosperity" of the entire mountain!

At the same time, with the constant flow of information in his mind, Li Yuan also gained a complete understanding of his current situation.

The mountain beneath my feet, which I have lived on for thousands of years, is called Anshan. It is an insignificant mountain in this vast world.

The surrounding area is a barren desert, isolated from the outside world.

Apart from the people who live in this desert, probably no one in the world knows that there is such a lonely mountain.

Just how desolate is Ansan?

Every mountain and ridge in the world possesses spiritual energy and is protected by mountain gods.

The mountain god governs the mountains and surrounding lands, directing wind and rain, nurturing spiritual energy, and eliminating evil spirits to ensure peace in the region.

A mountain with a mountain god, in which a sentient being dwells, is called a spirit. This spirit nourishes the mountain, cultivates morality and law, and in order to be ranked among the immortals, gives back to heaven and earth with its pure spiritual energy.

However, if there are no gods in the mountains, they will be quickly occupied by evil spirits and monsters. Those creatures with spirituality will gradually lose their cultivation mind due to the lack of discipline, and become demons, causing harm to the area.

This shows the importance of the seemingly minor position of mountain god to a mountain and its surrounding area.

Can……

Anshan has not had a mountain god for thousands of years...

The desolation here seems to have been forgotten even by the heavens.

If it weren't for the evil spirits and demons that have proliferated near Anshan, wreaking havoc in this region; if it weren't for the mortals around the desert frequently falling victim to the evil spirits, their blood and resentment soaring to the heavens...

The gods in heaven probably wouldn't even remember that such a small mountain existed in the world, let alone appoint a mountain god to suppress evil spirits.

From the information conveyed by the golden paper, Li Yuan also learned about the division of power among the mountain gods and his social status among the gods.

My own divine position is practically the lowest among the gods.

Aside from being able to summon a gentle breeze and a light rain, being a bit stronger and more unpredictable than ordinary people in the mountains, they are basically no different from ordinary people.

In fact, Li Yuan is now so weak that he can't even summon a little breeze or rain.

Anshan has never received much rain.

The gods who control clouds and rain, whether it's the Thunder God, the Lightning Goddess, or the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, would never pay any attention to this newly appointed mountain god.

Even the spells for bestowing wind and rain that those powerful figures inscribed in the heavens and earth were originally intended to make it easier for minor immortals and gods to use, so as to avoid frequently disturbing the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and the God of Thunder and Goddess of Lightning over trivial matters. They might not be able to be activated by Li Yuan now.

The only advantage is that, because of his divine status, he cannot be killed by mortals; at most, he will die at the hands of evil spirits.

This means that he could only possibly die a more gruesome death.

"How am I supposed to play this?"

After learning everything, Li Yuan was somewhat devastated.

As a 21st-century couch potato, his dream is to get rich without working.

Now, not only has he lost his fortune, but he has also become the weakest mountain god in history, and he has to fight to deal with the monsters causing trouble in the vicinity!

What is this? A bizarre human time travel story: I am the weakest mountain god, a mountain god's adventure of fighting demons and monsters when the sky collapses.