Transmigrating to another world, starting as a mountain god

Li Yuan arrived outside the capital.

He hiked up the highest mountain outside the capital.

Huanshan.

It is a place of outstanding natural beauty and vibrant life.

This is a main mountain brimming with vitality, connected to dozens of surrounding peaks, its spiritual energy ever-flowing.

According to my intuition, the mountain god of this place resides on this mountain peak.

This area has a suitable environment with just the right temperature and humidity, and the mountains are naturally covered with lush forests and teeming with life.

Moreover, birds often circle around, and the creatures in the mountains are active, clearly living a very carefree life.

Li Yuan was extremely envious.

This kind of mountain god is truly the chosen one!

There aren't many people who come to make offerings.

After all, the weather here is favorable, and ordinary people are free from disasters and difficulties, so they rarely ask the mountain god for help.

Not to mention, even if you make a wish, the mountain god here might not grant it.

"The elder of this place, Li Yuan, the mountain god of Anshan, has come to pay his respects while traveling here!"

Li Yuan found a secluded mountain god temple and used his divine power to summon it.

Such a cry cannot be heard by mortals; only beings who are also gods can hear it.

Li Yuan originally didn't understand these methods, but as time went by, he naturally figured them out.

A profound silence fell over the empty mountain temple.

Li Yuan stroked his chin, turned around and continued upwards, reaching the highest point of the mountain.

He stood atop the mountain peak, where there stood a rather large temple dedicated to the mountain god, its stone bricks and blue tiles exuding an ancient charm.

"Senior, the Mountain God of Anshan has come to pay his respects!"

There was still silence.

Li Yuan sensed it again and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow:

This thing is clearly up in the mountains, is it deliberately leaving me hanging?

He is a mountain god from elsewhere, without any authority here. If the local mountain god is determined to torment him...

With this thought in mind, Li Yuan gave a wicked smile.

"Since you are not in the mountains, I will offer you some alms on your behalf!"

Li Yuan chuckled and turned to walk into the mountain god temple.

There was a sudden fluctuation of energy on Mount Huan, but it quickly returned to silence.

Li Yuan entered the massive mountain god temple, where he, in his youthful form, received three long incense sticks from the temple's abbot.

After the host left, Li Yuan flicked the incense sticks, and the three long sticks were immediately enveloped in wisps of ethereal energy.

Because he changed the barren state of Anshan, he is fervently worshipped by the mortals of Anshan. Now, the golden light of his merit is no weaker than that of the local mountain god.

In fact, because of the sincerity of the mortal, the merits and incense on his body became even more solid.

What kind of chemical reaction will occur when one mountain god offers incense to another mountain god?

Li Yuan is really looking forward to it!

He held incense in both hands, lit it, and was about to kneel down to worship.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Li Yuan and held his hands.

"Young friend, don't joke like that."

An elderly man with graying temples smiled gently, but a bead of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He was almost scared to death by this kid!

Is this kid genuinely clueless, or is he just pretending?

Kneeling is not permitted between immortals and gods.

It's one thing for a minor deity to kneel before a powerful figure.

If people of equal rank have similar merits and incense offerings, who would dare to ask others to kneel before them?

If this kid really kneels down, it will cause terrible consequences between Anshan and Huanshan!

The moment Li Yuan lit incense, the mountain god of Huanshan even sensed the distant echo between the two mountains.

Li Yuan also vaguely sensed some kind of competition.

Anshan: You fucking forced me to burn incense for you?

Huanshan: Your mountain god lit the incense himself!

Anshan: Oh? My mountain god dares to go up, and your mountain god dares to accept? M's bullying of the mountain is too much! Let's have a fight!

Huan Shan: Is this reasonable or not?

Ansan: I'm talking about your cow!

Huan Shan: Don't think I'm afraid of you! Come on, let's fight!

Ansan: Come on! Whoever backs down is a coward!

Li Yuan sensed the fighting spirit between the two mountains and realized that if he really knelt down, things would get really interesting.

Once the battle between mountains begins, it can never be stopped!

The final outcome will either be that Anshan will annex Huanshan's merit and incense offerings, and Li Yuan will take over Huanshan's offerings, or the opposite will happen!

If that's the case, one of them will become the other's subordinate or servant, unable to escape it for the rest of their lives!

The most crucial thing is that even the Heavenly Court doesn't care about this matter!

The mountain god of Huanshan inadvertently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

This little rascal is really—

A cripple kicks a hedgehog like a ball—he's really daring!

This kid offended many immortals and gods by sliding in and kneeling to make the mountain lord cry during the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly back then.

I never expected that just wanting to vent my anger for those fellow cultivators who were punished would almost lead to this!

Luckily, my old bones are quick-witted and nimble-fingered!

He doesn't dare to gamble!

The mountain god of Huanshan smiled kindly at Li Yuan, feeling extremely fortunate.

Li Yuan stood up with a half-smile: "Oh dear, I thought you weren't in the mountains, senior!"

"I was thinking, if the senior isn't in my territory, I'll do the trouble of managing it for him for a while!"

The mountain god of Huanshan instantly turned gritted his teeth:

That's enough. If you mention this again, I'll kick you out!

Li Yuan didn't press the matter further; he had already met the mountain god of this place as he had wished.

Between the two, there were three questions and three respects, one incense stick and two cups of tea.

After going through the process briefly, Li Yuan already bore a trace of Huan Shan's mark.

This is because the mountain god of Huanshan allowed him to stay in this area.

The mountain god of Huanshan wanted to give Li Yuan a warning and not allow him to stay in his territory.

But Li Yuan only occasionally glanced at the stone statue belonging to the mountain god of Huanshan, with a half-smile.

When the mountain god of Huanshan noticed this, he was startled.

It’s bad!

This kid understands now, he's really got his eye on it!

Fellow Daoists, I'd better not mess with this troublemaker!

If I refuse this kid, I'm really afraid he'll slide tackle me and kneel down to offer incense!

I'm too old and frail to have a 1v1 match with a young person!

Although the mountain god of Huanshan had many thoughts running through his mind, he remained calm and composed on the surface.

However, experience truly matters.

Having been tricked, the mountain god of Huanshan immediately came up with an idea.

"Young friend, if you come here to travel without any reward, it would be quite boring."

Seeing Li Yuan's lazy appearance, the Mountain God of Huanshan chuckled.

"How about we make a bet?"

Li Yuan didn't really want to gamble with this old guy.

This old guy is clearly hostile towards me, so I won't hold back.

"Hey, hey, hey! Old Deng!"

"Don't you know that gambling, prostitution, and drugs are illegal?! Disrespectful to your elders! Be careful, or I'll arrest you and take you to jail!"

The mountain god of Huanshan did not understand the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the words "arrested and put in jail," he knew that Li Yuan harbored resentment towards him for preventing him from using his immortal power, which led to him being arrested and imprisoned by mortals.

Ignoring Li Yuan's disrespectful tone, the Mountain God of Huanshan smiled broadly.

"If you win the bet, young friend, I will gladly give you thirty spirit tree seeds and ten spirit herb seedlings!"

"I suppose your mountain is lacking some spiritual creatures?"

Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Anshan is now lush with trees, but it truly lacks things that possess spiritual energy.

If we want to promote the development of Anshan's environment and provide ordinary people with a good farming environment, some spiritual creatures are necessary!

"What kind of betting?" Li Yuan pretended to be uninterested.

The mountain god of Huanshan smiled slightly again:

“Recently, there has been some unrest in the capital, which has affected the incense offerings in my mountain retreat.”

"I'll make a bet with you, young friend. If you can resolve these mundane matters within a year, I'll honor my bet and gift you the Spirit Seed!"

"If you cannot do this, young friend... hehe, please leave my territory a year from now."

Li Yuan immediately smiled.

"You old Deng, you've got a good idea!"

"If I win, you will exchange some spiritual seedlings for a stable incense offering; if I lose, you will have a legitimate reason to send me away..."

"Whether you win or lose, you won't lose anything!"

The mountain god of Huanshan simply smiled and remained silent.

He understood that when Li Yuan replied, he was already tempted by the promised spiritual seedlings.

He had been to Anshan, that godforsaken place, thousands of years ago.

The environment is harsh, remote, and impoverished.

Such places, lacking sufficient spiritual entities to suppress the mountain's energy and nourish the environment, may prosper for a time, but will eventually return to desolation!

After considering it, Li Yuan felt that he wasn't at a disadvantage.

Winning earns you some spirit seedlings, losing is just a waste of time.

The world is so big, you can just go somewhere else to have fun.

"Okay, I agree!"

Li Yuan reached an agreement with the mountain god of Huanshan.