Transmigrating to another world, starting as a mountain god

This lively New Year's gathering lasted until late at night.

The people cheered and took their New Year's goods home, talking enthusiastically about the plays performed on the stage.

They will remember for the rest of their lives how warm and touching the year and day of An Yue's birth was.

There are emperors before men, and gods in the mountains.

There is hope in my heart.

The lights of Anshan gradually faded away under the stars and moon.

Li Yuan stood atop the hill, gazing at the twinkling lights below, a smile on his face.

Anshan is located in a remote desert, and the nights are cool; however, the climate on the mountaintop is always pleasant.

The towering old tree stands like a lighthouse in Anshan, striking yet warm.

Cool breezes detour here, and dust and sand stay away, making Yichun seem like an eternal paradise.

Behind Li Yuan is an old tree, and a small figure leans against the base of the tree.

That small figure was none other than Li Xiaoan.

He curled up beside the roots of the old tree and slept soundly.

The next day, early morning.

The sun rises from the edge of the earth, its golden light shining brightly and illuminating everything.

The people awoke from their sleep and began their day's work.

Bathed in the golden sunlight, with smiles on their faces, they shouldered hoes and carried baskets, leaving their houses and heading to the fields.

In the former town of Anshan, in that relatively spacious traditional hall.

Emperor An Yue remained seated on the small stool, his face dignified and his eyes calm.

The officials were crowded in the hall, which, although not as spacious as the usual hall, was still quite orderly.

With a diligent and ambitious emperor in power, even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, one could not expect to sleep in.

Everything was being arranged in an orderly manner.

An Yue was newly established, and everything was in need of rebuilding.

Countless matters required officials and ministers to lead people to handle and implement them.

Emperor An Yue always appeared energetic and inspiring to his ministers and the people.

On Mount An, Li Yuan also set his own goals.

Last night, the people expressed their sincere gratitude and made many offerings.

He collected a large sum of money as donations in one go.

Then, we should also go and express our gratitude to the Heavenly Emperor and the Earth Mother.

He first knelt on the mountaintop to thank the heavens and offered incense to the Heavenly Emperor in the highest heavens.

Li Yuan had never met the Jade Token Envoy, nor did he have any way to contact him, so he had no way of offering incense to the Jade Token Envoy.

He also strongly suspected that the Jade Token Envoy was involved in the embezzlement of blessings.

So, after thinking it over, Li Yuan directly prayed to the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, sending incense directly to the highest heavens.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, Li Yuan's merit incense was not taken away by the power of Heaven, but instead floated back from the void.

"Have I offended even the Heavenly Emperor?"

Li Yuan's eyes widened.

Li Yuan opened the book, "The Hundred Records of Immortal Life".

The book states that when collecting incense offerings for the first time, half of the offerings should be offered to the Earth Mother, while the other half should be offered to the Heavenly Court, where the Jade Envoy will receive them on its behalf.

However, Li Yuan, unaware of the rules, never did these things.

The Jade Token has never manifested its power since the Investiture of the Gods, which is clearly problematic; and even when offered directly to the Heavenly Emperor, he refused to accept it!

Li Yuan was a little confused.

Little did he know, the Heavenly Emperor himself was currently lounging around in Anshan, slacking off.

There is no Heavenly Emperor to oversee things above the Nine Heavens, so who would dare to accept the incense offerings that have already been inscribed with the Heavenly Emperor's name?

Li Yuan racked his brains for a long time, but still couldn't figure out where he had offended the Heavenly Emperor, this ultimate boss.

However, since the Heavenly Emperor refuses to accept it, then there's nothing we can do...

All of it is offered to Mother Earth.

Since they were unaware of the proper etiquette and didn't express their apologies in time, they sent more money to show their remorse and sincerity.

Li Yuan only hoped that he could salvage some of his image.

"I feel a little sorry for him..."

Li Yuan stripped all the merit and incense power he had collected the previous night from his body.

The golden light emanating from him quickly faded.

To show his respect, Li Yuan also condensed this portion of the merit incense into a gift box, which he carried in his hand.

The gift box looks just like the kind of hand-held gift box that Li Yuan used before he traveled to the world.

"Would Mother Earth like this style?"

Li Yuan was somewhat unsure of what to do.

Although it pained Li Yuan to part with this merit, he was even more afraid that Mother Earth would not accept it.

If the Heavenly Emperor won't accept him, and if the Earth Mother won't accept him either, then Li Yuan's immortal life is over.

He is a righteous god in the Heavenly Court, but he also belongs to the immortals and gods who govern the human world.

Heaven and Earth, two super leaders, surely one of them must offer some protection, right?

In the end, Li Yuan still set off with the gift box.

However, when they set off, some fresh and sweet fruit was added to the gift box.

The fruit is round in shape, has excellent color, is large, and is full of juice.

All of them were carefully selected by Li Yuan on the spot in Anshan.

As the saying goes, it's a small gift but a big sentiment. Li Yuan really couldn't offer anything that someone of Mother Earth's caliber would even look at.

The fruit is merely for freshness; the gift box containing the accumulated merit and incense is the true offering.

Li Yuan asked Zhang Tiansheng to look after Anshan for a bit, completely ignoring the other man's sudden darkening expression.

Before Zhang Tiansheng could respond, Li Yuan ran off like a little puppy.

"That kid..."

Zhang Tiansheng clenched his teeth, wishing he could smash Li Yuan to pieces with a single slap.

He is the mighty Heavenly Emperor, the ruler of the Three Realms!

He is revered throughout the Nine Heavens and the Yellow Springs, the foremost being in the cycle of reincarnation across the Three Realms!

If he didn't want to see more of the human realm, he would have revealed his true form right now and seen Li Yuan terrified!

How dare they order him around so casually? What, are they treating him like a laborer?!

They were taking pictures of rocks a while ago, and now they're making him watch over the mountains?

Moreover, it also...

Zhang Tiansheng quietly swallowed and looked to the side.

A child of about nine years old was slowly walking towards them.

Li Xiaoan rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked up:

"Uncle Zhang, Lord Li Yuan said that while he's away, you'll have to supervise me while I brush my teeth."

"Xiao An is very obedient, Uncle Zhang, you have to keep a close eye on me!"

Veins bulged on Zhang Tiansheng's forehead, and his lips twitched imperceptibly.

He gave a smile that was uglier than crying.

The Heavenly Emperor never imagined that what he feared most in the mortal realm was not being discovered by the Earth Mother for secretly running away to roam.

Instead, it's about taking care of the children...

Compared to raising children, what does it matter if Mother Earth criticizes you a few times?

What Li Yuan didn't know was that he might not have offended the Heavenly Emperor in the first place.

But now, the Heavenly Emperor wants to skin him alive with his own hands.

Li Yuan stepped out of Anshan's territory with a heavy heart.

Temples dedicated to the Earth Mother are often built in places with high population density.

For example, the capital of a country, or a large city-state.

This time, Li Yuan was going to pay respects to a powerful figure, and he was genuinely worried that the Earth Mother might harbor resentment about not having made offerings to her.

After all, he has only been concerned with his own faction for over a century, without giving any recognition to his superiors, which is really quite inconsiderate.

The workplace is like a battlefield, and Li Yuan is now heading to the second largest battlefield in the world of immortals, so he is somewhat nervous.

The first major battlefield has been sent directly, so is there any hope of opening the second major battlefield?

If the power of incense offerings and merits is not accepted by the Heavenly Emperor in the Nine Heavens, then what about the ruler of the human world—Mother Earth?