Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 629

Chapter 629 Heaven and Hell

Go up to Wucheng.

Fang Xing slightly modified his facial features, looking even more gentlemanly. He wore a washed-out blue shirt, carried a half-worn bamboo book basket, and walked into the city gate.

“Stop, where is the verification?”

At the city gate, several soldiers spoke lazily.

Fang Xing could see that each of these soldiers had a very good foundation, and at this moment they were as lazy as a tiger taking a nap, gathering their strength. There was also a guy who looked like a captain, with eyes like an eagle, scanning every person entering the city.

‘This Great Zhou Dynasty still has a lot of martial virtues…’

He had an idea and handed over his ID and pass.

“Fang Yun, a native of this state, a disciple of a miscellaneous school, currently traveling for study?”

The soldier took a quick glance and saw that the description above was not similar to Fang Xing’s, it was exactly the same.

“That’s right…”

Fang Xing bowed in a very formal manner, showing the temperament of a scholar.

“No thanks, let’s go into the city.”

The soldiers cleared the way.

There is no entrance fee to enter the cities of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty.

When Fang Xing walked in, he saw a street that was large enough to accommodate several carriages running side by side. There were all kinds of shops lined up, and pedestrians were shoulder to shoulder, making it very lively.

“It’s a nice fireworks atmosphere…”

He smiled and blended into the crowd.

The identity of this ‘miscellaneous disciple Fang Yun’ was naturally obtained through the evil god believers.

This person really existed, but he has been dead for some time, and only his identity card fell into the hands of evildoers.

As long as Fang Xing knows the art of disguise, it will not be difficult for him to disguise himself as this person, and it will be flawless… well, as long as that family is not exposed.

“But it doesn’t matter if I’m exposed. I’m the best at nesting dolls…”

“Under the identity of this miscellaneous family, he is actually a cult demon who secretly practices origami…”

The art of origami is widely spread, so it is normal for some evil cultists to learn it occasionally in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, the magical paper house in Fang Xing’s hand is enough to prove that he has been immersed in this art for a long time.

“If you peel off the skin of this evil cult demon, you will find that I am still the Great Druid of the Outer Land…”

“Only if you peel off my skin, you will find out my identity as a god…”

“The key is that in addition to my identity as a god, I also have the identity of a visitor from another world…”

“It seems that this is not necessary. With my talent of ‘Divine Vision’ and heroic luck, I won’t be stripped of my first layer of skin…”

“Besides, this identity is just for fun and will be thrown away later…”

Fang Xing tightened the bamboo basket around him.

Fang Yun was also unlucky. As a disciple of a miscellaneous school, he was originally planning to travel around, accumulate experience, and then be admitted to the provincial academy.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, all candidates must take exams to enter the provincial academy and obtain “student status” to have the real “power to cast spells” and learn various supernatural abilities, so as not to be condemned to the level of evil heretics.

Those who performed well in the academies of various states could take the entrance exam for the Imperial Academy located in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Once admitted, they would be guaranteed to be high-level professionals after successful graduation.

Well, this high-level professional, in the outside world, is at the level of Yin Shen Zhenren.

Not only that, after graduating from the Imperial Academy, you can directly become an official!
Being an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty has many benefits, and the most important thing is that you can be posthumously honored after death, and you can immediately become a city god, land god, or other local spirits.

If one can ‘become a god in the flesh’, one’s Yang life span can be converted into Yin life span while still alive, which can extend one’s life span several times, which is extremely mysterious.

‘This is exactly why those monks from other places admire the Great Zhou Dynasty. It’s nothing more than the benefits…’

“In this Divine Dynasty, there are also starving people on the streets and various unspeakable horrific things…”

The ancient dynasties, even those that were boasted to be prosperous, were actually just that.

It is far inferior to the productivity in modern times, let alone the interstellar era.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had gods with supernatural powers, so the situation was better, but it seemed… it was ruined by these gods.

Fang Xing suddenly reached into his arms, took out a wooden stick, and hit a dirty little hand.

The hand was almost reaching into his waist and taking away his purse.

Pah!
The little hand retracted as if it had received an electric shock. Fang Xing looked over and saw a few beggar-like little guys sneaking into the crowd. Using their familiarity with the terrain, they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

‘But…you want to hide the perception of a legendary druid from me?’

He smiled, and without quickening his pace, his speed strangely increased a lot, and he walked into an alley.

Not long after, a faint voice came from the front:
“That guy hit me so hard!”

“Damn it, I misjudged him, and he’s actually a martial artist!”

“If we don’t have enough money today, Tiger Lord won’t let us off.”

…

In front, several little beggars were gathering, and each of them had a bitter look on their face.

And one of the little beggars actually had a bit of supernatural aura.

Fang Xing took a quick glance and discovered that the other party possessed a spell-like ability with an effect similar to ‘nimble hands’, which could make him a good thief.

“interesting!”

“I actually cultivated a small spell… No, this is more like someone bestowed it?”

“I didn’t expect that in such a small city, there would be an organization like the Thieves Guild…”

If it were only Fang Xing’s clone, he would definitely not understand.

But Fang Xing still had his true self, so he recognized at a glance that the thief’s spell-like ability was a gift from the gods!
The other party was a believer of the ‘God of Shadows and Thieves’!

This ‘God of Shadows and Thieves’ is a true god in the Great Zhou pantheon. He is not very powerful and was beaten by Asta.

“The other party’s priesthood is ‘shadow’ and ‘thief’… Therefore, the dark side of society must exist…”

Even the local government organizations would not easily interfere because of the true God behind it.

And thieves are prone to give rise to all kinds of crimes.

For example, stealing children, teaching stealing skills, even beating children, pretending to beg, etc…

Similar to the ancient practice of “cai sheng zhe ge”, in the Great Zhou Dynasty it merged with the Thieves Guild.

“This is undoubtedly a cancer that hinders social development, but the Great Zhou cannot destroy it… Why? Because the ‘God of Shadows and Thieves’ is one of us… Even the main god of the Great Zhou pantheon is helpless and can only give in!”

“In the Great Zhou pantheon, even the weakest true god can be safe as long as he hides in the kingdom of God. He doesn’t need to pay too much attention to the main god… In other words, the pantheon is a company, the main god is like the chairman, and the God of Shadows and Thieves is at least a small shareholder…”

“Although the chairman seems to hold all the power, if he dares to ignore the interests of small shareholders, he may be overthrown by other small shareholders…”

“Therefore, the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be separated from these… Similarly, there are gods of lust and love…”

Fang Xing walked away silently without any intention of helping.

These thieves seem to be doing well, and some of them have even converted to the God of Shadows and Thieves.

There is no benefit in my past except exposing myself.

‘Have the rules of the gods now become an obstacle to the further development of the Great Zhou?’

Fang Xing murmured to himself and came to another temple.

This is the City God Temple of Shangwu City. You can see a constant flow of people and the incense is very popular.

The smoke from countless prayers, incense sticks, and burning paper money gathered together to form a colorful legal net that spread throughout every corner of the city.

The City God at the center actually possesses the combat power of a Yang God.

‘More importantly… He can contact other earth spirits in the Great Zhou with just a thought… and even report to the Heavenly Court.’

“Who can overthrow such a huge earthly dynasty?”

At least, the previous Asta could not see any hope at all.

Even if he was secretly preparing to hunt for some benefits, he was beaten to the point where he could hardly take care of himself.

If it were the current Fang Xing, he would naturally not be so reckless.

“The Great Zhou pantheon, the Heavenly Court is very powerful and suppresses all the monsters and demons… Unfortunately, I am one of those monsters and demons…”

“On the ground, the system of earth gods is like a web. Although there are a few bad apples and a few tumors… in reality, they don’t hinder anything.”

After all, the most common people in the world are those who just want to make a living. As long as they can make a living, they will not rebel.

Today’s Great Zhou Dynasty is known as the ‘Kingdom of Gods on Earth’, with descendants of gods ruling the world.

Although there were some shortcomings, life was definitely manageable. Even poor people who were sick could go to church and try their luck, and could be saved if they met a kind pastor.

Compared with the ancient feudal society where there was really no supernatural power, it is much better.

However, the ruling class is extremely powerful, and it is impossible for anyone to be willing to rebel at this time.

It can be said that except for a few bleeding points such as the Fangwai Land, it has no weaknesses but is extremely powerful.

“Although it’s only one leaf, I already know autumn has arrived…”

Fang Xing did not enter the City God Temple, but found a place to leave the city: “The Heavenly Palace and the Human World…are almost impeccable.”

“Perhaps we should find a chance to visit the underworld?”

If heaven is the upper plane, then the underworld is the lower plane.

The underworld in this world is very unique. It has a total of eighteen levels, known as the “Eighteen Levels of Hell”, which are specially used to punish non-believers.

True believers will ascend directly to the kingdom of God.

‘So… there is no reincarnation in this world? Every fetus is a brand new life… when it finishes its life, it will go to heaven or hell according to its beliefs?’

Even if I go to hell, I have no intention of being reborn as a pig, dog or an animal.

It’s just torture and torture… and then wait until the soul disappears, that is, the soul is scattered, and then you can transcend the sea of suffering.

However, it is easy for souls to go to the underworld, but it is difficult for living people to go there.

Without the strength of Yang Shen Realm, it is basically wishful thinking.

Even Lord Yangshen has a great chance of never coming back.

“Fortunately, I am a true god, so I know how to rescue people from the underworld…”

“Otherwise, the followers of the Killing Cult and the True Demon Lord will be in great misery…”

Although some evil gods are not trustworthy, Fang Xing still has good business reputation.

At least I will try my best to do what I promised.

(End of this chapter)