Chapter 268: The God Who Observes Evil and Reports Good
The power of [Decline] of Wuchang God can bring bad luck to a person. Through the memory of Wuchang God, we can know that [Decline] cannot be used on people with higher luck than Chiyun, otherwise they will be backfired.

But [Punishment of Evil] is different. This authority can also make people unlucky, but the core is 'evil will be punished with evil', and it will not be different because of the depth of your luck. The disadvantage is that you need to know his 'bad retribution' in order to use this evil cause to form evil consequences, and the power of 'bad retribution' is limited, and it is impossible to make a punishment like the 'Eighteen Levels of Hell'. The Night Wandering God can only give a 'minor punishment', and His main responsibility is to record the bad retribution and report it to the gods of a higher level.

The combination of the two produces a qualitative change in that [Punishment for Evil] can directly break the 'defense' of those people with great luck, inflict bad luck on them, and form a 'small punishment'. In this process, [Decline] is then imposed to increase the bad luck, turning the 'small punishment' into a 'medium punishment', which is enough to kill them at a critical moment.

"Decline focuses more on accelerating the process of decline. Making people unlucky is just one manifestation of Decline. The power of Decline of the Five Gods is not complete."

After Zhou Tieyi mastered the two powers, he thought about it and referred to them one by one.

As for the authority of [Mourning Ghost Messenger] and [Torture Ghost Messenger], Zhou Tieyi thought about it and used his own Tianyi Jade Disc as a guide to distribute it to Xuyu and Huang Yuquan.

In the Netherworld Soldiers' Tomb, Huang Yuquan, who was absorbing the Flesh and Blood Fruit to make up for the loss of his foundation, suddenly felt a force emanating from the Cloud Talisman.

In just a moment, he felt his soul become more solid.

When he was alive, he was a third-rank "city-shaking" general. The Tiger Power Army still existed, his soldiers were still there, and his Taoist lineage was naturally still there. It's just that his ghost body was unable to exert the strength of a third-rank military strategist, so he was demoted to the fourth rank.

And if the ghost is transformed into a divine soul and a golden body is created at the same time, then Huang Yuquan will naturally be able to exert the power of "shaking the city".

The only pity is that I don't dare to practice the eighth level of Shintoism, 'Golden Body Shaping'.

Huang Yuquan bowed to the void, "Thank you, my lord."

After dealing with the three underworld artifacts, Zhou Tieyi collected the three groups of polluted Yellow Spring power as usual.

Then he looked at the cauldron that belonged to a fifth-grade esophagus deity.

This pot was supposed to have been forged from some kind of red-gold copper. The two handles of the pot were guarded by two strange beasts, Suanni and Pixiu, with naive expressions.

The Suanni eats fire and can frighten the devil, while the Pixiu brings blessings and is good at warding off evil spirits; both are auspicious animals.

"It seems like he really wanted to take the right path, but it's a pity that he was born at the wrong time."

Zhou Tieyi grabbed the iron pot and tried to steal the divine power.

What this fifth-grade deity possesses is not only the other party's divine power, but also the other party's divine name and the history represented by the divine name.

"I don't accept it. I, Cao Shan, have been doing good deeds all my life and have made a great wish to help 100,000 disaster victims. How could I end up like this?"

"The heaven is blind and the way of heaven is unfair!"

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First, two shouts came over, containing grief, pain, and strong resentment. Even across time and space, Zhou Tieyi could feel it.

Then there are a lot of pictures.

"Lord Cao Shi, please save our family and give us some food."

"Thank you Cao Shijun for giving me the recipe and blessing my shop to prosper."

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A large number of trivial scenes emerged, which indeed proved that Cao Shan had accumulated good deeds in his life, and was kind to others in the process of food cultivation. He only relied on his ability of food cultivation to earn materials for cultivation, and had no intention of killing people for treasures.

After all, it is easy for a chef to be a good person all his life.

His only mistake was probably that he was a little afraid of death, so when his life was coming to an end, he relied on his own experience in food cultivation and turned to practicing Shintoism.

But when Zhou Tieyi was trying to grab Cao Shan's divine power, his hand paused again.

The sixth level of Shintoism is "transmitting the name of the god". As long as the name of the god is still passed down, then even if the god falls, he can be restored.

After hundreds of years of erosion, under the suppression of the Great Xia court, the name of a "minor god" like Cao Shan had naturally disappeared long ago.

But Zhou Tieyi can save him!
Zhou Tieyi pondered for a moment and sighed, "The way of heaven is impartial, and does not distinguish between good and evil. People are selfish, and they reward the good and punish the evil."

"Cao Shan!"

As Zhou Tieyi shouted softly, his voice penetrated through a series of illusory and trivial pictures, like a stone thrown into the lake, causing ripples.

"Who, who is calling me?"

In the historical scene, Cao Shan’s angry cries weakened and turned into confusion, just like a child trying to re-identify himself.

"I."

Cao Shan looked in the direction of the sound.

He saw a tall and handsome figure, surrounded by colorful lights, standing under a strange tree, with a bright moon in the clouds hanging behind his head. He himself seemed to be sinking into the lake, having difficulty breathing and speaking. He could only struggle desperately, begging the people on the shore to pull him up.

"Do you still remember your original wish?"

Zhou Tieyi continued to ask. He wanted to determine Cao Shan's current mental state and whether it was worth saving.

It is normal for many good people to suddenly turn evil after experiencing major disasters and become unscrupulous and cynical.

Zhou Tieyi usually just watches this situation coldly.

After all, we should respect personal choices, and not experience other people’s suffering or advise others to do good.

However, by rescuing Cao Shan, according to the words of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, he had to bear the cause and effect, and from now on Cao Shan would have to do things under his control.

No one likes his subordinates to be completely evil, thinking about revenge on the world and causing trouble for themselves every day.

This delays things more than being a bad person.

"Relieve 100,000 disaster victims."

Cao Shan replied in a low voice, the resentment in his voice fading a little.

"But……"

He hasn't finished answering yet.

Zhou Tieyi continued, "You have the will to do good, but you are unable to protect the Dao. This is the root of your misfortune. Today, I will help you complete the Dao of good and evil. Are you willing to serve as my Lord [God of Observing Evil and Reporting Good] and monitor the good and evil of the world for me?"

In addition to referring to gods, "God of War" also means a wise official. Regardless of Zhou Tieyi's status and position, he can now employ a wise God of War who can monitor good and evil. After all, whether he has divine power or human power, he has the power to monitor the good and evil in the world.

Cao Shan suddenly felt blessed and bowed, saying, "I will obey your command."

Above the big pot, the lingering black air no longer pounced towards Zhou Tieyi viciously, but instead entangled along the authority of [Night Wanderer]. Hundreds of years of curses and unwillingness further enhanced the ability to punish evil, and Zhou Tieyi then bestowed [Decline].

A jade disc rose up behind his head, like the moon rising out of a sea of ​​clouds. The cloud scroll transformed, absorbing the power to punish evil and Cao Shan's own power to bring blessings, forming a new deity [God of Observing Evil and Rewarding Good].

Once the shrine was formed, according to Zhou Tieyi's idea, it condensed into a black and white tablet. Zhou Tieyi grabbed one end of the tablet and handed the other end to Cao Shan.

Cao Shan grabbed the tablet, and then was pulled out of the "lake" by a huge force.

The newly revived Cao Shan was only a lonely soul. Even if the god revived from his death, except for his own divine power, all his previous accumulations, including the golden body, would naturally disappear.

Fortunately, Zhou Tieyi granted him new divine power to maintain his now fragile soul.

[Observe evil and report good] and also supervise the world. This is already the prerequisite divine power of a certain god-king. Even in Shinto, it is enough to establish a government and set up a divine court.

Cao Shan was pulled up by Zhou Tieyi, holding the tablet in his hand, and bowed his head quickly, "Thank you for your rescue, my lord. I will serve you like a slave and will never forget it."

Zhou Tieyi hummed lightly. He was now also getting familiar with Cao Shan's authority. Because of the combination of Tianyi Yunlu's virtual godhood and the usurpation of the god, he was the core. The authority in Cao Shan's hands was bestowed by him.

[Observe Evil and Report Good], now he can not only bring bad luck, but also has the power to bring fortune and ward off evil spirits. Combined with the [Moving] magical power, he can now do more than just grant ordinary people a hundred taels of silver.

However, this kind of blessing also requires a medium, which is the consumption of "good deeds".

But since he was in a high position, it was too easy for him to accumulate good deeds. It was no lie that his every word and action influenced the people of the world. At least now most of the people in Tianjing felt that it was right for them to start a newspaper. After he promoted the newspaper throughout the world, if it was really converted into the way of God, it would be enough to accumulate the good deeds of a third-grade god, that is, a complete purple-blue fortune.

Even now, he could add purple-blue lucky attributes to himself at any time during the battle, and the good deeds he accumulated in his daily life could fully make up for the consumption.

What's more, you can not only consume your own good deeds, but also consume the good deeds of your subordinates.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Cao Shan. Cao Shan had accumulated good deeds throughout his life. After becoming a fifth-rank deity, he made a vow to save 100,000 people. If he really succeeded, he could naturally enter the fourth rank of the gods, "Refining the Red Dust". Even if he did not achieve it completely at the beginning, Cao Shan had saved more than 50,000 people. Now he was only halfway to completing this wish.

As a boss, I naturally have to help Cao Shan.

Now Daxia is strictly investigating the gods. Even though he is one of the people in charge of the God Punishment Department, he dare not let Cao Shan run around and spread the name of the gods. But in his place, Cao Shan can also monitor good and evil.

Zhou Tieyi said with his hands behind his back, "Cao Shan, it's not easy to reward the good and punish the evil."

Cao Shan said respectfully, "Please give me your instructions, my lord."

Zhou Tieyi waved his hand and a pile of official documents were pulled over. These were all official documents from the Zhushen Division, and a large part of them were official documents that the people wanted to appeal through the Zhushen Division's Inspection Office.

Cao Shan lived for one or two hundred years and was a fifth-rank deity himself. He had plenty of experience, enough to handle these documents and at least write down the approval opinions.

Wu Qian was busy with the luxury tax issue, and Zhou Tieyi had accumulated a lot of official documents recently. After all, it was very tiring to go to Linshuixuan to listen to music during the day and go to Huangquan to fish at night.

Cao Shan was slightly stunned when he saw the pile of documents that suddenly appeared and overwhelmed his vision. Then he saw his master approach him amiably and patted him on the shoulder. "Calm down a little, then you will understand the principles of being a god. Cao Shan, I have confidence in you!"

(End of this chapter)