Chapter 176: Envy and Jealousy, I Can Be a Dog Too!

Chapter 176: Envy and Jealousy, I Can Be a Dog Too!

In the group chat, Dong Jianghe was being arrogant and domineering.

"I might not be able to compete with you old-timers, but crushing a newcomer like this is a piece of cake for me.

This newcomer, if he doesn't listen to my advice, will suffer a great loss.

Just now, I searched through ancient books and incense records, but couldn't find any information about a true deity related to the Divine Dog.

Perhaps this newcomer knows of a true deity of the Divine Dog, but it must have been a long time ago, and even if he could visualize it, it would only be of the most common level."

Dong Jianghe was boasting in the group.

Previously, he had visualized a rare three-star Divine Observation Technique, which had caused a stir in the group, with many Guardian Deities praising him.

He was feeling rather smug.

He had outdone several others in the group, including Shen Miao Venerable and Black Dragon Venerable.

These two Ancient Deities had only visualized uncommon one-star techniques, but Dong Jianghe had easily surpassed them.

After being outdone, they had both managed to visualize uncommon one-star Divine Observation Techniques.

The two of them often brought up Dong Jianghe in the group, criticizing him.

The uncommon one-star Divine Observation Technique was capable of creating citizens in the True Deity Realm, making it incredibly powerful.

"The newcomer from earlier seems promising!" Black Dragon Venerable spoke up.

When he had joined the group, Dong Jianghe had asked him his age and then expressed his shock in the group, calling him an old man!

Black Dragon Venerable, who was referred to as Old Dragon, now held a grudge against Dong Jianghe.

"Newcomer, are you still there? Did you succeed in your visualization?" Dong Jianghe asked.

Perhaps to help the Ancient Deities better understand the Divine Observation Technique, all those who entered the Visualization Mountain would randomly join a specific chat group, and their consciousness would also pass through it upon leaving.

At other times, they could also enter the chat group to socialize.

At this moment, Qi Yuan, who was online in the group, caught the attention of Dong Jianghe, the group owner.

The others were also curious.

"I barely managed to visualize it successfully." Qi Yuan's heart was filled with both joy and apprehension.

"Did you see that? Anyone who Dong Jianghe outdoes is bound to succeed!" Shen Miao Venerable exclaimed.

The others were also excited.

"I have a question, and I'd like to seek advice from all the seniors here.

If I were to create a virtual deity and visualize its Divine Observation Technique, there shouldn't be any issues with my citizens cultivating it, right?" Qi Yuan asked in the group.

"Don't be ridiculous. It's impossible to visualize a virtual deity.

It wouldn't even pass the second question on Visualization Mountain.

Moreover, a virtual deity has never been worshipped with incense, so even if it passed the second question, it still wouldn't be able to form a visualization."

Dong Jianghe, as the group owner, was quite active in the chat, saying, "Quickly, tell us what level your visualized Divine Observation Technique is. Even if it's a low level, it's no big deal. We're all friendly here, and we won't mock you."

As Dong Jianghe spoke, he was actually thinking that if the newcomer's technique was of a low level, he would gain the right to bark for half a day.

The other Ancient Deities were also closely watching the group messages, curious to know if the newcomer had successfully visualized a Divine Observation Technique.

"The level is indeed quite low, barely reaching the average. It can't compare to any of the seniors here." Qi Yuan looked at the level displayed on the visualized technique, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, as if he had just barely reached the average.

However, thinking about the many high-level deities on Blue Star, Qi Yuan felt confident again.

"Average? Common one-star?" Dong Jianghe's words were filled with excitement.

He was already organizing his thoughts, preparing to teach the newcomer a lesson and put Shen Miao Venerable and Black Dragon Venerable in their place.

"Uncommon two-star, and barely average." Qi Yuan replied.

There were seven levels in total, with uncommon levels at the front and back, so wasn't that the average?

The group fell silent for a moment.

Shen Miao Venerable quickly spoke up, "Senior, you're amazing! Is there really a Divine Dog? How come I don't know about it?"

"Uncommon two-star? Aside from White Dawn Venerable, this is the highest! Truly, anyone outdone by Dong Jianghe is bound to produce something extraordinary!"

"I'm so envious! To visualize an uncommon two-star technique means that as long as you have sufficient resources, one of your citizens will definitely become a true deity!"

This also implied that if the world hadn't undergone a major change, Qi Yuan would have had the opportunity to become a Great Venerable.

For an Ancient Deity to reach the Great Venerable realm, they must have at least one citizen who is a True Deity.

At this moment, White Dawn Venerable appeared in the group, "The newcomer is not bad, and has potential."

Upon seeing White Dawn Venerable, Shen Miao Venerable, Black Dragon Venerable, and other group members began to lavishly praise him.

"When will White Dawn Venerable become a Great Venerable?"

"White Dawn Venerable once visualized three uncommon, one epic, and is truly a Great Venerable!"

"It won't be long before White Dawn Venerable becomes a Great Venerable."

Those who had just been praising Qi Yuan now switched to praising White Dawn Venerable.

Qi Yuan joined in, "He's a Great Venerable just one step away, truly terrifying!"

"Newcomer, which region are you from?" White Dawn Venerable asked in the group.

"Lin Country," Qi Yuan replied honestly.

Flying Desert City belonged to Lin Country.

"Lin Country seems to be in the north, part of the Fallen Region... Newcomer, do you want to leave there and come to my Tiger Country? We can... get rich together." White Dawn Venerable extended an olive branch.

"Senior, I also want to come to Tiger Country!"

"Senior, please take me in. I don't have any shoes to wear, and my clothes are in tatters!"

"Wow, newcomer, you're in the Fallen Region, it's very dangerous!"

Seeing these replies, Qi Yuan felt a warmth in his heart.

There's kindness in the mortal world.

"Thank you, Senior. However, as an Ancient Deity of a region, I must protect my dominion. I'd rather die than retreat!" Qi Yuan declared with a sense of righteousness.

His in-game mission was to protect Qing Shui Village.

"The newcomer has guts!" Shen Miao Venerable exclaimed.

"If only there were more Ancient Deities with such backbone." Tianbao Venerable said in the group, a hint of helplessness in his words, "I once had a friend who turned to a New Deity."

The mention of this made the atmosphere in the group a bit somber.

"Newcomer, I'm also in the northern region. If you have time, come and visit me in Jiang Country. It's not too far from your Lin Country." Tianbao Venerable invited in the group, "But you must be careful of Lu Country. My friend is there in Lu Country.

"Alright." Qi Yuan casually replied as he exited the chat group. His eyes gleamed with anticipation.

With a wave of his hand, a piece of cloth appeared, inscribed with the Divine Observation Technique.

The cloth contained the technique for observing the Divine Hound, one of the ancient deities who had perished in battle.

"As expected, observing powerful deities requires an even greater amount of divine energy." As he visualized, he had a premonition that the evil deity energy obtained from slaying the two evil deities would be sufficient to observe the Divine Hound.

To observe more powerful deities, he would need to hunt down stronger evil deities and acquire more of their energy.

...

In a mud-built house, Fat Man sat in the courtyard, playing with his black dog.

"Good thing I brought some bones for you, or you might have starved to death." Fat Man tossed a pile of bones onto the ground, which the dog eagerly devoured.

These bones were leftovers from a feast he had attended.

As the dog gnawed on the bones, Fat Man's excitement grew.

"Thanks to the Ancient Deity's arrival, I didn't starve, but you, little rascal, would have!" Fat Man kicked the dog, which whimpered but dared not resist, focused on its meal.

Just then, Qi Yuan appeared in a blue robe, his eyes fixed on the dog with keen interest.

Fat Man quickly stood up. "Divine Lord, I was just playing with him."

He wondered why the Divine Lord had come to see him.

"Is this the only black dog in the village?" Qi Yuan's gaze intensified as he looked at the dog, its tail tucked between its legs.

"Yes," Fat Man's heart sank. "Divine Lord, my dog is old and skinny, its meat isn't tasty!"

The Divine Lord loved feasts, and Fat Man feared he had set his sights on his dog!

"Oh, may I borrow your dog for a moment?" Qi Yuan asked.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the large black dog, still holding a bone in its mouth, reluctantly followed Qi Yuan, its tail between its legs.

Fat Man watched in sorrow as Qi Yuan and the dog disappeared. Only then did he dare to wail, "My dog, my precious dog!"

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan had already returned to the temple with the black dog.

The dog still held the bone in its mouth, not daring to drop it.

"A Core Formation Stage dog should be suitable for observation, right?" Qi Yuan said, taking out the cloth with the Divine Observation Technique and placing it in front of the dog.

"This is the Divine Observation Technique, take a look."

Qi Yuan also glanced at it.

[Divine Observation Technique: Divine Hound Chapter, Possesses Growth Potential]



The dog seemed to possess a sense of awareness.

It dropped the bone and immediately turned its attention to the technique, as if it were the most delectable food in the world.

"Good, as long as it understands," Qi Yuan said, studying the technique intently.

The dog lowered its head, examining the technique closely, its eyes reflecting a human-like gaze.

Suddenly, the dog sat down with its legs crossed, as if meditating, and began to cultivate.

Qi Yuan could sense the dog's strength rapidly increasing.

"It's cultivating just like a human, how interesting."

After observing for a while, Qi Yuan didn't notice any changes in the dog, so he didn't pay much attention.

"As the group chat said, using the Divine Observation Technique can rapidly enhance the strength of the villagers, achieving quick results."

This technique observed ancient deities who had perished in battle.

In a sense, it allowed the villagers to embody the strength of these ancient deities.

It was a technique for rapid cultivation, eliminating the need for slow and tedious training.

The initial effects were remarkable.

About an hour passed, and Qi Yuan watched as the dog continued to cultivate.

"It's already at the Advanced Core Formation Stage?"

Initially, the dog was only at the Initial Core Formation Stage, but now, after just an hour, it had advanced to the Advanced Stage, which was quite terrifying.

"My experience seems to have increased significantly as well," Qi Yuan said, his eyes lighting up with joy.

Indeed, the villagers' cultivation progress could benefit him as well.

"Forget it, I'll check again tomorrow, time for some sleep."

Qi Yuan dug another pit, called out Xiao Jie, and the two of them snuggled into the pit to sleep.

"I can't give you snacks when we're in the game, sigh." Qi Yuan hugged Xiao Jie's body, contemplating whether to send her back to the Canglan Realm.

But after some thought, he abandoned the idea.

...

Xiao Jie's body was cold, and it took a long time for Qi Yuan to warm her up.

Qi Yuan held the wooden plaque, and they both fell into a deep slumber.

The next day, the sky glowed with crimson light, and the earth in the temple stirred as a figure emerged from a pit.

He checked his character's level and smiled in satisfaction.

"I've leveled up!"

This level-up wasn't from slaying monsters but from the villagers' cultivation progress benefiting him.

He immediately looked over and saw the large black dog still sitting in the temple.

The aura it emanated was unmistakably... the Early Purple Mansion Stage!

"In just one night, it advanced from the Core Formation Stage to the Purple Mansion Stage, how terrifying!"

Even Qi Yuan was shocked.

In the Flowing Wind Realm, he had created numerous Purple Mansion cultivators, which was already impressive.

But this rapid advancement, from the Divine Infancy Stage to the Purple Mansion Stage in a single night, was truly astonishing.

Even the people from the Dou Qi Continent would be amazed.

However, Qi Yuan also noticed that after reaching the Early Purple Mansion Stage, the dog's cultivation speed slowed down, and progress became more gradual.

Nonetheless, it was still much faster than normal cultivation.

Qi Yuan looked at the dog with delight. "It seems this Divine Observation Technique is indeed useful.

My village finally has a powerful general!"

Qi Yuan gazed at the dog with great anticipation.

"Perfect, this dog's strength is comparable to some villages' new deities."

(End of Chapter)

I will stay here and continue adapting the 'Qi Yuan Sutra', allowing the Big Black Dog to help me slay the Evil Deity and accumulate its spirit energy."

Several days ago, Qi Yuan had successfully passed the test.

His subjects' killing of enemies, especially abominations like the Evil God, would also enhance his own strength.

In other words, when his subjects killed, they gained no experience, but he could.

He had become the ultimate exploiter.

...

Green Water Village.

The village chief, Yu Le, had a somber expression.

In front of him, Wang Zhongshan from Shi Family Village led a group of women in funeral attire, their faces filled with excitement.

"Is the Deity Lord going to take action against other Evil Deities?"

The village chief, Yu Le, nodded, "Most likely."

He had also received news and gathered quite a few people.

At this moment, Chen Xifan from Chen Xi Village arrived with several fat-faced villagers who resembled cooks.

"Chen Xi Village has arrived. When will the feast begin?" Chen Xifan was also excited.

Previously, feasts were only held within their own village.

Unexpectedly, this time, they were going to another village.

"We'll set off once the Deity Lord arrives," Village Chief Yu Le said, looking at the fat man behind him with a slightly dissatisfied expression. "I told you to organize a funeral procession with suona players, why is it taking so long?"

The fat man, Zhu Zhuangshi, looked wronged, "Our villagers aren't very cultured and don't know how to play the suona."

Wang Zhongshan from Shi Family Village spoke up, "Our village has a musician. Let us handle the suona players."

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Yu Le glared at Wang Zhongshan.

Was Shi Family Village trying to take over this task?

How shameless! Green Water Village was the Deity Lord's direct lineage.

Seeing the situation, Wang Zhongshan didn't bring it up again but instead turned to Zhu Zhuangshi, "Zhu Zhuangshi, we're about to set off, why are you looking so gloomy?"

Zhu Zhuangshi glared at Wang Zhongshan in response.

Wang Zhongshan felt perplexed.

Village Chief Yu Le turned to Zhu Zhuangshi and scolded him, "It's just a dog. If the Deity Lord wants to eat it, then let him eat it.

When the Deity Lord arrives later, will you still look at him like this?"

Zhu Zhuangshi's gloomy expression improved slightly.

The people from the three villages gathered together, their faces tense, with a hint of jealousy.

They were about to witness the Ancient Deity's mighty power.

Just then, the voice of the Divine Official, Shen Tu, echoed, "Under the Ancient Deity, the Divine Dog has arrived!"

The crowd was puzzled, unsure of what was happening.

In the distance, a massive black shadow appeared, covered in black fur, with two lumps on its back as if something was trying to break free.

The enormous beast opened its mouth, revealing sharp teeth, looking unapproachable.

"A black dog?"

"A big black dog!"

"Purple Mansion!"

The villagers were astonished, unsure what to make of this.

How did the Ancient Deity's entourage gain such a powerful dog?

The Purple Mansion realm was comparable to the new deities of various villages!

Zhu Zhuangshi's eyes widened as he stared at the divine dog, "This... is my Big Black Dog, my Big Black Dog!"

His eyes shone with surprise.

So, this was his Big Black Dog.

The black dog seemed to hear Zhu Zhuangshi's voice and turned its massive head.

It stretched out its leg as if kicking Zhu Zhuangshi, just like Zhu Zhuangshi had done to it before, and pinned Zhu Zhuangshi to the ground.

Zhu Zhuangshi's belly was pressed down by the dog's sturdy leg, and he couldn't move. His face showed a pleading expression, "Dog Lord, I was wrong, I was wrong. You're not my dog, I'm your dog!"

Only then was the divine dog satisfied, and it released its leg.

The crowd on the field was shocked by this scene, their hearts trembling with awe.

Village Chief Yu Le stared at the black dog, his eyes gleaming, "Divine Observation Technique!"

Only the Divine Observation Technique could explain the sudden surge in the black dog's strength.

Moreover, the fact that it had reached the Purple Mansion realm indicated that the Divine Observation Technique was of a high level.

The other villagers now looked at Big Black Dog with envy.

Zhu Zhuangshi's eyes widened, and he never expected that the Ancient Deity would take Big Black Dog and give it such a heaven-defying opportunity.

He felt envious, jealous, and wished he could go back to when the Deity Lord asked for a dog, and he could have barked and said he could be a dog too.

"Point your swords... at Little Stone Village!" The Divine Official, Shen Tu, spoke.

Thus, led by Big Black Dog, the funeral procession, the suona players, and the chefs for the feast set off towards Little Stone Village.

At that moment, in Little Stone Village.

The Evil Deity, Liu Yan, looked tense, turning to the villagers behind him with a fierce expression.

"Are you all going to rebel?"

The villagers behind him trembled.

"Deity Lord, we dare not!"

"We are willing to die for you!" The assimilated villagers' eyes shone with fervor.

Their consciousness had already been assimilated, making them part of the new deity.

"Hmph, what is the Lynx Wolf from Gale Town doing, taking so long to send help? They haven't sent anyone to assist me!" Liu Yan said angrily.

In front of the Lynx Wolf, he naturally didn't dare to speak like this.

But with the Lynx Wolf absent, he was bolder.

With his own subjects behind him, he wasn't afraid of revealing anything.

Just then, a burly man approached, his face filled with urgency, "Deity Lord, the people from Green Water Village have arrived.

There are suona players, funeral procession members, and chefs with pots and pans!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan's face turned angrier, "You've prepared everything quite thoroughly."

He asked, "Did they bring a coffin?"

The burly man was stunned, "No, their deity hasn't come either. The leader is a black dog, and its aura is very fierce!"

Liu Yan's face turned red with rage, "Using a wild dog to deal with me, this child humiliates me! This is intolerable!"

Even Evil Deities had their dignity.

Without a formal clash with the deity from Green Water Village, he didn't believe he would be weaker than that deity.

(End)

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