Chapter 117: No God in Another World
"Master, we failed!" said Huang Xiong.

"fail?"

"Why did it fail?"

"You didn't do it yourself?"

"I am just a poor man. How can you, a warrior who has forged bones six times, fail?"

Huang Zhongxing frowned and asked in confusion.

Deal with Huang Xiong? He was not qualified to do so. He could only mobilize Huang Xiong because of the benefit of the ancestor's divine manifestation. Otherwise, how could he, the patriarch of a branch, get help from the main branch? Before the ancestor's divine manifestation, he did not even have the qualifications to pay homage to Huang Xiong, let alone let Huang Xiong be the steward of the Huang family.

Rather than saying that Huang Xiong is the steward of the Huang family, it is better to say that Huang Xiong is in control of the general direction of the Huang family and implements the will of the main line!

"You have very poor control over Qingshan County. You didn't even investigate the fact that the poor family you mentioned has a master at the Marrow Refining Realm guarding the ancestral spirit!"

"From today on, you just need to develop the Huang family, and I will take care of the rest!"

Huang Xiong also looked at Huang Zhongxing speechlessly.

The patriarch of a family that has been rooted in Qingshan County for hundreds of years, and who claims that half of the people in the entire county are related to the Huang family by blood, did not even know that there was a marrow refining master hiding in his own territory. This is undoubtedly unqualified.

Hearing Huang Xiong's words, Huang Zhongxing was stunned and his face began to turn pale.

But I can't say anything.

This is the agreement between him and the main vein. When he can no longer completely control Qingshan County, he needs to give up power.

Such a huge mistake now.

A marrow refining master is lurking in Qingshan County. Once he does something to the ancestral spirits, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Perhaps the damage that a martial artist at the Grandmaster level can inflict on evil spirits and monsters is limited, but when they are fully focused on dealing with the ancestral spirits, there is not much the ancestral spirits can do.

Strong human beings are the nemesis of ancestral spirits, ancestral spirits are the nemesis of evil spirits, evil spirits are the nemesis of demons, and demons and evil spirits are the nemesis of strong human beings.

Even those favored by heaven are the same. Those favored by heaven among the ancestral spirits only have the additional ability to kill evil spirits and demons, and their lethality against human strongmen is limited.

It's not that they can't be killed, but the existence of the ancestral spirit barrier limits the power of the ancestral spirit.

"Mobilize the clan's secret agents to find out the origins of that marrow refining master. Also, re-verify the information about that ancestor spirit. A person favored by heaven who is protected by a marrow refining master cannot have a completely unknown origin as you have found out!"

What happened tonight sounded a wake-up call for Huang Xiong.

Because of the relationship with the ancestor, he has not interfered too much in the development of the Huang family since he came here. Now he can't do that, and he is very disappointed.

A marrow refining master was not spotted right under his nose. If he suddenly attacked the statue of the ancestor when he entered the ancestral hall,
I'm terrified just thinking about it.

Huang Zhongxing had a gloomy face and did not speak. Most of his power had been taken away, but he had nothing to say. He did not expect that this main vein man who had been well-behaved since coming to Qingshan County would seize power at this time.

He even had to appear supportive.

After all, not only does the ancestor need Huang Xiong's protection, but the Huang family also cannot do without the support of the main line.

It was not until Huang Xiong left that a series of crackling sounds were heard coming from the house.

"Greetings, my dear!"

At dawn, Master Bao brought an old man into the ancestral hall. When the old man saw Zhao Shi, he knelt down and bowed respectfully.

It is no longer a secret that the ancestor spirit Zhao Shi can kill evil spirits.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

Whether it is killing evil spirits or demons, it actually has little to do with ordinary people.

Zhao Shi is different, or the Zhao family is different. The embroidery workshop supports many families, and ordinary people can also take refuge in the Zhao family. All they need is a stick of incense in the morning and evening.

As a result, the Zhao family's reputation was very high among the poor people.

"Master, this is the best carving master in Anpingfang, Master Yan. His carving skills are also unique in Qingshan County!" Master Bao explained at the right time.

"Master Yan, I want to carve a statue, a one-inch-tall seated statue. When carving, I want the lines to be more blurred to make it look more majestic." Zhao Shi said.

"I think what you want to carve is a statue of a god!" Upon hearing Zhao Shi's words, Master Yan suddenly looked up and looked at Zhao Shi with sparkling eyes.

"Does Master Yan know the statue?"

Zhao Shi was surprised.

Very strange.

There are no statues of gods in this world. Zhao Shi was sure of this only after asking around.

No temple!

There is no Taoist temple!

There is no God!
There are no immortals either!

The only people who can worship are their own ancestors and famous people like Huang Gong.

There is no god who controls the heaven and the earth as described in the legend.

This led him to believe that there were no myths or legends in this world, nor any traces of the existence of immortals or gods, otherwise the disasters caused by demons and evil spirits would not be so serious.

You have to know that the incense from the other world is no longer a legend, but real. If there are real temples with statues of gods, it is impossible that they don't show their holiness.

Unexpectedly, this Master Yan actually knew about the statue.

Master Yan did not answer Zhao Shi's words, but remained silent for a long time before he slowly said, "Master, the statue represents bad luck! Don't you know?"

"How to say?"

Zhao Shi became curious.

This was the first time he heard such a statement.

Not only Zhao Shi was curious, but Bao Ye was even more curious. He was well-informed, but had never heard of any statues of gods, let alone seen any temples dedicated to gods.

No, it's not that I haven't seen it. When I was traveling outside and went deep into the mountains, I could occasionally see temples, but they had been abandoned long ago. I could only find a few traces among some broken walls and ruins.

But no one has ever delved into these things.

It seems nothing strange to think that there are abandoned houses deep in the mountains.

At most, one might have thought it was someone's ancestral hall, but eventually the family declined and left behind only ruins.

"I don't know. According to family records, the statues represent unknown things. All the families that carved the statues were ruined and exterminated over the past thousand years. My Yan family was the first to withdraw, so we were able to survive. However, our descendants are also strictly prohibited from carving and worshiping the statues!"

"A thousand years have passed, and there are no gods or images in the world. If it weren't for the slightest record in my Yan family tree, I wouldn't know this!"

Master Yan explained.

Zhao Shi was silent.

There was obviously something he didn't know.

"In that case, Master Yan, please help me carve a one-inch-tall portrait!"

After a long while, Zhao Shi finally spoke.

In fact, Zhao Shi was not clear about the difference between the statue of a god and the statue of a human. He didn't think he was talking about the statue of a god just now, but this person could guess it. Obviously, there is a difference between the statue of a human and the statue of a god.

As if knowing Zhao Shi's confusion, Master Yan said, "The biggest difference between human statues and deity statues is that human statues are standing, while deity statues are sitting or lying!"

Realistic portraits focus on lifelikeness, while portraits of gods are illusory and majestic, which conforms to people's yearning for gods.

"Let's carve a portrait!"

"Excuse me, Master Yan!"

Perhaps other families would allow Master Yan to fulfill his will, but Zhao Shi had no intention of violating other people's taboos.

(End of this chapter)