363: The gods come to congratulate

Thick dark clouds hung over the sky of the Ghost Country.

Song Zhong hovered in mid-air, like a stabilizing needle in the ocean.

At this moment, the world was silent, and the light beam from the Five Weapons Furnace also subsided. Song Zhong waved his sleeve, and all the Divine Artifacts were put away by him.

The dark golden Dragon Jade in his hand directly connected end to end, turning into a bracelet that neatly fit onto Song Zhong's wrist.

Song Zhong looked at the vast Void Realm surrounding the Ghost Country and said indifferently, "Mountains, come!"

With a boom, his words became reality.

Within a radius of ten thousand li around the Ghost Country, countless tall mountains rose from the ground. The rocks on these mountains were as hard as metal, reflecting a cold light. The tall mountains connected to each other, forming a vast circular mountain range that surrounded the Ghost Country layer by layer.

A massive boundary monument was located on the outer perimeter of the mountain range, with two characters "Tiewei" carved upon it.

After Iron Encirclement Mountain appeared, Song Zhong pointed towards the north again, "Water, come!"

A clap of thunder exploded in the sky, and a crack instantly appeared on the ground. The crack extended in a winding direction, with countless tributaries spreading out from its sides.

From deep underground, dark spring water continuously surged up, filling the entire crack. The deep river disappeared into Iron Encirclement Mountain, stretching as far as the eye could see. At the junction of the river and Iron Encirclement Mountain, a stone monument suddenly grew, with the characters "Santu" carved upon it.

After completing all this, Song Zhong returned to the Ghost Country Capital City.

At this time, Shen Tu, Yu Lei, and other deities bowed in salute.

"Congratulations, Lord of the Country, on your great success!"

Song Zhong waved his hand, "Without all of you, I wouldn't be where I am today. Although we succeeded today, we must not be careless. The Origin of the Divine Country is only in its nascent form; there's still a long way to go to truly establish its foundation."

"Hehe, Lord of the Country is indeed clear-minded and far-sighted," Demon Star Hou Qing echoed.

Shen Tu then spoke, "Now that the Origin of the Divine Country has taken shape, it was refined based on national destiny. If we want to continue to grow in the future, it will inevitably clash with other Divine Countries."

Song Zhong nodded, "Don't worry, I already have a plan for that. However, the Ghost Country has just been promoted to a Divine Country, and its expanded territory is still unstable. I'll trouble all of you to help me stabilize the Divine Country."

The other deities all nodded and departed in various directions according to their assigned positions.

Just then, three figures suddenly appeared in the distant sky. Song Zhong saw that they were none other than the Grandmaster of Heaven, Celestial Worthy of the Primordial Beginning, and Celestial Worthy of the Way and Virtue.

Before their arrival, a hearty laugh drifted over.

"Hahaha, congratulations, Fellow Daoist Song Zhong, on successfully refining the Origin of the Divine Country! We have come to offer our felicitations."

The Grandmaster of Heaven and the two other Tianzun floated down gracefully. Song Zhong waved his hand, and four chairs appeared in the center of the square.

"Please be seated, everyone!"

Song Zhong made a welcoming gesture, and the few of them took their seats in order.

The Grandmaster of Heaven looked around the current Ghost Country and said with a smile, "What a magnificent feat, what a grand spirit! Fellow Daoist Song, to establish a Divine Country by your own power, truly makes us admire you."

The two Tianzun also praised him, for it was known that the Biyou Palace's re-refinement based on the Heavenly Court had relied on the power of the gods of Great Xia.

Although Song Zhong's Divine Country was currently only in its nascent form, his ability to achieve this single-handedly was astonishing enough.

Song Zhong smiled slightly and said, "If you don't mind the simplicity of my Divine Country, you are welcome to visit often in the future."

The Grandmaster of Heaven said with a smile, "There will be many more times we will trouble you in the future. However, besides celebrating, we have one more matter to trouble you with this time."

"You're talking about Cthulhu, aren't you?" Song Zhong said calmly.

"That's right. Earlier, Yang Jian used your power to severely injure Hei Shan Yang, but that fellow escaped into the mist. Now, finding his trace is extremely difficult."

"It's fine. I think someone will find him for us."

Song Zhong smiled mysteriously, and the Grandmaster of Heaven and the two Tianzun simultaneously showed looks of confusion.

"Among all the gods, who has this ability now?" the Grandmaster of Heaven asked.

Song Zhong raised his hand and pointed to the sky, "Of course, it's the one who understands Cthulhu the most."

"Michael?"

The Grandmaster of Heaven and the two Tianzun looked astonished, then shook their heads, "Impossible. His duty is to guard the Moon; he cannot leave there."

"Don't worry, under normal circumstances, he won't leave. But Odin of the Nordic has already betrayed us, and Michael cannot ignore this traitor."

Hearing Song Zhong's words, Celestial Worthy of the Primordial Beginning's expression changed drastically, "What? The betraying god is Odin?"

It turned out that as early as when the mist first appeared, the three Tianzun had gone to the South Pole to investigate the situation.

They discovered that the South Pole had been artificially destroyed and knew that there must be an insider of Cthulhu on Earth, but they truly had not suspected this Supreme God of the Nordic.

After all, this one was among those who had followed Yelande to the Moon.

Having witnessed the terror of Cthulhu, how could he dare to actively contact such things?

"Odin chose to cooperate with Cthulhu in order to Breakthrough to that Realm, of course, it was only what he considered cooperation," Song Zhong continued to explain.

"Foolish!" Celestial Worthy of the Primordial Beginning said indignantly, "How can dealing with those fellows be considered cooperation? In the end, one will only be completely lost in desire."

"Then, should we first go and resolve the problem of the Nordic?" Celestial Worthy of the Way and Virtue asked.

Song Zhong shook his head, "Our enemies are not just the Nordic; India and Olympus should already be eyeing Great Xia.

So, for the time being, the problem we need to consider is to guard our national borders, and then seize the opportunity amidst the chaos."

The Grandmaster of Heaven and the two Tianzun exchanged glances, nodded, and felt that Song Zhong's words made sense.

"Since that's the case, I shall give Fellow Daoist a gift. I see that after you refined the Origin of the Divine Country, the Capital City is somewhat empty, so I shall bestow upon you the Mysterious within Great Xia's borders."

With that, the Grandmaster of Heaven untied a bag from his waist and handed it to Song Zhong.

Song Zhong took the bag and curiously examined it.

The Grandmaster of Heaven explained with a smile, "This thing is a replica of the Human Seed Bag that I refined based on ancient records. Although its functions are far from what the ancient texts describe, it's still perfectly fine for collecting some Mysterious."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhong laughed happily, "Hehe, in that case, without further ado, I shall accept this grand gift."

With that, Song Zhong untied the bag, and a surging tide of Mysterious broke free from it.

Song Zhong took out the Salvation Banner and gently waved it. These Mysterious, who hadn't even figured out what was happening, were sucked into the banner.

"Your good fortune reaches the heavens. Now that you are in my banner, you must Cultivate diligently. Once you achieve enlightenment, you can obtain a Divine Position and receive offerings from people."

The originally bewildered Mysterious, upon hearing Song Zhong's words inside the Salvation Banner, immediately became excited, as if injected with a stimulant.

The reason was simple: the aura of the Divine Country's Origin was too rich, and the Divine Position held a fatal attraction for these Mysterious, whose Origins were not entirely proper.