Running A Cemetery in North America

In an apartment far away in Buren City.

Smith respectfully brought some incense sticks he previously bought from Chinatown and seriously advised the dozen white and black elderly folks in the room.

"This step is called burning incense. I checked Wikipedia, and there is indeed an Immortal called Earth God in the East. As long as you sincerely offer incense to the Earth God, you can receive the Earth God's protection. Watch my movements to learn how to burn the incense. In the future, you just need to sincerely burn three sticks every day. There's no cost, nor do you have to attend any service. As long as the Earth God is in your heart, the Earth God will protect you from illness and harm on this land."

Smith lit the tip of the incense with a lighter, then walked to the Earth Shrine, placing three sticks of incense into the incense burner before it.

The others immediately followed suit, mimicking Smith in offering incense to the Earth Shrine.

Ever since bringing back the Earth Shrine from the Evangelical Town Cemetery, Smith had mobilized all his contacts to offer incense to the Earth Shrine.

During his time as a priest, he actively helped believers in need, earning a lot of goodwill.

Many believers, having received substantial help from Smith, trust him more than God.

As a result, Smith hadn't had the Earth Shrine for long but had already developed over twenty believers with impressive results.

Just like the recent Hell-level joke says, believers of other deities wishing for a car must earn it themselves.

But for believers in God, it's different. You can just steal it directly because you can always repent in church, and God will forgive your sins.

One stick of incense after another was placed into the incense burner, soon filling it up.

The incense ash accumulated more and more, piling up on the incense burner like a small hill.

...

San Francisco, Youma Community.

"Auntie, is this really the Earth God you're talking about? Is it really that effective?"

"Don't worry, I'm telling you, our community hasn't encountered any Ah Piao lately, all because that young gentleman placed this Earth Shrine in our community, and the Earth God manifested and protected us, really very effective."

"Then I'll pray too."

In the corner of the small square, several middle-aged women chatted with an elderly woman incessantly.

They took prepared incense from their cloth bags, lit it, and knelt on the ground, praying to the Earth figure inside the Earth Shrine for protection.

Lately, thanks to the continuous promotion by the elders living in Youma Community,

Word of mouth spread from ten to a hundred, with more and more overseas Chinese coming to Youma Community to offer incense to the Earth Shrine, and the incense ash accumulated extremely quickly.

...

God come to assist me!

Sun Yan's eyes burned like bright fire as he faced the charging gigantic Tree-Man, without a trace of fear in his gaze.

Because behind him, the Dharma Aspects of General Sun and Mo Lihai had already appeared.

The two divine spirits stood firm, like Dharma Protectors, behind Sun Yan.

Meanwhile, Sun Yan himself had three sticks of incense above his head, his body shrouded in smoke, adding a touch more mystery.

The gigantic Tree-Man swung its forearm, filled with thick branches, vigorously smashing towards Sun Yan.

Instantly, a strong wind arose, and the soil and stones on the ground blew outwards in all directions.

As the monster's attack loomed, Mo Lihai plucked the strings of his pipa, spreading red sound waves that severed the branches before they landed.

The Mountain-Opening Fierce General took the Golden Halberd from Sun Yan's hand, stepped forward, and struck mightily with an axe.

A golden arc swept through the air, shattering the Tree-Man's arm, disabling it with a single blow from the Mountain-Opening Fierce General.

Buzz!

Stepping forward boldly, the Mountain-Opening Fierce General executed a series of strikes, but the Tree-Man reacted just then.

Suddenly, a large number of tree roots sprang from the ground, entangling the Mountain-Opening Fierce General, trapping him in place.

Meanwhile, numerous roots surged from all over the graveyard, directly encompassing Mo Lihai's Dharma Aspect and Sun Yan.

These roots opened numerous large sheep eyes, and the scene before Sun Yan's eyes swayed, beginning to transform.

The clouds above turned into whales flying in the blink of an eye, the sky became a colorful mosaic, with flames erupting continuously.

As sparks fell, they turned into blooming roses, and when these blossoms reached the ground, they exploded into countless bones, burrowing into the soil.

The distant mountains transformed into massive planets, leaving Sun Yan's gaze dazed.

However, within just a few seconds, the scene before Sun Yan's eyes returned to normal, his mind clear, evidently due to some assistance from General Sun.

"The power of this Sheep's Eye Tree is truly terrifying, even I fell victim to it. If it had the chance to affect civilians, who knows what dreadful disaster it might cause."

Sun Yan couldn't help feeling a bit frightened but was grateful he had invited the God to possess him in advance to avoid the Sheep's Eye Tree's influence; otherwise, he would have been doomed.

Buzz!

Mo Lihai played his pipa, shattering the encroaching roots around, prompting Sun Yan to grasp his Demon Exorcism Shotgun tightly, rushing towards the Tree-Man.

In the past days, he had gained the ability to create his own Demon Exorcism Shotgun and Exorcism Bullets by deconstructing the Exorcism Bullets Roken carried with him.