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Yishan County.

This place is already far from Fengwu State.

In the mountains, Fang Xing walked barefoot, wearing animal skins, clearly no longer resembling Fang Yun.

The identity of Fang Yun was only used in Fengwu State.

Once in Yue State, inspections become increasingly strict, making it easy to slip up.

Even without that, as time passes, the flaws would only grow more apparent.

He used it to explore the customs within the Great Zhou cities, even visiting the red-light districts to understand the enemies of the goddess of love, then he discarded the identity proof and resumed his druid attire, wandering through nature.

"Nature does indeed have different scenery in different regions..."

"Although human culture is also a part of nature, I have not yet reached such a height..."

The Druid's way of nature can embrace everything, but the prerequisite is being strong enough!

Strong enough to define these!

Otherwise, initially, it's certainly more straightforward to honestly follow the plant and animal domains.

Those with a little more curiosity might try dark fall.

But regardless of the direction, fully integrating 'human culture' into nature requires sufficient strength.

Even at Fang Xing's current level, it's somewhat insufficient.

"The Druid's Heart of Nature has a significant impact on me..."

"Otherwise, it would be hard for me to abandon the previous plan of investigating the Qinlou Chuguan and instead rough it out in the open..."

As Fang Xing was contemplating, he walked out of a mountain ridge and saw an official road.

On the official road, there was a group of people, looking ragged, pale and thin, surprisingly, a group of refugees!

"What's happening?"

Fang Xing moved, blocking the refugees, and casually inquired.

Acting as he wished, naturally and freely, is now his principle.

Operating with such a mindset seems closer to the heart of nature.

"Who are you?"

A man blocked Fang Xing.

Fang Xing looked at his emaciated physique, then at the elderly, women, and children behind him, nodding silently.

"Me? Just a herdsman of nature."

Fang Xing replied, "Is there a disaster nearby?"

"Yes... locust plague."

The man's face darkened, "You shouldn't go further, or entering the disaster area will have you crying, unable to find even a bite to eat..."

"So it's a locust plague."

Fang Xing nodded. The druid's concept is balance, having too much of anything is not good.

Since he had encountered it, it naturally had to be resolved.

"But, with so many of you, just encountering a locust plague leaves you no options? What about stored grain?"

Farmers wouldn't abandon their land to flee unless forced to, so Fang Xing was puzzled.

Given the wealth of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty, they shouldn't be reduced to such straits by a single locust plague.

"Why are you asking about this, who exactly are you?"

The middle-aged man showed a trace of vigilance on his face.

"I told you, I am a herdsman of nature."

Fang Xing thought for a moment, then tossed a seed.

A green light fell on the seed.

—Plant Growth!

In an instant, a huge breadfruit tree grew, bearing fruits the size of human heads.

Fang Xing picked one, casually communed with the fire element, and roasted it: "Roasted breadfruit, the taste is similar to bread... well, you all seem unfamiliar with bread, it's a kind of pastry similar to naan..."

The robust man, smelling the food's aroma, swallowed but didn't act.

After all, this scene was bizarre however you looked at it.

But behind him, a little girl with hungry green eyes had already rushed out, grabbing a breadfruit and gnawing on it.

"Delicious..."

As crumbs flew everywhere, the man couldn't resist handing over a water pouch, fearing she'd choke to death.

Moments later.

This temporary small group had stopped, each holding a breadfruit, wolfing it down.

"Luckily, your physiques aren't too bad, but don't eat too much, otherwise I'd worry about you choking to death or bursting..."

Fang Xing laughed.

"It's better to die full than starving."

The robust man stroked his belly, looking content.

At this time, Fang Xing noticed several elderly people in the group, carefully taking shrines and divine emblems out of their packages, then placing the best parts of the food before them.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xing was thoughtful, and there was no need to ask further.

"I can tell, your demeanor, you must be an ascetic from some church, right?"

The man gave a bitter smile, "Actually, there's nothing much to say, the village ran out of surplus grain, our village's savings, all went to those Temples and Churches..."

Fang Xing nodded, having guessed already.

With so many Churches and clergy in the Great Zhou Divine System not producing, they naturally need people to support them.

And indeed, they truly control absolute power!

Moreover, often it doesn't need to escalate to this point.

This world truly has eighteen layers of Hell, specifically to frighten unbelievers.

Those ignorant people would certainly rather deny themselves food to offer the last grain to God, avoiding the fate of going to Hell after death.

Even the educated could hardly say anything against it.

After all, according to believers, life is only one lifetime, but the torments of Hell and the joys of the Divine Country are for eternity.

For such matters, Fang Xing had nothing to say.

After parting with the group of refugees, he headed towards the disaster zone.

The further he went into the disaster zone, the less vegetation there was, making it appear even more desolate.

"The locust plague probably started due to a combination of drought and flood—simply put, abnormal weather patterns; it doesn't just appear suddenly..."

"But all these refugees only mention the locust plague, so has the disaster been resolved? Or..."

Fang Xing's gaze was dark.

If it involved a divine entity related to the domain of disasters, they would likely enjoy using various natural and man-made disasters to intimidate believers and gain faith.

Is there such a being within the Divine System of Great Zhou?

Buzzzz!

After advancing a few hundred miles further, Fang Xing saw swarms of insects like dark clouds.

Locusts aren't much by themselves, but in large numbers, they become overwhelming, giving an impression of being unstoppable.

The ground they covered was left bare, as if adding new wounds.

"My Heart of Nature is stirring..."

Fang Xing murmured softly.

At that moment, a swarm of locusts seemed to sense his presence and flew directly towards him.

Among those locusts spread over the hills, there were even traces of demon energy, indicating the presence of extraordinary level demonic insects overseeing them.

"In the name of nature!"

"I declare... you are enemies of nature!"

Fang Xing raised his wooden staff high.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the entire area within a hundred miles was covered by dark clouds, and raindrops the size of beans began to fall.

——Call the Wind and Summon the Rain!

The raindrops seemed to carry an extreme chill.

The locusts were frozen, fell to the ground, and turned into corpses.

After they rot, they will become excellent fertilizer for the land.

"Hmm?"

The druid's perception allowed Fang Xing to sense a few demonic insects attempting to escape from the swarm.

But the next moment.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Icicles rained down, piercing the demonic insects.

The supernatural power they carried directly broke through the Spirit Light Armor of the demonic insects, pinning them firmly to the ground.

"When a species proliferates excessively, destroying most of it is also a way to protect nature..."

"It's just a pity that the definition of balance is too narrow... but this is the most effective way."

Fang Xing calmly moved forward, harvesting materials from the demonic insects and thanked nature for its gift.

...

A hundred miles away.

"Hmm?"

A Temple warrior clad in gleaming armor and wielding a long sword was slaying demonic insects, suddenly looking towards the distant dark clouds: "This rain is strange, someone must be meddling!"

His name was 'Lu Zhong', and he was a Temple warrior serving the Redemption God.

The Redemption God was a benevolent God in the traditional sense, favoring the weak and helping those in distress.

The 'Temple warriors' under His command are required to take the Knight Oath, always executing justice and benevolence.

Of course, as a special profession on the divine side, Temple warriors were much stronger than other professions and had many signature skills.

For instance—Evil Detection!

However, the definition of evil naturally comes under the judgment of the Redemption God.

Within the framework of this Redemption God, anyone who violates the laws of Great Zhou, possesses extraordinary power without going through the Academic Palace or temple system, especially those of ancient orthodoxy, is deemed 'evil' regardless of whether they've committed a crime or not!

As a High Rank Temple warrior, Lu Zhong, who was almost about to break through his limits to touch the Legendary Domain, had a very keen sense of detecting evil.

He looked at the overwhelming locust swarm and the piles of bones ahead, then resolutely turned around.

Compared to these locusts, there was greater evil awaiting his punishment!

...

"Hmm?"

While calling the wind and summoning the rain to eliminate the locusts, Fang Xing suddenly felt someone had intruded into his natural domain.

"That overflowing supernatural Spirit Light, and the annoying aura—is it a Temple warrior?"

Fang Xing thought for a moment and wiped his face.

His appearance transformed into that of a middle-aged scholar with a pale face, and a Paper House Cave appeared in his hand.

While mingling around the Divine Dynasty of Great Zhou, his initial move would obviously be to don the guise of an evil cultivator.

If this Temple warrior could tear off his evil cultivator mask, then they would truly understand what true despair means.

It wasn't long before he saw a set of armor walking leisurely through the rain!

Spirit lights flickered on the armor, causing rain to automatically bounce off, making it an item invulnerable to both water and fire!

From within this armor, the excited voice of the Temple warrior emanated, casting a spell with a raised hand: "Evil Detection!"

A Spirit Light fell on Fang Xing.

In an instant!

A dense, almost black blood-red aura manifested.

"Indeed, villain, prepare to die!"

Upon witnessing this, Lu Zhong's eyes turned blood-red, and as he swung his massive sword, a holy light descended.

——Supreme Holy Slash!

'Should've checked the almanac before going out, running into these rigid Temple warriors...'

'According to their God's definition of 'evil', I indeed am guilty of countless crimes...'

Cynically, Fang Xing suddenly saw paper money falling from the sky.

Amidst the neighing of warhorses, a paper army surged forth from the Paper House Cave in his hand.