Chapter 297: Arriving in Yuezhou in the Winter of the Sixth Year of Mingde
About ten days later, it seemed winter had arrived. The group had long since entered Yuezhou.
The Daoist walked ahead alone, leaning on his staff, while the jujube-red horse followed silently as usual. Lady Calico, however, didn’t dash about sniffing, exploring, and looking at everything as she usually did. Instead, voices kept sounding from behind.
“How did the old Swallow Immortal become the Swallow God?”
“He became a god through imperial decree and the merit of good deeds.”
“But how exactly did he become a god?”
“The ancestor was already a divine being, supported by incense offerings, but his influence was limited to Anqing. There hasn’t been an imperial decree or official acknowledgment from the Heavenly Palace confirming his deity status. Over the past two years, Xuzhou’s entire population became his followers. With the court’s decree, all he had to do was shed his mortal body to automatically manifest a divine spiritual form, ascend to the heavens, and take his place among the immortals.”
“Shed his mortal body!”
“What about it?”
“How does one shed their mortal body?”