Tribute spirits were the ancient name of divine spirits, but in Lu Yun’s eyes, the tribute spirits of this world couldn’t be called divine spirits. Tribute spirits were born with imperfections and couldn’t leave their priest. They lived and died along with their tribe.

Divine spirits, however, were entirely different. Incense and worship enhanced their strength, but they could still survive if they left their priest.

Mountain ghosts were divine spirits, Ah Niu was a tribute spirit. The Wei river god in the clouds was also a tribute spirit instead of a divine one. However, there was a connection between the two of them.

God.

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The river god was extremely strong—many times stronger than Ah Niu, in...