"And yet, it is such a place that we yearn for, a Divine God... one of which was slain by Fan Wu. I recall that within the Great Zhou Dynasty, there should be no more than twenty Earth Gods, right?"
Not every county town has an Earth Temple, nor does every Earth Temple in these towns have a real Earth God.
These Earth Gods with the status of a true deity are, after all, quite rare within the Great Zhou Dynasty.
An Earth God's authority in the mortal realm might not be as high as his, the lord of the manor, but the Earth God's status is indeed much higher than his.
Moreover, when the Earth God was granted his seal, he might have ascended to the Heavenly Court.
He might even have seen what the Heavenly Court looks like.
And him?
As for what the Heavenly Court above the nine heavens looks like, it only exists in his fantasies.
Longing to see it, yet unable to catch a glimpse.
He could only sigh softly.
His heart filled with countless emotions.