People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 336 The Styx River Repays Kindness with a Red Lotus, Within which Limnant Light Remains!
"Can I send the River Styx out now?"

Houtu looked at Yang Xuan, revealing a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

Being stared at like that by Houtu, Yang Xuan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Heaven knows, he really didn't mean to interrupt Houtu...

"Your Majesty, there is indeed one more thing."

Yang Xuan smiled awkwardly and hurriedly took out a blood-red lotus platform from his sleeve and handed it to Daoist Styx.

Back when they were at the edge of the Blood Sea, the good and evil corpses of the Styx River took away the two top-grade innate spiritual treasures by relying on their connection with the Avici and Yuantu swords, but the Karmic Fire Red Lotus was left behind.

Styx was trying to help Yang Xuan escape, which is why Zhunti shattered his body with a single palm strike. To prevent the loss of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, when Tongtian Sect Leader took him away, he put the Karmic Fire Red Lotus into his sleeve.

Now that the River Styx has been seen again, it's time to return the karmic fire lotus to its rightful owner.

However, Styx looked at the karmic fire lotus in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then pushed it back.

"I have no way to repay your kindness, fellow Daoist. All I have is this Karmic Fire Red Lotus, which I will give to you today. I hope you will not find it offensive!"

As he spoke, Styx erased the mark from the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, making it ownerless once again.

Styx was so decisive that Yang Xuan didn't even have a chance to stop him. The Karmic Fire Red Lotus had already become an unclaimed object and was pushed back in front of him by Styx.

It should be noted that this Karmic Fire Red Lotus is no ordinary spiritual object, but rather a lotus seed transformed from the Chaos Green Lotus.

The Chaos Green Lotus gave birth to a total of six seeds.

One of the mature seeds transformed into the Twenty-Four Petals of the Primordial Lotus.

At the beginning of time, the world could not contain such a spiritual object, so it eventually disintegrated on its own and transformed into three top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

The red flower transformed into a coiled dragon-shaped walking stick, which was obtained by the Supreme Sage.

The white lotus root transformed into the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, which was obtained by the Jade Purity Saint.

The green lotus leaf transformed into the Green Lotus Sword, which was obtained by the Sage of Shangqing.

Red flowers, white lotus roots, and green lotus leaves—the three religions were originally one family, and this is the origin of that saying.

The remaining five lotus seeds, none of which were mature, transformed into special innate spiritual treasures.

One of them transformed into a twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit, which belonged to the Western Guide.

One of them transformed into a twelve-petaled karmic fire red lotus, which belonged to the Blood Sea Styx Ancestor.

One of them transformed into a twelve-petaled black lotus of destruction, which became the possession of the Demon Ancestor Rahu.

The other two have transformed into twelve-petaled Pure White Lotus and twelve-petaled Reincarnation Purple Lotus, which have yet to appear in the world and whose whereabouts are unknown.

Among them, the twelfth-grade world-destroying black lotus was severely damaged in the great battle between Demon Ancestor Rahu and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, falling from the twelfth grade to the ninth grade.

Years later, it was obtained by the Black Lotus and refined into an acquired spiritual treasure. It eventually fell into Yang Xuan's hands, where he used the Heaven-Opening Divine Water to revitalize it.

Although the state of the World-Destroying Black Lotus remained unchanged, still a severely damaged ninth-grade lotus, with this wisp of life remaining, it was as if the World-Destroying Black Lotus had been transformed back into a spiritual root, allowing it to continue to grow and repair itself.

Over the years, the wounds on this ninth-grade world-destroying black lotus have basically healed, and there may be hope that it will grow back to the twelfth grade in the future.

As his injuries healed, the power of the Black Lotus of Annihilation grew stronger. Although it was still only at the ninth rank, as long as he sat on the lotus platform, he could more easily comprehend the Great Dao of Destruction.

Yang Xuan didn't even focus on comprehending the Great Dao of Destruction. He has already mastered two or three tenths of the Great Dao of Destruction and caught up with the Great Daos of Space and Rules. This shows how miraculous the Black Lotus of Annihilation is.

The Karmic Fire Red Lotus is also formed from the lotus seed of the Chaos Green Lotus, and it is in its full-fledged twelfth grade state. Its power is definitely more profound than the ninth-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus in Yang Xuan's hands.

Moreover, the effects of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus are extremely unique; it can transform karma into karmic fire, thereby eliminating the karma on one's body and enhancing one's own power.

It is one of the few special spiritual treasures in the primordial world that can eliminate karma.

If it weren't for Styx's profound cultivation and the saying that "the sea of ​​blood never dries up and Styx is immortal," there would definitely be a large number of creatures wanting to kill him and seize his treasures.

When the Tongtian Sect Leader arrived at the border of the Blood Sea, he couldn't help but glance at this karmic fire red lotus.

For the Jie Sect today, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus is truly a godsend, a lifeline in the snow and an umbrella in the rain.

If Daoist Styx were willing to offer the Red Lotus of Karmic Fire, even if he asked the Master of Heaven to help him sever his ego, the Master of Heaven would likely agree.

Although no disciple of the Jie Sect has broken through to the Quasi-Saint level, this does not mean that the Tongtian Sect Master is incapable of helping others sever their corpses; rather, it is a matter of whether he is willing and whether it is worthwhile.

Like other powerful figures in the prehistoric world, Tongtian Jiaozhu usually doesn't directly give his disciples too many benefits. Instead, he provides them with opportunities to acquire spiritual treasures and improve their cultivation.

If they cannot obtain it, it means their blessings are insufficient. It can also be regarded as a trial, which will benefit their Dao heart and can be considered a gain.

But this is just one way for the followers of the Tongtian Sect Master, not that he can only do this.

Of course, even if the Tongtian Sect Leader was a saint, helping someone sever their "self-grasping corpse" and achieve the status of a quasi-saint with three corpses would require him to pay a considerable price.

Moreover, the person who performs the corpse-severing must also have sufficient cultivation; otherwise, no matter how much effort the Tongtian Sect Leader makes, it will be useless.

As one of the top quasi-saints in the prehistoric world, Styx's cultivation level was naturally not bad, and he was one of the few beings in the prehistoric world who were closest to the Three Corpse Quasi-Saints.

If he were willing to offer the Karmic Fire Lotus to the Tongtian Sect Leader in order to eliminate the karma of the Jie Sect, to secure a chance for the disciples of the Jie Sect to survive, and to further prove his own path, the Tongtian Sect Leader would agree even if it required a considerable price.

As a result, Styx gave this precious spiritual treasure to Yang Xuan.

Even Yang Xuan himself was stunned when he saw the Karmic Fire Red Lotus being pushed back by the Styx River.

Although Yang Xuan knew that the return of the Asura Path to its rightful place and the introduction of the Blood Sea into the Netherworld would bring immense benefits to the Styx River and grant it a vast amount of merit, even if the Styx River could not directly sever the Corpse of the Self, it would still lay a solid foundation for severing the Corpse in the future.

However, his schemes did not only benefit Styx alone; the Underworld, the Netherworld, the Underworld Path, Houtu, and Yang Xuan himself also benefited from them.

However, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus was too precious, and Yang Xuan was unsure whether he should accept it.

But Styx had no intention of negotiating at all. After erasing the mark from the Karmic Fire Lotus, he bowed to Houtu and left the stone house to go back and prepare to guide the Blood Sea and the Asura Clan back to their rightful places.

Houtu, seeing that the Styx River was so sensible, nodded in satisfaction. Instead of stopping it, she casually sent the Styx River back into the Blood Sea, and smiled slightly at Yang Xuan:

"Since it's a token of Styx's goodwill, please accept it!"

Seeing that Yang Xuan was still somewhat hesitant, Houtu added:

"The Karmic Fire Red Lotus was transformed from a lotus seed of the Chaos Green Lotus. Although the Chaos Green Lotus was destroyed, a spiritual object of this caliber is no less than a saint in status. Even though it was destroyed, it still retains some spiritual essence."

"It is this wisp of remaining spirituality that gives the Karmic Fire Red Lotus infinite possibilities. Its current state is not the limit of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus."

"If I am not mistaken, this Karmic Fire Lotus feeds on karma, transforming it into karmic fire. With enough karma, the power of the Karmic Fire Lotus will reach even greater heights!" "Furthermore..."

Houtu paused slightly, deduced for a moment, and then continued:
"Among these spiritual beings transformed from the Chaos Green Lotus, each contains a wisp of such undying spirituality, and there may be some special connection between them."

"If you can obtain the Golden Lotus of Merit and find the Black Lotus of Annihilation in the future, perhaps you can strengthen this wisp of immortal spirituality and enhance the power of these spiritual beings."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan showed a thoughtful expression, but then shook his head and smiled.

There are two reasons why he seemed to be deep in thought.

Firstly, it was only then that he learned that within the World-Destroying Black Lotus and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, there was also a wisp of the undying spiritual light of the Chaotic Green Lotus.

The existence of this wisp of undying spiritual light not only grants these spiritual beings a higher potential, but also creates a special connection between them.

If one were to gather the World-Destroying Black Lotus, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the Merit Golden Lotus, the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, the World-Purifying White Lotus, as well as the red flower, white lotus root, and green lotus leaf, it might be possible to unleash some of the power of the Chaos Green Lotus.

It should be noted that the Chaos Green Lotus was the companion spiritual treasure of the Great God Pangu. Yang Xuan did not know whether its power was stronger or weaker than that of a supreme innate treasure, but he imagined it to be stronger than a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Secondly, Houtu was unaware that the Black Lotus of Annihilation was in Yang Xuan's hands.

Houtu had observed Yang Xuan for many years. When Yang Xuan obtained the World-Destroying Black Lotus, he was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and the Heavenly Mystery Pearl was only a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Logically speaking, Houtu should know something about the Black Lotus that destroyed the world.

But then Yang Xuan thought again that perhaps this was the only reasonable way.

Divine objects conceal themselves; even saints are not omniscient or omnipotent, especially when it comes to innate spiritual treasures.

Otherwise, how could the Black Lotus have obtained the World-Destroying Black Lotus? And how could the Two Sages of the West have watched such a waste of the Black Lotus?
The most likely scenario is that even a saint wouldn't be able to detect the existence of the World-Destroying Black Lotus, even if it was severely damaged in the battle between the Dao and the Demon.

Furthermore, in conjunction with what Houtu just said, there is a wisp of immortal spirituality that originally belonged to the Chaos Green Lotus, within the World-Destroying Black Lotus and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

Yang Xuan speculated that this was probably why the Sage was unable to deduce the existence of the World-Destroying Black Lotus.

Perhaps it is for this reason that the sage knew that the Chaos Green Lotus had two more lotus seeds, but the Pure World White Lotus and the Reincarnation Purple Lotus never appeared in the world.

This means that as long as Styx doesn't reveal it himself, no one will know that he has the Karmic Fire Red Lotus in his hands, and he doesn't have to worry about being killed and robbed by some powerful being because of this hot potato.

The reason why Yang Xuan shook his head and smiled was even simpler.

Even if he knew there was a connection between the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and the Merit Golden Lotus, what use would it be if he obtained them all and could further enhance the power of these spiritual objects?
The Golden Lotus of Merit is a crucial spiritual treasure for suppressing the fortunes of the Western Sect. Let alone borrowing it, even just breaking off a single petal could cost the two Western Saints their lives, unless…

By placing a bet on Mosquito Taoist in advance, we might be able to steal some fragments of the Golden Lotus of Merit.

But if he did that, wouldn't that be utterly offending the Western Sect? Yang Xuan did want to go to the Western Sect to get revenge, but this matter...

We need to think about this carefully!

As for the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, according to Yang Xuan's speculation, it should only appear in the Netherworld after the Six Paths are restored to their proper places and the Six Paths of Reincarnation are further perfected.

However, judging from the name "Reincarnation Purple Lotus," it is a genuine treasure and will most likely fall into the hands of Houtu.

Needless to say, the Pure White Lotus is probably lying somewhere out there.

Having obtained the World-Destroying Black Lotus from the Black Lotus, and now acquiring the Karmic Fire Red Lotus from the Styx River, was already an immense stroke of luck. Yang Xuan dared not ask for anything more.

"In that case, I, a humble deity, shall accept your offer."

Yang Xuan was not a pretentious person. After some thought, he decided to accept the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

He already possesses the Black Lotus of Annihilation, and now with the Red Lotus of Karmic Fire, he can at least increase the recovery speed of the Black Lotus of Annihilation.

Moreover, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus is a spiritual object that the Jie Sect urgently needs.

If planned properly, lending it to the Tongtian Sect Leader for a period of time, and then returning it when the Great Tribulation arrives, would not only allow the Karmic Fire Red Lotus to feast to its heart's content, but also give the Jie Sect a glimmer of hope.

The karmic debt of the sword intent that Tongtian Jiaozhu gave away to help Yang Xuan sever his corpse can be settled in this way, so that Yang Xuan will not have to worry about being forced into the tribulation during the Investiture of the Gods because of this karmic debt.

As for the cause and effect of the Styx gifting the Red Lotus of Karmic Fire...

It doesn't actually exist!

The Asura race was able to return to the Asura Path, and the Blood Sea was able to flow into the Netherworld and elevate its status, all thanks to Yang Xuan.

Otherwise, even if these two things are beneficial to the Netherworld and the underground passage, Styx will not be able to accomplish them so easily. The price he would have to pay would not be any less than that of this karmic fire lotus!
If Styx can truly use this to sever my corpse in the future, he will owe Yang Xuan a debt of gratitude for achieving enlightenment.

After putting away the karmic fire lotus, Yang Xuan stopped thinking about anything related to it.

However, Yang Xuan did not leave there; he had not finished speaking.

After composing himself, Yang Xuan bowed to Houtu and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, a few years ago, I discovered the remnant soul of the Chaos Demon God lurking within Youlian's body."

"Knowing that this was the Empress's scheme, the little god captured him so that the Empress could find his true form and fill the gap in the tunnel!"

Houtu: ? ? ?
Huh? What chaotic gods and demons? My plan? What plan do I have? I don't know anything about it. What's this about filling the gap in the tunnel? What are you talking about? I don't understand.

A look of confusion appeared in Houtu's eyes, as if a series of big question marks had appeared above her head.

She knew about the Chaos Gods and Demons; Chaos was truly boundless, and even she, a saint, couldn't be certain how many beings existed within it.

The extraterrestrial demons encountered by primordial beings during their Great Luo Heavenly Tribulation are beings from the Chaos Realm, and the most outstanding among these beings are called Chaos Gods and Demons.

However, now that the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man have all appeared in the primordial world, and the Heavenly Saints are not white, the Chaos Gods and Demons have no way to infiltrate the primordial world.

So where did this Chaos God-Demon that Yang Xuan mentioned come from? Houtu herself knew nothing about this Chaos God-Demon's schemes.

If she were to encounter a chaotic god or demon, she would slap it to death with a single blow. Why would she allow such a threat to live?
Yang Xuan did not notice the confusion in Houtu's eyes. After he finished speaking, he summoned the Emperor's Banner from the Eighteenth Level of Hell, took out the Black Dragon's Yin Soul, and temporarily placed it in front of Houtu.

"This is……"

Upon seeing the black dragon's ghost, Houtu frowned slightly, a serious expression appearing on her face.

This was actually a wisp of the soul of a chaotic god or demon, and...

It wasn't just any ordinary chaotic god or demon, but one of the original three thousand gods and demons!

(End of this chapter)