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

Chapter 340 Refining Karmic Power into Karmic Fire: The Intercepting Sect Gains a New Life!
"This is……"

The Tongtian Sect Leader took the jade box from Bixiao's hands, a look of confusion appearing on his face.

The fact that Yang Xuan had something to lend to the Jie Sect was not too surprising to Tongtian Jiaozhu.

But Yang Xuan said that the contents of this jade box could be of help to the Jie Sect, giving them a glimmer of hope in the Investiture of the Gods. He couldn't quite understand why.

Yang Xuan must know the current situation of the Jie Sect.

It is no exaggeration to say that unless the Chaos Bell can be found to suppress the destiny of the Jie Sect, the Jie Sect will suffer heavy casualties during the Investiture of the Gods.

Even if the Tongtian Sect Leader made a decision to have some disciples who had no sense of belonging to the Jie Sect take the blame for the Jie Sect during the Great Tribulation, he was not confident that he could save all the Jie Sect disciples. He could only try to give the Jie Sect a sliver of hope.

Even at such a high price, he could only give the Jie Sect a glimmer of hope, which shows how dire the situation of the Jie Sect was.

Looking across the entire prehistoric world, only a few special spiritual treasures could give the Jie Sect a glimmer of hope for survival.

However, these magical treasures either already have owners or have not yet appeared in the world, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Even with the Tongtian Sect Leader's personal deductions, after so many years, only a few spiritual treasures were found, and those were the ones with relatively poor effects.

Even the Heavenly Master had difficulty obtaining such a spiritual treasure, so how could Yang Xuan, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, possibly obtain it?
"Could it be that……"

"Inside this jade box is the scheme devised by the Jie Sect after young friend Yang Xuan learned about the Investiture of the Gods from Houtu?"

The Master of the Heavens' eyes flickered, but he didn't think much of it and reached out to open the lid of the jade box.

Inside this jade box, there was only a blood-red lotus platform and an ordinary jade piece.

The Tongtian Sect Leader looked at the blood-red lotus platform, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

"Karmic Fire Red Lotus?!"

This blood-red lotus platform is none other than the renowned Karmic Fire Red Lotus of the Primordial World, capable of feeding on karma and transforming it into raging karmic fire.

It is one of the few spiritual treasures in the primordial world that can eliminate karma, and it is also the spiritual treasure that is of greatest help to the Jie Sect, apart from the Chaos Bell.

The Tongtian Sect Leader had long coveted the Karmic Fire Lotus.

The problem is that the Karmic Fire Red Lotus is the spiritual treasure of the Styx Daoist, and the Tongtian Sect Leader is not one of the Two Sages of the West, so he can't bring himself to snatch the Karmic Fire Red Lotus from the Styx Daoist.

The Karmic Fire Red Lotus was too important to the Jie Sect. Even if they wanted to barter for it, the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't offer any corresponding spiritual treasures to exchange for the Karmic Fire Red Lotus with the Styx Daoist.

Even now, the Tongtian Sect Leader still hasn't figured out how to get the Karmic Fire Red Lotus from the Styx Daoist.

Just when this great calamity was about to descend, Yang Xuan had Bixiao send over the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

Even though he was a saint and his mindset had not changed for many years, he could not control his expression at this moment and showed a look of shock.

The Tongtian Sect Leader didn't know how Yang Xuan obtained the Karmic Fire Red Lotus from the Styx Daoist, but such an important spiritual object would never have been easily handed over by the Styx Daoist.
It is conceivable that Yang Xuan must have paid a huge price to obtain the Karmic Fire Red Lotus from Daoist Styx.

What shocked the Tongtian Sect Leader even more was that the innate restrictions within the Karmic Fire Red Lotus had not been refined by anyone, nor did it contain the aura of the Styx Daoist; it was an unclaimed object!
This means that Yang Xuan had just obtained the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and had not yet had time to refine it. Seeing that Bi Xiao was preparing to return to Biyou Palace to listen to the Dao, he put the Karmic Fire Red Lotus into a jade box and asked Bi Xiao to bring it back with her.

They were not worried at all that Bixiao would refine it, nor were they afraid that the Jie Sect would monopolize it.

Even disregarding the crucial role of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus in the Jie Sect, it is itself a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and one of the most exceptional innate spiritual treasures in the primordial world.

Even a quasi-saint would be envious of a spiritual treasure of this caliber, and once they got their hands on it, they would definitely refine it as soon as possible.

Even after refining it, it would be impossible to lend it out, let alone like Yang Xuan, who brought it to the Jie Sect without even refining a single restriction.

Even the Tongtian Sect Leader might not be as magnanimous as Yang Xuan!

As for that jade piece, it had four characters written on it—

There must be choices to be made!

From these four simple words, the Tongtian Sect Leader understood Yang Xuan's meaning.

The Jie Sect was already terminally ill, and a single karmic fire lotus could not save it.

If one uses the Karmic Fire Red Lotus with the intention of saving the Jie Sect, not only will it fail to save the disciples of the Jie Sect, but it may even destroy the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

If we want the Karmic Fire Red Lotus to play its proper role, it can only be used on individual disciples of the Jie Sect, giving them a glimmer of hope.

Yang Xuan's suggestion that the disciples of the Jie Sect with heavy karma should shield the other disciples from disasters was exactly what he wanted to do.

"Ugh!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader sighed helplessly. Those disciples of the Jie Sect who had led the sect into its current predicament not only felt no remorse upon hearing of the impending calamity, but also thought about how to use the Jie Sect to avert disaster.

On the contrary, Yang Xuan, an outsider, only helped because of his one chance to do so, came up with a way to shield the Jie Sect from disaster, and sent the Karmic Fire Red Lotus at this critical moment, and did not forget to remind them again.

Even a saint like him was moved by this and felt a sense of respect for Yang Xuan's character.

If he were in his position, he wouldn't have done these things; at the very least, he couldn't have lent the Karmic Fire Red Lotus to the Jie Sect.

"Since you trust me so much, I will certainly not let you down. When it is time to return it in the future, I will definitely give you a brand new Karmic Fire Red Lotus."

"As for the matter of the Jie Sect..."

The Master of Heaven tapped the hilt of his sword lightly, having made his decision.

Since the overall situation cannot be changed, we should try to preserve as much of the Jie Sect's vitality as possible.

Subsequently, the Tongtian Sect Leader unleashed a burst of magical power, lifting the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and suspending it above Biyou Palace, drawing the Jie Sect's fortune into it.

next moment.

The karma within the destiny of the Jie Sect transforms into a special fuel, igniting a blood-red karmic fire that completely envelops the karmic fire lotus.

As the karmic fire burned, the karmic fire lotus became purer and more vibrant red, as if its quality had been elevated as a result.

The karmic force within the Jie Sect's fortune gradually diminishes as the karmic fire burns.

In the primordial world, karma was synonymous with misfortune. The more karma one carried, the more unlucky one would be, and the more likely one would encounter calamities.

The reason why Tongtian Jiaozhu (the Master of Heaven) felt troubled by the current situation of the Jiejiao (Intercepting Sect) was because the Jiejiao's karma was too heavy.

If the karma of the Jie Sect can be systematically analyzed, it could provide a glimmer of hope for some of its disciples.

For example, disciples of the Jie Sect like Bixiao and Zhao Gongming, who have accumulated great merit, have a higher chance of surviving the Great Tribulation as long as they don't do anything reckless, than the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

What the Tongtian Sect Leader is doing now is to systematically sort out the karma of the Jie Sect and help these disciples who have accumulated merit to fight for a chance of survival.

As for the disciples of the Jie Sect like Lingya Xian... Tongtian Jiaozhu preached to them, taught them supernatural powers, and provided them with protection. He has long been worthy of their title of Master.

To put it bluntly, the Jie Sect has protected them for so many years, allowing them to act recklessly in the prehistoric world. Now that the Jie Sect is facing a crisis, shouldn't they do their part for the Jie Sect?
Moreover, the Jiejiao Church, a sect of saints, has fallen into its current state because of these very people. It would be reasonable for them to sacrifice themselves for the Jiejiao Church.

The Tongtian Sect Leader looked at Bixiao and suddenly felt that agreeing to let Bixiao ascend to heaven might be the wisest decision he had made since establishing the Jie Sect.

If Bixiao hadn't ascended to Heaven and formed a good relationship with Yang Xuan, there wouldn't have been any subsequent ascension of the Jie Sect disciples to Heaven, nor would there be the current Karmic Fire Red Lotus. The Tongtian Sect Leader shook his head and smiled, setting the matter aside for the time being, and said to Bixiao in a deep voice:

"After you return to the underworld, as long as you follow Yang Xuan's instructions, the Investiture of the Gods calamity will not pose much of a risk to you."

The words of the Tongtian Sect Leader were a very high evaluation of Yang Xuan.

Under the great eon, all beings are equal; those who do not attain quasi-sainthood are all within the eon!
Even beings that have been in seclusion for many years are still in danger of perishing during a great calamity.

As those destined to face this great calamity, the dangers that the disciples of the Jie Sect must confront are far beyond what ordinary beings can endure.

Even inner disciples like Daoist Duobao and Holy Mother Jinling dared not guarantee their safety during the Great Tribulation.

Now, the Tongtian Sect Leader says that as long as Bixiao follows Yang Xuan's arrangements, she will not encounter any danger during the Investiture of the Gods.

Upon hearing this, both Shi Ji and Yang Jiao showed expressions of disbelief.

They had all heard of Yang Xuan's deeds, and Yang Xuan was someone they admired, but they never expected that the sage would have such a high opinion of Yang Xuan.

If that's the case, then wouldn't it be equivalent to following Yang Xuan and having a better chance of survival during the Great Tribulation?
Bixiao, however, was not shocked. Instead, she raised her head high, looking as if she was proud of herself.

"Master, don't worry. When I left the Underworld, my brother told me to go and come back as soon as possible, not to stop along the way, and not to communicate with any strange beings."

"On the way back to Jin'ao Island, I didn't stop for a single moment."

"When we return to the underworld, I won't linger for a moment, and I guarantee nothing will happen!"

"That's good."

The Tongtian Sect Leader nodded, gaining a new understanding of Yang Xuan's level of caution.

Given Yang Xuan's cautious nature, as long as Bixiao obeys his orders, she will not encounter any danger during the Investiture of the Gods.

"If there is nothing else, you should return to the underworld and not linger outside."

"Okay!"

Bixiao nodded and walked towards the palace gate.

But when she looked at Shi Ji and the other two, she paused slightly, unable to suppress her curiosity.

“Shi Ji and the others have no karma on them, nor are they strangers. This is Biyou Palace, so there is no danger here. Therefore, this does not mean that I am disobeying my orders.”

Bixiao found an excuse for herself and finally stopped by the door, wanting to see why the Tongtian Sect Leader had asked these three to stay.

The Tongtian Sect Leader merely glanced at Bixiao and did not send her away.

The purpose of the Tongtian Sect Leader keeping the three of them behind was to explain things about Yang Xuan.

If it were any other disciple of the Jie Sect, even inner disciples like Duobao or Jinling, he would have driven them out to avoid causing trouble for Yang Xuan.

But Bixiao obviously didn't need to. Tongtian Jiaozhu was a saint, so how could he not sense the subtle relationship between Bixiao and Yang Xuan at such close range?

A meaningful smile appeared on the Tongtian Sect Leader's lips. He then looked at Yang Jiao and said in a deep voice:

"Your background is special, and you have a significant karmic connection with young friend Yang Xuan. During this great calamity, you should be careful in everything you do and avoid being plotted against, lest you implicate young friend Yang Xuan."

"If you encounter something you don't understand, or a problem you can't solve, you should seek help from Jinling in time."

"If the situation is urgent, you may call upon my name. Do not act recklessly!"

Yang Jiao was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He had originally thought that the Tongtian Sect Leader had kept him here because of the Golden Spirit Mother.

Over the years since arriving at Jin'ao Island, the Holy Mother Jinling has often spoken of her in Yang Jiao's ear.

He claimed to be an inner disciple of the Jie Sect, deeply favored by the Tongtian Sect Leader, and that when the Jie Sect's next sermon began, he would ask the Tongtian Sect Leader to make an exception and allow him to enter the inner hall to listen to the sermon.

Yang Jiao had to hear these kinds of words every time he finished cultivating, and he could recite them by heart.

Unexpectedly, the reason why the Tongtian Sect Leader kept him behind was because of Yang Xuan.

Yang Jiao even suspected that the reason he was able to enter the inner hall to listen to the teachings was because of Yang Xuan.

As for what the Tongtian Sect Leader said about the cause and effect between him and Yang Xuan, he had no idea what it was all about.

Because of the instructions of the Tongtian Sect Master, even to this day, the Golden Spirit Mother has not told him about his background, so he naturally does not know what karmic connection he has with Yang Xuan.

But the Tongtian Sect Leader didn't say anything, and no matter how curious he was, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Moreover, this matter is also a good thing for him. With the words of the Tongtian Sect Master, he will at least have a better chance of survival in the Investiture of the Gods.

After a brief moment of surprise, Yang Jiao quickly bowed and said respectfully:
"Your grand-disciple will remember your master's teachings!"

The Master of the Heavens nodded slightly, said nothing more, then looked at Shi Ji and instructed her:

"The matter that my young friend Yang Xuan entrusted to you is a great opportunity for you to become a Quasi-Saint."

"If you can accomplish this, after the great calamity, your cultivation will directly reach the Great Luo realm, without any bottlenecks whatsoever."

"If anyone tries to sabotage this matter, no matter who they are, there's no need to hold back. If anything goes wrong, young friend Yang Xuan will take care of it for you."

"If young friend Yang Xuan cannot resolve this, this humble Taoist will also step in!"

Compared to Yang Jiao, Shi Ji was much calmer after learning why the Tongtian Sect Leader had kept her behind.

When she heard the summons of the Water and Fire Boy and came to the inner hall, she had a vague suspicion that it was all because of Yang Xuan.

Upon hearing the Tongtian Sect Leader propose building the Gate of Hell, Shiji immediately understood.

Just as she had thought, the fact that she, an ordinary disciple of the Jie Sect, was able to enter the inner hall to listen to the teachings was precisely because of Yang Xuan.

"Master, please rest assured, your disciple will not neglect this matter!"

Shi Ji's expression was resolute. With Tongtian Jiaozhu's words, her last worry was gone.

No matter who they are, she will not be polite to anyone who dares to obstruct this matter, whether they are other creatures around Skull Mountain or...

Shi Ji's eyes flickered, and the image of a certain person appeared in her mind.

"If he can't get over it, I'll take this opportunity to settle all past grievances. Skull Mountain should be ruled by one person!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader glanced at Shi Ji, seemingly unaware of her thoughts, and said nothing more.

At this moment, Shen Gong slowly opened his eyes and murmured to himself:

"Only today do I realize who I truly am..."

(End of this chapter)