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

Chapter 349 Lifespan Reappears, Taiyi is Severely Injured!
Skull Mountain.

Watching the nine fiery dragons unleash boundless Samadhi True Fire, forming a sky-covering fire shield, slowly pressing down on Skull Mountain.

Feeling the golden brick that suddenly appeared behind his head, Yang Xuan's face immediately darkened, revealing a hint of anger.

"It seems you're deliberately looking for trouble today, fellow Daoist. In that case, let me experience your supernatural powers!"

Yang Xuan gently raised his right foot and slowly stomped it down. Skull Mountain trembled violently, and within the surrounding billions of areas, all of Yang Xuan's followers, regardless of their cultivation level or race, were affected.

Whether they believed in the Heavenly Emperor of Destiny or the Ghost Emperor of the Central Underworld, they all felt a connection and chanted in unison:

"The Emperor of the Nine Heavens, Supreme Ruler, Unifying Heaven, Laws of All Calamities, Commander of Fortune and Calamity, Deity of Fate (Central Ghost Emperor)!"

next moment.

Suddenly, wisps of golden smoke drifted from the bodies of these believers, and at the same time, even more incense smoke wafted from the temples of the Emperors in these places, instantly traveling thousands of miles to converge on Skull Mountain.

This golden smoke is the incense that belongs to Yang Xuan.

The deeds Yang Xuan has accomplished over the years have spread throughout the prehistoric world, and his name is known to every household.

With the help of the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, and the believers, although Yang Xuan's followers were not yet spread throughout the prehistoric world, they were still quite ubiquitous. He was the deity with the most followers in the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, and whose incense was the most prosperous.

As long as Yang Xuan needs it, no matter where in the prehistoric world it is, even in the dangerous and barren places of the far north and the west, he can mobilize a large amount of incense offerings.

The method of invoking gods created by Yang Xuan was based on illuminating all the heavens, combined with other divine methods such as the incense and golden body condensation method.

Not only can the projection be descended through the incense offerings of believers, but it can also enhance the power of the golden projection by mobilizing the surrounding incense offerings.

Theoretically speaking, if there is enough incense offering to be made, even if it is just a projection of an incense-offering golden statue, it can unleash the full power of the incense-offering golden statue.

Yang Xuan was always cautious in his actions. Since he knew that his arrival meant he was destined to fight Taiyi Zhenren, why would he be so arrogant?

He had made many preparations for today's battle.

Firstly, it lies in the incense and gold statue itself.

When Yang Xuan first returned to the prehistoric world, his incense-infused golden body already possessed a physique comparable to that of a mid-stage Great Witch.

Over the years, Yang Xuan's incense offerings in the prehistoric world have been increasing every day, and the divine fortune integrated into his golden body has also been gradually improving.

Now, his incense-infused golden body, in terms of physical strength, has reached the level of a late-stage Great Shaman.

Without any offensive magical treasures or powerful cultivation techniques, even attacks from ordinary late-stage Great Luo cultivators would find it difficult to break through the incense-golden body's defenses.

This was, after all, an opportunity personally planned for Yang Xuan by Houtu, a true saint. How could a Great Luo Golden Immortal possibly imagine it?
The only problem is that as the physical body of the incense-burning golden statue improves day by day, its inner consciousness becomes increasingly difficult to awaken.

However, Yang Xuan didn't care too much, as he had already thought of a way to deal with it.

Before heading to Zixiao Palace, he wondered if he could deduce the method of differentiating the primordial spirit by comprehending the method of severing the three corpses.

During his years of enlightenment at Zixiao Palace, he had already gained some insights, but the method was not yet perfect, and he was not entirely confident.

Furthermore, given his current cultivation level and status, even if the incense-infused golden body lacks self-awareness, it wouldn't cause much of an impact.

Therefore, Yang Xuan has been working hard to improve the strength of his incense-infused golden body over the years, which is why he has such a powerful physique today.

Secondly, it lies in the incense offerings.

Yang Xuan had long anticipated that the battle between Shi Ji and Taiyi Zhenren would take place either at Qianyuan Mountain or at Skull Mountain.

When he bestowed the title of Night Wanderer upon Shiji and decided to take the opportunity to plot against Taiyi Zhenren, he stopped mobilizing the incense offerings in these two places and left them in the local temples, all in preparation for today's battle.

Among the spiritual objects he gave to Shi Ji was a jade talisman containing a large amount of incense.

At this moment, with a gentle stomp from Yang Xuan, the jade talisman shattered with a 'crack', releasing a massive amount of incense.

The incense offerings from the area surrounding Skull Mountain also arrived outside Skull Mountain at this time, surging into Yang Xuan's body, making the projection of this golden incense statue even more solid, as if it were a real entity.

The physical strength of this projection is also rapidly increasing at a visible speed, from the early stage of the Great Luo realm to the middle stage, and then to the late stage of the Great Luo realm!
This scene may sound complicated, but in reality, all the incense smoke flowed into Yang Xuan's body in an instant, raising the physical strength of this projection to the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

At this moment, the golden brick behind Yang Xuan's head was still more than three feet away from him, and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover was even several feet away.

However, Yang Xuan ignored it completely, letting the gold brick smash into the back of his head with a loud 'clang,' shattering the black mist tens of thousands of feet around him, and even causing cracks to appear in Skull Mountain.

However, Yang Xuan only swayed slightly twice and then showed no other reaction. The golden light behind his head dimmed a little, but there wasn't even the slightest scratch.

Its physical body is comparable to that of a late-stage Great Witch, and even harder than some innate spiritual treasures. How could it be so easily broken?
Even though the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover was more powerful than the gold brick, the scorching Samadhi True Fire had not yet landed when it had already ignited all the vegetation on Skull Mountain, as if it were about to burn through the surrounding space.

However, when it struck Yang Xuan, it was difficult to damage his core; it only caused the golden light on his body to slowly dim.

If given enough time, Taiyi Zhenren could refine it using the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, which wouldn't be too much of a problem.

This is, after all, merely a projection of incense and gold, a kind of rootless water, and cannot sustain a prolonged battle. It will be completely refined by the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover in just over a hundred years.

But when Taiyi Zhenren saw this, he was not happy at all. Instead, his eyes widened and he looked incredulous.

"How can this be?!!"

You must know that he is a disciple of the Chan Sect and was personally taught by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. Although he is only at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he is far superior to ordinary mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Both the Golden Brick and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover were bestowed by the Primordial Celestial Venerable. One is a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure, while the other is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that combines killing, refining, and trapping.

Even if his opponent is a late-stage Luo, he has the ability to fight back, and even has a chance to win.

But now, his opponent is just a projection of Yang Xuan.

Moreover, it wasn't even a projection of Yang Xuan's true body, but just a projection of the incense and golden body. It was so difficult for him to even break through the defenses of this projection. How could he accept this?

Even knowing that Yang Xuan's projection wouldn't last long, he couldn't be happy.

If people knew that he was only facing a projection of Yang Xuan and was unable to break through Yang Xuan's defenses, and could only slowly wear him down, where would he put his face?

"This shouldn't be happening...this shouldn't be happening!"

Taiyi Zhenren couldn't accept it, nor could he understand it.

He truly couldn't understand it. Yang Xuan was merely a righteous god in Heaven and the underworld, wielding some power and maintaining good relations with powerful clans like humans and dragons. Yang Xuan wasn't a disciple of a sage, so how could his cultivation be so profound, his supernatural powers so mysterious, and why was he, a celestial being of the Chan Sect and a disciple of a sage, so helpless against him?

Even if Yang Xuan built the Underworld and contributed to the underground passages, improving the situation of the Wu Clan, Houtu bestowed the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong upon him, giving him a physical body comparable to that of the Wu Clan.

That's just his physical form. Why is his incense-burning golden body so powerful? If the incense-burning golden body can have such a physique, how could it be a heretical or unorthodox practice?

Unable to understand, Master Taiyi was completely baffled and helpless. Apart from activating the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover to speed up the refining of Yang Xuan, he really had no good solutions.

However, what he didn't expect was that this was not Yang Xuan's limit at all.

Yang Xuan came here today with the intention of giving Taiyi Zhenren a profound lesson, thus increasing his chances of his primordial spirit making the list!

Those who are family know their own affairs. Yang Xuan naturally knew that the projection of the incense and golden statue could not sustain a long-term battle.

The reason he chose to ignore the attacks from the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover and the golden bricks was to save time and end the battle as soon as possible.

Of course, he wouldn't just take the beating for nothing. While enduring the attacks of the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover and the Golden Brick, Yang Xuan's Incense Golden Body began to communicate with the Netherworld.

His true form in the underworld arrived at the Ghost Palace of Fengdu first, sitting cross-legged below the Book of Fate, which is the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, together with the projection of the incense and golden body, activating the supernatural power of "Illuminating All Heavens".

Whoosh—!
Suddenly, a cold wind swept through Skull Mountain, and boundless death energy emerged from the Yin veins, making the black mist inside and outside Skull Mountain even thicker, as if it had transformed into a ghostly realm.

Within this black mist, a pitch-black book inscribed with the two energies of destiny and fate, and a black writing brush inscribed with the two energies of life and death, appeared before Yang Xuan and fell into his hand.

Followed by.

Yang Xuan held the Book of Life and Death in one hand and the Judge's Pen in the other. A jet-black golden wheel of Yin Virtue appeared behind his head, from which wisps of pure, jet-black Yin Virtue energy flowed, blessing the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen.

Skull Mountain became even more sinister and oppressive, and more underground power emerged around Yang Xuan, making his aura more terrifying and majestic, making people dare not look directly at him.

The golden light emanating from his body was also rapidly dissipating at this moment, much faster than the refining speed of the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover. Clearly, this state was extremely taxing on him.

Yang Xuan dared not delay. He looked down at Taiyi Zhenren, locked onto his aura, and said in a deep voice:

"Taiyi is without virtue, unworthy of being called an immortal; he should have a lifespan!"

As he finished speaking, the Book of Life and Death opened automatically without any wind, revealing the name of the Immortal Taiyi on the dark pages. However, only his birth date was shown, not his lifespan.

Followed by.

Holding the judge's pen, Yang Xuan wrote four scarlet characters, "His lifespan has ended," below the characters "Taiyi."

Taiyi Zhenren naturally noticed Yang Xuan's change, although he felt that Yang Xuan was just bluffing.

He didn't believe that Yang Xuan's projection, which already possessed such abnormal healing physical strength, could have any powerful offensive abilities.

However, the physical strength of this projection had exceeded his expectations. To be on the safe side, Taiyi Zhenren did not underestimate the enemy.

It was already embarrassing enough that he couldn't break through the projection's defenses; if he were to be injured by the projection as well, he would have no face left in the prehistoric world.

Immediately, Taiyi Zhenren summoned more than ten protective spiritual treasures before continuing to activate the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, hoping to refine Yang Xuan's projection as soon as possible and save face.

But the moment Yang Xuan put down his pen, three of the protective magical treasures that Taiyi Zhenren had summoned shattered with a 'crack'.

These three protective amulets are all related to cause and effect and destiny. As for the other protective amulets, they did not have any effect.

However, this does not mean that only three protective magical treasures were broken, and the other protective magical treasures did not react, thus blocking Yang Xuan's supernatural power.

Instead, only these three protective spiritual treasures served as a defense against Yang Xuan's supernatural power, weakening its effectiveness.

As for other protective magical treasures, they cannot sense this supernatural power at all and have no effect whatsoever.

Since these three magical treasures only weakened part of the power of this divine ability, then the result...

"Pfft-!"

Taiyi Zhenren appeared as if he had suffered a severe blow, spitting out blood and his breath immediately weakened.

His origins are extraordinary; he is a primordial being, meaning he has no concept of lifespan. Furthermore, with his cultivation at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, this is even more true.

However, the Book of Fate is a fusion of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, and it carries the supreme innate spiritual treasure of the Great Dao of Fate.

Even though Yang Xuan was only using the projection clone summoned by the Candle Illuminating the Heavens, he could only use a portion of its power.

But Yang Xuan's cultivation level is undeniable, and he is also blessed with the power of the earth and the pure energy of Yin virtue.

Furthermore, Yang Xuan's current understanding of the great principles of destiny, life, destruction, and cause and effect is far beyond what he could have achieved when he first met Maitreya.

Even if Taiyi Zhenren was on guard, he would still fall victim to the attack. Moreover, his cultivation level was lower than Maitreya's, and his situation was even worse.

Taiyi Zhenren was horrified to discover that the concept of lifespan had appeared on his body, which should have been free from illness and disaster and had longevity.

Even more deadly is that after the concept of lifespan appeared, his lifespan decreased rapidly at a visible speed, and the vitality in his body decreased rapidly as a result.

Strands of pitch-black death energy were rapidly growing within his body, filling his Dao body and primordial spirit.

If this continues, both his physical body and his soul will be extinguished, and he will die and his life will be extinguished!

The purpose of cultivating Tao is nothing more than to achieve longevity, freedom from illness and disaster.

Now, even though he is a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Taiyi Zhenren has suddenly developed a concept of lifespan, and his vitality is rapidly dissipating, causing his cultivation to decline.

Even though he was a disciple of a sage and had a firm Dao heart, his expression changed drastically at this moment, and he was filled with great fear.

Under these circumstances, how could he possibly be in the mood to activate the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover and refine Yang Xuan's projection?

Even if he refines Yang Xuan's projection, it will be difficult to cause much damage to Yang Xuan's main body.

But if he cannot change his current situation, not to mention the worst outcome of his lifespan running out, his vitality being cut off, and his body and soul being destroyed, he may very well wither away and his cultivation level drop to the Great Luo realm!
Taiyi Zhenren hurriedly withdrew his magic power and did his best to resist the death energy growing in his body. Auspicious clouds appeared above his head, and the three flowers gathered together, trying to eliminate the concept of lifespan.

This supernatural power was achieved by Yang Xuan using the Book of Fate, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. With the power of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, plus Yang Xuan's understanding of the Great Dao of Fate and Cause and Effect, how could it be so easy to break?

If given enough time, even if Taiyi Zhenren cannot break this technique, he can still suppress it.

The problem is that Yang Xuan is not only capable of one strike; how could he possibly watch Taiyi Zhenren break this technique?
(End of this chapter)