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

Chapter 364 There should be mountain gods and land gods who govern the mountains and rivers!
"Cooperate with the underworld?"

Zhen Yuanzi was slightly taken aback when he heard Yang Xuan's question.

If you were to ask him what his opinion is on the underworld, he would only have one answer: it has unlimited potential.

Putting aside everything else, just the Di De Money House alone gave the Underworld the potential to become a first-class power.

If it weren't for his special status as the leader of the Earth Immortal Sect, he might have even considered joining the Underworld to gain some merit for free.

As for the matter of establishing cooperation between the Earth Immortal Sect and the Underworld, Zhen Yuanzi was somewhat puzzled.

What he wanted to know was whether Yang Xuan really had a way to make him sever his own corpse. But Yang Xuan asked him in return if he had any ideas about the cooperation between the Earth Immortal Sect and the Underworld.

But soon, he thought of a possibility.

There are two key factors that enabled Styx to successfully sever the corpse that holds me.

One method is to use the sea of ​​blood as a vessel to hold my corpse.

Secondly, it not only increases the success rate of severing corpses by accumulating enough merit to improve one's cultivation level.

It was precisely because of these two factors that Styx was able to successfully sever his own corpse and become the only Quasi-Saint with three corpses in the prehistoric world.

Clearly, the Earth Immortal Sect is not an indispensable part of the prehistoric world and cannot be used for the purpose of severing corpses.

However, the Earth Immortal Sect is also a major force in the prehistoric world, and it has some connection with the Underworld. If it cooperates with the Underworld, there is still hope of generating merit.

Of course, merit is a special spiritual object that ordinary beings can only hope to obtain by chance. Even if one knows where one can hope to obtain merit, it does not necessarily mean that one can get it.

Yang Xuan was different; in terms of the number of times he gained merit, he couldn't even compare to a saint.

If he says it can bring merit, then there's probably no problem.

After figuring this out, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but show a look of anticipation on his face.

"If the Earth Immortal Sect is fortunate enough to cooperate with the Underworld, it would surely be a good thing for the Earth Immortal Sect. I wonder if you have any guidance on this?"

Like Daoist Styx, Zhen Yuanzi did not show any disrespect to Yang Xuan because of his cultivation level as a Daluo Golden Immortal. He addressed him as a fellow Daoist and did not treat him as a junior.

Such face is something even the disciples of a saint don't have.

Even when Zhen Yuanzi met disciples of sages like Duobao Daoren and Antarctic Immortal, out of respect for the sages, he would address them as "fellow Daoist."

But in his heart, these people were just juniors. Without the protection of a sage, they were no different from ordinary Golden Immortals.

On the other hand, Yang Xuan's journey has been entirely due to his own planning, a fact that is obvious to all. Zhen Yuanzi's attitude towards Yang Xuan is completely from the bottom of his heart.

Yang Xuan showed no reaction to Zhen Yuanzi's address, remaining calm and composed as he spoke:

"The Underworld has only been established for a short time and there are still many vacancies, while the Earth Immortal Sect has been established for many years and its members are all over the prehistoric world."

"If the Earth Immortal Sect is willing to cooperate with the Underworld and send its members to join the Underworld and become Underworld ghosts and gods, the structure of the Underworld can be further improved, making the cycle of life and death in the primordial world more orderly."

"This matter is of great benefit to the Primordial World. When the time comes for the success, there may be merits to be bestowed. The above are all my speculations. I dare not be sure whether there will really be merits to be bestowed. Fellow Daoist, you need to make your own judgment."

Although Yang Xuan said he couldn't be sure, he was actually quite certain that as long as Zhen Yuanzi got the Earth Immortal Sect and the Underworld to cooperate, there would definitely be merit to befall them in the future.

The main area of ​​influence of the underworld today is basically in the netherworld. Its only extension in the primordial world is the City God Temple.

As a force corresponding to the Heavenly Court, the City God Temple alone is clearly insufficient.

The Heavenly Court governs the cycle of the four seasons, the alternation of the sun and moon, wind, rain, sunshine, and so on. Its influence extends to all parts of the primordial world, and even the Netherworld is affected to some extent by the Heavenly Court.

Besides capturing wandering spirits, the underworld only affects the area around the City God Temple, which is quite a difference from the Heavenly Court.

Clearly, the underworld still has many shortcomings.

However, to improve these shortcomings, the influence of the underworld needs to be extended to all parts of the prehistoric world, and institutions similar to city god temples need to be established.

As a time traveler, Yang Xuan was well aware that the mountain gods and land gods, like the city gods, were inextricably linked to the underground passages, and were also extensions of the underworld in the primordial world.

Among them, the mountain god of Mount Tai, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, is an important member of the underworld, holding the highest rank, and is a typical example.

If we could establish mountain gods and land gods in the underworld and bring the vast mountains and rivers under our control, it would not only make the underworld more complete, but also greatly increase the influence of the underworld.

Moreover, this increase is not just a little bit; how could the merit be less?
However, accomplishing this task is far more complex than simply building a City God Temple; a slight misstep could lead to complete failure.

First, the influence of the Earthly Path in the prehistoric world has increased, which will more or less affect the interests of the Heavenly Path.

Even though Yang Xuan is now in charge of the Heavenly Court, and he can prevent the Heavenly Court from interfering in this matter, how could the Heavenly Sage possibly watch this happen?
Secondly, the influence of mountain gods and land gods on the primordial world was more direct than that of city god temples.

The main function of the City God Temple is to provide a temporary residence for the spirits of the dead, facilitate the movement of underworld officials, and supervise the lifespan of the surrounding beings.

Its authority extends to the time after a living being dies, before a living being is alive, and to the area in which the living being is located; it can be said that it has no influence whatsoever.

Mountain gods and land gods are different; their authority extends to the mountains and the earth itself.

Theoretically speaking, everything within the mountains and land where the mountain god temple and the earth god temple are located is under the jurisdiction of the mountain god and the earth god.

In modern terms, the mountain god and the land god are the administrators of this mountain and this land, and all living beings living in it should be under their jurisdiction.

They don't exactly control life and death, but they do wield immense power.

How could the native creatures of these regions possibly want to see the appearance of mountain gods and land deities?
Once Yang Xuansheng conceives the idea of ​​building a mountain god temple and a land god temple, he will encounter resistance from many forces at the very beginning of construction. Forcing his way through would be tantamount to making an enemy of the entire prehistoric world.

If Yang Xuan didn't have the strength of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, and instead went against the entire prehistoric world, wouldn't that be courting death? How could he possibly watch such a thing happen?

It was precisely because of these two concerns that Yang Xuan had considered establishing mountain gods and land gods as early as the beginning of the construction of the underworld, but never took action.

Solving these two problems is both very difficult and very simple.

The first problem has only one solution: speed!
As long as we act quickly enough, before the Heavenly Sages can sense it, we should build as many mountain god temples and earth god temples as possible, bringing the important mountains and lands of the primordial world under the control of the Earthly Dao.

Even if the Heavenly Saints discover this afterward, it will be too late. At most, they can only seize the positions of Mountain God and Earth God, but they cannot stop it.

Clearly, the Investiture of the Gods calamity presents an excellent opportunity. Affected by the calamity's energy, even saints would find their methods of deduction limited, making it more difficult and time-consuming for them to detect the event.

The longer the same thing is exposed, the faster it is essentially accelerated!
Yang Xuan originally planned to wait until the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods arrived and the Heavenly Dao Saints' attention was focused on the Nine Provinces before starting this matter. As for the second difficulty, there are two solutions.

One method is to use force to subdue the local forces near the mountain god temple and the earth god temple, so that they 'voluntarily' accept the management of the mountain god or the earth god.

Although there are not many ghosts and gods in the underworld now, and there are many vacancies, the combat power of the Great Luo Golden Immortals is even more than that of the Heavenly Court.

The Netherworld was originally the private domain of the Witch Clan. After the establishment of the Underworld, all the Great Witches joined the Underworld immediately and became its ghosts and gods.

The fighting strength of the Witch Clan needs no further explanation, especially now that they have the Styx Daoist, a Quasi-Saint of the Three Corpses, in charge.

As long as you don't try to fight the entire prehistoric world, but instead focus on specific regions and use force to subdue these local forces, it's not too difficult.

Secondly, these native creatures were to be incorporated into the underworld, becoming the mountain gods and land gods of this place.

In this respect, the Earth Immortal Sect has an unparalleled advantage.

The Earth Immortal Sect was a first-rate force in the prehistoric world, with numerous members spread across the entire region.

In terms of overall strength, the Earth Immortal Sect is naturally no match for saintly sects like the Intercepting Sect and the Explanation Sect, and it doesn't even have much of an advantage compared to other first-rate forces.

However, in terms of distribution and connections, the Earth Immortal Sect ranks among the top in the world of first-class forces.

If we can get the help of the Earth Immortal Sect, firstly, all the areas where the members of the Earth Immortal Sect are located will be able to successfully build mountain god temples and land god temples.

Secondly, one can leverage the connections of the Earth Immortal Sect to have them act as lobbyists, establishing relationships with local forces in other regions, thereby lowering their guard and increasing the likelihood of building mountain god temples and land god temples.

It can also encourage eligible creatures to voluntarily join the underworld and become mountain gods or local deities in that area.

Moreover, Zhen Yuanzi possesses a top-grade innate spiritual treasure called the Earth Book, which can provide tremendous assistance in establishing mountain gods and land gods.

However, Yang Xuan had no connection with Zhen Yuanzi and did not know anyone from the Earth Immortal Sect.

Furthermore, the establishment of mountain gods and local deities should not be publicized, and must not be discovered by the Heavenly Sage before it even begins. Therefore, Yang Xuan never approached Zhen Yuanzi.

Today, Zhen Yuanzi has taken the initiative to come to us, so things are different.

Is it the same as Yang Xuan taking the initiative to ask for help, or Zhen Yuanzi asking for help from others?

Moreover, if this matter is accomplished, Zhen Yuanzi, as the ancestor of earth immortals, will certainly gain a great deal of merit.

Although it's impossible for him to sever his own corpse through this, it can still improve his cultivation and bring him one step closer to severing his corpse.

With such advantages, Yang Xuan didn't need to worry about the Earth Immortal Sect leaking this matter at all; Zhen Yuanzi would solve all the problems for him.

However, even if this matter is accomplished, it will not be entirely a good thing for Zhen Yuanzi.

The positions of mountain god and earth god are not open to just anyone. Once this is accomplished, a large number of high-ranking members of the Earth Immortal Sect will become mountain gods and earth gods in the underworld.

By that time, the Earth Immortal Sect had become similar to the Blood Sea, essentially an appendage of the Underworld.

With Zhen Yuanzi's comprehension, although he didn't know the specifics of this cooperation, he could guess that after this matter, the overall strength of the Earth Immortal Sect might be greatly enhanced, but the Earth Immortal Sect would probably be inferior to the Underworld.

The Earth Immortal Sect was the culmination of Zhen Yuanzi's many years of hard work. Under other circumstances, he would not have hesitated at all to send away the creature that brought up the matter.

Are you kidding me? I've been running the Earth Immortal Sect for so many years, and you want to make it an appendage of the Underworld? Don't I have any dignity?

But this time, he hesitated.

For someone at Zhen Yuanzi's level, improving his cultivation and attaining sainthood is the most important thing, without exception.

While the Earth Immortal Sect is important, being the lineage established by Zhen Yuanzi, it is not something that cannot be sacrificed compared to severing the Self-Holding Corpse and achieving the Three Corpse Quasi-Saint status.

However, the premise is that Zhen Yuanzi's efforts can earn him merit, which will help him to sever his own corpse.

After much deliberation, Zhen Yuanzi asked:
"Fellow Daoist, could you elaborate on the matter of perfecting the structure of the Underworld?"

Although Yang Xuan had absolute authority in matters of gaining merit, Zhen Yuanzi naturally had to be cautious because this matter concerned the future of the Earth Immortal Sect.

However, Yang Xuan had no intention of going into details.

He smiled and shook his head. "I cannot say much about the future development direction of the Underworld. If you are not at ease, you can wait a while until the Underworld implements its related plans before making a decision."

This matter was to be carried out in secret. How could Yang Xuan possibly reveal it before receiving Zhen Yuanzi's promise?
Moreover, besides Zhen Yuanzi and Styx Daoist, there are also the demon race's Guiche and Kunpeng here, so Yang Xuan is even less likely to reveal this matter.

However, if Zhen Yuanzi makes a decision now, it will be that the Earth Immortal Sect will be in charge of this matter.

If Zhen Yuanzi waits until the matter is implemented before making a decision, the merit he can gain will be greatly reduced.

Yang Xuan also knew that this matter concerned the future of the Earth Immortal Sect. He did not urge Zhen Yuanzi to make a decision. Instead, after a moment of silence, he looked at Gui Che and Kun Peng and gave them an apologetic smile.

Ultimately, he was just a Great Immortal, not an omniscient or omnipotent being.

Zhen Yuanzi had the advantage of the Earth Immortal Sect, and the Underworld needed to establish Mountain Gods and Earth Gods, which is why Yang Xuan was able to think of this matter.

The demon race is already burdened with karma. If they can eliminate their own karma, it is already a great opportunity. Asking Yang Xuan to plan merits for Kunpeng and Guiche and help them sever their corpses is just making things difficult for them!

In the end, Yang Xuan brought up the matter tactfully, and said that if the demon race was willing, they might also be able to gain some merit.

After all, the mountain god and the earth demon clan can also take on these roles, so it would be best if they were willing.

Kunpeng and Guiche were somewhat disappointed at not getting the answer they wanted, but they had no reason to refuse the opportunity to gain merit and help the demon race eliminate their karma.
Without any hesitation, the two immediately nodded in agreement, indicating that the demon race was willing to cooperate with the underworld's plan, and that Yang Xuan should just give the order if needed.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi became somewhat anxious.

He didn't believe there was so much merit to be gained in the underworld. If too many demons were involved, he would gain less merit.

After much deliberation, Zhen Yuanzi gritted his teeth and made a decision...

P.S.: I live in Bengbu. My toothache is caused by my wisdom tooth. To cure it completely, I need to have it extracted.

But my tooth is inflamed and I can't have it extracted, and I can't get a root canal for my wisdom tooth. All I can do is take antibiotics and tough it out until the inflammation subsides. Is that even human?! I haven't slept well for two nights in a row…

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