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

Chapter 403 A golden pill is swallowed, and the incense-burning golden body enters the divine path!

Heavenly Court, Temple of the God of Fate.

Yang Xuan felt a blur before his eyes and found himself gone from that thatched hut to the Temple of Fate.

"Sages are truly unfathomable..."

Today, with the cultivation of a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal and in charge of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, Yang Xuan is considered a prominent figure in the prehistoric world. He even dares to fight against a Quasi-Saint.

However, after witnessing Laozi's methods, they still felt a significant gap.

Even though Laozi was merely one of the three corpses of the Supreme Saint, he possessed such power that Yang Xuan couldn't even see his opponent make a move.

If Laozi wanted to kill him, he probably wouldn't even have time to react.

On the other hand, such a thing is obviously impossible. Yang Xuan has a large amount of Five Virtues Pure Qi, and is also protected by the fortunes of the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, the Human Race, the Demon Race, the Dragon Race, and many other races.

To a sage, he was a walking time bomb; unless absolutely necessary, no one would dare to lay a hand on him, much less kill him.

Yang Xuan adjusted his mindset and stopped thinking about the matter of becoming a sage. He firmly believed that he would also attain sainthood in the future.

Well... the premise is that the prehistoric world doesn't head towards the end of the Dharma era, otherwise, Yang Xuan's path will be cut off.

But this matter concerns the rise and fall of the primordial world, and he cannot participate in it. He can only hope that the matter of souls, gods, and demons will make the sages take precautions.

"I wonder what this pill is for."

Yang Xuan looked at the golden pill in his hand, a look of doubt on his face.

Judging from its appearance, this pill is quite ordinary and cannot be compared with the Nine-Turn Golden Pill at all.

However, Laozi took out this pill to repay the information from the Soul God and Demon, so its value should be no less than that of the Nine-Turn Golden Pill.

"Laojun said that this pill is for the incense-burning golden body to take, so let's try it first."

Yang Xuan didn't think much of it. He immediately turned his thoughts around, controlled the incense-burning golden body to pick up the pill, and swallowed it.

Although the consciousness of the incense statue itself is still dormant, that consciousness is a part of Yang Xuan, and Yang Xuan can control this incense statue without any hindrance.

Om-!
Almost the instant the golden statue swallowed the elixir, a mysterious Daoist aura emanated from it and flew into the unknown distance.

Yang Xuan could clearly feel that the moment the pill was swallowed by the Incense Golden Body, it transformed into golden medicinal power, filling the entire Incense Golden Body and completely transforming it.

The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, tailor-made for the incense statue by the Goddess Houtu, is indeed brilliant and belongs to the top-tier techniques of the primordial world.

However, Yang Xuan's incense offerings were so abundant that even the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique needed to circulate for several cycles to refine them, leaving some incense power temporarily remaining in the body of the Incense Golden Body.

The remaining incense energy, guided by this elixir, slowly flowed towards the dantian.

As for what exactly that mysterious Daoist charm was, Yang Xuan couldn't explain it for the time being.

Before he could think further, he sensed an invisible suction force emanating from the golden statue of incense, which began to gather the divine fortune and incense power of the primordial world.

Under the influence of this suction force, the divine fortune and the power of incense seem to disregard spatial distance.

In the blink of an eye, a massive amount of divine fortune and incense power gathered around the golden statue of incense, filling the temple to the brim, leaving no room for even spiritual energy to settle.

That is, Yang Xuan and the incense and golden statue share the same origin, which is why he can continue to stand here without being ostracized.

After a short while, the power of the incense in the temple seemed to materialize, displaying a golden light with colorful hues.

The reason why cultivators regard incense as a highly poisonous substance is that if it is ingested, one's cultivation will be lost if one is not careful.

One of the more important reasons is that the power of incense contains the beliefs of believers, which can be described as utterly worthless.

It is precisely because of these beliefs that the power of incense has such a colorful appearance, which is also the source of its poison.

If one were to absorb such incense power into their body, their magical power and Dao heart would be polluted, and their cultivation would inevitably be damaged.

Only the incense-burning golden statue, which is itself a division of the original deity's consciousness, possesses the ability to respond to believers, and thus is immune to incense poison.

If one can respond to the belief in the power of incense, one can dispel the poison of incense and quickly improve the cultivation of the incense-infused golden body.

This is why incense-burning statues need to respond to believers. In addition to spreading faith, they can also neutralize incense poison and enhance spiritual cultivation. This is the most fundamental method of cultivation for incense-burning statues.

Yang Xuan's incense offerings were so abundant that even with the help of many immortals and gods in the Temple of Fate responding to the believers, they still couldn't keep up with the speed at which incense offerings were being received.

As a result, a considerable amount of incense poison remained in Yang Xuan's incense-infused body.

Given the power of the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong, a little bit of incense poison is nothing, but it is still a scourge, affecting the cultivation speed of the Incense Golden Body.

But just after the Incense Golden Body swallowed the pill, Yang Xuan was surprised to find that when the pill guided the power of incense to flow to the lower abdomen, the incense poison remaining in the Incense Golden Body would also flow to the lower abdomen.

Later, even the incense poison mixed in with the power of incense was gradually separated and flowed into the lower abdomen under the influence of this guiding force.

Later, this guiding force split in two, with one continuing to guide the incense power and incense poison towards the lower abdomen.

The other stream guides the divine energy within the incense-burning golden body and the temple, converging it at the back of the incense-burning golden body's head.

In the end, these two guiding forces, based on the Nine Revolutions Technique, formed two special operating routes.

All the divine energy converges at the back of the incense-burning golden statue, forming a golden halo that looks sacred and extraordinary, making the statue itself appear divine.

All the incense's power and poison gathered in the lower abdomen, forming a golden elixir.

As a result, the physical strength of the incense-golden body has also increased, and it has already stepped halfway into the quasi-saint realm.

The path of cultivation is different from that of immortals. With incense offerings and the Golden Body, and the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, one has already taken this half step. In the future, as long as there is enough incense offerings, becoming a Quasi-Saint is only a matter of time!

"If I swallow a golden pill, my life will be..."

Yang Xuan quickly composed himself, not daring to think any further.

Only then did he truly realize the value of the elixir bestowed upon him by Laozi.

The Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong has added these two new operating routes. In the future, the incense-burning golden body will not have to worry too much about the backlash of incense poison. It can be stored in the golden elixir first, and then slowly respond to the prayers of believers, making the cultivation speed faster.

More importantly, Yang Xuan's current incense-burning golden body, like the Nine Provinces Cauldron, has become an object that carries the divine fortune.

As long as the incense and golden statue remain, no one can shake the position of the Lord of the Divine Path!

The object that carries the Dao can be regarded as a top-tier spiritual object in the primordial world. The future fortune of the Divine Path in the primordial world will be comparable to that of the Immortal Path and the Buddhist Path. Does that mean...?

“It might actually work, but we’ll have to wait. It’s not the right time now.” Yang Xuan raised his head, his gaze passing through the roof to the sun star hanging high in the ancient starry sky.

As Yang Xuan's cultivation improved, he gained a deeper understanding of the Great Dao of the Sun, and the luck of the Sun Star on his body also strengthened, making his connection with the Sun Star even closer.

He could clearly feel that the Sun Star was becoming more and more affectionate towards him. If he came to the Sun Star now, he would not suffer any harm even without taking any precautions.

If Yang Xuan can find the Fusang Tree first and elevate the status of the Sun Star, then perhaps the position of the Sun Star Lord will truly fall into his hands.

"Perhaps I should talk to Lu Ya about the matter of the Sun Star Lord..."

Yang Xuan withdrew his gaze, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

In the competition for the position of Sun Star Lord, Lu Ya remains a formidable opponent. After all, he is the last three-legged golden crow in the primordial world and the being with the deepest understanding of the Fusang Tree.

If this problem can be resolved, Yang Xuan's chances of becoming the Lord of the Sun Star will increase by at least 30%.

Just as he had this thought, he heard a crisp 'crack' sound, and the seed of evil thought on his mind's platform cracked again.

With a thought, Yang Xuan looked inward and discovered that several cracks had appeared on the seed of evil, as if it would shatter at any moment.

This made him even more convinced of his idea that sending Lu Ya on his way would not only encourage evil thoughts, but might also lead to clues about the Fusang Tree, allowing him to obtain more of the Sun Star's fortune from Lu Ya and help him become the Lord of the Sun Star.

Yang Xuan had been plotting for years to get rid of the potential troublesome Taiyi Zhenren, and had Shiji send him to the list.

To give Bixiao and the others a chance to survive, he was willing to put Lingya Xian and thousands of other Jiejiao immortals on the list. How could he possibly be some kind of saint?

He would not hesitate to do anything that would benefit him, even if it meant incurring karmic consequences.

Sending Lu Ya on his way was a win-win situation for him.

If that's the case, then we can do it.

"The time is not right yet; we have to wait a little longer."

Yang Xuan calmed his mind, glanced in the direction of the Nine Provinces, turned around and walked out of the Temple of Fate to the Lingxiao Palace.

He is a second-rank emperor in the Heavenly Court. He hasn't returned to the Heavenly Court for so many years, he should report to Haotian and the Queen Mother.

Haotian and the Queen Mother were naturally overjoyed at Yang Xuan's arrival.

Haotian, in particular, after a few casual words, recounted in detail the discussions at Zixiao Palace regarding the conferment of gods and the evolution of the Three Realms.

Yang Xuan had already heard about these things from Houtu Niangniang and Taishang Laojun, and he had a general understanding of the situation.

However, their positions and stances are different, and Haotian and the Sage have different focuses.

Haotian didn't say much about the evolution of the Three Realms, but he did mention many things about the Xuanmen's conferment of gods that neither Houtu Niangniang nor Taishang Laojun had ever mentioned.

In short, after immortals of the Xuanmen sect are conferred the title of gods, they will be bound by heavenly laws.

However, those whose primordial spirits are listed will still be subject to the control of the person in charge of the Investiture of the Gods, namely Jiang Ziya of the Chan Sect. This will become a hidden danger, so Yang Xuan should take some precautions.

He also implied to Yang Xuan that if needed, he could step in and send Jiang Ziya away, since he was, after all, the ruler of Heaven, and even if Yuanshi Tianzun was dissatisfied, he could not put pressure on him.

Even if they couldn't drive him away in the end, they could still keep Jiang Ziya in check, preventing him from taking things too seriously, defying the Heavenly Court's rules, and going against Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan waved his hand, telling Haotian not to worry, that Jiang Ziya was nothing to him and that he could handle it himself.

During the Investiture of the Gods, Jiang Ziya faced seven deaths and three calamities. Although he suffered many setbacks due to the variable of Yang Xuan, and died in the Ten Deadly Formations and at the hands of Zhao Gongming, he did not enter the underworld.

But seven deaths and three calamities were Jiang Ziya's fate, and he couldn't escape them; he would have to go to the underworld six more times.

The underworld is Yang Xuan's territory. If Jiang Ziya wants to return to life and continue to preside over the Xuanmen's conferment of gods, will Yang Xuan let him leave without paying some toll?

He's practicing the way of business; there's no reason for him to do business that loses money.

When the underworld officials escorted Jiang Ziya's soul to the underworld, they treated him to good food and drink and even showed him the customs and culture of hell. Would it be reasonable not to charge him a toll?
This is clearly unacceptable, and Jiang Ziya's conscience wouldn't allow it either!
Given Yang Xuan's influence over the Heavenly Court, and considering the six times he paid the tolls, even if Jiang Ziya were to take control of the Investiture of the Gods and wield the God-Slaying Whip, he wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble. At most, he could only do some minor tricks, which wouldn't cause any real harm.

Afterwards, Yang Xuan took his leave and, after arranging the affairs of the Heavenly Court, went to the Underworld again.

He didn't need to worry too much about the affairs of Heaven, but he had more to do in the affairs of the Underworld.

Putting everything else aside, it would be somewhat unreasonable for him not to show up for such an important event as receiving Jiang Ziya.

Upon returning to the underworld, Yang Xuan instructed the underworld's spirits that if they encountered the souls of Chan Sect immortals, they should treat them with great courtesy, allowing the Chan Sect immortals to experience the unique nature of the underworld.

The specific treatment will be based on Jiang Ziya's treatment in the underworld last time; it can only be higher, not lower!
Upon hearing this, the ghosts and gods of the underworld all looked enlightened and nodded solemnly, indicating that they would definitely be courteous and would not let the immortals of the Chan Sect make a wasted trip.

In order to complete the task assigned by Yang Xuan and avoid any accidents, the ghosts and gods of the underworld immediately sent messengers to the city god temples of the nine provinces.

If the city gods of various places encounter the souls of the immortals of the Chan Sect, they should send them to the underworld as soon as possible without delay!

Yang Xuan didn't care too much about these things. Even if Jiang Ziya could avoid disaster, he couldn't avoid it all. As long as it happened once or twice more, it wouldn't pose a threat.

After explaining things to Jiang Ziya, he found Zhao Gongming's soul in the underworld.

However, instead of waking Zhao Gongming's soul, he added several more restrictions to ensure that it would not wake up on its own.

Then throw Zhao Gongming into the eighteenth level of hell, cover his body with the Human Emperor Banner, and ask Ksitigarbha to help watch over him so that no one can find out, especially Bixiao.

After doing all this, Yang Xuan went to Mingyue again to ask Twelve Moon for the Seven Arrows of Nailhead Great Divine Power.

Without hesitation, December immediately taught Yang Xuan the secrets of the technique and descended to the Moon, handing him a black scarecrow.

This is also a witch bone straw figure, but it is not as strong as the one in Lu Ya's hands. However, it also loses less luck and its power is relatively weaker. It can only injure a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but cannot kill him.

December's actions were so swift that Yang Xuan was still somewhat bewildered even after receiving the witch bone straw figure.

His original plan was to make a deal with December to obtain the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, but he didn't expect December to give it to him without saying a word, and even send over a witch bone straw doll.

He looked at the straw doll made of witch bones in his hand, remained silent for a moment, and then asked:

"Do you know who I used this method on?"

"Yes, I also have some grudges with him. You can leave a wisp of his remnant soul to enter reincarnation and preserve his Golden Crow bloodline."

After saying that, December's figure gradually dimmed and disappeared.

Yang Xuan stroked the scarecrow in his hand and left Mingyue...

(End of this chapter)