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

Chapter 436 Pardoning the Mountain Gods and Land Gods, Strengthening the Primordial Earth Veins!
Inside the Wuzhuang Temple.

As Houtu Niangniang pointed, the Earth Book in Zhen Yuanzi's hand immediately shone brightly.

Even with Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation level as a Quasi-Saint with two corpses, he could only protect the earth veins around Yuntai Mountain, even if he used all his strength.

The area is roughly equivalent to thirty to fifty Kyushu in size. In the past, this area was not small, but now it seems insignificant.

After receiving Houtu's help, things will be different.

Houtu's finger gesture not only contained her own saintly power, but also mobilized the power of the earth.

In the blink of an eye, the earthy yellow light emitted by the Earth Book expanded from the area around Yuntai Mountain to the entire prehistoric world, enveloping the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

After a moment, the earthen-yellow light began to shrink, falling into the earth and bolstering the earth's veins, forming an earthen-yellow cloak.
Protecting the earth's veins, the violently shaking primordial world was somewhat calmed down.

However, human power has its limits, and so do sages.

During the primordial era, when the world transformed into a furnace and the Three Realms evolved, even if Houtu was a sage and mobilized the power of the earth to activate the Book of Earth,
It can only protect the primordial earth veins and reduce their loss during the evolution of the three realms in the primordial world.

However, if the Chaos Gods and Demons insist on destroying the ley lines, even with the current protection, it is estimated that about 30% of the ley lines will still be destroyed.

If these 30% or so of the ley lines are some less important branches, the impact will not be too great.

However, if these 30% or so of the earth's veins are the main veins of various regions, it means that about 30% of the prehistoric world will become like the West.

If about 30% of these earth veins were all located in the west, then the west would be completely destroyed.

From Yang Xuan's perspective, he was happy to see the Western religion's interests suffer, but he did not want the West to be destroyed.

The West is part of the primordial world. If the West is completely destroyed, it will be like puncturing a hole in the primordial world, giving the chaotic gods and demons more opportunities to exploit.
This could even lead to the leakage of primordial energy, ushering in the Dharma-ending Age. How can this be allowed?

……

In the west, at the foot of Mount Sumeru.

A Taoist priest dressed in a black robe, hidden in the shadows, looked down at the yellowish-brown light membrane that was being applied to the earth veins, his brows furrowing slightly.

But immediately, his brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile:
"That's to be expected. It will have some impact, but not much. With your supernatural abilities, it's not a problem..."

The Taoist priest in black stood alone in the shadows, but the latter half of his sentence sounded like he was talking to someone.

Seemingly having received some kind of response, the smile on his face became even brighter.

However, the smile did not last long. He suddenly sensed something, turned his head to look in the direction of Kyushu, and his brows furrowed slightly again.

at the same time.

On an unnamed mountain in Lintong Pass, Kyushu.

Yang Xuan stood casually on the ground, took out a jade book, raised it high with both hands, wielding the power of the Ghost Emperor, and communicated through the underground passage, saying loudly:

"Above are the Earthly Passages, I am the Central Ghost Emperor of the Underworld. I now sense that the Earthly Passages are incomplete, and many ley lines are left unmanaged and unprotected."

The positions of Mountain God and Earth God were specially established to manage the earth's veins, stabilize the primordial order, and ensure its stability. The earth's way bears witness!

When Zhen Yuanzi, Kunpeng, and Guiche, three quasi-saints, visited Yang Xuan in the underworld, he took the opportunity to propose the idea of ​​establishing mountain gods and earth gods.

At that time, Yang Xuan told Zhen Yuanzi and the other two that he wanted to expand the influence of the underground passage and seek more benefits for the underworld.

Undeniably, this was indeed one of his objectives.

With the Xuanmen sect's assistance in the future, the Heavenly Court won't need to put in too much effort. Naturally, there's no reason not to seize any opportunity to benefit the Underworld.

At the same time, Yang Xuan did this for the sake of the overall situation of the prehistoric world.

He knew that, according to the normal timeline, the primordial world would usher in the Dharma-ending Age, but he didn't know why this Dharma-ending Age was coming, and there was only so much he could do...

To be precise, there was only one thing he could do from beginning to end.
That means maintaining the earth's veins and reducing their loss in the evolution of the three realms; if it can be avoided, that would be the best outcome.

With Houtu personally taking action and activating the Earth Book, the earth veins of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were now protected.

However, even sages are not omnipotent. The Earth Book covers such a vast area that if the other party is also a sage, and they specifically target and destroy certain main veins, it will also cause enormous losses to the prehistoric world.

In severe cases, it could even cause problems in the evolution of the Three Realms, giving those with ulterior motives more opportunities to exploit the situation.

Yang Xuan established the Mountain God and the Earth God for this purpose.

Before a sage, mountain gods and local deities are certainly not worth mentioning; a single glance from them could annihilate them.

However, as long as the local authorities agree to Yang Xuan's declaration, then the mountain god and the land god have the authority to manage and maintain the land's veins.

At other times, such power would be nothing, and even a sage could disregard it.

But now, Houtu can mobilize the power of the earth, activating the earth's veins that cover the nine heavens and ten earths with the Book of Earth.

In other words, during this period, the mountain god and the land god can use their authority to mobilize the power of the earth and, together with the earth book, protect the earth veins under their jurisdiction.

This is equivalent to these mountain gods and local deities becoming base stations, through which the power of the underground passages can be amplified and cover the surrounding area.
While stabilizing the earth's veins, it can also add another protective layer formed by the power of the earth's channels outside the protective layer of the Earth Book.

Moreover, these base stations can also receive signals from the Earth Book, strengthening the Earth Book's protection of the surrounding ley lines.

Therefore, when conditions allowed, he prioritized setting up mountain gods and land gods on these key ley lines, and he did so even though his attitude was somewhat tougher.

At Yang Xuan's request, a significant portion of the mountain gods and local deities were placed in the western region.

The situation in the West is already very bad. If it suffers further damage, it could create a breach, which might sow the seeds for the coming of the Dharma-ending Age.

As for whether there are any ulterior motives involved, who can know?
Of course, all of this has an important premise: that the locals must agree to Yang Xuan's declaration, formalize the mountain god and the land god, and obtain corresponding authority.

However, this is clearly not a problem.

Even under other circumstances, Yang Xuan's declarations would have been beneficial to the underground passage and the prehistoric world, so how could they possibly have failed?

Om-!
Indeed, as Yang Xuan finished speaking, black mist filled the earth, revealing two emotionless eyes that stared at the jade book in Yang Xuan's hand.

A moment later, the surrounding black mist disappeared, and the two eyes vanished without a trace.

"Failed?"

As Zhao Gongming watched the black mist disappear, his brows furrowed slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. The other immortals around him did the same.

In their memory, Yang Xuan had never failed in proclaiming the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao. He always completed the declaration with lightning speed, giving no one else a chance to interfere. But this time, the Earthly Dao did not respond. After Yang Xuan finished speaking, the power of the Earthly Dao disappeared.

"Wait a minute! Yang Xuan is smiling!"

At this moment, some sharp-eyed people noticed that Yang Xuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he regained his confident and composed demeanor.

This doesn't look like a declaration of defeat!

So the question is, why didn't the tunnel respond?

Om-!
Before anyone could think further, they noticed that in several places around Lintong Pass, an even denser source of underground energy had emerged, forming towering pillars of light from the underground passages.

The higher one's cultivation level, the wider one's perception range, and the more underground light pillars one discovers.

The immortals at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm were even more astonished to discover that such pillars of light were not only appearing around Lintong Pass, but were not even limited to the Nine Provinces.

Even in other famous mountains and rivers outside of Kyushu, such dark pillars of light have appeared.

The more abundant the spiritual energy in a place, the larger the pillar of light will be, and the more concentrated the authentic power it contains will be.

In fact, these beams of light are not only found in the Kyushu area.

If someone could stand outside the primordial world and look down upon it, they would see such pillars of light scattered throughout the primordial world.

Whether in the Nine Provinces, the four seas, or the West, there are such pillars of light, only the size and number of the pillars of light are different.

The western region has the largest number of these pillars of light, which can be seen everywhere except around Mount Sumeru, giving the impression that they are enveloping Mount Sumeru.

This scene may seem incredible, but it is actually not difficult.

The West is barren, and its extensive geological damage necessitates human intervention for restoration.

While repairing the ley lines is arduous, one can gain some merit to some extent, and the two Western Saints could not possibly prevent outside beings from entering.

Therefore, as long as the Earth Immortal Sect, the Phoenix Clan, and the Demon Clan use the pretext of repairing the earth's veins and earning merit, they can smoothly enter the West without any obstacles.

Over the years, after the Earth Immortal Sect, the Phoenix Clan, and the Demon Clan entered the West, they used the pretext of repairing the earth veins to build temples in the mountains and rivers where these earth veins were located.

However, they themselves were unaware that they were building a temple. To be on the safe side, Zhen Yuanzi and the other two did not tell anyone about establishing a mountain god and a land god.
Regarding the construction of the temple, they described it as building a sacred site, and set certain requirements in terms of specifications, and provided some specific materials.

The West is the territory of the Western Religion. They naturally noticed the great commotion caused by the Earth Immortal Sect, the Phoenix Clan, and the Demon Clan, and also saw these temples.

But even the beings who built it don't know it. At this stage, they are in the midst of a great calamity, and Houtu is also obscuring the secrets of heaven. Even the two Western Saints cannot deduce it.

Therefore, after seeing that the Earth Immortal Sect, the Phoenix Clan, and the Demon Clan were indeed repairing the earth veins, the disciples of the Western Sect stopped paying attention to the temple and even provided some assistance.

Ultimately, the West is their West. If the Western religion is unwilling, these people should return to where they came from once the ley lines are repaired.

As for the 'dojos' they helped build, they ultimately ended up in their own hands.

Of course, if these people are willing to offer enough benefits, they are not unreasonable. The West is vast, and it is not impossible for them to give up a piece of land for their use.

That's why this scene appeared. I wonder what the two Western Saints would think if they saw this.

If it were the three forces of the Earth Immortal Sect, the Phoenix Clan, and the Demon Clan, they wouldn't even need to step in; the disciples of the Western Sect would be enough to make these three forces submit.

But what if these three forces established not a Taoist temple, but a shrine belonging to the underworld, and gained the approval of the underworld and completed the enfeoffment, becoming mountain gods and earth gods?
During a crucial stage in the evolution of the Three Realms in the primordial world, it assisted in maintaining the stability of the earth's veins, contributing greatly to the primordial world, and was also protected by Houtu.

Even the two Western Saints cannot easily make these mountain gods and local deities bow down. At most, they can only use some dirty tricks to compress the influence of these mountain gods and local deities and then gradually drive them away.

These are all things to be discussed later. We'll have to wait until the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods ends and the Three Realms evolve from the primordial world to know the specifics.

A moment later, among these pillars of light, several decrees, similar in shape but different in detail, gradually took shape.

Within each pillar of dark light were two identical decrees, one of which fell into the earth's veins.
Another blessing is bestowed upon the brow of a creature in the mountains or on the ground, completing the ritual and transforming it into a mountain god or land deity of that place.

From then on, they were able to use their divine decrees to connect with the surrounding earth veins and to sort, repair, or maintain them.

Because they can connect with the earth's veins, these mountain gods and land deities are not only stronger in combat within their respective territories, but they can also recover their magical power more quickly, and their speed of cultivation and enlightenment will also become faster.

In the present day, it can even be transformed into a signal base station, guiding the surrounding underground energy to reinforce the earth veins and further stabilize them.

The process sounds lengthy, but it actually happens in the blink of an eye.
Almost immediately after Yang Xuan made the announcement, the pardon was granted and the surrounding earth veins were reinforced.

These mountain gods and land deities have also completed the transformation from signal base stations to pile foundations.

If it's just a single mountain god or earth god, even if it can reinforce the surrounding earth veins, it's like burying a wooden stake in the ground. It can reinforce the surrounding ground, but the effect is very limited.

If such wooden stakes were scattered throughout the prehistoric world, they would become the foundation of a stable ground, making the foundation of the prehistoric world even more stable.

Although the earth, wind, water, and fire within the cracks continue to surge forth, restoring everything around them to its original state, it is still an unavoidable great disaster and a necessary process in the evolution of the three realms in the primordial world.

Without nutrients, how can the primordial furnace burn?
However, damage to the earth's veins is not included in this necessary process.

As these piles were driven in, the violently shaking primordial chaos stabilized at a visible speed, turning into a slight tremor.

In the west, at the foot of Mount Sumeru.

The black-robed Taoist frowned as he watched the black pillars of light rising from all over the prehistoric world.

Houtu's intervention to protect the earth's veins was within his expectations. It would cause some trouble and hinder the results, but it was within an acceptable range.

Yang Xuan had been planning for many years, and at this crucial juncture, he established the positions of the Mountain God and the Earth God, and used the power of the underground passages to complete the pardon.

The power of the earth, which originally appeared due to the amnesty, is guided by these mountain gods and land deities to fall into the earth's veins, forming important nodes and reinforcing these key veins.

With their strength, forcibly breaking through these nodes and destroying key ley lines would be no problem.

However, these reinforced nodes will cause a momentary stagnation, which is quite fatal and gives Houtu and the Six Sages of Heaven the opportunity to make a move.

If they can destroy the key ley lines before Houtu and the others arrive, even if they are forced to fight them, it will still be a huge win for them.
However, if Houtu had not come and instead had focused on protecting these earth veins, the final result would not only have been that she would not have been able to destroy the earth veins, but she would have also had to fight against the Six Sages of Heaven.

"I'll test the waters first."

A faint, elusive voice came from the void and reached the ears of the black-clad Taoist.

(End of this chapter)