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

Chapter 438 Stealing the Golden Lotus of Merit, Transforming the Primordial World into the Three Realms!
A thousand years later.

In the west, on Mount Sumeru, inside a side hall.

Mosquito Taoist's eyes flashed slightly as he slowly walked out of the side hall, seemingly wandering aimlessly on Mount Sumeru.

As a creature of the Blood Sea, Mosquito Daoist's appearance is quite peculiar; even if he were thrown onto Golden Turtle Island, he would be in a class of his own.

However, the beings on Mount Sumeru, whether they are orthodox Western disciples like Bhaisajyaguru and Maitreya, or disciples of the Jie and Chan sects who were converted by the two Western Saints, are all included.
When they saw Mosquito Taoist approaching, they either nodded slightly or ignored him without feeling surprised.

There is no other reason than I am used to it.

Such a scene often occurs. Every ten years or so, the Mosquito Taoist would leave the side hall and wander around Mount Sumeru, sensing the Taoist charm left behind by the sage.

Not to mention the disciples of the Western Sect, even the disciples of the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect who were converted by the two Western Saints in previous years are no strangers to this scene and have seen it many times.

After a while, you get used to it, and it's nothing to worry about.
It's perfectly normal for people from small towns to be curious about sacred sites like Mount Sumeru.

They had all had similar experiences to some extent, just not as exaggerated as Mosquito Taoist.

Besides, this is Mount Sumeru, the sacred site of sages. How could a mere Great Luo Golden Immortal like Mosquito Daoist possibly cause any damage?

And so, the Mosquito Taoist, without any attempt at concealment, swaggered past these people, circling around Mount Sumeru for a long time.

After approaching the Eight Treasures Merit Pool at the summit, Mosquito Taoist came to a secluded corner and crushed the jade talisman in his hand.

Wisps of mist, neither black nor white, drifted out from the broken jade talisman, enveloping her body.

The only effect of this fog is to conceal one's form and block out the secrets of heaven.

This jade talisman was crafted by Yang Xuan with the help of the Heavenly Mystery Pearl, drawing upon its Daoist essence and requesting assistance from the Goddess Houtu. It took over three hundred years to refine.

This one was even more effective than the one given to Nezha. Even a Great Immortal could hardly see Mosquito Taoist if he walked past her without paying special attention.

This is merely a side effect; shielding one's celestial secrets is the most important function.

According to Houtu Niangniang, even if Mount Sumeru were torn down during the great eon, the two Western Saints would hardly notice it for a while.
If the two Western Saints are held up by something, this process could take even longer.

With the fog providing cover, Mosquito Taoist was full of confidence and slowly walked towards the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, following the route he had explored over the years.

The Eight Treasures Merit Pool is the place where the two Western Saints practiced, equivalent to the Biyou Palace on Jin'ao Island, and belongs to the sacred site of Mount Sumeru.

Normally, the Eight Treasures Merit Pool is not open to outsiders; it is only opened when the two Western Saints are preaching.

Now that the two Western Saints are no longer with the Western Sect, the Eight Treasures Merit Pool is empty, with only lotus flowers blooming freely throughout.

The scenery is beautiful, and there is a mysterious Taoist aura surrounding it. Just a whiff of the lotus fragrance can inspire enlightenment, and even a Great Luo Golden Immortal can benefit from it.

"call--!"

"Once this is accomplished, we can seek His Majesty's blessing for the Enlightenment Elixir. Why then do we need the Daoist essence from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool?"

Mosquito Taoist took a deep breath, dispelling the urge to sit in meditation and cultivate enlightenment, and turned his gaze to the center of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

At the center of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool stands a golden lotus platform with twelve petals, a relic used by the Western Sect to suppress the flow of fortune.

Twelve-petaled Golden Lotus of Merit!
This was also Mosquito Taoist's goal for this trip, but after all, it was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and having been refined by the Guide Taoist, it was full of spiritual energy.
Moreover, as a spiritual treasure used by the Western religion to suppress destiny, it possesses extraordinary power even without anyone activating it within Mount Sumeru.

Mosquito Daoist possesses the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, so approaching the Golden Lotus of Merit would not be difficult for him. However, approaching it silently and completing the task assigned by Yang Xuan was clearly impossible.
Even if the mist on his body could conceal the secrets of heaven, it could not stop the Golden Lotus of Merit from issuing a warning. Once the two Western Saints noticed it, all his efforts would be in vain.

Fortunately, Yang Xuan was prepared.

Although he was not a saint, he did not know how profound the saint's spiritual attainments were.

However, he had Houtu as his backer and some understanding of the sages. He knew that the Golden Lotus of Merit was full of spiritual power, and that by simply concealing his form and blocking out heavenly secrets, he could at most approach the Golden Lotus of Merit silently.

However, if one does something to damage the Golden Lotus of Merit, the Golden Lotus of Merit will definitely react and ask the two Western Saints for help.

Solving this problem is quite simple; there are two methods to choose from.

Firstly, the secrets within the Eight Treasures Merit Pool are completely isolated. As long as the plea for help from the Golden Lotus of Merit is sent out, the two Western Saints will naturally not know what happened on Mount Sumeru.

Secondly, just like with living beings, the Golden Lotus of Merit is used to stun them, rendering them unable to sense the outside world.

As long as the Golden Lotus of Merit is unaware of its own damage, it will naturally not send out a request for help, and the two Western Saints would also be unable to know about Mount Sumeru.

Relatively speaking, the first method is safer.

If the second method is chosen, and the Golden Lotus of Merit issues a warning before knocking it unconscious, the two Western Saints will also notice, causing all efforts to be in vain.

However, if the first method is chosen, there is also a hidden danger: when Mosquito Taoist takes action, he may encounter resistance from the Golden Lotus of Merit.

As an object used by the Western religion to suppress destiny, and given that the Golden Lotus of Merit itself is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, it is located on Mount Sumeru.
The power that the Golden Lotus of Merit can unleash on its own is most likely not much weaker than that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

If Mosquito Taoist and Golden Lotus of Merit were to fight, they might break the seal on the method of concealing heavenly secrets, leading to the exposure of the matter of Mount Sumeru.

To be on the safe side, Yang Xuan chose the third method, using both methods together!

Mosquito Taoist reviewed Yang Xuan's arrangements in her mind, and after confirming that nothing was missed, she first quietly came to a place a thousand meters away from the Golden Lotus of Merit.

Then, the Mosquito Taoist took out a jade talisman and crushed it.

The next moment, wisps of mist, neither black nor white, emerged from it.

However, this time the mist did not surge towards Mosquito Taoist, but spread outwards.

Ultimately, under the control of the Mosquito Taoist, a huge, formless and intangible sphere was formed, enveloping the Golden Lotus of Merit and the surrounding area, completely isolating it from the outside world.

Before this sphere is broken open, news from the outside world cannot enter the sphere, and news from inside the sphere cannot reach the outside world.

This jade talisman was also crafted by Yang Xuan with the help of Houtu, taking more than three hundred years to complete.

However, this jade talisman's effect is more purely focused on blocking heavenly secrets.
Even if the two Western Saints left some tricks within the Golden Lotus of Merit, it would be difficult to spread the news of this place.

But this is not over yet!
After crushing one jade talisman, Mosquito Taoist took out another jade talisman and crushed it with a slight force from his five fingers.

A terrifying pressure emanated from it, transforming into a fair, jade-like finger that touched the Golden Lotus of Merit.

next moment.

The light of the Golden Lotus of Merit dimmed, and the Daoist aura it emitted became more restrained, as if it had been sealed away.

"call--!"

Seeing this, Mosquito Taoist completely relaxed.

In this way, it's like having triple insurance. The neither-black-nor-white mist surrounding itself can shield it from celestial secrets and hinder others' deductions. The neither-black-nor-white mist forms a sphere, enveloping the surrounding area and completely isolating it from the outside world, so there's no need to worry about any activity here getting out.

With the Golden Lotus of Merit sealed, there is no need to worry about it rebelling, nor about it destroying the sphere.

However, this is, after all, a sacred site on Mount Sumeru, and the Golden Lotus of Merit is an object used by the Western Sect to suppress the flow of fortune.

The prolonged isolation between the inside and outside worlds can also be considered a warning sign, which may attract the attention of the two Western saints.

If it were Yang Xuan, he would definitely have set up a regular communication system for such an important place. If there is no routine report after the scheduled time, it means there is a problem here.

Yang Xuan didn't know if the two Western Saints had done the same, but to be on the safe side, he set a timeframe for the Mosquito Daoist: ten years.
Regardless, the Mosquito Daoists must leave Mount Sumeru within ten years.

This is, after all, the primordial wilderness. Even if the two Western Saints set up a plan for regular communication, it would be calculated on a yearly or even centuryly basis.

Yang Xuan's decision to have Mosquito Taoist leave within ten years was already a simple and prudent approach.
If we follow Mosquito Taoist's own plan, with such meticulous preparations, even the Goddess Houtu would lend a hand.
It would take hundreds or thousands of years for the Golden Lotus of Merit to be completely drained before she could leave.

But since this opportunity was given to her by Yang Xuan, she naturally couldn't have any other thoughts.

Time was of the essence, and Mosquito Taoist dared not delay for a moment. He immediately flew toward the Golden Lotus and landed on the lotus platform.

In the past, if Mosquito Taoist had landed on the Golden Lotus of Merit, the Golden Lotus of Merit would have sensed him and shaken him off.

But now, the Golden Lotus of Merit shows no reaction whatsoever.

Mosquito Taoist breathed a sigh of relief again. No matter what, this was an attempt to undermine the Sage's reputation; it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.

Even if it were the Styx Daoist who came, he would probably tremble for a while.

"call--!"

Mosquito Taoist took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and bent down.
With his needle-like fingers pressed against the lotus platform, he activated the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, mobilizing the Devouring Great Dao to begin absorbing the essence of the Golden Lotus of Merit.

After the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was activated, the thick blood vessels on the six pairs of blood wings on Mosquito Daoist's back began to pulsate slowly, like a heart.

As time went by, the six pairs of blood wings on the Mosquito Taoist's back gradually grew larger, and his aura became more and more powerful, while the aura of the Golden Lotus of Merit became more and more weak.

And just like that, ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

Originally a twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit, four petals have withered, leaving only eight petals intact.

Mosquito Taoist glanced reluctantly at the Golden Lotus of Merit, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, withdrew his hands that had already been inserted into the lotus, plucked the withered fourth-grade Golden Lotus of Merit, and quietly left the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
Following the route established over the years, they silently left Mount Sumeru and flew towards the Sea of ​​Blood.

According to Yang Xuan's plan, the matter was already more than half successful. As long as he returned to the underworld safely, that would be the best outcome.

To this end, Yang Xuan made many backup plans, the biggest of which was that the Goddess Houtu personally intervened.

However, Yang Xuan was clearly overthinking things. How could the two Western Saints be as cautious as Yang Xuan?

Mount Sumeru is the sacred site of the two Western Saints, and the Eight Treasures Merit Pool is a holy place on Mount Sumeru. Even the three sub-Saints of the human race would not dare to forcibly break into Mount Sumeru.

Even if they were both saints, at most they could only conquer Mount Sumeru; they couldn't possibly sneak into Mount Sumeru while they were away.

Moreover, the precious spiritual objects of the Western Sect are protected by array formations and bear the marks left by the two Western Saints. Even if someone were to infiltrate Mount Sumeru, they would not be able to take these spiritual objects away.

As for the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, it only contains the Golden Lotus of Merit, a primordial spiritual treasure used to suppress the fortune of the Western Sect.

This is the lifeblood of Western religion, and it is impossible to steal it. Even if it could be stolen, could it be hidden away?
As for destroying the Golden Lotus of Merit, the two Western Saints never even considered it; they didn't think anyone would dare to be so audacious.

Therefore, the two Western Saints had no idea about the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
Unless the two of them return to Mount Sumeru, or the Golden Lotus of Merit awakens, or the sphere blocking the secrets of heaven breaks, the two Western Saints will not be able to know about the changes in the Golden Lotus of Merit.

And so, Mosquito Taoist returned to the underworld unharmed and hid in the Ghost Palace of Fengdu.

Two thousand years have passed in this way.

During this period, countless creatures in the primordial world perished, and numerous mountains and rivers were transformed into a raging inferno, becoming pure energy that propelled the evolution of the primordial world into the Three Realms!

Om-!
A mysterious fluctuation, seemingly from nowhere, instantly spread throughout the primordial world.

All living beings in the primordial world could sense this fluctuation and felt genuine joy, as if some great good thing was about to happen.

Om-!
Before the beings of the primordial world could figure out where this fluctuation came from, another equally mysterious fluctuation arrived.

However, this time the fluctuation was no longer as calm as before, but carried a terrifying power, causing the entire world to tremble violently.

Ordinary beings had no idea what was happening, and even Taiyi Golden Immortals were bewildered. Only Daluo Golden Immortals understood and stared wide-eyed.

"The heavens and earth... are moving!!!"

To ordinary creatures, the primordial world only experienced a violent tremor, without any abnormality whatsoever. Not even rocks fell. It looked like a lot of thunder but little rain, but in reality, it caused no damage whatsoever.

Only the Great Luo Golden Immortals knew that the primordial world was beginning to move on a large scale amidst this violent tremor.

The sky grew higher, and many stars took shape.

The land expanded, and countless worlds were born.

The netherworld became even more profound, its depths unknown.

This continued for a thousand years, and the prehistoric world expanded several times over, creating many unclaimed territories, including many blessed lands and innate spiritual creatures.

After the primordial world expanded three times its original size, the tremors that had lasted for thousands of years ceased.
At this time, the primordial sky, earth, and underworld were all the same size as the primordial world in the past, each forming its own realm. Moreover, they were far apart, making it difficult for anyone other than a Taiyi Golden Immortal to cross them.

this is--

The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity!

A moment later, the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man manifested.

The Way of Heaven descends to the celestial realm, bestowing authority upon the Heavenly Court.

The underground passage, located in the earthly realm, bestows authority upon the underworld.

Humanity descended upon the human realm, bestowing authority upon the Nine Provinces, and then expanded to the entire human realm, branching out strands of authority that extended towards the celestial and earthly realms.

After expanding their authority to the celestial and terrestrial realms, the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao also began to extend their wisps of authority towards the human realm.

It then extends beyond the human realm, reaching the celestial and earthly realms, and ultimately these extended powers become intertwined.
This creates a situation where the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity are independent yet closely connected.

Thus, the primordial world officially evolved into the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, taking another step closer to the Eternal True Realm!

(End of this chapter)