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

Confucius Courtyard.

Yang Xuan sat cross-legged on the three golden lotus flowers of merit, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"Only one last crack remains; the emergence of the benevolent corpse is just around the corner!"

Just now, a cracking sound came from Yang Xuan's spiritual platform, and another crack appeared in the seed of good intentions.

Including the seven cracks that appeared when Confucius dispersed his teachings, there are now eight cracks on the seed of goodness. With one last crack, Yang Xuan will be able to sever the good corpse and become a quasi-saint with two corpses.

Yang Xuan's cultivation, Taoist practice, and achievements are already sufficient. Now that the seed of good intentions has eight more cracks, the time it takes for this last crack to appear will never be longer than the eighth crack; it will only get faster and faster.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Yang Xuan should be able to easily sever the benevolent corpse within one Yuanhui (a unit of time in Chinese mythology), without any surprises.

Then, Yang Xuan glanced westward before turning his gaze back to Chaoge City, his eyes flashing slightly.

"It's about time..."

Yang Xuan disappeared, but soon after, he returned to Confucius's courtyard.

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Three months later.

Chaoge City.

Emperor Xin summoned a group of high-ranking officials from the Shang Dynasty to discuss an important matter.

"As you all should know, the reason why my Great Shang is named 'Shang' is because our ancestor Cheng Tang started his business with a merchant guild and understood the importance of the merchant guild to the development of the people of the Nine Provinces."

"Facts have proven that what our ancestor Cheng Tang said was right. The reason why the Shang Dynasty is so prosperous today is largely due to the contributions of the major merchant guilds in the Nine Provinces."

"If it weren't for the various merchant guilds traveling to different states to exchange goods, even with the help of the gods, the prosperity of Kyushu would not be comparable to what it is today."

"Just yesterday, the great sage Yang Xuan personally visited and asked me some questions."
Finally, let me try arranging for the merchant guild to expand beyond the Nine Provinces, transforming the trade within the Nine Provinces into trade with surrounding powers, and even with the Eastern Primordial World and the entire Primordial World!

Di Xin paused slightly at this point, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and asked in a deep voice:

"What do you all think of this matter? Could it lead humanity to new heights?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Some of them had considered what Di Xin said, or rather, Yang Xuan's suggestion, but they quickly rejected it.

There are two fundamental reasons for this.

Firstly, Kyushu is vast, with many areas yet to be fully developed. The major merchant guilds of the human race already have numerous markets within Kyushu, so there is no need for them to expand beyond the region.

Secondly, the human race is not strong enough to be qualified to develop foreign trade.

Although the human race has long held the position of the protagonist of heaven and earth, it is because of the support of powerful figures such as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Three Ancestors of the human race. The overall strength of the human race is not particularly strong.

In the context of the primordial world, even if the human merchant guild came with good intentions, as long as they knew that the guild was carrying a large number of spiritual items, they would definitely encounter danger on the way.

If we lack the strength to withstand danger, sending the Chamber of Commerce out of Kyushu would be tantamount to suicide.

It's unreasonable that a human merchant guild would go to the Fire Cloud Cave to ask a human sage for help after being robbed by a Golden Immortal.

After a long silence, the ministers expressed their concerns one after another. They did not directly reject the proposal, but their meaning was clear: they felt that the matter should be discussed in a long-term manner and that the security issues of the Chamber of Commerce should be resolved first.

Di Xin was not surprised by this. He was not a stupid person, after all, he had been able to sit on the throne for so long.

In fact, when Yang Xuan proposed that the Chamber of Commerce should leave the prehistoric world, he had already thought of this problem and directly raised his doubts.

He knew that Yang Xuan would never do anything without a reason. He could think of such a simple question, so how could Yang Xuan not know it?

Since Yang Xuan brought this up, it means that he has already thought of a solution.

Indeed, Yang Xuan did come up with a solution.

To fundamentally solve this problem, we must improve the overall cultivation level of the human race. As long as the human race cultivates a group of Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals, the problem of escorting caravans to and from the Nine Provinces can be solved.

Even if some living beings still have suicidal thoughts, their numbers will not be too large and will remain within a controllable range.

After all, nothing is ever guaranteed to be successful, especially large-scale trade activities like this, which involve numerous people and resources. It's impossible to cover everything.

For the human race and the numerous merchant guilds of Kyushu, ensuring the safety of personnel and the loss of profits in the general direction is sufficient.

The Hundred Schools of Thought have been contending for many years now. Although this particular Hundred Schools of Thought has covered the entire eastern part of Kyushu, there are also quite a few powerful figures who have established their own sects within Kyushu.

Over the years, various cultivation methods have emerged one after another. No matter how large or diverse the human population is, everyone can find a cultivation method that suits them.

In addition, over the years of cooperation with the Heavenly Court, the human race has accumulated a considerable number of cultivation techniques.

Nowadays, humans have many choices. Even if they don't find a perfect match, finding a cultivation method that suits them and raising their cultivation ceiling to Golden Immortal or Taiyi Golden Immortal is not a problem.

However, having a suitable cultivation method does not necessarily mean that you can cultivate to the corresponding level. In this process, you also need enough opportunities and a lot of time.

Humanity, as the chosen ones of destiny, is blessed with good fortune. If humanity were given a few more eons of time...

The number of human Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals will surely spring up like mushrooms after rain, enough to support the human merchant guild's expansion needs.

However, waiting for so many years is not Yang Xuan's style, so he does not intend to do so.

It's just a matter of solving the caravan's security problem; there are other ways to solve it!
Therefore, Yang Xuan offered the simplest, not necessarily the most effective, but certainly practical method: invoking the gods.

The Heavenly Court now boasts numerous immortals and gods, and the Heavenly Generals of the Ministry of War are seasoned veterans with rich experience in combat. If they were to serve as guards, ensuring the safety of the human caravan would not be a problem.

Even just mentioning the name of being escorted by celestial gods and immortals is enough to deter many creatures in the prehistoric world.

The Heavenly Court is not human. Although the Heavenly Court is inferior to the human race in terms of high-end combat power and does not have three Quasi-Saints in charge.

However, the overall combat strength of the Heavenly Court is far superior to that of the human race. There are several Quasi-Saints and even more Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Moreover, the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Heavenly Court's Ministry of War frequently descend to the mortal realm to slay evil spirits, and over the years they have earned a fearsome reputation throughout the prehistoric world.

It's hard to imagine any force daring to rob a caravan guarded by celestial soldiers and generals. Even if it's just a force summoned by divine intervention, it's enough to make people wary.

Moreover, the Heavenly Court is currently well-manned, so even escorting in person is not out of the question, and it can also help the Heavenly Court's celestial soldiers and generals expand their business.

How about checking out the Heavenly Escort Agency?
When trade routes flourish in the future, a giant trade route network covering the entire prehistoric world will be formed. Caravans traveling to and from various parts of the prehistoric world will require a great deal of protection.

If the Heavenly Court can seize the initiative, it will surely bring unimaginable and enormous benefits in the future!
Since they are guards, they can't let the heavenly soldiers and generals do their work for nothing. Even if they only use the technique of summoning gods to possess them, they will still receive incense offerings.

As for summoning the celestial soldiers and generals in their true forms, how could they possibly lack the necessary spiritual items? Even if the celestial soldiers and generals were willing, Yang Xuan would never agree; this is a matter of principle. The celestial soldiers and generals protecting the Chamber of Commerce is part of the transaction. Since it is a transaction, there must be a corresponding price to pay, and the principles of fair trade must be followed—this is the way of business!
As for whether the heavenly soldiers and generals would agree, Yang Xuan was not worried at all.

In the Heavenly Court, his words were the will of Heaven, and no one would defy him, especially the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ministry of War, who were absolutely loyal to Yang Xuan.

To put it bluntly, even if Yang Xuan ordered them to rebel, imprison Haotian and the Queen Mother, or even storm the Lingxiao Palace, they would not hesitate.

They could not disobey Yang Xuan's orders.

Moreover, this matter itself is also beneficial to them. At the very least, they can receive an extra offering of incense, and if the true form descends, they can obtain corresponding spiritual items.

Moreover, once the ancient starry sky is repaired, a group of immortals and gods will be freed up, making the affairs of the Heavenly Court relatively easier. They would certainly be more than happy to let the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ministry of War expand their business.

It will take time for the human race to organize its first foreign trade caravans, and even longer to establish large-scale foreign trade.

The first batch of foreign trade caravans did not require many guards. Even if the ancient starry sky had not yet been fully repaired, with the help of the divine possession technique, enough manpower could be arranged while ensuring the normal operation of the Heavenly Court.

Once the human race and the surrounding tribes and forces of Kyushu have started large-scale foreign trade, the ancient starry sky will likely have been repaired, and the manpower problem will be solved.

Upon hearing that the heavenly soldiers and generals could escort the caravan, Emperor Xin's face lit up with joy, knowing that the matter was settled and there would be no surprises.

The only issue was to discuss specific matters of cooperation, which was also the main purpose for which he summoned the ministers of the Shang Dynasty.

When Di Xin brought this up, everyone present was immediately intrigued.

Knowing that with Yang Xuan's support, it would no longer be impossible for the Human Race Merchant Guild to expand beyond the Nine Provinces and establish a trade system with surrounding forces.

This will also be the opportunity for humanity to leave the Nine Provinces and expand its influence to other parts of the prehistoric world!
Of course, they weren't fools; they knew they were in a cooperative relationship with the Heavenly Court, requesting celestial soldiers and generals to escort the caravan, and that they needed to offer corresponding spiritual items as payment.

No one saw anything wrong with this. The human race and the Heavenly Court had a close relationship, with many members of the human race holding positions in the Heavenly Court and being quite familiar with the cooperation process.

After Emperor Xin and his ministers finished their discussions, he extended an invitation to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and Shen Gongbao in the name of the Human Emperor, setting a date ten years later to discuss the Heavenly Court Escort Agency.

Yang Xuan didn't pay much attention to the specific results.

His only goal was to expand the influence of the trade routes in the prehistoric world, based on the Divine Path and the Nine Provinces Chamber of Commerce, so that all parts of the prehistoric world could exchange goods and services.

Clearly, this goal has been achieved.

That's enough!

However, this was only the most important part. In order to bring the concept of commerce to various parts of the prehistoric world, Yang Xuan also made many plans.

In fact, these plans began to be prepared many years ago.

The temples of Heaven and the Underworld are not only built in Kyushu, but Kyushu simply has the highest density of temples.

Over the years, temples to the Heavenly Court and the Underworld have sprung up all over the prehistoric world.

Even without the Hundred Schools of Thought and Confucius's philosophical discussions, and given another ten epochs of rapid development, Buddhist temples still cannot compare to the temples of other religions.

These temples are extensions of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld in the human realm, and can also be used as a medium to perform the ritual of inviting gods to possess one's body.

Once people know the effects of the technique of invoking deities, there is no need for celestial beings or underworld spirits to promote it; living beings will spontaneously build temples and erect statues for the deities.

Especially after the event in December when he achieved the status of a Quasi-Saint and the Heavenly Court protected the demon race, all forces related to the demon race, whether friends or enemies, spontaneously built temples.

Today, wherever these creatures reside, there is at least one temple, and they are protected by one or more gods.

From that time onward, during the Investiture of the Gods, Yang Xuan began preparing for matters related to commerce.

However, at that time he didn't make it too obvious, nor could he do too much.

The primordial world was far from peaceful; not all places had the same basic order as the Nine Provinces.

Yang Xuan wanted other parts of the prehistoric world to establish a complete trade system like that of the Nine Provinces.

However, without basic order and without anyone guaranteeing fair trade, this trade system simply cannot be established.

Therefore, Yang Xuan simply instructed these immortals and spirits to find ways to strengthen the concept of trade among the beings they protected.
Let these creatures know that if they want to gain something, they must give something; if they want the help of gods and immortals, they must pay the corresponding price.

In fact, it has been proven that in these chaotic places, this subtle influence is more effective than directly establishing markets.

Over the years, many forces have established rudimentary markets to trade with surrounding forces.

However, they did not have a unified currency, so they all used the most primitive method of bartering.

With a unified currency, it is impossible to form a complete trade system, and even the transactions in these markets cannot be considered fair.

But at the very least, these places had the concept of trade and the foundation for further spreading business practices.

So, while the human race and the Heavenly Court were discussing foreign trade, Yang Xuan issued another order to the immortals, gods, and spirits throughout the prehistoric world.

The order was simple: to improve the market system for the creatures within their protected area, making these markets more orderly.

In the beginning, it would have been almost impossible for these gods and spirits to complete this seemingly simple command.

After all, if you can just steal it, why bother with trading?

But things are different now. Over the years, both immortals and gods, as well as ghosts and spirits, have gained considerable prestige in these places.

Furthermore, since most of the creatures around them have some understanding of trade, the difficulty of accomplishing this task was instantly reduced significantly.

Fifty thousand years later.

The first human caravan to engage in foreign trade, under the protection of celestial soldiers and generals, ventured out of the Nine Provinces and completed its first transaction with surrounding forces.

The local commercial system quickly became well-developed.

It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of their trade, the human caravan used Fude Coins as currency for transactions, so that the creatures in these places would know that Fude Coins could help with cultivation.

Among the beings who embark on the path of cultivation, there are few foolish ones. Since the Fortune Coins are interested in cultivation and are valuable spiritual objects, they naturally accept using Fortune Coins as currency in transactions.

If this continues, Fude coins will inevitably become the currency in these places!
As for other parts of the prehistoric world, although they were unable to complete trade with humans due to the great distance, the market system was indeed more complete.

As trade routes spread throughout the land, their auspicious influence grew ever stronger.

On that very day, the seed of goodwill in Yang Xuanling's spiritual field cracked again with a crisp sound, revealing its ninth and final crack.

"The day to slay the good corpse begins!"

Yang Xuan's eyes snapped open, flashing with golden light. (End of Chapter)