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

"no problem!"

After hearing Yang Xuan's request for the creation of the world, the Tongtian Sect Leader only deduced for a moment before nodding in agreement.

The smooth progress of the matter surprised Yang Xuan, who was slightly taken aback.

He knew that the Tongtian Sect Leader was unlikely to refuse, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

It seems that what he did during the Investiture of the Gods caused the Tongtian Sect Leader to incur considerable karmic debt, which is why he agreed so readily.

This truly is a matter of fate; every sip and every bite is predetermined.
However, Yang Xuan did not leave there, but instead brought up the matter of being registered under the divine authority.

"Reporting to the Supreme Sage of Shangqing, before I came here, I went to see Laozi and invited the Supreme Sage of Shangqing to discuss the creation of the heavens. Laozi proposed to be listed in the Divine Path and become the Supreme Deity of the Divine Path."

"This humble deity would like to inquire whether the Sage of Shangqing also intends to have his name registered in the divine realm?"

"can!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

"You have done the greatest job by hindering the spread of Buddhism and buying much time for our Xuanmen sect. The Divine Path is the biggest obstacle to Buddhism's harvest of incense offerings. Even if you hadn't said it, I would have brought it up myself."

“Your words are too kind. I have only done what I was supposed to do.”

Yang Xuan bowed, overjoyed.

Even if one cannot persuade the Primordial Celestial Venerable, having two sages, the Grand Pure Sage and the Master of the Heavenly Gate, listed on one's name will greatly enhance both one's fortune and rank.

Moreover, given that Yang Xuan is the best employee, it's not impossible that Houtu would be invited to take his place.

At that time, there will be three saints in name only.

Although it's just a nominal title, on the surface it seems to have a deeper foundation than Buddhism. Even the two Western Saints would probably not dare to use their power to oppress others.

The transition from the divine path to the Journey to the West should be smooth and shouldn't be a problem.

"Once the creation of the world is completed, I will announce to Heaven and Earth that I request the Sage to take over the divine path. If the Sage has nothing else to do, I will go to find the Jade Purity Sage and then depart."

"Go ahead, Second Brother may seem a bit rigid, but he's not unreasonable. He'll agree."

After saying this, the Master of Tongtian waved his hand and sent Yang Xuan out of the Taoist temple.

When Yang Xuan could see his surroundings clearly again, he found that he was not outside the Taoist temple where the Tongtian Sect Leader was, but outside another Taoist temple.

Looking at the Taoist temple in the distance, Yang Xuan had some guesses in his mind, and took out the Taoist symbol of Yuanshi Tianzun to compare it.

"This really is the location where the Primordial Celestial Lord resides..."

Yang Xuan was greatly alarmed. The four sages were stationed in the four directions of the primordial world, and the distance between Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu was not short.

In the chaos, there is no concept of the Great Dao of Space. Even a quasi-saint like him, who has a remarkable understanding of the Great Dao of Space, is still unable to use the supernatural power of traversing space.

Unexpectedly, the Tongtian Sect Leader simply waved his hand and teleported him to the Yuanshi Tianzun, who was some unknown distance away, in the chaos.

"Could it be... that a sage can truly create the Great Dao within chaos?"

Yang Xuan rubbed his chin, his curiosity growing stronger.

If a sage can create the Great Dao within chaos, then Pangu, the sage who created the primordial world, was a manifestation of something beyond a sage? Or was it an attempt to break through to the level of a sage, which is above the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal?

Yang Xuan didn't think much of it. The distance between him and the sage was still very far. Knowing too much in advance was not necessarily a good thing.

He adjusted his Daoist mind and flew towards the Daoist temple not far away. He landed outside the gate, gently knocked on the door, and respectfully said:

"This humble Taoist priest, Yang Xuan, requests an audience with the Sage Yuqing!"

"come in."

The gates of the Taoist temple slowly opened, and Yang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't been turned away, which at least meant there was still hope.

Then, Yang Xuan directly stated his purpose and told the story of the creation of the world.

"Your Holiness, I have come here today to discuss the matter of the Heavenly Court's opening of the heavens..."

"Yes! This matter is in the best interests of Heaven, and is in accordance with Heaven's will. When do you wish to open Heaven?"

Yang Xuan: ???
So he agreed just like that? Is the Primordial Celestial Lord so easy to talk to?
Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun agreed so readily, the smoothness of the situation was completely beyond Yang Xuan's expectations; he had thought there would be some twists and turns.

After all, his relationship with the Chan Sect wasn't very good. To put it in perspective, Taiyi Zhenren died at his hands, and Nezha is now practically a disciple of his, though he hasn't left the Chan Sect yet.

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly; Yuanshi Tianzun didn't make things difficult for him at all.

"Is it because of Confucius? Or is it because the supernatural forces are hindering the rise of Buddhism?"

Yang Xuan's eyes flickered, and a sense of anticipation rose in his heart once again. No matter what the reason, as long as there was cause and effect, the hope of inviting Yuanshi Tianzun to join the divine path would increase.

"Your Majesty, I have another request to make today..."

Yang Xuan seized the opportunity and brought up the matter of being nominally affiliated with the Divine Path again, using a similar argument to that of the Tongtian Sect Leader, except that he also included the Tongtian Sect Leader.

The result was surprisingly smooth once again.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable deduced for a moment, then nodded:
“Yes! This move is beneficial to the Xuanmen sect, and I can enter the divine path.”

The Primordial Celestial Venerable agreed very smoothly, even more smoothly than when he agreed to create the world.

There might be some reason why both the Supreme Saint and the Master of Heaven agreed on this, but the fundamental reason is probably that the Divine Path is the only force that can compete with Buddhism for incense offerings.

Although Taiyi Zhenren died at the hands of Yang Xuan, it was only his primordial spirit that made it onto the list. After the Investiture of the Gods ended, Taiyi Zhenren returned and became a disciple of the Chan Sect again.

Even if Yun Zhongzi's death is attributed to Yang Xuan, he only bears the responsibility for the deaths of two disciples of the Chan Sect, both of whom have been resurrected and are now serving in the Heavenly Court, and have not been suppressed by Yang Xuan.

But the Buddhist order is different. Dipankara, Samantabhadra, Cihang, Manjushri, and Julusun, whether they defected or were converted by the two Western Saints, have all now entered the Buddhist order.

There are five of them. The Chan Sect only has so many people. How could Yuanshi Tianzun tolerate so many of them being poached by Buddhism?

Moreover, all these people have become Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Buddhism, no longer disciples of the Chan Sect. How could Yang Xuan compare to them?
Yuanshi Tianzun would never let go of any opportunity to target Buddhism.

Undoubtedly, enhancing the foundation of the divine path and enabling it to reap more incense offerings will hinder the rise of Buddhism and even make it impossible for Buddhism to make any progress in the process of reaping incense offerings!
Furthermore, the path of gods can be cultivated alongside the path of immortals; other beings can cultivate incense and golden bodies to become gods, as can disciples of the Xuanmen sect.

In fact, many disciples of the Xuanmen sect now choose to cultivate the divine path as well, building temples in the human world and spreading their faith.

Besides hindering the rise of Buddhism, Yuanshi Tianzun's actions were indeed more beneficial to Xuanmen disciples' cultivation of the divine path.

If the Three Pure Ones joined the Divine Path and became the supreme deities of the Divine Path, with Yang Xuan as the master of the Divine Path, the Divine Path could not be usurped by the Xuanmen.

However, this can also make the relationship between the Xuanmen (mystical sect) and the Shendao (divine path) even closer.

Whether it's a personal grudge or for the sake of the bigger picture, agreeing to Yang Xuan's proposal is a good thing.

As for the feud between Yang Xuan and the Chan Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun didn't care that much.

Taiyi Zhenren already had a karmic connection with Yang Xuan, and the misunderstanding arose because Taiyi Zhenren was too arrogant, so Yang Xuan couldn't really be blamed. Yuanshi Tianzun had known about these things for a long time, but he thought that with the cultivation levels of Taiyi Zhenren and Antarctic Immortal, they wouldn't be able to suffer a setback at Yang Xuan's hands, so he let it go.

Unexpectedly, Yang Xuan's methods were so skillful that he eliminated Taiyi Zhenren without lifting a finger.

But this is simply a matter of being less skilled than others, and he can't blame anyone else. He, Yuanshi Tianzun, is just concerned with saving face; he's not an unreasonable person.

He was also aware of Nezha's desire to leave the Chan Sect and become a disciple of Yang Xuan.

Compared to the death of Taiyi Zhenren, this matter was of more concern to him.

No matter how you look at it, leaving the Chan Sect is not a good thing; it's somewhat shameful.

However, this matter is not without a solution. In the end, Nezha is the reincarnation of Lingzhu, and is Nuwa's person.

If Nuwa could step in and take Nezha back, he could say that Nezha was placed in the Chan Sect by Nuwa for study, and was not a disciple of the Chan Sect.

Since they were not disciples of the Chan Sect, there was naturally no question of them leaving the Chan Sect.

Anyway, Nezha's heart was never in the Chan Sect, so there's no loss in letting him leave the Chan Sect.

To reiterate, Yuanshi Tianzun is just concerned with saving face; he is not inflexible or unreasonable.

After finalizing the matters of opening the heavens and taking over the divine path, he subtly brought up this matter.

With Yang Xuan's understanding, he immediately grasped the implied meaning in Yuanshi Tianzun's words and made a statement.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I know what to do. If Nezha wishes to return to Nuwa's Palace, I will certainly take him to see Her Majesty!"

This matter had been troubling Yang Xuan for a long time. According to the agreement, he should have taken Nezha as his disciple after the Investiture of the Gods calamity ended.

However, due to the evolution of the Three Realms in the primordial world, the Xuanmen (Taoist sect) did not focus their attention on the Investiture of the Gods war.

Finally, the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects withdrew from the Nine Provinces, allowing the Shang and Xiqi to end the great war themselves.

With the military strength of the Shang Dynasty, without the assistance of the disciples of the Chan Sect, how could Xiqi possibly be a match for them?
The final result was that Xiqi surrendered voluntarily, which was equivalent to the defeat of the Chan Sect.

Furthermore, with Randeng leading Cihang and others to betray the sect, and Yun Zhongzi and Taiyi Zhenren's primordial spirits being listed, the Chan Sect suffered too great a loss. Yang Xuan really did not want to provoke the Chan Sect at this critical juncture.

Therefore, the matter of accepting Nezha was delayed.

Now that Yuanshi Tianzun had taken the initiative to bring up this matter and offered a solution, Yang Xuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As for whether the Goddess Nuwa would agree, Yang Xuan felt it shouldn't be a problem.

Firstly, it was Nuwa's intention to have Yang Xuan take Nezha in.

Secondly, this move can give Yuanshi Tianzun a way out. As long as Nuwa and Yuanshi Tianzun don't have any major grudges, they are unlikely to refuse this offer.

Coincidentally, Yang Xuan also has something he wants to ask Nuwa for help with in a while, so he will go to Nuwa Palace to resolve this matter together.

After confirming the matter of going to Kaitian and taking over the divine path, Yang Xuan took his leave.

Chaos knows no time, nor does he know how long he has been in the primordial world. There are still many things to do in the primordial world. When the ancient starry sky is repaired, it will be time for the Heavenly Court to reopen the three heavens. He needs to go back and make preparations.

If everything goes smoothly, once the Three Pure Ones open the Three Heavens again, he will also need to prepare to open the Twenty-Four Heavens.

In addition, we should go back to the underworld to invite Houtu Niangniang (the Earth Goddess) and see if we can also register her name in the divine realm.

If it succeeds, then the divine path will have the foundation of four sages.

As for the goddess Nuwa...

Yang Xuan was unsure whether he had any karmic connection with this human saintess or the demon goddess Nuwa, so he was not considering it for the time being.

Yuanshi Tianzun watched Yang Xuan's departing figure, his heart filled with emotion.

He even felt a little regretful. If he hadn't let Taiyi Zhenren, Antarctic Immortal, and Yang Xuan become enemies, perhaps the Chan Sect would have suffered less, and Cihang, Manjushri, and others wouldn't have betrayed the sect.

But immediately, Yuanshi Tianzun gave a cold laugh and rejected the idea.

"Hmph, a traitor is better off without!"

Then he closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it.

Since Cihang and others have betrayed the Chan Sect, there is no possibility of bringing them back.

the other side.

After leaving the Chaos Daoist Temple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Yang Xuan took out the Primordial Dao Beacon and, following its guidance, rode away at high speed in his escape light.

"Ok?"

After flying for an unknown amount of time, Yang Xuan suddenly sensed something, stopped, and looked to his right.

"That feeling again..."

Yang Xuan's gaze narrowed slightly. This time, he didn't hesitate much and immediately flew away following the guidance of this feeling.

This feeling has occurred four times in a row, and given the chaotic environment, it doesn't seem like an ambush.

If there really were extraterrestrial demons who could lock onto Yang Xuan's location four times in a row within the chaos, then there would be no need to set up any traps.

With such strength, they could simply attack directly; why bother with this unnecessary effort?

Since it's unlikely to be a trap, this special feeling of guidance might be a special opportunity.

In the midst of chaos, there was no concept of cause and effect or destiny. Why did this feeling occur, and why did it happen four times in a row? Yang Xuan really couldn't understand it.

However, Yang Xuan is now a Quasi-Saint of the Second Corpse, with considerable cultivation and many powerful spiritual treasures. Even if he encounters a Quasi-Saint of the Third Corpse, he is confident that he can escape.

Even if this place is chaos, its vastness is even greater than the primordial wilderness, and the two quasi-saints are not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry; they are high-end combatants.

With Yang Xuan's current strength, even if he encounters danger, he is confident that he can escape.

Since that's the case, there's no reason to give up.

It's unclear whether it was because Yang Xuan didn't hesitate this time, or because he had felt this guidance four times in a row.

This guidance session was significantly longer than the previous three.

Finally, before the guidance disappeared, a shattered world appeared in the chaos in front of Yang Xuan!

"What?! There are other worlds besides the primordial chaos?!"

Yang Xuan was greatly shocked. Although this world was very small and could not be compared with the primordial world at all, even if it were a complete world, it would probably only be the size of a Great Thousand World.

However, this is not based on the primordial world, but another world within the chaos!
So here's the question: if the primordial world was created by the great god Pangu, then who created this world? Is it the result of natural evolution from chaos, or is it related to the primordial world?

Yang Xuan frowned slightly. After pondering for a long time, a wisp of clear energy drifted out from between his brows. To be on the safe side, he decided to send his avatar in to scout ahead first. (End of Chapter)