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

"Your Majesty, Dao Ancestor, please lend this humble Daoist a hand!"

Seeing that he couldn't fool Rahu, Yang Xuan stopped wasting time and immediately called upon Houtu and Hongjun for help.

Although his business methods were unique, allowing him to "borrow" Rahu's demonic authority,

However, his cultivation level is still too shallow for Hunyuan. He might be able to accomplish this on his own, but it would take more time and be accompanied by more unforeseen events.

Blocking the Chaos Gods and Demons and setting up the Tribulation of Inner Demons are major events for the common people of the prehistoric world. Yang Xuan doesn't need to shoulder everything himself.

If you ignore the great opportunities and put in all the effort yourself, then you're just out of your mind!

Yang Xuan's consistent approach is to turn all assistance into his own, and this time is no exception.

Upon hearing Yang Xuan's words, Houtu and Hongjun immediately mobilized their powers of the Earthly Dao and the Heavenly Dao to bless Yang Xuan. This was something that had been agreed upon beforehand, and there was no need for further discussion.

In the primordial world, the best way for a sage to increase his strength was to gain more authority.

After receiving the power bestowed by Houtu and Hongjun, Yang Xuan's cultivation level remained unchanged, and his business practices remained the same.

However, Yang Xuan possessed more authority in the prehistoric world, was able to mobilize more power from heaven and earth, and his strength greatly increased.

In this situation, even if both Yang Xuan and Yang Xuan use the Treasure Exchange Divine Technique, the cost and difficulty of completing the transaction will be reduced.

If it's just about 'borrowing' a spiritual treasure from a sage, then naturally there's no need for such trouble; a proper conversation would suffice.

However, what Yang Xuan wants to 'borrow' this time is Luo Hou's demonic authority, and the borrowing period is rather long. Luo Hou might not be too willing, so it would be safer to make some more preparations.

Now, with the authority granted by Houtu and Hongjun, Yang Xuan's confidence soared. He looked at Luo Hou with a slight smile and said:
"Fellow Daoist, since you are resting and recuperating here, there is no use for your demonic authority. Why don't you lend it to me for a while?"

"what?!"

Luo Hou was still wondering if Yang Xuan's behavior was an act, and that he actually wanted to gain more benefits from him.

After all, it contains the essence of transcendence, who could refuse such a good thing?
Once one's cultivation reaches the Hunyuan realm, destroying a world is nothing compared to advancing one's cultivation to the next level.

Not to mention that after refining a wisp of transcendent origin, there is a possibility of understanding the path forward, making it even less likely to refuse such a good thing.

This temptation is even greater for someone like Yang Xuan, who has just broken through to the Hunyuan realm and can't see the road ahead.

After much thought, Luo Hou concluded that Yang Xuan's actions stemmed from dissatisfaction with his offer. He believed that if Yang Xuan offered more incentives, the negotiations could continue.

The problem is that he was suppressed deep within the River of Fate, and all he had was the God-Slaying Spear, which was his innate spiritual treasure. How could he hand it over?

As for how to find the realm of gods and demons, he was even less likely to say so; this was his only means of countermeasure.

If Yang Xuan were to deal with Yang Mei alone, he would definitely be treated as a pawn to be discarded.

The primordial essence left behind by Pangu is so limited that the fewer people who share it, the better. Moreover, Yang Xuan, this primordial sage, is more useful as an internal traitor than Rahu.

As the Demon Ancestor, Rahu had an extremely deep understanding of human nature; without a vow of faith, he could not possibly feel at ease.

Just as he was thinking about what else he could use as leverage, he suddenly heard Yang Xuan say this, and he was slightly taken aback, subconsciously thinking:

If it's just demonic authority, it doesn't seem like a bad thing. Anyway, I won't be able to travel in the prehistoric world in the future, and the prehistoric world is destined to be destroyed, so there's no use keeping this authority...

"wrong!"

Rahu never let his guard down and quickly stopped the thought.

Even if he has no use for the authority of the demonic path, he cannot just hand it over like that.

To reiterate, all of this is predicated on making a vow of faith and letting him go.

"Ok?"

But before Luo Hou could say anything, just as the thought crossed his mind, he heard a crisp clang and felt a strange sensation within his body.
It was as if an invisible hand was ignoring his body, reaching into his primordial spirit, grasping some kind of authority, and pulling him outward.

"This is... the authority of the demonic path?!"

As a Primordial Golden Immortal, Luo Hou had long since achieved a state of complete unity with the Primordial Chaos, and no change in his body could escape his perception.

In an instant, he noticed something was wrong with his body.

To his astonishment, he discovered that the demonic authority within his body was being grasped by an invisible hand and pulled out of his body!

He had a vague feeling that if he allowed this giant hand to pull away the power of the demonic path, he would no longer be able to control it in the future.

"How can this be?!!"

Luo Hou's expression changed drastically. Although his goal was to destroy the prehistoric world and refine that wisp of origin, he had also been recognized by the prehistoric world and was a true master of the demonic path.

Now, his demonic authority as the Lord of the Demonic Path is out of his control. He doesn't even know what happened, as an invisible hand is pulling him out of his body.

Even more outrageous, he sensed it the moment that giant hand grasped the power of the demonic path, and mobilized the power of the demonic path to try and resist that giant hand, however...

Useless!
Even when he mobilized his demonic authority to fight against it, it only slowed down the speed at which the giant hand pulled him away.

"what did you do to me!"

Luo Hou looked at Yang Xuan not far away and shouted angrily.

He was suppressed in the River of Fate, unable to perceive what was happening outside the Chaos Bell, and unaware of what was going on.

But Yang Xuan was the only one in front of him. If it wasn't Yang Xuan who did it, then who was it?

"Didn't I already say that I would borrow your demonic authority for a while? You agreed, so why ask such a redundant question?"

Yang Xuan smiled slightly, his face sincere, "I have always valued fair trade. How could I have borrowed the authority of the demonic path without your consent?"

As they spoke, the invisible hand had already grabbed Rahu's demonic authority and pulled it out, placing it on the right-hand scale of the Causal Balance Instrument.

"Impossible, this is impossible!!"

As Luo Hou sensed the changes within his body, he stared dumbfounded at the demonic authority on the right-hand scale of the Causal Balance Instrument.

Even now, he still doesn't know how Yang Xuan did it. His demonic authority was pulled out by Yang Xuan so easily, with almost no resistance whatsoever.

Even if he was momentarily caught off guard and suppressed by Yang Xuan in the depths of the River of Fate, his cultivation level was still undeniable and far beyond what a newly promoted Hunyuan like Yang Xuan could achieve.

As a result, with such a huge difference in their cultivation levels, his demonic authority was taken away by Yang Xuan. How could he accept this?

In fact, even if Yang Xuan could 'borrow' the power of the demonic path, he couldn't have done it so decisively.

But with the help of Houtu and Hongjun, things are different.

With Rahu suppressed, the two of them combined could kill Rahu eight hundred times over.
With their help, Yang Xuan's success rate in 'borrowing' the authority of the demonic path will naturally increase significantly.

Furthermore, since the authority of the demonic path was not important to Luo Hou, after hearing Yang Xuan's words, he subconsciously felt that this deal was not impossible.

At other times, Luo Hou's thoughts would be insignificant and have no impact whatsoever. But for Yang Xuan, this casual thought played a crucial role.

This is like you setting up a stall on the street, and someone asks you if you're selling it for ten yuan. You reply, "Yes!"
This brief conversation encapsulates the entire transaction process.

Since you said you're selling, that means you agree to the deal.

Similarly, Luo Hou subconsciously felt that giving away the power of the demonic path was not out of the question, which was equivalent to agreeing to Yang Xuan's proposal, facilitating the transaction, and leasing the power of the demonic path to Yang Xuan.

As for the rent and lease term, Yang Xuan complied with the platform's arrangements. He paid whatever price the platform required and returned the property on time.

If the platform doesn't say anything, it means it's not finalized yet, so he can only use it for now and add it later, which is reasonable!
Luo Hou was unaware of these things, but whether he could accept it or not, his demonic authority had already fallen into Yang Xuan's hands.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Yang Xuan put away the demonic power on the scale, bowed slightly to Rahu, and paid his respects.

Since Rahu is so righteous, he can't be impolite.

With this demonic authority, he could set up the inner demon tribulation to make the primordial world more perfect and accelerate the evolution of the primordial world into all the heavens and myriad worlds.

As for how to do it, he already has a complete plan, and there is no shortage of manpower.

This is a momentous event concerning the evolution of the primordial world. All the forces in the primordial world will become his allies, and there will be no obstacle whatsoever.

If it exists, there's no need to worry; someone will take care of it.

Having obtained the authority of the demonic path, Yang Xuan had already achieved his main objective for this trip. However, he did not leave there.

Since he was already there, he smiled slightly at Luo Hou and said:
"Since you've already lent me your demonic authority, why not go all the way and lend me the God-Slaying Spear for a while as well? How about that?"

"You're dreaming!"

Luo Hou was furious. He had not yet recovered from the shock of losing his power in the demonic path, and when he heard Yang Xuan's words, he was truly enraged.

The primordial world will be destroyed sooner or later, so there's no use for him holding the power of the demonic path. Once it's gone, it's gone, and it's not unacceptable.

But the God-Slaying Spear is different. It is his life's treasure, the strongest treasure he possesses, and half of his abilities are contained in this God-Slaying Spear.

Without the God-Slaying Spear, even if he escapes from this place and destroys the primordial world in the future to refine that wisp of origin, he won't get much, and he might even be kicked out of the game early.

No matter what, he could not hand over the God-Slaying Spear. Even if he died, he would make the God-Slaying Spear disappear with him until he returned.

Luo Hou twisted his wrist, gripped the God-Slaying Spear tightly, and glared angrily at Yang Xuan.

If he hadn't been suppressed within the Chaos Bell, he would have already thrust out his spear and pierced this shameless man through.

"See, you're in a hurry again." Yang Xuan shrugged, revealing a sincere expression.
"I am merely borrowing it, not refusing to return it. Just as I borrowed the authority of the demonic path, I will return the God-Slaying Spear on time when the time comes. Please abide by the rules of the transaction."

"Trading rules?"

Luo Hou laughed in anger, "Why should I follow your rules of the trade? This God-Slaying Spear is my innate spiritual treasure, why should I lend it to you?"

"What you're saying, fellow Daoist, is rather unreasonable," Yang Xuan said with a smile.

"The power of the demonic path belongs to you, fellow Daoist, and you have already lent it to me. The God-Slaying Spear also belongs to you, so you should lend it to me."

"You shameless brat!"

Enraged, Rahu thrust out his spear, unleashing a jet-black spear light that crashed heavily against the wall of the Chaos Bell with a deafening clang.

He realized that Yang Xuan was just toying with him. Even if he were suppressed here, he couldn't bear this humiliation.

But in reality, Yang Xuan wasn't toying with Luo Hou. He didn't have that kind of hobby. How could he forget the saying that villains die from talking too much?

What he said was actually a display of supernatural powers!
As Yang Xuan's cultivation improved, his business acumen became more and more refined, and his application of the Yi Bao Divine Technique became more flexible.

What he said was a distortion of the facts.
This creates a destiny where both the God-Slaying Spear and the Demonic Authority belong to Luo Hou. Now that Luo Hou has lent the Demonic Authority to Yang Xuan, he should also lend the God-Slaying Spear to Yang Xuan.

In this way, Rahu lending out the God-Slaying Spear became a predetermined fate, equivalent to Rahu agreeing to the deal.

"Come!"

With a clang, the Treasure-Dropping Coin landed on the left pan of the Causal Balance Instrument, pressing it down.

The God-Slaying Spear in Luo Hou's hand trembled slightly and then disappeared into thin air, appearing on the right side of the scale, thus restoring balance to the two scales.

"This is impossible... How could this be..."

Luo Hou instinctively scratched his hand, then stared blankly at his empty right hand, completely bewildered. He had no idea what was going on.

When Yang Xuan 'borrowed' the power of the demonic path, he was still able to put up some resistance.

This time, Yang Xuan 'borrowed' the God-Slaying Spear without him even noticing; his God-Slaying Spear simply...

Gone!

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Yang Xuan picked up the God-Slaying Spear from the scale, restored it to its original size, and examined it with great interest.

The God-Slaying Spear is not a primordial spiritual object, but rather a supreme treasure of chaos, born from the chaos itself, much like a compass of destiny.

In terms of mechanics, the Godslayer Spear is inferior to the Fate Wheel, but in terms of killing power, neither the Fate Wheel nor the Chaos Bell can compare.

In that great battle that created the world, the only weapon that could be said to have surpassed the God-Slaying Spear in terms of destructive power was probably Pangu's Heaven-Opening Axe, which shows how powerful it was.

"If we use the God-Slaying Spear to unleash the Heavenly First Form, its power will increase even further. What a treasure, what a treasure!"

Yang Xuan played with the God-Slaying Spear with great affection, his smile growing ever brighter.

In order to suppress Rahu within the River of Destiny, the Chaos Bell cannot be used at will, essentially becoming a one-time use magic weapon.

Now that he has 'borrowed' the God-Slaying Spear, it has made up for one of Yang Xuan's losses, and the number of treasures he possesses has been restored to two.

Moreover, the killing power of this God-Slaying Spear is even stronger than that of the Chaos Bell. Combined with the Heaven-Opening Technique, it will surely play an even greater role in the future war between gods and demons.

"I still have things to do. I will come to visit you again when I have some free time."

Yang Xuan put away the God-Slaying Spear and turned to fly out of the River of Destiny.

"Damn it, give me back my God-Slaying Spear!"

With a roar, Luo Hou transformed into a cloud of pitch-black mist and crashed into Yang Xuan's back.

But in the end, a loud 'clang' was heard, blocked by the Chaos Bell.

The light before Rahu's eyes dimmed completely, and Rahu was once again shrouded within the Chaos Bell, utterly suppressed deep within the River of Destiny... (End of Chapter)