Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1699 Go and get rid of the God of Poverty

The Five Emperors in the Five Emperors Coins are not the Five Emperors who lived on chaff and thin gruel in later collectors' circles, but refer to the Five Emperors who were the ancestors of humankind.

Zhuanxu, the Black Emperor of the North, was one of them.

He was also the father of the God of Poverty.

People have different thoughts at different times.

When he was the supreme ruler of the human race, Zhuanxu could be described as reckless and arbitrary. His power was boundless, and he could do whatever he wanted. There was nothing he couldn't do, only things he couldn't imagine.

Even a son he disliked could be deified using his authority. In that era, gods served humanity.

His thinking changed after he "retired".

Whether you say he lost power and reverted to his old ways, or that he was cowardly and afraid of trouble, Zhuanxu spared no effort in suppressing his few devilish sons.

Without his covert support, the Five Emperors Coins, such a humanitarian treasure, would never have come into being.

At this moment, a burst of black energy erupted from the black coin among the Five Emperors Coins.

The black aura, which had no lethal power, seemed to the God of Poverty as the most terrifying thing in the world.

He felt as if he had returned to the time when he was still an ordinary person, back to the era when his own father could verbally abuse him and beat him at will.

The impression was so profound that he didn't dare to have even the slightest thought of resistance.

Shivering, his body, weighing less than fifty pounds, curled up into a ball.

His cowardice freed the golden cudgel, and most of its shaft was already exposed.

Sun Wukong was overjoyed. He rushed over at almost his fastest speed, grabbed the staff, and pulled the golden cudgel out of the God of Poverty's tattered bag. Without thinking, he fled frantically, running more than 50,000 li in one breath, making a big circle before finally returning to Baolin Temple.

The joy of finding it again was indescribable. He hid the golden cudgel in his ear. It's hard to say where else, but in Wuji Kingdom, he had no intention of using weapons again.

Back at Baolin Temple, Sun Wukong ignored Tang Sanzang and offered incense to each of the Five Emperors to thank them for their help.

This god of poverty is truly wicked; if we maintain good relations with the Five Emperors, we might be able to use him again next time.

After a while, Tang Sanzang came over again, still urging Sun Wukong to get rid of the God of Poverty.

"Wukong, go and get rid of the God of Poverty."

"I?"

Tang Sanzang spoke earnestly, lowering his voice, "The abbot of Baolin Temple knows that I am burdened with a huge debt and is willing to generously donate. I also know that you are in a difficult position, but this matter..."

Who did I take out such a huge loan for? Wasn't it to rescue you from under the Five Elements Mountain? Don't you have any self-awareness?

Sun Wukong naturally remembered this incident, which was an important foundation for maintaining harmony between the two sides. Tang Sanzang had indeed made a great sacrifice to save him, and he had always been grateful.

The monkey, ashamed to talk about money, asked hesitantly, "How much?"

Tang Sanzang stretched out his right hand and made a "five" gesture.

The monkey gasped, having contributed to the long summer in the prehistoric world, and couldn't help but marvel at how wealthy Baolin Temple was!

He had originally planned to take Tang Sanzang around Wuji Kingdom, but he had to change his mind because the gifts they gave him were just too much.

He could only discuss with Tang Sanzang, Pigsy, and Jade Rabbit how to deal with the God of Poverty, at least to drive him out of Wuji Kingdom. "Isn't there a Flaming Mountain to the west? Can we lure the God of Poverty there? We can just go around the Flaming Mountain then," Jade Rabbit suggested.

Sun Wukong said, "Didn't those monks say that the God of Poverty is afraid of some monster in that mountain and has never approached the Flaming Mountain? He doesn't want to go. What can be done?"

Jade Rabbit really didn't want to stay at Baolin Temple anymore. There wasn't a single woman in the entire temple, which was really boring.

She had already come up with a very good plan: "Lure him with a reward, dangle a treasure in front of him, and I don't believe he won't go into the Flaming Mountain."

Sun Wukong thought about it and realized that this method was indeed good. It was simple and convenient, and it directly targeted the core of the God of Poverty. The other party would most likely fall for it.

"But," he hesitated, "that fellow may look senile, but he's actually quite intelligent. He's probably already remembered me, Old Sun, and this mission to lure the enemy."

He and the Jade Rabbit looked at Pigsy, who was ravenously eating vegetarian food to the side.

You're the one! Go and lure the enemy in!

Pigsy belatedly realized that everyone, including Tang Sanzang, was looking at him with kind eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.

Using his physical body to taunt the enemy and his nine-toothed rake to lure them in? This is not Pigsy's style. After realizing that he could not refuse the mission, he asked Tang Sanzang for some funds for the operation.

Tang Sanzang had no money, but his employer, Baolin Temple, had money.

There were more than 500 monks, most of whom were wealthy merchants and nobles from the former Wuji Kingdom.

Those who become rich later can't even imagine how rich the first rich really are. In feudal societies, the gap between rich and poor was even greater; even if only a tenth of the assets of these wealthy monks remained, the total amount was still enormous.

Old Pig took the money, bought some gifts, and then wobbled as he rode the clouds to Song Family Village, which was once outside Chaoge City.

A thousand years have passed, and Songjiazhuang has long since become Majiazhuang. The owner of the village is none other than Ma, the wife of Jiang Ziya.

Ma did not hang herself before the Investiture of the Gods, so she was not included in the process.

Jiang Ziya still had feelings for his wife. After becoming an immortal, he never abandoned her. He tried to help her cultivate, but Ma Shi's aptitude was even worse than Jiang Ziya's in the beginning. Among ordinary people, she was considered to have no spirituality. If she could cultivate immortality, then almost everyone in the prehistoric world could become an immortal.

Even with a large amount of rare and precious materials provided, her body could not contain the spiritual energy, so it could not be converted into magical power. The path of immortality was blocked, and Jiang Ziya had no choice but to let his wife walk the path of divinity.

Ma's destiny was extremely strange. He was unsuitable for many divine positions. After much deliberation, he finally chose a divine position that no one wanted to take: the God of Misfortune.

Jiang Ziya is the god of fortune, and his wife is the god of misfortune; the two are a perfect match.

It's not a pleasant thing to say, but many deities avoid the God of Misfortune like the plague.

Haotian was in dire straits due to Phoenix's pressure during that period, and he didn't want to see the God of Misfortune. So he waved his hand and said, "Go find somewhere to stay. Your salary will remain the same, and you don't need to come to work anymore."

After Phoenix became the Jade Emperor, he unusually did not hold this salary thief accountable and continued to uphold the previous policy of Haotian: your not coming to the Heavenly Court is the greatest contribution to the Heavenly Court.

When Pigsy was Marshal Tianpeng, he had many cronies, and he knew that this Lady Ma was living in seclusion outside the original Chaoge City.

At this point, they would bring gifts and visit the person in person.

"Sister-in-law! It's been so many years, I've come to see you!"

"Who is it? Oh dear!" Madam Ma was still the same mean old lady. She felt the voice was somewhat familiar, so she pushed open the door and was startled when she saw Old Pig's long snout and big ears.

(End of this chapter)