Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 11: We've struck it rich! Wealth and treasures abound, and we can appraise them with all our might!

"What, young friend, you're unwilling?"

"No, no, no, Lord Juncai, you misunderstand. It was just too shocking, and I couldn't help myself for a moment."

Lu Chen guessed that something good was going to happen, but he didn't expect that good luck would hit him hard!
A dignified immortal wants to become sworn brothers with a mortal like him.

If this gets out, it's just too cruel!
Lu Chen tried to calm himself down and tentatively asked, "My lord, please allow me to ask a question. As a deity, is it alright for you to become sworn brothers with me? Would it violate the heavenly rules?"

Jun Caishen laughed heartily: "Young friend, you are overthinking it. The Heavenly Rules only say that gods cannot fall in love with mortals. When did they ever say that gods cannot be friends with mortals? Otherwise, why would there be the saying of serving gods for salvation?"

Lu Chen thought, "That's right, if it's a 100% success rate for serving the gods."

That's basically a life-or-death friendship.

The God of Wealth added, "Even if the heavenly rules forbid gods and mortals from falling in love, aren't there countless examples of love between immortals and mortals throughout history? The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Seventh Fairy Dong Yong, Yang Tianyou and the Fairy Yunhua—aren't these all beloved love myths?"

Yang Tianyou and Fairy Yunhua?

oh……

Lu Chen remembered!

Erlang Shen, the True Lord of Manifestation—Yang Jian's biological father and mother.

The story of splitting the mountain to save her mother is about the fairy Yunhua.

Seeing that the God of Wealth had spoken so earnestly, Lu Chen didn't waste any more words. He immediately knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to the statue of the god: "Elder brother, please accept my bow!"

Thump, thump, thump; three kneelings and nine kowtows, a thunderous and awakening sound.

After the ceremony was completed.

Lu Chen's forehead was already red.

"Very good, very good! Today is truly a wonderful day. In all the years I, Chai Rong, have been on the path to immortality, today is the happiest day of my life. Please rise, my worthy brother!"

Lu Chen was lifted up by a force.

"Today we have become sworn brothers, and I have nothing much to give you as a gift. Here is a Tongcai Yuanbao (a type of ingot), and I hope you will accept it. With this treasure, you will have an extra 30% chance of winning in whatever business you do in the future."

With a flash of golden light, a gold ingot-shaped pendant appeared before Lu Chen's eyes, radiating golden light and clearly not an ordinary item.

"Any business deal with a 30% increase in odds of winning means that if I have a 70% chance of success, I'm guaranteed to win 100%? Wow, that's amazing!"

Lu Chen was overjoyed and immediately accepted the magic item without hesitation, putting it on his body.

"By the way, this treasure has another special effect. In your words, it has a chance to trigger a 100% success rate. If you hear the sound of copper coins falling, it means that the effect has been successfully triggered!"

Lu Chen was shocked and moved: "Holy crap! This is amazing! Bro, this is way too valuable!"

“My dear brother, there’s no need for such formalities. In addition to this Tongcai Yuanbao (a type of ingot), I will also bestow upon you a supernatural power called ‘Appraisal of Treasures.’ With this power, you will be able to know the value of everything in this world. You may try it out first.”

As soon as he finished speaking, another beam of golden light shot out from the statue and pierced directly into Lu Chen's eyes.

Lu Chen subconsciously closed his eyes, and when he opened them again...

The world before our eyes has almost become a digital world.

A stone on the ground: "1 yuan".

In the distance, the ruins read: "10 yuan".

Various statues of deities: "???"

"Huh, why is there a question mark?"

Lu Chen was taken aback, but quickly realized the significance of the pass and understood.

"This statue symbolizes a deity and cannot be measured by earthly wealth. This is probably why there are a series of question marks."

When he opened his eyes again, all the numbers in front of him had disappeared.

He has already mastered this supernatural ability.

They obtained two treasures in succession.

Lu Chen immediately bowed at a ninety-degree angle, moved to tears: "Thank you so much for the treasure, brother. I am deeply grateful."

Jun Caishen laughed loudly, "Brother, you're too kind. I am deeply grateful for the gifts you gave me."

After a pause, Jun Caishen suddenly said with great emotion, "To be honest, my brother, I think that my current magical powers and abilities are not comparable to those of the past. Otherwise, I would definitely give you better magical treasures and abilities."

"I really... have the will but not the power."

Lu Chen certainly knew how important incense offerings and merits were to a deity who had achieved sainthood through merit.

He immediately bowed and declared, "Brother, rest assured, I will serve you with my life and devotion! However..."

Inside the statue's space, the God of Wealth's smile had just begun to rise when he heard this twist of fate, and his smile immediately froze. He asked, "But what?"

Lu Chen looked troubled and said, "To be honest, elder brother, the secret techniques and supernatural powers recorded by my ancestors are mysterious and magical, but the requirements are also quite demanding. I need to use my magic power to drive the secret incantation, and the stronger the incantation, the higher the requirements for my own strength. If my own strength is not enough, I need to use my own blood essence as a medium for offering."

Brother, you must have noticed the densely packed red scriptures written on the yellow paper package just now.

This red color is not entirely cinnabar.

It also contained my younger brother's life essence.

Jun Caishen exclaimed in surprise, "What? This secret technique actually requires blood essence, a blood curse?!"

Lu Chen quickly explained, "No, no, no, it's not that I absolutely need blood essence. It's just that my strength is insufficient, so I had no choice but to settle for second best. The purpose is also to verify as soon as possible whether this technique works. Please rest assured, brother, if it really is a blood curse, with my physique, how many times can I bleed?!"

Jun Caishen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a blood curse, it would be fine. Otherwise, as a righteous god, wouldn't he be tainted by evil magic?

"Don't do that again!"

"I understand." Lu Chen nodded emphatically, then couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a pity that my strength is too low. Although I have secret techniques, I am unable to use them. Otherwise, I would definitely offer 100,000 incense sticks to my elder brother."

Lu Chen made up a story off the top of his head. All that talk about essence and blood was just nonsense.

Drawing talismans and copying scriptures is nothing more than requiring a little effort and using some raw materials.

The reason why I say that.

There are two reasons.

Firstly, he deeply understood the principle that a small favor can be appreciated, but a bad one can breed resentment.

Although the two had become sworn brothers, Lu Chen was perfectly aware of Jun Caishen's true intentions in forming a sworn brotherhood with him.
The other party was simply interested in his ability to provide him with a great deal of merit.

This leads to the second point.

If the God of Wealth were truly given unlimited refills.

The merit of offering incense and prayers then becomes worthless...

Therefore, it will probably not be so easy for him to get more benefits from the God of Wealth in the future.

Don't blame Lu Chen for holding back.

Interpersonal relationships are already complex.

Let alone humans and gods.

Besides, Lu Chen didn't believe that Jun Caishen couldn't come up with something better.

They must have had something up their sleeve.

For Lu Chen, the current task is to perform rituals and prepare offerings.

These are his two strongest trump cards.

In any case, we must ensure the absolute value of these two cards!
That's why they didn't hesitate to use a "blood curse" to scare the God of Wealth.

……

“Ah, my dear brother, don’t be impatient. There’s no rush. There’s plenty of time.”

Although the God of Wealth said this, he was inevitably disappointed.

He had assumed that once the young man had received the bribe, he would immediately start offering incense and other offerings.

I never expected that using the secret technique would be so difficult.

But upon further reflection, I felt relieved.

This secret technique is so powerful that if it could be used so easily, it would be contrary to the laws of nature.

Having restrictions is actually the right thing to do.

"Brother, what kind of strength is required to perform that secret technique you mentioned?"

"Brother, this... I don't know for the time being, but I estimate that one would need to become a third-grade spirit practitioner to have a chance to use it."

In the world of gods, spirits are divided into nine ranks.

The first rank is the entry level, and the ninth rank is the highest.

A third-rank soldier already possesses considerable combat strength.

The core of a spirit's strength improvement lies in their connection with the gods, also known as the divine service.

The higher your level of service to the gods, the more blessings you will receive, as well as various rewards from the gods, such as magical treasures and secret techniques.

The [Tongcai Yuanbao] and [Jianbao Tongmu] are good examples of this.

In addition, each time a deity is successfully worshipped, the deity will leave a portion of its divine power for the worshipper.

This divine power will then be transformed into the spiritualist's own magical power.

Even if the gods do not actively bestow blessings or reward magical treasures and secret techniques.

As long as the offering is made for a long enough time, the spiritual power within the spirit will accumulate and continuously grow stronger.

This is why Deng Jiajia insisted on choosing martial arts, saying that martial arts is the fastest way to improve one's strength.

Because martial arts deities are easier to communicate with than other deities.

It is also easier to accumulate magic power and upgrade the grade.

Moreover, deities of the martial arts realm are particularly generous when it comes to bestowing magical treasures, especially supernatural powers!
After all, for these martial arts deities, those who worship them and go to slay demons and monsters will also receive generous rewards of merit.

The degree of mutual benefit between the two sides is arguably much closer than that between other types of deities and spirits!
“A third-grade spiritual practitioner…” Jun Caishen pondered for a moment, looking slightly troubled, and said:

"As the God of Wealth, my help in enhancing your strength is limited. Besides, this is someone else's temple, someone else's territory, which further limits the amount of divine power I can leave on you. How about this!"

Jun Caishen suddenly changed the subject: "Go and find out what the price is for inviting your elder brother back to your home. If you can invite me home to worship, I can leave you at least 20% more divine power each time. In this way, every five times you worship, it's equivalent to one more than a temple. Although the difference is not big, it's better than nothing."

As long as my brother invites me home, I will come whenever my brother calls me.

What do you think, my dear brother?

Invite the God of Wealth home?
Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

That's a great idea!

If he were to actually invite Him back, it would mean that Lu Chen had completely latched onto this powerful figure!
From now on, what's there to worry about regarding money?
It's like having a treasure trove right at home.

Lu Chen was overwhelmed with emotion and joy.

Look!
Let's talk about ensuring the value of the chips.

They don't even need to think of solutions themselves; they've already learned to proactively solve problems!

(End of this chapter)