Primordial Era: The Witch Clan's Dog-Headed Strategist

Immortals and mortals were separated, four religions coexisted, and the karma of the three races was washed away... The foundation of the primordial world grew thicker day by day.

However, Pan Xuan's gaze never left those even more minute details.

He knew all too well that a truly stable primordial world...

It is not only necessary to have lofty traditions and sages, but also to have order and vitality that permeate the daily lives of every living being.

On this day, Pan Xuan sat alone in the Great Luo Heaven, deducing the flow of divine fortune. Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something.

"All things in the primordial world have their order: the Way of Heaven governs the laws, the Way of Earth governs the order, and the Way of Humanity governs life."

But the cycle of life, the interactions between people, the exchange of resources and needs... all lack a crucial link.

Pan Xuan murmured, a glimmer of understanding gradually appearing in his eyes, "That is 'wealth'."

He raised his hand and slowly drew in the air.

Wherever his fingertips touched, countless mysterious patterns appeared.

That is the buying and selling, the circulation of transactions, the exchange of value, and the gathering and dispersal of wealth.

Pan Xuan stared at the patterns and slowly said:

"Heaven and earth give birth to all things, and all things have needs."

Those who have surplus should sell their surplus.

Those who lack should purchase what is lacking.

This is the way in which all things live and thrive, and it should also be considered part of the order of heaven and earth!

"The Way of Financial Success in Trading!"

Pan Xuan's eyes gleamed brightly.

"If this way of trade were formally developed into a great path and passed down throughout the primordial world, then the human race in the mortal realm could exchange goods and share what they had."

Immortal cultivators in that realm can exchange treasures for treasures, each taking what they need.

The gods of the heavenly realm could also exchange incense offerings for merit, and in return, merit for divine office.

Once the path to wealth is established, the natural flow of life in the primordial world begins to take shape.

Then, the comings and goings of billions of living beings were governed by rules!

Pan Xuan pondered the matter more deeply, and his understanding grew clearer with each thought. He abruptly rose, issued a decree, and summoned two people.

Kunpeng, and Fuxi.

In the Great Luo Heaven, Kunpeng and Fuxi arrived together.

Kunpeng, the Kun of the Northern Sea, transforms into Peng, soaring ninety thousand miles high, possessing extensive knowledge and a broad mind.

Since he began to deduce the Way of Literature, he has been working with Fuxi and Bai Ze to comprehend the Great Way that cultivates people through culture.

Now, hearing Pan Xuan say that he wanted to deduce a new path, they couldn't help but become very interested: "Fellow Daoist Pan Xuan, you summoned the two of us here, do you perhaps have some new idea?"

Fuxi, with a calm gaze, slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Panxuan summoned the two of us here, presumably because it is related to the Dao of Literature."

"Not bad." Pan Xuan nodded and smiled slightly.

"I recently had a moment of contemplation and suddenly thought of the Way of Literature."

To cultivate people through culture means to understand principles, nurture the mind, concentrate the spirit, and convey the Way.

However, in the universe, all things live and thrive, and the path of "literature" is not the only one.

The coming and going of all things, the circulation of trades, and the gathering and dispersal of wealth must also have their own order.

I wish to work with my two fellow Daoists to incorporate the "Way of Wealth and Transaction" into the Way of Literature, thus developing it into a complete Great Dao!

"Finance?"

Kunpeng was taken aback, then his eyes gleamed brightly.

"Interesting! I have traversed the ancient world and witnessed countless transactions."

In the human world, people barter for goods; in the immortal realm, treasures exchange for treasures; and in the realm of gods, merits are exchanged for divine positions…

There is indeed a reason for this!

If this way of trading can be developed into a grand principle, then the natural order of life and death in the primordial world will have rules to follow!

Fuxi nodded slowly: "Wealth is the medium through which all things live and thrive."

Heaven produces all things, and all living beings have needs.

Those who have surplus sell their surplus, and those who lack purchase what they lack; this is the natural order of things.

If this way of trade could be developed into a great path that harmonizes with the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, then the vitality of the primordial world would be even more abundant.

"That's exactly what I meant," Pan Xuan said. "But this path to wealth, though seemingly simple, is actually quite mysterious."

This involves the measurement of value, the fairness of transactions, the accumulation and distribution of wealth, and the flow of fortune...

Many subtle points cannot be fully comprehended by one person alone. Therefore, I request the assistance of my two fellow Daoists to jointly explore this Dao!

Therefore, the three of them went into seclusion in the Great Luo Heaven to conduct divination.

They first discussed the principle of "value." Kunpeng said:

"All things in heaven and earth have their uses. Miraculous medicines can heal wounds and prolong life."

Those divine weapons can slay demons and monsters; those spiritual herbs and fruits can increase one's cultivation level.

Everything has its price, but where does that price come from?

Fuxi pondered and said, "The price of a thing comes from its use and also from its scarcity."

The ginseng fruit that lasts for ten thousand years is precious because it is rare; the common rice is cheap because it is common.

However, these are all superficial. The most fundamental value of a thing lies in its ability to satisfy the needs of all beings.

"Those in urgent need command high prices; those in less urgent need command low prices."

Pan Xuan nodded, and then discussed the principles of "trading":

"Traders exchange goods and services. However, the essence of trading lies in fairness."

If one party seizes by force and the other party swallows their anger, then the transaction cannot be considered a proper transaction and degenerates into plunder.

Therefore, the way of trading should be based on rules, contracts, and integrity.

Those who keep their promises will benefit, and those who break their promises will be punished; only in this way can transactions last.

The three discussed the matter more deeply, and the outline of the path to wealth gradually became clearer.

They discussed value, transactions, contracts, integrity, the accumulation and dispersal of wealth, and the flow of fortune… Ultimately, a complete and profound path gradually took shape.

That is the way of financial transactions:

It takes the growth and prosperity of all things as its foundation, transactions as its means, fairness and integrity as its principles, and the accumulation and distribution of wealth as its manifestation.

Once the path to wealth is established, all things in the universe can be traded.

All living beings in the primordial world can exchange what they have and what they don't have.

The mortal human race can barter and make the market prosperous.

Immortal cultivators in that realm can exchange treasures for treasures to improve their cultivation.

The gods of the heavenly realm could exchange their divine positions for merits and their authority for incense offerings.

The way of wealth will become the lifeblood of the primordial world, the rule governing the interactions of countless beings.

Having completed the deduction, Pan Xuan stood in the Great Luo Heaven and proclaimed loudly: "Now that the Way of Wealth has been established, it shall be passed on throughout the primordial world!"

From this day forward, Honghuang establishes rules for trading, mints trading currency, and opens a trading market.

All living beings in the primordial world can follow the path of wealth, exchanging goods and taking what they need!

With the path to wealth established, Pan Xuan set about implementing it step by step in every corner of the primordial world.

He established the rules of trade before the mortal world.

After the separation of immortals and mortals, the human race in the mortal world was no longer disturbed by immortals and demons, and was able to live in peace and prosperity.

The human race, which multiplied and thrived, gradually accumulated surplus resources.

There was a surplus of grain, a surplus of cloth, and a surplus of livestock.

Pan Xuan then taught the human race to barter and exchange goods.

Gradually, markets, merchants, and people who made a living by buying and selling appeared in the mortal world.

Pan Xuan then minted coins for trading.

They were small, round coins with square holes, forged with divine power and containing a trace of divine fortune.

That money can measure the value of everything and can circulate among mortals.

With this money, humans can buy and sell everything and exchange goods.

From then on, money and commerce came into being in the marketplace.

Kunpeng and Fuxi combined the way of wealth with the way of literature.

They wrote down the principles of trade in books and classics, teaching people not only to read and write, but also to understand the ways of buying and selling and the principles of livelihood.

From then on, the field of "commerce" was added to the literary tradition.

It teaches humans how to buy and sell, how to manage businesses, how to accumulate wealth, and how to distribute wealth.

Gradually, the knowledge of "commerce" and the tradition of "merchants" emerged in the mortal world.

In the realm of celestial beings, Pan Xuan also opened a celestial market.

That Immortal Market was built on a celestial mountain in the Earthly Immortal Realm, and it would open for business every celestial calendar period.

Immortal cultivators in the Immortal Realm, whether they possess spiritual treasures, elixirs, cultivation techniques, or spiritual materials, can exchange them in the Immortal Market to obtain what they need.

The celestial market was bustling with activity, its streets gleaming with precious light, a scene of extraordinary liveliness.

Above the heavens, Panxuan also established a celestial market.

That day market was built between the thirty-three heavens and was used to worship all the gods.

The gods exchanged merits as currency, divine positions as price, and incense offerings as capital.

The gods who govern wealth established the position of God of Wealth in the Heavenly Market to oversee transactions, ensuring fairness and impartiality, and maintaining order in the Heavenly Market.

From then on, in the primordial world, wherever there were merchants in the human world, there were markets for immortals on earth, and markets for the heavens in the celestial court.

The three worlds each have their own markets and rules for making money.

The primordial flow of life and energy thus began to take shape.

From that point on, the comings and goings of those billions of living beings were governed by rules.