Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 993 is both a constraint and a protection.
"Here!" Ao Bing said. Fu, Lu, and Shou, the three, are called Heavenly Lords, but in reality, they are three extremely ancient Star Lords.

Their strength is not yet comparable to that of the Great Luo Immortals, but it is no less than that of the Old Man of the Moon who was executed by the Execution Platform.

Moreover, the power they wield, just like the Old Man of the Moon and the Heavenly Lord of the Moon, touches upon the traces of fate.

However, the three of them were more carefree and easygoing, so they did not have the same deep thoughts about fate as the Old Man Under the Moon.

There was no intention to use this to control anyone.

When the power related to fortune, prosperity, and longevity fell into their hands, they had absolutely no intention of touching these three things.

They are the Three Lords of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, in charge of the transformations of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity in the heavens.

In reality, they are more like steadfast guardians and observers.

All they do on a daily basis is ensure that the spontaneous operation of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, and the spontaneous response of all things in heaven and earth, are not interfered with or affected by anything else... Apart from that, they do not interfere with its operation at all.

They wouldn't even bother to observe the changes brought about by the operation of the Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity stars.

Do nothing, do not contend.

It merely guards the operation of the Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity stars, and then overlooks the changes in all things in heaven and earth.

Their existence perfectly aligns with the understanding of 'gods' among the immortals and deities of the world.

That is why, although these three Heavenly Lords have never ascended to the Great Luo realm, they have considerable prestige in the world and are respected by many.

In particular, the relationship between the Antarctic Immortal of the Chan Sect and the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity is exceptionally friendly and intimate... In fact, many people in the world directly assume that the Antarctic Immortal is also one of the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity.

As for the fact that there are four of the Three Heavenly Kings... it's not surprising.

In the Heavenly Court's rank system, the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity are all legitimate first-rank deities.

Above these four, there is an emperor.

Nanzhen Tianwang - Antarctic Longevity Emperor!

The last disciple of the Jade Purity Primordial Heavenly Venerable of the Chan Sect.

He initially used the name Yuqing, but to avoid using the taboo, he changed it to Nanzhen Daoren. Although he could have regained the name Yuqing after achieving the Great Luo realm, he did not do so and continued to use the name Nanzhen.

During Ao Bing's seclusion, with the strong support of the disciples of the Chan Sect, he assumed the position of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and became one of the four emperors of the Heavenly Court.

An immortal emperor of Antarctica.

In addition, there is also the Antarctic Immortal, who is also a Great Luo Immortal.

This is the biggest support behind the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity.

As long as they can ensure that they do not interfere with the operation of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity, no other Great Luo will rely on their own power to forcibly interfere with the operation of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity.

However, this was before Zhao Gongming rose to power... no, to be precise, before the rise of the power of the Gods of Wealth!

After Zhao Gongming sorted out Pan Tian's economic system, using the system of Heavenly Gold, Earthly Silver, and Human Bronze to connect the entire world, all the immortals and gods in the world... and even all the mortals, realized the importance of 'money'!

To a certain extent, a person's wealth is equivalent to their power and influence.

In fact, the influence of money can be greater than that of power.

After all, it's the same thing—forcing someone to do something.

Whether you can bribe him to make a show of power or use his abilities to get him to do things, the level of dedication he will put into his work will be completely different.

Before the rise of the God of Wealth, Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity were manifestations of many dimensions between Heaven and Earth.

However, after the rise of the God of Wealth, the system of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity was almost destroyed by the system of the God of Wealth – the word 'wealth' almost replaced Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity.

Originally, the Three Heavenly Kings of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity were happy to see this happen.

After all, this allows the changes in Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity to be completely separated from the influence of fate, so that when Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity are in operation, there will be no more hidden dangers that could affect fate.

However, as time went on, the Ministry of Finance's power became increasingly difficult to control, and the concepts of fortune, prosperity, and longevity were gradually distorted under the influence of the Ministry of Finance.

For this reason, the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity entered the Ministry of Finance more than once.

Even the two Great Luo Immortals, the Antarctic Immortal and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, personally went to the Ministry of Finance twice and even had a direct conflict with Zhao Gongming.

In the most serious incident, under the Heavenly Court's hierarchical system, the celestial officials of the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect were almost directly divided into two camps and attacked each other.

Under the pressure of the path of wealth, the three Heavenly Lords who originally did not actively touch the power of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity were forced to actively touch the power of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity, actively influence its operation, and even try to link it with fate again, so as to ensure the independence and clarity of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity outside the path of wealth.

Among all the gods and immortals in Pantian who were affected by the Ministry of Finance, the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity were arguably the three most annoyed by the Ministry of Finance.

They were so annoyed that their past determination to never interfere with the operation of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity, and to never touch fate, had been completely torn apart by them.

Judging from the current situation, if the gods of wealth in the Ministry of Finance continue to exercise their power with such unbridled and profit-driven attitude, it won't be long before the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity are completely corrupted by the power of the Ministry of Finance and become its appendages...

It was precisely because of this that, after Ao Bing demonstrated his resolute determination to take action against the path of wealth, these three Heavenly Lords, who belonged to the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and should have been under the command of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, jumped out directly at Ao Bing's command.

When these three Heavenly Lords manifest, the powers of fortune, prosperity, and longevity, which originate from and are connected with destiny, also manifest between heaven and earth, like burning flames.

Ao Bing, with a flick of his sleeve, caused the chains of heavenly rules and faith, of emotion and reason, to directly pierce through the flames formed from fortune, prosperity, and longevity, causing the flames to adhere to them.

As Ao Bing spoke, the vast net of wealth was completely squeezed out of the world and completely enveloped by the net of heavenly rules and integrity.

Between heaven and earth, the source of wealth is rapidly fading away—and in the midst of this fading away, the source of wealth from beyond the realm seems to have also sensed this scene, and directly sweeps towards Pantian.

It's like when the water level in one of several interconnected lakes drops, the water from the other lakes flows in directly, threatening to completely pollute and destroy the ecosystem of that lake.

In that instant, almost every Great Luo Immortal in the world held their breath...

If the wealth of Pantian is corrupted by the wealth of the outside world, then the outside world will definitely launch a great war against Pantian!

At that very moment, some of the "gods of wealth" in the Ministry of Finance, unable to contain themselves, began to curse loudly.

"Chengtian, is this what you wanted to see?" "To harm the heavens and enrich those beyond the borders?"

"Chengtian, you madman! Even if I die, I will never let you go!"

"Chengtian, how dare you harm the entire Pantian for your own selfish reasons?"

Each of them could imagine that these gods of wealth would soon vanish under the impact and contamination of the foreign wealth channels.

—If everything is about to vanish into thin air, then what difference does it make if we face the mighty Luo?
swear when you need to!

Between heaven and earth, the other Great Luo Immortals also held spiritual treasures and were ready to make their move.

“Fellow Daoist Ao Bing, you really made a mistake.”

“The way to make money should not be restricted or weakened.”

"Fellow Daoist, let go."

"If you and I join forces now, we can not only resist the encroachment of the extraterrestrial wealth channels, but also allow me to leverage their power to directly propel Pan Tian's wealth channels into the four directions of the Great World!"

Zhao Gongming coughed and then threw out the Treasure-Falling Coin in his hand—however, the Treasure-Falling Coin was not aimed at Ao Bing, but at the four great worlds beyond the realm.

“Brother Gongming, in my opinion, using heavenly rules and integrity to constrain the way of wealth is not a weakening of the way of wealth, but a protection of it!”

Despite Zhao Gongming's invitation, Ao Bing remained calm, and his hands continued moving without pause.

The starlight of the Eastern Pole flowed, and the power of the Azure Dragon's incarnation enveloped Ao Bing like a veil. Then, a crown resembling a sundial appeared.

As Ao Bing's thoughts took hold, the crown was moved.

The power of time then directly enveloped the projectile coin that had been shot out.

Then, time reversed!

The treasure-dropping coins, which had been shot out and moved along the common path of wealth, aiming to bring all the wealth paths of the four directions into their attack range, also returned to Zhao Gongming's hands during this reversal of time.

At this moment, Zhao Gongming's eyes revealed utter disbelief and horror!
Zhao Gongming himself was a person of great supernatural powers!
The Treasure-Dropping Coin in his hand was originally a superior innate spiritual treasure. After undergoing the transformation of the Wealth Path, it combined the innate and acquired elements into one—at this moment, it is already one of the most top-tier innate spiritual treasures in the world.

Even outside the realm, the Fallen Treasure Coin has a great reputation.

Whether it's the Great Luo or an innate spiritual treasure, they have already transcended the river of time and space and are no longer affected by the timeline!
But what did Zhao Gongming see now?
The Great Dragon God who upholds Heaven and righteousness before him... this junior whom he had almost watched grow up, was directly turning the pages of his own time right before his eyes...

How can this be?

But whether it was possible or not, this event truly happened right before Zhao Gongming's eyes!

At that very moment, Zhao Gongming was shocked to discover that the Great Dragon God Chengtian Bingyi before him, this former junior, actually possessed the power to completely suppress him—the ability to turn back his time meant that when he fought with Ao Bing, he would always be in a passive position.

Because no matter what he does, Ao Bing can always turn back time.

"The Azure Dragon's most treasured possession."

“I’ve got it!” Zhao Gongming murmured.

It was at this moment that the 'lake water' from outside the region completely overflowed into Pantian.

However, at this moment, Zhao Gongming noticed that when the lake water poured in, what they came into contact with was not Pan Tian's path to wealth.

Rather, it is the net of heavenly rules and faith that covers the path of wealth, a net upon which the flames of fortune, prosperity, and longevity reside.

The existence of the Net is like a 'filter', absorbing the impact of the extraterrestrial wealth channels and burning away the harmful elements, making it impossible for them to have any impact on Pantian's wealth channels.

That is not a path to wealth from outside the region, but one that is eroding Pan Tian's path to wealth.

Instead, it comes from sources outside the realm, bound by the principles of integrity and heavenly rules upheld by Ao Bing...

Every crisscrossing line on that vast network is like a pair of scissors, trimming the wealth channels from beyond the borders, removing those that do not conform to faith and divine law...

This situation is exactly as Ao Bing described.

In matters of wealth, integrity and divine law are indeed constraints—but these constraints are not meant to weaken, but rather to protect!

With this constraint in place, when the wealth channels from beyond the realm impact Pan Tian's wealth channels, the first wave of impact will be absorbed by the net of faith and heavenly rules, and by Ao Bing...

In this way, no matter what new changes occur in the path of wealth, Zhao Gongming will have a buffer to deal with them—he will no longer need to pay attention to the changes in the path of wealth in the Five Great Worlds at all times, and be prepared to deal with the impact of the path of wealth from outside the realm at all times.

"From this day forward, there will be changes in the path of wealth, including ill-gotten gains and illegal gains."

Ao Bing's voice once again resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

As Ao Bing spoke, Zhao Gongming's perfectly round Wealth Fruit collapsed, transforming into a gourd-like shape.

A chain was tied directly to the waist of the gourd, dividing it into upper and lower parts.

The upper part represents legitimate wealth, while the lower part represents ill-gotten gains, unjust gains, and illegal gains.

The flames that emanate from the power of fortune, prosperity, and longevity burn upon that ill-gotten wealth.

At that moment, all the gods of wealth, as well as the other great immortals in the world, clearly perceived the new changes in the path of wealth under the constraints of faith, righteousness, and legal principles.

Although the gods of wealth hold low positions, their influence on heaven and earth is immense. Therefore, it is biased to measure their merits and demerits by their influence on heaven and earth.

This is why, to this day, the Heavenly Court has been unable to add the section concerning the Ministry of Finance to the Heavenly Laws.

It is impossible to 'determine' the sentence.

The impact itself can be measured by 'data'—but the moral aspects have already touched upon the realm of the sage Taiqing Daode Tianzun, which cannot be measured by current financial means...

However, if the influence of 'morality' is disregarded, then the foundation of the heavenly rules will also be shaken!

Therefore, it is completely impossible to use simple heavenly rules to restrain the way of wealth!

(End of this chapter)