Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 994 Injustice and Lawlessness

Heavenly rules and faith.

Legal principles and common sense.

They are relative yet mutually generative.

If we try to regulate something by simply relying on divine rules, it would be too cold and lack human touch.

If we simply rely on trust and righteousness to bind people, it lacks deterrence and makes it difficult for people to follow.

Therefore, the best way to restrain anything is to use both divine law and faith.

The boundaries are defined by Heaven, and faith and righteousness serve as our guide.

These two things together form the strongest chain between heaven and earth—no matter how evil your things are, once you are bound by these two things, you will have to obediently walk the right path.

However, in the entire world, only Ao Bing can simultaneously connect the laws of heaven and the principles of faith.

Between ill-gotten gains and illegal gains, the power of fortune, prosperity, and longevity becomes intertwined, thus influencing destiny.

As a result of these changes, the fortunes, prosperity, and longevity of countless living beings throughout the world also began to shift dramatically.

That is using wealth to connect with changes in everyone's 'fate'.

Amidst these changes, the lightning of the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department also fell with blazing light, participating in the transformation and triggering changes in merit and karma.

Those who acquire wealth illegally, even if it is reasonable but not legal.

The Thunder Department has its own laws and regulations, directly classifying you into levels according to the ill-gotten gains you have accumulated. Based on these levels, the Thunder Tribulation you are destined to suffer is directly amplified according to your karma—the more ill-gotten gains you have acquired, the more terrifying the Thunder Tribulation you will suffer under the same amount of karma.

Aside from this tribulation of lightning, they will also be subject to the punishments of the heavenly rules.

That means double the benefit, double the punishment!
Those who acquire wealth legally and reasonably but unjustly, even if they do not violate the laws of heaven, will have their fate altered by the changes in destiny triggered by the blessings of fortune, prosperity, and longevity.

The more you acquire, the more you cut away.

Under that predetermined fate, no matter how much wealth or good fortune you accumulate, it will all dissipate like water.

This is Ao Bing's constraint on the path of wealth, and his deterrent effect on those gods of wealth who cultivate the path of gold and riches.

Go ahead and take illegal measures, go ahead and seek ill-gotten gains.

I refuse to believe that doubled thunder won't reduce you to dust!
I refuse to believe that the fate that's been severed can't turn you into nothingness!

"You actually succeeded?" As the chains of Heavenly Rules and Faith extended and bound the Fruit of Wealth into a gourd, a blazing aurora appeared before Ao Bing.

They were none other than the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and the Antarctic Immortal.

"You actually dared to do it." The Old Man of the South Pole held his peach staff and looked at Ao Bing in astonishment.

He wasn't surprised by Ao Bing's success, but rather by the fact that Ao Bing actually dared to make such a decision.

Whether it's binding one's wealth or entangled with one's destiny—in the eyes of the Antarctic Immortal, such a decision is no different from that of a madman.

Because the consequences would be absolutely terrifying!

As for Ao Bing, who dares to bear the consequences, he is even more terrifying than those consequences!
The Antarctic Longevity Emperor and the Antarctic Immortal looked at Ao Bing with admiration on their faces!

Especially the Antarctic Immortal Emperor.

Before he achieved the Great Luo status and traveled between heaven and earth under the name of Nan Zhen, he had more than one encounter with Ao Bing.

At that time, as the most outstanding being below the Great Luo, he was quite dissatisfied with Ao Bing.

But now, he is completely convinced of Ao Bing's abilities!
However, even if he was convinced, he still felt that Ao Bing's actions were too reckless and disregarded the consequences.

Ao Bing remained calm in front of these two.

Why is it so difficult to manage wealth?
As the path of wealth that runs through the five directions of the universe, once it is affected, it will disrupt the balance of the five directions of the universe, which can be said to have a ripple effect.

Under such circumstances, even if other top players have the idea of ​​adjusting their financial methods, it would be difficult for them to try.

After all, they have no chance to make mistakes.

But the problem is, Ao Bing is different from the other Luo players!

Yuan Tian serves as the anchor point for Pan Tian. With this as a reference, even if Ao Bing's attempt goes wrong, he can directly overturn the mistake and start over!

That's why Ao Bing dared to directly target Cai Dao!

As for the influence from outside Pan Tian that this path to wealth is connected to... this influence certainly exists, but its intensity can never exceed that of the influence from Yuan Tian!
After all, the foundation of Yuan Tian not only contains traces of sages, but also of Hongjun Daozu!
In this situation, unless the creator of the world outside Pantian personally places his thoughts into Pantian and anchors them there, the powerful beings from outside the realm will absolutely not be able to stop Ao Bing from rotating the Pantian space-time!
But, as a place where Pan Tian perished during the creation of the world... who would dare to rashly step into the world beyond?

Therefore, what seemed like an extremely heavy decision to others was nothing to Ao Bing.

After all, he has the opportunity to make mistakes, and he also has the opportunity to start over.

As the positive changes before him came to an end, and as the uncontrollable power of wealth was put into a cage, Ao Bing remained calm and dispersed the contact points from Yuan Tian. At the same time, he also turned this new change into a brand new anchor point and recorded it in the history of Yuan Tian.

"You two fellow Daoists have arrived quite quickly." Zhao Gongming sneered before Ao Bing could even respond, as he looked at the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and the Antarctic Immortal who had landed in front of him.

After the financial channels he controlled were restricted, his own strength was weakened to some extent—but with the addition of those two chains, the backlash from outside the realm was also suppressed by a third.

Before this, there was absolutely no hope that his injuries would heal.

But now... his injuries are showing signs of healing.

Zhao Gongming felt the changes in his body.

In the short term, having his financial resources restricted is a weakening factor for him.

In the long run, however, this is actually a good thing for him!
Once you reach the level of Da Luo, it is extremely difficult to make any further progress.

The reason for this is that, besides the fact that the Great Luo is an end point of cultivation and is extremely powerful, there is another reason: the existence of the Great Luo itself represents a kind of perfection.

The essence of spiritual practice is a process of striving for perfection.

Everything they did was to leverage strengths and compensate for weaknesses, to fill gaps in their defenses...

This process is the process of 'becoming stronger,' the process of a cultivator's strength increasing!

After attaining the Great Luo Dao Fruit, the cultivator becomes perfect and complete.

In this way, there are no shortcomings or flaws.

In such a situation, even if they want to improve, they don't know how to improve.

And this was precisely the situation Zhao Gongming was facing at this moment. As a perfected Great Luo, as a perfect Dao Fruit—but under the constraints of heavenly rules and faith, his Dao Fruit, while perfect, had an imperfection!

As long as he follows this imperfection, his strength will naturally increase!
You should know that he is already a highly skilled individual!

It is easy to imagine how rare it is for a person with great supernatural powers to have a significant opportunity to enhance their strength.

Therefore, although Zhao Gongming's path to wealth was constrained by Ao Bing, he had no dissatisfaction with Ao Bing.

The changes in Zhao Gongming were clearly seen by the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and the Antarctic Immortal.

They came here, ostensibly for the sake of the three Heavenly Lords of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, because of the power of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity that is intertwined with destiny.

But in reality, it was due to the subsequent changes in that path to wealth.

Zhao Gongming's next path can only be one of two.

First, one must cultivate wealth by breaking free from the constraints imposed by divine rules and faith, and by overcoming the influence of fate.

In this way, the path of wealth is transformed once again into an unrestrained, supreme path of acquired knowledge, thereby influencing all things in heaven and earth.

Secondly, one must accept the constraints of divine rules and faith, accept the influence of fate, and then use this influence to compensate for deficiencies in wealth, thereby making oneself stronger.

In this way, the path to wealth is not only the path to wealth, but also becomes a heavenly rule, a matter of integrity, and an anchor for blessings, prosperity, and longevity.

However, when wealth is supplemented in this way, the corresponding heavenly rules and integrity will show new changes. The fortune, prosperity, and longevity that are already linked to fate will also show new changes—not to mention the heavenly rules and integrity.

However, the changes in fortune, prosperity, and longevity are real and can affect the physical bodies of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and the Antarctic Immortal.

Therefore, this change is an opportunity for Zhao Gongming to become stronger, and it is also a rare opportunity for the Antarctic Immortal and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor.

They all needed to persuade Zhao Gongming to choose the second route.

So, it seems that the two of them came for Ao Bing, but in reality, they came for Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming, precisely because he disliked their secretive attitude, directly spoke up and sarcastically remarked to them.

"With the great path before us, how dare we be slow?"

"Brother Zhao, what are your plans for the future?" The Antarctic Longevity Emperor bowed.

Just as Ao Bing was executing countless immortals and gods before the Execution Platform, the envoy chosen by the Tang Emperor to seek the Dharma at Mount Ling had already departed from Chang'an.

At the same time, the scientific expedition also began.

When the Monkey King stepped into the mortal realm as the protector of the Wenchang Emperor and guarded the examination hall, countless waves were also stirred up in the waters outside the mortal realm by the Monkey King.

The Jade Emperor's game of chess has begun.

Before this game even began, the powerful beings from beyond the realm and the Great Luo Immortals of Pantian had already left enough anchor points and traces when they fought on Pantian's timeline.

If Ao Bing could use this trace to draw out the incarnation of Emperor Wenchang in this Pantian, then other powerful beings from beyond the realm could also use this trace to reflect their aura into the Pantian, thereby bypassing the blockade of the Four Nine Heavens and creating an incarnation in this Pantian.

Now, chess players from all corners of the world have quietly stepped into this game of chess.

The Antarctic Immortal Emperor remained noncommittal regarding this chess game...

The Antarctic Longevity Emperor was uninterested in being invited by others to send avatars to the mortal realm and the Southern Continent to search for and test the identities of the chess players.

In his view, no matter how the game changes, when the final scene appears, a conflict and bloodshed will be inevitable!
Therefore, strength is the most important thing.

It was precisely because of his strength that he came to the Execution Platform—he hoped that Zhao Gongming could embark on the second path.

Even if it means he has to pay a price for it... or even force Zhao Gongming to take the second path.

In reality, even if he hadn't come, Zhao Gongming would have taken the second route anyway.

This change in the power of wealth also involves the changes in the lightning tribulation of the Thunder Department—that is the domain of the Golden Spirit Mother.

The Holy Mother of Golden Spirit and Zhao Gongming were from the same sect.

How could Zhao Gongming not do something that would make things convenient for his fellow disciples without affecting himself?
Moreover, given the choice, Zhao Gongming also did not want to see the questions Ao Bing had asked appear in this world.

That is: how much is the camaraderie among fellow disciples of the Jie Sect worth?
If wealth and power were to develop in an unrestrained manner, Zhao Gongming would certainly encounter this problem.

"I thought you understood my choice when you saw that Senior Sister Jinling hadn't come here." Zhao Gongming looked at the Antarctic Longevity Emperor in front of him.

His friendship with Ao Bing was quite deep, and thus some of Ao Bing's habits had a certain influence on Zhao Gongming. That is, unless there was a real need to hide something, Zhao Gongming would be frank and open about many issues to avoid causing unnecessary disputes.

Zhao Gongming was, in the end, still the Zhao Gongming who loved making friends.

Hearing Zhao Gongming's words, the Old Man of the South Pole couldn't help but smile.

The Zhao Gongming who was before he became the Great Luo has returned!

"If the three of you wish to reminisce, you may wish to go elsewhere."

"With four Great Luo crammed into this small execution ground, the flow of the essence of heaven and earth was not so smooth."

Ao Bing put down the vermilion brush in his hand.

At this moment, Zhao Gongming and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor finally noticed.

The primordial energy surging across the execution ground is, in terms of quantity, no less than the commotion caused by the fall of a Great Luo Immortal.

"So many death row inmates in Pantian?" Even the Antarctic Immortal was taken aback.

Among the three schools of Taoism, the Chan school is known for its interpretation of the Tao and its teachings.

The disciples of the Chan Sect instinctively felt that they had a responsibility to educate the world and all living beings.

But now... the Antarctic Immortal is looking at the primordial energy of heaven and earth on the Execution Platform, which is no less powerful than that of a Great Luo Immortal.

The primordial essence of heaven and earth from the fall of these Taiyi beings, when piled up, is comparable to the commotion of the fall of a Daluo.

One can only imagine how many Taiyi were executed.

But then he glanced at the list in front of Ao Bing, which was still under the weight of the vermilion pen and hadn't been fully marked.

He was completely stunned.

Over countless millennia, how many Taiyi immortals and gods in the Pantian have violated the death law?
In the countless years since Ao Bing went into seclusion, the Chan Sect has been educating the world and has produced this person.

“Junior brother, I think we should sort out the lineage of the Chan Sect!” The Antarctic Immortal looked at the Antarctic Longevity Emperor with a solemn expression.

(End of this chapter)