Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 184 Tongtian Lake

It was said that they were heading to Chaoge, but in fact, the meeting place was not in Chaoge, but near Chaoge, in a place with abundant spiritual energy.

The princes who came to the alliance would bring some soldiers with them, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands. The eight hundred princes together had at least a million troops.

There are too many people and Chaoge can’t accommodate them all.

It's not a problem of food, but a problem of spiritual energy. Millions of high-level monks consume and exhale spiritual energy day and night. Even though Chaoge is the capital of the Shang Dynasty, it cannot bear it.

They only need to stay in Chaoge for a few years to drain all of Chaoge's spiritual veins.

There are too many mortals, and one needs to worry about the supply of food and grass. Monks also have the same worries. If a large number of monks gather in one place, one needs to consider whether there is enough spiritual energy nearby.

This is also why, under the rule of the princes, most of the people are mortals, and there are few monks. The spiritual veins are limited and cannot support too many monks.

Do you think those princes don't want to turn all the people under their rule into monks like Longzhou did? They want to, they dream about it, but they really can't do it.

The conditions really do not allow it. Even a capital city like Chaoge cannot afford to support too many monks.

If the number of cultivators in the country exceeds the limit that it can accommodate, the vassal states will have few options left in order to compete for limited resources.

There is no third way: either expand outward or fall into internal strife.

Monks also have problems with land annexation and uneven resource distribution, they are just called differently, but the essence is the same.

It is said that we should increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but unfortunately, at present, only Ao Bing has successfully increased revenue while the rest of the forces cannot even reduce expenditure, let alone increase revenue.

The essence of the Conferred God Killing Tribulation is to save money. But can you save money? If Ao Bing had not appeared out of nowhere, the Conferred God Killing Tribulation would have ended with the destruction of heaven and earth.

What the hell!

No matter how the heaven and earth try to save money, it will damage the interests of the saints, and the world will become worse and worse.

Therefore, saving money is not an option, and increasing revenue is the only way to go!
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The location where the princes formed an alliance was at Tongtianze.

The name of Tongtianze has nothing to do with Tongtian Sect Master, but comes from Tongtian Jianmu.

According to legend, Tongtianze is the place where the top-level innate spiritual root Tongtian Jianmu grows. This is the tallest sacred tree in the prehistoric world, connecting the heaven and the human world.

Jianmu has green leaves, purple stems, black flowers and yellow fruits. It makes no sound when it is below and casts no shadow when it stands.

Tongtianze, one of the great lakes in ancient times, was formed by dewdrops from the crown of the Jianmu tree dripping onto the ground and condensing over time.

The name Tongtian Lake comes from this. During the reign of Emperor Zhuanxu, in order to clear the way between heaven and earth, Jianmu was cut down, but Tongtian Lake was preserved.

However, after Jianmu was gone, Tongtian Lake became a sourceless water, and its area has been shrinking. Today, it is less than a tenth of its peak.

But even so, the remaining Tongtian Lake is still a rare treasure land in the prehistoric world. The water in it is innate divine water, which continuously releases innate essence to the outside, nourishing countless natural treasures.

The amount of spiritual energy required to feed millions of soldiers and horses is so great that even Chaoge’s spiritual veins cannot support it, but Tongtianze can.

This is also the reason why the meeting of princes was held in Tongtianze. If it were held somewhere else, it would not be able to support so many people.

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Although the dragon boat was fast and could travel through the thirty-six layers of the void, covering billions of miles in the blink of an eye, Ao Bing set out late, and by the time he arrived at Tongtian Lake, the rest of the princes had almost all arrived. Well, this was intentional by Ao Bing, who made his final appearance so that all the princes in the world could witness the power of the dragon boat.

"Tongtian Lake is ahead!"

On the bow of the dragon boat, Ao Bing looked forward and what appeared before his eyes was a vast ocean.

Daze means big water, which is bigger than a lake. For example, Dongting Lake at that time was no longer called Dongting Lake, but Dongtingze, which was as vast as the ocean and boundless.

"If I could be the Dragon King in Tongtian Lake, it would be much more comfortable than being the Dragon King of the East China Sea."

After staring at Tongtian Lake for a while, Ao Bing couldn't help but sigh. In his opinion, in terms of area, Tongtian Lake is definitely not as big as the East China Sea, even if it is restored to its peak and is tens of thousands of times larger, it will still be the same.

But in terms of quality, Tongtian Lake is much better than the East China Sea. The water of the East China Sea is just ordinary sea water, but the water of Tongtian Lake is innate divine water.

Jianmu is the innate wood element spiritual root, representing vitality. Its dew is contaminated with its breath, and the vitality it contains can be imagined.

If ordinary people drink a sip of it, they can at least extend their lifespan by a thousand years. If they take it regularly, immortality will be a piece of cake.

The water of Tongtian Lake is all Jianmu dew. If you can practice in it, even if you do nothing and just sleep for hundreds of thousands of years, you can become a Daluo Jinxian after opening your eyes.

"Uncle Long is joking. Tongtian Lake is the foundation and greatest heritage of Da Shang."

"In order to prevent it from drying up, they dare not even develop it. Instead, they seal it and only open it once every few thousand years as a place for princes to meet."

"Long Bo wants to practice in there, which is equivalent to touching the lifeblood of Da Shang. How can they agree to it?"

The tortoise minister who came with Ao Bing, after hearing his sigh, was afraid that he might get Tianze's attention, so he quickly reminded him.

The Turtle Prime of the Human-Dragon Kingdom is an old man of the dragon clan. He was born during the Xia Dynasty millions of years ago and witnessed the establishment of the Shang Dynasty with his own eyes.

Therefore, we know that the key to the rise of the Shang Dynasty, in addition to the help of the Jiejiao, was more about seizing the control of Tongtianze in the war among the princes.

Tongtianze, one of the nine divine zes in the ancient times, has countless resources.

After the Great Shang seized it, it used the resources there to train countless masters, and then with the help of Jiejiao, it overthrew Daxia and established the Great Shang.

It can be said that Tongtianze is the lifeblood of Da Shang. Even they themselves are reluctant to use it. For outsiders to go in and practice, it is almost like a dream.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in Tongtianze. I'm interested in Tongtian Jianmu."

Ao Bing owns Longzhou and indeed looks down on the Tongtian Lake which is about to dry up, but he is very interested in the Tongtian Jianmu that created the Tongtian Lake.

Tongtian Jianmu is one of the ten great innate spiritual roots in the prehistoric world, and its value is comparable to that of an innate treasure. Just a drop of dew can create Tongtian Lake, one of the nine great divine lakes in the prehistoric world, so its extraordinaryness can be imagined.

If you can get Tongtian Jianmu, then why do you need Tongtianze? You can create a new one at any time.

"By the way, Prime Minister Turtle, you are very knowledgeable, do you know the whereabouts of Tongtian Jianmu?"

"The rumor only says that the Tongtian Jianmu was cut down by Emperor Zhuanxu, but it does not tell where it is. The trunk of the tree may have been taken away by Emperor Zhuanxu, but what about the roots? Tongtian Lake is still there, but where did the roots of Tongtian Jianmu go?"

Thinking of the towering Jianmu, Ao Bing became curious and asked the turtle minister.

　The next chapter will be updated tomorrow during the day. I need to think carefully about how to write the rest.

　　
　
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