Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 248 A Gift to the Dragon Clan

The Milky Way is a hidden danger to the heavenly realm, so only the masters of the heavenly realm would allow the Jade Emperor to open the sluice gates, build canals, and bring the water of the Milky Way to the human world.

On the contrary, if the Tianhe River is not a hidden danger to the heaven, but a resource of the heaven, then why would the heaven use its own resources to subsidize the human world? It must be a dream.

If the Jade Emperor dares to do this, I wonder how many gods in heaven will come forward to protest against it.

Local protection awareness is everywhere.

Fortunately, there are not many natives in the heaven. A group of them were killed during the reign of Emperor Jun, and the decisive battle between the wizard and the lich destroyed the heaven, and a large number of people died again.

After encountering two great disasters, the native creatures in the heavens were almost wiped out. The natives of the heavens now were actually all moved from the human world.

Either they are the creations of the innate gods, or they are the descendants of ascended beings.

However, don't think that just because they moved here from the human world, they will be of one mind with the human world. Quite the contrary, they regard themselves as celestial beings and always look down on the peasants of the human world.

That is to say, they have not yet become a big deal. Otherwise, if we want to build the Tianhe Canal, we have to share some benefits with them.

Don't think that the disciples of saints can do whatever they want. So what if they are disciples of saints? Can they kill all the natives of heaven? Even saints cannot do whatever they want, let alone their disciples, who also need to understand the ways of the world.

"The Heavenly Court has put a lot of effort into building these sluice gates. The materials used are all top-grade. Even if a Daluo Jinxian comes with a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, he will not be able to break it in a short time."

In front of the first layer of the Heavenly Gate, a group of Jiejiao disciples gathered together, pointing and commenting on it. The art of formation and the art of weapon have always been inseparable. They are all knowledgeable people, so they can naturally see the extraordinaryness of the Heavenly Gate.

The Heavenly Gate is certainly extraordinary. During the period of the Five Emperors, demons often sneaked into the Heavenly Palace, destroyed the Heavenly Dike and the Heavenly Gate, causing water from the Milky Way to flow into the heavens, causing great disasters.

Successive Heavenly Emperors learned from the lesson, gathered skilled craftsmen from all over the world, combined many sacred golds and sacred stones, expended countless resources, and rebuilt the Heavenly Dike and the Heavenly Gate, making them impregnable, claiming that they could defend against attacks from quasi-saints.

It is no exaggeration to say that Tianhe is one of the most fortified places in the Heavenly Court. If an ordinary Golden Immortal comes, even if he self-destructs, he will not be able to shake this place in the slightest.

Tianhe had been destroyed so many times that even the Heavenly Court was traumatized, which is why they built up its defenses more and more. At the same time, this also led to the situation that Tianhe would either be fine or suffer a major disaster.

If a defense that only a quasi-saint can break through occurs, wouldn’t it be a big deal?

"My fellow Taoist brothers, how do you plan to proceed?" In the distance, Tianpeng came from upstream and greeted Ao Bing and others enthusiastically.

He was really enthusiastic, and treated them as his family. No, he treated them as his family. After all, even if they were his family, they wouldn't give him such a big gift.

These disciples of Jiejiao came here to help him build the Tianhe Canal. Tianpeng didn't know what would happen to others once the Tianhe Canal was completed, but he would definitely benefit a lot, and he had almost reserved the position of quasi-saint in advance.

All these benefits were given free of charge by the fellow Daoists from the Jiejiao sect. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were his reborn parents. Enthusiasm was nothing. Even if he kowtowed to them, Tianpeng would not mind. Instead, he would think it was what he should do.

In order to express his gratitude, Tianpeng specially stole several gourds of golden elixir from his teacher Laojun to entertain them.

It is not the top-level Nine-Turn Golden Pill, but the second-rate Seven-Turn Golden Pill, which is specially used by Taiyi Golden Immortal.

To be honest, these Jiejiao disciples had seen all kinds of treasures, but they had never seen the Seven-Transformation Golden Pill refined by Laojun himself.

An ordinary seven-turn golden elixir would not excite them, but the one made by Laojun himself, they were even reluctant to eat it and prepared to put it away for treasure.

They were both Seventh Transformation Golden Pills. Could the one made by Laojun be the same as the one made by others? Even if it was an Eighth Transformation Golden Pill, he would not change it.

It's no wonder they are so rare. In fact, in the entire Jiejiao, the only ones that Saint Taiqing values ​​are those few direct disciples.

In other words, if the Jiejiao's direct disciples asked for the Nine-transformation Golden Pill, the Great Purity Saint would be willing to give it to them. But for the outer disciples, the Master Tongtian had to ask for it from the Great Purity Saint.

Only the direct descendants are the real relatives, and the outer disciples are just nominal disciples. Being able to call you Master is already a great blessing, how can you dare to ask for too much.

With the Seven-Turn Golden Elixir paving the way, the relationship between Tianpeng and the other disciples of Jiejiao naturally became closer, and they soon became like fellow disciples.

"Brother Tianpeng, we have just discussed that this water channel must go through the thirty-sixth level of the void world and then flow to the human world."

"Because only in this way can we ensure that the innate divinity of the water of the Heavenly River is not lost, and it will not be contaminated by acquired turbidity as it flows, and become acquired water."

Zhao Gongming spoke to Tianpeng very kindly that on the way here, they had already discussed how to build the Tianhe Canal.

After the water of the Heavenly River falls into the human world, if it is contaminated by acquired turbidity, it will immediately degenerate into acquired divine water. Although it still has extraordinary power, the effect is ultimately not as good as before.

Moreover, even if such acquired divine water flows into Tongtian Lake, it will not have much effect and will not be able to revive it at all. Instead, it will pollute the only remaining innate divine water inside.

Taking this into consideration, when they were building the Tianhe Canal, they had to ensure that the water from the Tianhe River would not be contaminated by acquired turbid air when flowing to Tongtianze.

However, in today's world, acquired turbid air is everywhere, and it is almost impossible to avoid it completely.

But fortunately, with the opening of the thirty-six-layer void world, there is now more than one passage to Tongtianze from the human world.

Since the human world is full of acquired turbidity, they will not go there. They will bypass the human world, pass through the thirty-sixth level of the void world, and directly inject the water of the Tianhe River into Tongtianze.

The void world is filled with pure innate spiritual energy, without any acquired energy. The water from the Milky Way flows through here, and there is no need to worry about being polluted by acquired turbid energy.

"I don't know how to build the Tianhe Canal, so it's fine as long as you think it's okay. As for the materials needed to build the Tianhe Canal, please give me the numbers and I will definitely gather them."

At this time, Tianpeng behaved particularly humbly. He did not offer any opinion on how to build the Tianhe canal, leaving it entirely to the disciples of Jiejiao to decide.

He even took the initiative to offer to provide all the materials needed to build the Tianhe Canal.

It was reasonable for him to behave like this. After all, he received so many benefits but did nothing. This was unacceptable.

Taking charge of the materials needed to build the Tianhe Canal can be considered as his contribution. This way, he will feel at ease when he gets the benefits later.

There is no free lunch in the world. If he got such a huge benefit without paying anything, he would be really scared and worried that there would be a disaster waiting for him ahead.

"Brother Tianpeng, don't talk nonsense. Do you know how much material is needed to build the Tianhe Canal? It's really inappropriate for you to take on this task."

When the Jiejiao disciples heard Tianpeng take on so much responsibility, instead of being happy, they frowned and scolded him.

"The water of the Heavenly River is extremely heavy, and it is not something that can be carried by ordinary objects. And in the 36th layer of the void, the assimilation force is even more terrifying, and only the top Daluo can contend with it."

"Also, after the Tianhe water channel is built, we must be careful about it being destroyed."

"In summary, if we want to build the Tianhe Canal, we must use the best materials, such as Kunlun Divine Stone, Xiantian Purple Jade, Void Divine Crystal, Star Divine Gold... These are all treasures for refining acquired treasures."

"Of course, with Junior Brother Tianpeng's wealth, it is not difficult to come up with these top-grade materials. But the Tianhe Waterway has to cross thirty-six layers of the void, which means that Junior Brother Tianpeng must come up with at least thirty-six portions of materials."

“Even if you are a true disciple of the Human Sect, you probably can’t produce this much top-grade divine gold.”

“Although I don’t know Junior Brother Tianpeng’s exact wealth, it has only been less than 10,000 years since Junior Brother took charge of the Tianhe River. Even if the Tianhe River is rich in resources, I don’t think he has accumulated much wealth.”

"Junior brother, you definitely can't come up with these thirty-six materials. You may not even be able to come up with the remaining six."

Seeing Tianpeng's puzzled expression, Zhao Gongming explained to him.

The thirty-six layers of the void world are vast and boundless. It is extremely difficult to build a canal that runs through all the void worlds.

Not to mention, this canal must be extremely strong and able to withstand attacks from top-level Daluo and even quasi-saints.

If we can't destroy the Tianhe River, can we destroy the Tianhe Canal? As long as we destroy the canal, the water from the Tianhe River can also fall into the human world.

Therefore, it is not enough to just repair the Tianhe Canal. A huge amount of energy must be spent on maintaining the canal, and even troops must be sent to guard it to prevent it from being destroyed by people with ulterior motives.

"Oh, so many materials are needed!" Tian Peng couldn't help but smack his lips when he heard this. If it was the materials for refining two or three acquired treasures, he could barely get them together, but thirty-six pieces were indeed beyond his ability.

Although Marshal Tianpeng had a lucrative position, he had only been in office for a short time. Even if he tried his best to embezzle, it was impossible for him to embezzle many resources.

"Thirty-six portions of materials sufficient to refine a post-natal treasure are indeed a bit too many."

"However, fellow brothers and sisters, don't worry. Although I can't gather these resources, the Heavenly Court is rich and powerful. Even if there are ten times more, these resources can still be provided."

"I will go find my teacher and ask him to come forward and negotiate with the Jade Emperor, asking him to open the Heavenly Palace Treasury and take out some resources to repair the Tianhe Canal."

Tianpeng's dilemma only lasted for a moment, and he soon thought of a solution.

The construction of the Tianhe Canal is not just his job, but a great thing that benefits both the heaven and the human world. As the only institution that governs the three realms, it is natural that the resources should come from Heaven.

Maintaining order in the three realms and developing and strengthening the ancient world is the responsibility of Heaven.

"No need to go through so much trouble. Tianhe Water Camp has a million troops, and there should be a lot of treasures stored in the warehouse. It shouldn't be difficult to gather twelve sets of resources, right?"

At this time, Ao Bing, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke.

"Tianhe is the key to the Heavenly Court. The Tianhe Navy shoulders the important task of guarding Tianhe. Therefore, the treatment of the Tianhe Navy is the best in the entire Heavenly Court."

"It is indeed not difficult to take out the resources accumulated in the treasury and gather twelve resources."

Tianpeng thought about it and answered truthfully.

"That's enough. The construction of the Tianhe Canal is the responsibility of the Tianhe Water Camp. The Tianhe Water Camp can provide the funding."

"There is no need to alarm the Jade Emperor, open the Heavenly Palace's treasury, and escalate the matter, thereby attracting the attention of people with ulterior motives."

After receiving a positive response from Tianpeng, Ao Bing said in a firm tone.

Since the safety of Tianhe is at stake, the Jade Emperor will definitely agree to open the Heavenly Treasury and provide all the resources needed to build the canal.

But once the Jade Emperor does this, the matter will definitely become a big deal, and then, who knows how many people's attention will be attracted.

Some have ulterior motives, some want to share the profits... everyone wants to get involved.

In this case, it will be difficult to repair the Tianhe Canal. They may not succeed, but they will definitely make things worse. As they hinder each other, the matter will be delayed indefinitely until it can no longer be delayed.

Ao Bing didn't want to argue with these forces, he just wanted to cut the Gordian knot and make this happen as soon as possible. Therefore, he wanted to implement it as soon as possible before the news spread.

In this way, even if there are other forces that want to intervene, it is too late. Before the matter is completed, if you want to intervene, it can still be called fair competition.

But if you want to intervene after the matter is done, you will be picking peaches. Even if you are beaten to death, you deserve it. If you are not strong enough and have a bad background, but still want to learn to pick peaches, who else will not die?
"Brother Dao, what you said makes sense, but the Tianhe Water Camp can only provide 12 portions of resources. What about the remaining 24 portions?"

Tianpeng agreed with Ao Bing's words. He had stayed in the Heavenly Palace for a longer time and knew that those people would never stop arguing. No matter how good a thing was, it would turn into a bad thing in their hands.

But although he recognized it, he still had a question: how to deal with the remaining 24 resources.

"It's easy!"

"Building the Tianhe Canal and diverting water from the Tianhe River to Tongtian Lake will save the life of Da Shang. Therefore, half of the 24 resources should be borne by Da Shang."

"As for the remaining half, let's give it to the Dragon Clan. After all, I am also from the Dragon Clan and a descendant of the Ancestral Dragon. I should also do something good for the Dragon Clan."

Ao Bing did not hide his thoughts and directly expressed his thoughts. He wanted to use this incident to gain benefits for the Dragon Clan. As for what these benefits were, it was obvious.

The Tianhe River is also a river, and the Tianhe Canal is also a river. After the Tianhe Canal is completed, it can even be said to be the largest river in the thirty-six-layer void world.

What's even more exaggerated is that with the recovery of the starry sky, the reappearance of the galaxy, the surge of the Tianhe River, and the blessing of spiritual energy in the void world, the Tianhe Canal will inevitably become larger and larger with the passage of time.

In the future, it is destined to become an innate divine river comparable to the Milky Way.

One can imagine the resources contained in such a river.

Tianhe has been occupied by the Heavenly Court, so Ao Bing can no longer think about it, but the Tianhe canal has just been built, and he cannot miss this benefit.

Handing it over to the Dragon Clan can, on the one hand, strengthen the Dragon Clan's strength, and on the other hand, with the Dragon Clan guarding it, it can also greatly improve the safety of the Tianhe Canal, making it impossible for the conspirators to invade. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Since Ao Bing transformed into a human dragon, he has brought a lot of benefits to Jiejiao, the human race, and the heavenly court. But he has not brought any benefits to the dragon race from which he came.

Outsiders didn't say anything about this, but within the Dragon Clan, many people criticized him. They said that he was a descendant of the Ancestral Dragon after all, and it would be fine if he didn't think about his own family when there was a benefit, but why did he always think about outsiders?

To put it nicely, this kind of behavior is extroverted, but to put it bluntly, it is betrayal.

Ao Bing also realized this. The Dragon Clan was his base after all, and also one of his backers. If he created a rift with the Dragon Clan because of this, it would be very bad.

Therefore, after much thought, he finally came up with a great benefit for the dragon clan, which is this Tianhe Canal, which is the future Tongtian Fairy River.

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the four seas put together are not as good as the Milky Way, but it is true that none of the four seas can compare to the Milky Way if listed separately.

The Tianhe Canal may not be feasible at first, but it has great potential and is expected to develop into a fairy river comparable to the Tianhe River in the future, which cannot be compared with any single sea in the four seas.

With such benefits given to the Dragon Clan, who would dare to say that Ao Bing is not loyal to the Dragon Clan in the future?

Everyone in the Dragon Clan would praise him when they mentioned him, saying that he was truly worthy of being the descendant of the Ancestral Dragon. He had expanded the territory for our Dragon Clan and conquered a body of water that was no less vast than the East China Sea.

This achievement is so great that even among the dragon clan, one can squeeze into the top ten or even the top five.

Ao Bing asked the dragon clan to take out twelve portions of resources in order to declare the dragon clan's dominance over the Tianhe Canal.

This river has belonged to the dragon clan since its construction. If outsiders do not want to become enemies of the dragon clan, it is best not to interfere.

As for those who object?

Why should he oppose it? The void world was opened up by Ao Bing, and the restoration of the starry sky was also led by Ao Bing. Even the construction of the Tianhe Canal was promoted by him.

It can be said that without him, there would be no Tianhe Canal. He has 100% control over this river. He can give it to anyone he wants, and it is useless even if a saint objects.

It is meaningless to say that Da Shang and Tian Ting also invested. Ao Bing solved the hidden danger of Tianhe for Tian Ting and Tongtianze for Da Shang. What's wrong with taking some benefits?
This part of resources is the benefit he received. When the lawsuit was brought to Daozu, he was always right. Throughout the ages, there has never been a reason to ask for help for free.

To ask gods for help, you even have to light a stick of incense!
"That's right. Junior brother is from the Dragon Clan, but he has done so many good deeds, but not much benefited the Dragon Clan. Outsiders seeing this will inevitably criticize it."

"Now that this link has been made up, no one can say anything bad about my junior brother anymore."

"At the same time, with the Dragon Clan guarding the Tianhe Canal, we don't have to worry about the canal being deliberately damaged after it is built."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, thinking that what Ao Bing said made a lot of sense. If the Tianhe Canal was not given to the Dragon Clan, then in order to ensure the safety of the river, both the Heavenly Court and the Shang Dynasty would have to send troops to guard the river.

There might even be a conflict between Heaven and Shang for control of the river.

In order to prevent these troubles, it is better to hand over the Tianhe Canal to the Dragon Clan. This way, no one can accuse us of anything wrong.

　Sorry, two hours late...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)