Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 258 Merit
It takes time for wood ash to turn into living soil, it takes time for Tongtianzhou to take shape, and it also takes time for earth to produce metal, metal to produce water, and water to produce wood.

This period of time is particularly important. If someone over-exploits the resources of Tongtian Lake during this period, it will inevitably affect the evolution speed of Tongtian Continent, or even cause its evolution to fail.

Ao Bing would never allow such a thing to happen. Not only Ao Bing would not allow it, but all the disciples of Jiejiao who dug the Tianhe canal to attack the city would not allow it either.

They actively dug the Tianhe canal, wasn't it to save Tongtianze and gain merit? After Tongtianze was revived, the better it developed, the more merit they would get.

Simply put, this is not a one-time deal, but a long-term benefit.

In the future, as Tongtianze continues to grow and benefit more and more creatures and places, it will bring them endless merits.

Considering the benefits involved, Ao Bing and others certainly don't want anything to go wrong in Tongtianze. Since it concerns their own interests, they have no choice but to pay attention to it.

"This……"

Emperor Xin seemed a little hesitant. He knew very well what Ao Bing and others were thinking, and he also wanted to agree directly.

However, when it comes to Tongtianze, it is not just his business. Even if he wants to agree, it is useless because his words do not count. The consent of most of the nobles in Dashan is needed.

He was not an emperor under the centralized system of later generations. He was the common ruler of the world under the feudal system. His power was not as great as imagined, and he could not make arbitrary decisions.

"I understand your concerns, but in my opinion, they are completely meaningless. Even if Tongtian Lake is sealed, the benefits you will gain will not decrease, but will increase instead."

Knowing what Emperor Xin was hesitating about, Ao Bing said with a smile.

The reason why Emperor Xin hesitated was simply because Tongtianze was too important. Most of the cultivators in the court had to rely on the resources nurtured by Tongtianze for their survival.

Once it is closed, the consequences are unimaginable. It is equivalent to cutting nearly one-third of the income. Who can accept this?
Even if Emperor Xin dared to agree, his ministers and nobles would not agree. In fact, if Emperor Xin dared to go his own way, they would dare to rebel.

Knowing Emperor Xin's concerns, Ao Bing wanted to resolve them. In this way, it would not be considered as forcing Emperor Xin to close Tongtian Lake.

On the contrary, if Emperor Xin did not agree, it would be a bit shameless. Jiejiao was not a subordinate of the Shang Dynasty. The two sides were allies, and the relationship was equal, not subordinate.

Therefore, if Jiejiao gives face to Dashan, Dashan had better give face to Jiejiao. Otherwise, at worst, they will break up and see who suffers the greater loss in the end.

"Why did Long Bo teach me?"

After hearing what Ao Bing said, Emperor Xin became excited and asked him for advice.

If we can find something to replace Tongtian Lake, then we can temporarily close it. After all, Tongtian Lake belongs to Da Shang anyway, and the better it develops, the greater the benefits Da Shang will get.

Anyway, even if Tongtianze is closed, it will benefit Da Shang in the end. If Ao Bing can give a suitable reason, there is no harm in agreeing to his proposal.

"My king, look at the water of the Heavenly River."

Ao Bing pointed above the central area of ​​Tongtianze, where there was a huge crack in the void, as if the sky had cracked open, and a silver-white waterfall fell from it, covering a vast expanse of space.

The waterfall is not high, only about 90,000 feet, but it is very wide, stretching for 9 million miles, with no end in sight. From a distance, it looks like a winding and undulating silver-white mountain range.

This silver-white waterfall is naturally the water from the Milky Way.

At every moment, a huge amount of water from the Tianhe River gushes out from the Tianhe River and flows into the Tongtian Lake through the Tianhe canal, causing its water level to slowly increase at a slow pace.

"I see. I roughly understand what Uncle Long meant."

"With the influx of water from the Tianhe River, the water level of Tongtian Lake will get higher and higher. It is not impossible for it to return to its peak."

"However, Tongtian Lake has shrunk too much after all. Its size has been reduced again and again. At its current size, the amount of water it can carry is simply not comparable to that of its peak period. It is not even one ten-thousandth of it."

"And this will result in the water level of Tongtian Lake rising to its limit and then flooding outwards."

"At this time, if we want to solve this problem, we must build canals to divert water from Tongtian Lake to various parts of Kyushu to relieve the pressure on Tongtian Lake."

Emperor Xin suddenly realized that the benefit that Ao Bing mentioned was to lead the water from Tianze to all parts of the Nine Provinces.

After closing Tongtian Lake, outsiders could not enter, but part of the water inside had to be drained out. Otherwise, the water level would rise higher and higher, and the Tongtianzhou, which had not yet taken shape, would be flooded.

As for where to drain the water, this is worth discussing. Internally, whichever noble supports closing Tongtian Lake, then in whose fiefdom, a canal directly leading to Tongtian Lake will be built to divert the lake water to nourish all things.

The same principle also applies to the outside world. Among the princes of the Nine Provinces, whoever supports the Shang Dynasty can obtain the water of Tongtian Lake.

This is innate divine water, which can nourish all things, breed spiritual medicines, and generate spiritual fields. It can also be directly used for refining and improving cultivation...

With so many functions, who dares to say that this is not a benefit? It can completely offset the losses caused by closing Tongtianze.

"However, although this method is good, is the size of the Tianhe River really that large? Can it support the whole of Jiuzhou?"

Emperor Xin still had concerns, but not about Ao Bing's proposal, but about the size of the Tianhe River. He did not think that the Tianhe River could support the Heavenly Court and the Nine Provinces at the same time. "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The size of the Tianhe River is much larger than you think."

"The revival of the ancient galaxy has caused the Tianhe River to begin to grow. It will only become stronger and stronger in the future. Not to mention providing support for the Nine Provinces, it is not impossible to further provide support for the entire prehistoric land."

"Moreover, the source of the Immortal River is not only the Heavenly River, but also the Chaos outside the Sky, as well as the void power that permeates the vicinity of the Immortal River."

"My king, look deep into the void."

Ao Bing didn't care about Emperor Xin's worries at all, and asked him to look into the deepest part of the void. There, it was where the void and the outer chaos met, and it was filled with a huge sea of ​​chaos.

And somehow, this place became another source of the Fairy River.

A large amount of chaotic energy turned into innate divine water, which flowed from the Chaos Sea into the Tianhe Canal, merged with the water of the Tianhe River, and rushed towards Tongtianze.

At the same time, as the water of the Tianhe River rushed, the surrounding void forces were attracted by it, and were swept into the river, and then slowly assimilated into it, becoming part of the river water.

The chaotic sea deep in the void and the omnipresent power of the void are the other two sources that Ao Bing found for the fairy river.

Who is Ao Bing? How could he give others the opportunity to control him?

If the Fairy River had only one source, the Tianhe River, then there was no doubt that he would be controlled by the Jade Emperor in the future, who would threaten him with the interruption of the flow of the Fairy River at any time.

But with two more sources, even if the Jade Emperor really dared to take the risk of closing the Sky Gate and stopped releasing water, the amount of water in the Immortal River would at most be greatly reduced, and it would not be directly cut off.

In this way, if the Jade Emperor wants to control him with the Heavenly River, the effect will not be so strong.

At the same time, having two more sources will also help the evolution of the Fairy River, greatly increasing its growth rate and providing more water to Tongtianze.

Just like now, Ao Bing asked Emperor Xin to look at these to tell him that there was no need to worry about the problem of insufficient water. Even if the Tianhe River really didn't work, there was still the Chaos Sea, which would never let the water channel dry up.

"In this way, I have explained to the people below, which is enough to convince them to agree to temporarily close Tongtian Lake."

Emperor Xin nodded, thinking that with these benefits, it would not be difficult to convince the domestic nobles.

Of course, the reason why he thought so was mainly because he saw the expressions of Bigan and others. Seeing that they were meaningless, he dared to make such a promise. Otherwise, he would never have said so much.

To some extent, ministers like Bigan and Shang Rong were enough to represent the majority of the nobles in the country. As long as they could be persuaded to agree, the opinions of the remaining nobles would not be important.

At this time, they did not stand up to object, which meant that they also agreed to this matter. Then Emperor Xin naturally had no reason to hesitate and directly agreed to Ao Bing's proposal.

"So good!"

"The king is so merciful!"

Seeing that Emperor Xin agreed, Ao Bing and others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Tongtianze is under the jurisdiction of Da Shang after all, so in theory, as long as Emperor Xin disagrees, he can completely ignore the proposals of Ao Bing and others and forcibly exploit the resources of Tongtianze.

However, if he did so, it would inevitably be recorded by the Heavenly Dao, thus accelerating the demise of the Shang Dynasty.

On the contrary, if he agreed to the proposal of Ao Bing and others and then facilitated the birth of Tongtianzhou, it would be a great merit to the world.

Although these merits could not change the fate of the Shang Dynasty's demise, they could help him ascend to the Fire Cloud Cave after his death, so that he would not be buried with the country.

Even if the Shang Dynasty was destroyed in his hands, it would still be the same. This is what is called "although the country was destroyed in his hands, it was not his fault." The accumulated evils are difficult to reverse and cannot be changed by human power. He just suffered for his predecessors.

"Uncle Long, I can agree to close Tongtian Lake, but you have to give Da Shang some benefits. Can you give Da Shang some of the blessed land on both sides of the canal?"

After Ao Bing had stated his conditions, Emperor Xin also proposed his own conditions, asking him to give up some of the interests on both sides of the canal in exchange for agreeing to his proposal.

"Can!"

Ao Bing nodded and did not refuse. This was a matter of course. Even if Emperor Xin did not mention it, he would give part of the paradise on both sides of the canal to the Shang Dynasty. It was not that he did not want to monopolize it, but that he did not have the ability.

Upon hearing this, all the Jiejiao immortals and Shang Dynasty officials present became interested and prepared to discuss with Ao Bing how to distribute this part of the benefits.

But before they could say anything, they heard a loud noise suddenly from the sky.

Soon, golden light appeared in the sky, and then quickly split into two halves. One half flew towards the Tianhe canal, and the other half split into hundreds of light balls of various sizes, flying towards Ao Bing and others.

Xuanhuang merits!

Ao Bing and others built the Tianhe canal, relieved the pressure on Tianhe, and saved Tongtianze!

(End of this chapter)