Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

When it comes to fundamental interests, there's absolutely no room for negotiation; it's either you die or I live.

Ao Bing is currently at the height of his power and enjoys the greatest success. With such influence, even if people are unwilling, they still dare not openly oppose him.

Otherwise, given Ao Bing's personality, if anyone dared to express opposition, he would probably immediately kill them to warn everyone.

The crowd couldn't possibly resist; they were simply filled with anger but dared not speak out. To suggest that resistance would make them a match for Ao Bing was an overstatement.

Judging from Ao Bing's performance when he attained enlightenment, his power was beyond doubt; he was equivalent to three thousand great supernatural beings.

In other words, he alone could easily defeat all the powerful beings in the prehistoric world except for the saints.

With such strength, how many people wouldn't be afraid? Let alone the fact that none of them are yet Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals, even if they had already cultivated to the level of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals, they wouldn't be his match and wouldn't dare to openly oppose him.

"That's how it should be!"

Knowing that Ao Bing was not someone to be trifled with, and even more worried that he would single him out as an example to scare others, no one dared to refuse and they all agreed.

Of course, that's what they said, but what they really thought was only known to themselves. They were no match for Ao Bing now, but who knows what would happen in the future.

Three thousand powerful cultivators working together are no match for him, but it's hard to say what would happen if three thousand Grand Luo Immortals joined forces.

Let's put up with him for now and see how things develop in the future. They simply don't believe that someone like Ao Bing could possibly break through to the Hunyuan realm and reach a higher level.

"Thank you all for your cooperation. I am not an ungrateful person. As long as you guarantee that you will uphold my rule over the starry sky, the star realm will be completely open to you, and you are free to spread your teachings within it."

After receiving everyone's assurances, Ao Bing relinquished some of his profits, promising that they could spread their teachings in the Star Realm.

The astral realm is the starry sky. Currently, there are countless stars in the starry sky, and life has begun to emerge in most of them.

With so many life-bearing planets combined, calling the starry sky a star realm is not a problem at all.

Originally, this was Ao Bing's private domain, and he could have refused to allow anyone other than himself to preach in the Star Realm.

But it's obvious that such a thing is impossible just by thinking about it. The Star Realm is vast, and if an outsider really wanted to spread the word inside, Ao Bing wouldn't be able to stop them at all.

Furthermore, his status wouldn't allow him to do that. As a supreme immortal, it would be understandable if he prevented the demonic path, the Western religion, and the demon race from spreading their teachings.

However, it would be unreasonable to prevent powerful immortals from going there to spread their teachings. If a group of powerful immortals were to make a fuss and hold onto this matter, they could easily knock Ao Bing off his position as the supreme immortal.

A position represents not only power, but also responsibility. Power and responsibility are reciprocal. Since Ao Bing has chosen to become the Supreme Immortal, he must not only wield the corresponding power, but also shoulder the corresponding responsibility and work for the benefit of the Immortal Path.

Allowing immortals to spread their teachings in the star realm is to benefit the immortals, and it's a great benefit that can even improve their fortune.

Based on this, Ao Bing couldn't refuse at all; if he insisted on refusing, he would only put himself in opposition to all the powerful figures. But in that case, no matter how strong he became, it would be difficult for him to last long.

Therefore, rather than being forced to lift the restrictions and allow powerful immortals to enter the Star Realm to spread their teachings, it would have been better for him to take a step back from the beginning and directly lift the restrictions, allowing everyone to enter and spread their teachings.

In this way, everyone who benefits from the situation will owe him a favor and help him maintain his dominion over the stars.

This is the most important thing. Given the nature of powerful immortals, if there were no such restriction, the first thing they would do upon entering the Star Realm would be...

The idea is to find a way to disrupt Ao Bing's rule over the starry sky and then establish himself as the legitimate ruler of the star realm.

The benefits of the starry sky are so great that they could fight for it without hesitation. Therefore, they can enter the star realm, but only on the premise of maintaining Ao Bing's rule.

Without this premise, no matter how strong the astral realm's development momentum is, it will eventually be turned into a mess by them, and it will be out of control.

"It's natural!"

"The starry sky is what it is today thanks to the Star Lord. Even the Heavenly Dao must acknowledge the Star Lord's rule over the starry sky, let alone us."

"Please rest assured, Star Lord, we will inform you before we enter the Star Realm to spread our teachings. We will never come without prior notice."

Upon hearing that they could enter the Star Realm to spread the Dao, everyone disregarded everything else and nodded in agreement.

Admittedly, they were prepared in their hearts that if Ao Bing did not allow them to enter the Star Realm to spread the Dao, they would change their identities and cause trouble in the Star Realm.

But this was a last resort. If they had any other choice, they would never want to be enemies with Ao Bing, especially not with him in the starry sky.

The starry sky was reshaped by Ao Bing. He has at least 90% control over it, if not 100%. This place can be considered his home turf.

If you were to oppose him here, others would say that your cultivation level is inferior to his. Even if your cultivation level were a level higher than his, you might not necessarily be his match.

Therefore, even if they wear a disguise, those who cause trouble in the Astral Plane are still taking enormous risks. Once their identities are exposed, the consequences are unpredictable.

In this situation, since Ao Bing was willing to take a step back and allow them to enter the Star Realm to spread the Dao before they even had a chance to speak, they couldn't be ungrateful.

As for the so-called conditions—maintaining his rule over the starry sky—that's nothing at all. It's as if their reckless actions could shake Ao Bing's rule over the starry sky.

Given Ao Bing's control over the starry sky, such a thing is completely impossible.

Of course, the chaos caused by everyone is only unable to shake Ao Bing's rule, but apart from that, they can definitely make the Star Realm a mess, preventing it from developing and instead causing it to get worse and worse.

This is what Ao Bing feared most, and ultimately had to concede.

Simply put, the powerful beings of the primordial world may not have the ability to achieve great things, but they definitely have the ability to cause harm. This applies not only to the powerful immortals, but also to Ao Bing.

If Ao Bing were determined to cause trouble, no one could stand it. Therefore, the current situation is one of mutual wariness, with no one daring to take drastic measures.

However, because Ao Bing has the largest base of support, he is also the most constrained. The price Ao Bing has to pay for turning against someone is dozens or even hundreds of times that of an ordinary person, naturally putting him at a disadvantage and forcing him to take the initiative to back down.

"Can our Western Sect enter the Astral Plane to preach? And what about the Endless World Sea? Are we also allowed to enter to preach?"

At this moment, the two Western Saints, who had hesitated for a long time, finally spoke up and asked.

Before they even opened their mouths, they were already prepared to be humiliated. There was no other way; being weaker than others, they naturally had to swallow their pride if they wanted to ask for a favor.

Previously, the Western Sect was also part of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), so even if the powerful figures in the East disliked the Western Sect, they wouldn't forbid them from spreading their teachings in the East; they would simply prohibit them from doing so openly. But now it's different. The Western Sect has established itself as an independent entity, breaking away from the Xuanmen. The powerful figures in the East no longer need to give them face and can firmly refuse them from spreading their teachings in the East.

Especially under the current circumstances, the main worlds that constitute the primordial world, including the Lesser Primordial World, the Starry Sky, the Celestial Realm, the Eastern Great Realm, and the Endless World Sea, were all created by powerful Xuanmen cultivators.

This gives them even more reason to refuse Western missionaries from coming to preach.

It's my own world, so of course I'm in charge. I even have to respect the will of Heaven, let alone unrelated Western religions. Having opinions is useless anyway; nobody will listen.

However, if Western religions want to flourish, they cannot do so without spreading their teachings to worlds beyond the Western realm.

It should be understood that although the Western Great Realm is not bad, it is not the best, let alone compared with the myriad realms. Even within the entire universe, it is not the best and is inferior to the Southern Great Realm.

Such a world is nothing in the vast and untamed world of today.

If the Western religion wants to flourish, it is obviously impossible to rely solely on the Western Great Realm. It must extend its reach beyond the Western Great Realm, especially into the starry sky and the endless world sea.

It is now basically clear that the future of the primordial world mainly lies in three places: the small primordial world at its center, the boundless starry sky, and the void world sea.

Of the three, the Lesser Primordial Wilderness is the smallest in area, but it has the best cultivation environment. The probability of cultivating here and becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal is 10% higher than in other places, which shows its extraordinary nature.

It is said that the future of the primordial world lies here, without a doubt.

Needless to say, the starry sky is one of the sources of the primordial world, abundant in resources and teeming with countless creatures. With both wealth and people, it can naturally be considered the future of the primordial world.

Although the Endless World Sea lacks abundant resources and a favorable environment for cultivation, it has the advantage of a large area and a large number of living beings.

To put it bluntly, the combined area of ​​all other places in the primordial world is not as large as all the worlds in the Endless World Sea combined, nor does it contain as many living beings.

Population represents the future; the more people a family produces, the more merit and fortune one gains from educating and guiding them.

Therefore, the endless world sea is also one of the futures of the primordial world.

Once those powerful cultivators have achieved the Great Golden Immortal Realm, if they wish to advance further, they must find a way to spread their teachings to the starry sky and the endless world in order to accumulate enough merit and fortune.

Of the three places, the Lesser Primordial Wilderness is Ao Bing's private territory. Even if he dared to loosen the restrictions and let others go in to spread the Dao, they wouldn't dare.

Even in the starry sky, Ao Bing's control is not 100%. There are also ancient star gods such as Xihe and Donghuang lurking in the shadows, who can threaten his rule at any time.

But the Little Primordial World is different. Ao Bing's control over this place is truly 100%. Every single blade of grass and every single tree is under his control.

Therefore, even if people dared to covet the starry sky, they dared not covet the Little Primordial World.

No matter what you do here, you can't escape Ao Bing's control. If you gain nothing, so be it; but if you do gain something, all your efforts will ultimately just be working for Ao Bing's benefit.

Of the three future lands, the Lesser Primordial World can be ruled out. This leaves only the Starry Sky and the Endless World Sea.

Both of these places are related to the Immortal Path and are completely open to powerful Immortal Path practitioners, who are free to enter and spread their teachings.

However, this only applies to the Immortal Path. It's not so friendly to forces other than the Immortal Path. For example, the Western Religion requires the Immortal Path's permission before it can enter and spread its teachings.

But obtaining permission from the immortals is extremely difficult.

No matter how difficult it is, we must try. Otherwise, if there is no trace of the Western Religion in the future land of the primordial wilderness, then the West will not only fail to flourish, but it would be a good outcome if it were to avoid being eliminated and instead fall from a top-tier power to a second- or third-rate local power.

Therefore, for the future of Western religion, even if it means enduring immense humiliation, they must try to obtain permission from the Immortal Path to spread their teachings to the Star Realm and the Endless World Sea.

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"I am the supreme immortal, and I am responsible for the immortal path. That is why I have relinquished some of my benefits and allowed the powerful immortals to spread their teachings to the star realm."

"But I am not a member of the Western Religion, and I have no obligation to the Western Religion. Why should I sacrifice my own interests to allow you to enter the Astral Plane to spread your teachings?"

When asked by the two Western Saints, Ao Bing stated his position directly: he was willing to spread the word, but only if sufficient benefits were offered.

It's obviously impossible to get him to give up any benefits without any real incentive or promises.

"The Star Lord is right. Not only the Star Realm, but the Endless World is the same. This is a realm opened by the Dao Ancestor for the Immortal Path. How dare you, a bunch of traitors from the Western Sect, enter it to preach the Dao?"

As soon as Ao Bing finished speaking, the group of powerful figures from the East immediately echoed his sentiments. From their perspective, they certainly didn't want the Western sect to get involved and take a share of the profits.

The cake is only so big; if more people come to share it, their share will be less. This is like cutting off their flesh to compensate the Western Church; no wonder they wouldn't agree.

"Western religions can spread their teachings throughout countless worlds!"

However, to everyone's surprise, no sooner had they uttered their words of refusal than Heaven, in an unquestionable tone, agreed to the Western religion's missionary work in the endless world.

It is true that the Endless World Sea was created by the Dao Ancestor, but it must have benefited from some of the power of the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the Dao Ancestor was, he could not have manifested so many worlds in one go.

Therefore, the decision on how to dispose of the Endless World Sea is not up to the general public; it depends on the will of Heaven and the Dao Ancestor.

If the Dao Ancestor could agree to let the Immortals come in to spread their teachings, then the Heavenly Dao could naturally agree to let the Western religion come in to spread its teachings.

This is called mutual compromise; otherwise, if both sides undermine each other, neither the Taoist sect nor the Western religion will be able to spread their teachings.

"I will obey the will of Heaven!"

The two Western Saints were overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly accepted the decree. At the same time, the faces of the Eastern powerhouses were grim, never expecting that Heaven would so strongly support the Western religion.

Indeed, the Immortal Path is powerful, and the Heavenly Dao values ​​balance above all else. Since the Demonic Path is disappointing, it must choose another force to support so that the Immortal Path can continue to compete.

With two sages presiding over it and a poor relationship with the Immortal Path, the Western Sect naturally became the best choice for the Heavenly Way.

"The Heavenly Dao can control the endless sea of ​​worlds, but it cannot control the star realms. It's best if you two don't place your hopes on the Heavenly Dao." (End of Chapter)