Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

"Hell is used to demonstrate that evil has its consequences, thereby explaining the principle of cause and effect to all beings..."

Upon hearing this, the two Western Saints and the Realm Chief fell silent, feeling that Ao Bing's words were excellent, as if they were tailor-made for their Western Sect. Therefore, they couldn't bring themselves to object.

Ao Bing has thought of everything for them; if they still object, they would be ungrateful.

"Then we shall do as the Star Lord has said!"

The two Western saints exchanged a glance and accepted Ao Bing's statement, declaring that Hell would be their reward for their service in the West.

As for how hell should be constructed and what it should look like, these are none of Ao Bing's concern. The idea has already been conveyed to the two Western Saints; the specific details are, of course, up to them to refine.

Regarding this point, it's likely that the two Western Saints wouldn't want others to offer them suggestions. If others were to devise a rough outline of hell for them, and they followed suit, who would claim the merit?

Therefore, this is something that must be done by oneself and cannot be delegated to outsiders.

"What do you think?"

After asking the two Western Saints, Ao Bing turned to the gods and asked them questions.

"The West has made contributions and should naturally be rewarded; we have no objection."

The gods had no objections; this result was already very good. If they didn't give it to Hell, were they going to give the entire Netherworld to the West?
The question about the West has been resolved, but a new question has arisen: who will lead the unification of the Netherworld?

"Since unifying the Netherworld is of utmost importance, what are the specific procedures for this matter, and who should take the lead? After it is accomplished, who should assume the position of Supreme Ruler of the Netherworld?"

Yuanshi Tianzun, realizing the benefits involved, directly asked Ao Bing.

The questions he asked were all crucial. Whoever is in charge of unifying the Netherworld will ultimately receive the greatest merit. Whoever becomes the Supreme Being of the Netherworld will become the new overlord of heaven and earth.

Of course, these two questions can be considered one. Because whoever leads the unification of the Netherworld can, if they so choose, naturally become the Supreme Being of the Netherworld after the deed is done.

However, in this case, the greatest benefit would go to this person, while others would only get a sip of soup. Therefore, the Primordial Celestial Venerable deliberately divided this matter into two questions, separating the greatest benefit into two parts.

In this way, even if Ao Bing takes one, he can leave one for everyone to fight over.

Yuanshi Tianzun's thinking was very simple. Since Ao Bing had proposed this matter, and it couldn't be accomplished without his approval, it was inevitable that he would get a share of the benefits, and no one could object to it.

Even if he behaves badly, he can't possibly keep all the benefits for himself. After taking one share, he will definitely have to share the other.

As a saint, and having made arrangements in the Netherworld beforehand, it's likely that no one can rival him unless Ao Bing intervenes.

After Yuanshi Tianzun finished speaking, all the gods immediately turned their gazes to Ao Bing, eagerly awaiting his answer. Clearly, the gods were also looking forward to the answer.

"Then the Lord of Reincarnation must be Houtu Niangniang without a doubt, and I think the gods will have no objection to that. As for the Netherworld Supreme, it is naturally none other than me, and I think the gods will have no objection to that as well."

"It is indeed something that needs to be discussed carefully regarding who should take the lead in unifying the Netherworld."

Ao Bing didn't waste any words and directly stated his bottom line: no matter what, the Netherworld Supreme must be his. As long as this bottom line is maintained, the gods can fight over it however they want.

Conversely, if the gods forbid it, he will fight for everything and see if the gods can ultimately prevail over him.

"That's how it should be!"

The gods considered it and unanimously agreed. The Netherworld Supreme was indeed none other than Ao Bing; even excluding other factors and considering only ability, he was the best candidate.

As can be seen from Ao Bing's previous introduction, although the Netherworld Supreme has a high position and great power, it is a job that is easy to offend people. Without the strength to suppress heaven and earth, it is not certain that one can do it.

The Underworld is a place where the impartiality of Heaven's Way is manifested. This means that one who becomes the supreme being of the Underworld must be selfless. Otherwise, how can one embody the impartiality of Heaven's Way?
The primordial world was a society based on personal relationships, and in such a society, being truly selfless would inevitably offend others. That's why it's said that without the power to suppress heaven and earth, one shouldn't even dream of becoming the Supreme Being of the Netherworld.

Otherwise, you won't even know how you died.

With this in mind, the gods naturally did not want to compete with Ao Bing for the position of Supreme Being of the Underworld. They asked themselves honestly, if they were to assume the position of Supreme Being of the Underworld, they would absolutely not be able to be truly selfless.

If one cannot do this, one will inevitably suffer the backlash of Heaven in the future. In that case, why bother taking on this difficult task? If Ao Bing is willing to do it, let him do it. Not to mention, he has already given up a considerable portion of his profits for it.

Didn't you see that even the Styx Ancestor, who was most qualified to compete with Ao Bing for the position of Netherworld Supreme, chose to remain silent?

Born from a sea of ​​blood, the Netherworld Ancestor, based on this karma alone, is no exaggeration to say that he was born to be the supreme ruler of the Netherworld. Therefore, if he were to truly contend for this position, he could indeed put pressure on Ao Bing.

However, after hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't make up his mind to compete with Ao Bing. It wasn't that he was afraid of Ao Bing, but mainly because the position of the Netherworld Supreme was too special. Doing it well brought many benefits, while doing it poorly brought many drawbacks.

However, such a position, which offends so many people, is extremely difficult to hold well. The Styx Ancestor was not confident in his ability to do so, so naturally he did not want to compete with Ao Bing.

"As the Lord of the Blood Sea, I am an inseparable part of the Netherworld. It is my duty to lead the unification of the Netherworld."

After giving up the struggle for the position of Supreme Being of the Underworld, Styx immediately jumped out and tried to seize control of the unification of the Underworld.

This is the most important thing. As long as this matter is accomplished, one will immediately receive great merit and fortune. As long as the Netherworld does not split again, merit and fortune will continue to arrive daily.

Whether this merit and fortune will allow them to reach the half-step Eternal Realm in the future is hard to say, but it will definitely push them to the peak of the Creation Realm.

This is comparable to a Chaos God at his peak. With such a temptation, how many people in the primordial world could resist? It's not surprising that Styx jumped out.

This is why no one objected beforehand; they agreed to let Ao Bing become the Supreme Being of the Underworld.

He's already offered such a significant amount of benefit, which shows his sincerity. If everyone still doesn't give him face and cooperate, then they'd be incredibly ungrateful.

“My witch clan is also in the Netherworld, and is a part of the Netherworld. Xuanming’s true name even contains the character “Ming”. She is destined to lead the unification of the Netherworld.

Even the goddess Houtu, faced with such temptation, couldn't help but jump out to fight for the benefits for her sister.

"Your Majesty is already the Lord of Reincarnation, why bother getting involved in this matter and competing with us for opportunities?"

Upon hearing Houtu Niangniang speak, the gods expressed their dissatisfaction. It could be said that the unification of the Netherworld revolved entirely around the cycle of reincarnation. This was the crucial point, and the greatest benefit lay therein.

The greatest benefit had already been given to Houtu Niangniang. Therefore, everyone became dissatisfied when they saw that Houtu Niangniang still wanted to ask for more benefits.

One should be content, but Houtu Niangniang's behavior shows a complete lack of contentment. Didn't she see that Ao Bing, who had already obtained the position of Supreme Being of the Underworld, remained silent after getting his benefits? That's a sign of contentment!

"That's fine!"

Upon hearing this, Houtu Niangniang knew that it was not good to offend the public, so she immediately stopped speaking.

Afterwards, the gods argued about the matter again. However, most of them quickly shut up and stopped getting involved.

There was no other way. Given the immense opportunity involved, even though they had already reached the Hunyuan stage, they still didn't have much confidence to compete for it, because their opponents were so powerful.

Just look at the few forces still vying for power. The Styx Ancestor is a powerful figure in the late stage of the Primordial Chaos realm, and he has the demon race and the Western race as his two major allies. How can the gods compete with him?

Yuanshi Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones, even though he had a very bad falling out with Tongtian Jiaozhu and Taiqing Shengren, if a major event were to occur, Tongtian Jiaozhu might not support him, but Taiqing Shengren definitely would.

The Tongtian Sect Leader needs no introduction; he is a saint in himself and Ao Bing's master, so no one dares to underestimate him.

The three innate races, the second strongest race after the human race.

Humans are the protagonists of heaven and earth, the strongest race in the primordial world, with at least ten Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

These forces that are still fighting for control are all more powerful than the last. Faced with this situation, what can the gods do but keep quiet?

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Amidst the silence of the gods, none of the factions could convince the others, and their voices grew louder and louder, gradually escalating into anger, with the intention of taking action.

This is perfectly normal. If you can't convince someone with words, then you can only settle things with fists and feet.

The Way has no inherent hierarchy, but people differ in strength. Conversely, it can also be said that whoever is stronger has a higher Way and is more just.

As the saying goes, in the end, all the ways of the world come down to physical prowess.

"Gentlemen, please listen to me. Things have not even started yet, and it has already turned out like this. If outsiders see this, who knows how they will laugh at us."

Ao Bing couldn't let everyone make a move. These people were evenly matched in strength. Even if they fought to the death, they could fight for millions of years without a clear winner.

That's how it is when your strength reaches the late stages. Unless you have an overwhelming advantage, it's easy for a war to last for millions of years, with neither side able to defeat the other.

The unification of the underworld is of utmost importance; how can we let them fight for millions before deciding on our course of action?
"Renlong, what are your thoughts? Tell us. If they are reasonable, then we will not argue."

Seeing the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the Tongtian Sect Master arguing so fiercely that they seemed on the verge of fighting, the Supreme Saint felt utterly helpless. But when he heard Ao Bing speak, he immediately felt as if he had met a savior and hurriedly said something.

Upon hearing this, the other factions also temporarily suppressed their anger and looked at Ao Bing to see what good plan he had.

"When your strength reaches our level, it's difficult to determine a winner. So, even if you fight each other, it won't make much difference."

"In that case, why not let our disciples compete for it? After all, it would be too unseemly for someone of our status to fight over some benefits, let alone resort to violence. What would our disciples think of that?"

Ao Bing expressed his thoughts, saying, "As the saying goes, when the master has something to do, the disciple should do it. Since the elders can't decide the winner, let the junior do it."

With their cultivation levels, let alone determining a winner, even a life-or-death struggle would be no problem. Because if the crowd were willing, even if they died, they could be resurrected at any time.

"That makes sense!"

Upon hearing this, many of the gods who had already been eliminated immediately spoke up in support.

Ao Bing's method was exactly what they wanted. If they were to compete for it themselves, they would have no chance at all, but if their disciple were to compete for it, things would be different.

If they are not as good as Tongtian and others, does that mean their disciples are not as good as Tongtian and others' disciples?

As for the disciples vying for it, that refers to Tongtian and others, but does not include them. That's nonsense. Who would dare exclude them?

They are not as strong as Tongtian and others, but that refers to individual strength. If they are really pushed to the limit, wouldn't they join forces?
If they join forces, they will immediately become the strongest force in the primordial world. At that time, Tongtian and the others will be the ones to be eliminated.

Therefore, if it were truly up to the disciples, that is, the younger generation, to compete, no one would dare to exclude them.

We must not defy the wrath of the masses!

"Disciple? Someone's disciple is already at the peak of the Primordial Chaos Realm, approaching the Creation Realm, even surpassing many Saints."

Amidst the unanimous approval of the crowd, Yuanshi Tianzun spoke in a sarcastic tone. "How could these people forget that if it were truly up to their disciples to compete, who could possibly defeat Tongtian?"

Leaving aside Ao Bing, he also has two disciples, Duo Bao and Zhao Gongming, who have already cultivated to the level of a Mythical Great Luo Immortal. And among all the gods, who else has such disciples?

If the disciples were to compete for it, and if they could win, then the agreement would be made. What difference is there between this and directly deciding on the Jie Sect from within?

"Ahem, while what the Star Lord said makes sense, we must also consider the reality that not everyone has disciples."

Someone coughed twice, reminding them again. "Yes, some people have been living in seclusion for a long time and haven't taken on any disciples. How can they expect disciples to compete?"
"Simple, just add a restriction. The disciples sent out can only be those newly recruited after the fall of the Primordial World and its subsequent establishment. Disciples recruited before that time are not allowed to participate in this matter."

"Furthermore, not everyone is qualified to participate in this competition. Apart from the disciples of sages, only those who create worlds can participate in this matter."

"My idea is that there are countless worlds in the primordial world, and within each of these worlds there is a Netherworld. And not all of these worlds have an owner."

"Whether it is a sage or a Dao Lord, they can all send their disciples to attack these unclaimed worlds and take over the Netherworld within them."

"Once all the Netherworlds have a master, the disciples of the gods can set up arenas within their own controlled Netherworlds and wait for the disciples of the saints to come and fight."

"If the disciple of the sage wins, he will relinquish control of the Netherworld. Of course, it won't be a free transfer; for every minor Netherworld that merges with the main Netherworld, the Heavenly Dao will bestow a blessing upon it."

"This blessing is the reward for handing over the Netherworld to the disciples of the gods. As for how to distribute it, that is up to the gods themselves, and outsiders will not interfere."

"If a sage's disciple is defeated, in order to unify the Netherworld, all the gods' disciples must also relinquish control of their respective Netherworlds. However, as punishment for defeat, the sage's disciple must pay the price with twofold blessings." (End of Chapter)