Longzang

Chapter 1215 Living Fathers

Wei Yuan added one hundred strands of luck...

Wei Yuan added seventy strands of luck...

Wei Yuan added one hundred and ten streams of luck...

Currently, the population of Qingming is large, and human fortune is increasing every moment. According to Wei Yuan's book "Primordial Heavenly Fortune", the essence of fortune is that people gradually become stronger through cultivation, absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth and transforming it for their own use. Then, in the process of transformation, the primordial energy is transformed through the sea of ​​consciousness and identified by the soul, and finally becomes fortune.

Qi Yun is a mysterious and profound thing, but Wei Yuan believes that it is essentially a kind of primordial energy or spiritual energy, only more elusive and unpredictable, perhaps a product of the highest heavens.

Those born under the sign of destiny possess a special physique. Some immortals of extremely high status can see destiny, but others can only vaguely perceive it.

Based on this, Wei Yuan clearly pointed out several key moments when mortals and cultivators of all levels generate fortune.

Ordinary people experience a distinct period of fortune at key milestones such as adulthood, basic needs being met, intellectual development, physical maturity, and childbirth. If there is no specific direction at these times, the fortune will gradually dissipate with age. Therefore, a normal adult has five periods of fortune to draw upon in their lifetime… At this point, Wei Yuan crossed out that word and replaced it with “contribution.”

Each time a Dao Foundation cultivator or a Dharma Aspect cultivator breaks through a realm, a surge of fortune is generated. Extra fortune usually comes from mastering a certain secret technique.

Yu Jing was not on Wei Yuan's list of considerations, as he hadn't gained much Yu Jing luck so far. Not to mention Yu Jing, even Dharma Aspects were rarely willing to give him luck. Wei Yuan currently had several thousand Dharma Aspects of luck, one from Golden Core Dharma Aspects, and the other from the two paths that had made the Golden Core Dharma Aspects public.

This is the grace of attaining enlightenment that brings such good fortune; otherwise, cultivators of the Dharma Aspect would all believe that their fate is in their own hands, and their fortune would be extremely difficult to obtain.

In terms of mortal fortune, Qingming is currently prosperous, and the construction of closed main roads between various cities has begun, with high-rise buildings gradually becoming popular in the cities. Of the five key points of fortune in a mortal's life—adulthood, basic needs being met, intellectual development, physical development, and bloodline inheritance—most people can meet three or four of them, and more than half can meet all five.

In Yizhou, basic food and clothing sustenance had been achieved, with most people around two milestones. In the Western Jin Dynasty, however, people were still striving for basic food and clothing sustenance, but most were able to live to adulthood, so they generally only had a little bit.

But theory is theory, and reality is another matter. At this moment, the Western Jin Dynasty has a total population of 1.5 billion, with a stable contribution of about 20 million people each year. Considering that the average age in this world is fourteen, and after deducting the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, the proportion of people contributing to the destiny is already quite high, second only to the refugees who have just arrived in the Azure Netherworld.

Yizhou boasts a population of 100 million, with a stable annual contribution of 7 million. Of these, those receiving basic necessities and those undergoing intellectual and physical development total over 5 million, while adults number over 1 million.

Qingming has over 200 million in fortune, with a stable annual contribution of 25 million. It seems that Qingming's fortune has surpassed that of the Western Jin territory it has occupied, and is approaching that of the Nine Kingdoms. However, in reality, the proportion of fortune contributed by Qingming is constantly decreasing as people become more affluent.

The latest generation is struggling to even achieve basic survival and basic needs like adulthood and food, and this situation is getting worse.

The underlying reason is that more and more people in the new generation believe that wealth and peace are innate, something they are born with, and that they are simply lucky, so they don't need to thank anyone.

In other words, they have it, but they just won't give it to us.

Wei Yuan knew the reason, but he was helpless about it. Wasn't this the ideal world he had always longed for? Now he had shot himself in the foot, and he had no one else to blame but himself.

Even as the realm lord, Wei Yuan didn't have many good options. Moreover, Qingming's present situation was Yizhou's future, and the Western Jin's future the day after. This kind of thing was bound to happen sooner or later. What Wei Yuan could do now was to find ways to cater to the ever-increasing demands of mortals like Qingming.

At this moment, Wei Yuan felt that he was no longer the savior immortal in the Azure Netherworld, but rather the other way around, and he had to serve these hundreds of millions of living fathers. The living fathers were happy and rewarded Wei Yuan with a few melons and dates, so Wei Yuan gained seventy-seven strands of luck.

Although acquiring good fortune is becoming increasingly difficult, the large base of good fortune provides a steady stream, like a fine, continuous rain. Little by little, it accumulates into a massive sum in the end.

With more and more living fathers, Wei Yuan had to constantly use his brain and devise strategies.

Fortunately, he is not alone now, but also has the prosperity of all realms. In addition, there is another benefit that is not known to others, that is, in the eyes of the cultivators of Taichu Palace, everyone in Tianqing Palace is a living father.

As soon as Wei Yuan started thinking, an inspiration struck him. Back then, True Lord Xuan Yue was determined to raise the height of the Azure Sky Palace, even going into debt to make ends meet and sparing no money for his magic robes, relying entirely on his physical body to withstand magical battles. As a result, this great True Lord of magic had managed to temper his physical body to be like that of a true disciple of the Bright King Palace.

How much benefit would raising the height of the Azure Sky Palace bring? Wei Yuan didn't really see any other benefits, except for one tangible one: it would give Yan Shi of the Heavenly Mystery Palace an edge!
From his grandmaster, Wei Yuan learned a profound truth: happiness is always relative. To be happy, you must surpass others!
If you can outdo others, even a small wooden house is a heavenly palace; if you are outdoed, even a ten-thousand-foot-high immortal mountain is just a mound of earth.

Therefore, after gaining a deep understanding, Wei Yuan immediately set about promoting the construction of high-rise buildings throughout Qingming. His first choice was Bao Yun's Qingwu City.

Qingwu City resembles a country within a country. It is certainly wealthy, and in recent years, news has been readily available, with newspapers becoming widely circulated, allowing ordinary people to know about world events and even matters concerning immortals.

The residents of Qingwu City already considered themselves superior, but now that they learned that the people in the Bao family's territory were not doing as well as they were, they instantly looked down on any place outside of Qingwu.

At this moment, countless children were running around on the main street of Qingwu City, waving newly printed booklets and shouting, "Big news! Great news!"

A man in work clothes reached out and stopped him, handing him a coin and saying, "What's the occasion? Give me a copy!"

The boy skillfully took the money, handed over a booklet, and said, "Don't worry, this issue of 'The Secret History of Immortals' will definitely satisfy you!"

The man took the book and saw a towering building on the cover! The building was shaped like a giant tree, with several golden phoenixes coiled around its trunk, and it was two hundred feet tall!
He immediately became interested, flipped open the book, and found an introduction inside: This building is called Phoenix Perch Immortal Abode, two hundred feet high. Most of the upper floors are residential, and anyone above the template Dao Foundation level can apply. The bottom ten floors are various shops, guild halls, etc. The only drawback is that there are no brothels. However, the man knew the geography of the city well, and just by looking at the location, he knew that there were four brothels within a mile radius, each with its own characteristics.

Seeing the house design on the attached page, the man's eyes lit up. But after careful consideration, he realized that although he was also a contractor, the price was beyond his means. He couldn't afford even one house in his entire life; it would take two or three contractors working together to make it possible.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly struck him: if he married a template cultivator and the two of them struggled together for a lifetime, wouldn't that be enough?

However, there is still a problem: he needs to save money, but the house will not wait for anyone! There are quite a few wealthy cultivators in this huge Qingwu City.

Just as I was worrying, I turned another page of the book in my hand, and there were four big characters: Houses and Residences Promoting Success!

This is an announcement from Qingming Money House, announcing the launch of a new loan service specifically for cultivators' residences. Cultivators can use their houses as collateral to borrow money from the money house to buy a house, and then repay the loan slowly over the rest of their lives.

The man's heart raced. Although when he flipped through the pages, he saw several pictures of fairies, each with exposed shoulders and snow-white waists, their clothes less than a single sleeve of his own, he had no interest in looking at them and rushed home.

……

In the main hall of the Qingwu City Lord's Office, several cultivators were holding a meeting. Most of them were wearing Qingwu City official robes, while two others were wearing Qingming official robes.

An official from Qingwu City said, "The Phoenix Perch Immortal Mansion is a huge undertaking, requiring enormous investment. The City Lord has already discussed it with the Realm Lord, and we still need to put these matters into practice. It has been agreed that Qingming will contribute 70% of the funding for this Immortal Mansion. I wonder when it will be ready?"

An official from Qingming said, "It can be done immediately, but most of it will be settled in terms of supplies, building materials, and construction workers. The money that needs to be withdrawn from the account will be paid by Qingwu City."

Another official from Qingwu, with a plump figure, fair complexion, and sparse beard, suddenly said, "This is my treasure... The matter of Qingwu City, the construction of the Immortal Mansion, is of great importance. Should we select people ourselves to handle the construction and building?"

Upon hearing this, the officials of Qingwu City were somewhat moved and remained silent.

The two cultivators from Qingming remained expressionless and said, "The materials and supplies have already been approved and put into production. The Dao Foundation cultivators for on-site construction have been conscripted. Your Excellency's sudden request renders all prior arrangements invalid. Such an important matter is beyond our authority. However, since Your Excellency has made the request, I will report it to the Realm Lord for a decision."

The official from Qingwu could only awkwardly say, "This is a small matter. I think we can handle it by discussing it. Since we're going to disturb the Realm Lord, let's just forget about it."

The two officials from Qingming City gave a cold laugh and said, "This matter has been repeated many times, and your side always has one problem or another. It's almost been a month, and there's still no progress. If I may ask, are you aware of these actions by City Lord Bao?"

The officials of Qingwu City all changed color for a moment, then smiled, their attitudes shifted somewhat, and they quickly finalized several matters.

After the two Qingming officials left, the white-faced official with a thin beard changed his expression and cursed, "Two pieces of trash who are not even at the Dharma Aspect stage dare to give me attitude? I, Bao Wanlin, watched Bao girl grow up. When I was in the late stage of Dao Foundation stage, Bao girl had just entered the Taichu Palace!"

All the officials of Qingwu Palace nodded in agreement and showed him great respect. However, their respect was not for his cultivation level. After all, when Bao Yun entered Taichu Palace, Bao Wanlin was in the late stage of Dao Foundation Establishment; now that Bao Yun has reached the Perfection of Dharma Aspect, he is still in the late stage of Dao Foundation Establishment.

What everyone respects is simply the phrase, "I watched Bao Yatou grow up."

Bao Wanlin was still not satisfied and gritted his teeth, saying, "This Phoenix Perch Immortal Abode, what a grand name! In reality, it's nothing more than a doghouse for lower-level cultivators. A lot of it might even be given to mortals. What's the big deal? Whatever, if they want me to let them pass without any benefit, no way!"
Don't worry, I have my own explanation. When the time comes, he won't be able to get things done, but he won't be able to find fault with it!

……

Amidst the bustling world, Wei Yuan finished reviewing his recent official duties, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself, "I need to tell Yun'er that more and more people from the Bao family are coming. Qingwu City is starting to follow clan rules because of these people, which is already affecting my important matters..."

Wei Yuan had no objection to the Bao family members currying favor with Bao Yun and seeking employment in Qingwu City.

They habitually applied their old clan practices, trying to skim off every last penny and share the profits, which Wei Yuan had already tolerated. After all, Qingwu City was essentially the Bao family's property, and it wasn't Wei Yuan's business if they were taking advantage of his own land.

However, the Phoenix Abode is not as simple as it seems, a matter for ordinary mortals. This is just the beginning. Wei Yuan's original intention was to set a benchmark for all mortals in Qingming, and then start a trend of building skyscrapers, moving more and more mortals into skyscrapers.

Things are different now. These living fathers live high up and have a better view. When they're in a good mood, they might give you a few treats.

As Wei Yuan strolled through the bustling world of the various realms, he pondered. This was the first time Wei Yuan had dealt with such a clan power that had come with Bao Yun and the others, and he needed to handle it carefully and find the right balance.

As he pondered, Wei Yuan arrived at the Land of Fortune. The scenery here remained unchanged, with scattered drops of fortune raining down from the sky, most of which fell into the white sea of ​​clouds, while a few entered the emerald lake.

But Wei Yuan suddenly noticed that a small flower had bloomed by the lake at some unknown time!
The flower stems and leaves are white, but the flowers have multiple petals in white, red, and gold, making them quite beautiful.

Wei Yuan stared at the small flower with a strange expression: "The 'Southern Li Heaven White Gardenia Worship Method,' the 'Yuanhuai Ghost and God Nourishment Technique,' and the 'Zhongjing Ascension Record'? What are these three methods? And where does this fortune come from? It's neither high nor low, but there's quite a lot of it..."

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