People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 179: The human race and the dragon race all show goodwill, and there are city gods in the four seas!
"What do you two emperors need?"

After Yang Xuan arranged the construction of the underworld, Xing Tian and other witches, as well as the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and other immortals and gods in heaven left one after another and went to the areas they were responsible for to build the underworld.

But Emperor Yao and Ao Guang of the human race did not leave. Instead, they looked at each other and walked towards Yang Xuan.

When Yang Xuan saw Emperor Yao and Ao Guang among the immortals and gods in heaven, he felt something was wrong.

These two are the leaders of the human race and the dragon race. Logically speaking, given their status, there is no need for them to come so early.

Now seeing that the two of them took the initiative to stay, it further confirmed Yang Xuan’s thoughts.

If nothing unexpected happens, maybe he won't have to go to Kyushu and Donghai...

Emperor Yao and Ao Guang did not intend to beat around the bush. They came to Yang Xuan and bowed with both hands. Ao Guang spoke first:

"Your Majesty, the construction of the underworld is a heavy task. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the immortals and gods in the heavenly court and fellow Taoists of the Wu clan to accomplish this task alone."

"There are a large number of aquatic creatures in the four seas of my little god. If the Great Celestial Lord needs them, I can arrange for them to enter the netherworld and help build the underworld."

When Yang Xuan's golden body held a meeting in Heaven, Yunmeng Dragon King Ao Qing, as the Eastern Azure Dragon, was naturally also a participant in the meeting.

After Ao Qing learned that by participating in the construction of the underworld, there was hope of gaining underground merit, he decided to tell the dragon clan about it.

Even though the Queen Mother of the West later told him not to let the matter be known to outsiders, he did not change his mind.

Strictly speaking, this was not considered a violation of the order of the Queen Mother of the West. He did not tell the dragon clan about this, but told Ao Guang, the Emperor Guangde of the East China Sea, who was also a member of the Heavenly Court.

After Ao Guang learned about this, he thought even further than Ao Qing.

As a powerful being who has existed since ancient times, and who has witnessed Hou Tu's reincarnation, her attainment of sainthood, and the calamity of the wizards and demons, he knows better than Ao Qing how difficult it is to make plans in the Netherworld, and what it means to take the lead in building the underworld in the Netherworld.

Without the approval of the witch clan and Hou Tu's nod, let alone being fully responsible for the construction of the underworld, he can't even have the right to command. The most he can get is the merit of giving advice.

As for letting the immortals and gods in heaven enter the netherworld to help build the underworld, and after the underworld is built, they can stay in the underworld, obtain the status of gods in the underworld, and help maintain the operation of the underworld, he didn't even dare to think about it.

Once the immortals and gods from heaven are allowed to move into the underworld, it will give heaven the opportunity to intervene in the affairs of the underworld. Heaven will therefore gain more power, and the underworld will be inferior to heaven.

If Ao Guang could see this kind of thing, how could Hou Tu not know it?
Building the underworld can gain merit, as well as the status of Hou Tu.

As long as she spreads the news of this matter throughout the ancient world with her saintly status, countless creatures will enter the netherworld and participate in the construction of the underworld. There will be no shortage of manpower, so why must she let the gods in heaven get involved?
At first, Ao Guang was completely puzzled, but when he thought about the fact that Yang Xuan was in charge of building the underworld, he came up with a bold idea.

It can be said that Yang Xuan has the final say in the Heavenly Court today. If he still has the final say in the Underworld after its construction is completed, how can the Heavenly Court intervene in the affairs of the Underworld?
In addition, the order to put Yang Xuan in charge of the construction of the underworld was issued by Houtu herself, which made Ao Guang more convinced of this idea.

Although Yang Xuan's current cultivation and status are not very high, his actual power is terrifyingly high. All of them, the Golden Immortals in the Heavenly Court, have to obey Yang Xuan's orders.

If things are really as Ao Guang thought, then after the construction of the underworld is completed, the power will be boundless.

Moreover, Yang Xuan has Hou Tu's support, so at least no one can shake his power in the underworld.

After figuring this out, Ao Guang made a decision. He immediately went to the Dragon Palace treasury, brought a batch of precious spiritual objects, came to the Heavenly Palace, and went to the underworld with the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Palace.

On the one hand, it is natural to show good intentions to Yang Xuan before the underworld is built.

On the other hand, he wanted to try to see if he could get more dragons involved in the construction of the underworld, so as to gain more merit.

As for other aquatic creatures, he didn't think about them.

If possible, he certainly hopes that the aquatic creatures in the four seas can also participate.

Building the underworld is a huge project that requires a large number of manpower. Even if all the dragons are arranged in it, it is far from enough. There are still a lot of trivial tasks to be done.

But the problem is that the underworld is filled with a lot of negative energy and death energy. Once ordinary immortals stay there for a long time, they will be eroded by the death energy and their vitality will be cut off.

Ordinary aquatic creatures don't have the authority and protection of the gods in heaven. If they enter the underworld, wouldn't that be tantamount to sending them to their deaths?
But just after Ao Guang entered the underworld, he was surprised to find that he was wrong, very wrong.

The reason why Yang Xuan said that the immortals and gods of heaven who entered the netherworld to participate in the construction of the underworld did not have to worry about the erosion of death energy was not because of the protection of the gods of heaven, but because...

Because of the authentic blessing!
Any living being who enters the netherworld and helps build the underworld will be blessed by the underworld and will not be corroded by the death energy!

After realizing this, Ao Guang was even more shocked.

Knowing that what Yang Xuan has done is more than anyone imagined, perhaps he has already solved all the problems that might be encountered in building the underworld!

Since there is no need to worry about the problem of erosion by dead energy, wouldn't it be possible to arrange a group of aquatic creatures to participate in the construction of the underworld, so that the dragon clan can gain more merit?

However, Ao Guang knew very well that this matter still needed Yang Xuan's approval. He had no intention of acting on his own, so he made this request.

Emperor Shun, who was standing by, was not too surprised when he saw this situation. He had the same idea as Ao Guang.

He followed closely behind, also bowing with both hands and saluted to Yang Xuan.

"Your Majesty, the human race of my little god can also provide a group of people to participate in the construction of the underworld and help the Great Heavenly Venerable."

"Don't worry, I have already arranged the tasks for the human race and the dragon race. As for which and how many people should be assigned to carry out these tasks, you two can decide for yourselves."

Seeing this, Yang Xuan smiled and waved his hand. Just as he thought, Ao Guang and Emperor Yao did come to build the underworld. This saved him from making another trip.

"You two have come at the right time. Regarding the construction of the underworld, I have a matter concerning the human race and the dragon race, and I need to discuss it with you two."

"Great Lord, please speak!"

Ao Guang and Emperor Yao were both slightly stunned, then showed joy on their faces and joined forces to shield the secrets of this place.

What Yang Xuan said was definitely a good thing, there is no doubt about that.

Yang Xuan did not keep anyone in suspense and said directly:
"Although the underworld is located in the netherworld, it has the authority to manage the life and death of all living beings in the prehistoric world. This is also the responsibility of the underworld."

"If we want to ensure that the life and death of the prehistoric creatures are orderly and that the souls of the dead can enter the netherworld in time after death, we need to set up a special deity on the prehistoric land, called the City God, to supervise the lifespan of the creatures."

"The City God has two responsibilities. The first is to monitor the life span of the people under his jurisdiction. Once someone is about to die, he must report the matter to the underworld and have the underworld's ghosts come to retrieve their souls."

"Secondly, restrain the underworld creatures within the jurisdiction, no matter whether they are wronged ghosts or ghost messengers, they are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the human world!"

Having said this, Yang Xuan paused, looked at Emperor Yao, and continued:

"When I was building temples in Jiuzhou, I requested that a temple be built on the north side of every town and village. These temples are the City God Temples." "I see..."

When Emperor Yao heard this, a look of shock immediately appeared on his face.

When Yang Xuan went to Jiuzhou, in addition to discussing with Qi about the human race's ascension to heaven, he also decided to build the Jiuzhou Temple, offering incense to the gods and allowing the immortals in heaven to exercise their divine power to help humans build Jiuzhou and manage the earth's veins.

Regarding the human race's ascension to heaven and the construction of temples, Yang Xuan did not put forward many requirements, but he made it clear that corresponding temples needed to be built on the north side of all towns and villages, as well as on famous mountains and rivers.

They could understand building temples in famous mountains and rivers. After all, these were areas with rich spiritual energy and were important nodes that needed to be focused on in construction.

But why did they need to build a temple on the north side outside the city? And whether it was a town or a village, they all required the construction of a temple? After so many years, no god had moved in. They could not understand Yang Xuan's intention no matter what.

It was not until today when he heard Yang Xuan mention the matter of the City God that Emperor Yao suddenly realized something, and he looked at Yang Xuan with a little more respect.

"I didn't expect that the great sage had already been planning the affairs of the underworld since that time."

"This is a matter that concerns the future of the Netherworld, and is closely related to the Wu Clan and that Empress. The Great Sage actually had the confidence to accomplish this at that time."

"It's so scary, so scary!"

Before Emperor Yao could think about it, Yang Xuan looked at Ao Guang and said with a smile:
"The underworld is in charge of the reincarnation of life and death of all living beings in the prehistoric world. The dragon clan and other creatures in the four seas should be controlled by the underworld. I wonder if the Dragon King is willing to build a city god temple in the four seas."

"I will obey the order of the Great Lord!"

Ao Guang didn't hesitate at all. He immediately bowed to Yang Xuan with both hands and saluted respectfully.

Anyone who is not a fool can understand what this means.

Since Yang Xuan has entrusted the construction of the City God Temples of the Four Seas to the Dragon Clan, then when the construction of the underworld is completed in the future, can the City God of the Four Seas still be a foreigner?

The four seas belong to the dragon clan. If the dragon clan and the aquatic creatures belonging to the dragon clan could be made city gods, responsible for supervising the lifespan of the creatures and restraining the actions of the evil spirits in the world, it would bring many conveniences.

It can not only better monitor the life span of living beings, but also make the four seas more orderly in terms of life and death, and clearer in terms of yin and yang.

And to a certain extent, it can also extend the lifespan of certain members of the tribe, giving them hope of breaking through their cultivation and greatly increasing their lifespan so that they don't end their lives.

As long as one has not reached the Golden Immortal stage, no matter whether one is a born creature or an acquired creature, there is a limit to one's lifespan and one day one will die of old age.

The dragon clan can supervise the lifespan of all living creatures in the four seas. As long as they don't go too far, perform their duties conscientiously, and pay a sufficient price afterwards, it is not considered a violation of the rules.

Ao Guang was an old and experienced man, so how could he not understand Yang Xuan's intention? And how could he possibly refuse such a benefit?

This incident was completely beyond his expectations and was an unexpected gain, but fortunately, he had already prepared a thank-you gift before coming here, so he didn't have no thanks at all.

He immediately reached into his sleeve, intending to take out the storage bag and give it to Yang Xuan according to the words he had prepared in advance.

But at this moment, Yang Xuan said again:

"Regarding the Kyushu region, I have something else to discuss with you two."

"When the Jiuzhou Temple was being built, I required that temples be built on the north side of each town and village. I also required that corresponding temples be built in the Mingchuan River throughout Jiuzhou."

"Most of these temples are now vacant, and the dragon race is naturally good at controlling water."

"If the dragon race is responsible for this, it will definitely be able to sort out the water veins of Jiuzhou faster and better, speed up the construction of Jiuzhou, improve the cultivation environment of Jiuzhou, and speed up the cultivation of the human race."

“As a result, the dragon race will also gain more luck from the heavens, as well as some blessings from the luck of the human race, and may even gain some merit from humanity.”

"I wonder if the Dragon King is willing to arrange for another group of his people to go to heaven, and let them go to the Nine Provinces to serve as the gods of rivers and lakes, and become the Dragon Kings who govern the waters?"

"The Dragon Clan is willing, and I will obey the Great Celestial Lord's decree!!"

Ao Guang was immediately overjoyed. How could he refuse such a good thing?

Whether one can obtain some blessings from the good fortune of the human race, and whether any humanitarian merits will be bestowed, is not discussed for now.

Just being able to become a god in heaven, gain the blessing of heaven's fortune, and eliminate some of the karma on one's body is a huge benefit for the dragon clan.

If it is really possible to obtain the blessing of the human race's luck and even the merits of humanity as Yang Xuan said, then...

No matter what, Ao Guang couldn't refuse this.

As for the human race, it is even less likely that they would object.

Looking at all the races in the ancient world, the dragon race is the one that is best at managing water veins. With the help of the dragon race, it won’t be long before Jiuzhou will become a brand new scene.

More importantly, the dragon clan manages the water veins of Jiuzhou not in the capacity of a dragon clan.

Instead, he came to Jiuzhou as a celestial being and took over the Dragon King Temple, becoming the water god of rivers and lakes.

They need to be bound by the laws of Heaven and follow the agreement between Heaven and the human race. There is no need to worry about the dragon race neglecting their duties, let alone worrying about them doing things that harm the human race.

In this way, the human race will have no worries. This is a good thing that benefits both parties. How could the human race refuse?
Neither Ao Guang nor Emperor Yao had expected that this trip to the underworld would bring them such an unexpected gain, and it was such a huge one at that!
After Yang Xuan finished speaking, both of them were silent. They suddenly realized that the sincerity they brought seemed not enough, but fortunately, at least they showed something.

Then, Ao Guang took out a storage bag from his sleeve, glanced at Emperor Yao beside him, handed it to Yang Xuan, and said with a smile:

"Great Lord, these are some spiritual objects you asked me to collect last time. Please take a look."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan showed a meaningful smile on his face, but he did not refuse and reached out to take it.

"Thank you, Dragon King."

He was not a pedantic person. As long as it did not affect the customs and authority of the Heavenly Court, he did not reject bribery.

Moreover, the dragon clan owed him a great debt in the construction of the underworld and the human race's water god. If he did not accept this storage bag, Ao Guang might be worried.

On the other side, when Emperor Yao saw Ao Guang handing over the storage bag, he naturally knew what this meant. As the former emperor of mankind, he was not that simple. How could he not even know the ways of the world?
Now that the dragon clan has expressed its opinion, the human clan naturally cannot just stand by and watch.

However, the human race’s foundation is not as rich as that of the dragon race, and they cannot give away too precious spiritual objects.

But the human race also has its own advantages, and no one has stipulated that thank-you gifts can only be spiritual objects!

(End of this chapter)