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

heaven.

“It actually worked…”

Haotian and the Queen Mother watched as the Styx attained sainthood, remaining in a daze for a long time.

One moment they were still shocked by Styx's audacity, but the next moment the Underworld responded by bestowing such terrifying merit, granting Styx a saintly position and allowing him to directly attain sainthood.

The process was so easy that it completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

After a long while, their eyes became fervent.

If the Styx Daoist borrowed merit and instantly became a saint, wouldn't they be able to do the same?
As for the specific details of the merit loan, they neither see it nor care about it.

Just as the Styx Daoist thought, once everyone has attained sainthood, who would care about repaying their loans? Who would be afraid of not being able to repay their merit loans?

The two Western Saints are a vivid example. Although many beings have thought to themselves that these two became saints by making great vows, they had little freedom at all and were a disgrace to saints.

But when they think like this, they mostly feel a pang of envy, wondering why they couldn't be the ones making such a grand vow...

Even if a saint is not free, he is still a saint. How can these living beings compare to him?
Now that this opportunity has actually come, and someone has succeeded first, how can they not be excited?
In an instant, all the powerful beings who witnessed this scene had bloodshot eyes and were breathing rapidly.

After a long time, they gradually calmed down.

There are still many holy positions available, and they still have hope, but the opportunity may only come a few times, or even just once.

The Styx Taoist was able to succeed on his first try because he made a public announcement to the Underworld and borrowed a merit loan.

Over the years, Haotian and many other powerful beings in the prehistoric world have observed a pattern in the borrowing of merit loans by all living beings: the amount borrowed the second time is often less than the first time, and there are more restrictions.

For example, the interest rate is higher, and the repayment period is more frequent.

Combined with Styx's instant ascension to sainthood, they had a vague feeling that perhaps only by achieving it once and for all could one achieve instant ascension to sainthood.

However, some people believe that this is closely related to the Dao heart. It is because the Styx River had the determination to put himself in a life-or-death situation that the Dao bestowed so much merit upon him, helping him to become a saint on the spot.

If they don't have this determination, not only will they not be able to borrow so much merit, but they will also be negatively labeled by business ethics, making it more difficult for them to borrow merit in the future.

Of course, many others thought that by currying favor with Yang Xuan, the master of commerce, they might be able to accumulate more merit.

Some even believe that Yang Xuan secretly helped Styx succeed.

After all, the contract for Merit Loan was a product of the combination of the power of business and the power of the earth. They didn't believe that Yang Xuan had no influence on Merit Loan at all.

However, since Yang Xuan was a saint, even if they wanted to bribe him, they didn't have the opportunity or the ability.

Thinking about this, many people were filled with regret. If they had been able to befriend Yang Xuan before he grew up, they would at least have had the opportunity to bribe him...

Some people are worried about this, while others are excited about it.

Those who had connections with Yang Xuan, such as Haotian and the Queen Mother, immediately got up and either headed towards the Temple of Fate or went to the Ghost Palace of Fengdu to request an audience with Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan had anticipated the arrival of these people and gave the same response.

He neither explicitly stated that he could influence the loan outcome nor directly denied it, but simply told them to do as they pleased.

Although Yang Xuan's answer was very official and sounded as if he hadn't said anything, Haotian and the others understood what to do after hearing it.

A thousand years later.

With Yang Xuan's guidance and after years of deduction and observation, Haotian and the Queen Mother finally made their decision.

But before they could activate the power of the Heavenly Dao, many strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the human realm, attracting their attention.

Above the vast land of Kyushu, a divine being with a human body and a snake tail, standing hundreds of millions of feet tall, dressed in a fiery red dress, and with a solemn expression, was looking up at the sky.

Her lips moved, and a majestic voice resounded throughout the myriad realms of the primordial world.

"I am Nuwa. Today I depart from the Heavenly Way and enter the Human Way. From this day forward, I will be the spokesperson for the Human Way and the head of all the saints of the Human Way!"

Rumble——!
As Nuwa finished speaking, thunderclaps resounded across the Nine Provinces, a response from Heaven.

The next moment, wisps of primordial purple energy, like smoke, drifted out from above Nuwa's head, disappeared into the void, and vanished.

Nuwa's aura also rapidly declined.

Although her cultivation level remained unchanged, still that of a Primordial Golden Immortal, her Sainthood disappeared, and she became a pure Primordial Golden Immortal.

Without a doubt, this is the weakest time since he became a saint, and he no longer has the home advantage he used to have.

Even so, no one dared to make a move against her. Even the Chaos Gods and Demons, upon noticing this, dared not act rashly.

Having attained sainthood for many years, Nuwa has progressed extremely far in the Hunyuan realm, becoming a powerful Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal. She is in no way inferior to veteran Hunyuan masters like Luo Hou and Yang Mei.

Moreover, Houtu, Hongjun, and the others all had their eyes on Nuwa. Even if there were still some survivors in the prehistoric world, they would not dare to come out and seek death at this time.

After a while, the power of Heaven receded, and the power of Humanity emerged.

In an instant, auspicious omens filled the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and endless human merits surged forth from the heavens, illuminating the entire primordial land in a golden hue.

Immediately afterwards, these acts of human merit, along with human authority, descended upon Nuwa below.

Nuwa's aura was also rapidly increasing, and in the blink of an eye, it returned to its peak.

But this is not over yet!
Human merits from the heavens continued to fall, and the authority bestowed by humanity did not cease; the aura emanating from Nuwa continued to rise.

When she belonged to the Heavenly Way, Nuwa was a sage. Now that she has joined the Human Way, she is the spokesperson for the Human Way and the head of all sages. Naturally, their positions are not the same.

Furthermore, since the evolution of the Three Realms from the primordial era, Hongjun no longer deliberately suppressed the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao, abandoning the idea of ​​letting the Heavenly Dao reach its peak and then decline, thereby escaping from the situation.

Over the years, the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man have reached a balance, with no distinction between strong and weak. Therefore, the status of the representatives of the three paths is naturally almost the same.

After a while, as all the human merits in the sky fell, Nuwa's aura stabilized, becoming no different from Hongjun and Houtu!
At the same time, the billions of human beings who had already spread throughout the myriad worlds of the primordial universe also underwent significant changes.

Humanity was created by Nuwa and is the foundation upon which Nuwa attained enlightenment.

Even though Nuwa is the Heavenly Saint of Boundless Era, she is still the Holy Mother of the human race, and the faith in her has never been extinguished.

Now that Nuwa has returned to the human realm and become its spokesperson, the human race is naturally extremely excited.

Whether in the Nine Provinces or throughout the myriad realms, all members of the human race set aside their tasks and bowed in praise:
"Welcome back to humanity, Holy Mother Nuwa!" But what they didn't expect was that with Nuwa's return, they actually gained tangible benefits.

A wisp of profound Daoist energy emerged from the void and landed on them, giving rise to many insights in their hearts. Many of them even sat cross-legged on the spot, feeling their bottlenecks begin to loosen.

To be precise, all living beings in the primordial world felt this Daoist energy and gained many insights, though none were as intense as those of the human race. Nevertheless, it was still a great opportunity.

This is humanity's way of celebrating the return of its representative to the world, and giving back to all living beings.

Humanity today is no longer the same as during the Investiture of the Gods, when there was only the human race as a vessel. All living beings in the primordial world are part of humanity!

But if we're talking about who benefited the most, it would undoubtedly be Yang Xuan.

Only after the strange phenomena on Nuwa's side subsided did the many powerful beings of the prehistoric world notice that a massive amount of merit was also falling from the sky above the Temple of Fate.

Along with this came the authority bestowed by humanity. In just a short time, the authority he possessed was significantly enhanced, placing him somewhere between a sage and a representative of the three paths.

His strength in the primordial world also became even greater.

This puzzled many powerful figures: Nuwa's return to her position and her becoming the spokesperson for humanity—what does this have to do with Yang Xuan?
Before they could think further, Nuwa, who was floating in the void above the Nine Provinces, bowed to the Temple of Fate and said solemnly:

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I will remember this kindness. In the future, no matter what you need, I will do my best to help you!"

Upon hearing this, all living beings in the primordial world gasped in surprise, never expecting that Nuwa's creation of a representative of humanity was also due to Yang Xuan.

Moreover, given the solemnity with which Nuwa spoke, Yang Xuan must have provided crucial assistance in this matter.

Nuwa was the first person to attain sainthood after Hongjun Daozu, while Yang Xuan had only recently attained sainthood a few eons ago.

In terms of both seniority and cultivation, Nuwa far surpasses Yang Xuan.

Logically speaking, even if someone were to help, it should be Nuwa helping Yang Xuan. Yang Xuan helping Nuwa go a step further and become a saint of humanity, what does this mean?
The two Western Saints were extremely envious. Not to mention the position of spokesperson for humanity, Nuwa was the most suitable candidate, and they didn't even have the right to compete for it.

The human merits Yang Xuan had gained, and the extra authority bestowed upon him by humanity, were enough to make them extremely envious.

It has been quite some time since they became saints, but the merits they owe to the Heavenly Dao have not yet been repaid.

If they had Yang Xuan's abilities, even if the merit loan system had been implemented by then, they would probably have already paid off their merits and regained their freedom.

Yang Xuan paid no attention to the reactions of the primordial beings.

After hearing Nuwa express her gratitude in public, and so solemnly at that, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I was just doing what I should do. The cataclysmic calamity is coming soon, and all living beings in the primordial world should do their best to enhance the strength of the primordial world. I am no exception."

To avoid unnecessary panic, Yang Xuan's second half of his statement could only be heard by those who had gone to hear the sage's teachings.

In dealing with the cataclysmic calamity, only those with cultivation levels above the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm can provide assistance.

There is no need to let other living beings know about this; on the contrary, it will only increase panic and cause chaos.

Among the original three thousand gods and demons, there were gods and demons of fear and gods and demons of chaos. If chaos and fear were caused among the beings of the primordial world, it would undoubtedly be a boost to the strength of these chaotic gods and demons.

Those who heard the second half of the sentence all showed admiration and exclaimed that Yang Xuan was 'merciful'.

If the Chaos Gods and Demons were to attack and a cataclysmic calamity were to descend, even if the Primordial World were to be defeated, a Primordial Golden Immortal like Yang Xuan could still save his life and safely leave with his friends and disciples.

However, Yang Xuan always cared about the safety of the prehistoric world. Especially when they thought about the tasks he had assigned over the years and the formations they had helped set up, their respect for Yang Xuan grew even stronger.

At the same time, they were all determined to do their best to complete the tasks assigned by Yang Xuan and set up these formations as soon as possible.

This enormous formation that they couldn't understand might also be part of Yang Xuan's plan to deal with the cataclysmic calamity. How could they possibly hold them back?
In an instant, the many powerful beings of the primordial world seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, and under their leadership, the speed at which the Chaos Heart Void Array was set up increased visibly.

Yang Xuan was quite satisfied with these changes in the creatures at the grassroots level of the primordial world.

Time waits for no one, and no one can be sure when the Chaos Gods and Demons will attack. The sooner the Chaos Starry Sky Array is set up, the more protection the prehistoric world will have.

However, Yang Xuan did not intend to stop there. Now that the opportunity was rare, he planned to give a boost to the many powerful beings in the prehistoric world.

"Now that you have returned to your rightful place, fellow Daoist, please help me open up the Humanity Merit Loan!"

As Yang Xuan finished speaking, the power of business acumen emerged, establishing a rule.

"good!"

Nuwa herself could not object, so she immediately recognized this rule as the spokesperson for humanity and mobilized the power of humanity to grant this rule the corresponding authority.

From then on, in addition to borrowing merit loans from the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao, all beings in the primordial world could also borrow merit loans from the Human Dao, providing an additional option and filling a loophole.

Over the years, a question has been lingering in the hearts of all living beings in the primordial world.

If one wishes to borrow merit to become a Heavenly Saint, then one should borrow from the Heavenly Way; the same applies to Earthly Saints.

However, Humanity has not opened up the merit loan program. In earlier years, some people tried to declare Humanity's will, but even if they received a response from Humanity, they did not gain much merit.

It's simply impossible to accumulate enough merit to become a saint. Even the three emperors of the human race, who all had the cultivation of a quasi-saint, still didn't have enough merit.

As for using the merits of the earth or heaven to cultivate human saints, that's nonsense. How could the earth and heaven possibly agree to that?

Now that Nuwa has returned to her position and Yang Xuan has granted permission for the Humanity Merit Loan, all living beings in the prehistoric world finally understand.

"So it was just that the time wasn't right yet. I knew it! How could Sage Yang Xuan's plan be wrong!"

Om-!
The moment Yang Xuan granted permission to use the Human Merit Loan, three powerful auras appeared in the sky above the Nine Provinces; they were none other than the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race.

Without a doubt, among the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, they are most compatible with the human path. However, in the past, the human path could not lend merit, which left them somewhat at a loss.

Now that the Humanitarian Fund has opened up the authority for merit-based loans, why should they continue to hesitate?

They immediately invoked the power of humanity, bowed solemnly, and spoke in unison:

"Humanity reigns supreme, and I am Fuxi. Today, I wish to borrow the merits of humanity to attain the status of a sage of humanity!"

"Humanity reigns supreme, I am Shennong... I have attained the status of a sage of humanity!"

"Humanity reigns supreme, I am Xuanyuan... I have attained the status of a sage of humanity!" (End of Chapter)