The gods had all witnessed just how depraved the people of East Sea Island and Northern Lands Peach Garden had become.
For a mere one billion, they were willing to let all humanity perish.
This was no joke.
There were at least ten Heavenly Venerates capable of doing such a thing.
It was only because the Heavenly Dao would not permit it.
Yet if humans themselves exterminated humanity for one billion, then if the Heavenly Dao had emotions, it would only feel sorrow.
At that moment, Queen Mother of the West anxiously asked, "Immortal Lu, do you know how this matter should be resolved?"
"Your Majesty, to resolve this matter, we must first understand why it happened," Lu Dongbin replied.
"We already learned that from your previous story. They live solely for money, and everything revolves around money. Now that they can obtain one billion, they can recklessly enjoy every convenience money brings. As for one hundred and fifty years later, they will be dead by then. Their whole lives are spent living for money, so naturally they will not concern themselves with their descendants. That is also why no one wishes to raise children," Queen Mother said.
"Your Majesty is right. That is the root of the problem. Money gives them motivation, but it also traps them within itself. They must learn to control it instead of being driven by it," Lu Dongbin said.
"Then how can they learn?" Queen Mother asked again.
"It cannot be spoken aloud. If I say it, it will no longer work. Please watch what I do."
Thus, the gods watched Lu Dongbin descend all the way into the Mortal World.
Beside the road, he found an elderly man sweeping the ground and asked, "Excuse me, are you happy?"
The old man grumbled, "Everyone