"Alright, it's time to complete the first transaction!"
Chen Fan put away the contract and gave the River God a look.
The River God's dead fish eyes rolled, and he nodded at the Shrimp and Crab Spirits beside him.
Thump-thump!
With two muffled thuds, two Crab Demons and one Shrimp Demon revealed their three-zhang-tall true forms.
The three demons thrashed in the river, quickly digging up piles of dark, black silt.
Demonic Beasts possessed immense strength, and in moments, a mountain of mud was piled up on the riverbank.
"There's at least a thousand shi of silt here, that should be enough!"
Chen Fan nodded at the sight and gave Dazhuang a look.
Dazhuang immediately grinned, patted his chest, and gestured for eight of his companions to come over.
Then, Dazhuang and Xiao Zhuang lined up with the eight young men.
Each holding an ordinary Grass Incense, they bowed towards the Incense Altar.
The next moment, ten wisps of almost pure white Incense and Fire emerged above their heads.
"Such pure Incense and Fire!"
Zhang Tianshou thought she had already been sufficiently shocked by the day's events.
She hadn't expected further surprises.
Such pure Incense and Wish Power, almost devoid of karmic impurities, was something she had encountered only a handful of times in her thousands of years of existence.
"Smack, this Incense and Fire tastes really pure!"
Under the resentful gazes of the Shrimp and Crab Spirit soldiers, the River God swallowed all the Incense and Fire in one gulp.
The taste sent a wave of bliss through the River God, leaving him incredibly satisfied.
When he opened his eyes again, his gaze towards the villagers of Zhao Family Village was filled with covetous greed.
If he could enjoy such pure Incense and Fire daily.
He would break through to a new realm in at most half a year.
Chen Fan thought for a moment and added Zhang Tianshou and Zhang Tianxian's names to the witnesses.
Only then did he nod with satisfaction and declare loudly.
"Alright, the transaction is complete, the contract is established!"
BOOM!
As Chen Fan's voice fell, golden light and auspicious colors finally descended from the sky.
Zhang Tianshou suddenly looked up. She noticed the names Chen Fan had written.
Her heart was filled with emotion. Chen Fan was bestowing Merit upon her!
"Sir, this, alas, the karma is too great!"
Chapter 18: Golden Wheel of Merit, the River God's Ambition!
"Sir, your kindness is immense, Tianshou truly has no way to repay you!"
Tears welled up in Zhang Tianshou's eyes, leaving Chen Fan completely bewildered.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Fan was dumbfounded. Had Zhang Tianshou lost her mind?
He had only thought that adding her name, given her powerful strength, would serve as a deterrent.
As long as the River God could be held in check for a while, things would be out of his control later.
The Great Tang's heavenly army, which destroyed mountains and razed temples, slaughtering gods and demons, was no joke.
The human dynasties were not established because of the kindness of demons, monsters, immortals, or gods.
It was a world carved out through sheer bloody battles!
Once the Emperor's royal army and heavenly strategy cavalry emerged, the human dao's dragon aura swept across the land.
Any demon, monster, or god would either have to avoid their sharp edge or submit and be slaughtered!
By using Zhang Tianshou's prestige to stabilize the River God for this period.
Once the news of Zhao Family Village's bountiful harvest, or even a super-bountiful harvest, spread.
Everything Chen Fan had done would naturally land on Li Shimin's desk.
One had to remember that in the first four years after Emperor Taizong of Tang ascended the throne, the Great Tang was plagued by disasters.
Rumors abounded that the Heavenly Dao was enraged due to Li Shimin's killing of his brother and imprisonment of his father.
Li Shimin desperately needed achievements and auspicious signs to prove his righteousness.
"It's nothing, sir. You jest!"
Zhang Tianshou smiled faintly. Chen Fan was but a mortal.
Although his physical body was pure and free of impurities due to the Merit Sacred Artifact pot, he was still unable to witness the spectacle of the Golden Light of Merit illuminating myriad things.
Furthermore, if a Human Race Sage were to harbor too much worldly ambition, it would create unnecessary obstacles for their future path to enlightenment.
As the Grand Supreme Sage said, going with the flow is the true way!
Chen Fan looked at Zhang Tianshou suspiciously. The auspicious clouds of merit floating in the sky descended.
Sixty percent of it landed on Chen Fan, and the Golden Wheel of Merit behind his head flickered slightly.
A new layer of Golden Light of Merit formed atop the original layer.
"Wow, for a True Immortal to possess Golden Light of Merit is already a sign of a highly accomplished cultivator. Even Golden Immortals cannot obtain a Golden Wheel of Merit even if they beg for it. He's just a mortal, yet he's condensed two layers of the Golden Wheel of Merit. And this contract isn't a one-time deal; merit will continue to accumulate in the future. It won't be difficult for him to achieve three layers of the Golden Wheel of Merit!"
Zhang Tianxian looked at Chen Fan with admiration, his eyes gleaming slightly.
Suddenly, the remaining forty percent of the merit was accounted for. Ten percent landed on the contract in Chen Fan's hand.
Ten percent scattered, seeping into the villagers of Qinghe Village and the water demons.
The remaining ten percent of merit was split sixty-forty, entering Zhang Tianshou and Zhang Tianxian respectively.
The final ten percent of merit was divided into three portions.
They flew towards the Fish-Head River God, the Village Chief, and the direction of Zhao Family Village.
However, the moment the merit landed on the Fish-Head River God, a black mist emerged from his body. Under the illumination of merit, it instantly melted like ice and snow.
Faces filled with resentment and hatred gradually softened under the Golden Light of Merit.
In the next moment, thousands of faces vanished.
More than half transformed into light particles and flew towards various parts of the Human Race.
The other half seeped into the underworld, heading towards the original true spirits that had yet to reincarnate.
Finally, only a thin layer of black mist remained on the Fish-Head River God. The merit had not completely erased the sins and karma from his body.
Following that, a Divine Talisman rose, suppressing and concealing the remaining karma.
"Huh? Why do I feel so much lighter!"
The Fish-Head River God's eyes became much more lucid, and even the bottleneck that had plagued him for years was trembling.
Because his eyes were clouded by karma, the Fish-Head River God hadn't noticed the appearance of merit. He merely attributed it to the pure Incense and Fire.
Instantly, the Fish-Head River God's desire for the villagers of Zhao Family Village grew even stronger. As long as he could obtain those villagers and force them to provide him with an endless supply of pure Incense and Fire, he could break through all the way to True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal, and Grand Unity Divine Venerable. Even the aloof Heavenly Emperor would have to bow respectfully to him in the future.
However, before that, these troublesome people had to be eliminated!
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