From Today On, I've Got Connections in Heaven Too!

Without further hesitation, Lu Chen immediately cupped his hands and said, "Big Brother, wise words. That's exactly what I was thinking! Besides, I truly can't bear to see you living in such a shabby, decaying place. Right now, I don't have the means to establish a shrine and build you a temple, but once my wings are fully grown, I'll surely build you a magnificent golden hall worthy of the name of the Wealth God."

Lord God of Wealth said, "Establish a shrine and build a temple for your elder brother? Do you truly mean that, worthy brother?"

Lu Chen's every word rang like iron. "I do!"

Lord God of Wealth fell silent for a long while.

Just as Lu Chen was about to ask, he suddenly heard the other party's voice grow emotional.

"Good, good, good! Worthy brother, I truly did not misjudge you! Your elder brother's Incense Fire has been dwindling for years. I had planned to simply lie flat and rot, but Heaven's Way took pity on me and let me meet someone as loyal and righteous as you. Worthy brother, a thousand words are contained in this silence. You have reignited my confidence, and I shall also give it my all to ensure your road to wealth flows freely and that you will never be troubled by money!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen was so moved that he trembled like a sieve. "Rest assured, Big Brother. Your little brother will never forget!"

Lord God of Wealth said, "Worthy brother!!"

Lu Chen said, "Big Brother!!"

Lord God of Wealth said, "Worthy brother!!"

Lu Chen said, "Big Brother!!"

If anyone else had been present, they would surely have given this pair of seasoned actors in their "two-way rush toward each other" a thumbs-up.

After the nauseating exchange, Lord God of Wealth gradually calmed down. "Worthy brother, let's proceed according to the plan! But I must remind you of one thing: if you wish to quickly advance to a third-rank Spirit Cultivator, the best method is still to worship a martial god. Go pick one first, then let me know afterward. If I happen to know them, I can put in a good word for you and lend you a hand!"

Damn!

Having someone in court really did make things easier!

That actually worked?!

Lu Chen said, "Big Brother's heavenly grace shall be remembered by your little brother!"

Lord God of Wealth said, "Why be so polite with your elder brother? It's getting late. Let's leave it at that for today. I'll await your message!"

Lu Chen cupped his hands. "Farewell, Big Brother!"

The golden light within the divine statue immediately vanished.

"Phew~"

Lu Chen let out a long breath.

Today had truly been Qin Shi Huang eating chili peppers—he had won so hard he was numb!

Not only had he tested the effects of offerings, but he had also become sworn brothers with Lord God of Wealth and obtained a magical treasure and divine ability.

The key was that from now on, he had connections in Heaven!

"Looks like as long as your skills are good enough, even immortals can't run away!

Lu Chen knew that Chai Rong had been a good emperor in life, one who loved his people like his own children and was upright and incorruptible.

Even such a brilliant ruler of a generation could not resist the temptation of Incense Fire and Merit.

There was even less need to mention those Grass-Head Gods.

Lu Chen felt as though a broad highway had unfurled before him.

Since Heavenly Court had used divine abilities and magical power to pry open the gates to the human world,

he could also use offerings and Merit to open the gates of Heavenly Court.

"When that time comes, the number one well-connected man in the Three Realms will be none other than me!"

After indulging in his fantasies for a while,

Lu Chen swiftly cleaned up the mess on the ground, packed the remaining ashes of the paper money into a cloth bag, and put it back into his backpack.

That way, he would not leave behind any traces.

Come to think of it, bringing Lord God of Wealth home really was necessary.

Performing rituals would inevitably make a huge spectacle.

And a God Temple was a public place, with too many people and too many eyes. It was highly inconvenient.

At home, things would be much easier!

"I'll ask about the price first. It probably won't be cheap, but with this magical treasure and divine ability, making money won't be difficult. Bringing him home is only a matter of time."

Lu Chen slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed briskly toward the God Temple's main hall.

On the way, Lu Chen directly activated [Treasure Appraisal Eye].

A number appeared above every person's head.

The number represented their wealth.

The results were...

—Negative twenty thousand.

—Negative one hundred thousand.

—Negative one million.

—Two thousand.

—Negative three hundred thousand.

Holy crap!

Why were they all debt-laden losers?!

The only positive one had merely two thousand yuan in savings.

"This isn't a world where everyone worships gods. It's a world where everyone is in debt, isn't it?"

After grumbling inwardly, Lu Chen immediately turned off [Treasure Appraisal Eye], too lazy to keep looking.

No wonder every single one of them was so eager to worship the Wealth God. They all wanted to strike it rich and get ashore as soon as possible.

Lu Chen could not help asking a question from the depths of his soul: Where had all that money gone?!

Just then, Lu Chen noticed something was off.

The passersby around him all revealed astonished expressions the moment they saw him.

One or two people would have been one thing.

But the key was that everyone wore the same expression.

Finding it strange, Lu Chen grabbed someone beside him and asked, "Brother, why are you staring at me like that?"

The man swallowed and said, "Brother, you received a blessing, didn't you?"

That was not a question. It was an exclamation.

Lu Chen frowned. "You... how did you know?"

The man was dumbfounded. "How do I know? Golden light is crackling all over your body. Even a blind man could see it!"

Hearing that, Lu Chen lowered his head and looked. Sure enough, distinct streaks of golden light were flashing all over his body.

He had not noticed it at all before.

"No way, does every successful blessing have to make such a huge commotion?"

"Yesterday, it was a rain of gold. Today, I've directly turned into one of the Twelve Golden Men?

Lu Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry.

The man hurriedly asked, "Brother, which immortal did you worship? Give me a hint."

The corners of Lu Chen's lips rose. "Lord God of Wealth. Go worship him."

With that, he walked away on his own.

"Lord God of Wealth? Since when was there a Wealth God like that?"

The man was left as confused as a monk trying to feel his head through a ten-foot pole, thinking Lu Chen was fooling him.

Along the way, Lu Chen's appearance was truly a trail of sparks and lightning.

Cries of surprise never ceased.

"Mommy, look! That uncle is glowing!"

A little girl cried out.

Lu Chen said, "..."

What uncle? He was clearly an older brother!

And what did she mean, glowing?

He was not Tiga!

"Looks like next time I need to tell Big Brother that even if he wants to bless me, he shouldn't make such a grand spectacle. I'm such a low-key, plain, and unadorned person. This kind of cringe scene fit for a king of showing off really doesn't suit me."

When he passed Thunder Ancestor Hall,

Lu Chen suddenly stopped. Looking up at the solemn, majestic hall overflowing with Incense Fire, a thought popped into his mind.

"Since I want to get close to a martial god, why... don't I try Thunder Ancestor?"

After all, Thunder Ancestor was the foremost Orthodox God who commanded the Thunder Department.

And lightning arts were especially effective against all evil things in the world.

Thunder Ancestor was practically a god every martial cultivator had to worship.

If he gained Thunder Ancestor's recognition, wouldn't those demon and monster dungeons fall into his hands with ease?

After all, there was no demonic dungeon that a bolt of heavenly lightning could not solve.

If there was, then two bolts!

"Mm, that's settled!"

To be honest, the reason he had burned cold incense for Lord God of Wealth before was simply because his pockets were empty. He had taken a gamble to see whether a bicycle could turn into a motorcycle.

But now, Lu Chen was no longer short of such trifling sums.

There was no harm in trying to burn some hot incense!

He acted as soon as he decided!

Lu Chen turned around and headed for the Incense Fire counter.

Asking about inviting a god home could wait until before he left the God Temple!

"Hello, please get me twenty sticks of incense for Thunder Ancestor."

At the Incense Fire counter,

Lu Chen directly slapped two thousand yuan onto the counter.

However, when the staff member at the counter saw Lu Chen bathed in golden light, her eyes widened in fright and her face went pale. "No, you... you succeeded again?!"

Again?

This woman was not even the staff member from yesterday.

Why did she say "again"?

Lu Chen found it strange, but he did not think too much about it. Smiling, he said, "Lucky. Just lucky, that's all."

"Your luck rate is way too high! Look at yourself—you're glowing so much! If you stood somewhere at night, nobody would even need to turn on the lights! How huge a blessing did you receive?! I suggest you hurry and test your Divine Service Rating. This is terrifying!"

The staff member was already speaking incoherently.

No way, was he really that awesome?

Even a God Temple staff member who was supposed to have seen it all had been shocked like this. That did not seem right.

Lu Chen nodded with a laugh. "Alright, I'll go test it. Give me the incense first."

The staff member quickly handed him twenty sticks of incense.

"Thank you."

Lu Chen accepted the incense and headed toward the testing window.

He had no connection whatsoever with Thunder Ancestor right now, so his Divine Service Rating was zero.

He could only buy this cheapest kind of incense.

But he would only give Thunder Ancestor twenty sticks of incense worth of chances.

If none of the twenty worked,

then Lu Chen would not keep burning hot incense.

After all, he had only used one stick of incense for the dignified Lord God of Wealth.

No matter how prosperous Thunder Ancestor's Incense Fire was, Thunder Ancestor could not possibly be twenty times more badass than Lord God of Wealth from the same-rank Wealth Department, right?

As he thought this, Lu Chen had already arrived at the Divine Service Rating testing window.

Behind him, a large crowd had gathered, and even quite a few staff members could not resist coming over to watch the show.

Lu Chen was speechless.

"Looks like next time I need to buy a watch like Li Ruoyi's, so I won't have to come to the window to test every time."

"Hello, please help me test my Divine Service Rating!"

As usual, Lu Chen extended his hand inside.

"I wonder how high my Divine Service Rating will reach this time?"

Lu Chen muttered to himself, his anticipation soaring through the roof as well!

He wanted to know whether this good big brother of his truly had hearts linked with his,

or whether... he had only been playing mind games with him?

The answer would be revealed at once!