"Haha, big brother, you're going to loot West Kunlun? Why not bring us brothers along to help liven things up?" It turned out You Wen and the others had arrived.
Bo Huang frowned. "Why did you come out? It isn't safe outside. The Sun Star or Fusang Secret Realm is safer."
Zhong Lang said, "Big brother, Father said we've all reached Taiyi Peak. Since you're establishing this money house, he told us to follow you and ride your fortune to break through to Da Luo. What, big brother, you won't let us share in your benefits?"
Bo Huang shook his head. "It's not that I won't let you share the benefits. If you use this opportunity to break through to Da Luo today, then if your big brother is ever killed in the future, the pull of fortune will make all of you seek revenge on that person."
You Wen, the youngest, nodded. "Big brother, aren't you overthinking this? Even if you didn't establish this money house and we didn't rely on your fortune, could we really stay out of it if something happened to you?"
The other brothers also said Bo Huang was thinking too much. If something really happened, the ten brothers would naturally bear it together.
Bo Huang silently made up his mind. In the future, not one of their ten brothers could be missing. When the time came, they would all go mess with Tang Sanzang during the Journey to the West. (Tang Sanzang: Great Suns, please don't do anything. Can't I just die on my own?)
After the brothers' emotional exchange, a hundred years passed. Great powers from all sides came to offer their respects—though some had arrived empty-handed. For example, Daoist Jieyin.
"Ahem, Brother Jieyin, isn't it inappropriate for you to come empty-handed and bring a whole group of disciples to freeload?" Kunpeng spoke up.
Jieyin said, "Surely the dignified Heavenly Court isn't lacking my little contribution?"
Bo Huang said, "Forget it. Today is the joyous opening of my Great Desolation Money House, so we'll let Mount Sumeru freeload for one meal. Come, serve them tea steeped with Bodhi Branch. This was brewed only after chopping off one of Zhunti's arms. Come, come, one cup each."
Jieyin's face darkened. "Fellow Daoist Di Jun, was this your idea?"
Di Jun said, "I'm not taking the blame for this. Setting everything else aside, I couldn't twist off Zhunti's arm. If you keep slandering me, don't even think about returning to Mount Sumeru today."
Just then, Dijiang and the other ancestral witches arrived. Xuanming laughed. "Hahaha, what a foolish Jieyin. Zhunti has been locked in Pangu Hall by us all this time. Of course I was the one who broke his arm."
Jieyin flew into a rage. "Witch Clan, Mount Sumeru will definitely settle this score with you!"
Bo Huang said, "Enough. Guests are guests. No one is allowed to fight today."
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Before long, all the guests had arrived. Bo Huang said, "Some time ago, I obtained a spirit treasure and comprehended the Dao of trade from it. Well, this Golden Crow has pretty good comprehension. You've all heard about that, right?"
Lingzhu Zi of Nuwa Palace said, "Of course. I heard from Her Ladyship that the Great Golden Crow Crown Prince not only has high comprehension, but is also exceptionally capable when it comes to getting things done."
Bo Huang hurriedly shook his head. "Who in the Primordial Wilderness doesn't know that this crown prince values harmony above all else and never fights?"
Sui Ren Shi said, "Saint Master, Her Ladyship may have meant your hands-on ability with kneading mud, not your ability in combat."
Bo Huang nodded. "Fine, let's not talk about that for now. Tell me, what do the karmic ties everyone forms in the Primordial Wilderness usually come from?"
Tongtian said speechlessly, "Seizing treasures or stealing opportunities. What else could it be for?"
Bo Huang nodded. "I believe many problems can actually be resolved through trade. Take our Demon Clan, for example. What caused the great war between the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan?"
Gou Mang said, "The appetites of our Witch Clan lads are huge, so we have no choice but to hunt. And everyone has a few clansmen, don't they? Naturally, fights break out."
Bo Huang nodded. "Buzhou Mountain is not small either. If you specifically raised a batch of animals that had yet to gain intelligence, our Demon Clan might not have become enemies with the Witch Clan."
Dijiang said, "That does seem to be the case. We can discuss this later. First, tell us about your money house."
Bo Huang said, "A money house is simple. Everyone in the Primordial Wilderness knows how important merit is, so I don't need to explain it further, right?"
The great powers present all laughed, thinking, Who doesn't know that merit is good stuff? Does he really need to introduce it?
Seeing their expressions, Bo Huang said, "Then I won't say much more. These Merit Coins mainly quantify everyone's merit and can also be used for trade. Everyone knows that merit can protect the primordial spirit and ward off all evil, right?"
Zhu Jiuyin jeered, "We all understand Merit Coins. The main question is, what exactly does your money house do?"
Bo Huang nodded. "My money house can handle anything related to trade. For example, you can quantify your own merit and deposit it in the money house, where it earns interest once every ten thousand years.
"For another example, if you need to fight, you can come to us and use your merit to rent spirit treasures. Our Heavenly Court has quite a few magical treasures, as everyone knows."
Ao Yue, the Dragon Clan's Great Crown Prince, said, "Our Dragon Clan bears quite a lot of Karmic Debt. Can we sell a few spirit treasures in exchange for merit to erase our Karmic Debt?"
Bo Huang nodded. "Of course. That is also one of the money house's services."
Sui Ren Shi said, "Can Merit Coins be used to hire experts to protect oneself?"
Bo Huang scratched his head. "I forgot to add that service to the money house. But our Heavenly Court has plenty of experts, so we can connect you with them later."
Then Bo Huang said, "Our money house mainly handles five things: deposits, withdrawals, rentals, loans, and sales. Does everyone understand now?"
Jieyin stepped out to stir up trouble. "What if Heavenly Court greedily keeps the magical treasures we pledged as collateral and refuses to return them?"
Tai Yi narrowed his eyes and silently took out the Chaos Bell. Do you think I'm like you? The spirit treasures people bring as collateral certainly won't be anything valuable. Does our Heavenly Court care about such trifles?
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