Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 9 A disagreement leads to the burning of paper money!
On the way back.

Lu Chen kept pondering Deng Jiajia's words.

If what Deng Jiajia said is true.

The college began its restructuring starting with their graduating class of senior students.

They have the right to accept tasks in advance.

For Lu Chen, this was absolutely a great thing.

According to his original plan.

These past few years I've focused on making money and worshipping a few obscure deities to gradually increase my power.

After graduation, take on missions, earn rewards and military merits, and gradually climb to the pinnacle of life.

But now, this waiting time will be significantly reduced.

This also means that Lu Chen can save several years of hard work.

The mission hall offers a wide variety of missions.

From large-scale dungeon runs to killing monsters and leveling up.

From accepting various commissions to completing tasks.

In theory, as long as you have enough ability, you will always have endless tasks, money, and military merits.

These tasks often require contact with all sorts of deities.

That's why so many auxiliary professions have emerged in this world, such as the Treasure Transporter mentioned earlier.

But it's impossible for me to work.

"I have so many unused jobs! Why would I need to work? As long as the pay is right, I can still take down the Four Emperors!"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Martial arts is a good path, but the mission hall offers me a much wider world."

"Moreover, with these two hundred thousand, I won't lack incense money in the short term. It's time to consider improving my combat power. After all, Wenchang Dijun and Jun Caishen are both auxiliary deities, so I should also consider worshipping a combat-type deity."

Lu Chen decided to go to the temple again.

However, he still needed to prepare some things before going.

To be precise, they were offerings!
He wanted to see if the rituals performed on these deities were effective.

I also fulfilled the wish of the God of Wealth.

If you don't fulfill your vow after receiving a blessing, it will not only greatly affect the possibility of receiving a blessing next time, but it may even diminish your service to the gods.

Just do it!

Lu Chen began preparing the offerings and was busy until the afternoon...

Having made all the necessary preparations, Lu Chen, carrying a backpack, returned to the Zhao Clan Temple.

The temple was still bustling with worshippers.

Lu Chen went straight to the incense burner.

"Please offer me a stick of black incense, for the God of Wealth, Chai Rong. Thank you."

Lu Chen scanned the testing machine; 5%.

To purchase Black Incense, one must have a Divine Service Level of 5% or higher.

Lu Chen fits the bill perfectly right now.

"Twenty thousand."

"Sigh~"

Lu Chen gasped. This black incense was actually two hundred times more expensive than ordinary incense.

That's it!

Twenty thousand it is.

After paying and receiving the black incense, Lu Chen turned around and found that all the worshippers around him were looking at him, unable to hide their envy and jealousy.

"So young, yet able to buy black incense, that's pretty cool."

One of the worshippers couldn't help but praise it.

Lu Chen chuckled awkwardly, picked up the incense sticks, and headed to the entrance to queue.

Not long after he left.

At the incense burner, a staff member suddenly made a phone call, his eyes fixed on Lu Chen's departing figure.

"Boss, that kid came again yesterday, it seems he's here to fulfill a vow."

"You're back so soon? That kid's really greedy. Okay, got it!"

A cold laugh suddenly came from the other end of the phone.

……

backyard.

Lu Chen lit black incense and once again respectfully invited the God of Wealth with the Incense Offering Mantra.

……

Heavenly Court, the Temple of the God of Wealth.

On the prayer mat, Lord Caishen Chai Rong took a deep breath, and an exceptionally rich incense aroma entered his body.

It made him feel refreshed.

"It's that young man again. Looks like he's made a fortune."

The God of Wealth savored the taste: "The quality of this incense offering is much better than before. It shows some effort."

There was a flash of golden light.

On the prayer mat, the God of Wealth had vanished.

……

backyard.

Lu Chen waited patiently.

"Young man." The ethereal and holy voice rang out again.

Lu Chen was overjoyed and quickly bowed, saying, "This junior respectfully welcomes Lord Jun Cai."

Since the God of Wealth kept calling him "young man," Lu Chen didn't need to stand on ceremony and directly addressed himself as a junior.

Jun Caishen didn't say anything.

An invisible golden light shot out from the statue, instantly flowing through Lu Chen's entire body before returning to the statue.

The God of Wealth suddenly realized, and said with a playful laugh, "You're quite eager, kid. In just half a day, you've squandered all the fortune I bestowed upon you. How does it feel to be suddenly rich?"

Lu Chen inserted the incense into the incense burner and chuckled, "Your power is immense, sir. You have only used a little bit of your power, yet it is already the limit of the blessing bestowed at this level. My admiration for you is like a surging river, never-ending!"

"You young man, you were so respectful yesterday, but today you've learned to be glib. Considering you still have some conscience, I won't hold it against you."

Although the God of Wealth was critical in words, he didn't actually find it offensive.

"However, I must remind you that windfall gains are easy to come by and easy to go by. I appreciate your sincerity and bestow this blessing upon you, but you must not get so obsessed with this windfall that you cannot extricate yourself."

Lu Chen nodded in agreement.

Lord Caishun, also known as Chai Rong, is a god of wealth associated with merchants.

This refers to the God of Wealth that business people worship.

Business is legitimate income.

No wonder they look down on this kind of windfall.

Zhao Gongming, on the other hand, accepts all kinds of wealth, whether it be from legitimate sources or windfall gains.

Their customer bases are quite different.

Zhao Gongming's customer base directly includes Chai Rong's customer base.

With one gaining at the expense of the other, it's no wonder that the latter gradually became a neglected deity.

"I will remember your teachings, sir. From now on, I will follow the right path and never let this windfall cloud my judgment!"

"So good."

Chai Rong put away the incense offerings and prepared to return to Heaven.

Before leaving, however, he thought for a moment and gave a word of advice: "If you are sincere, come to this temple every now and then to offer incense. Sincerity will bring you good fortune."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen almost lost his composure.

The meaning of Jun Caishen's words couldn't be clearer: as long as he comes to offer incense more often in the future, over time, Jun Caishen will take the initiative to take care of him and bestow blessings upon him.

But they're gods, you can't just ask for them directly.

Then came the saying: "Where there is sincerity, fortune will come naturally."

"It seems that mortals love money, and gods love incense offerings too, after all, they also need to eat!"

Lu Chen immediately nodded emphatically: "Yes, I will remember your kindness, Lord Juncai. However, please wait a moment, sir, as I have something I wish to offer you!"

Just as the God of Wealth was about to return to the Heavenly Court, he was taken aback upon hearing this: "What is offered to me?"

Lu Chen took out something he had prepared beforehand from his backpack.

"What is this?!"

When Jun Caishen saw that Lu Chen was holding a yellow paper package, he looked slightly puzzled.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "My lord, there are some valuables hidden inside this bag. I hope you won't find them too expensive."

"Gold, silver and valuables?" The God of Wealth chuckled. "Young man, I only eat incense and offerings. I am not worthy of enjoying such things as those of the mortal world. You should take them back."

"My lord, please do not be hasty. This gold and silver is not the same as that gold and silver. Let me give it a try. If I succeed, this will be a token of my appreciation."

I'm worried about too many people and distractions.

Lu Chen decided to burn the thing first before explaining.

To avoid being discovered.

He placed the yellow paper package on the ground and lit it with a lighter.

In Taoism, this yellow paper package is called a "golden thread box," and it contains paper money and scriptures.

This paper money is not ordinary paper money.

It is called "Nine Gold" and is specially offered to the gods above.

If it is offered to the underworld, it is called "big silver," which is commonly known as ghost money.

In addition, Lu Chen also put a [Dragon and Phoenix Robe] inside. This thing is not money, but an item.

Lu Chen drew several sets of clothes on it, for the God of Wealth to wear as everyday clothes.

Finally, Lu Chen also copied a merit scripture as the grand finale.

These were all the preparations Lu Chen made after leaving the lottery shop.

From purchasing materials to carving seals, and then to copying scriptures.

Lu Chen worked almost non-stop for four or five hours before finally finishing.

Fortunately, Lu Chen had done a lot of this kind of work in his previous life, so he was able to copy scriptures very quickly and efficiently.

Otherwise, with just this one gold-threaded box, it might take someone else three days to finish it.

On the other side, seeing Lu Chen's actions, Jun Caishen was very puzzled.

Why start burning paper money all of a sudden?
Throughout history, the offerings made by ordinary people, besides incense, have consisted of various sacrificial items.

However, as times have changed, these offerings have long since transformed from the original fruits and snacks into various spiritual objects imbued with great merit and power.

But these spiritual objects are extremely precious.

It's none of their business, these ordinary immortals who have achieved sainthood through merit.

They were long ago regarded as food by those high-ranking immortals with innate spiritual power.

That being said, when did burning paper money become a form of offering?

Even after being a deity for so long, this was the first time Jun Caishen had encountered a blind spot in his knowledge.

(End of this chapter)