Chapter 436: Chapter 393, Salary Received
The Goddess behind the counter smiled and said, "Please present your divine seal!"
The Mountain God of Da Bie Mountain stretched out his hand, and a dark divine seal appeared in his palm, resembling a small mountain.
The Mountain God placed the divine seal on the counter, his gaze fixed on the Goddess.
The Goddess picked up the divine seal, her eyes emitted two beams of Divine Light enveloping it, and said, "A Fifth-grade Mountain God Seal, three merits, a basic salary of one thousand Faith Coins, and each merit adds another thousand Faith Coins, totaling four thousand Faith Coins."
She placed the divine seal on an Array Plate ahead, and the crisp clinking sounds echoed, ending shortly thereafter.
The Goddess handed the divine seal back to the Mountain God and smiled, "Your salary has been issued, please check it!"
The Mountain God took the divine seal, and immediately sensed four thousand milky white coins floating within the space of the divine seal. With a thought, a Faith Coin appeared between his fingers. As soon as he touched the Faith Coin, he immediately felt its distinctness, and with a shocked spirit, he exclaimed, "This coin—"
The Water God and Land beside him gathered around.
The Water God also expressed surprise, "This Faith Coin actually doesn’t contain any chaotic thoughts, how is this possible?"
Land also exclaimed in astonishment, "How is this achieved?"
Inside the counter, the Goddess asked with a smile, "This is our bank’s unique purification method. Who’s next?"
"I’ll go!"
"It’s me!"
The Water God and Land both rushed towards the counter.
From other directions, all the gods were exclaiming continuously, holding the Faith Coins in their hands, cherishing the pure power of faith, which was a rare treasure for divine beings.
"Deity of the Moon, your salary is one hundred thousand Faith Coins, please take it," a voice suddenly announced.
The noisy hall instantly quieted down, and all divine beings turned their heads following the voice.
Chang’e received the divine seal and gracefully left, her demeanor cold and exceptional.
All the gods looked at Chang’e with envy and jealousy, beautiful and wealthy, truly the envy of gods! If one could become Daoist partners with her, wouldn’t that mean no more struggles?
As Chang’e’s figure disappeared from the vision of the gods, the hall returned to normal, becoming noisy again. The gods who received the Faith Coins were all excited, while those who hadn’t anxiously waited in line.
The Mountain God of Da Bie Mountain, Land, and the River God walked out of the Divine Palace.
Suddenly, the Mountain God stopped walking.
Land, puzzled, asked, "What’s wrong?"
The eyes of the Mountain God flickered, and with a cheerful smile, he said, "Brothers, actually, I have an old friend in the Heavenly Court, and I’m planning to visit him now."
Land laughed heartily, "What a coincidence, I too have a friend in the Heavenly Court that I haven’t seen for a long time and greatly miss."
The Water God also nodded and said thoughtfully, "Who doesn’t have a friend!"
The Mountain God smiled and said, "Then let’s part ways here!"
The three divine beings smiled and nodded, transforming into three beams of Divine Light shooting in three different directions.
Moments later, the Mountain God, with his head held high and chest out, climbed up to the second floor. As he turned a corner, he accidentally collided with another divine being.
"Sorry!"
"It was my carelessness!"
Both of them apologized at the same time.
The Mountain God paused slightly, something was wrong! Why did that voice sound so familiar? He immediately looked up.
The other also looked up, it was indeed Land, and they stared at each other.
The Mountain God asked, "Second brother, didn’t you say you were going to visit a friend? Why are you here?"
Land sheepishly said, "Well, not to hide from Big Brother, actually, I lied before. I still have some power of faith left."
Mountain God said indignantly, "Good for you, Second Brother, we agreed to share the faith of the Dabie Mountain Range equally. But you diverted it for yourself, greatly disappointing me."
"Big Brother, hear me out!"
"I won’t listen, I won’t!"
The Land God shifted his expression and looked up, "Big Brother, didn’t you also go to visit a friend? How come you are here too?"
Mountain God’s expression stiffened, right! How should I explain this?
Land God said with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Could it be that Big Brother also..."
Mountain God grabbed Land God’s arm, laughing heartily, "Second Brother, I forgive you. Come on, let’s go visit the second floor of the bank."
Land God nodded and laughed, "It’s rare to visit, indeed we should take a look."
Both laughed as they walked forward, suddenly pausing as they saw the River God in line ahead.
Turning his head, River God also saw Mountain God and Land God, and they exchanged glances, the three divine beings remained speechless.
Mountain God looked up to the sky, sighing—Ahhh, the Divine Dao isn’t worth it!
...
Inside Zining Palace in Heavenly Court, Bai Jin and Heavenly Emperor sat drinking in the garden, with Haotian Mirror floating beside them, showing the scene of the Heaven and Earth Human Bank.
Heavenly Emperor laughed, "So, this is the bank you were talking about. It seems to be successful now!"
Bai Jin replied, "Uncle Master, this is just the beginning, we’re still far from success!
My goal is to spread the Heaven and Earth Human Bank throughout the whole Primordial World, for both mortals and Immortal Gods, establishing a financial order."
"Your ambition is indeed grand, but why open only one bank?"
"Uncle Master, good things should of course be first utilized by Heavenly Court, then promoted. As the Emperor of Heavenly Court, of course I should view the Heavenly Court as my own home, naturally it should also be the location of the first bank in Between Heaven and Earth."
Heavenly Emperor laughed heartily, "Indeed, I was not wrong about you, Bai Jin.
Heavenly Court is your home, and your Uncle Master is here to support you in everything."
Bai Jin said with a full smile, "Thank you, Uncle Master!"
Heavenly Emperor’s expression shifted, "I heard you’ll be launching a loan service where one only needs to pay a small amount of interest to borrow a large amount of money."
Bai Jin, surprised, said, "Uncle Master, how did you know? This service hasn’t started yet!"
"Ha ha~ The God of Wealth you chose, Gu Liang, is quite interesting. Just give her some tasty treats and she spills it all."
Bai Jin was speechless, helplessly saying, "Still so unreliable, I now somewhat regret it, choosing her as the God of Wealth might have been a mistake."
A gleam of anticipation flashed in the eyes of Heavenly Emperor, who with a calm exterior said, "Bai Jin, how much do you think your Uncle Master could borrow?"
Bai Jin looked at Heavenly Emperor in surprise and said, "Uncle Master, endowed with the ownership of Three Realms, why would you need to borrow?"
Heavenly Emperor coughed, saying, "Every family has its own difficult scriptures to chant!"
Bai Jin looked at Heavenly Emperor with a curious expression, wondering if this could be the chronic bronchitis from legends of future generations?
...
Elsewhere, the Gods of Da Bie Mountain, River, and Land descended to the Lower Realm.
The Spirit Realm, home to divine beings of the Earth Immortal Realm, lies between the Netherworld and the Mortal World.
Inside a splendidly shining palace in the Spirit Realm, three gods laid out a grand banquet, inviting a nearby City God friend to join. After the feast, the four sat around a table.
The City God frowned at them, "What are you up to today? Why suddenly invite me for such a generous banquet and even suggest playing Mahjong? Out with it! What do you really want?"
Mountain God laughed heartily, "We want nothing special, just missed seeing you for a long time and thought to invite a divine friend over."
Land smiled heartily, "And to play Mahjong, to foster camaraderie!"
The Water God nodded repeatedly, "Yes! Yes!"