Chapter 1681 — The Footsteps of That Heavenly Venerable
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
Seeing Lan Yutian descend from the sky, the Star Source lord hurried to meet him, studied him closely, and bowed, awed. "Are you the Venerable Yu?
" Lan Yutian waved a hand and smiled.
"I am called Lan Yutian. Venerable Yu is a title I once held. " The Star Source lord bowed low in reverence.
"You created the Primordial Fetus Spirit Treasury and the art of becoming a god.
Countless living beings of later ages have basked in your blessing! " Lan Yutian caught him by both arms and shook his head. "A blessing, perhaps not.
I created the art of becoming a god, and the common folk gained little from it, while gods and devils gained far too much — so much that they lord it over the common people and bully them as they please. " The Star Source lord was silent a moment, then said, "Your teaching is most just.
Ziman receives it, and will hold it in his heart.
" His name was Ziman; but because he was lord of the Star Source Heaven, few spoke his name aloud, and most addressed him as the Star Source lord. He too was a member of the Heavenly Alliance.
In the Alliance, apart from the Ten Venerables, those who held power were the lords of the various heavens. Lan Yutian said, "My brother will most likely not come over. His energy is too great; your bridge would have to be enlarged a hundredfold to bear it.
But you may rest easy — he will send men with the money. " The Star Source lord said hurriedly, "For a sum so trifling, why should the leader of the Heavenly Alliance keep it so firmly in mind?
" Lan Yutian smiled. "My brother keeps to the rules.
The more ordinary the man he deals with, the more strictly he keeps to them; the smaller the matter, the greater it seems in his eyes. That is why he is loved.
" A few days more, and one after another, tower ships out of Jingping sailed clear of the Spirit Energy Translocation Bridge, their holds heaped to the brim with Da Feng coins, glinting so brightly that men stared and could not look away. The Star Source lord had never seen so much money in his life. Startled, he said hurriedly, "The leader of the Alliance but borrows the road — how can he send so much?
Too much, far too much!
" "Too much indeed! " Si Yunxiang stepped out of a cabin, clapped her hands, and said with a smile, "This money is not only the Venerable Shepherd's crossing fee. It is the crossing fee for billions of humans and devils besides, so I brought extra.
Congratulations, Star Source lord — your Star Source Heaven is about to grow rich. " The Star Source lord was dazed, unable to make sense of it.
"Why does the Prime Minister say so? " Demon King Dutian came forward, took out the Gourd Heaven Bottle, and raised it on high, where it became a whole heaven in the air.
The gods and devils of Jingping at once began moving the people of Jingping who dwelt within the Gourd Heaven Bottle, guiding them onto the Spirit Energy Translocation Bridge to set out for Jingping.
Orderly and well coordinated, they kept the bridge running always at a reasonable load, and the migration proceeded without the least disorder. Watching, the Star Source lord was filled with admiration. "Lord, the Da Feng coins aboard the ships come to ten billion in all," Si Yunxiang said, coming to his side.
"Has my lord thought of how such a sum is to be spent?
" Thunder filled the Star Source lord's skull.
He stammered, "Ten billion. .
. When will I ever spend it all?
" Si Yunxiang burst out laughing.
"My lord, spending is easy; earning is hard.
If you think ten billion Da Feng coins too much, you are badly mistaken.
For the Star Source Heaven to grow rich all at once is not necessarily a good thing — it may make the people idle, and breed wicked designs in them for the sake of wealth.