Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1185 - 533: Four Venerable Kings

[The fifth level of the Buddha Pagoda was still a closed circular space, apart from four Buddha statues in the center, there were also many scriptures, as well as items like incense burners and incense.]

[You carefully examined the four Venerable Kings’ statues, searching for useful items on the fifth level of the Buddha Pagoda...]

Lin Xun needed to capture the incense offerings of Luoyi City, so he had to devise a way to make one of the Four Venerable Kings descend alone; thus, neither destroying the Buddha Pagoda nor smashing the divine statues was a suitable approach.

He needed to use a relatively soft approach to make one of the Four Venerable Kings voluntarily descend, instead of having all four brothers rush down to start a brawl.

Achieving this goal was not easy, Lin Xun racked his brains but couldn’t think of any suitable plan.

[...]

[The White Elephant Demon suddenly spoke up, "Junior brother, come and look at this scripture!"]

[The White Elephant Demon, who was accompanying you in the search, held the scripture and beckoned you over.]

[You quickly discarded the useless incense burner in your hand and went forward to inspect the scriptures, most of the scriptures on the fifth level of the Buddha Pagoda praised the mighty and fierce Four Venerable Kings, and recorded the legends of the brothers slaying demons and exorcising evil.]

[The scripture held by the White Elephant Demon was the same, but it also recorded the stories of the Four Venerable Kings’ enlightenment, the legends of their saintly appearances, and their favorite offerings, among other things.]

[What the White Elephant Demon wanted you to see was a record of one of the Venerable Kings’ descent to manifest as a saint.]

[The legend has it that there once was an immensely wealthy yet stingy devotee of the Venerable King in ancient Luoyi.]

[One day, guided by the ’Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven,’ the devotee dreamt of countless impoverished, destitute people suffering in misery.]

[After waking up from the dream, the devotee had a great realization and distributed all his wealth to the ’Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven’, which led the Venerable King to descend and manifest as a saint.]

[The ’Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven’, commonly known as the Protector Wealth God, held a precious umbrella to shield the world from evil and prevent the harm of demons, thereby protecting the wealth of his devotees as the Protector Wealth God.]

[After descending, the Destruction Venerable King symbolically took only a piece of meteorite iron from the mountainous offerings of gold and silver, then distributed all the remaining treasures to the suffering populace.]

[And the devotee who had dispersed all his wealth was taken in by the Venerable King as a disciple, following the Venerable King to ascend to the Western Paradise and leaving behind an eternal tale of generosity...]

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.

If the legend was true, the descent of the Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven to manifest as a saint was merely for that piece of meteorite iron.

Laypeople were unaware of the value of meteoric iron, while the Destruction Venerable King descended under the guise of dispersing wealth, not only securing the meteorite iron but also earning the gratitude and devotion of the masses.

"According to the records in the scriptures, this Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven descended alone to take the meteorite iron, without calling on his brothers."

"Right, even blood brothers have to settle accounts clearly; it’s best to handle money-making schemes quietly on one’s own, without having to share with brothers."

After learning such critical information, Lin Xun’s eyes flashed with numerous characters, and he already had a plan in mind.

[You picked up some incense from nearby and lit it; wisps of smoke began to rise...]

[You approached the statue of the Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven, who held a precious umbrella.]

Lin Xun opened his inventory and began to take strategic actions.

He searched through his inventory, quickly selecting the target.

[You took out ’Mysterious Sea Ice Crystal Essence’ (Material), ’Colorful Glazed Gold’ (Material), and ’Vajra Desert Sandstone’ (Material) and placed them in front of the statue, holding three incense sticks in your hands and making an offering to the statue.]

[The wisps of smoke rose to the dome of the Buddha Pagoda and seemed to drift into the void...]

[You waited in front of the statue for a long time, but nothing unusual happened.]

Lin Xun raised an eyebrow: "Can’t see your choosiness, can you resist the temptation of materials worth tens of millions in spirituality?"]

"I may not have many other things, but I do have plenty of valuable spare items!"

He then continued to lay out more bait.

[You took out the ’Flesh Lotus of Vajra Haemother’ (Material) and placed it in front of the statue, making an offering to the statue.]

[The wisps of smoke rose and drifted into the void, but still no unusual phenomena occurred.]

[You took out a ’Nine Netherworld Treasury Lotus’ (Material) and placed it in front of the statue, making an offering to the statue.]

[The wisps of smoke rose and drifted into the void, but still no unusual phenomena occurred.]

[You took out ’The Vajra Knife of Eliminating Six Fundamental Troubles’ (Immortal Level Weapon) and placed it in front of the statue, making an offering to the statue.]

[The wisps of smoke rose and drifted into the void, but still no unusual phenomena occurred.]

[...]

[Soon after, the altar was covered with a dense array of offerings, each shining and luxurious, each a divine and rare item in the mortal world, dazzling to behold...]

[The White Elephant Demon couldn’t help but swallow, murmuring to himself in awe, "Oh my! It turns out junior brother’s family fortune is truly substantial."]

[If junior brother went to the Western Paradise, he could very likely snatch the title of the ’Protector Wealth God’ from the ’Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven.’]

[That would truly make him a God of Wealth...]

[As you also placed the ’Vajra Bodhi Seeds’ (Special Prop) on the altar, an unusual event finally occurred!]

[The incense-smoke that rose suddenly swirled around the statue of the ’Destruction Venerable King of North Demon Heaven’, causing the statue to suddenly open its eyes and speak, as if it had come to life...]

[Holding the umbrella, the mouth of the Destruction Venerable King moved, and a voice emerged, surprised and slightly flustered...]

[Stop! Stop!]