Boss Li's Big Trap

"Great Virtue Supreme Sage!"

Seeing Qingming bathed in merit, everyone was filled with admiration and bowed deeply in worship.

From that Heavenly Dao Sound that had spread throughout the world, everyone knew that Qingming had opened a boundlessly meritorious Great Dao in the path of artifact refinement.

Artifact Sage!

That was Qingming's new title.

"Greetings, Artifact Sage!"

Not long afterward, all the commanders of the Chisaka army, along with all the human warriors resting in the camp, came before Qingming and paid their respects.

Si Wenming petitioned the Human Emperor to proclaim the title "Artifact Sage Qingming" to the world.

"Lord Wood Emperor, haven't we... gone a bit too far this time?"

After everything had finally settled down, Qingming was still utterly bewildered.

How could he have known that, following the Wood Emperor's instructions, merely passing a method of artifact refinement to the Lie Shan Clan would cause such an enormous stir?

Leaving aside his title of "Artifact Sage" and everyone's grand bows, those merits alone were already terrifying enough!

Boundless merit!

That vast ocean-like merit was enough to frighten anyone to death!

As long as Qingming accepted that merit, he could become a Saint on the spot.

Though not a "Saint" like a Primordial Saint, it would still grant him a status equivalent to that of the Human Saint Emperor. He would become a true Sage!

"What, do you want to become a Saint through merit?"

The Wood Emperor chuckled. "Success comes from merit, and failure comes from merit. Once you become a Saint through merit, you will be fixed at that rank forever. You will never have any possibility of advancing further."

At this point, the Wood Emperor laughed again. "Of course, that is not important. What matters most is... is this merit truly yours? Did you truly