The Grand Pure Saint, Part One

The Grand Pure Saint—the one who had said this before—was Fellow Daoist Hong Yun.

He understood one principle well: there were no treasures that could not be sold, only prices that were not high enough.

Laozi was still wondering why he had brought up Hong Yun,

when the offer crashed down like thunder:

Thirty-five million merit points. Selling or not?

Though the Exquisite Pagoda was powerful,

it was ultimately still one step short of a Primordial Supreme Treasure.

Lu Changqing tentatively named his price.

Laozi's breath caught.

Thirty million merit points...

Who cared about tranquility and non-action now?

Added to what he had gained before, it would be enough for him to break through two Saint realms in succession!

With that thought, Laozi said with difficulty:

If it's thirty million—then indeed—

There was hesitation in his voice.

Clearly, he was reluctant to part with his companion spiritual treasure,

but his stance had already softened.

Just as the deal was about to be made,

Lu Changqing suddenly interrupted:

On second thought, thirty million really isn't appropriate.

He was still testing the system's limits,

so he continued:

How about I help you haggle the price down?

Upon hearing those words,

Kunpeng and the other two immediately understood.

The scene of their Great Master dealing with Hong Yun surfaced in their minds,

and they all cried inwardly:

It's here! The legendary reverse haggling!

Laozi frowned at those words.

Thirty million for a companion spiritual treasure was already fair.

Any lower, and he would truly have to hesitate.

If Fellow Daoist thinks the price is too high—

Before he could finish,

Lu Changqing interrupted again:

How about forty million merit points?

The shock left all the Saints dumbfounded.

Haggling could raise the price?

Laozi immediately beamed with delight:

Fellow Daoist truly knows how to haggle.

Forty million it is!

Without even blinking, Lu Changqing waved his hand, and forty million merit points appeared once more,

dazzling the Saints' eyes.

After the exchange was complete, Laozi suddenly thought:

Lu Changqing was protected by the Heavenly Dao. What use did he have for such a defensive supreme treasure?

Since Fellow Daoist has the Heavenly Dao's favor, why do you still need the Exquisite Pagoda?

Lu Changqing casually tossed the pagoda aside and said as if it were only natural, "It looks nice! The Longevity Palace just got new decor. Hanging only the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner in the north is too plain, so this pagoda is perfect as an ornament."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

Kunpeng and the other two watched with aching hearts.

This was a Saint's companion supreme treasure, the foremost defensive treasure in the Primordial Wilderness,

yet it was being used as decoration?

Ah, only Great Master could afford such extravagance.

The three exchanged wry smiles.

Lu Changqing looked toward Yuanshi and Tongtian again, smiling. "I heard your Primordial Supreme Treasures—"

Before he could finish,

Yuanshi and Tongtian repeatedly waved their hands. "Don't even think about it! Absolutely impossible!"

Lu Changqing drew out a meaningful, "Oh—"

The two Saints remained resolute. "Fellow Daoist need not say another word. There is absolutely no room for negotiation in this matter!"

Lu Changqing sighed helplessly. "What a headache. I have merit points but nowhere to spend them."

Could it be that merit points were no longer valuable? Or had all of you already earned enough?

This shamelessly ostentatious remark made the Saints and the three lackeys' scalps tingle.

At that moment, the Two Saints of the West approached with broad smiles. "Does Fellow Daoist Changqing still need new Great Thousand Worlds to be opened? We brothers are the best at that!"

All the Saints showed disdain upon hearing this, but Lu Changqing suddenly became interested. "Eh? That's not a bad idea!"

He had been worrying about where to squander his merit points.

There was ultimately a limit to exchanging for treasures.

No matter how many treasures the Primordial Wilderness had, they were not endless.

Even if he went bankrupt, he would not be able to spend all the vast amount of merit points he had accumulated.

But opening Great Thousand Worlds was different.

He could open as many as he wanted, without end.

Every time a new world was opened as a Daoist field, the system would automatically allocate ten million merit points.

That was far faster than buying treasures!

The more Lu Changqing thought about it, the more excited he became. He immediately made the decision:

From today onward, I will hire the six of you Saints to specialize in opening Great Thousand Worlds.

For every one opened, I will award ten million merit points.

The more you do, the more you earn. Absolutely fair!

The Two Saints of the West grinned from ear to ear.

The other Saints were so shocked their jaws nearly dropped.

A mere Quasi-Saint who barely had anyone under him.

What did he need so many Great Thousand Worlds as Daoist fields for?

Could it be that he had so much merit that it was burning a hole in his pocket,

and he would feel uncomfortable unless he spent it all?

Laozi truly could not understand the reason,

and could not help asking:

Fellow Daoist Changqing, what exactly is the use of opening so many worlds?

Laozi pondered it endlessly.

What was the purpose of such a costly and laborious undertaking?

Lu Changqing answered righteously:

Why?

For fun, of course!

Who told me I have so many merit points that I have nowhere to spend them?

The Six Saints rolled their eyes at those words.

Was that even something a person should say?

The Six Saints truly could not understand

why Lu Changqing seemed to have a grudge against merit points,

insisting on squandering them all whenever he saw them,

as if he would feel uncomfortable unless he spent every last one.

They were even a little envious.

Unfortunately, merit points were far too precious.

They usually felt immense pain spending even a little.

Compared to the Six Saints' agitation,

Kunpeng and the other two remained quite calm.

After following Great Master for so long,

they had long since grown used to such things.

Tired.

Hurry up and destroy everything!

Though the Six Saints complained, they ultimately accepted the business without hesitation.

After all, words were just words.

Other than Lu Changqing, that oddball, who would ever have a problem with merit points?

Very soon, all Six Saints received Lu Changqing's primordial spirit imprints.

As long as they branded the imprint onto the World Origin of a newly opened world,

Lu Changqing would be able to control that world,

and they could use it to claim their merit point rewards.

After receiving the imprints, the Saints departed one after another.

They had earned far too many merit points this time.

They needed to hurry back and enter seclusion to absorb them.

After all the Saints had left,

Lu Changqing took out the Mirror-Breaking Pill Laozi had given him and swallowed it in one gulp.

The pill transformed into surging mana that flooded through his limbs and bones,

and the Primordial Creation Art began circulating at high speed.

The Three Thousand Laws Dao Seeds within his body began to evolve.

Mysterious Dao Patterns flowed.

The power of the Three Thousand Laws revolved around his body,

occasionally erupting with astonishing pressure.

Before long, terrifying Great Dao fluctuations swept through all of Wuji Heaven.

Lu Changqing easily broke through to the middle stage of Quasi-Saint.

But that was not enough.

After breaking through, he grabbed a handful of Yellow Middle Plums as snacks.

After eating them, he still was not satisfied,

so he treated Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs like candy.

Such wasteful behavior

made Kunpeng and the other two clutch their chests.

Time was not counted in the Primordial Wilderness.

Like a white colt flashing past a crack, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

One day in Wuji Heaven,

Lu Changqing, who was eating spiritual fruit, suddenly felt something.

The Primordial Creation Art began circulating on its own,

and the Three Thousand Dao Seeds began deducing changes.

Immediately afterward, thunderous booms rang out from within his body.

In an instant, the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws shot into the heavens.

Endless Dao resonance intertwined and spread through the void.

Golden lotuses containing the power of Laws bloomed one after another.

They stretched on without end, filling heaven and earth.

Brilliant golden light illuminated the Myriad Worlds.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Changqing was surrounded by three thousand Dao Laws.

Vast Dao resonance filled heaven and earth.

It enveloped the entire Wuji World.

Watching the magnificent phenomenon that accompanied Lu Changqing's breakthrough, Kunpeng and the others could not help praising him:

As expected of the Dao Venerable. In merely a hundred years,

he had advanced from the early stage of Quasi-Saint straight into the Late Quasi-Saint stage!

Such a cultivation speed was unparalleled in the Primordial Wilderness!

As for Lu Changqing's heaven-defying talent.

Kunpeng and the others had long grown used to it.

Over the years, they had often seen Lu Changqing eating spiritual fruits.

Then suddenly breaking through.

This was already the third time in a hundred years.

It truly had never been seen before."

Aside from the Dao Venerable, who else could treat innate spiritual fruits and Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs as snacks?"

King Father of the East sighed.

Over these hundred years, Lu Changqing had consumed countless spiritual pills and miraculous medicines.

He would eat nothing but innate spiritual fruits.

He crunched Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs like candy.

Who could compare to such extravagance?

Of course, his own innate foundation was equally crucial.

For those with shallow foundations.

Even with such resources, they would find it difficult to advance an inch.

Meanwhile, as the merit Lu Changqing had distributed benefited all living beings.

The entire Primordial Wilderness experienced an explosive surge in cultivation!

Countless beings broke through one after another!

The territory of the Green Patterned Silver Rhinoceros Clan.

Quasi-Saint pressure swept through the entire clan.

Startling the elders of the neighboring Red Horned Sky Bull Clan into turning their heads.

Fellow Daoist Silver Rhinoceros had been stuck at the peak of Great Luo for nearly a hundred yuanhui."

An elder of the Sky Bull Clan stroked his beard and sighed.

I heard he visited Wuji Heaven some days ago. As expected, he traded for a merit opportunity."

As the Sky Bull Clan Chief spoke, his gaze toward Wuji Heaven was filled with longing.

The territory of the East Sea Profound Spirit Whale.

A Quasi-Saint aura suddenly shook the four seas.

Myriad Profound Spirit Whales rejoiced in celebration.

The ancestor has finally become a Quasi-Saint."

This trip to Wuji Heaven was worth it."

From now on, our clan will have a Quasi-Saint guarding it too."

We'll never have to fear the Bu Long Shark Clan bullying us again."

The young clansmen were thrilled.

Beside them, the Profound Spirit Whales at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm also gazed up at Wuji Heaven with great anticipation:

One day, I must go to Wuji Heaven and seek merit to attain the Great Luo Dao!

At the summit of Vast Peak.

Thunder Ancestor, who had been trapped for a million years, broke through in one stroke and entered the Late Quasi-Saint realm.

Deep within the Blood Sea.

Ancestor Minghe's blood light shot into the sky as he ascended to the absolute peak.

Similar scenes of breakthroughs continued to unfold throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

Countless beings of mediocre aptitude and shallow foundations.

All broke through their innate shackles because of the merit bestowed by Lu Changqing.

From then on, Wuji Heaven became the foremost sacred land of the Primordial Wilderness and the source of merit in the hearts of all beings.

Within the heavens and earth of the Primordial Wilderness, Lu Changqing single-handedly created an entirely new cultivation landscape!

The greatest beneficiaries were none other than the two great protagonists of the age—the Witch and Demon Clans!

On this day.

Within the Demon Clan Heavenly Court.

Congratulations to the Demon Emperor for reaching the absolute peak!"

Myriad demons bowed their heads and shouted.

Fu Xi and Eastern Emperor Taiyi smiled as they welcomed Di Jun out of seclusion.

Congratulations, Your Majesty, on entering the peak Quasi-Saint realm."

Fu Xi offered his congratulations with clasped hands.

Tai Yi laughed boldly:

From this day forward, our Demon Clan shall look down upon the Primordial Wilderness!

Though this was an age of Witch-Demon Conflict, where Great Luo cultivators were everywhere and Quasi-Saints fell like rain.

Peak Quasi-Saints were still exceedingly rare.

Di Jun's breakthrough made him the first of the Demon Clan to reach this realm.

Di Jun sensed the surging power within his body, and with a slight movement of his divine sense.

He noticed that many new Quasi-Saints had appeared among the Demon Clan. Surprised, he asked Fu Xi and Tai Yi about the reason.

Fu Xi explained that it was because Primordial Wilderness cultivators had gone to Wuji Heaven to exchange for merit.

Di Jun marveled that Lu Changqing could use merit to help the myriad races break through, then sighed, "The Longevity Immortal Venerable of Wuji Heaven is truly unfathomable!"

At the same moment, within the Witch Clan's Pangu Hall, the Twelve Ancestral Witches felt pressure upon learning of Di Jun's breakthrough.

Di Jiang said solemnly, "The Demon Emperor's breakthrough is unfavorable to our clan."

Zhu Jiuyin suggested that they quickly go to Wuji Heaven to exchange for merit.

Houtu also sighed, "Fellow Daoist Changqing can single-handedly raise the cultivation ceiling of the Primordial Wilderness. Just who is this Immortal Venerable?"

Suddenly, divine light surged into the sky from Kunlun Mountain, Saintly Might swept across the land, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate's breakthrough shook the Primordial Wilderness.

Not long after, another phenomenon appeared at Shouyang Mountain as Taiqing Laozi broke through as well.

Zhen Yuanzi of Longevity Mountain turned pale in horror, while all beings were shocked that two Sages had emerged in a single day.

Then Saintly Might appeared at Golden Ao Island, Wa Huang Tian, and Mount Sumeru alike. The Six Saints advanced on the same day, shaking the Primordial Wilderness.

Within the Purple Sky Palace, Hongjun sensed the great upheaval shaking heaven and earth. A galaxy was reflected in his eyes, and after discerning the truth, a trace of worry appeared on his face. "How could such a variable arise in the Primordial Wilderness... Lu Changqing is merely a Quasi-Saint. How does he possess such divine ability?"

Hongjun resolved to investigate Lu Changqing's origins.

With a turn of thought, he brought out the Jade Plate of Creation to deduce the Heavenly Secret.

This treasure was a Chaos Supreme Treasure, originally owned by Pangu, and had shattered when heaven and earth were opened.

Hongjun had obtained only a fragment, yet it still contained the profound mysteries of the three thousand Great Daos.

Though it was not adept at attack or defense, it possessed endless wondrous uses in comprehending laws.

The reason Pangu had been able to stand above the three thousand Demon Gods was largely due to this treasure.

Hongjun activated the jade plate. Dao rhythms flowed around him as it evolved the mysteries of the heavens.

A moment later, Hongjun abruptly opened his eyes, his face filled with shock.

His brows furrowed tightly. "How can I not even calculate the origins of a mere Quasi-Saint?"

Unwilling to accept this, Hongjun forcibly drove his mana, seeking to pierce the fog of the Heavenly Secret.

Unexpectedly, the pressure of the Great Dao descended at once, and the backlash struck, injuring his soul.

He hurriedly stopped, horrified within. A backlash from the Great Dao? This Lu Changqing...

Since the shattering of the primordial chaos, the Great Dao had remained hidden.

The Great Dao, unseen for countless ages, had appeared merely because he tried to deduce a Quasi-Saint—proof enough that Lu Changqing's origins were extraordinary.

Even though Hongjun had merged with the Heavenly Dao, he did not dare provoke him lightly.

Thinking of this, Hongjun's gaze flickered as he looked toward Wuji Heaven.

At this moment, within Kunlun's Jade Void Palace.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate suddenly opened his eyes, scenes of worlds being born and destroyed reflected within them.

All Dao rhythms around him withdrew, while Saintly Might swept across heaven and earth.

In an instant, he appeared above the Ninth Heaven and proclaimed to the Primordial Wilderness:

"I, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, shall today use the power of a Sage to open another Great Thousand World!"

With that, he brought forth the Pangu Banner and prepared to open heaven and earth.

All beings in the Primordial Wilderness were stunned.

Guang Chengzi was puzzled. "Didn't Master already open a world once before?"

Before he could think further, Saintly Might surged into the sky from Golden Ao Island.

Sect Master Tongtian also stood above the Ninth Heaven, his voice spreading through the Primordial Wilderness: