Although his cultivation had begun improving faster,
Lu Changqing urged them on even more diligently.
Lu Changqing merely waved his hand dismissively.
What did a few hundred worlds amount to?
It was only a few billion merit points.
Could everyone work a little harder and let me spend more merit?
The moment he said that, the Six Saints fell silent.
Good grief, a few billion merit points sounded like pocket change coming from him?
It was not that they did not want to earn more merit; they simply lacked the strength.
Even if they invited their teacher, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, they could not complete the goal of ten million in a short time.
Although King Father of the East and the other two considered themselves well accustomed to grand scenes,
their hearts still trembled when they heard that he had spent several billion merit points in a thousand years.
When it came to extravagance, Great Master truly was the best at it!
Lu Changqing's words made the Six Saints' Dao Hearts tremble slightly.
The surrounding living beings were even more stunned speechless.
Longevity Immortal Venerable, were you planning to work the Saints like livestock?
Even if you paid merit generously, you could not exploit them like this, could you?
Laozi truly could not remain seated any longer. He coughed lightly and explained,
"Immortal Venerable, please understand. Though we are Saints, there are ultimately only six of us.
Even if we worked day and night without rest, our progress would still be limited!"
Yuanshi hurriedly echoed him.
"Big Brother is absolutely right. Immortal Venerable, we have truly done our best!"
The Two Saints of the West looked even more miserable.
"These past years, we have run about everywhere. It has been harder than cultivating bitterly in the past.
Immortal Venerable, looking across the Primordial Wilderness, only the six of us can open up Great Thousand Worlds."
Faced with the Saints' complaints,
Lu Changqing did not care in the slightest and casually took out a lotus platform to sit upon.
A Merit Lotus Platform?!
Once they saw it clearly, everyone's eyes went wide!
Five Elements Dao Rhyme circulated around the lotus platform, while mysterious Dao Patterns flickered in and out of sight. It was actually an Enlightenment Supreme Treasure!
Even more astonishing was the vast merit contained within it—
it was clearly a Merit Supreme Treasure!
As expected of the lord of Wuji Heaven... How extravagant!
At that moment, the Six Saints all had the same thought.
Wasteful!
Utterly wasteful!
No matter how much merit he had, he could not squander it like this!
Even a mount he took out casually was a Merit Supreme Treasure!
Lu Changqing could not be bothered to heed their stunned gazes.
This lotus platform had only cost one hundred thousand merit points.
"Fellow Daoists, please have some tea."
The Two Saints of the West eagerly served tea, their faces piled with smiles,
yet their gazes kept sneaking toward the lotus platform.
Their eyes were filled with envy and bitterness!
Lu Changqing slowly sipped his fragrant tea and looked at the Six Saints with a faint smile.
"I think you are simply making excuses to slack off."
Who said the Primordial Wilderness had only six Saints like you?
Was there not still one sitting in Outer Heaven?
At those words, all Six Saints froze.
He was talking about Dao Ancestor Hongjun!
Could Great Master be intending to put even the Dao Ancestor to work?
That was Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Primordial Wilderness's foremost Saint, once a Chaos Demon God!
Not far away, Kunpeng and the others heard this and were completely awestruck.
Ancestor of the Xuanmen, Teacher of Saints, reincarnation of a Chaos Demon God, Spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao—any one of those titles was enough to shake the Primordial Wilderness.
King Father of the East wore a face full of reverence. "Even the Heavenly Dao is working for Great Master. Having the Dao Ancestor open heaven and earth seems perfectly reasonable."
Ran Deng and Kunpeng exchanged smiles.
What could they do? Their Great Master simply had too much merit.
Before merit, all beings were equal.
The Dao Ancestor... was no exception!
"Fellow Daoist, you jest."
Tongtian shook his head with a bitter smile. This matter was truly difficult.
The Dao Ancestor stood aloof from the world. How could he act so easily?
Lu Changqing had mentioned this matter before.
Laozi also nodded. "We can only do our best in this matter."
"Even if the Dao Ancestor acted, opening one thousand Great Thousand Worlds would still be a fool's dream!"
This was clearly ten million worlds, far more than a mere thousand!
It was easy for you to move your lips, but the ones suffering were us Saints!
"This matter is none of my concern. Whoever can invite the Dao Ancestor to open worlds will be rewarded ten million merit points."
"You may discuss it among yourselves."
Lu Changqing rose to his feet and directly offered merit as a reward.
Sigh, having too much merit really did make one this willful.
I cannot stand Hongjun's lofty, superior expression the most.
Let me see how long he can maintain that lofty posture.
The more you put on airs, the more I will use merit to force you to bend.
"Ten million merit points?!"
The Six Saints were instantly dumbfounded!
Was he insane?!
He was casually offering ten million merit points as a reward?
What a complete waste!
If you think you have too much merit, give it to me instead!
Lu Changqing said seriously, "That's right, ten million merit points. Everyone, work hard."
"However, you are right. Even with the Dao Ancestor included, there would only be seven Saints."
"It seems I will have to personally cultivate a few Saints."
With that, Lu Changqing prepared to leave.
Before departing, he casually **kicked the Five Elements merit treasure beside him toward the Two Saints of the West.
"The tea just now was brewed well. This is your reward."
He then boarded his imperial carriage and returned to Wuji Heaven.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Changqing!"
The Two Saints of the West were overjoyed!
Their Western Sect lacked Dharma treasures the most!
"A Merit Supreme Treasure, given away just like that."
"Is this the foundation of Wuji Heaven? Impressive..."
Tongtian stared in shock.
How could he know that treasures of this kind were piled up like mountains in Wuji Heaven, no different from junk?
Nuwa pondered Lu Changqing's words and said, "He said he wanted to create Saints... It is likely not a joke."
Yuanshi snorted disdainfully at that.
How noble were Saints? How could they be created just because someone said so!
Even if one forcefully piled up merit, it would still be difficult to pile up a Saint!
**, foundation, cultivation, and comprehension—none could be lacking!
Not to mention the rare Primordial Violet Qi.
"Fellow Daoist Changqing merely said it casually."
"There is no need to take it seriously."
Thus, no one said anything further.
After a brief rest, they would have to continue opening Great Thousand Worlds.
There was no helping it. Even Saints had to bow their heads for merit.
Merit was simply too tempting.
With sufficient merit, perhaps they could break through to the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
And attain the Dao Fruit of the Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortal!
Wuji Heaven.
After Lu Changqing returned, he prepared to enter seclusion.
"I will enter seclusion to study the Method of Creating Saints."
"Do not disturb me unless it is important."
King Father of the East and the other two were greatly alarmed upon hearing this and hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Great Master, are you truly going to create Saints?
Those are Saints! How could this be child's play?"
They had thought Lu Changqing was merely speaking casually.
Who would have thought he intended to put it into action?
Lu Changqing said calmly, "I never joke.
Remember, do not disturb me unless there is an important matter."
After saying that, he turned and entered Longevity Palace, beginning to plan the creation of Saints.
Watching Lu Changqing's retreating figure, Kunpeng and the other two looked at one another.
"Do you think... Great Master can succeed?"
"Who knows?
If it were anyone else, I would certainly scoff at it.
But Great Master has always done things beyond expectation. It is truly hard to say."
"If he succeeds, would we not also have a chance to attain the Dao?"
At those words, excitement flashed through all three of their eyes.
Becoming a Saint—
that was the realm countless beings in the Primordial Wilderness dreamed of attaining!
Inside Longevity Palace, Lu Changqing was deep in thought.
Before him, a Chaos Spiritual Root shrouded in violet qi quietly bloomed—
it was the Primordial Shore Flower.
This flower could produce a wisp of Primordial Violet Qi every thousand years.
Lu Changqing already had a preliminary idea for the Saint Creation Plan.
When it came to the aptitude needed to become a Saint, the Primordial Wilderness did not lack candidates.
Zhen Yuanzi, King Father of the East, Queen Mother of the West, Ming He, and others were all peak Innate Gods.
They shared the same origin as the Three Pure Ones, all born from the Primordial Wilderness.
Compared with later beings, these Innate Gods possessed deep foundations, lasting fortune, and extraordinary comprehension.
Most of the three thousand guests in Purple Heaven Palace had once belonged to this group.
Given an opportunity, all of them had the possibility of becoming Saints.
However, Primordial Violet Qi was limited, and methods of becoming a Saint were difficult to obtain.
The method of Severing Three Corpses passed down by Hongjun seemed to contain flaws.
Since ancient times, Hongjun alone had attained the Dao through it.
Lu Changqing even suspected that the Dao Ancestor might have withheld something.
Furthermore, the heaven and earth of the Primordial Wilderness could not accommodate too many Saints.
All Saints possessed the power to remake the Primordial Wilderness. Destruction was always easier than creation.
Imagine if a hundred Saints went to war—how could heaven and earth endure it?
Fortunately, worlds were now gradually being opened, and the Primordial Wilderness itself was evolving.
In the future, accommodating more Saints would not be impossible.
Since these two conditions were gradually being fulfilled, all that remained was how to give them the opportunity to become Saints.
Although Primordial Violet Qi was excellent, the Primordial Shore Flower produced only one wisp every thousand years.
If he wanted to use this to cultivate a hundred Sages, wouldn't that be like climbing a tree to catch fish?
"Need to find a way to ripen it."
Lu Changqing stared at the Primordial Shore Flower, silently pondering.
"Dong—"
A Dao chime sounded softly as the Law of Time began to flow.
Runes descended, cloud-light swirled, and a miniature time formation quietly took shape.
Empowered by the law, the Primordial Shore Flower glowed with hazy violet radiance, while threads of chaotic aura drifted down.
Yet before long, Lu Changqing sighed and shook his head.
The Law of Time had not reached perfection, and without a Time Sequence Supreme Treasure to aid it, the attempt at ripening had failed.
Afterward, he watered it with spiritual treasures such as Three Lights Divine Water and Immortal Marrow of Creation.
None of it had any effect.
"Perhaps I can try merit?"
A cluster of Merit Golden Cloud appeared in Lu Changqing's palm.
One hundred thousand points of merit slowly flowed into it.
In an instant, the Primordial Shore Flower's violet light blazed brightly, and its gestation rapidly accelerated.
The corners of Lu Changqing's lips lifted slightly.
The power of merit truly worked everywhere.
Even ripening a Spiritual Root produced immediate results.
Lu Changqing then spared no expense, continuously infusing merit to hasten the maturity of the Primordial Violet Qi.
In one go, he invested ten million merit!
In less than ten years, he finally produced a strand of Primordial Violet Qi!
"My Saint Creation Plan is already more than halfway successful!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Lu Changqing's face. Other things might be scarce, but merit was inexhaustible!
Next, Lu Changqing spent a total of fifty million merit to ripen five strands of Primordial Violet Qi.
The process was just a little tedious.
Lu Changqing temporarily stopped, bringing the Primordial Shore Flower with him as he left his secluded cultivation chamber.
"Great Master, you've finally come out of seclusion!"
Kunpeng and the others had long been waiting outside and immediately stepped forward.
Lu Changqing casually tossed the Primordial Shore Flower to Kunpeng and instructed:
"This Spiritual Root can be ripened with merit. I'll leave this matter to you.
Use merit to catalyze Primordial Violet Qi."
Before his words had even faded, Lu Changqing casually threw down ten billion merit. First, make a thousand or eight hundred strands of Primordial Violet Qi!
Primordial Violet Qi! This Spiritual Root could actually produce Primordial Violet Qi!
King Father of the East and the other two instantly turned to stone!
It felt as though lightning had struck their minds!
Or as if a stampede of ten thousand horses had thundered through them!
Am I seeing this right?
Great Master even had a treasure like this!
This was the legendary Primordial Violet Qi!
The three were so shocked their jaws nearly hit the ground, completely forgetting about the ten billion merit.
Right now, all they wanted was to ** Lu Changqing!
They almost wanted to shout: "Dad! Please carry us!"
Such a heaven-defying treasure actually existed!
Lu Changqing shot them a sidelong glance and said casually:
Was there any need to make such a fuss?
How could the Saint Creation Plan work without Primordial Violet Qi? Ripen it like your lives depend on it! Create them like your lives depend on it!
Having said that, Lu Changqing turned and left.
Great Master truly was the Heavenly Dao's biological father!
Kunpeng held the Primordial Shore Flower, his hands shaking like a sieve!
This was a supreme treasure capable of producing Primordial Violet Qi!
It felt just like a dream!
Could I really be dreaming?
Kunpeng poked King Father of the East.
A resounding slap!
Honest King Father of the East directly gave Kunpeng a hard slap across the face.
Did that hurt?
Ran Deng, you **! You really hit me!
Kunpeng clutched his face and jumped about.
By then, Lu Changqing had already wandered into the Spiritual Root garden of Wuji Heaven.
This was his Spiritual Root warehouse.
As far as the eye could see, Innate and Acquired Spiritual Roots filled the ground and valleys.
This sight was incredible!
With this stockpile alone, what Sage lineage in the entire Primordial Wilderness could compare?
Unfortunately, most Spiritual Roots were now little more than useless to Lu Changqing.
He had collected them purely to burn merit for fun.
"Let's see whether these Spiritual Roots can also be ripened with merit."
Lu Changqing casually grabbed a top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, a Crimson Sky Nine-Patterned Peach.
He formed a ball of Merit Golden Cloud and shoved it right onto it!
Sure enough!
Before long, the Spiritual Root had ripened!
Three plump, glistening immortal peaches hung from its branches.
He tried several more plants, and every one worked!
Wasn't this the secret to getting rich!
Lu Changqing grinned from ear to ear!
It felt like he had found an exploit in the system!
Ripen all these Spiritual Roots, harvest the fruit, then ripen them again...
Over and over, in an endless cycle!
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