The Twelve Petals Deep Within the Sea of Blood

The twelve-grade karmic fire red lotus deep within the Sea of Blood ignited without wind.

The Dao fruits of the six Saints trembled, and they unexpectedly bowed in unison towards that figure.

Daoist Jieyin crushed the glazed lamp in his hand: "So many eons of arduous cultivation are not as good as a single word from Fellow Daoist."

Empress Nuwa tore off the mountain and river belt at her waist: "If I had known today would come, why did I mold earth to create humans in the first place?"

A sound of porcelain shattering echoed from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens—

It was Dao Ancestor Hongjun who accidentally knocked over his Hunyuan teacup.

"Father Saint above! The Three Ancestors of Humanity knelt and wept on the spot: 'Your esteemed self is rejecting not merit, but clearly our Dao hearts!'"

The golden clouds of merit suddenly surged, transforming into a gilded curtain that blotted out the sky.

Lu Changqing's sword eyebrows furrowed slightly, and seventy-two strands of Chaos Sword Qi suddenly flew from his sleeve.

The moment the sword Qi collided with the golden clouds—

Half of the Human Teachings' palace on Shouyang Mountain collapsed.

The plaque of Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain cracked in two.

The Eight Treasures Merit Pool of the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss... was completely emptied.

Daoist Duobao suddenly clutched his chest: "Master, I... I think I heard the Heavenly Dao crying?"

Sect Master Tongtian expressionlessly drew the Qingping Sword: "Wicked disciple, that is the sound of my Dao heart shattering."

Just as all beings thought the farce was over, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed through the void:

[Ding! Host's violent refusal detected, double penalty mechanism triggered]

Lu Changqing's pupils contracted sharply, bloodstains winding like a river on his palm.

"Heavenly Dao... are you playing dirty?"

His response was a River of Merit that spanned the Primordial World, with the phantoms of countless great powers floating and sinking within its waters—

Old Ancestor Hong Yun was wailing, Demon Master Kunpeng was beating his chest, and even Ancestor Dragon and Primordial Phoenix were smashing themselves against Buzhou Mountain.

"Since you want to go mad... Lu Changqing suddenly tore through the void, dragging out a slumbering Chaos Demon Ape: "Might as well go all the way!"

The instant the demon ape opened its eyes, all the spiritual treasures in the Primordial World began to collectively...

Grand Supreme Elder's Vajra Ring exploded into fireworks.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate's Three Treasures Jade Ruyi shattered into starlight.

Zhunti Daoist's Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree... directly turned into a Christmas tree.

In Purple Heaven Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun silently placed three seals on the Jade Plate of Creation: "Fortunately, my coffin lid is thick enough..."

The Thirty-Three Heavens shook violently, as if about to collapse, the heavens and earth inverted, and Yin and Yang became chaotic!

The Great... trembled, splitting open into a chasm spanning hundreds of millions of miles, countless majestic mountains collapsed with a roar, the waters of the Four Seas rolled back into the sky, suspended in the Nine Heavens.

All heavenly laws crumbled, space and time annihilated, leaving only an endless dark void.

At this moment, the Primordial World seemed on the verge of returning to the time before chaos.

Fortunately, this terrifying anomaly eventually subsided.

Upon the lands of the Primordial World, All living beings stood stunned, Gazing up at the sky in unison.

The scene that destroyed heaven and earth was deeply etched into the hearts of all beings.

"Is this the might of Saint Changqing?"

"With such divine power, who can resist!"

Only now did all beings understand that Lu Changqing not only possessed immeasurable merit but also terrifying strength!

This scene of destruction was bone-chilling!

However, what was most shocking was not the terrifying nature of this power, But that Lu Changqing had used such divine power to destroy all trillions of merits!

That was a full trillion merits!

Trillions!!

All beings in the Primordial World were dumbfounded.

The sum of merit they had witnessed in their lifetimes did not even amount to one ten-thousandth of this amount!

"Could he have saved the entire Primordial World in his past life?"

What was even more devastating was that such a massive amount of merit was casually discarded by Lu Changqing.

"Is this the act of someone in their right mind?"

Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple, Queen Mother of the West of Kunlun Mountain, Old Ancestor Minghe of the Sea of Blood, the two Demon Emperors of the Heavenly Court, the Twelve Ancestral Witches of the Witch Clan, and countless great powers of the Primordial World were all so enraged they spat blood!

I've lived this long and never seen such a preposterous thing!

My Dao heart has shattered!

Countless great powers wailed.

They never dreamed in their wildest nightmares that such a prodigal could exist in this world.

Trillions of Merit, just gone.

Was he even scattering Merit?

He might as well have scattered us too!

For a moment, the gazes of many great powers were vacant, their bodies limp.

Especially Old Ancestor Minghe, who was advanced in years. After this, he was nearly driven mad, his face ashen white as paper.

Back then, he created the Asura Clan and established the Asura Path, all for the sake of gaining Merit to achieve Sainthood.

After cultivating for countless eons, the Merit he obtained was meager.

Yet now, the Merit Lu Changqing casually displayed was an astronomical figure.

What was even more hateful was that the Merit, which ordinary people dreamed of, he not only cast aside like worn-out shoes but even destroyed with his own hands.

How could Old Ancestor Minghe's Dao heart not shatter?

The other beings of the Primordial World were not faring much better.

Countless beings felt their scalps tingle.

Such a scene was simply unheard of.

Was Saint Changqing out of his mind?

These words could only be muttered in their hearts.

For a moment, all living beings even suspected that the other Saints might also be abnormal.

If the Six Saints heard this, they would surely cry out in injustice.

Let alone ordinary beings, Even they had never witnessed such a spectacle.

High above in the Nine Heavens, the Six Saints of the Primordial World nearly collapsed.

Their minds buzzed incessantly.

Heavens, what was Lu Changqing doing!

This prodigal son!

That was trillions of Merit, this prodigal son!

What kind of person could perform such a suffocating act?"

At this moment, The Six Saints felt their heads splitting.

It was as if their Primordial Spirits were also shattered by that Sacred Azure Tribulation Light.

They thought Lu Changqing destroying a hundred million Merit was already extravagant, but who knew that in the blink of an eye, he produced trillions of Merit.

Then, without hesitation, he destroyed it again.

So much Merit!

A full trillion!

Mind you, when Nuwa became a Saint back then, it only cost tens of millions of Merit.

With such Merit, even a pig would be enough to become the protagonist of heaven and earth.

With Merit protecting the body, all methods would be ineffective, and even the Heavenly Dao would have to show some respect!

The sudden appearance of such a massive amount of Merit was simply suffocating!

Vast golden light illuminated the Primordial World!

The Six Saints' minds were completely consumed by the Golden Light of Merit!

However!

Immediately after, Lu Changqing, without a care in the world, actually destroyed all these trillions of Merit!

That scene was truly heartbreaking.

The Six Saints wept.

They felt their lifelong understanding collapse at that moment.

In the Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun also wore a bewildered expression.

The Six Saints had never seen such a scene.

How could he, Hongjun, have seen it either!

What exactly did Lu Changqing do!

He actually destroyed trillions of merits with his own hands!

Could this person have been struck by Chaos Divine Thunder before?

Hongjun truly couldn't understand why Lu Changqing would do such a thing.

He didn't understand how Lu Changqing obtained such a massive amount of merit, nor why he would want to destroy it.

Destroying trillions of merits in one go.

Even Hongjun was shaken to his core upon seeing this.

If he hadn't been cultivating and gone mad for tens of thousands of years, he definitely wouldn't have done something so suffocating!

In short.

All beings in the Primordial World were stunned into silence, utterly shocked.

They had originally thought Lu Changqing's avoidance of merit was astonishing enough.

They never expected to have underestimated his absurdity.

This person was simply unreasonable!

At this moment.

Lu Changqing paid no mind to the state of mind of all beings in the Primordial World.

His heart was filled only with excitement and elation!!

"Destroying merit deducts double the amount, so if I destroy a trillion, it deducts two trillion."

"Another hundred or so times, and won't it be easy to squander all the merit?"

"I'm truly too clever!!"

Thinking of this, Lu Changqing almost wanted to dance with joy.

His actions made all beings in the Primordial World even more confused.

Did this Saint Changqing truly have some hidden ailment?

He destroyed so much merit, yet he was still overjoyed.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Lu Changqing's mind.

Ding, friendly reminder, the system rules have been perfected. Destroying merit can earn double rewards. You have now been rewarded with two trillion merits.

Upon hearing this.

Lu Changqing was overjoyed.

He almost wanted to shout: "Deduct it, deduct it as much as you want, no need to be polite!"

The smile on his face gradually became uncontrollable.

But after hearing the system notification, Lu Changqing's expression froze.

He fell silent.

Completely stunned!

What was going on?

The system had been repaired?

It didn't repair earlier or later, but chose to do so at this exact moment!

And upon hearing the reward of two trillion merits, Lu Changqing turned to stone!

In a daze, he seemed to see vast golden clouds of merit surging towards him.

He wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to go.

Lu Changqing's face contorted, on the verge of tears.

At this moment, countless beings in the Primordial World looked at each other, utterly bewildered.

Why was this Saint Changqing so strange, suddenly happy, then sad.

Could he have gone mad?

All beings were confused.

"No--!!"

Lu Changqing suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar, startling all spirits.

This scream was truly chilling.

"Why! Why give me so much merit! My simple wish was just to spend a hundred trillion merits!"

Lu Changqing wailed hysterically!

His whole body felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar!!

Was there any justice in this world!

I just wanted to spend some merit, why is it so difficult!!

His words.

Left all beings in the Primordial World stunned, completely dumbfounded!

Their minds were blown!

Many beings were so angry they spat blood on the spot.

Listen, does that sound like something a person would say?

"Just a small wish?"

Spending hundreds of trillions of merit is also called a small wish?

If they could win, billions of beings would rush up and beat Lu Changqing to a pulp right now.

Even the Six Saints felt their scalps tingle, their hands itching to find something to vent on.

"Fellow Daoist Changqing speaks with genuine emotion, it doesn't seem like he's faking it."

"But it just makes you really want to punch him!"

Tongtian clenched his fists, feeling a blockage in his heart.

If he didn't fear that Lu Changqing had already perfected the Three Thousand Laws and mastered the terrifying Sacred Azure Tribulation Light, he would have been the first to rush up and throw a punch.

Myriad beings were shocked.

And at this moment, Lu Changqing was truly desperate.

He thought he had found a shortcut.

In the end, not only did he waste trillions of merit, but he also incurred trillions in debt.

Lu Changqing's temples throbbed.

This time, he had truly shot himself in the foot.

Calm down, calm down!

I'm not panicking, I'm not panicking!

It's just an extra trillion merit, it's fine, I still have infrastructure projects that can consume merit, it'll just take a bit longer."

With great difficulty, Lu Changqing stabilized his emotions and repeatedly comforted himself.

Afterward, a brilliant smile appeared on his face.

But seeing his smile, the beings of the Primordial World suddenly felt a jolt in their hearts.

They had a bad premonition.

Just then, Lu Changqing spoke, his Hunyuan Laws shaking heaven and earth, proclaiming to the Three Realms:

"From this day forward, Wuji Heaven hereby issues a new regulation: beings participating in world creation must complete the corresponding number of world creations within the stipulated time."

"With a thousand years as a cycle, if a Saint creates fewer than ten worlds, their reward qualification will be canceled!"

"And so on, Quasi-Saints less than fifty, Da Luo less than one hundred, and those below Da Luo less than five hundred will also have their reward qualifications canceled!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The Primordial World erupted.

Countless beings widened their eyes, unable to believe it.

"No way.

You, Lu the Skinflayer, are serious about this!"

"This is trying to kill us!"

At this moment.

The Six Saints in the sky were also dumbfounded.

"Fellow Daoist Changqing, are you serious?"

Taiqing's mouth twitched, and the expressions of the other Saints were not much better.

They remembered the days when they frantically created worlds.

Each act of world creation was an extremely taxing endeavor for a Saint.

After a long time, even Saints couldn't take it.

That's why they gradually slowed down their pace.

Anyway, the merit was there, and it wasn't going anywhere.

But now.

With Lu Changqing's new rule, if they wanted to slack off? Sorry, their qualification to receive merit would be directly canceled!

Although this method could improve efficiency.

It was too insane!

"Is it really necessary to spend merit for this!"

Lu Changqing's words stirred up a huge commotion in the heavens and earth.

Some great powers made a rough calculation.

They didn't know until they calculated, and were shocked when they did.

According to Lu Changqing's arrangement, within a thousand years, they would spend ninety percent of their time just opening up worlds.

There wouldn't even be much time left for cultivation!

Did it have to be this ruthless!

Lu the Skinflayer, Lu the Skinflayer!

This was treating people like livestock!

The Six Saints watched this unfold, and their hearts trembled.

This was practically driving all beings in the Primordial World like cattle and horses!

"Fellow Daoist Changqing, this is probably not very appropriate,"

Taiqing hesitated for a moment before speaking.

The other Saints nodded in agreement.

All beings in the Primordial World also chimed in.

"Yes, Saint Changqing, we also feel it's not very reasonable."

There was no other way; the beings of the Primordial World were used to a leisurely life.

They really couldn't adapt to the plan set by Lu Changqing!

Spending ninety percent of their time opening up worlds was too tiring.