Shenmu Old Ancestor Listens

Shenmu Old Ancestor hurried over as soon as he heard there were rewards to claim.

The two followed behind Lu Changqing.

The Primordial World.

Lu Changqing took a step forward, and a spatial passage manifested in the heavens and earth.

Mysterious Dao rhythm coiled around the nine heavens.

Where he appeared, the Three Thousand Laws intertwined and evolved, the sound of the Great Dao echoed, myriad phenomena spontaneously arose in the void, and countless rays of auspicious light descended.

The most eye-catching was the nine hundred and ninety-nine-layered Merit Golden Wheel behind him, its endless Golden Light of Merit illuminating all heavens and myriad realms.

Nine Merit Golden Dragons soared beneath him, their power of merit stretching on endlessly.

Behind him, the golden wheel was brilliant, the golden light vast, and the sea of golden clouds stretched for hundreds of millions of miles.

The Primordial World was filled with auspicious phenomena.

Heaven and earth were dyed golden.

All living beings were awestruck by the golden clouds filling the sky, each one dumbfounded.

With Merit Golden Dragons as his chariot and golden clouds covering the sky—such grandeur could only belong to the Longevity Immortal Venerable.

His entrance was exceedingly magnificent.

Golden light flowed within Lu Changqing's eyes, profound and vast, his majesty innate.

He announced loudly, his voice shaking the universe:

"The thousand-year period has ended, and today the rankings will be announced."

"The first place in the opening of the Great Thousand World goes to Sect Master Tongtian."

The voice spread throughout the Primordial World, shaking all directions.

Inside Biyou Palace.

Tongtian wore a smile, not the least bit surprised.

This first place had indeed gone to him.

To secure this top spot, he had led the disciples of the Intercepting Sect, even deploying the Myriad Immortals Formation, and had worked hard for who knew how long.

Now, the time for harvest had finally arrived!

Ten million!

The first place would receive a full ten million Merit!

The Saints Yuan Shi and Laozi shook their heads slightly.

"No hope!"

"As expected, it's hopeless!"

"This Tongtian fellow truly has no demeanor of a Saint, acting so presumptuously just because the Intercepting Sect has many disciples."

"He even brought out his trump card, the Myriad Immortals Formation, just to fight for ten million Merit."

"He's practically thrown away all the face of a Saint!"

But strangely, waves of envy surged in everyone's hearts.

A full ten million Merit!

It was enough to make their cultivation advance by leaps and bounds.

"Damn it, we actually missed out on the top spot!"

Jieyin and Zhunti almost burst into tears on the spot.

They had mobilized the entire Western Sect to open up the world, yet they couldn't even muster a formation as grand as the Myriad Immortals Formation.

They simply couldn't gather so many people.

How could they possibly contend with the Intercepting Sect!

Lu Changqing announced loudly, "Those who did not win the top spot need not be discouraged. I have also prepared participation prizes!"

Hearing there were participation prizes, the Saints felt a little better.

"But these rewards, I'm afraid only the top three will get to share them?"

Thinking of this, Laozi's expression immediately turned as dark as water.

Nuwa's expression also became grim.

"Good Lu Changqing!"

Among the Saints present, they were the ones with the fewest disciples.

This competition was simply too unfair!

"Second place, The Grand Pure One Laozi, eight million Merit!"

"Third place, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, seven million Merit!"

The fourth to ninth place winners each received five million Merit!

With a wave of his sleeve, Lu Changqing scattered another ten million Merit.

All the Saints were stunned by the spectacle.

What was going on?!

There were only nine Saints in the Primordial World in total!

Now that everyone had a share, what was the point of rankings?

This was clearly just giving away Merit for free!

This kind of operation left all the Saints baffled.

Only Kunpeng and the other two showed expressions of "I knew it."

They had long expected that Master would not let them work for nothing.

Look, wasn't this Merit delivered right to their doorstep!

Master was truly benevolent to them!

Wuwuwu! They were moved to tears!

Lu Changqing offered no explanation and continued to distribute Merit.

"First place in the Middle Thousand World, Eastern Emperor Taiyi!"

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi threw his head back and laughed heartily.

"Hahahaha!"

"After years of hard work, I finally have my reward!"

"These past years, I've neglected sleep and food."

"I've focused all my efforts on managing the Middle Thousand World."

"Today, I have finally achieved my wish!"

"This glory belongs to the Demon Clan."

"Those brutes from the Witch Clan can forget about laying their hands on it."

"Hmph, they are no threat!"

"Eastern Emperor Taiyi, five million Merit!"

"Second place, Houtu, three million Merit!"

"Third place, Old Ancestor Minghe, two million Merit!"

"Fourth to three thousandth place, each receives one million Merit!"

"Three thousand and first to five thousandth place, each receives five hundred thousand Merit!"

BOOM!

The entire Primordial World erupted.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Immortal Venerable Changqing's actions were simply breathtaking!

There were only five thousand Quasi-Saints in the entire Primordial World, and many of them were newly promoted.

And now everyone had a share?!

Was this to inspire all beings?

This was clearly distributing benefits in a roundabout way!

The Saints were also dumbfounded. It seemed they weren't the only ones.

This was like giving out red envelopes to the entire Primordial World!

Could there be more?

As expected, Lu Changqing began to announce the rewards for the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

Just like with the Great Thousand and Middle Thousand Worlds, one hundred thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals each received five hundred thousand Merit.

And below the Grand Unity level, there were tens of millions of cultivators, each receiving one hundred thousand Merit!

When the news spread.

The Primordial World fell into a deathly silence.

All beings had only one thought in their hearts: "I'm done for!"

"This is what you call a competition?!"

"Stop pretending!"

Everyone could see that Immortal Venerable Changqing was simply throwing money around!

How much Merit was this!

The Six Saints were bewildered, and after a brief calculation, their bodies swayed even more precariously.

Beyond the Ninth Heaven.

Witnessing Lu Changqing's extravagance, the Six Saints felt as if their hearts were being twisted by knives.

If we're talking about incentives, it would be fine to give them to Quasi-Saints!

Why were Grand Unity Golden Immortals also getting five hundred thousand?!

This was too luxurious!

Never had they seen such an extravagant person.

Not to mention cultivators below Grand Unity—though the individual amounts weren't much, they couldn't handle the sheer number of people!

This alone cost one hundred and ten billion Merit...

Laozi muttered to himself.

Tongtian's eyes were vacant: "With this much Merit, I could have attempted to break through to the Hunyuan Limitless realm."

The other Saints' expressions changed drastically upon hearing this.

Damn it!

Indeed!

Such a massive amount of Merit!

A full one hundred and ten billion!

If this had been given to them, the Saints, they might have truly attempted to break through to a higher realm!

And yet, Lu Changqing had scattered it all so casually!

What made it even more infuriating was that after squandering his fortune, he still looked so nonchalant.

Very well...

Just how much wealth do you actually possess?!

Prodigal son!

The greatest prodigal son in the Primordial World!

When it comes to extravagance, it still has to be you, Lu Changqing!

He's simply gone mad!

Utterly wicked!

After Lu Changqing finished his announcement, he smiled and asked, "Esteemed sirs, was my distribution fair?"

"Even those who didn't win first place received participation awards!"

All beings in the Primordial World were filled with admiration, giving him thumbs up.

They had seen prodigal sons before, but this was truly the first time in history that anyone had been so prodigal!

If Lu Changqing claimed to be the second greatest prodigal son in the Primordial World, who would dare claim to be first!

Lu Changqing secretly rejoiced, almost laughing out loud.

He had scattered so much in one go.

He was one step closer to his ultimate goal!

**!Despicable! Host, you are too cunning!!

How could you do this!

The System's enraged voice rang out.

Lu Changqing looked innocent: "This doesn't violate any rules!"

"I asked you beforehand, and besides, I only said I would distribute rewards according to rank, I didn't set a limit on the number of people!"

"And besides, how fair am I, System? Don't wrongly accuse a good person!"

"For cultivators below Grand Unity Golden Immortal, I only ranked ten million people, which isn't even one-tenth of the total population that created worlds!"

"Isn't this quite normal?"

The System fell silent, speechless for a long time.

Lu Changqing felt a slight surprise: "Could it be that you've angered the System into disconnecting?"

But he felt he had been quite restrained.

If he hadn't been afraid of the System crashing on the spot, he would have listed all the beings in the Primordial World and spent tens of trillions of Merit without batting an eye!

See? How considerate he was of the System!

At least he didn't actually do it, right?

If the System knew what Lu Changqing was thinking, it would probably be so angry it would smoke--

So he actually had to thank it for squandering Merit so wantonly?!

"Heavenly Dao, bestow the Merit!"

Lu Changqing raised his head to the sky, his voice shaking the universe.

All living beings looked up in unison, their eyes filled with longing.

Just like a flock of chicks waiting to be fed.

Even the Saints couldn't sit still, their hearts burning with desire.

What a joke!

So much Merit, it was practically a gluttonous feast!

Boom--

The Heavenly Dao paused for a moment, and in the next instant, the entire firmament was dyed gold.

The sky, stretching for billions of miles, was layered with golden clouds of Merit.

The sea of clouds slowly descended, exuding a majestic aura.

Heaven and earth phenomena appeared one after another, golden light illuminating the world, and golden lotuses blooming.

Since the birth of the Primordial World, there had never been such a grand spectacle.

All living beings stared in stunned silence.

Heavens above!

They had never seen such a massive amount of Merit!

The scene was so magnificent that words could not describe it.

This moment, this scene, was something they would remember for a lifetime just by seeing it.

Longevity Immortal Venerable!

How extravagant!

This Merit must be in the trillions, right?

It was simply a staggering astronomical figure.

In the void.

The Saints watched this spectacular scene, tears streaming down their faces.

Tired.

Numb.

Destroy it all.

Is this the joy of being a spendthrift?

They wished they could experience it too!

"The realm of the Longevity Immortal Venerable is indeed beyond our comprehension."

Kunpeng sighed sincerely.

East King Duke and Ran Deng deeply agreed.

Indeed.

The Immortal Venerable's extravagance had repeatedly broken their limits of understanding.

It wasn't that their imaginations were poor, but that the Immortal Venerable was simply too capable of creating such situations!

The Six Saints, with tears in their eyes, were completely unable to comprehend.

Trillions of Merit burned away in the blink of an eye!

That was trillions of Merit!

Couldn't they have done something else with it?

It was gone in an instant, like fireworks.

Heartache!

So painful they couldn't breathe!

If they had too much Merit to spend, they could have at least shared some with them!

They would never refuse.

Lu Changqing looked at the sky full of Merit fireworks, very satisfied.

Spending trillions of Merit in one go, he was indeed clever.

"System! Are you still alive? If you're not dead, make a sound."

Lu Changqing called out.

The System had been silent for so long, I thought it might have actually died.

If it dies, how will I spend all my Merit in the future?

The System's cold voice rang out again: "Bug has been fixed!"

"Given that the host has repeatedly exploited loopholes to disperse Merit, the System will be upgraded!"

"Rules will be refined and regulations will be perfected!"

"Additionally, the host has successfully consumed five trillion Merit, earning a mysterious grand prize!"

Lu Changqing was slightly surprised. He could still get a reward for this?

He had pushed the System to the point of upgrading again.

And he still got a prize.

Shameful, truly shameful.

The Primordial World was immersed in an ocean of Merit.

This was a carnival for the entire Primordial World.

Even the Six Saints were lost in it.

There was no other way!

There was simply too much Merit!

Other matters would be set aside for now.

Let's have fun first!

Inside Purple Heaven Palace.

Hongjun's mouth twitched as he witnessed this scene.

Good heavens!

This was too exaggerated!

That was trillions of Merit!

This brat was too much of a spendthrift!

If all that Merit were given to him, how wonderful that would be!

Damn it, I'm so envious!

It was enough to drive one mad with jealousy!

Wuji Heaven.

In the magnificent Wuji Heaven, Lu Changqing opened the mysterious grand prize.

"Congratulations on obtaining the Chaos Supreme Treasure World-Ending Grinding Mill (incomplete)."

"Obtained the Great Dao Spiritual Power: Years Desolate God Finger."

"Obtained the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture."

"Obtained the Jade Plate of Creation (incomplete)."

The four rewards made Lu Changqing's eyes light up.

Not bad!

All good things!

The Chaos Supreme Treasure World-Ending Grinding Mill!

Although incomplete, its power surpassed that of a Primordial Supreme Treasure.

Shattering space-time with a single blow was as easy as lifting a hand.

Its power was terrifying.

It could be called a top-tier offensive treasure.

If it could be repaired, its power might rival Pangu's World-Opening Divine Axe.

The Great Dao Spiritual Power Years Desolate God Finger.

Great Dao Spiritual Power! This was a supreme technique that surpassed Heavenly Dao Spiritual Power.

Every move and every stance possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth!

With the Years Desolate God Finger, one finger strike would bring all things to silence!

Even the endless chaos could not withstand the might of this finger!

If unleashed with full power, the Primordial World and even chaos itself might turn into nothingness.

This was the terrifying nature of Great Dao Spiritual Power.

It was enough to crush everything!