The Jade Plate of Creation Was Only a Fragment

The Jade Plate of Creation was only a fragment.

It was not even as large as the piece in Hongjun's possession.

When the jade plate shattered long ago, the piece Hongjun obtained had originally been the largest.

Lu Changqing found its appearance quite pleasing and intended to collect it.

His purpose in collecting it was purely for display.

The Jade Plate of Creation contained the Three Thousand Laws, but laws were nothing rare to him.

"I wonder whether Hongjun would be willing to sell the Jade Plate of Creation in his possession."

"If he is, I can conveniently spend some merit."

Lu Changqing thought to himself.

The final item was the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture, which Lu Changqing regarded highly.

For it contained the essence of opening heaven, capable of expanding the walls of a world.

This item was of the greatest use to him.

The Primordial World had stopped at its current state only because it had been opened by Pangu back then.

But if a powerful expert acted, the Primordial World could continue expanding upon its original foundation!

It might even eventually swallow the Chaos World and replace it.

Thinking of this, Lu Changqing suddenly saw the light and conceived an idea that could quickly exhaust his merit.

And the system certainly would not refuse!

He truly was a genius!

Wuji Heaven.

Lu Changqing sat upon a throne blessed by merit, carefully pondering the new idea that had just arisen.

"Excellent! That's exactly it!"

"I really am an expert at giving away merit!"

A broad smile spread across Lu Changqing's face.

This method would certainly help him exhaust his merit quickly!

That method was—reclamation!

Although many in the Primordial Wilderness currently opened worlds, quite a few lacked the strength to do so.

The foremost issue was insufficient cultivation.

Without reaching the Grand Unity realm, one could not even open a Minor World.

And how many Grand Unity Golden Immortals were there in the Primordial Wilderness?

Compared to the countless living beings, they were merely a drop in the ocean.

Yet cultivation was only one factor; there were others.

Among the Sages, for example, only Nuwa commanded the Great Dao of Creation, allowing her to gain more merit by opening worlds.

Tongtian, Yuanshi, and the others did not cultivate this Dao.

The worlds they created were merely ordinary.

Even Sages were like this, much less ordinary cultivators.

Many cultivators were not skilled at creating worlds to begin with; their strengths lay elsewhere.

Those who cultivated the Great Dao of Creation indeed possessed every advantage.

For they could open worlds more easily than others!

The worlds they created were also more exquisite.

Naturally, the merit they received was more abundant.

Furthermore, opening a world itself came with many restrictions.

If one cultivated only a single law, opening even a Minor World would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Creating a world required not only mastery of one path, but also familiarity with all kinds of laws.

Otherwise, harmonizing a world's yin, yang, and five elements would be a difficult problem.

A world opened in this manner would struggle even to give birth to living beings.

How could the system possibly judge it to have any value?

By Lu Changqing's estimation, roughly sixty percent of the living beings in the Primordial Wilderness lacked the ability to open their own heavens and earth.

Thus, many chose to join hands and open heaven together.

Yet after the merit was divided equally, each person received very little.

Therefore, Lu Changqing took another path and had those who were not skilled at creating worlds switch to another profession—

Reclamation!

They would expand the boundary walls of the Primordial Wilderness, making heaven and earth ever more vast until it swallowed Chaos.

This method held great promise, and Lu Changqing's eyes gleamed.

He felt that he had found another excellent method of giving away merit!

System, expanding the boundary walls of the Primordial Wilderness is truly a good deed!

Everyone should receive something for it!

No matter what, they were still contributing their effort!

The system remained silent, seemingly helpless against Lu Changqing.

It had clearly already upgraded.

Could he not behave himself for once!

Why did he have to stir up this kind of trouble again!

Having received no response from the system, Lu Changqing was not impatient.

He would study it first. It had to be worth at least ten million merit, right?

No, it would also depend on the speed of expansion.

If Sages joined in, expanding the boundary walls would naturally become much easier.

He just did not know whether the Six Saints would be willing.

But it did not matter. He could simply offer more merit.

Lu Changqing only regretted that Hongjun was absent. It seemed he would need to find an opportunity to invite him.

He could also ask about the Jade Plate of Creation while he was at it.

That item would look quite elegant displayed in the hall.

After formulating his new plan, Lu Changqing began trying it out.

Nether Blood Sea.

Although Ancestor Minghe had obtained merit, attaining the Primordial Unity realm was still far beyond reach!

No!

He absolutely could not miss this opportunity again!

Chance after chance had slipped through his fingers!

Ancestor Minghe secretly hardened his resolve.

He decided to head for Wuji Heaven.

Wasn't it just becoming a follower!

If he had known of such a good opportunity earlier, how could he have allowed Kunpeng and Ran Deng to get there first?

He would definitely be the most loyal one!

Whoosh!

His magical power surged, and the void trembled.

A spatial passage suddenly appeared, and Ancestor Minghe strode into it.

Wuji Heaven.

The passage suddenly appeared, and Ancestor Minghe stepped out, his eyes full of yearning.

He had arrived!

He had finally reached Wuji Heaven!

This time, he would surely step onto the path of Primordial Unity!

Longevity Immortal Venerable, Ming He has come to pay his respects!

Ming He gathered his magical power and declared loudly.

His voice shook Wuji Heaven.

Lu Changqing, who was pondering ways to make money, was slightly startled upon hearing this. Ancestor Minghe!

He was also an innate mighty expert of the Primordial Wilderness.

What had brought him here?

"Come in."

Lu Changqing said calmly.

The moment Ming He entered the hall, he displayed extraordinary enthusiasm.

He clasped his hands and bowed. "Ming He greets Saint Changqing!

"I have long dwelled in the Blood Sea and long admired your Saintly Might!

"Now that I have finally seen you, Sage, you truly possess the bearing of a dragon and phoenix, transcendent poise, peerless immortal grace, unmatched heroic spirit, extraordinary looks, talent beyond measure, the refinement of jade, and an elegance beyond this world!"

The moment he opened his mouth, Ming He fully displayed his skill at flattery.

Seeing that he was about to continue, Lu Changqing hurriedly stopped him. "Enough!

"Fellow Daoist Ming He, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Whew!

He had nearly failed to keep a straight face. This fellow was far too enthusiastic.

He could not take it, truly could not take it.

Hearing this, Ming He beamed and tightly grasped Lu Changqing's hands, saying solemnly, "Every word I said came from the bottom of my heart!

"For some reason, the moment I see Sage, I wish to weep!

"It must be because your saintly radiance is too brilliant, causing Ming He's admiration to surge like rivers and seas, impossible to contain!

"It is also as vast as **, boundless and unending!

"Sage has devoted yourself heart and soul to the Primordial Wilderness. It is truly moving beyond words!!"

Jealousy twisted people.

At this moment, Ming He could no longer restrain himself.

He transformed into the number one follower of the Primordial Wilderness!

Every flattering phrase burst from his mouth.

Tsk!

Had this fellow gone mad!

Lu Changqing felt a chill run down his spine. He had heard Kunpeng and the other two flatter him before.

But someone like Ming He was a first.

He could not handle it!

He truly could not handle it!

Lu Changqing quietly pulled his hands back and thought, This fellow is being so nauseatingly sweet. What exactly does he want?!

Surely he did not come all the way to Wuji Heaven just to flatter me!

No, no!

It does sound pleasant, but too much of it is genuinely horrifying!

"Fellow Daoist Ming He, you should get to the point of your visit."

Lu Changqing said with a light cough.

He vaguely felt that if he allowed Ming He to continue, the man could speak for three days and three nights.

By then, he would truly vomit from listening.

He did not know how Ming He could say such things without changing expression. Even he found them sickeningly sweet.

Yet the other party could still smile like a flower and speak without pause.

It was truly admirable.

!

Ming He stopped while he was ahead and ceased his flattery.

He instead said earnestly, "Sage's grace blesses the Primordial Wilderness."

Although Ming He had accumulated a little merit, it was still insufficient for him to attain the Primordial Unity Dao.

He respectfully knelt before Lu Changqing and pleaded, "I wish to follow at Sage's side. I beg Sage to grant me this opportunity!" After speaking, he looked eagerly at Lu Changqing, his eyes filled with desire.

In order to attain the Primordial Unity Dao, Ming He did not know how many methods he had tried.

Back when the Six Saints established teachings and became Sages, he immediately imitated them and founded the Asura Sect, yet he remained stuck at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.

Seeing Kunpeng, King Father of the East, and Ran Deng, who had once been inferior to him, attain the Primordial Unity Dao one after another after joining Lu Changqing, Ming He became ever more anxious.

At this moment, he only wanted to join Wuji Heaven as soon as possible and obtain the Primordial Violet Qi he had dreamed of.

Since he could become a Sage so easily, why continue cultivating so bitterly?

Lu Changqing had long seen through Ming He's thoughts.

With reclamation currently underway, having one more Sage would indeed be a good thing.

Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly saw hundreds of millions of streams of violet qi descend from the heavens, while a spatial passage extended from the Eastern Sea.

"Fellow Daoist Changqing, Tongtian has come to visit!" Accompanied by hearty laughter, Tongtian's figure appeared in Wuji Heaven.

At the same time, King Father of the East and the other two entered the great hall. Seeing Ming He's fawning appearance, they immediately became wary—was this man here to seize their positions? The three rushed to inform Lu Changqing of Tongtian's arrival, afraid of performing worse than the others.

Ming He looked at the three who had already become Sages, his eyes filled with envy.

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King Father of the East and the others straightened their backs, secretly pleased with themselves.

"Invite fellow Daoist Tongtian in," Lu Changqing ordered.

When Tongtian entered and saw the scene in the hall, he immediately understood what Ming He was after.

He sincerely congratulated them. "Three Sages in one day—only Wuji Heaven could possess such grandeur in the Primordial Wilderness."

Lu Changqing suddenly asked, "Does the Interception Sect want another Sage?" Seeing Tongtian freeze, he pointed at Ming He. "This one."

Ming He immediately declared his loyalty. "This subordinate is willing to brave fire and water for Great Master!" Even Tongtian was dumbfounded by his fawning demeanor.

Lu Changqing could not be bothered to listen further and directly took out a strand of Primordial Violet Qi. "Take it." Tongtian stared wide-eyed at his casual gesture—this was Primordial Violet Qi, something that could create a Sage! Ming He, meanwhile, was beside himself with excitement, secretly thinking that this was indeed much faster.

By bestowing the Primordial Violet Qi, Lu Changqing had already acknowledged Ming He.

Without another word, the Heavenly Dao Scepter appeared in his hand, its body flowing with profound and unfathomable Heavenly Dao power.

Whoosh!

The scepter lightly tapped the void, and a contract formed from Heavenly Dao power materialized out of thin air.

Tongtian's eyelids twitched as he watched from the side.

Lu Changqing was probably the first since the creation of heaven and earth to use the Heavenly Dao Scepter like this...

The wielder of the Heavenly Dao Scepter could have commanded the supreme Heavenly Dao!

Yet Lu Changqing had used it to draft a contract. If the Heavenly Dao had a spirit, it would probably have been angered into manifesting its true form.

Still, there was one advantage to doing things this way—with a contract established through the Heavenly Dao Scepter, even a Sage would find it difficult to defy.

"Sign this contract, and I will help you become a Sage."

"But there are many terms. Read them carefully."

After saying this, Lu Changqing pushed the contract toward Ming He.

Ming He stared at the contract, his fingertips trembling slightly.

How could this be an ordinary document? It was clearly the opportunity for a Saint position that he had dreamed of!

Recalling his ten thousand years of arduous cultivation, the Sage realm was now right before his eyes.

His eyes burned, and he nearly shed tears.

At last... at last, I will become a Sage!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ming He picked up the brush and signed his name.

The joy on his face could no longer be concealed.

A Sage!

I will finally ascend to the Sage realm!

With a hundred million merit and Primordial Violet Qi in hand, if he still could not become a Sage, he might as well end himself.

The corner of Tongtian's eye twitched at the sight.

This was the Saint Creation Plan you spoke of...?

Could it be that he intended to pour such resources into every Sage?

Utterly absurd!

Even if you are the richest young master in the Primordial Wilderness, you cannot afford to squander wealth like this!

...But if it is Lu Changqing, perhaps he really can sustain it.

Lu Changqing, however, spoke as though it were perfectly justified. "Exactly!"

"Who told you all to be so inefficient?"

"Opening up a world for a thousand years, and the merit spent is not even enough to fill a tooth gap!"

Tongtian was left speechless.

His heart surged with shock:

What kind of reason is that?!

He thinks we are too slow? He thinks we are spending too little merit?

So he wants to throw in even more merit and forcibly pile up a new Sage?

Could squandering money truly be justified in such a fresh and unconventional way?

I have seen extravagance, but never extravagance like this!

This is no ordinary wastefulness—

He is practically seeking the Dao of the Primordial Unity through squandering!

If there were a Dao of Squandering among the three thousand Great Daos, Lu Changqing would surely be an existence on the level of the Dao Ancestor!

Lu Changqing did not care in the slightest.

"A few hundred million merit is just a drop in the bucket."

"Those few direct disciples under your sect have decent aptitude."

"Do you want them to become Sages as well?"

Tongtian's expression became conflicted.

If it were merely opening worlds, he would naturally be willing.

But signing the contract meant working for Wuji Heaven for the rest of their lives.

How was that any different from selling his disciples?

He could not bear it.

Those direct disciples were all pillars of the Interception Sect.