The Great Land-Reclamation Plan

The great land-reclamation plan could finally begin.

At that moment, an immense Saintly Might erupted from the horizon. Yuanshi appeared, followed by the Twelve Golden Immortals and other personal disciples.

"Tongtian, has the Interception Sect truly fallen to such a state?"

"You intend to lead the Interception Sect disciples in reclaiming land here?"

"I truly do not know what there is at the end of the East Sea worth reclaiming."

Yuanshi spoke with a smile, his tone laced with mockery.

What was there to reclaim at the end of the East Sea?

Were they planning to develop that chaotic power?

Or did they delusionally wish to open up the Primordial World Barrier?

What a joke—even the Six Saints working together could not accomplish that, much less the mere Interception Sect.

Guang Chengzi looked at Daoist Duobao and the others, smiling. "Who would have thought the Interception Sect disciples had fallen to such a state!"

"Could it be that you intend to earn some merit through land reclamation to support the Interception Sect?"

Duobao, Wudang, and the other disciples flew into a rage upon hearing this.

The Chan Sect people were truly hateful!

They had actually come specifically to mock them.

Zhao Gongming said coldly, "The Chan Sect disciples are so arrogant. Do you dare compete with us?"

Guang Chengzi and the others immediately fell silent.

The Chan Sect had few members. How could they possibly be a match for the Interception Sect's myriad immortals?

Naturally, they did not dare accept the challenge.

Rumble!

A spatial passage stretching across the void appeared. Jieyin and Zhunti stepped out of it, their Saintly Might vast and boundless.

Jieyin said with a genial smile, "Senior Brother Tongtian, you have led the Interception Sect to the end of the East Sea with such a grand display. What brings you here?"

Zhunti added, "We are fellow disciples. If there is anything good, Senior Brother, do not forget about us!"

Both of them felt that the Interception Sect's large-scale reclamation effort had to conceal something unusual. After perfecting their own world, they hurried over.

Tongtian said flatly, "You will know soon enough."

He did not directly tell the Saints. Yuanshi had just dared to ridicule him; once the truth was revealed, there would be plenty of time for him to envy them!

Rumble!

Tongtian acted directly, unfolding the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture.

Mysterious power transformed into hundreds of millions of profound ripples, spreading outward and touching the chaotic qi beyond the Primordial World Barrier.

Yuanshi and the Two Saints of the West watched intently, unable to guess what Tongtian intended to do.

The next moment, all three were stunned—

The chaotic qi beyond the Primordial World Barrier actually transformed into the power of the Great Dao!

Yuanshi witnessed the sight, his face changing in shock.

Heavens!

What kind of divine ability was this?!

It could actually transform chaotic qi into the power of the Great Dao?

Could the land reclamation Tongtian spoke of actually be this kind of reclamation?!

Jieyin and Zhunti were equally dumbfounded. Where had Tongtian obtained such a mysterious method?

Chaotic qi was turning into the power of the Great Dao!

This was fundamentally impossible!

Tongtian slowly displayed his great divine ability, turning countless streams of chaotic qi into the power of the Great Dao.

The expressions of all the Saints changed.

They sensed that as the power of the Great Dao grew denser, the Primordial World's barrier seemed to extend outward by a sliver.

Though it was incredibly slight, so faint that ordinary people could hardly perceive it.

But they were all Sages, so they naturally sensed it clearly.

The Primordial World's barrier had truly expanded!

Rumble!

Two spatial passages abruptly appeared, and Laozi and Nuwa emerged one after the other.

Helplessly.

They could no longer remain seated either.

Expanding the Primordial World Barrier was something even Sages could not accomplish, yet Tongtian had achieved it through a mysterious method.

It was truly shocking.

Purple Sky Palace.

Hongjun was equally stunned.

Impossible!

This completely exceeded his understanding. How could Tongtian possess such a miraculous method?!

Even the power of the Heavenly Dao could not transform chaotic power into the power of the Great Dao!

What exactly was Tongtian trying to do?!

The end of the East Sea.

Seeing the stunned expressions of the Saints, Tongtian sneered inwardly.

Go ahead and laugh at me now!

None of you can laugh anymore, can you?!

"Move!"

He gave a low shout.

In an instant, countless Interception Sect disciples responded and simultaneously began circulating the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture.

Their momentum was immense, their pressure overwhelming.

Vast chaotic qi churned and transformed entirely into the power of the Great Dao.

Everyone joined their hearts to accomplish one task.

Yuanshi and the other Sages were even more shaken by the sight.

The speed had increased again!

So many Interception Sect disciples activating a supreme method like the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture together had further accelerated the expansion of the Primordial World Barrier.

"Tongtian! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

"What is the purpose of expanding the world barrier in this manner?"

Yuanshi demanded in a deep voice.

No matter how slow he was, he had realized that Tongtian was concealing something.

Laozi also spoke. "Tongtian, what does this mean?"

Tongtian smiled calmly. "It is merely land reclamation."

"Can you not see that?"

As he spoke, a trace of mockery flashed through his eyes.

The Saints were momentarily speechless.

Land reclamation?!

You called this land reclamation?!

Land reclamation should mean clearing weeds and leveling soil. How could it involve such a world-shaking expansion of the world barrier?

You clearly had a tremendous misunderstanding of the term "land reclamation"!

The end of the East Sea.

Upon hearing Tongtian's words, all the Saints felt dazed.

Land reclamation?!

You actually called this land reclamation?!

Absurd!

How was this land reclamation? This was clearly an act that shook the very foundation of the Primordial Wilderness!

Meanwhile, in Wuji Heaven.

Lu Changqing was intently bargaining with the system.

For the land-reclamation endeavor he had carefully planned, he naturally had to squeeze more merit out of the system. Only then could he exhaust that enormous amount as quickly as possible!

"System, ten thousand merit points for reclaiming one mu of land is not excessive, right?"

"This is the Primordial World Barrier!"

"This amount of merit really is not much!"

As Lu Changqing spoke, he calculated inwardly.

Ten thousand merit points per mu—if a hundred million people participated in land reclamation and each reclaimed one mu per year, they could spend one trillion merit points in a year!

At this rate, would it not be easy to squander a million trillion merit points?

System: "No!"

"With the assistance of the method, the difficulty of land reclamation is far lower than creating a world."

"Ten thousand merit points far exceeds its value!"

Lu Changqing sat upright on his throne, his expression grave. "Ten thousand will not do?"

"Then eight thousand should be fine, right!"

System: "Still too high."

Lu Changqing said helplessly, "Five thousand?"

System: "Still not acceptable."

Even five thousand would not do?

After upgrading, this damned system had indeed become even harder to deal with.

It was determined to fight him to the bitter end!

This was simply absurd!

"One thousand!"

"One thousand merit points per mu. That should be acceptable, right?"

Lu Changqing said in a deep voice.

At one thousand merit points per mu, if a hundred million people reclaimed land, they could still spend quite a lot.

He could barely accept that.

System: "Still not acceptable."

Even one thousand would not do?

Unable to endure it any longer, Lu Changqing said directly, "Then name your price!"

System: "Five merit points per mu."

"That is reasonable."

Damn it!

Five merit points?

Even Zhou Bapi was not as ruthless as you!

This was blackheartedness taken to the extreme.

At five points per mu, when would he ever exhaust his vast sea of merit?

Lu Changqing refused decisively. "No!"

"That is too low!"

"You are forcing me to become a blackhearted boss!"

The system was speechless and stated bluntly, "Do not try to muddle through this. You are simply exploiting a loophole."

Lu Changqing said simply, "Final offer: ten merit points!"

"No negotiation!"

The system had no choice but to compromise.

Lu Changqing calculated inwardly: at ten merit points per mu, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could reclaim one hundred thousand mu in a thousand years, amounting to one million merit points.

But Grand Unity Golden Immortals were ultimately rare.

More importantly, the number of living beings below the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm was enormous.

If a hundred million people participated, with each reclaiming one thousand mu over a thousand years, that would be one hundred billion merit points!

If a billion people participated, that would be one trillion!

Most importantly, the threshold for land reclamation was far lower than creating a world, so ten merit points per mu was still acceptable.

The end of the East Sea.

Before the world barrier.

One hundred thousand Interception Sect disciples joined forces to cast their technique.

The Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture unfolded endless mysteries. Chaotic qi surged endlessly, all of it transforming into the power of the Great Dao.

The world barrier continued advancing outward.

With Sage Tongtian leading one hundred thousand disciples in land reclamation, they had expanded more than ten thousand mu in less than a year.

The Saints watched from the void, all sensing the changes in the heavens and earth of the Primordial Wilderness.

The shock in their hearts would not subside.

Heavens!

What kind of technique was this?

It could expand the Primordial World so quickly!

At this rate, the Primordial World would only grow more and more vast.

But why were they expanding the world for no reason at all?

As they pondered this, a patch of golden ** suddenly appeared in the heavens.

Vast merit poured down!

The entire world was dyed gold.

The next moment, the golden torrent dispersed and fell into the bodies of every Interception Sect **.

When Laozi and the other Sages saw this, they could no longer remain seated.

**!

They could gain merit like this too?

Could reclaiming wilderness truly bring such generous rewards?

"I knew the Interception Sect would not mobilize such forces for nothing."

"So it was for merit."

"Such merit is not the least bit inferior to opening a world!"

Jieyin sighed faintly.

What concerned him even more was that technique—Interception Sect ** who had not even reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm could use it to reclaim wilderness.

For beings incapable of opening worlds, this was simply a heaven-sent opportunity!

At that moment, three spacetime passages suddenly appeared between heaven and earth.

The next instant, purple qi descended, and rosy clouds filled the sky.

King Father of the East, Ran Deng, and Kunpeng arrived through the air.

Their presence was magnificent.

Boom!

Brilliant golden light descended from the heavens as nine golden dragons of merit roared and soared into the sky.

Their might surpassed even Yuanshi's Nine-Dragon Agarwood Carriage.

Endless power of laws descended, enveloping heaven and earth.

Yuanshi and the others all revealed looks of astonishment.

Lu Changqing had actually descended in person.

All living beings were equally stunned. What did this mean?

The Longevity Immortal Venerable had come personally?

Could the matter in the Eastern Sea be related to him?

"Excellent, excellent!"

"The Interception Sect has truly not disappointed me. Your diligence is commendable!"

Lu Changqing nodded in satisfaction.

Not even a year had passed, yet they had already made such progress.

It seemed the Interception Sect ** truly had plenty of drive.

At this rate, the great undertaking of reclaiming wilderness was feasible.

All that remained was to spread the technique throughout the Primordial Wilderness and allow all living beings to take part.

"Fellow Daoist Changqing, what exactly is the reason for this matter?"

"Was this act of reclaiming wilderness also something you set in motion?"

Laozi finally could not help but ask.

Nuwa and the other Sages all watched intently.

It had to be him!

Looking across the Primordial Wilderness, there was no one besides Lu Changqing capable of such a thing.

And no one else would dare entertain such a notion, attempting to expand the Primordial World Barrier.

Tongtian added from the side, "This is the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture, personally bestowed by the Longevity Immortal Venerable."

"By cultivating this scripture, even those with shallow cultivation can break through the Primordial World Barrier!"

"All who participate in reclaiming wilderness shall receive merit as a reward."

Such a thing actually existed?

This technique had actually been created by Lu Changqing?

Expanding the Primordial World Barrier?

Merit for reclaiming wilderness?

The Sages were shaken to their cores!

What had they just heard?

Expanding the Primordial Wilderness?

What an astonishing feat! Had Wuji Heaven's actions already transcended all reason to this extent?

They could even create such a technique?

For a moment, the Sages were speechless.

Could it be that merit truly piled up like mountains for this one from Wuji Heaven?

To devise such an ingenious plan—how could an ordinary person possibly achieve it?

Many powerful figures of the Primordial Wilderness also turned their gazes toward them.

No one understood what was going on.

What benefit could there be in expanding the Primordial Wilderness?

Seeing that the time was ripe, Lu Changqing announced in a clear voice, "Because some beings find it difficult to open worlds, from this day forth!"

"Wuji Heaven shall open another path for obtaining merit."

"Three days from now, I shall hold a ** and impart the Heaven-Opening Profound Scripture. This method can expand the territory of the Primordial Wilderness!"

"For every mu of wilderness reclaimed, five points of merit shall be bestowed!"

When the Interception Sect ** heard this, all of them were ecstatic.