Rest assured, Immortal Venerable. The Dragon Clan will certainly give its all!
The Dragon Clan will surely do everything in its power to develop the Primordial Wilderness and repay the Immortal Venerable's great kindness!
Candle Dragon immediately agreed.
Next came the Kirin Clan.
Lu Changqing took a step into the River of Time and Space and arrived at Kirin Cliff in an instant.
The entire Kirin Clan lay dormant there.
Since the First Kirin had fallen, the Kirin Clan had steadily declined, and its circumstances were even harsher than those of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans.
Only several tens of millions of Kirin had survived, a world apart from their former peak.
Lu Changqing brought out the Heavenly Dao Scepter, drew upon the power of the Heavenly Dao, and completely erased the Heavenly Dao shackles restraining the Kirin Clan.
Invisible Dao resonance spread outward, shaking heaven and earth.
The Kirin within Kirin Cliff raised their heads to the sky, their faces filled with delight.
They felt it!
That binding force had vanished!
Did this mean the Kirin Clan would finally regain its freedom?
The Longevity Immortal Venerable's might shook the Primordial Wilderness!
Thank you, Immortal Venerable, for saving the Kirin Clan!
The Kirin Clan's chief, Four Unlike, was beside himself with joy.
The Kirin Clan had finally welcomed a new beginning!
Clear cries rang through the mountains and wilderness as one Kirin after another emerged.
At their head—
With the Heavenly Dao Authority in hand, one could rank as the second highest being in the Primordial Wilderness!
However—
Lu Changqing's cultivation had long transcended the restraints of the Heavenly Dao and stood above the nine heavens.
Even if the Heavenly Dao intended to appoint him as its spokesperson, Lu Changqing did not care in the slightest.
He flatly refused.
As expected of Dao Brother Changqing, who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Heavenly Dao!
He truly was extraordinary, far beyond our reach."
Jieyin sighed softly.
Upon hearing this, the Sages all deeply agreed.
Indeed—
There was, after all, a vast difference between people.
Though they were all Sages, their fortunes differed like heaven and earth.
The gap in status was immense, prompting endless sighs.
Thinking of this, every Sage wore an envious expression.
They were nearly so envious that their souls flew away!
Within Wuji Heaven.
Lu Changqing dismissed the Three Races and instructed them to join the great undertaking of expansion.
He himself returned directly to his Daoist field.
After considering briefly, he summoned Candle Dragon.
Candle Dragon hurried into the hall and respectfully bowed. "Greetings, Saint Changqing!"
By now, he had already grasped the foundations of Wuji Heaven.
He knew even more clearly how formidable the strength here was.
Seven Sages stood together!
It rivaled the Xuanmen!
Lu Changqing also held the Heavenly Dao Authority, his status even above Hongjun's.
All of this made Candle Dragon tremble with fear, not daring to show the slightest negligence.
Lu Changqing watched Candle Dragon with a smile.
He had already formed a plan.
Candle Dragon's cultivation had been stuck at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm for many years.
He was only one final step away from attaining the Dao.
"Candle Dragon, after being trapped for so many years, are you willing to attain the Dao and become a Sage?"
Lu Changqing asked leisurely.
Candle Dragon abruptly lifted his head. "Become a Sage?!"
"Is that true?!"
Saint Changqing was actually asking whether he wished to become a Sage?
If there were an opportunity to attain the Dao, how could he possibly let it slip away!
He could not have wished for more!
Candle Dragon nodded heavily, staring at Lu Changqing with blazing eyes.
Lu Changqing merely smiled without speaking and waved his hand, producing a Heavenly Dao contract.
"Take a careful look."
Candle Dragon accepted the contract. Once he finished reading it, he could no longer restrain his excitement.
Become a Sage?!
This contract was actually an agreement to help him attain the Dao!
Merit! Primordial Violet Qi!
They would help him break through!
Most importantly, the condition was simple—he only needed to serve Wuji Heaven for one hundred thousand years.
One hundred thousand years in exchange for attaining the Hunyuan realm!
Was there even a need to hesitate?
If he missed such an opportunity, Candle Dragon would surely want to end his own life.
"Well? Are you willing to accept?"
After seeing that he had finished reading, Lu Changqing asked bluntly.
Candle Dragon hurriedly replied, "Yes! I am willing!"
"This little dragon is willing to pledge loyalty to Wuji Heaven for one hundred thousand years!"
How could he dare hesitate?
If he slowed by even half a moment, the opportunity might vanish in an instant.
Then he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Who else in the Primordial Wilderness could be so generous as to help him attain the Dao?
Seeing this, Lu Changqing took out a strand of Primordial Violet Qi and bestowed it upon Candle Dragon, then presented him with vast merit.
Golden light blazed brilliantly, illuminating the entire hall.
It nearly made Candle Dragon unable to open his eyes.
How dazzling!
As expected of the strongest patron in the Primordial Wilderness.
His generosity truly knew no bounds!
Candle Dragon was dazzled and hurriedly said, "I will certainly do everything in my power to attain the Dao!"
"I will become a Sage as soon as possible and share Saint Changqing's burdens!"
With that, he happily departed to enter seclusion.
With immeasurable merit and Primordial Violet Qi in hand, Candle Dragon was filled with confidence in attaining the Dao.
Such conditions even surpassed the foundations the Six Saints of the Xuanmen had possessed when they attained the Dao.
After Candle Dragon departed, Lu Changqing began living a leisurely life.
After an unknown span of time, his divine sense stirred slightly,
covering the entire Primordial Wilderness.
Only then did he discover that the expansion progress was unusually slow.
A thousand years had passed, yet less than a trillion merit had been consumed.
This would not do!
Such efficiency was far too low!
Lu Changqing's thoughts raced as he summoned Ming He.
Ming He arrived at once.
"Great Master!"
Ming He respectfully bowed.
Lu Changqing asked directly, "Why is the expansion progressing so slowly?"
Ming He froze for a moment, then hurriedly explained, "Great Master, please see clearly—I have absolutely not been slacking!"
"The progress is slow solely because traveling consumes too much time!"
"The time of countless living beings is all wasted on the road!"
"They have never been able to reach the edge of the Primordial Wilderness!"
Lu Changqing was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but after thinking it over, he found it reasonable.
Most of those participating in the expansion were creatures with low cultivation,
so their speed was naturally limited.
More than half their time was spent traveling. Over a thousand years, half had been wasted in vain.
Moreover, the Primordial World was expanding by the day, and this situation would only grow worse.
This matter had to be resolved quickly.
Lu Changqing already had a solution—the Hunyuan Heaven and Earth Great Array!
Once this array was completed, all living beings could travel ten thousand miles in an instant.
However, the array was immense in scale and extremely difficult to set up.
Having made up his mind, Lu Changqing immediately sent word to the Sages.
Not only were the Sages of Wuji Heaven invited, but the Sages of the Xuanmen were included as well.
Within Eight Sceneries Palace,
Laozi was cultivating in seclusion when he received Lu Changqing's message,
and confusion appeared between his brows.
Why had Lu Changqing summoned him?
Without hesitation, he opened a passage and set out.
Within Biyou Palace,
Tongtian was likewise puzzled and departed for the meeting.
One Sage after another made their way to Wuji Heaven,
all carrying confusion in their hearts.
What important matter did Lu Changqing have this time?
Before long, twelve Sages had gathered in Wuji Heaven.
Such a grand assembly was unprecedented throughout all ages!
After Tongtian, Laozi, and the others arrived, they could not help but feel secretly alarmed.
What an enormous gathering!
There truly had to be an important matter, or why would all twelve Sages be present?
"Everyone, please take your seats."
Once the Sages were seated, Lu Changqing said, "The living beings of the Primordial Wilderness waste their time traveling, and it pains me deeply—they are missing so many opportunities to accumulate merit!"
As soon as he said this, the Sages all grumbled inwardly.
If they had not known him for so many years, they might truly have been deceived by him.
This man surely had more to say.
Sure enough,
Lu Changqing continued, "Therefore, I have decided to gather the strength of all the Sages of the Primordial Wilderness and jointly construct a Supreme Great Array!"
"So that all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness may reach any corner of heaven and earth with a single thought."
The Sages were all shocked upon hearing this.
"What?!"
"Reach every part of the Primordial Wilderness with a single thought?"
"Impossible!"
"How could such an array exist beneath heaven and earth?"
Tongtian, who was proficient in the Dao of arrays, directly rose to his feet and cried out, "Absurd!"
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Within Wuji Heaven,
the twelve Sages deliberated together.
Its scale was unprecedented since the creation of heaven and earth.
Upon hearing Lu Changqing's words, Tongtian slammed the table and rose to his feet, calling it absurd!
Even with his attainments in formations, he did not dare entertain such a fantasy.
To construct a teleportation array covering the entire Primordial Wilderness, allowing all living beings to instantly reach any place?
This formation would have to encompass the entire Primordial World at the very least!
That alone was already sheer fantasy.
Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other Sages were even too stunned to speak.
To set up such an enormous formation!
No wonder Lu Changqing had summoned all the Sages.
But even if twelve Sages joined forces, this was probably an impossible task, wasn't it?
Absurd!
This idea was far too absurd!
Could anyone really accomplish it?
Laozi thought to himself.
Yuanshi wore a grave expression and remained silent.
Although Ming He and the others had grown accustomed to Great Master's startling declarations, they could not help but feel shaken upon hearing this.
What?
Great Master actually wanted to build a Supreme Great Array?
That couldn't be possible, could it?
He wasn't joking, was he?
Didn't they see even Tongtian calling it wishful thinking?
The chaos beyond the heavens.
Within the Purple Cloud Palace.
The joint effort of several Sages to open a passage to Wuji Heaven had also alarmed Hongjun.
What did Lu Changqing want to do this time?
With so many Sages gathered for discussion, something major was bound to happen!
Hongjun's thoughts raced.
Those were twelve Sages!
Without realizing it, Wuji Heaven's power had already become comparable to the Mystic Sect's.
Lu Changqing was truly a terrifying figure.
The key was that this man seemed to possess an inexhaustible supply of merit, practically like an emotionless merit-producing machine!
At that thought, Hongjun furrowed his brows.
Lu Changqing...
He was now filled with wariness toward this man.
It was precisely because Lu Changqing had repeatedly disrupted matters that his great undertaking of Integrate with Dao had made no progress to this day.
His only gain had come from the sixty million merits he exchanged for last time—and those merits had come from Lu Changqing.
This man had so much merit... should he cause him some trouble?
That thought suddenly arose in Hongjun's mind.
If Lu Changqing were allowed to continue causing havoc, who knew how long the day he Integrated with Dao would be delayed?
He could not let this man do as he pleased any longer.
He had to find a way to deal with it.
Rumble—
The moment that thought arose, dark clouds immediately gathered outside the Purple Cloud Palace, and the power of the Heavenly Dao churned within them.
This was a warning from the Heavenly Dao!
Hongjun's expression immediately turned ugly upon seeing it.
Well, damn!
The Heavenly Dao really treated Lu Changqing like its own son, didn't it?!
Was that really necessary? Was it?!
He had merely entertained the thought, and the Heavenly Dao had immediately appeared to warn him!
How was he supposed to act freely like this!
Hongjun's face turned livid. Could he not even think about it?
This was utterly outrageous!!!
Within Wuji Heaven.
The Sages' hearts surged with turmoil.
Laozi's mouth twitched.
This had to be fake, right?!
It had to be fake!
How could this possibly be done?
How could such a formation possibly exist between heaven and earth?
Besides, wasn't Great Master taking things a little too far?
This was even more outrageous than before!
The difficulty was simply too high.
Great Master, what exactly did you want to do?!
Yuanshi and the other Sages remained silent, completely unable to understand what Lu Changqing was trying to do.
No matter how they looked at it, this was an impossible task!
Tongtian in particular possessed extremely high attainments in formations and knew full well that constructing such a Supreme Great Array was simply impossible.
It absolutely could not exist!
Such an enormous formation could absolutely not exist in this world." Tongtian said, repeatedly shaking his head.
He did not even dare think too deeply about it.
To encompass the entire Primordial Wilderness—how immense would that formation have to be?
It was simply impossible!
Most importantly, Lu Changqing was making such a grand spectacle merely to improve the efficiency of living beings reclaiming the wilderness...
That reason was a little too unusual.
It was impossible to know how to evaluate it!
Fellow Daoists, speak freely if you have any ideas!
I believe that by gathering the strength of all the Sages, we can definitely accomplish this!
Lu Changqing looked at Tongtian, who was unable to believe it, and the worried Sages, then spoke encouragingly.
All the Sages revealed bitter smiles.
The difficulty was simply too great!
They had no idea where to begin!
Was this really something a Sage could accomplish?!
Wasn't this somewhat beyond all reason?!
Xi He and Chang Xi were likewise deeply shaken.
They were filled with countless emotions!
To create a Supreme Great Array that allowed living beings throughout heaven and earth to instantly reach anywhere in the Primordial Wilderness.
This was simply impossible to achieve.
They both felt that Lu Changqing was being far too fanciful.
Yet the two of them also deeply admired Lu Changqing's courage.
Whether it was opening numerous worlds or expanding the boundaries of the Primordial World.
Neither was something an ordinary person could accomplish.
Fellow Daoist Changqing!
This truly cannot be done. Let alone setting it up, I have no idea how to even deduce the formation!
Tongtian said with a sorrowful expression, "Even if we gather the power of twelve Sages, we absolutely cannot deduce it successfully."
He did not even have the slightest clue.
Among all the Sages, his attainments in formations were already the highest.
But he truly had no solution!
He had absolutely no idea where to start!
Because this was fundamentally an impossible task.
Laozi also shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Changqing, it is not that we are unwilling to help."
We are simply powerless to do so!
Human strength has its limits. This has already exceeded the scope of human capability."
To deduce a Supreme Great Array.
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