When Laozi and the other Sages saw this, they could not help but sigh together.
This was the charm of merit!
This was the world of the wealthy!
With enough merit, even the Dao Ancestor could be bought off!
Faced with such an immense amount of merit, Hongjun finally could not hold back.
He solemnly promised to help with all his strength.
The Sages could only sigh at the sight.
The ** of merit was simply too great!
Even the Dao Ancestor had been taken down directly!
Seeing Hongjun agree, Lu Changqing smiled in satisfaction.
But it was not over yet, because he discovered that the system had not reacted at all!
Was this a joke?!
Was it looking down on him?
The Dao Ancestor truly was straightforward!
Then, three hundred million!
Lu Changqing suddenly raised the price.
Hongjun nearly cursed aloud. What kind of move was this?!
He had clearly already agreed!
Why was Lu Changqing still raising the price?
Could being rich really make someone this willful?!
Could being rich really mean treating merit as if it were not money?!
At that moment, the Sages had only one thought.
Damn wealthy bastard!
This was infuriating!
Such a move was simply shocking beyond belief!
For a time, all the Sages were left speechless, men and women alike.
What normal person would do something like this?!
This was completely unreasonable!
The Dao Ancestor had already agreed, yet he actually raised the price by another fifty million!
He was utterly insane!
King Father of the East, Ming He, and the others remained composed.
They had long since gotten used to it.
Following the Great Master, what absurd sight had they not seen?
This little maneuver was nothing at all!
They had long since been worn down until they had no temper left.
Hongjun fell silent for a long time.
He was completely speechless.
Three hundred million merit!
Did they know what three hundred million merit meant?!
It meant that he could break through to another realm again.
He had only just advanced not long ago!
Sob, sob, sob! Was this the joy of being wealthy?!
Just as Lu Changqing was about to raise the bid again, the system prompt suddenly sounded.
Maximum limit reached!
Further additions prohibited!
Host, please watch your words and actions!
Lu Changqing had no choice but to stop.
Still, he had made a killing. He had spent an extra fifty million merit!
Wonderful!
Keep it up!
Then let the preparations begin!
The first priority was gathering treasures!
Hongjun had regained his composure by then and spoke calmly.
Lu Changqing nodded and casually waved his hand.
A treasure mountain shining with golden light instantly filled the space before them.
They had long since prepared everything!
King Father of the East and the others could just find the rest!
Lu Changqing said lightly.
With so many treasures as a foundation, they only needed to gather some rare materials.
Lu Changqing swept his gaze over the Sages and Hongjun, then declared loudly, "Everyone!"
"The time to create history has come!"
"Move out!"
The Twelve Saints rose at the same time.
Saintly Might shook the universe.
The Primordial World.
Above the heavens.
The vast River of Time and Space appeared.
Ming He stepped out into the air, murderous aura surging around him.
His pressure awed the nine heavens and ten lands!
Next came King Father of the East, standing atop a golden bridge stretching across the void, a smile on his face.
Boundless Saintly Might surrounded him as purple qi came from the east.
Kunpeng's figure also appeared in the void, radiating immense Saintly Might.
Space trembled faintly!
Further adding to his majestic presence.
It was as though dragons and phoenixes sang beneath his feet.
Roar!
A beast's roar shook the heavens as Xi He and Chang Xi appeared gracefully.
They were peerlessly elegant.
Their beauty intoxicated all living beings.
Even heaven and earth seemed to lose their color before them.
Boom!
Another spatial passage opened, and Ran Deng slowly emerged.
He possessed an ethereal immortal bearing.
Immortal cranes flew together.
Golden lotuses sprang from the earth.
Countless extraordinary phenomena appeared.
Whoosh!
Azure light tore through the sky as a figure stood proudly in the void.
Billions of Dao rhythms flowed around him.
Pressure spread in all directions.
Tongtian had arrived!
Golden light came from the west and split into two.
Jieyin and Zhunti appeared side by side.
Golden lotuses bloomed beneath their feet, each one containing endless mysteries.
The ground shone brilliantly!
Laozi's figure emerged, standing majestically in the void.
The pressure of the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Ninth Heaven made all beings tremble.
The foremost Sage beneath the Dao Ancestor had come as well?!
Yuanshi appeared in flowing white robes, immortal cranes circling him.
Endless Dao rhythms flowed behind him.
When the beings of the Primordial Wilderness saw this sight,
They were all horrified!
Madness!
Twelve Sages!
A full twelve of them!
The Six Saints of the Xuanmen and the Six Saints of Wuji Heaven.
All had gathered!
What were they going to do?!
All beings sensed that a world-shaking event was about to occur!
At that moment, vast purple qi descended from chaos.
Endless chaotic power surged.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared between heaven and earth.
The Rivers of Time and Space surrounded him on both sides, and his pressure was boundless.
The Primordial Wilderness fell deathly silent.
The Dao Ancestor!
Even the Dao Ancestor had emerged from seclusion!
How great of a matter was this?!
The Dao Ancestor had not appeared in the Primordial Wilderness for many years!
Yet today, he had personally arrived?!
Thirteen Saints!
A full thirteen of them!
It was enough to recreate heaven and earth!
Longevity Mountain.
Wuzhuang Temple.
Zhen Yuanzi stood dumbfounded.
A major event!
This was absolutely a world-shaking event!
Otherwise, why would thirteen Saints gather together?!
A tremendous change was bound to occur!
Western Kunlun.
Queen Mother of the West was equally shocked.
What could make thirteen Saints move at the same time?
It would be more than enough even to recreate heaven and earth!
Thirty-three Heavens.
Heavenly Court.
Di Jun and Tai Yi were both deeply shaken.
Thirteen Saints!
Even the Dao Ancestor had come!
What exactly were they planning to do?!
Could they truly be recreating heaven and earth?
Tai Yi's voice trembled.
Di Jun shook his head, his expression grave.
It had to be a world-shaking matter!
But what could be worth the joint appearance of thirteen Saints?
Even he could not guess!
Buzhou Mountain.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches were ** by the appearance of the thirteen Saints.
This was a grand gathering, a true grand gathering!
What could make thirteen Saints appear at the same time?
Even the Dao Ancestor had personally stepped in?
Di Jiang found it hard to believe.
The other Ancestral Witches were equally puzzled.
Yet they were all deeply shaken.
These were Thirteen Saints!
What earth-shaking move were they planning?!
Were they really going to reopen heaven and earth?!
At this moment, golden light illuminated the heavens.
The next instant, a Merit Golden Wheel appeared behind him.
It was dazzling beyond compare.
Lu Changqing strode through the air atop a river evolved from the Three Thousand Great Daos.
He arrived leisurely through the void.
All Three Thousand Great Daos submitted to him.
The radiant golden wheel behind him made the Saints narrow their eyes.
They sighed inwardly.
Being rich really meant you could do whatever you wanted!
Just look at that display—it practically reeked of merit!
The Longevity Immortal Venerable had arrived too!
Of course. Other than the Longevity Immortal Venerable, who else had the prestige to summon so many Saints?
The beings of the Primordial Wilderness all sighed in amazement.
Looking across the entire Primordial Wilderness, only Lu Changqing possessed such influence.
With a single command, Thirteen Saints had arrived.
Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun was among them!
This was probably what they called
Money Power!
Seeing Lu Changqing arrive, Tongtian immediately activated his Array Dao Divine Ability and brought forth an array diagram.
Rumble—
The enormous array diagram continuously expanded, spreading across the boundless Primordial Wilderness.
Immediately afterward, the Saints successively formed profound hand seals.
Countless marks shrouded the starry skies of the Primordial Wilderness, as though weaving a vast net between heaven and earth.
"Begin."
Hongjun spoke calmly and was the first to act.
The Saints followed close behind, each displaying their divine abilities.
Amid the Sea of Stars, countless nodes connected together, forming the rudimentary shape of a Heavenly Net that covered the entire Primordial Wilderness.
This was merely a prototype. To truly perfect it would require long years, and could never be accomplished in a single day.
Act!
Tongtian gave the order.
With the basic framework complete, the next step was to mobilize the River of Time and Space and construct the various hubs one by one.
The Saints each performed their duties, separately taking charge of building a hub.
Buzz—
Profound power burst forth from the hubs, its vast spiritual resonance making even the star rivers of the Thirty-three Heavens pale in comparison.
Boom!
The River of Time and Space stretched across the heavens. Tongtian raised a hand and drew it in, and the river's power instantly enveloped the hubs.
An unending stream of spacetime power was guided over, and the hubs took shape one after another.
The other Saints likewise mobilized tributaries of the River of Time and Space, completing the hubs under their respective control.
As the number of hubs increased and linked together, the entire Heavenly Net erupted with brilliant radiance, every strand containing endless profundities.
Lu Changqing reclined against his imperial carriage, comfortably watching everyone bustle about.
The immortal maidens at his side either massaged his shoulders or offered him peeled immortal fruits.
Ah...
To get rid of all this merit, I really have gone to great lengths.
As the Saints cast their techniques, countless wondrous phenomena appeared throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
All beings looked up in astonishment.
This was the might of Saints!
Only Saints could trigger so many marvels of heaven and earth!
Just as the Saints were arranging the hubs, Hongjun acted once more.
Boom!
The power of a Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortal erupted in full, shaking the cosmos.
Even the River of Time and Space trembled.
He evolved endless Great Daos and forcibly cut off a section of the River of Time and Space, merging it into the great array.
Hongjun acted with overwhelming force, and his boundless pressure swept across the eight directions.
The power of a Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortal was fully displayed. He actually severed a section from the River of Time and Space and forged it into the core of the great array.
The entire array used this section of the River of Time and Space as its foundation, allowing its power to run through the past, present, and future!
Only then could the great array cover the entire Primordial Wilderness.
Witnessing this scene, all beings of heaven and earth were horrified.
Was this the might of a Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortal?!
He could actually sever the River of Time and Space—this was utterly terrifying!
This great array founded upon the River of Time and Space was even more shocking!
At the peak of Longevity Mountain.
Zhen Yuanzi was also deeply shaken. This was a true heaven-reaching method!
Compared with it, even the divine abilities of Saints fell short!
Severing the River of Time and Space was the true defiance of heaven!
Such a feat could only be accomplished by Hongjun, a Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortal.
No one else could possibly do it.
The Saints who witnessed this scene were filled with emotion as well.
A Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortal!
This realm was the truly supreme one!
In comparison, they Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals were ultimately still a step behind.
But if they succeeded this time, the realm of Hunyuan Limitless Great Luo Golden Immortals would no longer be far away!
With that thought, the Saints became even more motivated.
In the current Primordial Wilderness, the land-development craze had drawn countless living beings into taking part, and all beings were busy opening up land and reclaiming territory.
Those with sufficient cultivation flocked to create worlds instead—after all, the merit gained from world creation far surpassed that of land development.
And all the Saints were currently devoting their full efforts to arranging the Hunyuan Heaven and Earth Great Array.
On Longevity Mountain, Zhen Yuanzi looked up at the sky and saw the Saints working without pause as the phenomena of heaven and earth continued unceasingly.
This meant the Saints had never stopped.
He could not help but wonder: What kind of world-shaking great array required the Saints to arrange it for so long?
The previous great array in Wuji Heaven had been arranged by Tongtian alone.
Yet this array was being constructed jointly by Thirteen Saints!
It was truly astonishing!
What kind of great array required so many Saints to arrange together?
Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun had personally taken action!
It was simply inconceivable.
Within Western Kunlun, Queen Mother of the West was equally stirred.
How much time had already passed?
Several Saints had joined forces, with the Dao Ancestor personally presiding over it, yet it still required such a long span of time?
What kind of Supreme Great Array was this, to warrant such solemn attention from the Saints and the Dao Ancestor?
And its scope seemed exceptionally vast. Could it be that it would envelop the entire Primordial Wilderness?
If that were truly the case, what purpose did this array serve?
Once it was complete, what a magnificent sight would it be?
At this moment, vast Saintly Might surged into the sky from Wuji Heaven.
Boom—
Above Wuji Heaven, a Dragon Shadow soared through the nine heavens.
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