When Hong Yuan saw the Heavenly Dao manifest, he finally could not hold back any longer. "I thought you had forgotten?"
As Hong Yuan's voice fell, boundless Merit Power suddenly appeared across the sky.
The next moment, it descended upon the surviving beings of the myriad races.
This was the Merit Power earned by the beings who had slain Fierce Beasts in this battle.
Since Fierce Beasts were formed from Grievance and Fiendish Energy, eliminating them naturally benefited the Primordial Wilderness.
Moreover, Fierce Beasts contained quite a bit of Chaos Demon God flesh and blood. Once they perished, it could replenish some of the deficiencies of the Primordial Wilderness.
Thus, in order to reward everyone for their merits, the Heavenly Dao naturally bestowed Merit Power.
But why had it not descended when they were killing the beasts earlier?
Naturally, it was because the aura of the Kalpa had been at its most dangerous then. The Heavenly Dao could not possibly choose that moment to bestow Merit Power, so it had delayed until now, when the great battle had begun to draw to a close.
As the beings of the myriad races felt the Merit Power descend upon them, they suddenly understood.
So the Heavenly Dao was rewarding them for slaying those Fierce Beasts.
The beings of the myriad races immediately wept bitterly, all deeply grateful for the Heavenly Dao's greatness.
With this Merit Power, the injuries suffered by the myriad races quickly recovered.
Even their strength improved to a certain extent.
Among them, Primordial Origin Golden Immortals such as Luohu and Yang Mei received the greatest amount of merit.
Their previous injuries were rapidly healing.
Yang Mei looked at the Merit Power in his hand and could not help sighing. "What a pity for Fellow Daoists Hun Peng and the others. If they had lived until now, then with this Merit Power, advancing to the middle stage of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm would likely have been effortless."
But Kalpas were simply like this. Life and death were fated.
Only those who survived had the qualifications, and only they had a future.
When Shen Ni, within the Fierce Beast Nest, saw the Heavenly Dao bestowing merit, his expression changed drastically.
He truly could not understand why the Heavenly Dao would grant Merit Power to the myriad races.
Could it be that his Fierce Beast race deserved to be slaughtered, deserved to die?!
Qiong Qi cursed from the side, "This Heavenly Dao is truly unfair! Why do they have Merit Power, while only our Fierce Beast race has none? Is this still the Heavenly Dao? Can this still be called merit?!"
Though Shen Ni was furious, he still retained his reason.
At this moment, he could not help regretting allowing Yang Mei and the others to leave.
With this Merit Power, the time they needed to recover would likely be greatly reduced. They might even advance further.
Thinking of this, Shen Ni hurriedly urged Qiong Qi and the others.
"Quickly absorb the Grievance and Fiendish Energy between heaven and earth. Break through to the late stage of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible! If possible, have those peak Grand Unity Golden Immortals of our race break through quickly as well!"
After saying this, Shen Ni hurried back to his cultivation grounds.
He wanted to see whether he could break through to the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm in one stroke.
If he succeeded, they would certainly win this battle!
If he failed, then the outcome would be hard to say.
As Shen Ni entered cultivation, Qiong Qi and the others finally realized the seriousness of the situation. After passing Shen Ni's orders down, they hurriedly began closed-door cultivation.
For a time, as both the myriad races and the Fierce Beasts fell quiet and focused on breaking through their cultivation, the Primordial Wilderness entered a long-lost period of peace.
In an area not far from Mount Sumeru, Cuiwei and Han Su sat blankly where they were. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they looked utterly dejected.
Around them were young attendants covered in severe wounds.
Although the Merit Power bestowed upon them by the Heavenly Dao was not insignificant, none of them felt happy about it.
They merely sat there in silence. Some even had reddened eyes, with tears streaming down uncontrollably.
In this battle, they had lost nearly two thousand people.
Of the original three thousand young attendants, only a little over one thousand remained.
That was only because they possessed numerous magical treasures.
They had known that the Kalpa was terrifying, but they had not expected it to be so terrifying.
Now, whenever they closed their eyes, they could see the other young attendants dying before them.
Cuiwei and Han Su, especially, felt the greatest pain.
They truly did not know how they would face their master when the time came.
So many young attendants had followed them, yet so many had died.
Within Hong Yuan's great hall stood an enormous mirror.
What it displayed was precisely the current situation of Cuiwei and the others.
The young attendants whom Hong Yuan had revived were also gathered at his side. They had returned to their porcelain-doll-like appearances, and when they saw the utterly dejected Cuiwei and the others in the mirror, they immediately lowered their heads in shame.
They had not expected their master to be watching over them at every moment.
Not only had he watched over them, he had even revived them.
Thinking of the crude, rotten words they had constantly uttered before, the young attendants could not help feeling embarrassed.
Thus, they asked in childlike voices.
"Master, should we tell our elder brothers and sisters? They look like they are suffering terribly."
Hong Yuan casually waved his hand. "No need. Let them remain like this for now. It is nothing, nor is it the most important matter."
At this point, Hong Yuan paused, his gaze sweeping playfully over the young attendants.
"The most important thing is that I heard you have two faces? What, you will not let your master see them?!"
Upon hearing Hong Yuan's words, the young attendants immediately shrank their necks and did not dare meet his gaze.
"Master... we... we will never dare again."
Hong Yuan looked at the obedient young attendants before him. Who could have imagined that outside, they were all arrogant and unruly?
After only a few words, they wanted to shove someone's head into a steel gate.
How polite. How well-behaved.
"I have something to ask you!"
"Please speak, Master. So long as we know, we will certainly answer!"
Hong Yuan hesitated briefly before asking the question in his heart.
"Was it that bastard Yang Mei who taught you to act like that?"
After all, when Yang Mei had visited before, he had occasionally instructed the young attendants.
As a Dao Venerable, how could Hong Yuan possibly be such a lowly person?
So it could only have been Yang Mei who taught them.
Yes, that was perfectly reasonable.
When the young attendants heard Hong Yuan's question, they first froze, then cautiously looked at his expression.
The moment they did, they shuddered.
Thus, they could only answer tremblingly, "Probably... probably so."
Hong Yuan lightly tapped the longsword in his hand and cast them an indifferent glance. "Probably? Are you certain?"
"Master, you misheard us. What we said was that Ancestor Yang Mei was indeed the one who taught us!" The young attendants immediately came to their senses and hurriedly changed their answer.
Upon hearing their words, Hong Yuan looked as though he had suddenly understood.
"So that is how it is. I knew it. Who else could it have been but him?"
After a pause, Hong Yuan continued, "Forget it. Do not mention this matter again in the future. If anyone asks, simply tell the truth like this!"
"We understand!"
Outside the Primordial Wilderness, Ancestor Yang Mei, who had been cultivating, suddenly stopped and scratched his head in confusion.
Why did this old Daoist feel as though someone was plotting against him?
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