The Return of the Demon Master

"Do you think this 500,000 Merit is enough to express my sincerity?"

As soon as the 500,000 Golden Cloud of Merit appeared, Jieyin and Zhunti, who had been looking angry, were instantly stunned.

This was 500,000 Merit!

The Two Sages of the West had always resorted to any means necessary to earn Merit.

If they had known such an opportunity existed earlier, they would have been willing to grovel and beg for it!

Jieyin was the first to snap back to reality.

He had somehow produced the Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hand again.

A smile as bright as chrysanthemums bloomed on his face, and he said, "Although we Saints must also consider our reputation, if a Fellow Daoist sincerely wishes to buy, it's not impossible to negotiate!"

Seeing how quickly Jieyin's attitude changed, Kunpeng was already numb inside.

After all, 500,000 Merit was no small sum, more than enough to exchange for a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Only someone as wealthy as Lu Changsheng would be willing to use so much Merit to acquire a Mid-grade Spiritual Treasure.

Lu Changsheng felt a surge of joy as he saw Jieyin's change in attitude.

Indeed, this feeling of smashing Merit when words fail is truly exhilarating!

He muttered inwardly.

Just as Jieyin was about to exchange the Spiritual Treasure for Merit, Lu Changsheng sensed that 500,000 was not the system's limit.

He immediately began to probe the system's bottom line.

Seeing that Lu Changsheng did not reach out to take the Magic Treasure, Jieyin and Zhunti assumed he thought 500,000 was too expensive and quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng, there's no need to feel burdened. If you find 500,000 Merit too expensive, my junior brother and I can offer a discount.

Just name your price!"

"It's not that we care about Merit; we simply wish to befriend you, Fellow Daoist."

In the eyes of Jieyin and Zhunti, how much was a Saint's reputation worth in terms of Merit? Let alone 500,000, they would have sold it for 50,000.

Therefore, seeing Lu Changsheng not taking the Magic Treasure, they quickly offered a price reduction.

However, Lu Changsheng waved his hand:

"You are right, 500,000 Merit is indeed a bit outrageous.

I think we should go with--"

As he spoke, he held up one finger.

Before Lu Changsheng could finish, Jieyin and Zhunti's expressions stiffened, and they hurriedly interjected, "Ten... Ten thousand Merit... that... that should be acceptable... consider it us forging a good relationship with you, Fellow Daoist."

The two of them regretted speaking too much earlier; they had just lost 400,000 Merit!

Hearing their anxious words, Lu Changsheng shook his head:

"The price I was going to state was one million Merit!"

As his voice fell, he produced another cloud of 500,000 Golden Cloud of Merit and handed it over to the utterly dumbfounded Jieyin.

Kunpeng also held his forehead, sighing helplessly, "Great Master is truly a master negotiator!"

Zhunti looked at the one million Merit before him and couldn't help but swallow.

This was the first time the two of them had encountered someone so lavish with their spending.

After a moment of stunned silence, Zhunti quickly recovered.

He quickly took out a new Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and asked, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng, do you still need Magic Treasures?

I have another one here; would you like to take it as well?"

It wasn't that Zhunti disregarded his reputation, It was simply that the other party's offer was too high.

Lu Changsheng glanced at the Magic Treasure in Zhunti's hand and laughed heartily, "Yes! Not just Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, but any Magic Treasure, I want them all!"

Faced with Lu Changsheng's extravagant display of wealth, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a look, gritted their teeth, and sold all their Magic Treasures, except for the Golden Merit Lotus and the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo, to Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng glanced at the dozens of Innate and Acquired Magic Treasures, And said with slight disappointment, "I truly didn't expect that, despite being Saints, "I only have these magic treasures on hand."

He had originally thought that even if the Two Sages of the West were poor, they would at least have over a hundred magic treasures.

Who knew, when all was said and done, it wasn't even a hundred.

In the end, he spent only ten million Merit and bought them all out.

It truly surprised Lu Changsheng.

Hearing Lu Changsheng's words, the Two Sages of the West showed embarrassed expressions, and couldn't help but regret:

Why didn't we save more magic treasures back then?

And just as they were feeling ashamed, Lu Changsheng, right in front of them, began to refine all the magic treasures he had just acquired, one by one, using Merit.

This scene left Jieyin and Zhunti dumbfounded.

"Fellow Daoist, refining them like this seems like a waste of Merit, doesn't it?"

Jieyin couldn't help but say with heartache, seeing Lu Changsheng refining even low-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasures with Merit.

After all, how precious Merit was, ordinary cultivators would use it in the most critical places--

such as improving their cultivation, or refining companion spiritual treasures and high-tier magic treasures.

Someone like Lu Changsheng, who didn't even spare low-tier magic treasures and refined them all with Merit, probably couldn't find a second one in the entire Primordial World.

"Oh, I have plenty of Merit, it's fine to waste a little."

Lu Changsheng replied casually.

Jieyin and Zhunti were so jealous their eyes turned red; this guy was truly too extravagant.

To avoid their own intense envy, they hastily took their leave and returned to Mount Sumeru, intending to go into seclusion and cultivate, using Merit to improve their cultivation.

As for Kunpeng, he watched dazedly as Lu Changsheng refined dozens of magic treasures of varying quality into Merit Treasures, and was already shocked to the point of numbness.

"As expected, only a Great Master dares to squander Merit like this! Any other being would surely be heartbroken."

Just as Kunpeng sighed, thinking Lu Changsheng's extravagance was about to end, Lu Changsheng suddenly spoke, "Little Kun, go do something for me."

Kunpeng asked curiously, "What are Great Master's orders?"

Lu Changsheng casually took out a bamboo slip, used his finger as a brush to sketch on it, and handed it to Kunpeng, "According to the Merit amounts listed here, announce to the Primordial World that I am willing to exchange Merit for any quantity of Spiritual Roots and Spiritual Treasures."

Kunpeng was stunned after hearing Lu Changsheng's words.

His divine sense swept over the contents of the jade slip, and he was completely dumbfounded.

Treasure and Magic Treasure Exchange Price List for Merit:

Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure (Spiritual Root): Five million Merit.

High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure (Spiritual Root): Three million Merit.

Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure (Spiritual Root): One million Merit.

Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure (Spiritual Root): Five hundred thousand Merit.

Acquired Supreme Treasure: Three hundred thousand Merit.

Acquired Spiritual Treasure: Fifty thousand to two hundred thousand Merit (depending on grade).

Various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are also priced according to grade.

This was not extravagance, it was simply a Bodhisattva of Wealth, the number one spendthrift in the Primordial World!

Lu Changsheng frowned, seeing Kunpeng staring blankly at the bamboo slip, "Why haven't you gone yet?"

Kunpeng snapped back to reality, his face full of shock, "Great Master, there are countless magic treasures in the Primordial World, is it really okay to announce this to everyone?"

Lu Changsheng grinned, "It's fine, just go."

Lu Changsheng's goal was to spend all his Merit. If the Primordial World had enough magic treasures to consume hundreds of trillions of Merit, then that would be for the best.

Looking at Lu Changsheng's wasteful behavior, Kunpeng felt a pang of regret, thinking: If all this Merit belonged to me, I would have become a Saint long ago.

"Great Master is truly a complete spendthrift!"

Kunpeng sighed inwardly and acted according to Lu Changsheng's instructions.

As a powerful figure in the late-stage Quasi-Saint realm, he announced the news to the Primordial World, stating that there was no need to personally traverse mountains and rivers.

By simply employing a divine ability, his words could resonate throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and all the myriad worlds.

This was not a difficult task for a Quasi-Saint.

Kunpeng followed the instructions and cast his spell, spreading Lu Changsheng's announcement throughout the Primordial World.

Countless living beings were astonished upon hearing the news.

Within the Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi were enjoying tea and discussing the Dao. Upon hearing Kunpeng's voice, both revealed expressions of surprise.

"Exchanging Merit for Magic Treasures and Spiritual Roots? And requiring such a vast amount of Merit? It's simply wishful thinking."

After hearing the entire announcement, Zhen Yuanzi's face was filled with disdain.

Such absurd talk could only be uttered by someone utterly muddled for thousands or even hundreds of Yuanhui.

However, Hongyun counted on his fingers, his brow furrowed, "This announcement comes from Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, and the exchange location is in Wuji Heaven, a Great Thousand World opened by Fellow Daoist Primordial. Could it be that the master of the Wuji Heaven dojo has other plans?"

Although they had heard the announcement, its content was so astonishing that they dared not believe it lightly and decided to wait and see.

At this moment, the vast majority of powerful figures in the Primordial World held a wait-and-see attitude.

After all, Merit was far harder to obtain than Magic Treasures, and ordinary people would never use Merit to exchange for Magic Treasures or Spiritual Roots.

It was like exchanging one gram of gold for one gram of silver; although both were forms of wealth, their value differed vastly.

And among the many powerful figures who were observing, Houtu was one of the few who chose to believe.

"Brothers, although this announcement comes from the Demon Master Kunpeng, the location is set in Wuji Heaven.

Little sister believes that what Fellow Daoist Changsheng says must be true!"

As soon as she heard that the person in charge was Lu Changsheng, Houtu chose to trust him without hesitation.

Even though the announcer was Kunpeng, an enemy of the Witch Clan – a member of the Demon Clan – Lu Changsheng had casually gifted her a hundred thousand Merit and guided her to find the Witch Clan's method for cultivating the Primordial Spirit. Therefore, Houtu had absolute faith in Lu Changsheng.

"Little sister, there's something strange about this matter.

First, Saint Primordial created a Great Thousand World on Wuji Peak, and then news spread about exchanging Merit for Magic Treasures.

No matter how you think about it, it seems like a scheme.

We might as well wait and see for a while!"

Dijiang frowned, his tone filled with hesitation.

It was no wonder he was so cautious – this was a critical period during the Witch-Demon War.

The Demon Clan's Demon Master suddenly announced such a bizarre message, and anyone who heard it would naturally be on guard.

Houtu, however, was dismissive of her brother's advice:

"Since Brother has doubts, I will go and test the situation first!"

Seeing that Houtu's mind was made up, Dijiang could only let Xing Tian accompany her for protection, to prevent any unforeseen accidents.

Just as Houtu and Xing Tian were rushing towards Wuji Peak, the three great Demon Emperors of the Demon Race Heavenly Court were also discussing the matter.

"Why would Fellow Daoist Changsheng have the Demon Master spread this message? What is he intending?"

Taiyi had witnessed Lu Changsheng's methods before, so he did not doubt the authenticity of the news, but he could not fathom the underlying scheme.

After all, in the Primordial World, there were no such things as favors granted for no reason.

How could such an opportunity descend so easily?

He could not deduce Fellow Daoist Changsheng's true intentions.

Fuxi performed calculations with his fingers for a long time, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

The matter of exchanging Merit for Magic Treasures was

simply unheard of, something he wouldn't even dare to imagine in his dreams.

Di Jun, however, was not particularly concerned about the content of the announcement.

Instead, he began to consider recruiting talent:

"Whatever plans Fellow Daoist Changsheng has are none of our concern.

Since he has released the news,"

I'll just go show my support.

This is the perfect opportunity to

try and persuade Fellow Daoist Changsheng to join the Demon Clan.

Taiyi nodded in agreement:

"The recent battles have calmed down a bit.

With me and Emperor Xi holding down the Heavenly Court, you can go without worry."

Fuxi's fingers traced the flowing hexagrams, and he nodded silently.

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng has always had no enmity towards the Demon Clan, so there's no issue with this trip!"

As Demon Emperor Dijun made some minor arrangements and prepared to set off for Wuji Peak, East King Duke, whose dojo was located in Purple Mansion Prefecture on the East Sea's Three Immortal Islands, had a similar idea.

"Although I don't know what Fellow Daoist Changsheng is planning this time, with my status as the Head of Male Immortals, I'm sure it won't be difficult to recruit a Grand Unity Golden Immortal."