Primordial Violet Qi

After hearing East King Duke's words, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, and Ming He were all stunned on the spot, momentarily speechless.

What exactly had happened in the Primordial World now?

East King Duke, a mighty figure from Purple Mansion Prefecture, the dignified Head of Male Immortals, with three thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals under his command and a million rogue cultivators, who commanded a major faction, was actually willing to come here as a mere guard?

Then there was Daoist Burning Lamp, who was originally the Vice-Sect Master under Saint Primordial. Instead of cultivating properly in the Heavenly Origin Sect, he had also come here to act as a guard?

This... could it be that their minds were not quite clear?

The Vice-Sect Master of a Saint's dojo versus a guard at a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's dojo – how could the two be spoken of in the same breath?

As for Kunpeng, he was even more astonishing—he was the Teacher of Ten Thousand Demons of the Demon Clan, and the Demon Clan was currently powerful and prosperous.

He held a prestigious position within the Demon Clan, second only to the Four Sovereigns and above tens of thousands of people.

With such a noble status, he had actually abandoned it all and was willing to be someone's mount?

Could these three truly have something wrong with their minds?

Regarding the shocked expressions of Zhen Yuanzi and the other two, East King Duke, Burning Lamp, and Kunpeng were completely unconcerned.

How could these mortals understand the benefits of following the Great Master? They would never know the joy that others could not experience.

The shock of Zhen Yuanzi and the other two subsided slightly. Their gazes shifted and they suddenly saw the mountain of Merit Treasures piled up behind Kunpeng.

In an instant, the astonishment in their hearts was replaced by pleasant surprise.

Being able to witness so many Merit Treasures with their own eyes indicated that Lu Changsheng's so-called "exchanging Magic Treasures for Merit"

was likely true.

With their doubts cleared, the three of them stepped forward in unison, performing the proper courtesies, and said:

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Changsheng!"

And the moment he first saw Hongyun, Kunpeng's eyes turned blood red.

Killing intent quietly rose from his heart.

He had always believed that his loss of the opportunity to become a Saint was due to Hongyun's momentary soft-heartedness back then, giving up his seat to Receiver.

If not for that, how could he have had his Saint position snatched away by those two monks?

What made it even harder for Kunpeng to let go was that Hongyun had later obtained the Primordial Violet Qi bestowed by the Dao Ancestor.

This was the true key that ignited his killing intent.

If he could obtain the Primordial Violet Qi and accumulate another fifty million Merit, Kunpeng was confident that the path to becoming a Saint might be within reach.

However, no one else noticed his thoughts.

Even Hongyun himself was completely unaware that Kunpeng harbored such deep hatred towards him.

In his opinion, he and Kunpeng had not had much interaction.

Naturally, there was no talk of enmity.

Lu Changsheng knew very well the past grievances between Kunpeng and Hongyun.

He glanced at Kunpeng, whose eyes were bloodshot and filled with killing intent, then smiled and nodded at the three. His gaze went directly to Hongyun, and he asked:

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun, how much Merit would it take for you to be willing to part with your Primordial Violet Qi?"

Kunpeng's hatred for Hongyun's yielding of the seat was not enough to make him kill.

The true cause and effect that drove everything was that strand of Primordial Violet Qi.

Upon hearing Lu Changsheng's words, Hongyun was momentarily stunned.

Although he had come to exchange for Merit, he had never considered giving up the Primordial Violet Qi.

That was Primordial Violet Qi—the chaotic supreme treasure necessary for becoming a Saint.

Moreover, in the entire Primordial World, only seven strands remained. Six strands had already been used by the Six Sages to achieve enlightenment, and now only the one in his hand remained.

How could such a treasure be easily sold?

But Hongyun had always been a good-natured person and could not bear to refuse Lu Changsheng directly.

He thought to himself, why not name an extremely high number of Merit, so that the other party would retreat.

So, he replied with a smile:

"I originally had no intention of selling this Primordial Violet Qi.

But since Fellow Daoist Changsheng is interested in purchasing it, I cannot refuse your request.

Then... one hundred million Merit."

Upon hearing Hongyun's price, everyone present understood.

Clearly, Hongyun intended to use this to politely refuse Lu Changsheng.

After all, even a Saint would find it difficult to produce one hundred million Merit.

Even Nuwa, who had the most Merit, probably did not have such savings.

Even if she did, she would absolutely not use it to exchange for a strand of Primordial Violet Qi.

Even Saint Primordial couldn't accomplish what Lu Changsheng, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, could?

Seeing Lu Changsheng frown slightly at their words, everyone became even more convinced that even though he was an anomaly protected by the Heavenly Dao, he couldn't possibly produce such a massive amount of Merit.

"One hundred million Merit at once is indeed too much. If there were enough Primordial Violet Qi, this sum would be enough for two great powers to attain sainthood."

Seeing Lu Changsheng frown, Daoist Burning Lamp also sighed in a low voice.

East King Duke nodded in deep agreement. Although Lu Changsheng could pay four hundred million Merit every thousand years, both of them guessed that he must possess a method to continuously acquire Merit. If he were truly to produce one hundred million Merit in one go, it would likely be difficult.

Kunpeng had followed Lu Changsheng the longest, and he understood Lu Changsheng's financial standing the best. In his eyes, Lu Changsheng was the Child of the Heavenly Dao. As the Child of the Heavenly Dao, how could he lack one hundred million Merit? He thought, even ten billion— Hmm, ten billion might be a bit much. But even two hundred million, Lu Changsheng would undoubtedly accept it without batting an eye. Ultimately, Kunpeng's perspective was limited. It was like asking an ant to imagine the size of an elephant; wasn't that wishful thinking?

"I think you're all wrong. Great Master is the Child of the Heavenly Dao!"

A confident smile spread across Kunpeng's lips.

Hearing his words, East King Duke and Daoist Burning Lamp showed expressions of surprise. What surprised them was not the first half of the sentence, but the phrase "Child of the Heavenly Dao."

Just as they were about to press him further, they were interrupted by Lu Changsheng's voice. He pondered for a moment, then looked at Hongyun with a smile: "The matter of one hundred million Merit does indeed need further discussion."

As soon as Lu Changsheng said this, East King Duke and Daoist Burning Lamp both pursed their lips, wearing expressions of "just as expected." Naturally, they cast Kunpeng's "Child of the Heavenly Dao" remark out of their minds.

"One hundred million Merit is indeed too much. Great Master must want to haggle," Daoist Burning Lamp said, shaking his head.

"Yes, who in the Primordial World can afford such a sum? If Great Master truly wants the Primordial Violet Qi, he can only negotiate properly and see how much the price can be reduced," East King Duke thought the same. After all, Great Master clearly wanted this Primordial Violet Qi, so haggling was inevitable. Of course, there was no shame in it. Who could afford one hundred million Merit? It would already be remarkable if Great Master could produce tens of millions.

At this moment, Kunpeng heard their low murmurs and recalled Great Master's past impressive haggling sessions. He couldn't help but sigh: "Haggling is haggling, but this way of haggling is probably different from what you imagine."

Hearing Kunpeng's sigh of emotion, East King Duke and Daoist Burning Lamp both looked surprised.

Before they could even open their mouths to ask, Hongyun smiled and said:

"The price does seem high, but Primordial Violet Qi is no common item.

I am unwilling to sell it for even one less Merit.

So Fellow Daoist Changsheng might as well look at something else--"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Changsheng interrupted with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist misunderstands.

I meant-- this price won't do!

It's too low!"

Too low?

One hundred million Merit is still too low?

Could such words actually come from a Primordial World being?

Besides Kunpeng, everyone present showed looks of shock.

One hundred million Merit was already no small sum.

Even the Heavenly Dao, if present, would likely not dare to say that one hundred million Merit was too little.

Upon hearing this, East King Duke and Daoist Burning Lamp

also showed surprise, and couldn't help but turn to look at Kunpeng.

Kunpeng was seen shaking his head and sighing softly, lamenting:

"Great Master has always been a genius at bargaining.

He only ever buys treasures at the highest price."

Regarding this Great Master's tendency to "buy cheap things expensively,"

Kunpeng was long accustomed to it.

He felt as if Lu Changsheng had a vendetta against Merit, and couldn't feel at ease unless he spent it all.

While everyone was still in shock, Lu Changsheng had already casually produced two hundred million Golden Clouds of Merit, and said with imposing momentum:

"In my opinion, this Primordial Violet Qi

is worth at least two hundred million Merit!"

As the two hundred million Golden Clouds of Merit appeared, their golden light instantly illuminated the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, like billions of blazing suns gathered into a scorching brilliance, almost burning the eyes of all the powerful beings present.

Yet, even though the light of Merit was dazzling and difficult to look at, it could not block the desire in everyone's hearts.

Their breathing quickened, they strained their eyes open, staring intently at the two hundred million Merit.

After all, this was a fortune they had never seen in their lives.

It was likely that even the Six Sages combined

might not possess so much Merit.

Upon seeing this two hundred million Golden Clouds of Merit, Hongyun was stunned on the spot.

His mind went blank for a moment.

This was truly too generous.

He had no room to refuse at all.

He immediately took out the Primordial Violet Qi and all the treasures on his person, including the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, and handed them all to Lu Changsheng:

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng is truly generous. I shall gift all these excess treasures to you!"

As he spoke, Hongyun accepted the Golden Cloud of Merit and quickly put it away.

After Lu Changsheng put away the Primordial Violet Qi, he didn't immediately take the other treasures. Instead, he said magnanimously:

"This venerable one does not like to take advantage of others."

"These treasures will all be exchanged for Merit at their original price for you!"

Lu Changsheng's words stunned Hongyun, Zhen Yuanzi, and Ming He.

Did this Fellow Daoist have some colossal misunderstanding about "taking advantage"?

He spent two hundred million Merit on a wisp of Primordial Violet Qi and still felt like he got the better deal?

Was this kind of thinking truly normal for any living being?

Lu Changsheng ignored the shock of the three. He simply told Kunpeng, who had been following him and had grown somewhat numb to Merit, to inventory the treasures and see how much Merit they could be exchanged for.

Soon, Kunpeng finished the inventory:

"Great Master, it's a total of ten million Merit."

Lu Changsheng casually took out another ten million Golden Cloud of Merit and handed it to Hongyun.

This display of generosity completely stunned the three of them.

Could such a vast amount of Merit truly be possessed by beings in the Primordial World?

One would have to have saved the entire Primordial World to accumulate so much Merit, right?

Hongyun dazedly accepted the ten million Merit.

Ming He and Zhen Yuanzi quickly came to their senses and hurriedly took out the treasures they had prepared for exchange, all finding Lu Changsheng to convert them into Merit.

However, the amount of Merit the two exchanged was far less than Hongyun's sale of the Primordial Violet Qi.

Although Zhen Yuanzi had many treasures, few were top-grade, and he only exchanged them for ten million Merit.

Even so, he was so excited that he couldn't stop grinning foolishly.

Ming He gritted his teeth and went all out this time, taking out more than half of his fortune and exchanging it all for thirty-five million Merit in one go.

Staring at this immense amount of Merit, Ming He trembled with excitement, even pinching himself occasionally, afraid that this was all just a dream that would vanish upon waking.

After the three of them collected their Merit, they all walked out of the Boundless Heaven in a daze.

Such an incredible stroke of luck was something they had never even dared to dream of.

Watching the three of them leave, East King Duke and Daoist Burning Lamp finally understood Kunpeng's words, "Child of the Heavenly Dao."