Chapter 20

During the Witch-Demon Conflict, Grand Unity Golden Immortals were numerous, and quasi-saints were not uncommon. However, reaching the peak of the quasi-saint realm was extremely difficult.

Among the demon race, Di Jun was still the first to reach this realm.

At this moment, Di Jun's face was filled with delight. Feeling the surging power within him, he swept his divine sense outward and discovered that many more quasi-saints had appeared among the demon race. He could not help showing a look of surprise.

He asked the two demon sovereigns, "Did something happen in the clan during the years I was in seclusion? Why have so many quasi-saints suddenly appeared?"

Fuxi reported to him everything that had happened over the years, including how many cultivators of the Great Desolation had gone to Wuji Heaven to exchange merit.

The demon race's quasi-saints had been born precisely because of this opportunity.

Di Jun was filled with astonishment upon hearing this.

Thinking of how Lu Changsheng had used the merit he had accumulated himself to raise the strength of countless clans and living beings across the Great Desolation by an entire level, he sighed emotionally, "That Immortal Venerable Changsheng of Wuji Heaven is truly unfathomable!"

Just as Di Jun broke through to the peak of the quasi-saint realm, the Twelve Ancestor Witches within Pangu Temple also learned of the news and gathered to discuss it.

"Di Jun has reached the peak of the quasi-saint realm. This is greatly disadvantageous to our witch race."

Dijiang frowned deeply as he looked toward the other Ancestor Witches.

"Indeed. The demon race's strength has greatly increased recently because of exchanging merit.

"Looks like we can no longer wait. We must go to Wuji Heaven as soon as possible."

Zhujiuyin proposed in a deep voice.

In recent years, because Houtu had cultivated a primordial spirit, the witch race had once gained the upper hand in the Witch-Demon Conflict.

But as the demon race's great saints successively broke through to the quasi-saint realm, the two sides had gradually reached a balance.

Now that Di Jun had advanced another step, the situation had reversed. The witch race had to act as soon as possible.

Houtu could not help sighing as well. "It is truly unimaginable that Fellow Daoist Changsheng could, through his own efforts, raise the cultivation level of the entire Great Desolation by an entire tier.

"Just what is the origin of this Immortal Venerable Changsheng? How could he possess such vast merit?"

Just as the Ancestor Witches were still shocked by Lu Changsheng's mysterious nature, divine light shot into the skies above Kunlun Mountain and completely burst forth.

Vast saintly might swept across the heavens and earth of the Great Desolation.

Endless auspicious radiance spread out, and clouds filled the Nine Heavens.

The clear cries of immortal cranes rang out from the horizon, while an endless stream of auspicious energy flowed.

All living beings across the Great Desolation were shaken.

Primordial Heavenly Lord had broken through again!

Houtu swept her divine sense across the world, her tone carrying surprise.

One had to know that this was the realm of a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

How could his cultivation advance so rapidly in such a short span of time?

Just as all living beings were marveling at Primordial Heavenly Lord's speed of breakthrough—

another divine light that pierced through heaven and earth blossomed atop Shouyang Mountain.

Auspicious clouds covered the sky, and myriad streams of radiant light filled the heavens.

The saint Taiqing Laozi had also broken through!

Zhen Yuanzi, in Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, could barely conceal his shock.

The countless living beings across the Great Desolation were likewise filled with terror.

In a single day, two saints had successively broken through?

When had the saint realm become so easy to break through?

Laozi atop Shouyang Mountain slowly opened his eyes.

Stars seemed to perish and be reborn within his eyes, while all things cycled through reincarnation.

An infinitely profound meaning of the void radiated from them.

Breaking through two realms at once—this merit truly was extraordinary!

Laozi spoke to himself in delight.

This time, he had indeed devoted all his strength to obtaining such merit.

Although he had shared a little merit with his disciple Xuandu, it was of no importance.

At the same time, on Jin'ao Island, in Wa Huang Heaven, and within Mount Sumeru in the West—

four supreme saintly auras appeared simultaneously.

Endless divine light shot straight into the sky.

The countless living beings of the Great Desolation were utterly shaken.

Had the Six Sages actually broken through on the same day?

These were saints!

The realm of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals!

How could it be something one could break through at will?

After such a great event occurred across the Great Desolation—

in the chaos, within Zixiao Palace, Hongjun, who had been wandering in meditation, suddenly sensed something.

He abruptly opened his eyes.

His eyes seemed to contain the entire chaotic cosmos.

Trillions upon trillions of stars flickered between brightness and darkness.

With a single glance, it was as though ten thousand years had passed.

In an instant, Hongjun sensed everything that had happened across the Great Desolation, and he could not help being shaken.

The Great Desolation World had actually undergone such tremendous changes?

A trace of worry faintly surfaced amid Hongjun's shocked expression.

He was worried that these changes in the Great Desolation would have an adverse effect on him.

Lu Changsheng? How could a mere quasi-saint possess such ability?

Sensing the various changes across the Great Desolation—

Hongjun could not help slightly furrowing his brow.

He wanted to investigate Lu Changsheng's true origins.

As Hongjun muttered to himself, he took out the Jade of Creation and began deducing the Heavenly Secrets.

The Jade of Creation was a Chaos Supreme Treasure. It originated from the chaotic void before the Great Desolation had been formed and had once been the treasure of the Chaos God Pangu.

When Pangu created the heavens and earth, the Jade of Creation had shattered as a result.

The one in Hongjun's hands now was merely one of its larger fragments.

Even so, the broken Jade of Creation still contained the essence of the Three Thousand Great Daos and could deduce all things.

Although it was not outstanding in attack or defense, it possessed boundless wonders for comprehending laws and the Great Dao, making it an important support on Hongjun's path of cultivation.

Back then, Pangu had been able to rise above the Three Thousand Demon Gods and become the existence closest to a Great Dao Saint. The Jade of Creation had played an indispensable role in that achievement.

After Hongjun summoned the jade fragment, the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws revolved around him. Endless Dao resonance drifted and circulated, as though the heavens were being evolved.

A moment later, he abruptly opened his eyes. A trace of astonishment flashed through them as he frowned and murmured,

"How is this possible? I can't even deduce the origins of a single quasi-saint?"

Shocked and suspicious, Hongjun refused to believe it. He circulated even more magical power, intending to forcibly tear open the fog surrounding the Heavenly Secrets.

However, the moment he exerted his power, a majestic might of the Great Dao suddenly surged forth and rebounded against him.

Hongjun's divine soul was injured, and his face instantly turned pale. He could only quickly withdraw his power, his heart filled with shock.

"A backlash from the Great Dao? Just what is Lu Changsheng's origin?"

One had to know that ever since the primordial chaos had shattered and the chaos had first opened, the Great Dao had long since vanished from sight.

The Great Dao, which had not appeared for endless ages, had actually reemerged because he had tried to deduce the origins of a quasi-saint.

This proved that Lu Changsheng's origins were by no means simple.

Even though Hongjun had already merged with the Dao and become the representative of the Heavenly Dao, he still did not dare act against Lu Changsheng in the slightest.

At this thought, Hongjun's gaze flickered uncertainly as he looked from afar toward Wuji Heaven, where Lu Changsheng was.

At the same time,

across the Great Desolation,

at the summit of Kunlun Mountain, within Jade Void Palace—

Primordial Heavenly Lord suddenly opened his eyes.

The depths of his eyes seemed to contain the turning of the cosmos, the birth and destruction of star seas, and the reincarnation of all things.

The instant he opened his eyes, the Three Thousand Dao laws and endless Dao resonance circulating around him all retracted into his body.

A saintly might surpassing the heavens swept across the eight directions.

Primordial Heavenly Lord's figure suddenly vanished.

In the next moment, he stood atop the Nine Heavens, his voice spreading across the Great Desolation.

"I, Primordial Heavenly Lord, shall now use the power of a saint to open another Great Thousand World!"

As soon as his voice fell, he summoned the Pangu Banner and prepared to create the heavens and earth.

All living beings of the Great Desolation were shocked upon hearing this.

Guangchengzi was utterly puzzled. "Didn't Master just open a world? Why is he opening another one?"

Before he could figure it out, another saintly might surged into the sky from the direction of Jin'ao Island.

Sect Master Tongtian emerged from seclusion and stood proudly among the clouds as he announced in a clear voice,

"I, Tongtian, shall today use the magical power of a saint to open a Great Thousand World!"

Daoist Duobao looked toward the sky, bewildered.

"Primordial Saint just announced that he would create the heavens. Why is Master following right after him?"

Zhao Gongming shook his head and guessed, "Could it be that the saints have some agreement or are competing with one another?"

Before all living beings could understand, another saintly might arose in the West.

Jieyin and Zhunti successively announced,

"I, Jieyin, shall now use the mighty power of a saint to open a Great Thousand World!"

"I, Zhunti, shall now use the mighty power of a saint to open a Great Thousand World!"

Four great saints successively announced that they would create the heavens, and the Great Desolation erupted into excitement.

After countless ages, living beings had never witnessed such a sight.

Yet before the saintly might faded, a vast aura surged once more from Shouyang Mountain.

Taiqing Laozi stood in the sky, looking down upon the Great Desolation as his voice shook all worlds.

"I, Taiqing, shall also open a Great Thousand World!"

"I, Taiqing Laozi, shall now use the mighty power of a saint to open a Great Thousand World!"

Not long afterward, ten-thousand-zhang saintly light also rose from Wa Huang Heaven, its might covering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Nuwa stood atop the Nine Heavens and announced to the Great Desolation,

"I, Nuwa, shall now use the mighty power of a saint to open a Great Thousand World!"

Nuwa's voice spread across the land of the Great Desolation, and all living beings instantly erupted into excitement.

The Six Sages had successively broken through, and now they were successively creating the heavens?

This was something the Great Desolation had never witnessed before.

"What exactly happened? Why are the Six Sages opening the heavens together?"

Queen Mother of the West was filled with shock as she looked toward the scene from West Kunlun.

Opening a Great Thousand World was by no means easy.

Yet the Great Thousand World itself did not seem to have much use.

Could the Six Sages really be doing something so mentally exhausting and practically pointless simply because they had nothing better to do?

For a time, the entire Great Desolation was filled with discussion, but no one could understand the saints' intentions.

In Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi also heard the Six Sages' declarations.

He frowned deeply and pinched his fingers to calculate, yet his face was filled with confusion.

"The Six Sages creating the heavens together? This matter is definitely not simple!"

Zhen Yuanzi was of the same generation as the Six Sages and deeply understood how difficult it was to become a saint, as well as the schemes behind attaining sainthood.

He absolutely did not believe that the Six Sages would create the heavens for no reason.

Deep within the Blood Sea, Ancestor Minghe also heard the voices of the Six Sages.

A trace of suspicion flashed through his eyes.

"This matter is strange. The Six Sages must have some plan behind this move."

As he murmured, Minghe narrowed his eyes and looked toward Wuji Heaven.

He vaguely felt that this matter might be related to Wuji Heaven.

At this moment, within Wuji Heaven—

Lu Changsheng also heard the commotion outside.

He walked out of Wuji Heaven with Kunpeng and his two other attendants.

Looking at the auspicious clouds filling the sky and the endless rays of light, a satisfied smile appeared on Lu Changsheng's face.

"Another sixty million merit to spend.

"It isn't much, but it is still worth celebrating."

He pondered whether the matter of opening worlds could be promoted throughout the entire Great Desolation.

After all, relying only on the six saints to open worlds was still a little too slow.

As Lu Changsheng was thinking—

Kunpeng and the other two attendants saw how brilliantly he was smiling and were utterly baffled.

It was their first time seeing someone so happy to spend merit.

"I really don't understand. What kind of grudge does the Great Master have against merit?"

"Why does spending merit feel as satisfying to him as getting revenge and settling a grudge?"

Kunpeng could not help feeling helpless.

East King Duke and Randeng nodded deeply in agreement.

Looking across the Primordial World, perhaps only the Great Master, that "prodigal," would find spending all his merit enjoyable.

The beings of the Primordial World were still marveling when the Six Sages simultaneously opened heaven and earth.

In an instant, strange phenomena began appearing throughout the Primordial World.

The originally tranquil sky rippled. Although there were no clouds for ten thousand miles, faint thunder still rumbled.

Beneath it, countless stars appeared and vanished intermittently.

The Three Thousand Great Dao Laws flowed through the sky, filling it like a rainbow-colored haze and streaking past like falling stars.

The River of Time and Space loomed faintly along the horizon, with billions upon billions of stars shining brilliantly within it.

"Rumble—"

Amid repeated thunderous booms, the chaotic void emerged in the sky. The beings of the Primordial World could not help worrying that this world might be torn apart by the Six Sages.

Yet after Lu Changsheng witnessed the phenomena filling the sky and the Sages' efforts, he happily muttered to himself:

"A Great Thousand World is worth ten million merit points. If they open ten million Great Thousand Worlds, won't that spend all one hundred trillion merit points?"

Beaming, he cheered the Sages on. "Keep it up, Sages!"