Primordial Era: My System Forces Me to Be a Prodigal
Chapter 26

The Grand Pure One Laozi

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"Just seeing you two continue to fight like this..."

Lu Changsheng frowned, looking at the chaotic world, and said unhappily, "The turmoil in the Great Desolation has hindered the Merit exchange in Wuji Heaven. If this accumulated Merit cannot flow, don't blame me for using the power of the Heavenly Dao to obliterate you all."

Upon hearing this, all living beings were shocked.

Who could have imagined that the one who personally arrived at the Witch-Demon battlefield was not here to quell the conflict, but merely to complain that he had too much Merit and nowhere to spend it?

Even Hongjun, upon hearing this, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth—was he going to suffer calamity for merely blocking someone's path to show off?

Di Jun and Taiyi snapped back to reality and spoke first, "The cause of this incident was actually the Witch Clan provoking us first!"

The Twelve Ancestor Witches were furious, "Nonsense! It was clearly your Demon Clan repeatedly violating our tribal borders, you feathered beasts dare to twist black and white?"

Seeing the two sides drawing their weapons again, Lu Changsheng coldly ordered, "Since you have the energy to fight, why not help me consume Merit?"

Di Jun sighed helplessly, "It's not that we don't want to, it's that we lack the ability to create Great Thousand Worlds."

Lu Changsheng's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile upon hearing this, and he already had a plan in mind.

"If you can't create Great Thousand Worlds, then try creating Middle Thousand Worlds, or even Minor Thousand Worlds.

If your strength is a bit weaker, you can go create Minor Worlds of All Heavens, or even galaxies.

As long as you successfully create one, you will gain Merit!

How about it? Want to give it a try?"

As soon as Lu Changsheng finished speaking, the Six Sages, who had been paying close attention to him, were all stunned.

Had he gone mad?

It was one thing to create Great Thousand Worlds, as it would benefit the order of the Great Desolation.

But why create Middle Thousand Worlds, Minor Thousand Worlds, or even Minor Worlds of All Heavens?

These worlds already existed within the Great Thousand Worlds and had no substantial impact on the Great Desolation.

This was simply a waste of Merit!

Thinking of this, the Six Sages couldn't help but sigh in unison:

"Never have we seen such a prodigal person!"

On Jin'ao Island, within Biyou Palace.

Tongtian also frowned after hearing Lu Changsheng's words, pondering to himself:

"What exactly is Fellow Daoist Changsheng planning? Creating Great Thousand Worlds is understandable, but why create Minor Thousand Worlds as well?"

Tongtian couldn't understand the reason behind Lu Changsheng's actions.

On Kunlun Mountain, within Jade Void Palace.

Primordial Heavenly Lord was also surprised to hear this.

"What is Fellow Daoist Changsheng's intention with this move? It's truly baffling!"

Although Lu Changsheng's actions were incomprehensible, Primordial didn't dare to underestimate him in the slightest.

After all, Lu Changsheng was a peerless genius with profound strategic foresight.

At this moment, the Grand Pure One Laozi on Shouyang Mountain had the same thoughts as Primordial.

"With Fellow Daoist Changsheng's calculations, this matter will never be so simple."

However, the Two Sages of the West differed from the Three Pure Ones.

After a slight surprise at Lu Changsheng's decision to create Minor Thousand Worlds, they immediately turned to joy.

Since Minor Thousand Worlds could also be created, didn't that mean they had more opportunities to gain Merit?

Thinking of this, the Two Sages couldn't help but exclaim:

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, truly worthy of being the greatest spendthrift in the Great Desolation!"

In Wa Huang Palace, Nuwa was also speculating on Lu Changsheng's intentions.

"With Fellow Daoist Changsheng's grand plan, this move must be beneficial to the Great Desolation.

However, I cannot see what exactly he is plotting..."

Nuwa gazed into the distance at Lu Changsheng, her brow furrowed slightly.

At this moment, Di Jun, Taiyi, and Fuxi, who had heard Lu Changsheng's words, also revealed expressions of pleasant surprise.

They didn't care about being spendthrifts or not.

With such a massive opportunity before them, not seizing it would be true foolishness.

The only cause for concern was that such a grand undertaking would inevitably consume a colossal amount of Merit.

Could even Immortal Venerable Changsheng of Wuji Heaven withstand such consumption?

After hearing Lu Changsheng's statement, the Twelve Ancestor Witches

exchanged glances, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

Dijiang said excitedly:

"Such a great opportunity, our Witch Clan must seize it firmly!"

Houtu also nodded in agreement:

"Elder Brother is right, Fellow Daoist Changsheng always keeps his word. We absolutely cannot miss this opportunity."

Since first meeting Lu Changsheng, Houtu had always trusted him implicitly.

After all, she would never forget the kindness he showed her in helping her form her Primordial Spirit.

Meanwhile, within Guanghan Palace on the Taiyin Star, Xihe and Changxi gazed at the world and also heard Lu Changsheng's voice.

"I've heard the name of the Lord of Wuji Heaven, Immortal Venerable Changsheng, for a long time.

But making such a decision will surely consume immeasurable Merit!

While not everyone can create worlds, even fifty percent of all beings is an incalculable number!"

Xihe shook her head and sighed softly.

Changxi also expressed her agreement:

"Yes, the Primordial World is so vast, with countless beings.

Where does this Immortal Venerable Changsheng get such confidence?"

At the same time, Hongjun, who was treading on the River of Time and Space, also showed surprise, and looked at Lu Changsheng with confusion in his eyes:

"Fellow Daoist, are you serious?"

The amount of Merit required for this decision, let alone for him as the Heavenly Dao's spokesperson, even the Heavenly Dao itself could not produce such a massive quantity of Merit.

Lu Changsheng responded with full confidence:

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

Lu Changsheng had already thought this decision through long ago.

Recalling memories from his past life, what was the most resource-intensive endeavor if not building infrastructure?

Although this is the Primordial World, the essence is no different.

The thought of exhausting hundreds of trillions of Merit to immediately achieve the Great Dao Saint realm made Lu Changsheng unable to help but smile.

For the sake of his own Great Dao Saint realm, you all must work even harder!

With that thought, Lu Changsheng immediately waved his sleeve and announced to the Primordial World:

"Effective immediately, Wuji Heaven establishes new rules.

All beings in the heavens and earth, below the Saint realm, may create other worlds within the Great Thousand Worlds."

At this point, Lu Changsheng paused slightly and added:

"But there is one requirement!"

The worlds created must be full of vitality, capable of nurturing life, and have complete laws.

After announcing the rules, Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment, and based on the amount of Merit that could be gained from creating a world, he continued:

"According to this standard, those who create Great Thousand Worlds will receive twelve million Merit."

Upon hearing this number, the Six Sages all revealed expressions of determination.

"According to this standard, those who create Middle Thousand Worlds will receive three million Merit."

As these words were spoken, the powerful beings in the Primordial World could not help but show excitement.

Three million Merit was truly a considerable sum.

"According to this standard, those who create Minor Worlds will receive one million Merit."

After hearing this, cultivators at the peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, excitement surged across their faces.

Only Saints could create Great Thousand Worlds.

Middle Thousand Worlds required the Quasi-Saint realm.

But Minor Worlds, they, as Grand Unity Golden Immortals, could strive to create.

This was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to obtain Merit.

"According to this standard, those who create Minor Worlds of All Heavens can gain 100,000 Merit!

Those who create Galaxy Universes can gain 10,000 Merit!"

As soon as these words were spoken, cultivators below the Grand Unity realm, who initially thought this matter had nothing to do with them, showed excited expressions.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng made a concluding announcement:

"I declare that starting today, the Primordial World will enter a new era of creation for all living beings!"

Lu Changsheng's declaration spread to all the boundless beings in the Primordial World.

Instantly, the entire Primordial World was shaken.

Exchanging Magic Treasures for Merit was already shocking.

But Magic Treasures were ultimately limited, and cultivators couldn't exchange them many times.

This creation of heaven and earth was completely different.

It only required time and effort.

As long as one possessed a certain cultivation level, they could continuously create new worlds.

Such a good thing was unheard of and unseen.

However, such a large-scale creation of worlds

would also consume an immeasurable amount of Merit.

It's truly insane!

How much Merit would this creation of heaven and earth consume?

However, just as some beings were still questioning whether Lu Changsheng could produce such a massive amount of Merit, the Six Sages could no longer hold back.

Under Lu Changsheng's declaration, they realized that not only could they create worlds and earn Merit themselves, but they could also lead all the disciples of their respective sects to create worlds together.

to obtain Merit opportunities.

Such a wonderful thing, naturally, could not be missed.

After Lu Changsheng announced this matter, the entire Primordial World was shaken.

Whether they believed it or not, all beings were deeply shocked by the news Lu Changsheng brought.

What an enormous amount of Merit that would be.

However, after announcing this astonishing news, Lu Changsheng's expression remained as usual, as if nothing had happened. He then looked at the Witch and Demon Clans and asked:

"What do you say? With this, will you still continue fighting?"

Upon hearing Lu Changsheng's question, the leaders of both clans shook their heads:

"We won't fight anymore, we won't fight!"

With such a great opportunity to gain Merit, who would still want to continue fighting?

Naturally, they would focus all their efforts on creating worlds and accumulating Merit.

It wouldn't be too late to resolve their conflict after their strength improved.

With this thought, the leaders of the Witch and Demon Clans looked at each other tacitly, a smile of understanding on their faces.

Lu Changsheng didn't care what schemes the two clans had in mind.

He didn't care if the Primordial World was shattered.

His intervention this time was purely because these two clans were hindering his grand plan of squandering wealth.

As the saying goes: blocking someone's path to squander wealth is like blocking their future path, which is absolutely intolerable.

"Mmm, that's more like it.

If everyone is harmonious, I can continue to squander wealth."

Lu Changsheng was quite satisfied with the reaction of the two clans.

The leaders of the two clans could only shake their heads secretly, sighing in their hearts, "As expected of the Primordial World's number one prodigal son!"

Although the name Wuji Heaven, Immortal Venerable Changsheng, had long spread throughout the Primordial World, along with it came the resounding title of "Primordial World's Number One Prodigal Son."

It's just that no one dared to say it to his face.

If someone were to call him that, Lu Changsheng would actually be very happy – it would undoubtedly be the greatest affirmation of his efforts to squander wealth.

As Lu Changsheng conversed with the two clans, Hongjun watched him, thinking he had gone mad to actually go through with this. With confusion filling his eyes, he asked:

"You're spending so much Merit just to create a bunch of useless worlds? What benefit could this possibly bring you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng glanced at Hongjun as if he were an idiot.

"Who said these worlds are useless?"

Hongjun frowned and retorted, "Then what use do they have?"

"Naturally, it's to spend Merit and be a spendthrift!"

Lu Changsheng said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Hongjun was completely stunned, momentarily speechless.

Could it be that carelessly squandering Merit was actually a good thing?

Were the young cultivators of today so outrageous in their actions?

While Hongjun was still contemplating, Lu Changsheng seemed to remember something.

He smiled at Hongjun and said:

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, with your cultivation, wouldn't it be effortless to create dozens of Great Thousand Worlds? Would you like to try earning some Merit too?"

Hongjun's heart wavered for a moment upon hearing this.

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