Chapter 28

"Phew—the Great Master's merit is truly boundless. Just how much has been exchanged already?"

East King Duke gazed at the long queue and could not help sighing.

Randeng had long since grown numb. Recalling the merit he had handled over the past century, he sighed helplessly. "Merit nowadays is practically as common as dirt in the Primordial World. There's as much of it as anyone could want."

Seeing that the two were still chatting, Kunpeng hurriedly urged them on. "Stop sighing and get back to work! Look how far this queue stretches!"

For the past century, the three of them had barely rested. Day after day, they exchanged merit for the living beings of the Primordial World. By now, they felt nothing at all whenever they saw merit.

Urged on by East King Duke and Randeng, they could only continue handling the merit exchanges.

Looking at the living beings before them, whose eyes shone at the sight of merit, the two could not help secretly shaking their heads. Merit is as common as dirt now. What's there to get excited about?

While East King Duke and the other two continued working with their heads down, the living beings who had exchanged for merit were all so excited they could barely contain themselves.

"Is this really one hundred thousand merit? With it, I can finally break through to the Quasi-Saint realm!"

The chieftain of the Desolate Rhinoceros Tribe walked out of Wuji Heaven and shouted excitedly.

He had remained at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm for over a million years. Without merit to aid him, his path of cultivation would probably have ended long ago.

The cultivators waiting outside Wuji Heaven to exchange merit heard the Desolate Rhinoceros Chieftain's cheers. They cast envious looks his way, and their gazes toward Wuji Heaven grew even more fervent.

At that moment, the tide of universal world creation was advancing fervently.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

Because all living beings were creating worlds, the Primordial World had welcomed a long-lost tranquility.

All things lived in harmony, and conflicts had become rare.

Even the occasional minor friction caused by opening up worlds was insignificant.

After all, even the Witches and the Demon Tribe were no longer fighting. Why would the other living beings need to compete?

How could fighting compare with the pleasure of accumulating merit?

Although the Witches and Demon Tribe no longer faced each other on the battlefield, their secret rivalry had never stopped.

Only, their contest had shifted from fighting over territory to competing over how many worlds they could create.

Whenever the Witches learned that the Demon Tribe had opened another world, the Twelve Ancestor Witches would become fired up and strive to catch up.

And whenever the Witches took the lead, Di Jun and Taiyi would fly into a rage and do everything they could to overtake them.

As the two tribes chased one another, the progress of world creation accelerated dramatically.

Lu Changsheng was deeply satisfied when he learned of this.

He deliberately brought merit with him and personally visited the Great Thousand Worlds where the two tribes resided, announcing to all the living beings of the Primordial World how much merit the Witches and Demon Tribe had obtained.

Under this encouragement, the living beings of the Primordial World burned with enthusiasm, and the process of world creation accelerated once more.

The competition among all living beings in world creation grew fiercer and fiercer.

And this was precisely what Lu Changsheng was happy to see.

One day, Lu Changsheng was leisurely savoring the immortal tea served by an immortal maiden and enjoying life when the system's notification suddenly rang in his mind:

"Ding—congratulations, Host! You have successfully consumed one trillion merit, reaching one percent of the mission's progress. You have been rewarded with a mysterious gift pack!"

Upon hearing the notification, Lu Changsheng nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had made countless living beings of the Primordial World toil and bustle for him, yet they had consumed only one percent of the merit?

After thinking it over, he felt that it was acceptable.

Wouldn't all of it be used up after another ninety-nine thousand-year periods?

Compared to spans of hundreds of millions of years, one hundred thousand years was rather short.

In the Primordial World, the one thing that was never scarce was time.

Besides, there was also a mysterious gift pack. It could at least serve as a little consolation for his wounded heart.

Lu Changsheng still remembered the beginner's gift pack the system had given him when it first arrived.

Every item inside had been a top-tier treasure.

Given the system's usual generosity, this mysterious gift pack was surely extraordinary as well.

As he pondered, Lu Changsheng's thoughts stirred slightly.

He opened the mysterious gift pack.

"Ding—congratulations, Host! You have obtained a Chaos Spirit Root: one Primordial Shore Flower!"

"Ding—congratulations, Host! You have obtained a Chaos Supreme Treasure: one Chaos Pearl!"

"Ding—congratulations, Host! You have obtained a Chaos treasure: one portion of Chaos Creation Divine Marrow!"

After hearing the system's notifications, Lu Changsheng jumped excitedly to his feet from his throne.

As expected of the spendthrift system, this reward was truly extravagant.

The Innate Supreme Treasure from last time had already been astonishing enough.

This time, it had directly given him a Chaos Supreme Treasure.

The most eye-catching item among them was naturally the Primordial Shore Flower.

This Spirit Root had nurtured a strand of Primordial Violet Qi.

Even more wondrously, it could nurture another strand of Primordial Violet Qi every thousand years.

This meant that his Saint Creation Plan finally had hope.

One had to know that even Saints would fight over Primordial Violet Qi.

For existences with foundations as profound as Zhen Yuanzi and Ming He, talent and aptitude had never been lacking.

What they lacked was an opportunity.

If they could obtain Primordial Violet Qi and encounter the right opportunity, they would have a chance to prove the Dao and become Saints!

After marveling at the wonders of the Primordial Shore Flower, Lu Changsheng shifted his gaze to the remaining treasures.

The Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Pearl, was the only complete Chaos Supreme Treasure in the vast Primordial World.

This treasure contained a Chaos world within it. It could both attack and defend, and it contained two divine abilities—Chaos Tribulation Light and Dao Guarding Heavenly Origin.

Wherever the Chaos Tribulation Light passed, heaven and earth were annihilated and chaos shattered. It could even directly destroy an opponent's primordial spirit.

Dao Guarding Heavenly Origin, meanwhile, released Chaos Qi, which could resist all techniques and scatter every evil influence.

These two divine abilities combined offense and defense, making them virtually perfect.

What delighted Lu Changsheng even more was that the Chaos Pearl could also nourish Spirit Roots and raise their grade.

It could even allow acquired Spirit Roots to advance into Innate Spirit Roots.

Such a miraculous effect could only be described as seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

However, the space inside the pearl was limited. It could accommodate at most one hundred acquired Spirit Roots.

The upper limit for Innate Spirit Roots was ten.

After being nurtured, they had a chance to transform into Chaos Spirit Roots.

As for the growth limit of acquired Spirit Roots, it was only the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root realm.

The process was simply rather slow.

Even so, such an ability was already heaven-defying in the Primordial World.

"As expected of a Chaos Supreme Treasure. If it possessed a Dao lineage inheritance, this treasure alone would be enough to support the foundation of a Saint-level sect!"

After reading through the description of the Chaos Pearl, Lu Changsheng could not conceal the delight in his eyes.

In this regard, the spendthrift system had never once disappointed him.

Amid his delight, Lu Changsheng looked toward the final reward.

Chaos Creation Divine Marrow: after consumption, it could transform one's origin, evolve the Violet Palace, and achieve ultimate sublimation.

The moment he saw the words "transform one's origin," a sharp glint flashed through Lu Changsheng's eyes.

Treasures capable of transforming one's origin were exceedingly rare.

He waved his hand, signaling the attendant immortal maiden to withdraw, then began refining the Chaos Creation Divine Marrow alone.

The instant the divine marrow was refined, three thousand Great Dao incantations emerged around Lu Changsheng. They revolved around him, radiating supreme majesty.

At the same time, the countless apertures within his Violet Palace each evolved into worlds, containing the universe within and shining with brilliant stars.

All ten thousand apertures burst into radiance. A vast aura of the Primordial Supreme erupted, breaking through the apertures and shooting straight into the firmament.

After his transformation, Lu Changsheng's cultivation realm rose along with it.

Muffled thunder-like sounds rang out from within his body. The Three Thousand Laws intertwined and surged upward, while Great Dao Divine Runes spread across his entire body.

Countless golden lotuses containing the aura of laws bloomed one after another. Their golden light blazed, illuminating all the worlds.

The River of Years quietly appeared, with the profound rhythms of the Great Dao rising and falling along its waves.

In an instant, the River of Time and Space also appeared. Countless stars glittered, reflecting the countless apertures within Lu Changsheng's Violet Palace.

In the blink of an eye, the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws revolved around him, enveloping him completely.

Between the vast and boundless heaven and earth, the limitless aura of the peak Quasi-Saint realm filled everything.

After completing his transformation, Lu Changsheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"I've finally completed the transformation. I wonder to what level my foundation has risen?"

With a thought, he examined his own condition.

At that moment, his foundation had risen from the level of a top-tier Chaos Demon God comparable to Pangu to the realm of the Primordial Supreme.

"Primordial Supreme? This foundation has actually surpassed Pangu's, reaching an unprecedented Primordial level!"

Although he had never personally witnessed this realm, he could tell from the word "Primordial" alone that it surely surpassed the level of the Chaos Demon Gods.

Lu Changsheng was quite satisfied with this transformation.

However, after carefully experiencing it, he found it rather ordinary.

After all, his original foundation had already been at the top-tier Chaos Demon God level of the Primordial World.

Although his foundation had surpassed Pangu's, Lu Changsheng still had no desire to cultivate diligently.

He only wanted to live freely, squander his hundreds of trillions of wealth to his heart's content, and reach the Great Dao Saint realm that even Pangu had failed to touch.

Even while living such an idle life, the Primordial Creation Art within him continued circulating on its own, constantly evolving the Three Thousand Laws Dao Seeds.

After examining his condition, Lu Changsheng could not help recalling the days when he had cultivated tirelessly before obtaining the system.

He sighed helplessly.

"Such a leisurely life truly makes one sink into complacency!"

Just then, East King Duke and the other two, who had not rested for a thousand years, entered the Longevity Palace and happened to hear this sigh.

The three nearly spat blood and felt like smashing their heads against the merit pillar nearby.

Was that even something a human would say?

Just as the three were secretly cursing him, they suddenly sensed something unusual and cried out in unison.

"Peak Quasi-Saint?"

They were utterly baffled.

Thinking back to when they had first met him, the Great Master had only been at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

In the blink of an eye, he had become an unparalleled mighty figure who stood above the entire Primordial World.

Recalling the sigh from moments ago, the three felt their entire bodies go numb.

Those words were truly infuriating!

While the three were still shocked, Lu Changsheng also noticed them.

He slightly furrowed his brow and said, "Why aren't you handling the merit affairs outside? Why have you come in instead?"

Only after Lu Changsheng spoke did the three recover from their daze.

They immediately put on bitter expressions, looking as if they were about to cry as they complained to Lu Changsheng.

"Great Master, there are only three of us in total.

Yet the living beings coming to exchange for merit arrive without end every day.

We haven't rested for even a moment in one thousand one hundred years! If this continues, even Quasi-Saints won't be able to endure it, Great Master!"

After hearing their explanation, Lu Changsheng also felt that they had a point.

The living beings of the Primordial World were endless. At this rate, let alone one thousand one hundred years, there would not be a moment of rest even after one hundred thousand years.

"You're right."

Lu Changsheng nodded in agreement and pondered how to resolve the problem.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about having the Heavenly Dao help distribute the merit rewards?"

The moment he said this, East King Duke and the other two froze.

What? Did we hear that correctly? Have the Heavenly Dao help distribute merit?

The Heavenly Dao had already shown them immense favor by stepping forward to help before.

And now he wanted the Heavenly Dao to handle such trivial matters as well?

What did he take the Heavenly Dao for? A nanny? Someone he could order around at will?

Seeing the three's shocked expressions, Lu Changsheng only looked confused, as if it were perfectly reasonable.

"What's wrong with agreeing to this? The Heavenly Dao's merit isn't even as abundant as mine. If it refuses, I'll just smash it with merit until it agrees!"

Although no one had ever truly seen the Heavenly Dao, and no one even knew whether it possessed a physical form, Lu Changsheng firmly believed that any living being of the Primordial World with intelligence would be unable to resist an assault of merit.

After hearing Lu Changsheng's words, East King Duke and the other two became completely numb.

Great Master, you really dare to imagine things! Use merit to smash the Heavenly Dao into submission?

This was no longer wishful thinking. It was practically milking a bull—forcing the impossible!

Even Pangu, when he had split open the heavens and transformed into the Primordial World, probably could not have imagined that such a strange person would appear!

Lu Changsheng failed to notice the shock in their hearts. He merely walked out of Wuji Heaven at an unhurried pace.