The Heavenly Dao's Divine Staff

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Changsheng has replaced Master and become the new spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao?"

Primordial Heavenly Lord was equally shocked, gazing at the divine staff radiating Heaven's might in Lu Changsheng's hand, his heart filled with awe.

After all, their master was the foremost Saint of the Primordial World, the strongest existence beneath the Heavenly Dao.

And Lu Changsheng? He hadn't even reached the Saint Realm.

As the saying goes, all beneath the Saint Realm are but ants.

If not for his immeasurable Merit, profound Fortune, and the protection of the Heavenly Dao, he would merely be one of the countless ants.

Yet now, this seemingly ordinary "ant"...

had suddenly become the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao?

It was like an ant suddenly becoming the leader of humanity – utterly preposterous.

Unlike the silent speculations of Primordial and Laozi, Tongtian's temperament was more direct.

He stepped forward, directly addressing Lu Changsheng, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng, you return holding the Heavenly Dao Divine Staff. Have you replaced the Dao Ancestor and become the new spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the myriad of beings present were shaken to their core.

They understood all too well what it meant to be the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao—it was the supreme existence in the Great Desolation World, second only to the Supreme Heaven.

As Tongtian questioned, the other five Saints also focused their attention, awaiting Lu Changsheng's reply.

Lu Changsheng did not conceal anything, merely replying calmly:

"Initially, the Heavenly Dao did have this intention.

It wanted me to become its spokesperson and even handed me this Heavenly Dao Divine Staff.

However, I refused.

If I had truly become the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao, the seniority would have been completely messed up!"

Upon hearing Lu Changsheng's answer, everyone present froze in place.

What was going on?

He actually refused the position of spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao?

That was the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao—

the supreme existence beneath the Heavenly Dao!

And the reason for his refusal?

Because he was afraid of messing up the seniority?

This was tantamount to confirming it!

The Heavenly Dao must be your son!!!

The Saints looked at the Heavenly Dao Divine Staff in Lu Changsheng's hand, their eyes unable to hide their envy.

Each of them felt a pang of desire.

But what could they do?

Even if Lu Changsheng wasn't the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao, as long as this scepter was bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, they wouldn't dare to snatch it.

The moment they entertained such a thought, a bolt of heavenly lightning might strike them down!

Moreover, Lu Changsheng was someone protected by the Heavenly Dao.

If they dared to forcibly seize it, the Eye of Heavenly Punishment would instantly lock onto them.

At that point, it wouldn't matter if you were a Saint—

you would be utterly annihilated.

"As expected of Immortal Venerable Changsheng!"

After their shock, the Two Sages of the West repeatedly exclaimed, looking at Lu Changsheng.

Now, holding the Heavenly Dao Divine Staff, Lu Changsheng truly deserved them, these Heavenly Dao Saints, to address him as "Immortal Venerable."

The other four Saints also subtly changed their gaze towards Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng paid no mind to the change in the Two Sages of the West's address.

His gaze swept over the masses of beings who had, at some unknown time, gathered outside Wuji Heaven again. He smiled slightly and spoke, "Everyone, please be quiet!"

As Lu Changsheng's voice fell, the previously clamoring beings quickly quieted down.

Everyone was curious; after Immortal Venerable Changsheng's conversation with the Heavenly Dao, what result had been reached?

When the entire venue fell silent, Lu Changsheng continued to announce:

"This Venerable has come to an agreement with Brother Heavenly Dao. From this day forward, after everyone has completed the creation of their worlds, you only need to request the Heavenly Dao's witness, and Merit will descend."

The beings heard this and erupted in a clamor.

"Is it true? Did Immortal Venerable Changsheng really make the supreme Heavenly Dao work for free?"

"Truly shocking... As expected, only Immortal Venerable Changsheng has the ability!"

Just as the beings were discussing amongst themselves.

The Six Sages were also utterly shaken.

Lu Changsheng not only refused the position of Heavenly Dao's spokesperson, claiming it disrupted seniority, but also inexplicably received a Heavenly Dao Divine Staff and demanded the Heavenly Dao work for him without compensation?

Such methods, indeed, only Lu Changsheng could achieve.

Outside Wuji Heaven, as the beings marveled in shock, Inside the chaotic Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun, who had been watching Lu Changsheng, had eyes practically spewing flames of jealousy.

He was the rightful spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao, Yet Lu Changsheng easily obtained the Heavenly Dao Divine Staff that even he did not possess?

This made him feel like a mere backup.

All the hard work was borne by him, While all the benefits went entirely to Lu Changsheng?

What made it even harder for him to accept was, The Heavenly Dao actually intended to let Lu Changsheng replace him?

Did he, Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor of the Xuanmen, the teacher of Saints, have no dignity?

Thinking of this, Hongjun felt increasingly unwilling.

He immediately attempted to communicate with the Heavenly Dao:

"Supreme Heavenly Dao, as your spokesperson, I maintain the order of the Great Desolation World on your behalf.

Why does even Lu Changsheng, a mere Quasi-Saint, possess a Heavenly Dao Divine Staff, While I do not?"

After speaking, still not appeased, he continued to complain:

"Since Lu Changsheng can have one, I naturally should be qualified as well.

Including the Heavenly Dao Void, it should also be open to me!"

However, the Heavenly Dao did not approve his demands.

In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, he was merely a puppet spokesperson.

Moreover, over the long years, this spokesperson's performance

Had not fully satisfied the Heavenly Dao--

What the Heavenly Dao sought was the growth of the Great Desolation World, And Hongjun had not truly achieved it.

After a period of silence, The Heavenly Dao's response waves were transmitted.

Hongjun was initially extremely excited, believing that with his status and years of hard work, He would surely receive the same treatment as Lu Changsheng.

But when he heard the content of the Heavenly Dao's response, His mentality instantly collapsed--

The Heavenly Dao merely coldly transmitted two words: "Scram!"

Hongjun's face immediately turned ashen, with a hint of green.

But he had not entirely expected this outcome.

After all, he knew in his heart, That although he had merged with the Dao, he had not truly merged with the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, he was still plotting how to make the two most powerful races in the Great Desolation World, the Wu and Yao, contend with each other.

Once they were both defeated, and the Heavenly Dao weakened, he would find an opportunity to merge with the Dao.

However, Lu Changsheng's appearance had completely disrupted his plans.

What Dao to merge with now?

Amidst his despair, Hongjun could only watch helplessly as Lu Changsheng, this mere Quasi-Saint, flaunted his power outside with the Heavenly Dao Divine Staff he dreamt of.

With sighs of helplessness, the Great Desolation World, due to Lu Changsheng, still stirred a wave of creation fervor.

Time flowed quietly and peacefully.

Zhen Yuanzi carved out a Middle Thousand World within the Great Thousand World.

Seeing that its order was impeccable and its vitality abundant, he looked up at the sky and tentatively called out to the Heavenly Dao.

"I, Zhen Yuanzi, have now created a Middle Thousand World, named Cangxuan Realm. I hope the Heavenly Dao will witness this."

As his voice fell, he looked towards the heavens with a nervous heart.

Though he knew Lu Changsheng was extraordinary and could communicate with the Heavenly Dao, he was ultimately not Lu Changsheng.

A slight misstep could easily draw down the Heavenly Dao's divine lightning, leading to utter annihilation.

Just as Zhen Yuanzi was filled with unease, auspicious clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, stretching for ten thousand miles.

Within the auspicious clouds, Merit slowly emerged.

Its golden light shone brilliantly, illuminating the entire Primordial World.

Witnessing this scene, countless beings in the Primordial World looked up at the sky.

Zhen Yuanzi also looked towards the auspicious clouds with excitement.

Before long, the light of Merit descended from the heavens, making countless cultivators envious.

Immediately after, Ming He also declared to the Heavenly Dao:

"I, Ming He, have now created a Middle Thousand World, named Xuesha Realm. I hope the Heavenly Dao will witness this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another patch of auspicious clouds enveloped the sky.

Then, golden Merit rain began to fall.

All beings were once again astonished.

After Ming He, Di Jun, Houtu, and other great powers of the Primordial World also successively attracted the Merit rain.

For a time, continuous golden Merit rain fell across various parts of the Primordial World.

Countless beings watched, mesmerized.

The million guards of Wuji Heaven gazed at the endless golden Merit rain in the distance, their faces filled with pride.

After all, such a grand spectacle was created by the Great Master of their Wuji Heaven.

Lu Changsheng also saw the golden rain filling the sky and felt very satisfied.

"Indeed, when it comes to distributing Merit, only my old friend Heavenly Dao can make it truly satisfying!"

Lu Changsheng looked up and saw the guards of Wuji Heaven, all spirited and alert.

With a slight thought, he sensed that these guards had been stationed in Wuji Heaven for thousands of years, which perfectly met the conditions for the System to issue rewards.

So, with a casual wave, a million Merit appeared, and he said loudly:

"You have guarded Wuji Heaven for thousands of years, diligently fulfilling your duties. I have seen it all.

This million Merit is a reward granted to you!"

The Merit descended, distributing itself among the million guards.

A wave of impassioned responses immediately erupted within Wuji Heaven:

"Thank you, Great Master!"

Now, Lu Changsheng no longer paid much attention to spending such amounts of Merit.

However, even the smallest amount of Merit was still an accumulation.

"Good, another sum spent."

The three of them, who had been following Lu Changsheng, were already accustomed to this.

After all, they had even witnessed the creation of worlds by everyone and the expenditure of Merit on the Heavenly Dao, so this amount was nothing to mention.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Changsheng wandered around daily, seemingly doing nothing.

However, his cultivation continued to climb due to his extraordinary foundation.

This made the three accompanying him in their "idleness" envious.

They could never guess the origin of the Great Master, how he could advance without cultivation and have Merit increase automatically.

At this moment, on a celestial peak, the Six Sages were gathered, discussing their gains from creating worlds over the years.

Although creation consumed a great deal of their origin, with the supplement of Merit, it was not a major issue.

As the creation continued, Laozi's realm had reached the eighth heaven of Primordial Grand Unity.

Nuwa had also reached the seventh heaven.

Primordial and Tongtian were neck and neck, both at the sixth heaven.

Even the Two Sages of the West, who were originally slightly weaker, had now both entered the fifth heaven.

"Hmm... although the merit gained from creating worlds is abundant, it's truly exhausting."

Primordial Heavenly Lord took a sip of immortal tea and said leisurely.

It had been a long time since they had enjoyed tea so comfortably.

Just as he was immersed in this leisure, Lu Changsheng, along with the East King Duke and two others, suddenly descended upon the immortal peak.

Seeing the Saints leisurely sipping tea, Lu Changsheng spoke to encourage them:

"Esteemed Saints, stop being lazy!

The goal of ten million Great Thousand Worlds is still far away!"

The Saints, who were leisurely sipping tea, felt their heads swell like buckets the moment Lu Changsheng appeared.

Lu Changsheng's few words of urging entering their ears made their heads buzz even more.

Big shot, even if we were to hang ourselves, we'd need to catch our breath first, right?

Primordial Heavenly Lord reluctantly swallowed the immortal tea in his mouth and sighed:

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, you've urged us no less than five times in the past thousand years."

"We've all done our best, and we've already created hundreds of Great Thousand Worlds."

It should be known that in the past, they would have spent considerable time creating a single Great Thousand World.

Now that their strength had grown, their speed had increased.

However, Lu Changsheng's urging had also become more frequent.

Lu Changsheng listened and said dismissively:

"What are a few hundred Great Thousand Worlds?"