Chapter 34

"This thing can be nurtured with merit. I'll leave the rest to you.

Be sure to use merit to nurture more Primordial Violet Qi."

As he spoke, he tossed out ten billion units of merit, planning to create a thousand or so strands of Primordial Violet Qi in advance.

"This!!!"

"Primordial Violet Qi! This spiritual root can actually gestate the foundation for becoming a Saint!"

East King Duke and the other two were instantly dumbfounded!

Thunder exploded in their minds!

It was as if ten thousand horses were galloping past!

What an earth-shaking opportunity!

The Great Master actually possessed such an outrageously powerful treasure!

The three were so shaken that they could hardly react. They did not even have the heart to marvel at the ten billion units of merit.

At that moment, they only wanted to kneel on the ground and shout: Please, Great Master, accept us as your disciples!

Lu Changsheng cast them a glance and said indifferently:

"It's just a trivial matter. Is there any need to be surprised?

Since this is the Saint Creation Plan, Primordial Violet Qi is naturally necessary.

Just do your best to ripen it."

After giving his instructions, he drifted away.

"The Great Master is truly unfathomable!"

Kunpeng held the Primordial Shore Flower in his hands, trembling with excitement.

This was actually an unparalleled treasure capable of nurturing an opportunity to become a Saint!

It was so unreal, as if it were all a dream!

"Quick, pinch me and see if I'm dreaming."

In his daze, Kunpeng spoke to East King Duke.

"Smack!"

A crisp slap rang out!

Straightforward as ever, East King Duke immediately raised his hand and slapped him.

"Do you feel pain?"

"Randeng, you brute! You really hit me that hard!"

Kunpeng let out a roar that shook the heavens.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng had already entered the Spiritual Root garden in Wuji Heaven.

The garden contained countless spiritual roots he had collected.

Looking around, there were tens of thousands of Innate Spiritual Roots and acquired spiritual roots, dazzling the eyes.

The scene was incomparably magnificent!

In terms of spiritual-root reserves alone, there was no Saint orthodoxy anywhere in the entire primordial world that could compare!

Unfortunately, most of these spiritual roots were already useless to Lu Changsheng.

He had purchased them back then merely to squander merit.

"I wonder if these spiritual roots can also be ripened with merit."

With a casual gesture, a High-grade Innate Spiritual Root—the Scarlet Heaven Nine-Pattern Peach—appeared before him.

He condensed a mass of Golden Cloud of Merit and poured it straight over!

Just as he had expected!

Before long, this Innate Spiritual Root rapidly matured,

and three Innate Spiritual Peaches with flowing spiritual light appeared on its branches.

He tried several more in succession, and every one of them was successfully ripened!

"This is the secret to getting rich!"

The corners of Lu Changsheng's mouth lifted, and his smile gradually became more unrestrained!

He felt as if he had discovered a loophole in the system!

With so many spiritual roots, he could harvest their fruits after ripening them all,

then ripen them again...

By repeating the cycle,

exhausting a hundred trillion units of merit was merely a matter of time!

At the thought of exhausting all his merit and immediately becoming a Great Dao Saint,

a feverish light ignited in Lu Changsheng's eyes!

He no longer hesitated and began frantically ripening the spiritual roots.

With a wave of his hand, a sky full of Golden Clouds of Merit enveloped the entire Spiritual Root garden, and the spiritual roots matured at an astonishing speed.

After the fruits were picked, he continued ripening the next batch.

In a short time, one billion units of merit had been completely consumed!

"Now this feels great. Isn't this just money laundering?"

Lu Changsheng felt that he was another step closer to his grand goal!

Ding! Host, please respect the system's rules. Exploiting loopholes is not supported.

The system has now been updated and optimized. Except for the first initial spiritual root, all other spiritual roots may only be ripened with merit once.

The system's notification suddenly sounded in Lu Changsheng's mind.

Lu Changsheng froze upon hearing it.

"Damn! System, can't you take a joke?"

"Your own rules had a loophole, and now you won't let me exploit it?"

His expression darkened, and he could not help cursing aloud.

This meant that every spiritual root could only be ripened once,

and he could no longer repeatedly farm merit.

As the first spiritual root, the Primordial Shore Flower was not subject to this restriction.

One avenue for wasting merit had just been cut off.

Lu Changsheng's eyes shifted, but he remained as calm as before.

So it was a matter of exploiting loopholes?

You had your schemes, and I had my own methods.

Let me think this over first!

Lu Changsheng then left the Spiritual Root garden.

The moment he stepped outside, he ran into East King Duke and the other two.

"Who allowed you to slack off?

Didn't we agree that you would catalyze the Primordial Violet Qi?"

Lu Changsheng swept his gaze over the three, his tone cold.

Seeing that he seemed about to lose his temper, the three could not help shivering.

East King Duke looked hesitant and stammered:

"G-Great Master, that Shore Flower... seems to have wilted a little..."

Lu Changsheng froze upon hearing this.

Wilted?

What did that mean?

He immediately followed the three to inspect it, only to find that the Primordial Shore Flower was indeed dull in color, its branches and leaves drooping.

It looked just like an exhausted person who had not slept all night.

It had long since lost its former vitality.

"It really has wilted."

Lu Changsheng studied it and muttered under his breath.

The three of them were equally puzzled and could not help speaking up:

"Great Master, we have ripened thirty strands of Primordial Violet Qi in total.

Could it be that we did it too many times and exhausted the spiritual root's source?"

Lu Changsheng fell into thought for a moment.

There was some truth to that.

Even the hen that laid the most eggs would collapse if you made it lay dozens of eggs in a single day!

"Great Master, why don't we stop here...?"

Randeng looked at the Primordial Shore Flower and cautiously asked, his heart aching.

This was an unparalleled spiritual treasure capable of producing Violet Qi!

If they really worked it to death, it would be a huge loss.

Lu Changsheng stared intently at the Primordial Shore Flower, carefully examining it.

This is the key part of my Saint Creation Plan!

He gritted his teeth and said resolutely:

"Continue! It hasn't reached its limit yet.

As long as the Primordial Shore Flower isn't dead, keep ripening it until it drops!"

What?

The three were instantly dumbfounded!

Great Master, aren't you being a little too ruthless?

It was one thing to squeeze Saints dry!

But you weren't even sparing a single spiritual root!

Were you trying to squeeze out its very last drop?

It was only a wilted Chaos Spirit Root now!

If the Primordial Shore Flower could speak, it would probably have cursed him out long ago!

Lu Changsheng did not know whether the Primordial Shore Flower could curse.

But he really wanted to curse right now.

At this rate, emptying a hundred trillion units of merit would probably take forever.

No.

He had to find another way out.

Clearly, he still was not being extravagant enough.

As for the Primordial Shore Flower's feelings, he paid them no attention at all.

This was a crucial part of his plan to cultivate Saints. How could he afford to relax?

Keep increasing the dose and speed up the ripening!

After speaking, Lu Changsheng turned and left.

East King Duke, Kunpeng, and the other man exchanged helpless glances.

Looking at the Primordial Shore Flower's listless appearance, they began to feel somewhat reluctant.

But in the end, they did not dare disobey Lu Changsheng.

They were merely working for him. Whatever he said, they had to do.

Thus, the three could only continue watering the Primordial Shore Flower with merit.

They condensed five more strands of Primordial Origin Violet Qi.

After that, they truly could not bring themselves to continue.

By then, the Primordial Shore Flower had gone completely limp, its leaves withered and yellow.

If it could cry, tears would surely be streaming down its face at that moment.

It truly had not a single drop left.

Seeing this, Kunpeng and the other two also understood that they could not continue.

If they ripened it any further, the Primordial Shore Flower would probably die from complete depletion of its source.

"We should report this to the Great Master. We really can't ripen it any further."

Kunpeng proposed this.

The three agreed, then immediately went to find Lu Changsheng.

At that moment, Lu Changsheng was standing in the Spiritual Root garden, staring absently at a patch of spiritual roots.

The moment they entered the garden, dense, pure spiritual energy washed over them. As spiritual light flowed, the various spiritual roots shone brilliantly.

Innate Spiritual Roots were planted throughout the garden, while acquired spiritual roots were even more numerous.

Every single one was bathing in golden merit light—clearly, they had been ripened with merit!

Seeing this sight, Kunpeng and the other two nearly shed tears of envy.

"My heavens, this is far too extravagant."

"Using merit to nurture spiritual roots—only the Great Master could do something like this."

For a moment, the three were somewhat dazed.

But soon, they composed themselves, wiped the corners of their mouths, and hurried over to Lu Changsheng, who stood among the spiritual roots.

"Great Master, that Primordial Shore Flower really can't be ripened any further."

Lu Changsheng slightly furrowed his brow as he followed them to the Primordial Shore Flower.

Sure enough, it looked as though it had been thoroughly tormented. It lay limp on the ground, its entire body withered and yellow.

Its miserable appearance was truly unbearable to look at for long.

It seemed...

It really couldn't be pushed any further.

Fortunately, Lu Changsheng still knew where to draw the line.

The Primordial Shore Flower absolutely could not suffer any mishaps. Otherwise, he would lose his source of Primordial Violet Qi.

This was currently the only way he could obtain Primordial Violet Qi.

He really shouldn't squeeze it any harder.

"Let's do this. Go fetch some treasures such as Three Lights Divine Water and Chaos Divine Spring, then water it and help restore its origin."

Hearing Lu Changsheng's instructions, Kunpeng and the others finally relaxed. They immediately took out their treasures.

They couldn't help sighing inwardly. Three Lights Divine Water and Chaos Divine Spring were both rare treasures in the primordial world. Every drop was unimaginably precious. If word got out, even the Sages would be tempted.

And now, they were actually being used on a single spiritual root.

But considering that this spiritual root could produce Primordial Violet Qi, it was worth it.

Primordial Violet Qi was the foundation for becoming a Sage. To put it dramatically, a single strand of Primordial Violet Qi could create one Sage.

With this spiritual root, they could continuously cultivate Sages.

This was practically something that overturned the understanding of all life in the primordial world.

It was probably something only the Great Master could accomplish.

Soon, after being watered with countless divine waters, the leaves and branches of the Primordial Shore Flower regained their luster.

Lu Changsheng was very satisfied with the result. "Well done. Once it has recovered, continue helping me ripen it."

At those words, the Primordial Shore Flower, which had been shining brightly, trembled slightly.

If it could speak, it would probably have already started cursing.

Kunpeng and the other two, who were watering it nearby, also couldn't help letting their hands tremble. They exchanged sympathetic glances.

This flower was truly pitiful.

It was limp and weak now, and it wouldn't recover for at least a thousand years. Once its origin was replenished, it would still continue being squeezed dry.

Even livestock wouldn't be treated this way, would they? Not to mention that it was a Primordial spiritual root.

Lu Changsheng's words would probably become a lifelong shadow for the Shore Flower.

Seeing the three of them continue tending to the Shore Flower, Lu Changsheng stopped paying attention to it.

After all, he had more important business—spending merit.

He had once planned to exploit a loophole in the system by constantly ripening spiritual roots, but unfortunately, the system soon fixed this issue: each spiritual root could only be ripened with merit once.

Now he planned to think of other ways to waste his wealth, but he couldn't come up with any good ideas for the moment.

Just then, the system notification sounded in his mind: