Primordial Violet Qi

"This item can be cultivated with Merit, and the rest is up to you.

Make sure to use Merit to nurture more Primordial Violet Qi."

With that, he tossed out billions of Merit, intending to create thousands of strands of Primordial Violet Qi for backup.

"This!!!"

"Primordial Violet Qi! This Spiritual Root can actually nurture the foundation for a Saint!"

East King Duke and the other two were instantly dumbfounded!

Thunder roared in their minds!

It was as if ten thousand horses were galloping past!

What an earth-shattering opportunity this was!

Great Master actually possessed such a heaven-defying treasure!

The three were utterly shocked, not even having the time to marvel at the billions of Merit.

At this moment, they only wished to prostrate themselves and cry out: Please, Great Master, take us in!

Lu Changsheng glanced at them and said dismissively:

"Such a trivial matter is worth being surprised about.

Since this is a plan to create Saints, Primordial Violet Qi is naturally needed.

Just focus on accelerating its growth."

After giving his instructions, he floated away.

"Great Master is truly unfathomable!"

Kunpeng held the Primordial Shore Flower, trembling slightly with excitement.

This was actually a supreme treasure that could nurture the foundation for a Saint!

It felt unreal, like a dream!

"Quick, pinch me to see if I'm dreaming?"

Kunpeng said to East King Duke in a daze.

"Slap!"

A crisp slapping sound suddenly rang out!

The straightforward East King Duke immediately raised his hand and slapped him.

"Do you feel pain?"

"Randeng, you brute! You actually hit me hard!"

Kunpeng let out a sky-shattering roar.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng had already entered the Spiritual Root Garden of Wuji Heaven.

The garden housed countless Spiritual Roots he had collected.

Looking around, there were thousands upon thousands of Innate Spiritual Roots and Acquired Spiritual Roots, a dazzling array.

The scene was incredibly magnificent!

Judging solely by the reserve of Spiritual Roots, no Saint's orthodox lineage in the entire Primordial World could compare to it!

Unfortunately, most of these Spiritual Roots were now useless to Lu Changsheng.

He had only acquired them in the past to squander Merit.

"Let's see if these Spiritual Roots can also be ripened with Merit."

Lu Changsheng casually gestured, and a High-grade Innate Spiritual Root—the Scarlet Sky Nine-Patterned Peach—appeared before him.

He condensed a ball of Golden Cloud of Merit and directly poured it down!

As expected!

Not long after, this Innate Spiritual Root quickly matured, and three Spirit Peaches, glowing with spiritual light, appeared on its branches.

He tried a few more, and all of them successfully matured!

"This is the secret to getting rich!"

Lu Changsheng's lips curled up, his smile gradually becoming more pronounced!

He felt like he had found a loophole in the System!

With so many Spiritual Roots, once all the fruits were harvested after ripening, and then ripened again...

This cycle repeated, and depleting hundreds of trillions of Merit would only be a matter of time!

The thought of his Merit being exhausted, allowing him to immediately become a Great Dao Saint, set Lu Changsheng's eyes ablaze with fervor!

He no longer hesitated, beginning to frantically accelerate the Spiritual Roots' growth.

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 rate.

The fruits were picked, and the next round of acceleration began.

In a short time, ten billion Merit was spent!

"So satisfying, isn't this just money laundering!"

Lu Changsheng felt he had taken another step closer to his grand goal!

"Ding, please respect system rules, loophole exploitation is not supported.

The System has now been updated and improved. Except for the initial Spiritual Root, all other Spiritual Roots can only be accelerated by Merit once."

The System's prompt suddenly sounded in Lu Changsheng's mind.

Lu Changsheng was stunned.

"Damn it! System, are you a sore loser!"

"You have loopholes in your own rules, and you won't let me exploit them?"

His expression darkened, and he couldn't help but curse aloud.

With this, all Spiritual Roots could only be accelerated once, and there was no way to repeatedly farm Merit.

The Primordial Shore Flower, as the first Spiritual Root, was not included in this restriction.

A path to squandering Merit was thus cut off.

Lu Changsheng's gaze shifted, but he remained as calm as ever.

Exploiting loopholes?

You have your strategies, and I have my methods.

Let me ponder this first!

Lu Changsheng then left the Spiritual Root garden.

As soon as he stepped out, he bumped into East King Duke and the other two.

"Who gave you permission to slack off?

Didn't we agree to catalyze the Primordial Violet Qi?"

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

Seeing that he seemed about to get angry, the three couldn't help but shiver.

East King Duke hesitated, stammering:

"G-Great Master, that Shore Flower... seems a bit wilted..."

Lu Changsheng was taken aback.

Wilted?

What did that mean?

He immediately followed the three to check. They saw that the Primordial Shore Flower was indeed dim, its branches and leaves drooping.

It looked like a weary person who hadn't slept all night, having long lost its former radiance.

"It really is wilted."

Lu Changsheng examined it, muttering to himself.

East King Duke and the other two were also full of confusion, and couldn't help but ask:

"Great Master, we've accelerated thirty strands of Primordial Violet Qi back and forth.

Could it be that we've used it too many times and exhausted its source?"

Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment.

There was some truth to that.

Even the most prolific hen, if forced to lay dozens of eggs a day, would eventually collapse from exhaustion, no matter how capable it was!

"Great Master, perhaps... we should stop here?"

Randeng looked at the Primordial Shore Flower, his heart aching as he tentatively asked.

This is a supreme spiritual treasure capable of nurturing Primordial Violet Qi!

If I really get worked to death, it'll be a huge loss.

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

This is my grand plan to create Saints!

He gritted his teeth and resolutely declared:

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

As long as the Primordial Shore Flower doesn't die, push it to ripen with all your might!"

What?

The three were instantly dumbfounded!

Great Master, you're too ruthless!

It's one thing to exploit Saints!

You won't even spare a spiritual root!

You're trying to squeeze out the very last drop!

It's just a wilted Chaos Spirit Root right now!

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

Whether the Primordial Shore Flower could curse or not, Lu Changsheng didn't know.

But he himself really wanted to curse right now.

At this rate, it would take an eternity to squander all the quadrillions of Merit.

No.

I need to find another way.

Right now, I'm still not spending lavishly enough.

As for the Primordial Shore Flower's feelings, he didn't care at all.

This was a crucial step in his plan to cultivate Saints, how could he slack off?

Continue to increase the stakes and accelerate its ripening!

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Changsheng turned and left.

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

Looking at the wilting Primordial Shore Flower, they already felt a pang of pity.

But ultimately, they dared not defy Lu Changsheng's wishes.

After all, they were only working for him; they had to do as he said.

So the three had no choice but to continue watering the Primordial Shore Flower with Merit.

They also condensed five strands of Primordial Violet Qi.

Afterward, they truly couldn't bear to continue.

At this point, the Primordial Shore Flower was completely limp, its leaves withered.

If it could cry, it would be weeping tears of blood right now.

It really had nothing left.

Seeing this, Kunpeng and the other two understood that they couldn't continue.

If they continued to force its ripening, the Primordial Shore Flower might die from depleted origins.

"Let's report to Great Master. We really can't force it any further."

Kunpeng suggested.

The three agreed and immediately went to find Lu Changsheng.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was standing in the spiritual root garden, lost in thought while looking at a patch of spiritual roots.

As soon as they entered the garden, they were hit by a wave of dense, pure spiritual energy. As the spiritual light flowed, various spiritual roots shimmered with vibrant colors.

The garden was planted with Innate Spiritual Roots, and there were countless Acquired ones.

Each one was bathed in the Golden Cloud of Merit—clearly ripened with Merit!

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

"My heavens, this is too extravagant."

"Only Great Master would have the audacity to use Merit to nurture spiritual roots."

For a moment, the three were a bit dazed.

But soon, they steadied themselves, wiped their mouths, and quickly walked up to Lu Changsheng amidst the spiritual roots.

"Great Master, that Primordial Shore Flower truly cannot be ripened any further."

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly and followed them to the Primordial Shore Flower.

As expected, it looked ravaged, lying limp on the ground, its entire body withered and yellow.

Its tragic appearance was unbearable to look at.

It seems...

It really can't be pushed any further.

Fortunately, Lu Changsheng still had a sense of proportion.

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

This was now his only way to obtain Primordial Violet Qi.

He really shouldn't over-exploit it anymore.

"How about this, you go get some Three Lights Divine Water, Chaos Divine Spring, and other treasures to water it and help it recover its origin," Lu Changsheng instructed.

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

They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Three Lights Divine Water and Chaos Divine Spring were both rare supreme treasures in the Primordial World, each drop incredibly precious. If word got out, even Saints would be tempted.

Now, they were actually using them on a Spiritual Root.

But considering that this Spiritual Root could nurture Primordial Violet Qi, it was worth it.

Primordial Violet Qi was the foundation for becoming a Saint. To exaggerate, one strand of Primordial Violet Qi could create a Saint.

Having this Spiritual Root was equivalent to being able to continuously cultivate Saints.

This was simply something that subverted the understanding of all beings in the Primordial World.

Perhaps only the Great Master could achieve this.

Soon, with the watering of countless divine waters, the leaves of the Primordial Shore Flower regained their luster.

Lu Changsheng was very satisfied with the effect: "Well done. Once it recovers, continue to help me ripen it."

Upon hearing this, the once radiant Primordial Shore Flower trembled slightly.

If it could speak, it would have already cursed out loud by now.

Kunpeng and the other two, who were watering it, couldn't help but tremble and exchange a look of pity.

This flower was truly too pathetic.

It was limp now and wouldn't recover for a thousand years; once its origin was replenished, it would continue to be exploited.

Even livestock wouldn't be treated like this, let alone a Primordial Spirit Root.

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

Seeing the three continue to tend to the Shore Flower, Lu Changsheng stopped paying attention.

After all, he had a more important matter—spending Merit.

He had once tried to exploit system loopholes by continuously ripening Spiritual Roots, but unfortunately, the System quickly fixed that loophole—each Spiritual Root could only be used once to ripen it with Merit.

Now, he planned to ponder other ways to squander resources, but he didn't have any good ideas for the moment.

Just then, the System's prompt sounded in his mind: