The Primordial World's Great Powers

The Great Powers were like this, and the myriad spirits of the Primordial World had a hard time too.

Countless living beings felt their scalps tingle, their hearts shaken.

This scene was truly astonishing, shattering all ancient records.

"Is something wrong with Saint Changsheng?"

No one dared to speak, only daring to ponder in their hearts.

Some even secretly speculated: could it be that the other Saints were also not quite right?

If the Six Sages knew, they would surely cry out in injustice.

Let alone ordinary beings, even they had never witnessed such a spectacle.

High above the nine heavens, the Six Sages of the Primordial World were almost kneeling on the ground, their minds roaring incessantly.

"Heavens, what on earth has Lu Changsheng done!"

"This reckless spendthrift!"

"That's trillions of Merit! What a prodigal son!"

"What kind of 'brilliant' mind could achieve such a suffocating feat?"

At this moment, the Six Sages felt their heads about to split.

It was as if their divine senses had also been shattered by the Sacred Azure Tribulation Light.

They had originally thought that Lu Changsheng destroying a hundred million Merit was outrageous enough, but who knew that he would then conjure trillions of Merit in the blink of an eye.

Then, without hesitation, he personally destroyed it again.

So much Merit!

A full trillion!

When Nuwa first attained enlightenment and became a Saint, she had only consumed tens of millions of Merit.

Such vast power of Merit could elevate even a common pig to become a favored child of heaven and earth.

With Merit protecting the body, all laws would be difficult to invade, and even the Heavenly Dao would have to show some respect!

When this immeasurable Merit suddenly appeared, the entire Primordial World was enveloped in brilliant golden light.

The divine senses of the Six Sages were completely submerged by the power of Merit.

However, in the next moment, Lu Changsheng, without any pity, destroyed all these trillions of Merit!

This shocking sight made all observers lament, and the Six Sages even wept tears of blood, their lifelong beliefs collapsing.

In Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was also dumbfounded.

Let alone the Six Sages, even Hongjun, who had experienced countless tribulations, had never witnessed such an anomaly.

Lu Changsheng's actions were simply unbelievable!

He had personally buried trillions of Merit!

Could this person's sanity be impaired?

Hongjun could neither understand Lu Changsheng's motives nor believe that someone would refuse such a heaven-sent opportunity.

The moment he witnessed the annihilation of Merit, even the Dao Ancestor couldn't help but tremble.

Such behavior, if not born from madness accumulated over thousands of tribulations, could never have been so absurd.

All beings in the Primordial World were terrified.

They had originally thought that Lu Changsheng avoiding Merit was already rebellious, but they never expected his bottom line to be so unfathomable.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng paid no mind to the discussions of the masses; his heart was filled with elation.

"Destroying Merit actually grants double compensation; trillions of Merit have turned into two trillion!"

"If this repeats dozens of times, it will be soon that all Merit is depleted."

"This plan is truly brilliant!"

His ecstatic appearance only made the masses more confused.

Could it be that this Saint Changsheng was truly mentally unstable?

Just then, a system prompt sounded in his sea of consciousness:

"Ding! System rules have been updated. Destroying Merit will receive double feedback. Two trillion Merit rewards are now being issued to the host."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng's eyes shone with an even more fervent light.

Lu Changsheng almost wanted to shout: Deduct it, deduct it quickly, don't show me any mercy!

The smile on his face gradually turned sinister.

However, as the system prompt faded, Lu Changsheng's expression froze.

He fell silent.

The entire person was stunned!

What's going on?

The System is fixed?

It didn't fix itself sooner, so why fix itself now?

Upon hearing the reward of two trillion Merit, Lu Changsheng froze on the spot!

In a daze, he seemed to see a massive Golden Cloud of Merit crashing into him.

He wanted to escape, but he couldn't.

Lu Changsheng's face contorted, and he almost burst into tears.

At this moment, countless beings in the Primordial World looked at each other, bewildered.

Why was this Saint Changsheng so strange, laughing one moment and crying the next?

Had he gone mad?

All beings were confused.

"No--!"

Just then, Lu Changsheng let out a roar, startling all living beings.

The sound was incredibly desolate, sending chills down their spines.

"No! Why give me so much Merit! I just wanted to spend a hundred trillion Merit, that's all I wished for!"

Lu Changsheng roared in despair!

In the sweltering heat, he felt a chill all over his body!

Can this world ever be good again!

I just wanted to spend a little Merit, why is it so difficult!

However, his words, made all beings in the Primordial World tremble!

Their minds completely collapsed!

Many beings spat out a mouthful of blood.

Listen to that! Was that even human speech?

Spending a hundred trillion Merit was a small wish?

If they could defeat him, billions of beings would have swarmed him and beaten him to vent their anger.

At this moment, even the Six Sages felt their scalps tingle, their hands itching to smash something.

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng's words are sincere and do not seem fake."

"But hearing them makes my hands itch!"

Tongtian clenched his fists, feeling stifled.

If he hadn't considered Lu Changsheng's mastery of the Three Thousand Laws and that terrifying Sacred Azure Tribulation Light, he would have been the first to rush up and punch him.

All beings were alarmed.

And Lu Changsheng was truly desperate.

He thought he had found a shortcut...

Not only was the previous expenditure of trillions of Merit wasted, but he had also incurred trillions in new debt.

Veins bulged on Lu Changsheng's forehead.

This time, he had brought it upon himself.

"Steady, steady!"

"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient!"

"It's just another trillion Merit, it's fine."

"I still have the grand undertaking of infrastructure to spend Merit on, it will just take a little longer."

After several emotional swings, Lu Changsheng finally suppressed the turmoil in his heart and repeatedly chanted to comfort himself.

Immediately, a brilliant smile bloomed on his face.

However, when this smile entered the eyes of all beings in the Primordial World, for some reason, their hearts skipped a beat.

An ominous premonition quietly spread.

Just then, all beings saw Lu Changsheng speak, the Primordial Unity Laws rippling, his voice echoing through heaven and earth:

"From this day forward, Wuji Heaven shall establish a new rule: all beings who participate in the creation of worlds must complete the corresponding number of world creations within the stipulated period."

"A thousand years shall be one cycle."

"If a Saint creates fewer than ten worlds, they shall be disqualified and will not receive any rewards!"

"The rest shall follow suit: Quasi-Saints less than fifty, Grand Unity less than one hundred, and those below Grand Unity less than five hundred shall also be disqualified and receive no rewards!"

The moment these words were spoken, the Primordial World was shaken.

Countless beings were dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe.

No way?

You really are that Lu Bapi!

Is he trying to work us to death!

At this moment, the Six Sages high in the sky were also stunned.

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, do you truly mean what you say?"

Saint Taiqing's lips twitched slightly, and the expressions of the other Saints beside him were much the same.

In an instant, the years of burying their heads and frantically opening up worlds seemed to reappear before their eyes.

Every time a world was opened up, it was no easy task for a Saint.

If this continued, even Saints would inevitably feel fatigued.

It was precisely for this reason that everyone's efficiency gradually slowed down later on—Merit was there anyway, it wasn't going to grow legs and run off, so they might as well take their time.

But now, with Lu Changsheng's new rule, if they still wanted to slack off? Sorry, they would directly lose their qualification to receive Merit!

This method would definitely be effective, and efficiency would greatly improve.

But it was truly... insane!

To squander Merit, why go to such lengths!

Lu Changsheng's words stirred up a monstrous wave in the heavens and earth.

Some Great Powers of the Primordial World made a rough calculation. It seemed acceptable at first glance, but upon calculating, they were horrified.

According to Lu Changsheng's plan, within a thousand years, they would likely spend ninety percent of their time just opening up worlds.

The time available for cultivation in between would be meager!

Why be so strict!

Lu Bapi, oh Lu Bapi!

This was simply pushing people to a dead end!

The Six Sages felt a jolt in their hearts.

This was essentially treating all beings in the Primordial World like livestock to be driven!

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, isn't this arrangement a bit unreasonable?"

Taiqing hesitated for a moment before speaking.

The Saints beside him couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The myriad beings of the Primordial World also chimed in:

"Yes, Saint Changsheng, we truly feel it's not quite right."

After all, the beings of the Primordial World had always been accustomed to ease, and found it difficult to adapt to the plan proposed by Lu Changsheng!

Spending ninety percent of their time opening up worlds was simply too arduous.

Thus, everyone began to persuade him.

As for giving up opening up worlds?

That was absolutely impossible.

Who would want to miss out on such a good opportunity to easily earn Merit?

It was just that in the past, they could open up worlds as they pleased, but now they were being restricted, making it naturally difficult to accept.

However, after hearing everyone's words, Lu Changsheng shook his head and said with a stern face:

"This arrangement is for your own good!"

"Could you have obtained Merit so easily in the past? No, right!"

"Now that I've given you such a good opportunity, you don't know how to cherish it, which truly pains me."

"It's only a thousand years, ordinary Great Powers can doze off for tens of thousands of years. Isn't time the least valuable thing to you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, countless beings were stunned.

These words seemed to hold some truth.

Even the Six Sages were momentarily enlightened.

These words were indeed not wrong, To them, time was indeed the cheapest thing.

Cultivating for a thousand years had yielded almost no progress for them, Yet now, they could exchange a thousand years for Merit—

Looking at it this way, it seems like we're the ones who profited?

"Lu Changsheng, you are truly silver-tongued, but it's a pity that no matter what, you cannot change the fact that you are exploiting the beings of the Primordial World."

Just then, a voice echoed throughout the Primordial World.

Countless beings looked up in unison.

Flowers rained down, golden lotuses surged from the void, billions of divine rays shone brilliantly, and endless divine light flowed, creating splendor.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared, his opening words a reprimand.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. The moment Lu Changsheng set the rules, he had rejoiced inwardly, feeling he had finally seized an opportunity.

This was undoubtedly an excellent chance to suppress Lu Changsheng's prestige!

Hongjun immediately descended in person, sternly scolding:

"Lu Changsheng, you have gone too far! Do you think that because you have deep Merit, you can act recklessly?"

"I tell you, the beings of the Primordial World will never yield to your oppression!"

His words were righteous, his expression solemn, but inwardly he was plotting to expose Lu Changsheng's disguise in public, so that all beings could see his true face and thus restore his own prestige.

However, Lu Changsheng merely looked puzzled:

"Hongjun, why aren't you staying in Zixiao Palace and coming out here to interfere?"

"What business is this of yours?"

Hongjun said righteously, "I am speaking up for justice! Today, I will question you on behalf of all beings!"

Lu Changsheng rolled his eyes at him, too lazy to argue, and said indifferently, "Heavenly Dao, strike him."