Chapter 49

"Besides, I've already been very conscientious, all right? System, don't wrong an innocent person."

"Look, among cultivators below the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, I only ranked ten million people. That's not even a tenth of the total number of people who opened worlds. Isn't that reasonable?"

The system fell silent for a long time.

Lu Changsheng couldn't help feeling puzzled. Could the system have been angered by him and gone offline?

Still, he felt he had been quite generous.

If he hadn't been worried about the system going on strike completely, he could have put everyone in the Great Desolation on the ranking list. Spending ten trillion merit in a matter of minutes would have been nothing to him.

See? He still cared about the system.

At least he hadn't really done that, had he?

If the system knew what Lu Changsheng was thinking at that moment, it would probably be hopping mad.

Did he really expect it to thank him for ignoring the rules so completely and wasting merit?

"Heavenly Dao, distribute the merit!"

Lu Changsheng looked up at the sky and announced in a clear voice.

All living beings raised their heads, their eyes filled with longing.

It was as if they were waiting for the Heavenly Dao to feed them.

Even the Sages could no longer contain themselves, their hearts burning with excitement.

After all, there was so much merit. This wave was an absolute fortune!

Rumble—

The Heavenly Dao remained silent for a moment. Then, the entire sky was completely covered by golden clouds.

Across the billions upon billions of miles of sky, golden clouds of merit stretched without end.

The clouds slowly descended.

The scene was magnificent.

Wondrous phenomena appeared throughout heaven and earth.

Golden light spread everywhere, while golden lotuses filled the sky.

Since the creation of the Great Desolation, there had never been such a grand spectacle.

All living beings stared at the sight, dumbfounded, their lips unable to close.

Heavens!

Such dense merit was simply unprecedented!

This magnificent sight would probably be impossible to forget for the rest of their lives, right?

Immortal Venerable Changsheng!

He was truly magnificent!

The amount of merit had probably exceeded ten trillion?

It was an astronomical number beyond imagination!

In the void.

The Sages gazed at the vast scene, tears streaming down their faces.

Their hearts were exhausted.

They didn't love him anymore.

Just destroy everything.

Was this the joy of being a spendthrift?

They wanted to have it too!

"The realm of Immortal Venerable Changsheng is indeed one that we cannot comprehend."

Kunpeng sighed with deep emotion.

East King Duke and Randeng nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Indeed.

The Immortal Venerable's extravagance had refreshed their understanding time and time again.

It turned out their imaginations weren't limited. The Immortal Venerable was simply too good at squandering things!

The Six Sages wept rivers of tears, their hearts filled with bewilderment!

Ten trillion merit had been spent in an instant!

That was ten trillion merit!

Wouldn't it have been more valuable if it had been used elsewhere?

Instead, it had been as fleeting as fireworks, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Their hearts ached!

They were in unbearable pain!

They were nearly in so much pain that they couldn't breathe!

If he truly had so much merit that he couldn't use it all, why not give them some?

They certainly wouldn't refuse.

Lu Changsheng gazed at the dazzling sea of merit filling the sky, feeling extremely satisfied.

He had spent ten trillion merit in one go. He felt he was truly clever.

"System! Are you still alive? If you're not dead, say something."

Lu Changsheng called out.

The system had been frozen for so long. Could it really have broken down?

What if it had been angered to death? How would he spend his merit in the future?

The system's cold voice sounded again. "The loophole has been repaired!"

"Because the host repeatedly exploited loopholes to give away merit, the system will undergo an upgrade!"

"Upgrade rules: improve the mechanisms!"

"At the same time, because the host successfully spent fifty trillion merit, you will be rewarded with a mysterious gift pack!"

Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised. He was still getting a reward after all that?

He had forced the system to upgrade again.

And he could still receive a reward!

What a sin.

The heaven and earth of the Great Desolation sank into a vast ocean of merit.

This was a celebration belonging to the entire Great Desolation.

Even the Six Sages were immersed in it.

There was no helping it!

There was simply too much merit!

The other matters could wait.

They would enjoy this moment first!

Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun watched this scene, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

Heavens!

Wasn't this too ridiculous?

That was ten trillion merit!

This fellow was far too wasteful!

If only all that merit could be given to him!

Damn it. He was so envious!

The jealousy was driving him mad!

Wuji Heaven.

Within the magnificent Wuji Heaven, Lu Changsheng opened that mysterious gift pack.

"Congratulations, you have obtained the Chaos Supreme Treasure World-Destroying Millstone (incomplete)."

"You have obtained the Great Dao Divine Ability: Years Desolate God Finger."

"You have obtained the Sky-Opening Profound Scripture."

Wuji Heaven.

"You have obtained the Jade of Creation (incomplete)."

The four rewards were displayed before him, and brilliant light flickered in Lu Changsheng's eyes.

Excellent!

They were all quite remarkable rewards!

Although the Chaos Supreme Treasure World-Destroying Millstone was incomplete, its power still far surpassed that of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Shattering space-time with one strike would be no difficult feat.

Its might was terrifying beyond compare, making it one of the finest offensive treasures.

If it could be completely repaired, its power would probably rival the Sky-Opening Divine Axe once wielded by Pangu.

The Great Dao Divine Ability, Years Desolate God Finger.

This was a supreme divine ability that surpassed Heavenly Dao divine abilities.

Every move and gesture possessed absolute power capable of destroying heaven and earth!

Once the Years Desolate God Finger descended, heaven and earth would fall silent in extinction!

Even the endless chaos would find it difficult to withstand the immense might of this finger!

If unleashed with full force, even the Great Desolation and chaos would probably move toward their end together.

This was the supreme might of a Great Dao divine ability.

It was enough to crush everything!

The Jade of Creation—unfortunately, it was only a fragment.

It was even smaller than the piece in Hongjun's hands.

When the Jade of Creation had shattered back then, Hongjun had obtained the largest piece to begin with.

Lu Changsheng, however, felt that the Jade of Creation looked quite beautiful and developed the urge to collect it.

His purpose in collecting it was purely for appreciation.

The Jade of Creation contained the Three Thousand Laws, but he was not lacking in laws.

"I wonder whether Hongjun would be willing to sell the Jade of Creation in his hands?"

"If he is willing to sell it, I could conveniently spend a portion of my merit."

Lu Changsheng pondered inwardly.

The last item was the Sky-Opening Profound Scripture, and Lu Changsheng valued it immensely.

It contained the essence of creation, capable of expanding world barriers.

This was the most significant of its uses to Lu Changsheng.

The size of the Great Desolation World had originally been established by Pangu when he created it.

But if a powerful being took action, they could continue expanding the Great Desolation on its existing foundation!

They could even swallow the chaotic world whole and replace it. It was not impossible.

At this thought, Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up. He suddenly came up with a good idea for quickly spending his merit.

And the system certainly wouldn't refuse!

He truly was a genius!

Lu Changsheng sat upright on his throne empowered by merit, immersed in his newly arisen thoughts.

"That's right! Exactly so!"

"I really am an expert at spending merit!"

A deep smile appeared on his face.

This new approach would certainly help him rapidly exhaust his accumulated merit.

That was—opening up the wilderness.

Although quite a few people in the current Great Desolation were opening worlds, there were still many who couldn't participate.

For one thing, they were limited by their cultivation realms.

Before reaching the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, they didn't even possess the qualifications to open a Minor World.

And how many people in the Great Desolation could achieve the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm?

Compared to the total number of living beings in the Great Desolation, the proportion was minuscule.

However, cultivation was not the only obstacle. There were other factors as well.

This was not difficult to understand.

For example, among the Sages, only Nuwa, who commanded the Great Dao of Creation, could obtain a greater merit reward when opening a world.

As for Tongtian and Primordial, they did not cultivate the Great Dao of Creation.

The worlds they opened could only be considered ordinary.

If even the Sages were like this, there was even less need to mention the other cultivators.

Many cultivators were not skilled at opening worlds, but excelled in other paths.

Cultivators who cultivated the Great Dao of Creation indeed possessed every advantage in this area.

They were more suited to opening worlds than cultivators of other paths.

The worlds they created were also of a higher grade.

Naturally, they obtained more abundant merit.

In addition, opening a world itself had limitations.

If one cultivated only a single law, opening even a Minor World would be extremely difficult.

Creating a world required mastery not only of one law, but also some knowledge of the other laws.

Otherwise, it would be difficult even to regulate the yin and yang, and the five elements within the world.

A world created in such a manner could not even give birth to living beings.

The system naturally would not judge such a world worthy of much merit.

By Lu Changsheng's conservative estimate, at least sixty percent of the living beings in the Great Desolation could not create worlds on their own.

Thus, most of them chose to join forces and create heaven and earth together.

But as a result, the merit each person received was pitifully small.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng's new plan was to have those who were not skilled at creating worlds do something else—

Expand the Great Desolation's domains.

He would have these people expand the boundaries of the Great Desolation World, causing it to grow continuously until it had completely encompassed the Chaos.

This method was highly feasible. A light flickered in Lu Changsheng's eyes.

He felt that he had found yet another broad path to accumulating merit!

"System, expanding the boundaries of the Great Desolation World is a matter of great merit!"

"This time, you should at least let everyone benefit, right?"

"After all, they put in the effort too!"

The system did not respond. It seemed to be completely helpless against Lu Changsheng.

It had clearly already been upgraded,

couldn't he just behave himself?

Why did he insist on coming up with all these schemes?

Without receiving a response from the system, Lu Changsheng did not panic.

He first pondered the matter of the rewards, thinking that this time, he should at least get ten million points, right?

No, it would also depend on how quickly they created the worlds.

If a Sage joined them, breaking through the Great Desolation World barrier would be much easier.

He just did not know whether the Six Sages would be willing to act.

But it did not matter. At worst, he would just give them more merit.

What Lu Changsheng found regrettable was that Hongjun had never come. It seemed he would have to find an opportunity to get him over.

He could also ask about the Jade of Creation while he was at it.

That thing did look quite nice sitting in the hall.

After finalizing his new plan, Lu Changsheng intended to begin trying it.

Netherworld Sea of Blood.

Although Ming He had obtained some merit, relying on that alone to attain the Primordial Unity Dao was still far too difficult.

"No!"

"I can't miss this opportunity again!"

"Time and time again, I've watched opportunities slip away right before my eyes!"

Ming He hardened his resolve inwardly,

and decided to head to Wuji Heaven.

Wasn't it just lowering his head and showing goodwill?

If he had known such benefits were available, how could it have been Kunpeng and Randeng's turn?

He would absolutely have been the most enthusiastic one!

Whoosh!

His vast mana surged into motion, and space trembled.

A spatial passage instantly opened, and Ming He stepped into it.

Wuji Heaven.

A spatial passage appeared, and Ming He walked out of it, his eyes filled with longing.

He had arrived!

He had finally reached Wuji Heaven!

This time, he would definitely set foot on the path to attaining the Primordial Unity Dao!