Chapter 8

He was actually willing to use ten million merits to invite a saint to open up a Great Thousand World for him!

Amidst his amazement, Kunpeng suddenly remembered:

As long as he served as a mount for ten thousand years, he too could obtain ten million merits.

His heart grew even more awed by the immense amount of merits Lu Changsheng possessed.

Kunpeng flew at extreme speed.

Before long,

Lu Changsheng had returned to Changsheng Palace on Wuji Peak,

quietly awaiting the arrival of Primordial Heavenly Lord.

Not long after,

a saintly aura enveloped Wuji Peak.

In an instant, purple Qi came from the east for thirty thousand miles.

Auspicious clouds coiled, and rosy light paved a bridge.

A sky full of multicolored radiance reflected across the nine heavens.

Great Dao Divine Runes appeared and vanished faintly.

Vast saintly might instantly covered a radius of ten thousand miles around Wuji Peak.

Even though the saint had not yet arrived,

that supreme and sovereign majesty which ruled the heavens already enveloped the four directions.

Sensing the majesty of the saint,

Lu Changsheng merely smiled and stood with his hands behind his back.

Kunpeng did not dare to imitate Lu Changsheng's posture,

however, and hastily bowed respectfully, saying:

"Greetings to the saint upon his arrival!"

Even though Kunpeng held no affection for Primordial Heavenly Lord in his heart,

the majesty of a Great Desolation World saint could not be treated lightly or disrespected,

and was certainly not something a late-stage Quasi-Saint like him could afford to offend.

Right amidst Kunpeng's bowing voice,

the Three Thousand Laws unfolded above Wuji Peak,

transforming into a brilliant bridge of laws.

Primordial Heavenly Lord walked out slowly from within the bridge of laws,

crossing vast time and space to descend upon the peak of Wuji Peak.

"Hahahaha—I was slightly delayed for a moment, and I hope Fellow Daoist Changsheng will not blame me."

Primordial Heavenly Lord spoke with a smile.

Lu Changsheng did not mind and waved his hand, saying:

"It is fine, pray let Fellow Daoist Primordial display your great divine abilities!"

Primordial Heavenly Lord nodded slightly.

His divine sense swept across the entire Wuji Peak.

As his thoughts shifted,

the Innate Supreme Treasure Pangu Banner already appeared in his palm.

This was forged from the fragments of the Pangu Axe used by Great God Pangu when he cleaved open the heavens,

a murderous divine weapon with a blade formed of condensed slaughter.

When swung,

it could tear apart chaos,

shatter tens of thousands of stars,

destroy endless time and space,

and even cause damage to the eternal and indestructible Heavenly Dao Saints.

Precisely because of this,

the saints harbored a deep dread toward this treasure.

Back when Hongjun bestowed the Golden Bridge of Heaven and Earth, he had specifically instructed Primordial:

The Pangu Banner must not be easily shown to the world.

When Kunpeng caught sight of the ancient banner, he immediately felt the biting intent to kill contained within it,

and with fear written across his face, he said:

"Is this the legendary Innate Supreme Treasure?

It truly lives up to its reputation!"

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng sneered:

"An uncultured bumpkin with no experience.

It is merely an Innate Supreme Treasure,

who else cannot pull one out?"

Kunpeng clicked his tongue inwardly:

"My lord truly keeps his abilities well hidden,

having even managed to pocket such a Great Desolation World supreme treasure."

To Kunpeng, who possessed nothing,

let alone an Innate Supreme Treasure,

even an Innate Spiritual Treasure was hard to come by.

Hearing the conversation between the two,

and learning that Lu Changsheng actually possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure,

Primordial felt ripples of astonishment arise in his heart.

One must know that between heaven and earth in the Great Desolation World,

Innate Supreme Treasures could be counted on one's fingers.

This Lu Changsheng was merely at the Daluo realm,

yet he was able to wield such a heavy and precious weapon;

his background must certainly be extraordinary.

Thinking back to the grand gesture of the other party casually tossing out ten million merits,

having a supreme treasure on his person was indeed within reason.

Suppressing his thoughts,

Primordial collected his mind and calmed his spirit,

preparing to open up the Great Thousand World.

As the saintly might circulated,

the laws shook the heavens,

the stars flickered uncertainly,

and this startled the remaining five saints.

In Biyou Palace,

Sect Master Tongtian slowly opened his eyes,

rivers of stars swirling within his pupils,

while the reincarnation of life and death appeared faintly.

As his fingers formed incantations,

Great Dao patterns surrounded his body,

and within a moment he had deduced the origin of the upheaval in heaven and earth.

It is actually my eldest brother opening up heaven and earth at Wuji Peak!

Why not at Kunlun Mountain, why choose this place instead?

Tongtian's thoughts stirred slightly, and he decided to wait and watch how events unfolded.

At the exact same moment,

deep within Wa Huang Heaven,

Saint Nuwa awakened from her spiritual roaming across the myriad realms,

her dao-rhythm-circulating pupils reflecting the trajectories of Heavenly Secrets.

As her jade fingers lifted slightly,

the three thousand Dao principles fell like hanging pearls,

and in an instant she thoroughly penetrated the source of the turbulence.

Fellow Daoist Primordial is actually opening up a world at Wuji Peak?

Nuwa's delicate brows furrowed slightly,

and she suddenly recalled that this was the quiet cultivation dwelling of Daoist Changsheng,

immediately focusing her attention on the movements at Wuji Peak.

Laozi of the Eight Views Palace and the Two Sages of the West also felt the resonance arise in their hearts,

each casting a thread of divine sense toward that vibrating void.

At this moment, Primordial Heavenly Lord held the Pangu Banner,

and was currently evolving the chaotic cosmos.

As the surface of the banner unfurled,

rosy light burst forth into the nine heavens,

and the five innate qi surged like dragons.

A prototype of a desolate world gradually emerged,

as the earth, water, fire, and wind surged and intertwined.

As the saint's hand incantations shifted,

the coordinates of time and space along with the yin-yang and five elements began to condense,

transforming into a chaotic dao fetus.

"Open!"

Hearing the dao sound shake the universe,

the banner of Pangu transformed into the heaven-cleaving divine blade and slashed down,

and amidst tens of thousands of rays of brilliant light, the Dao Fetus of Laws burst violently apart,

as the clear and turbid qi began to separate.

Just like when Pangu cleaved open heaven and earth,

the turbid qi sank down to transform into the earth,

while the clear qi rose to transform into the firmament.

A Great Thousand World was slowly taking form.

Such an evolution would originally have required three thousand years of time,

but because Saint Primordial used the Innate Supreme Treasure Pangu Banner to bolster it,

he actually shortened the passage of time to a mere hundred years.

After the task was completed, even as a Great Desolation World saint, Primordial Heavenly Lord

could not help but let out a long breath.

"Hoo—"

Although opening up heaven and earth was not considered a difficult task for a saint,

it ultimately still caused damage to the saint's origin.

The Saint Origin was the foundation of the dao base,

as well as the power of origin itself, making it extremely difficult to recover.

However, compared to the ten million merits he would obtain,

this slight loss was hardly worth mentioning.

A hundred years passed in the snap of a finger.

On this day,

the Great Desolation World shook violently.

As the tremor spread,

a brilliant beam of divine light burst forth from the Great Thousand World,

illuminating the heavens and myriad realms.

"Boom—"

A loud crash resounded,

causing the Great Desolation earth to tremble.

In an instant,

countless ancient living beings sensed the change,

and startled by it all,

they successively projected their divine sense to look toward the source of the upheaval—

above Wuji Peak.

West Kunlun,

the dao field of Queen Mother of the West.

The Head of Female Immortals, who was quietly cultivating in the Peach Garden, suddenly sensed something.

She raised her eyes and gazed into the distance.

Her divine sense reached Wuji Peak in an instant.

"So Primordial Saint was opening up a Great Thousand World."

After clearly investigating, Queen Mother of the West wore an enlightened expression.

There was nothing unusual about a Saint's actions.

But she was puzzled. Primordial Saint already had his Daoist sanctuary on Kunlun Mountain, so why had he gone to Wuji Peak to open up another world?

With a slight stir of her thoughts, she left a wisp of divine sense behind to continue observing.

At the same time,

on the Three Immortal Isles of the East Sea,

within Purple Mansion Prefecture,

East King Duke, who had been conferred the title of Head of Male Immortals by Dao Ancestor Hongjun,

had intended to unify the primordial world, and had therefore established the Purple Mansion Prefecture faction.

At this moment, he sensed something. His brows drew together slightly, and his divine sense immediately probed toward the source of the disturbance.

"Why is Primordial Saint suddenly opening up a Great Thousand World on Wuji Peak? Could he be planning to change his Daoist sanctuary?"

Suspicious, East King Duke muttered under his breath as he left a wisp of divine sense on Wuji Peak, intending to find out the reason.

After all, a Saint's actions were often difficult to fathom.

At the same time, within Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain,

the Ancestor of Earthly Immortals, Zhen Yuanzi, was drinking tea and discussing the Dao with his close friend Hong Yun.

The two suddenly sensed something, exchanged a glance, and released their divine senses at the same time.

In an instant, they saw that Primordial Heavenly Lord was opening up a Great Thousand World on Wuji Peak.

"Isn't that Fellow Daoist Primordial? Why didn't he open it on Kunlun Mountain, and instead choose Wuji Peak?"

Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi could not help asking in puzzlement.

Hong Yun also used his divine sense to investigate the situation before guessing, "Perhaps Fellow Daoist Primordial wants to establish another Daoist sanctuary.

"But I wonder what is so special about this Wuji Peak?"

There was nothing unusual about a Saint opening up a Great Thousand World. However, choosing another Blessed Land instead of one's own Daoist sanctuary had left many powerful beings in the primordial world puzzled, and they all left behind divine senses to watch.

At this moment, within the Demon Race Heavenly Court,

Di Jun, Taiyi, and Fuxi were discussing how to make up for the gap in combat power left by Kunpeng's departure when they suddenly sensed the trembling of the primordial earth.

The three were stunned, then released their divine senses to investigate, quickly locking onto the source.

"So it was Primordial Saint opening up a Great Thousand World. No wonder there was such a commotion."

Taiyi suddenly understood.

But Di Jun wore a puzzled expression. "Why did the Saint choose Wuji Peak in particular?"

He vaguely felt that the name "Wuji Peak"

sounded familiar.

Fuxi calculated with his fingers and said, "Isn't this Wuji Peak the Daoist sanctuary of Fellow Daoist Changsheng, who visited us a few days ago?"

At these words, the other two Demon Emperors were shocked. Primordial Saint was actually opening up a Great Thousand World in the Daoist sanctuary of that mysterious Fellow Daoist Changsheng?

This news was truly impossible for the Demon Race's emperors to fathom.

At the foot of Buzhou Mountain,

within the Witch Race tribe that was fighting against the Demon Race,

the Twelve Ancestor Witches likewise sensed the unusual tremors shaking the primordial earth.

Dijiang spoke first:

"No wonder there's such a commotion. It turns out a Saint is opening up a Great Thousand World!"

After saying this, Dijiang did not pay it much attention.

Zhujiuyin, however, wore a doubtful expression:

"But Primordial Saint's Daoist sanctuary is clearly atop Kunlun Mountain.

"Why has he suddenly come to Wuji Peak, ten thousand miles from us?

"Could the Saint be planning to interfere in the Witch-Demon Conflict?"

Although Saints were usually unwilling to become entangled in karma and rarely intervened in conflicts within the primordial world,

Xuanming shook her head after hearing her elder brother's guess and said:

"That shouldn't be the case.

"There would be no benefit to Saints from participating in the Witch-Demon Conflict.

"Perhaps he is merely opening up an ordinary Daoist sanctuary."

At this moment, Houtu suddenly remembered something and cried out:

"I remember now. Isn't Wuji Peak Fellow Daoist Changsheng's Daoist sanctuary?"

Upon hearing this, the other Ancestor Witches also recalled what Houtu had excitedly told them some time ago.

The Ancestor Witches were unable to become Saints because they lacked primordial spirits.

For countless years, they had been searching for a method to cultivate primordial spirits.

Until recently, Houtu had helped a cultivator obtain merit.

She had actually succeeded in nurturing a weak wisp of primordial spirit.

This had reignited hope in the Twelve Ancestor Witches.

It was just that they had been busy with affairs lately and had never found the time to visit Lu Changsheng.

Only after hearing Houtu's reminder did the Ancestor Witches suddenly remember.

So it was Fellow Daoist Changsheng's Daoist sanctuary.

But why had Primordial Saint gone to his Daoist sanctuary to open up a Great Thousand World?

The Twelve Ancestor Witches grew increasingly perplexed.

As for the possibility that Primordial was working for Lu Changsheng,

no normal living being dared even imagine it.

After all, he was a supreme and unsurpassed Saint.

How could a Saint lower himself to serve a Grand Unity Golden Immortal?

Just as all the powerful beings in the primordial world were drawn to this matter,

this Great Thousand World was finally completed.

Under everyone's watchful eyes,

Primordial Heavenly Lord let out a long breath and withdrew the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner.

With a casual gesture, he took out a World Origin Pearl and handed it to Lu Changsheng:

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, now that this Great Thousand World has been successfully opened up,