Chapter 9

"Please, Fellow Daoist, name it yourself."

Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment,

"My residence is named Wuji Peak, so this world shall be called 'Wuji Heaven'."

With that, he merged into the origin bead,

and carved the three characters "Wuji Heaven"

with Great Dao runes.

As the runes settled,

this Great Thousand World came under Lu Changsheng's control.

Various great figures of the primordial world turned astonished expressions upon seeing this scene.

Inside Biyou Palace on Jin'ao Island,

Sect Master Tongtian wore a surprised expression,

"This Great Thousand World was actually opened up by Elder Brother Primordial for this Grand Unity Golden Immortal?"

Although a saint opening a Great Thousand World was not a heaven-shaking feat,

it was still essentially an act of creation.

In the past, Pangu had even sacrificed his life to create the world,

and even as a Heavenly Dao Saint, the world he opened was merely a Great Thousand World,

yet it was still no easy task,

with the consumption being extremely immense.

The depletion of Saint Origin alone was enough to make most saints reluctant to easily initiate a Great Thousand World,

let alone act for other practitioners.

Yet Primordial Heavenly Lord had actually done so,

leaving Tongtian completely baffled.

He carefully probed Lu Changsheng with his divine sense,

sensing his boundless fortune and the faint appearance of the Golden Wheel of Merit,

and suddenly remembered the being blessed by the Heavenly Dao in the Demon Race Heavenly Court a few days prior,

realizing with a sudden flash of insight,

"Could this practitioner be that very being?

To actually make Primordial willing to consume his Saint Origin to open a world for him,

just what is this person's background?"

In Wa Huang Heaven,

Nuwa also witnessed the scene of Lu Changsheng controlling the origin of the Great Thousand World,

deepening her doubts about his identity,

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng is actually able to enlist a saint to help. What kind of background does he have?"

Inside Shouyang Mountain,

Taiqing Laozi also developed a trace of curiosity toward Lu Changsheng.

He knew his second brother Primordial Heavenly Lord's temperament very well;

to be able to make him step forward to open a Great Thousand World,

Lu Changsheng's background was bound to be extraordinary.

Taiqing Laozi whispered,

"I will find a time in the future to ask my second brother."

Taiqing Laozi murmured a sentence, then once more traveled through the heavens and myriad realms in spirit, comprehending the supreme Great Dao.

He always advocated governing by non-action and did not pay much attention to the various affairs of the primordial land.

Meanwhile, inside Mount Sumeru in the West, within the Daoist sanctuary of Jieyin and Zhunti,

Zhunti spoke with puzzlement, "Strange, why would Fellow Daoist Primordial open a Great Thousand World for a Grand Unity Golden Immortal? Just what background does this Lu Changsheng have?"

Although the Two Sages of the West ranked among the Six Sages of the primordial world, they were the weakest in cultivation, having only reached the Saint Second Heaven.

Primordial Heavenly Lord and Sect Master Tongtian both belonged to the Third Heaven, Nuwa was of the Fourth Heaven, and Taiqing Laozi occupied the head of the Six Sages.

Precisely because their cultivation was the weakest, the Two Sages of the West were unwilling to miss any opportunity within the primordial world.

Seeing Primordial Heavenly Lord open a Great Thousand World for Lu Changsheng, the two sages could not help but pay special attention to him.

Jieyin pinched his fingers to calculate, furrowing his brow as he said, "This child possesses profound fortune, with the Golden Wheel of Merit faintly appearing behind him. His background is extraordinary."

Zhunti focused his gaze to observe closely, suddenly recalling a matter, "Does Senior Brother remember that being in the Demon Court who received the protection of the Heavenly Dao a few days ago?"

Jieyin's eyes lit up as he nodded, "With such fortune, we ought to recruit him into our West!"

Zhunti immediately echoed the sentiment, "The Western Teachings happen to lack a vice-teachings master, and this person is simply the most fitting choice."

Just as the Two Sages of the West intended to recruit Lu Changsheng,

other great figures of the primordial world also cast astonished gazes one after another.

To be able to have a saint open a Great Thousand World for him, this person's background was undoubtedly extraordinary.

Queen Mother of the West withdrew her divine sense and sighed softly, "It seems the primordial world has gained yet another entity not to be provoked."

However, she did not care much about this, as she had always lacked interest in the conflicts of the primordial world.

She only wished to stay far away from worldly noise and peacefully spend these secluded years.

Yet East King Duke, who was regarded as the Head of Male Immortals, was not as detached as her.

Seeing that Lu Changsheng was actually able to enlist a saint to act, East King Duke immediately committed his appearance to memory.

A flash of ambition crossed his eyes as he whispered, "To be favored by a saint, if such a figure enters my Purple Mansion Prefecture, he will surely help me rule the primordial world."

At the same moment, Dijiang of the Witch clan and Di Jun of the Demon clan, much like East King Duke, were stirred with the thought of recruiting Lu Changsheng to bolster their momentum.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was completely unaware that he had already left a mark in the minds of many great figures across the primordial world.

He was leisurely patrolling within Wuji Heaven.

"How does Fellow Daoist Changsheng find it?"

Primordial Heavenly Lord accompanied him at his side, looking composed while actually waiting for Lu Changsheng to settle the debt of those ten million merits.

For the sake of a saint's pride, he forced himself to look calm, revealing no urgency.

Even though in his eyes, Lu Changsheng had already become like a walking auspicious cloud of merit.

"Very good, I am quite satisfied with this Wuji Heaven."

Lu Changsheng swept his divine sense across the realm and nodded slightly.

Then he casually plucked a piece of golden cloud, which happened to be ten million merits, and handed it toward Primordial Heavenly Lord, "This is your remuneration, Fellow Daoist. Please accept it."

The Golden Cloud of Merit appeared, causing Primordial's breath to hitch slightly.

With this merit to aid him, his cultivation realm was bound to progress.

At that moment, he could no longer care about saintly pride, hurriedly taking the golden cloud and offering a hasty farewell,

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, if there are similar opportunities in the future, be sure to look for me.

The amount of merit does not matter much; it is mainly that I feel a strong affinity with you."

Before his voice faded, Primordial had already broken through the void and departed straight back to Jade Void Palace to refine the merit.

Seeing his hurried departure, Lu Changsheng gave a light scoff, "Merely ten million merits, yet he loses his composure to this extent. A saint's horizons are truly nothing much."

Hearing these words, Kunpeng at the side remained silently speechless.

After all, that was ten million merits that even a saint would find heart-stirring.

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The Great Master truly possessed extraordinary boldness.

He did not care about this at all.

Thinking of this, Kunpeng could not help but recall the fifty million merits he was destined to obtain in the future.

His heart surged violently in an instant.

"With these merits backing me, I, Kunpeng, might also attain the Dao fruit of a saint!"

One had to know that Kunpeng had not always lacked the opportunity to achieve sagehood.

It was all because the good-natured Hong Yun yielded his seat, causing Jieyin and Zhunti to snatch his position.

That was how he missed the chance to become a saint.

Now following Lu Changsheng, hope reignited within Kunpeng's heart.

Lu Changsheng did not notice Kunpeng's thoughts.

After opening Wuji Heaven, he once again pondered a new plan to consume his merits.

Before he could think deeply, the aura of a saint had already enveloped Wuji Peak.

Instantly, purple Qi billowed for thirty thousand miles, auspicious clouds surged, and rosy light paved the path.

Auspicious multicolored rays coiled around the nine heavens, and Great Dao divine runes faintly flickered.

The vast saintly might covered the ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers of Wuji Peak.

Even though the saint had not yet arrived, the supreme pressure ruling the universe already permeated heaven and earth.

Under the gaze of Lu Changsheng and Kunpeng, the Three Thousand Laws intertwined above Wuji Peak, transforming into a golden rainbow bridge.

Jieyin and Zhunti walked slowly step by step from the golden bridge of laws, crossing endless time and space to descend upon Wuji Peak.

"Jieyin (Zhunti) of Mount Sumeru specifically comes to pay a visit to Fellow Daoist Changsheng!"

Even though the Two Sages of the West did not state their titles, Lu Changsheng recognized them both.

Among the Six Sages of the primordial world, only this pair of martial brothers constantly presented themselves with bald heads.

"Welcome, two saints!"

Kunpeng steadied his mind slightly and hastily bowed in greeting.

Although the Two Sages of the West had once seized his saint position, the realm of a saint differed vastly from that of mortals.

Even with ten thousand grievances, he could only maintain proper courtesy.

The lowest-tier saint was ultimately still a saint.

Beneath the saintly realm, all were merely ants.

Lu Changsheng, however, did not offer a greeting.

Although his cultivation realm fell short of a saint's, he carried hundreds of trillions of merits.

Even a saint would not dare to easily harm him in the slightest.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng merely nodded slightly,

"I wonder what brings the two daoists here?"

The Two Sages of the West did not feel the slightest displeasure at Lu Changsheng addressing them as equals.

After all, Lu Changsheng was a person under the protection of the Heavenly Dao; as Heavenly Dao Saints, they naturally would not violate the will of heaven.

Jieyin took the lead with a smile,

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, we have long heard that your natural talent is peerless and your foundation extraordinary.

Coming here today, we hope that you can grace Mount Sumeru with your presence and serve as the vice-teachings master of the Western Teachings."

Zhunti also smiled and added,

"As long as you are willing to come, Fellow Daoist, we have other treasures to gift you."

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng only smiled contemptuously. Looking at these two saints renowned for their poverty, he calmly said,

"I'm afraid you cannot afford to hire me."

When it came to magical treasures, Lu Changsheng was hardly lacking.

He held the supreme offensive treasure, the "God-Slaying Spear",

which was already a top-tier sharp weapon in the primordial world; he even possessed a companion spiritual treasure, the "Tai Xu Creation Banner",

which, tempered by merit, was already comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

These two items alone were enough to make Jieyin and Zhunti burn with envy.

Hearing Lu Changsheng give such a reply, both Jieyin and Zhunti furrowed their brows.

Ever since they became saints, no one beneath the saintly realm had ever dared to speak to them like this.

Yet, remembering that Lu Changsheng was protected by the Heavenly Dao, they had no choice but to suppress their inner displeasure, still squeezing out smiles as they said,

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng might as well look at the treasure first before making a decision."

As Jieyin spoke, he produced a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and introduced it,

"This is the 'Primordial Golden Bamboo Staff'. It specializes in defense and can summon a Vajra to protect the body, truly a rare innate spiritual object."

After the introduction, both of their faces revealed an expression of absolute certainty.

This Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was already considered top-tier among the magical treasures they possessed, and using it to invite a Grand Unity Golden Immortal to serve as a vice-teachings master was already an expression of immense sincerity—if Lu Changsheng did not possess such profound karmic fortune, they would never have been willing to part with such a heavy gift.

Yet Lu Changsheng merely found it laughable.

He was not lacking in magical treasures to begin with, let alone just a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?

With such a meager gesture, they actually dared to dream of hiring him? That was underestimating him far too much.

However, upon second thought, those two saints of the West were indeed strapped for resources.

To be able to pull out a spiritual treasure of this grade could already be considered quite a feat.

An interesting thought suddenly popped into Lu Changsheng's mind.

Since they wanted to use this bit of treasure to invite him to join their teachings,

why not do the reverse—he would use merit to buy their treasures instead.

Thinking thus, a smile blossomed on Lu Changsheng's face as he spoke,

"Two daoists, instead of using this treasure to invite me to join your teachings,

why not name a price and sell it to me instead?"

The Two Sages of the West, who had previously been full of confidence, froze right on the spot upon hearing this.

They had come to recruit a vice-teachings master, not to sell magical treasures.

Besides, as dignified saints, how could they possibly sell spiritual treasures they had painstakingly acquired?

Even if they truly wanted to sell them, just how many people could actually afford to buy them?

Zhunti was the first to regain his composure, his tone tinged with displeasure:

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, don't joke around. We sincerely invited you,

so please don't disregard our good intentions."

As he spoke, the might of a Sage faintly radiated outward, pressing Kunpeng nearby until he could barely breathe.

Kunpeng complained inwardly, Great Master was the one who caused this trouble. Why am I always the one who suffers?

Lu Changsheng, however, was completely unfazed.

He was protected by the Heavenly Dao and possessed a hundred trillion merits.

How could he fear such a small display of sage might?

He continued smiling as he said:

"Fellow Daoist, you sincerely invited me, and I sincerely want to buy it. Those two things don't conflict."

Jieyin's expression darkened as well. He put away the Innate Spiritual Treasure and snorted:

"You sincerely want to buy it? What do you take us Sages for?

Do you think we're the sort who disregard our dignity—"

Before he could finish, Lu Changsheng casually produced a mass of Golden Cloud of Merit.

Not a bit more or less—exactly five hundred thousand merits.

He didn't dare give too much at once, fearing the system's restrictions, so he cautiously began:

"Don't put it away just yet. I think your Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure is quite impressive,