Merit Appears, Shakes the Primordial

The Great Powers searched the Prehistoric Era for a long time but failed to find where the Great Dao Merit had descended. They could only disperse unhappily.

First, the Primordial Heaven and Earth was simply too vast. Even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal would only be able to roughly traverse the continent after ten thousand Kalpas, and now, Hongjun was the only Primordial Golden Immortal.

Second, the Great Dao protected its contributors. A Primordial Golden Immortal could only vaguely sense that it was somewhere in the East Sea.

Xuan Qing was still worrying about how to earn Merit when inspiration suddenly struck him. Since no one had invented furniture yet, no one had surely cooked before either.

Xuan Qing immediately flew out of the Great Hall and rushed toward the Three Lights Divine Water Pool. He took out a piece of Breathing Soil, then gathered some special jade from the Dao Field.

Since he was going to cook, cookware and a stove were indispensable.

After gathering the materials and returning to the Heart Nurturing Hall, Xuan Qing chose a relatively small empty room and began refining a stove. He had no knowledge of artifact refining, so he could only make something simple.

Following the designs of later generations, a stove slowly rose into shape. Because it was made with Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, the cookware became High-Grade Postnatal Spirit Treasures.

Xuan Qing did not dare stop. He hurriedly used jade to refine pots, bowls, ladles, grills, and finally made several pairs of chopsticks from Spirit Wood. Nearly all of them became Low-Grade Postnatal Spirit Treasures.

"Buzz!"

Great Dao Merit descended again. This time, there was slightly more than before. One stream flew toward him, while another scattered over the Spiritual Treasures he had just refined.

All the Postnatal Spirit Treasures transformed into Innate Merit Spirit Treasures.

Wouldn't food made this way be infused with Great Dao Merit and become especially delicious? Though the amount was small, it could still improve one's comprehension of Great Dao Laws.

Eating could raise one's cultivation. Wasn't that wonderful? If the Innate Spiritual Food he made were given to Earth Immortals, wouldn't their cultivation soar?

These pots and bowls could be used to smash people without staining him with Karma. That seemed a little too heaven-defying!

Xuan Qing fed the Merit he had just obtained to the Green Lotus of Creation. Merit could not be gifted to other living beings, but it could be given to one's own Spiritual Treasures, since Spiritual Treasures were not living beings.

The Green Lotus of Creation had not expected its master to be so impressive. How long had it been? He had already fleeced the Great Dao again, and now it had more Merit to eat.

The living beings of the Prehistoric Era had not fully dispersed when the Great Dao descended with Merit again. Even Hongjun, who was in secluded cultivation at Jade Capital Mountain, could no longer remain calm.

"Which fellow Daoist is farming Great Dao Merit?"

Hongjun muttered to himself as he looked toward the East Sea.

At Western Mount Sumeru, Luohu gazed excitedly toward the East Sea. It seemed that he had found a way to attain the Primordial Golden Immortal Dao.

Because Luohu cultivated the Demonic Dao Laws, it was difficult for him to advance to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. He had been stuck at Grand Luo Perfection for countless years, unable to find the opportunity for a breakthrough.

If he had Great Dao Merit, it would become much easier. The Jade Disc of Creation had always urged him to entrust his Dao Seed to the Heavenly Dao Origin. He too was a Dao Harmonizer chosen by the Heavenly Dao.

But Luohu did not want to be tied to the chariot of the Prehistoric Era. Wouldn't that make him a puppet of the Heavenly Dao?

The Heavenly Dao was impartial. He would only select Dao Harmonizers according to the rules of his operation. Luohu was the Heaven and Earth Demon God most compatible with him besides Hongjun.

The other first-generation Heaven and Earth Demon Gods, such as Yang Mei, Yin Yang, Qiankun, and Five Elements, were all reincarnations of Chaos Demon Gods. Only Hongjun and Luohu were exceptions.

Demon Gods such as Yin Yang and Qiankun had not inherited the Obsession of the Chaos Demon Gods. They were considered new lives, so they were not rejected by the Great Dao and could seek the Dao in the Prehistoric Era.

But they were now stuck at Grand Luo Golden Immortal Perfection just like Luohu.

Imperial Dynasty Auspicious Qi could only increase their speed; it could not help them advance.

Therefore, after reaching Grand Luo Golden Immortal Perfection, they dissolved their Imperial Dynasties. The Imperial Dynasties that had dominated the Prehistoric Era for countless years were abandoned by the times just like that.

Now, only Hongjun had just severed the corpse and become a Quasi-Saint, an alternative kind of Primordial Golden Immortal.

Luohu directly left Mount Sumeru and headed for the East Sea. He had to find whoever had obtained Great Dao Merit.

In the Heart Nurturing Hall, the Green Lotus of Creation sank into silence again after absorbing the Merit. Xuan Qing was naturally doing his utmost to nurture the Azure Lotus and let the Green Lotus of Creation advance into a complete Chaos Spiritual Treasure.

The Merit Golden Wheel condensed from Great Dao Merit could not improve his cultivation. It only prevented others from casually killing him; it did not mean they could not scheme against or plunder him.

Xuan Qing did not dare use Great Dao Merit to improve his cultivation. Many novels from his previous life had said that using Merit to raise cultivation came with enormous hidden dangers. He did not dare completely trust the Great Dao either.

Pangu had been struck to death after Heaven-Opening Creation, and all three Chaos Supreme Treasures had shattered. Wasn't the Great Dao clearly plotting against him?

Since cooking earned Merit, drinks should work too, right? He could create a Tea Dao, then make a Wine Dao as well.

Other than the Big Red Robe of Wuyi Mountain, there seemed to be no other tea trees in the Prehistoric Era. The Big Red Robe would not emerge for a long time, while the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was in his hands. Wasn't that practically Merit being delivered to him?

When others obtained Innate Spiritual Roots, they certainly would not extravagantly use their fruits to make wine. They would all use them to increase their cultivation.

There was a huge pile of Spiritual Fruits in the Green Lotus of Creation Space, all from Innate Spiritual Roots. He was alone, so how could he possibly finish them all?

A well-fed man did not know the hunger of the starving. Only Xuan Qing would think of brewing wine.

He could not pluck the leaves from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, and even if he got them, he could not use them. He could only find a solution with the Innate Tea Trees.

Xuan Qing came before a Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Root tea tree and slowly poured a mass of Three Lights Divine Water into it.

After absorbing the Three Lights Divine Water, the tea tree began growing wildly. Countless buds sprouted, then slowly blossomed as a fragrant scent drifted through the air.

Xuan Qing stood there for a long while after smelling it, feeling as though his essence, energy, and spirit had all improved greatly.

"What a fine thing for refreshing the mind!" Xuan Qing exclaimed.

He casually plucked several tender buds, then took some Nine Heavens Breathing Soil as well.

He took out the materials and began refining a tea table and tea set. Once the refining was complete, he poured in Three Lights Divine Water, tossed in two tea leaves, and began brewing tea.

Before long, a delicate fragrance wafted over. Xuan Qing poured himself a cup and slowly savored it.

The moment he finished tasting it, Xuan Qing directly entered a state of Enlightenment.

Ten years later, Xuan Qing awoke. He felt his spirit had relaxed, and even his cultivation had improved by a trace.

The leaves of a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Root would probably have a much better effect. However, a high-grade tea tree would surely need a long time to mature, so he could only cultivate one slowly.

At that moment, Great Dao Merit arrived again. Xuan Qing really wanted to greet the Great Dao:

Big Brother, I'm going to brew some wine later. Can we farm them together?

He guessed the Great Dao would strike him with a bolt of divine Thunder.

A High-Grade Innate Merit Spirit Treasure teapot—this was certainly a good thing, but it definitely was not as satisfying as smashing someone with a pot.

Now, the furniture and cookware in the Heart Nurturing Hall had all become Innate Merit Spirit Treasures. Unfortunately, they had no Killing Power. Otherwise, if he brought them out to face enemies, who would dare attack him?

These Merit Spiritual Treasures were all functional. They could gather and suppress Auspicious Qi, and he could directly imprint them with his Primordial Spirit without refining them.

When living beings in the future made such utensils, he would also receive Merit. Perhaps one day, they could advance into Supreme Innate Merit Spirit Treasures.

When guests came in the future and saw an entire room full of Innate Merit Spirit Treasures, would they go completely mad?

"Hehehehe!"

As he thought of this, Xuan Qing kept laughing, and the corners of his mouth could not stop curling upward.

He hurriedly wiped the grin from his face. This would not do. His proper business was not finished yet; he could not become carried away.

After feeding the newly acquired Merit to the Green Lotus of Creation, Xuan Qing prepared to start working for the Azure Lotus.

Not far from the Three Lights Divine Water, Xuan Qing dug out a small wine pool. He sealed its bottom and sides, then crushed all the tasty Spiritual Fruits and poured them inside.

(I'm just making this up. The author knows nothing about brewing wine!)

He made a lid to seal it, then made himself a reclining chair beside it and lay down to sleep.

No one knew how long passed before the Eye of the Great Dao suddenly appeared. The entire Prehistoric Era seemed to have been frozen in time, and everyone looked toward the heavens.

A massive mass of Great Dao Merit descended.

One-tenth fell into the wine pool, which immediately transformed into a Merit Spiritual Treasure. A stele suddenly appeared beside the pool as the Great Dao bestowed it a name: Spiritual Wine Pool!

Even a wine pool could receive a Dao Bestowed Name. Was he not even as good as a pool for brewing wine? Xuan Qing could not help feeling a trace of sorrow for himself.

Xuan Qing did not even look at the Merit before tossing it directly to the Green Lotus of Creation.

At that moment, Dao Sound spread throughout the entire Prehistoric Era. A massive Dao Pattern merged into the whole Prehistoric Era, and a piece of information entered everyone's Sea of Consciousness.

"Postnatal Great Dao—Wine!"

Someone had created a Postnatal Great Dao.

Afterward, the Eye of the Great Dao disappeared. Only then did all living beings feel the pressure above their heads vanish. Their bodies relaxed, and they began discussing this Postnatal Great Dao with one another.

Xuan Qing hurriedly examined the information in his Sea of Consciousness. The Postnatal Great Dao could help the Prehistoric Era perfect the Three Thousand Great Daos. The more prosperous the Wine Dao became, the stronger the power of the Wine Dao would be.

Once this information spread through the Prehistoric Era, many people would surely begin studying winemaking. The more people brewed wine, the more prosperous the Wine Dao would become, wouldn't it?

Then why had brewing tea not created a Tea Dao?

Could it be that there were no tea leaves in the Prehistoric Era yet, making it impossible?

In the end, Xuan Qing could only settle on that answer.

Xuan Qing began examining the changes in the wine pool again. The wine pool could now directly brew wine automatically once the ingredients were thrown in. Wasn't this basically an automatic wine brewer?

Xuan Qing eagerly scooped out a bowl and hurriedly took a taste. What did spiritual wine from the Prehistoric Era taste like?

As the Spiritual Wine entered his stomach, Xuan Qing did not even have time to feel its effects before he became drunk and passed out.