Boom!
The instant the Underworld was fully established, a resonance rang out between heaven and earth. A vast mass of Golden Light of Merit poured down. Half of it merged with the newly built Netherworld Underworld, while four-fifths of what remained flowed into Li Yi's body, and the final fifth descended upon River Styx.
The merit earned by establishing the Underworld was immense, a full third of what Pangu had gained from World Creation. River Styx nearly instantly severed his good corpse, while the entire Underworld radiated boundless light. The faint apparition of a colossal millstone flickered into view.
Vast merit surged through Li Yi's body like a tide. Countless laws of the Heavenly Dao took shape in his sea of consciousness, and Li Yi felt that once this merit merged with his primordial spirit, heaven and earth would immediately acknowledge him. His primordial spirit would be entrusted to the void, and he would attain Sainthood.
If I attain Sainthood now by relying on merit to forcibly break through the Primordial barrier, my foundation will inevitably be weak. For one thing, I haven't comprehended a law of my own. For another, I'd be far too dependent on the Heavenly Dao. That would be unreliable!
Memories of the countless times he had struggled to comprehend different mysteries and lay a solid foundation swept through his mind. Li Yi quickly made his decision: he would give up this chance to become a Sage. He couldn't sacrifice the greater good for a small gain, or he might never have another chance to pursue the Great Dao.
In his sea of consciousness, the Will Sarira suddenly blazed with boundless light. Its endless will of reincarnation forced all the merit into every cell of his body.
Under the overwhelming power of merit, Li Yi's entire