With Merit's blessing, his status as one of the Five Emperors was solidified, and his life essence was elevated.
"Boom..."
In an instant, Zhuanxu's aura surged higher and higher. Human Dao Imperial Qi fused with Heavenly Dao Merit, and his cultivation advanced like a hot knife through butter, breaking through its bottleneck in one fell swoop and entering the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm!
The imperial might radiating from him grew ever more solid and majestic.
Right after that, two more portions of Merit descended. The larger portion entered Dizang's body, while the smaller one fell into Kunpeng.
Under the infusion of this power of Merit, both Dizang and Kunpeng made progress in their cultivation.
Then, from the Ninth Heaven, another stream of Merit descended, heading straight for the Western Realm.
But before it could reach the West, an unexpected change occurred.
A supreme rule suddenly manifested in the unseen depths, like an invisible giant hand reaching precisely into the void.
The golden light of Merit that had been flying toward the Western Teachings was intercepted by that irresistible force without so much as a ripple.
Soon, the void returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
The many mighty figures of the Primordial Wilderness were first taken aback, but they soon understood.
"Th-that was the Heavenly Dao! It intercepted the Merit that should have belonged to the Western Teachings!"
"Haha!"
"The Western Teachings worked themselves to the bone, only to come away empty-handed!"
"Though all their scheming came to nothing, at least they repaid some of their debt of Merit to the Heavenly Dao!"
"If I recall correctly, the Chan Teachings once assisted the Human Race's third Human Emperor, Xuanyuan, in attaining the Dao, and the Western Teachings received a share of the Merit then, too, right?"
"Too bad