Main God Apostle

High above the Nine Heavens, at the dawn of primordial chaos.

The Main God Hall stood silently, as if spanning the four corners of heaven and earth, the four extremes and four quarters, extending into the past, present, and future!

[Mission Complete, commencing settlement!]

Around Wu Ming, air currents surged, and light flickered, revealing the scenes of his previous journey to the Great Xia Dynasty, his struggles in Da Qing Village during the Hu people's invasion.

A moment later, Main God Hall text appeared, resembling Cloud Seal Script or ancient bronze inscriptions, imbued with a mysterious aura that made it instantly understandable:

[Main Quest: Survival! -- Complete! Reward: 100 merit points!]

[Killed 5 Hu cavalry, reward: 250 merit points!]

[Killed 1 Tulu Warrior, reward: 100 merit points!]

[Killed 1 Shaman Witch, reward: 300 merit points!]

[Total Merit Earned: 750 merit points!]

[Novice Mission Complete, congratulations to Reincarnator Gengshen 69 for passing the novice trial and becoming a true Reincarnator!]

[Detected damage to Reincarnator Gengshen 69's three souls and seven spirits. Would you like to activate healing? This treatment requires 1000 merit points!]

"One thousand? Three souls and seven spirits?"

Wu Ming's blood ran cold. "My soul is injured? How did I not know that Shaman Witch had the ability to harm souls..."

His expression suddenly froze. He realized that what the Main God Hall said might not refer to the Shaman Witch, but to his soul from his original transmigration!

"But... one thousand merit points? I don't even have that much if you sold me! Wasn't the novice instance supposed to be the easiest? How can I not even afford the treatment fee?"

Wu Ming was heartbroken by his poverty. He suddenly asked, "What are merit points for?"

Swish!

In an instant, several immensely large light screens descended, cascading down like a waterfall, displaying countless glowing characters that blinded the eyes.

Cultivation Techniques, Bloodlines, Magical Artifacts, Miscellaneous...

Categories appeared, as dazzling and varied as a supermarket, with everything imaginable.

Wu Ming first looked at the Cultivation Techniques section. Although he had some preparation, he still felt like his 24k titanium alloy eyes had been blinded:

"Chaos Technique: When chaos first opened, did things arise? Practitioners of this technique will return to their origin, forge the Chaos Golden Body, and exist eternally! Redemption cost: 1,000,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Heaven and Earth Creation Technique: Cultivate to great accomplishment, evolve the primal elements of earth, fire, wind, and water, create heaven and earth, and bring forth worlds! Redemption cost: 990,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Grand Ultimate Supreme Clarity Profound Technique: The foremost of Daoist arts, personally passed down by the Ancestral Venerable, can reach the realm of the Supreme Ultimate Saint! Redemption cost: 900,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Buddha Golden Body: The ultimate divine technique of the Buddhist sect, forge a body of ten thousand Buddhas, and become a future Buddha! Redemption cost: 900,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Stars Descend Incantation: Gather the power of the Nine Heavens' stars, condense the Zi Wei true dragon destiny, and change fate! Redemption cost: 850,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"They all look so powerful..."

Wu Ming casually clicked on the Bloodline category:

"Twelve Ancestral Witch Essence Blood! Redemption cost: 500,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Dragon Blood! Redemption cost: 200,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Vermilion Bird Blood! Redemption cost: 200,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Xuan Gui Blood: Bird-headed turtle-tailed, counters wood-element ninjutsu... 10,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Zhu Yan Blood: This is a ferocious beast, a white-furred ape with red feet. Its appearance heralds great chaos in the world! Redemption cost: 10,000 Heavenly Merit!"

"Evil Wolf Blood: An ominous beast, its body resembles a giant fox, its tail is red and white. Where it passes, war and disaster follow! Redemption cost: 9,000 Heavenly Merit!"

Then there were the Magical Artifacts:

"Chaos Bead, 1,000,000 Heavenly Merit! Pangu Axe, 1,000,000 Heavenly Merit! Xuanyuan Sword, 1,000,000 Heavenly Merit! Why don't you go rob someone?"

Wu Ming was frustrated. He flipped to another page and saw the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array, priced at 1,000,000 Heavenly Merit as well, leaving him utterly speechless. "What on earth is Heavenly Merit?"

[Main God Hall merit points are divided into Heavenly Merit, Great Merit, and Merit Points! The conversion rate is ten to one! Items marked with Heavenly Merit can only be exchanged for Heavenly Merit. Merit points can be split or merged, with a 10% fee for each operation!]

Seeing this, Wu Ming was on the verge of tears. "You even charge a 10% handling fee for merging and splitting? I was wrong! You're more ruthless than robbers, why don't you go into loan sharking?"

A thought struck him, and he found the Magical Artifacts section. Flipping backward, he finally found a blood drum very similar to the one the Shaman Witch used.

"Human Skin Magic Drum: Exclusive magical artifact of the Shaman Witch cult, made from human bones, human skin, and human blood. It can enhance the power of witchcraft! Grade: Low-tier Magical Artifact! Redemption cost: 50 Great Merit!"

Wu Ming attempted to redeem it, and indeed, a prompt box popped up: [Insufficient Great Merit, would you like to convert Merit Points? This will require 550 Merit Points!]

"No!"

Wu Ming dejectedly clicked no. If he had known that broken drum was so valuable, he would have risked danger to try and get it.

What angered him even more was the Main God Hall's shamelessness!

"It's clearly enough with 500 Merit Points, but you still want to add a 10% handling fee! Even splitting Great Merit into Merit Points costs money... This coming and going is more like robbery!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much Wu Ming protested, the Main God Hall remained unmoved.

Wu Ming knew very well that reasoning with this unreasonable master of monopoly was useless. He couldn't help but browse the cultivation technique section again, finally finding what he was looking for:

"Hmm, Turtle Breath Technique! This was a method I used to train my internal organ Qi when I was in the Inner Strength Realm. My sister went to great lengths to get it, and it's worth one hundred merit points! Now that I've reached the True Qi Realm, I should be cultivating the higher version, Spirit Turtle Qi Cultivation Technique! It costs three hundred merit points... Never mind... I'll try asking my sister for the follow-up technique first, no need to waste resources..."

Wu Ming grimaced and closed the exchange interface, looking at the evaluation of his damaged soul. He shook his head, "I should deal with this hidden danger first..."

He didn't want any lingering effects on his soul, but the shortfall of two hundred and fifty merit points was incredibly frustrating.

"Main God Hall, can I sell cultivation techniques and items here?"

Wu Ming tentatively asked.

[Yes! But they must be appraised and confirmed to be valuable items!]

It was obvious that Wu Ming had nothing on him, and the Main God Hall already had a catalog of his cultivation techniques. He couldn't even dream of getting a good deal.

"You don't buy gold or silver either... Sigh, if only I had my thumb ring, maybe I could try..."

Wu Ming looked dejected. Suddenly, his expression shifted, and he took out the Jade Pendant that had caused him to enter the Main God Hall.

He had entered the instance completely empty-handed, with only this Jade Pendant accompanying him, which showed its extraordinary nature.

[Jade Pendant (Unknown Mysterious Item, requires appraisal)]

At this moment, the surface of the Jade Pendant appeared even more radiant, and the golden stars within flowed more rapidly.

It seemed like Wu Ming's illusion, but when he took out the Jade Pendant, the entire Primordial Chaos space seemed to tremble.

"Appraise!"

Wu Ming said nervously, his heart pounding, "Won't this appraisal also cost me money? I hope the fee isn't too high and bankrupts me..."

Fortunately, this time the Main God Hall not only didn't charge a fee but seemed more anxious than Wu Ming, taking action directly.

BOOM!

An incredibly powerful beam of light descended from the Main God Hall in the Nine Heavens, its momentum reaching an extreme, enveloping the Jade Pendant.

"What's going on?"

Wu Ming retreated repeatedly, watching the Main God Hall tremble, his expression changing again, "Could it be..."

Within the beam of light, the Jade Pendant's surface flowed with brilliance, suddenly transforming into myriad projections, even giving Wu Ming the illusion of infinite vastness within, as if it contained worlds.

After a long while, the beam of light receded, and the Jade Pendant slowly descended. Wu Ming eagerly looked at the result:

[???: Suspected World Origin Mysterious Item, a lost part of the Main God Hall! Do you wish to contribute it to the Main God Hall?]

"Huh? Where's the reward? How many merit points will I get?"

Wu Ming asked in surprise.

[Insufficient permissions, unable to answer!]

"So, I can exchange it for any cultivation technique, or even a bloodline, I'm not greedy, just the top ten items on the Heavenly Merit list would be fine..."

[Insufficient permissions, unable to answer!]

Wu Ming asked a few more questions, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "It's actually a lost part of the Main God Hall? And... it's not forcibly snatching it, and it can't even tempt me to hand it over... As expected, the current Main God Hall is just a rigid, dead thing, or rather... just a passive program with limitations?"

"I choose to contribute!"

Wu Ming gritted his teeth and made his decision.

After all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

At his current level, he couldn't study this item at all. Furthermore, his previous encounters in the instance made it clear that this item had no use in the Reincarnator instances.

Even in the outside world, with his identity and status, by the time he could break through the disguise and study the world's origin, it would likely be long after countless instance cycles, and he would be long dead.

He would even have to be extremely careful not to leak the slightest bit of information.

Wu Ming understood the principle of "an innocent man is guilty when he possesses a treasure" even better.

"It's not mine anyway, so I won't feel bad if I gamble wrong!"

Wu Ming gritted his teeth and immediately chose to confirm.

BOOM!

In an instant, heaven and earth inverted, and the Jade Pendant suddenly transformed into a stream of light, merging into the Main God Hall above the Primordial Chaos.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The Primordial Chaos energy flowed, and the entire world seemed to undergo a tremendous change.

The Main God Hall rumbled, becoming even more magnificent and vast, radiating with immense light. Suddenly, a stream of light descended and entered Wu Ming's body.

[Ding! Reincarnator Serial Number Gengshen 69 has made an outstanding contribution to the Main God Hall! Basic permissions greatly increased! Awarded exclusive title - Main God Apostle!]

"Main God Apostle? What's it for?"

Wu Ming looked utterly confused.

[Main God Apostle is for those who have made outstanding contributions to the Main God Hall. The Main God Hall looks forward to growing together with its Main God Apostles!]

[Reincarnators who equip the Main God Apostle title will receive the following privileges:

A. Receive reincarnation mission intelligence three days in advance!]

B, upon completion of each mission, you will receive a free treatment quota of five thousand merit points!

C, you will gain True Sight and be exempt from the handling fees for exchanging merit points!

D, after every three reincarnation missions, you will receive one chance to waive the penalty for Main Quest failure!

"I... I... I..."

Wu Ming was utterly astonished.

"This... this is simply..."

He vaguely understood that even if the Main God Hall gave him peerless divine skills and top-tier bloodlines, there would still be a relationship of being kept and dependent between them. But now, it felt like he was about to turn the tables and become the master!