On the Trading Net, transaction listings from high-level cultivators began to multiply.
Those Great Luo Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals of the Origin, who were usually a rare sight,
now frequented the various shops, either buying things they fancied, selling treasures they had accumulated over the years, or taking part in barter exchanges.
The circulation of resources throughout the Primordial Wilderness became more active than ever before.
Merit and fortune began to truly become "wealth"—something that could be quantified, traded, and accumulated.
A trend of doing good deeds and accumulating merit quietly took hold across the Primordial Land.
Even cultivators who had once known nothing but secluded cultivation began to leave their caves, pay attention to the world beyond, take part in various good deeds, and accumulate merit so they could exchange it for what they needed in the future.
Zhenyuanzi sat in the courtyard of Wuzhuang Temple, sensing the thriving activity on the Trading Net. A gratified smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Dao, your Trading Net has truly succeeded."
Ancestor Hong Yun sighed from nearby. "Now, all beings of the Primordial World, regardless of cultivation level, race, or bloodline, can take part.
"Merit and fortune can both be traded. This is unprecedented since the World-Opening!"
Daoist Yin Yang nodded as well. "Brother Dao's plans have finally come to fruition.
"In the future, the Trading Net will exist alongside the Heavenly Dao's cycle, the Earthly Dao's support, and Human Dao civilization, becoming the fourth fundamental order of the Primordial Wilderness."
Zhenyuanzi smiled faintly and shook his head.
"It is not a fourth fundamental order, but an extension of the Three Daos. The Trading Net is itself a product of the Heavenly Dao's oversight, the Earthly Dao's support, and Human Dao's application.
"Its purpose is not to stand above the