As his words fell, countless merit golden lotuses suddenly descended from the heavens above the bottom of the Nether World.
More than eighty percent poured into Li Beichen's body, while the remaining twenty percent were shared among the ten Taiyi Golden Immortals, the hundred Immortal Lords, and the ten thousand Heaven-Realm True Immortals. Even Zhang Shou and the others who had previously helped Li Beichen find the Nine Cauldrons each received one or two golden lotuses.
Zhang Shou raised a hand to catch the golden lotus that fell before him. His gaze sharpened slightly as he spoke, weighing each word.
"Human Dao merit... no, this is the power of merit condensed by the will of this heaven and earth, the Upper Realm. By mending heaven and ending the secondary calamity, Fellow Daoist Beichen has actually earned Heavenly Dao merit as his reward."
He looked up at Li Beichen, a rare solemnity in his eyes.
This merit golden light, especially merit golden light bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, was extraordinarily difficult to obtain. Only by mending heaven had Li Beichen managed to earn any. This was the sole instance of merit golden light descending in billions of years.
The instant that golden light entered his body, Li Beichen felt his connection to heaven and earth become countless times clearer. It was as though a clear spring had suddenly washed through the depths of his mind.
In the next moment, he entered an exceptionally deep state of enlightenment. It resembled the epiphany he had experienced when he attained the ten directions divine treasury and entered the Human Dao Supreme Realm, yet it was clearer and more complete.
All manner of insights surged and intertwined in Li Beichen's heart like a tide. Rather than sort through them, he set those thoughts aside one