Merit is Hard to Obtain

Whether it be the Torch Method or the Breathing Method, although they allow Acquired Living Beings to break through to the Pre-Heaven Realm, they can only awaken the lowest-grade Primordial Bloodline.

However, by practicing the Body Refining Method created by Jiang Yuan, one can awaken a stronger True Spirit Bloodline, or even a God-Devil Bloodline.

As for the strongest Sacred Bloodline, it is not something a minor cultivator in the Pre-Heaven Realm can awaken. It is far too powerful; one must attain the Heavenly Immortal realm to bear its immense might.

It is precisely for this reason that Jiang Yuan previously only awakened the God-Devil Bloodline and did not go a step further to awaken the Sacred Bloodline directly.

There are advantages to being weak. Precisely because Acquired Living Beings are the weakest, they possess higher plasticity and can defy the heavens and change their fate through acquired effort.

Speaking of this, Jiang Yuan could not help but sigh with emotion; sometimes, being weak is not necessarily a bad thing. Because they are so weak, they have one more chance to defy the heavens and change their fate than others.

Yes, for a cultivator, every breakthrough is a chance to defy the heavens and change their fate.

Although Acquired Living Beings are many times weaker than Innate Living Beings, they have one more opportunity to break through to the Pre-Heaven Realm than them, which is effectively an extra chance to defy the heavens and change their fate.

Do not underestimate this extra chance; many who fail to reach the end perhaps lack exactly this opportunity.

"The Heavenly Dao is impartial; there is gain in every loss, and there is loss in every gain."

Ancestor Sui nodded, holding the same view.

"That is the logic. Therefore, although my Body Refining Method is good, it is not without its price."

"Firstly, to awaken a stronger bloodline, the resources consumed will be several, or even dozens of times that of an ordinary person."

"Secondly, the stronger the awakened bloodline, the denser the Sacred Dao Aura derived from the Holy Mother becomes. This will lead to our Human Race becoming a panacea in the eyes of foreign races, all of whom will wish to swallow us whole."

The benefits of the Body Refining Method are obvious, but one cannot look only at the benefits when analyzing a matter; one must also discuss the drawbacks. What Jiang Yuan is about to say now are the disadvantages brought about by practicing the Body Refining Method.

One must know that the Dragon Race are relatives of the Human Race, yet even so, Mu Jiao could not suppress the desire to devour Jiang Yuan. If this were any other race, they would only act more directly.

"I am well aware of everything you have said. But these are the costs the Human Race must bear if it wishes to rise."

"If a race gives up the opportunity to rise because it fears sacrifice, it will only remain at the bottom forever, bullied by others."

How could Ancestor Sui not see these drawbacks? But as the saying goes, to survive in the Primordial World, one must be strong enough.

Therefore, as long as it allows the Human Race to become stronger, paying some price for it is entirely worthwhile and necessary.

If one does not become stronger, the price will only be greater!

"You are still too weak right now; you cannot let too many people know of your existence. Therefore, I have decided to arrange for you to live in the Sacred Temple."

"That is the place where the Holy Mother is worshipped, protected by the Sages. Not only is it safe, but it can also shield all heavenly secrets, and the spiritual energy there is extremely abundant."

"There, you can practice with peace of mind. Incidentally, you can also teach some outstanding clansmen, imparting to them the Breathing Method and Body Refining Method you created."

After some thought, Ancestor Sui made arrangements for Jiang Yuan; simply put, he was to be a teacher at the Sacred Temple.

The Breathing Method and Body Refining Method created by Jiang Yuan certainly needed to be passed down. However, it was clearly unrealistic to have him teach everyone.

Therefore, he could only teach the best, and then, once they finished their training, they would replace Jiang Yuan in teaching the rest of the clansmen. This would continue from person to person until it was popularized throughout the entire race.

"Many thanks, Ancestor Sui!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

The Sacred Temple is the primary sacred site of the Human Race; inside, it not only houses the statue of Lady Nuwa but also the Human Creation Whip, the sacred artifact of the Human Race.

This place is rich in the aura of creation, and its cultivation environment is so superior that some top-tier blessed lands cannot even compare. In the entire Human Race, no more than a hundred people are allowed to practice here.

For Ancestor Sui to allow Jiang Yuan to reside here long-term, the treatment was more than generous—it was maximized to the limit. It would not be an exaggeration to say he was being groomed as a successor.

Besides gratitude, what else could Jiang Yuan say?

From then on, he settled down in the Sacred Temple.

At this time in the Primordial World, there was no distinction between day and night. Looking up, the sun, moon, and stars were arranged across the heavens, all shining brightly together.

Thus, the concept of time for all living beings was extremely faint, and the only units of measurement were years; there were no concepts of days or months, let alone hours or quarters.

Not long after Jiang Yuan moved into the Sacred Temple, he realized this, and he then thought of perfecting the time system for the Primordial World to gain some Merit.

But he soon discovered that he had overthought it; perfecting the time system was simply not something he could achieve at his current level.

What Jiang Yuan thought of as perfecting the time system was merely defining the concepts of months, days, and hours—dividing each year into twelve months, each month into thirty days, and each day into twelve hours; that would be about it.

This was indeed the case, but the Primordial World had no distinction between day and night, and the moon had no waxing or waning, so it was impossible to define the concepts of days and months.

Without being able to define these, how could one divide days and months? If one could not divide days and months, the matter of perfecting the time system was naturally out of the question.

"As expected, I oversimplified the problem. To perfect the time system, one must first master the ability to rearrange the sun, moon, and stars."

"It is not as simple as shouting, 'The Heavenly Dao is above, today the world is lacking, I decide to do such and such,' and having it work."

Jiang Yuan realized that he had been misled by Primordial World novels. Obtaining Merit was never a simple matter. Thinking that one could obtain Merit just by shouting a few words and pointing out the deficiencies of the Heavenly Dao? That is nonsense.

Being able to point out the deficiencies of the Heavenly Dao is not a skill; the key is whether one can rectify that deficiency.

Only by proposing a problem and solving it can one obtain Merit. Conversely, if one only proposes a problem without solving it, the Heavenly Dao will not even glance at you.

"Indeed, novels cannot be trusted. I had better practice honestly."

Seeing that the shortcut was impassable, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to give up, turning instead to the Yin-Yang Creation Scripture to practice diligently.

Previously, while inside the belly of the Kun Fish, he had not yet had the chance to cultivate before being interrupted by the Crab General. Now that he had returned to the Human Race, safety was no longer an issue, and he could finally practice in peace.

"The people regard food as their heaven; I shall attain the Dao in the Primordial World by eating!"

"Creation Jade Disk, add points for me!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yuan consumed the spiritual fruit gifted to him by Ancestor Sui to fuel the Creation Jade Disk, allowing him to enter the state of Unity of Heaven and Man once again.

Then, he circulated the Yin-Yang Creation Scripture and began to devour the Innate God-Devil bloodline within his body. The first he devoured was the Azure Dragon bloodline.

BOOM!

As the Creation Scripture circulated, the Azure Dragon bloodline within Jiang Yuan rapidly vanished, transforming instead into wisps of pure vitality.

This was the Azure Dragon Vitality, formed from the origin of the Azure Dragon bloodline; anyone who refined it could use it to manifest the Azure Dragon Manifestation.

Bloodline Vitality Transformation!

This was the core of the Immortal Dao passed down by the Dao Ancestor, which posited that everything between heaven and earth was composed of vitality. Therefore, vitality could structure everything, including bloodlines.