The True Value of Merit

After the demonic energy within Zhujian's body and the other demonic energy were obliterated by Yibao, Zhujian's Primordial Spirit also perished, Acquired bestowed another Merit upon him.

When the Fox Ancestress saw the Merit descending from the heavens, and one of it entered her body, her eyes widened in surprise as she stared blankly at Wu Chu, her face full of bewilderment.

"Why is it that eliminating those demonic energies brings Merit?"

Just like Houtu's initial confusion, Qingqiu Li was equally puzzled.

Wu Chu sighed softly, "Although I don't know why, I can already imagine how much that Old Demon is hated by the heavens! I wonder what he has done in secret that has aroused the wrath of both heaven and man. Anyway, killing his clones or those corrupted by him will bring Merit."

"If it's Merit, then even if it offends him, I'll accept it!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Chu couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that the Fox Ancestress was joking.

Not long after the Merit Golden Light disappeared, Wu Chu the monsters that he had taken out of the Mountain Formation Array.

Wu Chu did not hide the death of the Zhujian leader from these lesser demons; he even showed them the Zhujian leader's corpse.

It was a huge leopard with an extremely long tail, much longer than its body. The leopard's facial features even resembled human features, but it only had one eye on its forehead.

The crane-legged demon wanted to take Zhujian's corpse back, but Wu Chu refused, saying, "You'd better not try to bargain with me; you're not qualified!"

After Wu Chu said that, the crane-legged demons finally realized the reality.

After the lesser demons left with trepidation, the Fox Ancestress said, "Fellow Daoist, did you leave behind the corpse of the Zhujian to taste its flesh?"

Having stayed on Purple Jade Mountain for half a year, the Fox Ancestress had tasted many delicacies and praised Little Moon Spirit's cooking skills, often complaining that her Qingqiu Clan fox cooking skills were not good.

If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to take Wu Chu's affections, she really would have liked to take Little Moon Spirit back to Qingqiu.

Wu Chu chuckled and shook his head. "It's not for the food, but because I heard that the Zhujian leader and the White Ye King were once as close as brothers. So I was thinking of using this to lure the White Ye King over, and also to see if he has been corrupted by demonic energy."

"If the White Ye King is not corrupted by demonic energy and can speak reasonably, I am willing to return the corpse of the Zhujian and let us turn hostility into friendship."

"What if the White Ye King is also corrupted by demonic energy, or refuses to reason with fellow Daoists!"

"Then I wouldn't mind tasting the flesh and blood of this Zhujian beast."

Although the Zhujian were sentient beings, since they were already dead, and in the form of a leopard, there wouldn't be too much pressure for everyone to eat leopard meat together.

Having eaten Dragon Meat, one wouldn't mind eating leopard meat!

Of course, to avoid future trouble, Wu Chu still hoped that the White Ye King was a reasonable demon king, rather than a tyrannical and unreasonable monster.

Upon hearing this, the Fox Ancestress couldn't help but laugh and say, "Then I hope that the White Ye King is also corrupted!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Chu chuckled and said, "Could it be that you, fellow Daoist, wish to eat the flesh of the Zhujian?"

"Whether it's meat or not doesn't matter; what I'm mainly after is the Heavenly Merit."

"..."

Wu Chu was at a loss for words.

He paused for a moment before saying, "It's just a small Merit, why make such a fuss?"

Why does this Fox Ancestress seem like he's never seen Merit before?

The Fox Ancestress glanced at Wu Chu, shook his head, and said, "Unlike you, fellow Daoist, I can't sense the aura of Merit everywhere in your Purple Jade Mountain. It makes me wonder if those Merit are still as precious and scarce as I imagined!"

Wu Chu shook his head and chuckled, "That's truly impolite. I didn't expect to give Qingqiu such a misconception. Actually, it's not that I look down on those Merit, it's just that I feel it's not worth taking risks for a little bit of Merit."

"Are you worried about me, fellow Daoist?" Qingqiu Li covered her red lips and giggled, then asked, "I'm rather curious, fellow Daoist, do you know the value of Merit?"

"Improving cultivation? Condensing Merit Golden Wheel? Healing injuries? None of these are it?"

Seeing Qingqiu Li shaking her head repeatedly, Wu Chu was somewhat taken aback. Could it be that Hong Yun and the others were hiding something from him? That shouldn't be the case! Hong Yun is a great philanthropist of the Primordial World!

"The true value of Merit lies in its ability to bring good fortune." Qingqiu Li stopped being mysterious and said, "Fortune is always a very elusive thing, invisible and intangible, mysterious and unfathomable. But sometimes, I have to admit that it has been invisibly influencing everything about us, from cultivation to life... Whether a person is lucky or not, they should be able to feel it themselves. How do you feel about your luck, fellow Daoist?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Chu silently reflected on his experiences since arriving in this world. He then had to admit that his luck seemed to be quite good indeed.

Upon arriving in the Primordial World, he landed in a desolate battlefield. The surrounding beasts had fled in terror due to the great battle, and the absence of their threat allowed him to easily survive in this world. Later, he encountered A Qiu and Little Moon Spirit...

Most recently, he was already prepared to run away, but unexpectedly, he encountered the ancestor traveling and happened to come here, helping him get through this difficult time.

All of this seems quite coincidental, but aren't so many coincidences enough to prove that he's incredibly lucky?

The Fox Ancestress continued, "I don't know how you, fellow Daoist, obtained so much Merit, but for beings like us, obtaining even a Merit heavenly merit is no easy task."

The well-fed in Wu Chu, unaware of the hunger of the starving, had no idea how other Primordial World beings longed for and cherished the concept of Merit.

Native creatures can't invent new things to earn Merit like he does.

Often, even a small Merit is a great achievement for them.

The Fox Ancestress's words made Wu Chu gradually realize the desire and cherishing of Merit among the native creatures of the Primordial World, and his thoughts began to wander.

He wondered if he could find an opportunity to secretly spread the word that one could gain Merit by eradicating demonic energy. Then, would he have to worry about who would deal with that Old Demon?

I reckon the Three Primordial Clans will all roar and charge towards the Western Land!

Thinking of this possibility, Wu Chu felt a mix of unease and excitement. If the Three Primordial Clans would turn against that Old Demon because of their Merit, would that Old Demon still be able to continue lurking in the shadows and Three Primordial Clans?

If the Old Demon hadn't been secretly plotting against the Three Primordial Clans, would the great war between Three Clans have continued?

Will the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity continue to develop as it was originally intended?

Wu Chu wasn't sure about that.

However, spreading this information without getting into trouble is not an easy task.

Hmm, we can think about it later!

I can't keep letting that Demon Lord come after me while I don't even dare to fight back! That's just bullying.