In other words, no matter who killed him, they would not accrue any karmic burden. This was a very bad situation.
Some enemies would very likely seize this chance to strike, killing him without the slightest scruple.
And once his Baleful Intent surpassed his merit, whoever slew him would render merit to the Immortal Domain. Even righteous Earthly Immortals who held no grudge against Chen Nianzhi might take action.
At this thought, everyone grew exceedingly grave.
Qu Nishang sighed, then said, "I had long heard that those who walk the path of bodily sanctification are bound to bear boundless karmic burden. It seems the rumors were indeed true."
"The most urgent matter is for my husband to find a way to obtain Merit Purifying Light. Otherwise, things may become very dangerous."
At her words, everyone nodded slightly.
Jiang Linglong pondered briefly, then said, "There are not many ways to obtain the power of merit. The most common are no more than nurturing the world in return, receiving rewards from the Heavenly Dao, and slaying demonic cultivators."
"Looking at it now, the best way to obtain merit is most likely by slaying demonic cultivators."
Chen Nianzhi nodded as well.
Of the three methods of obtaining merit, nurturing the world in return was the most difficult.
To nurture the world in return meant that one's cultivation had already surpassed the world itself. In the Sky-Pillar Immortal Domain, one had to at least cultivate to the Da Luo realm before one could nurture heaven and earth.
There were two sources of merit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. The first came when one's cultivation broke through to the Heavenly Immortal realm and helped heaven and earth draw in and exhale the qi of chaos. The Heavenly Dao would naturally bestow boundless merit then, which