However, incense was poisonous. Once one used it to cultivate a Dao Fruit and refined over a hundred million pieces of Incense-Heaven Silver, it would likely leave behind hidden troubles in the future.
"Luck and merit are the superior choice."
Chen Nianzhi murmured inwardly. Remembering that luck and merit carried no lingering drawbacks, he finally drew a deep breath.
He looked toward the Sky-Pillar Immortal Domain, then slowly raised a finger and swore an oath to heaven.
"Heavenly Dao above, I, Daoist Return-to-Void, have cultivated immortality for over a million years. Walking the Sky-Pillar Immortal Domain, I have witnessed the true demons of the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea running rampant, seizing the essence of heaven and earth, corroding the Immortal Domain's creation, and bringing suffering to all living beings."
"Today, I seek to attain the Boundless Luck and Merit Dao Fruit, and thus establish this boundless grand vow."
"When my cultivation is complete, I shall surely sweep away the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea, deliver the fallen Heavenly Dao, revert to root, return to origin, and cleanse heaven and earth."
"As long as the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea remains unrestored, I shall not attain Zenith Heaven!"
Rumble—!
As Chen Nianzhi's oath fell, heaven and earth roared and trembled violently.
Throughout the entire Sky-Pillar Immortal Domain, an unseen will of the Heavenly Dao awakened.
The Heavenly Dao source of the thirty-three heavenly realms slowly gathered, as though a gaze had pierced through time and space.
It looked upon Chen Nianzhi, seemingly seeing through his fleshly body, Dao laws, and Dao Fruit. After a brief silence, It responded.
At the endless edge of heaven and earth, boundless merit power slowly descended.
A full thousand strands of Merit Purple Light slowly fell, gathering bit by bit behind Chen Nianzhi's head before finally forming an