Sage Lineage—Grand Pure One Laozi Could No Longer Sit Still!

His mood was clearly not very good at the moment.

Saints wielded Heavenly Dao Authority, and he was also the leader of the Humanity Sect. The instant the Heavenly Dao bestowed its reward, he deduced that this Merit was connected to the Human Race!

Although he had previously taught the Golden Core Method to the Human Race and used them as a "tool" to attain sainthood, he had ignored them ever since.

Yet as the leader of the Humanity Sect, such astonishingly vast Merit had descended upon the Human Race without having anything to do with him. That inevitably made Grand Pure One Laozi somewhat uncomfortable!

"The Human Race is so weak, yet it gave rise to two Saints, and now such astonishing Merit has descended upon it? Could there be some profound mystery behind this?"

Taiqing muttered to himself. He had never thought highly of the Human Race before, even though it had produced two Saints!

But Nuwa and he were Heaven-Ordained Saints. What did Heaven-Ordained Saints mean? It meant they were destined to attain sainthood; even without the Human Race, they could still become Saints!

But now, the "tool for attaining sainthood" in his eyes had actually stirred the Heavenly Dao and caused Merit to descend. Naturally, this drew Grand Pure One Laozi's attention.

"Heavenly Secrets are obscured? Again?"

But after making some deductions, a trace of astonishment appeared on Grand Pure One Laozi's face.

At this moment, he could not even deduce the Human Race's location. Thinking of the opportunity he had previously sensed slipping away, Grand Pure One Laozi could no longer remain seated.

The next moment, his figure flickered and vanished from where he stood.

"Oh? The Heavenly Dao has sensed something and bestowed Merit? And it is related to the Human Race?"

Within Wa Sovereign Palace, a peerlessly beautiful figure in palace robes lounged lazily upon a jade bed. The Creation Great Dao roared around her, seeming to evolve endless planes, continents, and worlds.

As the first being among the six Saints to attain sainthood, her status was transcendent. Yet upon seeing the full ten thousand mu of Merit Cloud, even Saint Nuwa's face rippled with emotion. Like Taiqing, she had regarded the Human Race merely as a tool for attaining sainthood. After creating them, she had casually cast them into the Primordial World. Yet now, this frail race she had nearly overlooked had received such astonishing Merit?

With that thought, Nuwa instinctively made some deductions. Yet very quickly, astonishment appeared on her face as well. The Heavenly Secrets were obscured; she too could not derive any information.

"Perhaps it is merely a coincidence!"

Nuwa stopped her deductions. She had never cared about the Human Race to begin with, and only glanced their way because Merit had descended.

Seeing that she could deduce nothing, she immediately immersed herself in cultivation again. Before long, Wa Sovereign Palace returned to tranquility.

"Hmph, Second Brother, those words of yours truly disregard the bond between the Three Pure Ones..."

On Kunlun Mountain, Sword Intent evolved around Tongtian Cult Leader's body, as though it would cleave the Eternal Primordial World apart completely.

Before him, Primordial Lord of Heaven wore a calm, indifferent expression. The Pangu Banner in his hand rustled, evolving Heaven-Opening Blades as though it would reopen heaven and earth and re-enact earth, water, fire, and wind.

The auras between the two seemed to clash needle to needle, the smell of gunpowder thick in the air.

The Expounding and Intercepting Sects held different ideals, and their disciples had clashed without end. Earlier, Tongtian Cult Leader had left Kunlun Mountain and found a vast Grotto-Heaven Paradise in the Eastern Sea named Golden Turtle Island.

This time, he had returned to make a clean break with Primordial Lord of Heaven.

"The Interception Sect is filled with scaled and armored creatures, born from damp eggs and wet transformations, stirring Kunlun Mountain into a foul miasma. Look instead at my Expounding Sect: Blessed-Virtue Golden Immortals, deep in blessed fortune and astonishing in foundation. How could your Interception Sect disciples possibly compare with my Expounding Sect disciples!"

Primordial Lord of Heaven spoke. A conflict of ideals was a conflict of the Great Dao; naturally, he would not yield in the slightest.

"Good, good, good! Since that is the case, how about the disciples of our Expounding and Intercepting Sects compete?"

Tongtian Cult Leader laughed in anger. This too was a conflict of ideals, and he had no reason to back down either.

"Agreed!"

Primordial Lord of Heaven replied with a smile. Aside from Yellow Dragon, every Golden Immortal of his Expounding Sect possessed deep blessed virtue and an astonishing foundation.

In contrast, the Interception Sect was entirely made up of scaled and armored creatures, born from damp eggs and wet transformations. If they truly debated the Dao, how could Interception Sect disciples possibly be a match for the Golden Immortals of his Expounding Sect?

"Hmm?"

Just as the two Saints agreed to hold their Dao-debate competition a thousand years later—

Suddenly, as Heavenly Dao Merit descended, surprise appeared on the faces of both Tongtian Cult Leader and Primordial Lord of Heaven. Yet they swiftly withdrew their gazes.

The Dao debate between the Expounding and Intercepting Sects was of utmost importance. It concerned not only their respective Great Daos, but also the Saints' reputations.

Saints were immortal and indestructible, and valued their reputations above all else. If they lost, it would truly be a tremendous loss of face, leaving them nowhere to hide in shame.

"Heavenly Dao Merit? So much Heavenly Dao Merit?"

In the Western Lands, Zhunti and Jieyin's eyes nearly shone with greed, as though they wished to claim it all for themselves.

But after making some deductions and finding the Heavenly Secrets obscured, they shook their heads. The Eastern Lands, and obscured Heavenly Secrets at that—it likely involved the Three Pure Ones Saints of the Eastern Land.

The Three Pure Ones were powerful. They should simply focus on repairing the shattered Earth Veins and Spiritual Veins of the Western Lands.

In the depths of the Northern Dark Sea, an enormous shadow drifted beneath the waters, nearly filling the entire Northern Darkness Abyss.

Within the Boundless Blood Sea, Minghe Ancestor pondered bitterly. Before him, the blood sea waters sometimes took human form, and sometimes took the form of Demon Race creatures.

Within Five Villages Temple, Zhen Yuanzi wore a tense expression as he activated the Primordial Origin Ancestral Vein Formation to protect his old friend. Outside the temple, over a hundred Great Supernatural Beings, including quite a few Quasi-Sages, surrounded it completely. If not for the grand formation blocking them, they would have already charged inside and torn Red Cloud to pieces. Primordial Purple Qi was enough to drive even Quasi-Sages mad.

In the depths of the Eastern Sea, Eastern King Lord, invested as the foremost male immortal, occupied Penglai Immortal Island and established the Eastern Sea Immortal Alliance, full of high spirits.

For a time, not only the Heavenly Dao Six Sages, but countless Great Supernatural Beings throughout the Primordial World were drawn by the Merit. Some were stunned, while others remained coldly indifferent.

After making their deductions and finding the Heavenly Secrets obscured, the entire Primordial World gradually calmed down.

"The Heavenly Dao has sensed something and bestowed such astonishing Merit?"

At this moment, Zhao Gongming instinctively felt surprised as he looked at the Merit Cloud above his head.

As the protagonist of heaven and earth, the Human Race would benefit immensely from his teaching them the Fundamental Cultivation Method—a Saint-level Fundamental Cultivation Method—for their propagation and prosperity.

The Heavenly Dao sensing this and bestowing Merit was perfectly reasonable.

But the Chaotic Cosmos Formation currently obscured the Heavenly Secrets, and he had even brought the Human Race into the Myriad Heavens World. Not even Saints could deduce them, so how had the Heavenly Dao sensed it?

"Could it be that the Chaotic Cosmos Formation does not merely muddle the Heavenly Secrets, but instead blocks matters harmful to me, while allowing beneficial matters to pass unhindered?"

Understanding dawned on Zhao Gongming's face, and joy rose in his heart.

If the Heavenly Dao were compared to a computer from his previous life, then the Chaotic Cosmos Formation was equivalent to modifying the Heavenly Dao's code at its deepest level, rather than forcibly cutting it off.

For harmful matters, the Heavenly Secrets would be muddled. Beneficial matters, however, would remain unaffected.

That was quite comfortable.

Rumble!

Just as Zhao Gongming rejoiced, the Heavenly Dao Merit Cloud split into three and descended directly.

A full forty percent of it entered Zhao Gongming's body. Faced with such pure Heavenly Dao Origin power, Zhao Gongming did not hesitate at all. He immediately refined it, transforming his bloodline foundation. Soon, amid thunderous roars, his bloodline foundation, which had only just advanced to a High-Tier Innate Divine Foundation, began evolving toward an even higher level at an astonishing speed.

High-Tier Innate Divine Foundation!

Top-Tier Innate Divine Foundation!