Excessive Depletion

Chen Yang, Duobao, the many disciples of the Jie Sect, the Human Clan of the Human Realm, and the various races of the Primordial World... Anyone who had taken part in this battle, resisting the Demon Cultivators and holding back the rampaging demonic qi, received vast Merit. Such Merit surpassed even the Merit once gained from Reincarnation.

Under such boundless Merit, the entire Primordial World boiled over. Rosy light stretched ten thousand zhang, golden lotuses spread everywhere—a truly immortal scene.

Chen Yang received enormous Merit, far exceeding what he had gained from Reincarnation before. Many humans were the same, as the spreading Merit poured into the Human Realm. Duobao likewise gathered a great deal of Merit.

Feeling the endless Merit, Chen Yang gave it little thought and poured it all into his brush, ink, paper, inkstone, and the book of Elementary Learning. Amid the boundless Merit, the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone emitted profound light. Their quality finally underwent a transformation, becoming Acquired Merit Supreme Treasures.

Over the years, Chen Yang had refined the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone many times. After all, the enhancement to wisdom they brought him had been of immense help. Thus, whenever he obtained precious materials over the years, he refined them into the Four Treasures of Scholarship to strengthen their foundation. Especially after obtaining much Black-Yellow Qi from Tongtian, he had incorporated it into the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone as well, raising their quality.

Their quality had improved, and now, with so much Merit, they had evolved completely. The Four Treasures of Scholarship—the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone—had each become an Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure. The effects they produced had become all the more terrifying.

The book of Elementary Learning was the same. With the infusion of Merit, it entered the rank of