People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Rumble——!
When all the smaller worlds on Mount Sumeru merge into the Ancient Tree of Stars, transforming into stars that reside atop it, forming a unified whole, they collectively create an even larger world.

A thunderclap suddenly resounded from the sky, and vast swathes of auspicious clouds gathered, from which a massive amount of merit fell.

Like the merits that descended last time, these merits also include those from the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and in greater quantities.

After all, what Yang Xuan did this time was to further improve the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, making it even larger.
And it incorporated all the other smaller worlds on Mount Sumeru into this world, transforming them into the myriad heavens.

The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man bestowed merit together, which was not too surprising to the beings of the primordial world. However, the sheer number of merits was still somewhat difficult to accept, even though everyone was mentally prepared.

"Yang Xuan is a bit outrageous. The merits he's gained these two times... no, to be precise, this time, seem to be enough for someone to directly dismember a corpse..."

In the Heavenly Court, the powerful beings looked at the merits that were once again descending from Mount Sumeru, their feelings were complicated, including disbelief, envy and jealousy.

If they can accumulate these merits, those among them who are Great Luo Golden Immortals will most likely be able to directly sever their corpses.

"No wonder Yang Xuan was able to slay both good and evil corpses so quickly. If I had his ability to gain merit, I could do it too."

The powerful figures were deeply moved, reflecting on the immeasurable merits Yang Xuan had accumulated over the years.

There have been several instances of this amount of merit. With so much merit to assist, severing the corpse doesn't seem to be such a difficult thing after all.

However, some rational people have discovered that things may not be so simple.

"If I remember correctly, Yang Xuan cut off the evil corpse during the Great Tribulation Corpse Severing Technique in the Investiture of the Gods, without using any merit."

"It seems that's really the case. When he cut off the good corpse, there was no trace of him using merit."

Hearing these people muttering to themselves, the Heavenly Court was immediately thrown into chaos.

"No, what do you mean by that? Could it be that all the immeasurable merits Yang Xuan has accumulated over the years are still stored in the Golden Wheel of Merit behind his head, and haven't been used yet?"

"I... I don't know either. I can only say that Yang Xuan did not seem to use merit when he cut off the evil corpse and the good corpse."

"If that's the case, then doesn't that mean he could have severed my corpse long ago? What... exactly does he want to do?"

After realizing that Yang Xuan might possess immeasurable merit, all the powerful figures in the Heavenly Court fell silent, unsure of what to say.

But soon, what happened on Mount Sumeru broke this brief silence.

"Look, what is that?!"

A gasp of surprise came from the crowd. The powerful beings in the Heavenly Court looked towards the Haotian Mirror and their eyes widened when they saw the scene at the summit of Mount Sumeru.

After all the merits of Heaven, Earth, and Man within the auspicious cloud had fallen, a touch of purple appeared within the golden auspicious cloud, eventually transforming it into a purple-gold auspicious cloud.

"Great Dao Merit? How is that possible?!"

Many of the beings invited to the Heavenly Court were prominent figures in the primordial world, possessing remarkable knowledge and experience.

Upon seeing this purple-gold auspicious cloud, one knows what it signifies.

In the eyes of most living beings today, merit is limited to three categories: Heaven, Earth, and Humanity.

In fact, this is not the case. Above the merits of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, there is an even rarer and more effective kind of merit called the merit of the Great Dao.

Merits of Heaven, Merits of Earth, and Merits of Humanity can only be obtained by contributing to the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. Although they are not difficult to obtain, they are not impossible.

The Great Dao Merit is different; it requires contributing to the primordial world, promoting its evolution, and making it more perfect before one can receive the Great Dao Merit.

While the current prehistoric world is not perfect, it is basically in a state of completeness.

After Houtu underwent reincarnation and the Six Sages of Heaven attained enlightenment, the Primordial World was already basically complete. Under such circumstances, the difficulty of pushing the Primordial World to evolve further is self-evident.

As a result, most of the beings born in the later stages of the Lich War were unaware that above the merits of the Heavenly Way, Earthly Way, and Human Way, there was another Great Way of Merit.

Even the great beings of ancient times, who knew of the existence of the Great Dao and its merits, believed that it was impossible for the Great Dao and its merits to descend upon the primordial world in the present day.

Unexpectedly, when Yang Xuan built the Underworld, great merit descended upon him, and now that Yang Xuan has opened up the heavens, great merit is descending upon him again.

Moreover, the merits Yang Xuan gained this time were even greater than those he gained when building the Underworld.

Even the two Western Saints couldn't help but reveal envy and greed when they looked at the purple-gold auspicious clouds in the sky.

If they had contributed more merit to the Great Dao when they founded the Western Religion, perhaps they wouldn't have had to commit so many acts of primordial chaos and owe the Heavenly Dao so much merit.

Their current situation is certainly not so bad; at least in terms of promoting Buddhism, they shouldn't be facing setbacks everywhere like they are now.

Rumble——!
Just as all living beings in the primordial world were in shock, a thunderclap suddenly resounded from the sky.

Strands of purplish-gold Dao merit drifted out from the auspicious clouds, converging into two pillars of light hundreds of feet thick, which fell down towards the myriad worlds below.

One of the larger ones landed on the Starry Sky Ancient Tree, spreading along its branches to the entire universe, further elevating the status of the Starry Sky Ancient Tree and the universe.

The other, smaller beam of light landed on Yang Xuan.

"Indeed, it possesses great merit."

Yang Xuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

Unlike other creatures in the primordial world, Yang Xuan was not surprised by this.

The acquisition of Great Dao merit is extremely difficult, far beyond what the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man can achieve. One must have made contributions to the primordial world and promoted its evolution in order to have a chance to obtain Great Dao merit.

In the eyes of all living beings in the primordial world, what Yang Xuan did was simply to perfect the Buddhist paradise.

At most, it would integrate the many small worlds of Mount Sumeru, allowing the Pure Land to evolve into the myriad heavens, becoming the largest world in the primordial world to date.

But ultimately, this is limited to Mount Sumeru and has absolutely nothing to do with driving the evolution of the primordial world.

Logically speaking, the great merit should not have been bestowed.

If Yang Xuan had only relied on the Ruler of Rules and the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl to create the Twenty-Four Heavens, integrate the original Blissful World, and transform it into a more perfect Blissful World,

Even if we include the other small worlds of Mount Sumeru, it will only benefit the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and no great merit will descend.

However, when Yang Xuan was evolving the myriad worlds, he brought the Ancient Star Tree back to the primordial world and used this chaotic spiritual root as a skeleton to eventually construct the basic framework of the myriad worlds, which made things different.

The Ancient Star Tree is a primordial spiritual root, not a spiritual root born in the primordial era.
Moreover, the Starry Sky Ancient Tree possesses its own vast world, far larger than the Great Thousand Worlds, and has the potential to evolve into the Great World of the Primordial Era! Yang Xuan brought the Chaos Spiritual Root and such a vast world to the Primordial Era, which is equivalent to filling the Primordial Era's origin.

Even if the origin brought by the ancient star tree is nothing to the primordial world, having it and not having it are two different things.

Moreover, this vast world is attached to the Starry Sky Ancient Tree, and the Starry Sky Ancient Tree is not an inanimate object; it has room for growth, and what it needs for growth is not something from the primordial era.

If the original primordial world was a single-core engine, then now there is another engine that can continuously grow, transforming it from a single-core to a dual-core system.

The speed of evolution in the primordial world will inevitably become faster as a result!
It's not surprising that Yang Xuan was able to achieve such great feats and gain the merit of the Great Dao.

This could even be just the beginning. As the ancient star tree continues to grow, the primordial world may bestow great merits in the future, which would be a long-term benefit!
As for the chaotic energy needed for the growth of the ancient star tree, after the evolution of the myriad worlds and the descent of the Great Dao's merits, Yang Xuan found that he no longer needed to worry about this matter.

Beneath the roots of the ancient star tree lies a chaotic space composed of primordial energy.
Furthermore, as time goes by, the chaotic energy in this space will continue to increase, reaching a state of balance.

Clearly, this chaotic space is a result of the self-evolution of the primordial world.

To directly create an opening in the primordial membrane and allow the ancient star tree to take root in the chaos would destroy the integrity of the primordial world, which is definitely unrealistic.

However, by creating a new space and transferring the chaotic energy from the edge of the primordial wilderness to this space, the integrity of the primordial wilderness would not be damaged, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

For the Primordial World, accomplishing this task was not difficult at all.

If Yang Xuan were not the Ancient Tree of Stars and the Lord of All Worlds, he would have had difficulty perceiving the sudden appearance of that space.

With this chaotic space, even if the Starry Sky Ancient Tree is brought to the prehistoric world by Yang Xuan, it will be the same as if it were rooted in the chaos, and there is no need to worry about its growth.

"You've actually solved a problem for me."

Yang Xuan smiled slightly. He had originally thought that with the current growth rate of the Starry Sky Ancient Tree, even if it stopped growing for several hundred years, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
He plans to wait until he becomes a saint in the future, when he will be able to stabilize the myriad worlds, and then bring the ancient star tree back to Chaos to take root and observe the evolution of the starry world into the primordial world.

Now it seems there's no need for such trouble. Since it can grow normally in the primordial world and gain merit from the Great Dao for a long time, why bother with all that?

"It's time to take it a step further!"

Yang Xuan calmed his mind, gathered all the merits around him into the Golden Wheel of Merit behind his head, then looked at the ancient star tree in front of him and began to practice the method of severing the three corpses.

For other quasi-saints, severing their own corpse is extremely difficult.

Even ancient powerful beings as talented as Zhen Yuanzi and Kunpeng were stuck at the level of Quasi-Saint of the Second Corpse, never managing to sever their Own Corpse and achieve Quasi-Saint of the Third Corpse.

Yang Xuan was not too bothered. It was indeed difficult to sever the self-controlling corpse, but it was not impossible. Many years ago, he was confident that he could successfully sever the self-controlling corpse without consuming merit.

Other quasi-saints in the prehistoric world basically crossed the river by feeling for stones, which was naturally quite difficult.

Yang Xuan had a lot of experience to draw upon. Styx, Haotian, and the Queen Mother were all willing to answer his questions without reservation.

The experience gained from the three people from the Styx River gave Yang Xuan a clearer understanding of how to sever the corpse that holds me.

Now, having accomplished the feat of creating the world, and further evolved the Pure Land into the myriad heavens, he has gained even more insights into severing his ego.

Even without considering his immeasurable merits, Yang Xuan was at least 90% confident in severing his own corpse. If he did take his merits into account...

100%! This is no joke, merit is just that unreasonable!
As for the spiritual object used to hold my corpse, it is clearly the ancient star tree in front of me.

Looking across the entire primordial world, this kind of top-grade chaotic spiritual root is the most first-class spiritual object below the innate treasures, and it is absolutely no problem to use it to support the corpse of Zhiwo.

Moreover, as the master of the Starry Sky Ancient Tree, Yang Xuan was the one who revived it, so there could be no rejection from him.

The only problem now is whether Yang Xuan can sever his own corpse. As long as he can sever his own corpse, everything else will go smoothly.

And so, Yang Xuan sat cross-legged under the ancient star tree, practicing the method of severing the three corpses. He sat there for a full three Yuanhui.

this day.

Yang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, two beams of light shooting from them, and a seed floated out from between his brows.
With a series of crisp 'crack' sounds, cracks appeared on the surface of the seed.

Finally, with a 'bang', the seed burst open, and a phantom identical to Yang Xuan emerged from it, walking towards the ancient star tree and merging into it.

Immediately afterwards, a figure dressed in a starry sky Taoist robe stepped out and bowed respectfully to the figure.
"This humble Daoist, Xingkong Daoren, greets fellow Daoist!"

"From now on, fellow Daoist, you will take charge of the affairs of all the heavens and worlds on my behalf!"

Yang Xuan returned the greeting and nodded in satisfaction.

From then on, he was a Quasi-Saint of the Three Corpses. When Saints did not appear and Quasi-Saints did not emerge, he was the most powerful force in the prehistoric world!
"Ok?"

But at that moment, whether it was a sudden inspiration or a natural progression, Yang Xuan suddenly had a premonition.

It seems that... severing his own corpse and becoming a Quasi-Saint of the Three Corpses is not the limit; he should be able to go even further!
Looking back, the spiritual object Yang Xuan used to contain the evil corpse was the primordial sun star.

The spiritual objects used to house the deceased are comparable to the incense-burning golden statues of deities in Buddhism.

The source of the enlightenment used to support the corpse of the self is a top-grade chaotic spiritual root, which has the potential to evolve into the ancient star tree of the primordial world.

Regardless of which one it is, it is a first-class spiritual object. For an ordinary quasi-saint to have one of them to contain the three corpses is an unparalleled opportunity.

Yang Xuan's three corpses are all spiritual objects of this level, which shows how solid his foundation at the Quasi-Saint realm is. There is no question of having a solid foundation.

The moment he severed his own corpse, his foundation was solidified, and he could prepare to advance his cultivation to a higher level.

Furthermore, the special state he experienced after creating the myriad worlds and breaking through the self-grasping stage still exists.
Yang Xuan knew that this was a rare opportunity, and if he could seize it, he might be able to directly skip the Quasi-Saint level and become a Sub-Saint!

If this happened to other living beings, even if they were in the same situation, they would not be able to continue due to insufficient strength.

But Yang Xuan is different; he has accumulated a great deal of merit.

Because of the Five Virtues Mysterious Technique, one can transform the merits of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity into the merits of the Great Dao.

Apart from the three merits he received this time, the rest of his merits are mostly merits of the Great Dao.

With so much merit and virtue from the Great Dao as our support, how could we lack sufficient strength? Absolutely not!

Moreover, Yang Xuan possesses a vast amount of blessings, hidden virtues, saintly virtues, and morality, making it impossible for him to lack sufficient strength in the future! (End of Chapter)