Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 42 Heavenly Karma and Causes, the Manifestation of Heavenly Dao, and the Dissolution of Merit

"You..." Hongjun was furious and wanted to refute Di Qing, but he couldn't refute it at all. It was true that Di Qing had taught the Three Methods of Severing the Dao, and it was true that many ancestors owed him favors.

Di Qing plundered the remaining spiritual treasures and resources of many ancestors. Although it sounded reasonable, Hongjun couldn't help but feel resentful.

But now, Hongjun can't stop him at all. Di Qing has recovered considerably and has nine Immortal Venerables and twelve Ancestral Witches by his side. What can he use to stop him?

So Hongjun could only watch helplessly as Di Qing plundered countless remaining spiritual treasures of the ancestors, as well as the many treasures left behind by Luo Lian. Finally, Hongjun shook his head with a bitter smile and left. Out of sight, out of mind.

The Ancestral Dragon and the Phoenix Ancestor exchanged glances, were taken aback at first, and then, with a signal from their eyes, the remaining scaled creatures and the cultivators of the bird races began to divide up the remaining opportunities here.

In an instant, the scene that was originally one of disappointment and frustration turned into a scramble for spoils.

As the distribution of spiritual treasures continued, the azure sky returned, and despite the surging winds and clouds, endless celestial music drifted and danced with the clouds. Then, one could see endless merits condensing and multiplying from heaven and earth.

Upon seeing the vast amount of merit, Zu Long and the others were all stunned: "Merit? Such a vast amount of merit? Could it be that we have merit for killing Luo Lian?"

"Probably! The condition for merit to descend is to protect the primordial world, right? We have protected the primordial land and even killed Luo Lian, this scourge. It is normal for heaven and earth to bestow merit upon us. I just don't know how so much merit is divided?" Phoenix Ancestor added.

Emperor Qing was not at all surprised by the arrival of merit. On the contrary, it would have been strange if merit had not arrived.

Gazing at the merit that nearly covered the entire sky, he wondered how it was divided. In his contemplation, he saw the vast merit divided into four parts. The largest portion, roughly forty percent of all merit, flew towards Di Qing. As the merit arrived, Di Qing also understood why he had received forty percent of it.

In this battle to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path, Di Qing led the Beast Clan, the Kunlun Immortal Clan, and the Witch Clan to participate. They severely damaged Luo Lian, and even more significantly, when Luo Lian self-destructed, Di Qing used the Five Directions Grand Array of Heaven and Earth to suppress the explosion, minimizing the damage. Such achievements are worthy of earning four-tenths of a merit.

At the same time, two-tenths flew towards Hongjun. This achievement should have belonged to all the cultivators of the Dao Alliance, but unfortunately, the cultivators of the Dao Alliance perished, leaving only Hongjun as the sole cultivator. Therefore, Hongjun alone enjoyed the achievements brought by the entire Dao Alliance.

Two-tenths flew towards the Ancestral Dragon, because the Ancestral Dragon led the Scaled Armor Clan in the war. The Phoenix Ancestor received two-tenths of the merit, because he led the Bird Clan in the war.

Feeling the immense merit descend upon him, Di Qing remained completely unmoved. Ever since he learned of the effects of merit, Di Qing had lost much interest in it.

Speaking of which, the fortune and merit in the primordial world are both incredibly mysterious. However, after comprehending two of them, Di Qing finally came to a conclusion.

Merit is like the condensation of the very essence of heaven and earth, a pure and omnipotent special resource that can enhance a cultivator's spirit, energy, and morale, as well as their cultivation level and realm. Although merit can also be used for weapon crafting without being tainted by karma, its core purpose remains to improve a cultivator's cultivation level.

"Luck" is like the condensation of the origin of heaven and earth, a special resource for the outside world. Luck can help cultivators comprehend the Dao, help them obtain opportunities, and even make their wishes come true when luck is condensed.

It can be said that merit is internal, while fortune is external. These two special energies complement each other.

Now, Di Qing accepted the vast amount of merit without any intention of refining it. Di Qing didn't want to rely on merit to improve his cultivation, since directly increasing cultivation without tempering would damage his foundation.

Just as Di Qing accepted the vast merit, a furious roar came from the Ancestral Dragon and the Phoenix Ancestor. Then, the two were seen gazing at the sky: "Damn it, is the heavens and earth playing tricks on us?"

Upon hearing this, Di Qing looked at Zu Long and the others. He noticed that the merits they had just received were slowly dissipating the moment they entered their bodies.

No, rather than dissipating, it's more accurate to say that the karma on Ancestral Dragon and the Phoenix Ancestor was being purified. At some point, an extremely dense amount of karma, along with visible cause and effect, appeared on Ancestral Dragon and Phoenix Ancestor.

The arrival of the two merits, like a spring breeze, dissolved karma and cause and effect. However, even after the two merits were completely consumed, the Ancestral Dragon and the Phoenix Ancestor still contained vast amounts of karma and cause and effect.

Seeing this, Di Qing frowned: "Ancestral Dragon, Phoenix Ancestor, what's going on here...?"

The Phoenix Ancestor was furious, clenching his fists: "Fellow Daoist Di Qing, a special Daoist voice has risen in our hearts, as if it were some kind of Heavenly Dao voice. It says that Luo Lian has harmed the prehistoric world and will bear endless karma and consequences. Although our bird clan was tricked by Luo Lian and became his pawns, we have also indirectly helped Luo Lian."

"Secondly, the birth and evolution of the avian race brought endless slaughter and caused countless destructions to the primordial world. These are all karma, all cause and effect. And these karmas and causes and effects must be repaid."

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"The merit gained from killing Luo Lian and protecting the primordial land will be used to repay the karmic debts and consequences."

Zu Long roared angrily, "The same goes for me. All that happened before has become karma and cause and effect. Now I need to protect the primordial world and do good for heaven and earth in order to wash away the karma and cause and effect. Otherwise, I will be entangled in karma and cause and effect, and my cultivation will be difficult to advance any further. This Heavenly Dao that appeared out of nowhere is simply..."

The First Emperor was furious, feeling that the two merits he had just gained had vanished before he could even savor them. Although these merits washed away much karma and karmic burden, they were still insufficient compared to the karma and karmic burdens accumulated by the First Emperor.

Not only the Ancestral Dragon and the Phoenix Ancestor, but also the scaled and flying clans under his command are now entangled in karma and cause and effect.

Upon seeing this, the Ancestral Dragon and the Phoenix Ancestor's eyes were filled with anger and confusion: "Strange, there was never any talk of karma or cause and effect before. How come this time..."

"Wait! If our scaled and flying races are like this, then Fellow Daoist Di Qing, wouldn't your beast race also be..." Ancestral Dragon suddenly said.

Di Qing frowned, feeling the merit in his hand slowly dissipating. A majestic celestial voice echoed in his mind: "The beast race is burdened with great karma and karmic debt. Now that the beast race belongs to Di Qing of the Witch Clan, the karma and karmic debt of the beast race will be shared by Di Qing and his subordinates."

Upon hearing this, Di Qing instantly felt the weight of karma and cause and effect upon him. Moreover, following the flow of fortune, he sensed that the remaining Kunlun Immortal Clan, Witch Clan, and Beast Clan were on guard against being entangled by karma and cause and effect.

However, compared to the bird and scaled creature races, these causes and effects are relatively rare.

Especially with the fourfold virtues that Di Qing obtained, the entangled cause and effect and karma instantly dissolved by more than half.

As Di Qing watched the merit in his palm gradually dissipate, he couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, how dare you entangle my Witch Clan with karma and cause and effect! Get out of here..."

In an instant, Di Qing's blood and qi surged, his surging witch blood seemingly burning, coursing through his body and soul. Accompanying this was an aura of impermanence, which suppressed the karma and causal forces binding Di Qing's body, causing them to dissipate and vanish. While Di Qing easily extinguished karma and causal forces, and other ancestral witches could do the same, many great witches, as well as the Kunlun Immortal Clan and the Beast Clan, seemed to find it difficult to do so.

(End of this chapter)