High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Su Jie stood on the high platform, gazing at the dark golden sea below. His gaze passed over the young or weathered faces, and over the figures of the delegates who had not yet completely dispersed in the distance.

With a slight thought, he looked at the Heavenly Merit Hall elder standing on the side of the high platform.

He was an old man with white hair who had been in charge of the Heavenly Merit Hall for hundreds of epochs. He had seen all kinds of resources come and go in his daily life and had long since developed a composure that would not change even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.

He was standing quietly to the side of the stage, waiting for Daozi to finish speaking before arranging the follow-up procedures.

Su Jie smiled at him, then raised his hand and made a gesture.

Deep within the system space, one hundred million high-grade cosmic crystals poured out like a dark golden torrent, gathering in the void to form a dazzling little mountain, which landed steadily at the feet of the Heavenly Merit Hall elder.

The dazzling light illuminated the entire area around the platform, creating a magnificent spectacle.

The dense, almost tangible chaotic energy emanated from the surface of the crystal mountain, causing several disciples standing nearby to instinctively take a deep breath, their eyes instantly flushing with an unnatural redness.

The elder of the Heavenly Merit Hall looked down at the crystal mountain at his feet and froze for a moment.

His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but something seemed to be blocking his throat, and he couldn't squeeze out a single word immediately.

He oversaw resource allocation in the Heavenly Merit Hall for hundreds of epochs and handled the flow of hundreds of millions of high-grade cosmic crystals.

But those were all done in batches over a long period of time. Never before had there been a moment like this, with a hundred million high-grade cosmic crystals piled up at his feet, like a pile of free stones.

Having lived for thousands of epochs, this was the first time he felt that his knowledge was insufficient.

It should be known that 10,000 top-grade cosmic crystals are enough to create an Eighth-Round Eternal, and there are only a few hundred Eighth-Round Eternals in the entire Primordial Temple.

The vast majority of the eight eternal beings in the Primordial Temple had made contributions and accumulated countless merits over thousands of epochs to barely gather the resources for ten thousand top-grade cosmic crystals.

Su Jie's voice came from the high platform, clear and steady.

"These 100 million high-grade cosmic crystals were taken out by me, Su Jie, in my capacity as a Dao Child. They are not from the temple's treasury; they are my personal possessions."

From now on, any disciple who performs deeds that bring glory to the Primordial Temple can go to the Heavenly Merit Hall to receive a corresponding reward of Cosmic Crystals based on their merits.

When he finished speaking, the entire square fell silent for a moment, and then exploded like wildfire.

The kneeling disciples suddenly raised their heads, their eyes shining brighter than the dark golden dome above them.

Some people clenched their fists, some had their chests heaving, and some subconsciously licked their dry lips.

One hundred million high-grade cosmic crystals and ten thousand top-grade cosmic crystals.

This figure was an enormous sum that even the seven eternal beings who had lived through the previous era could never have dreamed of.

Most of them didn't even have enough savings to collect a thousand top-grade crystals.

It's not that they didn't work hard enough; it's that cosmic crystals are extremely rare in the entire Chaos Sea.

If a Seven-Wheel Eternal wants to obtain a top-grade cosmic crystal, it would take tens of millions of years just to search for it in the vast Chaos Sea.

Even if you find it, you may not be able to take it away safely. You will often have to compete with other forces for it. After a great battle, you may not be able to win back the cosmic crystals that your own Dao Fruit energy consumed in that battle.

Not to mention that sometimes the battles are so intense that the Dao Fruit energy consumed far exceeds expectations, requiring even more Cosmic Crystals to replenish it later.

If you're lucky, you can make money in one game; if you're unlucky, you'll lose money.

Over time, those who accumulate a thousand top-grade cosmic crystals through the Seven Wheels Eternity are already considered among the best of their generation.

Therefore, those who can become eight-round eternal beings possess both incredible luck and extraordinary strength.

Just like Su Jie being able to casually pull out ten thousand top-grade crystals, it's purely because his luck and methods are beyond the realm of common sense.

Among the countless beings in the entire Chaos Sea, there is no other case like him.

As the head of the nine temples, the Primordial Temple does indeed have millions of top-grade cosmic crystals in its reserves, but these resources are never distributed free of charge; each one has a specific purpose.

The territorial disputes between the three transcendent forces on the Primordial Continent have never ceased.

The War of the Gods breaks out from time to time, with the three major forces constantly fighting each other for mineral veins, passages, and strategic locations.

As the head of the nine temples under the Origin Temple, the Primordial Temple sends a large number of Eternals to participate in every war in the Divine Realm.

Those eight eternal beings unleashed their full power on the battlefield, consuming real cosmic crystals with every breath.

Often, after a major battle, just replenishing the fruit's energy requires thousands of top-grade cosmic crystals.

Not to mention the threat of the Chaos Sea, which experiences a massive tide every ten thousand epochs, carrying countless strange beasts that roam the Chaos Sea towards the outer reaches of the Primordial Continent.

Among them are beings capable of withstanding the nine eternal cycles, and each chaotic tide is a catastrophe.

Therefore, while the stockpile of millions of top-grade cosmic crystals sounds like a lot, when spread across every tide, every battle of the divine realm, and every year's daily consumption, it simply cannot withstand squandering.

Those contribution rules were established only after being repeatedly verified over a long period of time.

The amount of merit earned is directly proportional to the amount of resources acquired; every step is subject to strict calculations, and no one is exempt.

Now, their Dao Child casually tossed out ten thousand top-grade cosmic crystals, clearly telling them: as long as you do things for me and bring glory to the Primordial Temple, these cosmic crystals are yours.

The shock brought by the previous titles of "personal disciple" and "future temple master" was completely ignited at this moment.

The title is meaningless, and the future is far away, but the 100 million top-grade cosmic crystals are piled up there, something real and within reach.

From the disciples' ranks, someone was the first to shout, "Your Highness, Daoist Master! I am willing to go through fire and water for you!"

Then came the second, the third, the tenth, and the hundredth.

The sound waves went from scattered to unified, and from unified to earth-shattering, as if the entire Primordial Temple was roaring out the same sound at the same time.

Even the white-haired Eternals on the elders' seat couldn't sit still.

Although they didn't lose their composure like their disciples, their breathing was noticeably more rapid.

One hundred million high-grade cosmic crystals is no small amount for them either. Even with their current combat power, it would take them countless years to obtain so many cosmic crystals.

Their Daoist disciple would give away 10,000 top-grade cosmic crystals, and the disciples would receive them "based on their merits."

Several elderly men who had been sitting still and calmly couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper a few words to each other.

His tone of voice was much more respectful than before.