Primordial Era: The Way of the Three Lights and Stars

Chapter 39 039 Gathering Merit

"Hahaha... Dead, all dead! I will make you all be buried with my Wu clan!" Gonggong, who had just gotten up, saw Xuanming and Fuxi perish together and immediately went mad.

In his madness, Gonggong transformed into a colossal giant and crashed violently towards the main peak of Buzhou Mountain.

Seeing this, the group of powerful beings from the primordial world who had been watching this place were not impressed. Mount Buzhou was formed from the spine of the great god Pangu, so how could Gonggong knock it down?

But the next second, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Rumble..."

Gonggong actually bumped into Buzhou Mountain, but he paid a price for it, and that price was his life.

With the collapse of Mount Buzhou, which connected heaven and earth, the primordial world seemed to be returning to oneness, and a huge gap appeared in the heavens, with the Milky Way flowing back into the primordial world.

The saints, including Tongtian, who had just arrived on the battlefield and were preparing to seize the chaos, were all dumbfounded.

In that instant when they were stunned, the Chaos Bell broke through the void and disappeared without a trace. Even the saints could not find a trace of it.

The next second, Hongjun descended upon the primordial world.

With a casual wave of his hand, his supreme power temporarily stabilized the collapsing sky. He then looked at Nuwa, who had just arrived, and handed her the Qiankun Cauldron.

Even without Hongjun's instructions, Nuwa knew what to do.

Then Hongjun looked at Tongtian and the others. With just one glance, Tongtian and the others understood and immediately ordered the disciples of all sects to come out and sort out the earth's veins and control the floods.

Jin'ao Island.

Seeing that Gonggong had actually knocked down Buzhou Mountain, Wei Guang fell silent again.

If you say there's a conspiracy, then Houtu's storyline is a bit different; if you say there's no conspiracy, then Gonggong, a quasi-saint, was able to knock down Buzhou Mountain.

Mount Buzhou was formed from Pangu's spine; how could it be so fragile?

However, before he could think further, Tongtian and the others' orders had already spread throughout the entire prehistoric world. Wei Guang immediately took out the Xuan Turtle True Spirit and reminded them, "Senior Xuan Turtle, if we don't act now, when will we?"

Although the true spirits were separated, they were ultimately one. What the true spirits heard, the Xuan Turtle sensed and instantly understood Wei Guang's meaning. It immediately stopped hesitating:

"Heaven is above, I am the Northern Dark Tortoise. I now wish to transform myself into a pillar supporting the heavens, connecting heaven and earth, may Heaven bear witness."

"Rumble..."

Boundless merits rolled in, amounting to millions of acres. Such a massive amount of merits was enough to directly propel any Great Luo Golden Immortal to the Quasi-Saint Perfection stage.

Unfortunately, even a Quasi-Saint at the peak of his power was not enough to keep the Xuan Turtle alive, and not all the merits were for the Xuan Turtle.

The boundless merit surged towards the Xuan Turtle, with 60% of it flowing directly into its body. Under the blessing of the Heavenly Dao's authority, the Xuan Turtle's limbs detached, transforming into a pillar supporting the heavens and connecting the earth.

Thirty percent of them flowed into his shell because the Xuan Turtle was about to perish, transforming it into an acquired merit treasure.

Seeing this, Wei Guang sighed inwardly, thinking that if some top-grade materials had been added to the refining process, the tortoise shell might have been transformed into a treasure of acquired merit.

Although the Xuan Turtle's shell is excellent, it is only a near-saint-level shell.

The remaining merit fell straight towards Wei Guang, leaving all the powerful figures dumbfounded. What did this Xuan Turtle supporting the sky have to do with that kid?

At this moment, all the powerful figures admitted their jealousy. What did that kid have that made him worthy of such a title?

Looking at the merits before him, Wei Guang was overjoyed.

The merit of the Xuan Turtle Supporting the Sky was much greater than he had expected. Although he only received one-tenth, that was still 100,000 mu, which was enough for him to refine a treasure of acquired merit.

Even without considering the merits gained previously, and the possibility of becoming the Emperor's teacher in the future, it's enough.

This isn't the end.

In its final moments before its demise, the Xuan Turtle suddenly pushed out its shell. Many powerful figures tried to snatch it, but Wei Guang would not allow them to succeed.

Wei Guang flashed and reappeared in front of the Xuan Turtle Shell. Without hesitation, he accepted it.

The next second, numerous Quasi-Saints appeared, their eyes filled with astonishment as they looked at Wei Guang. Good heavens, these dignified Quasi-Saints were actually slower than a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

"What brings you here, esteemed seniors?" Wei Guang asked with a smile.

"Uh...it's nothing, it's nothing..."

With an awkward laugh, the group of quasi-saints departed one after another.

joke.

The leader of the Jie Sect is not someone they can bully. Tongtian will teach you a lesson in no time.

After the group of quasi-saints left, Wei Guang flashed to the vicinity of Buzhou Mountain, looked up at Tongtian, and saw that the latter's eyes were full of admiration.

In a fleeting glance, Wei Guang noticed that Hongjun was scrutinizing him with great interest, which made Wei Guang's heart tighten.

Just kidding. This is the number one person in the primordial world. Wei Guang's actions might not be able to hide them from him. If he considers Wei Guang a heretic, then there's no way he can play along. So it would be a lie to say that he's not worried.

Wei Guang hurriedly bowed and said, "Wei Guang greets Grandmaster."

Hongjun nodded slightly, saying nothing more, as if his observation was merely out of interest.

Seeing that he was no longer paying attention to him, Wei Guang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly began to sort out the earth's veins and control the floods. Meanwhile, Nuwa had already refined the sky-mending stone and begun to mend the sky.

With the help of the other five sages, Nuwa completed mending the sky in no time.

With this, the Lich Wars officially came to an end. The remaining tasks of sorting out the ley lines and controlling the floods can be considered as benefits for the younger generation like Wei Guang.

The merit may not be much, but not everyone can treat merit as easily as Wei Guang.

What's most frustrating is that Wei Guang accumulated so much merit, yet he managed to refrain from using it. If it were anyone else, they would probably have already reached the level of a quasi-saint.

As time went by, disciples from the four religions arrived one after another and began to work together to manage the earth's veins and control floods.

A thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, through the efforts of Wei Guang and others, the Heavenly River water that had been flowing into various parts of the prehistoric world was finally gathered together.

Finally, a group of sages intervened and guided him back to heaven.

The moment the water of the Milky Way returned to the Milky Way, the Heavenly Dao was moved and bestowed boundless merit, of which thirty percent flowed into the Sky-Mending Stone, which had already merged with the heavens.

Another 30% went to Nuwa, the five saints divided the remaining 30% among themselves, and the last 10% was distributed as rewards to Wei Guang and others.

It's worth noting that there's no story about Nuwa throwing extra five-colored stones into the primordial world; the monkey wasn't transformed from any five-colored stones.

In the original Journey to the West, the monkey was the first seven-aperture exquisite stone in the world, which existed when Pangu created the world.

With such background, if one were born in ancient times, the prehistoric world might have gained another top-tier innate deity comparable to Kunpeng, Randeng, and others.

As for why someone with such a background didn't take human form until Journey to the West, who knows?

Whether it was destined for the journey to the West or something else, it's hard to say. Perhaps only the Great Dao or the Heavenly Dao know. But this is just idle talk.

After dealing with the aftermath caused by the public, Wei Guang did not rush back to San Guang Island, but instead went to the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

(End of this chapter)