Houtu is infatuated with me, so I made her lean against the wall.

With Shenni's suicide, the calamity-inducing energy that had permeated the primordial world dissipated, and the world regained its clear and bright appearance.

The next moment, the primordial sky was shrouded in gold, and the boundless primordial energy formed lotus flowers that merged with the golden light, creating the Primordial Merit.

Such immense profound merits ignited the fervor of the assembled powerful beings.

The Xuanhuang Merit is a panacea. With merit accumulated, one can condense a golden wheel of merit. As long as one does not commit acts that anger heaven and man, even the Heavenly Dao will not dare to easily take action against you.

Moreover, Xuanhuang Merit is an excellent resource, whether used to enhance cultivation or to repair fundamental injuries. Who wouldn't want to obtain Xuanhuang Merit?

Now that the calamity of the ferocious beasts has ended, the heavens and earth have bestowed such immense merit, and these cultivators are all excitedly looking at the sky.

However, what they didn't know was that the original merit was not that much.

Because Shenni cast a world-destroying curse, intending to bring the entire northern continent of the primordial world to its knees.

If this happens, even if they manage to protect several main and important tributaries of the northern continent, the northern continent will be completely reduced to a barren and desolate land.

At that time, let alone the birth of innate beings, innate spiritual treasures, and innate spiritual roots, even cultivators will find it difficult to survive in this place.

Therefore, even if the great calamity of ferocious beasts is ended, the merit gained will not be much.

With the merits divided among many cultivators, each cultivator receives very little merit, and some even have to pay out of their own pockets, making it a losing proposition.

The reason why he has so much merit is that Qin Ming consumed his own essence to eliminate Shen Ni's world-destroying curse and protect most of the dragon veins of the northern continent.

Thus, Heaven and Earth were moved and bestowed upon us so much profound and virtuous merit.

However, Heaven and Earth are impartial.

Such a large amount of merit is also divided according to the amount of effort contributed in this great eon.

Without a doubt, the one who contributed the most in this great calamity was Qin Ming.

Qin Ming not only fought against Shen Ni and protected the cultivators of the Primordial World from harm, but also eliminated Shen Ni's world-destroying curse, thus protecting the Northern Continent from becoming a place of exile.

In the end, it was also Qin Ming who killed Shen Ni.

With so many achievements, he directly pocketed 50% of the vast amount of merit, making all the cultivators extremely envious.

Even top cultivators like Hongjun and Qiankun Daoren were extremely envious.

The leaders of the three clans—the Ancestral Dragon, the Ancestral Phoenix, the Ancestral Phoenix, and the Ancestral Qilin—desperately wished to possess it for themselves.

Each of them has a large clan behind them, and given their ambitions, if they were to accumulate such immense merit, it would bring endless benefits to their respective clans.

Unfortunately, even though they were envious, they dared not make any rash moves and could only watch helplessly as Qin Ming merged his many merits into the enormous golden wheel of merit.

Of the remaining 50%, cultivators such as Yang Mei, Luo Hou, and Hong Jun each received 20%.

The cultivators of the three races each received 20%, while the remaining 10% was awarded to a group of independent cultivators.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Jingshi! With your abilities, it won't be long before you reach the ranks of the Primordial Golden Immortals, will it?"

Qiankun Daoist looked at Qin Ming, bowed in a Daoist salute, and came to Qin Ming's side with a big smile.

"Fellow Daoist Qiankun, you flatter me. I was just lucky, nothing special. However, Fellow Daoist Qiankun's Qiankun Cauldron and Qiankun Fan are both top-grade innate spiritual treasures, which are extremely compatible with Fellow Daoist Qiankun's Qiankun Law. I think Fellow Daoist will be among the first to reach this level before me."

Qin Ming humbly returned the greeting.

"Fellow Daoist Jingshi is as humble as ever. It has only been a Yuanhui since we last met, yet you have made such progress. We are truly ashamed."

Looking at the humble Qin Ming, the Yin-Yang Taoist immediately replied.

"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Jing Shi's talent and background truly impress us!"

"It has been a whole cycle since we last met. Today, on this joyous occasion, why don't we all come to my humble abode for a discussion? What do you say?"

Yang Mei seemed unaccustomed to this kind of mutual flattery. Seeing everyone praising each other, she immediately suggested something with a hint of impatience.

"That's a very good idea!"

"Seconded!"

"I've long heard that Fellow Daoist Yang Mei is incredibly wealthy; you mustn't hold back today."

"Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Yang Mei was among the first to take human form, so he must have collected many spiritual roots. He's probably in for a treat today."

Upon hearing this, the group of powerful figures immediately began to speak at once.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mei's expression darkened.

Indeed, he was the first to take human form.

However, even before he took human form, all things were in the process of gestation.

He was single-mindedly devoted to the Dao, hoping to attain the Primordial Dao as soon as possible, and then go to the depths of Chaos to retrieve his Chaos Demon Body and restore his former cultivation.

Therefore, since he took human form, he has not focused too much on collecting innate spiritual roots, and he has not collected many innate spiritual treasures either.

Hearing the words of the powerful figures, Yang Mei couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed.

Qin Ming noticed Yang Mei's predicament. With a thought, he took out some Enlightenment Tea, a set of Five Elements Divine Fruits, and some fruits formed from high- and mid-grade spiritual roots. Then, he came to Yang Mei's side without leaving a trace.

"Fellow Daoist, please use these to entertain the other Daoists!"

Upon hearing Qin Ming's telepathic message, Yang Mei was taken aback. She then opened the protective barrier and, seeing the precious spiritual fruits and roots inside, her eyes widened in surprise: "Fellow Daoist, this won't do! This gift is far too generous; I dare not accept it!"

"It's alright. This is a gift I gave to make friends with fellow Daoists; it doesn't count as a karmic debt!"

"If you feel guilty, fellow Daoist, please do not stand idly by when I need your help in the future."

Qin Ming smiled faintly and offered words of comfort.

As the saying goes, "A fence needs three posts, and a hero needs three helpers."

This ancient wilderness is no exception.

Have you not seen the Jie Sect in later generations, where the Tongtian Sect Leader fought against four saints all by himself?

If he had managed to win over either Nuwa or Houtu at that time, the situation might have been reversed.

The general trend of heaven and earth is never immutable.

In this case, the northern continent should have been destroyed.

But thanks to his efforts, isn't it still intact now?

Yang Mei is the reincarnation of the Space Demon God, possessing astonishing talent and rapid progress in cultivation.

In addition, his personality was different from that of Hongjun, who was good at scheming.

He felt at ease associating with such a person.

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"In that case, this humble Taoist will accept it without hesitation."

"If you ever have any requests in the future, I will do my utmost to fulfill them!"

After thinking it over for a while, Yang Mei agreed.

Seeing this, Qin Ming smiled slightly and followed Yang Mei and Hongjun, transforming into a rainbow of light and speeding towards Yang Mei's residence.

Before long, they arrived at Yang Mei's residence, where the powerful figures took their seats and began to explain their respective Taoist methods.

Because of the large number of people this time, each person will only preach for a thousand years.

Qin Ming sat cross-legged on the futon, and with a thought, released a wisp of aura from the Enlightenment Tea Tree from the Chaos Pearl to envelop himself.

After doing all this, Qin Ming began to listen carefully to the teachings of the many powerful figures.

These powerful beings, though varying in their cultivation levels.

But everyone has their own strengths.

Learning from others' strengths and making up for one's own weaknesses—this is the essence of philosophical discourse.

With the blessing of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, Qin Ming quickly entered a profound state, sometimes clapping his hands and laughing, sometimes frowning.

Time passed gradually as they discussed the Dao.