Immortal Father
Chapter 728 - 728 254 Heavenly Dao Bestows Merit Part 2

728: Chapter 254 Heavenly Dao Bestows Merit Part 2 728: Chapter 254 Heavenly Dao Bestows Merit Part 2 Immortal Taiyi embraced his arms and shook his head:

“This Poor Daoist truly acknowledges, no wonder Disciple-Nephew Ping’an has been saying all along, we must beware of the Western Sect, beware of the Western Sect.”

“Next time something like this happens, let’s split our forces into two groups, with some of our brothers confronting them outside Mount Ling, and if the leaders of the Western Sect come out to cause trouble, we’ll strike at their sect’s gate.”

“Enough, stop talking nonsense.”

Guang Chengzi looked around, frowning as he said:

“That Liù Chì Tiānchán is not to be underestimated, who would have thought that even one of the ancient five deadliest creatures had been converted by the Western Sect.”

“The matter of the Western Sect nurturing fierce demons must be reported to all disciples of our Precept Teaching, so that they can be more vigilant when they travel.”

Taoist Compassionate Ferry softly said, “Look, the clouds are moving.”

The colorful auspicious clouds above trembled slightly, and more than a dozen rays of rosy light descended, merging above the heads of the immortals present.

The ones who received the most rosy light were Guang Chengzi, Immortal Yuding, Immortal Taiyi, Immortal Huanglong, followed by several Precept Teaching Immortals and two ministers of the Human Race who received less.

With the rosy light surrounding them, each immortal gained enlightenment.

[As you aided Houtu and contributed to Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Dao bestows upon you merits as rewards.]

[These merits can be used to deepen your own understanding of The Great Dao, to forge your Dao Body, or to infuse them into Spiritual Treasures, transforming them into Merit Spiritual Treasures.]

[This Heavenly Dao merit is conferred by the Heavenly Emperor.]

The immortals were both surprised and delighted at this, with Yun Zhongzi being the first to take out his most powerful Spiritual Treasure, drawing in the colorful rosy light into it.

The Spiritual Treasure suddenly radiated brightly, its spiritual pressure slightly increased, and it emanated a faint yellow and mysterious aura.

Yun Zhongzi stroked his beard and smiled, “Not bad, not bad.”

Immortal Huanglong drew Heavenly Dao’s merit into himself, and the aura around him surged a bit, making half a step closer towards being a Daluo Golden Immortal.

The immortals followed suit, with those who had already become Daluo Golden Immortals using the Heavenly Dao’s merit to strengthen their personal lifebound Spiritual Treasures;

Those who had not yet become Daluo Golden Immortals used the Heavenly Dao’s merit to enhance their understanding of The Great Dao.

Such rosy light was also shared with Qing Su, Li Dazhi, and Luo Xuejing.

All three chose without hesitation to deepen their understanding of The Great Dao.

Li Dazhi was surrounded by chaotic rosy light, his aura wildly growing, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached the complete state of a Heavenly Immortal.

Li Ping’an’s voice came from above:

“Father!

Too much merit entering the body is not appropriate!

Do not force a breakthrough, or else there may be many obstacles in the future!”

“I know, I know!”

Li Dazhi waved his hand, chuckling with his hands in his sleeves.

Luo Xuejing then made a ritual bow towards the sky, and all the immortals clasped their hands in thanks to Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Emperor.

From within the colorful auspicious clouds, Li Ping’an looked at the remaining merits in front of him, feeling somewhat troubled.

It wasn’t for any particular reason.

If the Heavenly Dao had given a hundred portions of merit this time, he had barely given out thirty-six portions, with the remaining more than sixty percent of the merit yet to be allocated.

He had been a bit conservative when distributing it a moment ago.

But that was also manageable.

Li Ping’an thought for a bit, first taking his own share, which was about eleven percent—the largest portion.

The Heavenly Dao’s merit entered his body, flying straight into the Golden Cloud, repaying part of his debt, relieving Li Ping’an of the retributive force of Heavenly Dao on this occasion, and still there was more than half of this Heavenly Dao’s power left.

Li Ping’an thought for a bit, and then he infused this portion of Heavenly Dao’s power into his replica of the Heaven-Overturning Seal.

Instantly, his Spirit Platform emitted myriads of brilliant lights, and the replica of the Heaven-Overturning Seal flew out of his body on its own, ascending high into the sky, attracting countless thunderbolts.

It was because the portion of Heavenly Dao merit given by Li Ping’an was so great that it caused this already astonishing material, a near-perfect acquired Spiritual Treasure, to undergo a qualitative change.

Li Ping’an did not concern himself further and continued to allocate the remaining Heavenly Dao’s merit.

His distribution this time was essentially setting a ‘standard’, and future Heavenly Dao merit allocations would refer to the method he had used this time.

After careful consideration, Li Ping’an decided that the Human Emperor deserved three portions, while Mother Nüwa and Yuanshi Tianzun, the two sect heads who had withstood the opposing sect’s two Great Sect Leaders, each deserved at least eight portions.

The Witch Clan had suffered this calamity, and previously they had helped protect Houtu; thus, a total of eight portions should be bestowed upon the fighting witches.

Thus, he raised his hand and manipulated the light, sending a ray towards Xuanyuan Palace, one towards Holy Mother Palace, one towards Jade Void Palace, and one ray became thousands of light showers, merging into the battling witches who had joined the fray earlier.

The Heavenly Dao’s merit that flew to Holy Mother Palace and Jade Void Palace was ‘ten portions’ each, accounting for two tenths of this round of merit.

Inside Holy Mother Palace, Mother Nüwa gently smiled with pursed lips, saying, “Then I shall accept it without being overly courteous.”

She led the merit into her Red Embroidered Ball.

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head and chuckled lightly, saying, “Before the Heavenly Court is established, one should keep more of Heavenly Dao’s merit to bolster it.”

With that, he channeled the merit into his Jade Ruyi.

The precious possessions of the two sect heads only became stronger with each battle.

Having divided in this way, Li Ping’an had only one and a half tenths of Heavenly Dao’s merit remaining.

So, with a flick of his fingers, he took three portions of merit for Mother Gui Ling on the Cloud Boat, thanking her for her assistance the past two times, and then he took another three portions for the five hundred thousand celestial soldiers.

Although the three portions of merit were divided among the five hundred thousand, each portion as light as a drizzle, it was also a significant aid to the cultivation of these celestial soldiers.

Finally, with the remaining one and a half tenths of merit, Li Ping’an put it into the Lingxiao Palace.

—This was not for himself, but rather, on behalf of Heavenly Court, allowing Lingxiao Palace to accept this merit.

Lingxiao Palace too exhibited many anomalies, with the appearance of a new high platform, and on the platform, a desk emerged with a vaguely square seal on it, although the seal for now was still just a phantom.

After doing all this, Li Ping’an pondered a while longer, then addressed Heavenly Dao: