Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 108 [Discussing Merits and Rewards, Losing Much due to Small Oversights] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 108: Chapter 108 [Discussing Merits and Rewards, Losing Much due to Small Oversights] (Please Subscribe)

The most important characteristic of the Heavenly Pillar is its hardness. To ensure this, Xuanqing spared no expense, integrating a vast amount of Immortal Gold Divine Iron into the four limbs of the Mysterious Turtle, nearly depleting his accumulations of several eons.

Of course, it was all worth it!

If he had not given enough, how could the Heavenly Dao bestow upon him sufficient Merit?

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, seventy-seven days had passed, and the Immortal Gold Divine Iron completely merged into the four limbs of the Mysterious Turtle, which now exuded an aura of boundless and profound weight.

At this point, the four Heavenly Pillars were thoroughly refined.

With the Tongtian Sect Master and the Xuanwu Zhi Ming as formidable presences by his side, the pillar in the land of Beiming could be erected without much difficulty.

Afterward, Xuanqing handed the other three Heavenly Pillars over to Duobao, Jin Ling, and Wudang.

"Brother Duobao, when you go to the Western domain, please take the opportunity to ask the White Tiger Guardian for a share of Xin Metal Essence as a favor to me!"

"And Sister Jin Ling, when you go to the southern region, please help me ask Ling Guang for a share of Ding Fire Essence, which will also be a favor I owe you!"

"Just, I have some grievances with the Phoenix Clan cultivators, so please do not mention my name!"

Hearing this, Daoist Duobao couldn’t help but laugh: "Junior Brother, you’re too courteous! Why talk of favors for such a small matter? I still wish to accumulate more Merit with you!"

Jin Ling Saint Mother also smiled: "We’re all fellow disciples, Junior Brother, you’re being too polite!"

She also knew that previously, Xuanqing had slain the direct descendant of Yuan Feng, the Golden Winged Great Roc, over the East Sea, so he had been avoiding any interaction with the Phoenix Clan cultivators for years.

"Then I thank you, Brother Duobao and Sister Jin Ling," Xuanqing slightly nodded his head: "If these two items were not useful for my cultivation, I would not trouble you both. Please accept my bow of gratitude!"

Previously, he had obtained Yimu Essence from Green Dragon Meng Zhang, and Gui Water Essence from Zhi Ming, greatly enhancing the might of his "Creation Furnace," which sparked his desire to collect all the Innate Five Elements Essence.

However, he had always been wary of the two in the Western domain and was concerned about karma with the Phoenix Clan, hence he had not sought out the White Tiger Guardian and the Vermilion Bird Ling Guang.

But now, with the Heavenly Pillar concerning the survival of the Primordial World, he naturally was not worried about those two or Ling Guang harming him, as he had more pressing matters at hand.

Therefore, he had asked Daoist Duobao and Jin Ling Saint Mother for a favor to get a share!

The three of them turned into rainbows and disappeared.

Seeing this, Xuanqing immediately turned to the Tongtian Sect Master: "Teacher, Junior Brother Gongming and Junior Sister Yunxiao have taken the Primordial Golden Bowl and the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl to block the Heavenly River! I’m a little worried, please pay more attention!"

At this moment, the pillar in Beiming was erected, and both the Tongtian Sect Master and Xuanwu Zhi Ming were relieved from the burden of sustaining the heavens and earth!

However, the collapse of Buzhou Mountain had significantly impacted the Primordial World, and there were still many issues that needed to be addressed by the Tongtian Sect Master himself!

Such as, the shattered Ancient Starry Sky, the disordered sequence of time, and the spatial rifts appearing on the land.

"Rest assured!"

Tongtian Sect Master responded with a smile: "Don’t worry! They’ll be alright! It’s just Zhunti, that guy, who sneakily emptied the Demon Clan’s treasury!"

"What?"

Xuanqing was shocked.

The reason he had handed over the task of placing the Heavenly Pillars to Duobao and the others was to seek out the treasures of the Demon Clan. He hadn’t expected Zhunti Daoist to act first!

Seeing his reaction, the Tongtian Sect Master frowned slightly and looked at Xuanqing with a doubtful gaze: "You’re not also eyeing the Demon Clan’s treasury, are you? The truly valuable items, would the Demon Clan really keep them in the treasury? What Zhunti took is just some materials of little value!"

With but a thought, a Saint could surveil the whole Primordial World, and even while upholding the heavens and the earth, the Tongtian Sect Master hadn’t forgotten to monitor Zhunti; had it not been for Zhunti’s interference, he would have already seized the Innate Treasure "Chaos Bell"!

He was naturally displeased!

And in the Western domain, without the need for two Saints’ support, Jieyin Daoist upheld the heavens while Zhunti Daoist and many other powerful beings paid a visit to the Heavenly Court!

Xuanqing, struck with dismay, couldn’t help but rue Zhunti Daoist’s cunning actions.

Compared to that Saint, my own thick skin is simply no match.

"Let it be, at least I have managed to get involved in some of the merit of supporting the heavens!"

Xuanqing was left speechless and could only comfort himself: "The good stuff must all have been hidden away by Emperor Jun! That Zhunti Saint probably didn’t get much of a haul either!"

Since the Demon Clan’s treasury had been plundered by Zhunti, Xuanqing had no intentions of going to the Heavenly Court. He immediately turned into a rainbow light and escaped towards the location where Nuwa was refining the Heavenly Repair Stones.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Yun Xiao summoned the "Primordial Golden Bowl", Zhao Gongming activated the "Ocean Stabilizing Pearl", and Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao shaped a sturdy barrier with their mana, finally managing to temporarily block the rupture in the Heavenly River.

But they all knew that this was only a temporary measure, and only a Saint could settle this disaster once and for all.

Boom!

Who knows how much time had passed when the "Heaven and Earth Cauldron" shook violently, casting a five-colored light that illuminated all the heavens and earth, and an unfathomably mystical power instantly burst forth from the cauldron.

Seeing this, Nuwa manifested her colossal Dharma Form millions of zhang in height, with one hand supporting the "Heaven and Earth Cauldron" and the other casting Divine Skills to fuse the Divine Stones meant for repairing the heavens into the breach.

At the same time, with the help of Green Dragon Meng Zhang, Vermilion Bird Ling Guang, and White Tiger Guardian, the three individuals including Duobao successfully placed the new Heavenly Pillars in their proper positions.

The Heavenly Dao felt this and immediately descended the power of the Heavenly Dao to assist the four Heavenly Pillars in supporting the heavens and the earth, and subsequently concealed them with the power of the Heavenly Dao.

Clearly, the collapse of Buzhou Mountain, while influenced by the major forces of the Heavenly Dao, also served as a warning to the Heavenly Dao, not to allow anyone to meddle with the new Heavenly Pillars lightly.

The power of the Heavenly Dao, unfathomably mystical and supreme above all, now besides the several Heavenly Dao Saints, and Holy Beasts like the Azure Dragon, no one else could see the new Heavenly Pillars, let alone damage them.

As Nuwa’s work of repairing the heavens came to an end, the torn vault of heaven, under the influence of the Creation Power and the Heavenly Repair Stones, had completely healed.

However, the four legs of the Mysterious Turtle still couldn’t compare to Buzhou Mountain, and the distance between heaven and earth was significantly reduced, causing the Primordial Land to tilt towards the southeast.

The seasons of the Primordial World also became distorted, as though an invisible barrier of rules had separated the Heavenly Realm and the Primordial World, and the Ancient Starry Sky also became dull and lightless.

Nevertheless, the biggest problem had been solved, and the Primordial World would no longer face the danger of annihilation.

Boom!

The Heavenly Dao suddenly bestowed a great amount of Merit.

Nuwa, single-handedly mending the sky, undoubtedly put forth the most effort and was enveloped in an endless light of Merit.

The next was the Mysterious Turtle of the North Sea.

Xuanqing summoned the "Netherworld Geomancy Map", and Tongtian Sect Master pointed out; the power of the Heavenly Dao flashed by, and the True Spirit of the Mysterious Turtle instantly merged with the endless Merit, flying towards the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

"In the next life, you shall become my Direct Disciple!"

The will of the Saint is equivalent to the will of heaven, and when Tongtian Sect Master spoke these words, it was like the decrees of heaven itself, creating laws with every utterance, and secretly establishing a teacher-disciple fate between himself and the Beiming Mysterious Turtle in the ethereal world.

The Heavenly Dao continued to acknowledge services and award merits, with Xuanqing being the next recipient.

He transformed the Mysterious Turtle’s legs into new Heavenly Pillars and offered the Five-Colored Stones he had collected painstakingly. The Merit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao was enough to craft numerous Merit Spiritual Treasures.

Following him were the four Heavenly Dao Saints: Taiching Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Sect Master, Jieyin Daoist, as well as Zhi Ming, the Divine Monarch guarding the four corners of the world, and others.

At a critical moment, Zhen Yuanzi summoned the "Earth Book" to stabilize the Primordial Land and also gained considerable Merit.

Yun Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and the others used the "Primordial Golden Bowl" and the "Ocean Stabilizing Pearl" to seal off the Heavenly River. Their contributions were not small, and the Heavenly Dao did not overlook their efforts.

As Merit descended from heaven, golden light illuminated the expanse of heaven, now rivaling the time when Ksitigarbha Daoist made his Grand Vow!

The immense merit forthcoming instantly made many powerful beings green with envy, wishing desperately to take their place!

Conversely, due to not contributing much labor and instead plundering the Heavenly Court’s treasury at a crucial moment, Zhunti Daoist only received a token amount of Merit from the Heavenly Dao.

Even lesser than what Duobao, Jin Ling, and Wudang received for positioning the Heavenly Pillars.

Truly a case of penny-wise, pound foolish!

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