Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 57: The Nature of Merit, Shift in Qi Luck (3rd Update)

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: The Nature of Merit, Shift in Qi Luck (3rd Update)

Golden Turtle Island.

As a Saint’s Dojo, it stands aloof from the secular world and was not affected by the great war between the Witch and Demon Clan; even though Xuanqing had been away for a long time, the scenery on the island had not changed.

"Brother Xuanqing!"

Upon his return, he immediately saw Daoist Duobao, his face full of smiles, dressed in a wide-sleeve robe striding along generating a breeze, his head emanating a faint but discernible essence of Dao.

Xuanqing hurriedly greeted, "I see Brother Duobao, are you preparing to break through to Daluo?"

Daoist Duobao’s current state was completely perfected with the Three Flowers and Five Qi; his spirit, energy, and essence completely unified, Taiyin Golden Immortal Dao Fruit merging mysteriously with heaven and earth, on par with the universe, his spirit fused with the void, in a state where no further progress seemed possible.

"Exactly!"

Daoist Duobao smiled, "If all goes well, I shall achieve Daluo in these few days! However, I am not content with stopping at the Eighth Grade of Daluo’s Dao Flower and wish to refine myself further with the power of an Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

"Brother, you know I am transformed from the Treasure Dividing Rock, extremely sensitive to the aura of treasures. The treasure aura from you is soaring, I assume your journey was quite fruitful!"

"Therefore, I have an audacious request. I hope you can lend me the Innate Spiritual Treasure you possess for a while, allowing me to absorb the treasure essence contained within!"

Daoist Duobao’s path is also very unique, like Xuanqing, requiring the understanding of various Spirit Treasure Dao Essences, but where Xuanqing’s purpose in comprehending Spirit Treasure Dao Essence was to refine falsehood into truth by understanding the Innate Great Dao contained within.

Whereas, Daoist Duobao strengthens his own origin by absorbing the treasure essence, the more Innate Spiritual Treasures he encounters, the stronger his source becomes.

As the leading disciple of the Jie Sect, he naturally had unique access to numerous Innate Spiritual Treasures, even encountering those belonging to Taiching and Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Brother, you are too kind!"

Xuanqing immediately understood that the other had sensed the aura of the Spiritual Treasures on him, and promptly took out the "Treasure Coin", "Mountain and River Map", "Mountain River Tripod", and "Flask of Yin and Yang Essence", and said with a light laugh, "These four Innate Spiritual Treasures on me, Brother, are the ones you haven’t encountered!"

"The Treasure Coin was obtained at Wuyi Mountain, the Mountain and River Map was lent to me temporarily by Lady Nuwa for protection, the Mountain River Tripod was a gift from the Dragon Clan, and the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence came from a cultivator of the Phoenix Clan!"

"I hope they can be of use to Brother!"

Daoist Duobao’s original form is the Treasure Dividing Rock, apart from those few Innate Treasures specially granted by Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, he had basically encountered all other Innate Spiritual Treasures held by various Saints.

Xuanqing’s Purple Lightning Hammer, Sudden Thunder Zither, the other has long been in contact with.

Therefore, he did not bring them out.

"Thank you, Brother!"

Daoist Duobao, greatly pleased by the sight, then said meaningfully, "Brother, your fortune is profound! Not only favored by Nuwa, even the Demon Emperor from the Nine Layers Heaven has sent the Demon Elder Bai Ze to deliver a gift!"

"A gift?"

Xuanqing was puzzled.

Daoist Duobao laughed, "Didn’t you save little Jinwu? As the Demon Emperor, how could he not show gratitude? It’s just that you were traveling abroad, and didn’t meet Bai Ze; the gift was temporarily collected by the teacher on your behalf!"

"I see!"

Xuanqing nodded immediately.

For him, this indeed counted as an unexpected joy, with Emperor Jun being one of the more magnanimous among the great beings with Divine Powers!

Just what could the gift mentioned by Duobao be?

"I plan to meet my teacher!"

Xuanqing slightly smiled, looked at Daoist Duobao, and asked, "Brother, would you like to join me?"

"That sounds good!"

Daoist Duobao immediately nodded.

Soon, the two of them arrived at Biyou Palace together and paid a visit to Tongtian Sect Master. After a brief greeting, Xuanqing immediately brought up the matter of "drawing pies in the sky" for all beings.

"How interesting!"

Tongtian Sect Master, with great interest, asked: "Do you know what the essence of Merit is?"

"Please enlighten me, teacher!"

Xuanqing knew that Tongtian Sect Master’s words must have a deep meaning and immediately asked for guidance.

Tongtian Sect Master nodded with satisfaction and explained: "The term Merit, as the name suggests, means to contribute to the heavens and earth, and to possess virtue towards all beings! Saints educating all beings is Merit! Your evolution of Innate Eight Diagrams, perfecting the Heavenly Dao order, is also Merit! It is something evolved from the root of Heavenly Dao and is also a catalyst for the development of the grand trend!"

"During the Fierce Beasts Catastrophe, in order to promote the evolution of heaven and earth, as long as one slayed a fierce beast, they could obtain Merit, but that was already events of several epochs ago!"

"During the Dragon-Han Catastrophe, as various Great Daos evolved, Heavenly Dao would also descend Merit!"

"After the three lectures at Purple Cloud Palace, Emperor Jun’s celestial marriage could obtain Merit, Kunpeng creating Demon Text could obtain Merit, and your drilling wood to make fire could also obtain Merit!"

"Can you see something from this?"

Tongtian Sect Master did not directly answer but guided Xuanqing to think by using various cases.

"Merit!"

Xuanqing furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, and then tentatively said: "Could it be that the changes of heavenly destiny and the alternation of heaven and earth’s luck are also driven by Merit?"

"Correct!"

Tongtian Sect Master nodded and said: "Dragon Chapter Phoenix Seal, Qilin Dao Book, before Kunpeng created Demon Text, the Primordial World was not without various texts existing, yet when these texts appeared, Heavenly Dao did not bestow any Merit! The reason Demon Text could obtain Merit is purely due to the switching of heaven and earth’s luck towards the Witch and Demon Clan!"

"And your fire drilling obtaining Merit is because the Witch and Demon Clan provoked public anger, and the luck of heaven and earth invisibly shifted towards the Human Race and Acquired beings!"

"In the future, it is likely to be the era of the Human Race!"

The Heavenly Dao Saint’s Primordial Spirit entrusted to Heavenly Dao can experience the grand trends of Heavenly Dao from the changes in heaven and earth’s luck, allowing glimpses into part of the future.

And Xuanqing, having listened to the elaboration of Tongtian Sect Master, also understood the essence of Merit.

Merit to the heavens and earth, virtue to all beings, Heavenly Dao will descend Merit, but as heaven and earth’s luck begins to shift, Heavenly Dao will also descend part of the Merit to help the races close to the grand trend grow.

Simply put, it is a kind of investment, after the later stages of the Fierce Beasts Catastrophe, Heavenly Dao invested in the three clans: Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin. When these three clans were despised by the beings of Primordial, Heavenly Dao settled everything and began investing in the Demon Clan.

Now, for various reasons, the Demon Clan began to be despised by the beings of Primordial, and the heaven and earth’s luck shifted towards the Human Race, Heavenly Dao began investing in the Human Race.

This is also why Xuanqing drilling wood for fire, You Chao sewing clothes, and building wooden houses could attract Heavenly Dao to bestow Merit.

If one says, Xuanqing igniting the first fire of Acquired makes sense, but before the birth of the Human Race, there were already clothes and shelters in Primordial.

That Merit, is not because the Human Race contributed to the heavens and earth, but simply an investment by Heavenly Dao in the Human Race!

"Your ideas are very interesting!"

Tongtian Sect Master showed a hint of appreciation: "My Jie Sect’s teachings are to seize a thread of survival for all beings, since you wish to trade with Heavenly Dao to promote the evolution of Primordial and Heavenly Dao, as a teacher, I will naturally not sit idly by! I can try directly communicating with the will of Heavenly Dao to facilitate your plan! However, we still need an object as a witness!"

"Brother has always planned thoroughly before acting, I think Brother Xuanqing has already prepared for this!" Upon hearing this, Daoist Duobao immediately presented the "Treasure Coin" he had just borrowed from Xuanqing: "This object, containing the Innate Dao of trading and even a hint of the Heavenly Dao charm, is perfect for setting a contract with Heavenly Dao!"

Hearing this, Xuanqing couldn’t help but smile knowingly and bowed to the Tongtian Sect Master: "Brother is right, I boldly ask the teacher to witness the deal between me and Heavenly Dao for me!"

"Good!"

Tongtian Sect Master immediately nodded.

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