Chapter 43: Virtue and Merit Descend, Opening Up a Small World

  "It's finally over," the remaining monks let out a long sigh of relief, everyone showed a happy expression, but it was too tragic, people couldn't help but feel a chill as they gazed at this bloody battlefield.

  The cruelty of this disaster far exceeds people's imagination, and it is no exaggeration to describe it as "only one out of ten survived".

  Nearly 10 trillion cultivators, now only over 200 billion are left, and more than 15 trillion fierce beasts have been almost wiped out. Even the powerful ones like Daluo Jinxian are only over 300 people left, it can be said that it is extremely tragic.

  While the crowd was still sighing, suddenly, a sacred and solemn celestial music came from the sky, echoing throughout the vast expanse of Honghuang, with endless spiritual energy transforming into golden flowers scattered everywhere.

  The mountains and rivers that were destroyed in the great disaster began to recover gradually under the nourishment of spiritual energy, and the remaining killing energy and evil energy were also purified in a short period of time.

  For a time, the entire Honghuang world became fresh and clean, with flowers blooming, clear skies and boundless sunshine, causing everyone to stare blankly, puzzled by this strange phenomenon.

  But that's not all, a stream of golden light descended from the sky, and some of it even landed on some people present. Among the three largest streams of golden light, one flew westward, and two flew eastward.

  Whenever the world is in great turmoil, although there are nine deaths and one life, there are also great opportunities. The Heavenly Way does not ask about good or evil, as long as what you do in the midst of the great turmoil benefits the operation of Heaven and Earth, it will be rewarded.

  Thus, even if it is a Raksha, there will be great merits and golden light descending upon one's body.

  Of course, not everyone can get the golden light of merit. Only when one's contribution to heaven and earth reaches a certain level and is recognized by heaven and earth will the golden light of merit descend.

  After the great calamity was over, Li Yi returned to Penglai Island. After all, his injuries were severe and it was not suitable for him to wander around outside.

  At this time, Li Yi was sitting cross-legged on the main peak of Penglai Island, introspecting his body, and recognizing a dazzling golden light in the sea of consciousness that was slowly merging into his soul, a mysterious and profound feeling swept across his mind.

  Li Yi did not dare to slack off, knowing that the opportunity was hard to come by. He immediately kept his body and mind calm, keeping his spirit empty, with no thoughts arising or being born, silently contemplating that thread of mystery.

  This comprehension lasted for fifty years. Li Yi's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and two gray lights shot out from his eyes, causing a slight crack in space to appear.

  "The sea of knowledge has expanded by a quarter, willpower is almost solidified, the Golden Immortal peak is reached, and the Jian Dao is complete." Li Yi's mouth corner revealed a hint of a smile, obviously very satisfied with this closed-door gain.

  "It's a pity that the golden light of merit is too hard to come by, if only there was a bit more, I might have touched the edge of the 'Reincarnation Sword Dao'," Li Yi couldn't help but feel a little greedy after feeling the great benefits of the golden light of merit.

  "Whatever, I'll just have to rely on myself," Li Yi cast aside this somewhat unrealistic fantasy and flew directly to the edge of the island, preparing to test the power of his perfected Quiet Destruction Sword Path. With the fusion of his merit and golden light, Li Yi's willpower had increased greatly, enough to support externalizing his domain without needing to borrow the power of the Qinglian ancient sword again.

  Li Yi pointed his right hand at the sea water below, and a gray crescent-shaped light arc cut towards the ocean. This light arc contained a will of annihilation, and any movement in front of this will seemed to be annihilated. In an instant, a huge trench of tens of thousands of meters appeared, and the seawater inside disappeared out of thin air.

  Li Yi slightly raised his head, pointing to the sky with one finger. A rotating Taiji diagram appeared in the cloud layer. In an instant, all the clouds within the Taiji diagram disappeared into thin air, and the entire sky turned dark. Even light could not penetrate the Taiji diagram, and any light that fell within its area was reduced to nothingness.

  "If I could borrow the power of Qinglian's ancient sword, it would be even greater and less consuming," Li Yi murmured, "Next is to quickly comprehend the 'Wheel of Rebirth Sword Dao' and quickly advance to become a Daluo Golden Immortal."

  Desolate North, Blood Prison City.

  Xueyu Wu Zu stood alone on a mountain peak, with the crowd from Xueyu City following closely behind. Everyone's face was flushed with excitement as they gazed up at their master.

  "Ah, opening up a small world, just thinking about it is exciting," a Golden Immortal said with some incoherent words.

  "The lord's power is beyond our imagination," someone sighed.

  "Hmph, our master is one of the Five Great Supreme Ones, so it's only natural that he can defy the heavens."

  ……

  Everyone in Blood Prison City was discussing it nonstop, but they all revolved around one topic - opening up a small world.

  The main deity's long hair danced in the wind, his cold and ruthless eyes emitted a bright white light, and threads of golden rules appeared in his eyes.

  The master stretched out his white fingers, with mysterious runes entwined around them, and a faint sense of oppression emanated from the fingers.

  Before long, the statue nodded towards a rule node, "Boom!!!", and like a chain reaction, piece by piece of space collapsed.

  At this moment, two golden rays of light shot out from the eyes of the master, and as soon as they appeared, they transformed into countless symbols over ten feet in size, flying into the chaotic fragments of space.

  Gradually, the entire area calmed down, and a small world spanning hundreds of miles appeared before everyone's eyes.

  The master's brow furrowed slightly, and with a wave of his sleeve, a matchless spell was cast into the small world. "Rumble rumble!!" The small world continued to expand, thousands of miles, tens of thousands of miles, hundreds of thousands of miles, until it finally reached an expanse of millions of miles before stopping.

  After thorough stability, the mighty will of Benzon descended upon the small world, a gust of wind stirred up clouds, mountains, rivers, earth, sky... gradually took shape.

  Xue Yu Wu Zu and others stared in amazement, it was a successful opening. With just one casual gesture, several golden lights shot out, and a simple small world appeared.

  Indeed, it's omnipotent and boundless, with everyone's eyes filled with reverence.

  After the small world was opened, Ben Zun has been staying in the small world all along. The Five Ancestors of Xueyu also moved the nine black coffins into the small world, and all the Daluo Golden Immortals entered the small world to retreat from the world. The outside Xueyu City was handed over to the Golden Immortal for management.

  After the great calamity, due to Hong Jun and Yang Mei's retreat, many Daluo Golden Immortals also chose to close their doors. Among the remaining cultivators, the three clans occupied more than half of them. Zu Long, Tian Feng, and Lin Zu were all safe and sound. Therefore, in the vast wilderness, there was no longer any force that could rival the three clans, except for the Blood Prison City. The three clans officially became the main characters of the Vast Wilderness.

  Zulong, Tianfeng, Linzu are also ambitious. Moreover, the current opportunity is unprecedentedly good, with almost no competitors. If we don't take action now, there will absolutely be no such good opportunity in the future.

  If they can occupy a vast territory, gather momentum, and cultivate with the help of momentum, it is not impossible for them to become the next supreme being. When several people think of the supreme being's destructive power that destroys heaven and earth, and shakes the stars, they are filled with fervor.

  The Dragon Clan, in addition to occupying the ocean, began to occupy the rivers and coastal areas within the Primordial Wilderness; The Phoenix Clan then entered and occupied most of the volcanic belts; The Qilin Clan was not to be outdone, with Mount Buzhou as its center, it began to seize the land of the Primordial Wilderness.

  And the dragon clan gathered most of the scale armor tribes, and self-proclaimed itself as the master of the scale armor; The phoenix tribe also subdued many flying tribes; And the Qilin naturally became the master of the beasts.