Chapter Sixteen: The Merits of the Kalpa of Quantity

  After killing Zhu Long, Di Jiang and Di Jun did not join the battlefield again, but watched the battle situation from afar.

  In the Exterminating Immortal Sword Formation, Luo Yu was engaged in a fierce battle with Hong Jun and Yang Mei, both of whom had reached the quasi-saint peak. He couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed, seeing that he was controlling the sword formation to attack them while standing on top of the Tianmo Tower and stepping on the Extinction Black Lotus. The Tianmo Tower, Extinction Black Lotus, and Exterminating Immortal Sword Formation were all top-notch pre-heavenly spiritual treasures, but compared to Hong Jun, they still fell short. Hong Jun stood with his head topped by the Creation Jade Disc and his feet treading on the Taiji Diagram, holding the Pangu Fan in his hand. These three items were all pre-heavenly supreme treasures, and although he was initially suppressed by the sword formation, after decades of confrontation, he had slowly adapted to its attack patterns.

  He raised an eyebrow and stood to one side, neither hurried nor slow, holding in his hand a treasure refined from a hollow willow branch that was part of his own body, swinging it to entwine the Trapping Heaven Sword within the Exterminating Immortal Sword Array.

  "Yong Mei, I have figured out the way to break the Xian Jian Sword Formation. As long as we simultaneously fix the four Xian swords in the formation, it will naturally be broken." Hong Jun blocked another incoming sword energy and suddenly transmitted a message to Yong Mei.

  "We are only two people, how can we simultaneously wield four divine swords?" asked the eyebrow-raising Daoist.

  "I have a divine power that can transform myself into three equally powerful clones. You only need to immobilize one of them, and the remaining three will be taken care of by me."

  "Raised an eyebrow in surprise, 'Fellow Taoist actually has such a powerful divine ability!'"

  "It's not even powerful, this divine ability of mine can only last for the time it takes to burn an incense stick. Next time, fellow daoist, don't hold back your strength, otherwise once the time is up, we'll both likely be trapped to death in the formation."

  "Hong Jun Dao friend rest assured, Yang Mei dare not use full force."

  Hong Jun didn't speak again, suddenly let out a loud shout, his body instantly transformed into three auras with the same strength, one of which was on top of the Jade Disc and rushed towards the Exterminating Immortal Sword; one foot stepped on the Taiji Diagram and rushed towards the Slaying Immortal Sword; the last one held the Pangu Fan and rushed towards the Absolute Immortal Sword. At this time, Yang Mei also moved, the empty willow branch in his hand suddenly grew a hundred times larger, and flew straight at the Trapping Immortal Sword.

  Luoyin was shocked when he saw the situation, knowing that they had already figured out a way to break through. He didn't dare hesitate and called for help from the four great Blood Guards who were fighting alongside him. The four Blood Guards were loyal and devoted, although they knew that entering the formation would mean certain death for eight or nine out of ten of them, but they still charged in without hesitation.

  The Kun Tian Lao Zu and others were also blinded by their killing intent, seeing the four great Blood Guards rushing to flee, thinking they wanted to escape, how could they let them off, quickly chasing after them. Only when they stepped into the sword array of the Heavenly Extermination did they react, but it was already too late. This was also the Heavenly Way intentionally confusing their minds, wanting to plot against them. If these Chaotic Demonic Gods didn't die, there wouldn't be a stage for the development of the later Three Pure Ones, Nu Wa and those Pre-Heavenly Demonic Gods.

  The four Blood Guards entered the formation and were immediately teleported to the side of the Exterminating Immortal Sword Formation's four gates. Each gate had a sword hanging on it, which was the Exterminating Immortal Four Swords that Luo Yu wanted them to wield to resist Hong Jun and Yang Mei's Breaking Array. At this moment, suddenly, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Yin-Yang Venerable, and other Chaotic Demonic Gods entered the formation. Luo Yu revealed a face of disdain and, in his spare time, released several sword energies that turned these Chaotic Demonic Gods into dust. Only Lei Ze's great god had some accumulated merit protecting him, allowing him to escape with a wisp of his primordial spirit.

  Emperor Jiang looked shocked, the Great Luo Golden Immortal's peak realm was so vulnerable in front of Luo Hui, then wouldn't he die even faster if he went up? Emperor Jiang calculated in his heart, originally wanting to go up and give him a final blow when Luo Hui was about to finish off, but now it seemed like there was great danger.

  Whether this plan of revenge should be carried out or not, Teikou was torn in his heart.

  Just as the Emperor Jiang was in a dilemma, another change occurred in the Zhuxian Sword Formation. The three people transformed by Hong Jun were all powerful and killed the three Blood Guards who controlled the Zhuxian Sword, Zhu Xian Sword, and Jue Xian Sword with just two simple moves. Instantly, the three immortal swords were frozen in place, but the Zhuxian Sword Formation was not broken yet, so they could not be retrieved.

  Luóu couldn't sit still any longer, and once again revealed his figure. He happened to arrive just in time to grab the Trapping Immortal Sword as Yangmei was about to kill the last Blood Guard, thus avoiding being pinned down by Yangmei and breaking through the Exterminating Immortal Sword Formation.

  "Yang Mei said, 'Hurry up, friend, there's only half a stick of incense left.' Seeing Luo Hui appear, Hong Jun was greatly alarmed. In his heart, he had little confidence in breaking through the Xianjian sword array. Could Yang Mei seize the Trap Immortal Sword from Luo Hui within half a stick of incense?"

  "It turns out that this divine ability to triple has a time limit, which scared me to death and caused me to lose the four great blood guards for nothing." Upon hearing Hong Jun's shout, Luo Yu naturally knew the weakness of his divine ability.

  "It seems like I really have to go all out now." Yan Mei said calmly, "Half a stick of incense is enough time."

  "Oh? Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve to snatch the Trapping Immortal Sword from me within half a stick of incense?" Luo Hui said with a smile, unperturbed.

  He raised an eyebrow without saying a word, his entire aura gradually rising, and for a moment, he stunned the two people in the Exterminating Immortal Sword Array.

  "Hunyuan Dalo Golden Immortal!" Luo Yu was shocked, unable to utter another word. Even Hong Jun by his side had a look of astonishment, never expecting that the unassuming Yang Mei was actually one step ahead of him. However, Yang Mei's aura was only locked onto the Exterminating Immortal Sword Formation, and apart from Luo Yu and Hong Jun, no one else knew.

  From Emperor Jiang's perspective, all he saw was Yang Mei and Luo Yu saying a couple of words, then Yang Mei waved his hand forward, and the Xian Sword left Luo Yu's hand, being caught by Yang Mei. The Xian Sword Array emitted a fierce tremor and soon dispersed. With the Xian Sword Array broken, Hong Jun took advantage of the situation to take away three of the four Xian Swords and the Xian Sword Chart, then fought with Luo Yu together. Meanwhile, Yang Mei stood aside, never making another move.

  What kind of magical power was used to snatch the Trapping Immortal Sword from Luo Hui's hand in one go? Emperor Jiang was filled with doubt.

  But Luo Yu and Hong Jun fought together. Without the Xian Jian formation, only two extreme pre-heavenly spiritual treasures of Luo Yu could not be the opponent of Hong Jun who was full of treasures, after a few exchanges, he was hit by the Hunyuan sword energy released by Pangu Fan seven or eight times, and for a while, he was at a loss.

  "Heaven's way is not fair, heaven's way is not fair!" Knowing that there was no hope, Luo Yu's heart was filled with despair. Just as victory was within sight, it was crushed by the power of Yang Mei Dao Ren's Hunyuan Dajin Golden Immortal. This feeling, how tragic!

  "The Great Way is above, I, Luo Yu, as the Demon Ancestor, take an oath to fill the vacancies of the Heavenly Way with the remaining demon cultivators, transforming them into external demonic hearts to test the determination of the cultivators who are about to transcend their tribulations. From now on, the Way eliminates demons and grows, the Way grows and demons disappear."

  Luoyu rose to his oath, and the Great Way immediately descended a thousand feet of auspicious clouds. The auspicious clouds enveloped the demonic cultivators in the midst of battle, then slowly disappeared, leaving behind only a group of stunned three-clan cultivators on the battlefield. Emperor Jiang knew that from now on, when crossing the Heart Demon Tribulation, one would not only have to face the negative emotions deep within their own heart but also a demon attack in the form of a primordial spirit. If they could not withstand it, they would be invaded by the demon and flee into the demonic path, commonly known as going mad from entering the fire.

  As he saw the one after another demon cultivators disappear, Luo Yu finally felt at ease. He swept his gaze over everyone with a ferocious expression, and a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from his entire body.

  "Not good, he's going to self-destruct." Hong Jun was greatly shocked, and the Taiji diagram under his feet suddenly produced a golden bridge, which quickly rushed towards Luo Huo, trying to pin him down and prevent him from self-destructing.

  What a disaster, how could I have forgotten this, Emperor Jiang was greatly shocked, only thinking of killing Luo Hui's merits, but not considering what to do if Luo Hui self-destructed. Emperor Jiang dared not be careless, and summoned the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag, protecting the edge with Kun Peng Emperor Jun together. Emperor Jun also hastily took out the Hetu Luoshu, forming a second line of defense.

  Hongjun's Taiji diagram was ultimately one step too slow, and all that could be heard was a loud rumbling sound as Luo Hui's entire body exploded. The explosive force instantly spread throughout the Western world, and Hongjun couldn't stop it in time, so he had to use the Pangu flag to wrap up the cultivators on the battlefield, hoping to save a few people.

  The desolate Western wilderness, all the flowers, grasses, trees, flying birds and walking beasts have turned into nothingness. Only a few living beings survived, and the large and small spiritual veins were damaged, with a large amount of spiritual energy lost. The entire West became a barren and desolate land.

  The three tribes' cultivators wrapped in Pangu's banner didn't fare much better, the force of Luo You's self-explosion was so powerful that it was beyond what this pre-heavenly treasure with little defensive power could withstand. After the explosion, less than a hundred cultivators were left alive on the battlefield. Among them, Feng Tianlin's ancestor saw the situation clearly and felt deep sorrow in his heart, regretting and grieving to the point of despair.

  Three people were relatively far apart from Emperor Jiang, and not many were wrapped in Hong Jun's Pangu flag. After the explosive force seeped in, it hit the first line of defense, Wuji Huangqi, which withstood more than half of the force, but was finally breached, causing severe damage, and flew back into Emperor Jiang's body. Fortunately, Emperor Jun's Hetu Luoshu was also good, and managed to completely block the remaining force.

  The Emperor Jiang examined the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag and was deeply grieved in his heart. The Wu Ji Xing Huang flag had been damaged to its foundation, making it very difficult to repair.

  Hong Jun withdrew the Pangu flag at this time, saw the situation on the field, and couldn't help but glance at Yang Mei's uninjured side, feeling somewhat annoyed that he hadn't intervened to stop Luo Hou's self-destruction.

  He raised an eyebrow, seemingly helpless, pointed up at the sky and then shook his head, but it was unclear what he meant.

  At this time, two objects appeared at the place where Luo Yu exploded. One was the Tianmo Tower, but it was severely damaged and had lost all its spiritual energy, so it could no longer be considered a spiritual treasure. The other was the Mie Shi Hei Lian, which was relatively intact, just like the Wu Ji Xing Huang Qi, it was injured to its origin.

  Emperor Jiang saw that no one was paying attention to these two items, so he quickly flew forward to pick them up. Emperor Jiang only picked up the Extinction Black Lotus, this thing is one of the Four Sides Lotus Platforms, it might be useful for him, and the Heavenly Demon Tower had already shattered into such a state, at most it could only be considered some pre-heavenly materials, Emperor Jiang didn't even bother to pick them up.

  Di Jiang picked up the Extinction Black Lotus, and suddenly felt a surge of yuanqi fluctuation inside, with Luo Hui's familiar aura rushing towards him. He was shocked to discover that this guy hadn't died after all, but had hidden a thread of his yuanqi within the Extinction Black Lotus. Indeed, he was worthy of being someone who could rival Hong Jun, hiding so deeply.

  Emperor Jiang didn't hesitate, and with a loud "slap", the Invincible Brick of Destruction landed on Mie Shi Hei Lian. The last wisp of Luo Yu's primordial spirit inside was extinguished without any resistance. Emperor Jiang then repeatedly checked Mie Shi Hei Lian several times, seeing that there were no other special circumstances, and his heart couldn't help but feel great joy. This one brick had likely destroyed the last wisp of Luo Yu's primordial spirit, and he didn't know how much merit he would gain from it.

  The people around also noticed Emperor Jiang's action, seeing him take out a brick-shaped magic treasure to hit the Extinction Black Lotus, they all showed a hint of strange expression, only Yang Mei looked at Emperor Jiang with a deep meaning.

  At this time, Feng Tian suddenly let out a loud cry and flew into mid-air.

  "The Heavenly Way is above, now I, Feng Tian, as the ancestor of the Phoenix Clan, take an oath to disband the clan. The Phoenix lineage has failed to manage the Hongyuan, and I shall be forever imprisoned in the South Ming Fire Mountain to atone for the karma of the Heavenly Way. As for myself, Feng Tian, my leadership was flawed, and our clansmen have died in vain. I shall punish myself by never leaving this place for eternity. If I violate this oath, may Heaven destroy me."

  Feng Tian finished speaking, and the Heavenly Way descended with various omens, which acknowledged Feng Tian's words. The Phoenix Tribe's racial treasure, the precious Phoenix Feather, suddenly shattered and turned to dust, indicating that the Phoenix Tribe was no more, and their racial treasure was gone.

  Feng Tian made a vow, but instead of leaving immediately, he came to the three people in front of Emperor Jiang. He looked at them seriously and said slowly: "You and I have some emotional ties, I want to ask you for something, can you help me resolve this cause and effect?"

  Di Jiang thought for a moment and said: "Feng Zu, please speak. If I can help, Di Jiang will definitely do his best to the death."

  Feng Tian smiled: "It's this sentence again. I remember when you first joined the Feng clan, you said the same thing, and it really moved me at the time."

  Di Jiang's face turned awkward after hearing that, "Let Feng Zu say something else, I and Kun Peng Di Jun three people will definitely do our best to accomplish it."

  Feng Tian didn't say much more, and took out two giant eggs from his hand, saying: "Before the opening of the sky, I was fortunate enough to encounter the pre-heavenly yin-yang energy and the pre-heavenly five-elemental energy. At that time, I didn't think much about it and absorbed these two clusters of pre-heavenly energy. However, until today, they haven't been refined, but instead condensed into these two colorful eggs in my body. Both of these colorful eggs have given birth to consciousness, and can be considered as my children. Now that I will be eternally stationed at the Nanming Fire Mountain, unable to leave even after countless calamities, it's not suitable for me to bring these two children with me. Therefore, I want to entrust you to take care of them."

  Kunpeng Emperor Jiang had nothing to say, but Emperor Jiang was greatly astonished. The two giant eggs should have given birth to Kong Xuan and Yuè Jiàn, the wings of the Intercepting Sect, who were later known as the number one person under the saint. However, these two people were both cruel and unruly, and it would not be easy to teach them.

  Di Jiang glanced at Kun Peng and Di Jun beside him, seeing that Di Jun had an air of not being concerned with the matter, while Kun Peng still had a cold expression. He felt helpless in his heart, it seemed that this matter would fall on his own head.

  "It's a small matter, I'll take care of them as they grow up." Why did he say it so awkwardly? Emperor Jiang thought to himself, but still took the two colored eggs from Feng Tian's hands. He looked at them seriously and found that they seemed to resemble him before he was born. Emperor Jiang smiled slightly, thinking to himself that if these two guys were still so fierce and unruly in the future, just wait and see how he would spank their butts.

  Jian saw Emperor Jiang nod in agreement, and Feng Tian felt a lot more at ease. Then, he took out a small red flag and handed it over to Emperor Jiang.

  "This Land of Eternity's Flame Banner is no longer useful to me, so I'll give it to you. I hope you can take good care of them for me." The current Feng Tian was still the same overbearing and tyrannical master, but now he was a loving father who cherished his children.

  Di Jiang put away the Li Di Yan Guang flag, didn't say anything else, but was delighted in his heart. He had long been eyeing the flag in Feng Tian's hand, but hadn't dared to snatch it due to their relationship. Who would have thought that he could obtain it like this? It seems that being a good person and willing to help others can sometimes bring unexpected surprises.

  Feng Tian didn't say anything else, and after taking a last look at the colored egg in Di Jiang's hand, he led the remaining several dozen Phoenix Tribe cultivators back to Nanming Volcano, and from then on, he was never seen again in the vast expanse of the Desolate Lands.

  Jianfeng Tian went away, Lin Zu was entangled for a long time, finally sighed and also flew into the sky to make an oath.

  "I, Lin Zu, as the ancestor of Qilin, make a vow that from now on, the Qilin clan will disperse and the Qilin lineage will shed its name as a ferocious beast to become a auspicious and propitious creature. From this day forward, wherever the Qilin appears, it will bring auspicious events to repay the heavenly karma, and I, Lin Zu, will not easily set foot on the vast earth again. If I violate this vow, heaven and earth will be destroyed."

  Lin Zu finished speaking, and the sky also moved with strange phenomena, but it was to acknowledge his oath. The Qilin seal also shattered at this moment. Lin Zu did not stay, and he flew away on horseback with the remaining Qilin tribe monks.

  Di Jiang listened and couldn't help but sneer, "Feng Tian self-imposed a penalty of never leaving the South Ming Fire Mountain for eternity, yet Lin Zu only said he wouldn't easily set foot on the Hong Huang Great Land, not even a bit of sincerity."

  "This calamity has finally come to an end." Hongjun couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he saw that the cultivators of various tribes had all dispersed. As soon as Hongjun finished speaking, a golden light flashed in the sky, and it was about to bestow the merits of completing the calamity.

  Only the merit and virtue golden light in the sky gathered more and more, filling the entire sky. Suddenly, five merits and virtues descended, but they fell on Hong Jun's body. Hong Jun was overjoyed and quickly absorbed them. For a moment, the strange phenomenon disappeared, as if it might be possible to attain enlightenment at any time.

  He had successfully obtained the three merits of virtue, but they fell onto Emperor Jiang's body instead. Emperor Jiang was overjoyed, thinking that he had killed the Candle Dragon and Luo Yu, as well as many other powerful Golden Immortals with deep karma. After all his hard work, he hadn't wasted his efforts. With so much merit, if he were to absorb it all himself, he estimated that he could immediately reach the level of a quasi-sage. However, thinking about how he would need even more merit in the future to make up for his karma, he restrained his urge to absorb it and instead stored all three merits of virtue in the Qiankun Ding. Adding this to the merit he had previously obtained, Emperor Jiang now possessed nearly one-tenth of the merit required to open the heavens. With such merit by his side, who would dare kill him in the next great war? Unless someone was willing to take on an amount of karma equivalent to that of opening the heavens, in which case the Heavenly Dao itself would likely intervene and avenge him directly.

  Another batch of merit and virtue descended, falling on Yang Mei's body. It was probably a reward for breaking the Xian-slaying Sword Array at the critical moment. The last batch of merit and virtue dispersed in all directions, Kun Peng and Di Jun both gained a lot, and their Yuan Shen realm broke through to the middle period of Da Luo Jin Xian.

  The merits were divided, and Hong Jun was eager to obtain the sacred person's position, but he took a step back first. He raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything, and silently left. In the end, only Emperor Jiang, Emperor Jyun, and Kun Peng remained.

  "Brother Di Jiang, Brother Di Jun, you avenge me, great kindness doesn't need to be thanked, Kun Peng remembers it in his heart."

  "The three clans are gone, and I will return to the Sun Star. Emperor Jiang, brother Kunpeng, we should bid farewell here." Emperor Jun said, but did not respond to Kunpeng's words.

  "Today's farewell may be a separation of tens of thousands of years, and when we meet again, who knows whether we will be friends or foes." Emperor Jiang couldn't help but express his inner thoughts.

  "Brother Di Jiang, why did you say such a thing?" Emperor Jun asked.

  "Kunpeng will never be an enemy of his two brothers in this life." Kunpeng added coldly.

  Emperor Jiang looked at the two of them and let out a sigh in his heart, "Let's talk about other things later, today we three brothers are reunited, shouldn't we bring out some celestial wine and have a good drink?"

  "This is what I desire."

  "It's only right."

  The three of them didn't say much more, and casually found a mountain peak to settle down on. Emperor Jiang took out the immortal fruits he had collected from the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan, as well as some homemade immortal fruit wine. The three of them didn't say anything, and started drinking cup after cup until the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. By then, all three of them were thoroughly drunk. At this point, it was finally time for them to part ways.

  PS: This volume is finished, next volume "The Witch's Birth in the Primordial Chaos, Reversing Heaven and Changing Fate, The Witch Rises"