Chapter 51 The Primordial Merit of Creation and the Great Dao Bell
Inside the underground cave, the Primordial Merit of Creation floated in mid-air, shimmering with a soft purple light. As the purple light flowed, the aura of the Great Dao overflowed, and all the myriad Daos of heaven and earth resounded with a booming Dao sound, fully displaying the grandeur of the Great Dao.
"Is this the Primordial Merit of Creation? It's truly mesmerizing!"
Looking at the Primordial Merit of Creation flowing with purple light before him, Feng Zichen's eyes were filled with intoxication.
Its beauty was indescribable; it was the beauty of the Great Dao. It was the origin of the Great Dao, containing all its secrets, and a shortcut directly to the Great Dao.
The Primordial Merit of Creation, the number one treasure of the primordial world!
The reason the Three Pure Ones were destined saints was because each of them possessed one-tenth of the Primordial Merit of Creation.
Back in the Zixiao Palace, when the Dao Ancestor bestowed the saintly positions, he said: "The Three Pure Ones possess the merit of creating the heavens, and are destined to become saints!"
"Nuwa will perform great deeds in the future and will become a saint!"
"Jieyin and Zhunti have some karmic connection with me, and will become saints!"
If this doesn't demonstrate the importance of the merit of creating the heavens, then the importance of the merit of creating the heavens for the subsequent six saints is self-evident.
Nuwa's creation of humans and subsequent sainthood are not discussed here.
The Three Pure Ones became saints immediately after establishing their religions. However, Zhunti and Jieyin, who also became saints by establishing their religions, had to make a great vow to the Heavenly Dao after establishing their lineages before they could become saints.
What is a great vow? It's like taking out a loan from the Heavenly Dao, which must be repaid. As long as the great vow remains unfulfilled, they must strive for it without the slightest slackening.
Even at the time of Feng Zichen's previous death, there was no sign of the great vow made by Zhunti and Jieyin being repaid, demonstrating its difficulty.
The difference between having and not having the merit of creation is so obvious!
The demon race, having gathered the fortune of all demons and established the Heavenly Court to occupy the great fortune of the primordial world, plus the fortune of the stars in the heavens, possessed an incredibly terrifying fortune!
The witch race, however, after occupying the primordial land, failed to establish order, manage the land, or benefit all living beings. They only cared about their own development and acted recklessly. Therefore, boundless karma gathered, eroding the witch race's fortune.
Yet even so, the demon race, facing the witch race, not only did not gain the upper hand, but was actually suppressed.
Why?
It was because the witch race received the legacy of Pangu, possessing 20% of the merit of creation! If this 20% of the merit of creation were refined, it would be enough to create two saints.
The witch race, lacking a primordial spirit, could not refine it. So they integrated this 20% of the merit of creation into their race's fortune. The merit enough to create two saints—how immense! This directly made the witch race the strongest race in the primordial world.
It was precisely because of these two-tenths of the Creation Merit that the Demon Race was no match for the Witch Race. If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao secretly supporting the Demon Race and suppressing the Witch Race, the Demon Race would have been wiped out by the Witch Race long ago.
Now, the Creation Merit placed before Feng Zichen was one-tenth of the Creation Merit, enough to help one become a saint.
With such a treasure before him, who could resist greed? Even saints couldn't! Feng Zichen was even less likely to be tempted!
Unable to contain his excitement, Feng Zichen tremblingly reached out his hand to grab the Creation Merit.
Before Feng Zichen could touch the Creation Merit, as if guessing his thoughts, the Creation Merit flew over on its own and landed in his sea of consciousness.
Instantly, brilliant light illuminated Feng Zichen's sea of consciousness, and endless insights into the Great Dao surfaced in his heart. This allowed him, who had just broken through to the Great Perfection of the Profound Immortal realm, to take another step forward and directly reach the Golden Immortal realm. He only needed his True Spirit to return to its original state to complete the breakthrough.
However, the joy on Feng Zichen's face did not last long. In a short while, his expression turned grim.
After the Creation Merit entered his sea of consciousness, it didn't merge with his primordial spirit. Instead, it hovered in the center of his sea of consciousness, gradually settling down.
"What's going on? Why can't I refine the Creation Merit?"
Just as Feng Zichen was wondering, a majestic and boundless, exceptionally sacred aura emerged, conveying a message to him.
This was the aura of Pangu.
"The Creation Merit has another owner?"
"Using my hand to take the Creation Merit out of this place and deliver it to the chosen one?"
From the information transmitted by Pangu, Feng Zichen understood why he couldn't refine the Creation Merit—it was prepared by Pangu for someone else.
However, although he couldn't refine the Creation Merit, its existence in his sea of consciousness could still assist Feng Zichen's cultivation.
Of course, most importantly, as long as Feng Zichen handed the Creation Merit over to the chosen one, his sin of shattering the Primordial Measuring Ruler could be wiped clean.
The Primordial Measuring Ruler, as a treasure of acquired merit, possessed immeasurable merit; how could it be shattered so easily? Feng Zichen was currently unharmed because this place was inside the belly of Mount Buzhou, which could isolate him from the power of the Heavenly Dao.
Outside Mount Buzhou, a monstrous karmic force was gathering, waiting for Feng Zichen to emerge so that it could unleash divine punishment, annihilate him, and completely erase him from the primordial world.
Pangu promised that if he entrusted the merits of creating the world to the chosen one, he would be pardoned for his sins. Although he would lose the merit of creating the world, he would save his life, which was certainly worthwhile.
After all, no treasure is more important than life.
As for how to find the chosen one, Feng Zichen was not worried at all. If the chosen one was the one, he would appear before him when the time was right, without needing to search.
Otherwise, if he had to search the entire prehistoric world, what kind of chosen one would he be?
"Ding!"
A melodious bell rang out, like the first sound of the Great Dao, rippling outwards and attracting Feng Zichen's attention.
Where the primordial energy was, the figure of the Primordial Dao Seal had completely disappeared, leaving only a purple Dao bell, constantly rising and falling. The bell sound just now came from it.
Upon seeing this, Feng Zichen was startled. He quickly tried to communicate with the Primordial Dao Seal and found that the connection was still there, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
The Primordial Dao Seal was his most precious treasure, which had greatly helped him and had led him onto the path of Dao; he could not lose it.
With a wave of his hand, the purple Dao Bell flew over from a distance and landed in Feng Zichen's hand without any separation.
This bell was called the Primordial Dao Bell, formed from the Primordial Dao Seal absorbing Primordial Qi. It could shatter the vacuum and destroy all laws, making it incredibly powerful.
Unfortunately, the Primordial Measuring Ruler only contained ninety percent of the Primordial Qi, which was insufficient to transform the Primordial Dao Seal into a Primordial Treasure. It could only be transformed into a top-grade spiritual treasure with forty-five Primordial Divine Restrictions.
Although it was only one Primordial Divine Restriction short, it was still a difference between a spiritual treasure and a supreme treasure. Their power was worlds apart, incomparable.
"The remaining ten percent of Primordial Qi has long since dispersed into the primordial world and cannot be found. Otherwise, it could have promoted you to a Primordial Treasure,"
Feng Zichen said to the Primordial Dao Bell while playing with it.
He was just saying it casually and didn't expect the Primordial Dao Bell to reply. But unexpectedly, the Primordial Dao Bell flashed slightly and transmitted a message to him.
"The Five Primordial Qi of Heaven?"
Feng Zichen frowned. This was the message from the Hongmeng Dao Bell; by absorbing the Five Primordial Qi of Heaven, it could advance to become a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
But where could he find this Five Primordial Qi of Heaven?
(End of Chapter)