605: Merit

"The blood sun dissipates, the sea is calm and the rivers are clear, all things return to their true nature..."

"Changing the world..."

In the Bright Light Holy Realm, the high-hanging blood sun completely transformed into a blue sun, its vast light shining between Heaven and Earth. Pure Qi arose, turbid Qi dispersed, and the sea and rivers became clear.

On the top of a desolate mountain, Great Sage Li Yuan stood in a daze. This was an aura he had not felt for a long time.

"So that Senior's name was Xuan..."

"Such an inconceivable Realm of cultivation, far surpassing even the Sacred Emperor..."

Great Sage Li Yuan's expression was filled with emotion.

Fortunately, although this individual's methods were extremely overbearing, he was different from the Sacred Emperor; the Minguang Realm still had hope.

Buzz~

Just as Great Sage Li Yuan was lost in thought.

Between Heaven and Earth, an ethereal spatial fluctuation emanated.

Great Sage Li Yuan's heart tightened, and he looked forward.

He saw two young figures step out from the Void Realm in front of him.

"We are surnamed Zhou, envoys under the Old Ancestor, specifically sent by the Old Ancestor's command."

Zhou Leren and Zhou Xiutong revealed themselves from the Void Realm and bowed to the middle-aged Cultivator standing on the desolate mountain peak.

"What fine young talents..."

Great Sage Li Yuan's heart stirred. He calmly observed Zhou Leren and Zhou Xiutong.

Their Foundation was profound, their divine light was restrained, their Heart-Nature was stable, and most importantly, they seemed quite young yet had already achieved such accomplishments.

As expected of those who followed that existence.

Great Sage Li Yuan's thoughts raced.

"Greetings, two High Envoys."

Great Sage Li Yuan, with a kind smile on his face, bowed in return, completely devoid of the arrogance a Void Refining Great Power should possess.

After all, the scene of that existence Incarnating as the Heavenly Dao was still fresh in his mind; this was an existence far beyond his comprehension.

"High Envoys, please come in quickly."

...After thoroughly scouring the Holy Lands and Sects of the Bright Light Holy Realm.

The Void Refining Great Powers and various Void Refining Demon Sages of the Chaotic Sea Outer Sea led their respective Disciples away.

However, the spatial-temporal gate connecting the two Realms was stabilized.

More than a month later.

The Thousand Island Alliance dispatched Cultivators from within the Alliance to enter the Bright Light Holy Realm.

Under the leadership of Great Sage Li Yuan, they, along with the remaining surviving Cultivators of the Bright Light Holy Realm, traveled the land, enlightened the populace, established Sects, and rebuilt the order of the entire Bright Light Holy Realm.

Since the dissipation of the blood sun and the appearance of the blue sun in the sky.

The remaining Cultivators in the Bright Light Holy Realm gradually discovered that if they harmed the common people or slaughtered all living beings, thunder and calamity would surely descend.

However, if they protected all beings and enlightened all things, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would gather, and their cultivation speed would greatly increase.

This change was later called Karma by those who embarked on the path of cultivation in future generations.

From then on, accumulating Karma to cultivate the Heavenly Dao became the mainstream in the Bright Light Holy Realm.

And that supreme existence who brought about this change and once acted on behalf of Heaven to mete out punishment was respectfully referred to by later generations of Cultivators as Dao Venerable Xuan.

He was the Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations and the Venerable of Ten Thousand Daos.

In the center of the Bright Light Holy Realm, where the Sacred Emperor Mountain once stood, the Sacred Emperor Palace had become history. Now, at the peak of this tall mountain, there was only a solitary, proud palace. Inside, a carved precious bead with mountain and sea patterns was enshrined.

The Guangming Sect, rebuilt by Great Sage Li Yuan, was situated in the center of this sacred mountain.

Every day, Disciples of the Guangming Sect would come to the peak, wipe away the dust from the palace, and add spirit oil to keep the spiritual fire within the palace burning brightly, seemingly illuminating the path for ten thousand generations... Fourteen years later.

Bright Light Holy Realm, Southwest territory, Xiyuan Realm.

In the Xiyuan Realm, there was a long river named Xiyuan.

As the saying goes, water is the source of life.

Along the banks of the Xiyuan River, countless mortals gathered.

However, in the past few months, there had been continuous heavy rain.

Among the tributaries of the Xiyuan River, there was a stream named Mingyuan Stream, dozens of feet wide. Along its banks was a town called Mingyuan Town.

On this particular night, the heavy rain was like a tide. Several figures ran into the town in disarray from outside.

Clang ~ Clang ~ Clang ~

However, a moment later, a hurried watchman's call rang out.

"Run, the dike has broken!"

Cries of alarm accompanied by the watchman's call spread, waking tens of thousands of mortals in the town from their sleep.

"Dike broken..."

Many expressions were stunned, some not even understanding what a broken dike meant.

But the panic in the town erupted in an instant.

Boom!

At this moment.

Outside the town, a torrential flood had already submerged the land, rushing towards Mingyuan Town, which was illuminated by lights.

"It's too late..."

Some townspeople felt the earth-shattering tremor, their faces pale.

Just then.

In the town, several figures rushed out.

They carried a faint spiritual light on their bodies.

"Senior Brother, we can't stop this flood by ourselves, let's run."

One of them, with an anxious expression, shouted at the young Cultivator leading the group.

"We can't leave. If we leave, the townspeople here will have no chance of survival."

"Xiao Xuan, you stay here, send out a signal, guide the townspeople to leave. We will go and block the flood."

At this moment, beside the leading youth, another Cultivator nodded and spoke in a deep voice.

Several figures ran wildly. One of them stopped, a Talisman flew out, turning into a streak of light, rushing into the sky and exploding. He then turned and re-entered Mingyuan Town.

"I am a Disciple of Little Monarch Mountain, follow me quickly!"

A loud shout echoed through the chaotic Mingyuan Town.

"It's the Immortal Master from Little Monarch Mountain, quickly..."

"..."

In Mingyuan Town, many figures who had been in despair were shaken. They seemed to have found their backbone and quickly followed the glowing figure, heading towards higher ground to take shelter.

In front of Mingyuan Town.

Rumble ~

The flood, having breached the dike, was like a wild horse unbridled, unstoppable, with the power to submerge everything.

Three running figures stopped, their faces grim as they looked at the flood ahead, carrying sand, rocks, and vegetation.

"Form a formation, buy some time."

The leader instructed, taking a step forward, spiritual light manifesting on his body.

The other two quickly nodded and spread out.

Three spiritual lights connected, and a light barrier appeared out of thin air, blocking the flood.

Boom!

The flood surged.

In just a moment, it had already crashed into the light barrier.

Boom!

The flood's momentum was heavy, and the light barrier trembled.

"Puff!"

The three of them simultaneously retreated several steps, their faces pale. They had only recently embarked on the path of cultivation and could not yet contend with the might of Heaven and Earth.

Crack ~

A tearing sound emanated.

The three's expressions changed.

Boom!

The light barrier shattered, and the flood, now unimpeded, submerged towards the three of them and the town behind them.

"It's over..."

A bitter feeling arose in their hearts.

The spiritual light on their bodies dimmed.

Just then.

In the sky, an extremely handsome young Cultivator descended from the heavens, landing in front of the three.

"Ice Seal."

The young Cultivator's voice was clear. He extended his hand and pointed, a speck of cold light flying out.

It landed in the surging flood.

Buzz!

The cold light expanded, and the temperature plummeted.

Crack ~ Crack ~

In an instant, the flood rushing towards the young Cultivator's eyes suddenly stopped, turning into ice, frozen in place.

"Mountain Master!"

Behind the extremely handsome young Cultivator, the three's eyes lit up with joy. They looked at the figure standing with his hands behind his back, both shocked and delighted.