Chapter 126: Free-Loading Merit

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Chapter 126: Scrounging Heavenly Merit

The Azure Flood Dragon Demon God’s Great Dao of Water was to take the form of a flood dragon, follow the waterways into the sea, transform into an unparalleled True Dragon, and then make the ocean its foundation, ruling over the countless water veins.

The Innate Water God was nurtured by the world itself, born with dominion over the myriad waterways. He could be called the Sovereign of All Waters, bearing overall authority over the essence of water.

Judging from the great drought that afflicted the world, he should have been born in the southern region of the continent, following the path of using the land to command the sea.

Both were water gods, and with their paths differing, there would have been nothing wrong with them warring against each other.

But, but…

The Azure Flood Dragon’s methods were simply too vile, forcing Luo Feng to sigh inwardly:

“Reading changes one’s fate. Illiteracy ruins a lifetime.”

His crude and brutal extraction of the water veins was indeed effective, severing any possibility of a Water God being nurtured.

But the only fate awaiting him was to offend Heaven itself, leaving him with nowhere to pray.

He had butchered Heaven’s lackey for no reason, yet still wanted to undergo tribulation and transform into a dragon on Heaven’s own territory, ascending to an immortal position.

He was doomed.

Even without Luo Feng, when the Azure Flood Dragon followed the waterways back to the sea and returned to the ocean, he would inevitably face layer upon layer of external tribulations.

More than one primordial-spirit Demon God would come to block his path. He was destined to die without even leaving behind scraps.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Luo Feng raised his head and gazed at the firmament, lost in thought.

Perhaps the reason he had found the Azure Flood Dragon Demon God so easily was that the Will of Heaven had intervened.

The Will of Heaven was like a blade, borrowing another’s hand to kill.

With a point of his finger, Luo Feng released the Azure Flood Dragon Demon God.

He asked coolly, “Is what they said true?”

The Azure Flood Dragon Demon God sat dejectedly on the ground and answered weakly, “Eight or nine parts out of ten are true. Kill me or flay me as you please.”

“Great God, spare my life!”

…

The Azure Flood Dragon went willingly to his death. Instead, the Water Turtle Demon God grew frantic, kneeling on the ground and pleading bitterly.

Luo Feng nodded. Without wasting any more words, he gathered water into a sword and pierced the Azure Flood Dragon’s body with a single strike.

He casually restrained the mother turtle as she rushed forward.

There was no melodramatic struggle. A moment later, under the Water Turtle Demon God’s grief-stricken gaze, the Azure Flood Dragon was reduced to ashes.

The several Demon Gods watching from the sidelines trembled all over, chilled to the bone. If the Azure Flood Dragon, a fellow Demon God, had died, what would become of them?

A sense of sympathy for a doomed companion welled up in their hearts.

Luo Feng said coldly, “Whether human or demon, everyone must pay the price for their actions.

“This is retribution, and it is also the order upheld by the Heavenly Court.”

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“Otherwise, how could the gods of the Heavenly Court rule over the Primordial Wilderness? Relying on strength alone, could they defeat the Grand Luos of the myriad heavens and the Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao?

“When virtue does not match one’s station, disaster is sure to follow.

“Possessing sufficient power is not enough. One must also rely on virtue, justice, and righteousness to establish a new order.

“Whether one is a god who creates the rules or a person who abides by them, all exist beneath the order.”

The several Demon Gods followed the will of their hearts and nodded in agreement.

Only the Water Turtle Demon God, now released from her restraints, stared at Luo Feng with hatred.

“Kill me.”

She and the Azure Flood Dragon had depended upon each other for many years. Although she had not approved of his actions, she had continued to support him.

Now that the Azure Flood Dragon was dead, she should have avenged him.

But Luo Feng’s strength had exceeded her imagination. The only thing she could do was accompany the Azure Flood Dragon into death.

He had been caught off guard and force-fed a mouthful of dog food.

Luo Feng gave her a half-smile. “In such a hurry to die? Why not think it over first?”

The Water Turtle Demon God bore no sin. Death would not come so cheaply to her.

She let out a bitter laugh. Since death was already before her, she no longer had any scruples and shouted, “With the Azure Flood Dragon dead, there is no meaning in my living. If you let me live, do not expect me not to seek revenge in the future.”

Luo Feng nodded. He reached out and plucked a spiritual fruit from a distant fruit tree.

He took a bite.

Mm. Sweet.

I like it.

Then, while eating the delicious fruit, he explained to himself:

“Even a Demon God must pay the price for their actions. The Azure Flood Dragon bears the sin of deicide. His crime warrants execution.

“But the essence of water in this realm cannot remain without an owner. If there is a god who understands the greater good and assumes this responsibility,

“then once all the waters flow into the sea and the great cycle of water between Heaven and Earth is restored, Heavenly Merit will surely descend.

“Merit can offset sin. Thus, there is always a sliver of hope.”

“Oh, dear…”

After muttering for a while, Luo Feng slapped his forehead and sighed, “What a pity, what a pity. Until we meet again in the Yellow Springs, we shall never meet once more.”

The several Demon Gods nearby chuckled to themselves.

What exactly was this old gentleman doing?

Was there not only one pure water-aligned Demon God on the entire Pillar Mountain of Heaven—the Water Turtle?

As for the Water Turtle Demon God, her eyes grew increasingly bright.

After speaking for so long, Luo Feng finished the fruit in his hand, stretched lazily, and brushed his sleeve.

A sword of water essence, shining with white light, condensed of its own accord.

A primordial-spirit sword radiating silver brilliance appeared above the heads of all the gods.

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A divine-iron sword glowing with dazzling golden light appeared in Luo Feng’s hand.

Luo Feng smiled broadly. “Young Water Turtle, you said just now that you wanted to die, didn’t you?

“Would you like to die beneath this divine-iron sword, or beneath this divine-iron sword, or beneath this divine-iron sword?”

The Water Turtle Demon God froze for a moment and murmured, “But aren’t there three swords?”

Luo Feng suddenly understood. “So you want to die beneath all three swords. You’re seeking excitement, are you? Come, come. Allow me to introduce them as a friend. This sword of water essence cuts cultivation. This primordial-spirit sword cuts the divine radiance. This divine-iron sword cuts the physical body.

“Beneath the Three Swords, guaranteed passage into reincarnation. No refunds, no negative reviews.”

The Water Turtle Demon God swallowed and asked timidly, “Is it possible not to die?”

Luo Feng smiled faintly, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.

“My dear customer, of course not… I mean, yes. Just kidding. We are not demons, after all.”

The three great laws of the universe were irresistible: true fragrance, the pigeon, and the broken record.

No living being could escape them.

The Water Turtle Demon God breathed a sigh of relief. Then she prostrated herself and said in a clear voice, “This little god, Water Turtle, pays respects to the High God. I am willing to undertake the task of organizing the water veins and rebuilding the great cycle of water essence, thereby redeeming the Azure Flood Dragon’s sins.

“I beg the Great God to show mercy and grant the Azure Flood Dragon a sliver of hope.”

A faint smile appeared on Luo Feng’s face. With a point of his finger, the Three Swords transformed from energy into form and became tangible objects.

At the third stage of the Golden Immortal realm, creating matter from the void was already something his true body had begun to comprehend.

He could not yet open the heavens with a single thought, create something from nothing, or directly pull people and objects from the river of history.

But shaping a few concepts that belonged to him was still a simple matter.

Holding the Seal Fragment of the Water Virtue Star Lord, with a Heavenly Wheel of Water Essence suspended behind him, Luo Feng radiated divine light. Draped in nine-colored splendor, he appeared like a Celestial Venerable descending to the mortal realm.

Borrowing the divine seal to mobilize the laws of this world, Luo Feng spoke with the authority of Heaven:

“The Demon God Water Turtle now holds a grand aspiration in her heart and devotes herself to cultivating the Way of Water. Her sincerity has moved Heaven. She is hereby appointed as a seventh-rank immortal official of the Water Bureau’s Inspectorate and concurrently as the Water Essence Transport Commissioner of the Celestial Dawn Realm. Her name shall be entered into the heavenly registers. So decrees Heaven.”

The Water Turtle Demon God was overwhelmed with joy and immediately kowtowed.

“This little god receives the decree.”

Divine light flashed. Her original garments faded away and transformed into the divine robes of the Heavenly Court.

“Rise.”

Luo Feng smiled in satisfaction. This trip had earned him quite a lot. He had exchanged a seventh-rank divine position for a primordial-spirit laborer.

The water essence of the Celestial Dawn Realm had been damaged. Even if he repaired it himself, the task would consume several decades. If an ordinary primordial-spirit cultivator undertook it, repairing it would take at least several centuries.

For such a miserable assignment in the Primordial Wilderness, one would normally need at least a fifth-rank divine office before being able to order a primordial-spirit cultivator around.

More importantly, once the repairs were complete, Luo Feng, as the guide who had set everything in motion, could freeload a strand of Profound Yellow Merit.

For such a massive undertaking to repair Heaven and Earth, the share of Profound Yellow Merit he received would be at least as large as a palm.

End of Chapter.