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Chapter 3633 Heavenly Merit

Heavenly Merit!

Obtaining it will prevent one from being tainted by karma!

At the same time, if one has the protection of merit, it can also make it difficult for inner demons to arise and for external evils to invade. It can even weaken the power of the heavenly tribulation during the tribulation.

After truly understanding the role of Heavenly Merit, Shen Changqing couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"Hiss... If that's really the case, then Heavenly Dao merit is extremely important for cultivators!"

all the time.

Shen Changqing had only a superficial understanding of the Heavenly Dao and the Way of Merit.

Only now, after truly receiving the merits of the Heavenly Dao, can he understand their significance.

A simple sentence.

Merits and virtues bestowed by Heaven are not afraid of most negative impacts.

Inner demons are hard to generate!

External demons cannot invade!

Even when undergoing tribulation, there is still a chance of success.

the most important is.

Shen Changqing also discovered something else.

That is, even if you have good deeds to protect you, you will still suffer karmic retribution if someone kills you.

However, the degree of this backlash depends on the amount of merit one has accumulated.

Such effects are a means that make other powerful individuals wary.

In Shen Changqing's eyes, it wasn't very significant, but in any case, having this merit would give him an extra trump card to save his life.

"It's a pity that merit is hard to come by. I suppressed hundreds of calamities in the Immortal Realms and only managed to attract one Heavenly Dao merit. I wonder what level this kind of merit is at!"

Shen Changqing introspected the golden light of merit in his sea of ​​consciousness, and with a thought, he saw a faint golden light emanating from his body.

finally--

All the golden light above his head transformed into a slightly solid, yet radiant, golden light of merit, like the divine sun.

As Shen Changqing's thought faded, all the strange phenomena dissipated.

After several attempts, Shen Changqing stopped using the power of Heavenly Dao merit and instead turned his attention to other immortal realms.

Originally, he killed the evil beasts simply to harvest their essence in order to accelerate the growth of the demon god.

but now.

Shen Changqing has found another target.

That is to collect the merits of Heaven.

Things like Heavenly Merit and Virtue are naturally better the more the better.

If he had enough merit, Shen Changqing believed that as long as he manifested his merit, other cultivators would probably turn around and leave.

After all, killing someone who has accumulated great merit will incur heavy karmic burden.

When karma accumulates to a certain degree, divine punishment will descend.

Given the intensity of the Heavenly Punishment of the Upper Realm, let alone a Half-Saint, even a Saint, Great Saint, or even a Supreme Realm being would find it difficult to withstand.

However, accumulating that level of merit is naturally not so easy.

Regardless, this suppression of the evil spirits has given Shen Changqing another source of motivation.

"Most cultivators probably don't know how to obtain Heavenly Merit, and whether those ancient forces know is unknown!"

In any case, obtaining Heavenly Merit is extremely difficult.

It takes one person to suppress hundreds of calamities in the immortal realms to earn a single act of Heavenly Merit, which shows how difficult it is.

Next.

Shen Changqing continued to sweep through various immortal realms.

After the last calamity in the immortal realm was suppressed, golden light of merit descended upon the world once more.

It is the same as the golden light of merit mentioned earlier.

The heavenly merit contained in this golden light of merit is generally unique.

After the two streams of golden light of merit merged together, Shen Changqing felt his mind and spirit become increasingly clear.

"Heavenly Merit!"

Now, Shen Changqing has a deeper understanding of how to obtain Heavenly Merit.

Since he obtained the first wisp of Heavenly Dao merit, the golden light of merit in his sea of ​​consciousness has gradually increased as he slays evil beasts.

Although the growth rate is very slow, the improvements are real.

So changing.

Shen Changqing had already figured out the key to it.

"The first strand of Heavenly Dao merit should be regarded as a seed of merit. As long as you do things that are beneficial to Heavenly Dao, you can increase your merit on your own."

For merit to be bestowed directly by Heaven, it requires accumulating merit to a certain level before it occurs.

Without the initial wisp of Heavenly Dao merit as a seed, it would be difficult to gather merit even by slaying evil beasts—”

Simply put, the first wisp of Heavenly Dao merit descends is equivalent to unlocking a shackle, a shackle that allows cultivators to access Heavenly Dao merit.

This change.

For Shen Changqing, this was naturally a good thing.

This means that as long as he continues to kill and suppress evil beasts, even without the direct bestowal of Heavenly Merit, the merit he possesses will gradually increase.

Over time, one's merits and virtues may rise to higher levels.

Be aware of this.

Shen Changqing suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.

"Was it because the various immortal states allowed the evil spirits to spread unchecked in order to accumulate merit in the Heavenly Dao?"

He had never thought about this before.

They believed that the various immortal states were not taking action because they were wary of the power of the calamity and did not want to fight it themselves, resulting in mutual destruction.

But now that he has witnessed the existence of Heavenly Merit, Shen Changqing couldn't help but overturn his original judgment.

some of.

Perhaps it is related to the merits and virtues of Heaven.

certainly--

Nothing is absolute, but in Shen Changqing's view, there is most likely an element of Heavenly Merit involved in the matter behind this.

Raise the bandits to respect themselves.

Using misfortune to accumulate merit.

As for why the various forces took action to eliminate the great evil, it was partly to reap the rewards, and partly because the evil calamity had undergone some kind of change, forcing these forces to act ahead of schedule.

Simultaneously.

The supreme powers such as Taiyi Holy Land ordered other forces to suppress the evil spirits and disasters in various immortal realms.

The reason for doing this is probably because they look down on the meager merits accumulated by various immortal realms.

After all, the bulk of the merit from suppressing the great evil spirit has already been obtained, so naturally, the small amount of merit from other immortal realms is not of much concern.

When this thought popped into his head, many of Shen Changqing's previous doubts and questions suddenly became clear.

Not surprisingly.

Things turned out exactly as I had imagined.

"To nurture enemies for personal gain, to use the blood of all living beings to wash away one's own merits—the waters of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm remain as deep as ever!"

Shen Changqing glanced deeply in the direction of the Divine Sun Domain, then turned and left.

He had already dealt with the mid-level immortal realms, and he didn't want to provoke the troubles in the high-level immortal realms for the time being.

This way.

Shen Changqing decided to return to the Xuantian Dao Sect first.

At this moment, the cultivators of the Nine Peaks of the Xuantian Dao Sect had already suppressed all the evil spirits and calamities in the Five Immortal Realms.

After all, the Nine Peaks were all quite powerful, and with the Longevity Demon God Duan Changsheng in charge, the whole process was uneventful.

but.

Shen Changqing's return still shook the entire sect.

This was because during this period, Shen Changqing swept through two hundred mid-level immortal realms, suppressing most of the calamities and disturbances in those realms.

The name of the Xuan Tian Sword Master has already resounded far and wide.

Seeing Shen Changqing's return now, the Xuantian Dao Sect was naturally thrilled.

……

Yangxinju (养心居) is located within the residence.

Shen Changqing summoned Ji Yang.

"Master!"

The latter was also startled when he saw Shen Changqing.

The reason is that Shen Changqing's killing aura has almost become tangible; just a glance at him is enough to make people's hearts tremble.

If it were Ji Yang at his peak in his previous life, such a murderous aura would naturally be nothing to him.

But Ji Yang in this life is ultimately just an ancient immortal, at most carrying some memories from his previous life.

to be honest.

Ji Yang is merely Ji Yang of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, not the former Lord of the Yan Yang Realm.

But no way.

Over the years, he has slain too many evil beasts, and even with his best efforts to suppress it, Shen Changqing could not completely eliminate that murderous aura.

Unless one gives themselves some time to go into seclusion, it is not so easy to truly suppress this murderous aura.

How much do you know about the Heavenly Way and the concept of merit?

"Heavenly virtues and merits..."

Ji Yang was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening, his brows furrowed, and he tried to recall the memories in his mind.

After a moment, his furrowed brows relaxed again.

"As far as I know, Heavenly Merit is a reward for those who have done good deeds for Heaven."

It is not easy for ordinary cultivators to obtain Heavenly Dao merit, after all, the requirements for so-called meritorious service to Heavenly Dao are extremely demanding.

Moreover, in order for Heaven to bestow merit, one must accumulate merit to a certain degree.

Normally, even if some cultivators are fortunate enough to do something beneficial to the Heavenly Dao, their accumulated merit is too shallow to easily attract the Heavenly Dao's blessings to descend upon the world.

"In my memory, there are also some cultivators who spend their entire lives doing things that are beneficial to the Heavenly Dao, in order to accumulate merit and thus offset calamities."

It is said that those with abundant merit in the Heavenly Dao can condense the Nine Directions Merit Golden Wheel, and by channeling the power of the Nine Directions Merit Golden Wheel into themselves, they will have the opportunity to achieve a golden body of merit.

Such a golden body of merit can enable a semi-saint to be unafraid of the five signs of decay of heaven and man, and directly reach the realm of the nine tribulations.

If one can go further, one can achieve sainthood through merit, reaching the realm of sainthood in one step, and not fearing the divine tribulations of the heavens.

However, accumulating merit through Heaven's Way is extremely rare. Let alone achieving sainthood through merit, even the simple act of condensing a golden body of merit is incredibly rare in the disciple's memory.

Golden body of merit!

Merit leads to sainthood!

Shen Changqing's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly as he gained a deeper understanding of the effects of such Heavenly Merit.

If what Ji Yang said is true, then the importance of Heavenly Dao merit is even greater than I imagined.

after all.

The mere fact that one can achieve sainthood through merit is enough to drive most cultivators mad.

Even if one cannot achieve sainthood through merit, as long as one cultivates a golden body of merit, one can be unafraid of the five signs of decay of heaven and man and directly reach the realm of a half-saint after nine tribulations.

All over the world.

How many half-saints can reach the Nine Tribulations Realm?

The vast majority of immortal semi-saints stop before the ninth tribulation, either because they dare not undergo the five signs of decay of heaven and man, and instead hide in some forbidden zone.

Or they cannot overcome the five signs of decay and ultimately perish in obscurity.

If one can cultivate a body of merit and virtue, then these problems will cease to exist.

but.

Just as Ji Yang said.

Finding merit and virtue through divine intervention is not easy.

To truly cultivate a body of merit and virtue is even more difficult.

Shen Changqing glanced inward at the power of Heavenly Dao merit in his sea of ​​consciousness.

With the Heavenly Dao merits he has currently acquired, let alone condensing nine rounds of merit golden wheels, he is far from being able to condense even the first round of merit golden wheels. (End of this chapter)