Chapter 564: Chapter 564
Nezha certainly knew about this, but merely kept silent without explanation.
"Don't get too carried away, kid!"
Qiangliang, being the Thunder Ancestor Witch, naturally had a temper. At this moment, he tried to rise but was directly pressed down by Emperor Jiang.
"Hahaha, it's a trivial matter."
After saying that, he took Nezha's catalog and walked out. Soon, a large team of witches returned carrying things, and Emperor Jiang held a bright red mound of fresh blood in his hand.
"Brother, you're giving it to me just like that?"
This call of 'Brother' from Nezha was sincere. The things Emperor Jiang gave were at least three times what Nezha asked for, and the essence blood was even beyond that. Afterwards, Emperor Jiang would have to recover in Pangu Hall for at least ten thousand years, or his foundation might even be harmed.
With one word, Nezha received, as if dealing with a simpleton with plenty of money.
"I acknowledged you as my younger brother back then, so what's it to ask something from your elder brother? If it's not enough, just ask again."
Nezha said sincerely, "Then I thank you, big brother."
"It's a small matter, come, roast the meat, and let's have a drink with my brother!"
No one in the Witch Clan would defy Emperor Jiang's will, and soon the bonfire party started. Many abnormal beasts of the Primordial were slaughtered directly by witches like livestock, showing the dominance of the Witches.
Nezha took the things but leaving without eating would be giving no face, so he stayed to join the bonfire party and started drinking directly with Emperor Jiang.
The utensils of the Witch Clan were rather bold, drinking directly from jars.
Nezha was not afraid, and Ancestor Witch Qiangliang could only vent his frustration with Nezha at the drink table, continuously gulping down wine, but unfortunately, Nezha was not easy to deal with either.
"More wine, more wine!"
In the Witch Clan, strength earns respect. Originally, Nezha looked small, but ended up drinking the special brew of the Witch Clan alongside Ancestor Witch Qiangliang, instantly gaining the respect of the other witches.
The brew crafted by the Witch Clan was indeed very special, making Nezha's body slightly warm and experiencing some intoxication even after drinking a dozen large jars.
Nezha then waved his sleeve and took out his cherished brew to share with them.
Emperor Jiang took a big jug of the immortal brew resembling magma and drank it directly, causing his skin to redden and then burped a flame pillar several meters high.
"Hahaha, good wine, good wine!"
Nezha twitched at the corner of his eye. This indeed was good wine — top-grade immortal brew soaked with the richest sunlight and the bones of Fire Element Divine Dragons, buried under the Undying Volcano for many years before being revealed.
Below the level of Daluo Golden Immortal, a small cup of brew would immediately burn one with Heavenly Fire, and the weak ones would directly be obliterated, yet Emperor Jiang drank it whole in one go.
With Nezha's physique, ordinary immortal brews only offered taste; only such brews could elicit some response from his body.
Beside him, Qiangliang watched covetously, rubbing his hands, which Nezha found amusing as he said, "Big Brother has a good capacity; I have more of this."
Although the Witch Clan's brew was good, Nezha's brew tasted far better, leading them to drink for over three months until all of Nezha's stash was completely finished.
Even then, Emperor Jiang and Qiangliang were not satisfied, and when Nezha left, the two witches eagerly reminded him, "Come again next time!"
"Remember to bring more wine!"
Having left the Witch Clan, Nezha returned to the West and checked his work without any mistakes.
Jieyin and Zhunti immediately approached.
"Junior Brother, was your trip successful?"
Nezha nodded and said, "I gained a lot; I think the restoration of the West shouldn't be a problem."
Then he showed off a quarter of the investments from the Witch and Demon Clans, taking a reasonable cut for himself.
Even though it was just a quarter, it was still an immense amount of treasure, which had never been seen in the impoverished West.
Zhunti nodded incessantly, full of longing, saying, "Good, great, indeed the East is vast and abundant, incomparable to the West." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI(F)ire.net
Nezha glanced at Zhunti a couple of times, feeling he misunderstood, but explained no further. After becoming a Saint, as long as you don't get involved in the Zixiao Palace land, no one can control you.
Let's work, let's work!
The undertaking of clearing the ash restarted.
This time, with Nezha's original body leading, the efficiency of the ash-clearing team increased again, completing the restoration of the West within four hundred years before the third lecture.
The earth vein of the West was mostly broken, and the foundation spiritual vein's Sumeru Mountain was entirely destroyed. Currently, the environment could only be said not to worsen compared to other places.
"Two Dao brothers, the position of Sumeru Mountain is crucial, still requiring a Divine Mountain to suppress it. Also, where would you like to set up a site? I can help a bit."
Sumeru Mountain was actually a good choice.
But after consulting, Jieyin and Zhunti decided to abandon Sumeru Mountain due to their aversion to anything related to Demon Ancestor Luo Hou. As for suppressing with a Divine Mountain, there was no need to owe more cause and effect with the help of Nezha and Zhen Yuanzi.
Zhunti's method was straightforward, displaying his body as the Innate Geng Metal Bodhi Tree, rooting in the original Sumeru Mountain site, constantly drawing Golden Spirit Qi from the earth veins to gather under the tree, which would gradually form a Divine Mountain, a Golden Divine Mountain.
As for the new site, Jieyin chose it, not far from Sumeru Mountain, making it convenient to gather the West's spiritual energy, and used Great Divine Power to mold a mountain named Lingshan.
After assisting, Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi left boldly, running quickly as if afraid Nezha would repay them. Meanwhile, Nezha used the Mountain Opening Axe to tidy up the earth vein flow, transferring most of Sumeru Mountain's flow to Lingshan. After this, the West's matters were up to Jieyin and Zhunti.
Upon completion, Heavenly merit descended, and unlike the future's singular authoritative Heavenly Dao, the Primordial Heavenly Dao only stood for rewarding merit and punishing faults.
Enormous merit descended, with Nezha enjoying sixty percent, Jieyin and Zhunti taking ten percent, the Witch Clan's Emperor Jiang ten percent, the Demon Clan's Di Jun and Taiyi ten percent, and Hao Tian, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hong Yun sharing ten percent.
Meaning, if Nezha had completed this project by himself, the reward would match his Master Nuwa's compensation for mending the heavens.
Nezha had no regrets over the sharing of rewards, as long as his heart and intentions were clear.
This time, the amount of merit bestowed by Heavenly Dao was incredibly large, unlike the frugal Heavenly Dao of later times. As the Golden Light faded away, Nezha's accumulated merit saw a direct rise of thirty percent.
Currently, his accumulated merit nearly matched, if not surpassed, that before Nuwa's Saint ascension. Since Nezha's final probability might be to ascend via merit, Nuwa thoroughly explained her path to saintliness.
Nuwa's major merit was from two aspects: mending the heavens and creating humans, mainly from mending the heavens, with a smaller portion from creating humans. Mending the heavens was a one-time transaction; it paid off immediately upon project completion, while creating humans was a sustainable venture, as long as the Human Clan existed, Nuwa's merit would continually refill.
Back then, when the Witches and Demons dominated, the merit from creating humans was far less than mending the heavens.
After acquiring Hongmeng Purple Qi, she opted decisively to ascend by merit at the peak of her Slaying Two Corpses cultivation, catching Taiqing off guard.
Hence, Nezha merely needed to slay two more corpses to ascend via merit, which easily doable for one, and just slightly challenging for two. If really pressured, he could become a Saint at once.
If merit wasn't enough, what then?
If necessary, Nezha could learn from the Western Two Saints and ascend by merit loans!
Of course, ascending by loans would be the last resort. Who doesn't have ambitions?
Other recipients understood the merit's magnitude, albeit surprised, while Hao Tian was the most baffled, wondering why he suddenly received Heavenly merit without doing anything.
In Zixiao Palace, Hong Jun merely opened his eyes for a glance before closing them again, immersing himself in his Harmonization matters.
Thus, the restoration of the Western earth vein was completely finished.