Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 467 - 433: The Machine that Steals Heaven, The Body of Merit
At the moment when Chen Xu re-entered the mural in the Great Li Kingdom.
On Xiao Feng Mountain, Mr. Zhou, who was sketching opposite the bamboo forest, suddenly paused his brush.
He looked up at the sky, with his right hand holding the brush in mid-air.
The Ugly Monkey, always beside him, suddenly seemed to sense something and looked up along with him.
The Ugly Monkey exclaimed, "Master, what’s that commotion?"
What commotion?
The sky showed clouds billowing, a harsh sun half-hung, occasionally stirred by the autumn breeze, gathering and dispersing in clusters.
Those changing clouds seemed to be telling a marvelous story, or perhaps nothing at all.
After all, the ebb and flow of clouds have always been a common sight.
What commotion could it be?
In the eyes of an ordinary person, the current sky appears only ordinary.
But at this moment, the Ugly Monkey faced Mr. Zhou.
Mr. Zhou’s tone carried a slight sigh, "He’s back."
Who is back?
Naturally, it’s Chen Xu!
At this very moment, in Mr. Zhou’s eyes.
Within those gathering and dispersing clouds, there was indeed an ocean of merit unseen by the naked eye, surging, boiling, furiously rushing towards a certain target.
And at the center of this merit is Chen Xu.
He has returned from beyond!
The Ugly Monkey also looked up at the sky, his tone filled with envy and jealousy.
"This young man truly has good luck; an ocean of merit like this could extend his life for at least a hundred years.
It might even forge him an evil-warding golden body!
With this evil-warding body, those people will find it hard to scheme against him.
Yet Master, you’re so kind-hearted; he went outside himself, attracting all this merit to gather above, and you didn’t even collect it.
You’re still leaving it for him... Ha, if such merit were placed outside, those guys would probably smash their skulls fighting for it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhou’s hand suddenly rose, lightly tapping the center of the Ugly Monkey’s brow.
The brush fell, and an ink blob like Song Yan was marked right at the center of the Ugly Monkey’s forehead.
The Ugly Monkey was already unattractive, and with this ink blob, he looked even worse.
"Master!" The Ugly Monkey felt wronged. He hurriedly covered his forehead with his hand and looked at Mr. Zhou with accusing eyes.
But Mr. Zhou sighed and said, "The path of merit ascension has long been gradually discarded.
Monkey, you linger in the past, unaware that the celestial calendar turns, and today is not as before.
Refining merit is extremely difficult, far from the simplicity of plundering."
The Ugly Monkey blinked, unable to resist coaxing Mr. Zhou, "Then... Master, should we plunder one ourselves?"
This time, Mr. Zhou’s brush swiftly pointed to the sparse fur on the monkey’s mouth.
Swish!
A flash of golden light passed, sealing the monkey’s mouth with the ink blob, leaving the Ugly Monkey speechless.
Mr. Zhou said, "Once again you’ve conceived errant thoughts, this time I’ll punish you with thirty days of silence."
The Ugly Monkey whimpered, scratching his head frantically, yet helplessly silenced, not able to utter a single word.
His entire monkey face turned red and purplish, as if a pot was boiling on it.
Then Mr. Zhou once again picked up the brush, sketching slantwise into the void.
His brush strokes were ethereal, each marking seemed to use the sky as a canvas and the world as warp and weft.
Painting in the void, leaving no form with the brush.
Yet with each addition of his strokes, the cloud clusters in the sky inexplicably increased.
Behind the cloud clusters, the scorching sun also seemed to be drawing closer to the earth.
The Ugly Monkey, unable to speak, trembled with excitement.
"Mmm, mmm, mmm..."
He wanted to say: Master, Master, you are, you are...
Mr. Zhou was helping Chen Xu gather the merits that had not yet converged on him.
This is indeed to lend Chen Xu a hand.
But at the same time, Mr. Zhou was manipulating celestial forces to draw the Sun Star closer to this world!
If this act were spoken of, it’s feared that no one in this world would understand.
But the Ugly Monkey knew, drawing closer the Sun Star would naturally result in two major impacts.
Firstly, this realm’s spiritual energy density would gradually increase— 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Of course, this increase would undeniably be slow and prolonged, not worth much mention.
The other impact would be drawing the attention of certain entities from outside once the Sun Star moved.
Which in turn implies, not discussing whether Mr. Zhou would be in danger, merely mentioning that the Great Li Kingdom’s chances of being discovered by entities outside will inevitably increase!
At the same time, if Chen Xu, originating from the Great Li, goes abroad again, the likelihood of discovery might be synchronously expanded.
The Ugly Monkey turned, staring at Mr. Zhou in shock.
Unable to comprehend why, after meticulously safeguarding Chen Xu previously, he would now make such a contradictory move?
Yet accusing him of harming Chen Xu doesn’t seem right either.
The Ugly Monkey was agitated, humming incessantly, eagerly seeking Mr. Zhou’s explanation.
Mr. Zhou said, "Rest assured, with this vast amount of merit protecting him, they won’t find Young Friend Chen."
Having said this, Mr. Zhou paused.
His weathered face suddenly showed a faint smile:
"But Monkey, you actually care about Young Friend Chen, it seems... you’re not entirely vile."
As he spoke, he dropped the final stroke.
Then the clouds rolled in the sky, and suddenly an invisible, clear light seemed to be emitted.
At this moment, if someone could stand outside the world and overlook the entire realm.
They might detect that the clear light radiates into a fan shape, spreading out from the world’s entirety.
The clear light soared out to the heavens beyond, yet did not stop.
It then pierced through the ancient cave where a mural of unknown age existed.
Lastly, the clear light shot out from Desolate Stone Mountain.
Rushing to the Sun that also hung high above the Xuantian Star Realm!
The Sun Star emitted an invisible vibration, a storm of spiritual qi, undetectable by ordinary people, roiling within.
In a mere instant, it devoured several small celestial bodies orbiting around the Sun Star.
Then it resulted in various strange phenomena.
Such as, meteors falling from the sky.
Devil Abyss tsunami.
Inside the gate of cataclysm, demons raged, and earth treasures emerged.
Thus began countless battles, and not much needs to be mentioned.
Only speaking of the infinite and boundless Xuantian Star Realm, within its various domains, the centers of those Immortal Cities—
Like the Canglan Immortal City’s Jade Pavilion, within the main hall of the Alchemy Sect, suddenly an ancient bell rang.
Similarly, within the Kunlun Mirror Sea, the Sword Tomb, suddenly an immortal sword hummed, trembling to fly.
In those extremely ancient abodes, it seemed some beings were awakened from their slumber, then issued confused inquiries:
"What is today’s calendar?"
"What awakened me from my dreams?"
"Could it be... the chance for immortality has finally arrived?"
In a certain sky of the Xuantian Star Realm, deep within the clouds, a startled voice called out:
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, the opportunity to steal the heavens! Quick divination, do not let it fail!"
...
All this turmoil, seemingly close at hand, yet extraordinarily distant.
Mr. Zhou withdrew his brush, smiling faintly.
No one noticed a trace of blood escaping from the corner of his lips, as his already withered face seemed to become even more desolate.
