Hearing the words of the Inheritance Artifact Spirit, Lin Changqing was silent. Indeed, thinking about it, it made sense.
Taking the Great River cultivation world as an example, the strongest cultivators in the Great River are now in the Central Domain, but the strongest in the Central Domain are only at the Loose Immortal realm. In the Near Ancient Era, the strongest in the Great River cultivation world could reach True Immortal, in the Middle Ancient Era they could reach Heavenly Immortal, in the Upper Ancient Era they could reach Golden Immortal, and in the Primordial Ancient Era, the Great River cultivation world even gave birth to Grand Luo!
But now, it can be said that each generation is worse than the last.
Think about the gap after the World Tree was cut down. The strongest was Grand Luo in the Primordial Ancient Era, and now the strongest is a Loose Immortal. It's simply the difference between heaven and earth.
In fact, after the World Tree died, the entire Myriad Realms have been weakening step by step. It's just that the degree of weakening in other Great Worlds is slightly stronger than in the Great River cultivation world, but that's also because the Great River cultivation world is the original motherland of the World Tree, so it is more affected. But from the perspective of the entire Myriad Realms, the loss of spiritual power is causing each generation to have a lower realm, and this situation is happening.
Lin Changqing heard that even the Supreme Immortal Realm has not produced a new Golden Immortal for many years, which is simply unimaginable.
In the Primordial Ancient Era, Heavenly Immortals were everywhere, and Golden Immortals were as common as dogs, but now, the Immortal Realm basically relies on the old Golden Immortals to support it. Many newcomers, under the restriction of the Great Dao rules and in the absence of spiritual power, simply cannot break through to Golden Immortal.
This is actually a bit like the End of Dharma Era. Suddenly, Lin Changqing thought of his previous life on Blue Star, which was a world completely without spiritual power. Could it be that one day in the future, the Myriad Realms will also be like this?
"Therefore, Inheritor, you bear an important mission. If you don't want this world to gradually move towards the End of Dharma, you must seize the time to improve yourself, collect the World Tree fragments, and revive the World Tree," the Inheritance Artifact Spirit said solemnly again.
Lin Changqing nodded: "Senior, please rest assured, this junior will definitely do my best to revive the World Tree."
The Inheritance Artifact Spirit replied: "Inheritor, don't think that this is a task that only has burdens and no benefits. In fact, in the process of collecting World Tree fragments, your strength will also increase rapidly. I think you also understand that reviving the World Tree is even more beneficial to you. Back then, Nüwa became a saint by creating the Human Race, Jieyin became a saint by educating the people, and the Three Pure Ones became saints because they had a great connection with Pangu. If you want to become a saint, then reviving the World Tree is a necessary preparation for you."
"You must understand that to become a saint, you either have to have great merit to this world, or have a great connection. Therefore, reviving the World Tree is also something you must do before you become a saint."
Hearing this, Lin Changqing nodded, and then he cupped his fists and said: "This junior understands."
Collecting World Tree fragments can increase strength, he knew this, but the Inheritance Artifact Spirit later said that reviving the World Tree was his cause and effect of becoming a saint, which made him think of many things.
"Nüwa became a saint, creating the Human Race was a great merit, and Zhunti Jieyin educating the Western people was also a great merit. It seems that to become a saint, one must have great merit, or have great cause and effect, such as the Three Pure Ones who have a connection. But I am just an ordinary person, without a connection. If I want to become a saint, I have to learn from Nüwa, or learn from Zhunti Jieyin."
"Then in that case, reviving the World Tree is really a great merit no less than Nüwa creating the Human Race." Lin Changqing squinted his eyes and thought. From this point of view, collecting World Tree fragments and reviving the World Tree is still a path he must take in the future, after all, this is related to his path to becoming a saint.
He is not one of the Three Pure Ones, without a connection, becoming a saint still requires merit and contribution to the world.
But this does not mean that becoming a saint through merit is not as good as becoming a saint through a connection like the Three Pure Ones.
Many people have always had a misunderstanding. When ranking the combat power of the Seven Sages, they like to put Nüwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin, who became saints through merit, at the back. But in fact, it's wrong.
There is no strong or weak among saints. Becoming a saint through merit and becoming a saint through a connection are essentially the same. The essence of becoming a saint through a connection is also a kind of becoming a saint through merit to a certain extent. Why don't you Three Pure Ones need to have great merit to the world to become saints?
Isn't it because you Three Pure Ones are transformed from Pangu's pure and turbid qi?
The Three Pure Ones have this kind of connection, which is equivalent to Pangu making a contribution to the world for the Three Pure Ones, so the Three Pure Ones can become saints.
Therefore, the essence of the Three Pure Ones becoming saints through a connection is also a kind of becoming a saint through merit, because Pangu behind the Three Pure Ones has already made a great contribution to the world.
【You talked with the Inheritance Artifact Spirit for a while, and then, you began to calm down and fuse the Hongmeng Qi. Before, your fusion with the Hongmeng Purple Qi was not completely completed.】
【At the same time, while you were quietly refining the Hongmeng Purple Qi, in another cave, the geniuses of the Seven Kingdoms were nervously watching the ranking on the stone tablet. Since you have not completely merged with the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the ranking on the stone tablet still does not show that you have passed the hundredth level.】
"It's been almost three incense sticks, and Lin Changqing still hasn't broken through the hundredth level. I think he's about to fail!" A Fourth Prince's retainer pointed at the name on the stone tablet and sneered. He felt confident. As everyone knows, the time for clearing the level is only three incense sticks, and at this moment, there are only ten seconds left before the three incense sticks. No matter how you calculate it, it is impossible for Lin Changqing to pass the hundredth level, so he began to ridicule wildly.
"Princess, the situation is not good. There are only ten seconds left, and Young Master Lin still hasn't broken through the 100th level." On the other side, some Chu cultivators surrounded the Chu Princess and were very nervous. They were very worried, because once Lin Changqing didn't break through the hundredth level in the last ten seconds, then their Chu Kingdom would have to give up the Azure Sky Lantern!
"It's okay, believe in Young Master Lin, he will definitely break through. There are still ten seconds, let's persevere." The Chu Princess said, clenching her fists. There was worry in her eyes, after all, it seemed that there was not much time left for Lin Changqing to break through the hundredth level.
"Yue'er, stop dreaming, it's impossible for Lin Changqing to pass the hundredth level. I said it a long time ago, how about it, you lost this bet, right?" The Fourth Prince laughed loudly, looking extremely proud. Even his father, Qin Wushang, in the Return to Void realm, couldn't break through the hundredth level, how could Lin Changqing, a Nascent Soul, break through?
Now there were only ten seconds left, and the stone tablet still didn't show Lin Changqing breaking through the hundredth level, which made the Fourth Prince very proud. It seemed that he was destined to win this bet.
"Chu Yue, remember to hand over the Azure Sky Lantern obediently later. Oh, right, and that Immortal King Body scripture of Lin Changqing's, offer it up later too." The Thirteenth Princess looked at the Chu Princess with a pair of cold and beautiful eyes, carrying mockery. They had won this bet.
"Don't be too happy, there are still ten seconds left, who loses and who wins is not certain." The Chu Princess replied coldly. She believed that Lin Changqing would definitely pass the 100th level.
"Don't say ten seconds, even if I give you another day, Lin Changqing won't be able to pass the 100th level." The Fourth Prince laughed loudly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he stopped, because the stone tablet updated a line of text, showing that Lin Changqing had broken through the hundredth level!
At this moment, Lin Changqing had just finished merging with the Hongmeng Purple Qi!
