fynovel Chapter 16 A Brief Time
Chapter 16 A Brief Time
Lu Heng cleansed away the remaining strange phenomena on Blue Star, and his merit points just exceeded 50,000.
He stood on the clouds, looking down at the land that had regained its tranquility, his gaze finally settling on a country across the ocean, and a thought flashed through his mind.
It would be better to just wipe out the United States, so it won't cause trouble for people everywhere in the future.
The moment this thought arose, the long-dormant Merit System spoke up to stop it: "The operating principles of every world follow the balance of Yin and Yang; where there is good, there is evil. If you forcibly intervene, once the evil energy becomes unbalanced, some of the positive energy will automatically transform into evil."
Lu Heng raised an eyebrow: "You mean, if I were to wipe them all out, the Dragon Kingdom, representing the benevolent side, would become corrupt as a result?"
Ding!
"That's right, that's the conservation of energy. Just like when something strange descends upon the world and wreaks havoc, and you happen to return at that moment to resolve it and restore order to the world, everything has its own destiny."
Lu Heng remained silent for a moment, and finally suppressed the thought.
He was never one to dwell on things, so since this was how fate had arranged things, he no longer clung to it.
Besides, there are more important things to do.
In the days that followed, Lu Heng began to make arrangements.
In the important area of the Dragon Kingdom ahead, nine towering nine-story pagodas were formed with supreme magical power.
Each level has an extremely vast special space inside, where he has accumulated countless spoils of war over the past ten thousand years of cultivation, such as cultivation manuals, magical artifacts, array diagrams, alchemy insights, talisman techniques, and so on.
They stuffed everything in at once, categorized it, and arranged it properly.
If these resources were to spread, they would be enough to support the flourishing of a great era of cultivation.
Directly in front of the nine-story pagoda, he placed a two-meter-high spirit-testing stele, its entire surface as white as jade, specifically used for testing spiritual root aptitude.
Ordinary people can simply place their hand on it to know whether they have the potential to cultivate immortality.
And the difference in qualifications is immediately apparent.
After doing all this, he used the power of his merit to condense a golden statue of merit a thousand meters behind the pagoda. It stood majestically with a solemn and dignified appearance.
If any promising talents emerge in the future, he can use his golden body to discover them in time, or send them to various continents for training, or even take them directly to the Immortal Realm to raise them freely.
As for whether he would establish a sect, Lu Heng himself could not guarantee it.
He was used to a leisurely life and never liked being constrained; he preferred to let things take their course.
After arranging everything, Lu Heng took a deep breath and used a hand seal to release the restrictions on the Global Spirit Restoration Array.
Overnight, the concentration of spiritual energy on Earth increased by more than a hundred times.
In the early morning, someone turned over in their sleep, and with a little effort, they were launched into the air and crashed through the ceiling, but were unharmed.
People who work out have discovered that equipment they used to struggle to lift can now be easily swung with one hand.
Many elderly people wake up to find that their legs no longer ache, their backs no longer hurt, and they can walk briskly, as if they have become twenty years younger.
Countless strange and unusual messages flooded the internet, and the trending topics were filled with strange phenomena happening in various places.
Soon, someone discovered the existence of the nine pagodas, as well as the spirit-testing stele and the golden statue of merit.
After the news spread, almost everyone believed that Lu Heng had ushered in the era of cultivation for Blue Star.
In an instant, crowds surged before the statue of the meritorious deity, incense burned brightly, and countless people prayed devoutly, expressing their gratitude.
Those prayers transformed into specks of golden light, transcending time and space to merge into Lu Heng's body.
In less than a month, Lu Heng felt his bottleneck begin to loosen.
The barrier that had confined him for so long gradually began to crack under the continuous flow of merit.
But he doesn't want to leave right now.
I want to spend more time with my family.
So Lu Heng began to desperately suppress his cultivation, locking all the overflowing energy inside his body. Every day, he pretended that nothing had happened, eating, chatting, and bickering with his sister as usual.
However, his cultivation progressed too quickly, like a flood gathering momentum, becoming stronger the more it was suppressed. After enduring for half a year, that bottleneck was almost at the point of collapse, and he could break through at any time.
The observant Lu Xue had already noticed that something was wrong with her brother.
I noticed that my brother's aura was becoming more and more restless each day.
Sometimes I would see my brother clenching his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and covered in cold sweat.
She saw it all and felt the pain in her heart, but she said nothing. She just clung to him even more than usual.
Wang Xiulan also sensed it, and felt a pang of pain in her heart. It seemed that she already had the answer, and she often found herself with tears welling up in her eyes and sighing silently when no one was around.
Lu Jianguo was no different, but in order to leave his son with a beautiful memory, he and the mother and daughter pretended that nothing was wrong.
They all knew that day was coming soon.
That day, the family of four planned to go to the beach for a barbecue feast, as a way to create a relaxing memory before parting ways.
As soon as I pushed open the courtyard gate, I saw Su Jian and his daughter standing at the door, clearly having been waiting for a long time.
Qin Weilong is busy today. He recently discovered a top-grade spiritual vein somewhere and is busy arranging for people to surround and protect it to prevent anyone from seizing it and causing bloodshed, which would damage the spiritual vein.
However, his daughter Qin Meng arrived.
Like Su Jian and his daughter, they often come to visit.
They always have to get involved in whatever program the Lu family has.
Moreover, Su Jian always made his daughter dress up beautifully, the meaning of which was self-evident.
But Lu Heng had no such intentions and pretended to be stupid.
Seven people were traveling in one car.
Lu Jianguo was driving, and Su Jian was in the passenger seat.
The second row consists of Wang Xiulan and Lu Xue.
Lu Heng sat in the middle of the third row with his eyes closed, resting. Su Rourou and Qin Meng were on his left and right sides, respectively.
The two girls' gazes seemed to be welded to Lu Heng's face, their cheeks slightly flushed, becoming more and more captivated by his appearance. Occasionally, their eyes would meet, and they would glare at each other before turning their heads away again.
Lu Xue was not as lively as usual, and kept glancing at her brother's condition.
She felt inexplicably uneasy today, with a feeling that she was going to lose something precious. That ominous premonition gripped her heart, preventing her from smiling.
Su Jian sensed the reason from the atmosphere inside the car, but he didn't say anything.
I don't want this trip to be steeped in the sadness of parting.
At noon, the weather was clear and cloudless.
The car finally arrived at its destination.
Everyone got off the bus and went to change into their swimsuits.
Lu Heng also changed into clean and comfortable clothes, temporarily suppressing his cultivation level, and his expression returned to a more relaxed state.
There weren't many people on the beach.
Now that spiritual energy has been restored, most people go to cultivate or venture into the mountains and forests to seek opportunities, and the once crowded seaside has become much quieter.
Under the shade of the tree, Lu Heng controlled the storage ring and released all the items needed for the barbecue: the grill, charcoal, seasonings, and various meats, vegetables, and seafood, all neatly arranged.
Just as he was about to open a bottle of soda and take a sip, Su Rourou and Qin Meng grabbed him from either side, insisting that he play volleyball with them.