Chapter 1322: Each Showing Their Unique Skills

"The Reincarnation System?" The God of Destruction chuckled, then suddenly said, "My emergence this time, to discuss the future landscape with you contemporary beings, can indeed bring many surprises... Tell me about it?"

"Yes."

Emperor Zun smiled slightly and replied earnestly:

"The grand structural trends you all have just described, across the myriad heavens and worlds, are subtly linked in various ways. This ensures that the endless myriad heavens and worlds, while seemingly separate, still maintain connections and form rules for overall coordination... These are excellent strategies, as the challenge of the myriad heavens and worlds truly lies in their coordination! Because their number is simply too vast; although seemingly diverse and splendid, they can also be chaotic."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this; the summary was excellent.

The power across the myriad heavens and worlds is too dispersed and must be coordinated.

"My method is also consistent: to connect them in some way, but not by coordinating universes, rather by coordinating living beings," Emperor Zun smiled. "Since the universe has a constant of 129,600, what if the living beings within the universe also had a constant number?"

The surrounding beings were slightly startled. Fixing the number of living beings as a constant?

"After all, the myriad heavens and worlds themselves cannot generate native life; they can only draw it from external sources. Making the number of living beings constant is quite simple."

"All beings in the universe exist as true spirits! Once they perish, they return to the core 'Reincarnation' universe. As the core, Reincarnation bears some resemblance to the 'Dao-proving world' described by Emperor Qi, where all beings can 'prove their Dao' in Reincarnation!"

At this point, Emperor Qi, standing nearby, shook his head and couldn't help but interject, "Reincarnation is also a clan leader, governing the 129,600 heavens below. How is that different from what I described? Is it just a different name? Largely the same?"

"No, it's different. This refers to beings after death, their departed souls, entering the Reincarnation universe to prove their Dao and be reborn. They don't prove their Dao through power, but through merit!" Emperor Zun smiled.

"Merit?"

"Merit?"

The surrounding Saints were astonished.

Zhi Ji and Rong Cheng were somewhat perplexed.

In the universe, combat power reigns supreme; whoever is stronger and can dominate an era proves their Dao. So, what does it mean to prove one's Dao through merit?

Emperor Zun looked at the surrounding Saints and patiently explained: "Living beings in the myriad heavens and worlds, who accumulate virtue and benefit humanity in life, enter the 'Reincarnation' universe after death, cross the Meng Po Bridge, and gaze upon the Three-Life Stone... Ultimately, according to the accumulated merit:

If their merit is negative, having committed grave sins, they are reborn as pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep, or other beasts.

If they have no merit, they are reborn into ordinary families.

If they have some merit, they can be reborn into powerful bloodline families of the heavens.

If they have significant merit, they can hold a position in Fengdu Ghost City within the Reincarnation universe, or become a ghost messenger, able to travel the myriad heavens and worlds to bring back departed souls.

If their merit is vast, they achieve Sainthood!"

Everyone's hearts trembled, as if stirred by some ripple.

Emperor Zun smiled: "This 'merit-based Sainthood' allows one to become a Saint based on their merit, ruling the myriad heavens and worlds for an era. Such virtuous Saints would also command respect and would not be feared to become corrupt. They would benefit all beings across the myriad worlds, allowing the entire era to flourish!"

The eyes of those around flickered.

This proposal was a refreshing alternative.

In most universes, while combat power still dominates, it is limited to Saints within a single universe. However, multiversal Saints can only achieve Sainthood through the path of 'merit-based Sainthood.'

This way, even powerful Saints, even if they don't enter the Reincarnation universe, would find it difficult to slaughter beings and commit atrocities.

"This method is not bad at all," the God of Destruction commented. "It also forms a foundation for prosperity."

Emperor Zun smiled faintly and then stepped back.

Zhi Ji immediately became excited, feeling honored to see her husband display his brilliance in public. "As expected of my husband, truly kind. To wish for an era of prosperity for all, he conceived this Merit Universe. It seems he was well-prepared. The framework of rules you described is truly outstanding, and I believe it can contend for the prevailing trend."

At this point, Rong Cheng's face darkened.

Was he the only one left out in the cold?

Upon hearing this, how could he not realize that these beings had all come prepared!

They had even prepared extremely meticulous plans!

Even Zhi Ji had a plan she could leverage.

And himself?

He had suffered a great loss.

Even though his intellect was astonishing and he had a large number of geniuses under his command for research, this kind of deduction was clearly his strong suit!

Given time, and some time to prepare a topic, he could easily produce plans no weaker than those of these beings, perhaps even surpassing them. But he was unprepared now...

This left him feeling immensely frustrated.

Could it be that he had just lost his opportunity?

The first-mover advantage?

This was about becoming the leader of the universe, a contingency left behind by the Eternal Dao Palace of the previous universe in days of old.

Setting aside the future, how could one face the coming cataclysm if they couldn't even seize the initiative in this grand trend of "myriad heavens and worlds"? Resistance would be out of the question. Only by grasping this major trend would there be a chance to survive and resist.

Currently, the promise of this universe leader was extremely important. Although he could only govern a limited number of universes for now, it was crucial in the early stages. Receiving assistance and controlling the rules for evolving the universe would undoubtedly yield twice the result with half the effort!

The more he thought, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he looked at Moon God Ji next to him. "Daoist Ji, haven't you made any preparations?"

Moon God Ji glanced at him, fell silent for a moment, then calmly said, "Of course I'm prepared... but you and I are mere acquaintances."

"How can we be mere acquaintances?" Rong Cheng felt completely distraught and quickly said, "We hit it off immediately; we're destined to be on the same side. How can we be mere acquaintances? I have abundant talent under my command, definitely the most resourceful faction among all the Immortal Saints. With my help, this grand trend isn't just something we can contend for; we are absolutely confident, with a high probability of winning!"

Rong Cheng made various persuasive arguments; he was genuinely confident.

Wasn't this precisely his area of expertise?

His innate clan bloodline talent was to gather various talents and conduct all sorts of research on cultivation methods, eras, and cosmic bloodlines, which then formed his diverse and powerful combat capabilities. He excelled at this.

Finally, Moon God Ji could no longer resist his persistent persuasion. "Alright, I'll tell you... I actually have a deduction too. Although it has formed a logical plan, its difficulty is immense, the most challenging among all their proposals. After all, I am different from these juniors; if I am to do something, I will do it perfectly. I name it... the All-Heavens Mother River System. Since you wish to speak, I will not show myself. You may present this plan."

"The All-Heavens Mother River System?"

Rong Cheng began to listen secretly as Moon God Ji explained. His eyes gradually brightened, and he burst into laughter, feeling that a new opportunity had emerged, and he had gained a huge advantage. He couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, I'll go up and explain it right away. This All-Heavens Mother River System is indeed extremely difficult, but from now on, we'll be on the same side. Although the 'Mother River Heavens' system is complex, I will certainly find a way to complete it."