Chapter 1243: Heavenly Merit Descends, Unintentionally Resolving a Calamity (5/5, Requesting Subscription)

The Sui-Tang Annals world.

Li Shimin summoned Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and others.

"I plan to evolve strange beasts across many regions, then station troops to guard them. What do you think?"

"Evolve strange beasts?"

Everyone was puzzled.

Li Shimin sighed and explained the full reason.

Qin Qiong nodded slightly: "Your Majesty's words are indeed reasonable. If we cannot reverse this situation, our world will return to its former state. Moreover, since everyone's strength has grown, should turmoil arise, the death toll won't be trivial."

"External pressure is truly necessary!"

Cheng Yaojin nodded: "To be honest, Your Majesty, I've been bored lately too. These strange beasts will provide some relief. This is how it is for us who have reached high realms."

"The common folk are even lower in realm and spiritual cultivation; they're probably even more bored. It's just that time has been too short for major problems to surface yet."

Li Jing nodded: "I agree."

Li Shimin nodded, and with a thought, countless illusory laws shot forth, like transparent little fish darting through the void.

"Each of you take a direction, find a location, seal it off first, then place the strange beast laws within." Li Shimin's expression was grave. "We aim to train the human race, to give them some external pressure—not to plunge them into suffering. We must not make mistakes."

"Your Majesty, rest assured—we're all veterans. We won't mess this up!"

The men took the strange beast laws, unleashed their spiritual powers, and vanished silently from the palace.

After a teleportation technique, Cheng Yaojin arrived at the eastern seashore, gazing at the boundless ocean, then waved his hand and sealed off a region spanning thousands of li, tossing the several strange beast laws into it.

After using a teleportation technique, Cheng Yujin arrived at the shore of the Eastern Sea, gazed at the vast, boundless waters, and with a casual wave, sealed off a region spanning thousands of li, then released the several demonic beast laws in his hand.

Boom—

Above, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Upon the sea, waves raged like fury.

The scene resembled doomsday.

Cheng Yaojin was startled—he was no longer the ignorant brute he once was.

Such changes in heaven and earth were likely a precursor to heavenly punishment!

At this moment, his scalp prickled.

Gazing at the sea, he saw the fish within had transformed.

What were once one-chi-long grouper had grown to hundreds of meters long, their strength reaching the peak of the Physical Body realm.

What were once several-meter-long sharks had swelled to tens of thousands of meters long, their strength reaching the Five Elements realm.

Even the sealed sea area itself had expanded many times over.

Cheng Yaojin watched the sea's evolution, worried, and tried to recall the strange beast laws—but he had no way to do so.

After all, those laws were too profound for him; he didn't know where they had gone, nor how to retrieve them.

Cheng Yujin watched as the sea transformed, growing anxious and attempting to recall the demonic beast laws, but found himself utterly powerless.

After all, those laws were far too profound for him; he had no idea where they had gone or how to retrieve them.

"Will I, Old Cheng, die here?"

Just as he worried, the dark clouds above dispersed, and bright sunlight returned.

The next instant, ten thousand beams of golden light descended, falling upon the ocean, upon Cheng Yaojin, upon the planet itself.

"This is merit power!"

Cheng Yaojin was stunned. "I thought heavenly punishment was coming—but instead of punishment, merit power descended."

With the empowerment of this merit power, Cheng Yaojin's strength surged rapidly.

The sealed sea, the strange beasts within, and the planet itself all grew and strengthened swiftly.

At this moment, heaven and earth underwent drastic change.

The sealing within the sea, the demonic beasts within the sea, and the planet itself rapidly grew larger and stronger.

Li Shimin gazed at the heavens, watching the dense merit power descending from the sky, utterly dumbfounded.

"Could evolving strange beast laws actually benefit heaven and earth?"

He opened the chat group.

Li Shimin: "Just evolved strange beast laws—and merit power rained down. 【Video】"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Same here. 【Video】"

Ying Zheng: "Same on my end. 【Video】 It seems evolving strange beasts is an act in harmony with heaven's will!"

Su Xiao: "Why?"

Hu Yifei: "Have you forgotten? For a world, civilization is crucial. Previously, the myriad worlds were too peaceful—this was not good for civilization's evolution, but a disaster. Now, with strange beasts added, it's like reigniting momentum for civilization. The world naturally rewards this."

Su Xiao: "Oh! So that's why. The world doesn't want humanity to stop, after all."

Su Xiao: "Do you think that even if we hadn't evolved strange beasts, the world would've created something similar to increase humanity's urgency?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Indeed. Didn't Ying Zheng and Old Li say? Originally peaceful worlds have now developed pressure. When pressure intensifies, the world will evolve conflict between court and commoners."

Zhang Taixuan: "Now, everyone in the myriad worlds is strong. If they fight among themselves, the death toll won't be trivial. This is only internal conflict. If the Dao adds fuel, evolves an external crisis—it will surely make the world run red with blood, floating oars."

Li Shimin: "So… we accidentally solved the crisis?"

Ying Zheng: "We didn't even notice this problem ourselves?"

Beyond the imperial court's struggle with the common people.

Zhang Taixuan: "Right now, the people of the myriad heavens worlds are all very strong. If they start fighting again, the dead won't be just a handful. And this is only internal conflict. If the Heavenly Dao adds a bit more fuel to the fire,

evolves a bit of external crisis, it could absolutely make the world run with blood and float with corpses."

Li Shimin: ", ‖ So you're saying that, by mistake, we've actually resolved the crisis?"

Ying Zheng: "I didn't expect that we ourselves actually failed to notice this problem?"

Emperor Ying Zheng No. 2: "This is being caught in the web without realizing it. Previously, in my leisure, I read the Investiture of the Gods and mocked those great transcendents who were trapped in calamity without knowing it. I never imagined 【62】 we are the same!"

We're the same too!

Bai Suzhen: "My scalp is crawling! This kind of thing is terrifying—without realizing it, we nearly triggered the calamity of Heaven's Dao evolution!"

Xiao Bai: "Thankfully, my husband acted in time; otherwise, we would all have suffered. I suddenly understand why my husband evolved giant beasts, strange beasts, and the Witch Clan in the Taixuan Realm—it must be for this 【65】 reason!"

One reason!

Su Xiao: "That doesn't make sense. Brother Taixuan *is* the Heaven of the Taixuan Realm—he wouldn't target himself, would he?"

Xiao Bai: "My husband would never target himself. But if he doesn't evolve civilization, the world's progress will slow, or even, if the civilization (Wang Wang's) collapses, it could cause the destruction of the Taixuan Realm."

Su Xiao: "That's true."

Zhao Kuangyin: "Then I must also follow suit. Heaven's will is like a blade—if we defy it and draw Heaven's Dao's ire, I fear I won't escape unscathed."

Liu Che: "Indeed. From now on, we must remain vigilant toward the evolution of Heaven's Dao, and not always rely on the Dao Lord to act. Otherwise, even if we cultivate to the Luo Jinxian realm, we still won't be able to stand alone."

Bai Suzhen: "Hard! In any realm, those who comprehend Heaven's Dao evolution and align with Heaven's will are exceedingly rare. Otherwise, why would so many gods in myths and legends perish in calamities?"

Su Xiao: "Hehe, don't be so downcast. With Brother Taixuan, we're safe! 【Fishing】"

Bai Suzhen: "Difficult! In any world, those who can comprehend the evolution of Heaven's Dao and align with Heaven's will are exceedingly rare. Otherwise, countless myths and legends wouldn't feature so many immortals"

perishing in calamities."

Su Xiao: "Hehe, don't be so downcast. With Brother Taixuan here, we're perfectly safe! 【Fishing】"