Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

The familiar grassland.

As far as the eye could see, the scene was just as it had been at the beginning, without the slightest change, only now Qingyun's state of body and mind was completely different.

"This should be the last time I come here, I suppose."

After looking around, he could not help but feel a touch of emotion in his eyes as he thought to himself.

He took a deep breath.

Forcing down the excitement in his heart, Qingyun then looked up at the vast and profound Tianqiong, his dark pupils faintly reflecting a giant visage.

That was the consciousness of the God-Demon Tower, which had become agitated and manifest.

Suddenly, a grand Daoist sound rose by his ear, and he did not know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to hear a hint of excitement in it.

"Will you enter the seventh level of the God-Demon Tower again?"

"No," Qingyun decisively refused.

He had already retried it a month earlier, and naturally, there was no need to enter the seventh level again now.

Moreover, in order to squeeze into the top three of the Devil God Ranking after the merger as much as possible, not just he, but the Cause and Effect body and the Water body as well had also retried.

Only the Dream Illusion body, for the necessity of keeping a low profile due to carrying many treasures and resources, did not participate.

Although there still wasn't any change in the rankings on the Devil God Ranking, only the four of them knew that in comparison to before, the situation was already vastly different.

Coming back to his senses.

Without a moment of hesitation, Qingyun's mind once again communicated with the God-Demon Tower and quickly inquired:

"I, Yinguo, and Hei Shui—are three as one, can we merge our accomplishments and ranking in the God-Demon Tower?"

Upon saying this.

The consciousness of the God-Demon Tower, which had almost instantaneously responded before, was this time uncommonly silent. It seemed to have never anticipated such a request nor had it experienced such a situation.

For a moment, the wind froze mid-air, and the fierce beasts were petrified in place, as if the entire God-Demon Tower had suddenly come to a halt.

Time slowly passed by.

Qingyun stood in silence, his gaze as calm as water without a hint of impatience.

Who knows how much time went by.

Everything in the God-Demon Tower returned to normal, and that grand Daoist voice sounded once again, this time filled with a hint of indifference:

"There are no explicit rules, merger not allowed."

"As expected, they did not agree..."

Upon hearing the reply, a faint smile flickered across Qingyun's face.

This was within his expectations.

The reason he still asked was simply to give it a try.

If it worked, all the better; if not, no harm was done.

After all, if the God-Demon Tower had directly agreed, he could have saved some Copper Coins.

The amount of Copper Coins he currently possessed was indeed huge, but how many treasures he might encounter that could communicate with divine powers, and how many Copper Coins that would cost, was still an unknown.

So, naturally, he would save where he could.

His thoughts returned to the present.

"How many Copper Coins would I need to forcefully merge the rankings?" Qingyun didn't beat around the bush and directly asked.

The time for settlement was approaching, and he didn't have time to waste, so this time he wasn't going to probe bit by bit, but instead let the consciousness of the God-Demon Tower state its price.

As soon as he finished speaking.

The whole God-Demon Tower shuddered once again.

And then, in an instant.

An eager voice sounded by Qingyun's ear: "Noble Qingyun, only one million Copper Coins is required!"

The difference in attitude before and after in the voice was so great that, even though Qingyun was prepared, he was still almost choked up.

After a long pause.

He finally regained his composure, and spoke softly, "This attitude of opening eyes at the sight of money, Bliss Ghost Market is this way, and so is the God-Demon Tower; you really are cut from the same cloth."

As he spoke, Qingyun waved his hand gently, and in front of him appeared a hill made of Copper Coins, emitting a boundless brilliant light.

"You are correct, I will merge the rankings for you now,"

The grand voice sounded unusually flattering as the Copper Coins vanished from sight.

At the same time.

The Devil God Ranking slowly unfolded before Qingyun, and the names of Yinguo, Qingyun, and Hei Shui began to vanish little by little, condensing into a deep and unfathomable glow.

"Would you like to continue using the name Qingyun?"

"No, change the name to—Zhang Jing!"

Qingyun enunciated each word clearly.

As his voice fell.

The glow swiftly shot up to the top of the Devil God Ranking, eventually coming to a slow halt at the spot between Bai Yuzi, who was ranked first, and Zuo Qingtian, who was ranked second.

[Second Place: Zhang Jing (Level Seven)]

"Directly surged to second place? It seems that Zuo Qingtian and the two of them haven't made much more progress in the seventh level of the God-Demon Tower either."

Qingyun murmured to himself.

But at that moment.

Boom——

The ground beneath his feet suddenly began to tremble violently, and visible dark cracks appeared in the Tianqiong, like a shattered mirror, emitting a rolling air of destruction.

"Is this... the time has come?"

Witnessing this terrifying sight, Qingyun instinctively widened his eyes in shock.

He immediately realized that this must signify the moment of settlement.

The next moment.

The grand indifferent voice from before confirmed his guess, "The settlement begins now, Zhang Jing, ranked second on the Devil God Ranking, choose one from the following three rewards."

"Fourth-grade Great Divine Power: Eternal Space True Extreme Seal"

"Half-step Postnatal Spiritual Treasure: Cosmic Dual Qi Bottle"

"Nine extremely high-quality Innate Divine Objects, attributes to be selected."

Gazing at the three available rewards, Qingyun involuntarily pursed his lips, the surprise in his eyes fleeting.