Lin Feng floated up from the ground, touching the dent in his chest where he had been hit by a stick. He quickly swept away the feeling of unease that had shaken him, and looked at the two shadow puppets flying in front of him.

Sword Immortal Lü Dongbin, Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong.

"Kid, don't blame me for not warning you. The shadow puppets in my hands are all ruthless. If you don't show some skill, they'll really tear you to pieces." Liu the Shadow Puppet said, his fingers moving in unison, and he uttered several vivid onomatopoeic words, pointing his sword and staff directly at Lin Feng's just-steadied body.

"call!"

As the iron rod fell vertically, Lin Feng unleashed a surge of extraordinary power within his body, using one hand to grab it.

boom!

The iron rod pressed down on his head, and with his other hand he drew his demonic blade, unleashing a dark slash to meet the incoming sword light from below.

"Back off, back off, what is this? Did this kid really absorb everything that Xie Shengxie gave him?" Jianzhi Sang immediately stopped watching the spectacle, dropped the melon seeds in his hand, and hid behind Sun He and the other person.

“Not just,” Sun He reminded him, and the room immediately fell silent.

A different aura appeared on the demonic blade in Lin Feng's hand, with a unique golden light subtly flashing through it.

"Heavenly Merit"

How could ordinary, unorthodox weapons be compatible with merit? But in Lin Feng's hands, merit was not only compatible with unorthodox truth, but the two were also mixed together.

What is merit? Ordinary people measure the reward for doing good deeds, or even use it as the basis for becoming a Buddha or a venerable being. Under the concept of cultivating immortality, it is regarded as the power of heavenly reward. If we view merit in this way, we are ultimately carrying a perspective of self-interest. This power is merely a supernatural power that conforms to certain processes.

Doing good deeds brings merit.

Doing good deeds without intention will bring great merit and reward.

But if it's not a good deed and doesn't bring any merit, would you still do it?

Do something without seeking reward or merit, simply with your true heart. Regardless of the outcome, whether things turn out well or badly, or whether the world unfolds as you wish, merit will naturally follow.

Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue with a selfless heart, without seeking or demanding anything, simply following one's own heart, choosing what to do and what not to do, and ultimately breaking free from attachments, aligning with the Great Way, and achieving self-cultivation and transcendence—this is the Taoist Way of Merit.

It quietly existed within those alien truths, and was later activated by Si Zang, granting the weapon the power of a treasure of merit.

"Merit is gained through cultivation, not through methods of seeking merit. So please, I will do my best to help you."

"But hehe, this weapon is enough, just like yours~"

The voice of Si Zang flashed past Lin Feng's ears, and the merit on the demon blade merged with his will at this moment, splitting Lu Dongbin's sword in one fell swoop, and a black flame with golden light flashing at the edge emerged.

"good!"

With a shout, Liu Da, the shadow puppet of Lü Dongbin, was removed from the scene. He then manipulated the shadow puppet of Sun Wukong, unleashing a will powerful enough to shake heaven and earth.

Unlike the other participants, Liu of the Lantern Shadow did not possess any overwhelming willpower. Just like Lin Feng, he had only the most basic willpower. But within this most basic willpower lay the power to change the world and the potential to become a Great Sage capable of destroying all conspiracies and schemes!

If it were the Monkey King, he would surely sweep away all evil without hesitation!

This is the Monkey King in his heart!

In that instant, the golden cudgel seemed to strike from beyond the universe, and the distance of tens of millions of miles fell into Lin Feng's eyes, all converging at the tip of the golden cudgel.

boom!

Lin Feng was pressed underground, and the personal space they were in at that moment also collapsed.

The three spectators flew into the sky together, their eyes fixed on the edge of the shattered space.

boom!

Suddenly, the golden cudgel was lifted up by a force. Lin Feng, who flew up from below, looked somewhat defeated. He supported the top of the golden cudgel with one hand, slowly raised the demonic blade, and slashed at Sun Wukong's shadow puppet.

That is the Daoist spirit of Liu the Lamp Shadow: an unwavering belief until death, a belief in the power of these stories, a belief in those who love these stories, and a belief that all those gathered around these stories will eventually change the world and sweep away the filth!

As the demonic blade slashed past, Sun Wukong's shadow puppet suddenly shrank a bit, inadvertently reverting to its original form and dodging the attack.

"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad." Liu the Shadow quickly put away the Sun Wukong shadow puppet that had been reverted to its original form, and said with some regret, "I'm a little... itchy to practice. If this place weren't so inappropriate, I would really like to... practice with you again."

He then took out a muscular male shadow puppet, moving it intermittently, as if to test it on Lin Feng, but quickly stopped.

The male shadow puppet appears unremarkable, but he wields an extraordinary axe.

"Pangu?" Lin Feng couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, that's Pangu!" The shattered personal space was being repaired, and Paper-Cutting Sang also approached the two in the blink of an eye: "That's Old Liu's most cherished treasure. Over the years, every time he goes out to perform, he takes it with him and tells the children the story of Pangu."

"Again and again." Puppet Zhang approached, and then Paper-Cutting Sang's voice continued, "Be careful, that axe blow really can split the heavens and the earth!"

Paper-cutting Sang added softly, "Remember, it's not simply splitting the heavens and the earth, it's creating the world!"

"You two..." Seeing their reaction, Liu the Shadow couldn't help but say with disdain, "It's been so many years since you last fought. Have you both become rusty?"

"What are you trying? You haven't even had enough of that monkey!" Puppet Zhang, carrying mutton skewers, walked straight to Liu the Shadow Puppet, pointed at the still-moving shadow puppet in his arms, and said it in a very casual manner.

However, this small detail immediately changed the nature of Sun Wukong's agitation, causing him to release his aura towards the puppet Zhang.

"If you say another word, I'll hit you too." Liu the Shadow, having calmed the pulsating energy of the shadow puppet, snatched a skewer of meat from Zhang the puppet's hand.

"How is it?" Sun He walked over a step slower, looking at the three of them arguing with each other, and stopped beside Lin Feng, who had removed his demonic body.

"Hahaha, come on, let's eat something and chat slowly." With a piece of meat in his mouth, Liu Dengying opened the door to the real world and grabbed Lin Feng's shoulder, pulling him close.

"Let's go!" Sun He finally smiled and whispered in Lin Feng's ear, "They keep hundreds of different kinds of rare and exotic beasts, including dragon livers and phoenix galls, and even those forbidden by evil gods. They've raised anything that's edible."

“Not only that,” Puppet Zhang interjected, sticking his head out. “Over the years, we’ve cultivated the bloodline of Pangu. We’ve produced more than a dozen of them among the three thousand gods and demons. Half of the blood essence in the workshop area comes from us.”

"Garlic Pangu Meat?" Lin Feng glanced at Dengying Liu strangely, knowing that the other party's trump card was Pangu.

"Isn't that strange?" Seeing this, Liu Dengying quickly explained: "The real Pangu was never about bloodline power. The meaning of creating heaven and earth could not be these material products."

"Devouring essence and blood, vying for opportunities... Do you think the primordial world was a world where people ate each other, or a world that truly embodied the spirit of Chinese civilization?"

"Hahaha, what's there to discuss? Cannibalism is the simplest and most enjoyable thing." Puppet Zhang interrupted their thoughts: "Kid, have you ever used Pangu's essence blood? Want me to give you some?"