Si Ning arrived at the Land of Creation three days ago!
She discovered this divine medicine while setting up her residence!
She had intended to harvest it later!
But she never expected it to wither for no reason!
This left her with a huge question mark in her heart!
Let alone a divine medicine of a million years!
Even spiritual medicines over a hundred thousand years old would not wither without cause!
However!
Existence is reasonable!
She didn't overthink it!
Her figure slowly floated into mid-air, and she flew towards the east!
Because she knew there was another divine medicine there!
"What's going on?"
"Why has this divine medicine also withered?"
"Could someone have absorbed the medicinal effects of these two divine medicines?"
Her brows were tightly furrowed!
Even when contemplating matters, she appeared beautiful!
"Impossible!"
"If someone had appeared, they would have definitely left their aura!"
"But here, apart from my aura, there are no traces of anyone else!"
"Forget it!"
"Divine medicines are rare, but in the Land of Creation, they are not that conspicuous!"
She turned and left!
But the mystery in her heart remained unsolved!
Two divine medicines withering in one day was highly abnormal!
"That woman has left, let's get out of here quickly!" Azure Dragon spoke. It had noticed the Empress's arrival when it was absorbing the second divine medicine and preparing to leave!
It decisively told Chen Nan to hide in the grass!
And then helped him conceal his aura!
Otherwise!
The Empress would have definitely discovered Chen Nan!
"Let's go!"
Chen Nan used the Great Roc technique and the next moment he appeared on the mountainside dozens of miles away!
There was a natural cave here!
The entrance was narrow!
It was difficult to be discovered if one squeezed in!
Outside was a small lake!
It was about the size of a basketball court!
Immortal qi was rising from the surface of the lake!
"Little Dragon, do you think this is the so-called Pool of Creation?" Chen Nan asked!
Azure Dragon roared: "Call me Dragon Lord!"
Chen Nan: "Stop being cheeky!"
"Your grandpa..." Azure Dragon gritted its teeth in anger: "This is at best an immortal pool, definitely not the Pool of Creation!"
Chen Nan sighed softly: "I'll try to refine the Pillar of Merit first, and then I'll quickly search for the Pool of Creation!"
If he were the only one in the Land of Creation, it would be fine!
Now that an Empress had appeared!
He had to hurry with the search for the Pool of Creation!
"You refine the Pillar of Merit, I'll protect you!" Azure Dragon said!
Chen Nan entered the cave!
He sat cross-legged, silently took out the black long staff from his back, and a wry smile appeared in his eyes: "I've tried to refine it before, but I didn't succeed!"
Azure Dragon: "You can't refine it by simply pledging allegiance with a drop of blood. You need the power of merit!"
Chen Nan nodded slightly!
He trusted Azure Dragon's words!
The power of merit spread out from within him, enveloping the entire Pillar of Merit!
Under the radiance of the power of merit, the dark black long staff actually shed its dark color!
Revealing its original golden yellow!
It looked as if it were cast from pure gold!
Giving off a sacred aura!
Especially the words "Pillar of Merit" were exceptionally conspicuous!
But that was all!
It was like a piece of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing!
Even with the power of merit, Chen Nan could only melt the outermost layer!
"You can try dripping blood!"
Azure Dragon said!
In fact, it didn't know if the Pillar of Merit could recognize Chen Nan as its master!
After all, it was a sacred artifact!
A sacred artifact born in the primordial era!
To be precise, it wasn't even a weapon!
Chen Nan could only do as Azure Dragon instructed!
He bit his fingertip!
Blood dripped onto it!
Immediately, a dazzling golden radiance erupted!
Chen Nan clearly felt a subtle connection being established with the Pillar of Merit!
However!
After his blood was absorbed by the Pillar of Merit!
That subtle connection vanished without a trace!
Azure Dragon: "Young man, your blood can indeed elicit a reaction from the Pillar of Merit, but... it's too little!"
Chen Nan asked: "Then what should I do?"
Azure Dragon: "You can cut your wrist and let your blood dye it red!"
"Are you sure you're not trying to trick me?" Chen Nan always felt that Azure Dragon's words were a bit unreliable!
Azure Dragon said disdainfully: "We share life and death, why would I harm you?"
"This is the only way!"
Chen Nan let out a sigh!
He then cut his wrist, and his pale golden blood sprayed out!
Dyeing the entire Pillar of Merit a golden-red hue!
The next second!
The Pillar of Merit merged into Chen Nan's body!
But it was only to that extent!
It was merely stored within him, not truly unified with him!
It would take a long time to completely refine it!
Azure Dragon was overjoyed: "You can store it in your body, which means it has recognized you!"
"Refine it diligently, with me here, it will show some respect!"
"After all, it knows me!"
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A month later!
Chen Nan completely refined the Pillar of Merit!
After refining, he could easily control it!
Azure Dragon said: "You can try to carve a person's name on it!"
Chen Nan's heart was pounding wildly: "And then?"
Azure Dragon: "The Pillar of Merit is a higher-grade Investiture of the Gods. If you can carve someone's name on it, they will instantly become gods with omnipotent powers!"
"This is also the first step to rebuilding the Heavenly Court!"
"Because there are people, there is a home!"
"There are gods, there is a Heavenly Court!"
Chen Nan swallowed hard!
He had never imagined he could create gods!
Unfortunately!
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't leave any trace on the Pillar of Merit!
Obviously!
He did not yet possess the qualification to create gods!
"Back then, when the Heavenly Court was prosperous, there were 1.8 million names on it!"
"Dense and numerous!"
"But when the Lingxiao Palace was shattered!"
"Those gods and immortals all perished, and their names also disappeared from the Pillar of Merit!"
Azure Dragon, as one of the supreme beings among the Four Divine Beasts!
It had too many feelings for the Divine Realm!
When mentioning this, its voice was inevitably tinged with sadness!
Chen Nan looked at the Pillar of Merit in his hand: "One day, the Pillar of Merit will regain its former glory!"
"Alright!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore!"
"I've been in the Land of Creation for a month now!"
"I must get the fruits of creation and the water of creation within the remaining time!"
Azure Dragon: "These items can break the curse on you. If you can open that immortal mansion, rebuilding the Heavenly Court will also save some trouble!"
Azure Dragon, attached to Chen Nan's body, had already sensed the immortal mansion in his sea of consciousness!
"Let's go take a bath first. I feel like I'm about to go rotten after this month!" Chen Nan said, put away the Pillar of Merit, and after going outside, he jumped into the lake with a splash!
The lake was filled with immortal qi, and it was very comfortable to be in!
Not only that!
He also discovered that there were some extremely rare crabs living in the lake!
They looked very plump!
"Didn't they say there are no living creatures in the Land of Creation? These crabs should also be part of creation, right?" Chen Nan was overjoyed, dived into the lake, and began to collect crabs frantically!
Charcoal-grilled crabs were delicious just thinking about it!
It made his mouth water!
But at this moment!
Azure Dragon's voice rang out, full of urgency: "The Empress is here, hide at the bottom of the lake and don't move!"
"Oh no, she's taking off her clothes!"
"She's coming to take a bath..."