After the time it took an incense stick to burn, the phantom of the Lesser Merit Wheel dispersed, and the Buddhist radiance vanished.
Little Cai, goddess-like as she was, had become even more transcendent and unworldly, solemn and serene, like a bodhisattva in a temple.
Noticing everyone's astonished gazes, she smiled shyly. "Thanks to Su Hao's help over the years, I've gathered one billion units of aspiration power and truly, completely refined the Lesser Merit Wheel."
Though she had been cultivating in the cave dwelling these past years, a group of people in the Taihao Sacred Dynasty had followed Su Hao's instructions, using faith in the White Dragon Empress to aid the common folk and do good deeds.
As early as a century ago, the Chiqing Realm had gained the faith of the White Dragon Cult. It had surpassed Buddhism and the many factions and religions of the Daoist Sect, becoming the Chiqing Realm's greatest faith.
That faith had also spread to three or four nearby minor worlds, though not on the same scale as in the Chiqing Realm.
Thus, even without doing anything, Little Cai could continuously obtain aspiration power.
Of course, she would also periodically manifest her divine form, personally summoning clouds and rain so that the common people enjoyed abundant harvests and thriving livestock.
"What wonders does the Lesser Merit Wheel possess?" Su Hao asked curiously.
"It stores aspiration power and transforms aspiration power into merit. One hundred million units of aspiration power equals one point of merit.
"The more merit there is, the stronger the Merit Wheel becomes. Moreover, when I use the Merit Wheel to perform certain divine abilities, such as transforming food, the expenditure is reduced.
"And the aspiration power and merit expended can automatically recover; they won't be permanently depleted."
As Little Cai