Time Insect

Time Insects, Clouds Churned.

The Great Merit Exchange Ledger in the Imperial Capital was completely different from the one he had seen in Pingyang Prefecture. The volume he received was an extremely thick stack.

He opened it.

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures, martial arts manuals, divine weapons and secret ores, rare treasures and exotic beasts, Blessed Land Cave Heavens...

All these things were sorted into categories, neat and clear.

Many items could not only be exchanged for Great Merit; there were other, more flexible methods of trade as well.

"Heaven and Earth Long Qi treasure record. Exchange requirement—five Great Merits, or supplementary methods for containing three types of Long Qi, their effects and the reasons for their formation."

Too expensive.

He could not afford it.

Other than Heavenly Water Morning Dew, which he knew relatively well, Liang Qu had relied entirely on the Ze Cauldron to collect Long Qi, crushing all obstacles with sheer force. At most, he understood their effects better. And the court had long known about Heavenly Water Morning Dew, so it could hardly count as "supplementary."

He did have five Great Merits, but compared to heavenly materials and earthly treasures that could increase his strength, there was truly no need to exchange for it.

"Long-established great families probably need it more."

Liang Qu guessed.

Heaven and earth were boundless. Many types of Long Qi might quietly arise in some forgotten corner, only to gradually disperse because no one knew of them.

He continued reading.

Whenever he saw something he liked, he folded down the corner of the page.

For the first time, he had a double-digit number of Great Merits in hand. He had to choose with utmost care.

The value of court treasures did not increase proportionally.

Exchanging five Great Merits for one item was