This was not Saine's first encounter with Merit Power.
As early as his journey to the Cosmos Great World Starfield Battlefield, Saine had encountered similar power from disciples of the Buddhism Sect.
Unlike Wizard Civilization, the Buddhist and Taoist factions of Immortal Domain Civilization had also developed a certain degree of Faith Power.
However, cultivators of those two factions preferred to call it Incense Wish Power.
Merit Power, meanwhile, was an even rarer and more precious special power within Immortal Domain Civilization.
Translated into the language of the Wizard World... it was like a blessing granted by the Plane Will, much like the wisp of Light of the Planes Saine had obtained in the past.
Merit Power was also relatively rare in Immortal Domain Civilization, because it was a treasure possessed only by truly "virtuous persons."
Besides Merit Power, Saine also sensed a thread of golden light from the Buddhism Sect within the golden lotus in Zi You's hand.
Could Zi You have encountered a powerful figure from the Immortal Domain Buddhism Sect before?
Or perhaps... Saine recalled that streak of golden light that had flown in from behind while he was piloting the Combined Fortress Group in flight.
The stirring in Saine's eyes showed that he had indeed been moved by the price Zi You had offered.
Merit Power was itself a special Truth power that greatly attracted Saine's interest in research. Moreover, the Second Grade Merit Golden Lotus before him kept making him think of the Karma Fire Red Lotus and Black Lotus of Destruction he had encountered before.
Judging from their appearance and structure, these three lotus flowers seemed to share many similarities.
The difference was that the lotus platforms Saine had encountered varied greatly in grade, and the Source Power they contained differed as widely as