Ginger Is Still Spicier When It's Old; 'Investment'

All these additional materials related to Merit-Based Sainthood had naturally been compiled by Professor Zhuang Zi.

Among the newly added materials, many concerned matters Zhang Zhi currently most wanted to understand.

To figure out what was happening with the condensation of the Third Flower of Merit as quickly as possible, he had even skipped class and rushed to the library early in the morning to look through materials related to Merit-Based Sainthood.

The first materials he consulted were naturally those compiled by Professor Zhuang Zi, including some of his insights and experiences during the condensation of the Third Flower of Merit.

As Zhang Zhi flipped through Professor Zhuang Zi's records of condensing the Third Flower of Merit, he discovered that the Flower of Merit only began to condense after one had gained sufficient recognition from the Human Will and accumulated enough merit.

Or rather, Professor Zhuang Zi had only begun condensing the Third Flower of Merit after being acknowledged by the Human Race Consciousness and obtaining a tremendous amount of merit.

The signs that Yan Bo was now beginning to condense the Third Flower of Merit meant that he had already gained sufficient recognition from the Human Will and possessed enough merit to condense it.

It was not as Zhang Zhi had previously speculated—that Yan Bo merely possessed enough merit to begin condensing the Third Flower of Merit.

Thus, the first possibility he had considered yesterday was ruled out.

Upon reading this, Zhang Zhi let out a breath. If that was the case, then only the second or third possibility remained.

Yan Bo might have been able to condense the Third Flower of Merit because he had gained recognition from the wills of other races and thereby obtained a tremendous amount of merit.

Alternatively, he might have been directly recognized