Top-tier sixth-grade defense?
Brilliant!
The moment Song Shuhang heard that explanation, he felt reassured.
The palace projection was limited by his own cultivation realm, so for now, it could only provide top-tier sixth-grade defense. In other words, its defensive power would increase as his cultivation advanced!
More importantly, unlike the Never-Falling Holy City, this Merit Hall Projection would not toss its master outside the gates to cool off. It protected Song Shuhang entirely within it.
He felt safe. His heart immediately settled.
Sure enough, accumulating merit had its benefits.
If an ordinary fifth-grade cultivator obtained a Merit Snake Beauty plus a Merit Hall Projection, they would not need any Tribulation-Crossing Array for their fifth-to-sixth advancement. Simply activating the Merit Hall Projection would let them take the heavenly tribulation head-on!
Wait, I'm a perfectly normal fifth-grade cultivator too. Why am I excluding myself? Song Shuhang thought.
He just needed to be careful and avoid getting caught up in any dangerous situations during this tribulation.
As long as he made sure not to get dragged into a group tribulation, his Fifth-to-Sixth Advancement Tribulation could be perfectly normal too.
Then he could easily withstand an ordinary Fifth-to-Sixth Advancement Tribulation and become a Sixth-Grade True Lord.
"Carefulness and caution are my strong points," Song Shuhang said softly.
He was the careful, cautious type by nature.
Only later had the seniors in the Nine Provinces Number One Group rubbed off on him, leading him to court death occasionally. But as the saying went, a leopard could not change its spots.
His nature would not change so easily. When caution was called for, he would still be careful.
While he was thinking, the Merit Snake Beauty reached out and dismissed the Merit Hall Projection.
Then she returned to Song Shuhang's body, holding the Mutated