The merit power that should have merged into his body had instead formed a Merit Golden Lotus outside it.
So, although he knew perfectly well that it was a treasure, holding the Merit Golden Lotus made Drunken-Eyed Layman feel as though a knife had pierced straight through his heart and into his lungs—he had the urge to hurl the Merit Golden Lotus to the ground and smash it to pieces.
In the end, however, he held back.
No matter how annoyed he was, he couldn't take it out on a treasure. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't tear up money.
Besides, after sensing the Merit Golden Lotus's tribulation-avoidance effect and properties, Drunken-Eyed Layman made up his mind—he would give this first Merit Golden Lotus to little friend Shuhang.
He could use it to thank little friend Shuhang for giving him all the Sixth-Grade lecture opportunities for the entire year of 2020. To others, giving free lectures was work, something that took energy. But to those of Drunken-Eyed Layman's lineage, these were the only moments in their lives when they could shine, something no amount of money could buy.
Although this Merit Golden Lotus could help him avoid tribulations, Drunken-Eyed Layman wouldn't have any use for it anytime soon. Unlike little friend Shuhang, he didn't advance a realm every other day.
Moreover, a year had twelve months. In each of the coming months, his lecture would give him a chance to condense another Merit Golden Lotus.
Perhaps the audience wouldn't be as large as today's, and the Merit Golden Lotuses he condensed would be somewhat weaker, but he could still obtain eleven more. There was no need to worry about their effectiveness.
"The only real problem now is that this Merit Golden Lotus needs spiritual energy from my lineage