At this point, Chenyinzi also realized that what he had said was somewhat inappropriate, as if he were denying the efforts An Jing and the others had made. He quickly clarified, "I'm not saying you did a poor job. I just hope you'll think a little more about yourself, too."
"Haha, Grandmaster, I've naturally thought about that."
An Jing smiled. It was true: a million merits would be enough to forge himself a super-luxurious Lingxiao battle armor so incredible that even the Lingxiao Realm would turn green with envy. But if he used them purely for cultivation and exchanging for techniques, then...
Then they might barely be enough to cover a quarter of the techniques he already had.
It wasn't that An Jing was unwilling to spend merits on himself. It was just that Jinyuantian couldn't directly exchange them for cultivation, so he still had to cultivate everything himself. His techniques had long since reached their limits, and his many sixth- and even seventh-tier techniques were worth three or four million merits altogether. He hardly lacked for more.
And even if it were for himself, how could he forge battle armor, even with the materials?
By contrast, using these merits to cultivate a Heavenly Monarch Xi Yi for the sect was an incredible bargain for An Jing. With such a powerful backer, he wouldn't have to walk on eggshells when doing things in the Tianyuan Realm.
Not to mention, the Mingjing Sect now practically belonged to him. If necessary, all he had to do was say the word, and the three Heavenly Monarchs Chengguang, Xi Yi, and Chenyinzi would act together. Even the Haotian Mirror, a Lingxiao Dao Soldier, could cross realms to take on major tasks!
How could such an enormous shift in cause and effect compare to a