No matter how good it was, it was still something external, not cultivation earned through his own efforts.
Merit was much like pulling seedlings up to help them grow, so for Ye Lin, cultivation gained through his own training felt more solid.
"Not bad, kid. Using merit to show filial respect to me—though it's little, it's better than nothing."
At that moment, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar's cheerful voice entered Ye Lin's mind.
Ye Lin merely smiled.
The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar had helped him immensely. Giving it this merit was only natural.
Half an hour later, everyone around them opened their eyes one after another.
Joy flashed across their faces. At that moment, their injuries had fully healed, and their cultivation had advanced another step.
Because their earlier injuries had been far too severe, the vast majority of their merit had been used to recover from them. The amount used on cultivation was pitifully small.
Thus, their cultivation had improved by only a sliver.
"I'm satisfied. This trip wasn't for nothing after all."
Qin Huang said with a smile. Though this journey had brought no gains, they had at least experienced the strange firsthand.
They were no longer quite so afraid of the strange.
"Alright, it's time to head back."
Qin Ziyan took out the Flawless from before. The massive Flawless hovered before them, and everyone boarded it one after another.
"We're going home."
Qin Ziyan murmured. The Flawless turned into a streak of light and vanished into the Starry Sky.
Just as the Flawless departed, a black-robed figure appeared in the formerly desolate Starry Sky.
"So it has come after all. The strange—can it truly never be eradicated? A single continent that descended from beyond the heavens once nearly destroyed the entire Star River Cosmos. And now, after countless ages