"Yes, this horn is indeed the Flame Spirit Clan's Fan Tian's Horn," Yang Chen said.
"You managed to obtain this horn?" The green-robed steward looked doubtful, then muttered, "Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. One Fan Tian's Horn can be exchanged for two thousand Cosmic Essence. You're sure you want to exchange it, right?"
"Yes, I'm sure," Yang Chen said.
With a flip of his wrist, the green-robed steward produced a Storage Bag from nowhere. With a light tap, a large amount of Cosmic Essence appeared within it.
This Cosmic Essence was like snowflakes, colored like a blue ocean. Under the green-robed steward's control, it all entered Yang Chen's token.
When Yang Chen retrieved his token and looked again, its internal space was already filled with vast amounts of Cosmic Essence drifting through the darkness.
Upon another look—
Cosmic Essence, 2,871 Merit Rank, Zero
Yang Chen looked surprised and could not help asking, "Why is my Merit Rank still at zero when my Cosmic Essence has clearly surpassed one thousand?"
"You make it sound so easy. Did you think your Merit Rank would automatically rise once you had enough Cosmic Essence? Where could such a good thing exist? Wouldn't Cosmic Essence be freely traded afterward, since one's Merit Rank would already have risen?" Seeing that Yang Chen was completely wet behind the ears, the green-robed steward sneered.
This left Yang Chen puzzled. "Then how does one increase it?"
The green-robed steward said irritably, "Simple. If you agree, I can help you rank up, but the prerequisite is deducting one thousand Cosmic Essence."
Yang Chen smiled bitterly in helplessness. He had not expected ranking up to cost so much Cosmic Essence.
Cosmic Essence had many uses, and whether to raise one's Merit Rank was entirely up