Above the rivers, Jiao Lulu devoted herself wholeheartedly to bringing the flooding under control.
The local immortals and spirits following her knew only that her swordsmanship bordered on the profound and her true qi was extraordinary. As her work progressed, her movements grew ever more assured and unhurried.
In Fang Shu's eyes, however, besides the spiritual energy flowing into Jiao Lulu's body and helping refine her true qi, something more important was happening: strand after strand of fortune was steadily gathering upon her.
He examined her repeatedly. Once he confirmed that his eyes had not deceived him, understanding suddenly dawned.
The so-called merits of governing the world in the Moral Profound Teaching were not merely a figure used to measure disciples' achievements, as they were in Mount Lu. They were also a means for disciples to accumulate reserves, particularly the potential to attain Golden Core.
Fang Shu thought, Presumably, if a disciple of the Moral Profound Teaching accumulates enough merit, the fortune gathered upon them will be considerable too-enough to shelter them through their Golden Core tribulation.
He immediately understood why the Moral Profound Teaching had a rule allowing even a mere Immortal Official to receive the treatment of a True Disciple, provided they had sufficient achievements.
If a disciple who was not a True Disciple truly possessed enough merit to stand alongside one, then even if they were only at Refining Qi, their fortune would rival that of a Golden Core cultivator!
Such people were treasures to the entire Profound Teaching. The more of them there were, the greater the fortune within the teaching. All it cost was supporting them at the standard of True Disciples; the actual expenditure was less than that of maintaining even a False Core immortal. It was an excellent bargain.
As he considered it,