“Then I’ll thank Elder Li in advance.” Lin Yun hurriedly saluted in gratitude.
“You use a sword. This Qingxia Sword Technique is the best sword technique in our Heavenly Fire Temple, and now I’m giving it to you for free.” Elder Li waved his hand, revealing a sword technique manual.
Such a sword technique would normally require Lin Yun to spend a tremendous amount of merit points to exchange for it in the Heavenly Fire Temple.
“Thank you, Elder Li.”
Lin Yun accepted the Qingxia Sword Technique.
Lin Yun’s swordsmanship had already reached a bottleneck, and this Qingxia Sword Technique might be useful to him.
“Additionally, I’m giving you fifty million merit points directly. You can use these merit points to exchange for the resources or treasures you need,” Elder Li said.
Giving Lin Yun merit points was equivalent to giving him the freedom to choose what he needed, which was better than directly giving him an item worth fifty million merit points, as Lin Yun knew best what he lacked or wanted.
“Fifty million merit points? Thank you, Elder Li!” Lin Yun smiled and thanked him again.
Receiving so many resources for free, Lin Yun couldn’t be happier.
“Besides that, there’s one last good thing to give you. This is something I went to great lengths to secure for you.”
Elder Li waved his hand, revealing a blood-red fruit.
“This is the Saint Underworld Fruit, born from the Saint Underworld Tree. It’s extremely precious. After consuming it, it can help you clear distractions, allowing your mind and consciousness to enter an indescribably wonderful state. In this state, whether you’re comprehending or deducing anything, you’ll have extremely high efficiency and may even gain unexpected insights!” Elder Li explained.
“Oh? Is it that extraordinary?” Lin Yun looked at the Saint Underworld Fruit, clearly intrigued.
“Of course it’s extraordinary. Our Heavenly Fire Temple controls one Saint Underworld Tree, which bears fruit once every fifty thousand years, producing twenty-five fruits each time. Normally, only elders have a chance to receive such a fruit,” Elder Li said.
Elder Jun, standing nearby, added, “Lin Yun, this is something Elder Li fought for on your behalf. Under normal circumstances, you’d never have a chance to see such a treasure.”
“Thank you, Elder Li.” Lin Yun clasped his fists and thanked Elder Li again.
“If you hadn’t shown such remarkable performance, I wouldn’t have been able to secure these resources for you. So, it’s mainly because of your own efforts,” Elder Li said.
After a pause, Elder Li continued, “Lin Yun, as long as you can maintain such outstanding performance, when you reach the Heavenly Realm, I’ll be able to secure even more resources for you. In short, our Heavenly Fire Temple aims to nurture exceptional talents. As long as you’re outstanding enough, you won’t lack resources.”
“I understand, and I’ll do my best,” Lin Yun replied.
“Of course, you must also understand that the Heavenly Fire Temple isn’t nurturing you for free. After we train you, you’re expected to contribute to the temple,” Elder Li said.
“I understand,” Lin Yun nodded.
“Alright, you may go now. If you have any questions or other matters in the future, you can come to me. My full name is Li Fuxiao,” Elder Li said, sitting back in his chair.
“I take my leave.”
After speaking, Lin Yun collected the items and turned to leave.
Lin Yun also noted Elder Li Fuxiao’s name in his heart.
Lin Yun was well aware that Elder Li Fuxiao and the Heavenly Fire Temple were willing to allocate resources to him because of his outstanding performance. They wanted to cultivate him so that he could serve the temple in the future, especially since, as a death warrior, he was absolutely worth nurturing.
Regardless, Lin Yun would remember Elder Li Fuxiao’s kindness.
After leaving Elder Li’s residence, Lin Yun headed straight to the Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.
Since he had received fifty million merit points, Lin Yun naturally wanted to exchange them for something.
Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.
This was Lin Yun’s second visit.
Upon entering the Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion, the guard checked Lin Yun’s token and let him in.
The pavilion was very quiet, with a vast area and great depth. Lin Yun walked inside, looking around.
The deeper he went into the pavilion, the higher the quality and grade of the items.
For the current Lin Yun, low-quality items and treasures didn’t catch his eye.
However, the better the item, the more terrifying the number of merit points required.
Of course, Lin Yun’s fifty million merit points was no small amount.
After browsing for a while, Lin Yun finally settled on what he wanted: a sacred-level manual called the Cangxuan Secret Scripture, priced at twenty-six million merit points.
This Cangxuan Secret Scripture was somewhat similar to the Slaughter Heaven Killing Seal that Lin Yun had previously cultivated. Both used special methods to tap into one’s potential, temporarily boosting strength.
Lin Yun had already mastered the Slaughter Heaven Killing Seal, but as his realm continued to rise and his enemies grew stronger, the seal’s benefits were becoming less significant.
With a total of fifty million merit points, even after exchanging for the Cangxuan Secret Scripture, Lin Yun would still have twenty-four million merit points left.
Lin Yun decided to browse further.
“This Xishan Formation Diagram is quite interesting.”
Soon after, Lin Yun took a liking to another treasure.
Once activated, the Xishan Formation Diagram could form a formation to trap enemies, with excellent effects. Its drawback was that it could only be used once, but its price wasn’t too exorbitant, costing only fourteen million merit points, cheaper than other treasures of the same grade.
After some thought, Lin Yun settled on the Xishan Formation Diagram.
After selecting the items, Lin Yun went to the guard at the entrance to register.
The fifty million merit points awarded to Lin Yun had already been credited. After deducting the forty million merit points for the two items, the Cangxuan Secret Scripture and the Xishan Formation Diagram were successfully obtained.
Lin Yun stored the two items and left the Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.
After leaving the pavilion, Lin Yun returned directly to his residence.
Next, Lin Yun naturally planned to focus on improving his strength.
For now, Lin Yun needed to break through to a higher realm, practice the sword technique given by Elder Li, and cultivate the Cangxuan Secret Scripture.
In his room, Lin Yun took out the Saint Underworld Fruit.
When should he use this, and for what purpose?
The Saint Underworld Fruit’s function was to help clear distractions, allowing Lin Yun’s mind and consciousness to enter an indescribably wonderful state. In this state, comprehending anything would be highly effective.
In other words, it was an aid for cultivation, applicable in many areas.
Lin Yun could use it to comprehend sword techniques, to understand his realm, or to study other manuals.
Thus, Lin Yun had to carefully consider which area would benefit him the most.
