Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 248: The Remarkable Uses of Meritorious Points (Two-in-One Chapter)
Three months later, if the situation does not change, Liu Yu and the other cultivators sent to Moonlit City can return to the sect.
The coalition of sects, families, and loose cultivators from Qingzhou will also officially disband and return to their respective territories.
Taking out the token from his storage bag, Liu Yu activated it with several incantations, and a faint light shot out and landed within the formation.
"Boom!"
An invisible gap opened, and Liu Yu stepped inside, entering the loft.
As he entered, the gap quickly sealed back up, returning to its original state in no time.
After entering the loft, Liu Yu first went to the washroom.
He washed off the dust from his journey and changed into a new black robe before entering the training room.
This trip lasted only three days, and without engaging in any duels, there was minimal consumption of his mental and physical energy. Hence, he did not need to sleep and still appeared energetic.
Liu Yu sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, beginning his daily practice of qi refinement and cultivating the Qingyang skill along with the art of spirit preservation.
He consumed a Qingyuan Pill, fully activating the Qingyang skill to refine the medicinal effects.
A green light surfaced on his face, flickering in intensity.
"Whoosh~"
Five hours passed in the blink of an eye as he expelled a heavy, turbid breath. Liu Yu gradually slowed down his spell technique until it finally came to a stop, and he opened his eyes.
After finishing his cultivation, he deviated from his usual routine of studying the Green Bamboo Alchemical Canon or reviewing insights on spiritual herbs.
Instead, he walked straight out of the cave dwelling towards the city lord's mansion.
In the more than twenty years in Moonlit City, Liu Yu had undertaken several tasks.
There was the over ten-year-long mission of guarding the Bing Liu Spiritual Herb Garden, the bloody task of exterminating the Huang family, and finally, the risky yet rewarding mission of destroying the Amethyst Mine.
These tasks varied in difficulty, but each garnered some meritorious points, and after several tasks, he should be able to exchange them for some treasures.
Meritorious points were hard-earned, usually obtained at the risk of one’s life, so the treasures that could be exchanged for them were often difficult to acquire through normal means.
Typically, the items on the exchange list were rare treasures, precious for various reasons.
After exiting the cave dwelling, Liu Yu looked around; the scene in Moonlit City had changed again.
Unlike the serious and tense atmosphere before the negotiations, Moonlit City had now exited the state of war readiness and had nearly returned to its usual appearance.
The shops along the way were opening one after another, and many cultivators were coming and going. Besides the patrols of the city guards, there were many checking identities at various intersections, and everything was as usual.
However, this mattered little to Liu Yu; as a steward of the Yuan Yang Sect, his status allowed him to move freely.
Soon, the city lord's mansion came into view.
Liu Yu maintained a normal expression as he scanned the area, noticing many cultivators entering and exiting.
After the coalition cultivators returned, the area regained its usual liveliness, and with the shadow of war lifting, the flow of people increased by a third.
In three months, he would be able to return to the sect or his family.
The hard-earned meritorious points—when else would he use them?
Some loose cultivators and family members had considerable ambitions, taking risks on the battlefield—wasn't it all for this reason?
Unfortunately, some cultivators had fallen permanently, while others returned to Moonlit City alive.
The difference was, some cultivators achieved their goals and could exchange for what they desired, their futures looking bright.
They belonged to a very small portion of the crowd, lacking nothing in temperament, strength, and fortune, standing out among their peers as exceptional.