Li Hao this time alone withstood numerous Demon Kings from Liangzhou, saving millions of people from disasters, and successively slaying seven Demon Kings. Since he himself was also a junior general, it was for this reason that he was to be conferred the title of a second-class duke, and even then, there were still people who came out to argue about it.
It can be seen from this that the conferral was indeed very distinguished and solemn, the most prestigious one in a thousand years!
Everyone was shocked by Emperor Yu’s decisiveness and magnanimity, and also realized that this time was indeed different. This wasn’t just a blessing for one province, but truly a matter that could change the fate of the nation!
It could only be said that he was truly deserving!
Hence, following Emperor Yu’s declaration, apart from a brief silence in the hall, there was another wave of congratulatory voices, with no objections.
“Quickly go and find Chong Er and let him receive his reward!”
Emperor Yu ordered the command to be passed down.
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The appearance of the Merit Treasure Vault in the world, coupled with the Imperial Edict issued from the imperial capital, once again shocked the world.
For a time, countless people were asking about the name Chong Er, wondering who exactly this person was.
Every restaurant, teahouse, street stall, and brothel was discussing it without exception.
Even in the homes of certain military officers, after a night spent with their spouses, their first priority was not to reminisce about the pleasant evening, but to speculate about which Four Stands Realm powerhouse Chong Er might be.
All those Sword Saints, Knife Saints, and other formidable outsiders were all being guessed indiscriminately.
For centuries, the Dayu Divine Dynasty had not bestowed the title of a new Divine General, and the five Divine General Mansions were like the Five Finger Mountain, suppressing the nineteen provinces of the Dayu Divine Dynasty. They shone like five dazzling suns. Apart from the dimming Wang Family, the other Divine General Mansions hung high above everyone’s heads, known to all.
Now, countless people speculated that a sixth Divine General Mansion might be born.
The Wang Family.
At the first moment the Merit Treasure Vault opened, the Wang Family lit up with innumerable golden lights.
The entire Wang Family was in uproar.
“Chong Er?”
In a courtyard of the Wang Family, a lady dressed in fine silks and satins, who was practicing swordsmanship, had her practice interrupted by the golden light emanating from the gold paper in her palm. As she read the message, she couldn’t help but be stunned.
Sometime later, after investigating the Merit Treasure Vault, the lady’s face showed astonishment.
As a daughter of the Wang Family, she naturally understood what this implied.
There was going to be a change in the Dayu Divine Dynasty, and possibly even in the Wang Family itself!
She then checked the Merit Rankings and seeing that peculiar name, she immediately recalled that a year ago, Chong Er was a Grandmaster who had destroyed a Ming Domain Level Mo River.
Now, had he actually cleared a Mo River of the Ghost Town Level?
Only the clearing of a Ghost Town Level Mo River would grant one a hundred thousand merit points in an instant.
Clearly, the person was not just a Grandmaster, but at the Four Stands Realm!
Possibly even at the Grand Tao of Peace Realm!
“Could it be that Buddha Master? No, that’s impossible, the buddhist acts of false compassion… Then it must be someone else,” the lady thought, her eyes twinkling with curiosity about which senior Chong Er could be.
“Now that the Merit Treasure Vault has been opened, my Wang Family no longer needs to make sacrifices. Moreover, with the information and control over the Mo River locations and intelligence we possess, we will surely become a place countless people will desperately want to visit…”
The lady’s thoughts were quick and nimble, as she quickly considered the many changes, and her eyes began to shine brightly and splendidly.
“This Chong Er is a benefactor to our Wang Family…”
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A few days later, in the main hall of the Black and White Hall of Tan Palace.
The Imperial Edict from the imperial capital had spread throughout the world and had also arrived in Qingzhou.
By the time the Imperial Edict arrived, Song Yufeng was completely dumbfounded.
He was aware of the Merit Treasure Vault, which had caused quite a stir recently, with many disciples of Tan Palace talking about going to the Mo River to challenge themselves and train.
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But it’s not easy to pass through the Mo River, and merit points are not so easily accumulated. Exchanging 100 merit points for a “Sword Heart”, but a hundred merit points are needed to destroy a Ming Domain Level Mo River to obtain them!
Even a warrior at the Grandmaster Realm might not be able to destroy a Ming Domain Level Mo River unless they came across some weaker ones, purely by chance.
And if it’s the lowest level Remnant Nian Mo River, you would need to destroy a hundred of them!
What does a hundred times mean? You might not even be able to find a hundred Remnant Nian Mo Rivers!
So, getting 100 merit points is not easy.
Those Grandmasters who have the ability to destroy Ming Domain Level Mo Rivers, or the three Immortals, have also long since internalized a certain type of martial arts into their hearts. Internalization means love and focus, which are essential for cultivating to Grandmaster and kicking open the gate of heaven.
If they cannot talk about love or internalization, how can they step into Grandmaster and kick open heaven’s door?
Not to mention other rewards—what he heard about the Power Limit Realm was even unheard of.
But the merit points needed for those are high, and even if he made a move, it would require a lot of effort.
After all, he was not sure he could destroy a Mo River at the Ghost Town Level.
For those at the Four Stands Realm, entering a Mo River at the Ghost Town Level was an extremely dangerous matter, and destroying it would only yield a thousand merit points.
And it takes ten times before you can exchange for a “Life Against Fate”!
He wasn’t even sure if he could enter the Ghost Town Level Mo River ten times and still come back alive.
Unless one chose to destroy lower-level Mo Rivers or clear them.
But by then, the lower-level Mo Rivers might not be enough.
And it would be troublesome to find them.
Song Yufeng could almost guess that soon, either the imperial capital or the Wang Family would publish a corresponding system.
In the future, entering Mo River may require queuing or some sort of restriction.
After all, once the Mo River is destroyed, it will temporarily vanish, possibly for decades or just over a decade.
Therefore, the formerly troublesome Mo River has now become a cherished resource for merit!
The lower Mo Rivers, the more rewarding it is to clear them, but clearing them is extremely difficult. It seems unrelated to one’s cultivation level and more related to something else.
Even if a Four Stands Realm warrior tries to clear a Remnant Nian Mo River, if they’ve not found the right method, they may not succeed!
Therefore, the powerful individuals, in order to quickly accumulate merit, are mostly likely to choose the least beneficial but fastest way of destroying the Mo River, causing it to vanish.
But this yields little benefit, too wastefully extravagant, and when there are no more Mo Rivers in the realm, this Merit Treasure Vault would just be an empty treasure mountain.