Chapter 538: View Catalog (6/10, Autumn Subscription)

Explaining to others what Merit Points can be exchanged for—this is Pan Lao's duty.

From Pan Lao's introduction, Fang Yue was surprised to discover that the things exchangeable for Merit Points covered absolutely everything.

【Cultivation Methods】, 【Equipment】, 【Pills】, 【Formations】, 【Strange Objects】… basically, as long as the Qing Division has it, it can be exchanged for with Merit Points.

This is essentially a massive shop—have the currency, and you can buy whatever you want.

Even if one wanted a Human-rank or Rain-rank expert to make a move once, it could be purchased with 【Merit Points】.

Of course, this requires the other party's agreement as well—both sides must reach a consensus before it can be finalized.

Judging from the pie Pan Lao was painting, this thing smelled absolutely intoxicating.

But when it came down to reality…

Fang Yue discovered that the things his Merit Points could exchange for were actually not that many.

It wasn't that his Merit Points were too few, but that the Qing Division of Qingsi County was too poor.

The stock of items differed in every region's Qing Division.

Take Qingsi County, for instance—apart from the Qingsi Horse serving as a specialty to keep up appearances, everything else was merely filler.

There were indeed Xiantian Realm martial arts, but the quantity wasn't as plentiful as imagined, and the range of choices was very small.

Additionally, things like 【Pills】 and 【Strange Objects】—their prices weren't low, yet the quality was on the lower side.

He didn't know if it was because a county town like Qingsi County topped out at the Xiantian Realm, but the items in stock were largely things commonly used at the Houtian Realm, and cultivation methods were mostly of the Houtian Realm as well.

Fang Yue asked Pan Lao and only then learned that the remaining items usable at the Xiantian Realm had all been sent down from above—considered treasures for stabilizing the county.

"How could this be…"

Fang Yue couldn't help but speak up to ask.

Only then, through Pan Lao's explanation, did he understand exactly what was going on with the Qing Division's stock in Qingsi County.

It turned out that Qingsi County's stock was accumulated through various means—either taxes and tribute paid by surrounding sects, or killing anomalies, clearing out Night Thieves, or other Qing Division members turning in treasures.

After developing for so many years and accumulating over time, they finally had this many things available for exchange.

It's just that the Green Robes of Qingsi County had their strength capped at a certain level. Items usable at the Xiantian Realm obtained on a regular basis were basically used by themselves; only a few they couldn't use themselves were tossed into stock to be exchanged for Merit Points.

This resulted in items usable at the Houtian Realm possibly still having good finds, but most of those usable at the Xiantian Realm were nothing special—belonging to the eliminated category. Only items sent down by superior Qing Divisions to keep up appearances could truly be considered good stuff.

He had thought it was a great treasure vault, but it turned out to be a trash can…

Fang Yue was caught between tears and laughter.

If Fang Yue were still at the Houtian Realm, then Qingsi County's treasure vault would truly be like opening Pandora's Box—usable items would be explosively plentiful and all-encompassing, the only regret being insufficient Merit Points.

But the problem was, Fang Yue was already at the Xiantian Realm, so the range of choices immediately shrank by a notch.

And Fang Yue had actually been full of expectations for Qingsi County's treasure vault, only for the level to be this?

Despite some dissatisfaction in his heart, in reality, after so many years of accumulation, the things Fang Yue wanted were actually all in the vault—it's just that neither quality nor quantity could be guaranteed.

"Fortunately, I have Lord Han's inheritance as a foundation, otherwise I'd really be at a loss for what to do."

Seeming to sense Fang Yue's dissatisfaction and disdain, Pan Lao couldn't help but reveal a cold smile.

"What? Look down on it?"

"Uh…"

"Then you're welcome to go out and look for yourself—see if anywhere else across the entire Heiqing Shanmai can so easily provide Xiantian Realm resources. Letting you search alone, you'd probably comb through the entire Heiqing Shanmai and still not find a single Xiantian Realm Heart Method!"

This was indeed a fact.

No matter how shabby the Qing Division was, it was still far better than running all over the map searching for Heart Methods on his own.

Without Lord Han's inheritance, and without the Qing Division's vault, under the condition of not leaving the Heiqing Shanmai and having no fortuitous encounters.

Fang Yue might not find a usable Xiantian Realm martial art for months or even years.

Having the realm but no Heart Method and Martial Technique, unable to even condense an 【Innate Qi Shield】—without a solid foundation like Fang Yue's as a premise, one's strength would inevitably be a notch lower than peers of the same level.

Add to that the lack of Heart Method cultivation, stagnant strength that couldn't improve, inability to defeat anomalies, and other problems—falling into a vicious cycle of strength would make the problem even greater, essentially wasting enormous amounts of time in vain.

Looking at it this way, it was he who had been thinking too idealistically about the Qing Division and the path of cultivation.

Fang Yue reflected for a moment and quickly stepped out of that mental misconception.

Getting too cocky, way too cocky—holding Lord Han's one-of-a-kind inheritance and starting to no longer treat Xiantian Realm martial arts as treasures. Sinful, truly sinful.

In Lord Han's inheritance, the core Heart Method, sword art, and movement technique all required reaching Human-rank before they could be learned.

However, some of the derivative Martial Techniques and moves he created through comprehending the core three were partially learnable at the Xiantian Realm.

That's why Lord Han said that only at the Xiantian Realm could one barely qualify to inherit his legacy.

Regarding this portion of Xiantian Realm martial arts, Fang Yue had also skimmed through them—few were learnable, and most required a Water Heart Method as the foundation to unleash their maximum power; otherwise, the effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

Therefore, the immediate priority was to change his Internal Energy Heart Method cultivation route, obtain a few Heart Methods to neutralize attributes, smoothly transition, and then completely transform into an Ice Heart Method to inherit Lord Han's legacy.

It was a pity that the Blazing Fire Heart Method had laid such a solid fire-attribute foundation for him, but for the sake of smoothly reaching Rain-rank in the future, sacrifices in this area were all worthwhile.

Growing pains and the like were all necessary processes to go through.

"You want to see Xiantian Realm Heart Methods, right? Wait a moment."

Pan Lao walked to the bookshelf behind, searched for a while, then came over with a book and tossed it in front of Fang Yue.

Fang Yue glanced at the cover—the large characters "Innate Realm Martial Arts Catalog Summary" were extremely conspicuous.

"All of these are Xiantian Realm martial arts—specific introductions and Merit Point prices are all explained inside."

After a pause, Pan Lao continued: "If you really look down on them, you can save your Merit Points and go to a Qing Division elsewhere, or go to the Qing Capital headquarters to exchange for what you want with Merit Points."

As the Qing Division's headquarters, the Qing Division in Qing Capital had the most complete stock—no matter what you wanted, bringing a massive amount of Merit Points for a trip would always yield something.

If there truly wasn't anything, spending Merit Points could also be used to post tasks, letting powerful individuals help search.

It's just that the Qing Capital was far away, and Fang Yue was in a hurry to rapidly boost his strength here—when would he have time to make a trip to Qing Capital? If he really went, by the time he returned, whether Qingsi County would still be standing or reduced to ruins and wreckage was uncertain.

The crisis of the 【Coffin-Pulling Anomaly】 was still looming right before his eyes.

Slightly shaking his head, Fang Yue picked up this 【Innate Realm Martial Arts Catalog Summary】 and began examining it carefully.

(End of chapter)