"Um."

Knowing that Guo Li was asking about the city lord of Qiushan City telling her to protect her, Duan Lingtian nodded.

"Thanks."

Guo Li looked grateful and thanked her sincerely.

"You left the cabin...are you planning to go to the Merit Pavilion too?"

Duan Lingtian changed the topic and asked.

"Um."

Guo Li nodded.

"I've already used the opportunity to go out once every three months... I don't know if I can still go out."

Suddenly, Duan Lingtian thought of this problem.

"I heard... as long as you go to the steward to register and go to the merit reform to exchange for merit points, it doesn't count as going out."

Guo Li said.

"That way it'll be okay."

Duan Lingtian smiled, and then he and Guo Li walked into the pavilion on the side of the high platform.

After registering with Tianshang Guard, he left Qianlong Camp.

After leaving Qianlong Camp, they went to the ‘Gongxun Pavilion’.

The Merit Pavilion in the City Lord's Mansion is an independent pavilion, divided into four floors.

The pavilion is antique and looks simple and unpretentious.

As soon as they entered the first floor, Duan Lingtian saw a familiar figure walking towards them from inside, "Golden Yuanbao?"

"Senior Brother Duan."

At this time, Jin Yuanbao also saw Duan Lingtian, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

Senior brother?

Hearing Jin Yuanbao's name, Duan Lingtian was stunned, and Guo Li was also stunned.

"I'm two years younger than you, and I'm not as strong as you, so I should naturally call you 'senior brother'."

Jin Yuanbao smiled.

Duan Lingtian then remembered that Jin Yuanbao, like him, was also a disciple of the Lord of Qiushan City.

"Junior Brother Jin."

Duan Lingtian also had a smile on his face.

"Senior Brother Duan, I have already obtained what I want in exchange... I'll take my leave now."

Jin Yuanbao greeted Duan Lingtian, looked at Guo Li and nodded before leaving the Merit Pavilion.

"Duan Lingtian, did I hear you correctly? Jin Yuanbao calls you senior brother? And he thinks he is not as powerful as you?"

Guo Li looked at Duan Lingtian in surprise, "Have you ever fought against him?"

After learning that she had been protected by the Lord of Qiushan City, Guo Li knew that Duan Lingtian had almost become the disciple of the Lord of Qiushan City and had asked for a favor from the Lord of Qiushan City.

That favor was to let the Lord of Qiushan City protect her.

However, although she knew that Duan Lingtian should have become the disciple of the Lord of Qiushan City, she did not expect that Jin Yuanbao would respect Duan Lingtian as his 'senior brother'.

"No."

Duan Lingtian shook his head.

"No? Then..."

Guo Li wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by Duan Lingtian, "You'll know in a minute."

Guo Li looked confused, but she didn't ask any more questions.

"31 points? Are you mistaken?"

In front of the counter on the first floor of Gongxun Pavilion, Guo Li looked at the staff in surprise.

"No."

The staff member shook his head and said, "The three-person team you are in scored a total of 93 points in the test three days ago... If you occupy one of them, you will get 31 points."

"31 points can be exchanged for 3100 merit points. Do you want to exchange?"

the staff member asked.

"etc……"

Guo Li shook her head, unable to react for a moment, "I remember that our team of three got a total of 73 points... 93 points? Where did the extra 20 points come from?"

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Guo Li's mind, and she stared at Duan Lingtian beside her like a ghost, "Duan...Duan Lingtian, you...you are not the gangster who killed the little consummate person in the Transcendence Realm, are you?"

You can get exactly 20 points by killing the small consummation gangsters in the transcendent realm.

As soon as she finished speaking, Guo Li's breathing became rapid. A pair of autumn eyes stared at Duan Lingtian closely, not letting go of any expression on Duan Lingtian's face.

It wasn't until she saw Duan Lingtian nodding that she was completely confirmed.

"Duan Lingtian, you..."

Now, Guo Li really didn't know what to say. While her heart was shocked, there was only a wry smile on her face.

She finally understood why Jin Yuanbao respected Duan Lingtian as his 'senior brother'.

"Exchange for merit points."

Duan Lingtian smiled lightly and reminded.

"Um."

After being reminded by Duan Lingtian, Guo Li reacted and exchanged all 31 points for merit points, for a total of 3,100 merit points.

After Guo Li changed, Duan Lingtian also changed his merit points.

"The merit points are there?"

Looking at the crystal card in his hand, Duan Lingtian looked surprised.

When his energy is injected into the crystal card, the words '3100' will appear on it, which is the value of the merit points.

"The crystal card has the sacred pattern engraved on it."

Guo Li didn't seem surprised at all and explained to Duan Lingtian.

"Sacred Pattern? So, this is something created by the Saint Pattern Master?"

Duan Lingtian was even more surprised.

As far as he knew, there seemed to be no 'Sacred Pattern Master' in Qiushan City.

As Duan Lingtian asked about the doubts in his heart, Guo Li smiled and said: "Duan Lingtian, this crystal card was not made by the palace of the city lord of Qiushan City."

"It wasn't done by the Lord's Mansion of Qiushan City? What do you mean?"

Duan Lingtian was startled.

"This crystal card comes from the 'seventh-rate force' in Qiushan City, and the contribution points inside it also come from that seventh-rate force."

Guo Li explained: "That seventh-rate force is a powerful sect... Including Qiushan City, the other seventeen surrounding cities are also under the control of that sect."

"Similar to the City Lord's Mansion in Qiushan City, the City Lord's Mansion in the other seventeen cities are also eighth-rate forces, each controlling an eighth-grade holy stone mine."

Guo Li said: "Eighteen cities must submit a large number of 'seven-grade holy stones' to the seventh-rate sect every three years, as well as recommend young talents."

"The seventh-rate sect will grant each city a certain amount of 'merit points' based on the number of seventh-grade holy stones submitted by each city and the merits of the young geniuses recommended by each city."

"It is said that... the city lord's palace in each city can use merit points to borrow high-grade human-grade holy martial arts from that seventh-rate sect, and exchange them for high-grade human-grade holy weapons and high-grade holy elixirs."

Guo Li finished speaking in one breath.

"The seventh-rate sect controls eighteen cities like 'Qiu Shan City'?"

"The seventh-rate sect has mastered the martial arts of the upper-level human-level saints, as well as the upper-level human-level holy weapons, and the high-level saint-level elixirs?"

After hearing Guo Li's words, Duan Lingtian sorted out the information one by one and was filled with shock.

"Duan Lingtian, with your talent, you will definitely be recommended by the Lord of Qiushan City to join the Seventh Sect... As for me, I'm afraid I will never have that opportunity."

When Guo Li talked about it later, she looked self-deprecating.

"Recommend to go to Qiliu Sect?"

Duan Lingtian's eyes lit up with a look of anticipation on his face.

When he came to the Daowu Holy Land, he naturally wanted to climb all the way up... Only by standing higher could he overlook the farther and find his parents faster.

In addition, if he wants to return to Earth, according to Huo Lao, he must continue to become stronger and even stand at the pinnacle of this planet.

The Qiushan City Lord's Mansion is nothing more than a 'springboard' to him.
To be continued...