Chapter 822: Chapter 598 Merit Points_2 Chapter 822: Chapter 598 Merit Points_2 “`
There wasn’t a Killing Formation.
Mo Hua, having arrived, settled in and decided that having something to study was good enough.
Taixu Gate had a peaceful atmosphere; there were no Sin Cultivators, no Demon Cultivators, no slave traders, and nothing of the sort like Evil Fiends, so he temporarily had no use for a Killing Formation.
His main goal was to enhance his Divine Sense through learning Formations.
Then, after enhancing his Divine Sense, he would learn even more difficult Formations…
In this way, his Divine Sense and Formation skills would complement each other and progress side by side.
His breakthrough in cultivation was also closely related to his Divine Sense and Formation skills.
He practiced the Heaven Yan Jue, where the bottleneck lay in Divine Sense, needing to solve Mystery Formations, especially when making a breakthrough in major realms, where he had to solve the Mysterious Heaven Great Formation.
This time, when making his breakthrough, Uncle wouldn’t be helping him anymore.
It seemed he would have to rely on himself, so his Divine Sense must be strong, and his Formation skills precise.
All of the spells he knew also depended on the strength of his Divine Sense.
Divine Sense Proving the Dao, Divine Sense was the foundation.
As for cultivation, it had always been about gradual accumulation; success would come when conditions were ripe, and it could not be hurried.
Mo Hua’s current plan was to learn Fifteen-pattern Formations, honing his Divine Sense to Sixteen Patterns, or even higher, so that when it came time to advance his cultivation, his bottlenecks would be easier to break through.
He would start with Fifteen-pattern Formations, then move on to Sixteen Patterns, and then to Seventeen Patterns, continuing to learn …
However, half a month later, Elder Master Xun told Mo Hua that there were no more Formations for him to learn.
Elder Master Xun sighed, “I forgot to tell you before, but Taixu Gate has its rules too.”
“Rules!” Elder Master Xun emphasized before patiently explaining to Mo Hua.
“This rule was set by the Ancestors, and I can’t change it…”
Mo Hua nodded, feeling it was reasonable, not realizing that Elder Master Xun himself was one of the “Ancestors” he mentioned.
Elder Master Xun continued:
“The Formations taught in class are decided by the Sect and are taught to you for free…”
“But the Formations outside of class, theoretically, come at a cost.”
“Especially since you’ve just started and are at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, the Formations you learn in theory should not exceed Eleven Patterns.”
“Formations of twelve or thirteen patterns, even if learned quickly, are something you’d only be taught in the next year or the year after.”
“And even then, it’s not mandatory.”
“Usually, a Formation Master at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, even at the peak, would find learning a Twelve-pattern Formation quite difficult, let alone Thirteen Patterns…”
Elder Master Xun looked at Mo Hua, “So the Formations you’ve learned, Fourteen and Fifteen Patterns, are seriously beyond what’s required, and it was an exception I made to teach you.”
Mo Hua was touched and gratefully said, “Thank you, Elder Master Xun!”
Then he became worried, “You’re not going to settle the score afterwards and make me pay with Spirit Stones, are you?”
He didn’t know how many Spirit Stones a Second-grade Fourteen-pattern and Fifteen-pattern Formation would cost.
But the sort of Formations kept by the Sect, legitimate Eight Trigrams series Formations, presumably would not be cheap…
Mainly because he learned a lot.
Unconsciously, Elder Master Xun had already given him quite a few Formation Diagrams.
There was only one Rain Formation at Fifteen Patterns, but Mo Hua had learned a heap of Thirteen and Fourteen-pattern Formations.
If he had to retroactively pay with Spirit Stones, his modest savings would be instantly “bankrupt.”
Mo Hua furrowed his brows, somewhat worried.
Elder Master Xun silently looked at Mo Hua for a moment before speaking up:
“That won’t be necessary; since I gave them to you, you can study in peace without paying any Spirit Stones.
In Taixu Gate, the Sect’s inheritance isn’t bought with Spirit Stones.”
“Not with Spirit Stones?” Mo Hua was slightly startled.
Elder Master Xun said, “Merit Points.”
No one had mentioned this to him when he joined…
Elder Master Xun explained:
“Merit Points refer to the disciple’s contribution to the Sect, or accomplishments…”
“Not only in Taixu Gate, but across the entire Qian Xue State Boundary, including the Four Great Sects, Eight Great Gates, Twelve Streams, Qian Learning Hundred Gates, and the thousands of Sects under the Hundred Gates all implement the ‘Merit Points System’.”
“This was established by the ancestors of Qian Xue State Boundary to reform the Sects, enhance cohesion, level the disparity between rich and poor disciples, and give every disciple a chance to obtain cultivation resources to advance the status of the Sect.”
“If disciples enter the Sect with too great a disparity in wealth and social standing, it inevitably leads to sycophancy and vain comparisons.”
“The poor become servants of the rich; the powerless cling to the powerful.”
“If so, the Sect would inevitably become a den of iniquity, with the Taoist Heart corrupted by fame and gain, no one sincerely pursuing the Dao.”
Mo Hua suddenly understood, “So that is why the Sect limits the amount of Spirit Stones a disciple can bring in when joining, and other items like Pills, Spiritual Artifacts, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are also regulated…”
Elder Master Xun nodded, “Exactly, once you join the Sect, you naturally need to rely on your own efforts.”
“Descendants of Noble Clans with good backgrounds also need to earn Merit Points with their own skills, exchanging them for cultivation resources, thus experiencing the difficulty of Tao Cultivation;”
“Ordinary disciples from lesser backgrounds can also work hard to become self-reliant, earning Merit Points from the Sect to obtain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures they can’t get outside, thereby breaking through their realms and striving for the Great Dao…”
Nowadays, in these Eight Great Gates, such “poorly born” disciples were becoming more and more rare…
Elder Master Xun sighed slightly to himself.
Mo Hua’s eyes lit up, “So can these Merit Points be exchanged for good stuff?”
Elder Master Xun nodded, “Better than what you’re thinking of…”