"Direct Disciple Qiu, please wait a moment!"

The steward said this and then turned to go inside.

Shen Changqing was not in a hurry and waited in place.

Meanwhile,

his gaze fell on the task board in the center of the hall.

On the task board, a series of tasks were displayed in front of all the disciples and then refreshed with new tasks at intervals, repeating this cycle.

There were many tasks, ranging from simple tasks like finding certain materials to eliminating a specific cultivator.

Even,

Shen Changqing saw a task that required conquering a piece of Heaven and Earth as a standard.

Though difficult,

the rewards were also substantial.

Unlike battle merits, these tasks awarded merit points, calculated in a different manner, with a completely different standard for exchange.

For example, the battle merits and exchange list belong solely to the Candle Sect.

Some items exchangeable with battle merits are not available with merit points.

For instance,

the Purifying Stone is such an item.

However,

merit points allow for the exchange of some good items, like the racial faith required by all God Realms.

Shen Changqing silently observed the tasks, with no intention of accepting any, but he could use these tasks to understand some of the Candle Sect's situation.

Judging by the tasks,

many focused on other races.

The ones publicly posted there were categorized as Zhongshan Clan's hostile forces.

The Dushan Clan, for example, had many related individuals here.

Especially some Dushan Clan geniuses, all were on the must-kill list of tasks.

"By the way."

"Am I now also on the must-kill list of Shenshan Sect tasks?"

The thought crossed Shen Changqing's mind.

Normally, he should be on Shenshan Sect's must-kill list.

Having comprehended the Eyes of Time, how could Shenshan Sect's powerhouses let it go?

Even if Dushan Huangtian could attack without shame, others would certainly follow.

A moment later,

the steward returned from the inner hall.

"Sorry to keep Direct Disciple Qiu waiting."

"You speak too seriously."

"These are the items Direct Disciple Qiu wishes to exchange: one Purifying Stone costing 50,000 battle merits, three bottles of Blood King Elixir costing 30,000 battle merits, and a token for entering the Rebirth Pool costing 100 battle merits.

After deducting these, from 89,673 battle merits, 9,573 remain."

The steward placed the corresponding items on the table and took out a storage ring.

"Inside are 9,573 Divine Crystals. Please check them, Direct Disciple Qiu, and transfer the Divine Crystals to your own storage ring.

This storage ring belongs to the Internal Affairs Hall and cannot be taken by Direct Disciple Qiu."

"Understood."

Shen Changqing did not mind.

He imprinted his Divine Soul onto the storage ring, then focused his mind and saw the pile of Divine Crystals inside.

With a sweep of Divine Sense,

he confirmed the count of all Divine Crystals.

Subsequently,

by touching the storage ring he wore with the other ring, all the Divine Crystals were transferred over with a thought.

After completing this,

he erased his Divine Soul Imprint from the storage ring and returned it.

Then,

he turned his attention to the items on the table.

The Purifying Stone was self-explanatory, as he had used it before and could easily verify its authenticity.

Moreover,

the reputable Internal Affairs Hall could not possibly give him a fake Purifying Stone unless the steward had a death wish.

Indeed,

daring to embezzle treasures wouldn't just be a matter of reluctance but a matter of life and death.

In such situations, the Candle Sect shows no mercy.

Therefore,

after some stewards succumbed to greed and were slain by the Candle Sect's powerhouses, the remaining stewards dared not entertain even a hint of such thoughts.

Putting away the Purifying Stone,

Shen Changqing picked up a bronze token, engraved on one side with a Candle Shadow and the other with the words Rebirth Pool.

The token costing 100 battle merits was without issue too.

After securing it,

his attention turned to three dark red bottles.

Blood King Elixir!

Until this moment,

there was no information about the Blood King Elixir in Zhongshan Chou's memories.

Clearly,

even direct disciples had limited access to such an item.

Priced at 10,000 battle merits per bottle with limited availability, it was clear how precious the Blood King Elixir was.

Removing the cork,

a surge of overwhelming blood energy erupted, causing Shen Changqing's own qi and blood to boil uncontrollably.

In that instant,

it felt like his qi and blood were beyond his control.

The sudden change,

prompted him to quickly seal the bottle again, still somewhat apprehensive.

"Such powerful blood energy!"

If he hadn't recapped the bottle, Shen Changqing suspected his own qi and blood might have exposed issues under the influence of the blood energy.

Hearing this,

the steward smiled and said, "That's the power of the Blood King Elixir. It's a supreme treasure refined from Divine King-level spirit materials. The sect provided only a limited amount of Blood King Elixir this time.

Had you arrived any later, Direct Disciple Qiu, it might have been fully exchanged already."

Without the restriction of each direct disciple only being able to exchange three bottles, the Blood King Elixir would have long been gone.