Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Upon hearing that Ao Peng was willing to learn, Old Mo's previous air of otherworldly wisdom and arrogance vanished, replaced by a wide smile that filled the wrinkles around his eyes.

"It's alright, it's alright. Now we can communicate directly via video online. Besides, it's only an hour by high-speed rail from Taiyuan to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum. Unlike when we were learning to paint, even if the teacher lived on the other side of the mountain, it would still take two or three hours to get there every day."

Ao Peng quickly bowed respectfully, "Greetings, teacher."

The people around him quickly offered their congratulations, "Congratulations, Elder Mo, on taking on such a fine disciple."

An elderly man in military uniform next to him congratulated him and then joked, "It's a pity Old Man Wu is unlucky; he couldn't come today. When he finds out about this later, he'll definitely be kicking himself!"

Having confirmed that Ao Peng had indeed reached the Divine Power Realm, the group did not delay and first led Ao Peng to a peculiar stone.

The group then stepped forward one by one to swear an oath.

"I must not tell anyone about the inspection of my supernatural powers today."

Upon witnessing Elder Mo's supernatural powers of black and white, Ao Peng also stepped forward and made a vow.

[You have touched the Oath Stone and made a vow. This vow is detected to be bound to the fate of the Empire. Violation of this vow will result in a backlash from the Empire's fate.]

This prevents the leakage of secrets by human intervention.

Anyone else who wants to view the video will need to use confidentiality privileges to access today's test video.

After making the vow, today's main event begins.

The elders remained calm, but Ao Peng, relying on his youth, went straight to the point and asked, "Leaders, I've read the internal report and know that the Bureau of Public Opinion Survey can exchange for the Yellow Emperor's Ancestral Temple Fire. I've come here mainly to inquire about this matter."

Several leaders also knew Ao Peng's purpose. The bigwig in military uniform said, "In principle, the development of the Bureau of Investigation is to help the young people of the Empire adapt to the Old Earth Game more quickly. You are a member of the Bureau of Investigation, have a clean family background, and have already reached the Divine Power Realm, so you meet the requirements. However, it is the early stage of the game now, and the Empire also needs resources, so we cannot give it away for free, but can only exchange it."

Ao Peng nodded repeatedly, saying that this was only natural.

After Ao Peng nodded, the big shot took out a tablet computer and handed it to Ao Peng.

"The lights of the Yellow Emperor's Ancestral Temple represent 10000 meritorious deeds."

The first redemption option was definitely the best, and then Ao Peng looked down and saw the last option.

"10 incense points, 1 merit point, now supports mutual conversion."

In the early stages of the game, the empire needs a large amount of in-game incense to cultivate its own people, which is a hard currency.

As for why the empire created a merit system...

That's to differentiate the currency system from the incense system used in games.

This is not superfluous. The mastermind behind the Old Earth Games is still unknown, and the Empire cannot entrust the management of its extraordinary currency system to an unknown entity.

The lights at the Yellow Emperor's Ancestral Temple are equivalent to the incense offerings of 10 people!

This is the most expensive item Ao Peng has seen on the game forum.

However, this is the flame of humanity that has been passed down for thousands of years, so it is definitely worth the price, and its value will inevitably rise in the future.

Ao Peng didn't hesitate at all; even if it meant going bankrupt, he was determined to win this over.

After he takes it down, his strength will increase, allowing him to earn more offerings.

Ao Peng took the Xuan Yang Jade Cicada off his neck and handed it to Elder Mo. "Teacher, how many merit points can this be exchanged for?"

Mo Lao, a gamer, looked at Ao Peng in surprise after acquiring it, "You're actually willing to exchange this for something?"

He held it in his palm, actually wanting to return it to Ao Peng.

Ao Peng's gaze was firm. "Teacher, as the ancients said, 'If one hears the Way in the morning, one can die content in the evening. The path to enlightenment is paved with nine deaths, yet one will not regret it.' I have already seen the dawn of enlightenment, so naturally I will not waste this jade cicada."

The conversation between the master and apprentice aroused the curiosity of the three people nearby.

The military bigwig asked, "Old Mo, what kind of treasure is this that you're even considering giving it to your apprentice?"

Master Mo handed over the jade cicada for the other two to examine, saying, "This is something that can save your life."

He then emphasized, "In reality, this can also save your life!"

Upon hearing about something that could save their lives, everyone's expressions turned serious.

Since ancient times, life-saving items have been priceless treasures, and the higher the social class, the higher the price of such life-saving items.

After several experts examined it, the value of the [Mysterious Yang Jade Cicada] was confirmed.

It's only been a little over two months since the game started. Even for a powerful figure like Elder Mo, the good items he found in the early stages of the game that were better than the [Mysterious Yang Jade Cicada] were only of limited value.

After all, not everyone is like Ao Peng, who earned a fortune from the start and dared to open blind boxes at the Wealth-Gathering True Lord's shop.

"This [Mysterious Yang Jade Cicada] is quite valuable. What do you all think is a suitable price for it?"

The military-uniformed leader asked three of his colleagues.

Elder Mo spoke directly, "Life-saving items have always been priceless and hard to find. I think setting it at 2 merit points is reasonable."

Ao Peng immediately smiled; it was worth it to have such a teacher!

That's why people often say it's easier to get things done if you have connections in higher positions. There are things you can't say directly, but a single word from above is worth more than a thousand words from you.

He originally estimated that his jade cicada would only have 70,000 to 80,000 incense offerings, at most 100,000.

After all, although this is a life-saving item, it is only at the Xuan level, and its upper limit is not high enough. It can be used as a transition in the early stages of the game, but its value will decrease rapidly in the later stages when geniuses who learn talismans become proficient.

The bigwigs all smiled wryly, knowing that Master Mo was protecting his apprentice.

The military leader chuckled, "That won't do. Although it's a life-saving item, it's only at the Xuan level. How about 1 merit points?"

This big shot had a clear understanding of what Ao Peng needed and knew that this was definitely Ao Peng's bottom line.

But business is all about back-and-forth negotiations.

Without Ao Peng saying a word, Mo Lao helped Ao Peng deal with the military bigwig.

Ultimately, a price of 12,000 was reached.

After exchanging all the points, Ao Peng still had 2000 merit points.

The reason for this price is that the exchange list includes the Painting Dao skill, which leaves room for Ao Peng to exchange for skills.

If the Bureau of Polls wants to maintain stability in the new era, it must ensure its own strong military force.

Therefore, the Bureau of Investigation will give preferential treatment to talented direct descendants like Ao Peng, who have a clean family background.

Otherwise, with a bunch of weaklings under his command and no overwhelming strength, how can he maintain order in this chaotic world?

Since the bureau was being so generous, Ao Peng couldn't very well not make any contribution at all.

He glanced at his skill list, which contained seven skills, including the Dog-Beating Stick Technique. Although these were all ordinary skills and had not reached the extraordinary level, they were not.

However, skills in the old version of the game are very valuable.

Because most people's basic attribute points come from skill upgrades.

In other words, even for expert players, mastering one or two ordinary skills is valuable. Not to mention those with talent and aptitude, like Master Mo, who can deduce extraordinary skills from ordinary ones.

Ao Peng is not incapable; he simply has too many skills to master them all!