"The Blood Strengthening Pill is more precious than even the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique. You can't exchange ordinary merits for it; you'd need special merits."
Special merits were only awarded for extraordinary deeds.
It was comparable to military honors from Su Mu's past life.
Ordinary merits were like third-class honors, second-class at the very most.
Special merits, on the other hand, were first-class honors, or even distinguished honors.
Years ago, Zhao Jinglei, the Governor of the Wuling City Taiping Bureau, earned a special merit for holding back a Demon Tide. He slayed a Tier Three Demon Beast with a single strike, laying the foundation for a great victory.
After that battle, his injuries never fully healed. He ultimately died while serving as Governor, unable to advance his cultivation any further.
