Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Trading Resources

Wei Yun Xi thought it over and decided to accept the other party’s proposal. She also wanted to see how much these milk fruits could raise her physical strength after she ate them.

From what Tribal Warrior meant, these milk fruits were only useful for young cubs. Once you were an adult, the effect would probably be very small.

So she made the call on the spot. “Alright. I agree.”

After that, the three parties carried out a resource exchange. Wei Yun Xi used “Thousand Shadow Wind-Supporting Technique” to trade Survival Is The Only Hard Truth for the energy shield and several crystal cores. Then Tribal Warrior used the milk fruits in his hands to trade Wei Yun Xi for the energy shield and crystal cores. With that, this round of resource swapping between the three sides ended perfectly.

Everyone else in the group only watched and did not join in, because there were no resources they needed.

Wei Yun Xi looked at the five huge rattan baskets of milk fruits stacked in her space. She felt so happy that she hummed while checking them over. After confirming everything was correct, she greeted everyone in the chat group and logged off.

Once her consciousness returned, Wei Yun Xi did not rush to cultivate. Instead, she sorted through what she had gained recently and made her next cultivation direction clear.

First, she was already at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage. She could cultivate the spell arts in the jade slip her uncle had given her, at least giving herself the ability to protect herself.

Second, with the milk fruits, it was like she had an upgraded version of a Body-Tempering Pill, and it had no pill toxicity. While strengthening her body, it also counted as stepping into beginner body refinement, laying a solid foundation for later cultivation.

Third, the only cultivation method she currently had was “Thousand Shadow Wind-Supporting Technique.” She did not have a lightning-element method or an ice-element method. She would need to find a way to exchange for them from the sect later.

However, since she was still in the Qi Refining Stage, the “Qi Refining Formula” she was cultivating right now was enough. The Qi Refining Formula was the foundation. After Foundation Establishment, cultivating a method that matched her spiritual roots would not conflict with it, so she still had time to search for methods.

In her understanding, lightning spiritual roots had the strongest offense and were immune to all evil, so she wanted to find a lightning sword art as her attack method.

Ice spiritual roots were better for group attacks, so she wanted an ice-element spellcaster method to make up for the shortcomings of lightning sword arts.

Fourth, among the four cultivation arts, she had to master at least one as a way to earn cultivation resources in the future. Alchemy was clearly a good fit for the spiritual roots she showed on the surface, and the Feng Family had already laid a foundation for her. She believed she would pick it up easily.

Talisman drawing had the lowest upfront cost, but if you wanted real results, you still had to practice hard. She decided she would find a chance to go to the lecture hall and listen to classes about talisman drawing. Whether it worked or not, she would try first.

As for formations and artifact forging, she did not plan to study them deeply for now, but she could learn a little.

With enough spirit stones, she could buy ready-made formation plates and magic artifacts. Still, she needed the eye to tell whether a formation plate was good or bad and whether refining materials were real, or she would easily waste spirit stones.

Wei Yun Xi also thought of the resources in her space that she had not used yet. She felt these goals would not be hard to achieve.

Then she took stock of what she had on her. The wooden-token space chat group was her trump card. As her cultivation rose, the resources she could obtain in the Cultivation World would also rise in grade, and she could use the chat group to help herself trade for cultivation resources.

Then there was the silver ring the Feng Family gave her, which could conceal her spiritual roots so she could keep a low profile and grow in secret. The flower-forehead-mark immortal artifact at her brow could conceal her cultivation level, and when necessary, it could also protect her.

She also had two defensive magic artifacts on her. At this stage, they were enough for cultivating inside the sect. After Foundation Establishment, when she went outside to gain experience, she would buy other equipment.

As for the several crates of resources she had received from the chat group, she did not plan to open them now. She was afraid that once she saw what was inside, she would want to lie flat, and that would not help her strive forward. She planned to save them for when she truly hit rock bottom.

Wei Yun Xi rummaged through everything she had and felt it was not bad. At least she was not penniless. And with the Feng Family and the things her mother left her, as long as nothing went wrong halfway, it would absolutely not be a problem to support her cultivation all the way to the Spirit Realm.

But with Wei Yun Qing, that rat turd, still by her side, she had to be mentally prepared. Still, she was already overturning the plot step by step. She believed that as long as she worked hard enough, she could pry loose this fixed fate.

After silently cheering herself on, Wei Yun Xi calmed her mind and continued cultivating.

When she finished the day’s cultivation and met up with the three Wei Family sisters, Wei Yun Ting said in surprise, “Yun Xi, you’ve already cultivated to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage?”

Wei Yun Ting’s words shocked Wei Yun Ying and Wei Yun Qing. They had not expected their little sister to catch up from behind and even surpass the two of them.

Wei Yun Ying said sourly, “Yun Xi, your luck is really good. It hasn’t even been long since you broke through to the first level, and you already broke through again.”

Wei Yun Qing felt both alarmed and jealous. Her aptitude was clearly better than her younger sister’s, so why could the other party always bite so tightly onto her heels?

Wei Yun Xi narrowed her almond eyes. “Sister Yun Ying, if you say that, I won’t accept it. Ever since entering the sect, I’ve cultivated every night instead of sleeping. On top of that, the sect’s spiritual qi is rich, and I also took a top-grade Nourishing Spirit Pill Uncle gave me, so I could break through this fast. I’m a three-spiritual-root cultivator. If I want to refine pills, I have to raise my cultivation to the mid Qi Refining levels as soon as possible, or when will I ever be able to refine Nourishing Spirit Pills for everyone to cultivate with?”

Wei Yun Xi understood the art of speaking. With that explanation, she dispelled the other three’s doubts. After all, she had even taken pills her uncle gave her. If she still could not break through, she would be letting those top-grade pills down.

As for her mentioning refining pills for everyone’s cultivation, that was also laying groundwork ahead of time.

Wei Yun Ting said with a smile, “I’ve seen Yun Xi’s effort with my own eyes. Her cultivation progress comes from her own hard work. You don’t need to be jealous. All of you cultivate well, and I believe you’ll break through soon too.”

“Sister Yun Ting is right,” Wei Yun Ying replied with a cheerful grin. In any case, she had already touched the threshold of the second level, and she had been trying to break through these past two days. Tomorrow at noon she would not go to the dining hall. She would push through in one go first.

Wei Yun Qing secretly decided she had to break through to the second level as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would really be outdone, and that would not only be humiliating but also affect her future apprenticeship.

After the four returned to their residence, they each went back to their rooms. Aside from Wei Yun Xi, the other three continued cultivating cross-legged. Only she chose to lie down and sleep. She had discovered that with her current small body, using cultivation instead of sleep was very bad for her growth.

Had she not relaxed and slept for three hours in the cultivation room, she would never have so smoothly broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Part of it was because the cultivation room’s spiritual qi was rich, and part of it was because she was in a good mood.

So from that time on, she decided she had to sleep at least three hours every day. Cultivation also had to balance work and rest. She could not blindly chase higher cultivation.

And now that her cultivation had reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, she felt she had to settle down. She could not break through again in the near term.

The next day, the eight Wei Family members rarely gathered together. Everyone realized that after not seeing each other for a while, their cultivation levels had all risen.

Wei Yun Ting had successfully broken through to the fourth level last night. Wei Zong Han had broken through to the fourth level yesterday during the day. The two of them were still the leaders of the Wei Family.

Wei Zong Hao, stimulated by Wei Yun Xi, had also broken through to the second level. Wei Zong Jin and Wei Zong Yu were also on the verge of breaking through to the second level.