CHAPTER 14: CHAPTER 14: THE THREE MAJOR PROFESSIONS

Lao Guan moved swiftly, quickly organizing the crystal stones according to their rank. He took off the inch mirror and continued explaining:

"Regardless of whether they are low-grade, mid-grade, or high-grade, as long as they are Star Beasts, they will definitely have crystal stones in their heads, because these are the organs responsible for purifying Chaotic Power in a Star Beast’s body."

"Crystal stones from low-grade Star Beasts have poor purification capabilities, containing more Chaotic Power, and are cheaply priced at ten star coins each. Mid-grade Star Beast crystal stones cost three hundred star coins each, while high-grade ones contain less Chaotic Power, making them the most expensive at nine thousand star coins each."

"Uncle Guan, what do you do with the crystal stones after recycling them?"

"Of course, we extract the Elemental Power inside and make energy stones."

"What are energy stones?"

Lao Guan laughed, wondering where this child got so many questions. "Energy stones are what provide energy for various utensils in daily life; from small items like household remote controls to large ones like purification platforms and flying devices, they all rely on energy stones."

Li Xing: Oh my gosh, isn’t this just a battery!

"Lao Guan, I’m also preparing to buy some energy stones. Show them to her." Although these are common life knowledge, Li Xing was born in a slave factory, so it’s understandable if she doesn’t know.

"Alright, how many do you want?"

"Twenty pieces."

Lao Guan took twenty primary energy stones from the safe in another space cabinet, placed them on the table, and thoughtfully lowered the table to a height suitable for Li Xing to view.

White stones the size of oil palm nuts, smooth and lustrous, with a faint spiritual light on the surface.

Li Xing rubbed her eyes hard to look better—!

Aren’t these just twenty inferior Spirit Stones!

Li Xing: "How much is an energy stone?"

Boss Guan: "Primary is a thousand star coins, intermediate fifty thousand, advanced one million."

Before Li Xing’s clever little mind could ask, Boss Guan had already learned to answer quickly:

"One hundred low-grade crystal stones can be extracted into one primary energy stone, hence the exchange rate between low-grade crystal stones and primary energy stones is one hundred to one. But for each level above, the energy stored in energy stones grows exponentially, requiring more raw crystal stones. The conversion Rune Plate becomes more complex, and the energy loss is greater. So for energy stones above intermediate, you can’t calculate with the one hundred to one exchange rate anymore. However, energy stones used in daily life are mostly primary, intermediate are seldom seen, and ordinary people may not see advanced energy stones even once in their lifetime."

Li Xing’s heart was stirred into waves; what this world discard as garbage, burdens and avoids are precisely what she needs, such as Chaos Qi and various Spirit Plants. And the Spirit Stones she currently owns are unimaginable wealth to people of Qianyuan!

She is still very weak now, so she uses Chaos Qi for cultivation, and the secret of her vast amount of supreme Spirit Stones must not be discovered by others, or it would be a catastrophe; she might be taken to a lab and studied like a guinea pig.

Oh, ancestor, your gaze was too high, how come you didn’t leave a few inferior Spirit Stones for your grandchild, even medium ones would do, all you left were supreme and high-grade ones, your grandchild really doesn’t dare to show them. Pretending to be poor when rich is as difficult as pretending to be rich when poor!

Seeing Li Xing contemplating seriously with a small face and no longer asking questions, Li Yi then settled the payment for the beast skins, bones, and crystal stones with Boss Guan.

After deducting the twenty thousand star coins spent on energy stones, he still had fifteen hundred left. At that moment, new customers arrived at the store, so Li Yi didn’t want to disturb Boss Guan and left with his family.

After having lunch on the commercial street, they bought a bunch of snacks Li Xing liked, and the family returned home. Li Yi had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he met with friends to go hunting in the Star Beast Forest; he had children to feed and had to work hard to earn money. Li Xing returned to her room and started studying the light brain.

The light brain has a huge role; Qianyuan people can’t live without it in daily communication, monetary transactions, work, and study. The operation of the light brain is very intelligent, and Li Xing quickly became adept at using it; she immediately entered the Star Network to inquire about the basic information of this world.

Qianyuan Continent experienced a great calamity ten thousand years ago, the sky and earth were torn, the sun and moon lost their light, sea waters flowed backward, and sentient beings suffered greatly. After a hundred years, the world stabilized again, and the surviving flora and fauna were all of types with strong life force and powerful combat capabilities. The Qianyuan people, still in a primitive society, facing these Fierce Beasts and wicked plants, were almost eaten and wiped out.

In this moment of crisis, thirty-six Immortals who could fly and teleport appeared, drove away the Star Beasts, opened a piece of pure land for the Qianyuan people, taught them survival skills, and allowed the Qianyuan people to thrive and multiply. The Qianyuan people have remembered the grace of the Immortals for generations, respectfully calling them the Thirty-Six Virtuous Ones.

According to the cultivation methods left by the Thirty-Six Virtuous Ones, the Elemental Spirit practitioners of Qianyuan Continent have branched into three major professions: Martial Master, talisman master, and Healing Master.

Martial Masters are the most numerous among the three professions, mainly focusing on martial arts and Body Techniques, capable of using Elemental Power to launch energy attacks like metal, water, wood, fire, and earth, characterized by thick blood and strong single combat abilities.

The demand for spiritual power is low for Martial Masters; having it is better, but even without it, one can become an excellent Martial Master. However, talisman masters and Healing Masters must have spiritual power to achieve any achievements.

Qianyuan Continent’s ability to enable technological and mystical coexistence owes much to talisman masters, whose duty it is to engrave talismans on all modern equipment, weapons, and protective gear that require energy operation.

According to Li Xing’s understanding, the abilities of talisman masters combine features of talisman cultivators, Artifact Cultivators, and Array Cultivators, serving as both logistics and output roles.

The level gap among talisman masters is tremendously wide; the weak ones are very weak, nearly at the level of handcraft workers, while the strong ones are exceptionally strong; high-tier talisman masters’ group killing talisman arrays are extremely formidable.

Healing Masters are like healers, cultivating Healing Techniques, purification techniques, and Alchemy Technique.

Wood Attribute Elemental Power naturally possesses growth and repair functions, so all the professional Healing Masters are Elemental Spirit practitioners with Wood Element Spirit. Since medication is often applied in the healing process, Alchemy is also a necessary skill for Healing Masters.

As for purification techniques, it refers to clearing excessive Chaotic Power in the body of the Elemental Spirit practitioners, a skill mastered only by high-tier Healing Masters.

The moment her Elemental Spirit is measured, the only offline school in Datang City sent an admission notice to Li Xing, and she now faces the difficulty of choosing a major.

As a Dan Cultivator, Li Xing’s Alchemy skills are unparalleled, and she is able to extract Chaotic Power for cultivation. If she pursued being a Healing Master, she would surely excel.

However, Li Xing did not want that; first, she did not detect any Wood Element Spirit, making it difficult to explain her purification abilities without exposing the Eternal Green Technique;

Secondly, Healing Masters are few, and compared to Martial Masters and talisman masters, Healing Masters are physically weaker. Therefore, aside from learning necessary self-defense skills, Healing Masters do not need to focus on martial arts as the other professions do, nor does the school encourage Healing Masters to practice martial arts diligently, to avoid accidents.

If Li Xing chooses the Healing Master profession, she would not receive the best martial arts cultivation resources, which limits her growth.

Back on Blue Star, Li Xing’s martial arts were only average, even though she has ancestral cultivation techniques and experience notes now, learning from paper alone is shallow; fighting sense can only be acquired through real combat.

Martial Master’s practical teaching would be very useful for Li Xing, allowing her to accumulate large amounts of practical combat experience; thus, she plans to major in the Martial Master profession, leveraging the school’s resources to hone her Body Technique. As for Healing Master’s courses, she can audit them or learn from the internet; with her Dan Cultivator foundation, Li Xing believes she can self-study and succeed.

Li Xing spent the entire afternoon immersed in the Star Network. At night, Li Yi returned with an aardvark beast, and the whole family enjoyed a hearty meal, filled with laughter and joy.

When the night deepened and her family was all asleep, Li Xing sat up in bed, took out a few Spirit Stones, set up a Shielding Array, and continued cultivating the Eternal Green Technique.

Li Xing has now adapted to the pain of Body Refining, and her body no longer secretes foul black residue, though the cracking sound in her bones and joints hasn’t reduced in the slightest.

Throughout this period of cultivation, Li Xing clearly feels an increase in the strength of her bones and muscles, her power growing. If she absorbs more Chaos Qi, she’ll soon reach the bottleneck of the Bone Refinement stage.

Low-grade crystal stones contain a lot of Chaos Qi; utilizing crystal stones would speed up cultivation greatly. But the crystal stones are a trophy Li Yi earned from risking his life hunting Star Beasts and are a source of income for the family. Even the cheapest low-grade crystal stones, Li Xing wouldn’t ask for; she intends to obtain them with her own strength.

During cultivation, time always flies by; as dawn breaks, Li Xing reluctantly ended her practice. She picked up the Spirit Stones and walked to the window, stretching lazily. Looking down at the garden filled with spiritual energy (herb field), it truly brought her joy.

Anna warmed the berry milk, prepared to pick some vegetables for breakfast, and as she opened the door she saw Li Xing squatting on the ground, building a scaffold for the freshly emerged purple-skinned beans.

"Xiao Xing, why up so early?"

"Good morning, Aunt Anna! Early to bed and early to rise is good for health. Look, our garden is so beautiful!"

The Spirit Gathering Array has already taken effect, and the plants in Li Family’s garden have absorbed more Elemental Power, visibly growing more verdant and tender.

"Oh? Indeed."

Anna noticed that the fruits and vegetables in the garden looked larger than yesterday, and even the mist around was denser. Rubbing her eyes to ensure she wasn’t seeing things, she beckoned Li Xing to come indoors.