CHAPTER 129: 0100 SPENDING MONEY TO CUSTOMIZE TRIBULATION THUNDER? (TWO-IN-ONE)

The view on Muyu Peak after the rain is beautiful, with rows of Osmanthus Palace standing against the cliff, and the palace buildings rising into the clouds, mostly made of White Jade.

As Xu Chang’an walked down the path, he reflected on the advantages of White Jade: firstly, it can store Spiritual Qi, and secondly, it doesn’t attract dust, remaining clean even when not swept for years, which aligns with the status of an Immortal Sect.

Unfortunately, on Muyu Peak, only public places like the Steward Hall use White Jade for their main buildings. The women here prefer wooden houses, saying it feels more romantic.

Xu Chang’an arrived at a White Jade Platform, placing his Identity Token on the sensing area, and watched as a phantom screen appeared before him.

Blink.

Although he’d seen it many times, the appearance of such a "screen" in the Cultivation Realm carried a touch of technology.

Xu Chang’an, according to Wen Li’s requirements, looked for items he could exchange Contribution Points for here.

What appeared before him was a row of handwritten calligraphy with a personal style, filled with the gentle elegance of a woman.

Indeed, although it seemed like technology, the characters on the White Jade Platform were actually written by the girls in the Steward Hall themselves.

[Bamboo Tea Fragrance: Warm, relieves fatigue, calms the body, enhances Inspiration. Light fragrance, like flowers and bamboo, aromatic but not overwhelming, 1000 Contribution Points.]

"...Light fragrance, like flowers and bamboo, aromatic but not overwhelming?" Xu Chang’an sighed softly, wondering which senior sister had added her personal feelings while writing this.

From the picture, Bamboo Tea Fragrance is used in an incense burner, and according to Wen Li, it’s very important.

But this price...

Xu Chang’an’s eyes gently trembled, and he took a sharp breath.

Hiss.

A thousand Contribution Points.

Xu Chang’an’s hand tightened around the White Jade Platform.

Since he arrived, he had virtually no income for the first few months. In the following year, he took on many tasks, busying himself in the Steward Hall for wages, sometimes joining senior sisters for tea, chess, and other low-cost companionship activities, occasionally invited to watch Sword Dance, listen to music, and if lucky, earning nearly a hundred points.

After over a year, having hardly spent any of his Contribution Points, he had finally accumulated a little over ten thousand Contribution Points.

A little over ten thousand.

This was already quite good; generally, disciples without any background would be lucky to have even a tenth of that.

Yet, buying a set of Bamboo Tea Fragrance would cost him a thousand points.

One must know that the highest grade Source Opening Pill was about the same price.

Xu Chang’an helplessly thought to himself, "System, you truly are a good thing."

If it weren’t for the system’s 100% success rate Open Source Talisman, with his meager talent, even if he turned all those ten thousand points into a dozen Upper Grade or two dozen Medium Grade Source Opening Pills and consumed them one by one, he might not break through.

Then, those ten thousand points would essentially be thrown away.

"Bought it."

Xu Chang’an didn’t hesitate; since it was something Senior Wen wrote at the forefront, it must be very good, so he directly bought a set of Bamboo Tea Fragrance.

In the early stages of cultivation, enhancing Inspiration is essentially equivalent to increasing talent indirectly, so a high price is... also understandable.

Or one might say, this isn’t something an average person can afford. Xu Chang’an knew that good things like these could also be bought with Spirit Stones, but unfortunately, his Spirit Stones... were pitifully few, almost nonexistent.

He didn’t rush to retrieve the goods but chose a time, opting to have the Teleportation Array send the items directly to Yun Qian’s place after sunset.

"..." Watching his Contribution Points, which had barely broken five digits, return to four digits, Xu Chang’an felt a pang of pain.

Whether or not to buy it was one thing; whether it hurt or not was another.

He always had the feeling that because the fragrance was so good, even some senior sisters who no longer needed it would keep it at home, which pushed the price up.

The senior sisters of Muyu Peak were the most likely to do such things.

Sighing, Xu Chang’an continued shopping.

[Purifying Talisman: Calms the mind, settles the body, enhances introspective capabilities, 200 Contribution Points.]

Xu Chang’an let out a breath of relief.

See, this one is a lot cheaper.

Although still ridiculously expensive, compared to the Bamboo Tea Fragrance, the price of a mind-calming talisman was at least acceptable.

First, buy five for Miss Yun to try.

[Ice Heart Pill: Keeps the mind still within, holds the center, can be used for Qi Refining Realm to consolidate cultivation, prevents Spiritual Qi from dispersing. 200 Contribution Points.]

Consolidate cultivation? Prevent Spiritual Qi from dispersing?

Xu Chang’an’s eyes lit up.

This is definitely a good thing.

When he first entered cultivation, he struggled to guide the Spiritual Qi into his meridians, but his Elixir Field couldn’t retain it at all; it would vanish the moment it was absorbed.

Fortunately, with the help of Mr. Sword Hall, he made it through the hard times, retaining the initial Spiritual Power, and once he could wield his own Spiritual Power, he could trap the newly absorbed Spiritual Qi, thus formally entering the Qi Refining Realm.

If it weren’t for Mr. Sword Hall, just getting started would have been difficult for him.

Therefore, simply enhancing Qi sensitivity isn’t enough; consolidation is extremely important too.

With personal experience, Xu Chang’an immediately purchased several sets.

And so his Contribution Points fell another notch.

——

[Light-Containing Grass...]

Xu Chang’an thought this was a type of Spirit Grass used for medicinal baths, so he generously waved his hand.

"Bought it."

[Dusk Cloud Flower...]

Again for medicinal baths.

"Bought it."

[Flying Star Lotus...]

No need to look, it’s for medicinal baths.

"..."

He bought several sets of Spirit Grass consecutively, and although individually not expensive, there were so many types that it added up.