Who Has Money to Spare?

"Of course, and while you're at it, build me a high-temperature smelting furnace; I need it."

Su Luo had already laid out the three of them— Luther, Cang Yue, Young Lord —neatly arranged on the Bluestone Slabs next to the jade platform.

After some deliberation, they singled out Luther.

The reason Su Luo killed Caoyuanshi but not Luther was that she wanted to see his Dream World, and that he was less of a threat than Caoyuanshi.

However, the Essence the Dreamscape remains unlocked. As an extremely important ability, Su Luo's Dreamscape is sealed as a whole.

Without the support of her original Dreamscape, Su Luo was unable to enter the strange space where the Dream World was located, and naturally, she was also unable to approach Luther's Dreamscape to conduct research from the outside.

As for helping Luther increase his strength to approach that of Su Luo, so that he could pull Su Luo into the Dreamscape...

That's incredibly foolish. Su Luo was able to kick him out of his Dreamscape before because Luther hadn't developed it at all back then, but now he's clearly developed it to a very high level. Su Luo must be out of her mind to run into someone else's trap.

"Naturally, we must squeeze out every last bit of value."

Su Luo woke Luther up, then threw him onto the jade platform and asked the indifferent cultivator next to him to preside over the Qi Awakening Ritual.

"Wait! Do we know each other?" Luther's body and soul awoke, and he frowned as he looked at Su Luo.

He searched the Dream World for a long time but couldn't find Su Luo's Dreamscape. He quickly realized that her Dreamscape had a focus and was blocked by Large Dungeon.

Could the other person also be a follower of the God of Spirit and Dreams?

In the Faith Side, many Gods in the Survival World are sometimes interchangeable. If the other party is also a believer in a god, then there might be room for compromise.

"Oh, I forgot you're from the cultivation side." Luther slapped his forehead, somewhat annoyed with his own slow memory.

The next second, his soul began to Annihilation, clearly indicating that he was preparing to commit suicide.

Su Luo didn't blink. A black flame floated from his palm and landed in Luther's mental world.

The Heartfire exploded deep within Luther's consciousness, transforming into countless tiny threads of flame that entangled the Annihilation Soul Fragment, pulling them back one by one.

"What the hell? Healing flames?" Luther exclaimed.

Actually, we've known each other for a long time.

A delicate fire tornado appeared in Su Luo's hand, which then transformed into thousands of small streams of flame that surged in all directions.

"You..." Luther was already under control, tried to widen his eyes and recognize Su Luo.

Weren't you supposed to be on the Mana Side? How come you switched to cultivation?

"Please go ahead," Su Luo said to the cultivator in the plain-colored Daoist robe.

The Jade Platform of the Azure Cloud Sect can only be used for the Qi Awakening Ritual twice a day.

This efficiency is insane, and the awakening of spirits isn't 100% successful; the success rate for ordinary people is about 10%.

With the Azure Cloud Sect's own Jade Platform, it would be an overkill to have a hundred people successfully awaken their spirits each year. Most cultivators' Qi Awakening Ritual are performed in other parts of Pagoda County. There are seven Jade Platforms in the entire Futu County, making awakening slots extremely scarce.

Therefore, many cultivators in the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining are not actually qualified to awaken their spiritual energy; it still requires a certain background.

A cultivator who successfully awakens their spiritual power is somewhat similar to a selected graduate; they can directly join the Azure Cloud Sect.

Su Luo had some guesses about why similar Rituals existed in both eras, and why these Rituals were so strange and restrictive, but they were all too far-fetched.

Su Luo, pondering the meaning of the Qi Awakening Ritual, stared intently at Luther's spirit initiation.

Golden light descended, Runes appeared, and a Daoist chant resounded. Luther's body trembled slightly on the jade platform as Qi surged in from all directions, flowing into his meridians and cleansing his flesh and blood.

His Spiritual Root was activated, and an ice-blue jade stamen appeared in his dantian. The Ritual proceeded smoothly and was successful without any surprises.

The awakening was successful, and a cape-like prop appeared beside Luther, its red color quite flamboyant.

[Unfallen Cape (Legendary) (+14)]

[...]

Su Luo glanced at the introduction but didn't look at it closely.

Unfortunately, it's just a Legendary quality item.

At the same time, a terrifying consciousness appeared in Luther's mental world, like a beam of light falling from an unseen height. It landed in Luther's mental world and with a gentle touch, extinguished the Heartfire in Su Luo's heart that she had left there.

"The followers of the God of Spirit and Dreams are quite knowledgeable in matters of the spirit."

Su Luo praised.

The opponent has unlocked at least two Essences —one is the cloak, and the other is the consciousness that descended from the Void. Their level is currently unknown, but it seems to have no effect at this point.

Before Luther, whose eyes were gleaming with silver light, could even attempt a counterattack, Su Luo flipped her palm. Qi surged from all directions, condensing into a giant hand above Luther's head, its five fingers closing together to hold Luther completely in its palm.

Numerical crushing, direct annihilation. Luther's body shattered in the giant hand, his flesh and bones mixed together, heated into powder, and turned into ashes that drifted in the wind.

"You..."

"Sorry, high numbers just mean you can do whatever you want."

With a sliver of Luther's soul remaining, Su Luo toyed with the [Unfallen Cape] in her hand, her gaze shifting to Cang Yue and Young Lord.

This Large Dungeon seems really promising.

If the Essence of Survivor's awakening is Epic- quality item, then wouldn't Su Luo's items have a chance to be upgraded to Epic?

Who has extra funds?!

"In this era, if you can't endure hardship, you'll only be eating shit!"

The Daoist Hehuan on the platform had a booming voice, and his spittle flew onto the faces of several alchemists in the front row. He wore a bright red Daoist robe with mandarin ducks embroidered on the cuffs and a soft golden whip tied around his waist. He looked like a peony blooming on a pile of dung.

"I'm asking you! Is bitterness tastier or shit?!" His finger, like a stick, jabbed straight at the dazed Ansen.

"Shit tastes so bitter," Ansen replied expressionlessly.

Currently, Ansen and Mu Hongyuan are receiving education at the largest Yin-Yang Base in the Zixiao Kingdom. Nearby are more than a thousand other cultivators who have been sent by various Immortal Sects or families as potential cultivation partners. At this moment, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection is standing on the stage, giving a lecture incessantly.

"You!"

The Daoist Hehuan on the platform, clearly not expecting Ansen's response, paused for a moment, then pointed again:

Go to the outhouse and scoop some out for her, so she can see how bitter it is!

The monk standing nearby didn't move, knowing that what he said wasn't true.

"Those who defy me, I will grant their wishes. As for those who will be loyal to me in the future... no, to the Dao Lord! Needless to say! Applause, you understand!"