Resource Exchange

Survival is the Hardest Truth: "I have Crystal Cores here, as well as Crystal Core Weapons. I'll send you a list, and you can see whether there's anything you need."

Fleeting Smoke: "All right."

A moment later, a private message came through. Wei Yunxi opened it and examined it carefully, discovering that Crystal Cores were unique energy bodies from the world where Survival is the Hardest Truth lived. Based on her experience browsing novel sites, this big shot was probably in the apocalypse. Those glittering Crystal Cores with attached attributes were products found inside zombie heads.

The other party had awakened supernatural abilities and could therefore use Crystal Cores to raise their cultivation, but she did not dare use them rashly. Their cultivation systems differed, so the energy they required would certainly differ as well.

Especially after her system supplemented her knowledge of the Cultivation Realm, she learned that Spiritual Qi was the pure qi of heaven and earth, the exact opposite of Demonic Qi. Crystal Cores were likely collections of energy similar to Demonic Qi, so she did not dare use them rashly.

As for Crystal Core Weapons, she could find substitutes for them even in the Cultivation Realm, so there was no need for an exchange.

So she replied to the other party in private:

"I'm sorry, but I have no use for any of the things you've offered for the time being."

Survival is the Hardest Truth: "Ah! That's such a pity. I'm very interested in cultivation methods, and it's rare for me to encounter one whose attributes match my supernatural ability. I sincerely want to exchange resources with you."

Wei Yunxi could sense that the other party seemed extremely eager to obtain a cultivation method. After all, she was a newcomer, and she had also benefited from her ancestors' legacy. Looking at the unopened boxes still lying on the ground in the space, she thought for a moment before replying:

"Senior, I'll tell the group members what I need, while you put out the resources you possess. Then we can see who might build a bridge between us and achieve a three-way win."

Survival is the Hardest Truth: "Mm, that's a good idea. It's worth trying."

After that, the two of them posted the things they needed and the resources they could provide in the Chat Group, hoping to carry out a reasonable resource exchange.

Tribal Warrior: "Hardest Truth, I want an Energy Shield.

"I can offer Milk Fruit and Little Yunyan in exchange. This Milk Fruit is specially for younglings. It can strengthen the body and has no side effects.

"Whether male or female, all the younglings here must eat Milk Fruit to build their foundations before they can shift between human and beast forms. It should help strengthen your body and increase your own strength."

Survival is the Hardest Truth: "I can exchange an Energy Shield for Little Yunyan, and I can also provide the Crystal Cores needed to operate it."

Wei Yunxi saw that with this exchange, all three parties could obtain what they needed. All that remained was to discuss the specific quantities.

Tribal Warrior was very generous. He first sent Wei Yunxi one Milk Fruit, letting her try it first to see whether it could strengthen her body.

Wei Yunxi did not stand on ceremony. After accepting the Milk Fruit, her consciousness temporarily left the Space Chat Group.

Wei Yunxi, who was sitting cross-legged inside the cultivation room, opened her eyes and looked at the markings on the wall. There was still a quarter of an hour before her two-hour cultivation limit expired. She decided not to return to her residence for now; this place was far safer than the little courtyard.

Then she pretended to brush a hand over her Storage Pouch and took out the Milk Fruit sent by Tribal Warrior.

The Milk Fruit looked much like a mango, except its skin was milky white. It was about the size of an adult's palm, and the fruit gave off a sweet, milky fragrance that was especially enticing.

Wei Yunxi licked her lips and bit a small opening into the pointed tip of the Milk Fruit. A white, jelly-like substance immediately flowed down through her mouth and into her esophagus. A sweet flavor like milk filled her mouth, while a fruity fragrance lingered in her nose. In short, she liked it very much.

The Milk Fruit that entered her stomach gradually nourished her internal organs, making her belly feel warm and giving her a sense of fullness.

Wei Yunxi felt that the Milk Fruit was like milk jelly from her original world, except it contained abundant energy. It was indeed suitable for her current self to eat, so she did not hesitate to finish the rest of it.

After finishing it, she wiped her mouth and stood up. Just then, her time in the cultivation room had run out. She took out her room token and went to find the disciple on duty at the entrance, intending to renew her time for another two hours.

The disciple on duty said somewhat awkwardly:

"You're a new disciple, and it's your first time at the Cultivation Hall, so I selected a cultivation room with denser Spiritual Qi for you. Its later usage rights have been reserved by an older disciple."

What was there for Wei Yunxi not to understand? This disciple on duty had surely accepted benefits from the older disciple and reserved a better-positioned cultivation room for him. To keep the managing elder from noticing, he had even deliberately used her, a new disciple, as a shield.

With the principle that less trouble was better than more, Wei Yunxi sensibly cupped her hands and said:

"Senior Brother, I've just felt the threshold of a breakthrough. Just find me any cultivation room; I don't care about the location. The Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation Hall is always denser than where I live. Thank you for the trouble."

Seeing that the little girl before him knew how to read the situation and did not make things difficult for him, the disciple on duty took back the cultivation room token from her hand and gave her a new one.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Wei Yunxi thanked him again, then headed straight for her new cultivation room.

Not long after she left, Wei Yunqing and Wei Yunying came over to return their cultivation room tokens. They were planning to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Wei Yunqing asked:

"Should we wait for Sister Yunting and Yunxi?"

Wei Yunying shook her head.

"No need to wait for Sister Yunting. She doesn't like being interrupted while cultivating, and she usually goes to the cafeteria for dinner."

As for Yunxi, she did not know whether the other girl had come out yet.

The disciple on duty recognized them. They were all surnamed Wei and clearly came from the same family, so he said:

"The Junior Sister Wei Yunxi you mentioned just renewed her time for another two hours. She went back into a cultivation room before you arrived, so there's no need to wait for her."

Naturally, this quick-witted Senior Brother did not tell them that Wei Yunxi had changed Cultivation Rooms.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother. Then we won't wait."

Wei Yunying was not worried. This was the sect's Cultivation Hall, guarded by a Golden Core True Person. No one would dare cause trouble here, so her little sister was safe.

Wei Yunqing merely bit her lip upon hearing this, secretly making up her mind that she had to work even harder than Wei Yunxi. Then the two went to the cafeteria together. After lunch, they returned to the Cultivation Hall to continue cultivating.

On the other side, after Wei Yunxi reentered the cultivation room, she immediately activated the Isolation Formation and entered the Space Chat Group again.

Survival is the Hardest Truth: "Little Yunyan, you're finally online!"

Fleeting Smoke: "Sorry, I just changed Cultivation Rooms."

Tribal Warrior: "The two of us have already settled the trade quantities. Now it depends on how many Milk Fruits you need."

Wei Yunxi thought for a moment before replying:

"I still have ten years before adulthood. How many Milk Fruits can you provide?"

Tribal Warrior had not expected Little Yunyan to be a genuine youngling. But the tribe's younglings could not do without Milk Fruit either. Still, to ensure his tribespeople's safety after the Cold Season began, he gritted his teeth and replied:

"I can give you five hundred. That's the limit of our tribe. If you still want more later, I can exchange with you after the Harvest Season."