Beginner Member

"You're looking for cultivation secret manuals? Our Baxia clan has many secret manuals too. Do you want to take a look at ours?" The old Baxia was a pure businessman; he wanted to sell anything that could pass through his hands.

"Oh? Do you have any that allow lazy people to cultivate to godhood?" Kerry genuinely wanted to see if he could find a treasure. After all, the Golden Body Strength Battle Method and Spiritual Strength Battle Method he'd liked last time were outrageously expensive.

"Uh, no. Do you want to cultivate into a Dragon God or something? I have many cultivation methods here that allow you to cultivate into a true dragon or a Dragon God. They focus on external training of sinews, bones, and skin, and internal cultivation of the Seven Dragon Balls. There's always one that suits you." The old Baxia was from the Divine Dragon Plane, and the best cultivation methods there were all about cultivating into dragons. Kerry had no interest at all.

Many senior transmigrators had shared their experiences: the human body was the foundation for infinite possibilities. Following the beast-human path was too narrow, and cultivating the Seven Dragon Balls meant having to grant wishes for others every few days. Kerry definitely wasn't going to do that.

After bidding farewell to the old Baxia, who still wanted to push his wares, Kerry suddenly heard a long-lost system prompt in his mind.

Ding~ Congratulations to the host for becoming a formal member of the Dimensional Exchange. Your current level is Beginner. Please check your personal main mission options for related tasks.

At the same time, Kerry realized that the lobby display, which used to only refresh pending trade orders, would now occasionally show new mission information. These could be viewed and accepted freely at the trading terminals.

However, Kerry had a lot to do today, so he could only look into the missions later. But there was a benefit he could enjoy soon: as a beginner member, the market would be open for two trading days each month.

Kerry arrived at the stall with the VR learning machines. The boss, referred to as "Big Head" due to his strangely pronounced name, and Kerry introduced themselves, and Kerry simply started calling him Big Head Boss. The boss didn't mind, as many customers called him that.

"You want to buy these two cultivation manuals and then use the learning machine after you've improved your aptitude?" Kerry stated his needs to the Big Head Boss. Due to the pirate incident, Kerry urgently wanted to become stronger. Otherwise, even with infinite possibilities later, dying in the early stages would be for nothing.

"Kerry, let me tell you, of course, I'm willing to sell you the cultivation manuals. But there's an old saying in my hometown: business is about people. If you go a hundred times out of your way for a customer, the customer will give you a hundred times the profit. I don't recommend you buy these two cultivation manuals right now." The Big Head Boss was an honest and kind owner, a complete opposite to the old Baxia.

Although Kerry was puzzled why the Big Head Boss wasn't doing business, he patiently listened to his explanation.

Kerry hadn't yet improved his aptitude to the level required to cultivate these two manuals. Now wasn't the time to spend his limited Points on them.

Buying the manuals and not being able to use them would significantly hinder a newcomer's development.

What if Kerry bought these two manuals and, for other reasons, could never reach the cultivation standard?

It would be like inventory piled up in a warehouse. It might seem like your asset, but if you can't cash it in or use it, it's no different from not having it.

The Big Head Boss advised Kerry to invest all his limited Points into improving his aptitude first. Once his aptitude met the requirements, he could then save up to buy the manuals. At that point, he could start cultivating immediately after purchasing them, and improving his aptitude wouldn't delay his strength progression. This was the smart approach.

Kerry didn't stubbornly insist on taking the manuals home. He could tell that the Big Head Boss meant well.

Since someone else was considering his well-being and offering good advice, he should humbly accept it.

Following the Big Head Boss's recommendation, Kerry found an online store called "Golden Apple Gift Shop."

According to the Big Head Boss, many of his customers bought items from this store to improve their aptitude before coming to him to learn other cultivation methods.

It was a very modern online store, with various advertisements appearing in unexpected places.

"No gifts for the holidays this year, only Thousand Year Fruits!" This was an advertisement for a fruit that could increase lifespan.

"Love her? Buy her Face-Beautifying Pill, and she'll be happy, and so will you!" This was an advertisement for cosmetics...

Ding-dong~ "Dear customer, what can I get for you?" The entire exchange had this kind of tone, and Kerry was already used to it.

"I want to see things in your store that can enhance physique," Kerry replied.

"We have too many items that enhance physique. Do you have any specific requirements, honored guest?" This was a beautiful woman wearing a professional outfit. It was the first time Kerry had seen such a pure human in the exchange.

But buying things was more important now. Kerry didn't know exactly what he wanted, so he told the woman the cultivation requirements for the Golden Body Strength Battle Method and the Spiritual Strength Battle Method, asking her to provide a recommended plan.

The beautiful shop manager on the screen seemed to check the backend information, or perhaps she directly checked the inventory. Regardless, she operated on the virtual display in her hand. A few minutes later, she replied to Kerry.

"Based on your requirements, we have several plans. I'm sending them to your trading terminal now, please check." The beautiful shop manager sent several plans. There were some more expensive plans with better effects and shorter time consumption. There were also some more budget-friendly plans with average effects and longer time consumption.

Kerry finally settled on one plan: first, purchase the 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid. This potion could comprehensively strengthen a person's physical body in a short period.

At that time, bones, meridians, flesh and blood, even memory, and deeper cellular genes would undergo earth-shattering enhancements.

Of course, this couldn't be achieved in one step. Strengthening the physical body was just to build a foundation. After a period of absorption and adaptation, he would need to purchase the Star Fruit again, a super potent medicine and the top-tier body-training divine medicine.

With the foundation of a strengthened physical body, he could withstand such potent medicine. Otherwise, without a foundation, it would result in explosive death. This way, the potential of the physical body could reach the highest level.

After meeting the physical requirements, he would purchase the Eternal Crystal. This crystal was a divine item used to strengthen the soul. Depending on the body's spiritual power (brain cells and spiritual power would both increase after physical enhancement) and the soul's absorption speed, it would vary. However, this method was reliable, and it would take at most one year to fully absorb the Eternal Crystal.

The speed of physical enhancement would depend on the absorption speed of the gene enhancement fluid, so the time was a bit uncertain, but it wouldn't exceed one year at the longest. This meant that this method could complete both physical and soul enhancement within two years, meeting the requirements to cultivate both manuals.

In total, he needed to buy three items: the 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid, the Star Fruit, and the Eternal Crystal. The price was also within the range Kerry could earn during this period.

The 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid cost 50,000 Points, the Star Fruit cost 400,000 Points, and the Eternal Crystal cost 500,000 Points. From this, it could be seen that soul-related items were more expensive than physical body-related items.

"Is the 8th generation gene enhancement fluid the latest model? Are there any more advanced ones?" Since this plan balanced price and speed, the items used might not be the best. Since Kerry decided to use this plan, he wondered if there were any better options.

Thanks to the reader, An Ke Ren Jiu. Shang Chu Deng Hua, for the recommendation ticket.

Thank you for your support, I will work hard to write this book well.