Reality...
This was the one true universal medium of equal exchange in the entire Dream World.
Heavenly treasures were good, and rare supernatural paths were even better. As for top-tier fantasy items or divine artifacts, they were priceless beyond compare.
But none of those had universal applicability. Some heavenly treasures might be poison to other races, and rare supernatural paths had to be learnable in the first place. As for the more powerful the fantasy item or divine artifact, the greater its side effects. One might even live long enough to obtain it, but not long enough to use it.
Only reality was something with universal value and could serve as an equivalent medium of exchange throughout the Dream World. From mortals to supernatural beings, Ascendant Bodies to Origins, there was no existence that did not need reality.
Because Gaia Humans were backed by the Absolute True Layer and had yet to descend into any Dream World, they had no idea what reality could do beyond serving as currency for the Main Brain and paying for some of its functions.
They were the very picture of people born in fortune without knowing it. Of course, Gaia Humans could not be blamed for that. They had lived on Earth in the Absolute True Layer for thousands, even tens of thousands of years, and had only come into contact with the Dream World in recent years. Naturally, they could not have known just how precious reality was.
It could be said that the more powerful an existence was, the more reality it required—and the greater reality's effect on it.
The cloaked Hu Zongheng was utterly shaken.
He had never imagined that such a powerful figure would stand up for him!?
And it was not for profit or any other reason. He was