Tier Twelve, Starfield Level!

"Just these two!" Lin Ming made his decision without hesitation, his gaze resolute.

Pointing at the two entries on the virtual screen, he said to Scarlet Flame, "I want to exchange for these two incomplete manuals: Thunder Shadow Escape Light and Nine Heavens Thunder Movement Art. Do it immediately."

Scarlet Flame was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had misheard him.

She leaned closer to look at the entries on the screen and the total price of five billion. Then she looked at Lin Ming as though he were an idiot, her voice rising several octaves in sheer disbelief:

"Are you insane?! You want to spend five billion Merit Points on two incomplete pieces of junk that might not even be cultivable or genuine?! Do you have so many Merit Points that you have nowhere else to spend them?!"

She simply could not understand Lin Ming's way of thinking. Five billion Merit Points!

That was enough to exchange for a complete top-tier Stellar Tier cultivation art, one that countless predecessors had verified and whose cultivation path was clear!

Yet he insisted on buying two incomplete manuals of unknown origin that were likely impossible to cultivate? If that was not brain damage, what was? It was a complete waste of precious resources!

"I have my reasons. You don't need to worry about it." Lin Ming offered no further explanation, his tone calm but carrying unquestionable resolve.

"Also, after deducting the five billion Merit Points for those two incomplete manuals, exchange the remaining 6.173 billion Merit Points for high-energy natural treasures. High-grade beast essence blood, Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite, Star Crystal Core, Earthcore Molten Fire Liquid—anything with pure energy that is easy to absorb. Exchange for as much as possible and spend every last Merit Point."

He needed these high-energy treasures to assist