Cosmic Trading System

"It's alright, I still have a few grey crystals here; after you absorb this grey crystal, you can move on to the next!" Lin Yun said with a faint smile.

"No need, no need, we can absorb them after Little Blood has recovered!"

"If big brother isn't absorbing, we shouldn't either!"

Little White and Little Blue repeatedly declined, looking very obedient.

"Alright..." Lin Yun could sense that Little White and Little Blue were very adamant, so he didn't press the matter any further and slightly nodded in agreement.

"Buzz—"

Just at that moment, Little Blood seemed to realize that Lin Yun's exchange with Little White and Little Blue had ended, and it began to emit a blood-red light that enveloped the grey crystal, starting to absorb the Spiritual Energy within.

Previously, Lin Yun had absorbed two-thirds of the Spiritual Energy from a grey crystal, leaving one-third for Little Blood to compete with the two spirit forms, Little White and Little Blue.

However, because of the unique constitutions of Little White and Little Blue, Little Blood simply couldn't outdo the two spirits.

In the end, out of a grey crystal, the amount of Spiritual Energy that Little Blood absorbed wasn't even one-ninth.

But now, the Spiritual Energy within a grey crystal was being fully absorbed by it, which was immensely satisfying... Inside the Bloodthirsty Sword, the blood-colored light representing Little Blood was releasing an exceedingly bright hue, along with an aura that was very lively, very joyful, and very grateful.

The Bloodthirsty Sword was undoubtedly a peerless demonic weapon with immensely powerful killing intent within; being the weapon spirit of the Bloodthirsty Sword, Little Blood naturally harbored this aura, ingrained deep within its bones. Yet now, it was emitting such a positive, such a sunny aura, which was surprising to Lin Yun.

Little Blood refined the grey crystal very quickly; Little White was right, this energy was extremely beneficial to Little Blood's recovery. When Little Blood had absorbed two-thirds of the energy, the light it emitted and its stable aura had already returned to their original state.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

At this moment, Little Blood pulsated within the Bloodthirsty Sword, sending waves of information towards Little White and Little Blue.

Lin Yun's Mental Strength was closely monitoring the changes within the Bloodthirsty Sword, and he could vaguely sense the gist of these messages.

Yet, because of this, he was even more astonished.

This Little Blood... was actually inviting Little White and Little Blue to absorb that Spiritual Energy?

"This little guy..." Lin Yun took a deep breath.

Could it be that Little Blood's cunning had reached a level where it knew how to use such tactics to win over Little White and Little Blue's hearts?

Or, had Little Blood seen how Little White and Little Blue spoke up for it just now and was now repaying them?

If it's the former, Little Blood's level of cunning is too high.

If it's the latter... Lin Yun was actually very pleased to see such a scenario unfold.

It meant that Little Blood wasn't completely heartless.

In his view, Little Blood was a very unstable ticking time bomb, and naturally, he did not wish for it to suddenly explode one day and bite back at him fiercely.

The three light spheres rapidly communicated within the Bloodthirsty Sword, and soon, all three were emitting happy auras together.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yun smiled faintly.

Hopefully, all this was just instinctual behavior from Little Blood...

"Big brother, Little Blood's injury has recovered, and it wants you to absorb these Spiritual Energies..." It was at this moment that Little White transmitted its voice to Lin Yun.

"Mm-hmm!" Little Blue nodded in agreement.

Little Blue had always been reticent. It had already spoken up for Little Blood once before, and now speaking again for Little Blood, it was evident that Little Blood's recent actions had won over much of its favor.

"No need, you guys absorb the Spiritual Energy!" Lin Yun shook his head and said.

Seeing Little White and Little Blue still hesitant, Lin Yun added, "Now, my Mental Strength has already broken through to the Half Step Super Realm, and for the time being, it will be difficult to make another breakthrough. Absorbing a little less Spiritual Energy won't matter. Besides, I still have several gray Crystals here!"

"Alright, thank you, Brother!"

"Brother is the best!"

Delighted, Little White and Little Blue invited Little Blood to join them in absorbing the Spiritual Energy.

This Spiritual Energy, after being refined by the Bloodthirsty Sword, was already very easy to absorb. Little White, Little Blue, and Little Blood, being spirit bodies, found it even easier to absorb this kind of energy; in just a short while, the three little guys had absorbed all of the Spiritual Energy.

"Little Blood, can you refine this kind of Cloud Essence energy?" At this point, Lin Yun connected with the Bloodthirsty Sword using his Mental Strength to ask once more.

Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, a current of blood-red energy circulated meticulously within Lin Yun's body, as if sensing something.

Then, hesitant breaths of energy emanated from the blood-colored sphere.

"If there's anything, just tell me," Lin Yun said with a slight smile. He had dealt with Little Blood many times by now and upon sensing the aura emitted by the little entity, he spoke.

"Brother, Little Blood says it can help refine this energy, but it consumes a lot, and it needs to use a tenth of the energy contained in those gray Crystals to help Brother refine a mass of Cloud Essence energy," the blood-colored sphere communicated with the white sphere representing Little White for a while before Little White's crisp voice spoke.

"Refining Cloud Essence energy requires a tenth of the energy contained in the gray Crystals?" A light shone in Lin Yun's eyes as he murmured softly.

The thread of trust he had just begun to feel for Little Blood was now once again tinged with doubt. Could it be that Little Blood was purposely asking for extra energy?

However, Lin Yun quickly recalled something.

"Right, does it also need to absorb this Cloud Essence energy?" Lin Yun asked again.

"This Cloud Essence energy also needs to be absorbed, and it can be distributed according to the original ratio. By the way, Little Blood says, the Spiritual Energy absorbed earlier was for itself, and the Cloud Essence energy is actually absorbed by the Bloodthirsty Sword.

The Bloodthirsty Sword has been damaged and needs a lot of energy for recovery and to upgrade its level..." After communicating with Little Blood for a while, Little White relayed the message to Lin Yun once again.

Hearing the beginning of Little White's words, Lin Yun was still frowning, but at the end of the statement, he was slightly taken aback.

This energy... is absorbed by the Bloodthirsty Sword itself? Not by Little Blood?

Lin Yun cogitated for a moment and seemed to understand the implication of Little Blood's words.

The type of Spiritual Energy they had before was very beneficial for spirit bodies, which is why it, along with Little White and Little Blue, needed it so much.

This kind of energy... was useful only for the Bloodthirsty Sword's recovery and the upgrade in level, perhaps the recovery and level upgrade of the Bloodthirsty Sword might also benefit the entity within it, as well as Little White and Little Blue, but it might not be as significant as the Spiritual Energy?

Previously, Little Blood had helped him refine the gray Crystals, and it seemed to have only absorbed about a tenth of the Spiritual Energy within.

Now, Little Blood was helping him refine the Cloud Essence, and it would not only absorb a tenth of the energy from the gray Crystals but also roughly a tenth of the energy within the Cloud Essence.

That was equivalent to absorbing twice the amount, double the energy.

Although Lin Yun didn't mind parting with this extra energy,

the possibility of being calculated upon gave him some lingering doubt.