Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

After asking his question, Su Xing quickly received a rare response from the simulator.

"Ding, after the host acquires ten talents, he can spend simulated energy to expand the talent slots. Higher quality talents with the same effect will automatically replace lower quality ones, and the host can freely replace talents of different qualities."

Hearing the simulator's response, Su Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief. The upper limit of the talent bar was not just ten, which meant he had higher growth potential.

"Alas, looks like I'll be grinding for energy day and night again!"

After finishing his simulation, Su Xing didn't idle. Instead, he immediately chose to continue his alchemy practice.

He primarily focused on making Nourishing Face Pills, while also creating a small batch of Wound Healing Pills.

In no time, a week had passed.

Su Xing spent a week making a total of three thousand Nourishing Face Pills and Wound Healing Pills.

The reasons for his quick production were that low-quality pills were easy to refine, plus Su Xing's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage greatly increased his Divine Sense and Spiritual Power. Refining three thousand pills in a week still left him with some energy to spare.

While refining pills, Su Xing thought to himself:

"I can already multitask while refining low-quality pills. Maybe I should build a few more pill furnaces. That way, my alchemy speed will increase significantly!"

Suddenly, Su Xing remembered that in one of his simulations, he had multitasked and refined multiple batches of pills simultaneously. Although the failure rate was higher due to furnace explosions, the overall refining speed increased significantly.

For example, if Su Xing refined three batches of pills at once, even if one batch failed, his alchemy efficiency would still double.

"Alas, the only headache is that furnaces made of ordinary metals can't withstand the high temperatures of the fire. The pill might not even be finished before the furnace blows up... I remember Lu Yuanwu once made a batch of pill furnaces for me using some kind of alien metal during a simulation?"

"I'll ask Jin Congxue about this alien metal when I see her later."

Su Xing stored the refined pills into his storage ring and went to the small villa where he often met Jin Congxue.

Today, Jin Congxue was wearing a light blue long dress. Her long hair hung loosely, and with her bright eyes and white teeth, she still carried the fresh scent of a recent bath.

Seeing Su Xing in a daze for a moment, Jin Congxue coquettishly rolled her eyes and said:

"Why, you come to see me only once a week for work. If you think I'm pretty, you should come to see me more often~"

Su Xing felt a tingle all over from Jin Congxue's charming voice and could only smile bitterly:

"Alas, work is more important... I've been refining pills from the moment I open my eyes these days. Where would I find the time to see you?"

After saying that, Su Xing handed the prepared pills to Jin Congxue.

After receiving the pills and counting the quantity, Jin Congxue raised an eyebrow and said:

"Your alchemy skills have improved again, it seems?"

Su Xing nodded and said, "These pills should be worth about three or four billion. In two more weeks, we should have enough funds to acquire the first batch of resources from the Lingyun Commerce Guild."

Jin Congxue nodded and handed Su Xing a storage ring, saying:

"This week, we only bought one hundred thousand pieces of white-quality equipment. Another twenty thousand were farmed by our own people. After all, to acquire Lingyun Commerce Guild's assets, we really couldn't spare the funds..."

Su Xing took the storage ring and nodded, half-jokingly:

"So, I'm going to be hungry for the next two weeks, huh? When can I finally have my fill?"

Jin Congxue remembered Su Xing's mention of eating equipment last time and burst into laughter, covering her mouth:

"Don't worry, after these two weeks, you'll be stuffed! I heard that Lingyun Commerce Guild has been hoarding a large batch of white-quality equipment for years without selling it. We're acquiring that batch too, so you'll have plenty to eat!"

Su Xing's eyes lit up upon hearing this. If Jin Congxue called it a large batch, the quantity must be significant.

Su Xing still had two million energy left on hand. If not converted into cultivation, it would be enough for the time being. After all, it took a million energy points to advance one level at the Nascent Soul Stage...

As long as he could endure these two weeks, a huge amount of energy would be coming in afterward. Su Xing could tough it out.

After chatting with Jin Congxue for a while, Su Xing asked:

"By the way, Ah Xue, do you know anything about alien metals?"

Jin Congxue nodded and said:

"Alien metals are one of the necessary materials for crafting high-quality equipment. Even the lowest grade of alien metal can create blue-quality equipment. However, it's quite expensive. Why do you ask?"

Su Xing's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected alien metals to be materials for crafting equipment. Didn't that mean they might contain substantial energy?

Not being sure, Su Xing said:

"I plan to make a couple of new pill furnaces to speed up my alchemy. But ordinary metals can't be used, so I thought of using alien metals..."

Jin Congxue nodded slightly and then directly took out a palm-sized piece of alien metal from her storage ring and handed it to Su Xing.

"This is second-tier alien metal, enough to make orange rare-quality equipment. See if you can use it to make your new pill furnaces."

Su Xing took the alien metal in his hand and immediately felt its weight.

This small piece of second-tier alien metal weighed several hundred kilograms. What kind of metal density was this?

Su Xing's heart stirred, and he tentatively tried to absorb the alien metal as simulated energy.

A prompt sounded in his ear.

"Ding, discovered 300 kilograms of second-tier alien metal, which can be converted into 60,000 points of simulated energy. Convert?"

Su Xing was momentarily stunned, then felt ecstatic. Just this small piece of second-tier alien metal contained 60,000 points of simulated energy?

This was definitely an excellent material for providing simulated energy!

Suppressing his excitement, Su Xing asked:

"Ah Xue, how much does this piece of second-tier alien metal cost in the market?"

Jin Congxue thought for a moment and said:

"Market price for second-tier alien metal is about 50,000 for one kilogram. This 300-kilogram piece should sell for over 15 million Great Xia Coins..."

"Of course, that's the market price. Alien metals are special minerals from some dungeons with low yield and high demand. If bought directly from profession users, the price is about 40,000 for one kilogram."

Hearing this, Su Xing did some quick calculations. One kilogram of alien metal could be converted into 200 points of simulated energy, averaging out to 200 Great Xia Coins per point of simulated energy.

This exchange ratio was similar to that of white-quality equipment. A piece of white-quality equipment cost about 700 Great Xia Coins and could produce around five points of energy, even six if lucky.

However, Su Xing's demand for white-quality equipment was immense. Alien metals were smaller in volume and less noticeable. A palm-sized piece of second-tier alien metal could produce 60,000 points of energy.

"Maybe, in the future, second-tier alien metals could be a good substitute for white-quality equipment?"

Su Xing silently noted this and then asked:

"Do you have any first-tier alien metals?"