Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Jin Congxue nodded after listening and said,

"The production of first-tier alien metals is significantly higher, and the price is much cheaper, at only one-tenth of second-tier alien metals. The market price for an average kilogram is around 5000 yuan, with a cost price of about 4000 yuan per kilogram."

After speaking, Jin Congxue handed over a palm-sized piece of metal.

Su Xing took the piece of first-tier alien metal and clearly felt its lighter weight.

He used the simulator to measure the energy and found that this 100-kilogram piece of alien metal contained 2000 points of simulated energy.

This way, the energy output of first-tier alien metals was basically 200 yuan for one point of simulated energy.

After thinking about it, Su Xing realized that for now, white-quality equipment was still the most cost-effective method for obtaining energy. However, the cost of alien metals was not much different, and it was more convenient to acquire a large amount of alien metal at once.

Su Xing quickly made a decision. He would still mainly purchase white-quality equipment while buying a small amount of alien metal. Perhaps alien metal could replace it when more energy was needed in the future.

So Su Xing said,

"Xue'er, this second-tier alien metal should barely be enough for me to forge an alchemy furnace. However, I'm afraid it won't last long before it gets burned out... If there is third-tier alien metal, it would be even better!"

After thinking for a moment, Jin Congxue said,

"Third-tier alien metal is the main material for crafting epic equipment, which is very precious and only seen at auctions, and the price is not cheap... I will keep an eye out for such information for you in the future."

"If you need it, I do have quite a few channels to get first-tier and second-tier alien metals."

Su Xing nodded helplessly and said,

"Since that's the case, let's forge the alchemy furnace with second-tier alien metals first. If I remember correctly, the Jin Merchant Guild has a few master forgers. I'll need to trouble you with this..."

Jin Congxue shook her head gently, indicating that it was no trouble at all. Su Xing quickly drew up the blueprints according to the shape of the alchemy furnace he had always used and asked Jin Congxue to help forge two new alchemy furnaces.

After dinner, the two of them flirted for a while before Su Xing returned to the school.

Taking advantage of no one being around, Su Xing entered the Spirit Field Blessed Land.

First, he traded the newly acquired 120,000 pieces of white-quality equipment for energy, providing him with a total of 630,000 points of energy. Including the previously remaining close to two million points, Su Xing's energy came to 2.63 million points.

On the afternoon of February 18, 2024, in the New Era, Su Xing punctually began his twenty-fourth simulation.

"Start simulation!"

Su Xing silently chanted in his heart.

[Ding! This time consuming 2400 points of energy, remaining energy points: 2.6333 million points, remaining simulation times: none.]

[Simulation begins!]

[Extracting white talent costs 100 points of energy, green talent costs 1000 points of energy, extracting blue talent costs 10,000 points of energy. Would you like to extract?]

"Extract blue-quality talent!"

Su Xing desired to extract higher-quality talents, such as purple, but the problem was his assets were insufficient, and the simulator did not even have that option!

[Ding, congratulations on obtaining blue talent, Buddhist Proficiency!]

[Buddhist Proficiency]: You possess unique wisdom. If you walk the path of Buddhism, cutting off worldly desires, you may become an enlightened Buddha in this life.

Seeing the newly drawn blue talent, Su Xing's forehead immediately beaded with sweat.

"Damn, why am I so fated with those bald monks? This is the second Buddhist talent I've extracted!"

Su Xing sighed. Though he knew there were Buddhist cultivators, abandoning worldly desires and unable to drink or eat meat was really not to his liking.

He would rather be an aloof sword cultivator than become a monk.

After sighing, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.

[Within the Spirit Field Blessed Land, you realize you are simulating.]

[Thinking about the new talent you acquired, you quickly took out a mirror and looked at your hair.]

[Fortunately, your hairstyle remained stylish, indicating this talent would not affect your looks.]

[First, you took out the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique and found the seeds of Gathering Spirit Flower, then planted them, carefully nurturing them daily afterward.]

[During the next week, you continued to refine elixirs while improving your cultivation level. The spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land was still abundant, enough for your daily cultivation needs.]

[After a week, Jin Congxue delivered two newly forged alchemy furnaces to you. You were very excited and eagerly tested their efficiency.]

[In the beginning, while trying to multitask, you made frequent mistakes, and the speed of refining two furnaces at once was even slower than refining one previously.]

[However, after a month of practice, your alchemy speed rapidly improved.]

[Half a year later, you could simultaneously refine two batches of elixirs without any impact. You noticed a new skill named Multitasking appeared on your panel, making you very excited.]

[One day, Wang Qingxuan found you. After a night, you joined the Descending Sect.]

[In the second year, after being an ordinary member for three months, you gained the sect's trust. You deliberately showcased your alchemy skills, attracting the attention of the Shadow Protector.]

[You gained the Shadow Protector's favor. She promised that as long as you refined elixirs for the sect every month, you would become an elder in a year.]

[Seeing the Shadow Protector's loyal demeanor, you secretly rolled your eyes. She put on a convincing act, no wonder no one in the sect ever doubted her.]

[However, you did not expose her immediately but continued refining elixirs.]

[Since mastering the skill of multitasking, you could simultaneously refine two batches of elixirs, greatly increasing your efficiency. With your speed, you could refine over two hundred Organ Refining Pills or Essence-Nourishing Pills daily.]

[Unfortunately, the Shadow Protector only provided you with over three hundred medicinal herbs monthly, enough for you to refine more than three thousand elixirs in just half a month. After deducting a ninety percent difference, you supplied the sect with over three hundred defective Essence-Nourishing Pills monthly.]

[You spent the remaining time to improve your cultivation level.]

[In the third year, as your cultivation level steadily progressed, you felt that you were close to reaching the Nascent Soul Stage Second Layer. The bad news was that the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land had become much thinner. You estimated the remaining spiritual energy would barely be enough to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage Third or Fourth Layer.]

[Fortunately, the Gathering Spirit Flowers you previously planted had matured, with all three surviving. Observing the surroundings, you noticed the higher concentration of spiritual energy around the flowers.]

[You confirmed that Gathering Spirit Flowers could indeed produce spiritual energy, but having only three was insufficient. You estimated that at least dozens of Gathering Spirit Flowers would be needed to balance the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land.]

[Unfortunately, the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique provided little information on cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers. You had no choice but to temporarily abandon this method of enriching spiritual energy.]