Chapter 32 – Exchange
In the next few days, besides cultivating in the dreamland, Wang Lin was busy gathering snow to melt and extract water. If not for the fear of his spiritual energy leaking, he would have used a barrel, so he used a gourd instead. Fortunately, he had enough gourds. After just a few days, he had collected several hundred gourds filled with snow water. He calculated that the snow water he had collected in those gourds would be enough to last him a long time in the dreamland.
After storing the snow water, Wang Lin returned to farming. Although the spring water’s effectiveness had diminished, it was still beneficial.
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. During those ten days, Wang Lin had drunk more spring water than before. Fortunately, the spring water had dissolved into spiritual energy in his body, otherwise, his stomach would not have been able to hold that much water.
The amount of spiritual energy required for the second layer is much greater than the first layer. In fact, Wang Lin had been cultivating for over 9 months in his dream space.
If it was the first layer, after cultivating for 9 months with this much spiritual energy, he would have obtained some good results, but now, even though he felt that his body contained more spiritual energy, he still wasn’t able to obtain the results he wanted.
The day Wang Lin agreed to meet Wang Hao had arrived, so Wang Lin did not enter the dream realm. Around midnight, snow began to fall, and Wang Hao entered Wang Lin’s god realm.
Soon, Wang Hao opened the door, but did not come in. He immediately said, “Master took a long time to refine the pills and delayed my arrival. Come quickly, the exchange will begin soon.”
Wang Hao rushed towards the exchange and Wang Lin hurriedly followed him.
The two of them walked in the snow and walked out of the sect grounds and towards the mountains.
The road was extremely slippery, so Wang Hao walked very slowly. His body was trembling. He whispered, “What’s with this shitty weather? If I fall off the mountain here and die, even if I were a ghost, I would demand justice!”
Wang Lin’s body now felt incredibly light. He didn’t feel any of the discomfort Wang Hao was experiencing. In fact, he felt the weather was quite pleasant. He figured that once the exchange was complete, he could collect more snow water.
After walking for a while, Wang Hao stopped. He quietly handed Wang Lin a green pill and whispered, “We’re almost there. I came here a few days ago. It’s just a few more turns. Let’s take the pill now, so no one will know our identities.”
Wang Hao took out a similar pill and swallowed it. A thick black mist appeared and enveloped Wang Hao’s body. A hoarse voice emerged from the mist and asked, “How? Can you tell who I am?”
Wang Lin observed Wang Hao with his divine senses and found that he felt as if there was a mud barrier blocking him. This made him feel that the pill was safe to take. He laughed and said, “This pill is truly amazing!” Then he took the pill and the same thing happened to him.
The two of them stepped forward quickly. After turning around a few times, they arrived at an open area.
The open space was vast. Dozens of people stood there, shrouded in black mist like themselves, in silence.
After Wang Lin and Wang Hao arrived, they found an empty space and stood there without moving.
Not long after, seeing that no one else was coming, one person stepped forward, coughed once, and then said hoarsely, “Time’s up. This time, I’ll be hosting the exchange again. Just like before, I’ll be leaving first.” After finishing speaking, he took out a small silver sword and said, “This flying sword doesn’t belong to the sect. It’s a sword I obtained myself and is extremely powerful. I only want 500 talismans.”
Everyone started talking about the sword among themselves for a while, then someone stepped forward and, without a word, handed over 500 talismans and completed the trade.
Another one started to say, “I have a piece of magical jade that can unleash a skill similar to splitting the earth three times. I only need 10 Qi Gathering Pills.” He took out a piece of jade, waved it, and put it away.
Someone not far from Wang Lin immediately said, “I’ll trade it with you!” As he walked out, another person quickly said, “I’ll trade 12 pills for that piece of jade!”
The first person hesitated and stared intently at the second person without a word. He felt that 10 pills was his limit.
Soon, people started arriving one by one, showing off their wares, and the atmosphere became lively, especially as people scrambled to get their hands on certain items. Whoever bid the highest won.
“I have a technique here. As long as you’re above the second layer of Qi Condensation, you can use it to conceal your cultivation for a short period of time, unless the person is already at the Foundation Establishment stage. I know this thing is useless. I only need 10… 5 Qi Gathering Pills for it.” The person who said this was very hesitant.
Everyone laughed. This technique was truly useless. All the disciples wanted to show off their cultivation, because the higher their cultivation, the better their treatment. Who would be so bored as to want to hide their cultivation? If it lasted longer, it would at least be of some use, but it only lasted for a short time and was extremely expensive: 5 Qi Gathering Pills.
Seeing that no one wanted it, the man sighed. Just as he was about to put it away, Wang Lin called out, “I’ll trade it for 5 Qi Gathering Pills.”
The people in the middle were stunned. They immediately became enthusiastic and stepped forward to exchange.
Holding the object containing the technique, Wang Lin was stunned. He had never seen anything like it before. He immediately scanned it with his divine sense, and the technique’s method immediately appeared in his mind.
This item might be useless to others, but it was extremely useful to him, even though it could only hide his cultivation for a short time.
Suddenly, a voice rang out. Although hoarse, it was still full of pride. “One Foundation Establishment pill. State your offer!”
Wang Hao immediately became excited and quickly said, “20 Qi Gathering Pills!”
“1000 talismans plus a flying sword!”
“2000 savings!”
“30 Qi Gathering Pills plus 500 talismans!”
“A piece of skill jade, a flying sword, 10 Qi Gathering Pills, and 500 talismans!”
The crowd shouted their bids loudly. They clearly viewed the Foundation Establishment Pill as a very important item. Wang Lin had heard about this Foundation Establishment Pill from Wang Hao. After taking the pill, its effects would last for two months. During these two months, the rate of spiritual energy absorption would increase severalfold. It was something every disciple below the 7th layer of Qi Condensation desired.
The pill was extremely valuable, even within the sect. Each disciple typically only had two chances to obtain it; when a disciple was promoted to the black cloth rank, they could obtain one chance, and when they were promoted to the purple cloth rank, they would obtain two chances.