Procurement

Cultivation knows no time; a year passes in the blink of an eye.

With a large amount of resources invested, Zhou Tong and Luo Feng's strength also improved by leaps and bounds.

Zhou Tong's strength has now broken through to the first level of the Hengxing Star.

At the same time, he also successfully mastered the basics of several of the three great Daos.

First, he cultivated his body using the Great Blood Soul Technique and the Great White Bone Technique (original creations based on the original work, for refining bones). After investing 100 billion Black Dragon Coins in resources, he successfully mastered them in half a year.

In terms of physical strength alone, after Zhou Tong's experience in the killing field of the virtual universe, he can now engage in passionate hand-to-hand combat with a first-level universe-level martial artist, provided that the opponent does not use other means or techniques or overwhelm him with speed, but only uses the most primitive hand-to-hand combat.

Unfortunately, the killing in the virtual universe cannot affect the Great Slaughter Technique, otherwise it would be a sacred place for cultivation.

Next came the five great supernatural powers of the Great Five Elements Technique, which he also initially mastered after investing 100 billion Black Dragon Coins. Furthermore, due to the Five Elements cycle, Zhou Tong unexpectedly gained a Five Elements Domain.

The bad news is that, according to Zhou Tong's experiment, the improvement of the Five Elements Domain is almost directly linked to the progress of the Great Five Elements Technique. This means that if he wants to reach the entry level of the Laws, he needs to invest resources to improve the Great Five Elements first, and the little money he has left is not enough.

Of course, there is also good news: Zhou Tong hardly needs to worry about whether he has enough comprehension to understand the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. As long as the Great Five Elements Technique is perfected, the recognition of the fundamental laws will come naturally.

Then there's the cultivation of the fundamental techniques of the spirit, but since the corresponding resources haven't been found, it's still the same. We can only try to collect them on our next trip to the universe.

Next came attack and movement techniques. Space resources were too expensive, so Zhou Tong only bought a small amount to test what resources to collect in the future to cultivate the Great Severing Technique and the Great Teleportation Technique.

Next came genetic energy. The Great Devouring Technique was unrestricted by food or vegetables. After Zhou Tong purchased and devoured a large amount of high-energy miscellaneous items, he successfully entered the basics and his cultivation speed greatly increased.

Finally, there are some functional Three Thousand Great Daos. Only the Great Refining Treasure Technique, which produced the Flowing Silver Armor, the Great Deduction Technique, which devoured thousands of quantum brains, and the Great Transformation Technique, which was developed because the physical body met the cultivation requirements, were barely mastered.

As for Zhou Tong's strongest poison technique, it remains unchanged because high-level poisons are also too expensive.

In short, due to limited resources, Zhou Tong was unable to cultivate many of the three thousand Great Daos he wanted to pursue.

For example, the Great Salvation Technique cannot be cultivated without faith and willpower, so Zhou Tong had to postpone his plan to subdue the Shennongjia Realm Lord's Nest once again.

Fortunately, because he had mastered the Great Deduction Technique and the Great Transformation Technique, Zhou Tong was able to worry about many things less.

After finishing his cultivation, Zhou Tong put on a fake identity and secretly refined a small piece of red mixed copper mother to sell. After purchasing a ninth-level spiritualist at the Hengxing level, he still had a lot of money left over.

Once we return to Earth and retrieve the immortal-class mechanical spaceship, we won't have to worry about daily expenses when we venture into space again.

Then there's Luo Feng.

His strength has reached the ninth level of the planetary level, but unfortunately, he is still one step away from breaking through to the constant level due to his genetic level and talent. He needs to prepare for a while longer.

At the same time, under Babata's strong request, he has successfully completed the cultivation of the body-snatching technique.

In other areas, such as movement techniques, Luo Feng has already reached the level of artistic conception, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't break through to the next level.

Zhou Tong acquired his domain somewhat haphazardly through the Great Five Elements Technique, so he couldn't teach Luo Feng anything.

"Time to go back to Earth!"

Luo Feng suppressed his gloomy mood; his heart was now filled with longing for his family.

"Before we go back, we need to do some more shopping."

After packing his personal belongings, Zhou Tong was the first to leave the courtyard.

Luo Feng asked Babata to terminate the lease on the courtyard and also left the place where he had lived for a year.

The two of them, familiar with the place, returned to Qibao Store.

When the middle-aged store manager learned that Zhou Tong and Luo Feng had arrived, he immediately went to greet them personally.

"Distinguished guests, what treasures do you have to sell this time?"

Seeing the expectant gaze of the middle-aged shopkeeper, Zhou Tong spread his hands: "I don't have that many treasures. I'm here to buy some things before leaving Qiulong Star for a while."

Zhou Tong understood the principle of not putting all his eggs in one basket, so he only bought a small amount of supplies offline, while the majority were traded anonymously in the virtual universe.

The middle-aged store manager saw that the supply list sent by Zhou Tong and Luo Feng was all for detection and protection items, and he had his suspicions, but he didn't ask any more questions. He knew the rules.

"Distinguished guests, please wait a moment, the items will be brought to you shortly."

After waiting for a while, Luo Feng received the detection equipment that Babata had specially selected for searching for the Golden Horned Beast's egg.

Zhou Tong, on the other hand, obtained disposable protective equipment for collecting the immortal-level mechanical spaceship.

Then Zhou Tong and Luo Feng went to the slave market.

The slave trade is one of the most profitable industries in the universe, and therefore has a sizable exclusive area within Dragon City.

Although he had seen a lot of information in the virtual universe, Luo Feng still felt somewhat uncomfortable with the hands-on experience.

"Apprentice level nine only costs 20 Black Dragon Coins?"

Luo Feng was speechless. He silently calculated in his mind that with his current assets, the God of War on Earth was simply not enough for him to buy.

"Those below the planetary level cannot become citizens. Being able to be bought and sold is already considered lucky. Some powerful individuals even keep them as pets to slaughter and play with at will."

Zhou Tong looked around at the slaves, selecting suitable buyers.

"Luo Feng, look over there, a Planetary-level Rank 9 Spiritualist only costs 100,000 Black Dragon Coins."

Luo Feng rolled his eyes when he heard Zhou Tong's teasing, then looked in the direction Zhou Tong pointed with a deadpan expression and saw a brightly lit sign that read "Planetary Slave Specialist".

Luo Feng, his face dark, kept his head down and continued forward.

Soon the two arrived at the shop they were looking for: a star-level slave shop.

This time, it was Luo Feng's turn to tease Zhou Tong.

"A level one spiritualist at the Eternal Star level isn't expensive, only 300 million Black Dragon Coins. I could easily buy a dozen of them."

The shop assistants who overheard Zhou Tong and Luo Feng's conversation came over and started promoting their products.

"Gentlemen, our shop offers high-quality slaves at low prices, guaranteed to be top-grade. How many would you like?"

"I want a level 9 psychic slave."

Upon hearing Zhou Tong's request, the shop assistant immediately jumped up excitedly and then fawned over Zhou Tong and Luo Feng as they entered the store. If possible, he even wanted to carry Zhou Tong inside.

"My most respected guest, please feel free to choose whatever you like. If you're not satisfied, I'll get you another batch. I guarantee you'll find something you're happy with."

A level 9 spiritualist of the Eternal Star level is worth 15 billion Black Dragon Coins on the market. The commission from this transaction would be equivalent to several years' salary for him, so he naturally fawned over Zhou Tong to the extreme.

Zhou Tong glanced around. He didn't have much need for these slaves; he only needed them to retrieve the immortal-level mechanical spaceship back on Earth, which was why he came to buy one.

However, it's not that Zhou Tong doesn't need slaves, but rather that these low-grade goods don't meet his requirements. What he wants most are the Zerg and the demons in the Primal Secret Realm Purgatory Abyss of the Virtual Universe Company.

His many Great Daos all require faith and willpower, and the Zerg and the demons, in terms of both strength and numbers, perfectly meet his requirements.

After careful selection, Zhou Tong chose a ninth-level spiritualist from the Black Mongol Clan.

After signing the sales contract, the slave trader also gifted Zhou Tong ten level-one martial artists of the Eternal Star rank. However, Zhou Tong didn't need them and gave them all to Luo Feng.