High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Su Jie laughed and said, "Since spending money can make you stronger, what are we waiting for? Besides, I'm really not used to this snail-paced flight."

He muttered to himself, then cursed, "I wonder which idiot set the initial speed to be so slow..."

As soon as he said it, he suddenly remembered that he was the one who set the rule. He coughed and pretended that he hadn't said anything.

Su Jie remained unfazed and waved his hand dismissively: "Give me a Black Iron membership first!"

A high-grade cosmic crystal flew out of his system space and landed in the light screen in the little elf's palm.

With a flash of light, a line of dark gold text appeared on Su Jie's identity information: "Iron Member".

In an instant, he felt his speed limit increase from five light-years per day to ten light-years per day, and his soul perception range also expanded from three light-years to thirty light-years.

Although it's still slow and I'm not used to it, it's much better than before.

"Congratulations, Master, on becoming a Black Iron member!" The little sprite bowed, and a new page popped up on the screen.

"You have unlocked the option to purchase a limited-time gift pack. Would you like to purchase now? The contents of the gift pack are random and may include information on treasures, maps of secret realms, or limited-time buffs. Each membership level can only purchase once, and the purchase is limited to one year."

Su Jie stared at the button on the screen that read "Price: One High-Grade Universe Crystal," and his lips twitched slightly.

After spending real money, you still have to spend money to buy gift packs? This pay-to-win strategy really learned the essence of the Blue Star mobile game that he had previously taught us.

Su Jie clicked "Buy," and a high-grade cosmic crystal was deducted from his account.

A golden firework exploded on the light screen, and a line of text appeared:

"Congratulations on receiving the 'Double Luck' buff, which lasts for one month. During this period, the probability of obtaining extra Cosmic Crystals from defeating any opponent is doubled."

Su Jie's lips curled up slightly. This gift pack was not bad. Then his eyes gleamed. Since he was going to spend money, he might as well spend it all.

He glanced at his system space and found over 11 million high-grade cosmic crystals, giving him plenty of confidence.

"Keep topping up." Su Jie waved his hand. "Upgrade me to Bronze."

……

At the same time, throughout the entire Xuan Realm, the little sprites in front of more than 120 million contestants simultaneously began to introduce the pay-to-win system.

A crisp voice echoed in every corner: "Pay-to-win is the way to go, honest and fair to all, spending money is fun for a while, and spending money all the time is even more fun..."

After hearing the introduction, countless four-wheeled eternals turned ashen-faced.

They stared at the tempting membership benefits displayed on the sprite's screen: limited-time gift packs, Eye of Insight, premium shop, lucky draw, resurrection coins, battlefield vision...

The extra combat power gained at each level and the corresponding access to secret realms are incredibly tempting, but the problem is, they don't have the money.

Ten high-grade cosmic crystals represented most of their assets for the first stage, and those who could produce dozens of four-wheeled eternal crystals were already considered moderately wealthy.

A Black Iron member is a top-tier membership; you can still upgrade if you grit your teeth.

Bronze members need 100 high-grade coins, silver members 10,000 coins, gold members 100,000 coins, and purple-gold members 1 million coins...

As for the astronomical figures required for the two Supreme and Eternal members, they didn't even dare to think about it.

When did the titles "Supreme" and "Eternal" become so valuable? The person who designed these membership privileges must be crazy.

Why did they enter the Mysterious Realm? Wasn't it just to plunder the Cosmic Crystals?

Now they're being told that without spending money, they can only crawl at a snail's pace, and they need to keep smashing cosmic crystals to fly. Isn't that ironic?

Some cursed and swore, some sighed and groaned, while others clenched their fists and gritted their teeth, saying, "Rob! Kill! Loot! The first thing I'll do when I get Cosmic Crystals is spend real money on them!"

But they soon realized an even more despairing truth: those who were already richer than them would become faster, stronger, and see further after spending money on in-game purchases, and then grab even more.

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer; this battlefield has been unfair from the very beginning.

As a result, more than 90% of the 120 million participants gritted their teeth and became Iron-level members.

After all, the initial speed is too slow, almost like a snail crawling, and the sensing range is so small that it's impossible to play without spending money.

Moreover, they were genuinely curious about what exactly they could get from this so-called "limited-time gift pack".

And then there's the Black Iron Secret Realm. Just from the name, you can tell it holds many opportunities. What if it's worth it?

The first phase will last for a century, giving them plenty of time to plan the road ahead.

With the passage of a high-grade cosmic crystal, the speed and sensing range increased significantly, and the extra combat power on the battlefield was directly increased by 1000 constant power.

But when they excitedly clicked on the limited-time gift pack page, their faces instantly darkened. The gift pack required another high-grade cosmic crystal to purchase!

"Damn it! I paid for a membership and now I have to buy a gift pack? Who designed this scam?" someone couldn't help but curse.

Despite the complaints, their hands still honestly clicked to buy, and another top-quality item was gone, causing the light screen to explode with fireworks.

Some people got treasure information, some got ordinary secret realm maps, some got short-term buffs, and some lucky ones even got a "teleportation token".

Although most people only received small, insignificant items, at least they saw hope, realizing that spending money could indeed make them stronger.

Those lucky few have already started planning how to use their advantages to quickly accumulate enough cosmic crystals to advance to bronze and silver ranks.

Thus, as nearly two hundred million high-grade cosmic crystals were invested into the pay-to-win system, these cosmic crystals were transformed into primal energy through recharging, purchasing gift packs, and directly converting into new opportunities scattered everywhere.

The contestants originally came to loot cosmic crystals, but now they've been reaped by the pay-to-win system first.

After spending real money, the exploration craze in the entire Chizha Xuanjie officially began.

……

Millions of light-years away, Jiang Yue'er listened to the little elf's introduction, her pink lips slightly parted.

She did have some savings, and this time she carried about 120 top-grade cosmic crystals with her.

One hundred of them represented her entire fortune accumulated over countless years, which she had exchanged for top-grade cosmic crystals a year ago.

Originally, she intended to use it to purchase the Primordial Purple Qi, but the Origin Ceremony, which suddenly began half a year ago, gave her even greater ambitions.

Before she came in this time, her master gave her another 20 top-grade cosmic crystals, saying it was a reward paid to her in advance by the Heavenly Maiden Temple.

This was her reward for helping to safeguard the other eternally acquired cosmic crystals of the Celestial Maiden Temple.

The Celestial Maiden Temple has sent more than just the thousand Four-Wheel Eternals this time; it has also sent many special Four-Wheel Eternals with three innate Eternal Wheels.

As far as she knew, these special Eternals would seek a safe place as soon as they entered the Mystic Realm, and then immediately consume a high-grade cosmic crystal to directly condense a second acquired wheel.