Fairy Eye

Han Lin returned to his residence.

He counted his points and found exactly 15,000, which secretly pleased him.

If all of them were replaced with spirit stones, that would be a full 150 stones, although even that wouldn't guarantee that he could completely open up his second meridian.

But this windfall really saved him a lot of trouble.

Although fighting is strictly prohibited in the camp, it's hard to guarantee that no one will take the risk for money. After thinking about it, Han Lin hid all the points cards.

Then, I lay on the bed anxiously, listening to the sounds outside.

Han Lin didn't cultivate that night, but he didn't sleep well either. Fortunately, what he feared didn't happen.

After daybreak, Han Lin eagerly took out his points card and went straight into the department store next to the square.

The person in charge of the department store was an elderly man in his sixties. Over the past year, Han Lin had become quite familiar with him because he frequently came here to exchange spirit stones.

As soon as he entered, he said, "Elder Yang, could you exchange some spirit stones for me?"

Just as Old Yang was about to speak, he saw Han Lin had already placed a large pile of cards on the counter, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Han Lin, where did you get so many points?"

"I found it!"

Han Lin joked.

Old Yang would never believe Han Lin's words, but he figured Han Lin must have his own difficulties, so he didn't press the matter further.

He counted the points cards, his shock barely concealed: "Are you sure you want to exchange them all for spirit stones?"

Han Lin had originally thought that way, but after the other party asked that question, he suddenly hesitated.

When he opened the first meridian, he consumed at least ten times the true energy of a normal person, and it took a full one hundred spirit stones to fully open it.

Now, although the second Qi Meridian still has ten challenges, it is said that the difficulty of breaking through it is almost twice as high as that of the first Qi Meridian.

In other words, he might need to refine the spiritual energy equivalent to about two hundred spirit stones to fully open this meridian.

The spirit stones obtained from these points are probably not enough to break through in one go.

Thinking of this.

Han Lin immediately changed his mind: "How about this, I'll buy a basic spellbook and two low-grade spirit talismans, and then exchange the rest for spirit stones."

"Basic spells and talismans?"

Old Yang was taken aback, staring at Han Lin with surprise and doubt. "You... you've reached the first level of Qi Refining?"

Spells are not something that just anyone can learn. Even basic spells require opening a complete energy channel and releasing true energy before they can be learned.

The same applies to talismans; they require the release of true energy to activate them.

Han Lin nodded: "I just broke through two days ago."

"You're quite something, kid. I heard you had terrible talent, yet you reached the first level of Qi Refining in just over a year."

"Hehe, it was just luck. Besides, Elder Yang, you know how many spirit stones I exchanged last year," Han Lin chuckled.

"That's true."

Old Yang nodded. "Alright, you wait here, I'll find you a few basic spells."

After saying that, he turned around and rummaged through the cabinet for a while, finally taking out three booklets and placing them on the table.

"These three books are for the Golden Light Technique, the Water Mist Technique, and the Fireball Technique!"

"These are all basic spells, simple and easy to learn. And with your spiritual talent, you can learn any of them. Choose one yourself."

Han Lin's nine spiritual roots are incredibly difficult to cultivate, but he has an advantage in learning spells that others can only envy.

He can learn any type of spell.

There will be no situation where attributes are mutually exclusive.

But others don't have this special treatment; there are many restrictions on learning magic.

For example, for a cultivator with a single fire elemental root, the best choice is fire-based magic. Learning other elemental magic is also possible, but its power will be greatly reduced.

Furthermore, one must never learn spells that are incompatible with one's own attributes.

For example, a person with a fire elemental root cannot learn water-based spells, a person with a metal elemental root cannot learn fire-based spells, a person with an earth elemental root cannot learn wood-based spells, a person with a water elemental root cannot learn earth-based spells, and so on.

Incompatible attributes not only greatly affect the power of spells, but also damage one's energy channels and even backfire on one's spiritual roots if practiced for a long time.

Han Lin consulted Elder Yang about the advantages and disadvantages of the three spells. After weighing the pros and cons, he ultimately decided to spend 500 points to buy the Fireball spell.

As for spirit talismans, they are really not cheap. Even a low-grade one costs 100 points and is a one-time use item.

Han Lin only bought one Freezing Talisman and one Golden Knife Talisman, just in case.

Finally, I used the remaining points to buy 143 low-grade spirit stones. Since I didn't have a storage bag, I had to put them in a burlap sack.

Seeing this, Old Yang was very thoughtful and gave him an iron basin and a towel.

He put the bag of spirit stones in a basin, covered it with a towel, and carried it out so that it wouldn't attract so much attention.

Upon returning to the stone house, Han Lin immediately activated the Heavenly Dharma Realm and began cultivating.

With so many spirit stones, even if a Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator didn't work and focused solely on cultivation, it would probably take them two or three months to digest them all.

But Han Lin is different. With the blessing of the Tongtian Dharma Realm, his speed is too fast. He can digest about twenty pills a day.

In just seven or eight days, he absorbed all 140 spirit stones.

As Han Lin had predicted, all those spirit stones only helped him clear seven levels.

The eighth level has cracks, but it hasn't broken open.

"Sigh, lack of talent really is the original sin. If so many spirit stones were placed on someone like Yue Qingshan with three spiritual roots, he could probably directly reach the third level of Qi Refining, right?"

Han Lin sighed helplessly. The long period of cultivation had severely depleted his mental energy, and he felt dizzy.

He glanced up at the small ventilation hole above the wall and realized it was still dark. So he put away the Heavenly Dharma Realm, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

These past few days, people have been knocking on his door frequently.

He had already guessed who was knocking on the door and what they wanted to do, so no matter how much they knocked, he pretended not to hear it.

Within the camp, the stone houses are private property, and no one may trespass without permission; otherwise, they will be severely punished.

As long as he doesn't open the door, the other party can't do anything about it.

Of course, this is based on the premise that everyone abides by the rules. If there is any deep-seated hatred, then people probably won't care about the rules.

The night passed in silence.

The next morning, Han Lin finally went out.

He first went to the cafeteria for breakfast. To be honest, since breaking through to the first level of Qi Refining, he felt that his appetite was not as good as before.

I even feel a little uncomfortable when I see greasy things.

So he ate only a little, then left the mess hall, went to the tool shed to get his tools, and headed out of the camp.

But he didn't notice that a thin boy was watching him from a distance not far behind him.

This man's name is Zeng Ping, and he is Zhao Ruiling's loyal follower.

No sooner had Han Lin left the camp than this young man rushed to the door of Zhao Ruiling's stone house, knocking and calling out:

"Senior Brother Zhao, Senior Brother Zhao, come out quickly! That ugly monster has finally come out and is heading towards the mine."