Chapter 2

"Such a lousy thing, and it actually cost me my life." In the room, Jiang Han held a rough stone in his hand and clicked his tongue.

Having accepted those fragments of memory, he now had a general understanding of the cultivation methods in this world.

Warriors were divided into strength levels, from lowest to highest: Warrior Apprentice, Warrior, Warrior Master, Warrior Soul, Warrior King, Warrior Emperor, Warrior Venerable, Warrior Saint, and Sky Warrior! Each level was further divided into nine minor stages. Jiang Han's current strength was that of a Fifth-Rank Warrior Apprentice.

For commoner warriors, reaching this level at his age was already considered quite good, which was largely due to his desperate efforts.

This stone was called a Beast Crystal, obtained after his adventure team struggled to kill a heavily wounded Third-Rank Beast.

Beast Crystals were the essence of the Beast's body, the core of its cultivation, containing pure energy that warriors could directly absorb and refine to solidify their foundation.

However, many lower-level cultivators were unwilling to use these for cultivation, preferring to sell them and buy materials suitable for their own cultivation.

Jiang Han's team was a group of adventurers who made a living this way.

A Third-Rank Beast Crystal was quite valuable. A Third-Rank Beast could be compared to a Warrior Master, which was not something Jiang Han and his team could easily face. By luck, they encountered a heavily wounded Third-Rank Beast, giving them a chance.

But it was also this Beast Crystal that led to their team being ambushed!

To be precise, the Beast Crystal was originally in the captain's hands, but in the critical moment, the captain secretly placed it in Jiang Han's pocket, as he was the weakest, and no one would think to look for the Beast Crystal on the weakest member of the team!

Staring at the Beast Crystal in his hand, the fiery look in Jiang Han's eyes was unhidden. At this moment, this Beast Crystal would undoubtedly be of great help to him. In an instant, the thought of keeping it for himself flashed through his mind.

But this thought was fleeting. Regardless of whether he kept it or not, the care the team had shown him before would not allow him to do such a thing!

After a while, Jiang Han exhaled softly, intending to put the Beast Crystal in his pocket.

"Detected energy crystal, do you wish to absorb it?"

A cold voice suddenly echoed in Jiang Han's mind, scaring him half to death. He jumped up and looked around in fear, but saw no one. This made him even more anxious, and he subconsciously tightened his grip on the Beast Crystal, thinking someone was trying to steal it.

After a while with no movement, Jiang Han gritted his teeth and asked cautiously, "Which great master is in my home?"

"Detected energy crystal, do you wish to absorb it?"

It was still the cold, mechanical voice. Jiang Han then realized the voice was directly in his mind, not by his ear.

"Energy crystal?" Jiang Han's heart stirred, and his gaze fell on the Beast Crystal in his hand. Could this be the energy crystal the voice was talking about?

But the voice said to absorb it? Jiang Han was confused. The tone sounded like a robot from Earth. Could it be something similar? But... there was nothing around!

"How do I absorb it?" he asked instinctively.

"Command unclear, defaulting to absorb! Absorption of energy begins..."

The voice echoed again, startling Jiang Han. No way, if it's absorbed, how will he explain it to the rest of the team!

"Wait..."

"...Energy absorption complete! Hibernation state terminated!"

Jiang Han was stunned. But when he looked down, the Beast Crystal was still in his hand, though it seemed lighter. He relaxed, instinctively gripping it tighter.

This grip was no small matter; the Beast Crystal turned directly into powder, slipping through Jiang Han's fingers.

Jiang Han's gaze froze, staring blankly at the powder on the ground. This was clearly the result of the energy being absorbed!

"Damn!"

After a long silence, Jiang Han's face turned green, and he shouted in anger. This thing absorbed it too quickly! This was a Third-Rank Beast Crystal, enough for a year of cultivation!

Most importantly, how would he explain this to the captain and the others?

He couldn't just say that some unknown thing spoke a few words and absorbed the energy, right?

Jiang Han was very upset. Just thinking about the scene when the others came to find him made his head ache.

"Xiao Han, what's wrong?" Jiang Han's mother, hearing his shout, was worried and asked from the next room.

"Nothing, nothing." Jiang Han, forgetting this, quickly replied loudly.

"You, get out here!" Jiang Han lowered his voice, but the anger in it was not hidden.

"Sorry, command cannot be executed."

Jiang Han was taken aback. This language pattern was really similar to a robot.

Could it be... Jiang Han had a hypothesis, but he wasn't sure.

"What are you?" Jiang Han asked tentatively.

"Hello, the Infinite Exchange System is at your service!" Although the words said "at your service," Jiang Han couldn't detect any sincerity from the cold, mechanical voice.

Jiang Han's eyes flashed with insight. Indeed, it was something like a robot. From what the voice said, it was some kind of system.

"Where are you? Why can't I see you?" Jiang Han asked his doubts.

"Hello, I am in your soul. However, if you want to see me, you can think, 'I want to exchange items.'"

Jiang Han's lips twitched. What did this thing mean? In his soul? Damn, having something unknown in his soul made him feel unsafe.

But he didn't doubt it. If something as unbelievable as crossing over could happen, what couldn't happen?

After cursing fiercely in his mind, he followed the system's instructions and thought, "I want to exchange items."

"Whoosh!"

A light screen suddenly appeared before Jiang Han's eyes, startling him. Seeing the screen remain still, he relaxed and looked closely, noticing the six large shining words at the top: Infinite Exchange System.

Below were several categories: Martial Arts World, Cultivation World, Magic World, and Mechanical World.

Jiang Han tried touching the Cultivation World category, and the screen flashed, changing to "Cultivation World Item Exchange."

Below were more categories: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Legendary, Epic, Mythical, and Dream.

"What are these for?" Jiang Han asked curiously.

"Hello, you have opened the Cultivation World Item Exchange, where you can exchange items from the Cultivation World."

"I know!" Jiang Han rolled his eyes. He had guessed as much from the eight large words. "I'm asking what the Black Iron, Bronze, etc., are for."

"There are eight item levels: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Legendary, Epic, Mythical, and Dream. You can choose the level of the item you want to exchange based on your needs," the system answered mechanically.

"Ah." Jiang Han nodded, forming a hypothesis. This thing was called the Infinite Exchange System, so to get the items inside, he would need something to exchange.

Without hesitation, Jiang Han clicked on the Dream level. Although he knew he couldn't exchange items at this level now, it was nice to look, at least for a dream.

"Sorry, your permission is insufficient to exchange Dream-level items!"

Jiang Han: "..."

"How do I get permission?" Jiang Han noticed the word "Dream" was gray, while the other levels were light blue.

"Each time you exchange an item, you will earn points. When your points reach a certain value, you can unlock the Dream-level exchange."

"How many points do I need?" Jiang Han raised an eyebrow and asked.

"One hundred million." The system's voice was still mechanical and calm, but to Jiang Han, it felt like ten thousand grass mud horses trampling his heart. He could almost hear his heart breaking.

Suppressing the urge to vomit blood, Jiang Han clicked on the Mythical level. The screen flashed, showing two categories: Items and Equipment.

Seeing these categories, Jiang Han's heart stirred. On Earth, he often played online games, and now he increasingly felt that this system was like a game, with him as the only player.

He casually clicked on the Items category, and his gaze naturally fell on the first row.

【Primordial Dao Body】 (Constitution)

Description: The first constitution after the creation of the world, naturally endowed with the pattern of the Great Dao, unobstructed by any path.

Level: Mythical

Exchange: 888,880,000 Dream Coins

【Primordial Ancient Dragon】 (Pet)

Description: A creature born after the creation of the world, with earth-shattering power, one of the ancient dominators, can be tamed as a pet.

Level: Mythical

Exchange: 888,880,000 Dream Coins

【Heaven-Burning Divine Phoenix】 (Pet)

Description: ...

...

Jiang Han licked his lips, almost drooling.

Damn! That's the Primordial Dao Body! Although Jiang Han had never seen it, just from the description, he knew how powerful it was! And the Primordial Ancient Dragon, the system positioned it as a pet!! One of the ancient dominators, a dragon, as a pet!

Jiang Han was already imagining himself riding the Primordial Ancient Dragon, dominating the world. That... would be incredibly cool!

And the others, each one was a powerful existence!

But seeing the 888,880,000 Dream Coins, Jiang Han felt an intense pain in his testicles. If his math was correct, that was 888,880,000...

"What are Dream Coins?" Jiang Han asked.

"Dream Coins are the system's universal currency. Any item exchange in the system requires Dream Coins. Each Dream Coin spent earns one point."

"Where do I get this thing?" Jiang Han's lips twitched. Damn, is this a joke? One Dream Coin earns one point, and to unlock the Dream-level exchange, you need 100 million points...

"You can sell your items to the system store to obtain Dream Coins."

Jiang Han rubbed his forehead. It seemed that the dream of riding the Primordial Ancient Dragon was far off. If he guessed correctly, exchanging real-world items for Dream Coins would definitely be a losing deal, but he had to do it to become stronger.

It was just like those web games on Earth!

No longer fantasizing, Jiang Han clicked on the Black Iron level items, thinking these would be much cheaper.

【Foundation Establishment Pill】 (Pill)

Description: A pill used by cultivators for foundation establishment, simple to make, average effect, can increase the probability of foundation establishment.

Level: Bronze

Exchange: 100 Dream Coins

...

After browsing all the Bronze-level items, Jiang Han found that the most expensive was 100 Dream Coins, and the cheapest was just 1 Dream Coin.

He could easily exchange for them by selling something!

But what left Jiang Han speechless was that he searched his entire body and found nothing to sell. The only thing of value was the Third-Rank Beast Crystal... This made him realize how poor he really was!

Just as he was disappointed and about to close the exchange system, the system's mechanical voice echoed again.

"Since this is your first use of the Infinite Exchange System, you will receive three chances to draw. Do you wish to use them now?"