Chapter 24

Thinking of this, she claimed the red packet.

The contents of the Purple Mist Divine Art and Huashan Sword Technique appeared in her mind, along with Yue Buqun's annotations, allowing her to understand them instantly.

She sat cross-legged and focused her mind, imagining a warmth in her dantian, growing hotter and more refined…

One hour.

Su Xiao felt her dantian blazing hot, as if a sun burned within, and quickly activated her cultivation method, transforming it into threads of inner strength.

By evening, she had accumulated a substantial amount of inner strength in her dantian.

With a single grip, her strength had increased by about thirty percent.

"So strong!"

Su Xiao beamed, "The resurgence of demons and monsters has drawbacks, but also benefits—at least the energy in heaven and earth is highly active. I merely activated my inner cultivation method, and I easily entered the foundation."

Now, her inner cultivation was at least equal to that of an ordinary person in the Laughing in the Wind world after three months of practice.

Just as she was about to press her advantage, she felt a wave of dizziness in her head.

"Damn, I'm too hungry."

As she thought this, a knock came at the door.

"Xiao Xiao, come eat. How can this child stay cooped up in her room every day?" A gentle female voice rang out.

"In today's world, it's safer to stay indoors. Let her stay if she wants to," came another male voice.

Su Xiao's heart warmed; she opened the door and walked out to the living room, where a man sat reading the newspaper, his brow furrowing occasionally.

The woman bustled in the kitchen, the enticing aroma of food drifting over.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

"Alright, it's almost ready."

The woman smiled indulgently upon hearing this.

Su Xiao sat down, tore open a snack bag, and said, "Dad, do you have a way to exchange for gold?"

"Gold?" Su Fu looked up. "You're worrying about family affairs now? Don't worry—I've already converted most of our assets into gold. You don't need to fear depreciation."

"All of it?" Su Xiao's eyes lit up. "How much?"

Su Fu: "You're acting strange today, Xiao Xiao?"

Su Mu also turned to look.

Su Xiao knew she couldn't hide the truth anymore; she steadied herself and said, "Today I had a miraculous encounter—I was chosen by a chat group that connects all worlds… For one hundred thousand taels of gold, I can exchange for a Land Immortal-level cultivation technique…"

"Five thousand taels of gold for an elixir?"

"One hundred thousand taels of gold for a technique?"

Su Fu was stunned: "Really possible?"

Su Xiao nodded firmly: "Of course it's real."

"It seems gold is even more valuable than I thought," Su Fu frowned. "But I've already exchanged a billion yuan for gold. Getting more now will be difficult."

In times of prosperity, antiques are prized; in times of chaos, gold is king.

It wasn't just him who saw this—others saw it too.

At first, exchanging for gold was easy, but eventually, gold became regulated.

Now, it's nearly impossible to exchange paper currency for gold.

"How much gold do we have at home?" Su Xiao asked. "If we can get a good technique, once we have strength, we'll have the power to cooperate with the state—then gold will be ours for the taking."

"Cooperate with the state?" Su Fu's expression changed. "That's not a bad move. Come, I'll take you to the basement—we'll exchange the technique and elixir first."

Su Mu: "Aren't you eating?"

Su Fu: "We'll eat later. Lady, come with us too."

"Alright."

The three went to Su Hao's usual office room.

Su Fu stepped forward, turned a mechanism, and the wall clacked open, revealing a dark opening from which a cool breeze blew.

"Come in—the gold I exchanged is inside."

The three entered; Su Fu flipped a switch, and lights blazed on.

Under the light, a brilliant golden radiance reflected back.

"So much gold!"