Chapter 214: 310 Million Income! Re-entering the Lei Bao Zone!

As Xu Jingming had predicted, four hours later.

His control over Dou Tian Shen Lei had increased significantly!

"If I stay in this room continuously, I might reach the proficiency needed to condense Lei Ting into liquid within five days!"

Xu Jingming's eyes blazed with sharp light.

This Lei Ta was undoubtedly a sacred training ground for lightning-affinity cultivators!

"Sir, your usage time has expired."

At that moment, a knock came at the door, followed by the attendant's voice.

"How can I extend the usage time of this private room?"

Xu Jingming opened the door and asked urgently.

Undeniably, the S-class pass's trial opportunity had successfully piqued his interest.

"The usage time of Lei Ta private rooms can only be extended by exchanging Lei He—Room 100 accepts only fourth-rank Lei He."

A fourth-rank lower-tier Lei He can be exchanged for three hours of usage; each minor tier increase adds one hour.

A single fourth-rank peak Lei He can extend usage by up to six hours."

The attendant, as if expecting this, smiled warmly and explained.

"So expensive?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

The official buyout price for a fourth-rank lower-tier Lei He exceeds six million Daya coins.

That means one hour here costs two million—truly a golden sinkhole!

And they only accept fourth-rank Lei He; lower-tier ones are not accepted at all.

"Rooms from level 70 to 90 can use third-rank Lei He to extend usage time."

"The cultivation speed there is still decent—I can move you there."

Although the attendant was only a first-rank cultivator, she had encountered many cultivators.

She could faintly sense Xu Jingming's rank and tailor recommendations accordingly.

"Never mind—I'll stay here."

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming pulled out the fourth-rank peak Lei He given to him by his senior Jiang Luo, as well as the fourth-rank upper-tier Lei He obtained from slaying the Storm Lei Xiong.

Although Lei He can be used to cultivate Lei Thunder Indestructible Body, that technique can be enhanced via the Deep Blue System.

But proficiency in manipulating one's affinity cannot be improved by the system—so using Lei He here was far more cost-effective.

"Fourth-rank peak and fourth-rank upper-tier Lei He?"

The attendant paused slightly, surprised that Xu Jingming had produced two such high-rank Lei He at once.

But she quickly recovered and bowed respectfully.

"The two Lei He combined grant eleven hours total—I'll extend your time immediately."

"Room 100 requires fourth-rank Lei He—what about above 100?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

The cultivation effect must be even better on higher floors.

"Rooms 101 to 107 require fifth-rank Lei He; rooms 108 to the top floor, 110, require sixth-rank Lei He."

The attendant explained patiently.

"Alright, sorry for the trouble," Xu Jingming murmured in amazement.

It was too expensive—he simply couldn't afford it.

After eleven hours, Xu Jingming left the Lei Ta, fully satisfied.

It wasn't that he didn't want to extend his time—it was that Lei He couldn't be bought anywhere in the Lei Thunder Secret Realm!

If he wished to continue using Room 100, he would have to enter the Lei Bao Zone and hunt another fourth-rank beast to obtain a Lei He.

"But it's about time I re-entered the Lei Bao Zone."

Xu Jingming checked his phone—the time had gone from early morning to 7 p. m.

"Time really isn't enough."

Xu Jingming shook his head and decided not to enter the Lei Bao Zone right now.

He'd sleep tonight, then enter tomorrow morning, fully rested and refreshed.

Of course,

before that, he still needed to dispose of the mountain of beast materials piled in his space ring.

Near most wilderness zones, there were supply bases that bought beast materials.

But in this Lei Thunder Secret Realm, they were replaced by Lei Wu Guan.

"Younger brother, over here."

The Lei Wu Guan in the Lei Thunder Secret Realm was far larger than branches elsewhere.

Just the main building had four towers; when Xu Jingming arrived at the central one, Senior Jiang Luo was already waiting there.

"Senior Jiang," Xu Jingming walked over with a smile.

"You slept a long time."

"Also, I heard from Instructor Wu—you killed a fourth-rank upper-tier Storm Lei Xiong in the Lei Bao Zone?"

Jiang Luo marveled.

As a fourth-rank mid-tier cultivator, even he would need considerable effort to slay such a beast.

"And isn't your advancement speed too fast? When I was your age, I'd just barely entered second rank."

Jiang Luo knew Xu Jingming advanced quickly, but he hadn't expected him to return from the Lei Bao Zone already at third-rank upper-tier.

"It is a bit fast—maybe I'm just more talented," Xu Jingming admitted openly.

"You're not humble at all—I suspect if we fought now, I might not be able to beat you."

Jiang Luo also has fourth-rank peak combat power, but there are still differences among fourth-rank peaks.

He really wasn't confident he could definitely beat Xu Jingming.

"If Luo Ge wants to test it out, we can head over to the arena area and have a match," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

In fact, he also wanted to test this senior brother's combat power.

"Cough, cough, I was just saying that."

Jiang Luo cleared his throat and quickly waved his hands to refuse.

Come on,

he'd only been with Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall for a month.

If his colleagues saw him losing to a junior brother four years younger, he'd lose all face.

"By the way, aren't you selling beast materials?

I've already arranged a buyer for you—the procurement manager of our martial arts hall. Let's go inside."

Jiang Luo quickly changed the subject and led Xu Jingming into Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall.

Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall has many managers responsible for purchasing beast materials.

Whether because Senior Brother Jiang Luo was accompanying him or not, the price Xu Jingming received for his materials was quite good.

The storm Lei Xiong's materials sold for 33 million, but unfortunately he'd already used the Lei He—otherwise, he could've earned another 10 million or so.

As for the other lower-tier fourth-rank and numerous third- and second-rank beast materials, they sold for a total of 130 million.

Additionally,

Xu Jingming also had four 1-cubic-meter space rings, which he sold as well.

Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall's buyback price was slightly higher than Mo Da's 35 million—37 million per ring.

Four rings sold for a total of 148 million.

Altogether, Xu Jingming earned 311 million.

"Your Zhong Xia Bank account ending in 7043 has received 311 million. Current balance: 521.3 million."

As soon as he stepped out of Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall, Xu Jingming received a text message confirming the cash deposit.

This was a sum he'd never dared imagine in his past life, yet now Xu Jingming remained calm.

521.3 million was indeed a fortune to an ordinary person, but to him,

it was merely enough to purchase a relatively good S-class cultivation resource.

Even with money, some things still couldn't be bought!

Compared to 500 million in cash, he still preferred Mo Da's 50,000 academy points.

"You seem to have killed a lot of second- and third-rank beasts," said Senior Brother Jiang Luo, eyeing him suspiciously.

He himself, when entering and exiting the Thunderstorm Zone, killed at most dozens of third-rank beasts.

Yet the materials Xu Jingming had just produced totaled nearly eighty-three third-rank beast materials!

The numbers were completely unscientific—had the number of beasts in the Thunderstorm Zone increased?

"Actually, I was going to ask you, Senior Brother—why does the Thunderstorm Zone seem to have far fewer beasts than the ordinary wilderness zones?"

Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

"Lei He is hard currency in our Lei Ting Secret Realm—not just your Lei Ta needs it.

Other cultivation sites also largely require Lei He for transactions.

Lei He can only be obtained by hunting Lei beasts; when too many adepts flood into the Thunderstorm Zone, the beast population naturally declines."

Jiang Luo helplessly spread his hands, "My monthly salary at Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall is paid in a mix of Lei He and Da Xia currency.

That's better—otherwise, I'd have to enter the Thunderstorm Zone regularly to hunt beasts.

And when the Thunderstorm Zone's beast population drops too low, they even lock it down until the beasts breed for several months before reopening."

"I see," Xu Jingming realized.

It was like the fishing ban in his past life, but Lei Ting Secret Realm was more specialized.

Outside, in ordinary wilderness zones, beasts were so plentiful they couldn't be killed fast enough—naturally, no such problem existed.

Come to think of it, does my behavior count as disrupting the beast ecological balance?

Xu Jingming suddenly thought.

But even if it did, he couldn't care anymore—someone else would kill them anyway if he didn't.

At most, just move up the Thunderstorm Zone lockdown date slightly.

"By the way, isn't Spring Festival coming soon? What are your plans?"

Senior Brother Jiang Luo, of course, didn't know Xu Jingming's thoughts, and asked with a smile.

"I'm heading into the Thunderstorm Zone—I probably won't come back for Spring Festival," Xu Jingming replied.

Today is the 30th; tomorrow is the 31st. If I stay six days in the Thunderstorm Zone, I'll return on February 6th.

I'll sleep for two days, then spend one day training at Lei Ta, and on February 10th I'll re-enter the Thunderstorm Zone.

I'll miss both the New Year's Eve on the 11th and Spring Festival on the 12th.

"You're awesome!" Jiang Luo gave a thumbs-up.

He'd just realized—this junior brother not only had terrifying talent, but was also ruthless toward himself!

It was nonstop, giving himself not a single moment to rest.

"It's only once a year—take two days off before re-entering the Thunderstorm Zone. Too much fatigue isn't good for future cultivation."

Jiang Luo couldn't help but urge, "Also, on Spring Festival, Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall is holding an auction.

Rare pills, combat technique manuals, and battle gear will be sold.

You could go and check it out—maybe you'll find something good."

"An auction?"

Xu Jingming became interested, "But won't this auction only accept Lei He as payment?"

He had been frightened by Lei Ta's payment system.

"Don't worry—it's all paid in Daya currency. If it required Lei He, hardly anyone could afford it."

Jiang Luo, seeing Xu Jingming's interest, quickly said.

"Alright, then I'll stay in the city district during the Spring Festival."

Xu Jingming nodded and finally agreed.

Even without entering the Thunderstorm Zone, one can still cultivate within Lei Ta.

Of course,

this time entering the Thunderstorm Zone, he would also hunt more fourth-rank ferocious beasts to prepare for long-term cultivation in Lei Ta.

"It's settled then—I'll reserve a ticket for you."

Jiang Luo laughed and clapped Xu Jingming on the shoulder; then the two parted at the entrance of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym.

After purchasing enough freshwater and energy bars to last half a month, Xu Jingming returned to his villa to rest.

The next morning, fully equipped, he reentered the Thunderstorm Zone.