Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 1140 Return
For the next month or so, Bai Pu focused on his cultivation in Huai Xi City.

In the month or so that the defensive array of Huaixi City was repaired, the Cuiling tribe gradually gained a foothold in Huaixi City.

The several dozen acres of land in the east of the city were used to build Bai Pu's residence, which he now lends to the Cuiling tribe for residence and use.

Aside from the mansion, there were only warehouses and plenty of land.

The Cuiling caravan can provide high-quality and inexpensive medicinal herbs, animal bones, animal hides, and other raw materials, which are also in short supply in the Huaixi City market.

Although the location is in a remote area on the eastern outskirts of the city, families of all sizes making large purchases certainly won't mind the long journey.

This was something Bai Pu had thought of when exchanging land, since the Cuiling tribe was engaged in large-scale raw material trade, not small-scale commodity retail.

Whether the freight yard is located in a prime location in the bustling city center or in a remote area on the outer ring road, the actual impact on passenger traffic is not that significant.

On the contrary, the area in the east of the city is large enough to facilitate the transfer of supplies. The Cuiling tribe urgently needs basic necessities such as food and ironware, which are usually piled up in the cargo yard and transported back with the Cuiling caravan.

The Cuiling tribe also harbors ambitions. Especially after Chief Qingmu came to Huaixi City under an assumed name, under Bai Pu's guidance, he quickly figured out the way—since the Cuiling tribe controls the raw materials, why can't they get involved in the manufacturing and retail of the midstream and downstream industries?

With such a good platform provided by Bai Pu, the Cuiling tribe was not content to just trade raw materials. After all, if they over-exploited the three thousand miles of Cuiling, the raw materials would eventually be exhausted.

The Cuiling tribe planned to use the land east of the city to build some low-end pharmacies and ironware shops.

They will not compete with the Ye and Lin clans, two large families that take the high-end route, in the short term. They claim to be self-sufficient, but in reality, the low-end medicines and ironware they produce are already enough to pose a threat to the Sha clan.

Bai Pu was pleased to see that as the Cuiling tribe and Huaixi City began trading, the variety of goods on the exchange list at the quartermaster's office gradually increased.

The Leaf Clan's elixirs and the Forest Clan's equipment have both appeared on the exchange list. Crucially, the same items are only half the price of those from the Leaf Clan and the Forest Clan – a truly reasonable price.

Huaixi City, on the eastern side of the outer ring road, a temporary residence.

In a quiet room, Bai Pu slowly opened his eyes.

"After more than a month of training, I have finally mastered all the Qi skills of the Lin and Ye clans."

"I never expected that while Qi-based skills can be practiced in multiple areas, there is a soft limit to the number of skills one can master. The first skill is the easiest to learn, but the difficulty doubles when you start learning the second. And the third skill took me almost a month to learn! And that was with the added benefit of endless deductions."

"Without endless deduction, I don't know how long it would have taken to cultivate the third Qi skill."

Having cultivated three different internal energy skills simultaneously means that Bai Pu can switch between different internal energy characteristics and enjoy different bonuses.

For example, the Sand Clan's Sand Gold Qi has the special effect of "halving lightning damage"; while the Leaf Clan's Calamity Wood Qi can catalyze spiritual medicines. Although the catalyzed spiritual medicines are not as good as the originals, they can at least serve as substitutes.

The Lin Clan's fiery aura is primarily used for forging and possesses both wind and fire attributes.

The three races have different grades of Qi skills.

The Qi skills of the Ye and Lin tribes were obtained by Bai Pu after he reached the Worship reputation and spent 1 merit points to exchange for them from the quartermaster. They are the most complete versions of the Qi skills cultivated by the two tribe chiefs, and their grade is significantly higher than that of the Sand Gold Qi.

One obvious manifestation is that each of these two Qi skills can help Bai Pu gain 40% armor penetration!
In other words, armor penetration cannot be stacked, otherwise Bai Pu would be invincible now.

The Sand Clan's Sand Gold Qi is still a bit lacking, after all, it was drawn from a Lord-level treasure chest.

To obtain the most complete version of Sand Gold Qi, you must first raise your reputation with the Sand Clan from indifferent to exalted, and then spend a huge amount of merit points to exchange for it.

However, the prerequisite is that Bai Pu must first have a reputation of at least the "Respect" level among the Sha tribe before he can start using various precious raw materials to increase his reputation.

The problem is that Bai Pu currently has a lukewarm reputation among the Sand Clan, making it very difficult to trigger side quests from them.

Instead of wasting this effort, it would be more practical to figure out how to eliminate Sha Tongtian.

Having mastered all three Qi skills, the next step is to fuse them together, creating an upgraded version of the Prismatic Demonic Battle Qi skill, according to Bai Pu's vision.

This, of course, requires enormous computing power. Fortunately, Bai Pu has endless deduction, and as the overall strength of the people of Blue Star increases, the computing power library of endless deduction will continue to expand.

Bai Pu felt that he would be able to create a new Prismatic Qi skill sooner or later.

"It's time to return."

Seeing that there was little time left, Bai Pu quietly chose to return.

Prior to this, he had already told the indigenous people of the Cuiling tribe that he might continue his travels.

Therefore, there is no need to worry that the indigenous people will think he is missing.

Standing in the endless starry sky of the return interface, Bai Pu's series of actions in the Wilderness World flashed by like a movie.

The scene finally freezes on the moment when he confronts the Thunder Horned Kui Niu, which is also the highlight of his completion of the second main mission.

Bai Pu received a message from the spirit world.

[Dimensional World: Wilderness: Eastern Continent]

[Time taken: 59 days, 15 hours, and 46 minutes]

[Time: 1406 of the Haiyun Calendar]

[Location: Dongzhou - Donglai Kingdom - Ancient Locust Mountain Range]

[Based on your completed tasks and evaluation, you have received a reward of 2629 low-grade spirit crystals.] [You have accumulated 710 points of fame in the Wilderness: Eastern Continent world. Your fame level in the Wilderness: Eastern Continent world is: C (Slightly Famous).]

[You have earned the title: Kingslayer.]

[Kingslayer: Passive - Increases damage dealt to King-level creatures by 15% (independent damage increase).]

The title "Kingslayer" can be quite useful in certain battles. It's a pity its rank is a bit low, with few bonus stats; otherwise, it could really be used as Bai Pu's primary battle title.

Then finally came the part that Bai Pu had been looking forward to: strengthening his equipment.

In the world of evolved beings, equipment enhancement also follows the level. In addition to the equipment enhancement opportunities provided by the natives, such as when Bai Pu obtained the Bone Tooth Necklace and its replica from Karamango, he directly enhanced the original necklace to level 7, thus avoiding the enhancement restrictions of the settlement space.

Bai Pu was previously level 13, and the equipment enhancement level cannot exceed the threshold of "level 3". As a result, Bai Pu had spirit crystals but could not enjoy the enhancement benefits brought by +4.

Bai Pu has now reached level 14, just one level away from level 15. He will definitely upgrade all his main combat equipment to level 14.

For this reason, Bai Pu prepared quite a few spirit crystals... Strengthening dark gold equipment starts at 100 low-grade spirit crystals, multiplied by the strengthening level. And one-star king-level equipment starts at 300 spirit crystals.

Bai Pu upgraded the Doomsday Spear, Dragon Scale Heavy Armor, and his other unique equipment to +4.

This one upgrade cost Bai Pu over ten thousand spirit crystals!
The main items are two King-level equipment pieces, which are very expensive.

King-level equipment is something most people can't afford to maintain.

Fortunately, their enhancement effects—even if it's only level 4 enhancement effects—are quite powerful, and even Bai Pu can feel a significant improvement now.

The money wasn't wasted after all.

Having done all this, Bai Pu chose to return. His figure slowly faded and disappeared into the endless starry sky.

Galaxy World, Gaia Building.

Bai Pu's room.

The two shamans slowly opened their eyes from their meditative state.

"Sigh, it's been two weeks already, when is Xiaobai finally coming back?"

Wu Qingyun rested her chin on her hand, feeling a little nostalgic. "My energy level has reached the Lord level. I was thinking of giving him a surprise."

"Yes, it's certainly a happy occasion, but it probably won't be easy to surprise him."

Wu Mingyue said with a smile, "Don't forget, we were able to complete that B-level gold side quest thanks to Xiaobai's help."

"Speaking of which, you're incredibly lucky. I never expected that the Blood-Melting Battle Qi you obtained in the first-tier world would have something in common with the Night King's viral energy. The Night King's viral energy accumulated in your body has become a resource for your cultivation of advanced Battle Qi techniques, facilitating the advancement of your Blood-Melting Battle Qi energy strength."

"Not only has my energy intensity improved, but I've also grasped a new profound meaning. Once I integrate this new meaning into my overall power, I'll be able to advance to the third rank of True Meaning, just like my aunt. I'll definitely give Xiaobai a big surprise then," Wu Qingyun said.

Wu Mingyue smiled and shook her head: "Xiaobai provided us with computing power resources, which should have been because he expected us to make such progress. I have advanced to the third rank of Great Power and am now pondering the true meaning and characteristics of life and water, striving to reach the second rank of True Meaning."

"Your strength lies in your energy intensity. There seems to be some kind of complementary property between the Blood-Melting Battle Aura and your evolved pure bloodline, which provides the possibility for your energy intensity to continue to advance in the future..."

As the two were talking, a flash of light appeared, and Bai Pu's figure solidified from an illusion.

"Little White is back!"

Wu Mingyue and Wu Qingyun excitedly went to greet them.

Bai Pu put his arms around the waists of the two witches, one on each side.

"So, how did it go? What were your gains in Nightlight City of the Eternal Night World?"

Bai Pu asked.

Although they have the Source Space where they can leave messages, the two witches generally remain restrained and do not disturb Bai Pu's exploration unless they are in danger themselves.

Bai Pu has been engrossed in cultivation these days, using endless deduction to practice the three internal energy skills, which requires a lot of energy. He hasn't asked about the progress of the two shamans.

"We've had a great harvest..." Wu Qingyun proudly puffed out her chest.

After listening to the two witches recount their progress, Bai Pu smiled and nodded: "Not bad, really not bad. I estimate that with your combined strength, dealing with a lord of the same level shouldn't be a problem."

"Xiao Bai, what about you?" Wu Qingyun still preferred the feeling of clinging to someone's coattails.

"My progress? You all saw it when I descended upon the Eternal Night World," Bai Pu said with a smile.

His True Meaning has already advanced to the first rank. Although it is currently only a weak first rank, Bai Pu is confident that he can advance True Meaning to the full first rank or even the strong first rank in the future.

"The true meaning of the first grade, right? No wonder!"

Although the two witches had vaguely sensed it before, they only confirmed it now.

"Xiao Bai, have you planned to report your First-Grade True Meaning to the group?"

"Not yet, but I plan to report it," Bai Pu said.

(End of this chapter)