High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

"I don't have a single penny on me. The original owner was truly dirt poor." Su Jie searched through all his pockets and only found a few coins. "This little bit of money isn't even enough for a bowl of noodles. Looks like I'll have to find a way to get some money."

Qi and blood can be used as currency, so converting these 8 Qi and blood coins into cash could be a viable option.

However, this amount of money is still too little. Selling blood and qi frequently in the future could easily lead to unnecessary trouble. We still need a more reliable way to make money.

"Perhaps I could check out cloud trading platforms to see if there are any ways to make money quickly that suit my current situation?"

The so-called "cloud trading platform" is a global network platform built by Tianmingxing. Martial artists can trade monster materials, pills, weapons, martial arts techniques, and even post and accept missions on it.

Su Jie's consciousness sank in, and he connected to the cloud trading platform through the old bracelet on his wrist that combined communication and trading functions.

A light screen popped up, displaying a scrolling stream of information.

"Buying black-spotted python gallbladders, 15 star coins or 1.5 points of health per gallbladder!"

"Recruiting temporary team members to explore the outer perimeter of Ruins E-37. Combat strength required: 50 or above. Rewards will be distributed according to contribution!"

"Urgent sale of the 'Raging Bull' Breathing Technique (fragment), only 800 points of Qi and Blood!"

"Long-term purchase of complete pelts of the Level 1 monster 'Clawed Cat', 5000 Star Coins per pelt!"

The dazzling array of information overwhelmed Su Jie. Star Coins were the universal currency of the Celestial Star. One point of Qi and Blood could be exchanged for approximately 1000 Star Coins, but there was usually no market for them, and few people were willing to exchange their Qi and Blood for money.

His gaze lingered on tasks involving the acquisition of materials and those requiring low combat strength.

"With my current strength, although I lack practical combat experience, I should be able to easily take on missions requiring a combat power of around 500. Or, how about hunting some level one demonic beasts?"

Su Jie stroked his chin thoughtfully, "With my current combat strength of 549 points, my speed and reaction time far surpass itss, so hunting the Clawed Cat shouldn't be difficult. However, the procedures for applying to leave the city are a bit troublesome."

Just as he was weighing his options, his gaze swept over an official announcement scrolling across the top of the public information board, and his pupils suddenly contracted!

[Joint Notice from Linjiang City Education Bureau and Linjiang Martial Arts Association: To encourage this year's martial arts students, the "Linjiang Rising Stars List" is hereby released! Next Tuesday morning, all high schools in Linjiang City will conduct a combat strength test for their students. After the test, all students will be ranked according to their combat strength, covering all senior martial arts students in the city!]

The top 1000 players on the leaderboard will receive varying amounts of Qi and Blood Coins! The top ten will even gain access to the 'Star Origin Secret Realm' for a week of cultivation! And the top player will receive even more special rewards!

【Star Origin Secret Realm】: The only natural blessed land in the city, where the concentration of Qi and blood is more than five times that of the outside world! And there is a chance to comprehend special martial intent!

"Rising Star Ranking? Health Coin Rewards? Star Origin Secret Realm?!"

Su Jie's heart began to beat faster than usual.

The rewards for the top 1,000 wouldn't be much, so that wasn't his biggest concern. With the system, he didn't lack blood and qi. But the "Star Origin Secret Realm" had a blood and qi concentration five times higher than the outside world!

What does this mean? It means his "Original Breathing Technique" recovery speed will also increase fivefold! Five points of health per second!

Although he doesn't lack qi and blood now, after tempering his martial acupoints comes the condensation of his martial veins and the tempering of his martial bones, and he doesn't know how much qi and blood he will need at that time.

This is practically a tailor-made paradise for him to level up quickly!

"I must make the list! And I must be number one!" Su Jie's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

"Besides, it's best to keep a low profile for the next few days. Once the combat strength assessment is completed in three days, my name will definitely be on the city's key talent protection list. Then I won't have to worry about being targeted anymore!"

"The most urgent thing is to sell those 8 Blood Coins to solve the problem of food, and then continue tempering! I never thought that someone with a cheat ability would be reduced to selling blood. It's really too miserable!"

"Selling blood is better than starving to death." Su Jie rubbed his rumbling stomach and gave a helpless, self-deprecating laugh. Who would have thought that someone with over 60,000 points of Qi and Blood reserves would be worrying about the cost of a meal?

He immediately set off for the community's "Qi and Blood Self-Service Trading Terminal." This terminal not only allowed martial artists to convert their internal Qi and blood into Qi and Blood Coins, but also had the function of exchanging Qi and Blood Coins for Star Element.

It was a device similar to a bank ATM, with a metallic finish and the federal government's official emblem printed on the side.

[Please select a service: Redeem Star Coins/Qi and Blood Conversion/Other Services.]

Without hesitation, he chose to "exchange for Star Coins".

Su Jie then put the eight Qi and Blood Coins into the coin slot one by one.

[Qi and Blood Coins detected, face value: 8 points.]

[Based on the real-time exchange rate, 8 points of Qi and Blood Coins can be exchanged for 8000 Star Coins. Confirm?]

The moment Su Jie confirmed it, the bracelet trembled slightly.

[8000 credits have been deposited into your Star Coin account.]

Money in hand!

Su Jie breathed a sigh of relief, but the feeling of hunger seemed to intensify.

There was a decent-looking all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant downstairs from his house. The original owner never dared to go in, and the average cost per person was 200 star coins, which was an absolute luxury for him before.

Now... Su Jie touched his bracelet and strode inside.

Half an hour later, Su Jie leaned back in his chair, completely satisfied, with seventeen or eighteen empty plates piled up in front of him. His powerful body needed energy to sustain him, and this meal had consumed enough meat for at least five people, making every cell in his body feel joyful.

"Sure enough, you need to be full to have the energy to keep upgrading." Su Jie paid the bill under the resentful gaze of the buffet owner, and looked at the balance of over 10,000 yuan, feeling quite pleased.