After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Lin Chu shut down the computer, leaned back in her chair, and let out a long sigh.

This world is becoming more and more magical.

He recalled that just two months ago, he was a worker whose plans were being criticized by Manager Wang.

The biggest worries are quarterly performance reviews and rent increases.

Now look what's happened.

The spiritual energy has returned.

Lin Chu was glad that she had found the Book of Myriad Realms.

Otherwise, given his original nature, he would most likely continue to be a corporate slave in the era of spiritual revival.

And now it's even more demanding. Before, it was just about academic qualifications and overtime work, but in the future, it might also involve cultivation skills and talent. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

"Book of Myriad Realms, you really saved me this time."

He muttered something to himself, then realized something else: it seemed that the trace of spiritual energy he had absorbed was not an illusion.

The innate foundation of the Dao.

A top-tier innate Dao body possesses an instinctive and extreme affinity for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In other words, even if he does nothing, just sitting here and breathing, spiritual energy will automatically enter his body.

No wonder.

Lin Chu sat cross-legged on the bed, closed her eyes, and calmed her mind to feel.

The sparse spiritual energy drifted in the air like mist, while his body acted like a magnet, drawing the free-floating spiritual energy towards him at an extremely slow but steady pace.

Although the spiritual energy concentration on Earth is currently very low, I estimate that my efficiency is dozens of times higher than that of ordinary people.

He opened his eyes and took out the white jade bottle from his bosom.

Even through the bottle walls, you can feel the powerful life force pulsating within.

True dragon essence and blood.

Lin Chu hesitated for a moment, then silently asked herself, "System, if I eat this now, will there be any side effects? Like exploding and dying?"

The system's voice sounded in his mind: "The True Dragon Essence Blood has been specially tempered for the host, perfectly matching the host's physique, and will not produce any rejection reaction or side effects."

Lin Chu felt relieved and uncorked the bottle.

A powerful and vibrant life force instantly filled the entire room.

The golden mist overflowing from the bottle's mouth churned in the air, vaguely condensing into a small, dragon-shaped phantom that circled the bottle before dissipating.

Lin Chu turned the bottle upside down, and a drop of golden liquid fell into her palm.

It was only the size of a soybean, but the moment it landed in Lin Chu's palm, she felt a sudden weight in her hand.

The drop of blood essence hovered half an inch above the palm, slowly rotating, with fine golden patterns flowing across its surface.

Take a deep breath and put the essence into your mouth.

The moment the golden liquid slid down his throat, a violent force exploded within him.

It hurts.

Lin Chu gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and the sweat that had just seeped out was evaporated into white mist by the high temperature on his body.

The air in the room began to distort.

An invisible pressure spread outwards from him.

Several night birds that had been perched under the eaves of the opposite house outside the window took flight in fright and fled into the distance without looking back.

The old air conditioner in the corner beeped and automatically shut off, its indicator light flashing twice before going out.

A muffled voice came from next door: "What happened? Did the power trip?"

Then came another household: "My family jumped too!"

Lin Chu didn't care about any of that.

He focused all his attention on the violent power within him, trying to guide it along his meridians, washing over his bones, flesh, and veins again and again.

I don't know how much time passed.

The golden light gradually subsided, and the violent power within his body finally calmed down, like a tamed dragon sinking into the depths of his dantian.

When I open my eyes.

The sky outside was already beginning to lighten.

Lin Chu got out of bed and stretched her arms and legs.

I just felt sticky all over.

I took a shower, and the hot water felt different on my skin.

Dry yourself off and stand in front of the mirror.

Lin Chu was taken aback.

The person in the mirror is still him, with the same facial features and the same facial contours.

But my skin is so much better than before. My pores are almost invisible, my skin tone is even, and it has a healthy glow.

Lin Chu leaned closer to the mirror and turned her face left and right.

"This was a good deal." He was very satisfied.

Then he looked down, raised his head, took two steps back, and straightened his body.

He used to be 1.78 meters tall, which wasn't considered short in the south, but now he looks noticeably taller in the mirror.

Lin Chu took the measuring tape from the corner of the wall, stood up straight, and measured.

1.82 meters tall.

"Awesome."

Throw the measuring tape back into the corner and raise your right hand.

With a thought, a faint golden light appeared in his palm, swirling around his fingers like mist.

He could clearly sense the spiritual energy flowing within his body, each strand of which carried the domineering aura unique to the true dragon bloodline.

Peak of Qi Refining.

one night.

Lin Chu was stunned for a while, then smiled so wide that her mouth almost reached her ears.

The true dragon bloodline is domineering, and the innate foundation is powerful. The effect of these two top-tier trump cards combined is even more exaggerated than he imagined.

Suddenly remembering something, she looked down at the ring on her finger.

With a thought, Lin Chu tried to infuse a wisp of spiritual energy into the storage ring on her finger.

The ring facet shone slightly.

A storage space of about one hundred square meters unfolded in my mind.

Then Lin Chu was stunned.

The storage ring wasn't empty after all.

Several large boxes were piled up in the corner. With a thought, he moved one of the boxes out of his ring and placed it on the floor.

The lid was lifted, revealing a gleaming gold interior.

gold.

It's all gold.

Lin Chu squatted down, picked up a gold bar and weighed it in his hand. It was heavy, and the bottom was engraved with the official seal of the Ministry of Revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He then looked at the other gold bars in the box. There were gold cakes bestowed by the imperial court, congratulatory gifts from various prefectures, and a few ingots that the emperor had personally bestowed upon him after the successful reforms.

After reaching the peak of Qi Refining, Lin Chu seemed to remember more things. He vaguely remembered the origin of these golds, most of which were rewards from the imperial court.

Having served as an official in the Xuan Tian Realm for decades, he had accumulated all the rewards from festivals, performance evaluations, and bestowals of gold for being ennobled and appointed as prime minister.

I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"As expected of me."

Then he moved out several more boxes containing silver and copper coins, much more than gold, but their combined value on Earth was far less than that of gold.

There are also some books with yellowed covers, bearing the official seal of the Great Zhou Dynasty—"A Brief Account of Governance in Yunzhou" and "Essential Techniques for Water Management in Jingzhou"—as well as some geographical records, water conservancy maps, and other maps.

Lin Chu put the items away and her gaze fell on the lone box in the corner.

The box was not large, and was made entirely of black iron. Several simple reinforcing runes were engraved on its surface, and it was extremely heavy.

When you open it, you'll find dozens of blue stones neatly arranged inside.

Each one is about the size of a thumb, and its surface is smooth and lustrous, as if seawater has been crystallized.

However, only two-thirds of this blue stone still shimmered faintly, while the other third had turned grayish-white and dull, its surface covered with fine cracks, clearly indicating that its spiritual energy had long been exhausted.

Water-based spirit stones.

Lin Chu remembered.

In his last few years in the Xuan Tian Realm, he seemed to have collected a lot of water-based spirit stones unique to the Xuan Tian Realm, which he used to observe the water level of the Huai River.

During his tenure, he used some of the monitoring points to set up water level monitoring stations; the rest were unused.

With a thought, a blue spirit stone appeared in his palm.

The spiritual energy within this spirit stone was still about half full, but on this blue planet where spiritual energy was scarce, he could perceive its power more clearly, like a miniature ocean lying quietly in his palm.

As she looked around, Lin Chu suddenly noticed something.

This spirit stone, which has consumed half of its spiritual energy, seems to be slowly absorbing the free spiritual energy in the surrounding air.

Although the process is slow, it is indeed absorbing nutrients.

Moreover, the concentration of spiritual energy around the spirit stone is significantly higher than in other areas.

In other words, it seems to have a "spirit-gathering" effect.

Lin Chu stared at the spirit stone for a while, then took out another one and placed it in another location.

A faint path of spiritual energy formed between the two spirit stones, and the spiritual energy flowed along this path slightly faster than that of a single spirit stone.

He placed both spirit stones on the windowsill and observed them silently for a few minutes.

The leaves of the pothos on the balcony unfurled slightly, and the faint spiritual energy in the air was indeed shifting towards the spirit stone.

Lin Chu touched her chin, and the corners of her mouth slowly turned up.

"This thing..."

In an era of spiritual revival, what does gathering spiritual energy mean?

This means faster cultivation speed, more cultivation resources, and a stronger competitive advantage.

Lin Chu picked up the water-elemental spirit stone, rubbed his thumb across its cool surface, and chuckled, "This thing is worth much more than gold."

He put the spirit stones back into his storage ring, and also put away the Soul-Chasing Bow and the "Complete Guide to Officialdom" along with them, leaving only the boxes of gold and silver outside.

Then he squatted down, looked at the boxes in front of him, and put his hands on his hips.

"So the first thing to do is sell the gold and make money."

He served as an official in the Xuan Tian Realm his entire life, and he was truly incorruptible, saving all his salary and rewards without spending much of it.

Now, back on Earth, if this gold were converted into cash, given the current sky-high gold price, it would be worth at least tens of millions.

I've spent most of my life working in the Book of Myriad Realms, and I still can't enjoy myself a little?

Lin Chu patted the box, stood up, and looked out the window.

The morning sunlight shines on the densely packed residential buildings of Shenzhen.

I looked again at the cramped rental room.

"Rent a new house," he muttered to himself, then corrected himself, "No, just buy one."

After saying that, he picked up his phone, opened his browser, and started searching for "Shenzhen gold price" and "gold recycling process".

While searching, I opened the real estate app and swiped my finger across the screen a few times.

"Tsk, Shenzhen's housing prices are still outrageous."

Lin Chu closed the real estate app and opened a location navigation for a gold shop.

Regardless, let's exchange the money first.