159: Xingye Lake

Staying in Xingye Lake for one day requires one hundred top-grade star cores.

It's inhumanly expensive, unreasonably expensive.

It's practically robbery, and even robbery isn't this fast.

Lin Ye naturally couldn't use all of his star cores for cultivation.

The Disciple Acceptance Ceremony will last for two years, which means unless he is eliminated, he needs to prepare supplies for two and a half years.

"Fortunately, I exchanged military merits for a full set of equipment, otherwise it would have cost a fortune," Lin Ye complained.

He exchanged military merits for a set of Rune Armor and a Soul defense Rune equipment.

"Let's go test the effect first." Lin Ye decided to see if Xingye Lake was worth it.

New Radiance City also has flight restrictions and anti-air formations; only Rune vehicles can fly.

They said it was for convenient management, but Lin Ye only saw blatant exploitation.

Alright, if I can't fly, my running speed is still faster than a train.

Lin Ye, who was speeding all the way, arrived at Xingye Lake.

It wasn't really a lake, but rather an entire floor within a tall building.

Lin Ye found that quite a lot of people came to Xingye Lake to cultivate, which significantly boosted his confidence in it.

The service adopted was self-service; after Lin Ye placed his order with his smart brain, he took a number and headed to his private cubicle.

That's why it didn't resemble a lake; it was divided into individual cubicles, like a bathhouse.

After entering through smart recognition, a rich Star Power filled the small room, less than four square meters. Lin Ye took off his clothes and jumped into Xingye Lake.

His body cells began to dance with joy, and his primitive nucleus greedily absorbed the rich Star Power.

Not only the primitive nucleus, but also the newly formed Dragon Pearl needed a large amount of Star Power irrigation and absorbed Star Power unbridledly.

Suddenly, the primitive nucleus vibrated, and the Dragon Pearl instantly withered, obediently yielding the Star Power to the star core.

Lin Ye found it somewhat amusing; the Dragon Pearl had actually become a laborer for the primitive nucleus, truly overbearing.

He also realized one thing: the Ying Dragon Bloodline was not as high-ranked as his own primitive nucleus.

This could be considered a small surprise.

"Energy loss in area 3084 is severe; initiate intelligent detection."

Xingye Lake's intelligent system detected the abnormal energy loss from Lin Ye's location and began to investigate.

There were instances of Star System Level individuals trying to take advantage by cultivating in the Star Level Xingye Lake, which was meant for Lin Ye and others, and the intelligent system was designed to prevent such occurrences.

There were also situations where someone brought two people, after all, the vast universe holds endless wonders, and there are many methods.

Therefore, upon sensing abnormal loss, the intelligent system would activate detection.

"Guest energy level conforms, no other person intervened, everything normal, alarm canceled."

The intelligent system checked and, finding no problems, no longer paid attention to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye, who had begun cultivating, was aware of the intelligent system's detection but didn't pay too much attention to it.

He wasn't stealing or robbing; he was absorbing it himself. What's wrong with that?

Absorb, absorb fiercely for me.

After one day, Lin Ye's template level progress jumped by twenty percentage points.

"This is good stuff. Cultivation is fast, it doesn't affect the foundation, and it improves the physical body and Soul in all aspects." Lin Ye's eyes shone with brilliance.

He decided that no matter how poor he was, he couldn't neglect cultivation, and no matter how hard things got, he couldn't neglect himself.

Xingye Lake, Lin Ye was getting a monthly pass.

Lin Ye directly renewed for another month.

Lin Ye decided to reside here permanently.

A month later.

Lin Ye, who had continuously broken through, opened his eyes.

Star Level Seventh Stage.

Spending three thousand top-grade star cores to reach this point wasn't a loss.

Time is money.

During this month, while cultivating, he wasn't idle either, freely perfecting various skills in his dreams.

At the same time, he tried to comprehend the laws.

Laws were indeed very difficult to comprehend; even with his aptitude and the Original Universe, he had no clue.

"I've been breaking through too quickly recently; I need to settle down," Lin Ye thought to himself.

Breaking through four stages in thirty days, the fastest speed ever. Is this the power of a pay-to-win player? Lin Ye felt that spending money was indeed exhilarating.

With both cheats and money, it was even more exhilarating.

He stopped not because he ran out of money, but because the Original Universe was finally saturated, and the Dragon Pearl was also saturated, requiring a period of digestion.

The Original Universe was constantly strengthening over time, so it was best for Lin Ye to wait until the Original Universe evolved to a higher level before absorbing again; otherwise, without the help of the Original Universe, how would his cultivation be different from that of an ordinary peerless genius?

Even if he spent all his current funds, he probably wouldn't reach the ninth stage peak, perhaps barely the ninth stage.

"It's time to make money." Lin Ye rubbed his palms together, eager to try.

His strength had been significantly enhanced, and it was a good time to adapt, plus he was running out of money. If he didn't make money, the speed of his progress would slow down.

New Radiance City had more than just Xingye Lake for enhancement, but the remaining suitable methods for him were incredibly expensive, such as a service that could improve comprehension, which he couldn't afford.

There were even places that promoted the comprehension of laws.

Under ideal circumstances, he should be able to reach the peak before the grand competition.

New Radiance City was immensely vast; though called a city, its area was comparable to a small country in Lin Ye's previous life.

The various alien races on the streets made Lin Ye feel a sense of disorientation.

In this vast New Radiance City, he was the only human.

Lin Ye had studied the guide before setting off. New Radiance City was located on a vast plain, primarily engaged in the production of high-grade plants.

A large area of the plain was transformed into various industrial parks. In a corner of the park, there was an intelligent control system that could monitor environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, and light in the greenhouses in real-time and automatically adjust them according to the plants' needs. This greatly improved production efficiency and product quality, and also reduced the labor intensity of the workers.

The grown plants were transported to another processing plant, and the liquid from Xingye Lake was one of the products.

However, this didn't benefit Lin Ye much.

The stability of New Radiance City also meant fewer opportunities. And going to other cities was useless; similar large cities seemed to have already entered stable development.

Unlike Blue Star, the civilization of Galaxy Territory had already achieved stable peace and balance with the creatures of the Star Realm, with few Wars occurring.

As for resource development, it was also very well-developed; the technology combining Rune detectors with Espers made their detection capabilities very powerful, fully developing this land.

"Star Eyes can't even be used," Lin Ye sighed.

Fortunately, there were still various job opportunities.

The entertainment and service industries were developed to the extreme; the booming productivity led to a large loss of jobs, and a large number of people shifted from manufacturing to service and entertainment industries.

And Esper combat was one of the hottest activities.

"Should I participate?" Lin Ye hesitated.

He would still participate in the battles of the Disciple Acceptance Ceremony later, so he had to consider the issue of preserving his strength.

Information was a crucial factor in all industries; if he exposed his information and was thoroughly analyzed, he would be targeted.

Shaking his head, Lin Ye decided not to participate. Sacrificing his future for a few measly bucks was not worth it.