509: A choice worth 300 billion

Shang Wan Ning had finished the selection; only three items remained on the light screen, each priced at over three hundred billion incense points.

Chen Yu stared at the string of numbers, her breathing hitching slightly.

"Th-three hundred billion..." she said. "Even if you took me apart and sold me, I wouldn't be worth that much, right?"

"It's coming out of the Underworld treasury." Shang Wan Ning glanced at her. "Do you really think I would deduct it from your salary?"

Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then grew curious again. "What kind of treasures are they? To be this expensive."

Shang Wan Ning opened the detailed description of the first item.

Item Name: Taixu Dao Source Tower (Custom Access Permission)

Price: 330 billion incense points

Description: A special architectural projection permission linking to the Dao Source Sea in the depths of Taixu. The custom version can adjust the Dao Rhyme frequency according to the user's cultivation technique characteristics, achieving the most compatible spiritual energy infusion.

Effect: After obtaining the permission, one can summon the phantom of the Dao Source Tower at a designated location. The time flow ratio inside the tower compared to the outside is 100:1, lasting for two years.

During this period, it continuously draws in the essence of the Dao Source Sea, reshaping the foundation of cultivation and completing the comprehension of laws. The tower is equipped with auxiliary facilities such as the 'Dao Rhyme Resonance Chamber', 'Law Manifestation Corridor', and 'Mind Mirror Platform'.

Note: This product is jointly developed by the 'Myriad Worlds Construction Group' and the 'Dao Source Sea Management Committee'. Bringing outside food is prohibited during use; custom nutritional meals are provided inside the tower (fees charged separately).

Chen Yu stared at the "100:1" ratio, her eyes lighting up. "This is good! The time is long enough!"

Meng Jiang, however, frowned slightly. "Two hundred years inside the tower—even with the aid of Dao Rhyme, it will be long and lonely. Those with insufficient mental fortitude are prone to developing cracks in their Dao heart."

Shang Wan Ning nodded. "Furthermore, during the Dao Source Tower connection, the user cannot leave the projection range. If something happens in the Underworld during these two years..."

Chen Yu shrank her neck. "Never mind, let's look at something else."

Shang Wan Ning opened the second item.

Item Name: Myriad Phenomenon Reincarnation Realm (Tier 7 Custom Package)

Price: 360 billion incense points

Description: An immersive cultivation illusion realm built with the Law of Reincarnation as its core. The package includes a full suite of services such as reincarnation experiences in three thousand small worlds, Law manifestation guidance, and bottleneck breakthrough deduction.

Effect: The user's divine sense will be immersed in the reincarnation illusion, experiencing the cultivation paths of different identities across three thousand small worlds.

At the end of each life, cultivation insights can be retained, and it will automatically end once the insights required for the peak of Tier 7 are accumulated. The external time is fixed at two years, while the perceived time within the illusion can reach a thousand years.

Note: This product is provided by 'Reincarnation Experience Co., Ltd.' and includes 'Inner Demon Insurance' (maximum payout of 50% of cultivation). Please note that excessive immersion in the reincarnation experience may lead to blurred reality perception; regular divine sense calibration is recommended.

Chen Yu looked at the "three thousand small worlds" description and counted on her fingers. "Even if I only cultivate for a few decades per life, adding it all up..."

"The risk of cognitive confusion is very high," Shang Wan Ning emphasized. "Experiencing too many lives with different identities makes it easy to lose one's true self."

"In history, there was a user who, after coming out of seclusion, insisted that they were a lotus flower that had cultivated into a spirit."

"Then forget it." Chen Yu shook her head repeatedly. "I'd rather just be my White-Haired Loli."

"Only one left." Shang Wan Ning opened the third option.

The introduction that popped up on the light screen was more concise than the first two, but it made Chen Yu's eyes narrow slightly.

Item Name: Chaos Origin Spirit Pool (Immersion Qualification)

Price: 380 billion incense points

Description: An innate spirit pool born at the beginning of chaos, where the pool water is liquid Chaos Origin Qi. Only three immersion spots are opened every ten thousand years; this qualification is a reserved spot obtained through special channels.

Effect: By soaking in the Chaos Origin Spirit Pool, the physical body and divine soul will receive the baptism of the most primordial Chaos Origin Qi.

The pool water will naturally fill all the deficiencies of the cultivator, reshape a perfect Dao foundation, and directly elevate them to their current potential limit. The immersion time requires about six months to two years in external time, depending on individual aptitude.

Note: This resource is supervised by the 'System Legacy Management Committee'. The immersion process is accompanied by intense pain, as if one's physical body and divine soul are being shattered and reconstructed.

Historically, 30% of users gave up voluntarily because they couldn't bear the pain, 40% were left with psychological trauma, and only 30% successfully benefited. Please choose carefully.

Chen Yu stared at the phantom of the chaotic-colored liquid in the pool, something flickering deep within her red eyes.

"Chaos Origin Spirit Pool..." she repeated softly, "Shattered and reconstructed..."

Meng Jiang observed her expression and asked softly, "A-Yu, do you have any idea how much pain you can withstand?"

Chen Yu shook her head, her white hair drooping. "I haven't tried this kind before. I can endure ordinary injuries, but this kind of fundamental reshaping..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but both Shang Wan Ning and Meng Jiang understood.

The effect of the Chaos Origin Spirit Pool is the most direct, and the risks are also the most intuitive; pain that leads to giving up, or pain that leaves permanent trauma.

"This item has the fastest results and is the most pure." Shang Wan Ning closed the light screen and looked at Chen Yu.

"The Dao Source Tower relies on the accumulation of time, the Reincarnation Realm relies on the accumulation of experience, but only the Chaos Origin Spirit Pool truly reshapes from the source."

She paused for a moment, her tone serious. "But the risks are also the most concrete. The pain is real, with no room for shortcuts. I will not choose for you; decide for yourself!"

Chen Yu lowered her head, her hands unconsciously rubbing the seams of her hoodie hem.

After a long while, she raised her head, a flash of determination in her red eyes. "I choose the Chaos Origin Spirit Pool."

Shang Wan Ning raised an eyebrow. "Have you thought it through?"

"Mm." Chen Yu nodded, her white hair swaying slightly. "The Dao Source Tower requires being cooped up for two hundred years, and the Reincarnation Realm might cause me to lose my sense of self; I can't stand either. The Chaos Origin Spirit Pool... although it hurts, at least it's fast."

She curled the corners of her lips, revealing her little canine teeth. "And if it hurts, so be it; once the pain is over, it's over. It's better than long, drawn-out torment."

Meng Jiang reached out and rubbed the top of the White-Haired Loli's head. "You have courage. However, choosing this path requires being fully prepared."

"What kind of preparation?" Chen Yu asked.

Shang Wan Ning pulled up the system interface again and began to quickly make purchases. "Pills to stabilize the mind, talismans to alleviate pain, and emergency detachment items for when you can't bear it anymore..."

As she spoke, she placed orders continuously, and the total amount in the shopping cart climbed rapidly.

Chen Yu leaned in to look, her eyes widening. "Your Majesty, adding all these up will cost another few hundred billion, right?!"

"Otherwise?" Shang Wan Ning didn't even look up. "I've already spent 380 billion, what's a little extra?"

Chen Yu's eyes lit up. Seeing that there were perks to be had, she immediately sidled up to Shang Wan Ning, her red eyes blinking with extra liveliness. She tugged at her sleeve, her voice dripping with sweetness. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, since you're already being so generous, why not add a few more things?"

Shang Wan Ning's hand paused, and she tilted her head to glance at her. "Oh? Do you want to push your luck?"

"How could I!"

"These are all necessities! Look, the Chaos Origin Spirit Pool is so painful, it wouldn't be excessive for me to ask for some mind-clearing and pain-relieving candy, right? The kind that you can hold in your mouth to alleviate the burning sensation of the divine soul—and it has to be sweet, strawberry flavor is best!!!"