After the final bolt of lightning struck, Zuo Qingya's body and soul were elevated. She successfully passed the Nascent Soul Realm tribulation and became an even more powerful being.

After the lightning subsided, two people appeared in front of Zuo Qingya.

Zuo Haijia patted Zuo Qingya on the shoulder, "Not bad."

A drop of water fell from the sky, and Zuo Qingya reached out to catch it.

"This is?"

"Rain formed from spiritual energy."

"Such a rich spiritual energy."

"Hmm...then hurry up and absorb it."

"good."

Without hesitation, Zuo Qingya activated her internal energy cultivation technique and began frantically absorbing the spiritual energy rain.

While absorbing the spiritual energy rain, Zuo Qingya didn't forget Hu Zi, releasing him to absorb it on his own.

Gradually, Zuo Qingya's dark skin lightened a little, but it was still very dark. However, it was no longer an oily black, and at least some outline could be seen.

Zuo Qingya's speed in absorbing spiritual energy is second to none.

It was so fast that even divine sense couldn't detect where the spiritual energy went.

All that could be felt was the spiritual energy entering Zuo Qingya's body like a gust of wind.

The feeling of being filled with spiritual energy is so wonderful and so comfortable.

After the spiritual energy rain stopped, Zuo Qingya and the others left.

After sending Zuo Qingya to the Chosen Land base, Zuo Haijia and the others left.

After the two left, Zuo Qingya went to find Xia Hua.

"Wait... Zuo Qingya, haven't you gotten a little bit whiter?"

Zuo Qingya touched her face. "Really? How white is it?"

"Uh??? It's not that white, it's just, how should I put it, you can still see the outline."

"Uh??? Okay!"

Zuo Qingya took out a small mirror and looked at herself. "I think I'm a little bit whiter! But I'm still so dark!"

Xia Hua put her hand on Zuo Qingya's shoulder and said, "It's okay, I don't mind."

Zuo Qingya pretended to be disgusted and slapped Xia Hua's hand away, "I really am grateful to you!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome, it's my pleasure."

"hehe……"

That evening, Zuo Qingya organized her consciousness space. For some reason, she broke through, and her consciousness space also upgraded.

Before, it could be described as a small space. Although it was suitable for farming and animal husbandry, it wasn't as good as it is now. It feels like the space has come alive.

"The space upgrade is a truly delightful surprise."

"We should celebrate properly."

"The chickens in the space are pretty good. Let's kill them and have some meat or hot pot."

Come on! First, kill the chicken, boil it, pluck its feathers—all in one go. Then, throw the feathers and such into the transformation nest to exchange for rare seeds. Perfect.

After eating and drinking her fill, Zuo Qingya felt that she had reached the pinnacle of her life.

Zuo Qingya pressed the plus sign button behind the small general store. It went from four to five, proving that she now had five stores. Great! She should reward herself. What should she reward herself with? How about another meal? Roast chicken with some sugary drinks—perfect!

It can be said that she already has five chain stores, and there will be a sixth, a seventh, an eighth, and eventually hundreds of stores. Just thinking about the points makes Zuo Qingya extremely excited.

With points, she can buy more things—tanks, cannons, airplanes, spaceships, she wants them all.

The spaceship can be arranged in advance, or it can be sold in stores. With the country's current strength, developing it should be a minor issue! Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Zuo Qingya doesn't want to go anywhere right now; she just wants to get a good night's sleep and deal with things tomorrow.

Zuo Qingya didn't get up until the next morning, still feeling groggy.

"Bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."

"Zuo Qingya, Zuo Qingya, wake up quickly."

"What's wrong? Why are you waking me up so early in the morning?"

"Oh dear, you're only just getting up? Go wash up first, then I'll take you out."

"What are you doing, going out to have fun so early in the morning!"

"No, I just took you to join in the fun. A shop suddenly appeared out of nowhere in our base today." After saying that, Xia Hua gave me a look that said, "You should ask me now."

"oh!"

"What?! You know what that is? It's a little general store! I've heard about it for a long time. The first place where a little general store appeared was in Hope City."

"Zuo Qingya, you've been to Hope City. Did you go in there to exchange anything? Does it really only accept trash and nothing else?"

Zuo Qingya nodded: "Yes, they only accept trash inside, nothing else."

"Have you tried the nutrient solution inside? Is it true? One packet can keep you full for a day?"

Zuo Qingya continued to nod: "Mmm..."

"How does it taste? Is it good?"

"Uh??? It's alright, it's about the same as drinking plain water, it doesn't have much taste."

"I see!"

"Alright, let's go!"

"It's too late. We'll be pushed to the back of the crowd and won't be able to see the excitement."

Upon reaching the door, Xia Hua handed one of the two large bags placed there to Zuo Qingya, and took the other herself.

"Ta-da... Look how thoughtful I am, I've even prepared the trash for you, we can just go and line up."

What could Zuo Qingya say? She could only give Xia Hua a thumbs up.

When Zuo Qingya and her group arrived, the shop was already surrounded by people.

"Hey, this place really only accepts trash!"

"Is this the nutrient solution? It doesn't taste like anything, it's just like the fasting pills we have in the city."

"One is for drinking, and the other is for chewing."

"The prices are different too! One buys crystal cores, the other buys junk."

"Yes."

"Everyone wants to exchange for something that doesn't require crystal cores."

"But I heard that if you are blacklisted by the Little General Store, you can't use the things in the Little General Store. Is that true? Even if you buy them from someone else, you can't use them."

"This seems to be true."

"That...that person is so pitiful!"

"You pity him?"

"No, I just feel unlucky."

"That guy deserved it. Who told him to steal things from the store? What else could he do but deserve it?"

"Zuo Qingya, hurry up."

"good!"

Looking at the rows of people, Xia Hua felt a little reluctant to wait in line: "There are just too many people!"

"How could it not be much? It's free stuff."

"That's true!"

One by one, it was soon Zuo Qingya and her group's turn.

Xia Hua pulled Zuo Qingya along.

"Zuo Qingya is here, hurry up."

"good!"

"I need to change the nutrient solution."

"Um!"

Zuo Qingya simply changed one of the items.

Xia Hua noticed it immediately, and her face turned red.

Xia Hua tugged at Zuo Qingya's sleeve and whispered, "Zuo Qingya, why did you change this?"

"What?" Zuo Qingya was still confused. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was a banana peel, and her face immediately turned red.

"Uh??? Ah Hua, if I said I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?"

"Hehe... I'll give you a smile, and see if I believe you."

"Okay, I don't believe you."

Zuo Qingya was heartbroken. She should have been more careful; who knew that she would end up with such an embarrassing situation by just grabbing something carelessly.

When did she put this item on the shelves? She herself doesn't even know.