"Alright then, thank you for your help."

"Why thank me? Aren't we brothers? I, Jiang, will go through fire and water and die for Brother Ling!"

"It's not that exaggerated..."

"Hahaha--"

The two of them burst into laughter.

"I'll come to see you first thing tomorrow morning."

Ling Xiangjiang said.

"good."

Jiang Quan smiled and agreed, then went to entrust Jiang Xiaoxiao with the task of taking care of him.

The next day, the two met at the entrance of their home.

Are you ready?

Jiang Quan held the jade token and asked softly.

"Um."

Zero nodded slightly.

"Alright, let's set off then! Destination—the Upper Realm!"

Jiang Quan let out a soft exclamation, and then slowly poured spiritual power into the jade tablet in his hand.

As spiritual energy was continuously poured in, the previously ordinary jade tablet seemed to come alive, leaping directly from Jiang Quan's palm into the air and hovering in front of the two. A faint light surrounded it, enveloping the two of them.

I didn't feel anything special, just a feeling of being bathed in sunshine, warm and comfortable all over.

Just as Zero was indulging in this brief moment of complete relaxation in the light, a slight tug and a feeling of weightlessness came over them, and both of them couldn't help but close their eyes.

After the strange feeling gradually disappeared and their feet touched solid ground, the two opened their eyes.

This is a jungle; if nothing unexpected happens, they have arrived in the upper realm.

"Brother Ling, we've arrived. This is the border of the Upper Realm."

Jiang Quan looked around at everything with a sense of loss.

Zero nodded, then asked with some confusion:

Is there a concept of a border here as well?

"certainly."

“Boundaries exist between all planes; otherwise, wouldn’t they all be connected together? How could they be separated?”

Zero nodded knowingly and asked softly:

"Where do we go next? And... we were in such a hurry before that I forgot to ask if we have a place to stay in the Upper Realm?"

Having not considered the issue of accommodation and dwelling at all before, Ling only realized it belatedly now that he had truly arrived in the Upper Realm.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Quan chuckled softly and said:

"Brother Ling, you can rest assured. This Upper Realm is like half my home, so there's no need to worry about where I live. I'm free to go wherever I want."

"That's good."

Hearing Jiang Quan's affirmative answer, Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"but……"

Jiang Quan suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"I have no doubts," he asked.

Jiang Quan gave an awkward smile, turned to look at Ling, and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"I have a place to live, but I don't have the currency of the upper realm..."

After he finished speaking, he added:

"The currency circulating in the upper realm is completely different from that in the lower realm. Not to mention that currency is basically no longer used in the lower realm, but in the upper realm, it is definitely a medium of exchange."

"And this currency is not ordinary money... As you know, most people in the Upper Realm are cultivators, so the currency in circulation is naturally related to cultivation resources. The most common and widely circulated currency is spirit stones, followed by spirit jade, spirit crystals, and so on."

"As for spirit stones, there are many spirit stone mines around here, but they are all guarded by major sects and families, so it's impossible for us to obtain spirit stones by mining them..."

"As for the latter type, they are rare items, only found within sects. Someone as insignificant as me, let alone owning one, has never even seen one..."

Hearing Jiang Quan's words, Ling couldn't help but frown.

"I see..."

Not having any currency on me is really a problem...

Besides, no one knows the place in the Upper Realm, so finding Chen Xin and the others won't be something that can be done in a short time. Didn't you hear Jiang Quan say that they're still at the border of the Upper Realm...?

According to Ling's speculation on the division of local power, no matter where it is, the more powerful the power, the more it is located in the center of the region.

Even if they didn't eat or drink, it would still take them a long time to reach their destination...

Wait! Food and drink?

His space still contained many spiritual fruits and herbs. When he was in the lower realm, Ling had already sensed the uniqueness of those fruits. Jiang Quan had also said that even if those spiritual fruits were placed in the upper realm, those sects might not be able to produce them, which shows that they were extremely precious!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask:

"Do you have any places in your upper realm that buy precious items?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Quan was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said:

“Buy things? Zero Brother, no way. Those things from the lower realm are like scrap metal here; nobody wants them.”

Zero didn't specify what it was, but Jiang Quan assumed it was some rare and precious metal from the lower realms.

Upon hearing this, Zero showed little expression, only whispering:

"Then... what about the spirit fruit?"

"What!?"

Hearing the words "spiritual fruit" from Ling again, Jiang Quan was still very unsettled.

Although he had consumed quite a few fruits over the past two years, Jiang Quan never imagined that Ling had given him spiritual fruits! Those spiritual fruits that would make people all over the world flock to them!

Speaking of which, this spiritual fruit has a magical feature: once someone eats two in a row, that person's perception of the taste of the spiritual fruit will become distorted, and if they eat it again, they will only feel that they have eaten an ordinary fruit.

Even so, the effects of the spiritual fruit will still remain.

...

"Then, what about the spirit fruit? Is there anyone willing to buy it?"

Seeing that Jiang Quan did not respond for a moment, Ling asked again.

"Of course! Spiritual fruits are priceless no matter where they are!"

Jiang Quan quickly agreed, then asked uncertainly:

"Brother Ling, you're not thinking of selling spirit fruits, are you...?"

Ling raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying:

"Of course! We're out of spirit stones, aren't we? We can sell the spirit fruits and get some money, right? I have a whole bunch here..."

Jiang Quan suddenly didn't know what to say about the wasteful use of spiritual fruits and their cheap price.

"Brother Ling, the value of this spirit fruit cannot be measured in spirit stones alone..."

The value of spirit fruits cannot be measured in monetary terms... The only things that can rival them are spirit jade and spirit crystals, which are also treasures of heaven and earth.

Before Jiang Quan could finish speaking, Ling excitedly asked:

"So you're saying it's valuable? That it can be sold for money?"

"..."

"Of course."

Looking at Ling, who was so excited he couldn't wait to sell the spirit fruit, Jiang Quan couldn't help but offer some words of advice:

"However... Zero, although I don't know where you obtained the spirit fruit, you must know the principle of 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' I hope you won't take out the spirit fruit in front of anyone, lest someone with ulterior motives see it and bring trouble upon yourself..."

He nodded at midnight.

He naturally understood the reasoning Jiang Quan was making, and knowing the preciousness of the spiritual fruit, he certainly couldn't openly show it off to others.

As for selling... we still have to sell, but we'll have to do it in a different way...