Qin Xiao didn't know what had happened, but no matter what, raising his rank was definitely the right thing to do.

For ten days straight, Qin Xiao didn't move an inch from the small house.

His cultivation has been quite effective; he has improved from Gold Three Stars to Gold Eight Stars.

This was achieved through his hard work and the purity of the diamond-grade spirit crystal, which raised his level by a full star.

The remaining four stars were all raised based on the feedback from the beast tamers' cultivation levels.

However, the beast taming belongs to him, so rounding up, it can be considered that he has achieved success in his cultivation.

Stillness breeds restlessness.

After staying in the room for a while, Qin Xiao decided to go out and get some exercise.

It just so happens that those spiritual weapons haven't been dealt with yet, although I sold seven to her because of Lu Chengxiao's appraisal and support.

However, Qin Xiao still has ten spirit weapons in his hands, so he should hurry up and take them to the Spirit Contract Association to get rid of them.

Qin Xiao has already given Lin Ling and Zhang Muye their share of the profits, so Wang Xinian naturally didn't get any.

My spirit crystals are a bit tight after this period of cultivation.

Now, besides a demigod's skeleton, a bunch of cold numbers, and Slovic's resources...

Qin Xiao didn't have many cultivation resources left, and he was still a little uneasy.

After leaving the lakeside cottage, Qin Xiao did not choose to fly there on Yoyo, but instead rode Ilya slowly and leisurely.

After wandering around the Imperial Capital's academy and residential areas for more than two hours, I finally arrived at the Spirit Association in the production area.

As the headquarters of the Spirit Association, this place is naturally much more grand and luxurious than the Spirit Association in Qingzhou.

Moreover, there were many strange and unusual things, which dazzled Qin Xiao.

However, most of them are useless trash, so just treat them as entertainment.

As a high-ranking guest member of the Spirit Contract Association, Qin Xiao wields considerable authority.

Simply using a personal identity to sell goods immediately alerted the guild leader at headquarters.

In the penthouse room, the president of the headquarters in the capital city, an old man with white hair and a white beard, curiously looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao coughed lightly, "Ahem, Chairman Yue, can we handle this batch of goods now?"

President Yue snapped out of his daze and waved his hand, "Although the Qiling Association has many branches and its cash flow is tight, it's still okay."

Besides, you have to eat this good stuff, even if you can't finish it. Xiao Qin, you're a guest member of the association, so I won't beat around the bush with you.

Based on the average price of 80 diamond-grade five-star or higher spirit crystals for a spirit weapon, do you think this price is reasonable?

Qin Xiao nodded. "Okay, this price is fair."

The seven spirit weapons he traded to Lu Chengxiao were worth about 75 coins each, or even less, on average.

President Yue took out a small bag from his spatial bead. "Little Qin, take a look, are you satisfied with these spirit crystals?"

Qin Xiao opened the bag, which contained 800 diamond-grade spirit crystals, most of which were attribute-less, while others had various other attributes.

Qin Xiao was somewhat surprised; the price was completely excessive, as attribute-free spirit crystals were rare items at any level.

"President, this..."

"It's alright, it's about the same. As a guest member, it's nothing. Just consider it a perk of the Spirit Contract Association."

President Yue stopped Qin Xiao from speaking and said softly.

Qin Xiao paused for a moment, then without further ado, put away the spirit crystal.

"Oh, by the way, Xiao Qin, your quota for this year has been approved. Is there anything you'd like to buy?"

"What limit?" Qin Xiao asked, somewhat surprised.

President Yue paused, stroking his beard. "The Spirit Contract Association provides you with one billion in funding every year, have you forgotten?"

Qin Xiao was a little embarrassed. Well, he really had forgotten.

"Ahem, no, no, I can't remember what you said for a moment, well... well, I'll buy some then."

Chairman Yue squinted his eyes into slits, clearly in a good mood.

"Buy some, buy some! Our headquarters in the capital has the most complete selection of goods. We have everything you need. Take your time to choose."

As he spoke, Chairman Yue activated his bracelet, projecting a screen onto the tea table.

"This is our internal resource list. Even regular members can't enjoy all of it. Take your pick."

Hearing this, Qin Xiao became interested and directly selected all categories, then looked through them from high to low.

First Place: Life Fruit: Increases a character's star rating by 3-5 stars below Platinum level; effectiveness depends on the fruit's aptitude. Price: 18.88 million. [3 in stock, limited to one per customer]

Second Place: Talent Enhancement Fruit: Enhances the talents of Beastmasters below Platinum level. The effect depends on the strength of the talent. Price: 98.88 million. [2 in stock, limited to one per customer]

Third Place: Aptitude Enhancement Potion: Upgrades a purple talent to the next tier, priced at 10,000. [2 in stock, limited to one per customer]

...

Qin Xiao looked up at Chairman Yue across from him.

It's hard not to suspect that this list was prepared specifically for him.

However, considering the demands of the market, it seems quite normal that these three items are ranked first.

"Um, Chairman Yue, is it really only possible to buy one of these items?"

Qin Xiao asked tentatively.

President Yue nodded, "To be honest, these things were all placed into the internal sales channels by Sikong Wang."

The other party also said that they left a copy for you, and it seems that Sikong Wang has a pretty good impression of you.

However, you can only buy one, since it's considered an internal benefit. If there were no restrictions, it would become a reselling service.

Qin Xiao was somewhat surprised. Sikong Wang?

"Who is this big shot, Chairman Yue...? Have I met him before?" Qin Xiao asked curiously.

"You didn't know? It was Sikong Wang who protected you when your pollution monitoring had problems."

I even took you to catch a monstrous beast; this batch of potion fruits is one of the results.

A young man in brocade robes?

Qin Xiao seemed to be deep in thought, recalling the young man he had met some time ago.

"Understood. Then, President Yue, please give me one of each of these three items. And please give me a set of the instruments and equipment that are usually used in the secret realm."

Qin Xiao thought about it for a moment and then placed the order.

President Yue made the arrangements with a smile, and the two chatted for a while longer before Qin Xiao picked up his things, said goodbye, and left.

Upon returning to the lakeside cottage, Qin Xiao immediately consumed three items.

All three of these items have time limits.

Considering that the fruits that enhance dimensionality are related to individual aptitude,

Qin Xiao first took a potion to improve his aptitude, which raised his aptitude from blue to purple.

Then, after consuming the Life Fruit that enhances cultivation, and digesting it, his cultivation level increased from the eighth gold star to the tenth gold star.

While it's a bit of a shame that I didn't break through to Platinum directly, it's still pretty good, since the higher the star level, the harder it is to improve.

After resting for a while, Qin Xiao took out the Talent Enhancement Fruit again and first examined his own talent.

In the end, Qin Xiao chose to improve his appraisal skills.

Because this skill is quite a practical support skill, and secondly, all of my other skills are very powerful.

Something like a dual life, the flow of life, or the innate demon realm—the probability of being able to improve through this is almost zero.

The charm rating is a bit low, but Qin Xiao feels that this skill seems pretty useless.

He's already very handsome and charming; there's no need for that.

Finally, after consuming the fruit, the appraisal skill began to transform under the blessing of a mysterious power.

After a while, the assessment was confirmed: True sight!