The next morning, Liang Xiao called a moving company, packed up all the necessary items, and left the Heping Residential Area with his grandfather and younger brother.
Because there were no women in the family, and Grandpa was always busy earning money to support them, they didn't have any relatives at all.
They didn't even interact much with their neighbors.
So, no one came to see them off.
Even when they moved away, the neighbors weren't quite sure why.
However, Yang Yukun, the director of the subdistrict office, somehow got the news and specially sent people to help them move their things downstairs.
Liang Xiao remembered his kindness.
After all, a 43-story building is still troublesome, even if you don't have much stuff.
Although the dantian can store items, this ability isn't convenient to reveal.
Changlin Residential Area is not large, covering an area of only about 30,000 square meters.
The buildings here are not nearly as dense as in Heping Residential Area, and there is even a leisure park within the residential area.
In addition, the buildings here are much shorter than in other places, averaging only about thirty floors.
The suite Liang Xiao chose was on the eighth floor—a location that was neither too high nor too low, just right.
Because there was an elevator here.
"Brother, have we arrived at our new house? Is it spacious? Is it bright?"
After entering, Xiao Liangyuan excitedly touched everything:
"It seems like I can't hear any other people's voices. Is the soundproofing here really good?"
"Definitely. There's a protective array here, and it can be adjusted at will."
Liang Xiao looked around the new house and was about to start cleaning with his grandfather when his phone suddenly vibrated—
A reward had been deposited into his account.
The total was 1.26 million, plus his previous balance, bringing it to a little over 1.27 million.
Because the reward for killing members of the Longevity Cult was a federal bounty, it was tax-free.
In addition to the SMS message confirming the reward had been credited, there was also another notification:
[Dear Honorary Enforcement Captain, your scholarship of 10 million Federal Credits has been credited to your account. This scholarship can only be used to purchase cultivation techniques, spells, and weapons. Please allocate it as needed.]
It's under the guise of a student grant?
Liang Xiao was overjoyed and hurriedly opened the [Cultivation Home] app.
Sure enough, his account showed an additional 10 million Federal Credits in scholarship funds.
This sum could only be used within the Cultivation Home Mall, and only for cultivation-related purchases—it couldn't be withdrawn or transferred.
"Grandpa, I'm transferring some money to you. Please see if you need anything and buy it. If it's not enough, just let me know."
He immediately transferred 500,000 to his grandfather and added, "If you're bored on weekdays, you can take A Yuan to the community garden for a stroll, or chat with others and make friends."
"Okay, Ah Xiao, are you going to be busy again? Don't overwork yourself," the old man advised.
"I know."
Liang Xiao let Xiao Liangyuan choose a room he liked, and then walked toward the cultivation room.
The cultivation room wasn't one of the "rooms" in the five-bedroom suite—it was a separate chamber located next to the master bedroom.
His first feeling upon entering was one of refreshment and invigoration.
The spiritual energy here was far denser than outside.
Moreover, the walls were made of special alloy materials, and with the protection of the array, they would be difficult to breach even for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
From now on, I won't have to worry about being disturbed while cultivating.
The area of this single cultivation room was larger than an entire five-bedroom suite combined.
It was worth mentioning that the four walls combined technology and array formations, allowing them to reflect different 3D environments.
This way, one could cultivate in various simulated environments, which was much more pleasant than meditating in a dark room.
The four walls could even be connected to the internet—allowing you to read news, watch movies, and more.
In short, it was very high-end.
The total cost of this training room was as high as 80 million Federal Credits.
Feeling slightly agitated, Liang Xiao ran a quick lap around the cultivation room and returned to his original spot like a phantom.
"Great, it's really spacious."
He smiled in satisfaction, then sat cross-legged before a wall, took out his phone, and connected to the cultivation room system via Bluetooth.
The next moment, the wall lit up, and the shop interface of Cultivation Home appeared.
I don't need weapons for now; this amount of money probably won't buy me anything too good—and I already have the Annihilation Gun.
I also don't need any cultivation techniques. My special Golden Core technique makes me essentially a Golden Core cultivator. Qi Refining stage techniques might not even suit me.
So... let's see if I can focus on magic instead.
Liang Xiao had already made up his mind.
He directly opened the spell zone.
This section provided a brief introduction:
[The term "magic" encompasses all combat and support skills, including melee and ranged spells. Theoretically, any ranged combat skill purely based on true qi or true essence is considered a "spell." However, besides spells, there are also object manipulation techniques, weapon control, etc. Please choose carefully. Refunds are not available for non-quality issues.]
Spells, magic… so there's a difference.
Liang Xiao pondered deeply.
He looked at them one by one.
First, there was archery, which required a bow and arrow to execute.
Then knife skills, spear skills, staff techniques, and even movement arts related to speed.
He paused briefly in the marksmanship section—but ultimately gave up.
I haven't decided yet whether to make the Destruction Gun my primary weapon; I'd better not waste my energy on that for now.
He continued browsing.
Finally, his gaze settled on the spell section.
[Mud and Stone Technique: A spell that allows one to freely transform stone and mud into each other — 300,000 Federal Credits.]
That's interesting… but not very useful.
[Gengjin Finger: Allows the user to unleash a stream of Gengjin energy with their finger, possessing powerful penetrating ability — 500,000 Federal Credits.]
I already have the Destruction Needle; it's even more effective than this Geng Metal Finger technique.
Liang Xiao shook his head and continued reading.
He discovered that spells priced under a million were almost all single-target attacks, with very few area-of-effect options.
Moreover, the power of these spells had an upper limit. Even if one's cultivation improved, the spell's strength wouldn't scale up unless it was optimized.
I'm only buying spells anyway, so I might as well look at the more expensive ones.
He filtered the list, showing only items above five million.
Hmm? This one...
[Phantom Triple Kill: Instantly creates three clones that simultaneously attack three locations. Each clone possesses 50% of the original's strength. 1000 White Spirit Coins (Federal Coins cannot be used).]
Can attacking three locations simultaneously be considered a spell?
This technique was quite good—but it couldn't be purchased with Federal Currency.
What exactly are White Spirit Coins? How do you obtain them?
Liang Xiao quickly switched to the forum section of Cultivation Home and began searching.
It turned out that White Spirit Coins were the equivalent of Spirit Stones—
one coin equaled one low-grade Spirit Stone.
The exchange rate with Federal Coins was 1 White Spirit Coin = 10,000 Federal Coins.
However, they couldn't be exchanged directly.
Because White Spirit Coins were a merit currency, lone cultivators could only obtain them by hunting monsters and selling monster materials.
In theory, killing members of the Longevity Cult could also earn White Spirit Coins, but the mayor likely felt he didn't need them yet, so he hadn't given him any.
The same applied to the ten million "student grant."
Never mind, let's look at other things.
Liang Xiao continued browsing through the spell listings projected on the wall.
Finally, after searching for a while, he found something very interesting...