Chapter 97 - 97 96 Price Difference Between Two Realms 1210

97: Chapter 96 Price Difference Between Two Realms (12/10) 97: Chapter 96 Price Difference Between Two Realms (12/10) “Why is it so expensive?” Although upon careful thought, used Spirit Jade indeed had its uses, if one wanted to resist the nefarious Calamity Qi, there were naturally other, better materials available. Why bother with a disposable cup used just once? But the rarity of materials depended not just on themselves, but also on the world’s circumstances. “Guest, are you looking to buy an Airy Stone?” The shop assistant was brimming with enthusiasm. Although from her experience, she didn’t think the customer in front of her could afford an Airy Stone, she would never show any disdain or belittle anyone. It was not just a matter of professional ethics, but also a lesson learned from bitter experience. This was, after all, the Black Market, where the main customers were desperados who wanted to hide their identities. These people might not have money, but that didn’t mean they didn’t have lives to lose! Even if An Jing’s strength was likely not as high as hers, it was always best to be cautious. Who knew what trump cards the other person held? If you were going to stake your life, it had to be worth more. Why offend a customer over such a small salary and then lose your own life? With these thoughts in mind, the shop assistant inadvertently saw the customer in front of her pull out a white, semi-transparent jade stone from his bosom… and then her eyes widened! “An Airy Stone?” the shop assistant whispered incredulously, “How can this be?” Then, the shop assistant heard the customer, sheltering his appearance with a raincoat and a douli, softly say, “I would like to inquire, do you buy back Airy Stones here?” “And what is the buyback price?” The shop assistant at Mount Xiao Zhe wasn’t authorized to purchase rare materials, especially since the Airy Stone An Jing presented weighed over two liang, its value already exceeding three thousand Good Deeds. A Good Deed was equivalent to a hundred Credit Points, enough for a person to live comfortably for one day (excluding accommodation). Excluding their share and insurance money, the monthly salary of shop assistants at Mount Xiao Zhe was around fifty to sixty Good Deeds, which was quite decent. Three thousand Good Deeds in Xuanye City was a fortune for common folks like them. Soon, the person in charge arrived. She was a woman whose face was obscured by a mosaic projection, draped in a light brown leather coat, with a curvy figure and long, dark grey hair casually tied at the back of her head. Although she appeared to be a beauty, this female manager’s demeanor was exceptionally efficient, and her aura exuded a dangerous vibe that even seemed more potent than that of people from the Heaven’s Will Demon Sect. Entering the shop was like a cold gust of wind that made the shop assistant shiver. Her strength too. “Qi Refinement, sixth stage.” The Sword Spirit spoke, sounding somewhat puzzled, “Her foundation is quite solid, it’s strange why she hasn’t progressed past the middle phase of Qi Refinement to start cultivating ‘Nourishing the Spirit’ and ‘Embracing the Void’.” “Why is she stuck at this stage?” An Jing kept the Sword Spirit’s doubts in mind, then proceeded to deal with this female manager. “Are you selling?” As the female manager approached the shop, she inquired about the previous dealings from the shop assistant and then came before An Jing. She looked at the Airy Stone in his hand and said in a deep voice, “Let’s make it clear in advance, our buyback price is very low—but on the other hand, we don’t ask questions.” “We don’t ask how you got it, nor do we ask about your origin.” “Sold.” The female manager was brisk and efficient, and An Jing did not hesitate, “But I don’t have a chip. How will these Good Deeds be transferred to me?” “A Wilderness person?” Hearing An Jing’s words, the female manager turned her head. Although her expression wasn’t clear, she obviously also showed a look of difficulty, “A large physical voucher of Good Deeds needs to be transferred from the headquarters… You came to our shop probably because there is something you want to buy? How about bartering?” —Of course no problem! This was what An Jing thought in his heart. What he most wanted to buy was Jade Cutting Steel, and he really didn’t care about the Good Deeds; as long as he could get resources, anything was fine. However, to avoid showing any flaws, he still hesitated for a while, as if thinking. “Call the arbiter here.” Just then, the female manager gestured for the clerk to call the Black Market’s arbiter over—this was a witness required for trading high-value goods. Just as An Jing had observed before, the Black Market’s “black” just meant illegal. Because Xuanye City was a place where dragons and snakes mixed, nobody knew who might be a significant figure in disguise, so their transactions were very regular. And just as the clerk left, leaving no one else in the shop, the female manager took a step closer and whispered to An Jing, “You have Spirit Stones on you.” An Jing widened his eyes slightly. If not for the douli crowning his face, his flaw would have certainly been spotted—he definitely needed to practice more. But he quickly recovered and said sternly, “Black Market rules, you don’t ask about origins.” “This isn’t about origins. I didn’t ask; I’m certain.” The female manager said calmly, “It’s not unusual for a Wilderness person to find a small, unpolluted Spirit Stone vein in the wild. The Airy Stone in your possession has been in use only in the past half month; its Spirit Core hasn’t completely dried up. This is completely different from those we place in the city for over half a year, ensuring they are 100 percent empty.” “I really don’t ask about origins. I only ask one thing, do you have any unused Spirit Stones?” “I’ll personally pay a premium. But you better be quick. Once everyone arrives, the deal will be off.” An Jing was silent for a while, and the female manager, knowing that the clerk and the arbiter wouldn’t return so soon, also waited calmly. An Jing wasn’t thinking; he was communicating with the Sword Spirit. “One Spirit Stone, how long could it support a foundational Cultivator like me in your era?” An Jing asked, “I used an entire one for my Spirit Awakening, but that was for awakening. I could feel the Spirit Root absorbing a tremendous amount of Spirit Qi, which isn’t normal… Generally speaking, how long can one Spirit Stone be used for cultivation? What use is the pure Spirit Qi in a Spirit Stone?” An Jing didn’t ask how much it cost because the Sword Spirit’s ancient Embracing the Void Realm and the current Tianyuan Realm were clearly entirely different. Here, Spirit Stones were not just a regular resource for cultivation but a kind of extremely precious strategic material. Yet even in the current Embracing the Void Realm, although Spirit Stones were rare, they probably wouldn’t be considered expensive; at the very least, the Master of the Medicine Manor always carried two with him. Even if those two were collectibles, they weren’t considered too precious, at least not as strategic materials. “If it’s of ordinary quality, one piece per month for someone at the Qi Refinement Realm. The two pieces on the Manor Master of Hanging Fate Manor are used for his personal cultivation anytime.” The Sword Spirit said, “The Spirit Qi in the Spirit Jade acts as a ‘primer,’ helping Cultivators absorb and purify the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy… As long as the Earth Vein exists, the Spirit Jade can continuously regenerate. Therefore, apart from high-level Spirit Jade, these lower-grade ones aren’t very valuable. Searᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. A Cultivator at the Spirit Awakening stage can earn two to three Spirit Stones a month, ensuring they have some surplus beyond their cultivation needs.” “Even if not a Cultivator, a relatively well-off household, with some effort over half a year, might also be able to earn a piece of Spirit Jade. After all, during that time, when Cultivators occasionally couldn’t produce gold or silver, they would use Spirit Jade to settle accounts, and many Spirit Jades circulated among the people.”