When my vicious stepmother mistakenly married me to the Immortal Lord

At this time, in a private room on the second floor of the restaurant opposite "Qian Chui Bai Lian", two young men in gorgeous clothes had already taken in the entire scene on the street.

One of them, a young man in a brocade gown, gently waved a jade fan in his hand and laughed out loud, "Hahaha, this Third Miss Jiang is becoming more and more interesting."

The young man in green sitting next to him had a gentle and elegant temperament, with a smile on his face, "Cousin, I am already Madam Xie, what you said is a bit inappropriate."

Mu Yunlan folded his folding fan and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Did Siyuan misunderstand something?"

Liu Siyuan shook his head slightly, his smile still meaningful. "There are some things I shouldn't say, but since my cousin asked, I'll speak frankly."

"In the past, when Miss Jiang San was still a boudoir girl, you were concerned about your aunt's prejudice against her family background and did not ask for her hand in marriage. Now that she is married, you should put aside your feelings and stop having any more delusions."

"Even if Mr. Xie is not lucky enough to enjoy such a beauty, if you want to get your hands on someone else's wife, you will put the Ningguo Mansion, and even yourself, at the center of public controversy. It is truly unwise."

Mu Yunlan's expression was slightly restrained, and he was silent for a moment, then he looked nonchalant again, "Siyuan, you are too kind. I was just in a spur of the moment when I felt for Jiang San, and I have no other intentions."

"Since you say so, I will believe you." Liu Siyuan smiled gently, but did not forget to remind him, "However, things in this world are often a matter of a single thought. I hope you will not suffer the consequences and leave behind regrets."

Mu Yunlan smiled lightly and said nothing more. He just looked out the window again, looking at the direction where Jiang Song left, and a sense of melancholy gradually rose in his heart.

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Seeing that it was still early and it was rare for him to leave the house, Jiang Song took Xiuyun and headed towards Tianbao Tower.

Tianbao Tower is located in the center of the capital and is a landmark building on the street. It is famous for selling rare materials, magical tools and ancient books and secret manuals needed by cultivators.

It covers a very large area, is nine stories high, has flying eaves and pointed corners, and is magnificent and golden. It sparkles even in the daytime, attracting the attention of tourists.

Jiang Song reached the door without much effort. She looked up and felt that the Tianbao Tower was like a towering fairy mountain, standing above the mortal world.

A beautiful woman was standing in front of Tianbao Tower. She was dressed gorgeously but looked very capable. She was obviously one of the managers of Tianbao Tower.

When the beautiful woman saw Jiang Song and his servant, she came forward with a smile.

"This fairy looks unfamiliar. Is this your first time here? I am Xie Fuxing, the welcoming envoy of Tianbao Tower. I am here to guide and answer questions for distinguished guests."

"Thank you for showing me the way, Manager. This is indeed my first time to Tianbao Tower. I came here because of its reputation and wanted to find some things to help me in my cultivation." Jiang Song responded with a gentle smile.

Xie Fuxing nodded slightly, and with a smile, he led Jiang Song and the others inside. "Fairy, you have come to the right place. Tianbao Tower is rich in collections and has all kinds of immortal cultivation resources. It will definitely meet your needs."

Although Jiang Song really wanted to take a good look around the Tianbao Tower, he had already wasted a lot of time today entangled with Jiang Jun and others, so he just wanted to find what he needed as soon as possible.

When I walked into the lobby on the first floor, I saw that the hall was spacious and bright, but there were no goods on display. It turned out that this was just the lobby of Tianbao Building, used for reception and consultation.

The actual trading area is distributed from the second to the ninth floor, and each floor is divided into different areas according to the nature and rarity of the items.

Xie Fuxing led Jiang Song to a counter on the first floor that looked like a money shop. Behind the counter sat an old man in a brocade robe, fiddling with an abacus with his head down.

"Fairy, we can exchange spirit stones here. All transactions in our Tianbao Tower are settled according to spirit stones. I wonder if you have any spirit stones ready, or if you need to exchange them?"

"If you need to exchange, our Tianbao Tower provides a variety of exchange methods such as gold, silver, rare materials, etc., and the prices are fair." The old man looked up, his eyes revealing a shrewd and kind look.

Jiang Song nodded slightly. "I need to exchange some spirit stones. What's the exchange rate for gold and silver?"

Upon hearing this, the old man quickly took out a booklet from the drawer, turned to the exchange page, and pointed to a line of numbers.

"Fairy, please take a look. The current exchange rate for gold and silver is one thousand taels of gold for one low-grade spirit stone. If the quantity is large or if there are special materials, we may be able to give a slight discount."

When Jiang Song heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.

Although she had anticipated that the cultivation materials would be expensive and had already taken out all her belongings, she still felt nervous when faced with such a high exchange rate.

She bit her lip lightly and took out a thick stack of silver bills and several gold ingots from Xiuyun. This was all the property left from buying the storage bag just now.

"How many low-grade spirit stones can these be exchanged for?"

The old man took the silver bills and gold ingots handed to him by Jiang Song, counted them carefully, and then turned the abacus and calculated quickly.

After a moment, he looked up at Jiang Song and said, "Fairy, these banknotes and gold ingots are worth about three hundred taels of gold, plus a few gold ingots, which can be exchanged for about three low-grade spirit stones, plus some small change."

When Jiang Song heard this, he couldn't help but feel bitter.

These are just three low-grade spirit stones, what can they do?

She originally thought that although the gold and silver were not much, they could at least allow her to choose some in Tianbao Tower for her cultivation needs.

Unexpectedly, the reality was much more bleak than she had imagined.

"Then let's exchange it. Thank you." Jiang Song suppressed the disappointment in his heart and still maintained a decent smile on his face.

She also knew that the path to becoming an immortal was difficult and long, and that resource scarcity was the norm. What she encountered today was just the tip of the iceberg.

The old man said nothing more, put away the silver bills and gold ingots, took out three low-grade spirit stones that were gleaming with a faint spiritual light, and a small bag of silver from the secret compartment under the counter, and gently pushed them in front of Jiang Song.

This was the first time Jiang Song had seen real spirit stones. They were crystal clear, with wisps of spiritual energy lingering around them, as if they contained the essence of heaven and earth.

It was estimated that these three spirit stones could not even buy a few basic Qi-replenishing pills, let alone precious magical instruments like the Spirit-Testing Stone.

But since she was already here, she had to check out the actual price of the spirit stones so that she could save enough to buy them later.

Thinking of this, Jiang Song looked at Xie Fuxing, "Manager Xie, I want to go upstairs and see if there are any spirit stones for sale?"

Even though Xie Fuxing knew that Jiang Song could not afford the price of the spirit stone, he did not show any contempt or impatience. "Of course I have it. Fairy, please follow me!"

As he spoke, he brought Jiang Song and the other man to a teleportation array in the hall.

After stepping into the formation, in less than a breath, Jiang Song only felt a flash of light in front of his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he was already on the sixth floor of Tianbao Tower.

The sixth floor is mainly used to sell various magical instruments and treasures, ranging from simple storage bags and flying swords to complex formation plates, with a wide variety of items available.

The spirit-testing stone, as a special magical tool, is also classified in this level.

Xie Fuxing led Jiang Song to a counter that specialized in selling spirit-testing stones, where three spirit-testing stones of different sizes and shapes were placed.

Each spirit-testing stone is placed in an exquisite jade box, and a spirit-gathering array is arranged around it to ensure that its spirituality is preserved.

"Fairy, these are the only three spirit-testing stones we currently have in Tianbao Tower. They are low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade, and their detection ranges and accuracies are also different."

"What is the difference?"

"Low-grade spirit stones can detect whether a cultivator has spiritual roots, as well as the attributes and purity of the spiritual roots."

"A mid-grade spirit stone can further examine a cultivator's current realm of cultivation, as well as their potential to break through to the next realm."

"As for the top-grade Spiritual Testing Stone, in addition to possessing the functions of the first two, it can also detect a cultivator's physical constitution, bloodline, and other special qualities. It can even predict the cultivator's future path. It is extremely valuable."

Xie Fuxing introduced them one by one, and at the same time noticed the change in Jiang Song's expression.