Game Cultivation World: I'm really playing games

In the evening, Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi returned home, only to find that Xiao Sanzi had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for them.

"Sister Mei, after dinner, I want to discuss something with you." On the way home, Xiao Qi had agreed with Xue Tianhan that she would bring up the matter during dinner, and Xue Tianhan would borrow the money. But when it came to this, Xiao Qi felt a little embarrassed to speak up.

"What's the matter?" Hu Meiniang asked in confusion. They all knew each other so well, what could not be said now?

"It's like this, the largest auction house in the city is holding an auction tomorrow, and our instructor will take us to participate. But you know, the two of us are only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and we don't have much belongings. Even if we come across something good, we don't have the ability to bid for it, so, you know!" Seeing that Xiaoqi was a little shy, Xue Tianhan could only say it himself.

"I thought it was a trivial matter. Isn't it simple? Just find Xiaoqing. She is a wealthy woman, very wealthy." Hu Meiniang smiled charmingly, then pointed at Madam Green Snake and said.

"Mei Niang, you are still talking about me. Aren't you also rich?" Lady Green Snake joked.

"How could I have any? I'm all alone. I don't even have enough spirit stones for my own cultivation, so how could I have any extra resources? Unlike you, you have an ancestor and a whole family's years of accumulation." Hu Meiniang said aggrievedly.

"...Alright, alright, let's go to the auction together tomorrow. It's perfect, I haven't been to an event like this in years." Lady Green Snake didn't believe Hu Meiniang's lies. She didn't believe a Nascent Soul-stage demon without money. She'd even seen Hu Meiniang cultivating with a few top-grade spirit stones yesterday. But since they were eating, she didn't want to embarrass Hu Meiniang in front of everyone, so she changed the subject.

"Yes, master, you must take me with you tomorrow. I may not be good at other things, but I am absolutely excellent at appraising treasures." Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi went to the academy for classes these days, and Xiao Huang was extremely bored. Now, when he heard that there was an auction that he had never attended before, he planned to follow Xue Tianhan to join in the fun and broaden his horizons.

"Don't worry about this, you must bring it." Xue Tianhan didn't have the ability to identify the quality of the auction items, but with Xiao Huang here, there was no reason not to use it. He threw a chicken leg to Xiao Huang under the table and said.

"Master, I want to go too." If Xiao Huang can go, then Xiao Bai must follow, otherwise what if Xiao Huang says bad things about it in front of Xue Tianhan? It quickly put down the pig's trotter in its mouth, sat up from the ground, and said to Xue Tianhan.

"Well, I heard that the auction house has regulations that if you don't have an invitation letter, you need to verify your capital. Only those with assets exceeding 10,000 spirit stones can enter the auction house." Xue Tianhan said a little embarrassedly.

"This is easy. Xiaoqing is a wealthy woman. We can just ask her to give tens of thousands of spirit stones to each of them." Xiaobai suggested.

"That's right, let Xiaoqing handle this matter. Let's eat first." Hu Meiniang applauded Xiaobai's suggestion.

"Yes, let's eat first. I have some questions about cultivation that I want to ask you later." Xue Tianhan also felt that it would be better to do something serious during meal time. Anyway, tomorrow's problems have been solved.

After eating and drinking, Xue Tianhan brought Xiao Qi and Hu Meiniang to the martial arts training platform in the yard.

"My two beautiful sisters, it's like this. Today our instructor taught me a technique called Vajra Tyrant Body, but this technique requires spiritual power to perform. I would like to ask if there is any way for us to quickly increase our spiritual power?" Xue Tianhan went straight to the point.

"No, there is no shortcut from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Golden Core Stage. You need to take one step at a time and slowly transform all of your internal energy into spiritual power. This is a long process and cannot be skipped." Hu Meiniang said.

"No, Mei Niang, you are wrong. Our ancestors once said that the Heaven-Defying Technique can directly cultivate spiritual power from the very beginning. However, this technique is hard to find, so there are only a few people who can do this."

"A heaven-defying martial art? Isn't the martial art given by senior sister heaven-defying enough?" Xue Tianhan muttered.

"No, young master, you are wrong. The technique you practice every day is definitely of a heaven-defying level. I can sense strong fluctuations of spiritual energy when you practice. Perhaps you have only just reached the entry level and haven't discovered its mysteries yet."

"Oh, then it seems there's no other way. If I want to improve my spiritual power, I can only do it slowly."

"No, master, have you forgotten that you haven't refined the thousand-year-old red fruit that Xiao Huang brought you into a pill. After eating the pill and raising your realm, you will be able to cultivate spiritual power quickly." Xiao Bai ran over and said.

"Um, I didn't forget. The herbs are all ready. The problem is that I don't know how to make pills." Xue Tianhan said helplessly.

"There is a place in the city that specializes in making pills, but the price is a bit expensive." When talking about making pills, Hu Meiniang felt a lot of emotion. For no other reason, she had planned to find someone to make a few Peiyuan Pills, hoping to take this as a small leap forward. However, although she had the materials, the cost of finding someone to make the pills was far beyond her expectations, so she had to give up.

"I have money, but how do I exchange it for spirit stones?" Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi were big top-up customers, their gold and silver piled up like a mountain. However, after entering the city, they mainly used spirit stones to spend their money. It was a pity, a tragedy, to have a mountain of gold but not be able to spend it!

"I remember that the mysterious merchant can be exchanged, but this guy is too hard to find. Since I met him once in the back mountain, I haven't seen him again." Xiao Qi said with empathy.

"Yeah, that game is such a jerk. They lure people in under the guise of making money playing games, but then they completely restrict the redemption channels. If I could complain, I'd definitely flood their complaint hotline."

"Young Master, who is this mysterious businessman you are talking about?" Hu Meiniang asked curiously when she heard such a strange name for the first time.

"A black businessman, how should I put it, wearing a black cloak, black clothes, black shoes, well, even his skin is black." Xue Tianhan recalled and said.

"Well, if that's the case, I saw him this morning." Hu Meiniang said in surprise.

"Have you seen it? Where is it?" Xue Tianhan and Xiao Qi said in delight. The mysterious merchant had appeared, which was a great opportunity. Not only could they exchange resources, but they could also buy many rare and exotic items.

"He's right in front of the Alchemy Pavilion in the city. I thought he was a guard there." Hu Meiniang replied.

"Let's go now." Xue Tianhan said anxiously. That guy was very mysterious and no one knew when he would leave. If they didn't go quickly, they might regret it later.

Soon, they arrived at the place Hu Meiniang mentioned, only to see that the Alchemy Pavilion was closed, but there was still someone guarding its door.

"It really is the mysterious merchant, that's great." Xue Tianhan recognized him at a glance. This was undoubtedly the mysterious merchant.

"Young man, I am a mysterious businessman who is unknown in the world and has been searched for by thousands of households in the desert. What can I do for you?" After Xue Tianhan approached the mysterious businessman, the mysterious businessman spoke.

"What a great one! He travels around the world but no one knows him, so he searches for him in every household in the desert." This description is so apt, Xue Tianhan exclaimed in admiration.

"I want to exchange for spirit stones, lots and lots of spirit stones."

"Young man, would you like to exchange it for low-grade spirit stones, medium-grade spirit stones, or high-grade spirit stones? Of course, if you really have money, you can also exchange it for a top-grade spiritual weapon."

“What’s the exchange rate?”

"One yuan for a low-grade spirit stone, eleven yuan for a medium-grade spirit stone, one hundred and twenty yuan for a high-grade spirit stone, and one thousand three hundred yuan for a top-grade spirit stone." The mysterious businessman smiled cunningly and said slowly.

"Hmm? Wait a minute, we'll discuss it." Hearing such a strange pattern, Xue Tianhan looked at the mysterious businessman with squinted eyes, thinking to himself, this bastard must be looking for kickbacks. Normally the ratio is one to ten, why is it getting higher and higher?

"Xiao Qi, do you think the ratio the mysterious businessman mentioned is abnormal?"

"Sir, is there any need to explain that? Isn't the ratio of using spirit stones one to ten wherever you go? He is obviously trying to cheat us." Hu Meiniang said first.

"Well, I think he's trying to trick you. When he heard you said you wanted to exchange a large amount of spirit stones, he deliberately changed the exchange rate. This way, most people can only bite their teeth and exchange for high-quality spirit stones. After all, the bag has limited capacity, and you can't fill your backpack with a bunch of low-grade spirit stones, right?

But he's miscalculated. You have space to store so many low-grade spirit stones. As long as we exchange them all for low-grade spirit stones, we won't suffer any loss."

"Yes, then let's exchange them all for low-grade spirit stones." With the chaotic space, no matter how many spirit stones there are, they can be put in. Xue Tianhan will not be a sucker.

"Hey, black businessman, exchange it for me 10 million low-grade spirit stones." Xue Tianhan said with a generous attitude.

"Okay, young man, you are obviously a rich man. However, 10 million low-grade spirit stones is not a small amount. It can be piled up into a small mountain. What are you going to use to carry them away? Do you need a Qiankun bag or a storage ring?" The mysterious businessman tried to sell.

"Hey, a Qiankun bag? A storage ring? There's this thing too! Then why don't you tell me how much it costs, how to use it, and how much it can hold?" Xue Tianhan had a Chaos Dimension, but Xiao Qi didn't. She only had the two Sumeru bags she'd received for a previous top-up, and they were both filled with equipment, medicine, and the like. Hearing that the mysterious merchant was selling this kind of spatial treasure, Xue Tianhan quickly inquired for Xiao Qi.

"The Qiankun bag can hold one million low-grade spirit stones and is sold for 10 low-grade spirit stones. The storage ring can hold five million low-grade spirit stones and is sold for 80 low-grade spirit stones. It is easy to use, you just need to recite the mantra silently." The mysterious businessman explained.

"It's so expensive, why don't you just rob it?" Xue Tianhan said speechlessly. Such a bag actually costs 100,000 low-grade spirit stones. That's 100,000 yuan in cash. It's really a rip-off.

"Young man, please don't talk nonsense. I'm recommending these two spatial treasures to you because you're wealthy. If you think they're expensive, then buy this Sumeru bag. It only costs 20,000 low-grade spirit stones."