Chapter 16: As Long As You Pay Enough
Chapter 16: As Long As You Pay Enough
“Tang Yuelu, why don’t you move aside? I have less money, so I want to go first.” Wang Mingming couldn’t hold back. One hundred Yuan Coins for you to play all night, what am I supposed to play?
Divine Martial Bloodline, I want it too!
“No way, I’m about to get the Divine Martial Bloodline. If anyone drags me away now, I’ll get really mad!” Tang Yuelu’s eyes were bloodshot. The Divine Martial Bloodline, this divine-level bloodline, she absolutely had to get it!
“Tang Yuelu, I have great luck, I haven’t gotten mine yet, you…”
Wang Mingming wasn’t happy, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a roar: “Get lost! If you dare bother me again, I’ll kill you!”
He opened his mouth, then closed it. Fine. Wang Mingming admitted he was no match and stepped aside. “Brother Xuan, do you have anything here that can improve cultivation?”
“Improve cultivation?” Jiang Taixuan stayed silent for a moment. He looked at Wang Mingming, thought for a bit, then said, “You can’t afford it.”
“Really? Is it as expensive as those divine-level things?” Wang Mingming’s face fell. “I’m not aiming that high. Just something that can get me to the sixth stage, no, the seventh stage would be enough.”
He had agreed to a martial contest with Xiao Cheng. In ten days, Xiao Cheng would likely break through to the sixth stage. He was already not his match; by then, he might be instantly defeated.
“You really can’t afford it. These are all high-grade goods here. Things that can change your physique, cleanse your marrow, make you invincible below the Innate Realm.”
“Like top-grade Spiritual Herbs, which can raise your cultivation by several stages and improve the quality of your Primeval Qi.”
“But you know, these are all very precious. You really can’t afford them.”
Jiang Taixuan was helpless. There was no way around it. Having a system with goods that were too high-level was also a problem.
“So I’m doomed?” Wang Mingming cried. He had come here seeking help, looking for things to improve his strength. Who knew there were things, but he couldn’t afford them?
Buy on credit? Those precious items weren’t something a mere Foundation Building cultivator could handle. Even selling the entire Wang Family wouldn’t cover the debt, so credit was definitely out of the question.
Jiang Taixuan was helpless too. He wanted to help but couldn’t.
“Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Divine Martial Bloodline.”
Suddenly, a clear sound startled the two of them. They saw Tang Yuelu look excited, holding a transparent crystal jade bottle in her hand.
Inside the bottle, golden blood flowed, with mysterious Runes faintly swirling within.
“Divine Blood!”
Tang Yuelu looked overjoyed. Without any hesitation, she pulled out the stopper and swallowed it in one gulp.
“Gulp.”
Wang Mingming swallowed his saliva, as if he were the one swallowing it.
“Such strong power.”
Tang Yuelu exclaimed in surprise, then quickly sat down cross-legged. She began circulating her Martial Arts Technique. Thick heaven and earth spiritual energy surged toward her, actually turning into mist that enveloped Tang Yuelu.
“Holy… spiritual energy condensing into mist! This is what happens when a peerless monster cultivates!” Wang Mingming was shocked.
Hum!
The next moment, Tang Yuelu’s body trembled, and a powerful aura rose from her.
“Martial Arts Seventh Stage! And still rising?” Wang Mingming was dumbfounded. Even though Tang Yuelu was a genius, she couldn’t possibly be this monstrous, could she?
“Mid Martial Arts Seventh Stage.”
“High Martial Arts Seventh Stage.”
“Peak. Eighth Stage now. She won’t break through to the Ninth Stage, will she?”
Wang Mingming gaped. This was terrifying, right? In the blink of an eye, she reached the eighth stage and was still rising.
Jiang Taixuan looked envious. Divine Martial Bloodline, this was the top-tier bloodline in the Martial Arts world. A peerless monster? That was nothing!
“Mommy, I want the Divine Martial Bloodline too.”
Wang Mingming was so shocked he nearly screamed, because Tang Yuelu had broken through again—Martial Arts Ninth Stage!
“Phew.”
Half an hour passed. Tang Yuelu slowly opened her eyes, exhaled a turbid breath, and a look of joy she couldn’t hide appeared on her face.
“Congratulations, Senior Tang, on breaking through to the peak of Martial Arts Ninth Stage. The Innate Realm is within sight.” Wang Mingming congratulated her, but his congratulations were filled with envy and a trace of jealousy.
Tang Yuelu pondered her cultivation. Yes, she was now at the peak of Martial Arts Ninth Stage, just a step away from advancing to the Innate Realm.
“Keep working hard, Junior Wang.” Tang Yuelu was in a great mood. She looked at the Turntable, her eyes shining. “It really is the Divine Martial Bloodline! I now possess Divine Blood, my cultivation talent surpasses countless people!”
Jiang Taixuan walked up with a smile. “Congratulations, Miss Tang.”
Tang Yuelu was very excited. Although she now had only one Yuan Coin left, being able to exchange it for the Divine Martial Bloodline was definitely heaven’s favor.
“Brother Xuan.” Wang Mingming looked at Jiang Taixuan with eager eyes.
Before Jiang Taixuan could speak, Tang Yuelu chuckled and said, “Junior Wang, prepare enough Yuan Coins, and you can have it too.”
Jiang Taixuan also nodded in agreement. He patted Wang Mingming’s shoulder and calmly said, “Young man, as long as you pay enough money, you can become stronger.”
“Can I get it on credit?” Wang Mingming cried. Besides the one thousand Yuan Coins for his debt, he only had a few Gold Coins left.
“Small business, no credit!” This time, Jiang Taixuan directly refused. The Turntable was a trap. It might look like both he and Tang Yuelu could get rewards.
But not everyone had that luck. If you were unlucky, you might spend a hundred thousand, even hundreds of thousands of Yuan Coins, and still get no reward!
“It’s late, I’ll head back first. Farewell.” Tang Yuelu said. She needed to calm down now. The divine-level bloodline was too exciting.
“Should I keep the Jade Pendant for you?” Jiang Taixuan quickly asked.
“No need. A mere Foundation Building magical tool. With my current talent, it won’t be long before I reach Foundation Building. I won’t lack such an item.” Tang Yuelu said disdainfully.
Wang Mingming was shocked again. A Foundation Building magical tool! Tang Yuelu had actually pawned a Foundation Building magical tool!
Jiang Taixuan glanced at Wang Mingming but said nothing. A Foundation Building magical tool might sound impressive, but for anyone below the Innate Realm, it was completely useless.
If it were a protective magical tool, that might be different. But other attack or support tools—Martial Artists below the Innate Realm simply couldn’t activate them. Only Innate Realm masters could bring out a fraction of their power.
This Jade Pendant happened to be an attack-type magical tool.
That was also why Tang Yuelu had pawned it originally. Having it was useless anyway, so it was better to pawn it temporarily and exchange for an Innate Realm master’s help.
Wang Mingming left too, and in a hurry. It seemed he was going home to raise money.
“System, this pawned magical tool, will it be put up for sale in the Dojo?” Jiang Taixuan asked. He couldn’t use it himself, and the System wouldn’t let him use it either.
“Ding, successfully recycled the Foundation Building magical tool.”
The Jade Pendant in Jiang Taixuan’s hand suddenly disappeared, being taken back by the System. The next moment, the System’s voice sounded in his mind:
“Ding, any items not redeemed will be recycled and processed by the System and will not reappear.”
Jiang Taixuan understood. This ‘recycling’ probably meant taking it apart.
All the guests were gone. Jiang Taixuan checked his earnings. He made ten Yuan Coins from Wang Mingming, and Tang Yuelu spent one hundred Yuan Coins and several hundred Gold Coins on the Turntable.
He now had eleven Yuan Coins and thirteen Gold Coins. It was a small amount of money, but still far from enough to buy the divine-level meal set or God-Demon Snacks.
“The task is arduous and the road is long. I hope putting up the sign will bring some business.” Jiang Taixuan sighed.
After all, he still had a task of ten transactions. So far, he had only completed one—Wang Mingming’s.
“Field Master, my snack.” Li Guang’s voice drifted over from right behind him.
Jiang Taixuan’s face darkened. He said angrily, “In the middle of the night, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, you want to scare me to death?”
“Ahem, Field Master, sorry. Guang was just a bit impatient.” Li Guang said apologetically.
“Forget it. What snack do you want? Tell me.” Jiang Taixuan said. The System had already notified him that the task was complete, so he could give Li Guang his share of the snack.
“God-Demon Pill.” Li Guang said.
“Take it and hurry up to hang on the tree. Don’t go around scaring people.” Jiang Taixuan threw him a pack of God-Demon Pills, then closed the door to cultivate.