Taipei, the main gate.
Bai Cang, with a white bone lock hammer hidden in his sleeve, swaggered towards the market.
The white marble floor was as smooth as a mirror, and the neat and uniform buildings with their flying eaves and corners were full of ancient style, showing a high-end style.
The people coming and going all exuded an air of wealth and extravagance, making it a place where "wealthy people come and go, and the number of visitors is endless."
As "Master Bai Xiaodao" stepped inside, he inexplicably felt a sense of unease called "poverty".
As for the scenes he imagined, such as independent cultivators, street vendors, and finding bargains, they didn't even exist.
"Am I the only one who's broke?"
Bai Cang squeezed the Hunyuan Cauldron in his sleeve, and a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.
However, after walking a while, he suddenly realized: I'm not here to buy anything, does it matter if I'm poor or not?
Anyway, this isn't a place he can afford to spend money on.
Even common medicinal herbs are sold wholesale in large quantities, and retail sales are refused.
Moreover, they only accept spirit pearls and spirit jade, not silver notes or gold notes, but they are quite interested in gold and silver, which unfortunately Bai Cang does not have.
Since that's the case, what does it matter to me whether it's expensive or not?
Whether I am poor or not, what does it have to do with them?
The thought of lying flat arises, and suddenly the world seems vast.
So Bai Cang held his head high and strode toward the "Tonghui Money Shop" at the end of the long street.
He walked out with a powerful stride, walked out with domineering arrogance, walked out with rapid progress, walked out as if from another world…
"Hey, this is interesting!"
Bai Cang suddenly stopped in front of a shop called "Tianfu Pavilion". "The only designated talisman coin exchange point in Beishi. Today's exchange rate: one spirit pearl to three talisman coins..."
Lingzhu Bai Cang knew that this was the most common and widely used "currency" in the cultivation world today!
Worldly possessions such as gold and silver are of little use to those who are practicing spiritual cultivation, but exchanging what one has for what one needs is a "basic necessity".
Therefore, various kinds of "spiritual currency" naturally came into being. After the great wave of sifting, "spiritual jade", "spiritual pearl" and "five elements divine sand" remained the most widely circulated and the most durable.
Among them, spirit jade is the most commonly used general material for refining talismans and setting up formations, five elements divine sand is the most basic and widely used material for refining weapons, and spirit pearls can be used to refine pills and medicines, and also have a wide range of uses.
There is no fixed exchange rate for these three "currencies," and the exchange rates will vary depending on the quality and quantity.
However, overall: Spirit Jade > Spirit Pearl > Five Elements Divine Sand.
"But what are talisman coins? And they seem to have a relatively fixed exchange rate?"
Bai Cang pondered to himself, then involuntarily stepped into the Heavenly Talisman Pavilion. "Is this the kind of talisman money I remember? Does the Heshan Sect really have such audacity?"
If he remembered correctly, all the shops in Taiyin City with the character "Tian" in their names belonged to the Chilong General Temple.
The sign that reads "Taoyuan's only designated talisman money exchange point" further proves the origin of the "talisman money".
"Sir, are you here to exchange for talisman money?"
As soon as you enter, a servant in blue robes comes up to you and presents you with a talisman coin that is as golden as jade and has eight corners. He introduces it with great enthusiasm, "We are having a big promotion recently. You can exchange one spirit pearl for three talisman coins. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Speaking of these talisman coins, they have countless uses, especially those from the Heshan Sect..."
With the servant's enthusiastic explanation, Bai Cang quickly figured out what this "talisman money" was all about.
To put it bluntly, this is something that the Xia Kingdom's Heshan Sect, or rather the Chilong Temple, created in an attempt to replace Spirit Jade, Spirit Pearl, and Five Elements Divine Sand as the currency of the cultivation world.
The essence of this talisman coin is a talisman called the "Gathering Yuan Talisman," into which magical power can be injected and stored, serving as a supplement during battles, alchemy, and weapon crafting.
However, only one's own stored magical power, or magical power from the same source and with similar attributes, can be used to activate magical artifacts and use spells.
Therefore, for most people, "charm money" is just a kind of "currency" or "certificate".
It can only be used for circulation, and cannot be consumed directly.
There are two types of talisman coins: raw coins and cooked coins. Raw coins are blank "Na Yuan Talismans", while cooked coins are "talisman coins" that have been filled with magical power.
Generally speaking, the total magical power of a single talisman coin is roughly equivalent to one aperture of a lower-level Buddhist practice.
According to the "official exchange rate", one mature coin can currently be exchanged for three unripe coins.
However, if the exchange is done privately, there will definitely be a huge difference due to the different quality and attributes of the magic power.
However, this had nothing to do with Bai Cang, as he had absolutely no interest in it.
"Tch, I thought it was one of those talismans for sealing spells, where you could gamble away a fortune!"
Bai Cang pursed his lips and turned to leave.
These so-called "talisman coins" only come in two types: raw and cooked. In essence, they are still Na Yuan talismans.
There is no distinction between fetal money, aperture money, sensing money, evil money, qi money, dan money, and pill money. There are no sealing spells, and the lavish tactics of "spending ten thousand gold coins to kill people" are not used.
"If my cultivation level increases in the future, perhaps I can research and develop real talisman coins based on the current talisman coins."
Bai Cang thought to himself, "Of course, the premise is that I have to become a super rich person first, otherwise it's just putting pressure on us poor folks!"
"Master Daoist, please wait! Please wait!"
The servant in blue quickly stopped Bai Cang, "I'm not interested in regular money, but how about making money that generates income?"
"We're having a huge promotion right now! Buy three get one free, and one spirit pearl can buy twelve talisman coins. Plus, we buy back your earned coins indefinitely. Daoist, why don't you take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Cang subconsciously stopped in his tracks: This was indeed a way to make money.
With his current cultivation level, he could probably fill a dozen or so talisman coins with one aperture of magical power.
Moreover, he has a cheat that allows him to restore his mana twenty times a day at almost zero cost.
That's the profit from three hundred coins and one hundred spirit pearls.
And what did he pay? Only three hundred coins and twenty-five spirit pearls.
That's almost a tenfold return—it's an absolute steal!
Of course, this is only because Bai Cang has a cheat code. If it were anyone else, they would probably only make a small fraction of what they earn, and earning one spirit bead a day would be the limit!
If things don't go well, or if you're unlucky, you might even lose money.
However, Bai Cang quickly dismissed the idea, "Wouldn't that make me a wage earner?"
For a normal person from Heshan, who the hell works for someone else? Of course, it's more profitable to do business without any investment!
It's not that we can't afford to work, but cheating, swindling, and robbing are more cost-effective.
We, the unorthodox ones, take shortcuts; who would bother to work hard and earn this meager living?
So he turned around and left without looking back.
"Pah! You poor bastard!"
Only after Bai Cang had walked a long way did the servant in blue dare to spit fiercely behind his back.
Bai Cang originally intended to head straight for Tonghui Money Exchange, but a shop sign called "Tiangonglou" held him captive for a full three seconds.
"We buy unlimited quantities of gold and silver at competitive prices, negotiable!"
Below is a line of smaller print: Gold notes are discounted by 30%, silver notes by 50%!
Bai Cang stared intently at the sign, his mind becoming somewhat dazed.
But the next second, as if he had thought of something, he took off running towards Tonghui Money Exchange.
Holy crap, my money!!!
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