No wonder Tianbao Pavilion is the wealthiest power on the continent; with these profit standards, it would be strange if it didn't make money.
Shen Yunhao stroked his chin and asked again, "Senior, can we exchange gold and silver for spirit stones here?"
"Can!"
What is the exchange rate?
"If you want to exchange spirit stones for silver, one spirit stone can be exchanged for ten taels of silver. If you want to exchange silver for spirit stones, twenty taels can be exchanged for one spirit stone."
"..."
Been taught a lesson……
"I wonder if you have any other business, young friend? If not, you can have a servant take you to collect the spirit stones."
Shen Yunhao nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "Senior, may I ask you to appraise something?"
"Ten spirit stones for the appraisal fee!"
What a heartless bastard!
"Hehehe..." Old Master Chu chuckled, "Of course, it can be done without charging a fee. I hit it off with you at first sight, young friend, and it wouldn't be out of the question for you to have your tasting done for free, as long as you trust me..."
Shen Yunhao pursed his lips.
To be fair, although this place is a rip-off, the service quality is indeed top-notch.
This old man's cultivation level was far superior to mine, yet he was still so polite and patient with me, which was quite rare.
Shen Yunhao took out one of the stones that Ning Yuyao had left for him from his inner pocket.
He had actually considered whether the item was extremely valuable, valuable enough to tempt the other party to covet it.
But later I still felt that this possibility was unlikely.
Even if Ning Yuyao is very good to me, she shouldn't be so careless as to give me some amazing treasure from the very beginning.
Yao Yao: "(??＞?ω?＜??)"
Besides, this is Tianbao Pavilion, a renowned name throughout the continent.
Sure enough, when Shen Yunhao took out the stone and placed it in front of the old man, the old man merely raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled faintly, "It seems that you are more unassuming than I imagined! Did you obtain this by chance or was it a gift from someone?"
"A gift from a good friend!"
Shen Yunhao did not hesitate; he was still good at using someone else's name to intimidate others.
"Your friend must have a powerful background," the old man said with a playful smile. "This is a top-grade spirit stone. Generally speaking, unless by sheer chance, only members of large sects would possess such a treasure!"
"Top-grade spirit stones?"
Shen Yunhao was taken aback.
"Indeed, top-grade spirit stones are produced in the Spirit Mountain and are extremely rare! Depending on their quality, a single top-grade spirit stone can be worth anywhere from a thousand to several thousand ordinary spirit stones!"
The old man stroked his beard: "Young friend, this one is of good quality... It can be exchanged for 1,500 spirit stones at my Tianbao Pavilion!"
1,500!
Holy crap! That's a tycoon!
The two stones that the lady casually tossed were worth more than the entire Shen family?
Shen Yunhao suddenly looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"Hmm? What is the matter, young friend?"
"Senior, you may not know this... There was once a sincere love placed before me, but I did not cherish it. Only when I lost it did I regret it deeply. There is nothing more painful in this world than this!"
"???"
"If I could do it all over again, please let me hold onto your leg tighter, and I would never let go, even if you killed me!"
"..."
"Wait a minute!" Shen Yunhao suddenly thought of a question: "Senior, if I become rich in the future and want to redeem this top-grade spirit stone, how many ordinary spirit stones would I need to spend?"
Upon hearing this, the old man immediately revealed a kind and gentle smile: "Of course, it's 1,500 coins."
I don't believe you for a second!
...
After the appraisal was completed, Shen Yunhao still planned to exchange the top-grade spirit stone for an ordinary spirit stone.
Although these two top-grade spirit stones were a gift from Ning Yuyao and have extraordinary commemorative significance, one cannot survive without money when traveling.
Of course, not all top-grade spirit stones are untradeable.
However, given his low cultivation level, if he were to take out a top-grade spirit stone, others would inevitably know that he possesses a "huge sum of money."
Shen Yunhao understood the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime.
The cultivation world is ultimately a dog-eat-dog world, and in many places and under many circumstances, the so-called rules are meaningless.
So after much deliberation, Shen Yunhao decided to exchange it, even if it meant being ripped off by Tianbao Pavilion.
After all... the security of conducting transactions at Tianbao Pavilion is quite guaranteed.
However, when exchanging spirit stones, Shen Yunhao suddenly discovered a problem.
Spirit stones... are essentially stones that contain spiritual energy.
How can such a huge stone be carried without a storage bag?
Carrying a large snakeskin bag on the road?
Tianbaoge has also provided a solution to this problem.
"You can purchase a Heavenly Treasure Pouch for two hundred spirit stones..."
After several explanations, Shen Yunhao once again experienced the extraordinary abilities of Tianbao Pavilion.
This so-called Heavenly Treasure Pouch is essentially just a storage bag!
As everyone knows, cultivators below the Soul Condensation Realm have no way of using storage bags.
But what makes Tianbao Pavilion so powerful is that... it has an extremely wide distribution across the continent!
Each Tianbao Pavilion is staffed with dedicated cultivators who help customers open their Tianbao pouches and retrieve the items inside.
At this point, Shen Yunhao suddenly realized.
Do you consider Tianbaoge a bank?
So, isn't this Heavenly Treasure Pouch just like an alternative bank card?
However, this treasure pouch actually contains spirit stones, not just a cold number.
Shen Yunhao had also asked why they didn't follow the example of mortal banks and set up exclusive silver notes for Tianbao Pavilion, wouldn't that be more convenient...?
Old Master Chu explained it to him very patiently.
In the mortal realm, silver is simply a kind of stone with exchange value, while spirit stones or other items can provide spiritual energy for cultivators to cultivate, and thus have a great function.
Even if they are not in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, cultivators can still retrieve the items inside by destroying the Heavenly Treasure Pouch in an emergency.
This is an advantage that ordinary banknotes cannot match.
Although Tianbao Pavilion is widely distributed, it is impossible for it to be completely distributed throughout the entire continent.
This also ensures that the rights and interests of Tianbaoge customers are not violated to the greatest extent possible.
"In the cultivation world, isn't it most reassuring to keep your own things on your person?" The old man smiled slightly. "For example, young friend, would you be willing to store another top-grade spirit stone with me and take it out when you need it later?"
Shen Yunhao was startled.
This old man actually knew he had a spirit stone?
“Young friend, there’s no need to panic… It’s not that I was deliberately spying on you, but when you took out the first top-grade spirit stone, the spiritual energy fluctuations were already very obvious, and I couldn’t pretend I didn’t know.”
"..."
Okay, that was too hasty.
However, Shen Yunhao could deduce one thing from this.
The small silk pouch that Ning Yuyao left for herself should have a strong effect in concealing spiritual energy. Even someone as powerful as this old man could only detect the top-grade spirit stones inside the moment he opened the pouch.
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