Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1106: 1106: Deal

Chapter 1106: Chapter 1106: Deal

“Serve the tea.”

A maid presented a cup of Spiritual Tea to Wang Chen, who had just taken his seat.

“Thank you.”

Wang Chen lifted the teacup and immediately felt a rich fragrance wafting towards him. He saw that the tea in the cup was clear, with a petal floating on top.

After taking a sip, the tea smoothly went down his throat leaving a lingering sweetness with a unique flavor.

Wang Chen couldn’t help but praise: “Excellent tea.”

As a result, the girl in a red dress sitting to the right couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, before quickly covering her little cherry lips.

Although Wang Chen had revealed the Cultivation Realm of a Nascent Soul True Immortal, she didn’t seem to hold him in higher regard because of it. Her attitude was not exactly dismissive, but it wasn’t particularly respectful either.

Wang Chen kept his eyes and mind steady, as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

With a slight smile, Du Jiuniang said, “Taoist Friend Wang, I am aware of your intentions. Although this is the first time I am taking up a task from the Lower Realm, this does not mean I am easy to deceive.”

After a pause, she gazed at Wang Chen and asked, “How many Spirit Stones are you willing to offer?”

Very serious.

To this question, Wang Chen had already prepared an answer without a second thought: “How about three hundred Supreme Spirit Stones?”

He had previously asked Wei Tongfang and knew the rough price range. Although his offer was cautious, it was still within a reasonable range.

“Three hundred Supreme Spirit Stones?”

Before Du Jiuniang could respond, the girl in the red dress curled her lip: “That amount of Spirit Stones isn’t even enough to cover Sister Jiuniang’s expenses for rouge.”

Three hundred Supreme Spirit Stones can’t buy what kind of rouge?

Wang Chen didn’t want to argue with her and just looked at Du Jiuniang.

“Stop it.”

Du Jiuniang cast an irritated glance at the girl in the red dress, then said to Wang Chen, “Three hundred Supreme Spirit Stones is a bit low. This task didn’t come easily. I’ll help you for five hundred Supreme Spirit Stones.”

Wang Chen pondered for a moment: “How about four hundred?”

Du Jiuniang frowned slightly: “Minimum four hundred fifty, otherwise forget it. I can’t carry too much personal cargo when I go to the Lower Realm.”

“Deal.”

Wang Chen’s initial bottom line was indeed five hundred Supreme Spirit Stones, so to save fifty was also a welcome outcome.

He immediately took out four hundred fifty Supreme Spirit Stones from his Sumeru Ring and handed them to Du Jiuniang.

These Supreme Spirit Stones came from a former cultivator’s Cave Mansion, one of the few reserves Wang Chen had left, diminishing with every piece used.

He then gave Du Jiuniang a Storage Bag.

Inside the Storage Bag were the Pills, Talismans, Magical Treasures, and other cultivation resources Wang Chen had prepared for Xu Xinlan.

The Pills included Lifespan Extension Pills, Staying Beauty Pills, Nurturing Origin Pills, etc. The Talismans and Magical Treasures were personally crafted by him, covering everything needed for Body Protection, evasion, and attack.

With these resources and equipment, Xu Xinlan could better cultivate and protect herself, holding on until Wang Chen came to take her to the Upper Realm.

In reality, the total value of these items was not worth four hundred fifty Supreme Spirit Stones—it was as if the delivery fee was more expensive than the goods themselves!

Moreover, inside the Storage Bag, there was also a letter.

Du Jiuniang took everything one by one and then asked, “Do you have a keepsake?”

“I do.”

Wang Chen immediately gave her two folded Message Talismans.

In the middle of the Message Talismans was a strand of Xu Xinlan’s hair, which he had taken before he left, now perfectly serving its purpose.

With this strand of hair, it would be easy for Du Jiuniang to find Xu Xinlan after descending to the Lower Realm.

“Very well.”

Du Jiuniang stored all the items and then said to Wang Chen, “As long as the person is still there, I will make sure to deliver these items.”

Wang Chen gave a slight bow: “Thank you, Taoist Friend.”

“You’re welcome.”

Du Jiuniang waved her hand dismissively, her lips suddenly curving into a smile, and said, “Taoist Friend Wang, actually, I have one more spot for taking someone up to the Upper Realm. Would you be interested?”

“Ah?”

Wang Chen nearly broke down on the spot!

If he had known earlier that the other party could take people to the Upper Realm, he would have definitely made other preparations.

Suppressing the turmoil within, Wang Chen asked bluntly: “Taoist Friend Du, if I want this quota, how many Spirit Stones do I need to give you?”

Du Jiuniang raised a slender jade finger and replied, “One Supreme Spirit Stone.”

Supreme Spirit Stone!

Wang Chen was speechless.

Spirit Stones are primarily divided into low grade, medium grade, and Upper Spirit grade, which are the mainstream currency for transactions in the Cultivation World, with extremely broad applicability.

Beyond the lower, middle, and upper grades, there are Fragmented Spirit Stones and Supreme Spirit Stones.

The former is the smallest unit, and the latter is a celestial treasure!

Supreme Spirit Stones are not common currency, and they do not have a fixed exchange rate, being treasures that are priceless in the market.

It is said that Supreme Spirit Stones can only be formed at the very beginning of chaos in a world, and the quantity is limited; once one is used, there is one less, and it is not possible for more to be regenerated.

It may seem that Du Jiuniang is asking for just one Supreme Spirit Stone, but where can Wang Chen find one?

Moreover, he only spent how many Spirit Stones when he smuggled himself from the Mountain and Sea Realm to the Haotian Realm!

It’s a pity that going up is easy, but coming down is hard; otherwise, Wang Chen wouldn’t have exhausted all his strategies and paid so many prices yet still couldn’t bring people up.

“I’m sorry.”

Wang Chen shook his head: “I have never seen a Supreme Spirit Stone.”

He spoke the truth, unafraid of others laughing at him for being uncouth.

“Is that so…”

Du Jiuniang was not too disappointed, and after thinking for a moment, she said, “If you don’t have a Supreme Spirit Stone, then five thousand Immortal Alliance merit points will do.”

Five thousand Immortal Alliance merit points!

Wang Chen remembered Wei Tongfang telling him that traveling to the Lower Realm and back once through the Nine States Immortal Alliance’s Transmission Array would cost exactly five thousand Immortal Alliance merit points.

The price quoted by Du Jiuniang was really steep!

“I don’t have Immortal Alliance merit points either.”

Wang Chen was somewhat helpless: “Taoist Friend Du, may I ask when are you going to the Mountain and Sea Realm?”

Du Jiuniang answered with a smile, “On the third day of next month.”

That simply leaves no time at all!

Wang Chen was very disappointed—now it was the end of the month, and in just a few short days, where could he gain five thousand Immortal Alliance merit points.

What a pity to miss this opportunity.

“Let’s do this.”

Du Jiuniang changed her tone: “Right now, you don’t know if the person you want to pick up is still there. I can take some items down for you this time, and if the person is still there, I will go again next year. If you can gather enough merit points by then, I will give you the quota, how about that?”

This is totally doable!

Wang Chen’s spirits lifted instantly: “It’s a deal!”

In fact, a simple calculation would reveal that giving Du Jiuniang five thousand Immortal Alliance merit points in exchange for a quota to take someone to the Upper Realm is far better than using those merit points to obtain a Lower Realm eligibility.

It also saves countless troubles!

The only problem now is how to gather five thousand merit points.

If it comes to the worst, he can just make a trip to the Realm Border and slay Outsider Heavenly Demons to accumulate merit points!

Having settled the matter and considering the other party is also a female cultivator, Wang Chen did not linger any longer, he stood up, took his leave, and departed.

After Wang Chen left, a woman in a red dress huffed, “Sister Shi Jiang, five thousand Immortal Alliance merit points in exchange for an Upper Realm quota, you went too easy on him!”

Du Jiuniang smiled without saying a word.

On the contrary, the white-robed female cultivator who had been silent until now suddenly spoke up: “This man is profound and enigmatic, with a refined aura, definitely not as simple as he appears on the surface; it is good to form a cordial relationship with him.”

Du Jiuniang turned her head and looked at her with bright eyes: “Sister Jingya is right.”

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