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Chapter 225: Fate or No Fate, It’s All About Money

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Fate or No Fate, It’s All About Money

Mr. Bai once said that if one encounters a True Skill and becomes a Ghost Cultivator, future ascension to Ghost Immortal is not impossible.

It’s a lie to say I’m not tempted. Wan An’s hand holding the wine glass shook slightly to steady his nerves. He looked intently at the Yin Messenger who had come with an obvious request and asked in a low voice, "Master Ma, what does the Cold Crystal Jade look like? Where can it be bought? How much Cold Crystal Jade is needed to acquire the True Skill?"

"Cold Crystal Jade..." Ma Hongtu, seeing the other side taking the bait, felt assured immediately.

Lately, he’s been pondering how to get involved in Jiang Dao You’s major plan to gain some benefits, wondering what leverage he can offer to get on this ship. After much thought, apart from leveraging Jiidao to gain some advantages, there’s really no other option.

After all, as a small-time Yin Messenger, how much power do I really have? I can’t even pull a ghost out of Hell!

Jiang Dao You is adept at the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill, and if he showcases even a little, countless Yin Messengers would want to befriend him for the benefits, thus making me lose the first-mover advantage. But is it possible that Jiang Dao You might need my help for anything?

Apart from this old man, who is his disciple’s real grandparent, there’s only this single connection to utilize within the Netherworld.

Since the old man doesn’t lack money and has taken over Lotus Peak to participate in some plan, the only thing worth showing him is a part of the "Ghost Immortal Scripture."

Divided into three parts and taught to the old man, it not only earns some real gold and silver but also further locks in the supply-demand relationship between the two sides. Ma Hongtu is very sure that no other Yin Messenger dares to leak the sect’s cultivation techniques.

Transmitting the technique privately, this is an over-life-bound friendship!

"You’ve been in the Netherworld for a short time, so naturally, you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to see Cold Crystal Jade." As a mere Ghost Messenger, Ma Hongtu can only gather a bit of Paper Money, let alone any Cold Crystal Jade specially used by Ghost Cultivators.

He clicked his tongue and smiled, "I don’t have any right now, but once you see such a good thing, you’ll know it. That’s called beauty! It also contains a mighty and pure Yin Fiend aura, not only can it be used as currency, if financially allowed, it can also be absorbed for cultivation."

Wan An silently agreed in his heart.

When I saw the Cold Crystal Jade unearthed earlier, I instantly realized that those small, dark, shiny stones were the currency used by Ghost Cultivators.

"How much Cold Crystal Jade is needed to purchase the ’Ghost Immortal Scripture?’" He pursued further.

Ma Hongtu put down his wine glass and extended three fingers, "Thirty thousand Cold Crystal Jade, and I will impart part of it to you."

Thirty thousand?!

Wan An, who personally participated in the mining work, had his brows twitch. He thought about the difficulty of mining in the mountains and felt that even if his old bones worked themselves to exhaustion, they might not dig out thirty thousand pieces of Cold Crystal Jade, which would only buy a part?

Forget it. Whether there is fate in cultivation often depends on whether there is money. Even his grandson depends on his master for food and drink, and doing this much won’t account for much. It seems there is no destiny with cultivation.

"Master Ma, I’ll remember your kind gesture. Once I discuss it with my grandson and gather enough Cold Crystal Jade, I’ll trouble you again." Wan An, instantly losing hope, toasted to the other side.

"No problem!" Ma Hongtu thought to himself that he wasn’t selling it at a high price. Once he gets the money, he’d smooth things over and then strive to climb up to qualify to learn the next part. Then he’d sell it to the old man as instructed by the Fengdu supervisors’ Chapters for the Yin Messengers.

Not only would he have enough resources to master the entire True Skill, but he could also form a semi-master relationship. As for swearing by Daoxin when he joined as an agent of the Yin Messenger with words like "If I leak the True Skill, I’d be doomed to eternal damnation," he’d long since put those behind him.

Eternal damnation? Haven’t you seen that those guys sent to the Eighteen Layers of Hell could still be fished out? There’s no True God in this world, and black and white are often confused, right and wrong are blurred. He hasn’t seen anyone truly damned forever.

Either you work hard and might not climb up, possibly reincarnating into a good life only to reset after a few decades of fleeting glory;

Or you seize the opportunity courageously, potentially rising continuously. Even if you face death and the road to Dao fades away, at least you’ve tried and wouldn’t regret it. Suppose fortune smiles and you cultivate into a Ghost Immortal, coexisting with Heaven and Earth!

Drinking joyously, Ma Hongtu departed satisfied.

After sending him off, Wan An hurried back to his room to pass on a dream to his grandson. So much happened today, and he had to inform Mr. Bai promptly.

Thus, when Jiang Yuan returned to the courtyard after a day of mining, he saw Wan Mingchuan staring blankly at the Spirit Pool; Bai Yunqi was fondling a handful of pitch-black, shiny jade pieces.

"Venerable Family, look at what this is!" Seeing him return, Bai Yunqi excitedly snapped his fingers and tossed over a piece of black jade.

[New Currency Unlocked: Cold Crystal Jade. Currency exchange channel opened, 1 Cold Crystal Jade = 1 Spirit Stone]

As the jade piece landed in his hand, the system prompt popped up.

Jiang Yuan thought to himself, finally, all currencies are collected. Now exchanging one for another would be more convenient than banks.

"Did you really dig it out?" He carefully examined the new currency, cool to the touch, contemplating what to do leveraging mutual exchange.

Bai Yunqi crossed his arms, chuckling, "Not only did we dig out the currency commonly used by the cultivators in the Netherworld, the old man also sent over two pieces of news: The first is that the cave occupied by the female corpse of Yin Mountain is not far from Lotus Peak; the second is that the Yin Messenger surnamed Ma intends to pass on the ’Ghost Immortal Scripture,’ intended only for Yin Messengers, to the old man, enabling him to become a Ghost Cultivator."

"Both pieces of news are great!" Jiang Yuan’s eyes lit up as he looked at his disciple, "Mingchuan, your grandfather being able to cultivate is wonderful news of a lifetime, why are you gloomy and staring blankly?"

Wan Mingchuan muttered, "My grandfather said that the Yin Messenger asked for thirty thousand Cold Crystal Jade, and this amount only buys a small part. It seems the Yin Messenger intends to sell in parts, and after spending the money, how much the subsequent continued cultivation would cost depends entirely on them."

Yun Mo added, "Elder Bai said that throughout the Netherworld, it is only the Yin Messengers who are truly recognized as Ghost Cultivators, so their ’Ghost Immortal Scripture’ is the orthodox skill of Ghost Cultivation. It’s a Heavenly Level Cultivation Technique with a real chance to become a Ghost Immortal. If Grandpa Wan can directly cultivate the scripture, he’d be hitting the jackpot!"

"So it’s worrying about the money."

"It’s not money, it’s Cold Crystal Jade." Bai Yunqi corrected, "Though the Marketplace Money Shop allows Spirit Stones to be exchanged, for the shop to make a profit, it would approximately take thirty-five thousand Spirit Stones to exchange for thirty thousand Cold Crystal Jade, and vice versa. If the Yin Messenger quotes an exorbitant price later, who knows how much it will cost then."

Jiang Yuan gave a light smile, "But isn’t it still about money issues? Xiao Bai, you’ve been to the Netherworld, right? Our Teleportation Scroll can still be used, why not head to Black Water City? Since we became neighbors with the female corpse of Yin Mountain and our mine can dig out Cold Crystal Jade, we might as well go for a round to thoroughly eliminate potential hazards."

"Master, can I go with you?" Upon hearing this, Wan Mingchuan eagerly perked up, unable to wait, "I really want to see the big house where Grandpa lives, to see what he eats every day, please take me with you."

Bai Yunqi thought for a moment and nodded, "Indeed, it’s about time, but we must go quietly without causing much commotion. Given my current state, it’s inconvenient to meet ’old friends.’"