The Strongest in the Caverns of the First Volume Chapter 17: Wanbao Merchant Firm

  Upon arriving at the summit of Bi Tian Peak, a lively scene unfolded before him, causing Chu Yi to wonder if he had returned to the trading market outside of Hua Yun Mine.

  The trading post built on the mountain top is one of the thirty-six trading posts of the Supreme Mysterious Yang Sect, with a scale that can only be considered medium-sized. However, it is one of the few external trading posts among the thirty-six trading posts.

  Cultivation is a journey, if it only relies on a strong willpower, recklessly and desperately practicing without care, even the most talented individuals will inevitably fail to achieve anything remarkable.

  After all, a person's time and energy are always limited. The scope of cultivation is so broad that it is impossible for one person to achieve everything on their own, even if they are a supreme being in the Nascent Soul stage, they don't have the ability to cultivate solely by themselves.

  So, trading with each other to get what they need in exchange for what they have, became the best choice for monks to obtain unlimited necessities within a limited time.

  Among the nine major sects, except for the mysterious and isolated Yinxian Alliance, which is cut off from the world, the remaining eight families have large-scale trading markets in their respective sect headquarters.

  It is only open to the disciples of the sect, occupying the vast majority, but there will still be a few places that are both internal and external, after all, the spiritual materials needed for cultivation are too many, even if they are one of the nine major sects, it is inevitable that they will not be able to find what they need.

  Apart from these reasons, there is also the fact that "Wanbao Pavilion" has a unique and extraordinary existence. It has strength comparable to the top nine sects, but it never acknowledges itself as a sect, instead calling itself an organization.

  Xuanyuan Star, tens of millions of miles of mountains and seas, everywhere can see the shadow of Wanbao Pavilion. Whether it is one of the nine major sects or the eight schools of magic, the four systems of the demon tribe all have close cooperative relations with the Wanbao Pavilion, an organization that takes trading as its purpose.

  Where there is business to be done, there is a pawnshop.

  The reputation of the Wanbao Pavilion as a rich and powerful force has not been achieved overnight in the Xiu Zhen world, but because they have never been involved in the disputes between various sects or ethnic groups, maintaining eternal neutrality, making the Wanbao Pavilion a completely neutral force.

  Since ancient times, the enormous wealth accumulated by Wanbao Pavilion has made countless people jealous, and as a result, countless people have lost their lives for it. Even among the top masters of the Transcendent Realm, several have fallen at the hands of Wanbao Pavilion.

  They have always maintained a friendly attitude towards the Wàn Bǎo Gé, cooperating with each other and taking what they need.

  But Chu Yi handed over a low-grade spirit stone as the entrance fee and entered the market, without hesitation, he rushed to the commercial firm established by Wanbao Pavilion in the market.

  Chu Yi knew the approximate value of the nine-leafed Lingzhi fruit in his hand, and early on, he made a plan to secretly sell it. With his humble cultivation, he understood the principle of not revealing his wealth.

  Moreover, if someone were to ask him about it, Chu Yi would be unable to provide an explanation. After all, this kind of rare spiritual material was something that even a Golden Dan True Person would find difficult to obtain.

  So Wanbao Pavilion, this super large commercial building with excellent reputation and facing the outside world, became Chu Yi's best choice.

  The Wanbao Pavilion's business premises, which were divided into three layers, occupied a vast area of over 100 mu. When Chu Yi entered, the first floor hall was filled with more than a thousand people, but due to the spaciousness of the space, it did not feel crowded at all.

  After buying an auction number with five mid-grade spirit stones, Chu Yi found a corner in the first floor auction hall and sat down.

  The main items auctioned in the first hall were mostly spirit symbols, with occasional magical instruments being brought out. The sales route was extremely good, although the prices were far higher than those of ordinary spirit symbols, but there were many bidders, and often a single mid-grade magical instrument could be sold for hundreds of mid-grade spirit stones.

  In the half-hour of quiet observation by Chu Yi, there was even a top-grade artifact that sold for the price of 3,000 mid-grade spirit stones, which truly gave Chu Yi a brand new understanding of the value of artifacts.

  In the pursuit of spiritual refinement, there are three indispensable things that have always been ranked first: elixirs, spirit stones, and magical artifacts. Spirit stones are divided into four grades: absolute, superior, medium, and inferior; elixirs are divided into nine grades: spiritual, Taoist, and immortal; while magical artifacts are also divided into twelve grades: ritual instruments, spiritual instruments, precious instruments, and immortal instruments.

  Xianqi, this kind of elusive and intangible thing, might not be worth mentioning, but perhaps like the Nine Great Immortal Sects, there will be one or two top-notch treasures that any cultivator would fight over.

  The value of a single ordinary treasure is equivalent to tens of millions of spirit stones, with the unit being mid-grade spirit stones. This amount is almost equal to the expenses of a medium-sized sect over ten years.

  And for high-quality treasures like this, it's already difficult to measure their value purely in spirit stones, most of the time they are exchanged through bartering.

  The role of the magic treasure to the cultivator is undeniable, a cultivator with a magic treasure can even have the ability to challenge a higher level than himself, compared to an unarmed cultivator.

  As a newly promoted cultivator, Chu Yi saw the treasure and felt an itch in his heart. Unfortunately, he was short of money, and even the cheapest ordinary magic tool was something he couldn't afford with his current assets.

  He sat for a while, watching the commotion, and then Chu Yi walked towards the second floor. Before entering the second-floor hall, a guard from the Building Instrument Boundary stopped him and asked with a hint of doubt: "Young brother, the second floor is where we accept goods for sale or pawn, but we don't take anything worth less than 1,000 Spirit Stones."

  He didn't look down on Chu Yi, and his words were very polite, but it was just that Chu Yi's cultivation strength was really too insignificant, making it hard for people to believe he could take out something worth over a thousand spirit stones.

  He took out the Yuan Yang Jade Token from his bosom and flashed it, Chu Yi smiled and said: "I just entered the sect, but I was given a few good things by Master, let's exchange them for some spiritual stones."

  That person saw that Chu Yi was actually an inner disciple of the Supreme Mysterious Yang Sect, and immediately showed a hint of respect. He flashed to the side, made a please gesture with his hand, and said, "Younger brother, I was rude just now, please come in."

  Entering the second floor hall, it was still spacious, but there were noticeably fewer people inside, about two or three hundred. According to the sign, Chu Yu walked calmly towards the consignment window.

  The old man sitting in the hall had a snowy white beard and a kind face. With Chu Yixiu's strong gaze after cultivating his spiritual energy, he couldn't see through the old man's cultivation depth at all. He secretly exclaimed, "This Wanbao Pavilion is indeed not inferior to the nine major sects in terms of strength! The shopkeeper of an ordinary transaction hall has a cultivation level of at least the Lingjue period or above. The capital is really substantial!"

  The old man's eyebrows drooped down, and he didn't even look at Chu Yi. He directly took over the jade box handed over by the latter, silently opened it, and only when he saw the two-thousand-year-old ginseng placed in the box did he not show any unusual color, apparently a person who has seen countless treasures.

  "Two thousand three hundred years of fire timing ginseng, are you pawned or consigned?"

  "How does pawnshop sell? How about consignment sales?"

  The old man finally raised his head slightly, his eyes swept across Chu Yi and then returned to normal, saying lightly: "This ginseng is of excellent quality, although it has only been fired for 2,300 years, its effect is not inferior to that of a 3,000-year-old ginseng. If you pawn it, you can exchange it for 6,000 spirit stones, and within 100 days, you can redeem it with 7,000 spirit stones. If you consign it for sale, I suggest you set the price at 9,000 spirit stones. After a successful sale, Wanbao Pavilion will deduct 900 spirit stones as commission."

  "Can actually exchange for so many spirit stones..."

  Although Chu Yi had previously read through the annals that covered all things, and had a certain understanding of the prices of various spiritual materials, he was still shocked by the price quoted by the old man at this moment.

  "If it's consigned, how long will we have to wait?" Chu Yi asked after a moment of hesitation.

  "In half an hour, it will be the second session of today's auction in the two-story hall. You're lucky that there are still some empty spots for the second session. For 9,000, it shouldn't be hard to sell, and you might even get a higher price." The old man pointed to the auction stage in the center of the hall.

  "Then I'll trouble you with it..."