In the Sincere Gold Trading Firm of Baiguo City.
Shi Liangjin carefully hid the painting in his hand.
He was very agitated and excited.
No matter what, Householder Qing Lian's painting was definitely worth more than 6,666 taels of gold. In his hands, the painting could be sold for at least 10,000 taels of gold.
It wouldn't be a problem to double it.
If he met a hardcore fan of Householder Qing Lian, he might be able to sell it for a higher price. Anyway, he wouldn't be at a loss at all.
As for Daoist Tai Hua and Su Changyu …
The two of them walked out of the pawnshop in a daze with banknotes in their hands.
6,666 taels of gold.
That was a huge sum of money for the Qingyun Dao Sect.
It would take the entire Qingyun Dao Sect hundreds of years to earn that much.
The sudden huge sum of money left Daoist Tai Hua and Su Changyu at a loss for what to do.
They didn't even know what to do next.
"Sect Leader, what do we do next?"
Su Changyu was a little confused.
"Let's return the money first before making a trip to the Secret Yuan Pavilion."
Daoist Tai Hua snapped back to his senses and immediately sorted out his thoughts.
"Secret Yuan Pavilion?"
Su Changyu was a little surprised.
The Secret Yuan Pavilion was a famous shop in Baiguo City that specialized in selling some secret manuals and Dharma artifacts. Generally speaking, even third-grade sects would rarely go to the Secret Yuan Pavilion.
"Little Junior Brother earned this money for the Qingyun Dao Sect. I plan to buy him some secret manuals and some good things to nourish his body. Since he's a genius, we'll do our best to nurture him. After all, he's now the hope of the Qingyun Dao Sect."
"In the future, we might have to rely on him to advance to the third-grade, second-grade, or even first-grade sects."
Daoist Tai Hua's words made Su Changyu admire Daoist Tai Hua's resourcefulness.
Soon, Daoist Tai Hua made a trip to the sect office and painfully paid 100 taels of gold before taking Su Changyu to the Secret Yuan Pavilion.
Five minutes passed.
Daoist Tai Hua and Su Changyu arrived outside the Secret Yuan Pavilion.
The Secret Yuan Pavilion was luxuriously decorated. Just outside the entrance, there were two jade stone lions, constantly showing off a rich and overbearing feeling.
"Exalted Immortals, please come in."
In the Secret Yuan Pavilion, a beautiful maid in green walked out and greeted Daoist Tai Hua and Su Changyu with a smile. She wasn't snobbish at all and her service attitude was good.
Daoist Tai Hua walked in with Su Changyu following behind.
"Is this the first time you two Exalted Immortals have come to Secret Yuan Pavilion?"
The green-clothed maid asked someone to serve tea and followed behind him. At the same time, she asked with a faint smile.
"Yes, it's my first time here."
Daoist Tai Hua was an astute person who had seen all sorts of situations. Hence, he looked extremely composed. Although Su Changyu was a little flustered, he remained composed on the surface.
"Are those two Exalted Immortals looking to buy Dharma artifacts or secret manuals?"
The green-robed maid continued to ask.
"A secret manual."
Daoist Tai Hua said.
For the time being, he did not need magic tools or weapons. The most important thing now was the secret manual.
After all, with Su Changyu's abilities, he would be exposed easily if he wanted to bluff Ye Ping.
"All right. Ascendant Immortals, follow me to the second floor."
The green-clothed maid led the two of them to the second floor.
"Ascendant Immortal, what kind of secret cultivation technique do you need?"
The green-robed woman asked.
"I want a first-grade sword art manual."
Daoist Tai Hua said heroically.
The green-robed woman's beautiful eyes lit up when she heard that.
Cultivation technique secret manuals were divided into three, two, one, and transcendent-grade. Above the transcendent-grade was another level of secret manuals that could only be cultivated by cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm.
A first-grade Sword Dao secret manual was worth at least hundreds of thousands of inferior-grade Spirit Stones. It was a huge business deal.
"Change the tea for the two Exalted Immortals."
The green-robed maid shot a glance at the maidservants and told them to change the tea for another type.
However, Daoist Tai Hua soon continued, "I only want the enlightenment manual."
He definitely could not afford a complete first-grade sword manual, but the enlightenment manual was enough. Since Ye Ping could comprehend the complete Four Thunder Sword Techniques from a sword mark, it proved that Ye Ping's aptitude was unparalleled. Hence, why would he want the complete one?
"There's no need to change it."
The green-robed maid froze and then shot a glance at the maidservants to tell them not to change it.
Even a first-grade sword manual wouldn't be able to sell for many Spirit Stones. The so-called enlightenment manual might only contain a dozen or so sword moves.
However, since they were guests, the green-robed maid didn't mistreat them.
Soon, the green-robed maid brought Daoist Tai Hua to the library and began to choose sword manuals.
There weren't many first-grade sword manuals and there were only three in the entire Secret Yuan Pavilion.
"Exalted Immortal, these three sets of sword manuals are the Tri-Essence Golden Sun Swordsmanship, Chuanhe Swordsmanship, and Seven Star Swordsmanship. The price of each of these three sword manuals is 500 Spirit Stones."
The green-robed maid said.
"500 Spirit Stones?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little shocked.
"Even the enlightenment manual of the Four Thunder Sword Techniques doesn't cost that much, does it?"
Daoist Tai Hua frowned. It wasn't that he couldn't bear to spend so many Spirit Stones, but mainly because he wanted to save some money for Ye Ping to buy other things.
"Exalted Immortal, you've misunderstood. The Four Thunder Sword Techniques are widely spread in Qingzhou, and these four sword techniques are all augmented with secret methods. Readers can quickly comprehend the sword techniques, so 500 Spirit Stones each is not expensive."
The latter chuckled.
In an instant, Daoist Tai Hua fell silent.
He thought that the Four Thunder Sword Techniques would be cheap, but he didn't expect it to be priced at 500 inferior-grade Spirit Stones, which was equivalent to 5,000 taels of gold.
"Of course, we've also been holding promotions recently. You can get 50 inferior-grade Spirit Stones off."
The other party smiled.
However, Daoist Tai Hua remained silent.
He hesitated for a long time.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and looked at the green-robed maid. "Which one is the strongest?"
He asked.
"Exalted Immortal, the most powerful of these three sword manuals is the Chuanhe Swordsmanship. The sword momentum is like a river and it's very impressive. If your disciple has excellent aptitude, he might be able to comprehend the Spirit Sea Swordsmanship."
The green-robed maid said.
"He can comprehend the Spirit Sea Swordsmanship of a higher level?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little surprised.
"Yes, the Chuanhe Swordsmanship is a transcendent-grade sword manual and it's a simplified version of the Spirit Sea Swordsmanship. If he has excellent aptitude, he might be able to comprehend the Spirit Sea Swordsmanship. This is one of the three major sword techniques of the Spirit Sword Sect of Jin Nation."
The other party said.
In an instant, Daoist Tai Hua was shocked.
"In that case, I'll choose this one. By the way, do you have Qi Refinement Pills and Qi Nourishment Pills here?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked.
"Yes, one superior-grade Qi Refinement Pill for one Spirit Stone, four Qi Nourishment Pills for one Spirit Stone, two middle-grade Qi Refinement Pills for one Spirit Stone, and five inferior-grade Qi Refinement Pills for one Spirit Stone. Which one would you like, Exalted Immortal?"
The green-robed maid continued to ask.
"50 superior-grade Qi Refinement Pills and 200 Qi Nourishment Pills."
Daoist Tai Hua didn't think much about it. Since he had money, he didn't want to buy some substandard products for Ye Ping.
The better the quality, the lower the toxicity. The superior-grade pills wouldn't have much of an impact and could help Ye Ping embark on the path of cultivation earlier.
Ye Ping was very talented in the Sword Dao, but his cultivation talent was poor. Daoist Tai Hua understood that.
It was a good thing that he was talented in the Sword Dao, but he had to keep up with his cultivation. Even if he was poor, he should at least reach the Qi Refinement realm.
It would be fine if he encountered a cultivator in the Qi Refinement realm who had high attainments in the Sword Dao. However, if he encountered a powerhouse in the Foundation Establishment realm, he could only wait for death.
"Okay, please wait a moment, Exalted Immortal."
The green-robed maid didn't waste any time. In less than a moment, she had prepared everything.
There were a total of 550 Spirit Stones, which were equivalent to 5,500 taels of gold in banknotes.
Before leaving, Daoist Tai Hua gritted his teeth and bought two Cold Iron Swords. They were not Dharma artifacts but top-notch mortal weapons that cost 500 taels of gold. However, Daoist Tai Hua cut them down to 466 taels of gold.
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua only had 600 taels of gold left.
However, after walking out of the Secret Yuan Pavilion …
Daoist Tai Hua suddenly thought of something.
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