Immortal Cultivation: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator - Chapter 17

After Ye Qingxuan exchanged for his spells.

He left the Dharma Transmission Hall and arrived at the Hall of Myriad Things!
The Hall of Myriad Things was the place within the Xuantian Sect where disciples could exchange for various resources and items.

Ye Qingxuan came here intending to exchange for an alchemy furnace to use for pill refining.

Because the resources handled by the Hall of Myriad Things were quite varied and miscellaneous, it wasn’t like the Dharma Transmission Hall where disciples could make exchanges automatically. Instead, it required manual operation.

Due to the large number of disciples in the Xuantian Sect, the Hall of Myriad Things had specifically set up over ten service windows within the main hall.

Each window was essentially managed by an attendant responsible for handling exchange matters for sect disciples.

Ye Qingxuan entered the Hall of Myriad Things, scanned the area, found an unoccupied window, walked up, and inquired:
“Greetings, Attendant. I would like to exchange for an alchemy furnace. May I ask about the prices?”

The attendant inside the window heard Ye Qingxuan’s words, looked up at him, noticed that Ye Qingxuan only had cultivation at the Qi Refining realm, and said:

“An alchemy furnace at the low-grade magic tool level costs 300 contribution points; a mid-grade magic tool level furnace costs 700 contribution points; a high-grade magic tool level furnace costs 1,200 contribution points.”

Hearing the prices of the alchemy furnaces, Ye Qingxuan felt like crying but had no tears:
“Attendant, why are the prices so expensive?”

After exchanging for his spells, he only had 800 contribution points left. He had originally hoped to get a top-grade magic tool level furnace, but now he realized he couldn’t even afford a high-grade one.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan complain about the price, the attendant glanced at him and asked instinctively:

“New here? Haven’t been out exploring yet, have you?”

“Uh? Yes!”

Ye Qingxuan nodded honestly.

Apart from the Ye Family and the Xuantian Sect, he really hadn’t been anywhere else.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan nod in admission, the attendant looked as if it was exactly as he expected and said:

“Kid, the alchemy furnaces here in our Xuantian Sect—if you find them in any random rogue cultivator market outside, the price would at least double. And you still think it’s expensive?”

Hearing the attendant’s words, Ye Qingxuan gave an embarrassed smile and said apologetically:

“This disciple was presumptuous. Then, please give me a mid-grade magic tool level alchemy furnace.”

“Mmm.”

The attendant inside the window nodded slightly, turned around, took out a small, three-legged alchemy furnace, and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.

After exchanging for this alchemy furnace, Ye Qingxuan only had 100 contribution points left.

But he still needed to purchase spiritual herbs, and this 100 contribution points was clearly insufficient.

Remembering he still had 33,300 low-grade spirit stones in his storage ring, Ye Qingxuan looked at the attendant and inquired:

“Attendant, I would also like to exchange for some spiritual herbs, but my contribution points are insufficient. I wonder if there’s any way to purchase them using spirit stones?”

From the sect handbook, Ye Qingxuan knew that all resources in the Hall of Myriad Things required contribution points for exchange, so he was specifically asking about channels for buying spiritual herbs with spirit stones!
Regarding this aspect, the attendant didn’t intend to hide it from Ye Qingxuan and said:
“There’s a large market within the sect where spirit stones can be used for transactions. You can go and check it out. The disciples guarding the transmission array know where it is; just ask them and they’ll tell you!”

“Really?”

Hearing that there was a large market inside the Xuantian Sect, Ye Qingxuan was pleasantly surprised, but then he hesitated:
“Is this market legitimate? Does the sect allow it?”

He hadn’t seen any records about a market in the sect handbook, so he was somewhat doubtful.

If it was legitimate, then once he became proficient in alchemy, couldn’t he also open a shop in the market?
Thinking of this, a spark flickered in Ye Qingxuan’s eyes, and he couldn’t help showing excitement on his face.

Hearing his question and seeing the excitement on Ye Qingxuan’s face, the attendant looked at him meaningfully and said:

“Most of the shops in the market are connected to the high-ranking elders of the sect.

Furthermore, anyone who opens a shop in the market, no matter who they are, must pay the sect twenty percent of their transaction volume as a management fee.

Those setting up stalls also need to pay a management fee of 100 contribution points per day.”

“Is that so?”

Noticing the attendant’s look, Ye Qingxuan instinctively rubbed his nose, replied, and was about to leave the Hall of Myriad Things for the market.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, so he asked casually:

“Attendant, what’s the price for Energy Enhancement Pills?”
“Ten contribution points per pill!”

“So expensive?”

Ye Qingxuan exclaimed, a look of shock on his face.

As a probationary Fortune Cultivator, he received thirty Energy Enhancement Pills per month. Converted to contribution points, that was 300 contribution points a month, not even counting other hidden benefits.

And cultivating a Fortune Cultivator required at least several decades of investment. Ye Qingxuan couldn’t help but wonder, could a first-order Fortune Cultivator really allow the sect to recoup its costs?
Suppressing the doubt in his heart, Ye Qingxuan continued to ask:

“Then what’s the price for Qi Guiding Pills?”

The attendant looked at Ye Qingxuan expressionlessly for a while, making Ye Qingxuan feel uneasy inside. He could only look back at the attendant with an embarrassed smile.

Finally, the attendant spoke:

“Ten contribution points per bottle. One bottle contains ten Qi Guiding Pills.”

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan compared them in his mind. Both were first-order pills, but the price difference was tenfold! He couldn’t help but say:
“The price gap is just too big, isn’t it?”

“Price gap too big? Kid, you’ve probably used both types of pills, right? With such a big difference in price, shouldn’t that be the case?”

Sensing the growing impatience in the attendant’s tone, Ye Qingxuan recalled the effects of the two pills. Indeed, they weren’t comparable at all.

So Ye Qingxuan hurriedly bid farewell:
“Attendant, thank you for your hard work. This disciple will take his leave now. Thanks!”

Having said that, without waiting for the attendant’s reaction, he swiftly made his exit!
The attendant inside the window watched him go, a strange smile appearing on his face.

After leaving the Hall of Myriad Things, Ye Qingxuan found the guards at the transmission array, asked for the location of the market, and then used the transmission array to arrive there.

When he reappeared, it was as if he was in a massive city. Outside the transmission square, cultivators were coming and going in a continuous stream.

Just as Ye Qingxuan was standing there dazed, a voice came from behind:
“Junior Brother, move forward please! Don’t block the way!”

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan looked back and saw the transmission array behind him flickering constantly, with people teleporting in one after another.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan hurriedly walked forward, apologizing as he went:

“My apologies, Senior Brothers!”

Once he reached the main street of the market, he gradually adapted to the bustling environment.

On both sides of the street, many sect disciples had set up stalls, mostly those at the Qi Refining, Foundation Building, and Purple Mansion realms.

“Passing by, don’t miss out! Freshly refined Qi Guiding Pills, sold at a low price!”
Clang! Clang! Clang! “Come take a look! Brand new mid-grade flying sword magic tool! Not 999, just 599 low-grade spirit stones to take it home!”

The hawking cries coming from both sides from time to time made Ye Qingxuan feel as if he had returned to the morning markets of his previous life.

However, not everyone was this enthusiastic and outgoing.

Shaking his head, after Ye Qingxuan got somewhat used to the noise around him, he walked towards a slightly quieter stall in the distance.

“Senior Sister, how much for these spiritual herbs?”

Hong Miaomiao, who had been lowering her head arranging her herbs at the stall, suddenly heard someone call her ‘Senior Sister’. Immediately delighted, she looked up at Ye Qingxuan, her eyes lighting up:

“Oh, it’s Junior Brother! Want to buy some spiritual herbs? Senior Sister can sell them to you cheap!”

Hong Miaomiao wasn’t very old herself, but she particularly loved the feeling of being called ‘Senior Sister’.

Ye Qingxuan inspected the herbs on the stall. Most were common first-order spiritual herbs, among them were the three herbs needed for the first-order Qi Guiding Pill: Skyblue Flower, Purple Spirit Grass, and Qi Attracting Flower!

These three herbs were found almost everywhere in the Di Xuan Realm. They barely met the threshold of being considered spiritual herbs and couldn’t even be counted as true first-order spiritual herbs.

The Qi Guiding Pill wasn’t very valuable; Ye Qingxuan planned to use it for practice, so he only intended to purchase a small amount of the herbs needed to refine it.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan asked:

“How much for the Skyblue Flower, Purple Spirit Grass, and Qi Attracting Flower?”