"9,000 gold coins? I really don't have that much. 2,500 gold coins is my limit!"
"Hey, young man, how can you be so stingy? I just saw that you're a fated person and I really want these spiritual stones. That's why I'm giving you a discount. If it were someone else, I wouldn't have given you any less. Eight thousand gold coins, take it or leave it."
"I know you are a righteous person, but I really don't have that much gold coins. You should know that I'm a new disciple, and I'm from a poor family. How can I have so much gold coins? Give me 3,000 gold coins. If it wasn't for the little monkey's interest, I wouldn't have bought these spirit stones. They are useless to me!"
"Enough with the nonsense. I'll give you 7,500 gold coins. Take it or leave it?"
"Old man, you can't be so ruthless. No one has bought these spirit stones for an entire year. I'm the only one who has taken a liking to them. 3,500 gold coins. Any more, and I'll have to apologize."
"7,000 gold coins? That's a bloody price!"
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After a round of haggling, Yao Yue finally bought these so-called Spirit Stones for five thousand gold coins.
"Old man, you're going back on your word. Didn't you say 5,000 gold coins for all the stones?
Why are you only giving us one? "Yao Yue said gloomily.
They had clearly agreed that the price would be the price of one stone and all the stones. Who would have thought that the slovenly old man would only give him one stone in the end?
The slovenly old man said, "Young man, you went from 10,000 gold coins to 5,000 gold coins. This is definitely a huge loss. It's already good enough to give you one stone. How about 10,000 gold coins, and I'll let you carry all of them without any objections?"
Yao Yue felt like vomiting blood. He had thought that he had gained some advantage by bargaining, but he had been cheated by the old man instead.
Fortunately, he knew that the little monkey only wanted the stone in front of him. This stone was the only one that could possibly be a spirit stone. The rest were not spirit stones, so it did not matter.
After Yao Yue paid the gold, the young stall owner nearby could not help but sneer, "There sure are spendthrifts these days. To actually spend 5,000 gold on some crappy stone, haha!"
Yao Yue couldn't be bothered with him. She said to Little Monkey and picked up the rock that weighed almost two hundred kilograms. She was going to take her time to study it when she returned to the courtyard.
The little monkey was very happy. It jumped around Yao Yue.
The sloppy old man said, "Have a safe journey, young man. We look forward to your next visit!"
When Yao Yue heard this, she felt like she had been cheated. She was very unhappy!
On the way back, many people found it strange that Yao Yue was carrying a rock, but no one asked. After all, they thought that Yao Yue might be lifting weights to cultivate.
When Yao Yue returned to the courtyard, Guan Changyun and Zhang Mengfei had also returned.
"Boss, why are you carrying this crappy stone back?" Guan Changyun asked, still wrapped in bandages.
Zhang Mengfei also had a puzzled look on his face as he asked, "Big Brother, are you cultivating some kind of divine technique?"
Yao Yue unhappily threw the 100-kilogram rock at the two of them.
The two jumped in fright and hurriedly dodged.
Yao Yue said, "Brothers, this is the spirit stone my little monkey bought for me. It cost me all my savings. I'll have to rely on your help in the future."
"Boss, what's going on?
How did this crappy stone become a spirit stone? "Guan Changyun asked in confusion.
Zhang Mengfei also asked, "How much did this stone cost?"
"Little Monkey insisted on carrying it, so I bought it from an old man at a stall. It cost me 5,000 gold!" Yao Yue shrugged.
"What? Boss, this crappy stone is worth 5,000 gold?
You're joking, right? "Guan Changyun was astonished.
"Boss, did you drink too much last night, so …" Zhang Mengfei had a look of disbelief.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I bought three Elephant Shape Grasses, one for each of us. They can increase the toughness of our skin and increase our resistance to beatings!" Yao Yue did not want to talk about that and immediately changed the topic.
Then, he took out the three Elephant Shape Grasses and gave one each to Guan Changyun and Zhang Mengfei.
The two of them did not stand on ceremony with Yao Yue and accepted the Elephant Shape Grasses.
While the three of them were eating, Guan Changyun told them something. He had actually become Vice Principal Lu Youwei's disciple!
"Second Brother, aren't you too amazing? How did you become Vice Principal Lu's disciple all of a sudden?" Zhang Mengfei asked in astonishment.
Yao Yue was also shocked. "Third Brother, did you use some method to convince Vice Principal Lu?"
Guan Changyun explained, "It's because of my family's connections. Vice Principal Lu and my old man are old friends. Seeing that both of you have become his personal disciples and are far stronger than me, I don't want to be a burden anymore. I had no choice but to use my connections to convince Vice Principal Lu to accept me as his disciple so that I can catch up to both of you sooner!"
"Mm, it's good that Third Brother thinks that way. Those who are strong are kings. Otherwise, they will only be bullied by others.
The three of us will work hard and shine in the academy in the future! "Yao Yue said.
Zhang Mengfei said, "If the three of us can become Innate Primal Monarchs, it will be even better!"
"Well said. From now on, I, Old Guan, will not waste any more time. I will become a Innate Primal Monarch as soon as possible so that all the beauties in the academy will submit to me!" Guan Changyun said excitedly.
Yao Yue and Zhang Mengfei felt gratified when they heard Guan Changyun's first sentence. However, when they heard the second sentence, they laughed and scolded, "You wish!"
When night fell and Yao Yue was about to return to his room to meditate, he found the little monkey still hugging the stone, seemingly trying to break it open.
Yao Yue walked over and said to the little monkey, "Let's go inside. I'll carry it inside and help you break it open."
He was also looking forward to seeing a real spirit stone. If that was the case, he would be rich.
Spirit stones were also known as primal stones. They were rare treasures that contained the purest of world origin energy.
World Elemental Energy was the energy of the essence of Heaven and Earth from the World Star. It was not the ordinary elemental energy cultivated by the human body.
It could be used by cultivators above the level of Yuan Generals to increase their cultivation speed. An ordinary Yuan Stone was enough to boost the cultivation of a Yuan General by leaps and bounds. Even Yuan Kings craved these Yuan Stones.
However, Origin Stones usually existed in mines deep in the mountains and forests. It was extremely difficult to discover their existence. It was also because of their rarity that they were so precious. It could be said that they were hard to find even with money.
Yao Yue moved the rock into the room, then took out his sword and slashed at the rock.
Ding dang ding dang!
Many stone chips flew in all directions, making crisp sounds.
Soon, the rock was cut into dozens of pieces and fell to the ground.
Although they had been separated, the quality of the stone was still the same as before!
"Damn it, this is a scam. Little monkey, give me back my 5,000 gold coins!" Yao Yue said in annoyance.
However, the little monkey ignored him. It jumped over and grabbed one of the stones that was as big as a human head. It used its sharp claws to scrape off the stone.
Yao Yue looked at the rock the little monkey was holding and suddenly noticed something.
After the stone chips fell off from the place where the little monkey scraped, there was a bit of a different luster.
"Is the real primal stone here?" Yao Yue's breathing quickened.
He squatted down and tried to snatch the rock from the little monkey's hands. However, the little monkey was very smart and jumped to the side.
"I say, little monkey, you can't burn the bridge after crossing the river. I bought this with my gold coins. Let me see if it's a primal stone. Besides, what's mine is yours. Even if I get it out, it's still yours!" Yao Yue tried to persuade the little monkey.
The little monkey ignored Yao Yue and continued to scrape off the stone fragments around the huge rock. Gradually, the spiritual item contained within the rock was revealed.
Xiu xiu!
Suddenly, rays of pure light flashed, illuminating the dimly lit room.
"It, it's really spiritual?" Yao Yue couldn't help but exclaim.
He could feel a pure energy circling around the Fang Zhongying. All the pores on his body had a comfortable feeling, as if they were trying their best to absorb the energy.
The little monkey was obviously very excited and happy. It kept jumping around while beating the spiritual object.
Yao Yue looked at the spiritual object in the little monkey's paws and realized that it was really a primal stone, just like what was recorded in the books.
"This, this should be a low grade Primordial Stone. Such a large Primordial Stone can be divided into twenty to thirty normal sized Primordial Stones. We've struck it rich this time!" Yao Yue's eyes glowed, revealing an incomparably joyful expression.
According to the records, a regular primal stone was just a fist. The primal stone was much bigger than a human head and was equivalent to 20 to 30 regular primal stones.
Each primal stone could be exchanged for 10,000 gold coins. However, 10,000 gold coins might not necessarily be exchanged for one primal stone.
Yao Yue's primal stone was equivalent to 200,000 to 300,000 gold coins. To an ordinary person, this was definitely a huge sum of money. It was enough for them to live the rest of their lives in peace.
At the same time, it was enough for Yuan Daigai to absorb and level up. For Yuan Wang Xiantian, it was enough to accumulate a lot of energy.
It was a pity that Yao Yue couldn't use it yet. He hadn't formed the Origin Sea and couldn't absorb the energy from the primal stone.
However, it didn't matter. He could use it for cultivation in the future. That would be much easier!
At that moment, the little monkey opened its mouth and bit down on the primal stone.
Yao Yue quickly shouted, "Little monkey, don't eat it!"
He wanted to snatch the primal stone back, but it was too late. The little monkey had already bitten down on the primal stone, causing a corner of the primal stone to break off. It was equivalent to half a regular primal stone.
Yao Yue's heart ached, but when he thought about how the little monkey might need the primal stone, he could only sigh and say, "What a wastrel. One bite and you've lost almost 10,000 gold coins."
After the little monkey swallowed the primal stone, it started to mutate.
Its demon core flew out, its fur stood up, its eyes widened, its mouth bared its teeth, and its tail stuck up. It seemed like it was about to level up!
Outside the house, a black figure was floating around. He looked at the primal stone through the slit in the window with greedy eyes.