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Chapter 438 Exchange of All Heavenly Coins

He Jingfeng turned his head and looked at Sima Chengzhen hesitantly, asking, "And who is this?"

Zhang Chulan snapped out of his daze and quickly introduced Sima Chengzhen's identity to He Jingfeng.

"So you are Dao Yin Zhenren! My apologies for not recognizing you!"

He Jingfeng straightened his expression, cupped his hands in greeting, and then said with a smile, "Entry tokens can certainly be given away, but each person entering the city can only purchase three, and whether the recipient can enter the city depends on whether the recipient is qualified!"

That's it!

Sima Chengzhen suddenly realized what was going on and was immediately tempted.

"Then what is the price of this city entry permit...?"

"One 10,000 Heavenly Coins".

"..."

Sima Chengzhen was speechless for a moment. He silently recalled his remaining balance of one thousand, and then decisively raised his sword of wisdom to cut off the distracting thoughts that had just arisen.

Even if you borrowed all your friends' savings, 10,000 Heavenly Coins wouldn't be enough!

Zhang Chulan was also shocked by the price and couldn't help but express his gratitude: "Thank you so much for your generosity, Brother He. Don't worry, Bao'er and I will definitely repay you with these 20,000 Heavenly Coins in the future!"

"no need!"

He Jingfeng waved his hand and said, "I have said before that these two tokens are a gift from me to the motherland, and there is no need for repayment."

He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course, if you really want to express your gratitude, you can first join the merchant alliance I established in Zhutian City and work for me for a while..."

"Oh?" Zhang Chulan's eyes lit up. "The City of All Heavens allows us to establish a presence here?"

“Of course!” He Jingfeng laughed. “Moreover, it’s not just about territories; shops in the city can also be rented.”

"He then opened a shop with his friends on the street next to the Exotic Treasure Pavilion, which currently mainly sells technological items from various worlds."

Zhang Chulan quickly asked, "How much is the rent?"

He Jingfeng laughed and said, "It depends on the location. The shop I rented is in a good location. Every shop on the same street must have a rent of over five figures!"

what?
The rent alone costs tens of thousands of Celestial Coins?!
Zhang Chulan and Sima Chengzhen looked at each other, both of them in shock.

No wonder He Jingfeng didn't care about these two city entry tokens; they were nothing to him!
He Jingfeng laughed and said, "Don't misunderstand, the rent here is calculated on an annual basis."

Five figures a year? That's not so bad...

However, on the other hand, since He Jingfeng was willing to rent the shop at this price, it means that the profit of this shop must be far greater than this figure!

What a golden opportunity!

Zhang Chulan and Sima Chengzhen exchanged a glance, both somewhat tempted.

After a moment's thought, Zhang Chulan smiled wryly and said, "Brother He, since you say this token is a gift to the country, then I cannot use public office for private gain."

"Let's discuss joining the business alliance with the company after I get back!"

"..."

Hearing this, He Jingfeng was somewhat surprised, and immediately said with great interest:
"I didn't realize you had such thoughts?"

"of course!"

Zhang Chulan said with a grin, "I'm a member of the company, with impeccable credentials!"

Even so, He Jingfeng understood that Zhang Chulan's thoughts were definitely not that simple.

This kid is very clever; he'll definitely figure out the advantages and disadvantages of having such a senior in the family.

The advantage is that He Jingfeng has been cultivating this business for many years and can act as a powerful figure, allowing him to reap immediate benefits.

The downside is that working for a powerful figure has its limits, and most of the resources in your own world have probably already been taken by this senior.

If you want to break away from him and work hard on your own, you definitely can't rely on him alone.

We must rely on the power behind the scenes and act as a representative of the collective interests to develop in the City of Heavens...

This idea also aligned with Lin Yu's original intention in giving them the city entry tokens, so He Jingfeng didn't expose it, but simply smiled and explained:
"Look at you, you've misunderstood again!"

"The business alliance I founded is not a force dominated by me, but a business alliance. Joining the business alliance will not prevent you from building your own power."

"If our power develops well in the future, we can gain more say in the business alliance..."

That's it!

Zhang Chulan's heart stirred. If it was a business alliance like this, then there would be no problem.

After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "I'm definitely willing to join, but as I said before, this token isn't something that Bao'er and I own. The real answer will have to wait until I get back!"

"no problem!"

He Jingfeng turned to Sima Chengzhen and asked, "And this one?"

What about me?
Sima Chengzhen was slightly taken aback, but then realized that this must be because of Zhang Chulan.

He pondered for a moment and said softly, "If that's the case, I'd naturally be willing to join your merchant alliance!"

"Excellent, excellent!" He Jingfeng clapped his hands and laughed. "In this way, I won't leave empty-handed."

"Master Sima, come with me—Zhang Chulan, you can come along too, take a look at the relevant terms, so you can report back to your superiors later..."

Zhang Chulan and Sima Chengzhen exchanged a glance, nodded in agreement, and followed He Jingfeng away.

And so, before the two even stepped into the Sutra Pavilion, they were tricked away by He Jingfeng, who appeared out of nowhere.

As the three figures gradually disappeared into the distance, Han Li, who had already arrived at the location, finally revealed himself from the Sutra Repository.

"A business alliance...that's not bad!"

Han Li thought with great interest, "If possible, I might also rent a shop and sell some specialties that only exist in the cultivation world..."

As he thought this, he turned and stepped into the library.

The decor and style of this place were very similar to the world of cultivation, so Han Li was not unfamiliar with it. Before long, he found the guardian of the pavilion with ease.

Of course, the "guardian" here is just what Han Li calls him. To be precise, the one waiting here is also a fairy from Yaochi.

However, compared to the one in the Ascension Pavilion, this fairy seemed rather taciturn.

Upon seeing Han Li arrive, she merely raised her eyelids and glanced at him before waving her hand to summon a blue light screen and pushing it in front of Han Li.

"..."

Seeing this, Han Li closed his mouth again.

He awkwardly said "Excuse me" and then turned his gaze to the screen to examine it carefully.

It must be said that the Scripture Pavilion of Zhutian City truly lives up to the name "Zhutian".

There were all sorts of martial arts techniques and secret methods, densely packed and dazzling.

It contained not only cultivation techniques and Eastern fantasy techniques that he could understand, but also some wondrous knowledge that he had never seen or even heard of before.

Han Li was a book lover, so he was naturally overwhelmed by the vast catalog.

However, he quickly recovered from his previous state, steadied himself, and somewhat awkwardly opened the search bar, writing two large characters with his finger as a pen—Golden Core!
In an instant, the number of pages in the table of contents below the screen decreased by several orders of magnitude, but there were still hundreds of pages.

"Does Zhutian City really have so many books related to Core Formation?"

Han Li was surprised, but he quickly composed himself and looked down at the table of contents.

Without a doubt, the first page is filled with luxury goods that he can't afford right now.

Such as "The Profound Principles of the Golden Elixir Dao", "The Secret Records of the Nine Revolutions Elixir Technique", "The Purple Mansion Elixir Classic", "The Essentials of Innate Elixir Formation"...

Just from the name, you know it's an extraordinary product.

The only problem is that the numbers at the end aren't very attractive.

Han Li glanced at it, then decisively swiped it away and turned directly to the last page.

However, the art style of this last page seems even more off than the first page—

My Immortal Cultivation Journey: A Few Things About Core Formation

"The Nine Grades of Elixir Accomplishment: From Mortal to Immortal Venerable"

Golden Core Tribulation: Master's Private Notes

"...What is all this nonsense?!"

Han Li smirked and could only tap the screen to continue scrolling forward.

It wasn't until I flipped through dozens of pages that I finally found a more plausible title—

"The Complete Guide to Golden Elixir Formation, A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls in Golden Elixir Formation, Identifying the Quality of Golden Elixir, Tips for Golden Elixir Formation, The Way of Elixir Patterns: How to Refine a Perfect Golden Elixir..."

Although some book titles still retain that strange format, judging from their meaning, they are already knowledge that Han Li is quite interested in.

Of course, some books have gone astray due to keyword issues.

For example, the book "The Way of Danwen" is a book about alchemy.

Han Li decisively discarded the unnecessary knowledge and, after some searching, selected three books.

One book is "The Complete Book of Golden Elixir," which includes various types of Golden Elixir; another is "Tips and Tricks for Forming the Golden Elixir," which explains techniques; and yet another is "From Foundation Building to Golden Elixir: A Complete Analysis of Bottleneck Breakthrough," which helps in breaking through bottlenecks.

Without a doubt, all these books were written by the same person—

That's Lin Yu's immortal cultivation clone!

Several years later, his immortal cultivation avatar had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and was only one step away from becoming a deity.

And this was the result of his inconsistent practice, where he didn't dedicate himself fully to cultivation.

In order to fill the library of Zhutian City, Lin Yu's main body specially instructed all his clones to take time out of their busy schedules to tailor-make many cultivation techniques and secret manuals for the first batch of newcomers who were about to enter the city.

Han Li searched through those books, and apart from some completely fictitious, high-priced, non-saleable items, the rest were basically the work of his cultivation clones and the Xuanyuan Sword clones.

Of course, in addition to that, he also made use of the deductive abilities of the chat group.

Just like the book "The Complete Book of Golden Elixir", which is based on "Radiation Golden Elixir" and deduces various methods of forming elixir.

Not long after, Han Li paid the fee using his city entry token.

However, after payment, the screen still asks him to choose the medium for the book.

The cheapest are the electronic and paper versions, while the most expensive are things like memory light points and knowledge jade slips.

Han Li glanced at his remaining balance of only three hundred and decisively chose the free paper version.

In an instant, a flash of silver light appeared, and three books fell into his palm.

Han Li looked delighted, but he did not immediately turn the page. Instead, he looked up at the fairy from Yaochi who was reading the book.

"May I ask, sir, how can I exchange Heavenly Coins?"

"..."

The fairy of Yaochi glanced at him, then finally parted her red lips and answered in a melodious voice:
"Knowledge, array flags, magic weapons, spirit stones, and medicinal herbs are all acceptable."

Why are all these things he has?
Could it be that this fairy knew he came from the world of cultivation?
Han Li's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately asked, "How do I exchange spirit stones?"

The Fairy of Yaochi said softly, "Ten perfect low-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for one Heavenly Coin."

Ten to one? That's acceptable!

Han Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "What about the medicinal herbs?"

"As for medicinal herbs, it depends on the type and grade. Generally, the rarer the herb, the higher the price."

"Not considering the year?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Yaochi glanced at him, then put down her book and shook her head, saying, "If it's just that the year is relatively high, I don't recommend you exchange it for the City of All Heavens. It's more cost-effective to trade with other people..."

(End of this chapter)