Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 178 The Use of Jade Qiong

After a short while, amidst the swirling mist, the square-faced old man walked ahead, followed by a woman with large breasts and a plump bottom.

Pei Xia didn't have any particular hobbies; he was just being cautious and trying to create a "character" that wouldn't be easily seen through.

"Speaking of which, I don't even know your name...

Pei Xia originally wanted to address him as "senior," but when she thought about how the other person's figure, appearance, and voice might also be fake, she realized that in the Jade Palace, such formalities were truly meaningless.

“A name is just a label. If you’re willing, you can call me whatever I’m talking about,” the old man turned his face, his mouth widening in the center of his face. “However, I can’t guarantee that I’ll still be me when we meet next time.”

The old man meant that he might change his appearance next time.

But perhaps Pei Xia has been a bit sensitive lately, because upon hearing the phrase "I am not myself," a slight glint appeared in her eyes.

Having disguised their identities, the person in the mouth walked ahead, quickening their pace.

Until a particularly thick cloud parted, the scene on the other side was fully revealed before Pei Xia's eyes, causing him to widen his eyes in astonishment.

Those were patches of white clouds, high and low, scattered across the sky. The clouds were as solid as the ground beneath Pei Xia's feet, connected to each other and stretching endlessly.

On these clouds, there were quite a few "people" of various shapes and sizes. Some were tall and fat, some were short and thin, some looked like humans and some looked like dogs. Pei Xia even saw a guy with a donkey's body and a pig's head kneeling on the ground, shouting incessantly.

Yes, shouting.

Two people sat on the ground on that cloud, each with something in front of them. Occasionally, someone would walk by on that cloud, and they would call out to attract customers, just like small vendors.

The person in the mouth stood beside Pei Xia, still faithfully fulfilling the service he provided to a computing core: "This is the most important function of the Jade Universe: to exchange what we have."

Pei Xia stared blankly for a long while before finally managing to ask with difficulty, "Such a big fuss, just to do some business?"

Those golden and white jade plaques, these patches of sky and land, are meant to be cleared out for people to do business.

The man chuckled and said, "There's nothing shameful about doing business. There's business everywhere in the world. Whether it's respectable or not depends on how big the business is."

That's a fair point.

After thinking about it carefully, Pei Xia understood it a little.

Judging from Han Youzhi and Qiu Sheng's reactions, they knew of each other's existence before they even met, which shows that Yu Qiong herself has the ability to sense things.

In other words, obtaining the Jade Orb is largely a matter of fate, and if one wants to stay in the Jade Palace for a long time, one will inevitably face the covetousness of other Jade Orbs.

Without sufficient strength, it would be difficult to withstand.

In addition, this place seems to be open only to Su Masters. Su Masters are few in number, but they are skilled in alchemy, weapon crafting, and array formation. A Su Master who has achieved some success is often quite wealthy.

Thinking about it this way, even if Qiongxiao Yuyu really is a market town, it is a top-tier, high-end market town.

However, judging it by the standards of the "Secluded Sect," Pei Xia was somewhat disappointed.

He calmed himself down and asked, "So, this transaction relies on computing chips?"

"Yes and no," the man in the mouth glanced at him sideways, "It seems you really know nothing about this place. Tsk, I should have charged you two coins." He smoothed his non-existent sleeve, shaving the long hair on his hand, and said, "Do you know what the jade pendant in your hand is for?"

Pei Xia replied subconsciously, "I was able to come here because of Yu Qiong, wasn't I?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized there was more to it than met the eye.

It's very simple. Han Youzhi and Qiu Sheng both clearly have at least two jade pendants, enabling them to enter and exit the Jade Palace. Qiu Sheng, in particular, clearly has four.

Even so, he still followed the scent to find Han Youzhi. Old Han was the same; after the person died, the first thing she noticed was the jade pendant on Qiu Sheng's body.

Although she didn't actively hunt down other jade holders like Qiu Sheng, she was unwilling to let go of any opportunity when it presented itself, showing that the more jade, the better.

Sure enough, the person in the mouth laughed and said, "Young one, listen carefully. In the Jade Palace of Qiongxiao, computing cores are used as money. However, how many computing cores you can hold is determined by your Jade Jade. One Jade Jade can hold ten computing cores. In other words, even if you consume computing power every day and save it, you can only have a maximum of twenty computing cores."

Pei Xia hugged her arms and lifted her ample chest: "Oh...no wonder."

This is not simply a deposit limit; what Yuqiong truly restricts is the spending level of those who possess the jade within the Jade Palace.

Pei Xia can condense a maximum of three computing cores per day, so his consumption limit is twenty-three computing cores. If he encounters a coveted treasure that someone else has listed for twenty-four, Pei Xia can only watch helplessly.

So, if that's the case, Old Han must have been poor for too long? Hmm, she doesn't seem like the type to be greedy or fond of treasures.

Pei Xia quickly realized the crux of the problem: "What kind of treasures are circulating in this Jade Palace that are worth going to such lengths?"

The person in the mouth didn't answer directly, but instead pointed to the cloud beneath them: "There's no point in saying more. Let's go down and take a look, shall we?"

Pei Xia nodded and followed the old man's steps.

There were no actual bridges connecting the clouds. When a person stepped on a piece of land, it was as if they were walking in the void. Pei Xia carefully followed behind him, feeling the solid, stone-like ground beneath her feet. Putting everything else aside, the ability to create such a magnificent palace was astonishing in itself.

Take a few steps forward and you'll be standing in front of the donkey-bodied, pig-headed man.

It was very simple, just a thin piece of plain cloth spread out in front of me, with some small trinkets scattered on it.

Pei Xia hadn't paid much attention at first, but after a quick glance, her heart stopped beating.

On the stall was a small book with no words on the cover, only a picture.

Pei Xia found this picture familiar; it was clearly the "Five Binding Formation" that Han Youzhi had solved back then!
This was the work of a Seventh Realm Master. Even Lu Li, who was deeply favored by her master's wife, told Pei Xia to remember the array diagram and teach it to her for research and analysis.

This kind of thing would be considered a treasure anywhere, yet it was just displayed on the stall in such an ordinary way, like a storybook sold by a street vendor!
Pei Xia's gaze swept to other parts of the stall. Array brushes made of demon marrow, top-grade Xuanbao magic artifacts, and four or five high-quality demon crystals were piled up haphazardly in the corner of the stall. With this arrangement, Pei Xia would believe you if you said they were given away as freebies!
Taking a deep breath, Pei Xia looked at the pig-headed man in front of her and couldn't help but wonder who this master was, a big shot in the martial arts world.
The boss shook his pig head, looked at the two people who had stopped in front of his stall, and said with a slurred speech, "You two have come at the right time. I'm currently buying abacus cores here. These items are not easy to exchange at other times!"

Pei Xia kept a straight face, trying his best not to lose his composure. Remembering that he also possessed a demonic essence, he tentatively asked, "How much is the brush?"

"Seventy chips, take them." Pighead readily agreed.

Pei Xia's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.

He himself didn't expect that his first reaction would be: cheap!

(End of this chapter)