Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Walking on the street in broad daylight felt different from at night, except that Yun Zong's group of brightly colored hair stood out particularly well.

There have been a lot of outside cultivators on the streets of the city these past few days.

"Huh? Which sect do these female cultivators belong to? Why do they all have such strange hair and eye colors? Are they all of special bloodlines?" On the way, cultivators from both the Northern and Southern Regions looked at Han Yao and her group with peculiar eyes.

Of the thirty-odd people Han Yao and her group, at least half had heterochromatic hair.

Ji Chunling, Lin Aoxue, Tantai Mingyue, and several other important female disciples all walked to the back, especially Ji Chunling, who was dressed in a black business suit and exuded a mature and sophisticated aura.

Her attire is quite popular among high-ranking female cultivators in Tianyi City, and it's also quite expensive to make, so ordinary cultivators can't afford it because it's a spiritual artifact.

"Senior Sister Han, they're talking about our hair and eye colors. Do they think we're monsters?" some female disciples with unusual hair asked somewhat awkwardly.

"Let them say whatever they want, it's not like it'll hurt me." Han Yao shook her head indifferently.

A moment later, outside the money exchange in Tianyi City, the area was crowded with people, who, judging from their clothing, were likely all cultivators from elsewhere.

"What? So many people! How long will we have to wait?" Ye Liuyun was dumbfounded.

There's no way around it, there have been too many people coming to Tianyi City these past few days. This money exchange has several trading halls, and the small-amount trading hall is basically packed with people. I estimate it will take several hours to get through.

"This? How about we try another one? There are several money shops in Tianyi City," Ji Tianjiao said helplessly.

But Ye Liuyun shook his head.

"Judging from this situation, I reckon the other places aren't much better," Ye Liuyun said.

Indeed, the money shops in Tianyi City have been incredibly busy these past few days. However, as Ye Liuyun looked around, he noticed that there was one hall with relatively few people.

"Hey, why is there no one over there?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Ji Tianjiao immediately glanced at it.

"Oh, so that's a large transaction. It seems they only accept transactions in the tens of millions of spirit coins range," Ji Tianjiao said.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Aoxue, and then walked directly towards the large transaction hall.

"Eh? Junior Sister Ye, you're not really going to make a large transaction, are you? Spirit coins only circulate in the Northern Region. If you exchange too many, they'll be useless if you go back," Ji Tianjiao said.

Ye Liuyun chuckled.

"It's alright, I still have this much money. Aoxue, let's go." Ye Liuyun called out to Lin Aoxue, who quickly followed him and then entered the large transaction hall under the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

Inside the trading hall, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter; only customers are permitted, and there are guards at the entrance.

"Ladies, please stop here. This is the high-value transaction hall. If you want to exchange money, please queue up over there." A guard immediately stopped Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue after seeing them.

The way these guards looked at you gave off an uncomfortable feeling; it had a kind of condescending, disdainful vibe.

There was no other way. In their eyes, a Spirit Stream cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator could only be estimated to have a fortune of a few hundred thousand spirit stones. They believed that at least ten million spirit stones were needed to enter this place, and they didn't think Ye Liuyun and his companion had that kind of capital.

Ye Liuyun didn't bother to say anything more, and simply picked up his storage ring, which was specially used to store spirit stones, and handed it to the other party.

"See for yourself."

The guarding cultivator was taken aback, then glanced at him with his divine sense. Upon that glance, his attitude immediately made a 180-degree turn.

"Oh, this, this distinguished guest, please, please go ahead," the guard said with a forced smile.

Ye Liuyun walked in as he spoke, but Lin Aoxue was stopped again.

“This young lady can go in, but you can’t,” the guard said again.

Lin Aoxue sighed, and also held out her storage ring to the guard for a look. After the guard looked at it, he was greatly surprised and quickly made way for her.

"Oh? This, miss, please."

Lin Aoxue also went inside, leaving Ji Tianjiao and the others waiting outside stunned.

"I never imagined that Junior Sister Lin and Junior Sister Ye were so wealthy," a female disciple exclaimed in surprise.

Even the core disciples of the Cloud Sect, at most, only have a few million in assets, and that includes other treasures.

"You must be blind. Didn't you notice that during our sect's grand competition, Junior Sister Lin wore top-grade spiritual artifact armor and wielded a Xuan-rank weapon? Do you think she was short of money?" another female disciple said.

After she said that, everyone thought about it carefully and it seemed to make sense.

Upon entering the high-volume trading hall, there were indeed few people there, and soon a female server came over with a very professional smile.

"Welcome to Tianxia Huiqian Bank. May I ask how I can help you two ladies?" the bank clerk said with a smile.

"Of course, it's about exchanging money. I wonder how you exchange spirit stones and spirit coins here?" Ye Liuyun asked.

The waiter immediately smiled and introduced it.

"Oh, our Tianxia Huiqian Bank exchanges spirit stones based on their size and grade. You two must be cultivators from the Southern Region. In the Southern Region, one low-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one spirit coin, one mid-grade spirit stone for one hundred spirit stones, one high-grade spirit stone for one thousand spirit coins, and one top-grade spirit stone for ten thousand spirit coins."

After listening, Ye Liuyun nodded and followed the waiter to the currency exchange window.

"Hello, sir. How many spirit coins would you like to exchange?" the waiter at the window asked with a smile.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then took out one hundred million spirit stones and handed them over to the other party.

"Let's exchange for 100 million spirit coins first," Ye Liuyun said generously.

The waiter was taken aback, then took Ye Liuyun's spirit stone storage bag and checked it. Sure enough, it contained one hundred million spirit stones.

"This, a mere cultivator at the Spirit Stream Realm, is actually so wealthy?" The waiter was quite astonished.

One hundred million spirit stones is a sum that even a small sect would find difficult to come up with, and even ordinary cultivators in the Four Extremes Secret Realm might not have that much money.

"Oh, okay, but one hundred million spirit coins is a huge amount. Miss, why don't you get a Northern Domain Pass, deposit the money in it, and then use it to make purchases?" the waiter suggested.

Ye Liuyun became curious, so he quickly asked what it meant.

This is actually the same principle as using a bank card or payment app on Earth: depositing physical money in a bank and then paying with virtual money.

In the Northern Region, card payments are accepted throughout the entire territory.

"This? Okay, get two, one for me and one for my sister." Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue exchanged a glance, then said.

The waiter nodded, but it wasn't over yet.

"Okay, I wonder what level of Northern Domain Pass you ladies would like to apply for? We have the basic level, then the silver card, the gold card, and the diamond VIP card," the waiter explained.

Ye Liuyun listened to the other party's introduction with a speechless expression. This was similar to many banks on Earth; the more expensive the card, the more privileges or benefits it would have.

"Why don't you explain the differences between these cards first?" Ye Liuyun suggested.

The waiter began to introduce each item one by one.

First of all, Beiyu Tong is accepted by all banks. The regular card has no special privileges and is just for ordinary deposits and withdrawals. However, the silver card offers a 5% discount on purchases and also earns interest annually, while the gold card offers a 10% discount on purchases and enjoys a series of other special benefits.

As for the Diamond VIP Card, it offers a 20% discount and all the benefits of a bank's VIP membership, including access to the VIP reception hall for various transactions.

However, these VIP cards need to be purchased with money. A regular card costs 10,000 spirit coins, a silver card costs 500,000 spirit coins, a gold card costs 1 million spirit coins, and a diamond VIP card costs 10 million spirit stones.

If you're only staying in the Northern Region for a short period, a regular card will suffice. Only those who live there long-term and have a certain level of financial resources will apply for a Silver Card or higher-level Northern Region Pass.

After hearing about the benefits of these different levels of cards, Ye Liuyun didn't even hesitate.

"Alright then, get two diamond-level VIP cards. For the extra money, withdraw ten million spirit coins and store the rest," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

She's not short of money now, so she might as well spend it since she's just keeping it. As for Lin Aoxue, she's destined to live here long-term, and the diamond-level VIP card will be more beneficial to her.

To be honest, even among the disciples of the Supreme Response Sect, very few possess diamond VIP cards. Who would be crazy enough to spend so much money on a memory card? Only the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Supreme Response Sect might have diamond VIP cards.

"Okay, okay." The waiter was overjoyed, knowing that they might not sell even ten diamond VIP cards a year.

The waitress signed up for the Diamond VIP card in one go, knowing she would definitely get a large commission, so she couldn't hide her joy.

The waiter began asking Ye Liuyun and his companion for information, then took out an instrument to register them. At the same time, he also asked Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue to leave their blood and spiritual power as a means to prove that the card belonged to them.

Everything was completed quickly with the help of Beiyutong.

"Alright, distinguished guests, please take these cards. You must keep them safe. If you lose them, be sure to report them lost and apply for replacements at major money exchanges as soon as possible." The clerk handed two crystal-like cards to Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, along with a bag of spirit coins.

These spirit coins were polished entirely from spirit stones.

"Damn, this is outrageous! What kind of one-to-one exchange is this?" Ye Liuyun picked up a spirit coin the size of a thumb and glanced at it.

Why did Ye Liuyun say that? Because these spirit coins are only about half the weight of spirit stones. In other words, one spirit coin is only worth half the value of one spirit stone. Where did the other half of the value go?

Although Ye Liuyun exchanged 100 million spirit stones for 100 million spirit coins, in terms of the value of spirit stones in the Southern Region, Ye Liuyun actually lost half of the spirit stones.

However, Ye Liuyun didn't say much, because this was definitely something that the major powers in the Northern Region tacitly agreed to.

After settling everything, the two left the money shop.

"Hehe, let's go, let's spend money to our hearts' content today," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"The lifestyle in this Northern Cultivation World is really quite convenient," Lin Aoxue remarked.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun and the other person returned to Ji Tianjiao's side.

"Is it all done? Junior Sister Ye, you and Senior Sister Lin are truly wealthy," Ji Tianjiao and the others exclaimed.

"Hehe, well, it was just a bit of luck. You should know about what happened in the Black Wind Mountains last time. That place happened to be near our Cloud Mist Sect, so we happened to obtain quite a few treasures," Ye Liuyun explained.

When this matter was mentioned, everyone sighed repeatedly, after all, that incident had brought about great changes to the cultivation sects in Nanling.

After withdrawing the money, Ye Liuyun and his group began to frequent various shops, starting with clothing stores. The clothes here were incredibly diverse, ranging from completely retro to completely modern, and even a combination of modern and traditional styles.

It depends on personal preference. In the Northern Region, ancient and modern styles of clothing are more popular. Completely modern clothes are generally only worn in the city.

These types of clothing are defined as everyday wear, while vintage clothing is defined as formal wear for important occasions.

For example, if you're attending the Nanling Grand Gathering, which is an important occasion, you should wear retro clothing. If you don't want to change clothes repeatedly, you can wear modern ancient-style clothing, like the kind Murong Huan is wearing.

Ye Liuyun was very excited as soon as she entered the clothing store, but she was even more excited to pull Lin Aoxue over to try on all kinds of clothes. Most of the clothing stores also offered hair styling services.

This is actually a manifestation of civilization, because order is a sign of civilization, and the more rigorous the order, the higher the level of civilization.

There aren't as many rules and regulations in the Southern Region; the law of the jungle prevails there. The law of the jungle also exists in the Northern Region, but it's just not visible in safe zones.

Lin Aoxue was like a porcelain doll, with Ye Liuyun constantly changing her clothes. As long as Ye Liuyun thought it looked good, he would buy it directly. Although the clothes here were similar in style to those on Earth, the materials were incomparable. Even the worst ones here were human-grade magic treasures.

Of course, Ye Liuyun himself was also having a great time, watching his constantly changing image in the mirror, just like playing a dress-up game.

Ji Tianjiao and the others watched from the sidelines as Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue bought one outfit after another.

"Wow, this is too extravagant! This one move must have cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of spirit stones." Ji Tianjiao and the others said with twitching lips.

They were already feeling a bit heartbroken about spending tens of thousands of spirit stones on their outfits, while Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue specifically sought out high-end clothes to buy.

"Sigh! It's so frustrating to compare yourself to others," the group of girls sighed.

Chapter 325 Pickpockets of Zhaixing Hall (4500 words + 100 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Not only clothing stores, but also accessory stores and other shops frequented by female cultivators, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue went in and browsed around.

Ye Liuyun was enjoying buying whatever he saw, but Han Yao and the others were embarrassed.

Han Yao and the others didn't have that much money to squander, since they didn't even know if they could stay in the Supreme Response Sect. So they definitely needed to save their spirit stones. They could spend a little more after the grand event, depending on the situation.

But honestly, if they were as rich as Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, they definitely wouldn't tolerate it.

What they didn't realize was that Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue's extravagant spending had already attracted the attention of certain people in Tianyi City.

Outside a high-end cosmetics store, several pairs of eyes were fixed on them.

"Hey, senior sisters, why don't you want to buy anything? We've been shopping for over an hour already, it's so boring if you don't buy anything." Ye Liuyun looked at Han Yao and the others with some surprise.

Han Yao and the others were embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

However, Ye Liuyun quickly understood when he saw their bewildered expressions.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I shouldn't have asked that question." Ye Liuyun smiled awkwardly.

After careful consideration, she realized that the goods here were not cheap. A single item or two would cost several thousand spirit coins, and higher-end items would cost tens of thousands of spirit coins. She didn't consider spirit stones as money, but for a normal cultivator, such spending was unbearable.

Even among the local cultivators of the Northern Region, few could afford to spend money like Ye Liuyun.

After a while, Ye Liuyun felt that if they were going to go shopping, it would be better to go out alone with Lin Aoxue, otherwise it would be very awkward with a group of girls following behind them and watching them.

Actually, if possible, Ye Liuyun would like to buy some things for these senior sisters, but he is not sure whether his actions are good or bad. After all, not everyone likes to take other people's things for free, and he might do something wrong with good intentions.

"That's about enough. Let's just look around and not buy anything. I'll go see if there's anything fun to do," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Han Yao and the others had no objections.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue had also changed their appearances. They were both dressed in modern gold and red traditional Chinese clothing, looking like two brides. It was quite festive, but this outfit made them look more like sisters.

Although the clothes were almost the same style, they gave off completely different vibes on the two of them. Ye Liuyun looked more charming and alluring in the clothes, while Lin Aoxue exuded a delicate and beautiful charm amidst her aloofness.

With the addition of some gold accessories, they looked like two princesses, exuding nobility. They were both dressed in gold phoenix patterns, a pattern that would certainly not be worn casually in the Southern Region, but no one in the Northern Region would mind.