âXiao Qi.â Xue Jinwen leaned closer and whispered in Meng Qiâs ear, then smoothly proceeded to stroke her hair.
Meng Qi recalled the name she chose casually in Beyond The Heaven. In any case, she never deliberately hid her identity. Even the appearance she used in Beyond The Heaven was also real. However, since she only visited a few stores and attended several auctions, very few people knew this âXiao Qi.â
When Meng Qi met Xue Jinwen in Beyond The Heaven, this third miss Xue was graceful and charming. Her every move reflected the elegance of a daughter of a large clan. But after they met again here, she seemed to be a little different. More relaxed? More lively? Meng Qi couldnât tell for sure.
The two chatted idly and soon arrived at Cloud Immortal Pavilion. The medicinal cauldron available for sale here were the ordinary products, mass-produced by refinery sects. Meng Qi didnât have particular requirements for the cauldron she used. Not to mention that she was rich now, but during the battle in the Grand Tournament barrier, she used spirit stones freely like they cost nothing. Eighth-grade and ninth-grade spirit stones were constantly ready in her hand. When the situation was urgent, she even threw out profound-grade spirit stones in the handful. This somehow messed Meng Qiâs perception about the value of things, and different grade spirit stones looked the same in her eyes. Now that she still had a lot of spirit stones, she simply chose a five-rank cauldron that she could use, which cost âonlyâ one hundred eighth-grade spirit stones.
Next, Meng Qi took out ten additional ninth-grade spirit stones. Seeing this, even Xue Jinwen couldnât help staring at her for a moment. Although Xue Jinwen was born in the prestigious Xue Clan and had never been short of money, a ninth-grade spirit stone was not a small sum for her.
The staff in charge of Cloud Immortal Pavilion pharmacy was a man full of smiles. Upon seeing Meng Qiâs generous hand, his smile became even more enthusiastic: âDoes Fellow Daoist need any medicinal ingredients?â
âI want to exchange all these ninth-grade spirit stones with medicinal ingredients needed to refine Beiming Pill.â As Meng Qi spoke, she took out another set of ten ninth-grade spirit stones: âAs for these, I want to exchange with Jiuhuiyang Pillâs ingredients. Please adjust the proportion of each ingredient accordingly.â
This time, even the staff was taken aback. âOf course,â he responded quickly. âOnly the medicinal ingredients for Beiming Pill and Jiuhuiyang Pill?â
âRight.â Meng Qi nodded.
âMeng Qiqi.â Seeing the shop staff take over the spirit stones and go to prepare the order, Xue Jinwen lightly bumped Meng Qiâs arm. âYou want to refine Beiming and Jiuhuiyang Pill? For sell?â
âYeah.â Meng Qi turned her head and looked around the pharmacy section. Cultivators could buy many common medicines and medicinal ingredients here, even some rarer ones. But for the most precious and rare items, Cloud Immortal Pavilion didnât sell any, and people had to go to Beyond The Heaven to find them.
âOh, right.â When Meng Qi thought of Beyond The Heaven, she suddenly remembered another thing: âSister Xue, have you ever been to a store called âHeaven And Earth Bookhallâ in Beyond The Heaven?â
âHeaven And Earth Bookhall?â Xue Jinwen was stunned. She slowly shook her head. âI have never heard of it, let alone been there.â
âItâs located in the northwest corner of Beyond The Heaven City. There are a lot of books there, from all over the three realms. The owner is also very knowledgeable, but the books are not for sale and can only be borrowed.â Meng Qi explained.
ââŠnever hear of it.â Xue Jinwen shook her head again. They both spoke very quietly. After thinking for a moment, Xue Jinwen said again: âBut Beyond The Heaven is very big, and there are many shops I havenât seen. Next time we go to Beyond The Heaven, you can take me to see it.â
âOkay.â Meng Qi nodded: âSister Xue, the books there must be borrowed using spirit points. Is there any way to exchange spirit stones with spirit points?â She had a lot of spirit points, but compared to the vast sea of books in Heaven And Earth Bookhall, it was still too lacking. However, she also had a lot of spirit stones, including profound-grade ones. It would be great if she could exchange them for more spirit points.
âSpi-spirit point?!â Xue Jinwen almost thought that Meng Qi had made a mistake. âAre you sure you said it right? The books there must be borrowed with spirit points?!â
âYes.â Meng Qi nodded.
âSpirit pointâŠâ Xue Jinwen felt a little dizzy. Some of the cultivators who could enter Beyond The Heaven were the type of people who no longer cared much about spirit stones. Those top leaders of large sects sometimes traded with one another without bothering to use spirit stones as exchange currency. But spirit pointsâŠthat was the absolute currency in Beyond The Heaven! Even those large sects never spared any effort to gain spirit points!
Just like Xue Jinwen. As an appraiser in Profound Auction House, she would be rewarded with a very small amount of spirit points when she discovered something of extraordinary value such as unprecedented new pills, extraordinary formulas, or very rare treasures. For example, after she registered Meng Qiâs Beiming Pill for auction in Profound Auction House, she received five spirit points as a reward. But even so, the total amount of spirit points she currently possessed was just a bit over one hundred.
âMeng QiqiâŠâ Xue Jinwen lowered her voice and asked anxiously: âHow many spirit points do you need to borrow a single book?â
âTen points,â Meng Qi replied.
âTen points?!!!â Xue Jinwen stared into the blue-robed girlâs clear and bright eyes. Her first reaction was wondering whether Meng Qi had been cheated or not.