nyslfriends Chapter 63: Retrieving Treasure from the Vault
Chapter 63: Retrieving Treasure from the Vault
Cao Xing stared blankly at the constantly popping-up information boxes in front of him.
Every comment on the screen was a bloody transaction involving human lives.
It's like being in a slaughterhouse, where every inch of meat, every bone, even the offal, placenta, and offspring are all turned into commodities with clearly marked prices, except that the animals have been replaced with humans!
Cao Xing looked at the information in front of him, composed himself, and strode forward along the corridor.
Various pieces of information kept appearing along the way.
You won't find any business selling cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, or elixirs here.
Cultivation points are sold directly here for only 5000 taels of silver. The debts of a Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator can be directly transferred to your name.
These people are all facing debts that are about to expire and have no chance of recovery. If you buy their debts, and the other party is unable to repay the loan, all their cultivation and good fortune will be transformed into flowing water, and given to you at a 10:1 exchange rate to enhance your cultivation and increase your luck.
Not only are there debts at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, but also at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, which can be bought and sold everywhere.
Prices are all publicly available: 10,000 taels for mid-Foundation Establishment stage, 30,000 taels for late-Foundation Establishment stage, and 80,000 taels for Golden Core stage.
Even more so, if you have enough money, you can order it.
For example, if you admire the talent of a genius in a family, as long as you have money, someone will naturally help you get it done.
Finally, I guarantee that I will be able to help you acquire this talent.
Cao Xing used to think that Shangfang Temple was a ruthless sect that would devour people without spitting out the bones, but now Cao Xing suddenly felt that Shangfang Temple was actually a sect with a conscience.
After watching for a while, Cao Xing got used to it. After all, this was the world of Journey to the West, a place that was inherently devouring people. He got up and walked towards the treasure vault.
The treasure vault wasn't far away either.
A stone building, about thirty meters high, stands upright in the deep pit.
It looks simple on the outside, but the inside is paved with gold bricks, making it extremely luxurious.
Like pawn shops, it has tall counters on all four sides, so tall that you can't see what's behind them even if you stand on tiptoe.
However, one can see behind them rows of enormous treasure chests. These chests, like small mountains, are hundreds of meters high, reaching the dome, and their width is unknown. They are arranged in rows, and it is unknown how many treasures they contain.
"Retrieve/Store?"
When Cao Xing walked to the counter, someone looked down at him.
"Take the object."
"The key!"
The so-called key was nothing more than a password, which was written on the white silk that the old ghosts had given him. After Cao Xing recited the key, he heard the sound of account books being turned over behind the counter.
After a while, the person behind the counter said, "In the fifth year of Tianjian, a mid-grade magic artifact, a six-sided treasure box, was stored. The storage period is now 128 years. A storage fee of 30,000 taels was paid when it was deposited, which offset the storage fee for the first hundred years. Now, there is still a 28-year gap, and a supplementary payment of 5,000 taels of silver is required."
Five thousand taels!!
When Cao Xing heard this number, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Good grief, so half of the money I had in my hand is already gone before I even had a chance to enjoy it?
For a moment, Cao Xing wanted to turn around and leave, but after thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth, took out a five thousand tael silver note and handed it over.
Five thousand taels! Five thousand taels! If those old devils dare to play me, I'll sell them all to brothels as slaves!
After paying five thousand silver notes, the figures behind the counter began to get busy.
One could see vines extending upwards, stirring the treasure chest behind them.
Tree spirit!
Cao Xing raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "There are quite a few exotic flowers and rare herbs in Journey to the West, but very few that have achieved true cultivation. Could it be... the Eight Immortals of Wood: pine, cypress, bamboo, maple, apricot, osmanthus, plum, and cypress from Thorn Ridge?"
In Journey to the West, these eight are called the Eight Immortals, but in reality, these eight demons are no ordinary beings; they are all immortal demons who have attained enlightenment through plants and trees.
When Cao Xing was reading the Crimson Blood Scripture before, he saw that it was written that it was the most difficult for plants and trees to become spirits. Just the process of developing intelligence would take countless years, not to mention taking human form and then embarking on cultivation. In the meantime, the years would probably be tens of thousands of years.
Ten thousand years is a long time. Other monsters would have become immortals long ago, and you've only just started?
But there are eight of them in this Thorn Ridge.
Moreover, these eight monsters did not seem to be the original targets in the Journey to the West project, because according to the route, Tang Sanzang and his companions were supposed to go to the Kingdom of Benbo in the west. However, they were led astray by these eight monsters, which allowed the Kingdom of Benbo to escape this calamity.
These eight demons knew the importance of Tang Sanzang, yet they still dared to pull this stunt. However, judging from their words and actions, they didn't seem to want to eat Tang Sanzang.
Therefore, Cao Xing is more inclined to believe that they were helping the Benbo Kingdom avoid disaster.
The waters behind this are far more murky than they appear.
If the Eight Immortals of the Wood are behind this treasure trove, then it is even more unfathomable. After all, those who can run a bank must all be top-tier big shots with connections to the heavens!
At this moment, a vine took a box out of the treasure chest and presented it to Cao Xing.
Cao Xing took a look and found that the box was indeed a mid-grade magic artifact, and a rare storage magic artifact at that. However, the box had six sides engraved with runes and incantations, and the key was unknown, so it could not be opened.
Cao Xing put the box away before turning around and leaving the treasure vault.
After leaving the treasure vault, Cao Xing had no intention of leaving. Although this place was cruel, it was also a place where he could broaden his horizons.
Cao Xing found a teahouse and sat down, drinking tea while watching the barrage of comments flashing in front of him.
Notice! The Twelve Beauties Contest has entered its intense elimination phase!!
At this moment, a subscription message popped up in front of Cao Xing.
He quickly clicked on the pop-up window to take a look.
In the video, Wu Peng, disheveled, gets up from the ground. Clearly, he had given it his all in this battle, and his legs are now trembling as he stands there.
"Holy crap! Is the battle that intense?"
The screen was filled with comments.
[Wow!! This woman is awesome!!]
[Even the senior disciples of Jieyang Mountain personally went to her, unleashing their full dual cultivation techniques, yet they couldn't budge her in the slightest—it's terrifying!]
[Amitabha Buddha, without obtaining the true scriptures, even divine powers are in vain. This female benefactor is truly remarkable!]
[The master's insight is truly remarkable; could he be... a fellow traveler?]
[By the way, I saw a bald guy participate in the last round, was it you, Master?]
[Master! I'd like to join the next round too, want to come together?]
Besides the bullet comments, there were also constant donations flooding the screen.
Based on the tip, Wu Peng can be provided with items to pass the next level. Cao Xing took a look and saw that the tip amount was quite substantial.
[Thank you! Xiaoyao Cangtian, your donation has reached the Alliance Master level. The next step is to provide Ms. Wu with a copy of the Great Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Technique and a crystal chest necklace!]
[Thank you! User #38, your donation has reached the level of a helmsman. The next level will be providing Ms. Wu with a beautiful bellyband!]
Sigh, my brother here has had a tough time.
While sighing inwardly, Cao Xing couldn't help but admire Wu Peng's unwavering determination to cultivate immortality, which was unmatched by anyone. He silently gave him a reward, but he had to leave his name when giving the reward.
Cao Xing originally wanted to leave behind the name Huang Pao, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized he would need to use that nickname in the future, and it would be embarrassing if someone saw it.
After all, one should leave behind a clean reputation.
Thinking of this, Cao Xing casually gave himself a nickname: Reader.
[Thank you, reader! For the 10 taels reward, I will become your apprentice and provide Ms. Wu with one Strength Pill.]