Chapter 182 Earning "Small" Money
Many sects have come to the competition between the North and South regions. The disciples brought by these sects have been settled in the Holy City, waiting for today's competition.
This made the holy city of the Northern Ridge Holy Land more prosperous than ever before, with cultivators of all kinds of clothing coming and going.
Of course, the shops selling pills, talismans, and formations in the Holy City, as well as various shops that can help with the competition, are also very popular.
Even some shops have been emptied of their pills. The major families in the Holy City urgently contacted all the alchemists in the city, who worked day and night to refine pills, but even so, the supply could not meet the demand.
While these people were snapping up pills, a batch of rumors spread from the Northern Ridge Holy Land, attracting the attention of countless participating sects.
"Have you heard? I heard that the Holy Land has sent people to investigate the information of the participating cultivators. For just one hundred spirit stones, we can find out their specific details and their cultivation levels."
"There's such a thing? You can buy it for only one hundred spirit stones? Fellow Daoist, you haven't been scammed, have you? One hundred spirit stones is enough to buy a single pill. How could you possibly get so much useful information? Our young sect leader spent several thousand mid-grade spirit stones and still didn't get much information about the participating cultivators."
Outside the Treasure Pavilion in the Holy City, many cultivators were discussing the competition that afternoon.
They were already paying attention to information about this competition, so they were naturally very sensitive to these new developments.
"Why not? The Hundred Treasures Pavilion sells this kind of information. It is said that they have also compiled a list of the most promising sects and the top 100 talented and capable disciples."
A white-robed cultivator walked out of the Treasure Pavilion. Hearing the conversation of the cultivators outside, he raised an eyebrow and said...
"Who is the most talented? It must be Baili Xuan Ye from the Northern Ridge Holy Land at the Golden Core stage. It is said that his cultivation has reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, which is infinitely close to the Nascent Soul stage. It is also said that he once chased down a demonic cultivator on the Heavenly Wanted List!"
When demons invade the cultivation world, there will naturally be demonic cultivators as well. Some of these demonic cultivators are very well hidden, but others are extremely arrogant. They take pleasure in torturing and killing humans and often perform blood sacrifices on the residents of an entire village or town.
The names on the wanted list at the prefecture level all belong to people who have committed heinous crimes, such as massacring or sacrificing entire towns of villagers.
The Heavenly Wanted List is different. The names recorded here are all those who have done heinous things. Some demonic cultivators have slaughtered an entire city, while others have used tens of thousands of infants as sacrifices to improve the performance of their weapons...
Thus, the number is countless. These people are hated by the entire Northern Region, and even the entire cultivation world; everyone has the right to kill them.
The people of the Northern Ridge Holy Land will compile these deeds and inscribe the names and portraits of these individuals on a prefecture-level wanted list. Any cultivator who accepts the post and eliminates those individuals will receive the resources promised by the Northern Ridge Holy Land.
Therefore, some skilled rogue cultivators often hunt down demonic cultivators listed on the regional wanted list in order to obtain rewards from the Northern Ridge Holy Land.
The elders of the Northern Ridge Holy Land often send their trained disciples to the wanted list for training.
Baili Xuanye is the most famous disciple of this generation. He often hunts down those on the wanted list and is well-known to countless people in the Northern Region.
The demonic cultivators who had gone into hiding hated him intensely, but the ordinary cultivators and mortals of the Northern Region were very grateful to him.
"Of course Baili Xuanye will not participate. There is an age limit for this competition. Anyone over thirty years old cannot participate," the white-robed cultivator explained.
"Bai Li Xuan Ye is already past his prime, and there are actually quite a few strong competitors this time."
As he explained, many people became very interested in the information about what Baibaoge was selling and rushed to shop there.
"One hundred low-grade spirit stones can get you general information, but you can't see the exact age and cultivation level of those people."
"One hundred mid-grade spirit stones can provide information about most people and allow you to prepare in advance."
"A thousand mid-grade spirit stones can even reveal the top one hundred cultivators who have the strength to compete for a ranking."
"Through the jade slips provided by our Hundred Treasures Pavilion, you will not only be able to know their age, cultivation level, and sect, but also the cultivation techniques they practice. This is an opportunity not to be missed, as it will not come again. If you are too slow, it will be gone!"
Many people's eyes lit up as they listened to the manager of Baibaoge's introduction.
Although many people felt it was too expensive, some people who didn't care about the money had already secretly gone to buy it and hurriedly returned to their residences.
In the backyard of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, the person in charge of things on the Holy City side was grinning from ear to ear.
Because of this competition between the two domains, Baibaoge attaches great importance to it, and they have already collected a lot of information beforehand.
However, the information provided by Lan Yue and her team this time included a lot of details, so how could the person in charge of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion not be happy?
Without saying a word, they signed a cooperation agreement on the spot.
And next to this person was Lan Yue, who had spent the whole night studying the project and had come over with her friends to discuss the collaboration.
Lan Yue originally planned to compile the information herself and then sell it with her friends.
Later, after thinking about it carefully, I realized that if I sold the things I had sorted out with my friends, how much could I make?
It's better to partner with established stores; that way, even if someone tries to take advantage of you, you won't have to worry.
Because of the ever-increasing income of spirit stones, those shops will definitely resolve their issues early.
So last night they reached a perfect agreement, and this morning they sold those jade slips.
Although the competition was in the afternoon and there was definitely not enough time, Lan Yue was not worried.
Because the upcoming competition will continue for a full month!
What hasn't sold for so long?
Moreover, Baibaoge is quite powerful, with branches in both the Southern and Northern Regions, and a wide network of connections, so there's nothing to worry about!
After saying goodbye to the person in charge, Lan Yue and her group of friends secretly slipped back home.
"The competition is this afternoon, where have you been?" Before they even entered the room, the Second Elder looked up at them.
"No, it's nothing!" The little ones waved their hands repeatedly.
They've agreed that this will never be told to anyone, and everyone will keep it a secret!
However, the next second, a familiar voice rang out.
[Lan Yue: Hmph, I definitely won't tell you that we just went out to earn some extra money, and we even made a huge sum of spirit stones, becoming super VIPs of the Treasure Pavilion!]
The other friends: "..."
Second Elder: "???"
He glanced helplessly at the group of kids: "The competition is about to start, so you guys need to take it seriously."
These little guys are always bringing him "surprises".
"This competition is a random draw. Those who are drawn will compete today, and those who are not drawn will compete three days later..."
"This competition doesn't differentiate between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, so all of you be careful, especially you little ones like Lan Yue."
Er Changbian led them to the competition venue while giving them careful instructions.
Lan Yue, who was walking behind, nodded solemnly. She was actually secretly looking through the system panel, searching for gossip.
[Lan Yue: Strange, why did you mention my name when you said "especially"? I'm super well-behaved, okay!]
[All I do every day is eat gossip, what's wrong with making a little extra money now and then?]
The silver snow in her arms stirred, pretending not to hear anything, and even wagged its little tail.
It's hard to describe. You seem really well-behaved on the surface, but you can be terrifying when you're watching the drama unfold.
If they could hear what this guy was really thinking, they would have thought they would have been fooled by Lan Yue's outward appearance.
Lan Yue remained oblivious to the stares around her, continuing to flip through the panels.
"Lan Yue!" Qing Zhu, holding an umbrella, walked up to the side at some point.
"If you are drawn to play today, be sure to pay attention to your safety."
Lan Yue nodded repeatedly, indicating that if she encountered a too strong opponent, she would definitely play it safe!
"Senior Sister Xingyue and Senior Brother Jiang Li are also here. If anything happens, you can contact them."
Qingzhu lowered her voice.
"Senior Sister Xingyue, she's not..."
Lan Yue remembered that Senior Sister Xing Yue hadn't registered for the competition because she was over the age limit, so why did she come along? Did the sect want to cheat?
The thought flashed through her mind for a moment, but Lan Yue quickly dismissed her guess.
She felt that the sect's arrangement this time might be similar to the last time at the Jue Ling Island ruins, with the purpose not being to help Senior Sister Xing Yue achieve any ranking, but rather to protect them.
After all, the demons are still making moves. Most of their spies in the Northern Ridge Holy Land have been removed. What if they get angry and recklessly bring so many demons in to attack?
Lan Yue still cherishes her life very much. After all, once she becomes a ghost, who knows if she'll still be able to enjoy the gossip!
She was bound to the Three Realms Gossip System, which only included the Cultivation Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Immortal Realm, but not the Netherworld.
This means that if she becomes a ghost, she might not be able to enjoy the gossip.
Who knows what tricks those demons have up their sleeves?
Lan Yue was worried, but she wasn't too concerned when Teng She suddenly lashed out at her, almost knocking her senseless.
"I see my wife! Hurry up, stop dawdling!"
The black serpent was extremely anxious.