Chapter 61

Seeing that Xiao Ran was still being so persistent, Cheng Mou pointed to the registration rules with some impatience and said, "Have you read it clearly? It requires participants to be under twenty years old and at least at the Qi Practitioner stage to register... Hmm?"

Cheng Mou's voice suddenly stopped. He was not a fool; on the contrary, he had a very keen eye, which was why Jin Zhengyang had assigned him to this reception duty!

He carefully examined Xiao Ran, and a look of disdain slowly appeared on his face: "You really took this path!

You actually dropped out of martial arts training..."

In the Ancient Continent, starting to practice Qi before reaching the peak of physical training is called dropping out of martial arts, similar to dropping out of school on Earth, but even more serious!

Although there are occasional cases of those who dropped out of martial arts training becoming high-level Qi Practitioners, there have been fewer than ten people who became Tian Yuan Realm martial artists since the human race began practicing martial arts!

Xiao Ran didn't care about being looked down upon: "It's none of your business!

Since I am a Qi Practitioner, can I register now!"

Cheng Mou didn't understand what Xiao Ran was doing. Normally, it takes people around twenty-four or twenty-five years to become a Qi Practitioner. Being able to reach the Qi Practitioner stage before twenty is considered elite. For a dropout to compete with them would be pure masochism!

However, what does it matter to me? If it can increase the martial hall's income, that's good!

Cheng Mou said lazily, "Then your number is 71, and you need to pay 10,000 gold as the registration fee!"

10,000 gold is not a small amount, but Xiao Ran, being a second-generation rich kid, could afford it. His cheap father was a clothing factory owner, hotel owner, and private hospital owner on Earth...

So he wasn't short of money. He paid the fee cheerfully and then went home!

Cheng Mou watched his back and muttered, "His vital energy seems very vigorous, not like a dropout...

But advancing to the Qi Practitioner stage in less than a year is even more impossible. It must be my illusion!

Or maybe he consumed some rare treasure, what a stroke of luck!"

Rarities that can enhance one's martial arts realm are always in high demand but short supply, so if Xiao Ran really consumed some rare treasure to advance to the Qi Practitioner stage, Cheng Mou was a bit envious!

Next, Xiao Ran walked into a jewelry shop. He had obtained many things in the Five Absolute Catacombs, which weren't very valuable on the Ancient Continent but could still be exchanged for some money!

Feeling a bit embarrassed about spending his father's money, it would be better if he could earn his own money!

Xiao Ran entered a slightly narrow jewelry shop, whose owner was a friend of his cheap father!

As soon as he entered, he saw a thin middle-aged man idly flipping through a book at the counter. Seeing Xiao Ran come in, he greeted him: "It's Xiao Ran, what do you want to buy today? Feel free to look around!"

Xiao Ran smiled: "Uncle Li, I'm here to sell things today!"

Uncle Li, whose name was Li Youjun, was said to be Xiao Ran's father's childhood friend. He was now at the fourth level of Qi Practitioner, and because he had traveled extensively in his youth, he had quite a bit of experience!

Li Youjun looked up at him, put down the book, and smiled: "Not stealing things from home, are you?"

Hearing Li Youjun's teasing, Xiao Ran said, "No way, Uncle Li, help me appraise these things and see how much they can sell for!"

Xiao Ran had already picked out a few things from his storage space and wrapped them up. Now he took them out from his pocket and handed them to Li Youjun, just to test the waters!

Li Youjun took the package, opened it, and picked up a pearl necklace. The pearls were as big as dragon eyes, each one looking very good!

Li Youjun was surprised: "This is quite good, all the pearls are the same size, but I can't tell where they are from. Unfortunately, they are just ordinary pearls from common shellfish, without any spirit attached...

The craftsmanship is also very strange, I've never seen it before!

I'll give you 500 gold for it. If each pearl had a spirit attached, it could sell for around 10,000 gold...

This jade pendant is also excellent, top quality, but although the craftsmanship is very fine, the person who made it doesn't understand array formations, so it's just a pretty accessory. I can still process it and sell it...

I'll give you 500 gold for it..."

Many fierce beasts' corpses or bones can carry spiritual energy. Attaching spiritual energy to these things is called spirit attachment, which can be used to make weapons or accessories with great utility!

Some special parts of fierce beasts naturally come with spirit attachments!

High-quality jade is generally a good medium for array formations. Carving array formations on them and inputting true qi can have many uses!

However, attaching spirits and carving array formations are very difficult skills, not something just anyone can do!

Li Youjun looked at a few items, all ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand gold, nothing particularly valuable. Altogether, they added up to over 20,000 gold!

These things that are priceless in the martial arts world don't sell for much on the Ancient Continent without special processing!

Just like many resources on Earth don't sell for much, but when processed into high-tech items, they become valuable!

This is one of the reasons why Xiao Ran didn't care much about these items!

Finally, Li Youjun picked up a ring. The ring's band was woven from gold threads, slightly elastic, forming the shape of a phoenix, and adorned with small, colorful gems!

The craftsmanship of this ring was naturally excellent, but it wasn't much to Li Youjun. He was about to give it a random price and be done with it, but suddenly he froze!

Staring intently at the gems, Li Youjun finally looked at Xiao Ran and asked, "Where did you get this ring?"

Xiao Ran was a bit surprised, as this ring was the item he least valued, because although its craftsmanship was fine, it wasn't special on the Ancient Continent!

Most craftsmen on the Ancient Continent had the cultivation of Qi Practitioner levels three or four, with precise control and excellent eyesight, so any slightly good item had very meticulous craftsmanship!

The craftsmanship of this ring was extraordinary in the martial arts world, but on the Ancient Continent, it was just considered good!

Xiao Ran asked, "Uncle Li, is there something wrong with this?"

"Wrong? No, no, it's perfect!"

Li Youjun said excitedly, "You haven't seen it, so it's not your fault!

Do you know what it is?

This isn't just any gem, it's a Primordial Stone, a Primordial Stone!

The person who made this ring didn't recognize it and used it as a regular gem, which is a waste of a treasure!"

Xiao Ran's eyes widened: "You mean this is a Primordial Stone? Are you sure!?"

Li Youjun glared at Xiao Ran: "Do you forget what I do? If I can't recognize this, I might as well close my shop!

I can see that these Primordial Stones are quite pure, including Fire Primordial Stones, Water Primordial Stones, and Earth Primordial Stones...

Don't look at these small pieces, but they can still fetch a good price!

I'll offer you 100,000 gold for them!"

Xiao Ran was surprised: "Uncle Li, I've always been a bit confused!

I've read in books that all objects are condensed primordial energy, right?

So why are these Primordial Stones, which are condensed from primordial energy, so precious?"

Li Youjun said disdainfully, "That's just the one-sided view of the Primordial Energy Sect.

The Zen Sect also says that all things lack the solidity we attribute to them, that our minds transform the fluidity of the world into solid things, and that the world is just a dream!

Each of the ten major sects has its own theory, who knows which one is right!

Anyway, what has been proven is that these Primordial Stones are the easiest to convert into primordial energy!

The better the quality of the Primordial Stone, the purer the converted primordial energy.

Primordial Stones are quite precious even for Tian Yuan Realm martial artists. It's not easy for Qi Practitioner level nine martial artists to obtain them, except for the disciples of the ten major sects!

A small amount of Primordial Stones is not very useful for Tian Yuan Realm martial artists, but it is quite precious for Qi Practitioner level nine martial artists.

As you know, martial artists at Qi Practitioner level eight can advance to level nine by breaking through the human body's limits and opening the gate to the heavens and earth.

Qi Practitioner level nine martial artists can harness the primordial energy of the heavens and earth, condensing it into their own aura and entering the Tian Yuan Realm by refining their mind images.

However, Qi Practitioner level nine martial artists, without refining their mind images, cannot transform their perception into spiritual awareness and cannot accurately distinguish the types of primordial energy. Therefore, they absorb all the primordial energy, which is very troublesome!

Because there are many useless or even harmful types of primordial energy!

But if they can absorb pure Primordial Stones, they won't have these troubles!

This can also help them improve their ability to distinguish the types of primordial energy. Isn't it precious for them!?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ran's eyes lit up, realizing he might have a new source of income. These Primordial Stones must exist in the martial arts world, as evidenced by this ring!

It's just that martial artists in the martial arts world can't use them. If he could find a Primordial Stone mine, even if it had only a fraction of the resources of the Ancient Continent, and bring it here to sell, he could make a lot of money!

Even if he was afraid of trouble and didn't sell them, he could still use them when he reached Qi Practitioner level nine or Tian Yuan Realm! (Sorry, I'm late today, I didn't finish work until 11 PM! There will be another update tonight!)