Chapter 225: Lending Spirit Stones?

After the elixirs were exhausted.

Luo Tian's cultivation speed once again slowed to a crawl.

With his Purple Mansion realm cultivation base, even if he entered the secret realm again, he would probably not gain much.

Helpless, Luo Tian remembered his agreement with Ye Qingxuan.

He then entered the Profound Wood Realm and arrived at the mysterious shop.

Hearing Luo Tian mention the previous agreement.

Daoic patterns flowed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes as he gazed deeply at Luo Tian.

After a long while, until Luo Tian felt his heart grow cold with fear, Ye Qingxuan slowly said:

"I have elixirs here that can raise your cultivation base."

"For the Purple Mansion realm, there are the Medium Spirit Elixir and the Purple Luo Elixir; for the Golden Core realm, the Great Spirit Elixir and the Golden Yuan Elixir; for the Nascent Soul realm, the Extreme Spirit Elixir and the Profound Infant Elixir.

"Boy, you dare come here to buy elixirs without spirit stones? My establishment never allows credit."

"Or, bring me natural treasures that interest me, and I will exchange them for the elixirs you need."

"Even elixirs that directly raise one's cultivation base to the Soul Transformation realm are available here."

However, the spiritual herbs required to refine such elixirs are not only numerous in variety but also extremely valuable, so their prices are far higher than ordinary elixirs.

"One Medium Spirit Elixir costs 3, 00 medium-grade spirit stones and can increase the spiritual power of a single-attribute spiritual root cultivator at the Purple Mansion realm by three years of meditation."

"However, my mysterious shop is currently buying the corpses of the Green Demon Clan from the outside."

He is currently at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

But Luo Tian currently has less than three hundred thousand medium-grade spirit stones, far from enough to purchase the elixirs he needs.

"However, the prices of these elixirs are not cheap. How many do you wish to purchase?"

To raise his cultivation base to the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, he would need at least around 500 Purple Luo Elixirs.

"If you have no spirit stones, you can hunt the corpses of the Green Demon Clan and exchange them with me for elixirs."

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan's eyes flickered. After pondering for a moment, he continued:

"One Purple Luo Elixir costs 15, 00 medium-grade spirit stones and can increase the spiritual power of a single-attribute spiritual root cultivator at the Purple Mansion realm by ten years of meditation."

Hearing that Luo Tian wanted to buy on credit, Ye Qingxuan smiled strangely:

Although such elixirs that directly raise cultivation bases have already been abandoned by the major powers of the Earth Profound Realm.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's initial words, Luo Tian's eyes lit up.

Hearing the prices of the elixirs Ye Qingxuan mentioned, Luo Tian gave an awkward smile and tentatively asked:

"Senior, could you let me have them on credit first?"

But upon hearing the rest, Luo Tian instinctively touched his storage bag and asked somewhat awkwardly:

"Senior, may I ask what the prices are for the Purple Luo Elixir and the Medium Spirit Elixir?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tian awkwardly scratched his head, yet stubbornly refused to leave.

For a cultivator with a single-attribute spiritual root, under normal circumstances, reaching the peak of the Qi Refining realm would already be considered great fortune.

In other words, to use elixirs to raise his cultivation base to the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, he would need at least seven and a half million medium-grade spirit stones.

At the end of his speech, Ye Qingxuan looked at Luo Tian with deep meaning.

Feeling Ye Qingxuan's gaze, Luo Tian instinctively shrank his neck.

He swallowed hard and said awkwardly:

"Senior is joking. Where would I have any natural treasures?"

"Then go hunt the Green Demon Clan."

"But with my current cultivation base, isn't hunting the Green Demon Clan like walking into the kitchen to offer myself as a dish? Senior is so wise and mighty; how can you bear to let me go to my death?"

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan seemed easy to talk to, Luo Tian also relaxed and began to flatter him, trying to get close.

Watching Luo Tian climb up the pole, Ye Qingxuan said playfully:

"If you have nothing, and I give you credit, what will you use to repay me?"

"Once I break through to the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, I will slaughter the Green Demon Clan effortlessly. At that time, I can repay the senior's elixirs double."

When saying the word "double," Luo Tian's tone clearly intensified.

He seemed to want to sway Ye Qingxuan with the promise of doubled benefits in the future.

Hearing Luo Tian's words, Ye Qingxuan stared blankly at Luo Tian's face:

"Boy, your face is indeed thick enough."

Ye Qingxuan had been in the Earth Profound Realm for so long, yet this was the first time he had met someone so skilled at painting big pies.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's praise, Luo Tian smiled shyly.

Actually, he was just speaking according to the person.

If he encountered a senior who was hard to get along with, he would not dare to speak like this.

Otherwise, how could he have survived until now?

Regarding Luo Tian's proposal, Ye Qingxuan did not immediately reject it.

However, compared to giving credit, he had a better method.

After calculating for a moment in his mind, Ye Qingxuan slowly spoke:

"Credit? I will never give credit."

Seeing Luo Tian look somewhat disappointed.

Ye Qingxuan no longer played games; he changed the subject and said:

"However, I can lend you spirit stones."

"Lend me spirit stones?"

At these words, Luo Tian simply could not believe it.

In his view, this was far better than borrowing on credit, and he thought to himself:

"This mysterious senior is truly a good person."

Ye Qingxuan did not yet know that Luo Tian had already given him the "good person card" in his heart.

Otherwise, when he scammed Luo Tian, he might have scammed him a little less severely.

Seeing Luo Tian's reaction, Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly.

"That's right. I will lend you spirit stones, but I will charge interest."

"That is only fair, that is only fair. I am willing to give the senior double interest."

Seeing that the elixir was within reach, Luo Tian waved his hand carelessly and agreed magnanimously.

"Do not rush."

Ye Qingxuan glanced at the already oblivious Luo Tian and said calmly:

"I do not want double interest from you. I only want five percent monthly interest. How about that?"

"Senior, what is monthly interest?"

"Monthly interest is simply another way of saying interest."

"Oh, I see? So only five percent interest? Will this not be a loss for the senior?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Luo Tian worried that Ye Qingxuan would suffer a loss, so he hesitated somewhat.

Seeing Luo Tian worry about his loss, Ye Qingxuan smiled at the corner of his mouth and shook his head slightly, saying:

"No loss, no loss."

"However, since I am lending you spirit stones, you must provide something as collateral, correct?"

As he spoke these words, a sharp light flashed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes.

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan wanted collateral, Luo Tian became awkward and, after a long while, said with a flushed face:

"Senior, I have nothing to offer as collateral. What do you think?"

"If you have nothing to offer as collateral, you can offer yourself as collateral."

"Huh? Offer myself as collateral?"

"That is correct."

Ye Qingxuan looked at Luo Tian with a deep gaze and continued:

"I can lend you ten million high-grade spirit stones to support your cultivation, charging only five percent monthly interest."

"The loan term is one hundred years."

"After one hundred years, if you do not have enough spirit stones to repay me, for every ten million high-grade spirit stones you owe, you must serve me for one thousand years. How does that sound?"

Although elixirs can directly increase cultivation base, they still require a process of refinement.

Otherwise, if cultivation base were increased instantly, would it not cause the cultivator to explode immediately?

The higher the grade of the elixir, the longer the time required for refinement.

Within one hundred years, it is impossible for Luo Tian to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Given Luo Tian's attachment to his life.

Ye Qingxuan did not believe Luo Tian would hunt down enough Green Demon Clan members within a hundred years to repay the principal of ten million high-grade spirit stones, plus the five percent monthly interest.

Hehehe, this Luo Tian, he is definitely done for.

He wanted to see exactly how Luo Tian would manage to ignore the side effects of instantly increasing his cultivation base through elixirs.

"One thousand years?"

Luo Tian clicked his tongue, thinking to himself: It is not that long, after all?

So he agreed directly:

"Senior, I agree."

"Good. Let us sign the contract now."

Seeing Luo Tian agree, Ye Qingxuan immediately pressed his advantage.

He drafted the contract on the spot and signed it while Luo Tian was still bewildered.

That was not all; Ye Qingxuan then made Luo Tian swear a Dao Oath according to the contents of the contract.

The binding force of a contract is limited.

But once a Dao Oath is sworn, this Luo Tian will have no way to escape.

Originally, seeing how enthusiastic Ye Qingxuan was, Luo Tian had some doubts in his heart.

But when Ye Qingxuan took out ten million high-grade spirit stones and piled them in the main hall,

thinking that at most it was just one thousand years, and even if he could not repay the spirit stones, serving Ye Qingxuan for a thousand years would not be a loss,

Luo Tian hesitated not at all and eagerly swore the Dao Oath immediately.

At this moment, Luo Tian did not realize that Ye Qingxuan had said that for every ten million high-grade spirit stones owed, one must serve for one thousand years.

According to the five percent monthly interest rate,

the interest on ten million high-grade spirit stones over one hundred years would be sixty times ten million high-grade spirit stones.

That is to say,

after one hundred years, if he could not repay this debt of spirit stones, he would have to serve Ye Qingxuan for sixty-one thousand years.

(End of this chapter)