Chapter 1204 - Tiannan Planet Province (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“A hundred million Spirit Stones?”

Even Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing that number.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford it. Being the new Divine Lord of the North Qiong Sect, the ruler of a planet region, he had planets filled with assets in his hands. The elders of the seven Divine Sects were even willing to offer him a resource planet, so that he would show mercy and spare them. Although he kept most Spirit Stones on Earth to support the development of the North Qiong Sect, the amount he had taken with him was enough to make him a billionaire of sorts among the cultivators in the universe.

Let alone that Chen Fan had even filled the Blade Strengthening Gourd with World Thousand Spirit Water before he left; one sip could be worth a hundred million Spirit Stones.

However, that was truly expensive.

It was beyond Chen Fan’s imagination.

He thought he would need to spend only a few thousand or ten thousand Spirit Stones to get a boat ticket bound for the South Heavenly Realm and would get there very easily. Who would have thought the ticket would cost a hundred million Spirit Stones? Such a price could almost hollow out a Nascent Soul Cultivator and was enough to buy half of a barren resource planet. As for Golden Core Cultivators, they wouldn’t even have one-tenth of it.

“Do you really think a Golden Core cultivator like me can afford it?” Chen Fan said expressionlessly.

“If so, I can’t help you.” The fat guy was still smiling sincerely, but it made people want to punch him.

“I saw many people boarding. Did they also buy tickets?” Chen Fan frowned and looked at the port. Even though the ship for crossing the two realms had yet to arrive, a large number of people had already passed the security check and were waiting in the VIP zone.

“Oh them! They have a background,” the fat guy said as he counted with his fingers, “Some of them have relatives, elders or parents who used to reside in the South Heavenly Realm. According to the laws of the South Heavenly Realm, residents of the realm can bring their directly-related family members over, but there’s also a limit. The usual would be just a few seats.

“Some have their sects in the South Heavenly Realm. The sects here are merely their branches, and they’re taking the elite disciples there.

“Some benefit from the influence of the thirteen Chambers of Commerce. They’re businessmen who have a legal operating license and can travel between the two places. However, they also have to spend a huge amount of money or use some special ways to get a ticket.

“As for the large families in the Little South Heavenly Realm, I don’t need to explain much to you. They may have Ancestral Patriarchs with Half Grand or Soul Formation level, so they can directly go to the South Heavenly Realm.

“Lastly, for individual cultivators without a background like yourself…” The fat guy looked at Chen Fan and shook his head. “You can only buy a ticket with money. Even though a hundred million Spirit Stones is a pretty penny, you must know that it’s more than just a boat ticket. It’s also a ticket for you to get rid of the miserable Little South Heavenly Realm, and reside, work or cultivate in the South Heavenly Realm. Without it, you can only cross the ‘black sandstorm zone’ with your own power, but I heard that practically ten out of ten Nascent Soul cultivators die when they travel through it.”

In the end, the fat guy looked at Chen Fan with a meaningful look.

Chen Fan pondered for a while and said, “Is there any other way? This is too expensive.”

He didn’t think it was too expensive, but it would be too much if a Golden Core Cultivator suddenly produced a hundred million Spirit Stones from his pocket. That was the net worth of a Nascent Soul Cultivator; Golden Core cultivators would normally have a tenth of that; he would only attract a slew of covetous looks if he did make the purchase.

Think about it. Considering the price of the ticket, it would imply that Chen Fan’s savings were more than that.

“Brother, don’t make it more difficult for me. The official price is ten thousand Star Coins. I’ve already given you a discount…” The fat guy gritted his teeth. “Fine, 20% off, 8,000 Star Coins. This is the cheapest I can go. I’ll only lose money if I make it any lower.”

After bargaining for a while, they decided to set the price at 6,700 Star Coins.

It seemed that the fat guy had suffered a loss, but he started smiling after confirming the price. His smile was so wide that his eyes almost disappeared. It seemed that he had still made good profit.

“It’s difficult for you to trade that many Spirit Stones. Let me take you to the exchange center and turn these Spirit Stones into Star Coins.” After settling the purchase, the fat guy led Chen Fan to an extremely magnificent building with a relaxed look.

Chen Fan thought he was in a bank on Earth after seeing the shiny and reflective floor, a few giant pillars that required several people to surround and many pretty, gentle receptionists wearing fitted uniforms.

The fat guy led the way and introduced, “Looks like you’ve seen the lions. This is like the exchange shops or banks in the Little South Heavenly Realm, but we call one of these a Planet Bank in the universe. It’s a place for withdrawing and depositing Star Coins, also for exchanging Spirit Stones and treasures.”

According to him—

That was a bank called the “Tiannan First Planet Bank” and was one of the largest Planet Banks in the entire South Heavenly Realm. Billions of assets were transferred to and from that location every day, and the currency they used was Star Coins.

Chen Fan looked around and saw countless counters arranged like lines of neat squares; the end couldn’t even be seen. There were long queues in front of the counters and the people lined up were wearing long robes with an ancient style. They could easily be identified as people from the Little South Heavenly Realm.

Very few Connate Cultivators went there to exchange Star Coins; most of them were Golden Core cultivators. The strange thing was that there weren’t many Nascent Soul cultivators.

The fat guy saw Chen Fan’s confusion and he explained, “Connate Cultivators can’t make that much money, or they don’t have enough power. They haven’t even gotten out of their planets. How could they ever go on an interstellar trip?

“As for the Nascent Soul Cultivators, they’ve already reached the Nascent Soul Level and will live a long life. They’re all superior members on a planet or as part of a sect, where they can enjoy boundless bliss and luxury. How could they be willing to leave everything behind and go to the South Heavenly Realm? The Golden Core cultivators though, aren’t as lofty as the sky and as low as the ground. Their cultivation time isn’t really much longer than that of Nascent Soul cultivators, and they’re willing to work hard and put in the effort. They’re even willing to have a go at making it in the South Heavenly Realm to fight for a prosperous future.”

“Can they afford the boat tickets?” Chen Fan wondered.

Not all Golden Core cultivators were as rich as the Divine Lord of the North Qiong Sect. In fact, Chen Fan had seen many poor Golden Core cultivators along the way. They even pawned their Spirit Treasures to exchange for a few hundred or a thousand Star Coins at the Tiannan First Planet Bank. How could they afford to buy a boat ticket priced at ten thousand Star Coins?

“They either get a loan or pay in installments. Golden Core cultivators can live a thousand years. If they don’t have enough money, they can work for a long time.” The fat guy offered an honest smile.

“Huh?”

“If you weren’t one of those rare rich Golden Core Cultivators, I would have prepared a three-century working contract for you.” The fat guy heaved a sigh and seemed to be sad about it.

He was also surprised after seeing that Chen Fan was able to pay tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

Chen Fan was speechless.