Chapter Eighty: Insufficient Spirit Stones

  "Xiao Fan, which elder finally accepted you as a disciple? Why haven't we seen you since we left the Third Pass Town's Yao Bao Tower?" asked Duan Fei, the little fatty, curiously along the way.

  "My master's name is Lei Yun, and he isn't very well-known in the Three Extremes Sect. I suppose you don't know him either." said Xiao Fan.

  If there were elders of the Three Extremes Sect who heard Xiao Fan's words, they would definitely be frightened. Lei Yun was still unknown in the Three Extremes Sect and it was simply nonsense to deceive children.

  "Oh, we just arrived at San Jue Men and don't know much about it yet." Little fatty nodded.

  "What about you? Shouldn't you have found a master by now?" Xiao Fang asked.

  "That's for sure, you don't even know who I am." The little fatty said with great satisfaction: "At that time, we went to the main hall of the sect together. A group of elders almost fought over me as a disciple, and in the end, my master, that old man, shamelessly succeeded. Ah, it's really true that he took advantage of me." As soon as he said this, the little fatty let out a sigh, as if he had suffered a great loss by becoming his master's disciple.

  Xiao Fan couldn't help but laugh secretly, thinking that Little Fatty was a typical example of someone who had gotten a good deal and was now acting arrogant. If his master were to hear this remark, Xiao Fan wondered what kind of expression he would have.

  "What about Chu Chu and Qin Jian?" asked Xiao Fan.

  "They both took the elder of the gate as their master, and their master also loved them very much." said Xiao Pangzi.

  "It's all right then." Xiao Fan nodded slightly, seeing that several people in the Three Extremes Gate were doing well, his mood was also good.

  "Hmm, I forgot that Chuchu and Qianjian are still training at their master's dojo, they might not be able to come. Forget it, let's not disturb them." said Xiaopang suddenly.

  "Alright, since they're not convenient, let's not disturb them then." Xiao Fan nodded.

  On the street, there were many wine houses. The two of them chose a wine house that looked good from the outside and entered it. After entering, Xiao Pangzi took out a mid-grade spirit stone with great fanfare and shouted loudly: "Waiter, bring me all the best wine and meat!"

  "Let's take a look at the menu first and decide what to order." What made Little Fatty unhappy was that Second Brother didn't leave with the medium-grade spirit stone, nodding and bowing as he had imagined, but instead handed him the menu and kindly suggested.

  The young shop assistant was also a disciple of the Three Extremes Sect, and his cultivation was not low, having already reached the 9th rank of Mortal Ascension. If he were in the outside world, with his age, he could be considered a young elite, but here, he was just a shop assistant. Xiao Fan couldn't help but feel secretly shocked, as the saying goes, "once you enter the cultivation world, it's like entering an ocean". After entering the Three Extremes Sect, many of Xiao Fan's views on life had been turned upside down.

  "Hey, what's the best dish you have? Just bring me your best dish and that'll do. I'm not short on spirit stones, is this mid-grade spirit stone enough?" The little fatty hummed and handed the menu to Xiao Fan.

  "Cough...cough..."

  After listening to Xiao Pangzi's words, Xiao Er's face showed a strange expression. Xiao Fan flipped through the menu and his smile froze. He looked at Xiao Pangzi with some embarrassment and said, "Are you sure you have enough spirit stones on you for a meal?"

  "Nonsense, I may not have much else, but I'm never short on spirit stones." The little fatty said with a pleased expression.

  He had just gambled and split open five pieces of medium-grade spirit stones, making a small profit, and was feeling pleased with himself. He couldn't help but feel elated and wanted to treat Xiao Fan to a good meal.

  "Hmm, this dish is made with the meat of a Golden Lion, a demonic beast in the Condensed Spirit Realm. It's called Braised Lion Head and costs 100 high-grade spirit stones. But I suppose you wouldn't be short on spirit stones, so let's just order one dish to try it out." Xiao Fan said, stifling his smile.

  "Uh, okay." Xiao Pang first habitually nodded in agreement, then immediately reacted, snatching the menu and looking incredulous: "What? One hundred high-quality spirit stones? How is that possible?"

  "You take a look yourself." Xiao Fang handed over the menu.

  Xiao Pangzi took the menu and looked at it, his old face turned red and green for a while, it was really exciting, one hundred top-grade spirit stones, even if he sold himself, he wouldn't get that much.

  Xiao Fan looked at the expression on Xiao Pang's face, which kept changing, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In the cultivation world, spirit stones were the most important thing, even eating a meal required so many spirit stones, which showed just how important they were.

  Although Xiao Fan's body had countless gold coins, the gold coins were the common currency of the secular world. In the cultivation world, spirit stones were the true common currency. To Xiao Fan, the gold coins on his body were almost useless.

  The use of Ling Stone is very extensive, can be used as a universal currency in the cultivation world, can be used for cultivation, and in other aspects, such as refining equipment, refining elixirs, setting up arrays, etc., all rely on Ling Stone.

  "Soulstone, I need soulstone."

  Xiao Fan's innermost being strongly yearned for the Spirit Stone. As the former young master of Xuan Shan City, he had never lacked money, but now he was extremely lacking in Spirit Stones, and his desire for them was extreme.

  "In my past life, I was a poor man. After coming to this world, I thought I had become a rich second-generation, with gold coins that would never run out. But unexpectedly, after arriving in the cultivation world, I became a poor man again."

  Xiao Fan sighed, this feeling was as if a millionaire wanted to splurge with his own money, but was told that the money had expired and couldn't be used. Suddenly, there was a feeling of falling from heaven to earth, extremely uncomfortable.

  "These are two medium-grade spirit stones, see if you have anything to give me in exchange. Make do with eating something." On the other side, Little Fatty painfully took out two medium-grade spirit stones and handed them over to Xiao Er.

  "Yes."

  The shopkeeper's assistant suppressed a smile and left, while the fat kid sat in his chair, grumbling indignantly: "This is really ripping people off, just for a meal it's so expensive, what kind of monster meat is this, not like I haven't had it before."

  "Haha, you're talking big now, aren't you? A mere one or two pieces of mid-grade spirit stone can hardly be considered wealth." Xiao Fan said with a chuckle.

  "Who knew the dishes here would be so expensive? A normal dish costs at least one low-grade spirit stone, and a dish made from the meat of a demon beast, even the lowest quality one, needs at least one mid-grade spirit stone. It's really ripping people off." Little Fatty muttered to himself.

  "Haha..." Xiao Fan burst out laughing, while secretly rejoicing in his heart. Luckily it was Little Fatty who offered to pay the bill, if he had come in first, he would have probably taken out gold coins to pay directly. After all, earlier he still thought that gold coins could be used within the Three Absolutes Sect.

  The wine and dishes in this restaurant are expensive, but the serving speed is very fast. In a short while, several dishes have been served, including one made from the meat of a low-ranking demon beast.

  "The flesh of the demon beast actually contains heavenly spiritual energy that can be absorbed."

  After Xiao Fan ate a mouthful of the demon beast's meat, he felt that not only was it delicious and flavorful, but also more tender and fresh than ordinary animal meat. Moreover, the demon beast's meat contained heavenly spiritual energy that could be easily absorbed by humans, no wonder its price was so high.

  "Haven't you ever eaten a monster's meat before?" Little Fatty asked with a curious face.

  "No, I'm a poor man." Xiao Fan replied casually, devouring the dishes on the table with gusto.

  "Today, I'll let you in on a little secret." Xiao Pangzi chuckled and said: "The cultivation of demonic beasts is no different from that of humans. Both absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refine it into their bodies. Their flesh contains spiritual energy, which allows us to easily absorb it; when humans eat the meat of demonic beasts, it's just like when demonic beasts eat humans - both can absorb the spiritual energy within each other's bodies. If you could eat the meat of divine beasts like dragons and phoenixes, even if it's just a drop of fresh blood, as long as you can withstand it, it would allow you to ascend to heaven in one step."

  "It's really absurd, with just one glance from the dragon and phoenix, you'll be destroyed, body and soul. You still want to eat the dragon and phoenix divine beast..." As soon as Xiao Pangzi finished speaking, a cold laugh filled with hostility came from the staircase.