Chapter 131: Striking Gold
Despite his excitement at his newfound wealth, Li Lang was a little taken aback. Jian Beiyun had casually thrown a sizeable sum at him without a second thought. Li Lang knew the powerful cultivators were wealthy to the point that it was on another dimension, but it was still hard to process.
It was what happened when the world possessed superhumans. Their sense of value was on an entirely different plane to those beneath them. They had the ability to forcefully take the belongings of everyone weaker than them. So it was a given that the wealth they possessed was drastically higher as well.
It was Li Lang’s first time seeing a red spirit crystal, not to mention orange ones. It was normally reserved for the wealthiest Foundation Establishment cultivators and above. In fact, many Foundation Establishment experts didn’t even have one orange spirit crystal.
It couldn’t be helped. They were cultivators and not businessmen. Despite their ability to earn more, their consumption was just as high. They were the type of people willing to spend all their wealth to progress their cultivation. In a way, they weren’t wrong in doing so, as the more powerful they were, the easier it was to regain the spent wealth. Advancing to the next stage of cultivation was much more important than accumulating wealth.
While Li Lang was lost in thought at the implications of his newly gained wealth, a hand on his shoulder broke him free from his musing.
“You okay?” Jian Beiyun asked.
“Oh, apologies, Senior. I got a little overwhelmed. It’s my first time seeing red and orange spirit crystals.”
“Ah yes, it’s not something Energy Gatherers often come into contact with. My advice is to buy a space ring as soon as you can and keep them out of sight.”
“I understand. Thank you.”
Li Lang didn’t bother to stick around any further as he knew how tired Jian Beiyun had grown over the course of the question session.
He swiftly returned to his companions and left the teahouse for their organization’s encampment.
“Goodbye for now,” Sima Xue waved. “Remember to save some money for my tofu pudding. Now that I’m in the Foundation Establishment, I expect Earth-grade quality food.”