They're All Filthy Rich!

Chu Yao watched the screen instantly fill with "I want it" and "Exactly." The corner of her mouth twitched, and the frustration she'd felt over her low level was instantly replaced by the subtle thrill of realizing, So I'm the big shot here.

Tsk, looks like the alchemy skills I brought over from my past life are pretty popular across the myriad worlds?

I can trade them for something as "vulgar" as gold?

These people can't have seen much of the world...

But I like it!

She pursed her lips and stirred her spiritual sense, interrupting the chorus of repetition.

[Group owner] (Magic cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard: "Stop."

One simple word, imbued with the authority unique to a group owner—or so she thought.

The flood of messages stopped instantly. The effect was immediate.

Having admin privileges... feels pretty good!

[Group owner] (Magic cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard: "One Marrow Cleansing Pill and one Foundation Establishment Pill. Highest bidder wins. Gold only."

It was brief and to the point, with an air of aloofness.

The group erupted again, but this time with bids:

[Group member] (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord: "Marrow Cleansing Pill! I bid five hundred kilograms of gold!" (Sure enough, gold wasn't worth much in the apocalypse... or had he looted a big enough vault?)

[Group member] (Modern city) Everything Can Be Bought: "Foundation Establishment Pill! Marrow Cleansing Pill! I bid four hundred and fifty kilograms for each! @Abyss Lord Why are you after the Marrow Cleansing Pill? Don't you already have a special ability?"

[Group member] (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord: "What's it to you? Who wouldn't want to cleanse their essence and marrow?"

[Group member] (Western fantasy magic) Forbidden Spell Wholesaler: "Marrow Cleansing Pill, four hundred and twenty kilograms!" (Did mages need better physiques too?)

[Group member] (Interstellar wasteland) Above the Nine Heavens: "Marrow Cleansing Pill, four hundred and thirty kilograms! I am very satisfied with my genes, but I still need a breakthrough!" (Apparently, even interstellar people cared about cleansing their essence and marrow?)

[Group member] (Ancient low-martial world) How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible!: "I bid six hundred kilograms for each! Loneliness calls for new challenges!" (A tycoon! Definitely a tycoon!)

[Group member] (Primitive tribe) Lord of the Wilderness: "Shiny stones, I have lots of big chunks! I can trade them all to you!"

Chu Yao was delighted as she watched the bids keep rolling in, though she maintained her aloof facade.

Six hundred kilograms for each?!

That person from the ancient low-martial world is filthy rich!

No! Every plane is so rich!

Uh, am I the only one who's poor?

But... ancient gold isn't pure enough, so its value must be greatly reduced.

So, for the first trade...

In the end, Chu Yao made her decision.

[Group owner] (Magic cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard: "Deal."

[System notification]: Group owner (Magic cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard has reached a deal with (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord, exchanging [Marrow Cleansing Pill] for [500 kilograms of gold]. Points +350.

[System notification]: Group owner (Magic cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard has reached a deal with (Modern city) Everything Can Be Bought, exchanging [Foundation Establishment Pill] for [450 kilograms of gold]. Points +300.

She chose Abyss Lord because his bid really was the highest for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, and gold from the apocalypse sounded like it came from a "clean" source (?).

Choosing Everything Can Be Bought was a little calculation on Chu Yao's part. For one thing, the purity of gold from modern society was guaranteed. For another, maintaining a good relationship with this special "pay-to-win" player might let her trade for more interesting things in the future.

[Group member] (Modern city) Everything Can Be Bought: "Ahhh! Thank you, great group owner! A Foundation Establishment Pill! Can I finally set foot on the path of cultivation?! (Emoji: dancing wildly with joy) But... great group owner, please think of me next time you have a Marrow Cleansing Pill! I'll pay more!"

[Group member] (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord: "Hahaha! Got it! Thanks, group owner! @Everything Can Be Bought Kid, if you don't cleanse your essence and marrow and cultivate to Qi Refinement Perfection, a Foundation Establishment Pill is no use to you!"

[Group member] (Western fantasy magic) Forbidden Spell Wholesaler: "Sigh, I was so close..."

[Group member] (Interstellar wasteland) Above the Nine Heavens: "Tsk."

[Group member] (Ancient low-martial world) How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible!: "Someone actually refused to accept my gold? How... even lonelier."

[Group member] (Primitive tribe) Lord of the Wilderness: "??? Where's the little pill?"

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