Tang Chen smiled and nodded. "When Bo Saixi and I first ventured out, we were so strapped for cash that we could only travel through interstellar Great Teleportation. We had no Origin Spirit Stones and couldn't even afford to use a Planetary Teleportation Array.
"On some planets, a few blind Golden Immortals came looking for trouble with us. I killed them all. After taking their Spatial Rings, I discovered Origin Spirit Stones inside, and only then did I learn that this was the world's universal currency. Unlike the Gold Soul Coins of Douluo Continent, these Origin Spirit Stones can be absorbed by cultivators to increase their strength.
"You all know that the Hall Master dislikes killing, so we cannot behave recklessly out there. If everyone wants High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stones and wishes to improve their strength, then first behave yourselves and do business properly. Make the business bigger and stronger. Once we obtain vast amounts of High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stones, our strength will naturally rise."
Zhang Tianning pondered for a while before saying, "Previously, the Hall Master asked me to prepare a salary chart for everyone in Yanhuang Hall. I was worrying over what to use for payment. Since this world uses Origin Spirit Stones, we'll distribute Origin Spirit Stones as salaries, with the amount determined by one's position."
Tang Chen nodded and said with a smile, "In this world, cultivators below the Immortal level are paid in Low-Grade Primordial Spirit Stones. They can only withstand the Origin Spirit Qi within Spirit Stones of that grade. Cultivators above the Heavenly Immortal level use Mid-Grade, High-Grade, and High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stones respectively. One High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stone equals one hundred High-Grade Origin Spirit Stones, ten thousand Mid-Grade Origin Spirit Stones, one million Mid-Grade Origin Spirit Stones, or one hundred million Low-Grade