Shen Bing nearly swore when he heard that.
I was just mocking your Purple-Gold Red Gourd in my head, and now you're trying to sell it to me? Do I look like a sucker?
Other gods might have considered the Purple-Gold Red Gourd a treasure, but to Lord Lao, it was really just a container for pills.
Shen Bing thought even less of the Purple-Gold Red Gourd. What the hell was the point of owning something so famous throughout the Three Realms?
If I call your name, do you dare answer? Answer, my ass!
Still, Shen Bing couldn't reject Lord Lao's goodwill outright. Saying all that aloud would be far too insulting.
"Celestial Venerable, I'm not especially interested in external possessions like that. If you have any golden cores or such that can improve my own strength, though, I'd very much like to get a few."
Lord Lao didn't seem surprised by Shen Bing's request. He asked leisurely, "Would you like to purchase Old Stock or New Stock, Immortal Friend?"
Uh... why does that sound like some shady transaction?
Pills come in Old Stock and New Stock, too?
After thinking for a moment, Shen Bing said, "I'll take Old Stock, then."
"Old Stock costs three hundred thousand immortal jade per pill."
Shen Bing was shocked. Even his in-game character wore a startled expression, mirroring his reaction in reality. "Why is it more expensive than the Purple-Gold Red Gourd?"
Lord Lao remained perfectly calm. "Have you ever seen a jewelry box worth more than the jewels inside?"
Damn it, can't argue with that...
"What about New Stock?" Shen Bing asked, unwilling to give up.
Lord Lao said, "New Stock varies in price, from thirty thousand to three hundred thousand immortal jade."
Shen Bing felt his intelligence had been deeply insulted. New