Chapter 9: Funds Acquired for Upgrade

"Two light spots… it really is Intermediate Body Tempering!"

"Su Lang was hiding his true abilities. He could have Broken Through to Intermediate Body Tempering ages ago."

"Holy crap, then why is he only coming now to claim the Primary Body Tempering subsidy?"

"Doesn't everyone joyfully come to claim their subsidy right after Breaking Through Primary Body Tempering? How did he manage to hold it in? This must be fake!"

"But the fluctuation radiating from him earlier was definitely a Breakthrough fluctuation. I've seen this kind of fluctuation many times; I couldn't be mistaken."

"That means he really just Broke Through to Intermediate Body Tempering! Yang Shi lost!?"

"Yeah, Yang Shi is truly unlucky to run into something like this."

"But if Yang Shi hadn't mocked him, none of this trouble would have happened."

"Haha, that's true."

"…"

The crowd discussed it in disbelief, all eyes simultaneously falling upon Yang Shi.

"Sir Reserve Martial Artist, are you going to go back on your word?"

Su Lang gave Yang Shi a cold smile. "Please hand over the 50 gold coins for the bet, and then fulfill the second betting condition!"

"Damn it! So what if you Broke Through to Intermediate Body Tempering?"

"Breaking Through to Intermediate Body Tempering at twenty years old still just makes you a Common Grade!"

"In front of me, Yang Shi, you, Su Lang, are still trash, hmph! Stop looking!"

Yang Shi, feeling both heartache and humiliation, took a Spirit Stone out of his pocket, violently threw it at Su Lang's chest, and walked away without looking back.

As for running three laps naked around the Martial Artist Alliance Tower while screaming 'I am a Genius,' he was too ashamed and didn't dare to do it.

Otherwise, not only would his own reputation be ruined, but his entire Yang Family would be ridiculed by others.

If that truly happened, Yang Shi's fate would be miserable.

Therefore, he would rather compensate Su Lang with a Low-Grade Spirit Stone worth 100 gold coins than fulfill the second betting condition.

"For the sake of this Spirit Stone, I'll spare you for now. Don't let me run into you again."

Su Lang watched Yang Shi's departing figure and let out a dismissive sneer.

Immediately after, Su Lang turned around and looked at the heavily made-up woman in the service window. "Hey, Old Hag, hurry up and give me the Intermediate Body Tempering subsidy and my identity card!"

This incident was stirred up by this heavily made-up woman. Although Su Lang earned 100 gold coins, he still found her very displeasing.

"Hmph!"

The heavily made-up woman huffed and threw out 20 gold coins and Su Lang's identity card. "You're just Common Grade Aptitude anyway. You provoked Young Master Yang, you're dead meat! Get out of the way, you're blocking the people behind!"

"Tsk tsk, with that attitude toward work, you'll be dead sooner or later!"

Su Lang showed mockery in his eyes, put away the Spirit Stone, gold coins, and identity card, and quickly left the Martial Artist Alliance Hall.

"It seems that Yang Shi has some status."

Walking down the road, Su Lang rotated the Spirit Stone in his hand.

Spirit Stones are peculiar energy crystals, Heaven And Earth Treasures produced after the Spiritual Qi Recovery, and are important resources for Martial Artists to Cultivate.

Furthermore, Spirit Stones can be cut and ground arbitrarily. Later, they were cut into standard sizes and used as high-end currency.

Generally, Spirit Stones circulate among Martial Artists and powerhouses of higher Realms.

Spirit Stones are also divided into quality Ranks: Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, and Supreme Grade.

A Low-Grade Spirit Stone is worth 100 gold coins, and the exchange ratio between each subsequent grade is 100 times.

The Spirit Stone in Su Lang's hand is a Low-Grade Spirit Stone.

"Once I exchange this Spirit Stone for gold coins, I'll have 161 gold coins, enough to upgrade the One-Click Cultivation Function to Rank 2, hahaha!"

Just thinking about his Cultivation speed being twice as fast as a Genius with Flawless Aptitude made Su Lang so excited he wanted to roar up at the sky.

Suddenly.

"host, the System can provide free storage, exchange, and withdrawal functions for currency."

"What!?"

Su Lang's eyes instantly showed surprise and delight.

This way, he would avoid a lot of trouble and save a significant amount on handling fees.

"System, immediately exchange this Spirit Stone for gold coins!"

Su Lang thought, and the Spirit Stone in his hand immediately vanished.

In the upper left corner of the Mysterious Black Space, a currency symbol appeared, labeled with 100.

"Ding! Exchange successful. Would you like to deposit the remaining gold coins on your person into the System?"

"Deposit!"

Su Lang nodded. The gold coins on his person immediately vanished, and the number next to the currency symbol changed to 161.