I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 250 - 226: Tiger Girl, Copper Token, Exchanging Again
With a thought, Kaya opened the Storage Ring in her hand and put all of the Top-Grade Primordial Stones into the dark opening beneath the light screen.
…1000…2000…3000…
Soon, Xu Qing saw the numbers on the light screen above the dark opening jump rapidly. Before long, they reached ten thousand.
DING!
Exchange successful!
WHOOSH!
The next moment, a sound like a notification alert rang out.
A Low-grade Law Stone was spat out from the dark opening beneath the light screen, and Kaya quickly took out a Jade Box to store it.
“Master.”
Kaya walked over, holding the Jade Box, her tone utterly respectful. “The exchange is complete.”
“Mm.”
Xu Qing nodded, took the Jade Box, and opened it for a look. After confirming there were no issues, he said, “Exchange all of them.”
Although Xu Qing hadn’t come in person this time, he had sent one of his Clone Daoist Soldiers. Now that he had confirmed the Low-grade Law Stones could speed up his practice of the Reincarnation Law, he planned to exchange all the Primordial Stones he had at once.
“As you command.”
Kaya replied respectfully.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!
Kaya walked to the light screen. The Storage Ring in her hand flew out, and Primordial Stones poured forth like a torrent, all surging into the opening.
…1000…2000…3000…
The numbers on the light screen jumped wildly.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!!
Every time the count reached ten thousand, the dark opening would spit out a Low-grade Law Stone, which Kaya would quickly pack away in a box.
「A dozen or so minutes later.」
The entire exchange was complete.
Xu Qing’s 170,000 Top-grade Primordial Stones were all converted into Low-grade Law Stones. In total, Xu Qing had exchanged for seventeen Low-grade Law Stones.
“Master.”
Kaya said, “All the Top-grade Primordial Stones have been exchanged. We received seventeen Low-grade Law Stones. Other than these Law Stones, our total remaining assets are just one thousand Low-grade Primordial Stones.”
“I know.”
Xu Qing’s expression was calm. “In a few more days, those weapons can be sold. They’ll naturally fetch a high price then.”
“Yes.”
Kaya nodded.
“Let’s go back.”
Xu Qing said.
“Yes.”
Kaya led the way, walking out through another exit of the Law Stone exchange room. She opened the door, and they left.
Afterward, Xu Qing and Kaya walked out of the Great Zhou Money Shop.
“We’re being watched.”
They had just stepped out of the Great Zhou Money Shop and onto the main street when Xu Qing’s sharp senses detected a gaze. The person was hidden in the shadows, but their stare was like that of a meticulous and cold-blooded killer who had already locked onto their prey.
“Master, what should we do?”
Kaya’s expression turned to one of alarm.
“Let’s go.”
Xu Qing’s expression remained calm. “We’ll handle whatever comes our way. I expected we’d be targeted after coming to the Great Zhou Money Shop to exchange for these Low-grade Law Stones.”
“Last time, you were targeted after exchanging for just one Low-grade Law Stone. It’s even more certain now that I’ve exchanged for seventeen.”
“We’ll definitely run into stronger thugs and robbers.”
“Yes.”
Kaya calmed down as well.
SWISH! SWISH!
Xu Qing and Kaya quickened their pace, heading toward the area outside the Second Ring of the First Layer.
「In the shadows.」
“It’s that Half-Demon Fox Girl again.”
As the view drew closer, a figure hidden around a corner was revealed—a middle-aged man with a square face. His eyes were gloomy, fixed on Xu Qing and Kaya.
“Black Hawk, was that the fox girl who made you fail last time?”
The speaker was a woman with a graceful figure, though faint wisps of Demon Qi emanated from her. “That Half-Demon Fox Girl isn’t even at the Extraordinary Extreme.”
“It’s different.”
Black Hawk said grimly, “It wasn’t just the two of them last time. There were over a dozen people, and most of them were at the Ordinary Extraordinary Extreme. At the very end, one of them even self-detonated. That’s how I got injured and they managed to slip away.”
“According to my sources, they exchanged for more than just one or two Low-grade Law Stones this time. If that’s the case, I’m afraid some high-level figures from the organization will get involved.”
“Black Hawk.”
Suddenly, the woman with the graceful figure pondered for a moment. A slight smile touched her lips as she said, “I don’t plan on participating in this.”
“What do you mean?”
Black Hawk frowned and said in a low voice, “Tiger Girl, you’d better think this through.”
’I was just thinking… they exchanged one Low-grade Law Stone last time. How many days has it been? About ten, right? Now they’re back to exchange again, and for so many at once. We can ignore their blatant display of wealth for a moment.’
Tiger Girl took a deep breath. “The most important thing—the absolute most important thing—is that they’re back after only ten days. That means they used up that Low-grade Law Stone within ten days.”
“So…”
“…doesn’t that mean there might be a Venerable who has stepped into the Third Realm backing them? Because only a Venerable at the Third Realm could consume a Low-grade Law Stone in just ten days during their Cultivation.”
“Tsk, tsk.”
“If that’s true, then their exchanging for Low-grade Law Stones so openly… it’s probably that Third Realm Venerable setting a trap, right?”
“That’s why…”
“…I’m not getting involved.”
“You…”
Black Hawk was stunned for a second, then he sneered. “Tiger Girl, I’ve noticed that ever since that incident a few years ago, you’ve become more and more timid. You’ve lost your nerve.”
“Say what you will.”
Tiger Girl shrugged and turned to leave. “Just a word of warning. With so many Low-grade Law Stones involved, you’re not the only one watching them. There will be others. Be careful you don’t go for the prize and end up losing your own hide.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Tiger Girl left.
SWISH!
Black Hawk’s figure flashed.
He had already followed them.
“…”
「Meanwhile.」
Tiger Girl’s figure reappeared. In her hand, a dusty-gray Copper Token had materialized. This token was used for fortune-telling and divination, to deduce and predict good or ill fortune.
A few years ago, an incident had occurred here in the Cangzhou Prefecture that alarmed even the major figures from the 7th Layer and above. During that event, Tiger Girl had unexpectedly obtained this Copper Token.
However, this dusty Copper Token was unreliable, working only intermittently. But whenever it did produce a reading, it was never wrong. She had even relied on the token’s divinations to obtain several great opportunities.
Otherwise, Tiger Girl would never have become an expert at the Elite Extraordinary Extreme level.
Just now, the dusty Copper Token had suddenly flashed with light and begun a divination. It had performed a reading on the matter at hand and returned a ’Hexagram of Great Peril.’
Two large, crimson words appeared, so red they looked as if they would drip blood.
GREAT PERIL!
Ill-gotten gains, to take is to court calamity. A scattered soul, a perished body, a dissipated Dao.
!!!
The first time.
It was truly the first time.
Since obtaining the Copper Token, this was the first time Tiger Girl had ever received a ’Hexagram of Great Peril.’ The most dangerous reading she had ever gotten before this was merely an ’Omen of Danger.’
But this time… it was an ’Omen of Great Peril.’
And so, Tiger Girl didn’t hesitate for a second. She immediately withdrew from the affair, not daring to get involved, not even daring to ask any more questions.
「Time passed.」
As evening approached, just before sunset, Xu Qing and Kaya left the Third Ring of Cangzhou Prefecture’s First Layer and entered the ’Fourth Ring’ area. According to the rules of the First Layer, private duels and killings were strictly forbidden within the first three rings. Anyone discovered would be immediately sanctioned by the Cangzhou Prefecture’s Law Enforcement Team.
This was also why Kaya had been ambushed in the Fourth Ring last time.
Of course, it all came down to the old saying: wealth moves the hearts of men.
With enough profit on the line, those thugs and robbers would dare to make a move even within the first three rings. The reason they chose to act only after Kaya’s group had left the Third Ring was simply to avoid unnecessary trouble.
HUM! HUM! HUM!!!
Xu Qing came to a halt. He and Kaya were passing through a small plain in the Fourth Ring. The area was deserted, with no buildings or people in sight.
Directly ahead, Xu Qing saw a figure blocking his path.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!
Around them, more figures appeared, one after another, forming an encirclement.
