My bathroom leads to the celestial realm.

120 equals 8 taels

"A...account?" Wu Hong was taken aback.

Flying boats, especially large ones, are far more valuable than small items like flying swords and demon cores. He thought a big deal had come his way, but after asking around for a long time, he ended up not wanting them.

Could it be because the flying boat he described was too cool and dazzling?

He said unwillingly, "Fellow Daoist, our shop also has simpler flying boats."

Xu Yan waved his hand: "Settle the accounts!"

Wu Hong was speechless with anger, but his expression showed no displeasure: "Thank you, eight thousand eight hundred spirit scrolls."

You think it's too cheap? I'll give you a better deal!

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow.

Eight thousand eight? Have you lost your mind?

He glanced around, picked out a demon core, and asked, "How much is this?"

"Five hundred!" Wu Hong said casually.

Xu Yan leaned back and deliberately asked, "A spirit pearl?"

"Fellow Daoist, what are you joking about? Of course it's a spiritual technique!"

Xu Yan laughed instead of getting angry: "Your Wanbaolou has certainly made a good deal."

Wu Hong's gaze sharpened, and he feigned ignorance: "What do you mean, fellow Daoist?"

Xu Yan's smile vanished. "What do you mean? Don't you know?" He picked up the demon core. "It's just a demon core worth a few hundred spirit pearls, and you dare ask for five hundred spirit techniques? Are you trying to bully your customers because you're a big company?"

Wu Hong reacted quickly, immediately trying to smooth things over: "Fellow Daoist, are you referring to domesticated demon cores? All the demon cores in our shop come from purely wild demons; how can they be compared?"

Are wild-caught animals more expensive than domesticated ones?

How come the same arguments are still being used in a different world?

"Fine, even if your wild ones are more expensive, even if they're ten times more expensive, it'll still only cost thirty spirit scrolls. You're telling me it's five hundred?"

Wu Hong secretly regretted quoting such a high price without thinking, but it was too late to back down now, so he could only stubbornly insist, "This is our price!"

Xu Yan quickly calculated the proportions and shook his head, saying, "I'm a magnanimous person, I won't argue with you. Here's five hundred and fifty for all of these things."

Thirty to five hundred, that's nearly a seventeen-fold increase. If you do the math, eight thousand eight is five hundred and twenty-eight, and five hundred and fifty is already a generous amount.

Wu Hong's cheeks twitched: "Outrageous! Are you trying to make fun of me...?"

"Hey!" Xu Yan waved his hand to stop them, flipping his palm to reveal a recording bead. "Recognize this?"

Before Wu Hong could speak, the image of his bid of 8,800 appeared on the bead.

Xu Yan pointed to the things on the table: "Don't say I didn't give you a chance, fellow Daoist, you'd better apply again."

"Eight thousand eight!"

Xu Yan was speechless. So you're unrepentant, huh? Fine!

He took out his most treasured possession from his storage ring and threw it on the table: "Take a look, it's worth a thousand spirit scrolls."

Wu Hong picked up the game console, completely bewildered: "What is this?"

Xu Yan glanced at the other party: "Why don't we ask a fellow Daoist who understands weapon crafting to come out and take a look... Surely such a large Wanbao Pavilion doesn't have anyone who understands weapon crafting?"

Although Wu Hong was not an expert in weapon crafting, he was still knowledgeable about it. He examined it for a long time but could neither figure out what materials it was made of nor what it was for.

He hesitated, unsure of the true value of this item.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment!" Wu Hong called out, "Quickly go and fetch Wei Chaofeng!"

The man agreed and ran off in a flurry.

Before long, a cultivator who looked to be in his early forties arrived.

Wu Hong quickly gestured for Wei Chaofeng to sit down and pushed the game console in front of him: "Thank you for your trouble, Brother Wei!"

"It's alright!" Wei Xu took the game console, didn't notice any spiritual fluctuations, and casually glanced at it a few times.

But they soon discovered that the structure of this thing was so intricate that it was astonishing, and they immediately became quite interested.

Upon penetrating it with his divine sense, a solemn expression immediately appeared on his face. He discovered that the structure of this thing was far more complex than he had imagined, and it was crafted in a way that was unheard of and unseen before. It was nothing to cultivators who did not understand weapon crafting, but it had extremely high value for understanding to cultivators who were skilled in weapon crafting, especially the top few.

He couldn't help but ask, "Where did this come from?"

Xu Yan chuckled: "Fellow Daoist, this item belongs to me. I wonder if a price of one thousand spirit scrolls would be acceptable?"

"One thousand?" Wei Xu frowned in thought. "What is this for?"

Instead of answering, Xu Yan asked, "Fellow Daoist, tell me first whether it's worth it or not."

Wei Xu felt from the bottom of his heart that the structure and workmanship of this thing alone far exceeded a thousand spirit techniques, but after all, he was a member of Wanbaolou and was used to bargaining. He was also worried that if he bargained too much, he would lose the deal: "Eight hundred, eight hundred is more appropriate."

Wu Hong was immediately taken aback.

Although he could tell that this thing was very rare, he couldn't see why it was worth so much.

Xu Yan was also surprised. His target price was 100 spirit scrolls. The more than 100 units in his Qiankun Ring not only fully covered the payment but also left some surplus.

Unexpectedly, the other party's offer far exceeded expectations.

"Alright, eight hundred it is, let's put it in writing!"

Wu Hong vaguely felt that something was wrong. If it was just settling a debt, why did they need to draw up a written agreement?

Wei Xu was eager to take it back and study it carefully, without thinking too much about it: "Okay, let's put it in writing!"

Based on his experience in the real world, Xu Yan wrote the note and imprinted it with his divine consciousness.

Wei Xu also imprinted his divine sense on the document to confirm its contents: "Fellow Daoist, you haven't explained clearly what this item is for?"

"These are excellent for testing one's Dao heart!" Xu Yan swept his sleeves, collecting all the selected flying swords and demon cores, and casually placed down ten game consoles. "Well, eight hundred each, eleven in total, that's eight thousand eight!"

You demand an exorbitant price, I'll settle it with a worthless game console, we're even, no one owes anyone anything!

These game consoles had been sitting for a long time, and he finally got a chance to sell them. If he hadn't thought that selling too many might anger the other party, he would have sold all of these hundred-plus consoles to Wanbaolou.

Wu Hong was completely dumbfounded: There were so many of these things?

Wei Xu frowned: "How exactly is this item used? I humbly request your guidance, fellow Daoist!"

"Like this, like this, and like this again... touch this, eat this, oh dear, don't touch this..."

The three heads huddled together, and Xu Yan pointed and gave various instructions.

Mario, controlled by Wei Xu, runs and jumps, bumping mushrooms off the drainpipe, keeping himself extremely busy.

Wu Hong couldn't help but shout, "Over here, over here! Oops, I stepped on a turtle..."

After a while, he realized something was wrong and abruptly turned to look at Xu Yan: "This is it? A test of your Dao heart?"

"Excellent!" Xu Yan smiled. "If one's resolve in the Dao is not firm, one will surely become addicted to it; conversely, one with a steadfast Dao resolve is a promising talent!"

This is hardly a scam. Although it's just an old game from the Famicom era, what cultivator has ever seen this before?

Wei Xu reluctantly put down the game console. "This thing is truly extraordinary; even I, an old man, can't help but get addicted to it... Is that all? Eight hundred each, I'll take them all!"

"I do have some left over," Xu Yan chuckled. "But I'll pass on the spirit techniques. I'd like to exchange them for some spirit stones and a Qiankun bag. A teleportation array would be even better. What do you think, my friend?"

"make a deal!"