The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 893: Chapter 893: Dreamland Copper Coins

As expected by Shen Mo, the Dreamland copper coins themselves have little value, unlike the Spirit Stones and Elixirs in the cultivation world that can be directly utilized;

but they are tokens of ”valuable thoughts,” imbued with immense worth by the Dreamland!

Dreamland encourages cultivators who enter this place to frequently inspire ”Mind Inspiration,” creating more valuable thoughts, which will then result in the drop of Dreamland copper coins...

With these copper coins, one can trade information, magic arts, elixir recipes, and listen to the teachings of Xian Dao strongholds in Dreamland; they can even make agreements in Dreamland first, and then return to the real world to trade spiritual resources with other nearby Dreamland cultivators, or use as payment for enlisting someone’s help!

Not to mention cultivators like Shen Mo in the Divine Bridge Realm, even those in the Formless or True Immortal Realms, can exchange enough Dreamland copper coins directly for what they need in Dreamland, forming a perfect closed loop as the copper coins cycle back.

Because in Dreamland, it’s impossible to directly use Dreamland copper coins to trade Spirit Stones, spiritual medicines, finished Elixirs, and magic treasures, so there’s no precise value equivalent to Spirit Stones!

However, occasionally, some nearby Dreamland cultivators in the real world would usually equate one Dreamland copper coin to ten thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, or the price of one high-grade Spirit Stone; yet, this conversion can fluctuate greatly, ranging from a thousand to tens of thousands of Lower Grade Spirit Stones!

Moreover, the ability to earn Dreamland copper coins also varies from person to person and situation to situation.

Newcomers, bursting with inspiration and newly entered into Dreamland, can create more Dreamland-recognized, valuable ”mental thought patterns,” earning a thousand copper coins a year just from collecting their own sparks;

Meanwhile, some ”old-timers,” drained of inspiration, find it hard to accumulate even a hundred copper coins a year, depending on trade to earn them!

Apart from Dreamland copper coins, Shen Mo also extracted a lot of information about Dreamland from Wang San.

All of a sudden, Wang San, who was speaking incessantly, realized something, looked at Shen Mo with a sigh, a look of indescribable melancholy: ”Fellow Daoist Mo, you haven’t been in Dreamland long, have you? The information I’ve shared with you, while not worth many copper coins, isn’t free either.”

Shen Mo chuckled, took ten copper coins from his sleeve, and handed them back to him.

Finding Wang San to be somewhat ”honest,” Shen Mo planned to ”inquire” further and then continued, ”That Old Man Jiang made a bet with you, don’t worry about him welching on it. However, improving the elixir recipe is your hard work and contains immense value, aren’t the fellow daoists who heard the improved elixir recipe earning a piece of precious information for free?”

”Indeed, Fellow Daoist Mo is a newcomer to Dreamland! Actually, there’s no need to worry about this at all, for in Dreamland, one cannot hide their true feelings...”

It turns out, Dreamland has its unique rules.

In transactions between cultivators, once there’s an exchange of ”information,” if the price isn’t agreed upon beforehand, Dreamland will evaluate and arbitrate based on both parties’ sincere intentions and its mechanisms, completing the transfer of Dreamland copper coins afterwards!

Some information may be extremely valuable to certain people, yet ”worthless” to others.

Take this improved elixir recipe from Wang San as an example; if one doesn’t intend to use it to refine elixirs or sell it for profit, it’s not valuable;

But once someone uses the ”improved elixir recipe” to refine the Prosperity-Decay Pill for profit, or directly sells the recipe for gain, upon returning to Dreamland, Dreamland will evaluate, and copper coins will appear on Wang San based on a ”fair” amount.

If the profiting party doesn’t have enough Dreamland copper coins, each copper coin earned in the future will transfer to Wang San until the ”debt” is repaid!

Furthermore, the wider this ”improved elixir recipe” spreads, the more people in Dreamland profit from it, the more Dreamland copper coins Wang San can earn, so he doesn’t intend to keep it a secret.

”By the way! Improving this elixir recipe also has a contribution from Fellow Daoist Mo. As you mentioned, adding a spiritual medicine inclined towards metal in the Five Elements when refining the Red Flame Fruit or finding a place filled with Gold Iron Demonic Qi can successfully refine the Prosperity-Decay Pill. Part of the subsequent profits from this elixir recipe will appear on Fellow Daoist Mo!” Wang San suddenly remembered something, saying with a smile.

”Oh? Is it truly so magical?”

Sparks scattered across Shen Mo, continually digesting the information, then remarked, ”So, what you’re saying is, when I don’t pay you for this intelligence, the Dreamland copper coins on me will vanish out of nowhere after we part ways, and then appear in your hands?”

”Exactly! Therefore, Fellow Daoist Mo, when dealing in information, it’s best to agree on the price in advance.”

”When buying, try to bargain down, and when selling, ask for high; if no price is set beforehand, Dreamland will judge its worth through your true feeling and intrinsic standards after the transaction, you might lose out!”

”By the way, to answer your previous question, we Dreamland cultivators are keen on gatherings and teachings for a reason. First, collisions of thought generate more copper coins in Dreamland, and second, if new techniques like elixir recipes or valuable magic arts spread, they can also yield great profits!”

Upon hearing this.

Shen Mo quickly contemplated, given his accomplishments in magic arts and elixir, talisman, artifact, and formation, earning Dreamland copper coins would not be difficult if he often ”enjoyed teaching others.”

”May I ask, Fellow Daoist, where can one hear the lectures of Formless Immortal Masters and True Immortal figures?”

As he spoke, he took out twenty Dreamland copper coins and handed them to Wang San.

If there had been no prior agreement, upon receiving such valuable information, his copper coins would magically diminish, weighed by his true feelings and Dreamland’s mechanisms;

If agreed upon, it establishes a contract in the unseen, reducing future disputes!

Wang San took the coins, pointed into the distance, and smiled, saying, ”How fortunate. In half a day, not far from here at the Ascension Altar, a Senior in the Formless Realm will be holding a lecture on the path of cultivation. I was planning to head there myself after completing the bet with Old Man Jiang to listen in.”

”If Fellow Daoist Mo is interested, come along! We can keep each other company and have discussions during the lecture.”

Shen Mo thought briefly, agreed to join, and then spent additional Dreamland copper coins to ”purchase” various information from Wang San about Dreamland.

”Let’s talk on the way!”

Wang San soared up toward the Ascension Altar, with Shen Mo following after him with a subtle movement of thought.