Chapter 885
Aside from that, the Baibao Building was also filled with many cultivators.
Qin Qi had just entered.
A young cultivator, looking like a servant, greeted them, "I am Yun Hai, one of the guardians of Baibao Building. You can call me Yun Hai."
"Speaking of which, may I know the merit points of both of you?"
Qin Qi asked puzzledly, "Do we need to have merit points to visit the Baibao Building?"
Yun Hai chuckled, "Is it your first time here?"
Luo Yanran gently explained, "My junior brother is here for the first time, though I have visited once before, but only moved within the first floor."
Upon hearing this, Yun Hai was not annoyed and patiently explained, "The reason for asking about your merit points is to determine the highest floor you can reach!"
"The floors you can access vary depending on your merit points!"
Luo Yanran slightly parted her red lips, "I have around two hundred merit points."
Yun Hai smiled and said, "Then, Senior Sister, you can only be active on the first floor of the Baibao Building!"
Qin Qi spoke up, "I have around five thousand merit points."
Yun Hai initially wore a smile, but upon hearing this, his body suddenly froze, "W-what did you say? Senior Brother, are you kidding me?"
"Looking at your cultivation, you only seem to be at Tier Five Foundation Establishment. Five thousand merit points, that’s a quantity only those at the Core Formation Stage can accumulate."
Qin Qi did not say much and handed his battlefield token to him.
Yun Hai received the token.
Yun Hai infused it with his divine sense to verify.
Upon verification, Yun Hai’s expression gradually shifted from calm to shock.
"How is this possible!"
He shivered all over, and when he looked at Qin Qi, his gaze was filled with shock, "May I dare ask, Senior Brother, your honorable name?"
"Qin Qi!" Qin Qi stated.
Yun Hai took a deep breath and memorized Qin Qi’s name silently, "Senior Brother Qin Qi, I’m afraid I cannot host you. We might need our steward to do so!"
With that, Yun Hai quickly retreated.
About the time it takes for a cup of tea to be drunk.
An apparent middle-aged cultivator, with a cultivation at the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage, hurriedly approached, led by Yun Hai.
"Both of you, I am Gao Qianqiu, a steward of the Baibao Building. I heard of distinguished guests, please forgive any negligence!"
Evidently, he had already learned everything from Yun Hai.
Qin Qi nodded, "So, which floors can I be active on with my merit points?"
Gao Qianqiu took a deep breath, "Your merit points reach five thousand, which is VIP level. You can certainly be active on the third floor."
"As for the fourth floor, one would need over ten thousand merit points to proceed!"
Qin Qi pointed to Luo Yanran, "Can she accompany me?"
"Of course, since Junior Brother Qin Qi is a VIP, I will personally host you. Since this junior sister is with you, she naturally can enjoy the privilege!" Gao Qianqiu smiled amicably.
Luo Yanran looked at Qin Qi with a touch more admiration.
After all, previously, she could only be active on the first floor, and now, due to Qin Qi, she could see the second and third floors she hadn’t even dreamed of before!
Qin Qi stated, "No rush, let’s first take a look on the first floor!"
Gao Qianqiu immediately followed closely.
Whatever Qin Qi asked, he answered.
The high level of attention made Luo Yanran envy endlessly.
Previously, when she came, the hosts only led them inside and left.
Nowhere was there a treatment like Qin Qi’s.
On the way, many cultivators looked at Qin Qi with surprised gazes.
"It’s said that only those with over five thousand merit points receive personal attention from the steward as VIP guests!"
"Who is this fellow? He looks so young, yet he’s a VIP?"
Many people marveled silently.
Qin Qi did not pay much attention to it.
Along the way, Gao Qianqiu explained all unfamiliar treasures to Qin Qi.
Though the first floor was bustling with treasures, they seemed to be of little use to Qin Qi and Luo Yanran.
After a circuit of the first floor, Qin Qi lost interest and invited Gao Qianqiu to proceed to the second floor.
Ascending the stairs to the second floor, Qin Qi questioned, "What’s the difference between the second and the first floor?"
Gao Qianqiu explained attentively, "You need a thousand merit points to access the second floor. Moreover, there are some incomplete spiritual treasures and rarer cultivation techniques and celestial materials and treasures!"
While speaking, Qin Qi entered the second-floor hall.
Comparatively, the range of the second-floor hall was smaller than the first floor.
Nonetheless, the treasures within were noticeably more impressive than those on the first floor.
Qin Qi scanned around and spotted many alluring treasures.
Just as he intended to evaluate them carefully.
Suddenly, Luo Yanran exclaimed, "It’s hundred-year-old Hui Ming bamboo!"
Qin Qi turned his head to see a segment of bamboo glowing with purple light, capturing Luo Yanran’s attention.
"Hui Ming bamboo?" Qin Qi inquired curiously.
Gao Qianqiu chuckled, "This Hui Ming bamboo contains abundant wood attribute power, said to greatly benefit the cultivation of wood attribute techniques!"
"By chance, is Junior Sister cultivating a wood attribute technique?"
Luo Yanran’s rosy face flushed with excitement, "Indeed, the Thousand Vine Technique I am cultivating will not only benefit from this bamboo in technique refinement but might also help elevate my realm!"
"I have always been searching for Hui Ming bamboo externally, but its growth conditions are extremely harsh. Let alone hundred-year-old ones, even ten-year-old ones are hard to find!"
"How much merit points does a hundred-year-old Hui Ming bamboo cost?"
Gao Qianqiu answered frankly, "This bamboo requires twelve hundred merit points!"
"It’s so expensive?" Luo Yanran’s expression turned immediately demoralized.
Gao Qianqiu chuckled, "Junior sister, you know the harsh conditions for producing Hui Ming bamboo, let alone hundred-year-old ones."
"If it were easy to buy, it wouldn’t be placed on the second floor."
"Can I use spirit stones as substitute?" Luo Yanran tried to negotiate.
Gao Qianqiu shook his head, "If spirit stones could be used as a substitute, wouldn’t everyone do the same? The purpose behind the creation of Baibao Building is to motivate front-line warfare."
"Besides, even using spirit stones, junior sister, its value may still be considerable!"
Between the lines, Luo Yanran understood.
Even using spirit stones, she couldn’t afford it.
They’re already scooped up, it would never be her turn!
She sighed, her gaze lingered longingly at the Hui Ming bamboo, clearly wanting it but feeling utterly helpless.
Witnessing this, Qin Qi spoke calmly, "Do you want it? Then I’ll give it to you. Steward Gao, deduct the merit points from mine!"