2: Chapter 2 Evil Thoughts

In truth, Wang Bin was also an unambitious person in his previous life.

However, he was somewhat afraid of death, and also afraid of pain, cold, and heat… Coupled with the fact that the Meridians in this body were broken and he felt very uncomfortable, he still needed to buy a Rejuvenation Pill first to repair his injuries.

He began to meticulously search through Immortal Master Qingmu's memories, trying to find a way to acquire tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Prepaid rent for shops in the market? But that belonged to the Commerce League!

Everything had clearly stipulated quantities. Should he go to a pawn shop to borrow some Spirit Stones for urgent needs?

Did the Cultivation World even have this kind of business?

Just then, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him: it seemed that the Formation eye of White Cloud City's Formation was equipped with 100,000 Spirit Stones.

When the city-protecting grand Formation was under attack and the Spiritual Qi supply from the Spiritual Vein was insufficient, Cultivators could input Spiritual Qi to replenish it, or directly add Spirit Stones to maintain the Formation.

These 100,000 Spirit Stones were strategic resources for saving lives at critical moments, and only he, as the City Lord, had control over the grand Formation and could enter the Formation eye to retrieve them.

This seemed possible, right?

As long as the Commerce League didn't send people to inspect, who would know if the Spirit Stones were missing?

Unless the Formation had a problem and the higher-ups sent people to maintain it, then a problem might be discovered, or if Yao Beasts attacked the city, then something might happen!

Thinking of this, Wang Bin felt a bit restless.

He didn't expect to embezzle public funds as soon as he Transmigrated to the Cultivation World. Hehe!

Actually, thinking about it, his current situation wasn't bad. At least he was a City Lord, big or small, and had over a dozen subordinates, even if they were all just Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators. In his previous life, the highest official position he held was a hygiene monitor!

Or should he just take all 100,000 Spirit Stones, then, in the name of the City Lord, collect all the discounted rent for the shops in the market for the next hundred years, and then dismantle the entire Formation to sell for money?

Then he would abscond with the funds, and from then on, he would roam the world freely, able to go anywhere, living a carefree life between heaven and earth.

If he could also sell the Second-Grade Spirit Vein beneath him, he would be rich! He could get at least a million Spirit Stones!

Converting so many Spirit Stones into Cultivation resources, not to mention directly Cultivating to the Golden Core Stage, he could at least Cultivate to Foundation Establishment Stage Perfection without a problem.

Just thinking about it was exciting! No sooner said than done, Wang Bin quickly stood up and went to the backyard.

He recalled Qingmu's memory for a moment before pulling out a Formation Flag from his Storage Pouch.

Wang Bin held it in his hand and examined it carefully. The staff of this Formation Flag was slender, made of a very special material, and the flag surface was adorned with colorful runes, appearing mysterious and beautiful.

It looked very magical, but Wang Bin had no idea how it worked.

Following the method in Immortal Master Qingmu's memory, he infused Spiritual Qi into it, and with a wave of the Formation Flag, a glowing portal suddenly appeared in the middle of the backyard, with layers of ripples shimmering on its surface.

Wang Bin didn't hesitate at all and walked straight in.

In the center of this small space, there was actually a projected light point of the entire city, and it was three-dimensional.

There were actually eighteen Formation bases here; it was truly amazing.

This was like a 3D movie from his previous life, but Wang Bin had no idea how it worked.

The few basic Formations Qingmu knew were definitely not this magical.

Wang Bin observed carefully for a while but still didn't understand, so he stopped bothering with it.

This kind of mountain-guarding grand Formation was truly too complex; it should be a composite Formation that integrated multiple functions such as attack, defense, illusion, and spirit gathering.

It was simply too complex; Wang Bin couldn't understand it at all.

Fortunately, the Storage Pouch in the corner was still there. Wang Bin opened it and, as expected, found a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones inside.

In the Cultivation World, the exchange rate for Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and High-Grade Spirit Stones was usually: 100 Low-Grade Spirit Stones could be exchanged for 1 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, and 100 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones could be exchanged for 1 High-Grade Spirit Stone.

As for Top-Grade Spirit Stones, he had never seen them, so they were not within his consideration.

Moreover, rarity made things more valuable; the rarer something was, the more precious it became.

Besides being used as currency, Spirit Stones had many practical uses.

For example, they could be used for daily Cultivation, setting up Formations during Breakthroughs, and in various Cultivation arts.

Wang Bin clutched the Storage Pouch in his hand and counted carefully: one thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, which was exactly equivalent to 100,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

His eyes lit up. These sparkling things seemed to possess a magical power, drawing his gaze.

He stood in place for a full minute. At that moment, he hesitated.

Once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back. If he dared to abscond with the funds, the Four Seas Commerce League would definitely put a bounty on him.

He was a modern person, having just arrived here, unfamiliar with the place, and his Heart-Nature was not strong enough.

In his previous life, he had only killed fish and frogs.

Suddenly arriving in such a cruel Cultivation World, in an unfamiliar place, could he really escape?

Run towards the Demon Beast Mountain Range? No, no, too dangerous.

Run to other places? According to Qingmu's memory, the Four Seas Commerce League managed hundreds of millions of miles of land. It would take him, a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator, several years to run out of their sphere of influence.

It's good to rest in the shade of a big tree. Let's just forget it for now and see how things go.

Long-term planning. Since he just arrived in the Cultivation World, he should just lay low for now. Anyway, he has no enemies at the moment, so what's the rush?

First, he would familiarize himself with this world. He didn't believe that with his knowledge from two worlds, he wouldn't be able to earn Spirit Stones here.

Actually, thinking about it, the identity of an Outer Sect Disciple of the Four Seas Commerce League was quite good, like a civil servant in his previous life; at least he was very safe on his own territory.