In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 324 Equivalent Exchange? I'll Just Physically Settle the Debt! (3K views, please subscribe!)

However, even knowing there was treasure on the roof beam, Su Yuan could not go straight to the roof beam.

That would be too deliberate, and the ice-haired loli would easily discover that her thoughts had been overheard.

A series of ideas flashed through Su Yuan's mind, eventually leading to a flash of inspiration.

Then Su Yuan said with a smile:

"I have heard from various ancient books that the dragon race is rich in the four seas. As the apple of the eye of the Purple Gold Dragon Lord, Miss Long Bai, you must have been given many treasures."

"It's a pity that I'm not knowledgeable enough to recognize what a real treasure is. Miss Long Bai, could you please introduce it to me?"

"Of course, you don't need to specifically point out the location of these treasures. I'll be satisfied just to listen and broaden my horizons."

Long Bai stared at Su Yuan warily, a little worried that this guy was going to trick her again.

Ultimately, however, the desire to share and express oneself, accumulated over tens of thousands of years of solitude, overwhelmed the girl's wariness.

"It should be fine to just introduce it to Su Yuan, right? Anyway, I keep my treasures well hidden, and Su Yuan can't possibly find them by following the clues."

The ice-haired loli offered herself a word of comfort, then coughed lightly and said calmly:
"It's natural."

"Do you know that in my Dragon Palace treasury there is a divine weapon called the Sea-Supporting Purple-Gold Beam? It can be large or small, long or short, light or heavy, with endless variations. It is a divine weapon at the Nascent Soul level?"

"And even if I tell you the secrets of the Zijin Beam across the sea, I'm not afraid that you'll find it in the treasure vault."

"Because it has long since shrunk to the size of a needle, trying to find it in the treasure trove is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Good heavens! Does every Dragon Palace have such a staff for reinforcement?

The retained items are yes!

Although it is called "Jiahai Zijinliang", it is obviously a copy of "Ruyi Jingu Bang"!
Su Yuan was inwardly complaining, but he said aloud:
"The Purple Gold Beam that spans the sea? The name sounds nice, but the effect seems to be just so-so."

Long Bai's smug expression suddenly froze, and then he said angrily:
"Su...Su Yuan, what do you mean? Are you looking down on our dragon race?"

Su Yuan said calmly:
"My sect also possesses a Nascent Soul Divine Weapon that combines all the effects of the Zijin Beam that spans the sea, and can also reach the heavens above and the netherworld below. It is called the Jianmu Divine Needle."

"But even such a precious treasure usually has only one use in our sect... that is to be used for construction work."

Upon hearing this, Long Bai became even more furious.

"What! You actually compared my treasure to a dry, wooden stick?"

Su Yuan shook his head:

“It’s not that I’m trying to compare the two, but your treasure is outdated, unless… you have a better treasure! A treasure that the modern cultivation industry can’t catch up with.”

Long Bai bit her pink lips and said:

“I have a precious mirror called the Qiankun Mirror. It can reflect the place I want to go. As long as the destination is within 100,000 miles, I can turn the tide with a thought and make my true body arrive at the place reflected in the mirror.”

Su Yuan said:

"That's certainly impressive, but did you know that every powerful cultivator outside has their own private teleportation array?"

"For example, the red-haired True Lord who brought us here, her teleportation array can accurately locate and teleport across planets and worlds."

"The Qiankun Mirror, with a teleportation range of only 100,000 li, is a bit outdated."

Long Bai became increasingly defiant, repeatedly introducing his various treasures, only to be repeatedly outdone by Su Yuan.

Finally, Su Yuan let out a long sigh and said:

"After all, 100,000 years have passed. The so-called treasures of the dragon race are nothing more than that. At most, they are no more than the Calamity Moon Pearl on my chest, which has been reforged using modern weapon-making technology."

The ice-haired loli was repeatedly provoked, and her little face had long since turned red.

Seeing Su Yuan shaking his head and sighing, she felt like a Northeastern chef seeing a customer shaking his head vigorously at a dish of stir-fried green peppers and dried tofu, and she suddenly got carried away.

"Man! Don't underestimate the power of my dragon race!"

Long Bai flicked his sleeve at the air and said arrogantly:
"Not to mention the total wealth of my dragon clan, even in my treasure trove there is a treasure that absolutely cannot be made in this era."

Su Yuan's eyes lit up; he had finally heard those words.

Then Long Bai said proudly:
"I have a treasure called the Dragon Emperor Coin, which is a living being... Forged by the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord by gathering the wealth of the dragon race."

"This coin is three and three-tenths inches in diameter and two-tenths inches thick. It is entirely golden and is a priceless treasure that can be used by anyone who obtains it, regardless of its grade!"

"Let me ask you all, in this era, which sect or family's wealth can rival that of the Dragon Clan?"

Su Yuan: "..."

Actually, there's quite a lot. After all, the financial industry is so developed, and Wanbaolou, as a global financial hub, shouldn't find it difficult to amass wealth comparable to that of the Dragon Clan.

However, if Wanbaolou only has wealth but no technology, it should be unable to refine the Dragon Emperor Coin.

So what exactly is the purpose of this Dragon Emperor Coin?

Could it be that money can generate more money? Like turning lead into gold?

Su Yuan's eyes had almost turned into symbols of money.

Seeing that Su Yuan was stunned, Long Bai smiled slightly and said:

"Those who possess the Dragon Emperor Coin may engage in forced transactions with any target!"

“The enemy’s magical artifacts, weapons, wealth, and all other tangible objects can be forcibly traded.”

"The only rule is equal exchange." Su Yuan was quite excited when he heard the first part of the rule, because with the Dragon Emperor's money, he could buy and sell at will and do whatever he wanted.

But as soon as he heard about an equivalent exchange, his face fell instantly.

What? You actually have to pay to buy things?! What kind of logic is that?!
Even if you give someone something you don't need, you can't exchange it for someone else's most useful thing!
Because everything that has value must be useful; items that are not needed now may be of great use in the future.

In short, it can be summed up in one sentence: asking Su Yuan to give up his own wealth is like cutting off his own flesh!

Dragon Emperor's Coins! I'd rather not have them!

Anyway, when Long Bai introduced the various treasures before, he had already marked the locations of these treasures in his mind, so choosing a Nascent Soul Spirit Treasure would be quite a good deal.

Seeing Su Yuan's utterly disappointed expression, Long Bai's lips curled into a slight smile:
"Su Yuan, don't be in such a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"If the Dragon Emperor Coin only has this much effect, why would the Purple Gold Dragon Lord, who possesses all the wealth of the four seas, bother to refine it?"

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Then Long Bai continued:
"Although the Dragon Emperor Coin must follow the principle of equivalent exchange, this coin has a built-in loan limit, which means... it can be used on credit."

"As for the loan amount, it depends on how much wealth the user has tied up."

"The more wealth you have, the higher your loan limit will be. You can forcibly buy the treasures from your target without paying any money at all."

"Furthermore, if you are recognized by the true owner of the Dragon Emperor Coin, namely the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord, you will receive the endorsement of the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord and have a near-unlimited loan limit."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nuoyi couldn't help but ask:

"If I take out a loan, do I still have to pay it back?"

Long Bai looked at Chen Nuoyi with the eyes one would give a three-year-old, and said indifferently:
"Do you know why dragons can accumulate so much wealth? The reason is simple: dragons... are never trustworthy!"

"So what if we owe the target a debt? We've already come to the point of fighting each other. After we steal the target's treasure, we can just physically settle the debt."

Chen Nuoyi: "..."

What an evil dragon.

So, this Dragon Emperor Coin, seemingly an equivalent exchange, is actually completely free, right?

It feels like... it suits Su Yuan so well.

The girl subconsciously turned her head to look at Su Yuan, and saw that Su Yuan was exuding an extremely strong aura of greed from the inside out.

Chen Nuoyi quickly reminded him:

"Su Yuan, don't get agitated. The Dragon Emperor's Money is powerful, but what good is an unlimited loan limit?"

"Even if we take all of his treasures, we still can't beat a cultivator at the Golden Core stage or above. We might end up being physically forced to pay off our debts."

"Besides, there are so many treasures here, it's impossible for us to find this one."

Su Yuan wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and chuckled:

"Who says you have to redeem your in-game currency in person? Can't I redeem it secretly?"

"Anyway, I have loans. Even if I don't pay off the debts, I can still use the magic weapon as I please. At most, I'll just become a deadbeat registered under the Dragon Emperor's Money."

Chen Nuoyi: "..."

I thought that physically settling debts was the bottom line of morality, but now there's something even more serious: someone's preparing to become a deadbeat.

Su Yuan is simply a master of all sorts of unorthodox and wicked methods.

At the same time, Chen Nuoyi suddenly realized why Su Yuan had deliberately guided Long Bai to reveal the detailed information about each treasure.

This guy must have learned the exact location of these treasures by eavesdropping on their thoughts.

The next second, she heard Su Yuan smile:

"Miss Long Bai, it seems the Dragon Emperor's money is destined to be with Chen Nuoyi!"

Chen Nuoyi: "..."

The big liar has started again.

Long Bai's somewhat smug expression immediately turned into vigilance:

"Although I am unable to use this money because I only have one true spirit left, I would never give the Dragon Emperor Coin to you. So give up on that idea."

Su Yuan calmly replied:
"Whether or not to hand it over to us is not up to you; the key is for us to choose."

"To be honest, Nuoyi just secretly sent me a message saying that she sensed a treasure on the roof beam of the treasure vault that resonated with her perfectly, seemingly a treasure formed from the combined energy of dragons and wealth,"

"Therefore, I deliberately inquired about information about various treasures from you, and finally determined that the treasure on the roof beam was the Dragon Emperor Coin."

"Now, I'm going to choose!"

Before Long Bai could react, Su Yuan, amidst the shocked gaze of the ice-haired loli, transformed into a streak of blood-red sword light and soared into the sky, instantly reaching the roof beam.

An ordinary wooden box tied to a roof beam came into Su Yuan's view.

Su Yuan casually unleashed a sword aura, easily splitting the wooden box in two.

A gold coin, about three and a half inches long and two and a half inches wide, roughly the size of half a palm, engraved with a dragon relief, flew out of the wooden box and was easily grasped by Su Yuan.

Upon seeing this, the ice-haired loli remained silent for a long time before bursting into tears!
(End of this chapter)