Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2186

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Chapter 2186: A Single Gold Coin

"I-Is that real?" the young man stammered after hearing it was a gold coin. Most of the earliest people cast into the Primordial Realm had arrived empty-handed, but in the chaos, a few managed to smuggle in their treasures and valuables. As a result, items like gold coins, spirit stones, and other treasures did exist in the Primordial Realm—but they were exceedingly rare and priceless.

This was especially true given that many eras had passed since the Primordial Era, and most of such valuables had long since been claimed by the powerful or lost to the ravages of time.

"Of course, it’s real." Yuan nodded. "Anyway, can I pay with this?"

"Pay with the gold coin?! I apologize for my language, but are you insane?! A single one of those coins can turn a poor family into a rich one! If you’re going to use that gold coin to buy noodles, I’d rather you give me the gold coin and I pay for the noodles for you! Hell, I’ll even go into debt to pay for your noodles!" said the young man, making his voice as low as possible even though they were the only customers inside the restaurant.

Yuan smiled and said, "Let’s do that then."

He placed the gold coin on the table and calmly slid it in front of the young man.

"..."

The young man didn’t immediately accept the coin and could only stare at it with a dazed face. He couldn’t comprehend how Yuan could casually give away such a precious item.

’Am I being scammed right now?’ he wondered inwardly.

However, the possibility of a cultivator scamming a mortal for some noodles was just as inconceivable.

’Whatever. Even if I might go broke, I’m willing to take the risk!’

After a moment of hesitation, the young man grabbed the gold coin and immediately put it inside his pocket.

"Sorry for the delay, owner. I’ll pay for the noodles right now."

The young man got up from the table and went to pay the old man.

"Is that your friend?" the old man asked as he accepted the money, a slight frown on his face.

"Something like that."

The old man shook his head and sighed, "He’s sketchy. Don’t get involved with people like him. I’m warning you because you’re a regular at my restaurant."

"Thank you for the advice..." The young man didn’t argue and returned to the table to wait for the food.

"Do you have any more coins? I’d like to take a look at one." Yuan suddenly asked.

"Here... It’s my last coin..."

The young man handed Yuan a small black coin with a hint of purple mixed within, its surface gleaming with a crystal-like sheen. Yuan studied it closely, though the material and design were unfamiliar to him.

Yingzi moved her head closer to the coin and said, "This is made of shadow crystals..."

"What? You also recognize this material?" Yuan looked at her with surprise.

She nodded and said, "Shadow Crystals are rare resources found only in places untouched by light. My homeland had them in abundance. They are similar to spirit stones but contain Chaotic Essence instead."

"And they’re using such rare materials to make coins to use as currency? Well, I guess it doesn’t really hold any value to cultivators since they cannot cultivate Chaotic Essence."