Realm of the Night God

As Xu Meijing and the Female Shopkeeper both turned their gaze towards him, Yang Haoran knew what was going on without needing to be told.

"May I ask how I should address you, sir?" The Female Shopkeeper politely bowed and asked Yang Haoran.

"My surname is Yang," Yang Haoran replied with a smile.

"Would Mr. Yang also like to exchange for some hell coins?" the Female Shopkeeper inquired.

Yang Haoran nodded, then took out a wooden box from his separate space and gently placed it on the tea table.

The appearance of this wooden box not only caused the Female Shopkeeper's expression to change slightly, but also made Xu Meijing's brows furrow, as if she was feeling a little uneasy.

This was because they both recognized this wooden box - it was the kind of container used only for one thing in the Yin Division, and that was soul pills!

And indeed, the box that Yang Haoran had placed on the table contained a soul pill.

When he had refined the soul-refining cauldron, he had kept two soul pills. All the other soul pills had been used to refine and absorb, improving his own cultivation. Of those remaining two, one had been used on his Night Watch subordinate, and the other was the one in front of them now.

In the current situation, Yang Haoran had reluctantly taken out this soul pill, as he needed hell coins, but he didn't have anything else that he felt was suitable to exchange for them.

He didn't want to take out any of the collection items in his separate space, as he felt he might still be able to use them in the future, and it would be a shame to exchange them for hell coins.

Aside from those collection items, he had considered offering some of the talismans he had drawn, as a yellow talisman master. However, he had only recently started cultivating talismans, so the ones he had made were just low-level beginner pieces, not worth much. Offering those to exchange for hell coins would be rather embarrassing.

If he were here alone, it wouldn't matter much - he could exchange the low-level talismans without concern. But with Xu Meijing present, given her proud and haughty nature, he was worried it might be a bit humiliating for her.

In addition to the beginner talismans, he also had some special, even Fu Sect-lost talismans that he had obtained from Master Zhou. These were also yellow talismans, but of much higher value. However, since they were related to some of the Fu Sect's lost techniques, he didn't want to risk any trouble by offering those for exchange.

After much consideration, Yang Haoran found that he really didn't have any suitable items to exchange, so he had no choice but to take out his last soul pill.

Ironically, before coming to this Yin Yang General Store, Xu Meijing had mentioned to him that pure yin qi was the most popular commodity in the underworld. At the time, he had thought it was silly for anyone to use pure yin qi to exchange for hell coins. But now, without any other options, he was being forced to do just that - and essentially, he was the one slapping himself in the face.

"Mr. Yang, is that a soul pill in the box?" the Female Shopkeeper asked, her gaze fixed on the box, her tone slightly excited.

Yang Haoran smiled and nodded, confirming her question.

At this, Xu Meijing's brows furrowed, and she looked at Yang Haoran with confusion, wanting to ask for an explanation. But Yang Haoran's gaze stopped her.

Xu Meijing hesitated, but ultimately didn't speak up, because based on her understanding of Yang Haoran, if he was doing this, he must have his reasons.

"May I open it and take a look?" the Female Shopkeeper asked again.

Without hesitation or further ado, Yang Haoran simply nodded.

With his permission, the Female Shopkeeper leaned forward, gently picking up the wooden box from the tea table and carefully opening it.

Inside the box, a soul pill was clearly visible, though it was obvious that there was a restriction barrier on it, which was why it was not emitting any pure yin qi.

The Female Shopkeeper did not ask Yang Haoran to remove the restriction barrier. She merely examined the soul pill inside the box for a moment, then closed the lid and gently placed the box back on the tea table.

Her reaction indicated that she had already confirmed the authenticity of the soul pill and that it was not a counterfeit.

"So, Mr. Yang, are you prepared to sell a portion of the pure yin qi, or the entire soul pill?" the Female Shopkeeper asked with a smile.

"I'm curious, if I were to sell a portion of the pure yin qi, how would you store it?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.

"We have special containers in the store that can preserve pure yin qi without it dissipating. In fact, all the stores in the underworld have these kinds of specialized containers," the Female Shopkeeper explained with a smile.

"I see," Yang Haoran responded, as if understanding. After a moment, he continued, "In that case, I'll sell the entire soul pill."

This answer not only surprised the Female Shopkeeper, but also surprised Xu Meijing.

When Yang Haoran asked the shopkeeper how to preserve pure yin qi, both of them thought Yang Haoran might only sell a portion of the pure yin qi, but they never expected Yang Haoran to say what he said next.

The Female Shopkeeper reacted quickly, she was only momentarily taken aback before regaining her composure, and a look of delight appeared on her face.

Selling an entire soul pill is a big deal, this kind of situation is not unheard of, but it is definitely not common, the reason is very simple, soul pills are too precious.

Whether for the Underworld Envoy in the mortal realm or the ghost attendant in the underworld, soul pills are extremely precious, including ghosts, soul pills are also treasures they greatly value, it's just that soul pills are not something they can obtain easily.

The annual salary of an Underworld Envoy in the mortal realm is only three soul pills, and to obtain more soul pills, they need to perform other meritorious deeds, this shows how precious a single soul pill is. Now that Yang Haoran has decided to use a soul pill to exchange for hell coins, how could the Female Shopkeeper not be delighted?

However, before the Female Shopkeeper could confirm with Yang Haoran again, she was stopped by a glance from Xu Meijing.

The Female Shopkeeper tactfully swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth, and then smiled apologetically at Xu Meijing.

As for Xu Meijing, she once again turned her gaze to Yang Haoran, this time she did not remain silent, but directly asked the question on her mind.

"What are you thinking? Didn't you tell me before that no one would be foolish enough to use a soul pill to exchange for hell coins? It hasn't been long, and you're already contradicting yourself? If you were just going to take out a portion of the pure yin qi from this soul pill for the exchange, that would be fine, but to sell the entire thing, are you out of your mind?"

Yang Haoran knew that Xu Meijing was looking out for him, after all, they were both newcomers, and each soul pill was an extremely precious existence to them, a key to narrowing the gap in strength with other Burial Masters. To use a soul pill to exchange for hell coins, no matter how one looked at it, it was not a wise decision.

However, the reason why Yang Haoran made this decision was that he had his own considerations.

"Don't worry, I've made this decision after careful thought." Yang Haoran looked at Xu Meijing and said with a smile.

Seeing that Yang Haoran refused to listen to her advice, Xu Meijing furrowed her brows and then waved her hand, speaking with some displeasure, "I don't care, it's your soul pill, not mine, do whatever you want."

Sensing the discontent and resentment in Xu Meijing's tone, Yang Haoran smiled and said, "I'll explain it to you later."

With that, Yang Haoran turned his gaze to the Female Shopkeeper and asked with a smile, "For this soul pill, how much are you offering?"

"To answer the esteemed guest, the purchase price of soul pills in the underworld is around 800,000 hell coins," the Female Shopkeeper replied.

"Around 800,000..." Yang Haoran tapped his fingers lightly on the tea table, as if weighing something.

The Female Shopkeeper observed Yang Haoran's response and remained silent, smiling as she waited. As for Xu Meijing, she was already too annoyed to even look at Yang Haoran.

After a few breaths, Yang Haoran's tapping fingers suddenly stopped, and then he continued to ask the Female Shopkeeper, "Then what is your selling price?"

"Our shop's selling price for each soul pill is 1 million hell coins. However, although there are many shops in the underworld, and almost every shop purchases soul pills, not all merchants are willing to sell the soul pills they've acquired. The shops that are willing to sell soul pills usually price them around 1 million hell coins."