Cultivation Online

Chapter 219 - Exchange Hall

”So this is the Exchange Hall, huh?” Yuan stared at the entrance with a pondering gaze.

The Exchange Hall is where disciples go to spend their hard-earned contributions points, and unlike the Profound Pavilion that only has cultivation techniques, the Exchange Hall has everything else from treasures to cultivation resources.

”Hey! Why are you standing there and blocking the entrance? If youʼre not going to enter, scram!”

A tall and bulky disciple suddenly walked up from behind and forcefully bumped into Yuanʼs shoulder, snapping him out of his admiration for the building.

Yuan frowned at this. He was standing many meters away from the entrance and was nowhere near it, so how could he be blocking the entrance.

”What? Do you have a problem?” The bulky disciple that rudely bumped into Yuan stopped walking when he noticed the displeased look on Yuanʼs handsome face, feeling even more irritated at Yuan because of his own lacking appearance.

This small commotion quickly attracted the disciples in that area.

”Look! Someone had offended Senior apprentice-disciple Tiger, the Mad Tiger!”

”Whatʼs this about? Why would an Outer Court disciple offend him? Does he not know who heʼs dealing with?”

”I donʼt know, but only an idiot would dare to offend one of the top ten disciples in the Outer Court! And this is Mad Tiger weʼre talking about! Heʼs infamous for beating anyone that bothers him even slightly!”

While the disciples there watched the commotion from a distance and laughed at Yuanʼs misfortune, the bulky disciple who is known as ʼMad Tigerʼ approached Yuan in an aggressive manner.

Disciple Tiger stopped once he stood directly before Yuan and stared at Yuan in the eyes, and he said in an overbearing voice, ”Since you donʼt seem to recognize me, Iʼll assume that youʼre a new disciple and give you some slack. I am Wu Laohu, ranked 3rd in the Outer Court ranking! Now that you know my identity, you can either kiss the ground with your forehead and apologize for blocking my way or eat one of my fists— you decide.”

However, Yuan stood his ground despite the menacing aura coming from Disciple Tigerʼs large body that resembled a boulder, and he said in a calm voice, ”I will choose neither. You were the one who bumped into me. If somebody has to apologize, it should be you.”

”Heavens! He actually dared to defy Mad Tiger even after he had introduced himself! This Outer Court disciple is simply courting death!”

”Looks like another victim will fall to the Mad Tiger today…”

Wu Laohuʼs body trembled after hearing Yuanʼs words that defied him, and veins began appearing all over his body.

”Since you cannot pick— I shall pick one for you!” Wu Laohu suddenly raised his fists with an explosive aura.

However, just as Wu Laohu prepared to release his punch, a figure appeared behind him and gently tapped his shoulders, drifting Wu Laohuʼs attention to behind him.

”E-Elder Zhou!”

Wu Laohuʼs aggressive aura immediately disappeared when he saw the face of the person standing behind him, and his large figure suddenly appeared much smaller than just a moment ago.

”Just because you are ranked 3rd in the Outer Court ranking does not mean you can act however you please in this sect. This is also not the sparring stage but the Exchange Hall. If you continue causing a ruckus out here, Iʼll gladly be your opponent.” Elder Zhou said to him.

”I-It was this discipleʼs mistake. It wonʼt happen again, Elder Zhou!” Wu Laohu bowed to Elder Zhou in a respectful manner, yet his eyes remained on Yuanʼs figure.

ʼThis is all that little bastardʼs fault! If he didnʼt oppose me, I wouldnʼt have been scolded by Elder Zhou in front of so many people! How fucking unlucky of me!ʼ Wu Laohu cried inwardly, pushing all of the blame to Yuan.

”If youʼre here to purchase something, do your business and leave.”

”Yes, Elder Zhou!” Wu Laohu did not dare to linger around and immediately went inside the Exchange Hall.

The other disciples there followed and immediately returned to their own business.

Elder Zhou then turned to look at Yuan, who was just calmly standing there.

ʼSo this is Disciple Yuan, huh. I didnʼt get to see him last time at the Carp Leaping Over Dragonʼs Gate Tower because of the guests, but heʼs somewhat different from what Iʼd expected. He appears… more humble than Iʼd imagined…ʼ Elder Zhou thought to himself.

”You too. If you have business at the Exchange Hall, do it and leave. This is not a place for you to loiter around,” Elder Zhou said to Yuan a moment later.

Although heʼd like to speak with Yuan more, he knew about Yuanʼs special existence, so he couldnʼt just start chatting with him as though they were friends, as that would immediately raise suspicions from the other disciples.

”Thank you, Elder, for stopping that disciple.” Yuan bowed to him before entering the Exchange Hall.

ʼWhat a humble kid. But if I hadnʼt stopped that disciple just now, you wouldʼve sent him flying…ʼ Elder Zhou sighed inwardly as he watched Yuanʼs figure disappearing into the building.

Once heʼd entered the Exchange Hall, Yuan went directly to the reception desk and asked the disciple behind the counter, ”Hello, what do you sell here?”

The disciple looked at Yuan as though he was looking at someone crazy, and he spoke a moment later, ”This is the Exchange Hall. Whether it be cultivation resources or treasures, you can have anything you want as long as you have enough contribution points.”

”Anything I want?” Yuan raised his eyebrows.

However, heʼd only come here to see what they had, even expecting some sort of display area like regular stores, so if he was asked what he wanted, he most likely wouldnʼt have an answer immediately.

ʼWhat do I need?ʼ Yuan began pondering.

”If you donʼt know what you want yet, you can think about it elsewhere— just donʼt stand here.” The disciple warned Yuan.

”Oh, okay.” Yuan nodded and proceeded to stand in the corner of the large room, pondering if there was anything he needed from this place.

Authorʼs Note: Check out my new novel ʼInferior Cultivation Systemʼ if you like OP MC, smart MC, knowledgable MC, Systems, and face-slapping. Donʼt worry, it wonʼt affect my release rate for Cultivation Online or Dual Cultivation.