allonlinenovel Chapter 1019: Value Soars
Chapter 1019: Value Soars
Nine Spirits Continent, in a quiet room.
Su Mo slowly opened his eyes, the chaotic energy in his eyes receding like the tide, revealing a clear and lucid gaze. He slightly raised his head, glanced towards the Crimson Sea Star Continent, and a thoughtful smile appeared on his lips.
"They actually gave me another two percent discount..." he murmured softly, tapping his fingertips lightly on his knee. "It seems they guessed that the Four Symbols True Immortal Tomb was robbed ahead of time and that it was related to Yu Yuan, so they wanted to use this to put my mind at ease."
Then, Su Mo chuckled lightly, with a hint of understanding: "Never mind, if you guessed it, you guessed it. It's no big deal."
From the moment he chose to have the Starry Sea Trading Company auction off the Golden Scale Immortal Clan's territory, he had already anticipated this day. While the assassination of Yu Yuan by the Golden Yuan True Immortal was a secret, it might have been concealed from the True Immortals of other forces, but it could never have been hidden from the Starry Sea Trading Company, a local power entrenched in the Crimson Sea for millennia. Anyone with common sense would easily realize that Yu Yuan was inextricably linked to the "Eighth-Rank True Immortal" who had annihilated the Golden Scale Immortal Clan—otherwise, what coincidence could there be?
Even without the Four Symbols Immortal Token, an eighth-rank True Immortal would have a high chance of forcibly breaking through the Four Symbols Formation and entering the Four Symbols True Immortal Tomb; not to mention that the "eighth-rank True Immortal" also had a Vermilion Bird Immortal Token in hand, making breaking through the formation even easier.
"However, the Star Sea Trading Company certainly has guts; they're willing to waive a two-point commission so readily." A hint of approval flashed in Su Mo's eyes. The Golden Scale Immortal Clan wasn't a mere fifth-grade True Immortal power like the Obsidian Immortal Clan. The Golden Scale Immortal Clan had four sixth-grade True Immortals, and its number of fifth-grade and lower True Immortals exceeded fifty, making its power more than ten times that of the Obsidian Immortal Clan. They possessed seven fifth-grade True Immortal continents alone. The final transaction price for all of them combined wouldn't be much less than that of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Token, and might even surpass it.
A profit of two percent is worth at least five or six Grade 6 True Immortal Herbs, equivalent to the Star Sea Trading Company's profits over hundreds of Chaos Eras.
“Of course, this is a good thing for me.” Su Mo lightly touched the black lotus with his fingertip, a smile flashing in his eyes. “There’s no reason to refuse a piece of fat meat that’s delivered to my door.”
With a thought, a condensed divine thought, as solid as a physical object, traversed the endless void, pierced through layers of spatial barriers, and instantly reached Huanglong Zhenren's sea of consciousness. Without any extra words, he gave only one command—accept the Star Sea Trading Company's concession.
next second...
Su Mo closed his eyes, and silence returned to his body, as if he had merged with the Primordial Black Lotus beneath him. The chaotic blue light between his brows shone again, like the brightest star in the night sky, reflecting the brilliance of the thirty-six-petaled Primordial Black Lotus beneath him, emitting an increasingly rich chaotic aura, enveloping the entire quiet room in a hazy halo.
He once again immersed himself in cultivation, focusing all his efforts on refining the massive amount of true immortal medicine within his body. With each breath, billions of pure immortal energies surged through his limbs and bones, nourishing every cell in his cosmic sea.
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Starry Sea Immortal City, on the top floor of the Starry Sea Trading Company, inside the Starry Sky Hall.
The Star Immortal sat regally on a jade throne engraved with a celestial map, his green robe flowing down, reflecting the starlight swirling on the throne. His aura was as serene as the unchanging Milky Way. He lightly tapped the armrest of the throne with his fingertips, his gaze fixed on the vast simulated star map on the dome, as if he were trying to comprehend the mysteries of the celestial orbits, or perhaps waiting for something.
The main hall was silent, with only the soft light from the glass lamps flowing through the air, casting his long shadow onto the jade bricks, where it intertwined with the star patterns to form a mysterious design.
"Ancestor, news has come from Fellow Daoist Huanglong that he has agreed to the concessions offered by my business." True Immortal Xuanhai stood respectfully in the hall, his voice calm and steady, with a hint of relief in it.
The fingertips of Xingyuan Zhenxian, which were tapping the jade throne, paused slightly. A barely perceptible softening flashed across his deep, ancient eyes. He slowly raised his eyes to look at Xuanhai Zhenxian, and the corners of his mouth relaxed almost imperceptibly: "Hmm, I understand."
As he finished speaking, he exhaled a long breath, a breath that seemed to carry the pent-up tension of the past few days, causing the tense air in the hall to relax.
It's good that they agreed. The real problem is that they might refuse this offer, which would be a huge problem. If they're not careful, the Star Sea Merchant Guild's legacy of tens of thousands of cosmic eras could be wiped out.
Immediately afterward, Xingyuan Zhenxian nodded slightly, his gaze returning to the star map on the dome. He waved his hand, his tone returning to its usual calm and indifferent tone: "Go down and prepare well for that auction. Don't let anything go wrong."
"Yes, Your subordinate obeys." Xuanhai Zhenxian bowed again, then carefully took a few steps back, turned around and quietly left the hall.
The heavy palace doors slowly closed behind him, once again enveloping the Star Origin True Immortal and the starlight filling the hall in silence.
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Time flies, and an entire century has passed.
Auction room on the third floor of Xinghai Trading Company.
"Four million eight hundred and thirty thousand mid-grade immortal crystals, for the third time!"
Mo Chenzhen, the chief auctioneer of Xinghai Trading Company, spoke in a loud and clear voice that resonated throughout the entire auction hall. As he spoke, his gaze swept across the room and finally settled on a certain direction. "Congratulations to the second VIP in the Heavenly Rank for successfully bidding on the Qilin Continent of the Myriad Beasts Sea!"
"Boom..."
The auction gavel slammed down with a crisp, resonant thud, as if signaling the end of this grand event.
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Inside the quiet room of Jiuling Manor.
The thirty-six-petaled Primordial Black Lotus floated silently, the chaotic energy on its petals even more condensed than a previous epoch, shimmering with a profound luster as it flowed.
Su Mo sat cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, and saw the final scene of the auction in his eyes, which then turned into a satisfied smile.
"Indeed, such professional matters should be left to professionals."
Including the hundreds of True Immortal Continents and thousands of Celestial Immortal Continents auctioned previously, the Star Sea Trading Company brought him nearly nine million mid-grade immortal crystals this time. Even after deducting the Star Sea Trading Company's one percent commission, he still had nearly eight million eight hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade immortal crystals left, enough to fill half a mountain.
It should be noted that a single mid-grade immortal crystal is enough to exchange for a million low-grade immortal crystals; while the price of a seventh-grade true immortal herb is between five hundred billion and one trillion low-grade immortal crystals, which is no less than the transaction price of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Token. If you are lucky, you might be able to acquire a dozen or twenty seventh-grade true immortal herbs.
With such a large sum of mid-grade immortal crystals, my chances of successfully breaking through to the seventh-grade Perfect True Immortal level have increased considerably.
Su Mo's lips curled up slightly, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.
"If we could exchange them all for True Immortal Medicine, I hope we could add another portion." He pondered for a moment, then lightly touched the lotus petal with his fingertip. "Let's not trouble two masters with one matter. Let's just leave the purchase of True Immortal Medicine to Xinghai Trading Company as well."
Then, with a slight thought, a divine thought directly traversed the endless void and traveled towards the Star Sea Continent.
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Starry Sea Immortal City, Starry Sea Trading Company.
Sunlight filtered through the thin clouds, casting a dazzling glow on the smooth, mirror-like white jade plaza. Xuanhai Zhenxian stood respectfully at the foot of the steps, escorting a figure in an earth-yellow dragon robe out of the merchant guild.
The smile on his face was like the surface of a lake touched by a spring breeze, rippling outwards in layers, impossible to suppress, and even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes revealed an indescribable excitement.
"Fellow Daoist Huanglong, please take your time. My merchant guild will do everything in its power to find the true immortal medicine you need, and will certainly not fail in your trust." Xuan Hai True Immortal's voice was filled with utmost enthusiasm, even more attentive than when treating any distinguished guest.
Master Huanglong nodded slightly, the hem of his dragon robe sweeping lightly across the stone steps, leaving a faint afterimage. His voice was calm and even: "Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Xuanhai. I await your good news." With that, his figure transformed into a streak of yellow light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.
Xuanhai Zhenxian straightened up, gazing in the direction Huanglong Zhenren had departed. His smile deepened, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Our ancestor was truly prescient! Those two points of concession are simply too good to pass up!"
An order worth nearly 8.85 million mid-grade immortal crystals! This is definitely the largest order since the establishment of their Star Sea Trading Company. The profit from it will be at least one million mid-grade immortal crystals, which is several times more than the mere two percent discount.
More importantly, the potential value of being able to establish a connection with that mysterious "Eighth-Rank True Immortal" is immeasurable by any amount of immortal crystals.
Thinking of this, Xuanhai Zhenxian's smile grew even brighter. He turned and strode into the trading company, his steps light and quick. He had to report this news to the ancestor immediately and mobilize all the resources of the trading company to ensure that this business deal was handled perfectly without any mistakes.
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Time flies, and eighty Chaos Eras have passed in the blink of an eye. There are less than two hundred and twenty Chaos Eras left until the Nine Realms Immortal War, which takes ten Cosmic Eras to complete.
"You want to outnumber me? Well then, I'll have a good competition with you."
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