Chapter 87

Chapter 87: Exchange of Treasures?

Ten thousand purple crystals!

That’s outrageous!

The cave lords and elders, as well as their descendants, might be able to come up with that amount.

But how can an average disciple produce ten thousand purple crystals?

Thus, as soon as this price was announced, it immediately sparked dissatisfaction among the vast majority of disciples!

“Isn’t this robbery? How can it be sold for such a high price!”

“No way, absolutely not! I ask the elders to step in and set a reasonable price!”

“If it’s like this, it would be better for everyone to fight to seize it; after all, we are all dead anyway!”

Li Xiuyuan appeared indifferent, pondering for a moment before speaking loudly: “Brothers, I will ensure that everyone can afford the spiritual liquid. Regarding the price, I consider that some brothers are financially strapped, so the high price is to subsidize them. Most of you can obtain the spiritual liquid for free!”

“What? Free to obtain!”

“Well, that sounds a bit more reasonable!”

“Junior Brother handles matters well, gaining the hearts of the people.”

…

Chen Ansheng thought this through; if the price were too low, he wouldn’t gain much profit.

But setting the price too high would surely draw public anger.

So, he planned to target the wealthy elders and cave lords specifically, then distribute some spiritual liquid for free to the majority of disciples to ensure their survival. This way, they would support him!

After all, those poor disciples wouldn’t yield much profit no matter how they were squeezed.

Once he said this, the disciples were satisfied, but it was the high-level members of the sect who were displeased.

“Young friend! You just said everyone should be treated equally, and the price should be lowered to a level everyone can afford. Why, then, are you selling for such a high price to the elders?” an elder fumed.

“Ha ha.” Li Xiuyuan chuckled lightly and said, “Elder, I’ve mentioned that the high price is meant for those financially strapped brothers. At this life-and-death moment, do you elders not care about the lives of the disciples at all? Is purple crystal more important than a disciple’s life?”

“Hmph, a specious argument! You could sell at a low price; everyone could afford it, which would be better!”

“Sorry, the spiritual liquid is limited, and if the price is too low, if the elders buy in bulk, the other brothers with money wouldn’t be able to buy anything!”

“This…”

The elder was left speechless, and Li Xiuyuan gained a wave of support.

“Everyone, be quiet!” At this moment, Mo Wu was already quite impatient; he just wanted to quickly rid himself of the pain caused by the loss of celestial power. “Selling it for ten thousand is indeed unreasonable. I will set the price at five hundred purple crystals per drop; there shall be no objections! First, give me one hundred drops!”

Five hundred purple crystals is roughly ten times the price of a common drop of celestial spiritual liquid.

Those elders could easily afford it.

“Hmm, the price set by Master Mo is reasonable; how does everyone think?”

“Indeed, this price is very reasonable.”

With Mo Wu speaking, even if other elders were dissatisfied, they had to accept this price.

“Good, we will go with Master Mo’s words: five hundred purple crystals per drop.” Li Xiuyuan agreed.

Chen Ansheng initially thought these elders would join forces to drive the price down to one hundred crystals, but now setting it at five hundred was unexpectedly a pleasant surprise, a huge profit.

However, Chen Ansheng did not plan to sell one hundred drops at once.

Because once others realized that he had a large quantity of spiritual liquid, the price would seem unreasonable, directly cutting off his income.

“Sorry, Master Mo. Each person is limited to three drops per day; otherwise, we won’t last more than ten days.” Li Xiuyuan said.

Upon hearing this, Mo Wu’s expression darkened, “Kid, do you know what identity I hold?”

Li Xiuyuan put on a troubled face and said, “I know your esteemed identity. How about this: to show my respect for you, you can purchase an additional seven drops of spiritual liquid each day; I hope you will understand, Master Mo.”

Getting seven more drops than others satisfied Mo Wu, “Now that’s much better. I’ll remember you, kid. Ha ha.”

Then, Li Xiuyuan produced ten drops of spiritual liquid, and Mo Wu took out a jade bottle, carefully pouring the liquid in, paying five thousand purple crystals on the spot.

“Give me three drops!” an elder exclaimed as he produced one thousand five hundred purple crystals, eagerly requesting.

“Alright.”

Three drops of spiritual liquid fell into the elder’s hands, and as he absorbed them, the pain from losing celestial power was immediately relieved by more than half.

“Now it’s my turn!”

…

As this went round after round, Chen Ansheng sold to over two thousand elders, pocketing over a hundred thousand purple crystals!

Moreover, he knew that three drops of liquid would sustain someone for at most half a day, and after half a day, Li Xiuyuan would surely be forced to sell another round of spiritual liquid.

After that, those disciples in the True Immortal realm would buy at two hundred and fifty crystals, while those below the True Immortal level would receive two drops for free…

In total, Chen Ansheng would earn two hundred thousand purple crystals.

The income from this first round of sales was enough for Chen Ansheng to repay Yao Jianyuan’s debts.

“Three drops are simply not enough; I still feel a bit dizzy, I really want to rob that kid.” Yao Jianyuan complained after absorbing three drops.

“Brother Yao, I have plenty of spiritual liquid here; I can share some with you.” Chen Ansheng secretly transmitted his voice.

“Where did you get it?” Yao Jianyuan asked in surprise.

“I know that little brat Li Xiuyuan; he secretly gave me quite a bit! Enough for the two of us.” As Chen Ansheng transmitted the message, he secretly poured a small jar of spiritual liquid for Yao Jianyuan.

Yao Jianyuan hid the spiritual liquid in his storage bag and immediately absorbed over a hundred drops, feeling all his discomfort vanish.

“Brother Chen, thank you!” Yao Jianyuan said gratefully.

“We’re brothers; what’s there to be polite about?” Chen Ansheng smiled.

Just then, a beautiful female disciple approached Chen Ansheng.

“Dull donkey, give me more spiritual liquid!”

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The woman’s voice echoed in Chen Ansheng’s mind.

“Damn it!”

Chen Ansheng jolted, nearly cursing out loud.

That voice, who else could it be but the Demoness?

She actually wasn’t dead!

“Senior Sister, where are you? I don’t have any spiritual liquid.” Chen Ansheng searched for the source of the voice.

“Trying to play dumb? Li Xiuyuan is your puppet; what are you pretending for?” Zhong Li’s voice came.

Chen Ansheng rolled his eyes; he had forgotten that the Demoness knew that Li Xiuyuan was his puppet. “Alright, but I can’t just give you some for free; otherwise, if others find out, I will be in trouble.”

Zhong Li replied, “Stop the act; you just want benefits, right? Give me the spiritual liquid, and I will share some treasures from the forbidden zone with you.”

Chen Ansheng: “!!!”

Treasures from the forbidden zone!

It seems the Demoness is willing to risk her life to break into the forbidden zone; surely there’s something valuable there.

However, Chen Ansheng wasn’t so easily convinced; why would the Demoness be foolish enough to offer treasures from the forbidden zone in exchange for spiritual liquid? She must have some ulterior motives, so he replied, “How do I know you won’t go back on your word? I don’t even know what the treasures from the forbidden zone are!”

Zhong Li looked helpless and said, “Will you give it or not? If not, I’ll just expose you in public!”

After threatening Chen Ansheng, Zhong Li felt terrible; it was the backlash from the supreme will.

Chen Ansheng was somewhat cornered by her threat, saying, “Alright, alright, I’ll give it to you. Let’s find a more secluded place; I’ll hand over the spiritual liquid, and you’ll give me the treasures. You won’t mind, will you?”

Zhong Li replied, “Look behind you; there’s a tall grave. I’ll wait for you there.”

Fine, let’s go!

Time to see what the Demoness is plotting.