Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1067: 1067: For Sale

Chapter 1067: Chapter 1067: For Sale

A flash of light, and Wang Chen instantly returned to the Waterfall Cave.

He had a moment of daze, feeling as if he had just experienced a bizarre dream.

But the bronze plaque in his hand was unmistakably real.

With the help of this array artifact, Wang Chen could even sense the array that had transported him out was collapsing.

It had exhausted its last bit of strength.

Wang Chen did not hesitate, he crushed the bronze plaque in his hand.

Let the secrets of the Cave Mansion be forever buried deep within this mountain!

The next moment, he launched a Sword Light, passing through the waterfall in front.

The next afternoon, Wang Chen returned to Luodu.

He did not rush to cash in the newly acquired Sumeru Ring, instead, he secluded himself at home to cultivate for half a month.

Mainly to refine the Five Elements Primordial Fan.

The Five Elements Primordial Fan, a Fourth Order Spiritual Treasure and even a superior one among Spiritual Treasures, its tier greatly surpassed Wang Chen’s Cultivation Level, making the refinement quite challenging.

But since the Five Elements Primordial Fan was named after “Innate Five Elements”, it contained the five elemental compatibilities, which perfectly matched Wang Chen’s main cultivation method of the Innate Five Elements Skill, significantly reducing the difficulty of refinement.

Most importantly, Wang Chen was at the First Grade of Golden Cores, with incredibly robust Pill Force, hence, half a month of refining allowed him to achieve a considerable level of mastery over this treasure fan.

Although he was far from reaching the level of wielding it like an extension of his arm or driving it with full force, it was enough to be deployed in actual combat.

This was equivalent to Wang Chen gaining another powerful tool!

Half a month later, Wang Chen emerged from seclusion.

During this time, besides refining the Five Elements Primordial Fan, he genuinely experienced the power of the Earth Origin Meditation Mat.

Luodu Immortal City itself was built upon a massive Earth Vein, and the city was configured with an Array that could gather nature’s spiritual energy from all directions for the cultivators in the city to use.

Wang Chen’s residence, though not comparable to a real Cave Mansion, had far better cultivation conditions than ordinary Luodu cultivators.

With the addition of the Earth Origin Meditation Mat, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

This spiritual treasure increased Wang Chen’s efficiency in cultivation by at least one-third, and he estimated that in another two months, he could attempt to reach the eighth tier of the Golden Core!

In terms of practicality, it far surpassed the Five Elements Primordial Fan.

After all, the latter was a weapon for combat.

And the first thing Wang Chen did after leaving seclusion was to visit the Four Seas Commerce Association.

“True Person Wang, the materials you requested are not yet all collected.”

Seeing Wang Chen, Manager Chen of the Four Seas Commerce Association was somewhat surprised: “It will still take some more time…”

“I am not here for the materials.”

Wang Chen cut off his words, getting straight to the point: “There’s an item I would like you to help appraise.”

Manager Chen immediately squinted his eyes, smiling heartily: “Sure, sure.”

Wang Chen was also a major client of the Four Seas Commerce Association, each transaction here was considerable and he was always straightforward.

He liked such customers the best.

Wang Chen took out the Sumeru Ring he had acquired from the previous owner’s Cave Mansion and placed it in front of Manager Chen.

“The Sumeru Ring.”

Manager Chen recognized the ring at a glance, and his heart was somewhat disappointed.

For ordinary cultivators, the Sumeru Ring was certainly a very precious Magic Artifact, most Purple Mansion cultivators and even fewer Golden Core True Persons had it.

But for the Four Seas Commerce Association, the Sumeru Ring really wasn’t much of a treasure.

Wang Chen noticed his expression and then smiled: “Take a closer look.”

“Hmm?”

Manager Chen was slightly stunned, then he solemnly picked up the Sumeru Ring.

He clearly knew, since Wang Chen dared to speak like this, the item couldn’t possibly be ordinary!

Upon one look, the eyes of the Four Seas Commerce Association’s shopkeeper instantly lit up: “It’s actually a Seven Voids Ring!”

A Sumeru Ring is a high-order storage Magic Artifact, but similarly, Sumeru Rings also have different levels, usually classified by volume into one void, two voids, three voids…

The highest being nine voids!

The Sumeru Rings available on the market are generally from one to five voids, and those above five voids are extremely rare treasures.

This Seven Voids Ring of Wang Chen, let alone Four Seas Commerce Association, even in Myriad Treasures Pavilion, it falls under the category of a collection item, not visible to non-SVIP customers.

Simply put, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch, or even a Divinity Transformation True Venerable, would find the Seven Voids Ring suitable!

Manager Chen hadn’t at all expected that Wang Chen, merely a High-Order Golden Core, could produce such a treasure.

He couldn’t help but ask: “True Person Wang, how do you intend to sell it?”

For ordinary items, Manager Chen would directly offer a price.

But this Seven Voids Ring must be accorded the respect it deserves—the respect due to its owner!

Regarding this question, Wang Chen already had a well-thought-out plan and answered without hesitation: “It will cover all the remaining payments I owe your side for materials, and then your side will give me an additional hundred thousand Middle Spirits.”

“What?”

Manager Chen almost choked on his own saliva.

When Wang Chen initially mentioned covering the material balances, he felt it was reasonable and was even ready to bargain further.

But he had never dreamt that it would be followed by a demand for an additional hundred thousand Middle Spirits!

That was indeed an outrageous demand.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

The shopkeeper of the Four Seas Commerce Association immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum, his face grimacing as if wearing a mask of agony: “True Person Wang, it would be more reasonable if you added a hundred thousand Middle Spirits to the balancing payment!”

Wang Chen chuckled, unhesitatingly taking back the Sumeru Ring: “Pardon the intrusion.”

Greedy merchants, there’s deceit in every trade!

If he genuinely believed the other party’s nonsense, it would undoubtedly mean fitting himself with the cap of a gullible fool.

Wang Chen had a certain understanding of the value of the Sumeru Ring; he knew that his Seven Voids Ring, if it found a desirous buyer, would fetch a price only higher than his current asking!

However, Wang Chen lacked both the channels and the time, so he definitely would have to sell at a discounted price to the Four Seas Commerce Association.

But discounted does not mean cheap!

“True Person, please wait!”

Manager Chen hurriedly stopped Wang Chen, gritting his teeth and said: “Fine, it covers the outstanding payments, and we call off the transaction entirely!”

This was his real offer.

The shopkeeper of the Four Seas Commerce Association had just calculated—that by settling the transaction this way, the Four Seas Commerce Association would still rake in a substantial profit.

Wang Chen sat back down: “I’m not going to haggle, one final price, plus eighty thousand Middle Spirits!”

Manager Chen cried out in dismay: “But our association will be at a total loss then!”

Of course, an actual loss was out of the question, but bargaining is essential. After a back-and-forth tussle, Wang Chen adamantly stuck to an additional fifty thousand Middle Spirits.

Unwilling to yield even half a step further.

Eventually, he himself got tired: “Forget it, I’ll take it to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to ask.”

After all, selling directly for Spirit Stones was the same.

But at this point, Manager Chen couldn’t possibly agree: “I’ll add forty thousand, truly there’s no profit left!”

The Four Seas Commerce Association also had KPI assessments, and with him being a shopkeeper, there was performance pressure every year; how could he possibly watch such a major deal slip away?

In fact, even if it couldn’t be sold, keeping this Seven Voids Ring for the Commerce Association’s own use was excellent.

In the end, Manager Chen settled the deal by covering all the outstanding payments and adding forty-five thousand Middle Spirits to acquire this Sumeru Ring.

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