Exorbitant Bounty
For more than a century, Luo Feng focused on cultivation after consuming the Primal Chaos Crystal Spirit Fruit.
Now that the effects of the spiritual fruit have worn off, Luo Feng has become more relaxed. He goes to Yu Jiufang's place to eat some delicious food, and also goes to 'Shallow Words Pavilion' to listen to music and illusions using the Seven Emotions Heart Refining Method. Various forces in Chu Capital have also noticed that Great Sage Luo He is frequently going out.
On this day, Luo Feng arrived alone at the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion in Chu Capital.
"Great Sage Luo He." The Dark Hall Master of the Yan Feng Pavilion personally greeted him. The Palace Master was an ordinary-looking woman in golden robes. This woman concealed her aura, but in reality, she was a peak Chaos Realm existence, 'Marquis Xin Huo'. It was extremely rare in the Yan Feng Ancient Nation for someone who was not a member of the Imperial Clan family to be granted the title of Marquis.
"This is the first time that the Great Sage Luo He has visited our Yan Feng Pavilion since he came to Chu Capital," the woman in gold said with a smile. "Please have a seat."
The two sat down facing each other.
The waiter brought over some wine and fruit.
"Lord Xinhuo," Luo Feng said, savoring the wine, "I've come here to sell some treasures."
"Oh?" Lord Xinhuo laughed. "Great Sage Luo He is Direct Disciple the Emperor. Our Yan Feng Pavilion will definitely acquire him at the highest price."
Even when ordinary customers sell treasures, the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion will still lower the price to ensure a high enough profit margin.
Behind the Yan Feng Pavilion are a group of emperors and some god-kings of the Yan Feng Ancient Nation. As the emperors' Direct Disciple, they naturally receive some special treatment.
"Take a look first." Luo Feng waved his hand and took out some of the spoils he had obtained from fighting five opponents last time.
Three scrolls of array diagrams exuding a terrifying aura, some broken Golden Hoops, three black nails, and a long staff. Luo Feng even took out Marquis Liu Yin's sword and Great Sage Bei Yu's Double-Edged Axe.
"Hmm?" When the Palace Master Xin Huo saw the long staff, she couldn't help but smile. She recognized it at a glance... This was Chu Yuan Marquis's God King Weapon, which was much more valuable.
"This Double-Edged Axe?" Lord Xinhuo's expression changed slightly.
The death of the Great Sage Bei Yu remains a mystery to this day.
Seeing the weapon of the Great Sage Bei Yu, the Palace Master Xinhuo finally understood. "It seems that the one who killed the Great Sage Bei Yu was Luo He."
All transactions within the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion are recorded and must be kept confidential from clients. Even though Hall Master Xin Huo is the Hall Master of the Chu Capital branch, if any information is leaked... the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion will severely punish him.
The Yan Feng Pavilion is spread across most of the Origin Continent, and its operation is naturally governed by strict rules.
"Buzz." An invisible light enveloped the treasures in the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion, beginning the appraisal and assigning prices.
"The Great Sage Luo He is truly remarkable," exclaimed the Palace Master Xinhuo. "The Great Sage Bei Yu was also a top-tier Chaos Realm cultivator, and he was skilled in the Great Life Origin Great Path, making him extremely adept at preserving his life. Yet, he still died at the hands of the Great Sage Luo He."
Luo Feng smiled and did not deny it.
"We will not disclose any of our clients' transaction information." Palace Master Xin Huo looked at the items. "These three array diagrams are quite valuable. The Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion can acquire them for 26 billion Universe Sand."
Actually, the one who most wanted to buy these Three Great Array Charts was the original owner of the diagrams, 'Great Saint Tian Yu'. However, Great Saint Tian Yu had experienced that battle and had become very poor, so he simply couldn't afford the price.
"These Golden Hoops are broken and need repair," said the Palace Master Xin Huo. "I can only offer 30% of the price, 9 billion Universe Sand."
Luo Feng muttered to himself as he listened.
He should have restrained his strength a little back then; he unleashed his power recklessly, and even the Golden Hoops broke.
"These three black nails can also be considered as 9 billion Universe Sand."
"The remaining knife and Double-Edged Axe can be counted as 9 billion Universe Sand."
"Added up, it amounts to 53 billion Universe Sand," said the Lord of Xinhuo Palace.
Luo Feng nodded in agreement. He only took out some important treasures, leaving many miscellaneous spoils behind, since the total value of all those odds and ends was limited.
"As for the most important weapon, the God King Weapon," Palace Master Xin Huo pointed to the long staff, "This is Chu Yuan Marquis's God King Weapon. It is God King First Realm weapon, and its forging is relatively simple. According to the purchase price given by the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion, it is only the minimum of 50 billion Universe Sand."
Luo Feng also knew that although both were Weapon Secret Treasure of the God King First Realm, the armor and the sword/staff naturally had different values.
Palace-type treasures like the Star Tower are even more valuable. In critical moments, one can hide inside a 'palace-type treasure' to escape. Of course, Luo Feng's physical body is too strong... so far, no one has forced him to hide in the Star Tower to escape.
"God King Weapon, and perhaps even a God-King would offer to buy it," said Lord Xinhuo. "I suggest you consign this staff through the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion. Given your status as Great Sage Luo He, our Dark Hall will only charge the minimum consignment fee of half a percent. The starting price for consignment is 60 billion Universe Sand! It will definitely be more profitable than the Dark Hall acquiring it."
"Then let's sell it on consignment!" Luo Feng said.
"The shortest consignment period is one day, and the longest is one epoch." Lord Xinhuo looked at Luo Feng. "Great Sage Luo He, how long of a consignment period do you choose?"
"Ten thousand days will suffice," Luo Feng said.
An era Origin Continent lasts for a full billion days, so there's no need to consign it for too long.
Lord Xin Huo smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will inform all our important clients of this consignment news." There aren't many clients in the Origin Continent who can afford God King Weapon.
The news of the God King Weapon being consigned for sale was spread to many clients on the Origin Continent. Within the Chu Capital, it even caused a stir, as everyone knew that it had once belonged to Marquis Chu Yuan Marquis.
"Consign my weapons?" Chu Yuan Marquis gripped his wine cup, crushing it to dust. His eyes flashed with Thunder. "That Luo He!!!"
He was furious, but he had been reduced to liquid in their last encounter.
Buzz.
Chu Yuan Marquis immediately contacted his most trusted friend, Marquis Chu Ji.
"Chu Yuan, you came to see me because of your weapon?" Marquis Chu Ji knew his brother's temperament very well.
"Brother, this is my weapon. It would be fine if he didn't consign it, but now he's publicly consigning it... I must buy it back." Chu Yuan Marquis gritted his teeth and said, "It would be a disgrace if my weapon fell into the hands of other Xing Zhe."
Marquis Chu Ji replied, "Alright, I'll help you."
"I can only scrape together 50 billion units of Universe Sand," said Chu Yuan Marquis. "When it comes to bidding, I'll probably need you to lend me some, brother."
"Alright," Marquis Chu Ji replied.
Even for First-Class Marquis of the Imperial Clan, cultivation requires a vast amount of resources. Chu Yuan Marquis had already exhausted all means to gather 50 billion units of Universe Sand. Need more? He could only borrow!
Time passed, and the days went by.
Chaos Crystal and Chaos Stone can be naturally formed from the Chaos Ruins.
Universe Sand, however, must be cultivated and condensed by God-Kings. Each grain of Universe Sand contains pure power, and within it lies the nascent form of a universe. Even God-Kings need to expend considerable effort to refine it.
Universe Sand has many uses: it can be used to refine the bloodlines of some Eternal True God, to set up formations, and to cultivate Heaven and Earth Treasures...
Its most crucial purpose is to shatter Universe Sand and observe its most essential 'Great Universe Sand' composition. Each grain of Universe Sand must possess at least a 'complete branch of the Great Dao' to be formed.
Therefore, Universe Sand is still very valuable. Even God-Kings who cultivate unfamiliar Great Dao Branch will purchase some Universe Sand.
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Before you knew it, the consignment period was over.
Luo Feng also arrived at the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion, where Hall Master Xin Huo warmly greeted him, "Great Sage Luo He, the final price for this consignment sale of the God King Weapon is 70 billion Universe Sand. After deducting half a percent fee, that is 66.5 billion Universe Sand."
Luo Feng was quite satisfied; consigning such a precious weapon was indeed much more cost-effective.
"Do you want these Universe Sand in physical form, or do you want them temporarily stored in the Dark Hall of our Yan Feng Pavilion?" asked Hall Master Xinhuo.
"Store it for now," Luo Feng said. "By the way, I also need to purchase perfect-level Chaos Layer biological materials, more than one millionth of my body's weight. I'll offer 10 billion Universe Sand for each material."
Perfect Chaos Layer biomaterials are extremely difficult to obtain!
Luo Feng chose the simplest option... an extremely high reward!
An ordinary God King Weapon typically starts at 50 billion Universe Sand! Offering 10 billion Universe Sand just to buy some Chaos Layer biological materials will surely tempt some people.
"I have now obtained one set of materials for the 'Golden Feather Divine Bird'," Luo Feng said. "I only need one set of materials for each type of Perfect Chaos Layer creature. This bounty is limited to ten types of Perfect Chaos Layer creatures."
"Is there a time limit for the bounty?" asked Lord Xinhuo.
"No, the bounty ends after the acquisition of ten materials," Luo Feng said.
Lord Xinhuo understood. "The reward handling fee is half a percent."
"Can."
Luo Feng didn't care. In the past century, his 'Life Spirituality Lineage' had reached the peak of the Chaos Realm, and his 'Life Body Lineage' and 'Life Source Lineage' had both reached the top of the Chaos Realm. Even so, Luo Feng still had many questions about comprehending the 'Trinity' when studying the feathers of the Golden Feather Divine Bird.
Even a creature like the Golden Feather Divine Bird, with only average intelligence and techniques at the threshold of the Chaos Realm, possesses peak Chaos Realm strength. This demonstrates just how terrifying such a perfect Chaos Layer creature would be if nurtured to its limit.
If one's own 'Silver River Transformation Method' can also reach the Trinity level and reach the perfect limit, even a Silver River Saber Light using ordinary moves will have the strength of 'peak Chaos Realm '.
What kind of power would it take for 100,000 sword lights to sweep across the land? Even those who had Chaos Realm Transcendence or those who had just entered the God King level would probably have their divine bodies shattered by the direct strikes.
"Elevating the Transformation Method to the level of a perfect Chaos Layer of life is also an application of the Life Origin Great Path." Seeing the potential of this path, Luo Feng will naturally continue down it.
"One hundred billion Universe Sand for just one material from a perfect Chaos Layer creature?" The Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion relayed this message to important clients, and it also stirred the interest of many others. Even for Chaos Realm Transcendence being, earning one hundred billion Universe Sand would require considerable effort.
The WanJie Kingdom at this moment.
Within the WanJie Kingdom, there exists a newly created world, home to numerous unique creatures, including god-king level beasts, perfect Chaos Layer beings, and some terrifying creatures cultivated in special ways.
"Do you need our body materials?" A towering Rock Creature and a silver-hoofed beast both looked at their keeper.
The breeder, a man in a yellow robe, chuckled and said, "We only need a portion of your body materials, exceeding one millionth of your total body weight. Once these body materials are sold, they cannot be actively destroyed."
"It seems they want to study the materials of our bodies." The towering Rock Creature and the silver-hoofed beasts all looked at their keeper. As Chaos Layer creature that had reached the perfect level, its intelligence was already quite high, and it could even use some Chaos Realm threshold techniques.
"As long as you two agree, I will send you a 'Blood Spirit Wine' for every one of the next ten thousand epochs," the breeder said. This kind of thing must be agreed to by the two perfect Chaos Layer beings; otherwise, the materials would be annihilated in an instant.
"Two portions of Blood Spirit Wine." The silver-hoofed beast raised its two claws.
"Three parties!" The towering Rock Creature glanced at the silver-hoofed beast. Long ago, they had been casually scooped up by the WanJie Kingdom Master and brought here from the Chaos Layer, where they had been kept in captivity for countless years. Physical materials? They didn't care. What they wanted was good food and drink.
"I've tried everything I can to get a Blood Spirit Wine," the breeder said, shaking his head repeatedly.
After a series of arduous negotiations, the towering Rock Creature and the silver-hoofed beast sold some of their body materials for the price of 'one and a half units of Blood Spirit Wine per era, to be supplied continuously for ten thousand eras'.
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