Transaction Complete

That's too much; it's a full 50% higher than the normal market price.

In other words, if he agrees directly, he can earn half Fourth-Rank World in one go.

What does half of a Fourth-Rank World mean?

There are several fourth-grade Law Treasure, multiple fourth-grade henchmen, a massive amount of fourth-grade materials, and countless fifth- and sixth-grade servants.

Yes, there are countless fifth-rank servants. In a Fourth-Rank World, there must be at least a hundred fifth-rank individuals. In a fully refined Fourth-Rank World, most of these fifth-rank individuals will become servants. This does not even include the sixth and seventh-rank individuals, as well as the various technologies, resources, and other intangible assets they represent.

What an enormous fortune this is! Even many fourth-rank powerhouses from the orthodox traditions of the world couldn't come up with this amount of money. As for fourth-rank savages from beyond the realms, it would probably take dozens of them pooling their resources to raise it.

What is Long Shiwu's skill level?

He was merely a fifth-rank Demon Dragon from the orthodox lineage of the world, who had the good fortune to leap over the Dragon Gate and had one foot in the realm of true dragons.

In this deal, all his possessions, including himself, amounted to only a fraction of what he was worth as a 'servant'.

That's why he was so nervous, why he was so determined to 'show Li Qi a warning,' and why he brought in so many things to bolster his presence, including the Ghost Chariot, the Asura Woman, and this dazzling crystal sea and the Dragon Palace itself.

He was like a project manager earning 100,000 yuan a month, who was in charge of handling a billion-yuan-level payment business for the company for the first time, so he was very cautious and used all the methods he had.

He assumed the other party felt the same way, since Li Qi was only a seventh-rank official.

A mere seventh-rank official would be far more flustered than I am when faced with such a transaction. With the right methods, I can make the other party submit willingly and extract more profit.

Raising the price by just 1% means you've earned several Rank 5 worlds!

That's what Long Shiwu thought.

But he never expected that Li Qi would directly throw a Mustard Seed Bag at him with the excuse of being 'bored' or 'tired'.

That Mustard Seed Bag contained the Heavenly Dao Will of a Fourth-Rank World, along with many other scattered items, such as Daoist rhyme from the Human Path, the central core of a Law Treasure assembly line, an authentic work from a great calligrapher, numerous treasures of considerable quality, and even a Daoist Divine Talisman, the kind that could be True Disciple even in a second-rate Daoist sect.

Long Shiwu was terrified.

He originally wanted to increase the price by 1%, or even more aggressively, by 5%, which would be half a percent.

But Li Qi directly presented him with a premium of over 50%! An additional price of over 50%!

This generous gift completely stunned Long Shiwu.

All his schemes, arrangements, and plans collapsed instantly. He had many rhetoric and tactics he hadn't used yet, all waiting for Li Qi to counter his moves.

But Li Qi's move completely baffled him.

To be honest, when he actually saw so much 'profit,' he didn't dare to do anything.

Finding a dollar is something to be calm and composed about.

Finding a hundred yuan is considered good luck, and you might feel quite happy about it.

Finding two thousand yuan should make you nervous, as the owner might call the police.

If you found 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, most people would start to have doubts and wouldn't dare keep it.

If 20,000 or 30,000 is already like this, then according to the current situation, Long Shiwu, a project manager with a monthly salary of 100,000, directly received 1.5 billion, and it was all in cash.

What are you going to make him think? How do you keep him calm? How do you maintain the so-called 'plan'?

Does someone earning 100,000 a month have the guts and the audacity to take the initiative and swallow up profits worth over 500 million?

Long Shiwu felt his own little world trembling.

He felt that this might be a warning from Li Qi, and if Li Qi really made an exorbitant demand, he might face the biggest crisis of his life.

"It's a trap... He's trying to lure me in..." Long Shiwu murmured to himself, his hands and feet gripping the Mustard Seed Bag, sweating slightly.

But being a fifth-rank official, he immediately suppressed his many emotions, especially his fear, and said to Li Qi in a calm tone, "Young master, what is the meaning of this?"

He proactively used honorifics.

Li Qi waved his hand and said, "I told you, I'm tired. This is all the money I have on me. Name your price. Don't bother with all that nonsense. Hurry up, I still want to go and offer Gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei. Don't waste my time. Also, I'm useless at divination. They're dead... uh, four people? Is that necessary?" Li Qi said casually.

Li Qi clearly sensed that someone had Blood Sacrifice at least four lives on him, but with the protection of the Great Witch Yun Fang, none of this mattered.

Upon hearing this, Long Shiwu suddenly realized—

He laid out all those plans, but they were all empty.

The person before me is the true 'young master,' the one who can truly control these 1.5 billion.

The two sides are simply not on the same level.

The other party can control such a huge sum of money at the seventh rank, can treat 1.5 billion as nothing, can say things like "name your price", and you can't just name your price.

It is precisely because he can do this that Long Shiwu cannot set a price arbitrarily.

Having figured this out, Long Shiwu suddenly felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

Li Qi easily drove him to a dead end, using leverage to shatter his plans, arrangements, and rhetoric, but this actually made things much easier for him.

Sometimes, having too many choices can be overwhelming. When you only have one choice left, even if it's not the best one, you feel much more at ease.

Elder Li, on the other hand, was still trembling with fear, afraid that he, an eighth-rank ghost messenger, would be implicated in the Shaman and Paoqiu Association and would likely meet a bad end. So he kept looking around and thinking.

However, Long Shiwu had already made up his mind. He took out the Heavenly Dao Will of the Fourth-Rank World from the Mustard Seed Bag and said, "A Fourth-Rank World is enough. In addition, Long Shiwu has prepared some gifts for you, young master."

"I will give you that Ghost Chariot from before. It is a pretty good Law Treasure in the mortal world. It is considered top- Higher Vehicle among sixth-grade magic weapons. Some of its characteristics are even comparable to some fifth-grade Law Treasure. In this Ghost Market, it can come and go freely and can also travel freely between the Yin and Yang realms. This characteristic is unique to the Six Paths of Reincarnation. It should be suitable for you. It is my small token of appreciation."

"Okay, let's settle on this price. Do we need to sign a contract, or is a verbal agreement sufficient?" Li Qi asked casually.

"Of course, a contract is necessary. We will draft those. Please have some tea, young master, and wait a moment," Long Shiwu replied respectfully.

His attitude became extremely respectful, because from the moment he offered a Fourth-Rank World, he had already given up on equal dialogue.

This attitude naturally alerted Elder Li.

Elder Li didn't know what had happened, but he could sense one thing: without realizing it, the great master of the Paoqiu Association in front of him suddenly became respectful to Shaman, as if some kind of confrontation had already produced a result.

As expected of Shaman, but I wasn't too surprised.

After all, when he was at the eighth rank, Shaman hadn't even reached the rank yet, but he was already able to control him. Now he was just doing something similar to what he did back then.

Li Qi, however, didn't care about this at all. He simply stood up and said, "After you're ready, bring me the rest of the things. I'll take my leave now."

Li Qi spoke, he patted Elder Li on the shoulder.

Elder Li understood immediately, stood up, took his leave, and then turned and left with Li Qi.

After Li Qi and the others left—

Potisha appeared beside Long Shiwu. She had several Dao injury on her body, neat and tidy, which did not look like injuries sustained in battle, but rather wounds she had willingly endured.

"Mr. Fifteen, why? We originally had the opportunity to raise the price by more than 10%, but instead we used the lowest price. If this continues, it will be difficult to explain to the headquarters..." said Potisha.

Long Shiwu shook his head. "To report back? If we make money here, we won't have to report back in the future. Don't you understand how much favored a seventh-rank cultivator must be to be able to freely control resources exceeding those of a Fourth-Rank World..."

As he spoke, he shook his head with a sigh, "Young master... young master, this is the real young master. The ones I've seen before were just nouveau riche."

"Enough of this small talk. Let's go prepare the goods. I'll explain the profit situation to the general manager." Long Shiwu stood up, twisted his body, and disappeared into the water, leaving the area.

The Asura Woman Potisha, remained standing in the same spot.

To be honest, she still couldn't understand what Long Shiwu was afraid of.

But she knew she was terrified of Long Shiwu. If even Long Shiwu was afraid of something, then she definitely couldn't afford to mess with it. The three lashes that had just struck her soul were enough for her to endure; two more would probably kill her.

As for the contempt and insults suffered, to the point that he was punished by his superior simply for being 'contemptuous' by the other party?

Well, it's good that I'm alive.

To be honest, in this area of the East China Sea, you have to get used to this kind of thing.

This is the East China Sea, a place of absolute freedom and no constraints. The strong can do whatever they want. The Hell Path can distort humanity here, and isn't the Paoqiu Association the same?

It's already quite good that they're just called playthings, rather than actually being played with.

Finally, with a sigh, she turned and left to do her own thing.

Meanwhile, Li Qi and Elder Li continued chatting and laughing as they strolled slowly through the Dragon Palace.

"Then I won't disturb your work any longer, Elder Li. The underworld officials must also have their own things to do. I'm sorry to have bothered you, farewell!" Li Qi cupped his hands and said to Elder Li.

"No disturbance, no disturbance. It is only right to do things for Shaman. In the past, Shaman me. I don't know how to repay him. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to help you. How could I disturb you?" Elder Li said politely, looking at Li Qi with a smile.

Li Qi then drew out a wisp of his divine energy and said, "That may be true, but I am truly sorry that you, Elder Li, have put aside your work to do this for me. Please accept this as a memento."

"If it's a reward, I absolutely cannot accept it, but if it's a memento, then I can't refuse it. After today's parting, I don't know how long it will be before we meet again. By the way, as Shaman, please accept my ghost energy. Do you remember when Shaman left, I also gave Shaman three strands of ghost energy? I wonder if you've used them up now?" Elder Li said.

"I used it all up a long time ago, but I still have to thank Elder Li. Your ghost energy helped me a lot back then. Thank you so much." Li Qi smiled and then handed the divine energy to Elder Li.

Elder Li also drew out a wisp of ghostly energy and exchanged it with Li Qi with a smile. It was clear that he was very happy.

This whole incident shows that Li Qi has not forgotten what happened back then, and now he is even more sentimental. This is enough to prove that he has truly made contact with this young master, and in the future he can even proudly say that he is a friend of Shaman Zhu.

With this connection, the Dao Path ahead will be much smoother, and I might even be able to break through to the next rank! When I encounter danger, I'll have someone to rely on, someone I can confidently rely on to save my life!

Li Qi didn't think too much about it. He felt that since Elder Li had helped him stabilize Shaman's cultivation at the beginning and now used his identity as a Yin Messenger to help him connect with the Paoqiu Association and make a business deal, he could naturally be considered a friend, so he should treat him with the courtesy due to a friend.

Both sides enjoyed themselves immensely, exchanging pleasantries and creating lasting memories.

For Li Qi, this ghostly aura was really just a 'memorial' and had no other use. However, for Elder Li, Li Qi's divine aura was a life-saving treasure.

But there's no need to care so much. What's the point of being so calculating? Li Qi found it boring anyway, which is why he let the Paoqiu Association name their price.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Li Qi followed Elder Li out of the Dragon Palace and back into the dark, gloomy, and eerie mist of the Ghost Market.

Li Qi still found this very interesting.

How exactly does the Ghost Gate Pass achieve this transformation? There's no spatial transformation, nor any special Technique Method, yet it manages to perform an operation akin to switching between different realms.

It's not just the switching between the Dragon Palace and the Ghost Market, but also the switching between the mortal realm and the underworld. How is this achieved? What is the underlying principle?

Li Qi was very interested in this.

Therefore, he did not let Li Weng leave for the time being, but asked him some questions, including how to get to the big peach tree in Dushuo Mountain, the layout of the ghost market, precautions, and other things that only locals would know.

Elder Li naturally shared all his knowledge with Li Qi, telling him about these local customs and common sense.

The two chatted for about half Chen, and then Elder Li took the initiative to say goodbye to Li Qi and return to his post.

Li Qi then found a spot to continue observing the Ghost Market.

After all, dawn will break soon.

After dawn, the Ghost Market should temporarily disappear, as Elder Li told him. The entire Ghost Gate will vanish, and unless there are special means, it will be impossible to find the entrance.

But at that time, one can truly see the scenery of 'Duoshuo Mountain', not the gloomy and desolate Ghost Market, but the majestic and imposing appearance of the Sea God tree.

I'm really curious.

Li Qi just sat there waiting for dawn.

However, before dawn, the surrounding Ghost Market had already dispersed.

Because a huge Ghost Chariot was slowly approaching.

Oh, they're from the Paoqiu Association.

Li Qi stepped forward, completed the contract, and retrieved the Mustard Seed Bag. Sure enough, it was missing only one Fourth-Rank World will, but it contained many other ingredients, all of which were on the list.

Furthermore, these demons also brought the Ghost Chariot with them.

The transaction is complete.

Then you can Anxin and wait for dawn.

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