Sorry, I Just Have a Few Too Many Immortal Crystals

Everyone stared at Ye Hao with utter astonishment. He just casually asked for one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals? What terrifying wealth was that?

When they saw that the speaker was Su Chen, who was standing next to Li Qingyue, their eyes widened in disbelief.

It was actually someone Li Qingyue brought!?

The hall fell silent, but only for a moment. The Third Prince suddenly stood up and bowed to the Third Elder, saying, "Reporting to the Third Elder, I suspect this person is definitely here to cause trouble. How could a mere Immortal Stage cultivator possibly produce one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals?"

The Third Prince refused to believe that Su Chen could produce one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals.

The others also frowned slightly, clearly displeased with Li Qingyue's actions.

Has he gone mad with lust for the Imperial Throne?

They've started this kind of thing even though there are no Immortal Crystal to auction off.

Someone chuckled twice but didn't speak, though the mockery in their eyes was palpable.

How could anyone be so stupid? Doing this will only alienate the Third Elder and be extremely detrimental to the future struggle for the Imperial Throne.

To ascend the Imperial Throne, one must either rely on absolute strength or have a large number of supporters. If one can incur the displeasure of the Third Elder, the resistance to the struggle for the Imperial Throne will be even greater.

The Fourth Prince's expression was solemn. "Seventh Sister, this Auction no joke. If you don't get any Immortal Crystal, just watch. It's good to broaden your horizons."

After saying that, he immediately stood up and bowed to the Third Elder.

"Third Elder, Seventh Sister is young and somewhat immature. Please be Third Elder and don't hold it against her."

The Third Prince immediately smiled and said, "Since Fourth Brother is speaking up for Seventh Sister, why don't you pay for the one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals for him?"

The Fourth Prince responded calmly, "As my own sister, it's natural for me to protect Seventh Sister. Does Third Brother not consider Seventh Sister his sister?"

The Third Prince snorted coldly and remained silent.

The Third Elder frowned slightly, his gaze calmly sweeping over Li Qingyue. Those who knew the Third Elder knew he was somewhat angry.

Auction he's hosting, isn't that disrespecting him?

Li Qingyue was also somewhat bewildered. She turned her head and looked at Su Chen with a stiff expression, then asked with a smile that was more like a grimace, "You really have one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but laugh, their faces full of mockery.

"What's wrong with Seventh Sister? Why did she bring an idiot to the Auction?"

"Could it be that Seventh Sister was tricked? She seemed quite confident when she came. Could it be that this silly boy lied to her, saying he had a lot of Immortal Crystal?"

"Seventh Sister is truly worthy of her name; she's so simple-minded."

The Third Prince couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Li Qingyue was under immense pressure. In her mind, even the wealthiest person couldn't possibly possess one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals all at once, could they?

Su Chen's actions completely baffled Li Qingyue.

She was filled with anxiety. If this matter caused the Third Elder to have a negative opinion of her, it would be very difficult to reverse the situation later.

After all, Li Qingyue's goal is the Imperial Throne.

The Third Prince took two steps forward and coldly rebuked Su Chen, "Boy, you've got some nerve, daring to deceive even a member of the Imperial Family. I think you're asking for trouble."

Although he was referring to Su Chen, his words were actually aimed at Li Qingyue.

Although Li Qingyue posed little threat to the struggle for the Imperial Throne, he still wanted to nip any potential risks in the bud.

Even if there was only the slightest possibility of Li Qingyue, he would eliminate her hope.

Seeing the worry in Li Qingyue's eyes, Su Chen clicked his tongue. Why do people always question his financial resources?

Or is 10 billion really a lot?

Su Chen had long since stopped caring about Immortal Crystal; in his eyes, 10 billion was just a spoonful of water in the ocean.

Su Chen didn't bother with any more words. He simply used the same trick again, tossing ten Space Rings to the Third Elder on the stage.

The Third Elder raised his hand and grabbed it directly. His eyes narrowed. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might not have been able to catch the Space Ring at all.

He gave Su Chen a deep look; this man was definitely not as simple as he appeared.

When the Third Elder probed the Space Ring with his Divine Sense, his expression Great Upheaval drastically. It was filled with top-grade Immortal Crystal. He glanced at it and, just as Su Chen had said, there were 10 billion top-grade Immortal Crystal Immortal Crystal.

The Third Elder's expression changed drastically. Anyone who could casually produce so many top-grade Immortal Crystal was absolutely terrifying.

Throughout the entire Cloud Firmament Realm, even cultivators at the Immortal Venerable Realm probably only have two or three hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystal in their coffers. If someone is poorer, they probably don't even have a hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystal.

Only a powerful force with deep roots and profound resources could possibly produce so much.

Just like their Nine Stars Empire, the maximum amount of top-grade Immortal Crystal they could possibly produce was probably no more than 20 billion, and that would be after emptying their entire fortune.

Although the Nine Stars Chamber of Commerce sold a lot of things in one go some time ago, amounting to nearly 20 billion top-grade Immortal Crystal, those things all required capital, and the actual profit was only about 30% of the total amount.

That means they actually only earned three to five billion.

Even if you add those three or five billion, their total assets still don't exceed two hundred billion.

The Third Elder narrowed his eyes. The reason for auctioning off the jurisdiction over the Three Great Commanderies was that His Majesty lacked confidence in breaking through to the Immortal Venerable, so he wanted to acquire more resources. Therefore, he planned to use the struggle for the Imperial Throne to obtain more resources, which would greatly increase the probability of breaking through.

This Auction is designed to exploit the struggle for the Imperial Throne, inducing certain factions to voluntarily offer up their resources.

Of course, the Empress would eventually have to relinquish the Imperial Throne.

Once she breaks through to the Immortal Venerable, she may retire behind the scenes, and it would be time to cultivate a suitable successor in advance.

With one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals, plus the two major prefectures to come, it means they can harvest at least 20 billion top-grade Immortal Crystal this time. His Majesty will Certain be able to break through to the Immortal Lord level, making my Nine Stars Empire Immortal Venerable level power in the Central Continent.

Taking a deep breath, the Third Elder slowly spoke, "This person can indeed produce one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals."

What!

Everyone present looked horrified.

How is that possible!

Within the entire Nine Stars Empire, the only power capable of producing one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals is undoubtedly the most elite force outside of the Imperial Family. Moreover, having 10 billion requires emptying one's entire fortune.

The main issue is that the jurisdiction over this one county is worth far more than 10 billion.

The Third Prince's face was extremely gloomy. He sneered, "Buying the jurisdiction of a prefecture for one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals, Seventh Sister is truly amazing."

He cursed the idiot inwardly; one hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals would be enough to buy two of them.

Li Qingyue had always struck him as somewhat slow-witted, so he simply didn't believe Su Chen was a normal person; he suspected Immortal Crystal through some underhanded means.

Li Qingyue glanced helplessly at Su Chen. She knew that 10 billion was far too much, but since he had already given the Immortal Crystal to the Third Elder, she could only say indifferently to the Third Prince, "There's no need for Third Brother to worry about that."

The Third Elder waved his hand, "Alright, let's not dwell on this anymore. From now on, Liuyun County belongs to Li Qingyue."

"Next up is the second prefecture, Tianya County, with a starting price of two billion top-grade Immortal Crystals."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a familiar, calm voice rang out again.

"One hundred billion top-grade Immortal Crystals!"

Everyone stared blankly at Su Chen, their minds as stiff as machines.

Su Chen glanced at them, then gave a shy smile, "Sorry, I just happen to have a lot of Immortal Crystal."

After saying that, he put another 10 billion top-grade Immortal Crystal into his Space Ring and then gave it to the Third Elder.