However, with the Xia Ling Tribe's current scale, it simply could not be mentioned in the same breath as a behemoth like the Helian Merchant Alliance.
Thus, such terms were almost impossible to negotiate. But Luo Hong had an advantage: the one anxious about this matter was not him, but the Helian Merchant Alliance!
As long as he held firm to the current terms, the Helian Merchant Alliance would have only two paths: agree or resort to force.
The former needed no discussion, while the latter would most likely be even more advantageous to the Xia Ling Tribe.
After all, Luo Hong's bottom line was not to kill for treasure without cause. So if they dared come knocking on his door, he would not hold back in the slightest!
Over the following days, Luo Hong remained meditating and cultivating in the Immortal Welcoming Tower, yet he received no reply.
But he had long expected this. Even if a major force like the Helian Merchant Alliance was extremely anxious, it would certainly not show it on the surface.
During the three months of waiting for the auction to begin, many Deity Transformation and Integration Stage cultivators from the various races could no longer hold themselves back. They set up stalls throughout this underground world, selling or seeking the items they needed.
Since no Mahayana Cultivators were participating, Luo Hong had no interest in it whatsoever.
Zhou Mei, on the other hand, spent barely a few days in the Immortal Welcoming Tower. Whenever she returned, she was beaming with joy, clearly having gained quite a lot!
Finally, three months later, Luo Hong received a Sound Transmission Talisman from Flying Cloud Fairy. Only then did he drift out of the Immortal Welcoming Tower.
Before long, he brought Zhou Mei to the outside of