"If there had been two fragments of the Ancient Armor of Silence, or if it had been a somewhat more central portion, I would have chosen the Fragment of the Ancient Armor of Silence without hesitation," the Jade Mountain City Lord said. "But I choose 180 million immortal jade. That number is simply too great. With that much immortal jade, we can do far too many things, rather than obtain a fragment of shattered armor that may no longer be useful after having been destroyed for tens of millions of years."
Two against one—180 million immortal jade temporarily held the upper hand.
The remaining three all looked toward Nangong Ye.
If Nangong Ye chose immortal jade, there would naturally be no more suspense. But if he leaned toward the Fragment of the Ancient Armor of Silence, they would need to deliberate more carefully.
A faint smile appeared on Nangong Ye's face.
"The City Lord's view coincides perfectly with mine. I also choose 180 million immortal jade!" Nangong Ye said.
Nangong Ye stepped out from behind the curtain and came to the front of the stage.
The people waiting in the hall all perked up.
"After joint deliberation by our three elders and the Jade Mountain City Lord, we have made a decision from among the conditions offered by everyone," Nangong Ye said, his gaze sweeping across the crowd one by one.
Everyone could see that Nangong Ye's gaze was slowly moving toward the back.
Very soon, it had nearly reached the very last row.
This inevitably made everyone begin to speculate.
Taoist Xuan Ming was sitting in the last row. Clearly, there was a great possibility that he would still obtain the Heaven-Piercing Pill.
Even Taoist Xuan Ming finally raised the head he had kept lowered all this time.
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