"What do you mean, then, Fellow Daoist?"
Earth Deity's delicate brows furrowed slightly as her crisp voice rang out again.
"If I can produce enough spirit crystals, Endless Cliff must revoke this Demon Cultivator's qualification to continue bidding."
"If every Demon Cultivator could casually question others after entering this place, what would be the point of holding this trade fair?"
"Furthermore, Endless Cliff must sell these Five Innate Swords to me at seventy percent of the current winning bid."
Su Shi'er spoke at once, swiftly laying out his demands.
Whether it was barring this Demon Cultivator from continuing to bid, or taking the Five Innate Swords at seventy percent of their current price—
Either outcome would be acceptable to him.
Earth Deity decisively shook her head. "This... Fellow Daoist, your proposal does not accord with the rules!"
Su Shi'er immediately countered, "Then... Fellow Daoist, does your proposal to inspect the spirit crystal resources in my possession beforehand accord with the rules?"
"I was presumptuous in this matter. Let us pretend I never mentioned it! The bidding for the Five Innate Swords may proceed according to its original course."
Earth Deity hesitated briefly before her crisp voice rang out.
As she spoke, she lightly waved the Jade Scepter in her hand, intending to return the storage bracelet before her to the Demon Cultivator.
"You make it sound easy, Fellow Daoist, but words once spoken are like water spilled from the cup. Since matters have reached this point, I have lost much of my interest in these Five Innate Swords."
Beneath the Bamboo Hat, Su Shi'er narrowed his eyes and continued along that line.
The moment those words left his mouth, before Tian Yuan and Earth Deity in the air could speak again—
Two sharp glints immediately flashed through the Demon Cultivator's