The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion looked agitated. "Five million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones? That's a full five hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stones. I make less than a billion from an entire Rough Stone Gathering..."
"A billion?" Venerable Tianming's eyes lit up again.
Pavilion Master Qian's face turned green. "Two million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. I can't offer any more!"
"That won't do. Three million at the very least!" Venerable Tianming bargained.
Qu Changxian shook his head inwardly. The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in the Southern Region Domain Group's Absolute Immortal Domain and a top Venerable were haggling here.
If Venerable Tianming had not used the Origin Laws to seal off the space, there was no telling what uproar the news would cause.
But Qu Changxian had hosted the Rough Stone Gathering at the previous Hidden Dragon Gathering too. He was used to this.
Venerable Tianming arrived on time for every Hidden Dragon Gathering.
He called it securing rewards and treasures for the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!
Pavilion Master Qian's mouth twitched. "Two and a half million."
"Two and a half sounds awful. Two million eight hundred thousand!" Venerable Tianming shook his head.
Pavilion Master Qian drew a deep breath, his head beginning to ache. "At the last Hidden Dragon Gathering, it was only two million. Why does Venerable Tianming want so many Spirit Stones this time?"
"They don't have to be Spirit Stones. Treasures of equivalent value would do. As for why..." Venerable Tianming's expression turned grave. "The Azure Flame Grand Tournament is about to begin. I hope the geniuses of our Southern Region Domain Group... Even if they cannot reach the Top Ten, they must at least make the Top Hundred."
Pavilion Master Qian was moved.
That was why he willingly handed over