"It seems that senior Chen really doesn't care about money. Although senior Chen doesn't think much of such worldly affairs, we can't be too stingy," Holy Leader Yuanming said to the Holy Leader Chiyan, the King of Yan, and the others.
"But of course."
The rest of them nodded.
After a brief discussion, they decided to change the price of ten gold to ten spirit stone crystal essences.
Spirit stone crystal essences were much more valuable than spirit stones.
One spirit stone crystal essence was equivalent to 100 supreme-grade spirit stones.
Offering to pay such a price was a huge sum.
However, just as they were drinking iced red tea and taking their respective prescriptions for the first time, their expressions changed again as the medicinal power surged in their bodies.
My, my, my tier 3 of the Dao Entry realm cultivation, which has been stagnant for 300 years, has loosened up. There are signs of a breakthrough!"
"My Great Dao of the nine heaven's mystic flames is under the control of this heat-reducing medicine! Now that I can fully control the Great Dao of the nine heaven's mystic flames, my strength is doubled!"
"Heavens, I've opened my inner world ..."
After they took the medicine, they benefited to different degrees.
They were all overjoyed. At the same time, they looked at each other and suddenly felt that ten spirit stone crystal essences were too shabby.
"Let's raise the price once more. Ten mid-grade spirit stone crystal essences per person. How about it?" Holy Leader Yuanming suggested.
The others had no objections. After all, Senior Chen had given them a box of pills each, and they had only taken one before already benefitting greatly.
After finishing the whole box of pills, it would not be a problem for them to break through their current realms and reach another level.
Thus, they were willing to pay twenty mid-grade spirit stone crystal essences for the medicine, let alone ten.
However, when they took out the yellowish stones, Chen Xuan shook his head and sighed, "Ah, it's this thing again."
Chen Xuan felt helpless as well.
If it was to be said that the first few groups of people didn't understand, he had made it very clear to this group of big shots who seemed to be very sophisticated.
Ten gold!
Ten gold coins.
Could there be a clearer hint than this?
But in the end, they were still using a pile of stones to fool him?
Could it be that ten gold was too much?
Chen Xuan felt that he might have asked for too much.
Seeing Chen Xuan shake his head, the few started discussing carefully, "Although senior Chen doesn't think much of our offer, it seems that we have still offered too little and have disappointed him."
Thus, they gritted their teeth and raised the price again.
They changed the ten mid-grade spirit stone crystal essences to ten supreme-grade spirit stone crystal essences!
The price increase this time made their hearts ache.
One supreme-grade spirit stone essence was equivalent to 100 med-grade spirit stone essences, 10000 ordinary spirit stone essences, and 1000000 supreme-grade spirit stones.
Even though they were the leaders of Holy Lands and kingdoms, they still felt the pain.
Chen Xuan nodded when he saw that the stones they took out had been replaced with sparkling and translucent gemstones, "Although it can't be compared to diamond rings, it does seem quite valuable. Either way, I don't think you guys have diamond rings even if I ask for them..."
"Diamond crystal!"
"The senior wants diamond crystals?"
When they heard this, they immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Diamond crystals!
Those were existences that surpassed the best-grade spirit stone crystal essences.
One diamond crystal was equivalent to 100 supreme-grade spirit stone crystal essences.
They hesitated.
The value of a diamond crystal was too high. Even they only had a few dozen in their hands.
However, looking at the spiritual herbs in their hands, they gritted their teeth and took back the supreme-grade spirit stone crystal essences that they had offered. Then, they changed it into crystal clear diamonds that shone with holy light.
"If he wants diamond crystals, so be it. Wealth can be accumulated again if it's gone, but if the source of fortune given by senior Chen is gone, I may regret it for the rest of my life."
They clenched their jaws and steeled themselves, then each handed over a diamond crystal that could buy ten cities while their eyes were closed.
The moment they handed the diamond crystals over, they simply didn't want to let go and felt deep heartache.
But in the end, they endured the pain and gave up their money, because the value of the spiritual herb in their hands far exceeded the value of ten diamond crystals. The most important thing was that they could establish a connection with senior Chen through this deal. No matter how one looked at it, this deal was a big profit.
"Aren't you going to order more medicinal herbs?"
Chen Xuan asked in satisfaction as he kept the diamond crystals they had given him.
Their faces twitched and they waved their hands, "We're already content."
In fact, they were not, but it was clear to them that the medicinal herbs were too expensive and they simply couldn't buy more.
Chen Xuan had a look of pity on his face, "It seems that this business is not as good as I thought. But it's to be expected. After all, this is a cultivators' world, and many have good physiques. Although my herbs are good, it doesn't seem to be of much help to them."
With this in mind, Chen Xuan gave up on continuing to sell his herbs.
Then, he began to send the guests off.
...
At the border of the Central Region, many warships sailed in from the Western Region with a rumble.
"What's that?"
"It's the warships of the Medicine God Valley of the Western Region. There are more than ten of them!"
The people from the various factions who were guarding the border were all shocked.
Although there would be transporting vehicles traveling between the various regions of the Xuanling World, the number of cloud boats would be controlled to less than ten.
This was because once there were more than ten ships, it meant that a war was about to start.
Back when the Medicine God Valley sent two cloud boats to the Central Region, it caused a lot of turmoil, but it was still acceptable.
But now, they had actually mobilized nearly a hundred warships, which far exceeded the limit of then.
This meant that the Medicine God Valley was trying to start a war.
"People from the Medicine God Valley, please return immediately. Otherwise, it will be considered a provocation!"
All the factions in the Central Region declared.
On the leading warship of the Medicine God Valley, a man stepped forward and shouted, "The Wu Dynasty from the Central Region killed War God Long Kun and handicapped War God Yu Rong. This is a personal grudge between the Medicine God Valley and the Wu Dynasty. It has nothing to do with you! Quickly get out of the way!"
There must be a reason to start a war.
War God Long Kun was killed, and War God Yu Rong was handicapped.
The Medicine God Valley used this as grounds to start a war with the Wu Dynasty.
However, some were more knowledgeable.
"Long Kun's death and Yu Rong's handicap are just excuses. The Medicine God Valley's real goal is Guizu Mountain!"
"With the death of the two War Gods, the holy leader wants to force the Wu Dynasty to give up on Guizu Mountain and turn it into a branch of the Medicine God Valley."
The Medicine God Valley disciples were full of ambition.
This was because once a division was established, many would enjoy the benefits.
The blind War God, Yu Rong, who was standing on the ship, still had a lingering fear.
"The hidden expert in Guizu Mountain killed Long Kun and blinded me with a single medicinal recipe. Can such a terrifying existence be defeated so easily?"
There was a faint uneasiness in his heart.
However, the army had already been gathered, and the holy leader had even invited a few elders who had been in seclusion to come out.
The Medicine God Valley was well prepared. This war was unavoidable.