113: Chapter 113 One Hundred and Fifty-Seven Million Yuan Crystals!

The Great Luo Dynasty spanned vast territories, with rivers and mountains stretching for hundreds of millions of miles. Water and land trade routes crisscrossed the land, and merchants and caravans traveled endlessly. The prosperity of its commerce was unrivaled.

Yet, among these thousands of merchant groups, only five top-tier merchant houses could truly stand at the pinnacle and control the lifeblood of the nation's trade.

These five top-tier merchant houses were the Tianbao Pavilion, Xuantian Tower, Bai Chuan Trading House, Star Spirit Pavilion, and Qingyun Treasure Pavilion.

The reason these five stood out from the billions of others was that each had backers with power unmatched by ordinary people.

Tianbao Pavilion was backed by the Imperial Dynasty's royal family. Xuantian Tower was backed by the Batian Sect, one of the Four Great Martial Arts Holy Lands. Bai Chuan Trading House was backed by the Hanshan Sect, another of the Four Great Martial Arts Holy Lands. The Star Spirit Pavilion was backed by the Star River Sword Sect, and the Qingyun Treasure Pavilion was backed by the Lieyang Sect.

These five merchant houses belonged to either the royal family or the Four Great Martial Arts Holy Lands. Their influence was intertwined; they competed and clashed, yet they also reached tacit agreements to maintain trade order.

Their branches spanned every city in the Great Luo Dynasty, like five giant pillars supporting the entire commercial System of the Great Luo Dynasty.

Today, at the Xuantian Tower in Wanan Prefecture, a middle-aged man in white robes with a handsome face unleashed the aura of the Great Grandmaster Realm. He was personally received by the manager of Xuantian Tower and respectfully invited to the top-floor private room.

"I do not know what business brings Senior Li to our Xuantian Tower?!" Ling Qianchuan, the manager of Xuantian Tower, asked respectfully while looking at the Great Grandmaster expert who called himself Li Xunhuan.

"This seat has come today to sell some Cultivation Techniques. Take a look!"

The middle-aged man calling himself Li Xunhuan did not say much more. He simply waved his right hand, and several Cultivation Techniques appeared on the table before him.

"Please wait a moment, Senior. Allow this Junior to take a look!"

Seeing the Cultivation Techniques appear on the table, Ling Qianchuan's face showed shock. He bowed to apologize before carefully picking up the Cultivation Techniques to examine them.

Upon seeing that these were all Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques, Ling Qianchuan's expression changed drastically. He immediately had someone summon the Great Master of treasure appraisal of Xuantian Tower.

"Senior, these Cultivation Techniques are all top-tier Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques. Our Xuantian Tower is willing to purchase them for six million yuan crystal each. What does Senior think?!"

Half an hour later, after verifying that the Cultivation Techniques were genuine, Ling Qianchuan spoke cautiously to the Great Grandmaster expert before him, whose eyes were half-closed.

"Accepted!" Li Xunhuan opened his eyes and nodded indifferently.

"Good, thank you, Senior. This Junior will go prepare the yuan crystal for you now. Please wait a moment, Senior!"

Another half an hour later, a full thirty million yuan crystal was delivered before him.

Li Xunhuan did not say much. He collected the yuan crystal and left Xuantian Tower under the respectful send-off of Ling Qianchuan.

Fifteen minutes later!

Also in Wanan Prefecture, at the Qingyun Treasure Pavilion, another expert exuding the aura of the Great Grandmaster Realm appeared.

However, this Great Grandmaster was no longer named Li Xunhuan, but Duan Zhengchun!

Like at Xuantian Tower, Duan Zhengchun also produced five Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques, ultimately selling them for a total of thirty-two million yuan crystal.

Afterward, a Great Grandmaster Realm expert wearing Daoist robes, looking like a celestial being with crane-like hair and a youthful face, calling himself Ding Chunqiu, appeared at the Star Spirit Pavilion.

In a single day, a Great Grandmaster expert appeared at all five merchant houses in Wanan Prefecture.

Strangely, although these Great Grandmaster Realm experts looked like different people, they all brought five Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques to sell.

When the news spread, it immediately caused an uproar throughout Wanan Prefecture.

Everyone discussed it, with various opinions.

"How could such a coincidence happen? Five Great Grandmasters appearing on the same day, all bringing five Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques to sell, with identical specifications? In my opinion, it is clearly the same person using disguise to visit all five merchant houses!"

Many people were convinced it was the work of one person. After all, Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques were rare; ordinary Great Grandmasters might not even have five, let alone five experts simultaneously producing an equal number of the same grade of techniques. It was too deliberate a coincidence.

Others held different views.

"It might not be a single person in disguise. The large merchant houses are backed by the Imperial Dynasty and the Four Great Martial Arts Holy Lands; their powers are intertwined, and ordinary experts would not dare to toy with their branches. Perhaps this is a hidden great sect or a top-tier power acting in secret, dumping batches of treasured Cultivation Techniques to exchange for massive amounts of yuan crystal for turnover."

"That makes sense. To be able to produce twenty-five Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques at once, there must be a power with deep foundations behind it. A single Loose Cultivator Great Grandmaster could never afford such a move."

The managers of the five merchant houses in Wanan Prefecture were anxious, fearing that the Cultivation Techniques they bought would overlap with those bought by other merchant houses.

Fortunately, after some communication and comparison, the managers of the five merchant houses confirmed that the Cultivation Techniques they bought were unique, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

However, because of this, more people were curious about which power could actually produce so many Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques to exchange for yuan crystal.

Although yuan crystal could be used to Cultivate, the Origin Qi contained within was actually quite impure. After reaching the Grandmaster Realm, using yuan crystal to Cultivate not only resulted in slow progress but was also twice the effort for half the result; it was simply not worth trading Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques for it.

Chen An, who had already returned to Chengtian Prefecture, was naturally unaware of all this.

In the quiet room of Tingtao Courtyard!

Chen An sat on the bed and took out five storage bags, pouring out the yuan crystal inside one by one.

Suddenly, light surged as purple yuan crystal, wreathed in rich purple light, poured out like a tide, clattering onto the floor.

The lustrous purple glow reflected off each other, illuminating the entire quiet room in a dreamlike manner. In just a short moment, a thick layer of purple yuan crystal covered the floor, piling up into a small crystal mountain. The rich and pure Origin Qi permeated the air, making one's Meridians stretch just by inhaling it.

Looking at the mountain of yuan crystal before him, even though he had seen it before, Chen An could not help but feel his breathing quicken slightly.

One hundred and fifty-seven million yuan crystal!!!

This amount of yuan crystal, even top-tier martial arts families like the Shen Family or Pei Family, who had a Great Grandmaster Old Ancestor sitting in town, probably couldn't produce it all at once, right?!

"System!"

"Recharge!!!"

With a thought, the mountain-like purple yuan crystal emitted a burst of white light, then turned into countless particles of light and dissipated into the Void Realm.

The large quiet room instantly returned to emptiness, with only the lingering rich Origin Qi proving that the crystal mountain had truly existed just moments ago.

Host: Chen An

Age: 17

Aptitude: High-grade Martial Bone

Cultivation: Martial King Realm (Perfection)

Skills: Qi Gathering Art (Perfection), Mountain Crushing Force (Perfection)...

Concept: Palm Concept · Nine Overlapping Waves (Form-Shaping Stage)...

Current Balance: 167265000

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