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"No rush!"

The high-grade storage necklace contained more than fifty top-grade spirit stones. With such a huge amount of wealth in front of him, as long as he told him where Shentu Shun was, he would be able to keep it for himself.

Why wasn't Crimson Dan panicking when it came to such a huge amount of wealth?

Given that it wasn't in a hurry, it was obvious that it was plotting something!

Hundreds of high-level cultivators were unmoved by the huge amount of wealth. They were plotting against Shentu Shun; Chi Dan was not in a hurry to get his hands on the huge amount of wealth, so what was he after?

His goal was not to obtain more benefits from Shentu Shun, but rather to obtain more benefits. It was not easy for him to kill a chicken, so he would definitely not miss the opportunity to eat the meat.

"Your Highness, what is the meaning of this?"

The situation was not as simple as he had thought. Hundreds of high-level cultivators had gloomy expressions on their faces.

Even though they had already guessed it beforehand, they still found it hard to accept it. As the representative of everyone, Shang Ming swept his eyes over everyone and bitterly smiled in his heart.

Even though he knew that Chi Dan had his own plans, he still had to get to the bottom of this.

"This King is surprised that I can gather fifty top quality spirit stones, but..."

It was not just an accident; it was simply unimaginable. Even with such greed, fifty top grade spirit stones was far from the limit.

"Your Highness, please speak your mind!" Shang Ming did not directly ask it how many top grade spirit stones it wanted. He just wanted to know where its limit was.

"According to This King's estimations, it should still be lacking a little!"

It only gathered the spirit stones of low level cultivators for over fifty top grade spirit stones. If it collected all the spirit stones of high level cultivators, how much would it have? Chi Dan had always imagined.

"Sir, how many more Spirit Stones do you need to be willing to tell me where Shentu Shun is?"

If he was slightly weaker, although he might not be able to answer the question clearly, there was still a limit. Shang Ming was most afraid of the limitless desire of the Crimson Core. After all, he had a hundred top grade spirit stones with him.

If he was slightly weaker, it would mean that he was trying to gain some benefits from them. If he understood what Chi Dan meant, he wouldn't hide anything anymore.

"How about this, this king asks you, if you bid, where Shentu Shun is, how many top grade spirit stones can one placard bid for?"

If he were to directly bid, wouldn't that mean there would be restrictions placed on the price? Chi Dan wouldn't be that foolish.

"This..."

Chi Dan's question left Shang Ming speechless.

If there was only one spot in the auction, he would probably take out all the spirit stones he had without hesitation.

If he bid, he would take out at least fifty top grade spirit stones to get the first spot. He didn't dare tell Chi Dan about this assumption because he was worried that he would ask too much.

"A conservative estimate would be ten or even twenty top grade spirit stones, right?"

He did not say that he was right. The price of Chi Dan was far below his assumption.

"This king has restricted five spots, so there should be at least a hundred top quality spirit stones, right?"

It was worth far more than fifty top grade spirit stones, and besides the extra tax from exchanging spirit stones, there were exactly fifty-eight top grade spirit stones. The value of the high grade storage ring was conservatively estimated at five top grade spirit stones, for a total value of sixty-three top grade spirit stones.

Scarlet Cores required at least a hundred top grade spirit stones, then it would require at least thirty-seven more top grade spirit stones. If the high grade storage necklace was not included, then there would be at least forty-two more top grade spirit stones.

Hundreds of high-level cultivators had gathered 42 top grade spirit stones. Wasn't this just making things difficult for everyone?

"Your Majesty, you can't do this, right?"

"Why?"

"Could it be that you think that the second spot will be sold for less spirit stones?"

With Shang Ming's intelligence, he wouldn't think that the second bidding spirit stone would be lower than the first.

Considering that hundreds of high-level cultivators were unwilling to gather forty-two top grade spirit stones, he was against the idea of obtaining the Scarlet Core and hoped to haggle over the price.

The Scarlet Pill, on the other hand, had completely misunderstood his intentions.

"To tell you the truth, not only will there be a few more spirit stones remaining, there will only be more.

Scarlet Core meant that the second spot would be higher than the first. The other three spots had to be higher than the second spot, and so on and so forth.

Suppose Shang Ming took out fifty top grade spirit stones and obtained the first spot, the other four spots would have more than fifty top grade spirit stones, and the five spots combined would have more than two hundred and fifty spirit stones.

Two hundred and fifty top grade spirit stones. Hundreds of cultivators had to take out at least two hundred, could they even take them out?

Even if a few hundred cultivators gathered together and were able to gather two hundred, they would still be unwilling to hand it over.

What if they couldn't even gather two hundred spirit stones by giving up all their savings? What should they do? Should they rob the shops in the city to make up for their lack of income?

In the process of raising funds, no one dared to lay a hand on the shop. It wasn't that they couldn't, but rather, they didn't dare to.

Out of the five great sects, only the Sect Leader and a few other heads were in the tribulation stage, but in reality, there were countless hidden tribulation stage cultivators.

If anything happened to the shops in the city, let alone the hidden tribulation cultivators, the four tribulation cultivators of the Light Jade Void Sect would be able to kill everyone.

"What else is there to say?"

Two hundred top grade spirit stones and forty-two top grade spirit stones, as long as one wasn't a fool, one would know how to choose. Shang Ming was forced to compromise.

"Master, can we discuss it?"

Not only could Shang Ming take out forty-two top grade spirit stones, there were also many other high grade cultivators who could take them out. After all, they had come prepared.

Being able to take it out was one thing, but being willing to take it out was another matter.

Not to mention that Shang Ming was unwilling to pay forty-two top-grade spirit stones, even if he was willing to pay, he wouldn't.

The red core made it clear that if he wanted to pick the feathers of a chicken, he wouldn't be able to avoid it, just like other high-level cultivators. Since that was the case, he might as well discuss with everyone and act accordingly.

"Don't disappoint This King!"

In the face of Chi Dan's threat, Shang Ming turned a deaf ear to it, and so did everyone else.

"You've all heard the lord's words. What do you all think?"

Everyone heard the conversation between Shang Ming and Chi Dan.

If they were to take out their savings, everyone would silently protest. Shang Ming's current question was nothing more than forcing them to express their stance, how could it be unnecessary.

The entire city was silent as they waited for hundreds of high-level cultivators to express their stance.

Some high level cultivators raised their heads to look at the clouds, some lowered their heads to look at their toes, some looked left and right, and some even pretended to be asleep. However, no one looked at Shang Ming and Chi Dan.

"Lord, I've let you down!"

It was within the expectations of everyone, but he was, after all, the temporary representative chosen by everyone. To be ignored at such a crucial moment, he could not help but feel slightly awkward.

You are heartless and I am unrighteous, so he can only throw this mess to Chi Dan.

"Haha, don't worry about that. Fellow Daoist Shang, your method of gathering funds is quite good. You've worked hard!"

In the face of Shang Ming's false accusation, Chi Dan was uncharacteristically cordial.

"Give the spirit stones to this king. This king will tell you where Shentu Shun is!"

Everyone fell silent. This was indeed a good plan. Wasn't Chi Dan obediently submitting to him?

Chi Dan promised Shang Ming. Those who looked up at the sky, those who looked down at the ground, those who looked left and right, those who slept. At this moment, all of their gazes were focused on Chi Ming.

Shang Ming originally thought that the Crimson Core Sect would make things difficult for the others, but who would have thought that it would be so easy? Upon seeing Shentu Shun's whereabouts, Shang Ming was extremely excited.

"Thank, thank you Lord!"

So that was it?

The Crimson Dan is the best?

Having lived together for five years, only Heaven's Gift understood Little Dan's personality the best. Compromise was definitely not its nature, and it knew that things would not be as simple as they seemed.

As expected, the transaction had yet to begin and hundreds of high-level cultivators had met with trouble. The culprit, aside from Chi Dan, would not be anyone else.

"Haha, I didn't expect that one spot would be worth fifty top quality spirit stones, and there are still four spots left. This King is really looking forward to it!"

Chi Dan seemed to have said something without any intention behind it, but in reality, his words contained a deeper meaning.

"Huh?"

"Lord?"

What do you mean?

Wasn't it just raising capital? When did it become a bidding war again?

It was originally a collective fund, but it suddenly became a bid. Using everyone's savings as the bidding capital, although the benefits seemed to land on his head, in reality, they were trying to aggro onto him.

Once the transaction was successful, if he did not reveal Shentu Shun's whereabouts, he would immediately become the target of public criticism. If he revealed Shentu Shun's whereabouts, no one would be willing to pay for the remaining four spots.

Besides, the four spots had not been set. How could Chi Dan tell him where Shentu Shun was in advance? He was in a dilemma, and Shang Ming did not dare to make the transaction rashly.

Since it couldn't force hundreds of high-level cultivators to give a clear attitude, it had no choice but to do it personally.

"Your Highness, if you're not afraid of angering the masses, you should at least think about it for the sake of your companions!"

The auction had suddenly turned into a bidding war. It was a clear threat to them.

Everyone had to put in a lot of effort to raise money. They couldn't even share in Shentu Shun's whereabouts. All along, Chi Dan had led everyone by the nose, and many wanted to change the situation.

It was hard to avoid sacrifices when changing the current situation. Everyone had their own way of doing things, and at critical moments, almost no one dared to stand up for them.

In the face of Chi Dan's deliberately making things difficult for them, everyone swallowed their anger. Whoever could not hold on any longer would face his wrath.

Many rogue cultivators didn't have as much energy as the disciples of the sects. They were bloodthirsty and had bad temperaments. Finally, there were rogue cultivators who lost their patience and risked their lives to threaten Chi Dan.

"F * ck! Give me some Spirit Stones or get out of here! If you dare to threaten me, don't even think about who I've been afraid of!"

Chi Dan had been walking in the martial arts world ever since he was born. He had seen all sorts of people and had never seen anything like this. Only the others were afraid of him, he had never been afraid of anyone before.

If it wasn't for the fact that it knew where Shentu Shun was, not many people would have cared about its existence, much less ask about its heroic deeds.

Of course, when it comes to deeds of valor, the word 'mouth' is the word, and the body changes, causing people to flee in all directions and cross the city. It is not difficult to find out what happened to it.

To be threatened while awaiting death was not its style of doing things. Now that it was considered a demon king in other people's eyes, it naturally wouldn't be polite to him.

"You!"

That person was still rather brave. After being scolded, he immediately lost his temper and was prepared to fight Chi Dan.

After all, he was still a temporary representative in name, and this was not something Shang Ming could do.

He swept his eyes over the crowd, but no one stepped forward. He then became the peacemaker again.

"Fellow Daoist, don't be so impulsive. If you have something to discuss, then go ahead. There's no need to hurt our relationship!"

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