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The situation had changed because Chi Dan was too tough, and it had become a farce.

The farce became more and more intense. It was difficult to guarantee that it would not become a tragedy. Because of Shang Ming's persuasion, it ended.

The farce had ended and the smoke had not dispersed. The old peacemaker still had to continue his mission.

"I think everyone is here to see Shentu Shun's whereabouts. They're not here to watch the show, are they?"

The gazes of the onlookers were once again disregarded. Shang Ming could not maintain his face and was enraged.

"I came to the wrong place to watch the commotion!"

No one answered, no one left.

"Everyone is here for Shentu Shun's whereabouts. Stop hiding your whereabouts."

Still no one said anything, no one left.

At this point, no one expressed their opinions. Everyone was well aware of what was going on.

The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole. Everyone wants him to face Chi Dan alone and obtain a spot. Then, they can use him to force out Shentu Shun's whereabouts.

"What do you think? This Penniless Priest knows very well that if you don't say anything, this Penniless Priest can just leave it at that. As for the first spot, who wants to go, who wants to go!?"

Even though they were supposed to be the five spots, they were actually the only spots.

No matter who got the first spot, there would never be a bid. Chi Dan had no choice but to tell the only winner of the competition about Shen Tu Shun's whereabouts. Everyone knew this very well.

The number one spot was like fifty top grade spirit stones. Not only was no one fighting for it, they were even anxious to throw it to others.

Obviously, Shang Ming saw through everyone's thoughts and intended to throw out the one and only spot.

Shang Ming threw caution to the wind. He had gone through great difficulty to find a temporary representative, but if he were to face Chi Dan directly, it would only make things more difficult. If he didn't want the situation to turn grim, someone would have to stand out to express his stance.

"Fellow Daoist Shang, you've misunderstood. If we don't express our stance, we'll have to do it!"

"That's right..."

"Fellow Daoist Shang, before we find out how many spirit stones Demon King needs to be willing to tell us where Shentu Shun is, we …"

It was hard to predict what would happen in the human heart. Perhaps before Chi Dan forcefully changed the pool money into a bidding war, everyone had actually thought like this. What they thought after that was definitely not as simple as they said it would be.

Regardless of their thoughts, as long as they were not hiding anything, any problems could be solved. After all, the role of the temporary representative was to solve all their problems.

He wasn't afraid of talking because he was afraid that there would be a dispute if he kept his mouth shut. The problem had already arisen. If that person didn't say anything, it wasn't important anymore.

"Lord, look..."

Shang Ming had successfully coerced everyone to express their stance. Chi Dan stood by the side and understood what he meant.

"This King is not a stingy person. Forget about threatening This King. As for how many spirit stones are needed, allow This King to think about it."

He clearly wasn't a human, yet he really knew how to put money on his face. He felt good about himself and deserved to be despised by others.

Regardless of how much the other party despised him, no one dared to disturb him.

Not understanding its personality was a crucial moment, and if someone suggested something to it, it would be hard to prevent it from acting up, forcing it to raise the price.

"One hundred or so top grade spirit stones!"

"Sigh, forget about it. Who asked This King to be magnanimous. How about this, This King doesn't want any of the odd ones, just a hundred top-grade spirit stones. It can't be any less."

"Generous my ass!" I still don't know if the news about one hundred top quality spirit stones buying Shentu Shun is true. "

They could only think about this in their hearts. No one dared to say it out loud, because once they did, they would anger Chi Dan and the price of Shentu Shun would be much lower.

In reality, they were overthinking things. If Chi Dan was not able to achieve his goal, how could he leave so easily?

A hundred top grade spirit stones was not a small amount. Fortunately, there were only forty-two more. Hundreds of cultivators only needed to pay a few hundred high grade spirit stones.

"Sir, I will try my best to gather a hundred top grade spirit stones, to your satisfaction!"

Only Chi Dan knew where Shentu Shun was. If he did not settle this matter first, it would be useless even if he had to gather a hundred top grade spirit stones.

After dealing with Chi Dan, Shang Mingwei heaved a sigh of relief.

"Fellow Daoists, all of you are clear about the Demon King's conditions. What do you think?"

Only Chi Dan knew Shentu Shun's whereabouts, which meant that the sword was already at Shentu Shentu's neck. If one wanted to know Shentu Shun's whereabouts, they could only follow the instructions. Knowing this, many people chose to stay silent.

It was said that in order to obtain Shentu Shun's location, the Sect Leader and Elders had brought along several hundred high grade spirit stones. To them, handing over several hundred high grade spirit stones was not a difficult task.

After the rogue cultivators obtained the spirit stones, they would spend them on cultivation and purchasing resources. They might not even be able to take out hundreds of high grade spirit stones.

There were too many rogue cultivators who took advantage of the situation to get what they wanted. Shang Ming saw through everyone's thoughts and suggested that they raise funds and stop bidding. This way, their thoughts would be completely wasted.

As long as they handed over several hundred high grade spirit stones, everyone would be able to obtain Shentu Shun's location. With such a result, any rogue cultivator who lacked spirit stones would definitely not be satisfied.

"What else can you see?"

"Money, money, power!"

All he had to do was hand over several hundred high grade spirit stones, what was he going to do with it?

Could it be that he wanted to threaten Chi Dan again?

Perhaps it was because he wanted to hand over several hundred high grade spirit stones.

"What nonsense?"

". Don't say it's useless! "

"Begin gathering spirit stones!"

As the group spoke, Chi Dan stood by the side. If he were to say something wrong and cause a misunderstanding, the situation would take a turn for the worse.

Under the scolding of Shang Ming and a few cultivators of the same cultivation level, that person who was spouting nonsense immediately came to his senses. He looked left and right, acting as if nothing had happened.

"Fellow Daoist Shang, how many spirit stones do you need? Do you have any suggestions?"

The forty-two top grade spirit stones were divided evenly among several hundred people. It was obvious how many spirit stones each person would hand over. There was no need to ask.

An elder of a certain sect had always looked down on rogue cultivators and did not believe that rogue cultivators could afford hundreds of high grade spirit stones. Although it seemed like he did not mean it, he was actually targeting rogue cultivators.

"Why?"

"Are you going to help us pay the spirit stones?"

"Is that true..."

"That's great!"

"Fellow Daoist, you're truly magnanimous! Thank you for your generosity!"

When they were targeted and looked down upon by others, some rogue cultivators could no longer hold it in and started to mock them.

When one person stepped forward, one after another, people began to show their heads and jeer at him.

A battle of words between a sect cultivator and a rogue cultivator, if it attracted the attention of a red core, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"My fellow daoists, this is all for the sake of obtaining Shentu Shun's location. Everyone, don't hide it."

Everyone could obtain Shentu Shun's location, so it was impossible for the cultivators of the sects to have extra spirit stones. Loose cultivators would have to pay less or not.

Hundreds and hundreds of high-level cultivators were of different levels. They had dignity and cultivation bases not inferior to others, so they couldn't forcefully open other people's storage spirit artifacts.

If this matter is not resolved, it will be difficult to raise funds.

"Fellow Daoist Shang, is there any way to resolve this!?"

Everyone handed over hundreds of high grade spirit stones. Under the pressure of Chi Dan and the other cultivators, no one dared to not pay. The most troublesome thing would be the lack of spirit stones for individual rogue cultivators.

"There's always a way. I just wonder, would you all be willing to cooperate?!"

"How do we cooperate?"

One was a cultivator from a sect, while the other was a rogue cultivator. Their conversation was obviously meant for hundreds of people.

"My fellow Daoists, please don't say anything. I can think of a way. As long as some of you are willing, I will resolve this matter as soon as possible."

It wasn't that Shang Ming purposely chose not to reveal the method, but he knew that everyone else thought the same as him.

"Trade? But... "

In the trade, cultivators who didn't have enough spirit stones would take out cultivation resources and exchange it with someone who had enough spirit stones.

Transactions had risks. Transactions avoided leaking precious cultivation resources.

As the saying goes, one cannot reveal his wealth. Low level cultivators had no choice, but high level cultivators had the choice.

Money moved people's hearts. No one could guarantee that they wouldn't get interested in money, not to mention the fact that there was an insatiable Chi Dan by their side.

"A private transaction!"

In order to gather enough spirit stones, Chi Dan had allowed them to use all kinds of methods. With his approval and consultation, a temporary trading center formed by hundreds of people appeared in front of him.

With the temporary trading center, the deal was secured. Some rogue cultivators went to look for the familiar sect cultivators and the two of them walked into the space together.

Some people excitedly walked out of the boundary, presumably because they had received a satisfactory cultivation resource; some dejected walked out of the boundary, presumably because they had not obtained the cultivation resource they wanted; some people walked out with faces that revealed they didn't know what kind of deal it would be.

Other than the person in question, no one else knew what deal they had made until the last transaction, when a farce occurred.

"F * ck, trade my ass!"

The Sect Leader angrily walked out of the barrier.

Righteous sects and sects stood side by side, taking care of each other.

Although rogue cultivators stood on the same side, there was always a distance between them. It was obvious that they were on guard against others suddenly attacking them.

The Sect Leader walked out of the barrier and returned to his side. The Rogue Cultivator also walked out of the barrier and returned to the Rogue Cultivator's side with a dark face.

"Daoist friend, you …"

It didn't matter if the transaction didn't succeed, he could still continue on with the next round. There was no reason for him to be so angry. Someone was curious and thus, he asked.

"That guy doesn't have any cultivation resources, so he forcefully dragged me to trade. Isn't this purposely making fun of me!?"

A high-level cultivator had no cultivation resources on his body. If he did not see it with his own eyes, no one would have believed him. Some people despised him, and some people sympathized with him.

"Fellow Daoist, I wonder what you're going to take out to trade?" Under the astonished gazes of many people, Shang Ming came to the side of that cultivator and questioned him very seriously without any contempt or sympathy.

"Foreign Dignitary Elder, ten years!"

If he obtained Shentu Shun's whereabouts, he would most certainly die in the fight. If he died, wouldn't he have wasted hundreds of high grade spirit stones for nothing?

The previous transaction wasn't successful because it was not a worthwhile transaction.

"Deal!"

In troubled times, if he didn't die, then the hundreds of high-grade spirit stones he had would be a good deal even if it was only for ten years. For the sake of the sect's long-term considerations, Shang Ming had no reason to refuse.

Besides, he had no money and could not pay his spirit stones. Someone had to pay on his behalf, and if anyone else was unwilling to pay on his behalf, it would definitely fall to him as a temporary representative.

Whether it was from the sect's development consideration or the smooth process of collecting funds, he had to do this favor.

The impromptu trade fair ended with the end of the farce and the successful conclusion of the trade fair with the collection of funds.

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