Section 50: Unimaginable Profits
Author: Gu Zhenren
Date: 2014-06-18
Innate Divine Ability is one of the greatest trump cards for any Emperor-level expert. Many Great Emperors and Supreme Emperors kept their Innate Divine Abilities secret, and Emperor Feng was one of them.
He had been famous for a long time, yet remained mysterious; only he knew his Innate Divine Ability. Rumor had it that his Innate Divine Ability could even form luck-draining winds.
Chu Yun asked for everyone to reveal their Innate Divine Abilities before he would open his Immortal Pouch World and, in turn, reveal his own Innate Divine Ability. This infringed upon the interests of some, represented by Emperor Feng. How could they possibly reveal their Innate Divine Abilities?
Chu Yun laughed heartily, “Actually, my Innate Divine Ability is merely a Divine Path Technique, and it can indeed be sold. I only ask for your Innate Divine Abilities, with some extras thrown in.”
Everyone’s faces darkened, and they did not respond to Chu Yun’s words. Innate Divine Abilities were the essence of each person’s path, the proof of their existence, the pride of their growth, and their core competitiveness. How could they sell them to others?
“I believe everything has a price. Emperor Night, although you and I are sworn enemies, it does not preclude transactions. What if I exchange my Innate Divine Ability for yours?” Chu Yun called out to Emperor Night.
Everyone cursed inwardly. The Grand Dao Conversion Technique was far more potent than your Innate Divine Ability, and you have the audacity to make such a demand? Your thick skin is truly remarkable.
Emperor Night remained silent. He knew Chu Yun’s true intention was to use his Grand Dao Conversion Technique to attract attention.
Undoubtedly, Chu Yun succeeded.
Compared to the Grand Dao Conversion Technique, everyone did not place as much importance on Chu Yun’s Innate Divine Ability.
Chu Yun then threw another bombshell into the silent crowd: “Emperor Night, didn’t you already sell your Innate Divine Ability to Emperor Underworld to gain his support? Name your price.”
Emperor Night’s expression beneath his mask changed. The transaction between him and Emperor Underworld had indeed been exposed to Chu Yun. It happened when they were fighting for the Supreme Grade Immortal Pouch; Emperor Night had blurted it out in his haste to force Emperor Underworld’s assistance. He never expected Chu Yun to remember it after hearing it once and now use it as a weapon against him, immediately putting Emperor Night in a dangerous position.
Everyone turned their gazes towards Emperor Night, filled with questions, scrutiny, cold glares, and hatred.
Emperor Night’s rise to power and consistent victories had earned him far more enemies than Chu Yun.
Just then, Emperor Underworld, who had been standing by, suddenly spoke, “That’s right, Emperor Night and I did have an agreement. I supported his plan, and in return, he would offer his Grand Dao Conversion Technique. However, he has yet to fulfill his promise. Everyone, please judge for yourselves.”
Emperor Night immediately sneered, “The prerequisite for our agreement was the success of my revenge plan. Now that the plan has failed, are you still expecting a return, Emperor Underworld? You’re delusional!”
Chu Yun’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t expected to inadvertently uncover the conflict between Emperor Night and Emperor Underworld. It seemed their alliance from the past had already dissolved.
This was an unexpected pleasure.
“Regardless, this conflict might be something we can exploit. Of course, it’s also possible that Emperor Underworld and Emperor Night are deliberately creating a diversion, putting on a show together.”
Similar thoughts ran through everyone’s minds. Although Emperor Underworld demanded justice and appeared indignant and at odds with Emperor Night, no one present was foolish enough to rashly get involved.
“Am I allowed to speak now? Why are you all standing around when the Ancient Saint’s inheritance is right before us? If no one else is in a hurry, I, Emperor Feng, will proceed first.” Emperor Feng said with a cold smile, hands behind his back. He was arrogant and uninterested in such disputes.
In truth, who wasn’t eager for the Ancient Saint’s inheritance?
But was the Ancient Saint’s inheritance easy to obtain? There would undoubtedly be trials. The Sea Eye Abyss was definitely a perilous place; rushing in would mean risking life and death.
Emperor Feng’s proactive move played right into the hands of certain individuals.
“Since Emperor Feng wishes to proceed first, we shall watch your valiant display,” one Emperor-level expert immediately said.
“Hmph!” Emperor Feng flicked his sleeve and left. He knew what these people were thinking, but he had his own plans.
“Wait a moment.” Just then, Chu Yun stopped Emperor Feng. “Emperor Feng, please wait. I am interested in purchasing your Chaos Demonic Crystals. I am willing to exchange one Second Spirit Light Son Pill for one ton of Chaos Demonic Crystals.”
The others, upon hearing Chu Yun’s offer, nearly spat out blood.
After all the effort and cost they expended in killing Innate Chaos Demonic Creatures, the price of these Chaos Demonic Crystals was worth less than scrap. How could they bear this?
Chu Yun maintained a firm stance: “The price cannot be higher. Although I can digest Chaos Demonic Crystals, their chaotic nature still disrupts the order of the Net of Law. I merely want to save some trouble, so I don’t have to personally deal with Innate Chaos Demonic Creatures. Sell them if you wish, or don’t.”
Chu Yun was incredibly stubborn. Others couldn’t use these Chaos Demonic Crystals, and only he was willing to purchase them. This was essentially a trade monopoly, immediately driving the purchase price to its lowest point.
While cursing Chu Yun as shameless and a profiteer in their hearts, they still engaged in transactions with him, selling their Chaos Demonic Crystals. After all, these Chaos Demonic Crystals were useless to them and could only be discarded into the Sea of Chaos. Although Chu Yun’s offered price was exploitative, the sheer quantity of Chaos Demonic Crystals made the proceeds somewhat acceptable.
Having something was better than nothing, after all.
“Hmph, how tedious!” Emperor Feng didn’t even glance at Chu Yun and, without mentioning the Chaos Demonic Crystals, turned into a blue shooting star and flew into the Sea Eye Abyss.
Emperor Long publicly threw the Chaos Demonic Crystals he had obtained into the Sea of Chaos. As soon as these Chaos Demonic Crystals entered the Sea of Chaos, they were immediately dissolved by the Chaos Sea currents.
Emperor Night and Emperor Qin naturally would not trade with Chu Yun.
However, apart from these individuals, the vast majority of other Great Emperors and Supreme Emperors chose to transact with Chu Yun.
For a time, Chu Yun acquired a large quantity of Chaos Demonic Crystals. His stock of Second Spirit Light Son Pills was already low and was quickly depleted.
“I’ll owe you for now,” he had to say.
“What?!” The other Emperor-level experts were stunned. Only a Spirit Emperor could utter such words.
“I, Spirit Emperor, have integrity. Of course, some people are different,” Chu Yun patted his chest, showing great responsibility, and simultaneously took a jab at Emperor Night. “Besides, what are you afraid of? It’s just some Chaos Demonic Crystals!”
Just some Chaos Demonic Crystals?
There were enough to form mountains! How could this person lie with a straight face!
However, they had to admit that Chu Yun’s words made sense. Chaos Demonic Crystals were originally just garbage that they would throw away. No matter how much garbage there was, it was still garbage. It was rare for someone to be willing to purchase them; although the price was even lower, they wouldn’t have bothered with it. Thinking this way, they felt that even if Chu Yun defaulted on his payment, they would suffer no loss.
Thus, everyone nodded, and this extremely unequal transaction proceeded successfully.
“Heh heh, good, good, good. In the future, if you have any Chaos Demonic Crystals, sell them to me. I will sincerely purchase them,” Chu Yun grinned from ear to ear.
This transaction was not just profitable; it was practically robbery.
He had deliberately driven down the price and exaggerated the post-effects, when in reality, there were no significant side effects. On the contrary, Chaos Demonic Crystals contained richer energy than normal Demonic Crystals of equivalent cultivation, making them an excellent source for replenishing World Power.
He knew he had made the right decision by taking this risk.
In the future, when he had to fight using his Immortal Pouch World, especially when exploring the Sea of Chaos, battles with Innate Chaos Demonic Creatures would be unavoidable.
Through this process, the fact that his Immortal Pouch World could digest Chaos Demonic Crystals would surely be discovered by those with keen eyes. Rather than causing a huge uproar later, it was better to trigger this conflict in advance.
He attributed this ability to his Innate Divine Ability, achieving two objectives with one action.
Not only could it explain the origin of this ability, but it also served to conceal his Innate Divine Ability. In a certain aspect, his Innate Divine Ability was even more monstrous than the Grand Dao Conversion Technique. It absolutely could not be used lightly, nor could even a whisper of it be revealed. If it were to be exposed, it would spell disaster.
At most, Emperor Night’s display of the Grand Dao Conversion Technique would only instill fear in the crowd. However, if Chu Yun were to reveal his Immeasurable Dao, all the Emperor-level experts present would feel a strong sense of threat. They would undoubtedly unite to attack and eliminate Chu Yun.
Currently, Chu Yun harbored three great secrets: the Blissful Joy Ship, the Immeasurable Dao, and the ability of the perfect formation core to digest Chaos Demonic Crystals.
The value of these three secrets was immeasurable. The exposure of any one of them would lead to an attack from Emperor-level experts.
Chu Yun cleverly used this opportunity to create a diversion and a smokescreen. Even if someone were to discover a clue in the future, this diversion and smokescreen would interfere, preventing them from easily delving into the three great secrets.
Chu Yun’s safety had been greatly enhanced.
Furthermore, the long-term trade of Chaos Demonic Crystals in the future would provide unparalleled impetus for the development of his Immortal Pouch World.
Every Emperor-level expert had to explore the Sea of Chaos. During exploration, who wouldn’t encounter one or two Innate Chaos Demonic Creatures? In some situations, Emperors would have no choice but to fight. Since they couldn’t use these Chaos Demonic Crystals, selling them to Chu Yun would at least yield some return, however small. Why wouldn’t they?
In a way, Chu Yun had become the “boss” of most Emperor-level experts in the Nine Provinces. He had used a simple trade to make these people work for him.
Of course, the others were not foolish.
Seeing Chu Yun’s cheerful demeanor, everyone knew that Chu Yun was guaranteed to profit. Otherwise, why would Chu Yun be acquiring these Chaos Demonic Crystals?
It was just that they did not know how much Chu Yun was actually earning from this trade. They could only make wild guesses, and even the most optimistic estimates were less than one-tenth of the truth.
The profits involved were terrifyingly vast, beyond the imagination of even Emperor-level experts.
It surpassed their limits of imagination.
“But who told Emperor Spirit that his Innate Divine Ability could digest Chaos Demonic Crystals?” Everyone felt both resentment and helplessness.
Just then, Emperor Feng flew back, looking rather disheveled.
Only one Innate Chaos Demonic Creature followed him, yet everyone’s expression changed slightly.
An Innate Divine Demon!
(To be continued)
