Chapter 25 Negotiating Cooperation
"Kid, you dare to humiliate me like this, I won't let you get away with it," Wei Yifan's face twisted in anger.
Utter humiliation!
This was nothing short of utter humiliation!
He, the core disciple of Xingluo Island!
Highly esteemed in status.
Even in the East Sea, he had a considerable reputation.
But now, here he was, kneeling in front of the guest room, continuously slapping himself in the face.
This humiliation.
It made Wei Yifan feel like death would be preferable.
"Who is that guy? He's extremely audacious, daring to humiliate Wei Yifan like this?" someone questioned.
"It seems he only has the cultivation of the Tenth Level of the Martial King Realm, how could he possibly deal with Wei Yifan? This is strange."
"It's simply impossible for him to be at the Tenth Level of the Martial King Realm, he must have cultivated some technique to hide his true strength."
"I guess this young man is a cultivator from the inland, unaware of the terrifying powers behind Wei Yifan; he's probably stirred up serious trouble now."
Many people gathered around, commenting and pointing.
"This..." Jiang Chao couldn't help but show a bitter smile.
He had originally thought Lin Feng would be the one humiliated by Wei Yifan.
But who would have thought,
It would be Wei Yifan kneeling in front of the guest room door, slapping himself over and over again.
"Young Master Lin, you see..." Jiang Chao attempted to mediate.
Lin Feng knew what Jiang Chao wanted to say; he smiled and said, "Elder Jiang, this matter won't cause you any trouble, you don't need to worry about the forces behind Wei Yifan. I have two more transactions I'd like to discuss with Elder Jiang, shall we go in and chat about them?"
Jiang Chao also realized that Lin Feng wasn't going to let Wei Yifan off the hook.
He could only sigh gently.
Since Lin Feng said this matter wouldn't involve him,
Jiang Chao didn't concern himself with it further.
He said, "Both young masters, please come inside."
Back in the guest room, Jiang Chao couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "May I know what else Young Master Lin requires?"
Lin Feng smiled and said, "This time, it's not a purchase but a sale. I possess a large amount of Magic Artifacts, Spiritual Artifacts, treasures, as well as various antiques, paintings, gold, silver, secret techniques, Spirit Arrays, and even medicinal formulas, etc. I am planning to sell these to the auction house; I wonder if your auction house would be interested."
Jiang Chao responded with a slight smile, "Of course, our auction house would be interested in these items."
Lin Feng asked, "Is it possible to exchange the Spirit Stones for Top-grade Spiritual Stones?"
"This..."
Jiang Chao said somewhat hesitantly, "Not only the auction house but also many other forces trade items using Low-grade Spirit Stones, which are the most common type of Spirit Stones and the currency in circulation. It's not too difficult to exchange Low-grade Spirit Stones for Medium or High-grade ones, but if you want to exchange for Top-grade Spiritual Stones, it's quite challenging, considering such resources are incredibly scarce."
Sikong Zhaiyue spoke up, "Elder Jiang, as an elder in the auction house, with substantial authority, do you not have the privilege to sanction such an exchange?"
"I do have the authority to handle exchanges up to fifty pieces, but beyond that, I would need to speak with the chairman," Jiang Chao explained.
"Alright, Elder Jiang is a straightforward man. In that case, I will bring out another item to auction. I need Top-grade Spiritual Stones for this item, and I want to exchange all the items I sell for Top-grade Spiritual Stones as well," Lin Feng said.
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Jiang Chao knew that the item Lin Feng was going to put up for auction wasn't ordinary.
He planned to leverage the auction item to get the auction house's upper echelons to make concessions.
To convert the rest of his items into Top-grade Spiritual Stones.
Of course,
This was no easy task.
Top-grade Spiritual Stones were a scarce resource for any power.
Previously, Lin Feng had managed to exchange ordinary Spirit Stones for Top-grade ones in the Law Enforcement Alliance.
That was due to an unwritten rule within the Law Enforcement Alliance.
Any bounties on the wanted list obtained from pirates
Could be exchanged for Top-grade Spiritual Stones.
It was one of the methods employed by the Sea Law Enforcement Alliance to encourage cultivators to hunt pirates.
After all, exchanging ordinary Spirit Stones for Top-grade ones was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
And now,
The Sea Law Enforcement Alliance had presented such an opportunity to everyone.
...
Jiang Chao inquired, "May I know what item Young Master Lin wishes to auction?"
"This fruit," Lin Feng took out the Golden Flame Fruit and handed it to Jiang Chao.
"Is this the Golden Flame Fruit?"
Jiang Chao's eyes widened.
This was indeed a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.
It could help cultivators break through to the Yin Yang Realm.
Whether in the Heavenly Martial Continent or the overseas world,
there were so many powers.
Not every heir of the top-level forces could break through to the Yin Yang Realm.
Perhaps for this or that reason, they couldn't break through.
But if they had the Golden Flame Fruit!
The likelihood of them breaking through would be high.
After breaking through, they would break free from the Heavenly Dao's fetters.
Their life span would greatly increase.
In that long life span, they might obtain a fortuitous opportunity to change their fate.
Such events were countless.
The most famous was from Ancient Times, the founder of the Nine Heavens Sect, Nine Mountains Daoist Venerable.
He lived to one hundred and ninety-five years old!
Still, he hadn't broken through to the Yin Yang Realm.
As his death from old age drew near,
he obtained a Golden Flame Fruit by chance and consumed it, breaking through to the Yin Yang Realm.
His life span greatly increased.
Later, he obtained more opportunities.
His cultivation rose rapidly.
After that, he established the Nine Heavens Sect.
He became one of the Super Giants of his era.
...
Of course, there were many such stories.
Thus, Jiang Chao knew the value of this Golden Flame Fruit.
"Young Master Lin, rest assured, I'll take care of this matter,"
Jiang Chao immediately promised, patting his chest.
With the Golden Flame Fruit!
He believed that no matter how much stuff Lin Feng wanted to exchange for top-grade Spirit Stones,
the higher-ups would agree.
"Exchange everything in these one hundred storage rings for top-grade Spirit Stones,"
Lin Feng handed over one hundred storage rings to Jiang Chao.
Ancient God Demon Battlefield! Thunder Blade Secret Realm! And so on.
Over the years, Lin Feng had obtained storage rings from many cultivators.
Of course, the most precious was the bloody battle outside Fallen God Cliff with several Yin Yang Realm powerhouses.
After slaying those people, their storage rings were also taken by Lin Feng.
These top-tier powerhouses had many treasures on them.
Lin Feng had gathered them all together, looking for an opportunity to exchange them for top-grade Spirit Stones.
"Young Master Lin, please wait a moment! I'll go right now to consult the higher-ups,"
Jiang Chao stood up.
Lin Feng nodded his head.
Jiang Chao left.
An hour later, Jiang Chao returned.
He smiled and said, "All the items have been exchanged for top-grade Spirit Stones, totaling three thousand two hundred top-grade Spirit Stones. Please check them, Young Master Lin."
Lin Feng received the Spirit Stone pouch and checked it before nodding his head.
A smile appeared on his lips.
With these top-grade Spirit Stones,
he should have enough to break through to the Yin Yang Realm.
At the same time, he felt somewhat emotional.
No wonder so many wanted to be "pirates."
To kill and seize treasures.
They could accumulate a vast fortune in a short period of time.
This was indeed a shortcut.
...
At this time, Jiang Chao said, "This is the contract for the auction of the Golden Flame Fruit. During this period, our auction house will take the opportunity to publicize the Golden Flame Fruit while the major forces are en route to the Divine Ruins and resting at the gathering spots. Ten days later, the auction will be held, and the Golden Flame Fruit will be auctioned off. All promotional expenses will be borne by our auction house. The final proceeds from the auctioned Golden Flame Fruit will be subject to a thirty percent commission for our auction house. What do you think, Young Master Lin?"
"Good, it's a deal,"
Lin Feng nodded and signed the contract.