Chapter 368: 366. The Dragon God Sect’s Conspiracy (3/4)
To be honest, Wen Ping admits that 2,000 White Crystals is a huge sum.
Alas, the system has limitations.
A Two-Star Vortex Map can only be sold once a month.
He currently has only 900 White Crystals on him, intending to use them to load the Explosive Flame Star Chasing Cannon, in case anything happens during the Evil Spirit Knight’s upgrade. After all, he had just killed Luo River.
So earning another 2,000 White Crystals, whether for self-protection or for upgrading Tingyu Pavilion, is something he dreams of.
Still, it’s a pity, the system doesn’t give the chance.
The system’s concept of sect building is quite frustrating for this poor host.
"The monthly deadline hasn’t arrived. Whether it’s 2,000 or 3,000, I won’t sell. This is my principle." Wen Ping sorted out his emotions, stood up from the chair, and looked out the window with his hands behind his back.
Of course, he didn’t actually see anything.
It’s just that looking out of the window at this moment seems more stylish.
And Ji Liangping, receiving this answer, was visibly disappointed. He had anticipated this kind of result. If Wen Ping intended to sell, he would’ve done so long ago in Cloud Sea City, why bother with a monthly deadline?
However, today he must find a way to persuade him.
"Sect Leader Wen, about your monthly deadline..."
Wen Ping directly interrupted Ji Liangping, "The monthly deadline isn’t up yet."
Being interrupted, Ji Liangping felt helpless.
Wen Ping is definitely the strangest Vortex Divine Artisan he has ever met. Other Vortex Divine Artisans, if you are not respectful to them, they won’t help you make anything, which already counts as a quirky temper. But Wen Ping is different; if you have a bad attitude, he’ll never sell to you; if you have a good attitude, no matter how much money you offer, he still won’t help you make anything.
"Sect Leader Wen, what difference does it make after this month? Is it very troublesome to make?"
Wen Ping replied, "The making, it’s okay. My problem is only with the time, get to know that there are still half a month until the monthly deadline."
"Another monthly deadline... Sect Leader Wen, to be honest with you. Actually, this Vortex Map is not needed by people from Cloud Sea City. The people from Cloud Sea City are merely intermediaries; they couldn’t find you, so they entrusted me to bring the message. If you agree, this could be an opportunity to form a good relationship with a Four-star Sect."
No choice, Wen Ping kept using the monthly deadline to talk about things, he could only reveal the buyer’s identity.
Otherwise, he would feel very uncomfortable being caught in the middle.
After all, it’s the Four-star Influence—Dragon God Sect that wants to buy the Vortex Map.
Dragon God Sect is a powerful force at Xuanse Lake, holding absolute discourse power at Bright Mirror Lake. Even Luo River, the Dominator on the surface of the Hundred Sects Alliance at Bright Mirror Lake, has to be polite when meeting people from Dragon God Sect.
"Forming good relations? Not interested." Wen Ping guessed it would be like this, some Four-star Sect would have strong rumor-gathering abilities; after all, information is like the wind, it can drift to some unknown place at any time and enter someone’s ears.
"According to Deputy City Lord Lu Hai, they are people from Dragon God Sect at Xuanse Lake. My refusal here might... forget it, let’s not mention it. Sect Leader Wen, they’re sincerely interested; why waste a chance to make money over this rule?"
"The monthly deadline is about to be up; you can go tell them to wait at the auction if they want."
If they want it, then wait.
"Sect Leader Wen, but they want it now." If they would be willing to wait, I wouldn’t have such a headache.
"Want it now? Not happening." Wen Ping replied lightly and then added, "Dean Ji, anything else?"
"No..."
What else could he say?
It was already made so clear.
He knew he couldn’t change anything.
"2,000 White Crystals, ah." Such a sum, any Vortex Divine Artisan would eagerly go through fire and water for it, wouldn’t they?
Ji Liangping smiled helplessly, already beginning to ponder in his mind how to explain to Lu Hai.
"Sect Leader Wen, might you reconsider... You’ve just annihilated the Mitian Sect, surely people from the Hundred Sects Alliance will trouble you... At this time, if you have good relations with Dragon God Sect, they definitely wouldn’t make an issue out of the Mitian Sect matter." Ji Liangping asked with a last gasp of hope.
Because it was really hard to explain to Lu Hai.
"Haha."
Wen Ping responded with a faint smile.
He didn’t elaborate.
Nor mention that Luo River was dead.
Once Ji Liangping left, Wen Ping stayed in the Main Hall for a while before returning to Wind Valley.
As he approached the bottom of the hill, disturbances from the woods ahead caught Wen Ping’s attention.
"Who has broken through to the Profound Realm?"
Wen Ping stepped forward.
Yang Lele saw Wen Ping coming, immediately spoke up, "Sect Leader, Lin Kewu is breaking through to the Profound Realm."
Wen Ping said, "That’s quick, if any of you have free time, go help guard him."
Lin Kewu joined Immortal Sect when he was at Body Refining Twelfth Layer, it’s been two months since then.
Yang Lele nodded and replied, "Biyue Yi is there guarding him now... Sect Leader, this is for you." Yang Lele handed a White Crystal to Wen Ping, then stepped into the Wind Valley.
"Biyue Yi is guarding?" Wen Ping smiled helplessly, Biyue Yi was only at Body Refining Sixth Layer.
With a slight whisper, Wen Ping moved in that direction.
In the woods, Lin Kewu was sitting cross-legged on a patch of dead leaves, already starting to open the Meridian Gate. A blue halo spread out, and Wen Ping waved his hand to signal Biyue Yi to leave, as he guarded here personally.
Like this, a day quickly passed.
Lin Kewu had started the Purification process, Wen Ping occasionally came back to check, the rest of the time Wen Ping left Ye Fei to guard—watering things, Zhao Ying alone could handle it fine, it’s not a demanding task.
Meanwhile, outside Black Rock City, a black-clad man whose face was entirely covered by his beard was smiling coldly. That smile, like a butcher avenging an enemy, was chilling just from its coldness.
"Wandered around Zimo Lake, but what use was that? You can’t detect me following you, even at Divine Profound Upper Realm." The black-clad man grinned another cold smile, then slapped his horse’s back, heading towards Cangwu City.
This person was from Dragon God Sect.
What buying Vortex Map, was merely a pretext.
Figuring out where the seller of the Vortex Map was, that’s what Dragon God Sect truly wanted, as the surviving subordinates of Anger Sword God in Cloud Sea City have already told them, it’s the seller of the new type of Vortex Map who killed Anger Sword God.
Of course, the new type of Vortex Map was the most important.
Avenging Anger Sword God was just a bonus.
Such a Vortex Map, how can it be allowed to become an auction item and circulate in the auction house?
The new type of Vortex Map should be in the hands of Dragon God Sect, for now, only Dragon God Sect knows about this; it’s the heavens gifting them the opportunity.
Once they acquire the new type of Vortex Map, especially the Accessories Vortex Map, how could Dragon God Sect not become a dominant force?
By then, after a century’s accumulation, what would Dragon God Sect fear about becoming the top force at Heaven and Earth Lake?