Longzang

Chapter 583 Unable to refuse
"Tianyu, you've fallen!" Wei Yuan cried out in anguish. How long had it been? How could the Immortal Silver have corrupted a simple power sorceress who pursued absolute power into this state?

Wei Yuan, as the Lord of the Azure Netherworld, a top-tier Dharma Aspect, the Creator Immortal of Humanity, the Military Governor of Dingxi, the Garrison Commander of Qingyang County of the Great Tang Dynasty, one of the strongest geniuses of the Primordial Palace, the Undefeated Dharma Aspect, and the Descended Chess Immortal, doesn't even have a follower at this moment. He has to ask the warriors in his Heart Aspect World to run errands for him whenever he needs something, which is equivalent to him serving himself.

Compared to Tianyu, Wei Yuan was completely outmatched in terms of sheer numbers.

Tianyu also sighed, rubbing the iron body of the beautiful witch beside him with his two paws, and said, "I have no choice. Power witches are all brainless and have been deceived too many times. If you don't wear gold and silver and bring a few beautiful women to fill the space, they will all think you are a fraud. Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about."

Wei Yuan said, "Brother Tianyu, there's really no need to add that last sentence."

Wei Yuan was inwardly dissatisfied. How did he look like a conman? Moreover, Wei Yuan felt that Tian Yu himself wanted to find Mei Wu, claiming it was necessary for work. Clearly, he was treating Wei Yuan like a fool.

Tianyu said, "I brought three million catties of Thunder Sand with me this time, as well as this item. See if you can use it. If you can, we have plenty more there."

Wei Yuan took it and saw that it was a strange, grayish-white mineral with flakes of scales. As soon as it came into contact with the moisture in the air, it immediately exuded a thin layer of white mist. When the mist landed on Wei Yuan's hand, it caused a slight burning and stinging sensation. This feeling was very similar to the water from the Thunder Pool landing on his hand, so it must also be some kind of strong acid.

Wei Yuan immediately concluded that this was most likely another material that could be used to manufacture new gunpowder. The question was, how did Tianyu know this?
Wei Yuan remained calm and said, "I need to study this, but it should be useful. How do you plan to sell it?"

"Same as always, change to Jinhe wine, and one pound of this mist stone will be charged as half a pound of thunder sand."

"Okay, I'm not sure if it will work, but let's try a million catties first."

“I have a million catties right now, and I’ve already brought it over. This batch is free; consider it a trial run for you,” Tianyu said.

Wei Yuan was surprised again. Had Tianyu learned to play the long game?

Tianyu added, "There's another piece of news: the Xu family has opened up another trade route and made contact with another large tribe, the Leize tribe, selling silk brocade to them. The Leize tribe is now reselling some of their silk brocade to the Wu tribe's interior, which has impacted our business. We now have to lower the selling price of our brocade to thirty taels per bolt to match theirs."

Fortunately, it was the same familiar Tianyu, who immediately revealed how much money he was making. This guy could make over ten taels of silver profit from reselling a single piece of brocade, earning far more than Wei Yuan.

However, Wei Yuan intended it this way; without sufficiently substantial profits, he couldn't keep the Desolate Ancestor Tribe from interfering. If the Desolate Ancestor Tribe had joined the war with the Rain Kingdom back then, Wei Yuan didn't know if he could have survived.

"How much brocade did Lei Ze sell?" Wei Yuan asked.

"About 150,000 horses were sold out immediately because their prices were lower than ours."

Wei Yuan was speechless. Thirty taels a piece of horse could sell out in one go. How high was the price that the Desolate Ancestor Tribe had set beforehand?

Wei Yuan then said, "Once a family buys one bolt of brocade, they won't buy a second one anytime soon..."

Tianyu immediately shook his head: "No, in our witch clan, many people will buy until they are bankrupt."

"Alright, you witches... are quite adorable. I still have some stock, I'll give you a million horses first. Sell them all."

Tianyu was startled and said, "This, so much?! I'll have to hold back some of it when I sell it. What if I don't have this much stock later?"

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, there's plenty! Just wait a few more months, and you'll have as much as you want!"

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out behind them: "Where did you get so much brocade?"

The voice was so close that Wei Yuan was startled. He turned his head and saw the enormous face of the Great Wilderness Sun, as big as a bathtub, right next to him, almost touching him.

Only upon close inspection can one clearly see that the giant face of the Great Wilderness Day is covered with thick, transparent hairs, resembling iron nails.

Wei Yuan bowed and said, "This is the stock we have for this period of time, but the production of brocade in Ningzhou is too slow, so I have decided to open my own workshop to produce brocade. Once the workshop is open, there will be more brocade."

Da Huangzhi nodded and then asked, "How much can you produce? How should we sell it?"

"What is your relationship with the Leize tribe?" Wei Yuan asked in return.

"Similar to the Land of Rain. The Leize tribe is also made up of sorcerers, and the tribe's ancestor is Red Leaf's great-uncle."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yuan understood and said, "Starting next month, I will give you 500,000 bolts of brocade every month. The sales will be based on the amount sold out each month. If the price does not drop, I will give you more. If the price drops, we will continue to sell at this amount until the price drops to ten taels of silver."

Tianyu frowned and said, "Ten taels of silver? Does that mean we won't make any money?"

Wei Yuan said, "I will gradually lower the price, down to six taels, or even five taels."

Dahuang Zhi Ri interjected, "The price you pay for the brocade from human craftsmen is more than five taels. Would you be willing to lose money?"

Wei Yuan said, "My own brocade won't be a loss."

"Don't you pay the craftsmen their wages?" Tianyu couldn't figure out how he could not be losing money, but his question came close to the truth.

Wei Yuan did not answer the question.

Tianyu looked troubled: "Even so, if the price is reduced to ten taels, we won't make much money." Wei Yuan said: "You won't make much money, but the Leize tribe won't make any money at all, completely cutting off their source of income."

On the day of the Great Wilderness, the decision was made decisively: "That's how it will be!"

With the Great Wilderness Sun present, both sides quickly reached a consensus and renegotiated the price. The brocade supplied by Wei Yuan was tentatively set at ten taels of immortal silver, while the thunder sand was priced at one jin and one tael of immortal silver. The mist stone was priced at one and a half jin of immortal silver, with this batch of one million jin of mist stone considered a gift.

Therefore, the Desolate Ancestor Tribe still owed Wei Yuan two million taels of immortal silver in this transaction. They used the Soul Necklace to offset one million taels, and then gave Wei Yuan an ancient immortal plant seed with the remaining one million taels.

Wei Yuan resolutely refused to accept it.

The seeds given last time ultimately died out, becoming lifeless and only good for Xu Henshui's medicinal use. If the seaweed hadn't successfully grown, Wei Yuan would have already settled old scores with Tianyu. A seed of an ancient immortal plant, whose survival was uncertain, was worth a million taels?
On the day of the Great Wilderness, he stretched out his hand and a round ball burning with golden-red flames appeared in his hand. Its surface was mottled and covered with mysterious runes that sealed life.

"This is a seed of a Flame God Flower that I risked my life to retrieve from the Desolate Realm. It's full of life. Although it's not as good as that ancient immortal plant seed, it's still worth over a million immortal silver. Why don't you choose this one?"

Wei Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he knew his opportunity had arrived. He remained calm and asked, "May I see that ancient immortal plant seed?"

On the day of the Great Wilderness, a large stone was taken out. No matter how Wei Yuan looked at it, it was just a stone.

Wei Yuan was caught in a dilemma, and finally asked, "Can I have both?"

……

The value of this transaction was enormous, and it took the two parties two whole days to complete the handover. Wei Yuan gave an extra 100,000 bolts of brocade, emptied the warehouse, and acquired both immortal seeds.

The fire-elemental immortal plant was sent directly into the mortal realm, while the stone was first placed with Yu Zhizhuo to study its properties, since Wei Yuan couldn't help but think that it really was just a stone.

The fact that the Wild Ancestor Tribe is not good at lying does not mean that they have never lied.

After completing the transaction, Wei Yuan was about to head to check on the preparations for the new workshop when he suddenly sensed a faint aura rising at the edge of the realm. This aura was subtle yet peculiar, detectable only by Wei Yuan. It was the aura of the mysterious witch clan that had come knocking during the war.

Wei Yuan's figure flashed, appearing in front of the sorcerer at top speed, intending to intimidate him with his speed and prevent him from having any inappropriate thoughts.

The sorcerer was still wrapped in a black robe that could isolate all auras. When he saw Wei Yuan appear, his aura fluctuated almost imperceptibly. He was finally taken aback by Wei Yuan's speed.

He said in a mumbled human language, “The war is not over yet, Red Leaf is still alive, and the adults are very dissatisfied with this! The goodwill of the Wild Ancestor Tribe is not free.”

"In the final battle, I even sent myself to their central army, but Hongye still refused to fight me. What could I do?"

The shaman said, "My lord doesn't want to hear explanations, he only cares about results. If you can't do it, then you can sell us the Yang Bullet."

"Absolutely impossible." The Yin-Yang Bullets contained two hundred years of Wei Yuan's lifespan, and their causal relationship with Wei Yuan was so close that it was impossible for him to hand them over to anyone else.

The shaman was clearly enraged, his murderous aura rising. Wei Yuan, however, was not afraid, meeting his gaze directly without backing down.

Finally, the shaman suppressed his murderous intent and said, "Red Leaf is not without weaknesses. Others may not know his greatest weakness, but we, his lord, know it perfectly well. He has hidden a human woman on the border of the Rain Kingdom, and that woman has borne him a child. That is his greatest weakness."

I'll tell you the location. Go and capture them, forcing Hongye to come to Qingming for a final battle. Then, give him a Yang Bullet. As long as the Yang Bullet hits Hongye and reduces his lifespan by three thousand, whether he lives or dies, you've completed your mission.

Wei Yuan frowned: "This method is a bit despicable."

"Have you done enough bad things?" the shaman mocked.

Wei Yuan shook his head immediately: "No, this goes against my principles. I must... raise the price significantly!"

The shaman chuckled mockingly, as if he had known this all along, then stretched out his hand, revealing a perfectly round jade sphere in his palm. A bloodstain stained the jade bead, its red color strikingly prominent.

As soon as the ball appeared, Wei Yuan's entire Dao Foundation trembled, and towering waves surged in the sea, causing almost his entire Dharma Form to tremble.

Wei Yuan suppressed the strange movements within his body with all his might and asked calmly, "What is this?"

The shaman let out a low laugh and said, "What you said, sir, is indeed true. Every cultivator in the Primordial Palace would desperately want it. Not long after your Primordial Palace's founder attained enlightenment, he came to our Shaman Domain to venture out. He accidentally provoked a powerful enemy, and in the life-or-death battle, even the boundary stone he was carrying was shattered. This is one of the fragments."

"One of them? How many pieces are there in total?" Wei Yuan asked.

"The master still has one piece. As for whether there are any other fragments scattered elsewhere, I have no idea."

Wei Yuan hadn't expected that the boundary stone erected at the main gate of the Taichu Palace would be incomplete, but he couldn't refuse the reward. He immediately said, "Tell me the location. In addition, I need an identity from the Witch Clan."

P.S.: As long as there are enough Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, there will be a patch in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)