Scourge Messenger

Chapter 428 Gold-based Transactions, Imperial Edict Transactions
Just when everyone thought the gold transaction was about to be completed, Jiang Shi looked at the token and said, "The second bidder has made a bid: four sixth-tier legendary tokens, the [Eternal Candle] tribulation-level inheritance, and one million True Spirit Jade."

Tong Moli and Li Xi were startled, then immediately turned around and looked around the venue, roaring, "Xia Qige!"

"Sect Leader Tong, although we are of the same generation, I attained enlightenment before you. You may call me Immortal Lord Wuxia, or you may call me Sect Leader Xia." A female immortal walked out leisurely from the crowd, looking down on all sides with an arrogant and domineering air: "To call you by your name directly is rather impolite."

"You dare sell the [Eternal Candle] Tribulation Rank Inheritance?!" Tong Moli said through gritted teeth, "You even dare to call yourself a Fire Worshiping lineage!"

"Weren't you the ones who sold first? I'm just going with the flow. Is it only allowed for the Fire Worship Sect to set fires, but not for the True Fire Sect to light lamps?" Immortal Lord Wuxia said calmly. "The True Fire Sect also lacks an Immortal Lord to oversee things. Instead of arguing with me, you should hurry up and make an offer, or the master of ceremonies will make the final decision."

Tong Moli glared at her resentfully, then pressed down on the token to bid, "I'll raise it to 1.5 million!"

"Two million," Immortal Lord Wuxia immediately followed.

"Two and a half million."

"three million!"

"Three million one hundred thousand."

"Three million and two million!"

Just as the two were raising the price to four million, Jiang Shi suddenly raised his hand and silenced the entire process again.

"Jubao Pavilion has discovered malicious bidding behavior by a suspected bidder. In order to protect the rights of bidders, the [Bloody Battle] Bidding Act is now being activated."

"According to the [Bloody Battle] Act, everyone has only one chance to bid, and the highest bidder wins. However, as long as you participate in the bidding, even if you lose, the Treasure Pavilion will forcibly deduct funds from your account. Fifty percent of these funds will be obtained by the auction organizer, and the other fifty percent will go into the prize pool, which will be drawn by all the guests after the auction ends."

"If no one makes a bid, 10% of the last bids from all previous bidders will be forfeited, and this penalty will be split equally between the seller and the auction organizer. The item will then be put back into the auction process."

"The bidders' funds have been frozen by Jubao Pavilion. You now have one minute to submit your bids."

Everyone in the auction room had their pupils shrink.

How could there be such terrifying auction rules?!
The winner only gets to acquire the item, but the loser loses everything and gets nothing! This isn't just about buying a steamed bun; it's a huge investment involving four legendary tokens and the inheritance of the Tribulation Rank. Even for a Seventh-Rank Immortal Lord, it's a painful loss.

If everyone backs down at this point, they won't be able to escape unscathed; 10% of their funds will be forcibly deducted. There are no winners, only losers.

Moreover, although this plan can prevent malicious bidding, the final transaction price may be much higher than that of a normal auction. After all, without the determination to burn one's bridges and go all in, no one would dare to enter the market. Once a bidder starts bidding, they will most likely offer the highest price within their means to ensure that they win.

But for the onlookers, the higher the bids, the better. After all, 50% of the loser's winnings go into the prize pool, drawn by all the guests, with at least two items being level 6 legendary items. The entire auction only has a thousand people; the probability of winning a level 6 legendary item is only 1% out of 500—that's much higher than the chance of getting one themselves!
Everyone in the hall watched Wuxia Immortal Lord and Tong Moli closely, secretly hoping they would cause a real scene, but they both kept their heads down, staring at the tokens, and did not interact at all.

The immortal lords all stared at Immortal Lord Wuxia and Tong Moli. Although their divine senses did not contain expressions, everyone could see that the two were extremely solemn, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Jubao Pavilion has actually locked up their tokens? They can't even untie them? If they give up, can they really just confiscate their assets?
Across an infinite distance, they directly sealed off the tokens of a Seventh-Rank Immortal Lord, practically taking whatever he wanted from the Immortal Lord's assets! Not to mention an Eighth-Rank Great True Lord, even the legendary Ninth-Rank Immortal Venerable couldn't do that, right?

They had already overestimated the Treasure Pavilion as much as possible, but even a slight revelation of its true nature still sent chills down the spines of the immortal lords.

"time up."

Jiang Shi looked at the token: "In this fierce bidding war, only one buyer has made a bid."

"The final transaction price was four sixth-tier legendary items, the [Eternal Candle] Calamity-level inheritance, and one million True Spirit Jade."

Li Xi felt relieved and left the auction on the spot to return to the mortal world to retrieve the 'Prison-Suppressing Pagoda Mingwang Nature'.

Tong Moli looked at Immortal Lord Wuxia, but the latter had already turned and left. This time, they had won a great victory. She was certain that Immortal Lord Wuxia wouldn't dare to fight a bloody battle, and had acquired Jin Xing with a low price. It was only a matter of time before the Fire Worshiping Sect gained another seventh-rank Immortal Lord.

"Next up is the ninth item," Jiang Shi said.

Everyone immediately became curious. Could there really be an item more valuable than gold? Gold was the key to achieving ascension through alchemy; something more precious than gold could only be—

A ring projection floated on the stage, its body wrapped with countless neatly arranged golden threads. It didn't look particularly unusual, but the moment it appeared, all Foundation Establishment cultivators felt a restlessness in their bodies. This was because their Dao Foundations were yearning for a supreme token to perfect their inner laws! "Seventh-Rank Token, Endless Spear."

Jiang Shi reached out her hand, and the ring projection gently slipped onto her ring finger. With a casual clench of her wrist, a spear appeared in her palm. She threw it at the wall, and the spear embedded itself in a tapestry. Then, with another clench of her wrist, a new spear appeared. She threw it ten times in a row until the tapestry was riddled with thorns.

“It has only one authority, and it is endless,” Jiang Shi explained. “It can replicate an infinite number of spears until the messenger is withdrawn; otherwise, the spears will exist forever.”

A token passed down through seven generations.

The hall fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at the ring on Jiang Shi's finger, no one daring to speak. Master Dongshou, somewhat bewildered, asked in a very low voice, "Does a seventh-rank token only have one power?"

"It is authority, not power," the young man in the straw hat replied in a very low voice, as if raising his voice would be disrespectful.

"Isn't it the same?" The female Foundation Establishment cultivator next to the young man with the earring couldn't help but ask.

“Power can appear in different tokens, and it can also appear in the same token. But authority is different. Authority is a unique law. If it appears in this token, it will not appear in other tokens.” The young man in the straw hat said leisurely and wistfully, “Authority is unique.”

"Including low-level tokens?" the young man with the earring asked.

“That’s right.” The young man in the straw hat gave him an approving look: “If a seventh-rank token of the power of fire were to appear, then the fire power of all other tokens in the world would become ineffective. But similarly, a seventh-rank token can share its power, causing a qualitative change in the entire force from top to bottom!”

"If tokens below the seventh rank are the will of Heaven and Earth to all living beings, then tokens above the seventh rank are the decrees of the Immortal Lord to Heaven and Earth. It is said that the Demon Lord once said something that best explains the seventh-rank tokens—"

"If I want something, Heaven will not allow me to not have it; if I want nothing, Heaven will not allow me to have it!"

"Therefore, the seventh-grade token is also known as the Immortal's Edict!"

This was a secret even most Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't know, and the gazes of the crowd towards the endless spears burned even brighter. To usurp power and command the laws of the Great Dao—that was true freedom, eternal life!
"The seller requests that we exchange it for other seventh-tier tokens," Jiang Shi said.

"Let me explain first," Dean Huayue of the Royal Court said lazily, raising her hand. "I'm sure many of you can see that this is an imperial edict from our Royal Court. While the Endless Authority is very useful, it consumes a considerable amount of immortal energy. Therefore, we don't have any requirements for the replacement. As long as it looks acceptable, I'll replace it."

"You can make the decision?" Gai Qingyun asked calmly. "Using a useless imperial edict to lure us into revealing our own imperial edict information, this kind of conspiracy is something you are capable of."

"Well, if that's what you think, there's nothing I can do." Hua Yue shrugged. "But if there are still auctions in the future, the imperial edict trading will still have to go on, right? It's not easy to find a place like Jubaoge that connects the world and allows for safe transactions. Are we all going to stay stuck in the past?"

After a brief silence, Master Chixianjun of Changsheng Heaven suddenly said, "I have an imperial edict, 'Darkness Arises,' which grants me authority through a dark curtain that no investigation or vision can penetrate."

The young man with the earring in the crowd squinted.

"The imperial edict, 'Full House of Flowers,' signifies that power is like intoxicating flowers, and the fragrance of flowers can bewitch others," Gai Qingyun said calmly.

Dean Huayue didn't think for long: "Immortal Lord Qingyun, I'll switch with you. I'm sorry, Shi Chi, but it seems that [Full House of Flowers] can add an unparalleled wine to Yu Liuting. I'll send you a few bottles as an apology."

"No need," Master Chixian replied curtly. "I don't drink."

"I'll drink it, just send me one or two thousand bottles," the Deep Blue Immortal Lord shouted.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the ring projection flew to Gai Qingyun's hand, and the bouquet projection flew to Dean Huayue's hand. The two immortal lords, located in the east and west respectively, completed the transaction of the seventh-level imperial edict without leaving their main body.

Many people felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were witnessing the relentless turning of the wheels of time. Just moments ago, they didn't quite understand why the superpowers were so eager to curry favor with Jiang Shi, but now they finally understood.

In the past, how many steps would it have taken for Gai Qingyun and Dean Huayue to reach an agreement on the imperial edict? First, they would have to make contact, then determine the transaction location, then they would have to take time to meet at the transaction location, and after the transaction, they would return. The whole process would have taken several years, with too many variables and dangers, and this was all based on the premise that they both had a strong desire to trade and trusted each other!

Therefore, cross-realm transactions are extremely rare, with most immortal lords confined to internal exchanges within their own territories. This situation is about to undergo a dramatic change.

"The tenth item is a rare guild creation token, which allows the messenger to create an organization and randomly gain a team skill."

Amidst the expectant or tense gazes of countless people, Jiang Shi was finally about to begin the final and most important auction of the event!
(End of this chapter)