The corpse of the demon envoy still hangs in front of the gate of the Primordial Base.

The dried blood silently tells the story of yesterday's tyranny and slaughter.

Su Bai's words, "If you're not convinced, feel free to try," spread throughout the entire Chinese cultivation world overnight through various channels.

An eerie silence fell over the Demon Alliance.

Those ancient sects that had just emerged and wanted to take a liking to the Taichu Palace were all silenced.

To kill the chicken as a warning to the monkey.

This chicken is a generous portion.

The monkeys were indeed frightened.

A day passed quickly.

When the sun rises the next day.

Outside the Primordial Base, above the once silent Gobi Desert, an unusual movement began.

As if by prior arrangement, streaks of light burst forth from all directions.

Each streak of light contained a figure with an imposing aura.

Some of them flew on swords, their sword energy soaring into the sky.

Some of them rode on auspicious clouds, exuding an air of otherworldly grace.

Others rode in magnificent carriages pulled by rare birds and exotic animals, bathed in radiant light.

In just over ten minutes.

Dozens of figures had already gathered in the sky above the Primordial Base.

The weakest among them was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

There were even a few who had already stepped into the Manifestation Realm, their bodies radiating Daoist energy that caused the space itself to distort slightly.

These "immortals," who used to be high above and looked down on ordinary people as ants, now had no trace of arrogance on their faces.

They hovered a kilometer away from the base, and not one of them dared to cross the line.

All eyes were fixed on the tightly closed steel gate.

And the corpse hanging on the gate.

"The Huashan Sword Sect..."

"Mount Tai..."

"Emei..."

One after another, names that would cause an earthquake in the mortal world began to resound.

They introduced themselves with utmost humility, showing none of the arrogance of yesterday's messengers.

There was no response from inside the base.

The gate remained tightly shut.

These big shots, who usually cause a stir with a stomp of their feet, were left hanging in the air.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

"Hmph, what an arrogant attitude!"

One of the sect elders, who had a fiery temper, couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath.

He had barely finished speaking.

An elderly man who was halfway to sainthood glanced at him coldly.

The elder immediately fell silent, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his forehead.

Is it a big shot?

They have the resources to do so.

You disagree?

Go check on the one hanging on the door; see if he's completely dead yet.

Just as everyone was getting a little impatient.

squeak-

The massive alloy door slowly opened to both sides.

The one who walked out was not Su Bai.

Instead, it was Lin Wan, dressed in a business suit, with a cool and aloof expression.

Behind her followed two teams of fully armed, menacing security personnel.

Lin Wan walked to the door, looked up at the group of "immortals" in the sky, and spoke in a low voice, but clearly into everyone's ears.

"The master has given the order."

"Please come in, everyone."

"However, only one person can enter at a time."

"Who goes first, let's discuss it among ourselves."

After saying that, she turned to the side, made a gesture of invitation, and said no more.

The powerful figures in the sky looked at each other in bewilderment.

Only one can enter at a time?

What kind of rule is this?

It's like going to the yamen to submit a petition.

But no one dared to object.

The crowd exchanged glances, and finally, an old Taoist priest sighed and fell from the sky.

"This humble Taoist priest, you may go first."

……

The base's reception room has long been transformed into a temporary trading hall.

Su Bai remained seated in the main seat.

In front of him was a huge table.

On the table were only three Heavenly Serpent Pills, each containing a jade box and radiating a powerful life force.

The old Taoist priest walked in and bowed to Su Bai.

"Greetings, Daoist Master Su."

Su Bai raised his eyelids slightly.

"Did you bring the things?"

"I brought it."

The old Taoist priest dared not delay and quickly took out an ancient jade slip from his storage magic treasure.

"This is a secret that our sect does not pass on. It is a fragment of the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing. Although it is not complete, it directly points to the Great Dao of Manifestation."

"In addition, here is a map showing the distribution of all the folded spaces and spiritual veins in western China, which I have been teaching for thousands of years."

Su Bai didn't speak, but gestured to Lin Wan who was standing to the side.

Lin Wan stepped forward and took the jade slip.

Instead of examining it herself, she placed the jade slip on a strangely shaped instrument.

hum.

The instrument emitted a soft sound, and a light screen was projected into the air.

All the contents of the jade slip, including the cultivation techniques and the complex map, were instantly scanned, analyzed, and digitized.

Nearby, several technicians in research coats were sitting in front of computers, their fingers flying across the keyboard.

"The energy model of the practice is under construction... The logical consistency of the scriptures is being checked... and compared with known scriptures..."

"Map data entry...overlay with satellite map...match rate 93%...three unmarked high-risk energy points detected..."

The old Taoist priest was completely dumbfounded by what he saw.

What... what kind of method is this?

His jade slip is enhanced by a sect's secret techniques.

Even if an ordinary cultivator obtained it, it would take at least ten days to half a month to figure out even a fraction of its secrets.

But here, in less than a minute, they analyzed everything down to the last detail.

Using the most modern technology to analyze the oldest metaphysics.

"gentlemen."

Lin Wan heard the technical department's final report through her earphones.

She walked over to Su Bai and whispered a few words of report.

Su Bai nodded and looked at the old Taoist priest.

"The stuff is good."

He flicked his finger, and a Heavenly Serpent Pill on the table flew to the old Taoist priest's face.

"Deal made."

The old Taoist priest took the pill, feeling its terrifying medicinal power that was enough to loosen his bottleneck, and a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

But he didn't have a chance to thank them.

Su Bai's voice rang out again.

"Next."

The old Taoist priest was taken aback, but then he understood.

This means he's fired.

He quickly put away the pills, bowed deeply to Su Bai again, and tactfully withdrew.

When he stepped out the door and saw his old friends waiting anxiously outside, his feelings were incredibly complex.

After several rounds, no one managed to exchange for the Heavenly Serpent Pill anymore; they only managed to exchange for some pills needed by those at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Until the representative of the Huashan Sword Sect walked in.

What he took out was a top-tier sword manual called "Purple Cloud Divine Sword," along with intelligence on the area surrounding Mount Hua over the past few hundred years.

Same process, same efficient analysis.

Su Bai accepted it.

The second Heavenly Serpent Pill was sold.

The atmosphere began to tense.

Only one pill remains.

But there are still dozens of people waiting outside!

When the elder of Daizong walked in, everyone outside held their breath.

"I, Mount Tai, am willing to exchange my most prized possession, 'An Introduction to Mount Tai,' for this!"

This elder has clearly gone to great lengths.

However, Su Bai only glanced at the analysis results before shaking his head.

"The technique is good, but its intelligence value is too low."

"Your Mount Tai is located at the foot of Mount Tai, but the information you gave me is vague about what lies deep within Mount Tai."

"Not enough sincerity."

The elder's face turned deathly pale instantly.

Su Bai actually refused!

"Next."

Su Bai's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Elder Daizong was "invited" out, looking utterly dejected.

The crowd outside was in an uproar.

They finally understood Su Bai's trading rules.

Elixirs are only secondary.

What he really wants is intelligence!

These ancient sects have hidden the secrets of this world for thousands of years!

I've figured that out.

The sects that followed went completely mad.

In their fight for that last elixir, they held nothing back.

Secret martial arts techniques kept hidden away, long-forgotten secrets, ancient maps...

One by one, as if they were free, they were delivered to Su Bai.

Lin Wan's intelligence department, on the other hand, was like a greedy sponge, frantically absorbing all of this.

In the end, Mount Emei successfully obtained the last pill using a rare spiritual cultivation method and a beast-skin scroll marked with a "Distribution Map of Demon Kings in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Southwest China".

The transaction is complete.

Those sects that failed to obtain the pills were disappointed but dared not utter any complaints.

Because Su Bai made another statement.

"Keep gathering intelligence."

"As long as the value is sufficient, there will be plenty of pills."

Now, everyone saw hope.

Just like that, Su Bai used a few pills to effortlessly neutralize it all.

……

late at night.

Lin Wan placed a well-organized top-secret intelligence report on Su Bai's desk.

"Sir, this is the most valuable piece of intelligence of all the transactions today."

Her expression was more serious than ever before.

"It doesn't come from a single sect, but from a place mentioned by several top sects, all of whom agreed to do so."

Su Bai picked up the document.

On the cover, four ancient seal characters were written.

Chosen Realm.

"What is this?"

Lin Wan's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

"A legendary place."

"According to those sects, this secret realm will only briefly open every ten Jiazi (60-year cycles) when the laws of heaven and earth are at their weakest."

"It is said that it contains the destiny that could change the future of the entire planet."

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