Cloudexit City benefited the most from the antagonism between the Immortal Pagoda and Haotian Tower. Countless cultivators flooded both shops the moment they opened for business, furiously buying everything they could lay their hands on.
Of course, Haotian Towerâs prices were cheaper and all of their treasures refined by supplemental kings. Therefore, it was the more popular out of the two.
The Li Clan naturally possessed a stronghold in Cloudexit City, one with three kings in residence. They hadnât offered their help to the other seventeen Cloudexit kings. In their eyes, those seventeen were just a bunch of country bumpkins; they didnât share a similar language.
First step kings of Azure Dragon Region had progressed beyond forcefields to employ influence, but the seventeen kings of Cloudexit Cityâincluding Earthmartialâstill utilized forcefields.
Back on his clanâs grounds, Li Zhen was neither punished nor had his movements restricted. Once his injuries healed completely, he immediately ran back into the city and found Lu Yun.
Does this guy have a dogâs nose or something? How did he find me so quickly? Lu Yun was shopping to his heartâs content in Haotian Tower. Many of Immortal Pagodaâs wares were essentially sold at cost, so Haotian Tower selling theirs for half of that was just losing money while doing business.
Heâd be an utter fool not to take advantage of this, thus here Lu Yun was.
âYou, you, you!! Youâre a disciple of the Trueriver Sect, how can you be purchasing goods at Haotian Tower? Youâre a traitor!â Li Zhen beat his chest with anguish when he found Lu Yun.
âHow the heck am I a traitor?â Lu Yun responded with resignation. âThe goods here are of excellent quality and reasonable prices, theyâre half of whatâs on sale at the Immortal Pagoda! Am I supposed to spend more crystals to buy the same thing?â
âOf course youâre supposed to go to the Immortal Pagoda!â Li Zhen widened his eyes at Lu Yun. âThough theyâre a bit more expensive, I believe that you pay for what you get! Thereâs nothing good that can be found cheap!â
âBlockhead.â Lu Yun rolled his eyes and turned back to the shelves.
âBut the Trueriver SectâŚâ Li Zhen protested feebly.
âThe sect was too weak to protect our own territory in Multitude Cityâit was only natural that we withdrew. Besides, itâs not like the Haotian Tower killed anyone in my sect. Itâs just a piece of land, weâll take it back when weâre strong enough.â Lu Yun grabbed a random talisman and stuffed it in special bags of holding that Haotian Tower had refined for this very purpose.
âHahaha!! This little brother speaks truly!â Dressed in golden robes, an elder with sunken cheeks approached Lu Yun. âThis old man is Situ Qing. I am the grand steward of the third floor of Haotian Tower.â
âGreetings to Steward Situ!â Lu Yun adopted a solemn expression and bowed to the old man.
This steward wasnât a king, but he was a powerful half step king. He was likely on par with Li Quan.
âHahaha, is this little brother a disciple of the Trueriver Sect?â Situ Qing asked merrily.
âChampion Duke of Trueriver Sect, at your service!â Lu Yun lifted his chin slightly, every inch a proud genius fresh into his first journey across the realm.
âSo youâre the Champion Duke!â Situ Qing turned serious. âThey say that the Champion Duke possesses a Stellar Sword refined by the Immortal King himself. I wonder if I mayâŚâ
âTake it.â Lu Yun chucked the sword into Situ Qingâs hands before he could finish.
The elder ceased to speak after receiving the sword. He observed it carefully, not to note its ingredients, but its refinement method!
Most items sold in the Immortal Pagoda were the work of supplemental grandmaster puppets; very few of them came from Lu Yunâs hands. The puppets could handle even king grade treasures if a hundred of them, and a time formation, worked on one at the same time.
Haotian Tower had been unable to discern Lu Yunâs level of supplemental dao in all this time, and heâd only become more mysterious after he and the little fox defeated the Alchemist and Wild Formation Kings with pure supplemental dao.
Studying the Stellar Sword was the easiest way to peek into the enigmatic Immortal Kingâs level of strength.
On Lu Yunâs side, heâd never taken seriously the Haotian Tower and its idiotic way of competing with him. The supplemental kings and grandmasters of the Supplemental Dao Alliance rarely left home. On the rare occasions they did, they headed for areas of danger filled with treasure and scant on people.
In his eyes, these kings and grandmasters were Hongmeng level shut-ins. Itâd be one thing if it was the Dao King personally holding down the fort in the Haotian Tower, but with someone like the Runaway King at the helm, it posed no threat whatsoever.
How would a price war affect the Immortal Pagoda? They lacked for everything but purple crystals!
âWhat a fine Stellar Sword. The Immortal Kingâs supplemental realm is so marvelous that the rest of us cannot hope to aspire to his level!â Situ Qing sighed with amazement.
âBut of course!â Li Zhen looked around proudly, as if the words were meant for him.
âChampion Duke, is this sword for sale?â the elder suddenly asked.
âHaotian Tower is as shameless as expected! You cast greedy eyes on the treasures of your customers through the course of a simple conversation!â Li Zhen ranted before Lu Yun had a chance to respond.
Lu Yun grabbed him by the collar and yanked Li Zhen behind him. He smiled apologetically, âMy friend fought the ghosts a few days ago and broke his brains. Please donât mind him, grand steward.â
âAhem!â Situ Qing coughed awkwardly.
âItâs not impossible for me to let go of the sword⌠But with the ghosts at the city gates and another great battle about to break out, I would lack a proper weapon if I did so. In that case, a hundred and eight thousand king grade flying swords! Yes, I think thatâs right, Iâll sell the Stellar Sword to Haotian Tower for that price!â Lu Yun mused with an expression of reluctance.
Situ Qing shuddered; the sword suddenly felt hot in his hands. He quickly shoved it back into Lu Yunâs embrace and spoke no more on the matter.
A hundred and eight thousand king grade flying swords?
They wouldnât be able to come up with that much if they sold the entire tower!
Though Haotian Tower was staffed by Hongmeng level shut-ins who had no idea how to do business, they still possessed common sense. If they took the sword by force today, the Immortal Pagoda would rise tomorrow and keep them so firmly underfoot that they wouldnât be able to lift their heads.
Though Stellar Stone Magneticus was a treasure beyond imagination to outsiders, it wasnât all that rare to the kings of the Supplemental Dao Alliance.
âHeh heh heh, this old man has business elsewhere and must be on my way.â Situ Qing quickly left the scene. Heâd used a few tricks to record the supplemental dao achievements on the sword; he had to go make a report to the king in residence at the tower.
Lu Yun shrugged indifferently and continued his shopping, sweeping everything useful, useless, and in between into his bag.
Li Zhen swallowed hard and asked carefully, âYouâve accumulated at least a few million premium purple crystals on your bill⌠Do you have that much on you?â
âThe sect master gave me ten crystal veins before I left and told me to spend them wisely, but that I canât lose face for the sect either.â Lu Yun cracked open a seal on one of the veins and allowed its unique aura to seep out.
Li Zhen stared wordlessly at the sky. Why is there such a difference between people sometimes? This guy is so treasured by the Trueriver Sect, but no one loves me in my clan and they wanted to pack me off to the Enforcer Alliance.