The Great Elder's refusal was unexpected by everyone.
Clearly, the Grand Sky Sect wanted to deal with three million Shenling Grass, but why did the Great Elder respond this way when three parties came to buy it?
Feng Fei was so anxious he was about to jump up and down.
But Chu Xinghe quickly caught on.
There's a conspiracy! This is definitely a conspiracy.
Three elders from the Top Ten Sects showed up at the same time, all wanting Shenling Grass. This is obviously fishy.
Under normal circumstances, to buy some Shenling Grass, they wouldn't need to show up personally. They could just send a disciple to negotiate with Feng Fei, right? Even though the amount is huge, there's no need for the elders to come in person, is there?
"Elder Ma, we've already been to the Daxing Chamber of Commerce," Elder Ma seemed to have anticipated the Great Elder's answer and spoke directly.
"Oh? Since when did Fatty Wei learn to talk nonsense! Feng Fei, arrange for someone to give Fatty Wei a lesson tomorrow."
"Yes..." Feng Fei accepted the order.
The Great Elder leisurely sipped his tea, looking like he didn't care what they said, refusing to admit anything.
Finally, the impatient Elder Shangguan couldn't hold back.
"Great Elder, we all understand, so let's not play dumb. The spirit cave was discovered by our three families. The Grand Sky Sect should know that the spirit cave is filled with petrifying poisonous insects. Without the Stone Breaking Pill, it's impossible for disciples to enter. But the Grand Sky Sect's actions to cut off our retreat are a bit too much!"
As soon as Elder Shangguan said this, Elder Ma and Elder Xu nodded in agreement.
But the Great Elder was stunned...
What the heck? A spirit cave?
Chu Xinghe was also dumbfounded... He bought the Shenling Grass without any other intentions, just wanting to mess with the Grand Sky Sect. But who would have thought that instead of messing with the Grand Sky Sect, he ended up trapping these three families?
The three families had recently discovered a spirit cave together, but after exploration, they found that the underground spirit cave was filled with small insects that could petrify and poison people.
To enter, they needed to prepare a large number of Stone Breaking Pills.
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The three families agreed to prepare their own Stone Breaking Pills, but unexpectedly, when buying Shenling Grass, they found that the Grand Sky Sect had taken all of it.
The first reaction of the three families was that the information had leaked, and the Grand Sky Sect must have known about the spirit cave, using this method to force the three families, which led to the three elders coming together.
Now that everything was out in the open.
The three families' meaning was clear: since the Grand Sky Sect already knew, they wouldn't be pretentious. They would split the spirit cave equally among the four families.
"Half!" The Great Elder put down his teacup and spoke.
"Great Elder, isn't that a bit too much? There are only three hundred spots in the spirit cave, and it's impossible for the Grand Sky Sect to take half!" Elder Shangguan was so angry he almost smashed his teacup.
The atmosphere became tense, but eventually, Elder Ma sighed and spoke: "One hundred spots. The Grand Sky Sect will take one hundred spots in the spirit cave. That's our limit. If the Grand Sky Sect doesn't agree, we'll have to go to Martial Emperor City. With Martial Emperor City's resources, they might be able to prepare the Shenling Grass."
"Deal!" The Great Elder didn't hesitate for a moment.
After completing this transaction, the Great Elder obtained all sorts of information about the spirit cave from the three elders, and with a wave of his hand, he gave them 1.5 million Shenling Grass. Why buy it when we're all part of the Top Ten Sects? We'll give it to you!
And not only will we give it to you, but we'll also help you refine the Stone Breaking Pills and deliver them to you.
The elders of the three sects were so angry at the Great Elder's bundled offer that their beards curled up.
How much is 1.5 million Shenling Grass worth? As for the so-called help with refining, is that really help? Damn it, it's just to prevent the three families from ditching the Grand Sky Sect. As long as the Stone Breaking Pills are in the Grand Sky Sect's hands, the three families can't leave them out.
The Great Elder cheerfully escorted the three sect elders out of the Grand Sky Sect's mountain gate.
Once he confirmed the three had left, the Great Elder burst into laughter.
A spirit cave!
The Great Elder never dreamed that Chu Xinghe's random actions would inadvertently choke the three sects, bringing the Grand Sky Sect the news of the spirit cave.
The so-called spirit cave is an ancient relic that, after absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, gives birth to a spirit cave. It's most suitable for disciples before the Grand Martial Master realm to enter. The spirit liquid inside can help these disciples cleanse their marrow and bones, with the effect of rebirth.
Spirit caves are extremely rare, and any family that discovers one would keep it as a top-secret.
This time, the three sects discovered a spirit cave, and even the Grand Sky Sect's intelligence network hadn't caught a whiff of it. But man proposes, and God disposes!
Who would have thought that Chu Xinghe messed up the procurement order, and the purchase of three million Shenling Grass directly thwarted all the three sects' plans?
The three sects had no idea that the Grand Sky Sect bought the Shenling Grass by accident. After all, who would think that the Grand Sky Sect could have such an accident?
But this accident brought unimaginable benefits to the Grand Sky Sect!
The Great Elder immediately reported the news to the Sect Master, and after hearing what the Great Elder said, Gu Mingchao was stunned for a moment.
Chu Xinghe's purchase of three million Shenling Grass was originally a huge mistake, but now, this mistake has become a great opportunity for the Grand Sky Sect.
To this, Gu Mingchao could only say, this is probably destiny.
Subsequently, the Great Elder informed all the palaces of the spirit cave news, causing a stir among them.
First, the elders of each palace were informed that the one hundred spots would be distributed among the palaces, meaning each palace would benefit. After their disciples underwent marrow cleansing and bone refining, their future cultivation paths would be smoother. This is a huge opportunity.
The elders of each palace were both amused and exasperated when they heard it was all because Chu Xinghe accidentally bought three million Shenling Grass.
And the disciples of each palace were all extremely excited upon hearing the news.
Although only one hundred could go to the spirit cave for marrow cleansing and bone refining, for the three thousand new disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, most of them might not even have the chance to compete for a spot.
But don't forget, even after the spirit liquid in the spirit cave is diluted during marrow cleansing and bone refining, it can still be brought back. Using the remaining spiritual energy, it can be refined into Marrow Cleansing Pills through alchemy. Although not as effective as direct marrow cleansing and bone refining, it's still an invaluable treasure.
So Chu Xinghe's unintended action not only brought one hundred spots for marrow cleansing and bone refining in the spirit cave but also allowed every new disciple to receive a Marrow Cleansing Pill!
For a time, the entire Grand Sky Sect was filled with joy.
But amidst this joyful atmosphere, Chu Xinghe was both laughing and crying. It was too much!
I just wanted to buy three million Shenling Grass to cause some losses for the sect, what's wrong with that...
Now there's no loss, and damn it, a spirit cave has appeared.
If there's one thing that could comfort Chu Xinghe, it's that because of the spirit cave incident, his confinement was lifted early, and at the Great Elder's suggestion, Chu Xinghe became the leader of the one hundred people...