Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 326 - 10 Exorcise Demon and Six Treasures【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 326: Chapter 10 Exorcise Demon and Six Treasures【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Taotie City, Yunlai Pavilion.

A slightly plumped Wen Yulong sat down and told Chu Liang, "As you suggested, set their arrival times close, and the reception hall is just next door. The walls have been specially treated... guaranteed to be soundproof."

"Well done, you’ve put a lot of effort into this in the past few days." Chu Liang glanced at Wen Yulong, "You’ve even gained some weight from it."

"Hehe, it’s nothing." Wen Yulong waved his hand, and said, "Zhang, the steward from Bao Dan Hall, should be here soon. I’ll go and welcome him."

Bao Dan Hall was the elixir shop where Chu Liang had previously purchased Spirit Gathering Pills. It was one of the most powerful elixir shops in Taotie City and had helped contact several others to stock Chu Liang’s order.

Later, when they realized there was an increasing demand and insufficient supply of the Spirit Gathering Pills on the market, they began to understand the strategy behind Chu Liang’s bulk order. Elder Sun immediately got in touch with Wen Yulong, hoping to buy back the bulk of Spirit Gathering Pills.

Chu Liang had only just arrived in Taotie City that day when he was approached by the steward for negotiations. He readily agreed.

"Warrior Chu!"

In a short while, Wen Yulong brought over a middle-aged cultivator. This man had a long thin face and bright eyes. His cultivation level wasn’t high, but he seemed very astute.

"Steward Zhang." Chu Liang stood to greet him.

"Warrior Chu’s foresight is admirable. I am truly in awe." Steward Zhang smiled.

It was clear to anyone that Chu Liang’s strategy with the Spirit Gathering Pills was no mere coincidence. Who would buy such a large amount of Spirit Gathering Pills for no reason? Given the outcome, it was obvious his purchase was aimed to manipulate the market.

"It’s just a coincidence." Chu Liang smiled.

"We need them urgently in the market now. There’s no need for us to beat around the bush," Steward Zhang cut straight to the chase. "When you asked for a discount on your prior purchase, Bao Dan Hall provided you a big one without hesitation. The main motive was to gain the friendship of Warrior Chu. We hope to buy back this batch of Spirit Gathering Pills at the original price. Would you be willing...?"

When he mentioned the original price, he was, of course, referring to the old rate of two pills per Sword Coin. Back then, Chu Liang purchased them at five pills per two Sword Coins.

If Chu Liang were to sell his 150,000 Spirit Gathering Pills, he could make an instant profit of fifteen thousand.

However, the original discounts were agreed upon by both sides. If there weren’t any discounts, Chu wouldn’t have made the purchase and Bao Dan Hall would’ve made less. For Zhang to bring up the past now suggested a slight desperation to make a profit.

Given the current market prices, they have increased significantly. Steward Zhang’s statement about the deal being a ’show of duty’ opens up the opportunity for him to generate huge profits.

If Chu Liang were to refuse the deal, having recently arrived in Taotie City, it may result in a damaged reputation. It could potentially cause unnecessary difficulties in his future dealings in the city.

In just a few words, Chu Liang was put on the spot.

Chu Liang stood up with a smile, slowly paced to the side of the wall, and spoke loud and clear, "Elder Sun has always been very generous to me. Although the price of two pills per Sword Coin is much lower than the current market price, it’s not impossible that we could agree to this..."

"You can’t agree to that!"

The room’s door was abruptly pushed open.

It turned out to be Steward Liu from Dan Yue Hall in the city, who was supposed to meet with Chu Liang next. As soon as he heard Chu Liang was about to sell a large quantity of Spirit Gathering Pills at the price of two pills per Sword Coin, he could no longer remain seated.

Dan Yue Hall and Bao Dan Hall have always been the biggest competitors. How could he stand by while Bao Dan Hall takes such a massive advantage?

"Steward Liu, what are you doing...?" Chu Liang seemed a bit flustered, "Didn’t we agree to meet later?"

"I was originally waiting, but when I saw that you were about to be deceived, I couldn’t sit still." declared Steward Liu, "The price of two pills per Sword Coin is indeed the original price, but now the price of Spirit Gathering Pills in Taotie City has skyrocketed. He’s basically conducting daylight robbery! Listen to me, Warrior Chu, our Dan Yue Hall can offer a much higher price!"

"What business is it of yours when we’re discussing a deal?" Zhang was also angry. The prearranged deal was about to slip through his fingers, who wouldn’t be upset?

He loudly countered, "Negotiations are to be held with dignity. If Warrior Chu wants to sell at a low price due to fondness, that’s his prerogative. If he wants to sell at a higher price, we can discuss that too. What does this have to do with you? Don’t you know your place and timing?"

At that moment, a faint glow flashed between their ankles, disappearing instantaneously.

Resentment Chain...

Steward Liu, who was already quite anxious, suddenly lost his temper as he looked at Steward Zhang. With a roaring cry, he burst out, "Screw your first-come-first-serve only!"

He suddenly threw a punch!

Even before Liu could swing his fist, the even more outraged Zhang had already made his move!

The two men’s fists and feet clashing, they fought furiously!

Chu Liang and Wen Yulong couldn’t simply stand by and watch, they each held back one of them, shouting loudly, "Stop fighting!"

The brawl spilled out of the private room and was suddenly visible to the bustling hall on the first floor, causing a burst of discussion.

"What’s going on?" Many curious people asked.

"Hey, hey, hey! I know!" At this moment, a well-informed enthusiast laughed aloud, "Now that Spirit Gathering Pills are getting scarce, those two Elixir Hall stewards are fighting over buying Spirit Gathering Pills, their eyes turning red with greed!"

"Ah?" The crowd gasped, "Is the situation with Spirit Gathering Pills already this severe?"

...

Elsewhere, at a place separated by three streets, a crowd had also gathered, bustling over another matter.

This place was known as Xianyuan Pavilion.

Xianyuan Pavilion was one of the top sellers of treasures in Taotie City, with a wide range of goods for sale. The resources of a single building could almost match those of one of the large immortal sects.

A small part of the goods were found or acquired by the Xianyuan Pavilion itself, while most were placed here for sale by outsiders. Every month, Xianyuan pavilion organized an auction that often showcased rare and unusual treasures, which went for sky-high prices.

Now it was seven days before the auction, the day when the Xianyuan Pavilion put the auction items on display.

Every time this happened, a crowd would gather to look. Some were looking if there was anything they wanted, some were just there to stir things up.

Golden glowing words lined the white jade plate hanging outside the pavilion, including very heart-moving treasures like the "Thousand-Year Ganoderma Lucidum" and "Fire Kirin Beast Egg".

But the most eye-catching of all was that one.

"Demon-Subduing Pestle!" Someone exclaimed.

"Is it the Demon-Subduing Pestle from Shu Mountain?" Another one asked.

"What Shu Mountain? Shu Mountain lost it in a secret realm four hundred years ago. According to the rules of the Jianghu, whoever takes it out of the secret realm later owns it!" Someone bellowed.

"This is one of the ’Six Demon-Extinguishing Treasures’ of Shu Mountain, once a world-renowned existence. Now scattered all over the world, it’s really lamentable." Someone sighed.

"..."

Shu Mountain once had six Demon-Extinguishing Treasures: Demon Suppression Tower, Demon-Slaying Sword, Demon-Cutting Knife, Demon Binding Rope, Demon-Subduing Pestle, Demon-Beating Hammer...

Besides the Demon Suppression Tower, which was ranked first in the mortal realm, the other five were at least of the top hundred grade divine artifacts in the Ten Thousand Treasures Record. During the glorious battles suppressing the Demon God, although the victory was attributed to the Demon Suppression Tower, the other five treasures took considerable part as well.

However, over the long years, the Six Demon-Extinguishing Treasures were lost one after another, and even the most significant Demon Suppression Tower was lost.

At present, only the Demon-Beating Hammer remained on Shu Mountain.

During these years, the Shu Mountain Sect had been committed to searching information on the Six Demon-Extinguishing Treasures everywhere, hoping that one day they might be able to gather them all again and restore their former glory.

Unexpectedly, today, they saw the name of the Demon-Subduing Pestle hanging outside the Xianyuan Pavilion!