Chapter 365: 365.Chapter 359 Earth Scientific Expedition Team Origin

The Tianji Pavilion branch in Wanfeng City.

Seeing that he and his two companions were about to be surrounded by the cultivators of the Tianji Pavilion, Li Shixiong slammed the table hard and prepared to fight.

In recent times, the Sha Gui Sect's base has developed rapidly, with Qin Shi Huang and Ziyang Zhenren overseeing affairs, making them dominant; all forces across the universe feel apprehensive and dare not confront them.

If they show weakness to the Tianji Pavilion, the formidable prestige earned by Dacizhai under the name of the Sha Gui Sect will vanish like mist.

Live as a hero among men, die as a mighty ghost.

Even if outnumbered, we must make the cultivators of the universe revere the ferocity of our comrades in the Sha Gui Sect's base.

"No problem?"

"It's merely three people fighting against the entire Tianji Pavilion branch— the Tianji Pavilion wouldn't dare to act!"

Sun Min held a memory crystal ball identical to the one previously given to Wan Zhu Shi, idly playing with it, his gaze calm as he spoke lightly.

Wan Zhu Shi had already seen the fiery images inside the memory crystal ball; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so furious.

The other side's intention to capture the three of them was within his expectations.

Sun Min naturally had no major surprise.

However.

The major sects and powers in the universe cultivation world place great importance on reputation.

Now, with many universe cultivators buying and selling goods inside the Tianji Pavilion, if the memory crystal ball's images were played publicly, the Tianji Pavilion would absolutely become a laughingstock in the universe cultivation world.

Sun Min, upon entering the Tianji Pavilion, already had a countermeasure against Wan Zhu Shi— he acted with confidence and without fear.

Wan Zhushi was stunned by Sun Min's actions at first, his brows tightly knit together into a frown.

"If you three believe you have the strength to overwhelm the Tianji Pavilion cultivators, go ahead and activate the memory crystal ball to test it?"

Wan Zhu Shi's voice was sharp, his eyes icy as he stared at Sun Min and the two others.

Three little ghosts from the Sha Gui Sect came to the Tianji Pavilion to extort with the few against the many— their audacity is truly astonishing.

Little do they know that the Tianji Pavilion is a major power in the universe, with disciples spread throughout the universe cultivation world; even top righteous and evil forces must give it face.

The black soul banners of Sun Min and the two others can slaughter low-level forces in the Underworld Palace, but they will certainly not stir up trouble in the Tianji Pavilion.

"It is said that the Tianji Pavilion punishes its disciples severely; if its reputation is greatly damaged and it becomes a laughingstock in the universe,

will your esteemed position as chief steward be lost?

Don't fear telling you.

The memory crystal ball has already been sent by Sha Gui Sect disciples to major cities in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

If we fail to return today, the contents of the crystal ball will spread throughout the Primordial Spirit Realm, and at once the Tianji Pavilion.

Ah ah, I don't even dare to imagine the scene!"

Sun Min spoke.

Before entering the Tianji Pavilion, he had already gained some understanding of it through the soul memories of Tianji Pavilion cultivators.

The Tianji Pavilion is a vast family power, but this family is composed of countless powerful clans, all of whose high-level members are descendants of these clans.

The cultivators guarding the Tianji Pavilion and performing services are all purchased slaves, their lives as worthless as grass.

Even though Wan Zhu Shi is a descendant of a clan, he is merely a minor branch of the bloodline; to those high-level members who value the Tianji Pavilion's reputation, he is not even worth noticing.

If the Tianji Pavilion becomes a laughingstock in the universe, Wan Zhu Shi cannot bear the responsibility— his life will first be taken by the Tianji Pavilion's high-level members.

A flash of cold light passed through Sun Min's eyes as he locked gazes with Wan Zhu Shi without showing weakness.

He dares to bet; Wan Zhu Shi may not dare to bet.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhu Shi's pupils contracted— he never expected Sun Min and the two others to do such a thing.

His heart instantly lost all confidence.

In the universe cultivation world, the strong are revered, the weak fear the strong, yet they also envy the strong.

The cultivators of the cultivation world most enjoy gossiping about strong cultivators and major powers; if the Tianji Pavilion loses its dignity due to the fiery images of three disciples and becomes a laughingstock in the universe, ten lives would not be enough to atone.

Thinking of the Tianji Pavilion's punishment for offenders, Wan Zhu Shi shuddered all over, his face losing all color.

He stared fiercely at Sun Min, his teeth itching with hatred.

For thousands of years, the Tianji Pavilion's divine power has traversed the universe cultivation world, but this is the first time it has been extorted by three small ghosts of the Earth Element realm— and for thirty million heavenly essence!

Wan Zhu Shi thought of it and felt pain— he had underestimated Sun Min and the two others.

The Primordial Spirit Realm's innate laws suppress cultivation, not exceeding the peak of the Earth Element realm.

If he were in the universe cultivation world, he could easily crush them, but in the Primordial Spirit Realm, his cultivation level equals that of Sun Min and the two others; to capture them, he can only rely on numerical superiority.

Otherwise, given the strange black soul banners in Sun Min and the two others' hands, the Tianji Pavilion might not even be able to detain them.

Wan Zhu Shi has seen the power of that black soul banner— killing intent fills the void, netherworld ghost flames rage, especially the wailing of the ghost puppets contained within, capable of destroying the mind and spirit, strongly restraining the spirit bodies of the Primordial Spirit Realm, forcing them into brief dizziness.

Seeing Wan Zhu Shi's state, Sun Min gently lifted the water cup on the table and took a sip.

He knew his psychological tactic had succeeded.

Using the fiery images of the three little Luoluo from the Tianji Pavilion inside the memory crystal ball to extort thirty million heavenly essence from the Tianji Pavilion— this is truly explosive.

Thirty million is enough in the Primordial Spirit Realm to exchange for various treasures and techniques; even if Dacizhai used it for cultivation, it could consume an entire year.

Sun Min felt excited inside, but his face remained utterly calm.

As long as one is shameless, no one can morally bind me.

"Come come come

Step forward and walk a few steps, let this seat take another look at your arrogant vigor"

Sun Min spoke slowly, word by word, mockingly.

The earth cultivators of Dacizhai, with the help of various demon kings, have already captured many cultivators in the Primordial Realm to serve as pets.

The techniques, martial arts, and treasures of the major powers and sects in the Huanyu are all categorized and combined with Earth technology in research, producing many cultivation technology products.

As those spirit beasts are brainwashed and completely become followers of Earth cultivators, the power of Earth cultivators in the Primordial Spirit Realm will become a colossal force.

Although Earth cultivators in the Universe Cultivation World start late and cannot defeat their enemies, in the Primordial Realm they will become invincible existences.

In the end.

Thirty million heavenly essence can effortlessly solve the cultivation resources of Earth cultivators for one year.

Moreover, the techniques passed down by the demon masters, although the Golden Core Realm and the Earth Origin Realm are in the same realm, they are still invincible existences.

More Earth cultivators achieve success in cultivation at the Great Mercy Fortress; once they enter the Primordial Spirit Realm to continue plundering resources, the demon masters' plans for the Primordial Spirit Realm will proceed even more smoothly.

"You guys.?"

Wan Zhushi blew his beard and glared, his old eyes filled with bloodshot, with a hint of crystal clarity hidden within.

Now Jian Zhihou regrets it to the point of wanting to die.

Temporarily indulging in the benefits behind the Qi Guang Recording Orb, he secretly dispatched three cultivators from the Tianji Pavilion to monitor the movements of Sun Min and the three others.

Those cultivators were eliminated by Sun Min, not to mention they went to the Tianji Pavilion to extort and blackmail.

Thirty million heavenly essence?

Even if it's the Tianji Pavilion branch in Wanfeng City, it would take a quarter to earn that much back.

Wan Zhushi's breathing was rapid, his chest heaving violently.

His position as Zhushi from today onward is considered to have reached the top.

I, damn it, am about to return to my ancestral clan for cultivation, yet I have founded the Tianji Pavilion to such an extent that it deserves to be recorded in history.

Wu Feng, standing aside, saw Wan Zhushi speechless, in a dilemma of riding a tiger and finding it hard to get off, his lips slightly parting as he slowly spoke.

"Esteemed guests, if you have matters to discuss, please come inside quickly.

It's just heavenly essence, easy to talk about, easy to talk about."

Wu Feng forced a smile on his face, which eventually turned bitter.

He was ordered to dispatch three Tianji Pavilion cultivators for surveillance; one cultivator's compensation is ten million heavenly essence, the Tianji Pavilion was blackmailed too severely—thirty million heavenly essence in the Primordial Spirit Realm could buy a hundred thousand slave cultivators.

The Shaogui Sect, damn it, has nothing good—all are lustful, deceitful, and dissolute scoundrels.

The Huanyu cultivators on the first floor of the Tianji Pavilion saw Sun Min being respectfully escorted to the upper floors of the Tianji Pavilion, their eyes nearly popping out in astonishment.

They simply could not believe it—earlier, Wan Zhushi was furious and wanted to arrest people, but in an instant he became as meek as a mouse seeing a cat.

Although Wan Zhushi is the head of the Tianji Pavilion branch in Wanfeng City, behind him stands the Tianji Pavilion, a supreme Huanyu great power.

The leaders of all major powers in the Primordial Spirit Realm must give face to Wan Zhushi and are unwilling to easily offend him.

The three cultivators of the Shaogui Sect not only mocked him coldly and hotly, offending Wan Zhushi to the point of fury, yet Wan Zhushi ultimately did not utter a single drop of anger; instead, the three cultivators of the Shaogui Sect were respectfully invited into the upper pavilion of the Tianji Pavilion.

The matter is too strange, leaving them somewhat dazed.

After a while in the afternoon, Sun Min and the three others descended from the upper floors of the Tianji Pavilion.

"Wan Zhushi.

We have solved such a thorny matter for you—why don't you thank us?

Friends should not have too narrow a mindset."

Duan Wuliang spoke calmly, casually opening his mouth.

He could not help but admire Sun Min's courage.

When the Tianji Pavilion produced the storage ring containing thirty million heavenly essence, his entire body went numb.

Since birth, he had never seen such wealth.

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhushi and Wu Feng nearly burst into tears.

Damn it.

We only sent three cultivators to monitor you, yet you blackmailed the Tianji Pavilion for thirty million heavenly essence.

And still you demand thanks? Thank your mother!

From now on, the Tianji Pavilion must keep distance from the cultivators of the Shaogui Sect—heretical ways have nothing good.

Soon we must recall the disciples sent to monitor other Shaogui Sect movements and order them to inquire about the Shaogui Sect from other powers.

The Tianji Pavilion making a round to inquire about the Shaogui Sect—will we not be blackmailed by them again?

Wu Feng gazed at Sun Min and the three others, his delicate small face pulled down like a bitter gourd.

The Tianji Pavilion unexpectedly lost thirty million heavenly essence—this loss will surely be blamed on Wan Zhushi.

There's no way around it—who let him be Wan Zhushi's lackey?

When the master is in trouble, he doesn't jump out to protect, but waits afterward to go dig stones in the spirit stone mine.

Stealing a chicken only to lose the rice—this point is beyond doubt.

At this moment.

Many Huanyu cultivators inside the Tianji Pavilion are all wearing expressions of astonishment.

Damn, this is the first time I've seen Wu Feng and Wan Zhushi in such good temper!

What exactly did the three disciples of the Shaogui Sect do to make them wary?

They really want to know why?

As Sun Min and the three others left, the price list in the Tianji Pavilion's first-floor hall was replaced—all item prices doubled, while purchase prices were directly halved.

Seeing this, the Huanyu cultivators all panicked.

Isn't the Tianji Pavilion's trade supposed to be genuine goods at fair prices, harmless to young and old, with reputation paramount?

You raise prices on goods you sell, cut prices on goods you buy—what does that mean?

We must be given an explanation!

The Huanyu cultivators present jumped out one after another to accuse, the entire Tianji Pavilion hall falling into chaos.

The celestial essence is the hard currency of the Primordial Spirit Realm; to obtain it, one mostly has to venture into the Heavenly Abyss, risking life and limb to mine it, and even with items for exchange, the amount of celestial essence is pitifully small.

Now the purchase price of items has been halved, countless cultivators have bloodshot eyes, and their hard-earned gains are being extorted.

The cultivators are so angry and frustrated they can barely catch their breath.

Even the disciples of major sects who buy items from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion receive a monthly allotment of celestial essence from their sect, but it is not much.

Now the price of buying items has doubled; the celestial essence they painstakingly accumulated to afford items is no longer enough on the spot.

Most importantly.

They do not know why the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion suddenly raised and lowered prices, whether this trend will continue, otherwise if cultivation resources run into problems, the progress of cultivation will also become very slow.

If the Primordial Spirit Realm's other factional shops are all taken over by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion with price hikes and cuts, the pressure on those wandering the Primordial Spirit Realm will suddenly double, and cultivators who have suffered greatly to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm for training will find it utterly meaningless.

Many cultivators feel uneasy and anxious.

A disciple of a major sect cultivator stepped forward to ask for the reason.

However, the higher-ups of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion branch in Wanfeng City have never appeared from beginning to end, turning a deaf ear to the cultivators' complaints.

The Primordial Spirit Realm is vast in area; having just been excavated for over two years, even if the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion has established branches, there are not many, each one far apart, and if cultivators go to other Heavenly Secrets Pavilion branches, just the cost of traversing the Teleportation Array is exorbitantly high.

Moreover, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion branches are constrained by the territorial limits of the Primordial Spirit Realm, so many items are single copies.

If a cultivator needs a single item but finds it too expensive and someone else buys it first, they will surely regret it.

Wan Zhu Shi and Wu Feng precisely grasped this point of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, which is why they raised the selling price of items and halved the purchase price in the Wanfeng City branch of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

The wool comes from the sheep; sometimes you have to let the dog buy the single item.

They must make up the loss of thirty million celestial essence before the next quarter arrives, otherwise once the higher-ups of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion pursue responsibility, Wu Feng and Wan Zhu Shi will not be able to get away with it.

All cultivators of Huanyu have grim faces.

The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion branch in Wanfeng City, by its own power, has offended all Huanyu cultivators present; their attitude is truly overbearing.

This is imitating the forces of the Slaughter Ghost Sect, wildly exploiting and plundering the Huanyu cultivators.

The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's behavior is simply inhumane; many cultivators are furious to the point of their hair standing on end, yet they dare not cause trouble at the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

As Wu Feng and Wan Zhu Shi predicted, if you are unwilling to buy, someone will buy; if you are unwilling to sell, someone will sell.

After the departure of Sun Min and his three companions, they entered the Netherworld Palace, which has already been taken over by the earth cultivators of the Great Mercy Stronghold.

Sun Min handed over his storage ring containing thirty million celestial essence to the earth cultivator, instructing him to send it to the Great Mercy Stronghold.

"Sun Min brother, you really have something.

Thirty million celestial essence, I, your younger brother, dare not even dream of in this lifetime." Duan Wuliang laughed hehe.

When Sun Min extorted thirty million celestial essence from Wan Zhu Shi at the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, he and Li Shixiong had their hearts in their throats, fearing that Wan Zhu Shi would not be intimidated by Sun Min and would kill them.

Or perhaps Sun Min was one move ahead, startling Wan Zhu Shi into a daze, who then obediently presented the thirty million celestial essence with both hands.

Just thinking of Wu Feng and Wan Zhu Shi watching them leave with grim expressions makes me feel utterly exhilarated, as if tearing my heart out—it's simply wonderful.

He was once a timid lone cultivator who first followed Xie Yixuan, Sun Zhenbang, and others, then was assigned to Sun Min's side to assist, and now he has completely transformed.

Duan Wuliang's current inner state is vastly different from before; what he once dared not think or do, since following Sun Min, he now dares to give it his all.

"Haha, younger brother also admires elder brother Sun Min to the point of prostrating myself five times to the ground.

Elder brother Sun Min, if you have any matter, just give the order.

Younger brother will absolutely give my full assistance." Upon hearing this, Li Shixiong recalled the terrifying aspect of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and his blood boiled with fervor.

As long as the Great Mercy Stronghold receives the thirty million celestial essence extorted from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion by the three, he will gain much merit, making it more convenient to exchange for cultivation resources of the Great Mercy Stronghold.

Li Shixiong is extremely happy in his heart.

"Haha.

This seat comes from a scientific expedition team, and I love adventure the most.

Using psychological tactics to grasp the two small fry of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, it was easy as catching something with a hand."

Sun Min laughed hehe, recalling his past work in the earth scientific expedition team, his face filled with reminiscence.

Ding ding ding.

At this moment, his penguin communication jade slip rang with a prompt tone: "Silver Broken City, Upper Clarity Sect is in trouble, hurry to support?"

Upon hearing the words of Daoist Qingwei, the three jumped up from their seats in alarm. (This chapter ends)