Chapter 202: Negotiation

After the Dongxuan Auction concluded.

Most cultivators who came to attend the auction did not leave Dongxuan City immediately.

Among them,

some stayed to digest the gains from the auction.

Under the current circumstances, remaining in Dongxuan City to digest these gains was undoubtedly the safest option.

Others stayed for the goods available in the Dongxuan Market.

Having made the rare trip to Dongxuan City, if they found nothing at the auction, they certainly would not return empty-handed.

The Dongxuan Market offered all kinds of cultivation supplies, naturally including items they needed.

Especially various Core Explosion Pills, combat puppets, and flying boats below the fifth tier were among their purchasing targets.

Thus, after the Dongxuan Auction ended, the Dongxuan Market instead welcomed a buying frenzy.

However, the items appearing at the Dongxuan Auction were not temporarily chosen by Ye Qingxuan for sale in the Dongxuan Market.

In a mere Starfall Province, the market for fifth-tier and above items was extremely limited.

If the Dongxuan Market released various fifth and sixth-tier items without limit, the market would easily become saturated.

By then, the prices of various fifth and sixth-tier items would inevitably begin to fall.

For long-term interests, Ye Qingxuan decided that in the future, most fifth and sixth-tier items would be sold through irregularly held auctions.

Sold in limited quantities via the auction format.

Only in this way could profits be maximized.

On Mount Wanling,

Ye Qingxuan was counting the gains from this auction.

The total transaction amount of the first auction in Dongxuan City was approximately 12 million high-grade spirit stones.

The profit among them was nearly 10 million high-grade spirit stones.

Most of the items in this auction were crafted by Ye Qingxuan himself.

Only the customization slots for the final sixth-tier supreme talismans and supreme magic treasures needed to be crafted by others within the Xuantian Sect.

These two auction items had the highest transaction prices and the greatest costs.

Although some details of this auction were not handled perfectly,

relatively speaking, the Dongxuan Auction was undoubtedly a success.

Ye Qingxuan believed that once news of the Dongxuan Auction spread, it would inevitably attract a large flow of customers to the Dongxuan Market.

At the same time, Dongxuan City would be feared by major powers outside.

Before the true depth of Dongxuan City was uncovered, outside powers would absolutely not dare to rashly attack Dongxuan City.

This would save Ye Qingxuan considerable trouble.

After all, his external avatar came to the Dongji Domain to do business and gather resources, not to engage in fighting and killing.

Stroking the mountain of spirit stones piled before him, Ye Qingxuan wore a satisfied expression.

As for spirit stones, he never found too many, only too few.

Suddenly, Ye Qingxuan paused, looking somewhat puzzled: "Hmm? Why has he come to find me?"

With a wave of his hand, he stored all the spirit stones and transmitted a voice to the guard team at the foot of Mount Wanling: "Let him come up!"

Having finished speaking, this external avatar of Ye Qingxuan vanished, replaced by a sixth-tier combat puppet with a face identical to the avatar, taking Ye Qingxuan's place.

Shortly after completing this, the teleportation array outside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion glowed faintly, and a figure slowly appeared.

The visitor was none other than Cheng Yuan, the Sect Master of the Huangji Sect.

After Cheng Yuan entered the main hall, he silently gazed at the figure seated high above without speaking.

The puppet controlled by Ye Qingxuan stared back at Cheng Yuan, equally silent.

After a long while, Cheng Yuan could no longer hold his silence and spoke first:

"Gui Xuanzi, are you not prepared to give me an explanation?"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan sneered: "Heh, an explanation? What explanation? Your Dongxuan City's guard team privately killed a Nascent Soul Elder of my Huangji Sect. You must hand over the culprit and provide compensation, or else..."

Before Cheng Yuan could finish, Ye Qingxuan cut him off domineeringly:

"Or else? What do you intend to do? My Dongxuan City accepts it all."

"Luo Jiutian violated our Dongxuan laws and deserved death. The people of my Dongxuan City did nothing wrong and will not provide compensation."

Seeing Ye Qingxuan so domineering and confident, Cheng Yuan fell silent.

Following the Dongxuan Auction, Cheng Yuan had not only failed to uncover the true depth of Dongxuan City.

Instead, due to the final two auction items, deep fear had taken root in his heart.

Facing the unfathomable Dongxuan City, Cheng Yuan was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

If Luo Jiutian's demise had not caused such a huge uproar outside,

Cheng Yuan would not have been willing to risk meeting the City Lord of Dongxuan City to demand answers.

Now seeing that the other party refused to yield even an inch, Cheng Yuan could only compromise: "I can choose not to pursue the people of Dongxuan City, and I can also waive the compensation."

"But Su Jianfeng cannot be sheltered by Dongxuan City; he must be handed over to our Huangji Sect for handling."

Regarding Cheng Yuan's words, Ye Qingxuan simply said calmly: "Dongxuan City never shelters outside cultivators. As long as they do not violate the Dongxuan laws within Dongxuan City, my Dongxuan City will not intervene."

Hearing this, Cheng Yuan looked deeply at Ye Qingxuan.

In Dongxuan City, capturing Su Jianfeng without violating the Dongxuan laws was an impossible task.

But regarding Ye Qingxuan's words, Cheng Yuan had no way to refute them.

The Dongxuan Laws are the rules Dongxuan City enforces on the outside.

Breaking the Dongxuan Laws is not impossible.

But obviously, he, Cheng Yuan, and the Huangji Sect behind him did not seem to have the qualification to make Dongxuan City break this rule.

Calming the turbulent emotions in his heart, Cheng Yuan slowly spoke:

"Dongxuan City killed an Elder of our Huangji Sect; surely you must leave some face for our Huangji Sect?"

"I can forgo the apology and the compensation, but Dongxuan City needs to publicly declare that it has compensated our Huangji Sect. Daoist Gui Xuanzi, this should not be excessive, right?"

Ye Qingxuan pondered for a moment and decided to leave a sliver of room for the Huangji Sect.

After all, he did not wish to completely break with the Huangji Sect.

"Our Dongxuan City will not make false declarations."

Hearing these words, Cheng Yuan's expression changed, becoming extremely embarrassed.

However, before Cheng Yuan could react, Ye Qingxuan shifted his tone and continued:

"But as for some false rumors spreading outside, our Dongxuan City deems it beneath us to offer any explanation."

"Sect Master Cheng, with this, are you satisfied?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Cheng Yuan's expression eased slightly. After pondering for a moment, he finally nodded silently: "In that case, this will do!"

After the two reached an agreement, Cheng Yuan immediately left Dongxuan City.

Not long after Cheng Yuan departed.

Rumors began to spread outside that Dongxuan City, having mistakenly killed an Elder of the Huangji Sect,

had already made compensation to the Huangji Sect and that the two powers had reached a reconciliation.

Moreover, this news spread at an extremely rapid speed to all regions covered by the Huangji Sect.

At the same time, information regarding the additional auction items appearing at the Dongxuan Auction House

also began to spread widely outside, driven by certain individuals secretly stirring the waters.

After detailed information about the Dongxuan Auction House was released, many cultivators began to question the news that Dongxuan City had compensated the Huangji Sect.

To this, Dongxuan City made no response whatsoever, continuing to tend to its own affairs.

(End of Chapter)