Chapter 257: A Large Transaction

Noticing the unnatural expressions of the others, Huang Jingtian said calmly:

"I know what you are all thinking, but if you had all shown a bit more spirit, those Saint Remains wouldn't be gathering dust in the storehouse."

Hearing this, the others all stiffened; even though they had lived for nearly ten thousand years, they still could not help but feel a wave of shame.

Saint Remains are of great benefit to Body Cultivators, yet they are not something everyone can afford to enjoy; only experts who have stepped into the Saint Realm have such qualifications.

However, whether it was because their Tianman Sect Ancestor was too capable, or because they, the descendants, were too incompetent, those Saint Remains could never be fully used up.

Just as Huang Jingtian said, although these Saint Remains are Saint Realm resources, they could not use them all up, so it would be better to trade them for some benefits.

Moreover, Huang Jingtian was considering more than just this. Through the battle just now, he had gained a rough understanding of Xiao Han.

Under two hundred years of age, yet with strength comparable to a Nine-Star Initial Stage; such an achievement, even among the genius-filled Human race, is absolutely that of a peerless talent. Forming a good relationship with the other party is not a bad thing.

Furthermore, it was precisely during the battle with Xiao Han that Huang Jingtian's bottleneck had loosened; he would be able to advance to a Nine-Star Dou Saint within five years, saving himself a thousand years of bitter cultivation. This was a massive favor, and he was not a person who could not distinguish right from wrong.

Fortunately, the Tianman Sect had vast assets and plenty of territory; even though a mountain peak had been destroyed by Xiao Han and his companion, they easily built a new Palace.

And so, Xiao Han began to haggle with Huang Jingtian and the other high-level members of the Tianman Sect.

The preciousness of the Saint Remains goes without saying. Even though Huang Jingtian could act arbitrarily and sell them to Xiao Han, he ultimately had to consider the interests of the sect; it was absolutely impossible to let the Tianman Sect be a sucker and sell the Saint Remains at a cabbage price.

However, Xiao Han did not care much about these things. In his view, the most difficult step had already been completed, and the rest was just icing on the cake; it was not unacceptable to concede some benefits appropriately.

Xiao Han first stated his requirements: "I need one set of Seven-Star Dou Saint Remains and four sets of Four-Star Dou Saint Remains."

As soon as the former finished speaking, the Tianman Sect Elders were immediately displeased, and Huang Jingtian also refused on the spot: "This is absolutely impossible!"

Naturally, the higher the level of the Saint Remains, the better the effect. Their Tianman Sect did not have many remains above Mid-Stage Dou Sheng in total; selling so many at once would mean they were mostly blinded by greed!

Turning around, Huang Jingtian stated his bottom line: "At most, we will give you five sets of Low-level Dou Sheng Saint Remains!"

They had plenty of stock of Low-level Dou Sheng remains; let alone selling them, they wouldn't even feel a pang of pain if they gave one or two away.

"No!" Xiao Han said, unwilling: "At least two sets of Mid-Stage Dou Sheng remains and one set of High-level Dou Saint remains."

Subsequently, Xiao Han began to wrangle with the people of the Tianman Sect in the main hall. The latter and the others were dead set against making concessions, willing to give at most two sets of Mid-Stage Saint Remains.

But Xiao Han was willing to give up everything else just to get his hands on that set of High-level Dou Saint remains. There was no other reason: the higher the grade of the material, the faster the recovery after refining the physical body.

If he wanted that person to reach their original strength during the final battle, the grade of the body material could not be low.

If it weren't for the fact that experts of this level were too rare, and losing one would cause a massive earthquake in the Central Plains, Xiao Han would have planned to secretly kill one.

Xiao Han did not believe the other party was truly unwilling to sell; it was just that the price was not high enough.

Thus, Xiao Han slapped the table and opened his golden mouth: "One set of High-level Dou Saint remains, ten Nine-Grade Treasure Pills!"

The people of the Tianman Sect: "..."

This... are Nine-Grade Treasure Pills really this worthless? Thinking of their own family fortune...

In the end, they were just unworthy!

Regarding Xiao Han's offer, once they got their hands on it, one could say that one Dou Saint could be allocated one Nine-Grade Treasure Pill; that was very fragrant!

But this violated their principles!

For a moment, everyone fell into a struggle!

"Hmm..." Huang Jingtian said calmly and coolly: "According to ancestral rules... High-level Dou Saint remains cannot be traded or gifted!"

"So..."

Xiao Han: "Twelve Nine-Grade Treasure Pills!"

He understood! Wasn't it just about adding money!

Damn it, fortunately his own wife is a Ninth-Grade Alchemist. Although the Ninth Grade Medicinal Pill to reshape the soul is hard to refine, he had still refined some other Ninth Grade Medicinal Pills, and coupled with the Ninth Grade Medicinal Pills he had robbed back then, it was almost enough!

Xiao Han wept silently in his heart!

Huang Jingtian: "..."

The Elders: "..."

They really hadn't expected this person to be so familiar with the rules of the world.

Indeed! Isn't it just violating ancestral rules? As long as the money is there, you are the ancestor!

"Ahem!" Huang Jingtian coughed a few times as if nothing had happened, and said with a beaming smile:

"Since Your Excellency is so sincere, then our sect will concede this High-level Dou Saint remains to you!"

"I believe our ancestors would not object to us gifting this treasure to a friend of our Tianman Sect."

"Then many thanks!" Xiao Han's mouth twitched slightly, and he cupped his hands, his smile extremely forced.

"Then shall we discuss the matter of the Mid-Stage Dou Saint remains next?"

At this time, the members of the Tianman Sect were already quite proactive; after all, this person was a God of Wealth, and no fancy tricks were as important as converting things into strength.

Next, Xiao Han also spent a fortune and bought two more sets of Mid-Stage Dou Saint remains; as for the low-level ones, Xiao Han did not want them.

One reason was that he looked down on them, and the other was very realistic—he was out of Medicinal Pills!

Nearly twenty Nine-Grade Treasure Pills were given away just like that; Xiao Han's hands were trembling at the time, and he handed over the Storage Ring containing the massive fortune under the smiling gaze of Huang Jingtian and the others.

The family fortune he and Yi Huang had worked so hard to scrape together over these past few years had returned to the pre-liberation era in one fell swoop!

"Safe travels, Your Excellency!" Watching Xiao Han's back as he left without a hint of attachment, Huang Jingtian and the others actually felt a trace of reluctance.

This brother is worth associating with; when he has money, he really pays!

"Sect Master, should we..." Soon, some Dou Saint experts couldn't help but come up.

Getting rich overnight is nothing more than this, right? Isn't the next step to split the loot!

"Hmm, two each!" Huang Jingtian did not refuse; converting these Medicinal Pills into strength was the right path. Medicinal Pills below the level of a Profound Pill had negligible effects on the current Huang Jingtian, and were not even as effective as having a fight with Xiao Han.

These Medicinal Pills were naturally meant for the other Dou Saint experts, and the others knew this; otherwise, no matter how important they were, they wouldn't dare to be so jumpy in front of their own Sect Master.

Subsequently, Huang Jingtian's expression turned serious instantly, "Go to the Central Plains and inquire about this Ice Saint!"

"Our Tianman Sect has been isolated from the world in the southern part of the continent for too long; we didn't even know when such an expert appeared in the Central Plains!"

"In the future, we must pay more attention to intelligence from the Central Plains!"

Regarding the words of Huang Jingtian, the others all complied completely; although the Tianman Sect carried the character for "savage," it did not mean that they were foolish.

With ten thousand years of experience, even without specifically learning, their level of conduct in handling affairs was not far off.

The reason Xiao Han was able to receive such a warm reception from their Tianman Sect was merely because he had no ill intent, coupled with his formidable strength; otherwise...

Even so, the sudden appearance of such a powerhouse caused the members of the Tianman Sect to become vigilant; some things had to be understood clearly.

Xiao Han had not expected his identity to be doubted, but since he dared to leave no contingency, he did not care.

Even if the Tianman Sect knew he had hidden his strength in the Central Plains, they likely would not interfere; offending a god of wealth and Martial Heavenly King like him would bring them no benefit.

The current Xiao Han had already temporarily cast the Tianman Sect to the back of his mind; this time, he had been delayed for nearly three months in total.

Xiao Han, who intended to attend his grand-nephew-in-apprenticeship's grand wedding, was thinking about what gift would be appropriate when his expression suddenly changed.