Chapter 260: Li Luo's Scheme

Half a bottle of Imperial Spirit Dew, in exchange for one Dark Spirit Leaf.

When Li Luo said this, many of the students present couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly, because this price was not low.

One bottle of Imperial Spirit Dew is worth five thousand academy points, so half a bottle is twenty-five hundred points!

After all, not every team could sweep through everything like Jiang Jiang Qinge's group; most teams might have only conquered a single first-tier Purification Tower by now.

Based on past estimates, the vast majority of small teams, when they finally leave the Dark Cave, would on average earn about five thousand points.

And spending twenty-five hundred academy points is no small cost for many people.

However, although this cost is great, if it allows one to enter the Dark Spirit Pool for cultivation, it's actually not unacceptable.

After all, the purpose of academy points is to exchange them for more cultivation resources to improve oneself, and the Dark Spirit Pool before them undoubtedly serves that purpose as well.

Some of the students present were getting a little restless.

Jiang Jiang Qinge was similarly rendered a bit helpless by Li Luo's shenanigans; she hadn't expected Li Luo to go this far just to earn Imperial Spirit Dew.

But these Dark Spirit Leaves were obtained through his own ability, so he could do whatever he wanted with them.

"Li Luo, these Dark Spirit Leaves were originally going to fly out with the surge of energy from the Dark Spirit Pool. Now you're taking advantage of entering the Dark Spirit Pool first to snatch up these leaves that originally belonged to everyone, and then selling them back to everyone at a high price. Isn't your scheme a little too shrewd?"

And just then, a cold laugh suddenly rang out—it was Song Song Qiuyu.

Some of the other students, hearing these words, couldn't help but show strange expressions.

Li Luo glanced at Song Song Qiuyu and said flatly: "First of all, even if I took these Dark Spirit Leaves, more Dark Spirit Leaves will still come out of the Dark Spirit Pool afterward. If anyone isn't interested in the leaves I have here, they can keep waiting."

"Furthermore..."

"The number of Dark Spirit Leaves that come out of the Dark Spirit Pool each time is extremely scarce. With so many teams present, generally only stronger teams like yours have the competitiveness to compete for them, while most other teams will probably return empty-handed time and time again."

"And now I can let more teams obtain Dark Spirit Leaves in such a simple way. Yet you're so dissatisfied with this—do you not want to see others able to enter the Dark Spirit Pool for cultivation?"

Song Song Qiuyu's expression shifted slightly. She clearly hadn't expected Li Luo's counterattack to be so sharp—this guy was actually trying to incite the weaker teams to oppose them.

"Li Luo has a point. Every time the Dark Spirit Leaves blown out from the Dark Spirit Pool not only take too long to wait for, but the quantity each time is so scarce that we simply can't compete for them. Rather than waiting here in vain, we'd rather pay twenty-five hundred academy points to exchange for Dark Spirit Leaves." a student suddenly said.

"Right, exactly!"

"I'd rather just use twenty-five hundred points to exchange directly!" More students chimed in. Most of these students were the type who could only rely on luck to compete for Dark Spirit Leaves.

Put bluntly... they were all poor students.

Seeing more and more people agreeing, Song Song Qiuyu's face turned a little green, and she could only swallow the words in her mouth to avoid provoking public anger.

Li Luo saw this and secretly rejoiced.

At this moment, a student asked awkwardly: "Li Luo, we don't have Imperial Spirit Dew exchanged from the academy on hand right now. Can we put it on account first and pay up when the purification mission ends?"

Hearing this, Li Luo said quite generously: "That's a small matter. The main reason I've worked so hard to snatch these Dark Spirit Leaves is to create convenience for everyone's cultivation. If you don't have Imperial Spirit Dew on hand right now, just give me an IOU and pay up later."

Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing this and praised him one after another. Only Song Song Qiuyu secretly gnashed her teeth—this guy clearly just wanted to earn academy points, yet had to say it so righteously.

Li Luo smiled and accepted everyone's flattery. As long as he had the IOUs in hand, whoever dared to default later, he would bring Jiang Jiang Qinge to collect from them one by one!

More and more people became interested in the Dark Spirit Leaves in Li Luo's hands, to the point that some scrambling began to appear later. Li Luo quickly stepped in to stop it and ultimately decided on a lottery method to exchange for the Dark Spirit Leaves.

Thus, through his maneuvering, seven small teams finally got their wish and obtained Dark Spirit Leaves.

These teams all showed joy and excitement on their faces. After all, each time the Dark Spirit Pool opened, the energy within was limited, and entering earlier meant better cultivation results.

Meanwhile, Wang Wang Yufeng, Song Song Qiuyu, and the others all had somewhat unsightly expressions, because the next wave of Dark Spirit Leaves was unknown as to when it would appear. Wouldn't they all have to wait for these people to enjoy another wave of energy infusion before they could enter the Dark Spirit Pool?

By then, the cultivation effect would really be reduced to the worst.

Li Luo contentedly tucked the seven IOUs into his bosom. This was three and a half bottles of Imperial Spirit Dew—seventeen thousand five hundred academy points in hand, which would greatly ease the pressure of his hundred-thousand-point goal.

Bai Bai Mengmeng and Student Xin Fu beside him both looked at him admiringly. Although there were few who could reach the thirty-eighth step of the Dark Spirit Pool, it wasn't unheard of. But someone who could come out of the Dark Spirit Pool and still fleece a batch of Dark Spirit Leaves—truly, since the founding of the Saint Profound Star Academy, Li Luo was the first.

"Impressive."

Even Tian Tian couldn't help but sigh, her pretty face full of admiration.

Senior Qiu Bai also shook his head with a mix of helplessness and amusement. This time, they had truly broadened their horizons.

Li Luo sold off all seven Dark Spirit Leaves, clapped his hands, and then walked with a smile toward Wang Wang Yufeng, Song Song Qiuyu, and Di Fa Jingming.

The latter three saw him approaching and showed guarded looks on their faces.

"Li Luo, what do you want now?" Wang Wang Yufeng stepped forward and said coldly.

Li Luo glanced at Song Song Qiuyu with a smile. This woman had disgusted him all day; he wasn't the type to let a grudge go unavenged, but sometimes revenge didn't necessarily require force.

"Do you want to buy a Dark Spirit Leaf?" he asked with a smile.

At these words, Wang Wang Yufeng, Song Song Qiuyu, and Di Fa Jingming all looked at him somewhat astonished. Earlier, they had actually wanted to buy the Dark Spirit Leaves from Li Luo too, but first, they couldn't bring themselves to do it, and second, they felt Li Luo wouldn't sell to them.

So when they finally saw Li Luo sell all seven Dark Spirit Leaves, they couldn't help feeling some regret. Although they might still be able to snatch Dark Spirit Leaves flying out of the Dark Spirit Pool later, the timing was too uncertain. And most importantly... this batch of people who obtained Dark Spirit Leaves would consume the heaven and earth energy in the Dark Spirit Pool ahead of time.

So even if they snatched Dark Spirit Leaves later, the cultivation effect would be somewhat discounted when they entered.

Twenty-five hundred points wasn't expensive for them; if they could, they certainly wanted to enter the Dark Spirit Pool earlier.

"What do you mean? You still have Dark Spirit Leaves?" Wang Wang Yufeng asked.

"There's one last leaf." Li Luo nodded with a smile.

Wang Wang Yufeng was stunned. He glanced at Li Luo with some suspicion, then exchanged a look with Song Song Qiuyu, who stood silently beside him. Li Luo really did have one leaf left... so what was he trying to do?

Song Song Qiuyu looked at Li Luo's handsome smiling face and felt a vague sense of unease.

"Are you buying or not? Half a bottle of Imperial Spirit Dew, no credit." Li Luo asked with a smile.

Wang Wang Yufeng's expression shifted slightly. He was silent for a few breaths. Half a bottle of Imperial Spirit Dew was a small matter for them, but he really couldn't believe Li Luo would be so kind-hearted.

Yet asking them to give up this Dark Spirit Leaf was also a bit reluctant.

Wang Wang Yufeng glanced at Song Song Qiuyu, who gave an almost imperceptible nod.

So he said: "No problem."

Li Luo smiled and pulled the last Dark Spirit Leaf from his bosom. As he took it out, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my, this Dark Spirit Leaf seems to have a bit of a defect."

Wang Wang Yufeng and the others looked and saw that the last Dark Spirit Leaf in Li Luo's hand was actually only half a piece.

And this half-piece of Dark Spirit Leaf was clearly not enough to split among three people—at most, it could only be divided for two people to use.

But their squad had three people.

Li Luo sighed, a touch of regret in his voice. "Although it's a bit flawed, it can still barely be used..."

He raised his hand and asked, "Do you still want it?"

Wang Wang Yufeng and the other two stared at the somewhat damaged Shadow Spirit Leaf in Li Luo's hand, their expressions instantly becoming extremely complicated.

Song Song Qiuyu in particular fixed her gaze intently on Li Luo, finally understanding exactly what the other party had been thinking.