Greenhouse Master creased his brows after seeing the old man from Blade Immortal. Things were getting out of hand now that Blade Immortal was here.
He thought that those from Western Emperor wouldn't dare to go here. After all, the resources to spend was big. But it looked like he underestimated the people from Western Emperor.
Even Elemental Wind and Thunder God didn't like that someone from the Western Emperor was here.
Feeling the abnormal gazes of everyone, the old man from Blade Immortal chuckled awkwardly and said, "Friends, let's not be hostile to each other. I'm tasked here by my sect master to investigate the inside of the lost realm. By the way, I am Tenblade Ancestor."
Tenblade Ancestor! Everyone felt their scalps itching. To think that such a prominent ancestor of Blade Immortal would personally come here to enter the lost realm. Blade Immortal was surely taking this seriously.
"Tenblade Ancestor, the Greenhouse is accepting everyone as long as they can pay the price. One million Era Emperor Stones, only." Greenhouse Master could only bite the bullet. Now that the ancestor was here, it wasn't good to shoo him away.
Tenblade Ancestor's eyes widened a bit, "This friend's price for entry is a bit out of the bounds. How about you make it 100,000 Era Emperor Stones? I'm sure many here will be willing to pay that."
That's true. One million of imperial-level stones was too much. Even Elemental Wind wouldn't dare to take out that much. Greenhouse's asking price was over the roof.
But Greenhouse Master shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the price is fixed. One million Era Emperor Stones or not. We won't force anyone to pay."
In the end, Greenhouse didn't back down. They remained still with the price they thought was right. In truth, it was actually a fair price. It's not exaggerated or whatnot. With the lost realm's value, one million was already cheap. Of course, these people wouldn't know it.
"Perhaps you think this through, Fellow Daoist?" Tenblade Ancestor smiled, "If you do, the Blade Immortal will surely return the favor in the future."
The Greenhouse Master was tempted. A favor from Blade Immortal would be an edge when things went rough for them. Remember, Blade Immortal produced four Era Emperors, and all of them were brilliant. Not to mention, their progenitor was in the Godlist Rankings!
The master just needed to turn the price down to a hundred thousand and he already earned the Blade Immortal's favor. To think about it, it was already a good trade.
"What do you say, Fellow Daoist?" Tenblade Ancestor knew that the other party was tempted. Using the favor of Blade Immortal was truly helpful in this kind of situations, "If you feel we will betray your expectations, we can write a contract. With that, you can rest easy."
A contract was official and the laws of the world was the witness.
Thunder God Sect Master suddenly intervened, "Greenhouse Master, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, heavier than what you can get in the lost realm. So how about accepting it? You will not lose out in this deal. After all, we are still going to pay a hundred thousand each."
Greenhouse Master was having a hard time deciding what to do. Eventually, he sighed and shook his head, "I appreciate Tenblade Ancestor's goodwill, but I'll pass for now. The price remains. One million for entry. Imperial-level stones, still."
"Aren't you pushing your luck too much, Greenhouse Master?" Thunder God Sect Master was displeased, "You can't even see the big pie right in front of you. You're so greedy that it wants to make me puke. I'm disappointed. I thought that you of all people will know better."
The Elemental Wind didn't say a thing, but they mostly agreed with Thunder God.
The deal was already good enough for the Greenhouse to be lax. After all, that favor could be used as their backer when things went rough. But who would have thought that the master would be stupid enough to actually decline?
Tenblade Ancestor's expression turned grim. He never anticipated to be rejected twice in a day, "Since Fellow Daoist is being like this, you don't mind us getting rough, then?"
"If that's what you wish, Tenblade Ancestor." Greenhouse Master was calm.
A battle would be inevitable and their sect's life was on the line.
After hearing his reponse, Tennant Ancestor disappeared. It was the sign for the Greenhouse to prepare for the worst. Thunder God and Elemental Wind also disappeared. They weren't in a rush to attack so they returned to their camps.
An ancestor from Greenhouse neared the master and said, "Are you sure about this? Our Greenhouse might be strong, but it cannot withstand attacks of two superpowers along with Blade Immortal. Our resources will not last."
"I know." The master sighed, "I might be silly. But I'm actually betting for something stupid."
He didn't bother to explain. He didn't need to. After all, it would just be waste of time.
The ancestor took a deep breath also. Usually, Greenhouse Master was smart and composed and he could understand his pattern. But now, it's different. He was sure that the master wasn't dumb, but his actions were telling him it was.
Nevertheless, it's time to prepare for the worst thing to happen. Three dragons would attack them anytime soon.
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Meanwhile, Jin Rou and Sylvianna were walking down stairs filled with coins. Jin Rou had to pour over coins in order for the stairs to exist. After all, nothing could save them below as it was nothing but a frightening lava.
Jin Rou spent over billions of coins now just by maintaining the stairs. And if you convert it to real money, it might be terrify people to death. Of course, this wasn't a problem for Jin Rou as Han Li had almost unlimited number of them.
"How many of these coins do you have?" Seeing the unstoppable flow of coins, even she was almost scared by this show of extravagant wealth.