Chapter 440: Chapter 437: Well, Actually
With so many buyers and such a limited supply, the prize would naturally go to the highest bidder.
The result was inevitably a "heart-pounding" price war.
Everyone hoped to buy a peanut, as no one wanted to carry the stigma of pregnancy and childbirth.
"I bid one Yellow Nether Fruit!" a middle-aged-looking Immortal clutching his large belly was the first to speak.
"A Yellow Nether Fruit is nothing, just a low-level Immortal Fruit! I have an Immortal-Attracting Grass, one of the essential Immortal Elixirs for Crossing the Immortal Tribulation!" an old man sneered, holding up a foot-long, six-leafed, emerald-green herb.
However, before Mo Qi could even speak, someone else made a higher offer.
"Trying to win with a single Immortal-Attracting Grass? I have three! Kid Mo, how about I trade you three stalks of Immortal-Attracting Grass for one of your peanuts?"
Just as this Immortal thought he had it in the bag, a weather-beaten voice drifted over from the side.
"I don’t have any Immortal Elixirs, but I do have the perfectly preserved corpse of a Seventh-level Demon Beast, plus an Immortal Crystal. That’s the highest I can go. What do you say, are you satisfied?"
The moment he finished speaking, the boisterous crowd fell silent.
Who was so extravagant?!
A Seventh-level Demon Beast!
That was equivalent to an Immortal Level expert among human Cultivators.
At that level, a Demon Beast was typically no longer called a Demon Beast, but a Spirit Beast or even an Immortal Beast.
A Seventh-level Spirit Beast... its entire body was a treasure trove!
Its flesh, blood, sinews, bones, and even its Inner Core were all top-tier materials for Alchemy or Artifact Refining.
Even a single strand of its fur would be considered priceless if it landed in the Mortal District.
And that wasn’t even mentioning the Immortal Crystal.
Why were Immortals so rare in the Hall of Envoys? Why did they all yearn for the Immortal Realm?
The fundamental reason was that this region lacked Immortal Energy and Immortal Power.
And those two things were the absolute necessities for an Immortal’s Cultivation, essential for increasing their power and strength!
Immortal Crystals were a specialty of the Immortal Realm—a special mineral similar to Spirit Stones, but with one key difference: Immortal Crystals contained Immortal Energy and Immortal Power.
Therefore, in the Hall of Envoys, Immortal Crystals were not only exceedingly rare but also held an irresistible allure for powerful Immortals.
The experts never imagined that someone would actually be willing to part with an Immortal Crystal.
But once the crowd recognized the bidder’s identity, it all made sense.
In the West District of the Hall of Envoys, the top-ranked Sub-Palace was the Five Elements Sub-Palace. As one could guess from the name, it had deep ties to the Five Elements Sect, one of the Five Great Holy Lands of the Immortal Realm.
Unlike the other Sub-Palaces, the Five Elements Sub-Palace wasn’t comprised of various families or a complex web of connections. It was a self-contained power with its own complete system.
As a result, compared to the other Sub-Palaces, the Five Elements Sub-Palace was more unified and more powerful.
The old man who had made the bid was none other than the Vice Palace Master of the Five Elements Sub-Palace.
In terms of status and seniority, the only ones present who could possibly compare to him were the two old matriarchs, Silver Hair and Jin Hua.
This was also why he was willing to make such an extravagant offer; he valued his face more than anyone else present.
He couldn’t imagine what would happen if he really did get pregnant and give birth. ’How could I ever face my subordinates back at the Five Elements Sub-Palace?’
’At that point, my tenure as Vice Palace Master would be over.’
Hearing the Vice Palace Master’s offer, Mo Qi’s eyes lit up, and he involuntarily swallowed.
’A Seventh-level Spirit Beast!’
’The absolute finest ingredient for cooking!’
’Oh my god!’
’If I made this into a Medicinal Cuisine, I can’t even imagine how delicious it would be!’
"Deal!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Mo Qi tossed a peanut to the Vice Palace Master.
With a pained expression, the Vice Palace Master handed Mo Qi a Storage Ring, then found a corner to swallow the peanut.
Mo Qi eagerly took out the Seventh-level Spirit Beast and moved it into his Chaos Scripture’s space.
Only then did he feel a sense of security, that the Spirit Beast truly belonged to him.
As for the Immortal Crystal, he had already forgotten about it in the Storage Ring, not giving it a second thought.
The only thing he cared about was the Seventh-level Spirit Beast.
To him, an Immortal Crystal was less useful than a common Immortal Fruit.
...
Less than thirty seconds later, the Vice Palace Master shot to his feet, a look of pleasant surprise on his face. He glanced down at his now-flat stomach and reveled in the relief of having his old, hidden injuries completely healed. His expression was identical to that of the Long Yang Sub-Palace’s leader.
"Worth it!"
He muttered, then waved to the others from the Five Elements Sub-Palace. "Let’s go. The Five Elements Sub-Palace is withdrawing from this gathering!"
The other members of the Five Elements Sub-Palace, still clutching their large bellies, were dumbfounded.
’We’re just leaving?’
’What about our stomachs?’
’At least the Long Yang Sub-Palace managed to buy a peanut. Are we really supposed to go back to the Sub-Palace pregnant?’
’Are you sure the Palace Master won’t have our hides for this?’
As if sensing their confusion, the Vice Palace Master rolled his eyes and snapped, "What are you looking at? Can any of you afford one?"
The members of the Five Elements Sub-Palace: "..."
’We must be following a fake Vice Palace Master.’
’Don’t you have a goddamn clue why we can’t afford it?’
’If you hadn’t jacked the price up so high, would we be in this mess?’
First the leader of the Long Yang Sub-Palace, now the Vice Palace Master of the Five Elements Sub-Palace. The crowd no longer had any doubt about the peanut’s efficacy.
Although the Vice Palace Master’s bid had unofficially set the price for a peanut at an astronomical level, and the powerful experts were now too embarrassed to offer common items like Immortal Fruits or Immortal Grass...
...the remaining six peanuts were still quickly snapped up for exorbitant prices.
Looking at the huge pile of new Immortal Level Treasure Medicines in his Chaos Scripture’s space, Mo Qi was grinning so hard his face could have split.
’I’m rich, I’m rich!’
’This trip was so worth it!’
Seeing the peanuts on the plate about to run out, the experts who hadn’t managed to buy one began to panic.
’Now what?’
’A C-section? Giving birth for real?’
Though no one wanted to, it seemed they had no other choice.
They couldn’t believe that something selling for the price of an Immortal Artifact could possibly be mass-produced.
Each one had to be exceedingly precious.
"Ahem... uh... actually..." Mo Qi cleared his throat again. "I’m the one who made those peanuts. If you’re willing to wait for, say, eight to ten minutes, I can make some more."
"..."
Everyone was stunned.
’He can make more in just eight to ten minutes?’
’Is he for real?!’
"How many can you make at once?" someone asked instinctively.
Mo Qi thought for a moment. "That depends on how big the pot is. The bigger the pot, the more peanuts I can make. Don’t worry, there’ll definitely be enough for all of you."
The crowd was speechless. ’You could make more all along, why didn’t you say so earlier?’
They felt utterly drained.
The ones who had already spent a fortune buying a peanut from Mo Qi especially felt like crying.
They had just used every trick in the book and nearly bankrupted themselves fighting over what they thought was a limited supply.
Who would have thought that the very item they’d fought tooth and nail for could be mass-produced? And the production time was so outrageously short!
’Is it too late to ask for a refund?’
"To guarantee the quality, I’ve decided to only produce ten peanuts at a time. We’ll now begin the auction for a spot in the first batch. Same old rules: highest bidder wins."
Mo Qi’s simple sentence snapped the Immortals back to reality.
