# Chapter 1072: Going Back on One's Word
"Using its Wood Spirit Pearl to aid in alchemy, no matter how high-grade the spirit medicine, there is almost no possibility of failure."
"Using it to aid in cultivation, below the Divine King Realm, there will be no more bottlenecks."
"For those whose lifespan is about to end, obtaining the spiritual power of its Wood Spirit Pearl can add thousands of years of life... Trading Mysterious Stones for life, this is the only place you'll find that."
The Wood Spirit Pearl was already a unique treasure exclusive to Wood Spirits, and the Wood Spirit Pearl of a Royal Clan Wood Spirit was a treasure among treasures. Every description Ji Ruyan gave sounded extraordinarily unbelievable, but not a single person present showed shock or doubt... because the legendary Royal Clan Wood Spirit Pearl was indeed such a miraculous existence.
The voice in his ears caused the Wood Spirit boy in the profound formation to tremble uncontrollably.
The profound power of Wood Spirits was different from that of humans, with very low offensive capability and a pitifully low cultivation ceiling. Coupled with their scarce numbers, once they fell into human hands, escape was basically impossible. Most Wood Spirits, upon falling into human hands, would choose to destroy their own Wood Spirit Pearl... which also amounted to ending their own lives.
But he hadn't...
Because he was the only remaining male of the Wood Spirit Royal Clan in the entire Chaos Space... If he died, it would mean the bloodline of the Wood Spirit Royal Clan would be completely severed, with no successors. So although he was young, he deeply understood that no matter what, even if faced with the utmost humiliation and despair, he absolutely could not die.
"Right now, not only do the young masters here, but even the upper-level star realms, and even the king realms, all believe that the Wood Spirit Royal Clan has been annihilated. However, right before your eyes, there is now a living Royal Clan Wood Spirit. All the young masters present, along with this humble one, are among the few lucky ones in the entire divine realm. And which young master will be the luckiest of all?"
As she spoke, her beautiful eyes swept across everyone with a soft, alluring light. Under normal circumstances, the audience below would be enchanted, but at this moment, every single person's gaze was fixedly on the Wood Spirit boy, not a single one shifting for an instant.
"The senior who captured this Royal Clan Wood Spirit originally wanted to enjoy it himself, but for various reasons, he ultimately chose to entrust it to this humble one. If I were to take him to an upper-level star realm, selling him for tens of billions, or even a hundred billion Purple Mysterious Stones would be effortless. But, this humble one's is just a small chamber of commerce, how could I withstand the storms of the upper-level star realms? It's safest to leave him to all the young masters."
"Miss Ruyan... just name your price!" Ying Yushan shouted, eyes wide. His cultivation was currently at the peak of the Divine Soul Realm, but to break through and achieve the Divine Tribulation Realm, he needed not only effort but also enlightenment under the right opportunity. If that opportunity didn't come, let alone two years, it was perfectly normal to be unable to break through for decades.
But if he obtained the Wood Spirit Pearl of this Royal Clan Wood Spirit, that bottleneck would no longer exist, and he could break through directly in just a few days! Moreover, it would be of great benefit to his future cultivation progress.
Being able to sell for a hundred billion Purple Mysterious Stones in an upper-level star realm... that statement was by no means an exaggeration! However, even if the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce had ten thousand times more courage, they wouldn't dare try to sell him to a middle-level or upper-level star realm... they wouldn't even dare to let it leak out. Otherwise, before they could even hold the auction, the number of people coming to secretly snatch him would be enough to dismantle the entire Black Feather Chamber of Commerce in just a few breaths.
Since they had decided to sell him, it had to be in a place they could completely control.
"Hehehe, it seems all the young masters are already impatient." Ji Ruyan's eyes narrowed into slits shimmering with seductive light, and she slowly extended one finger: "The starting price for this Royal Clan Wood Spirit... one hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones!"
One hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones was a sky-high price to anyone's ears. But if you could buy a Royal Clan Wood Spirit, that was an incredibly good deal. More importantly, if you missed this opportunity, you might never encounter one again in your lifetime.
"Wait!!" The one who spoke was again that Ying Yushan. He stepped forward, breathing slightly erratic: "Miss Ruyan, I came in a hurry today and didn't bring many Mysterious Stones. Could I possibly..."
"Of course not!" Ji Ruyan interrupted him without any hesitation, saying with a smile: "Brother Ying should know the rules here best. Before the trading meet ends, no one is allowed to leave. Especially today, if word of the Royal Clan Wood Spirit here gets out early, the consequences are something this humble one cannot bear."
"But if Brother Ying buys him, then of course you may leave at any time. After all, he will then have no connection to my Black Feather Chamber of Commerce, and no one will know or believe he came from the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce... Before that, it's not possible, of course. Although this humble one trusts every young master completely, even the slightest 'what if' is something I absolutely cannot afford."
Ji Ruyan's smile was as beautiful as a flower, but every word left no room for negotiation.
"..." Ying Yushan's forehead was slightly sweaty. He hesitated for a good while before saying: "Then give me ten breaths to send a sound transmission and have someone rush over with Purple Mysterious Crystals, how about that? Your Black Feather Chamber of Commerce wouldn't rather forgo making a big profit, would you?"
"Brother Ying, please don't make things difficult for this humble one. The biggest reason the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce has been able to exist for so many years is that we never break the rules. Besides, the invitation I sent out did remind all the young masters to bring plenty of Mysterious Stones."
Ying Yushan's mouth twitched... Since he came, of course he had brought a lot! But who could have predicted the appearance of a Royal Clan Wood Spirit!
For such a "treasure" that even the upper-level star realms were lucky to see, it wouldn't be a loss to mortgage everything to acquire it!
Ji Ruyan's gaze shifted away from Ying Yushan: "One hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones, bidding begins."
As Ji Ruyan's voice fell, no one responded for a moment. Just as Ji Ruyan was about to speak again, Yun Che suddenly stood up slowly: "Two hundred million!"
Whoosh—
All eyes sharply fell upon Yun Che. Every person present was a high-level existence from the Heiya Realm. Two hundred million was a huge number for any of them, but not entirely unaffordable... The key was, no matter how wealthy you were, who the hell would casually carry several hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones on them!
Yun Che's first bid after arriving directly raised the price by a hundred million, causing ninety percent of the people in the stone chamber to sigh in dismay. In other places, they could immediately send a sound transmission to have Mysterious Stones or Crystals delivered, but this was the Black Feather's underground trading meet. They had nowhere to exert their strength, and could only blame themselves for bringing too little.
Ji Ruyan's gaze swept over Yun Che like soft water: "This young master is truly decisive and generous. This humble one admires such gentlemen the most."
Raising the price by a hundred million right from the start... that was a hundred million! Even Ying Yushan, who came from the third-largest sect in the Heiya Realm, was greatly shocked. He glanced sideways at Yun Che, gritted his teeth slightly, and said slowly: "Two hundred and ten million!"
He had brought a total of two hundred and sixty million Purple Mysterious Stones with him, of which two hundred million had been specially taken from his father before his departure. He had thought that with such an astronomical sum on him, there was nothing in the Heiya Realm he couldn't buy... Now he could only pray that no one would exceed that amount.
"Three hundred million!" Yun Che's expression remained unchanged, as calmly as if he had just said three Purple Mysterious Stones.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
Another direct increase of a hundred million!!
They all came from the top sects and clans of the Heiya Realm, but they had never seen or heard of such increments in the hundreds of millions!
Who was this person? Even if he was extremely wealthy, you don't just throw money around like this... Could he have something wrong with his head?
Ying Yushan clenched his fists tightly and could only sit down resentfully.
After Ji Ruyan announced the starting price, everyone had expected the subsequent bidding to be fiercely competitive like a stormy sea, but Yun Che's two bids, each adding a hundred million, shook the entire stone chamber into a pin-drop silence.
All eyes were fixed on Yun Che, everyone secretly speculating about his identity.
Inside the profound formation cage, the Wood Spirit boy also cautiously turned his head to look at Yun Che... Suddenly, his originally dim green eyes gained a few more hints of hope.
"Hehehe, this young master has already bid three hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones. Such a decisively generous young master is truly the first I've seen in my life." Ji Ruyan's gaze had already sized Yun Che up from head to toe: "Are there any other young masters who wish to bid? If not..."
"Three hundred and twenty million!"
A rather gloomy voice, seemingly gritting its teeth, suddenly rang out. The speaker was a short black-clothed youth. He looked sideways at Yun Che, his eyes clearly saying: Go ahead, raise it again if you can!
"Four hundred million!"
Without even a momentary hesitation, almost the instant his voice fell, Yun Che spoke coldly... still adding a hundred million directly!
The black-clothed youth was frozen instantly, unable to speak for a long time.
Four hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones was a vast wealth that ordinary people couldn't even imagine. But this was money Yun Che had scooped up from the Cang Feng Empire with no effort at all, so he threw it out without mercy and without any heartache.
This time, even Ji Ruyan's small mouth slightly opened, taking a long time to close.
Adding a hundred million each time, every bid was accompanied by a cold voice carrying an intangible domineering pressure that made everyone feel somewhat breathless. For a moment, no one followed with a bid. The gazes continuously swept over Yun Che. Although no one recognized his face, they were all certain... Although this person's profound power was not particularly outstanding, his background was definitely not ordinary. Just the awe-inspiring aura he displayed was not something an ordinary person could possess.
"Four hundred million, it's already four hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones. Is there any other young master who wishes to raise the bid? A Royal Clan Wood Spirit is extremely likely to be the only opportunity in your lives, young masters. Please don't miss it."
Ji Ruyan called out several times, but no one raised the bid anymore. Yun Che also heaved a silent sigh of relief... He had even been prepared to call out all his assets—five hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones.
So, the Wood Spirit Pearl was as good as in hand... Although the price was somewhat high, this was only the second day since arriving in the Heiya Realm, and the Wood Spirit Pearl he was about to obtain far exceeded his needs. Comparatively, the price of four hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones was nothing.
"Then, congratulations to this young master. This Royal Clan Wood Spirit, very likely the only one remaining in the world, now belongs to you."
Under the envious and unwilling gazes of everyone, Yun Che stepped forward extremely decisively and directly handed over four hundred million Purple Mysterious Stones to Ji Ruyan. Then he said coldly: "Now, can I take him away?"
"Of course." With him closer, Ji Ruyan's smile became even more seductive: "From now on, he is your property, young master."
As she spoke, Ji Ruyan pointed her finger, and the sealing profound formation opened with a sound. Yun Che strode forward and grabbed the Wood Spirit boy's arm in one swift motion. Slightly unexpectedly, even with the sealing formation gone, the Wood Spirit boy made no attempt to escape, allowing Yun Che to grasp him... Perhaps he had already resigned to his fate.
"Young master, I trust you understand the principle of 'having a treasure invites crime'," Ji Ruyan reminded with a charming smile. "Let alone the prohibition from the Zhou Tian God Realm, a Royal Clan Wood Spirit is something that even upper-level star realms covet. Although this humble one believes that all the young masters present are trustworthy honored guests who will keep the secret, if word of this gets out, you will be in danger, young master. So, it's best if you deal with him sooner... Or, the best choice is to take his Wood Spirit Pearl right here, and then..."
"No need, I know what I'm doing. Thanks for the reminder." Yun Che responded casually, preparing to leave with the Wood Spirit boy.
As he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the black-clothed middle-aged man who had been standing behind Ji Ruyan, utterly motionless the entire time, slowly picking up a black sound transmission jade.
This underground space blocked sound transmissions, yet the sound transmission jade in the middle-aged man's hand was able to receive one, clearly being "specially made." After frowning and listening to the transmission, his expression suddenly changed, and his gaze sharply turned to Yun Che.
A low voice also came from behind Yun Che's ear: "Wait. This young master, we are not selling this Royal Clan Wood Spirit anymore."