Wealth!
An astonishing amount of wealth.
Every Golden Immortal who saw these treasures felt their hearts tremble!
Those were Golden Immortal artifacts!
For a Golden Immortal, possessing a few artifacts would already be considered good fortune, yet Su Yuan had displayed over ten thousand pieces here - such extravagant abundance!
Not to mention there were even mid-grade spirit treasures among them!
Su Yuan smiled calmly. Though these treasures appeared numerous, most were standardized items, many being refurbished products.
Even those mid-grade acquired spirit treasures in the sky were no exception.
In truth, the vast majority weren't crafted by Su Yuan himself, but excavated from the ruins of the Nine Suns Sect (that secret realm).
The Nine Suns Sect had once been a Great Luo-level sect, but only ruins remained now, devoid of top-grade spirit treasures equivalent to Great Luo Golden Immortals.At most, there were several dozen mid-grade acquired spirit treasures and thousands of Golden Immortal artifacts.
These were what Su Yuan had systematically organized over nearly ten years after refining the Nine Suns Spirit Devouring Array.
After refurbishing them to appear less antiquated, he counted them as his own creations to showcase his craftsmanship.
Su Yuan gazed at the crowd and said indifferently, "These treasures represent my lifetime's work. You may examine their quality and propose appropriate prices. If the offer is right, I'm willing to sell. I accept Star Coins for direct transactions. Additionally, I undertake artifact forging and pill refining commissions up to Taiyi Golden Immortal level! Fellow cultivators in need may place orders through Song Cai. For Taiyi Golden Immortal level commissions, I'll personally handle negotiations."
The audience collectively gasped in awe.
"Such an abundance of Golden Immortal and even Taiyi Golden Immortal treasures! This truly broadens my horizons. So the Seven Stars Dao Sovereign is actually a Taiyi-level forging and alchemy grandmaster - no wonder he could establish the Seven Stars Market!"
Some Golden Immortals suddenly understood why Song Cai possessed such extensive knowledge about materials and treasures - with a dual Taiyi Golden Immortal grandmaster backing him, such expertise was only natural!
Mo He, the Taiyi Demon Immortal, frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, these all appear to be immortal artifacts. Does this mean..."
Su Yuan smiled faintly, "I am indeed a spirit cultivator, hence I mainly forge immortal artifacts. However, I'm equally capable of crafting demonic artifacts - they merely differ in foundational energy sources while sharing identical law essences."
Mo He nodded, though his expression remained somewhat displeased.
If these immortal treasures fell into the hands of immortal realm cultivators, their combat power would skyrocket!
This was hardly good news.
He began contemplating Su Yuan's forging conditions.
"Magnificent! Truly magnificent!"
Song Daoist caressed the treasure, his eyes filled with reluctant longing.
He couldn't afford it!
Such acquired spirit treasures cost several to dozens times more than ordinary Golden Immortal artifacts of equivalent grade!
His funds fell far short!
"Wait - the Seven Stars Dao Sovereign mentioned Star Coin transactions. That means items below Golden Immortal level can be exchanged for Star Coins, which could then purchase this treasure!"
Song Daoist's eyes lit up. He'd nearly forgotten this point. Golden Immortals typically traded only with Golden Immortal level items, but the Seven Stars Dao Sovereign's earlier statement clearly indicated that sub-Golden Immortal items were also acceptable.
Individual values might be low, but quantity could compensate!
Golden Immortal treasures were rare, but sub-Golden Immortal items were far more accessible. With sufficient time and effort, accumulating enough for a low-grade acquired spirit treasure became possible!
This realization delighted him immensely.
Many Golden Immortals noticed this "loophole." Finally, one couldn't resist asking, "Might I inquire, Seven Stars Dao Sovereign, if exchanging lower-grade items for Star Coins could then purchase Golden Immortal artifacts?"
Su Yuan nodded calmly, "Certainly. However, without Golden Immortal level items as foundation, the required Star Coin amount would increase accordingly - up to fifty percent more at maximum."
The crowd visibly brightened.
Mo He showed interest, but Su Yuan preempted him, "For Taiyi Golden Immortal level treasures, Taiyi-grade materials must be used for exchange, with Star Coins covering up to twenty percent of the difference. Additionally, commissioning Taiyi Golden Immortal artifacts requires providing your own materials, with Star Coins acceptable as payment."
Mo He's expression turned serious. A twenty percent Star Coin compensation would still be tremendously profitable!
As for using Star Coins for forging fees - that was outright fantastic, considering forging costs typically exceeded material expenses!
Mo He continued examining his selected treasure, growing increasingly astonished.
This mid-grade acquired spirit treasure's quality ranked among the finest of its tier!
Quality assessment for mid-grade acquired spirit treasures depended on their number of law restrictions - thirteen being lowest, twenty-four highest.
His piece contained twenty restrictions - undoubtedly high-grade!
Meanwhile, Chang Lin felt even more excited.
He split off a portion of consciousness that appeared at the Feipeng Corps headquarters.
The corps headquarters wasn't fixed, but rather situated atop an enormous Void Roc!
The roc's back supported numerous buildings where countless spirit cultivators worked busily for the corps.
At the roc's head,
a young man sat discontentedly in the commander's seat.
Several uniformed cultivators stood below with bitter expressions.
"After Feipeng's death for so long, this pitiful information is all you've gathered?"
The youth glared at the meager intelligence reports in his hands.
"Honorable Snowpeak Immortal Lord, the former commander moved unpredictably. We truly did our best!" one officer lamented.
The youth snorted coldly, "Setting aside Feipeng's death, explain these logistics account books! Why is there a shortage of over a hundred Golden Immortal artifacts and ten thousand Golden Immortal pills? Have you been embezzling military property?"
"N-no! Snowpeak Immortal Lord, we lack both the capability and courage for such theft! The logistics warehouse was directly supervised by Commander Feipeng - we never had opportunity for corruption!"
The youth sighed inwardly. Too many troubles! Ostracized by his clan and assigned to this wretched corps, he never imagined it would be this bad!
Though structurally intact, the corps suffered personnel shortages, lax logistics management, and severe resource misappropriation - especially that deceased Feipeng, who must have swallowed countless resources!
Personnel could be replenished, but strategic resources like Golden Immortal artifacts and pills were hard to obtain!
Just then, Deputy Commander Chang Lin hurried in.
"Greetings, Snowpeak Immortal Lord!" Chang Lin saluted.
"Just 'commander' suffices. New developments? Found any suspects?" Snowpeak inquired.
Chang Lin paused, then shook his head, "I believe Fellow Daoist Seven Stars couldn't be Feipeng's killer."
"Why?" Snowpeak asked flatly.
"Earlier, I attended a high-level trade fair at Seven Stars Market. The Seven Stars Dao Sovereign displayed over ten thousand Golden Immortal artifacts, numerous Golden Immortal pills, and more than twenty mid-grade acquired spirit treasures for sale, while announcing his availability for Taiyi Golden Immortal level commissions!"
Chang Lin continued earnestly, "Given Seven Stars Dao Sovereign's wealth, he'd have no reason to conflict with Commander Feipeng. Investigations show no prior disputes between them either. Moreover, forgers and alchemists rarely explore secret realms - the likelihood of him framing Feipeng is extremely low."
"Oh?" The youth's eyes brightened, "You're saying he has massive Golden Immortal and Taiyi Golden Immortal artifacts for sale?"
"Precisely, Commander! If we purchase Seven Stars Dao Sovereign's entire inventory and commission additional artifacts, our corps' strength will skyrocket!" Chang Lin said excitedly.
Snowpeak nodded in understanding, "Excellent intelligence! If verified, you'll handle this matter fully. Arm our corps thoroughly - I need victories and merits! No carelessness allowed! Understood?"
"Understood!"