Yun Shu sighed inwardly, "He died a hundred years ago."
"Sorry," Ming Zhitian shouldn't have asked.
Yun Shu shook her head slightly, "It's nothing. I need to rest. You may withdraw. You don't need to concern yourself with this matter, focus on your cultivation."
Ming Zhitian cupped his hands in salute and then withdrew.
...
After a night of rapid absorption and refinement, the elixirs and profound crystal stones gradually decreased. Ming Zhitian advanced to the sixty-fifth level of the God Emperor realm! The Blood Demon broke through to the eighth level of the Perfect Void realm!
The next morning, Ming Zhitian eagerly went to the Myriad Artifact Treasure Pavilion, just as it opened.
Manager Wan looked around, confirmed no one else was present, and then pulled Ming Zhitian's hand, "Follow me."
Upon reaching the secret vault, Manager Wan ordered the one hundred kilograms of Divine Meteorite Heaven Stone to be brought forth.
Manager Wan waved his hand, "Alright, you two can go rest."
The two subordinates glanced at Ming Zhitian and then left.
Manager Wan, with his back to Ming Zhitian, gently placed his hand on the Divine Meteorite Heaven Stone. Ming Zhitian said, "Manager Wan, are you perhaps trying to increase the price on me?"
Manager Wan's expression was solemn, and he then turned around, "Ah, fellow Daoist Ming, you are unaware of the situation..."
Ming Zhitian snorted coldly, "You profiteer, this is a black shop! I knew you were going to raise the price!"
Manager Wan was also extremely helpless, "Esteemed guest, please calm your anger. It is because we dispatched a large number of people to seize the Divine Meteorite Heaven Stone recently. Several individuals at the Supreme Ultimate realm were injured, and we lost one at the Heavenly God realm. To compensate for such heavy losses, the higher-ups have decided that the price must be increased."
Ming Zhitian said, "What do I care if you lost a hundred Heavenly Gods? We agreed on three hundred million profound crystals, and you're reneging. Does the reputation of your Myriad Artifact Treasure Pavilion mean nothing?"
Manager Wan sighed, "I am merely following orders from above. Esteemed guest, please do not make things difficult for me..."
Immediately, two experts leaped out. Ming Zhitian glanced behind him, "What? If polite words don't work, you resort to force? If I wanted to leave, could you stop me?"
Manager Wan reprimanded them, "What are you doing? Is this how you treat guests? Withdraw!"
"Yes, boss!"
...
Ming Zhitian thought for a moment and said, "This item is very important to me. Tell me, how much more profound crystals do you want to add?"
Manager Wan quickly apologized and then smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, sorry, uh... fifty million."
Ming Zhitian glanced up, "Why don't you go rob someone? You could just rob me directly, but you insist on doing it in broad daylight."
"Esteemed guest is joking," Manager Wan said with an awkward smile.
Ming Zhitian said, "What happens if I refuse to pay?"
Manager Wan said, "Then the transaction is terminated. I apologize. I, Wan, still need to support my people. That fifty million is merely a condolence payment to the families of the deceased. This is my business philosophy of putting myself in others' shoes."
Ming Zhitian nodded, "Alright, you win."
He then summoned his Heavenly Tribulation-grade magical artifacts and divine artifacts: Yue Er Fa, Gong Shu Xian Ji, Wu He, Jue Shang Zhen Tian Mao, Xing Yun Shen Chui, Duo Xing Bian, Xing Hun Tian Jian, and others.
He also presented the Supreme Divine Artifact: Wu Jian, followed by stacks of thousand-grade elixirs and forty million profound crystals borrowed from Yun Shu.
After Manager Wan calculated the total, it was just enough for three hundred and fifty million profound crystal stones.
His face immediately broke into a smile. He handed over the Myriad Gold Card, "My Myriad Artifact Treasure Pavilion guarantees our esteemed guest that all future purchases will receive a thirty percent discount!"
Ming Zhitian took the Myriad Gold Card, put away the Divine Meteorite Heaven Stone, and then smiled slightly, "Thank you!"
Manager Wan was slightly stunned and instinctively replied, "You're welcome."
But as he reached the doorway, he was instantly dumbfounded. Ming Zhitian produced a plaque, "Today we're having a promotion, everything is twenty percent off! Only for today!"