Primordial Emperor

"Hmm, fifty thousand contribution value points, are you buying or not? If not, I'll pack up the formation and leave. I have things to do later."

Lin Chen looked at Xing Yao and said lightly.

Even though he knew he had underpriced it, Lin Chen couldn't raise the price on the spot because Xing Yao was Duan Yuanfeng's direct disciple.

Duan Yuanfeng was always straightforward and forthright in his actions. If Lin Chen were to play tricks on his disciple, it wasn't something Lin Chen could bring himself to do.

If it were someone unrelated, Lin Chen might be that cunning, but not to someone who treated him well.

"Of course, I'll buy it. However, I can't let the senior suffer a loss. How about I offer sixty thousand contribution value points instead? How does the senior feel about that?"

Xing Yao feared benefiting at Lin Chen's expense, afraid his master would definitely reprimand him if he found out.

This task Xing Yao received would reward him with a full hundred thousand contribution value points upon completion.

Spending sixty thousand contribution value points to buy Lin Chen's formation didn't feel like a loss.

After all, Lin Chen's formation was so profound that if auctioned, it would start at least at a hundred thousand contribution value points.

"Alright, deal."

Hearing Xing Yao's offer, Lin Chen immediately agreed, thinking to himself that this kid was indeed Duan Yuanfeng's disciple, showing a bit of his mentor's straightforwardness.

While others haggle in business, he instead adds to the price.

Then, Lin Chen re-arranged the formation in front of him, refining it, and transferred the active control of the formation to Xing Yao.

Xing Yao was overjoyed upon acquiring the formation, immediately using his identity token with Lin Chen to transfer seventy thousand contribution value points to Lin Chen.

"Hmm, wasn't it supposed to be sixty-four thousand contribution value points? Why did you give me seventy thousand?"

Lin Chen checked the contribution value on his identity token and exclaimed in surprise.

"Senior's refining technique is so marvelous, achieving a hundred percent purity in extraction. A mere four thousand contribution value points hardly match the senior's effort, so I offered ten thousand contribution value points. Please, senior, accept it."

Xing Yao said to Lin Chen calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen nodded with a smile.

"Since it's your kind gesture, I won't refuse. Please send my regards to your master."

Having said that, Lin Chen left the Refinement Hall.

"Farewell, Young Master Lin Chen."

Xing Yao said respectfully, but did not personally escort Lin Chen out; instead, he had Wu Chong do the honors. After all, Lin Chen had previously instructed in Flame Valley to keep a low profile and not to reveal his relationship with people like Duan Yuanfeng.

Afterwards, Lin Chen left the Refinement Hall. The day was still early outside, and Lin Chen was in splendid spirits.

This trip not only earned him seventy thousand contribution value points from the task but also looted abundant treasures and spirit stones, and gained a Creation Realm second-level helper. Lin Chen was overjoyed.

Then, Lin Chen headed to the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, planning to first exchange these contribution value points for spirit crystals and buy some resources. His damaged Mountain Splitter Seal was still unrepaired due to lacking funds previously to purchase materials.

Subsequently, Lin Chen arrived at the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, where the deacon disciple at the front desk was surprised as Lin Chen exchanged for spirit crystals and bought some materials.

At present, Lin Chen planned to use the Wine Curse Lotus to enhance the quality grade of the Mountain Splitter Seal to the level of a seventh-rank magic treasure.

Anyway, since the seventh-rank magic treasure was damaged, Lin Chen would refine it anew and use the Wine Curse to further refine and enhance its grade, which wasn't difficult.

Previously, Lin Chen's cultivation level was low, and when using the seventh-rank magic treasure, his spiritual power would deplete severely. He couldn't utilize it many times before his internal spiritual power was exhausted.

However, now with an enhanced cultivation level, Lin Chen could wield the seventh-rank magic treasure.

"Junior Brother, are you planning to use so many spirit crystals to gamble big at the Spirit Martial Arena?"

The deacon disciple exchanging spirit crystals for Lin Chen, seeing him exchange such a large amount, asked faintly with envy.

"Spirit Martial Arena?"

Lin Chen looked at that deacon disciple, puzzled, and asked.

"Junior Brother isn't planning to participate in the Spirit Martial Arena, so why exchange so many spirit crystals?"

That deacon disciple observed Lin Chen's puzzled expression, seemingly unaware of the Spirit Martial Arena's situation, sparking his curiosity.

After all, in Yunlong Heavenly Palace, contribution value points were more practical than spirit crystals.

Contribution value points could always be exchanged for low-grade spirit crystals at a one-to-ten ratio, but spirit crystals could not be exchanged for contribution value points. Many rare treasures, cultivation resources, and places within Yunlong Heavenly Palace directly consumed contribution value points.

So sometimes, if a disciple needed contribution value points but lacked enough, they had to seek help from other disciples to deduct using contribution value points in exchange for giving those disciples spirit crystals.

But purchasing contribution value points from others with spirit crystals wasn't at a one-to-ten exchange rate, but one-to-twelve, allowing a profit margin of two points.

So Lin Chen retained his contribution value points, sometimes making a small profit.

Hence, in Yunlong Heavenly Palace, when a large amount of contribution value points was exchanged for low-grade spirit crystals, it was typically for betting at the Spirit Martial Arena competition.

Each session of the Spirit Martial Arena competition was hosted alternately by the Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow Halls within Yunlong Heavenly Palace, with one hall as the banker and the other three as challengers facing off against the banker.

Every opening of the arena competition allowed betting, providing an excellent opportunity to get rich.

Many disciples became wealthy overnight during the Spirit Martial Arena competition, while others lost everything.

Listening to the deacon disciple's account, Lin Chen's eyes sparkled.

"Senior Brother, is the Spirit Martial Arena competition starting today?"

Lin Chen became very interested in the Spirit Martial Arena competition, as grasping it well might earn him substantial spirit crystals.

"Junior Brother truly didn't know; the Spirit Martial Arena competition started yesterday."

"But this session, which should have been hosted by the Yellow Hall, was forcibly taken by the Heaven Hall. It seems that during this period, the Heaven Hall was severely exploited by the Yellow Hall, losing a lot of spirit crystals, so the Heaven Hall wanted to earn it back by hosting."

"Strangely, the Yellow Hall, after such a long period of adversity, rebounded this year, bullying the Heaven Hall. It's truly fascinating."