The first natal spirit puppet clearly laid out all the compensation required for Yin Chuan to refine the Solid Yang Soul Gathering Pill this time.
After listening, Yin Chuan's expression turned completely grim.
Good heavens, it seems you haven't given me any favors at all, charging the full market price.
Yin Chuan's hand reached for his spatial ring, and then his gaze slightly narrowed.
The reason he was able to purchase that "Qi An Bi Zhi" back then.
It was precisely because he was the strongest in the Yin Zong District.
Considering this position,
Countless domain masters of the small worlds and planes under him, either through loans or voluntary contributions, gave a large portion of their resources to Yin Chuan.
That "Qi An Bi Zhi" appeared to have been purchased by Yin Chuan alone.
In truth, it was bought with the resources of half of the Yin Zong District, the collective effort of all the domain masters of the Yin Zong District.
Similarly, other strongest domain masters who bid against Yin Chuan for the "Qi An Bi Zhi" were in similar situations.
However, because the total resources of those other districts combined were not as abundant as the Yin Zong District,
Or because the resources willing to be funded by the domain masters under them were not as much as the domain masters of the small worlds in the Yin Zong District, it was Yin Chuan who ultimately purchased the "Qi An Bi Zhi."
And after Yin Chuan broke through to the Tribulation Stage and killed many strongest domain masters.
The reason he did not directly accept the surrender of other regions and express his anger, wanting revenge, was partly due to that.
But the main reason was also to allow the domain masters under him to recover some of their losses.
After all, the entire Yin Zong District's small world domain masters had bled quite a bit during that auction.
There were even a few who were most loyal, stating they had given Yin Chuan several years, or even over a decade, worth of resources from their small worlds.
It was precisely due to this period of resource shortage and vacuum that the small worlds within the Yin Zong District suffered even more devastating losses during the subsequent attacks. Otherwise, perhaps not so many plane-worlds would have perished then.
And it was also because of this reason that, even though Yin Chuan needed to come to the Void Black Market to find an alchemist to refine pills,
In reality, the resources he carried... were not too many.
This was because he had not excessively claimed the resources harvested by the domain masters under him during this campaign.
His original intention was to wait until only two or three regions remained before enjoying a portion of the spoils.
Because his original plan was to use one of his opportunities to act to find the Cangyan Medicine Pavilion to refine pills.
But unfortunately, the Cangyan Medicine Pavilion was gone, replaced by the Penguin Medicine Pavilion, which only recognized money and not people.
Withdraw ing his divine sense from his spatial ring, Yin Chuan's somewhat darkened expression quickly returned to normal.
It transformed back into the imposing aura of a strongest domain master, radiating authority without anger.
"Cough, cough, steward, regarding the compensation you just mentioned for refining the pill, how about I offer to act on behalf of your Penguin Medicine Pavilion twice instead?"
Yin Chuan's voice sounded no different from before, but now it carried a strange undertone.
It seemed to carry a hint of poverty.
And in exchange for the opportunity for a Tribulation Stage cultivator to act twice.
If it were the steward of another shop, they would likely have joyfully accepted.
Reporting this matter to headquarters would likely earn those stewards commendations.
But unfortunately, this was the Penguin Medicine Pavilion.
Hearing Yin Chuan's offer to change one act into two, the first natal spirit puppet's expression became even stranger.
No way, no way, no way, no way.
You're a Tribulation Stage cultivator, could it be that you're broke? Can't even afford to refine pills.
What a pauper.
Of course, the natal spirit puppet would never say these words directly.
If he did, how could Yin Chuan, a Tribulation Stage cultivator, maintain his dignity?
"Cough, cough, esteemed sir, how much money do you have on you?"
The first natal spirit puppet couldn't help but ask.
Although he didn't explicitly call him a pauper, this question of "how much money do you have on you" would have made Yin Chuan's face turn red if he hadn't possessed the self-control of a Tribulation Stage cultivator.
Yin Chuan's sharp gaze instantly swept over the sides of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion.
In that instant, the other customers who had been craning their necks on both sides of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion trembled.
They focused their gaze forward, observing their noses and their hearts, and in a short time, they became deaf and mute.
Yin Chuan's divine sense swept over these customers without hesitation. Only after confirming that there was no one pretending to be deaf and mute did his expression improve considerably.
He looked at the first natal spirit puppet.
"I have three to four million spirit stones worth of resources remaining."
"Hmm... that's quite a bit short. How about... you go back and gather some more?"
Go back and gather some more?
Upon hearing this, Yin Chuan's mouth twitched.
The way it was said, it was like something from the mortal world, buying a house or livestock, needing to go back and gather more money when it was insufficient.
There was another way, of course, which was to borrow some money from other shops.
If Yin Chuan personally went to ask, the shop stewards would likely be very willing.
But this was not what Yin Chuan desired.
If he borrowed money, even if he repaid it later, he would still owe someone a favor for nothing.
And if they said he didn't need to repay, the debt of gratitude would be even greater.
However, if he were to go back first, ask the domain masters under him for an advance on their resources, and then return to pay, if this were to get out.
How much face would he, a Tribulation Stage cultivator, have?
Just as Yin Chuan was contemplating various methods,
The voice of the first natal spirit puppet sounded again, causing Yin Chuan to heave a sigh of relief.
"Esteemed sir, you must have simply forgotten to bring your resources this time. You are the first Tribulation Stage cultivator in our surrounding Void Black Market area, and you certainly wouldn't do something like defaulting on a debt."
"How about this, I, the Penguin Medicine Pavilion, will refine the pill for you first. When you come to collect the pill, you can hand over all the resources then."
"This is excellent!"