Chapter 1089 This Time I Won't Swindle
Wu Min meticulously examined the corpse of True Man Blackbone. After confirming that his spiritual power was also completely annihilated and there was no possibility of resurrection, he began to inspect True Man Blackbone's collection.
It wasn't until more than half an hour later that a blazing fire engulfed a corner outside Demon Bone City.
Crimson flames soared into the sky, dyeing it with a bloody haze.
However, no one paid any attention to any of this.
In the mortal realm, such occurrences were too common.
Even the City Lord's Mansion paid no heed; it was already difficult enough for them to maintain order within Demon Bone City.
When Wu Min returned, he placed all of True Man Blackbone's possessions before Chen Yang.
Wu Min chuckled and said to Chen Yang, "How was it? Was this blade of mine handy?"
"Handy indeed. It would be even better if I could use it again in the future!" Chen Yang, after receiving the items, paid no mind to the hint of dissatisfaction in Wu Min's tone.
Wu Min rolled his eyes directly. "Once is enough. You want to keep using it?"
"I've looked through the contents. Apart from a set of cultivation techniques, there's nothing special."
"It seems Blackbone exhausted his wealth trying to break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment."
"He did help you with so many things, yet you're discarding him like a bridge after crossing. Don't you feel any guilt?"
At these words, Chen Yang looked at Wu Min with a puzzled expression, his eyes conveying a clear message: "Are you kidding me?"
Seeing this, Wu Min finally laughed heartily.
Chen Yang's reaction put him at ease.
After glancing at True Man Blackbone's Foundation Establishment cultivation technique, Chen Yang casually tossed it into the Tree Tomb Space.
Up to this point, Chen Yang still hadn't found a suitable cultivation technique.
True Man Blackbone's disappearance went unnoticed by anyone.
This included his old rival, An Da.
It wasn't until the black market was nearly established that An Da had time to return to Demon Bone City.
After receiving the intelligence reports from this period, An Da looked at his steward with some confusion. "Can't find him? After he last saw Young Master Chen, he must have gone somewhere to break through. Peak Foundation Establishment! If he's allowed to advance further, what then?"
"No, dispatch more people to continue searching!"
However, after An Da finished speaking, he saw the steward's dejected expression.
Then he heard the steward say, "Patriarch... it's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that we're completely out of funds. Those under me are counting on their meals!"
An Da's face immediately darkened at these words.
After a long while, he fumbled in his spatial treasure, pulled out a few spirit stones, and tossed them over. "Use these for now. Once Young Master Chen's spiritual stone payment is settled, our Si An Chamber of Commerce will surely reach new heights."
When An Da spoke of Young Master Chen, for some reason, a pang of distress resurfaced in his heart.
With the black market nearing completion, Young Master Chen only gave a few spirit stones each time. While they were all top-grade spirit stones, they were nowhere near enough to cover such a massive deficit!
For the sake of the black market, the Si An Chamber of Commerce had practically sold everything they owned.
"No, I must go out."
"Inform me immediately if you find any trace of True Man Blackbone."
An Da, without bothering to tidy his appearance, still covered in grime, went to Chen Yang's temporary residence.
The people around Chen Yang did not stop An Da, and he was able to meet Chen Yang smoothly.
Chen Yang, too, hosted him with good food and drink.
However, when An Da brought up the spirit stones, Chen Yang's face darkened. "An Da, I entrusted this project to you because I trusted you. Otherwise, I would have given it to Blackbone from the start."
"Do you think I would owe you spirit stones?"
Seeing Chen Yang's anger, An Da quickly explained, "No, no, Young Master Chen, what are you saying? Of course, you wouldn't owe me. However, the Si An Chamber of Commerce has invested all its assets into this matter."
"We can't even maintain our daily operations. If this continues, we'll likely be expelled from Demon Bone City within a few days!"
As An Da spoke, tears were close to falling.
Chen Yang sighed when he saw this. "I see. I have indeed made things difficult for you. Rest assured, once the black market is built, your Si An Chamber of Commerce can choose the best locations, and rent will be waived for ten years."
An Da's heart rejoiced at these words.
But then An Da realized, he had come today to ask for spirit stones, and now it had turned into a rent waiver?
Moreover, after the black market was built, it would take at least over a decade of operation and maintenance before it could show any signs of progress!
"Young Master Chen, please show some compassion. If not all the spirit stones, then half would suffice, right?" An Da's eyes turned red, but this time it was not from sorrow, but from hatred.
Chen Yang's eyes narrowed, and he directly moved a room full of spirit stones from his Tree Tomb Necklace.
These days, the great rat and Little Stone, along with several other demonic beasts, had been excavating spirit stones day and night. While they were slow at mining top-grade spirit stones, lower-grade ones were like picking up pebbles for them.
Even though it had only been a few days, they had already collected a considerable amount.
"Since you mentioned some issues with your business, given our relationship, lending you some spirit stones for temporary circulation should be fine."
At these words, An Da was stunned.
An Da had originally thought that Young Master Chen was producing so many spirit stones to settle the debt, but he never expected that he intended to lend them to him.
Black! Black-hearted!
An Da truly did not expect that such a young master could do such a thing.
But it was fine. He would take the spirit stones. If Chen Yang didn't ask for the payment for the properties, he wouldn't return these spirit stones.
He didn't believe that this Young Master Chen could actually do anything significant.
Just as An Da was about to leave in a huff, Chen Yang suddenly stopped him.
"Speed up the construction of the port as well. Process these items, and invest all the spirit stones obtained from selling them."
As he spoke, Chen Yang threw a package at An Da.
An Da curiously opened the package and saw a cultivation technique along with some miscellaneous items. He was somewhat puzzled.
He could understand the cultivation technique, but the remaining items wouldn't fetch much price.
Was Young Master Chen planning to swindle him again?
However, An Da thought about it and picked up the cultivation technique, wanting to see what kind it was.
If it was something good, he could keep it for himself.
But when An Da saw the name on it, his heart trembled, and he felt as if he had been struck by ten thousand bolts of lightning.
The reason True Man Blackbone was known as Blackbone was because his cultivation technique could forge his bones, making them incredibly black and extremely hard. Warriors of the same level found it difficult to injure True Man Blackbone's physical body. Furthermore, once, when Blackbone was drunk, he had mentioned to someone that his cultivation technique originated from a severed lineage within another force, and the technique was called the Blackbone Technique.
The Blackbone Technique was True Man Blackbone's prized possession... everyone had only heard of its name.
Yet, now, this cultivation technique appeared in the package Chen Yang had given him.