Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

Xi Yichun sneered. "There are so many braggarts these days. Heh. Judging by your cultivation, you’re just a Tier Seven Second Layer Martial King, aren’t you? Anyone who didn’t know better would hear that tone and think you were a Tier Eight Peak Martial Emperor."

Master Hongde chimed in with a sneer, "Vice Building Master Xi, the man dares to toy with even Steward Chen. He must have no respect for him at all. Do you all know the consequences for daring to deceive Steward Chen here?"

Dongfang Xuan frowned. "Steward Chen, we’re here to talk business, but it seems you have a lot of flies buzzing around. It’s giving me a headache."

Chen Tairan immediately shot a cold glare at Xi Yichun and Hongde, and the two of them instantly shut their mouths.

Only then did Dongfang Xuan ask, "So, Steward Chen, are you selling or not?"

"I’m selling. Of course, I’m selling." Steward Chen sat back down and gave Ye Xuan’s group a long look. "But what those two said earlier was right. The selling price is at least thirty times the annual rental fee. At thirty thousand a year, that comes to nine hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones. And it must be paid in a single lump sum. Are you still buying?"

Su Xiuyi jumped in fright. Nine hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones! Even if he sold off his entire Xiuyi Pavilion, he wouldn’t have nearly enough. He’d be far, far short.

Ge Puzi and the others felt their eyelids twitch. They had a fair bit of money on them, but it only amounted to around one hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones. Ge Puzi was terrified that Dongfang Xuan would agree on the spot. If they couldn’t come up with the money, they were done for.

Seeing Dongfang Xuan hesitate, Steward Chen didn’t press him, but he found himself growing very interested in this group.

Even if they didn’t end up buying, anyone who could even contemplate such a decision—and potentially produce several hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones—was no ordinary person.

Dongfang Xuan secretly exchanged a few words with Ye Xuan via voice transmission. A moment later, he spoke up. "Steward Chen, my apologies, but that price is a bit steep. We’ve considered it, and we are willing to buy it for seven hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones. Nine hundred thousand is just too expensive."

’These guys actually made an offer!’

Xi Yichun and his companion were immediately dumbfounded.

Su Xiuyi was also startled, his mind racing with frantic calculations.

’Right now, Xiuyi Pavilion has about a hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones in funds. Ge Puzi and his group have close to a hundred thousand combined, Master Lu Li has nearly a hundred thousand, and Dongfang Xuan probably has about the same... but that only adds up to four hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones! Where are we going to get seven hundred thousand?’

At this thought, Su Xiuyi hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Dongfang Xuan. "Seven hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones! Do we have that much money on us? This is the Celestial Capital Prefecture! If we can’t produce the funds, we’ll be in big trouble."

Dongfang Xuan replied, "Relax. Young Master Ye was the one who gave me that price. If he said it, he must be confident."

"Relax? How can you expect me to relax?"

Su Xiuyi was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Ye Xuan and the others simply didn’t understand how powerful and fearsome the Celestial Capital Prefecture’s Steward’s Mansion was.

Seeing Su Xiuyi and the others so nervous made Dongfang Xuan himself start to hesitate. After all, he also knew that just between the few of them, they definitely didn’t have that much money.

At that moment, Xi Yichun and his companions also caught on. Seeing the looks on Su Xiuyi’s group, they seemed to realize something and immediately sneered, "Where did you ignorant fools come from? Daring to offer seven hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones? Do you even know the rules of the Steward’s Mansion? If you can’t produce that many mid-grade Profound Stones in cash, you’ll be paying with your lives."

Hearing this, Dongfang Xuan felt a jolt and glanced hesitantly at Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan’s expression was placid as he stepped in front of Dongfang Xuan. He glanced casually at Chen Tairan and, seeing no denial, said coolly, "Steward Chen, this may be our first time at the Steward’s Mansion, but the environment here seems rather lacking. Does everyone who comes here to do business get threatened with every word they speak?"

Chen Tairan shot a cold glance at Xi Yichun, making cold sweat break out on the man’s back. Only then did Chen Tairan say, "While Vice Building Master Xi and his group are a bit loud, they are telling the truth. If you make an offer and can’t produce the Profound Stones, it will cost you your life."

As if he hadn’t heard a word, Ye Xuan said lightly, "Steward Chen, it seems you’re considering that problem a bit too early. If you agree to our price of seven hundred thousand now, you’ll find out whether or not we’re just making a wild offer."

Steward Chen was stunned for a moment, not having expected Ye Xuan to say that. He looked deeply at Ye Xuan, as if trying to discern his true intentions.

Finally, he shook his head. "Seven hundred thousand is a bit too low. After all, nine hundred thousand is already a bargain for you. And as you’ve seen, the Ancient Pill Tower is also interested in leasing. Once Suxin Tower is sold to you, our Steward’s Mansion will receive no further income from it. But if we lease it to the Ancient Pill Tower, we can still sell it for the same price thirty years from now."

"That’s a real pity," Ye Xuan said, shaking his head. "The price you’ve quoted is too expensive. We really can’t afford it."

Steward Chen pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned to Xi Yichun. "What about you, from the Ancient Pill Tower? Don’t you want to buy Suxin Tower?"

Xi Yichun was taken aback, then hastily said, "Steward Chen, please wait a moment. Let me contact my Building Master."

With that, he quickly took out a jade slip and infused it with Profound energy. The slip began to flash faintly, clearly indicating communication was in progress.

A moment later, he looked up. "Steward Chen, our Building Master is now aware of the situation. He says buying Suxin Tower is out of the question, but we can increase the lease to fifteen years and pay for seven of those years upfront—that’s two hundred and ten thousand."

Steward Chen’s brow furrowed. He was somewhat dissatisfied with both proposals.

"How about this," Chen Tairan said to Ye Xuan in a low voice. "If you’re willing to go up to eight hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones, I can sell it to you. That’s my absolute lowest price. Any lower and it’s hard for me to justify, since I have to turn this money over to my superiors."

Ye Xuan shook his head. "Steward Chen, our previous offer was already very sincere."

After saying this, Ye Xuan suddenly sent a voice transmission to Chen Tairan. "Steward Chen, if you’re willing to sell it to us for seven hundred thousand, I’ll personally add fifty thousand mid-grade Profound Stones for you. A total of seven hundred and fifty thousand."

Ye Xuan’s voice transmission was exceptionally discreet; aside from Chen Tairan, no one else even detected a ripple of Profound Sense.

Chen Tairan’s eyes lit up. He feigned hesitation for a moment before deliberately gritting his teeth. "Fine! Seven hundred thousand it is! I, Chen Tairan, will make a friend in you today."

At this, Xi Yichun was dumbfounded. "Steward Chen," he stammered, "you must think this through!"

Steward Chen snorted coldly. "Of course I’ve thought it through. They’re buying it outright. Seven hundred thousand might not be a high price, but it’s a one-time lump sum. You’re just leasing. Who knows how long I’d have to wait for that."

"Wait a moment." Xi Yichun hurriedly took out his jade slip and sent another transmission. A moment later, he said urgently, "Steward Chen, our Building Master said we’re prepared to sign a twenty-year agreement and pay ten years upfront—that’s three hundred thousand! The total value of a twenty-year lease alone is six hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones, you see..."

Steward Chen waved his hand dismissively. "You should have said that earlier," he said impatiently. "I’ve already given my word to someone else. As a steward of the Steward’s Mansion, how can I go back on my word? Now, you two can see yourselves out. I need to sign the contract with them."

Steward Chen’s attitude had changed in the blink of an eye.

Xi Yichun never would have imagined Chen Tairan would have such a change of heart, but he didn’t dare cause a scene. He could only slink away in defeat.

In truth, Chen Tairan had been quite eager for someone to buy Suxin Tower. After all, positions at the Steward’s Mansion were subject to change. Thirty years from now, who knew if he’d even still be the steward of the West District Steward’s Mansion?

There was too little profit to be skimmed from a lease contract, and it was too slow. A sales contract was different. A one-time deal of seven hundred thousand would get him a certain commission, and with the kickback from Ye Xuan, he would earn at least one hundred thousand from this deal alone.

Now, his only worry was whether Ye Xuan and his group had actually brought that much money.

What Chen Tairan didn’t know was that as Ye Xuan was signing the contract with him, Su Xiuyi and the others were even more nervous than he was.

After the contract was signed, Ye Xuan took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Chen Tairan. "Steward Chen, please count it."

Steward Chen scanned the contents of the Storage Ring. Inside was a huge pile of mid-grade Profound Stones, numbering exactly seven hundred and fifty thousand.

"Haha, excellent! Sir, you are a man of remarkable means. I hope we have the chance to cooperate again in the future."

Seeing Ye Xuan actually produce seven hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade Profound Stones in one go still left Chen Tairan deeply shocked and made him even more curious about Ye Xuan’s origins.

Meanwhile, Su Xiuyi and the others were also dumbfounded.

Because the money Ye Xuan took out hadn’t cost them a single coin.

’That was seven hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade Profound Stones!’

Little did they know that Jin Lin had practically drained a Profound Vein from the Profound Mystery Sect, filling ten Storage Rings with over a million mid-grade Profound Stones. Combined with the few hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones from Wen Yanhui’s Storage Ring, Ye Xuan had a total of roughly two million. A mere seven hundred and fifty thousand was nothing to him.

After signing the contract, Ye Xuan and his group went to the location of Suxin Tower.

It was a seven-story building, grand and spacious. The surrounding area was bustling with people, making it very convenient, and it was located at a transport hub connecting the major city districts.

Ye Xuan was very satisfied to have purchased such a place for seven hundred and fifty thousand.

That very night, Ye Xuan, Lu Li, and the others designed the blueprints for the Profound Light Pavilion and arranged for Su Xiuyi’s team to handle the renovation and construction.

The entire project would take about a month. During that time, Ye Xuan and his group discussed how to make the Profound Light Pavilion an overnight sensation.

「Ancient Pill Tower.」

"What? The people from Xiuyi Pavilion really bought Suxin Tower?"

Upon receiving news that Su Xiuyi was renovating Suxin Tower, dark looks immediately clouded the faces of Xi Yichun and the others at the Ancient Pill Tower.

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I messed up and posted the wrong Chapter today, ugh. Just think of it as a bonus Chapter. My apologies to all my readers. I’ll be more careful next time to make sure this kind of mistake doesn’t happen again. So frustrating. I hope everyone can forgive me. This is Chapter 630.