Celestial Beast Taming

However, it was not easy to cultivate a Wind Flash Butterfly with the ability to turn the tide of battle and save its master’s life at a critical moment.

One had to ensure that after its Tier and Quality advanced, the Wind Flash Butterfly would gain two specific Exclusive Traits.

Once a Wind Flash Butterfly was cultivated to have those two Exclusive Traits, after Zhong Ling anchored it with her Soul Vein Mother Butterfly...

...its innate talent would be almost equivalent to that of an S-Level Celestial Destiny Seeker.

Zhong Yi glanced at the label on the glass cover. The buyout price for this Wind Flash Butterfly was thirteen million Federation Coins.

Zhong Yi had previously calculated that one Celestial Destiny Point was equivalent to about thirty to forty thousand Federation Coins.

The Wind Flash Butterfly’s buyout price of 13 million Federation Coins was equivalent to a little over 300 Celestial Destiny Points.

The price was a bit high, but still reasonable.

A Wind Flash Butterfly, which only appeared as a rare mutation after cultivating countless Wind Dance Butterflies, wasn’t something money alone could buy.

Zhong Yi had heard Fu Hongning say earlier that the Zhenchong Commerce Association had only managed to cultivate two Wind Flash Butterflies in total over the last decade or so.

If someone wanted to purchase it at the buyout price, all they had to do was remove the price tag from the Crystal Cover.

At this type of silent auction with a buyout option, an attendant would immediately approach anyone who took the buyout tag.

If someone backed out after taking the tag and refused to pay, they would be blacklisted by all the major factions that jointly organized the Exotic Beast Garden.

They would then be barred from participating in any future events held by these factions.

Typically, no one would dare to break the rules at an auction of this level.

Breaking the rules would instantly make them a laughingstock in their social circle.

Fu Hongning wasn’t worried at all that Zhong Yi couldn’t afford the Wind Flash Butterfly after taking the buyout tag.

Forget that this Wind Flash Butterfly was worth 13 million Federation Coins.

With Zhong Yi’s status as a Celestial Destiny Seeker, he could afford it even if it cost one hundred thirty million, or even one point three billion.

But Fu Hongning wasn’t about to pass up such a golden opportunity to curry favor with Zhong Yi.

"Lord Zhong Yi, our Zhenchong Commerce Association is the one exhibiting this Wind Flash Butterfly at the Exotic Beast Garden."

"If you are interested in this Wind Flash Butterfly, I can withdraw it from the exhibit and sell it to you for four million."

Fu Hongning didn’t offer to simply give the Wind Flash Butterfly to Zhong Yi after taking it off the display.

Gifting it directly would carry the implication of asking for a favor in return.

Selling it to Zhong Yi at a low price was the best way to curry favor with a Celestial Destiny Seeker.

As one of the joint organizers of this Exotic Beast Garden, the Zhenchong Commerce Association would still have to pay a penalty to withdraw an exhibited Guardian Beast.

Four million Federation Coins was the exact amount of the security deposit they would have to forfeit for withdrawing the Wind Flash Butterfly.

Xu Anjun, who had been standing by Zhong Yi’s side, hadn’t said much.

On one hand, it was because she really didn’t know much about these Exotic Beasts.

On the other hand, after their two encounters, Xu Anjun had come to understand what kind of person Zhong Yi was.

Despite his youth, Zhong Yi was actually incredibly mature.

He wouldn’t simply accept favors from anyone unless he had first acknowledged them.

’The only way to get closer to someone like him is through long-term, sincere interaction.’

As Wen Tao’s Deputy, Xu Anjun was all too aware of the vast resources a Celestial Destiny Seeker commanded.

Even an S-Level Celestial Destiny Seeker received Celestial Destiny Points equivalent to about two hundred million Federation Coins annually.

Fu Hongning and the others here thought Zhong Yi was merely an S-Level Celestial Destiny Seeker.

But in reality, Zhong Yi’s potential rating was SSS Level, and he received twenty-five thousand Celestial Destiny Points from the Xin Xia Federation every year.

That converted to roughly one billion Federation Coins.

In Xu Anjun’s eyes, Fu Hongning’s current attempt to curry favor was not the least bit clever.

If one could win Zhong Yi’s favor simply by footing the bill, Xu Anjun would have already rushed to pay for all of his expenses at the Exotic Beast Garden.

And just as Xu Anjun predicted, Zhong Yi spoke with a smile.

"There’s no need for Vice President Fu to go to the expense."

As he spoke, Zhong Yi took the price tag for the Wind Flash Butterfly.

Seeing this, a nearby attendant was about to step forward but was stopped by a young man who looked to be in his early twenties.

The young man first strode up to Zhong Yi, bowed, and then said,

"Sir, my name is Zhou Yang, and I am the Director of this Senhe Hall."

"Since you’ve decided to purchase this Wind Flash Butterfly at its buyout price, I will be the one to handle the transaction with you."

"How would you like to pay?"

"If you’re willing to sign up for a Senhe Hall VIP Card and make the purchase by adding funds to it, all buyout-price items receive a five percent discount."

"This is a personal discount I’m offering you within my authority. Thank you for visiting us."

Zhou Yang had known of Zhong Yi’s identity from the moment he entered Senhe Hall.

He had been waiting for the right opportunity to approach Zhong Yi.

When trying to get acquainted with a major figure like a Celestial Destiny Seeker, timing is crucial.

Otherwise, as the Director of Senhe Hall, Zhou Yang wouldn’t have been loitering here.

After all, there were many other guests today who required Zhou Yang’s personal attention.

But after learning of Zhong Yi’s presence, Zhou Yang had pushed everyone else to the back of his priority list.

Both Xu Anjun and Fu Hongning recognized Zhou Yang. He was a member of the younger generation from a collateral branch of the Golden Leaf Chamber of Commerce.

And the Golden Leaf Chamber of Commerce was the largest shareholder in Senhe Hall, an establishment jointly run by multiple factions.