Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7466

Chapter 7380: Almost Certain

Underground forces like these, unless the trader has a truly powerful background, will only leave those who come into contact with them completely exploited and drained of their value.

Revealing his wealth would undoubtedly increase trouble for Li Tianming, but he wasn’t afraid; instead, he silently played the role of a naive fool.

“Since that’s the case, we can start the transaction immediately. You must pay me a 30% deposit first, and then you can pay me the remaining 70% after we arrive in Tianzang Province. Only then will it be complete,” Qian Yuan said with a smile.

In his eyes, Li Tianming, who wasn’t particularly strong and had no background but possessed astonishing wealth, was simply a fat sheep.

Therefore, his initial disdain had turned into increasing fondness—the kind of fondness one has for prey.

However, Li Tianming calmly replied, “I can only pay you a 20% deposit. That’s all the Super Star Dao Crystals I have on me.”

“20%?” Qian Yuan frowned slightly upon hearing this, seemingly considering the feasibility.

Li Tianming then laughed, “Could it be that your so-called underground black market doesn’t even have the confidence to catch a debt-running brat like me? Are you afraid I’ll run away?”

“Alright! Twenty percent, twenty percent.” Qian Yuan finally nodded.

Immediately afterward, Li Tianming took out 20,000 Super Star Dao Crystals from his Sumeru Ring and handed them to Qian Yuan.

Seeing such a quantity of Super Star Dao Crystals, Qian Yuan’s index finger twitched, about to take them in front of him, but the moment he touched the Super Star Dao Crystals, his expression suddenly changed.

“This isn’t enough, this is only ten percent of what you’ve given,” Qian Yuan said expressionlessly.

“What do you mean? You just said 100,000 Super Star Dao Crystals, and now it’s 200,000?” Li Tianming frowned, then said, “Old sir, are you going to go back on your word about the agreed price? I can accept a higher price, but if you do business like this, I really won’t leave this city.”

Qian Yuan’s eyes gleamed, and he slowly said, “In business, I’m honest with everyone, young and old. I didn’t cheat you. The total price for the round trip should have been 200,000 Super Star Dao Crystals, meaning a 20% deposit is 40,000 Super Star Dao Crystals.”

Li Tianming was speechless, but he really didn’t want to offend the people of the Qian Yuan Eternal Empire, so he didn’t argue about the reasonableness of the price.

“I don’t need to go back and forth, I just need to get out.” Li Tianming said decisively.

Hearing this, Qian Yuan sneered inwardly.

He could tell at a glance that Li Tianming was obviously a participant in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War, and Li Tianming’s statement about not returning to Fengxu made him almost laugh out loud.

Not returning to Fengxu, and wanting to stay in the Qian Feng Eternal Empire forever?

That’s absolutely impossible!

Not to mention that Li Tianming still had to rush back to participate in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War, even if he didn’t participate and only returned to his own outer border, he would definitely have to pass through the Line Source Plank Road within the Beacon Ruins.

And if he didn’t return to the Beacon Ruins, it would be equivalent to staying in the Qianfeng Eternal Empire for a long time, and becoming a citizen of this place would be countless times more difficult.

However, Qian Yuan didn’t say much at this time; he had already directly taken the 20,000 Dao Crystals in front of him.

“Since that’s the case, you go back and wait for news. When a cosmic starship sets sail, you will be notified.” Qian Yuan said indifferently, then took out a communication star tower and gave it to Li Tianming, adding, “Take good care of this communication star tower. This communication star tower has a limit on the number of contacts, so don’t use it recklessly. Wait for me to contact you.”

Li Tianming nodded and reached out to take the communication star tower.

With the Super Star Dao Crystals in his pocket, Qian Yuan didn’t say anything more and simply left.

Watching the departing figure, Li Tianming quickly found a corner and entered the Void Universe Starscape, preparing to return to the Myriad Sects Battle Hall to await news.

On the way back, Xiao Jiu, in her companion space, narrowed her eyes and asked suspiciously, “That old bastard wouldn’t have cheated you out of those 20,000 Super Star Dao Crystals, trying to get something for nothing, would he?”

Li Tianming chuckled, “That old bastard wants more than just those 20,000. He’ll definitely keep his promise. To get more, he needs our trust… After all, in this kind of black market, if you don’t have some powerful background, ordinary cultivators aren’t consumers, but prey. But it doesn’t matter, as long as we’re eventually sent out and achieve our goal of going to the Heavenly Treasury Province, nothing else matters.”

“Little Nine, this Little Li has countless flaws besides his white hair and old-man appearance, and his many wives who are also womanizers who always deceive innocent girls… But he’s still a good brother. Look how hard he worked to find the Divine Treasure Stone for you! So, now that you’re back in the Companion Space, settle down. From now on, we brothers and sisters will always be together. Look, Little Ten will be out soon too. Would

n’t it be great if we could all be reunited?” Yinghuo, unusually speaking up for Li Tianming, advised Little Nine. However, Little Nine remained silent, lost in thought.

It even reverted to its complete black mist form, expressionless, leaving Li Tianming and the other companion beasts unable to guess its thoughts.

In the blink of an eye, Li Tianming had returned to the Myriad Sects Battle Hall.

He appeared from a corner of Hall 886, removed his Bauhinia Flower Mask, and came before Li Chaoxi’s main hall.

Through the image array, Li Chaoxi immediately knew of Li Tianming’s arrival and took the initiative to meet him.

A hint of doubt crossed Li Chaoxi’s face. She looked at Li Tianming with her beautiful eyes, about to speak.

But Li Tianming smiled first and said, “Senior Sister Chaoxi, did I disturb your cultivation?”

“I wasn’t cultivating. What do you want?” Li Chaoxi asked directly.

“Ah? Can’t see the Star River Waterfall? Are we really going to use Father-in-law’s way of entertaining you? But I wasn’t prepared at all…” Li Tianming feigned ignorance. Li Chaoxi

was taken aback, and then her face flushed red.

“Can’t we talk about something serious? I’m not in the mood for jokes,” Li Chaoxi said, turning her head away, her face still red.

Li Tianming became slightly more serious and smiled, “It’s nothing. I just came to see you. By the way, I’ll be going into seclusion for a while to continue my cultivation and see if I can make a breakthrough before the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War.”

Li Chaoxi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and continued, “Cultivate if you want, just don’t think about sneaking out. Don’t cause trouble for my father and me. We brought you out to participate in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War, which is to some extent borrowing from your wife, who’s so close to you. If anything happens to you outside of the war, we’re not afraid of her, but we don’t want any conflict with her.”

“Don’t worry, Senior Sister Chaoxi, I’m clear-headed. I’ve figured it out now. I’ll participate in the Ten Thousand Sects Emperor War well, and maybe we can get good results and have the opportunity to become citizens of the Qianfeng Eternal Empire. Then we can see whichever waterfall we want.” Li Tianming said with a smile.

“It’s not that easy! And who said I was going to stay here with you!” Li Chaoxi snorted.

In truth, the members of the Li imperial clan held a deep reverence for this beacon ruin, so Li Tianming’s decision to forgo going out to see the Star River Waterfall pleased Li Chaoxi.

“Then, I’ll head back now,” Li Tianming said with a smile.

“Go quickly. You’re the ace of your age group in the Li imperial clan. Focusing on cultivation is the most important thing,” Li Chaoxi waved his hand.

Then, the two went their separate ways, and Li Tianming returned to the Heavenly Fate Palace.

But he didn’t cultivate at all, nor did he go into seclusion.

He was silently waiting for news from Qian Yuan…