147: Chapter 119_5 147: Chapter 119_5 She just wanted to return and fulfill the wishes of her predecessor contained within the Divine Weapon.

“Senior Sister, take care,” Cao Zhen waved to the Seven Strings Peak Master, then turned back to the other Peak Masters and said, “Anything else, my fellow Peak Masters?”

No wonder their ranks weren’t as high as the Zither Music Peak; look at the magnanimity of the Seven Strings Peak Master—she buys and leaves without any fuss or delay.

Now look at you all.

If you want to buy Divine Weapons, why not speak up quickly?

Are you waiting for me to prompt you?

Oh, right, the rank of Purple Feather Peak is supposedly even higher, but unfortunately…

He turned to look at the Purple Feather Peak Master and said, “Peak Master, there are no Divine Weapons left by the predecessors of Purple Feather Peak here.”

The Purple Feather Peak Master’s brows furrowed instantly, and she turned to leave, thinking, “Why didn’t you say earlier that there are no Divine Weapons from our peak!”

At this, the others tensed up, and without further delay, they quickly asked, “What about our Blue Domain Peak?”

“Do you have anything from my Precious Look Peak?”

“From Precious Look Peak?

Yes, there are two pieces,” replied Cao Zhen as he sat down on the floor and casually laid out two Divine Weapons that belonged to Precious Look Peak.

The other Peak Masters frowned as they watched.

These were Divine Weapons, and he was laying them out on the ground just like that?

Even ordinary melon sellers in the mundane world know to display their melons on a cart!

The Precious Look Peak Master quickly bought the two Divine Weapons, and Cao Zhen then took out another one.

As Cao Zhen took out one Divine Weapon after another, astonishment grew in the eyes of the onlookers—just how many Divine Weapons had this man taken out of the Divine Soldier Tomb?

He had sold four to Little Zen Peak yesterday, and he still had so many today?

How could a man like him resonate with so many Divine Weapons?

Thanks to the earlier trade with Seven Strings Peak Master, the subsequent trades also went very smoothly.

Including the Divine Weapon sold to Seven Strings Peak Master, he had sold a total of eight Divine Weapons, earning exactly one million taels of Spirit Stones.

Moreover, apart from Seven Strings Peak Master and Purple Feather Peak Master, the Masters of the other Peaks seemed either curious to see how many Divine Weapons he had or wanted to make sure they hadn’t been shortchanged in their deals, as none of them left after acquiring their sect’s Divine Weapons.

It wasn’t until the very end, when Kong Xing, the Peak Master of Blue Domain Peak, bought the Karma Obstruction Bodhi from their Blue Domain Peak’s tenth generation, that they all bid farewell and departed together.

“Fellow senior brothers of Precious Look Peak, Blue Domain Peak, and Lotus Peak, please wait a moment…” Cao Zhen stopped the Masters of the Seven Peaks of Cultivating Zen, and after the others had left, he said, “You should all know that Little Zen Peak has obtained the ‘Four Agama Sutras.'”

“Amitabha, it is heard that the ‘Four Agama Sutras’ were enhanced by Peak Master Cao?” said the Precious Look Peak Master, halting his steps.

He exchanged glances with the other Peak Masters, pondering silently about Cao Zhen’s sudden mention of the ‘Four Agama Sutras.’ What was he planning to do?

Before coming here, they had discussed that Cao Zhen was obviously a man of insatiable greed.

If all seven of their Peaks went to buy the ‘Four Agama Sutras,’ each would incur a significant expense.

Instead of that, they had considered pooling their resources to buy the sutras together and then copying them collectively.

However, if all seven Peaks were present, Cao Zhen might demand an exorbitant price, even more than the amount Little Zen Peak had paid.

They had seen that nearly half of Little Zen Peak’s Fourth-Grade Spirit Field had disappeared, and though Four Treasures Peak had neither a proper Formation nor a decent house, it now possessed an acre of Fourth-Grade Spirit Field.

What if Cao Zhen demanded a price higher than that of the Fourth-Grade Spirit Field?

So they had planned to go back, select a representative of great virtue and prestige to deal with Cao Zhen alone for the ‘Four Agama Sutras.’

Now that Cao Zhen had spoken first, could it be that he had seen through their plan?

That would be troublesome, especially if Cao Zhen were to stipulate that the ‘Four Agama Sutras’ couldn’t be leaked during the transaction—then what?

Cao Zhen didn’t wait for them to speak and took the initiative, saying, “Indeed, I gave the ‘Four Agama Sutras’ to them.

You must all be interested in the ‘Four Agama Sutras’ as well.”

The Masters exchanged looks, but none spoke for a moment.

To say they weren’t interested in the ‘Four Agama Sutras’ wouldn’t be believable to Cao Zhen, and moreover, claiming disinterest now would mean facing even steeper prices later when they returned to buy them.

To express interest, then, would mean they were ready to be fleeced.

Cao Zhen was baffled.

If you want to buy, then speak up; why were they all so silent?

What, had they all taken up the practice of the silent Chan?

Left with no other choice, he continued, “We are all from the Hundred Peaks Sect, akin to branches on the same tree.

I cannot favor only Little Zen Peak by selling them the ‘Four Agama Sutras.’ What Little Zen Peak has, everyone should have, right?

Moreover, soon, the Sect Leader said a young monk would come to discuss Buddhist Law with us in the Hundred Peaks Sect.

Without the ‘Four Agama Sutras,’ wouldn’t it leave everyone playing second fiddle to Little Zen Peak?”

Their expressions changed at once upon hearing Cao Zhen, who by now had made it clear that he intended to fleece them substantially, and yet they had no choice but to comply.

Just as Cao Zhen said, if Little Zen Peak had the ‘Four Agama Sutras’ and they didn’t, wouldn’t they always be overshadowed by Little Zen Peak until the young monk truly came to debate the scriptures and they could only watch Little Zen Peak bask in the limelight?

The ‘Four Agama Sutras’ were something they had to buy.

After finishing, Cao Zhen looked at the seven masters, paused slightly and then continued, “Of course, since there are seven senior brothers, and being a group, you qualify for a group purchase discount.”

“Group purchase?

What does that mean?” one of the seven finally spoke up.