CHAPTER 994: CHAPTER 687: DAO STONE TRANSACTION (PART 2)

"Damn it! How could it be raised to such a high price!"

Tang Yingxin was furious!

He had originally prepared three hundred zhang of land to buy the Dao Stone, but after buying the first piece, he only had fifty zhang left, which was not enough to participate in the bidding for the second piece. Even if their Avian Clan’s assets were vast, they could not immediately produce such a large amount of land.

Tang Yingxin glared at Box Number Thirty.

He knew who the bidder was!

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Dongfang Xuan was also quite emotional.

Three hundred zhang!

Three hundred zhang of land is enormous, even larger than the total territory of some small races, and this price exceeded expectations, even surpassing the first Dao Stone.

Their Divine Feather Commercial Tower had auctioned two Dao Stones exceeding two hundred and fifty zhang of land in one day. This event would surely spread, causing a sensation in the Edge Corner Airspace and bringing publicity to their Divine Feather Commercial Tower.

The auction house takes a five percent commission, earning more than twenty-seven zhang, making it very profitable!

"Daoist from Box Thirty has bid three hundred zhang of land, is there anyone willing to offer more?" Dongfang Xuan looked around and asked loudly.

"Three hundred zhang for the first time!"

"Three hundred zhang for the second time!"

"Three hundred zhang for the third time!"

"Congratulations to this Daoist for winning the second Dao Stone at a price of three hundred zhang!"

Dongfang Xuan brought the auction of the second Dao Stone to a close with a decisive swing of the hammer.

"Quick, Xiao Qing, go find Young Master Xiang, ask him to lend us two zhang of land, or else it won’t be enough." He Yunfang urged.

"Alright."

He Qing quickly got up and went to find Xiang Beifei.

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"Three hundred zhang, not bad, but—"

Xiang Beifei looked at Box Number Thirty with a wry smile.

He didn’t expect the final outcome to be that He Yunfang and his daughter ended up buying it!

"I was planning to take advantage of someone else, and here you are making things complicated."

Xiang Beifei helplessly sighed.

But thinking about it, now the reputation of the two Dao Stones would spread, and many people would realize the value of the Dao Stones, beginning to pay attention to this Dao Stone.

When he releases the remaining characters in the future, the price of this Dao Stone will increase rapidly.

After all, any character he wrote casually was worth a lot.

A word worth a thousand gold!

If these crane people were really short on money, selling this Dao Stone again would surely earn them more. In the long run, they wouldn’t lose out.

Xiang Beifei quickly left the auction venue and went to the backstage.

Dongfang Xuan was already waiting for him there.

"Daoist Mu, there is a situation with the buyer. They’ve requested a fifteen-minute delay in payment. I specifically came to inform you." Dongfang Xuan cupped his hands and said.

"What’s the issue?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"They’ve won but couldn’t turn the breath soil around in time."

Dongfang Xuan hurriedly explained, "Rest assured, no one dares to violate the rules in our commercial tower. They have all deposited a certain amount of security here, and we have it recorded. It’s just that the amount is quite large this time, and they said they are still short of four zhang of land and are finding ways to gather it."

"Four zhang short?"

Xiang Beifei found it both amusing and vexing.

This father-daughter pair sold everything they had and were still four zhang short?

...

On the other side, He Yunfang was in the reception room, looking somewhat awkward, because he could only muster two hundred and ninety-six zhang of land, four zhang short. He Qing had gone to collect more land, but he hadn’t returned yet.

If they couldn’t pay the full three hundred zhang, then they might not be able to leave the Divine Feather Commercial Tower today.

"You haven’t gathered enough breath soil?" Shang Quansheng asked with a frown.

"Daoist Shang, rest assured, we are working hard to collect the necessary four zhang of land. The price of today’s transaction is indeed high, and our preparation was insufficient. I’ve already sent my daughter out to gather it; can you ask the other Daoist to wait a little longer?" He Yunfang said with a wry smile.

Purchasing an item without the breath soil for payment would result in severe consequences.

"I can’t make that decision. Our commercial tower only handles transactions, not extending credit or accepting defaults. If you can’t handle the four zhang of breath soil, you know the consequences." Shang Quansheng replied harshly.

"Rest assured, we won’t intentionally default. My daughter is ranked 188th on the Earth Ranking, so we definitely have some credibility, and she’ll be back soon." He Yunfang quickly said.

"I’m lenient because of your daughter; you should understand that." Shang Quansheng said.

"Yes, yes."

He Yunfang was also anxious. If it didn’t work out, he would have his daughter return home and take apart the Crane Dao Courtyard to make up four zhang of land.

This time, to gather breath soil, they dismantled much of the elders’ quiet cultivation caves and borrowed people’s private soil. The only remaining space to touch was the Crane Dao Courtyard, where descendants who hadn’t reached the Immortal Realm lived.

The Crane Dao Courtyard’s foundation was only four to five hundred square meters, using some scattered breath soil around the sky for expansion and protection. In total, they had about sixty zhang of soil within the entire Crane Dao Courtyard.

These were built by specialized experts, with each zhang of soil complementing the other, being used wisely to maximize the blocking of void power. Every inch of soil was used optimally, with no waste of space or breath soil.

If four zhang were taken from the Crane Dao Courtyard, it might have to be rebuilt.

But if nothing else worked, He Yunfang would have to grit his teeth and do it.

To say the crane race was pouring everything into acquiring this Dao Stone is no exaggeration.

"Dad." He Qing returned.

"How about it? Did you find Young Master Xiang?" He Yunfang hurriedly asked.

He Qing shook his head and said, "I don’t know where he ran off to, and I just borrowed another zhang of land, but we’re still three short, and we’ve borrowed all we could."

"Looks like we’ll have to dismantle the house."

He Yunfang sighed.

But at that moment, Dongfang Xuan’s voice came over.

"Daoist He, no need to worry. Just now a message came from the seller, saying you can give whatever breath soil you have, and the missing three to four zhang can be disregarded." Dongfang Xuan said.

"Disregarded?" He Yunfang asked joyfully, "Is this for real?"

"Yes, that Daoist is very generous and has saved you some trouble." Dongfang Xuan smiled.

"But why? We have never met him, and he doesn’t even know that we’re the buyers. Why would he waive this amount of land?" He Qing asked in surprise.

Dongfang Xuan said, "I don’t know. I’m only responsible for being the intermediary, and I don’t ask about anything else."

To him, if the Daoist Mu decided to waive the breath soil, it was their business. Their commercial tower would still take five percent of the auction price of three hundred zhang as commission, so Dongfang Xuan didn’t need to concern himself with their reasons.

"Can we meet this Daoist to thank him personally?" He Yunfang asked hastily.

Dongfang Xuan smiled and shook his head.

The auction had rules; if a guest wanted to keep their identity confidential, they wouldn’t let the buyer and seller meet to avoid any unnecessary disputes.

"Alright, just pay the breath soil you’ve collected, and the Dao Stone is yours!" Dongfang Xuan said without further words.

"Okay, right away! Right away!"

He Yunfang hurriedly produced his breath soil.

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In the VIP room of the auction house.

Tang Yingxin was sitting with a stern face, pondering over the second Dao Stone.

Although he hadn’t even comprehended the first Dao Stone, he was bothered that the second Dao Stone ended up in the hands of the crane race.

At that moment, he suddenly sensed something, raised his head coldly, and shouted, "Who?"

"Haha, long time no see, Daoist Tang."

A soft voice came over, accompanied by a gust of wind, and a shadow had already taken a seat beside Tang Yingxin.

Tang Yingxin was startled, immediately stood up, and glared at this unexpected visitor.

There was strong protection here, but the other party had entered as if there was no one, without alerting any outside guards!

"You... are you... Cai Kun?"

Tang Yingxin quickly recognized the person who had entered and was instantly astounded!

"So Daoist Tang still remembers me; that makes dealing with the Dao Stone matter easier."

That person smiled softly.

Tang Yingxin’s heart skipped a beat, growing uneasy!

The reason was simple: this person was a genius ranked 98th on the Earth Ranking!