306: trade

"Demon Seed??"

The greasy voice suddenly cried out in surprise.

The movements of countless tentacles stopped simultaneously, as if they were extremely concerned about this matter.

"Brother Tang, is the Demon Seed you speak of the one being hunted down by the Hongmeng Great Dao?"

The Chuyun Country Lord's voice rang out again, seemingly having recovered from his shock, and he resumed his activities.

Seeing this, Tang Qian's expression was a bit stiff.

Hahaha, this Country Lord's style is truly uninhibited.

No wonder he was able to quickly establish a vast God Kingdom by relying on the characteristic of having many children and blessings.

He chuckled awkwardly and cupped his hands, saying, "That's right, our Treasure Pavilion has already grasped the exact location of the Demon Seed, including the Demon Servants."

"I wonder if the Country Lord is interested in learning more?"

"You've grasped the locations of the Demon Seed and Demon Servants? How long has it been since the Hongmeng Great Dao issued the Supreme Hunt Order? As expected of the Treasure Pavilion."

The Chuyun Country Lord's voice came intermittently, with a tone of respect for the Treasure Pavilion. He then changed the subject: "However, this Demon Seed concerns the supreme god seal, and even the Demon Servants have high-level god seals. Given your policy of not rising early without profit, the price... I'm afraid it won't be cheap, right?"

"Alas, to be honest, it's quite shameful."

"This Country Lord has been short on funds recently. The national treasury, which had accumulated for many years, for some unknown reason, developed a spatial rift, causing much of it to be lost in the Void Realm."

"Even my Cause-and-effect Divine Tome went missing a few days ago. If Brother Tang wants me to buy it, I'm afraid I can't offer a good price."

Tang Qian smiled faintly and waved his hand, saying, "In this recent epoch, due to the collapse of the Space Great Dao, spatial rifts have indeed occurred frequently. Even our Treasure Pavilion has suffered considerable losses, which I naturally know."

"So, Country Lord, don't panic. The information about the Demon Seed is being sold by our Treasure Pavilion to multiple buyers, reducing the pressure on each buyer."

"Selling to multiple buyers? Then buying this Demon Seed information would still be a losing business."

The Chuyun Country Lord heard this and feigned hesitation.

Tang Qian's smile was brilliant, and he casually pulled out a light blue scroll from his sleeve.

On the scroll, countless miraculous ancient Dao patterns depicted a beautiful landscape, subtly emanating auras of rules.

"supreme dao artifact, Rule Divine Book."

Tang Qian explained to the Chuyun Country Lord, "Our Treasure Pavilion promises that this sale of Demon Seed information will be for a total of twenty-five copies, sold to twenty-five major forces. At the same time, we will form a contract and join forces with these twenty-five major forces to kill the Demon Seed."

"After the kill, we will fully reclaim the rewards from the Demon Seed and Demon Servants, and provide appropriate compensation to all our distinguished guests, including the Country Lord."

"Currently, the forces that have agreed to purchase the Demon Seed information and have formed contracts include Tianwang Mountain, Emperor Realm, Sun Moon God Kingdom, Gengjin God Kingdom..."

He had a prepared plan, and he had already said the same words several times.

His tone was calm, yet it carried an air of composure and confidence, with ample assurance.

The Chuyun Country Lord heard this, moved frequently, and after a moment of silence, slowly said, "What a grand gesture."

"Your Treasure Pavilion actually wants it all. Only your foundation could have such credibility."

"You truly are cunning merchants."

"First, you sell us the information to recover some of your costs, then you gather twenty-five major forces to ensure foolproof success in killing the Demon Seed. You gain the supreme god seal, and if the Demon Seed somehow escapes, you won't lose out either."

Tang Qian smiled as he shook the Rule Divine Book in his hand and calmly said, "This is a win-win situation. With everyone joining forces, how can the Demon Seed escape?"

"After the Demon Seed is slain, the rewards obtained will absolutely cover the initial costs invested by everyone."

"Heh, let this Country Lord think about it first... What price do you intend to sell it for?"

The Chuyun Country Lord was silent for a moment, then asked, seemingly indifferently.

"Very simple."

"The Great Dao Chess Game is approaching. When the time comes for the Country Lord to enter the chess game, just yield one move to our Treasure Pavilion."

"Great Dao Chess Game, yield one move? Just one move?"

Tang Qian nodded: "Just one move, honest dealing, backed by the Treasure Pavilion's countless years of credibility."

The Chuyun Country Lord did not speak, seemingly deep in thought.

Tang Qian was not in a hurry either; instead, he shifted his gaze to the sky full of pink petals raining down on Falling Cherry City.

The sight before him was too jarring; he needed to quickly cleanse his eyes.

"I yield one move, and the other twenty-four major forces also yield one move."

"That's quite a big move."

"Who will be the chess player for your Treasure Pavilion this time?"

The Chuyun Country Lord's voice rang out after another long silence.

Tang Qian retracted his gaze, looked back, and gently shook his head: "No comment. When the chess game begins, the Country Lord will know."

The Chuyun Country Lord heard this and no longer dwelled on it, but instead said, "I can accept this price. However, I have other conditions."

"Country Lord, please name your price."

"Demon Seed, Demon Servant, do you know their genders?"

Tang Qian was momentarily stunned. The other major forces he had dealt with before had never asked such an abrupt question. He raised an eyebrow slightly: "The Demon Seed is male, and the Demon Servant is female."

The patsy who sold them the information to the Treasure Pavilion had provided very detailed information. Although the Chuyun Country Lord's question was abrupt, he happened to know the answer.

"So that's how it is."

"After the Demon Seed dies, leave his kidney; I want it."

"If you are willing to let the Demon Servant bear a child for me, I can yield two moves."

"Don't worry, I will make haste. Three seconds will be enough for me to conceive a child."

Tang Qian: "..."

He was silent for a moment, subconsciously rubbing his temples, as if pondering the feasibility of it.

The Chuyun Country Lord's conditions were far more bizarre compared to other major forces.

It was something he hadn't anticipated.

But upon closer thought, it seemed reasonable.

This Chuyun Country Lord, to have reached this point, must absolutely be a Cultivation fanatic.

It's just that what he Cultivates is different from what many other powerhouses Cultivate.

"The kidney, I can make the decision. If the Demon Seed dies, you can consume it once, regardless of success or failure, only once."

"As for the Demon Servant, it depends on the situation."

As a qualified merchant, Tang Qian did not agree to his conditions but began to bargain.

"The Demon Seed can attract the attention of the Hongmeng Great Dao and cause a hunt order to be issued, so it's definitely not simple. I'm not confident with just one time; I need at least three times."

"I also want the Demon Servant's child, otherwise, this matter is off."

"Country Lord, it's not that I don't agree, even if the Treasure Pavilion is willing, the Hongmeng Great Dao might not agree, and the conditions requested by other major forces aren't as outrageous as yours."

"I don't care about that. I'm just stating my own conditions. The fact that Brother Tang is willing to discuss this with me proves that there's still a bottom line that can be broken."

"..."

Tang Qian and the Chuyun Country Lord engaged in a war of words, negotiating for a long time, and finally settled on the final cooperation plan.

"Right within my God Kingdom?"

"Eastern Wasteland Great Domain??"

When Tang Qian informed the Chuyun Country Lord of the Demon Seed's exact location, he was stunned.

He subconsciously began to contact Wanderer Bitter and Lü Xingyi, but received no response.

"Idiots! A bunch of idiots."

He immediately realized.

His Cause-and-effect Divine Tome had lost contact in the Eastern Wasteland Great Domain before. At that time, he was focusing on producing tens of tons of seeds and nurturing new offspring, so he didn't pay attention.

After all, in the Supreme Realm, the Dao runs rampant, and there are Dao turbulences everywhere, so occasionally losing contact is normal.

Now, combining this with Tang Qian's information, he immediately felt that there was something fishy about the matter and secretly regretted it, knowing that he had lost big in this transaction.

Lü Xingyi and Wanderer Bitter, those two idiots, had likely perished!

If he had been able to perceive the strangeness earlier, then this matter would have been different.

He could have kept it all to himself, or sold the information to the Treasure Pavilion, but now he was getting heavily extorted by the Treasure Pavilion instead!

The Chuyun Country Lord felt like a patsy!

Trying to take advantage of the Treasure Pavilion was indeed not that easy.

He suppressed his anger and looked at the smiling man in luxurious robes before him: "When will you make your move?"

Tang Qian smiled amiably, unfurled the Rule Divine Book, and watched the Dao patterns flying out: "Country Lord, let's form the contract first."

"I still have a few deals to finalize. We'll all descend upon the Eastern Wasteland Great Domain together in about seven working days."