615: Sorry, I just have a lot of immortal crystals.

Everyone looked at Ye Hao with extremely horrified expressions. He had directly called out ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals? What kind of terrifying financial power was this?

When they saw that the speaker was Su Chen by Li Qingyue's side, their eyes widened even further, their Faces filled with disbelief.

It was actually someone brought by Li Qingyue!?

The hall fell silent, but it only lasted for a moment before the Third Prince suddenly stood up. He first cupped his hands toward the Third Elder and said, "Reporting to the Third Elder, I suspect this person is definitely here to cause trouble. How could a mere Profound Immortal Realm Cultivator produce ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals?"

No matter what, the Third Prince did not believe that Su Chen could produce ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals.

The others also frowned slightly, clearly somewhat repulsed by Li Qingyue's actions.

Had she gone mad for the throne?

Without Immortal Crystals for the auction, she actually started doing this kind of thing.

Some people sneered but did not speak, yet the mockery in their eyes was beyond words.

How could there be someone so stupid? Doing this would only make the Third Elder feel repulsed, which would be extremely unfavorable for the future struggle for the throne.

To ascend the throne, one either had to rely on absolute strength or on having many supporters. Making the Third Elder repulsed would only increase the resistance to seizing the throne.

The Fourth Prince's expression was grave: "Seventh Sister, this auction is no joke. If you don't have Immortal Crystals, just watch; it's good to broaden your horizons."

After saying that, he immediately stood up and bowed to the Third Elder.

"Third Elder, Seventh Sister is young and naturally a bit ignorant. I ask the Third Elder to be magnanimous and not lower yourself to her level."

The Third Prince immediately smiled and said, "Since Fourth Brother is speaking up for Seventh Sister, why don't you help her pay these ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals?"

The Fourth Prince replied indifferently, "As my biological sister, I naturally need to protect Seventh Sister. Could it be that Third Brother doesn't see Seventh Sister as a sister?"

The Third Prince snorted coldly and did not speak.

The Third Elder's brow furrowed slightly, and he looked toward Li Qingyue with a calm gaze. Those who knew the Third Elder knew that he was now somewhat Life Qi.

In the auction he was presiding over, a junior was shouting out prices at will; wasn't this just not giving him Face?

Li Qingyue was also a bit dazed. She turned her head, her Face stiff as she looked at Su Chen, and then asked with a smile that looked worse than crying, "Do you really have ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but laugh, their Faces filled with mockery.

"What's wrong with Seventh Sister? Why did she bring a fool to the auction?"

"Could it be that Seventh Sister was tricked? She seemed quite confident when she arrived. Could this silly boy have lied to her, saying he had many Immortal Crystals?"

"Seventh Sister is truly Seventh Sister; her mind is so simple."

The Third Prince couldn't help but sneer.

The pressure in Li Qingyue's heart was also very great. In her understanding, no matter how wealthy someone was, they couldn't just come out with ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals all at once, right?

Su Chen's move had completely thrown Li Qingyue off.

Her heart was full of anxiety. If this incident caused the Third Elder to have a negative opinion of her, it would be very difficult to turn it around later.

After all, Li Qingyue's goal was the throne.

The Third Prince took two steps forward and shouted coldly at Su Chen, "Kid, you have quite the nerve, daring to deceive even the members of the Imperial Family. I think you've grown tired of living."

Although he was addressing Su Chen, he was actually targeting Li Qingyue.

Although Li Qingyue didn't pose much of a threat in the struggle for the throne, he still wanted to nip all risks in the bud.

Even if Li Qingyue had a sliver of a possibility, he would crush her hope.

Seeing Li Qingyue's worried eyes, Su Chen clicked his tongue. Why did people always question his financial power?

Or was ten billion really that much?

Su Chen had long since stopped caring about Immortal Crystals; ten billion in his eyes was just a spoonful in the ocean.

Su Chen didn't bother with nonsense. He directly repeated his old trick and threw ten Spatial Rings to the Third Elder on the stage.

The Third Elder reached out and caught them. His eyes narrowed slightly; if he hadn't reacted quickly just now, he might not have caught these Spatial Rings at all.

He gave Su Chen a deep look; this person was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

When the Third Elder used his Divine Sense to probe into the Spatial Rings, his expression changed drastically. They were piled high with Top-grade Immortal Crystals. He scanned through them, and just as Su Chen had said, there were ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals inside.

The Third Elder's expression shifted violently. A figure who could casually produce so many Top-grade Immortal Crystals was absolutely terrifying.

In the entire Cloud Firmament Realm, even for a Cultivator at the Immortal Venerable Realm, their net worth was probably only twenty to thirty billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals. If they were poorer, they might not even have ten billion.

Only those major powers with deep foundations could possibly produce so much.

Just like their Nine Star Empire, the maximum amount of Top-grade Immortal Crystals they could produce probably didn't exceed twenty billion, and that would be by emptying their coffers.

Although the Nine Stars Chamber of Commerce had sold many things at once recently, totaling nearly twenty billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals, those items required capital, and the actual profit was only about thirty percent of the total.

That is, they actually only earned three to five billion.

Even adding this three to five billion, their assets did not exceed twenty billion.

The Third Elder's eyes narrowed. The reason for auctioning the jurisdiction of the three major commanderies was actually that Your Majesty lacked the confidence for the Breakthrough to Immortal Venerable. Therefore, she wanted to gather more resources and decided to use the struggle for the throne to obtain them, thus greatly increasing the probability of a Breakthrough.

This auction was about using the struggle for the throne to make some factions take the initiative to offer resources.

Of course, the Empress would definitely give up the throne as well.

Once she broke through to Immortal Venerable, she would likely retreat behind the scenes, and it was time to cultivate a suitable successor in advance.

Ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals, plus the two major commanderies later, meant they could harvest at least twenty billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals this time. Your Majesty would surely be able to Breakthrough to Immortal Lord, making my Nine Star Empire a power at the Immortal Venerable level in the Central Continent.

Taking a deep breath, the Third Elder slowly spoke, "This gentleman indeed can produce ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals."

What!

Everyone present showed horrified expressions.

How could this be!

In the entire Nine Star Empire, a power that could produce ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals would definitely be the top power, excluding the Imperial Family. Moreover, having ten billion meant emptying one's coffers.

The main point was that the jurisdiction of a single commandery wasn't worth ten billion at all.

The Third Prince's Face was incredibly gloomy. He sneered, "Buying the jurisdiction of one commandery for ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals, Seventh Sister is truly amazing."

He cursed "idiot" in his heart; ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals was enough to buy two.

Li Qingyue had always given him the impression of being a bit dim-witted, so he didn't believe Su Chen was a normal person at all. These Immortal Crystals must have been obtained through some sort of means.

Li Qingyue looked at Su Chen helplessly. She also knew that this ten billion was way too much, but since the other party had already given the Immortal Crystals to the Third Elder, she could only say indifferently to the Third Prince, "There's no need for Third Brother to worry about that."

The Third Elder waved his hand at this moment, "Alright, let's not dwell on this anymore. From now on, Liuyun Commandery belongs to Li Qingyue."

"Next, we will auction the second commandery, Tianya Commandery. The starting price is also two billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals."

Just as he finished speaking, a familiar, calm voice rang out again.

"Ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals!"

Everyone looked at Su Chen with blank expressions, their minds as stiff as machines.

Su Chen glanced at them, then a shy smile appeared on his Face, "Sorry, I just have a bit too many Immortal Crystals."

With that, he once again put ten billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals into Spatial Rings and handed them to the Third Elder...