Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 615: Chapter 615: Striking It Rich

For all the Cultivators who had bet it all, going against the tide to buy heavily into the Wuyou Talisman during its decline, this moment felt like a dream.

True Monarch Minghe had won!

An Outer Dao True Monarch had defeated an Orthodox Immortal Monarch from the sixth layer in a head-on battle. And it was all broadcast for everyone to see, completely real, with no tricks or fabrications.

What more was there to say?

In an instant, the exchange rate for the Wuyou Talisman, which had just plummeted, began to rebound with even greater ferocity, madly surging back toward the 900 mark.

At the same time.

As the victor of this battle, Lü Yang suddenly spoke. Piggybacking on Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch’s broadcast before it could end, his voice spread in all directions:

”I am Minghe, the creator of the Wuyou Talisman. My Cultivation has broken through during my recent seclusion. Having defeated Fellow Daoist Qingyang today, I have now grasped the True Intent of the Immortal Talisman. Therefore, I will issue an additional thirty million Wuyou Talismans. Furthermore, this new issuance will be imbued with Fruit Position Imagery, just like all Orthodox Immortal Talismans...”

RUMBLE!

Those words alone triggered a violent surge in the imagery of [Money]. The entire Celestial Mansion, from the first to the sixth layers, began to tremble because of his statement.

Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch was even more stunned.

’The Wuyou Talisman... can actually carry Fruit Position Imagery now, just like an Orthodox Immortal Talisman? Then what’s the difference between them? It’s even more valuable now!’

’But... why would he do that?’

’Even with this new issuance of Wuyou Talismans, the market was already close to saturation. The extra Talismans will just dilute the value and drive the price down...’

At this thought, a jolt of alarm went through Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch’s heart.

’No, that’s not right. Market saturation... that’s only for the market below the sixth layer. There’s still a huge market on the sixth layer and above. Who knows how many people up there are watching.’

’This... madman!’

’He actually wants to inflate this bubble even further! Isn’t he afraid that when it bursts, the crisis will affect the upper layers and he’ll die a horrible death?!’

No one understood better than Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch, who had manipulated it himself, that this was all just a bubble. He simply hadn’t cared because, before, the bubble only harmed the lower-level Cultivators. If they died, they died. They were like weeds; no matter how many you cut down, new ones would grow back after a while.

The upper layers, however, were different.

Once the bubble started harming those above the sixth layer, it would directly affect the interests of the Orthodox Immortal Monarchs of the Celestial Mansion. If it crashed, they would have to bear the losses.

More importantly—

’If it keeps rising like this, the price of the Wuyou Talisman might even match the Taiyin Immortal Talisman. Isn’t he afraid the Immortal Venerable will intervene with a tangible hand?’

Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch naturally understood the logic.

Yet, upon seeing the wildly soaring price of the Wuyou Talisman, he still didn’t hesitate to buy in heavily, desperately scraping together funds from the market.

The reason was simple:

A crash was a problem for the future. Right now, if he didn’t buy the Wuyou Talisman, if he didn’t make this money, someone else would!

How was that any different from him losing money?

’Forget it... Whatever happens, at least it’s still rising for now. I won’t be greedy. As soon as I make back the money I lost, I’ll immediately liquidate my position and sell everything...’

Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch comforted himself.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Immortal Monarchs above the sixth layer had also noticed the imagery of [Money] stirred up by the Wuyou Talisman, and they were all now casting their gazes downward.

”Qingyang actually lost...?!”

”This True Monarch Minghe has such great ambition. He wants to drag us all into this. For a newcomer, he’s surprisingly familiar with our Celestial Mansion’s system...”

”There’s something off about this person. We need to investigate!”

At that moment, the great momentum of the trend was with Lü Yang. The soaring Wuyou Talisman transformed into the visible imagery of [Money], layering upon him in waves of Illusionary Colors.

Even his Qi trace was skyrocketing!

’In the Celestial Mansion... wealth can form Position and combat strength!’

Because of the existence of the Fruit of [Money], the more wealth you possessed, the greater the blessing you would receive from the imagery of [Money], thereby enhancing your Position and combat strength.

’If I was only a Fourth-class True Monarch before, then now, just by relying on the blessing from the imagery of [Money], I can match a Third-class True Monarch. In fact, as the Wuyou Talisman soars, my power is still growing. Even without using the [Fruit of Celestial Fire], my combat strength is no less than it was before!’

This was the power of the [Fruit of Money].

’Unfortunately, the Wuyou Talisman itself is just a bubble without any real, tangible backing. Otherwise, I could have even used it to rival a Middle Stage of Immortal Monarch in terms of wealth...’

The Immortal Monarchs of the Celestial Mansion were unique.

In the Immortal Pivot, the symbol of the Middle Stage of Golden Core was [Pocket World Falling]. No matter how many times one died, they could be resurrected. This was the watershed between the Mid-phase and the Early Stage.

In the Celestial Mansion, however, the symbol of the Middle Stage of Immortal Monarch was called [Financial Freedom].

For a Mid-stage Immortal Monarch, the flow of wealth had already become a self-sustaining cycle. The Immortal Talisman was nothing more than a string of numbers they no longer needed to worry about.

Similarly, a Mid-stage Immortal Monarch with [Financial Freedom] could ”buy themselves back to life” by having a massive amount of Immortal Talismans deducted upon death, allowing them to resurrect. And because their Immortal Talismans were in a self-sustaining cycle without any real consumption, they too could be resurrected countless times.

The next second, Lü Yang lowered his gaze.

”Fellow Daoist Qingyang, I was fortunate to win.”

He cupped his hands, looking at Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch with a smile. ”I feel terrible for injuring you, Fellow Daoist. Please accept this small token of my sincerity.”

Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch snorted coldly upon hearing this.

’What does this person mean? Is he trying to bribe me? Who does he think I am? Does he think I would give a second glance to the paltry things a mere Outer Dao Immortal Monarch has...?’

Then he glanced at what Lü Yang was offering.

It was a single Wuyou Talisman with a face value of one million. However, unlike the ones currently circulating on the market, this one was clearly flowing with Fruit Position Imagery.

Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch quickly did the math in his head. At the previous exchange rate of over 800 to 1, one million Wuyou Talismans was worth at least eight hundred million Outer Dao Immortal Talismans. Converted to the most expensive Taiyin Immortal Talisman, that was a full eight hundred thousand. It was more than enough to cover his recent losses and save him from bankruptcy and liquidation.

At this thought, the deep furrows on Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch’s brow quickly smoothed out.

”A minor injury is nothing to speak of. You’re too kind, Fellow Daoist Minghe... Since your sincerity is so genuine, I wonder if there is anything you need me to do?”

”It’s just a small matter.”

Lü Yang waved his hand and said with a smile, ”I only ask that you put in a few good words for me when you go back up, and perhaps promote my Wuyou Talisman a bit.”

”No problem!” Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch nodded decisively.

’Promote the Wuyou Talisman in the upper layers? That’s fantastic! If he doesn’t promote it and no new players enter the market, how will the one million Wuyou Talismans I just got my hands on ever skyrocket in value?’

Thinking this, the way Cyan Yang Immortal Monarch looked at Lü Yang became increasingly amiable.

’This wasn’t some Outer Dao True Monarch.’

’This was the God of Wealth himself!’

’It’ll definitely crash before long, but it hasn’t crashed yet, has it? Better you than me, as they say. I’ll just ride this wave and make a fortune first!’