My Master Knows It All

1336: Chapter 324 1336: Chapter 324 Cao Zhen looked at Zhao Xingyu with a serious face and said, “Didn’t you mention that the Square Cauldron is of little use to you, like tasteless chicken rib?

Since we’re all cultivators from the Righteous Path, and I’ve heard from both Bi Yue and Jiu Yin that your Shadow Stream Teachings have good relationships with Dragon Chant Sect and Yin Yang Sect.

If that’s the case, why don’t we give you a hand?

Just sell the Square Cauldron to me directly.”

Zhao Xingyu didn’t believe a single word of Cao Zhen’s nonsense.

Shadow Stream Teachings did not have much interaction with Dragon Chant Sect or Yin Yang Sect, just the normal relations between two large sects.

For Cao Zhen to claim that he heard from Bi Yue and Jiu Yin that Shadow Stream Teachings had good relations with them?

Preposterous!

If Immortal Bi Yue and Jiu Yin had really said that, it would be a real shock!

It was clear that Cao Zhen was trying to hoodwink him, and his tactics were extremely crude.

So, Cao Zhen didn’t actually intend to sell the Square Cauldron to him from the beginning?

His real aim was to buy his Square Cauldron, since he was probably afraid of paying an exorbitant price if he bought it directly, and that’s why he said that.

Yes, it must be so.

However, what use was the Square Cauldron to Cao Zhen?

Could it be that Cao Zhen had discovered how to use the Square Cauldron?

Discovered some secret he himself didn’t know?

For a moment, the only thought in Zhao Xingyu’s mind was to extract the secret of the Square Cauldron from Cao Zhen.

He intentionally showed an expression of confusion and said, “Sect Leader Cao…

Didn’t you say that you wanted to sell that Square Cauldron?

How come it has turned into you wanting to buy my Square Cauldron?” With more and more information about Hundred Peaks Sect and Eastern Wasteland reaching the Eastern Province, everyone became aware that Cao Zhen was the Sect Leader of Hundred Peaks Sect, and thus he started addressing him as Sect Leader Cao.

“Indeed, I initially wanted to sell the Square Cauldron, but since you said it’s not very useful to you, why don’t I buy your Square Cauldron, and then sell it to someone else?”

Zhao Xingyu was dumbfounded again, was his previous thinking wrong?

Cao Zhen was actually saying outright that he wanted to buy his Square Cauldron at a low price and then sell it to someone else at a higher price!

If Cao Zhen were not a cultivator but a businessman among mortals, he would surely go bankrupt!

Cao Zhen seemed to know what Zhao Xingyu was thinking, and he explained in a low voice, “Actually, it’s no big deal to say it.

The price I pay for the Square Cauldron from you will naturally be different from the price I sell it to others, and besides, others would buy a Square Cauldron from me.

Because I have more Square Cauldrons.”

“More Square Cauldrons?

Sect Leader Cao, how many Square Cauldrons do you have?” Zhao Xingyu spoke with Cao Zhen for just a couple of rounds, and he was already completely following Cao Zhen’s pace.

“Not many, four.” Cao Zhen smiled and brightly displayed four Square Cauldrons in front of Zhao Xingyu, explaining, “I have four Square Cauldrons here, and then, once you sell me your Square Cauldron, I will have five.

At that time, I can find others and sell the Square Cauldrons to them.

Heaven Prayers Sect, they need them for the Sect Tribulation.

Seeing five Square Cauldrons, they will be willing to pay a hefty amount for them.

In fact, if it were not for our Hundred Peaks Sect’s deep enmity with Heaven Prayers Sect, I really wouldn’t want to trade with others; I would take the Square Cauldrons and sell them to Heaven Prayers Sect myself.”

Zhao Xingyu instantly understood Cao Zhen’s intention—an offer might be made by Heaven Prayers Sect for one or two Square Cauldrons.

But if there were more Square Cauldrons, the people from Heaven Prayers Sect would naturally value them more, and by then, they could use the Square Cauldrons to press Heaven Prayers Sect.

Looking at this, Cao Zhen’s idea was, in fact, not bad.

However, due to the relationship between Hundred Peaks Sect and Heaven Prayers Sect, even if Cao Zhen really took the Square Cauldrons to sell to Heaven Prayers Sect, they would not dare to buy them, so he could only sell them to others first.

Given that, why shouldn’t I directly buy the Square Cauldrons from Cao Zhen?

Five Square Cauldrons are indeed not too few.

If I could gather more Square Cauldrons later, say, taking ten Square Cauldrons to the people of Heaven Prayers Sect, wouldn’t they value them highly?

If I name a high price, wouldn’t they have to agree?

If they don’t agree, then they would miss out on so many Square Cauldrons, could they afford to bear this loss?

The more Zhao Xingyu thought about it, the better he felt the plan was.

Since Cao Zhen and his sect could not sell to Heaven Prayers Sect, they would want to sell their items at a lower price.

Now that he had stumbled upon this, he couldn’t let others take advantage of this cheap deal.

As Zhao Xingyu was thinking, he intentionally let out a sigh, looked at Cao Zhen with an appearance of consideration for Cao Zhen’s predicament, and said, “That being so, Sect Leader Cao, you still have to find someone else.

Heaven Prayers Sect will not buy your Square Cauldrons, what if you can’t find a suitable buyer for these Square Cauldrons?

Wouldn’t your sect suffer a loss then?

Let it be.

Earlier, Sect Leader Cao mentioned that the Shadow Stream Teachings have always had good ties with Yin Yang Sect and Dragon Chant Sect.

Since that’s the case, when you encounter difficulties, we should naturally assist you.

Sect Leader Cao, for these four Square Cauldrons…”

He pondered for a moment before proposing, “How about, one thousand Liang of Immortal Stones for each Square Cauldron?” The value of a second-grade Immortal Herb is roughly around one hundred Liang of Immortal Stones for each.

For these four Square Cauldrons, that’s four thousand Liang of Immortal Stones, enough to buy forty second-grade Immortal Herbs, which is not a trivial amount.

Cao Zhen’s eyes suddenly widened on hearing this, as if he’d been insulted, and he exclaimed loudly, “One thousand Liang of Immortal Stones for a Square Cauldron?

Are you begging for alms?

I’ll give you one thousand one hundred Liang of Immortal Stones and then you give me your Square Cauldron, how about that?