The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1796: Chapter 1796: Extortion

The words carried a strong sense of threat.

In history, cultivators who dared to cause trouble in the Zitong Building were very few, but over countless ages, there were indeed a few. The final outcome for these cultivators, naturally, was a total loss of life.

”Causing trouble?”

”We have no interest in wasting our time causing trouble here. We’ve come today only to get an explanation and seek justice!” This time, it was Jing Yan who spoke, not Zhan Yue Venerable.

Jing Yan spoke in a slow and gentle voice, his hands behind his back.

”Hehe, I don’t know what kind of explanation you are seeking. Do you know what kind of place this is? I advise you both to leave before this situation escalates beyond repair,” the lead guard stared at Jing Yan.

Among these guards, one was the person who blocked Zhan Yue yesterday, preventing her from going up to the Second Layer. He was quite certain at this moment why Zhan Yue had come, but he couldn’t speak, he just remained silent.

”Leave?”

”Of course, we intend to leave, just not without justice being served. Come on, call out the person in charge. You all are not in a position to make decisions,” Jing Yan waved his hand and said.

”Huang Mu! I know you can hear my voice, you better come out quickly!” Zhan Yue Venerable shouted again.

”If you don’t come out, we’ll have to take action. When we tear down this building, you’ll regret it,” Jing Yan chimed in.

”How bold!”

”Look around, do you think this is a place where you can just run amok?”

”They don’t know what’s good or bad!” Several guards shouted in turn, looking like they were about to make a move.

”Haha, I just heard someone call my name, I was wondering who it could be. So it was you,” a voice laughed from within, and soon after, Huang Mu appeared.

”Alright, all of you stand down! This guest is a distinguished visitor of our business building; how can you be so rude?” Huang Mu gestured to the guards.

The guards retreated upon his command.

”Are you the one in charge here, Huang Mu?” Jing Yan gazed intently at Huang Mu.

”Yes, I am Huang Mu. May I ask who you are?” Huang Mu also looked at Jing Yan.

”Who I am is not important! What matters is that my friend bought a piece of Cold Moon Stone from your business building yesterday, only to receive a fake. I never expected such an esteemed establishment as Zitong Building to use Cold Sand Stone as a substitute for Cold Moon Stone; it’s truly disappointing,” Jing Yan said with a cold sneer.

Huang Mu, feigning a smile, said to Jing Yan, ”You’re going to have to be accountable for what you’ve said. Are you trying to defame Zitong Building?”

In fact, when Huang Mu first heard Zhan Yue’s voice, he immediately knew it was from the female cultivator who used thirty thousand ninth-level Divine Crystals to buy Cold Sand Stone yesterday. He realized that the truth had come out, and the other party knew they had bought Cold Sand Stone instead of Cold Moon Stone.

However, the development of the situation left Zitong Building with only one option: denial. No matter what the other party said, Zitong Building must not admit to substituting Cold Moon Stone with Cold Sand Stone. They had to insist that what the other party bought yesterday was indeed Cold Moon Stone, authentic and genuine. Otherwise, not only would he be in trouble, but even the Lord Building Owner, Hu Kang, would be implicated.

If Zitong Building admitted to substituting Cold Moon Stone with Cold Sand Stone and that news got out, who would dare shop at Zitong Building in the future?

”So you’re not going to admit it?” Jing Yan laughed.

”Admit what? Indeed, this guest came to Zitong Building to buy Cold Moon Stone yesterday. I personally assisted her. She used thirty thousand ninth-level Divine Crystals to buy a piece of Cold Moon Stone. As for the Cold Sand Stone you’re talking about, we’re entirely unaware of the situation. Perhaps, after she took the Cold Moon Stone, someone switched it,” Huang Mu said.

”Fine! Very well! Then I’ll just have to tear down this wretched Zitong Building,” Jing Yan slightly shook his body, causing a surge of Divine Power to burst forth.

Upon sensing the Divine Power emanating from Jing Yan, Huang Mu’s face instantly turned pale. Not only him, but everyone present, except for Jing Yan and Zhan Yue Venerable, trembled, and a cold feeling grew from within.

”Such strong Divine Power fluctuations!”

”So terrifying, could he be a Chaos Supreme?”

”Looks so young...”

Jing Yan’s Divine Power fluctuations were overwhelmingly powerful. Under this wave of Divine Power, they were like ants before an elephant. Even the slowest among them realized that Jing Yan was definitely not someone to mess with and likely a formidable figure at the Chaotic Supreme Level.

In a place like Purple Copper City, though there weren’t many Chaotic Supremes, there were a few. However, those Chaotic Supremes were big shots whom they had to look up to.

The Lord Building Owner Hu Kang, who was already on the stairs to the second layer, also sensed Jing Yan’s Divine Power fluctuations, and he too showed a look of shock. Soon after Jing Yan and Zhan Yue arrived, someone from the business building had reported this to the Third Layer.

”Please calm down, My Lord!” Hu Kang, with a swift leap, arrived on the First Layer and quickly spoke up.

Hu Kang was a cultivator close to the Chaotic Supreme, and when he felt Jing Yan’s Divine Power fluctuations, he immediately knew that Jing Yan was indeed a Chaotic Supreme.

”I am the building owner, Hu Kang, of Zitong Building!”

”My Lord, let us discuss this peacefully. I do not know what has provoked your anger,” Hu Kang slightly lowered his stance, as he faced a Supreme being.

”Don’t pretend. I don’t believe that you don’t know what’s going on. Since you’re the building owner, tell me, how do you plan to resolve this issue? Let me warn you, if you cannot give me a satisfactory answer, I will tear down your Zitong Building today,” Jing Yan said, glaring at Hu Kang.

Hu Kang turned to look at Huang Mu, who quickly began to explain the situation in a feigned manner.

”Lord Building Owner, we sold the real Cold Moon Stone to this guest!” Huang Mu said, looking aggrieved.

”My Lord, it seems that there is a misunderstanding here. Although Zitong Building is not at fault, this matter has caused you some loss. I propose that Zitong Building offers one hundred thousand ninth-level Divine Crystals to partially compensate for the loss,” Hu Kang suggested to Jing Yan, with a sly glance.

”Utterly insincere!”

”Enough, I won’t waste words with you! You need to put forth ten million ninth-level Divine Crystals, and we’ll call it even. Otherwise, I’ll tear down your business building. No more talking,” Jing Yan waved his hand and said coldly.

Hearing Jing Yan’s words, Hu Kang’s gaze turned cold as well.

Ten million ninth-level Divine Crystals? How absurd. Hu Kang began to suspect that these two people had orchestrated the entire situation to extort Zitong Building.