“Lord Jing Tong Gold, greetings.” Lin Yun said with a smile, cupping his fists in salute to him.
In the ancestral land, all Gold Supremes can be respectfully addressed as Gold Lord.
Yuan Supremes can be addressed as Yuan Lord, while Initial Supremes are usually called directly by their title as such-and-such Supreme.
“Supreme Lin Yun, your name has long rung in my ears like thunder. Today I finally meet you in person. I have admired you for a long time.” This Supreme Jing Tong also rose and cupped his fists in salute to Lin Yun.
The Pavilion Master, smiling as well, said, “Fellow Daoist Lin Yun, this Lord Jing Tong Gold also lives in seclusion in the Ancestral Heart Realm. Now that you have returned to the Ancestral Heart Realm, you are both people of the same domain.”
Lord Jing Tong Gold said, “Supreme Lin Yun, before you arrived, the Pavilion Master already told me that you once sold a source artefact to the Sect Master of the God-Slaying Sect. To be honest, I cannot match the high price paid by the Sect Master of the God-Slaying Sect.”
“Lord Jing Tong Gold, let us examine the weapon first, then discuss the price.”
Lin Yun directly took out the source artefact war blade and placed it on the table.
Lord Jing Tong Gold picked up the war blade, studied it carefully, and was highly satisfied.
“Supreme Lin Yun, I will be upfront with you. I have only seven billion Haoyue crystals in hand. This is my entire savings. I wonder whether Supreme Lin Yun is willing to accept this price.” Lord Jing Tong Gold set down the source artefact and looked at Lin Yun.
“No problem. Seven billion, deal.” Lin Yun agreed at once.
Lin Yun’s response astonished not only Lord Jing Tong Gold but also the Pavilion Master of Wanbao Pavilion.
The Pavilion Master clearly remembered that when Lin Yun sold a source artefact to the Sect Master of the God-Slaying Sect last time, Lin Yun had been very skilled at bargaining.
Why now…
“Supreme Lin Yun, seven billion… are you really willing to sell?” Lord Jing Tong Gold could not help confirming.
He too knew the price was rather low.
Lin Yun smiled. “Of course it is true. Lord Jing Tong Gold has already reached Gold Supreme yet still lacks a source artefact, and has accumulated only seven billion Haoyue crystals. This shows that Lord Jing Tong Gold acquires wealth with integrity. With your strength, making money would not be difficult if you wished, but many quick ways to earn money violate morals and conscience. That you, as a Gold Supreme, have not amassed great wealth sufficiently proves you adhere to conscience and morals.”
One cannot claim that all wealthy experts rely on immoral or unscrupulous means to make quick fortunes.
But experts who are poor certainly refuse to violate conscience and morals, otherwise they would not remain poor.
As a reclusive supreme who has reached Gold Supreme, Lord Jing Tong Gold has probably been a supreme for more than a million years.
For a proper supreme to have accumulated only this much wealth in so long a time truly counts as poor.
“What Supreme Lin Yun says is indeed reasonable. People like me who hold fast to their principles are fated never to make great wealth. There are many quick-money dealings I simply cannot bring myself to do.” Lord Jing Tong Gold sighed with feeling. Clearly, Lin Yun’s words had struck deep.
Setting aside quick-money paths, a supreme like him has only a few ways to earn money, such as selling self-created secret manuals or accepting higher-level missions. These rely purely on one’s own abilities and bring income slowly.
Why had Lin Yun been able to obtain the Flying Shadow Sword Technique of Flying Shadow Gold Lord in the past? It was because Flying Shadow Gold Lord had placed the sword technique for sale in places like Wanbao Pavilion. Sword techniques of that level are extremely expensive, and every set sold earns Flying Shadow Gold Lord a considerable sum.
Lin Yun said, “Supreme Jing Tong, this is also why I agreed to seven billion. Since Lord Jing Tong Gold has only this much money, even if I raised the price you could not produce more. I see that Lord Jing Tong Gold greatly likes this source artefact, and I also admire Lord Jing Tong Gold’s honourable approach to wealth. So let this be my way of making a friend with Lord Jing Tong Gold.”
“Supreme Lin Yun, thank you so much.” Lord Jing Tong Gold thanked him repeatedly.
Having successfully purchased the source artefact, Lord Jing Tong Gold was extremely pleased.
He had taken more than a million years to save seven billion. If he had been asked to produce another ten or twenty billion, who knows how much longer he would have needed to save.
Immediately afterwards, Lord Jing Tong Gold flipped his hand, revealed a storage ring, and handed it to Lin Yun.
“Supreme Lin Yun, inside are seven billion Haoyue crystals. Please verify.”
Lin Yun accepted the storage ring and smiled. “Lord Jing Tong Gold, this source artefact is now yours.”
Lord Jing Tong Gold quickly took the source artefact.
He could not yet use the source artefact directly. He first needed to let it recognise him as master.
Of course, that was no longer Lin Yun’s concern.
