Chapter 721
Signing the Contract! The 3rd Floor is a Good Place
"What constitutes meeting the standard? With my strength, even if I refine the Flame Crystal, I still can't achieve 75%."
Zhang Lingshan said.
Jiang Yan said, "You don't need to refine it to 75%, just refine it to 73%, and then give it to Gu Nanxiang to refine to 75%."
"I see."
Zhang Lingshan nodded. "So, as long as I refine it to 73%, I'll be considered to have met the standard. After that, whatever problems arise during the refining process will be none of my concern."
“Not bad,” Jiang Yan said.
Zhang Lingshan said, "I understand now. So, what's the second question?"
Jiang Yan smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to worry about that at all. Since the terms have been set, there must be a witness. We can ask Manager Ying to be the witness. As for the time limit, with the strength of the two of you, it will be more than enough for you to pay off the merit points in five years. If you can't pay them off in five years, then there's no need for you to stay in the Weapon Refining Pavilion. Manager Ying will find you a better place."
Zhang Lingshan nodded upon hearing this: "Okay, I understand. But do I need to pay Manager Ying to be a witness?"
"That's not necessary."
Jiang Yan said, "Manager Ying isn't short of money, and we don't have any money either. We only have merit points that are useless to Manager Ying, so even if we wanted to pay, we couldn't." Besides, Manager Ying has an obligation to be a witness; otherwise, would he just stand there and do nothing as a manager?
After saying that, Jiang Yan couldn't help but add, "You really think about a lot of things. Are there any other questions?"
Zhang Lingshan said, "There is one last question."
"explain."
This time, it was Pei Daoming who spoke.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Since it's a loan, I'd like to borrow a bit more—two Flame Crystals and one Divine Sense Crystal. I can guarantee that all the materials will be refined to 75%."
"what?!"
Gu Nanxiang looked at Zhang Lingshan in surprise.
That's outrageous!
Gu Nanxiang thought lending her a Divine Sense Crystal was already a lot, a generous gesture from Master Pei. She never expected Zhang Lingshan to still be unsatisfied, wanting not only to double his own Flame Crystal but also to ask for another Divine Sense Crystal.
Most importantly, Zhang Lingshan even dared to guarantee that all materials would be refined to 75%.
Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to pay back the money if he fails?
That's double the repayment!
Two Flame Crystals plus one Divine Sense Crystal equal four thousand merit points, which doubles to eight thousand merit points.
To pay it off within five years would mean working tirelessly every day, refining materials just to pay off the debt.
Isn't this just torturing yourself?
Is it really necessary to go to such lengths for a short-term boost?
Swish.
Pei Daoming opened his eyes, then gave Zhang Lingshan a deep look and said, "You seem very confident."
Zhang Lingshan said, "If I refine two Flame Crystals and one Divine Sense Crystal, and my strength increases, I think I should have the right to be confident."
"Hahaha."
Pei Daoming laughed upon hearing this, but then suddenly fell silent and said in a deep voice, "However, I only need one fire craftsman who can refine to 75%. Having another one like you won't be of much help to me. Instead, it would be a waste of my merit points to exchange for flame crystals and divine sense crystals for you. I don't think that's worth it."
Zhang Lingshan said, "Whether it's worthwhile depends on how important this weapon forging is. If we can have another fire craftsman like me who can refine to 75%, I think it would be a good insurance for this weapon forging. Of course, the specifics are up to you, Master Pei, to decide. This is just a suggestion."
Upon hearing this, Pei Daoming pondered for a while before saying, "I can lend you this much at once, but after the weapon is successfully forged, I will not pay you any further fees."
Zhang Lingshan said, "Okay. However, the forging time cannot be too long. If it exceeds three months, I will need to pay more."
When Gu Nanxiang heard Zhang Lingshan actually dare to mention adding more money, she immediately felt a chill for him.
This kid is so reckless, he's got some nerve, daring to haggle with Master Pei.
A top-tier weapon refiner like Master Pei, who is at the third level, is so sought after that everyone would beg to be his servant. But you, kid, have such a big mouth. People will think that Master Pei is the one asking you for help.
"What's your name?"
Pei Daoming suddenly asked in a deep voice.
This is a rhetorical question.
Zhang Lingshan did not back down, and said calmly, "My name is Zhang Lingshan."
Pei Daoming said, "Very good, I'll remember you. You're the first person who dared to bargain with me. I hope your abilities match your confidence. Jiang Yan, go to the exchange hall and exchange."
"Yes."
Jiang Yan immediately bowed and took his leave.
Gu Nanxiang stared at the scene in disbelief, unable to recover for a long time.
Zhang Lingshan's impolite bargaining actually succeeded!
During this time, he didn't say a word, and was completely invisible.
But I clearly participated in the loan terms.
Gu Nanxiang felt a surge of resentment.
Even though I was involved, I didn't participate in any negotiations, nor did I gain any benefits for myself.
Although she felt aggrieved, she didn't dare to say a word when she saw Pei Daoming pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed.
Gu Nanxiang finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Yan return.
Jiang Yan has already exchanged his goods and returned. If I were to bring up the terms again now, wouldn't that just be causing him trouble?
She was too embarrassed to do that.
More importantly, she didn't have the courage to do it.
They could only watch helplessly as Jiang Yan took out a large piece of brown paper and said, "Gentlemen, please take a close look at these terms. If you have no objections, press your identity tokens onto the paper, and it will be considered valid."
Zhang Lingshan quickly scanned the list, and it was exactly what he had requested earlier. He then said, "No objection, but didn't you say that Steward Ying should be a witness?"
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Manager Ying has already witnessed that this contract is something I obtained through exchange. After I wrote down the terms, Manager Ying left a watermark on it. You can see it by using your divine sense."
Zhang Lingshan followed the instructions and used his divine sense to examine the contract. Sure enough, he saw three large, elegant characters on the contract: Zhao Chuanying.
"it is good."
Seeing that there were no problems, Zhang Lingshan nodded and pressed his identity token onto the contract paper.
Seeing this, Gu Nanxiang didn't dare to say anything unnecessary and quickly pressed her identity badge on.
Jiang Yan put away the contract paper and then said, "Now that the contract is in effect, there's nothing more for me to do. Master Pei, I'll take my leave."
"Well, you go."
Pei Daoming nodded slightly, and after Jiang Yan left, he gently flicked his sleeve and sent out a burst of energy that landed on the door of the weapon-refining room.
咔。
A golden mark immediately appeared in the center of the door, then quickly disappeared.
Pei Daoming said, "The house is now locked. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my permission, so as not to disturb our weapon refining. Now, you two quickly refine the Flame Crystal and the Divine Sense Crystal. If you trust me, I will protect you. If you don't trust me, you two will protect each other." "Of course we trust you."
Zhang Lingshan laughed heartily, then immediately sat down cross-legged, took out the Flame Crystal, and began refining it.
He didn't start cultivating without hesitation because he trusted the other party, but because he wasn't afraid of being ambushed.
As the unique soul tree sea of consciousness in the world, Zhang Lingshan possesses the most outstanding ability to divide his mind, and can observe whether the other party has any improper behavior at any time. Therefore, there is no problem with him starting to cultivate in front of Pei Daoming.
Seeing this, Gu Nanxiang was too embarrassed to show that she didn't trust Pei Daoming, so she had no choice but to sit down cross-legged and begin refining.
Because she had refined one before, Gu Nanxiang was experienced and quickly got into the zone.
Although Zhang Lingshan lacked experience, his own immortal spiritual power was extremely refined. Even if he only exposed a portion of his immortal spiritual power, he could easily refine the flame crystal.
However, since he was being watched by Pei Daoming, he couldn't reveal too much, so he slowed down his refining speed.
Even so, when he was refining the Flame Crystal, Pei Daoming couldn't help but open his eyes and glance at him, secretly surprised.
'He refined it so quickly? His cultivation technique seems quite extraordinary, and his body has absorbed enough immortal spiritual energy to stabilize at the Void Immortal realm. To achieve this at such a young age, he must have powerful backers. No wonder he's so confident.'
Pei Daoming thought to himself.
Those who can enter the Refining Pavilion are either lucky, like Song Yi who grew mid-grade spirit rice and was given an opportunity by a benefactor.
Either they have powerful connections or backers; otherwise, why would an ordinary person be sent here?
Although the Refining Pavilion may seem like a tough place, compared to other places, it's more like a place to enjoy life.
In Pei Daoming's eyes, Zhang Lingshan was definitely the kind of person who had powerful backers and influential connections.
Pei Daoming had always felt that this young man was extraordinary, bold yet meticulous, and dared to bargain with him.
Now that we've discovered the extraordinary cultivation technique the other person practices, we know this person is destined for greatness.
Such a talented person is worth befriending.
Zhang Lingshan was unaware of Pei Daoming's current thoughts; he only knew that the Flame Crystal was truly effective.
You should know that the intensity of the flames you are currently exposing is less than one-third of your own, yet this still defeated more than 90% of the people on the third floor.
This demonstrates just how powerful his own flames are.
However, the Flame Crystal actually increased the intensity of its own flames by at least 10%.
In other words, if one could consume ten flame crystals, the intensity of the flames would double.
With such strength, there should be very few people in the entire Refining Pavilion who can rival him.
Zhang Lingshan felt this was a bit outrageous.
If the Flame Crystal is so powerful, it shouldn't only cost 1,000 merit points to exchange for it.
and so.
This shouldn't be due to the Flame Crystal, but rather to the nature of my own cultivation technique.
Under the limitless special effects of the Xuan Tian Ji Huo Gong, the Xuan Tian Wu Ji Gong underwent a transformation, and even refining an ordinary fire crystal could produce such miraculous effects.
Zhang Lingshan guessed that the enhancement he received from refining the Flame Crystal was probably ten or even dozens of times greater than that of others.
And the influence of the "True Scripture of Ten Thousand Laws" must be unavoidable in this.
In the past, when refining a Flame Crystal, in addition to absorbing it himself, some of the flame power would also dissipate and be absorbed by the panel, turning into energy points.
But now.
The panel remained completely still, indicating that all the fire power in the fire crystal had been completely absorbed and refined.
How can it not be strong?
If the Flame Crystal, which can be exchanged for a mere thousand merit points, has such miraculous effects, then what kind of miraculous effects will the Divine Sense Crystal, which costs twice as much, bring?
Zhang Lingshan was already eager to give it a try.
then.
After refining the first Flame Crystal, he stopped refining the second one and instead took out the Divine Sense Crystal to begin refining.
哗。
As the Divine Sense Crystal was enveloped by Zhang Lingshan's divine consciousness, a strong sense of resentment immediately emerged and began to impact Zhang Lingshan's sea of consciousness.
'So, Divine Sense Crystals are indeed crystallized divine sense formed after a cultivator with powerful divine sense self-destructs?!'
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
He had just seen Gu Nanxiang refine the material with apparent ease, and he thought that the claim was wrong, or at least not that exaggerated.
But now it seems that Gu Nanxiang acted so relaxed because she already knew there would be residual divine thought impact.
and so.
Gu Nanxiang had refined divine sense crystals before.
Zhang Lingshan came to this conclusion, thinking to himself that it was no wonder this woman was able to stand out; it turned out that she had used the Divine Sense Crystal before, which was why her strength had reached this level.
Having used the more expensive Divine Sense Crystal, she must have also used the Flame Crystal, which is why her flame intensity is stronger than that of the others in the previous selection.
'However, Gu Nanxiang has used it, and many others in the selection process have probably used it as well, yet their strength is not as good as Gu Nanxiang's. This shows that the refining of Flame Crystals and Divine Sense Crystals is also dependent on the individual. Some people absorb them well and experience significant improvement, while others absorb them poorly and experience only minor improvement.'
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
It's obvious that I will be the one with the best absorption rate in history.
Because no cultivation technique can be stronger than his own "Ten Thousand Laws True Scripture"!
Even if they did, those people wouldn't come here to absorb things of the caliber of Flame Crystals and Divine Sense Crystals.
Although the mental attack startled Zhang Lingshan, it wasn't a big problem, and the resentment was quickly swallowed up by Zhang Lingshan's soul tree.
Compared to others who could only try to erase their resentment, Zhang Lingshan's devouring ability was clearly a step ahead.
Because within that resentment, there was also a large amount of residual divine consciousness. While others wasted it, Zhang Lingshan absorbed it all, maximizing the effect of the divine consciousness crystal.
If the amount of divine sense absorbed by others from the divine sense crystal is 1, then the amount absorbed by Zhang Lingshan is 10.
This is the gap.
The bigger difference is that even if others erase the resentful divine thought, their own divine consciousness will be affected to some extent, and they will not be able to refine a second divine thought crystal in a short period of time.
Some people even need to remain stable for a year before daring to refine a second one.
However, Zhang Lingshan did not have this problem. He could continuously refine the divine sense crystal until the divine sense within it weakened to the point that it no longer provided him with any benefit.
The third floor is a good place.
Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
Whether I can truly establish myself in the Immortal Realm depends on whether I can make good use of all the resources on this third level. (End of Chapter)