Days passed, and the second surge of the Carefree Talisman showed no signs of stopping. After breaking the 900 mark, it was still heading towards four digits.
The cultivators became increasingly frantic.
The invisible storm had now swept from the lower layers to the upper layers. Cultivators above the sixth layer also couldn't help but start discussing the Carefree Talisman extensively.
At this moment, every cultivator seemed to have become an expert master immersed in the sea of currency. They would spew out a bunch of incomprehensible jargon as soon as they opened their mouths, analyzing logically with their own theories, all sounding very reasonable. But in the end, they would all reach the same conclusion:
"The Carefree Talisman will keep rising!"
"Don't forget, with the current rate of increase of the Carefree Talisman, that Perfected Lord Ming He is not far from purchasing a dao fruit. His future can be said to be incredibly bright."
"It just so happens that Immortal Lord Shaoyin has fallen."
"Now, Shaoyin's [Governing Heaven Primary Position] is vacant. If that Perfected Lord Ming He buys it, he will be a rising star in the upper layers!"
Similar news spread from the upper layers to the lower layers.
Throughout the [Celestial Court], wherever cultivators gathered, people would be discussing the Carefree Talisman. However, in comparison, the lower-layer cultivators were mostly envious.
Because they had already been kicked out of the game.
Watching the exchange rate of the Carefree Talisman climbing steadily while they had no stock in hand, the feeling was truly as painful as a hundred claws scratching at the heart.
Meanwhile, on the eighth layer of the [Celestial Court].
It was still an immortal lord meeting. All the immortal lords were present. Layers of iridescent colors manifested the current scene of the whole [Celestial Court] engaging in currency speculation, full of vitality and competitive spirit.
Regarding this, an immortal lord sneered, "This atmosphere is quite good."
His name was [Gu Ming], the immortal lord of the Jueyin Governing Heaven Primary Position. He was one of the people promoting the Carefree Talisman this time, and he had put in a lot of effort.
"It seems that after speculating for a while longer, once it reaches the critical point, we can detonate it."
As soon as these words were spoken, a sneer came from beside Immortal Lord Gu Ming:
"What a coincidence. I thought the same back then... And the result? Immortal Lord Gu Ming, for things you aren't certain about, it's best not to bring them up and talk nonsense."
The speaker was none other than Immortal Lord Qingyang.
However, Immortal Lord Gu Ming didn't buy it upon hearing this and shook his head. "Qingyang, I reviewed your operation afterward. Immortal talismans aren't speculated the way you did."
"No wonder you are still only in a Residing in the Spring Intermediate Position."
"Using force is the stupidest method."
"Compared to the mud-legs in the lower layers, our biggest advantage is money. Money is where our strength lies. Why don't you go to the Immortal Nexus if you want to fight and kill?"
As his voice fell, Immortal Lord Gu Ming stood up confidently. "Look at now? The vast majority of Carefree Talismans on the market have already fallen into my hands. If I want it to fall, it falls. If I want it to rise, it rises. This is controlling money; you must learn to be the master of money!"
As soon as these words came out, Immortal Lord Gu Ming's aura surged!
Boom rumble!
In a trance, everyone seemed to see streams of [Money] concepts converging, surrounding him as he climbed towards the realm of [Financial Freedom]!
"Gu Ming's cultivation has greatly advanced."
"Impressive. I heard he is already building an internal circulation. Once he harvests this wave of Carefree Talismans and a large amount of funds enters, could he really succeed?"
"[Financial Freedom]..."
"I wonder if we will also have this day."
Just as everyone was discussing, suddenly, with the fluctuation of the ubiquitous [Money] concept, all immortal lords showed a hint of surprise:
"It dropped...!"
After rising continuously for a period, the Carefree Talisman dropped again!
For a moment, many people looked at Immortal Lord Gu Ming, but saw that he was not panicked at all. Instead, he laughed loudly, "Good, good, good, everyone buy for me!"
Soon, under Immortal Lord Gu Ming's decisive trading operation, the Carefree Talisman, which had just fallen, rose again. Not only did it quickly return to its original position, but it even surged a few points higher. Then, several immortal lords began to calculate the karma to find out the reason for the drop, and subsequently sneered:
"It's that Perfected Lord Ming He."
"He deliberately released news saying he would continue to issue an additional five million Carefree Talismans... Hehe, it seems he also discovered that the market is gradually being controlled by us."
Immortal Lord Gu Ming smiled slightly:
"Ignore him. Five million Carefree Talismans... I'm afraid he rushed them out by working overtime without eating or drinking during this period. Unfortunately, it's just a drop in the bucket."
"The price went down, which is convenient for us to buy at the bottom."
"Taking this opportunity, we can also expel all those poor rogue cultivators below the sixth layer from the market. With just that little bit of assets, are they worthy of speculating on immortal talismans with us?"
Amidst his words, Immortal Lord Gu Ming had already planned a grand blueprint: "Wait until the rogue cultivators have left the market, we continue to speculate. When the exchange rate of the Carefree Talisman is pulled to 999, then we stop, take the money and leave... At that time, everyone present has hope to impact financial freedom!"
As soon as these words came out, the other immortal lords smiled one after another.
"Although harvesting so ruthlessly easily triggers riots in the lower layers, and there might even be risks for the upper layers... but it's fine, a small matter of spending some money."
"We'll use the money earned from these lower cultivators to buy them all!"
"I have to admit, this Perfected Lord Ming He has given us a lot of inspiration. Now it seems that there is still a lot of potential talent below the sixth layer."
"It's worth digging into properly!"
For a time, the meeting hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The next day, the [Celestial Court] began to be turbulent.
Five million brand-new Carefree Talismans entered the market, immediately triggering a drop in the price of the Carefree Talisman. At the same time, it seemed that many cultivators were selling simultaneously.
For a time, the price of the Carefree Talisman continued to decline.
Such a situation immediately caused panic among many rogue cultivators. Some rogue cultivators with unsteady Dao hearts immediately chose to dump the Carefree Talismans in their hands.
One led to two, two led to three. Driven by herd mentality, what was originally the behavior of just one or two rogue cultivators quickly expanded to tens, hundreds, thousands... A large amount of Carefree Talismans flowed into the market as a result, further triggering a price drop, which in turn caused more rogue cultivators to sell.
However, just as the price fell back to around 700.
Suddenly, the Carefree Talismans on the market began to be acquired in large quantities. The originally declining trend came to an abrupt halt, followed by a sustained rebound at an even faster speed.
The rogue cultivators who chose to sell instantly regretted it until their intestines turned green.
And after this situation appeared repeatedly, almost all rogue cultivators became certain of one thing: The drop of the Carefree Talisman is just a technical adjustment.
It will rise back sooner or later!
Thus, many immortal clans, sects, and large rogue cultivator investors who had sold before began to raise funds again, even willing to go into debt to acquire Carefree Talismans.
The [Celestial Court] became increasingly turbulent.
Soon, another piece of news reached the eighth layer of the [Celestial Court].
"Hahaha!"
Looking at the top-secret intelligence in his hand, Immortal Lord Gu Ming laughed loudly. "It seems that Perfected Lord Ming He has run out of tricks, actually resorting to this idea."
The content of the intelligence was simple:
Recently, the Unorthodox Alliance has been secretly mortgaging assets. Even several Unorthodox perfected lords used their own dao fruits as collateral, just to borrow a batch of Carefree Talismans.
"Obviously, that Perfected Lord Ming He doesn't have enough time and energy to refine new Carefree Talismans, so he can only use this method to reclaim Carefree Talismans, then put them back into the market to cool down the price of the Carefree Talisman... Quenching thirst with poison, that's all. It shows this person is nothing more than this!"
With this thought, Immortal Lord Gu Ming immediately made a decision:
"Lend! Lend the Carefree Talismans to them!"
"As long as the bulk is still with me, I have the final say on the price of the Carefree Talisman. Once he sells, I'll beat the price down... and then reclaim them."
"In this way, I don't have to do anything, and he owes me a sky-high sum!"
Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Gu Ming became increasingly smug, feeling that his understanding of the [Money] dao fruit became more profound, and his related dao comprehension became more refined.
Financial freedom is right before my eyes!
(End of Chapter)