Celestial Court, Unorthodox Alliance.
Lu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing at the world above the sixth layer. He could see the concept of the [Money] dao fruit converging towards there.
Mighty and vast, like an ocean.
Behind him stood the various perfected lords of the Unorthodox Alliance.
Banshan, Zhilei, Wu Daoxuan... The seven Unorthodox perfected lords were also gazing at the upper layers of the Celestial Court at this moment, their eyes filled with pity and mockery.
Especially Banshan.
As the former leader of the Unorthodox Alliance, he once revered the immortal lords above the sixth layer of the Celestial Court to the extreme. His biggest dream was to move into the sixth layer.
But now, his mindset had changed... because he had witnessed with his own eyes how Lu Yang wove a man-eating net bit by bit, and how those lords above the sixth layer voluntarily walked into his net step by step, finally ending up in the current situation of impending death without knowing it.
At this moment, enlightenment suddenly arose in his heart.
The so-called [Money] dao fruit was just a tool.
It had no real value; everything was artificially endowed. Its purpose of existence was to be a tool for ruthless exploitation and harvesting resources.
Just like now.
With just a wave of his hand, Lu Yang could make countless people bankrupt and lose everything... True wealth was never those immortal talismans.
"Let's begin."
Suddenly, Lu Yang spoke.
Just this one sentence made all the Unorthodox perfected lords behind him reveal expressions of excitement. Even Banshan couldn't help but feel a bit restless.
Because this would be the first magnificent feat in the Celestial Court since the birth of [Money].
In the next second, all Unorthodox perfected lords took out their Celestial Court Pass. Under the collective operation of the Unorthodox Alliance, the market also ushered in a drastic change.
Celestial Court, Eighth Layer, Inside the Meeting Hall.
Under the leadership of Immortal Lord Gu Ming, several immortal lords gathered together, including Immortal Lord Qingyang, discussing the recently fluctuating market.
"Almost there."
Immortal Lord Gu Ming said smugly, "999 is still too difficult. After all, no matter how much the Carefree Talisman is speculated, it's impossible to compare with the Taiyin Immortal Talisman."
"It's already 987 now."
"Just another 3 points. Once it reaches 990, we will sell and leave the market. By then..."
Immortal Lord Gu Ming was painting a beautiful blueprint of the future for the immortal lords present. After all, these immortal lords were his partners in speculating on the Carefree Talisman this time.
If it were just him alone, he wouldn't be able to swallow so many Carefree Talismans.
However, with several immortal lords combined, it was no problem. Moreover, Immortal Lord Gu Ming had a personal relationship with a [Financially Free] Middle Stage Immortal Lord.
Relying on this relationship, he successfully borrowed a huge sum from the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank.
Relying on these, he was able to swallow eighty percent of the Carefree Talismans on the market and speculate the price of the Carefree Talisman all the way to the current sky-high bubble.
Immortal Lord Gu Ming already regarded this as his hope for breaking through to the Middle Stage.
However, just then, the [Money] concept in front of everyone suddenly fluctuated violently, awakening the immortal lords immersed in their imagination.
"It dropped! It dropped."
"So fast." Immortal Lord Gu Ming was stunned, revealing a look of confusion. "It shouldn't be. It hasn't reached 990 yet. Did someone get impatient and sell first?"
"Not sure."
Immortal Lord Qingyang was the first to react, directly taking out his Celestial Court Pass. "Don't rush. Let me check first. Maybe it's just a temporary fluctuation."
But soon, a second fluctuation appeared.
"Dropped again!"
Immortal Lord Gu Ming's frown deepened. An ominous premonition quickly surged in his heart. Most of the Carefree Talismans on the market were in their hands.
If they didn't sell, how could it drop?
For a time, the other immortal lords looked at him one after another, their eyes filled with doubt. Immortal Lord Qingyang, who was still operating the Celestial Court Pass, had an extremely gloomy face.
"...Calm down."
Immortal Lord Gu Ming took a deep breath and forced a smile. "It should be the immortal clans, sects, or other immortal lords on the sixth layer selling. After all, the price of the Carefree Talisman has reached its peak. We didn't eat up the entire market; about thirty percent is still in the hands of outside cultivators."
"Then what do we do?"
"No rush, let's play with it first!"
Amidst his words, confidence reappeared on Immortal Lord Gu Ming's face. "Let it drop. We raise more money, wait for it to drop, and then buy it back."
"By then, the price will still listen to us!"
As his voice fell, the other immortal lords also nodded. After all, they had operated this way before, and the effect was very good. Naturally, they would repeat the old trick now.
Hearing this, Immortal Lord Qingyang also nodded convincingly, then operated the Celestial Court Pass even faster.
Soon, as the price of the Carefree Talisman continued to fall, Immortal Lord Gu Ming acted again, buying with all his might, pulling the price back to its original level.
However, just when everyone thought this was another technical adjustment—
Rumble!
Instantly, throughout the Celestial Court, a massive amount of [Money] concepts converged, evolving myriad phenomena. Surprisingly, a real-time scene was opened across all nine layers of the Celestial Court.
"Is it the Unorthodox Alliance?"
"It's that Perfected Lord Ming He... He actually created a real-time scene sufficient to cover the nine layers of the Celestial Court. He must be paying a huge sum to the ninth layer for this."
"What does he want to do?"
Just as everyone was puzzled, Lu Yang in the real-time scene spoke:
"The situation of the Carefree Talisman is excellent. To give back to the vast number of cultivators, I am pleased to announce that starting today, an additional one billion Carefree Talismans will be issued to the market immediately!"
As soon as the words were spoken, all sounds fell silent.
And on the eighth layer of the Celestial Court, the moment Lu Yang's voice fell, Immortal Lord Gu Ming, who was originally glowing with health and whose aura soared to the sky, instantly froze in place.
Clearly an immortal lord, whose body should be impervious to heat and cold, felt a deep chill at this moment. For an instant, even his heartbeat stopped beating.
It's over...!
As an old immortal lord deeply cultivated in the immortal talisman market for many years, Immortal Lord Gu Ming certainly knew what would happen if one billion Carefree Talismans entered the market under such circumstances.
He was going to go bankrupt!
Especially since he had raised funds everywhere and borrowed a lot to swallow the vast majority of Carefree Talismans on the market. Once the Carefree Talismans were stuck in his hands...
Stop him! I must stop him!
Immortal Lord Gu Ming's lips parted slightly. His first reaction was to refute that Lu Yang's so-called additional issuance of one billion Carefree Talismans was fake news... But facts never lie.
Block the news? Too difficult now.
"Damn Unorthodox bastard!"
Immortal Lord Gu Ming finally couldn't help but curse out loud. Lu Yang's move came too fast, giving him no chance to react. This was intended to kill him!
In the next second, Immortal Lord Gu Ming looked at the immortal lords present:
"Don't panic, there's still a chance!"
"Everyone, if you don't want to lose money, you must swallow it hard! Everyone think of a way, raise money, take loans, we must swallow these one billion Carefree Talismans!"
While frantically buying Carefree Talismans, he continued:
"As long as we can swallow it and stabilize the price of the Carefree Talisman, we still have a chance to pull people in to take over. Otherwise, once the Carefree Talisman falls below the bottom line and triggers a massive sell-off, then it's really over. All our money will go down the drain... At this moment, the most important thing for us is unity..."
Before Immortal Lord Gu Ming finished speaking—
"Haa! Finally done!"
Immortal Lord Qingyang, who had been operating the Celestial Court Pass all along, finally raised his head. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile full of relaxation and calmness.
Immortal Lord Gu Ming was stunned upon seeing this. "Fellow Daoist Qingyang..."
Before his voice fell, he saw Immortal Lord Qingyang glance at him mockingly, then directly disperse his figure, leaving the meeting hall without saying a word.
Only then did Immortal Lord Gu Ming react:
"Fuck! That bastard... has been using the Celestial Court Pass to sell Carefree Talismans since just now. He has already sold everything and ran away after cutting his losses!?"
Wait, he just finished selling Carefree Talismans.
Then the Carefree Talismans I just bought...
Immortal Lord Gu Ming's eyes instantly turned bloodshot:
"Ah!!!"
My money—!
In the next second, the [Money] concept originally lingering around Immortal Lord Gu Ming exploded with a bang, symbolizing the complete collapse of the Carefree Talisman market!
(End of Chapter)