The crash of the Carefree Talisman was not a one-time avalanche but a gradual process, because there was never a shortage of sharp-minded and clever people in this world.
Everyone was watching and waiting.
Because those with insight could see that the impact of the one billion Carefree Talismans entering the market was not on them, but on the lords of the upper layers, the high-and-mighty immortal lords.
Therefore, even if some people started selling, wanting to cash out and leave the market, these rogue cultivators did not enter the game. Instead, they watched coldly from the sidelines, which in turn triggered a continuous decline in prices. Immortal clans and sects that previously held large amounts of Carefree Talismans sold off one after another. They no longer sought to profit; just breaking even would be a blessing from the Immortal Venerable.
However, no one stepped forward to take over.
Thus, the price of the Carefree Talisman continued to fall, dropping all the way from the highest 987 to below 500, until finally, some retail investors chose to enter the market.
However, on that very day, the price of the Carefree Talisman began to rebound.
At the same time, a large amount of news was released, advocating that this was the best time to buy the dip and that the Carefree Talisman would inevitably rebound strongly to a high position in the future.
This was the work of Immortal Lord Gu Ming.
It was also his last desperate gamble. For this, he leveraged, took loans, and mortgaged assets, almost emptying his family fortune just to gather enough money to pull back the price.
All for this wave.
Rebound, rebound for me!
As long as it rebounds to 600, I will sell immediately and leave the market. That way, even if I lose, it will be a small loss... It won't make me bankrupt and fall from the position of an immortal lord.
However, Immortal Lord Gu Ming's expectation ultimately fell through.
Less than half an hour after the price of the Carefree Talisman rebounded, a wave of new capital entered the market. A large number of Carefree Talismans were sold, suppressing the price again.
"No—."
In an instant, Immortal Lord Gu Ming gritted his teeth so hard that one shattered. The concepts all over his body became increasingly unstable, and the aura that was originally close to [Financial Freedom] began to fall.
"Who is it? Who exactly is it!?"
Immortal Lord Gu Ming forming his fingers to calculate, then his eyes widened: "...Unorthodox Alliance, Perfected Lord Ming He, it's you again! Bastard! A bunch of Unorthodox cultivators plotting against me!"
That's right, he figured it out.
The source of this newly entered capital was exactly the Unorthodox Alliance. The Carefree Talismans they sold were the ones borrowed from his hands by mortgaging their property before!
At this moment, Immortal Lord Gu Ming felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave: "First mortgage property, borrow Carefree Talismans, then sell them at a high position, and wait until the price of the Carefree Talisman plummets to buy them back and return them to me... It's a trap, a trap specially set for me under the certainty that the Carefree Talisman would inevitably crash!"
What a bastard!
"Continue to drop, don't give them any chance to breathe!"
Under Lu Yang's instructions, the Unorthodox Alliance operated with full force, beating the exchange rate of the Carefree Talisman directly to 100, equivalent to returning to the very beginning overnight.
And above the sixth layer of the Celestial Court, the immortal clans, sects, and several immortal lords who had hoarded large amounts of Carefree Talismans before could only watch helplessly as all this happened. Watching their wealth continuously evaporate, their Dao hearts felt as if they were being cut by a thousand knives, yet racking their brains, they had no way to stop it.
Rumble!
Instantly, brilliant light shone brightly above the dome of the sky.
Countless cultivators looked up and saw a dazzling star. That was [Jueyin]. Below it, a magnificent human figure slowly emerged.
It was precisely Immortal Lord Gu Ming.
As one of the immortal lords closest to [Financial Freedom] in the Celestial Court, Immortal Lord Gu Ming was very famous. Many rogue cultivators knew this lord.
However, now, they saw the dignified immortal lord whom they used to envy and be jealous of, looking like a walking corpse at this moment. His face was pale as if covered with a layer of snow, his eyes hollow, and his teeth chattering slightly. Where was the appearance of an immortal lord? He couldn't even compare to a mediocre mortal in the first layer.
In fact, it was indeed so.
Because Immortal Lord Gu Ming had become a thing of the past... Bankrupt, burdened with huge debts, and determined to have no repayment ability, he was no longer an immortal lord.
In the next second, [Taiyin] brightened.
For a time, infinite iridescent colors emerged. A bright moon hung high, filling heaven and earth with the fragrance of sweet osmanthus. At the same time, a patch of darkness swept in.
Taiyin Governing Heaven, Yin monopolizes governance!
Sunlight does not govern; killing qi prevails!
At this moment, all concepts between heaven and earth melted inch by inch like the snow of early spring. All kinds of iridescent colors paled into insignificance under that round of bright moon.
"Immortal Venerable!"
Seeing this scene, Immortal Lord Gu Ming tried his best to look up at the sky and let out a miserable roar: "I haven't gone bankrupt yet; I still have the ability to repay!"
"I was framed by villains!"
"I am innocent! I refuse to accept this!"
"I..."
Immortal Lord Gu Ming's voice came to an abrupt halt.
In the next second, his figure was swallowed by that bright moonlight, vanishing without a trace. All cultivation, profound wonder, and divine abilities were beaten down and turned into nothingness!
Immediately following, [Jueyin] shone brightly!
Immortal Lord bankrupts, his dao fruit liquidated. An immortal lord who once held authority over the heaven and earth and maneuvering freely, fell just like that— not even leaving behind a single soul!
At this very moment, watching such a horrifying scene, those rogue cultivators who had once frantically bought Carefree Talismans but were forced to leave the market, or still held Carefree Talismans and lost a lot of money, all uncontrollably gave birth to the same thought: Fortunately! Fortunately, I didn't end up like him!
Meanwhile, inside the Unorthodox Alliance.
"Dead..."
Banshan stared blankly at the ownerless [Jueyin], the figure of Immortal Lord Gu Ming flashing in his mind. He was actually not unfamiliar with this immortal lord.
He had once thought about currying favor with the other party.
As a result, let alone currying favor, he couldn't even enter Immortal Lord Gu Ming's door. Even the Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the door for Immortal Lord Gu Ming dared to give him attitude.
But now, such a once high-and-mighty immortal lord went bankrupt under their dark operations and finally died miserably under liquidation!
More importantly, having killed an immortal lord, the Unorthodox Alliance suffered no losses at all, and even made a huge profit by shor-selling the Carefree Talisman!
"Short-selling... Is this called short-selling?"
He learned something!!
In a trance, Banshan suddenly discovered that the [Money] dao fruit, which was ever-present between heaven and earth, seemed to have changed because of this Carefree Talisman storm.
Similarly, Lu Yang also raised his head:
Interesting...
If Banshan could sense it, how could Lu Yang, who personally operated it, not feel it: This [Money] dao fruit seems to have become more complete.
To be honest, he was actually prepared to fail in this short-selling operation. After all, Immortal Venerable Taiyin existed in the Celestial Court and could use a visible giant hand to forcibly terminate all this at any time.
However, it seemed now that regarding the Carefree Talisman storm he stirred up, Immortal Venerable Taiyin probably supported it.
In a sense, I helped him.
After all, the [Money] dao fruit was attained by Immortal Venerable Taiyin through void attainment. The more complete and powerful its concept, the stronger Immortal Venerable Taiyin would naturally become.
"...Forget it."
In the next second, Lu Yang relaxed his brows. What did it matter if Immortal Venerable Taiyin became a bit stronger? If anyone should have a headache, it should be those perfected lords of the Immortal Nexus.
Better the fellow daoist die than this poor daoist!
With this thought, Lu Yang immediately rose on a streak of light, then raised his palm. Instantly, a massive amount of [Money] concepts began to converge!
After speculating on the Carefree Talisman for so long, I can finally reap the harvest today.
He wanted to purchase a dao fruit!
[Taiyang Residing in the Spring]!
(End of Chapter)