Chapter 192 The Banker Enters the Game

In the twelfth life, only a small group of people, including He Zhenghao, were the first to learn that Lingwu Grass Island had been destroyed, and then prepared to take advantage of it.

And from beginning to end, the impact of the lingwu grass incident was limited to only a few states.

But in this life, when the dealer changed from Qingmu Huasheng Zhenjun to Jiao Xiuyuan, whose cultivation was unknown but whose business spanned the entire Cultivation World, the situation underwent a huge change.

Countless Puppets acted as propaganda machines.

Through various channels, the news of Lingwu Island's destruction quietly spread throughout the Xuanhuang World in less than half a day.

Even if only one percent of the Cultivators who heard this news had the idea of speculation, and only one percent of those who had the idea of speculation actually acted on it.

This was still an extremely large number.

What's more, in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, where it was difficult to accumulate contribution points through ordinary means, this was such an “obvious” opportunity to make a huge profit. Not many Cultivators were willing to miss it.

Therefore, the actual number of Cultivators involved in speculating on lingwu grass was far greater than this number.

Although most Cultivators were not very wealthy, they could still afford one or two stalks of lingwu grass.

With the idea of earning as much as possible, a vast number of Cultivators rushed back to the tianxuan mirror as quickly as possible, scrambling to buy lingwu grass.

Thus, less than half a day after He Zhenghao sent a message to Li Fan.

The price of lingwu grass rose from 22 contribution points per stalk all the way to 35 points.

This was 10 points higher than Li Fan's Peak price of 25 points in his twelfth life.

Moreover, the upward trend showed no sign of ending.

He Zhenghao's excited voice kept coming through.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li Fan, I was right, wasn't I? The price of lingwu grass will definitely rise again!"

"It rose by fifty percent in half a day, earning back everything I lost before in one go!"

"Fellow Daoist, remember, do not sell the lingwu grass in your hand right now. You don't know, the news of the drastic reduction in lingwu grass production has spread like wildfire outside. Who knows how many Cultivators are joining the ranks of buyers."

"We all agree that it's far from time to sell. At the very least, it needs to rise by another fifty percent!"

"Hahahaha, my Nascent Soul Cultivation Technique is within reach!"

He Zhenghao was extremely excited.

Li Fan replied perfunctorily, praising him a few times.

His attention, however, was focused on his Clone.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao, I see the price has risen quite a bit now, can we cash out?" Li Fan asked tentatively, looking at the steadily rising numbers in the heavenly mystery little mirror before him.

Jiao Xiuyuan's face showed little excitement.

He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then shook his head: "No, it's far from time."

"There are greater variables yet to come. Just wait patiently."

"Greater variables?" Li Fan paced back and forth in Thousand Mile Hall, constantly pondering.

"According to common sense, the price of this lingwu grass has already risen to an extremely high level. I wonder what this so-called variable is?"

However, Li Fan knew that with the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven there, no matter how high the price of lingwu grass rose, the final outcome would definitely be a fall to dust.

Even if he didn't manage to cash out in time, at most he would only lose ten thousand contribution points.

He could easily earn it back, so he wasn't worried at all and just watched the situation unfold quietly.

Many people, like Li Fan, decided to wait and see.

For example, Qingmu Huasheng Zhenjun.

He had nearly ten thousand stalks of lingwu grass planted in his Grotto-Heaven.

A few days ago, he accidentally heard that the Alliance headquarters seemed to have discovered an extra-large Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven recently. There were countless spiritual plants and herbs inside.

He feared that the price of lingwu grass would plummet thereafter.

Thus, he began to systematically sell the lingwu grass in his hand. Although he had tried his best to sell slowly, keeping the price fluctuations of lingwu grass within the usual range.

However, the price of lingwu grass continued to fall uncontrollably, from a high range of 21 points to a historical low of 18 points.

Qingmu Huasheng Zhenjun immediately understood that he was definitely not the only one who knew this news.

However, for their own benefit, everyone tacitly chose to sell slowly, not letting the price crash too much at once.

Just as Qingmu had sold most of the ten thousand stalks of lingwu grass, he suddenly noticed that the price of lingwu grass not only stopped falling but also began to rebound on a large scale.

Before he could react, the price had already risen back to its previous level.

When things are abnormal, they are demonic.

Qingmu immediately used his connections to find out the possible cause of the matter.

Lingwu Island was destroyed, and the lingwu grass planted on the island was also destroyed in an instant.

The keen-scented Qingmu immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity.

So he decisively switched from selling to snapping up, buying back all the lingwu grass he had sold before.

Although he lost a lot in the back and forth, soon, the price of lingwu grass began a new round of sharp increases.

This allowed him to turn losses into profits in one fell swoop.

The ferocity of this surge surprised Qingmu, but also made him feel a sense of trepidation.

Qingmu, who specialized in cultivating various spiritual plants, understood lingwu grass better than most Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

A price of 35 points clearly exceeded its intrinsic value.

Not to mention the existence of that Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven, the price of lingwu grass would definitely fall back eventually.

However, Qingmu, holding over ten thousand stalks of lingwu grass and determined to sell them.

Looking at the seemingly endless rise in the price of lingwu grass, he hesitated.

"Why not… wait and see?"

"This surge is clearly somewhat abnormal. There are traces of many people pushing it from behind."

"Perhaps, it will rise a bit more?"

Once the thought arose, he could no longer let it go.

After all, for Qingmu, every point the price of lingwu grass rose, he would gain an additional ten thousand contribution points.

Even for a Nascent Soul True Monarch, ten thousand contribution points were not that easy to obtain.

In the past, he had truly exhausted himself caring for these lingwu grass, putting in a lot of effort.

Even with all that hard work, he only managed to earn a few tens of thousands of points as a reward for his efforts.

And now, in the blink of an eye, all of this was easily obtained.

The young True Monarch Qingmu, at this time, still did not understand the principle that floating profit is not profit.

Facing the wildly growing wealth on his balance sheet, True Monarch Qingmu became lost.

He decided to sell the lingwu grass in his hand only when its price rose a bit more.

"As the news of the discovery of that Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven becomes public, the price of spiritual plants will definitely become lower and lower in the future."

"It will also become increasingly difficult for me to earn contribution points."

"Opportunities are rare. If I don't take this chance to make one last big profit, I will definitely regret it later."

True Monarch Qingmu, watching the price continue to rise, gradually became red-eyed.

He easily convinced himself.