But this wasn't the case for all players. After all, to each their own. Some liked lolis, some preferred mature women, and there were even players with more acquired tastes.

White Jade Fairy could understand the reactions of the Profound Yellow Sect Disciples. Over the years, many had been smitten with her.

But those people all put on a sanctimonious facade, far less direct than these Profound Yellow Sect Disciples.

Such directness, paradoxically, was less likely to provoke genuine ill will.

Extra Large Chili Pepper led White Jade Fairy straight to the foot of the mountain, soon arriving at Antarctic's fishing spot.

"Antarctic, I've brought the person to you."

Upon hearing this, Antarctic, fishing rod in hand, slowly turned his head.

Watching White Jade Fairy approach, he nodded with a smile. "Have a seat. I've been waiting for you for quite some time."

Extra Large Chili Pepper stared at Antarctic and chuckled, "Say, Antarctic, isn't it time you paid the errand fee?"

"Already transferred it to you."

Antarctic shook his head helplessly. He's clearly not short on money, so why does he insist on playing poor?

Extra Large Chili Pepper looked at the 100 Contribution Points he had received and, satisfied, left the area.

"You're the Xuanhuang Sect Leader?"

White Jade Fairy stared at Antarctic, frowning. "I didn't expect the Xuanhuang Sect Leader to be so young. It's rather surprising."

She had made a mistake, subconsciously assuming Antarctic was the Xuanhuang Sect Leader.

But Antarctic shook his head and explained, "I'm not the Sect Leader. I'm just too lazy to go over to the Eastern Region, so I came here to fish. Our Sect Leader is meditating in the Great Hall and usually doesn't proactively show his face to outsiders."

As he spoke, he suddenly yanked his fishing rod.

Influenced by Spiritual Qi, the pond at the foot of the mountain was already shrouded in spiritual mist, and the fish within had all become Spirit Fish.

Unfortunately, he pulled the rod a bit too quickly, and the hooked Spirit Fish slipped away.

"What a shame," Antarctic said with a smile. "I thought I'd have a good meal today. How many Communication Rings does your Central Domain want?"

Hearing this, White Jade Fairy knew it was her time to take the lead. She said solemnly, "The Jade Flower Immortal Sect needs enough for all disciples, which is roughly over ten thousand. Other factions want them too, so the total quantity is immense."

"I'm naturally aware of that. Refining over ten thousand Communication Rings is no problem, but it will take at least a year!" Antarctic cast his line out again, speaking softly as he stared at the float.

A year?!

White Jade Fairy's brow furrowed tightly. That was too long; her Jade Flower Immortal Sect couldn't wait that long.

"Can't you speed it up? I came with sincerity, so please give our Jade Flower Immortal Sect more consideration."

White Jade Fairy had a bottom line for the price in mind, but she still hoped the other party wouldn't push too hard.

"Increasing the refining speed is certainly possible. It's quite simple, actually." Antarctic casually uttered a few words, "Speeding up... costs more money!"

Upon hearing this, White Jade Fairy sighed inwardly. As expected. What was bound to happen, has happened.

"Fellow Daoist Meng quoted us a price of ten Spirit Crystals per piece. If I deal directly with Your Sect, the benefits of this arrangement outweigh the drawbacks." White Jade Fairy's delicate brows knitted slightly. "My bottom line is ten Spirit Crystals per piece. I can't go any higher."

Wait! How much did you say per piece?! We sell them to the Great Dream Immortal Sect for only one hundred Upper-grade Spiritual Stones each, and they turn around and sell them for ten Spirit Crystals?! That's a hundred-fold markup, damn it!

Instantly, Antarctic felt that he, the supposed capitalist, had been thoroughly fleeced by the middleman.

What a massive loss! The Great Dream Immortal Sect sure knows how to play the game—buying low, selling high, and at such an absurdly exorbitant price!

AHEM. "Alright then, ten Spirit Crystals per piece, as you said."

Antarctic sighed, feeling like he'd lost out on a lot of Spirit Crystals. "From now on, you can come directly to the Profound Yellow Sect to get your supply. No need to go through the Great Dream Immortal Sect. We'll provide you with Communication Rings that have the live stream feature already enabled; you can rest assured about that."

One shouldn't be too greedy. Ten Spirit Crystals per piece including a live stream feature is acceptable.

That damn Great Dream Immortal Sect, they've truly mastered the art of being treacherous middlemen...

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