Our eldest brother never hides good things from us.

Without hesitation, he scanned the entire room and uttered words that were astonishing:

"Ladies and gentlemen, you've all seen it. The referee cheated, disregarded order, and even tried to forcibly send me away. Unfortunately, I'm too weak to be his match. If anyone is willing to seek justice for me, I'm willing to offer a million mid-grade spirit stones as a reward!"

He was determined to make a shocking statement. As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

"If I heard correctly, Chang Wen is planning to have someone beat up the elders?"

That should be the case.

"hiss……"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. If Chang Wen's hiring of sixteen holy sons had shocked them, this now it was one of utter horror.

A disciple attacking an elder—this is absolutely unprecedented in the 100,000-year history of the Haoran Immortal Sect. It's beyond the norm.

Even the sixteen holy sons turned to look at Chang Wen, deeply shocked.

As holy sons, they were the focus of attention on each peak. They were figures revered wherever they went. But even so, they treated the elders with utmost respect and dared not harbor any ill intentions.

But now Chang Wen has directly issued a bounty, hiring someone to beat up the elder. This is like someone in the crowd wanting to attack the provincial governor. People's first reaction isn't how fierce this person is, but rather whether he's insane.

The Snow Lotus Saint, Ning Wushuang, was completely dumbfounded. Spend a million spirit stones to attack the elder he respected most?

Is this something a disciple would actually do?

The obese referee, who was directly involved in the incident, was completely dumbfounded. He never expected Chang Wen to hire someone to beat him up.

What is his strength? A genuine peak-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. What is his background? A powerful elder within Snow Lotus Peak.

Based on these two points alone, he would be respected wherever he goes. Now, his disciples are actually hiring people to beat him? Has he gone mad, or has the world turned upside down?

"They really don't know their own limitations."

The obese old man snorted coldly and put his hands behind his back. He didn't believe anyone would respond to Chang Wen's bounty. A million spirit stones would certainly be tempting, but offending him for it would not be a wise move. He would wait and see if Chang Wen would become a laughingstock.

Chang Wen ignored him and waited quietly.

He had already checked; the obese referee was at the peak of the Integration Realm. Therefore, anyone who dared to accept his bounty must be at the Integration Realm or even higher.

Beings of this caliber generally don't value spirit stones too much. Therefore, he directly offered a high price of one million spirit stones, hoping someone would step forward. Once someone did, his goal would be achieved.

Most people stopped talking and looked around to see if anyone would respond to Chang Wen's reward offer.

They still harbor a "the more the merrier" mentality, hoping someone will step forward. If that actually happens, it will definitely be explosive.

Unfortunately, half an incense stick later, no one had accepted Chang Wen's reward.

The obese referee snorted coldly upon seeing this, a hint of smugness appearing in his eyes. However, he did not provoke Chang Wen.

After spending some time with Chang Wen, he had a general idea of ​​Chang Wen's temperament. He decided it was best not to say anything harsh; if he truly angered Chang Wen, who knew what shocking things he might do? It would be difficult to handle the situation then.

Chang Wen didn't think that way. Seeing that no one responded, he directly offered again, "Two million mid-grade spirit stones."

Two million!

Chang Wen firmly believed that money could make the devil turn the millstone. Since no one was stepping forward, it must be because there wasn't enough money.

The word "shock" is insufficient to describe people's feelings. Their worldviews, formed over many years, completely collapsed and were rebuilt upon meeting Chang Wen.

"Two million mid-grade spirit stones? I could never earn that much in my entire life. Has Chang Wen gone mad?"

"He's not crazy. He's willing to do anything to get his hands on the Nine Yang True Phoenix Nirvana Flame Seed. If he doesn't get it, this matter won't end well today."

"That's incredible. That's two million mid-grade spirit stones! Was it worth it?"

"Perhaps the Nine Yang True Phoenix Nirvana Flame is very important to him."

"Let's not talk about that. Do you think anyone would step forward for two million mid-grade spirit stones?"

"Nobody's ever seen anything like this before, so who can say for sure? Let's just keep watching. Anyway, this trip wasn't a waste of time."

People kept talking about it, their voices mostly still in a daze after being extremely shocked.

Shen Nianqing, as one of the parties involved, frowned deeply. She became even more curious about the causal relationship between Chang Wen and her.

What kind of cause and effect could make Chang Wen treat her so well? Spending two million mid-grade spirit stones without even blinking an eye?

That's two million spirit stones, not two million stones. Completely baffled, they had no choice but to give up.

Beside her, Su Xiaoman and Lin Yuan were also stunned.

"Fourth Senior Brother, if Xiaoman were in that situation, would Eldest Senior Brother also spend this much money on her?"

Su Xiaoman asked in a low voice, very curious about this topic.

"I don't know. Senior Brother is right there, why don't you go ask him?"

Lin Yuan couldn't understand it.

Su Xiaoman pouted and remained silent. Girls are all shy, don't you understand?

As she pondered, she began to fantasize. If she encountered difficulties in the future, would her senior brother still treat her this well?

……

"Look, someone's coming out."

Just when everyone thought no one would step forward, two figures suddenly rushed towards Chang Wen.

A look of surprise flashed across Chang Wen's eyes. The newcomers were none other than Han Yaodong and Han Xiao, who had just lent him spirit stones.

"Two million mid-grade spirit stones, is that true?"

Han Yaodong didn't waste any time and got straight to the point.

"Naturally true."

Chang Wen nodded.

"Cash on delivery. Take the spirit stones."

Han Yaodong reached out his hand directly; he wasn't after the two million mid-grade spirit stones. His goal had always been to occupy Haoran Peak.

He figured that if he took on this job, Chang Wen would likely ask him for another loan. Only by making Chang Wen incur an insurmountable debt could he successfully enter Haoran Peak.

Not only would it increase Chang Wen's debt, but it would also earn him millions of spirit stones. Why not?

Just as he expected, Chang Wen's next words were exactly what he wanted to hear.

"If you can't come up with that right now, would borrowing another two million be feasible?"

To avoid arousing suspicion, Chang Wen did not pay directly.

To everyone's surprise, Han Yaodong agreed very readily, "Alright, then let's calculate it this way. You already owe me 450 million mid-grade spirit stones. I will come to collect them from you when the due date arrives."

Chang Wen nodded in agreement and returned to his original position to watch the show quietly.

Without the system, he would never be able to repay the 450 million mid-grade spirit stones in his lifetime. But now, he has a full 360 million spirit stones lying in his system space.

Of these, 220 million spirit stones can be used for investment, while 140 million cannot. Assuming a minimum investment, once he invests all 220 million spirit stones, he will have 2200 million spirit stones, achieving complete freedom in spirit stone ownership. He won't have to worry about repaying the loan at all.

With that in mind, he calmed down and watched how things unfolded.

Han Yaodong was quite surprised to see Chang Wen's calm expression. Why didn't Chang Wen take the loan seriously?

Does he have some hidden cards he doesn't know about?

After pondering for a long time without success, he decided to stop thinking about it. He figured the answer would come when the deadline arrived.

When Han Yaodong appeared in the center of the square, the entire plaza fell silent instantly. No one had expected the situation to escalate to this point.

Even the peak master has stepped in.

On a small scale, this is an internal conflict within the sect. On a larger scale, this is definitely headline news in the Northern Wilderness. Being able to see the whole story will make the trip worthwhile.

People held their breath and watched intently. The path to immortality is mostly filled with tedious cultivation, so such a lively scene was truly rare, requiring complete concentration and preventing any distraction.

Most importantly, just a few days ago Han Yaodong was on the opposing side, making things difficult for Chang Wen, and now they've reached a cooperative agreement. It truly shows how times change and how fickle life can be.

One can't help but marvel at the power of money.