It was getting dark. Lu Li wanted to go to the Lord Pan Palace right away. But he decided to stay for the night and think about it tomorrow.
It was not suitable to discuss business at night. If Pan Yuqin was not in the Lord Pan Hall, Ye Kai would have to invite her.
Lu Li wanted to find someone to ask about the situation. He didn't want to bother Pan Yuqin if he could avoid going to the Lord Pan Hall to buy the stele because he didn't want to owe anyone too much.
Also, Pan Yuqin's status might not be low. If she were just an average young lady of the Pan Family, Lu Li wouldn't have so many concerns. But now, he didn't dare to go to her rashly.
Lu Li had some pride in his bones. He didn't want to rely on women too much. It would make him feel like he was living off a woman.
That was what happened to Bai Qiuxue and Jiang Qiling. Lu Li had been trying to maintain his dignity and pride as a man.
Lu Li checked into a yard in the tavern he stayed in last time. He called the waiter in and gave him one thousand Divine Sources.
The attendant immediately understood. He bowed and said, "Sir, if there's anything you need, feel free to tell me."
Lu Li asked casually, "Apart from the Lord Pan Hall, are there any other chambers of commerce where I can buy materials and treasures?"
"Yes!"
The attendant quickly replied, "There are two other chambers of commerce. One is the Youyan Palace, and the other is the North Snow Palace.
These two are the largest merchant associations in Youyan Pass. The Youyan Palace mainly does auctions, while the North Snow Palace mainly sells ordinary divine materials. They sell in large quantities but at low prices. "
"Auction?"
Lu Li frowned. He didn't like auctions very much.
This was because the price of an item that was originally not that high, if someone were to snatch it, the price would increase several times.
It was not easy for him to obtain his divine roots. He could not squander them as he pleased.
The North Snow Hall was only trading in low-grade divine materials. It seemed like they were trading in quantity, so there was no way they would have divine steles.
Lu Li thought about it and asked, "Do you know which chamber of commerce sells the Sacred Stele?"
"Divine Monument?"
The attendant had heard of such a treasure before, but he clearly didn't know the specifics. He shook his head and said, "The Divine Stele is too precious. It's a supreme treasure, how would I know?
You can go to Lord Pan Hall and Youyan Hall to try your luck. "
"Alright, take the Divine Source and leave."
Lu Li waved his hand. The waiter thanked him and left with the Divine Source. He was delighted.
He had actually gotten a thousand divine roots just by casually asking a few questions. That was his annual salary.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to Youyan Palace and ask."
Lu Li decided to go to the Youyan Palace to ask. If there was no one, then he would have to go to the Lord Pan Palace.
It was a quiet night. The next day, when the sun was high up in the sky, Lu Li opened his eyes. After washing up, he strode out and went directly to a huge castle on the west side of the plaza.
Inside, Lu Li said that he wanted to buy something worth more than a hundred million Divine Sources. The maid in the hall became more respectful and showed Lu Li to a side chamber.
"Greetings, honored guest!"
In the side hall was a steward about the same age as Ye Kai. He had a friendly smile on his face and was very polite.
Businessmen were usually very polite to their customers, especially to wealthy ones.
After tea and snacks were served and the maid left, Lu Li went straight to the point and asked, "Chief Steward Zhang, do you have a monument?"
"Divine Monument?"
The smile on Caretaker Zhang's face widened, and he immediately replied, "Currently, there are two Divine Monuments in the palace. One is a middle-grade one, and the other is a transcendent-grade one.
This Transcendent Grade Spirit Stele was just unearthed not long ago. It was found in the Ghost King Valley in the southwest. "
"Middle-rank?
Transcendent-Grade? "Lu Li asked in confusion," What is the difference? "
Chief Steward Zhang looked at Lu Li in surprise. If Lu Li could afford a monument, he must be from a big force. How come he didn't know this?
Still, Chief Steward Zhang explained patiently, "Like Relics, Divine Monuments are divided into Holy Grade, Supreme Grade, High Grade, Middle Grade and Low Grade.
Monuments of different grades contain different levels of Fundamental Meanings and Daoist Meanings. For example, our middle-grade monument contains six Daoist Meanings of Fundamental Meanings of Fundamental Meanings.
That transcendent-grade God Stele contains one transcendent-grade True Meaning, three high-grade True Meanings, ten middle-grade True Meanings … "
"I see!" Lu Li nodded and asked, "What about the price?
Can I buy it directly? "
"Middle-grade Divine Monuments can be bought directly!"
Chief Steward Zhang answered frankly, "I will not make an offer. The fixed price is one hundred million Divine Sources.
The Transcendent Grade Monument cannot be bought directly. It will be auctioned in three days. The highest bidder will get it. "
"Auctioned …"
Lu Li curled his lips. Once any treasure was auctioned, the price would be out of control.
If the news was spread out, not only the forces in the southwest would participate, but the forces in other parts of the Land of Youyan might also participate in the auction.
Lu Li didn't give up and asked, "What is the price of this Transcendent Grade Monument?"
If it was something like a billion, Lu Li planned to fight for it. If he could get this monument, his combat strength might increase by leaps and bounds.
There were so many Fundamental Meanings and Daoist Meanings contained in it. If he brought it back to the Massacre Shrine, many people could quickly comprehend Fundamental Meanings and increase their combat strength.
"Generally!"
Chief Steward Zhang thought for a while and said, "Last time, there was a similar monument. I remember it was sold for thirty billion Divine Sources."
"Thirty billion …"
Lu Li rolled his eyes and gave up completely. He only had two billion Divine Sources. He had probably just reached the minimum price.
"Can you bring me to see that middle-grade monument?"
Lu Li asked. If this middle-grade monument was useful, then he would spend one hundred million Divine Sources to buy it.
"Sure, please!"
Chief Steward Zhang stood up and led Lu Li to the back. After seven or eight turns, they arrived at a hall.
There were two warriors guarding the hall. Chief Steward Zhang waved his hand and said, "Go and bring out the No.18 monument."
The two warriors went into a room and soon brought out a black monument. This monument was in the shape of a square column with a base at the bottom.
It was more than three feet tall and carved with bold and flamboyant characters.
The monument was quite old. Even though the material seemed to be good, there were still some traces of time. Some of the characters were blurry.
"Eh?"
Lu Li tried to read the characters carefully. Suddenly, he was touched. In those flamboyant and flamboyant characters, he found Daoist Meanings.
Clearly, the owner of the monument had integrated his understanding of Fundamental Meanings into the characters for future generations to comprehend.
There were not many characters, only about one hundred. Even though some of the characters were blurry, Lu Li could understand them when they were connected.
This was the life story of an expert. It spoke of where he had ascended from and how many years he had roamed the Immortal World. In the end, he came to the Land of Youyan and became the leader of a large force. Before his lifespan came to an end, he carved this stone tablet for his descendants to study.
"There are six middle-grade Fundamental Meanings!"
After Lu Li finished reading, he realized his soul was touched six times. There must be six Fundamental Meanings and Daoist Meanings contained in the characters.
"Deal!"
One hundred million Divine Sources was not a lot. Even if this monument was not useful to him, it would be helpful to warriors of the Massacre Shrine.
Lu Li and Chief Steward Zhang haggled for a while and set the price at eighty million Divine Sources. Lu Li put away the monument after he paid and left.
"Bang!"
As soon as he stepped out of the hall, Lu Li saw a black shadow dashing toward him at a fast speed.
In the Pan King City, no one was allowed to use force. Lu Li had let down his guard, so his reaction was slower.
Moreover, he was still thinking about the transcendent-grade God Stele just now, so he was not paying attention and was sent flying by the charging black shadow.
"Ah, are you blind?
Are you courting death? "