Drip drip drip... Beep beep beep... Drip beep drip beep... Drip drip beep beep...
It's going to explode!
The "System" is really going to explode!
Even though it hadn't experienced "haggling" before, it knew that the normal "haggling" process wasn't like this!
The normal process was: buyer offers a high price, seller lowers it, buyer compromises and reduces the price...
For example, in this situation, according to the normal process, Hao Ren should have offered a price lower than "three hundred," say "two hundred and eighty."
However, this "despicable and shameless host who refused to reveal their name" didn't play by the rules!
"The System will never be a slave!"
Surrender is impossible, it's impossible to surrender in this lifetime!
Drip! Drip... Drip drip drip... Beep beep beep... Eighteen!
"Five hundred!"
It increased again!
Hao Ren's offer actually increased again, this is madness!
Drip! Drip... Drip drip drip... Beep beep beep...
The "System" was furious.
But what Hao Ren said next calmed him down.
Hao Ren said softly,
"System, you don't have to make it too difficult for yourself. If it's really impossible, I can cultivate the Nine-Rank Golden Lotus myself... Oh, right, if I cultivate it myself, it might attract the retaliation of a terrifying Great Will, and I might lose my life..."
Hao Ren was the "System's" host.
The "System" had accidentally revealed a very important piece of information just now.
The "System" and Hao Ren were tied together, sharing prosperity and adversity.
Once Hao Ren was killed by that "terrifying Great Will," the "System" would also suffer.
Damn it!
Damn human!
The "System" calmed down, carefully considered the pros and cons, and finally agreed to Hao Ren's original request.
Drip! Three hundred it is, no more!
Hao Ren heard this and chuckled.
"Good, then make it happen now!"
Hao Ren's disciples were not around him at the moment, and taking in a new disciple was not his style, so he would trouble the "System" to directly conjure three hundred "Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses."
The "System" was speechless. It had once again witnessed Hao Ren's shamelessness.
Using the "Master-Disciple Bond Function" to exploit a bug was exploiting the rules, reasonably obtaining benefits, and was considered "pushing the envelope," within the scope of the rules.
However, directly conjuring three hundred "Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses" was blatant cheating.
Although with the "System's" abilities, it could do it without anyone noticing, even if the "System God" checked the accounts afterward, the "System" could falsify the records and leave the "System God" with no valuable information.
But better safe than sorry.
If anything went wrong, the "System" would face severe consequences.
Hao Ren seemed to realize the "System's" predicament. He chuckled and said considerately,
"System, if it's too difficult for you, then don't bother conjuring them. It's fine. Han Mo will be back soon, and I'll have him cooperate with me to conjure five hundred Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses then!"
Hao Ren emphasized the word "five hundred" when he said it, directing it at the "System."
Listen carefully, if you don't conjure three hundred "Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses" now, when I do it myself later, I'll conjure five hundred "Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses."
Price gouging!
That's how ruthless he was!
Drip! Drip... Drip drip drip... Beep beep beep...
At this moment, the System even had an intense urge to simply obliterate Hao Ren.
However, in the end, the "System" calmed down.
After comprehensively analyzing the pros and cons, the "System" made the optimal choice.
Conjure!
Conjure it now!
Three hundred "Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses," here they come.
The next instant, a dense stream of "Buddhist Golden Light" bloomed from the center of Hao Ren's brow.
This stream of "Buddhist Golden Light" carried a majestic aura and contained the "Origin Power of Buddhism."
It shot straight up into the nine heavens.
The Buddha's light shone, saving all beings!
As this stream of "Buddhist Golden Light" ascended to an altitude of ten thousand zhang, it instantly radiated brilliance, illuminating the entire world.
In the imperial capital of the "Da Xin Dynasty," the originally overcast and rainy weather was immediately dispersed.
Boundless golden light completely dispelled the thick clouds.
Golden light cascaded down from the sky, making the vast imperial capital shine with splendor, like a Buddhist kingdom.
The common people of the "Da Xin Dynasty" were all excited, believing it to be a divine omen and great fortune blessing the "Da Xin Dynasty."
They poured into the streets, cheering loudly.
However, the common people soon realized that something was wrong.
In the direction of the "Imperial Observatory," the "seven-colored auspicious clouds" that had been rising and condensing, representing the "national destiny" of the Da Xin Dynasty, the "Town Suppressing Cauldron," suddenly let out a mournful cry.
Crack!
A crisp cracking sound echoed in everyone's hearts.
A massive crack suddenly appeared on the "Town Suppressing Cauldron."
Ugly fissures spread across almost the entire body of the cauldron.
Countless streams of "seven-colored energy" flowed out of the "Town Suppressing Cauldron" continuously, like blood.
This represented the loss of the national destiny of the "Da Xin Dynasty."
With the decline of national destiny, calamities and strange phenomena arose!
Almost simultaneously, disasters erupted across various parts of the "Da Xin Dynasty."
To the south of the "Da Xin Dynasty," mountain fires raged, burning ferociously.
To the north of the "Da Xin Dynasty," sudden floods occurred, inundating eighty thousand li.
To the east of the "Da Xin Dynasty," the temperature plummeted, freezing ten thousand li.
To the west of the "Da Xin Dynasty," countless "shooting stars" rained down like hailstones...
In an instant, public grievances boiled over, and reports of emergencies poured in from all regions!
The common people in the "Imperial Dynasty" were bewildered.
What the heck!
How could this happen?
It's important to know that the "Town Suppressing Cauldron" was no ordinary item. It was a genuine "Houtian Lingbao" (postnatal spiritual treasure), the "symbol of legitimacy" for various dynasties.
During previous dynastic changes, even when incompetent rulers appeared frequently and chaos engulfed the land, the "Town Suppressing Cauldron" had never shown any cracks.
Now that the "Town Suppressing Cauldron" had cracked, did it mean the "Da Xin Dynasty" was doomed?
Yes, the "Da Xin Dynasty" was indeed "doomed"!
The common people thought carefully, and they felt that the "Da Xin Dynasty" was not a good thing. The entire regime was obtained through illegitimate means, by stealing and snatching from the "Da Xia Dynasty." It was rotten to the core, no wonder the "Town Suppressing Cauldron" had cracked.
In an instant, public sentiment turned!
Crack, crack, crack...
The cracks on the "Town Suppressing Cauldron" grew larger and larger, like a child slowly opening its mouth...
As the cracks widened, countless streams of "seven-colored energy" gushed out, constantly being lost!
The "national destiny" of the "Da Xin Dynasty" rapidly declined, and the "natural and man-made disasters" in various regions became more severe. This was a vicious cycle!