Manager Wan was slightly embarrassed. "My apologies, my apologies, it was my blunder. We truly cannot procure such Saintly Divine equipment. We have Divine-level, High Divine-level, even Heavenly Divine-level mechanical equipment! I can only tell you in secret..."
Ming Zhitian snorted, "What good is Heavenly Divine-level equipment? Can it withstand a single blow from the Heavenly Divine Realm? Forget it."
Turning, he didn't forget to issue a threat, "The vast Wanqi Treasure Pavilion, to not even have a sliver of Saintly Divine mechanical equipment. How dare you open for business? Heh, I'll check elsewhere. Farewell."
Upon hearing this, Manager Wan's old face couldn't help but blush! His Wanqi Treasure Pavilion was rumored to have everything, its reputation was resounding. If Ming Zhitian spread this news, would he still be able to do business?
"Wait, wait, wait!"
Ming Zhitian stopped. "Something wrong?"
Manager Wan said with a fawning smile, "Hee hee hee... Esteemed young immortal friend, leave some room for maneuver, and we can meet again. Please stay... please stay."
Ming Zhitian turned back. "You have it?"
Manager Wan said, "We have it, but it requires immense manpower and resources, and a great deal of spirit stones... Hee hee, you understand."
Ming Zhitian said, "Isn't it just about money? How much do you need? Name a price."
Manager Wan's cunning merchant eyes lit up, and he held out five fingers. "This much."
Ming Zhitian knew it wouldn't be simple. "How much is it exactly?"
Manager Wan coughed dryly. "Five hundred million Profound Spirit Stones."
"!"
Ming Zhitian received twenty bags of Profound Spirit Stones each month from the Tianxuan Sect, equivalent to two million spirit stones. He was quoting five hundred million Profound Spirit Stones, which was equivalent to five billion spirit stones. How long would he have to save? He might lose his life before he saved enough money.
His pupils immediately dilated. "Why don't you just rob me?"
Manager Wan said, "Goods, goods, where there's trade, there's negotiation. I have my price, and you have yours, don't you?"
Ming Zhitian nodded. "But I'm afraid you'll hit me if I say it."
Manager Wan said, "Oh? No, you won't. It's fine, go ahead and say it."
Ming Zhitian held out five fingers. "This much, fifty thousand spirit stones."
Manager Wan almost lost his false teeth in shock. "Young immortal friend, are you joking? The item you desire is not something money can always buy, you must know that, right?"
"Let's not talk about that. The method of obtaining this item alone requires a Heavenly Divine Realm cultivator to travel to the Myriad Epoch Divine Light, gather the force to tear through the void, which consumes an immense amount of immortal spiritual power and carries a certain risk to life. As you know, the stronger one is, the more they cherish their life, so... a mere five hundred million Profound Spirit Stones is a bargain."
Ming Zhitian said, "One hundred million, not a cent more."
"Of course not!" Manager Wan suppressed the urge to throw a punch. "Young immortal friend, you're not here to negotiate, you're here to cause trouble."
Ming Zhitian shrugged. "You told me to say it."
Manager Wan said, "I can only reduce it by twenty million, four hundred and eighty million Profound Spirit Stones."
Ming Zhitian shook his head and held up two fingers. "Two hundred million."
Manager Wan shook his head. "No, no, no, you can't let me go bankrupt! Four hundred and sixty million."
Ming Zhitian turned to leave. Manager Wan didn't stop him. Ming Zhitian paused. "How about two hundred and eighty million?"
Manager Wan said, "You have to leave me some way to live, right?"
Ming Zhitian said, "I can't afford that much money. Forget it, I won't buy it then."
"Wait! A final price, three hundred million! Three hundred million Profound Spirit Stones, deal. How about it?!" Manager Wan's heart was bleeding.
Ming Zhitian's eyes lit up. He turned back. "Good, deal!"
Ming Zhitian patted his body, then summoned a pile of bottles and jars from the void, along with heavenly tribulation-grade artifacts: the Dragon Bestowing Sword, the Blade of the European Emperor, and a divine tribulation-grade artifact: the Mountain Splitting Inkstone.