“Look at you, sigh, you’re as pitiful as a little dog.”
“Are you scolding me!” “No, that’s not scolding, it’s simply pitying you. Besides, you’re asking me for advice, so please mind your attitude. Thank you.”
With just one sentence, Hua Jian deflected Youye’s anger. Forced by circumstances, Youye had no choice but to lower her head.
She really couldn’t find a solution now. Whether to give up the best position or give up the numerical advantage, she truly found it hard to choose.
“I’m sorry!” “Hmm hmm, that’s the right attitude.” Hua Jian nodded in satisfaction, then coughed with her fist against her lips and began to seriously bamboozle Youye.
“You need to know, running fast doesn’t guarantee success; not stumbling is the real victory. The geographical advantage in the secret realm is important, but even those who occupy advantageous positions find it hard to withstand an enemy several times their number.”
There are not many cultivators who can fight one against many at the same level, and those demonic cultivators bold enough to participate in this secret realm war are all genuine, with strong confidence in their own strength.
It’s normal for such geniuses to vary in strength, but for one side to defeat two or three is almost impossible.
Not all geniuses are like Linglong and Hua Jian, who have a crushing advantage at the same rank.
Even Linglong and Hua Jian might not be able to fight one against many when facing true geniuses.
And the current situation is clearly not a low-level fish-frying game, but a genuine dark room. To fight one against many, unless you cheat.
“So you mean to win by numbers?” “Yes and no. You need numbers, but also quality. Terrain advantage is also important. You should try to grasp both.”
Youye’s face immediately darkened. Didn’t she want to grasp both? She just didn’t have the spirit stones to do it!
If she had the spirit stones, she would have waved her hand and bought all the high-level slots.
“I can’t do it.”
“Sigh, then there’s no helping it. I’ve calculated your assets. If you give up the highest-level slots and take all the lowest-level slots, the remaining spirit stones can be used to purchase various additional services.”
Hua Jian began to offer Youye advice.
This plan made Youye a bit puzzled. Buying only the lowest-level slots would put them in a very passive position from the start, wouldn’t it?
Those cultivators who got high-level slots are already feasting in the high-resource areas, while they would have to painfully line up potatoes in the outer region of the secret realm, losing all initiative!
“I told you, running fast is not success. Do you think you can enter and leave this secret realm as you please? Even if they eat their fill in the core of the secret realm, they still have to find a way to leave. And you can totally ambush them on the only path out, using numbers and waiting at ease, taking them all down in one fell swoop!”
Cleared the core zone? Impressive. Now the reward is to face three light bulbs on the bridge!
This line of thinking made Youye suddenly understand. Indeed, in that case, the starting position wasn’t so important.
She just needed to gather her team in a short time, then wait at ease to take down the Gu King in the core zone, and the entire secret realm would be hers!
Then she could search for things inside however she wanted!
“See? Isn’t this plan great?”
“Yes, thank you very much this time…”
“No need to thank me. Providing paid consulting services is also part of our daily work at Wanhua Valley.”
Hua Jian said with a smile to Youye, “I’ll directly deduct the spirit stones for this consultation from your account.”
The tiny bit of gratitude that had just risen in Youye’s heart instantly vanished. So, I ask you for advice and you still charge money?
But this was quite in line with Wanhua Valley’s usual habits.
If Hua Jian hadn’t dug a pit for her to fall into, she would have felt somewhat uneasy, fearing that Hua Jian was digging an even bigger pit ahead.
Now being cheated out of some spirit stones actually made Youye feel much more at ease.
“Don’t ask for too much. It’s just a small problem.”
“Oh, you’re my old friend. How could I cheat you? For ordinary people, the fee is this much, but as a Saintess, the price is naturally a bit higher—this much.”
Hua Jian giggled and held up a few fingers, indicating that as a Saintess, she only charged fifty percent more.
The corner of Youye’s mouth twitched slightly. Hua Jian was practically robbing her in broad daylight!
So shameless. Among all the Wanhua Valley cultivators she had seen, Hua Jian was the most shameless. No wonder this guy became the Wanhua Saintess.
Only such a villain deserves the title of Wanhua Saintess.
“Oh, and a small bonus reminder. Don’t think that buying the slot solves everything.”
“What do you mean?” “You’ll find out later. Anyway, it’s good news.”
The next day’s secret realm slot auction went without a hitch. Huaxinhu stood alone on stage, while Huaxinyou and Qian Feixue sat behind the scenes.
Three Ling Emperors were enough to crush any ulterior motives.
Youye obediently followed Hua Jian’s suggestion and invested her funds into competing for low-level slots, buying a low-level entry slot for every Tianmomen cultivator.
“See, catch them all in one net.” Hua Jian winked at Qian Feixue.
The idea she had given Youye was not to give her a real advantage, but to lead all the Tianmomen cultivators into a trap together.
Only trapping three Tianmomen cultivators including Youye was too few. She needed to cast a wide net and capture and kill everyone together.
As for Youye saving some spirit stones by doing this?
Heh, Hua Jian had plenty of additional charge items. She didn’t believe she couldn’t drain these Tianmomen fellows dry.
“Unfortunately, only some Ling Kings. No big fish we want.” Qian Feixue was somewhat regretful.
So far, all the ones lured were Ling Kings, and no stronger existences had been involved.
Cultivators above Ling King seemed to have deliberately avoided Frozen Winter City.
Recently, none had appeared nearby.
“If they wanted a big fish, they would have to try releasing a few Tianmomen cultivators and use them as bait.” Hua Jian shrugged helplessly. There was no other way.
The trap they set could attract at most Ling Emperor-level cultivators. As for big fish, even a Ling Emperor couldn’t be considered that big.
And the risk of fishing for big fish was not low. In Hua Jian’s opinion, it was better to secure the gains.
Having all these Tianmomen Ling Kings die in this secret realm wouldn’t be a loss.
“And if they obtain the Demon Corpse Crystal but cannot leave the secret realm and become lost, the probability of a big fish stepping in becomes very high.”
Hua Jian still remembered how Youye had been taken away by a Tianmomen Zun-level back then.
She was just replicating that, and it seemed fine.
Youye got the Demon Corpse Crystal but was trapped in the secret realm and couldn’t leave. Then Tianmomen, for whatever purpose, would have to act to take Youye away or get the item.
At such a time, only a Ling Zun could act.
If Tianmomen could even hold back and not act, Hua Jian could only praise them for being able to endure, even more than a turtle.
But thinking about Tianmomen’s various past actions, Hua Jian felt that Tianmomen did not like to endure humiliation.
“Besides, the ambush is Jade Pool’s business. We just do our part.”
What Hua Jian had to do was simply to trick all the demonic cultivators entering the secret realm to death, bankrupt them completely.
As for killing the big fish that took the bait, that had little to do with her.
Could she, a mere Ling King, rush up and bite a Ling Zun?
Let the big shots handle their own affairs.
Amid their quiet conversation, the secret realm slot auction entered its final stage.
The most eye-catching highest-level slot began bidding.
Almost instantly, the price of this slot multiplied several times from the starting price, with no sign of stopping.
The cultivators who could compete for this slot were almost all genius Ling Kings from various demonic sects.
They all wanted to prove their strength in this secret realm, and getting this slot would give them an absolute advantage in the secret realm.
Demonic sects place great importance on battle results when training cultivators. The more achievements one has, the more the sect values them.
And this secret realm war hosted by Wanhua Valley was an excellent venue for intense battle.
The participants were genius Ling Kings from all over, and the combat intensity was extremely high.
If one could stand out, they would surely become the most valued disciple in their sect.
This was a chance to rise in one step, and these demonic cultivators would not miss it.
“Higher, higher! These suckers, spend more money!” Watching the skyrocketing numbers, Hua Jian couldn’t stop grinning.
She was making a killing this time. Although the bulk of the income went to the public, she could still get a cut.
Just that was enough to make her happy.
“Your smile is so sleazy.” Qian Feixue muttered softly from the side.
Hua Jian didn’t look like the mysterious and fearsome Wanhua Saintess at all. She was clearly a smug profiteer!
“A spoiled rich girl like you can’t understand the place of spirit stones in my heart.” Hua Jian turned to glare at Qian Feixue, her eyes full of envy toward these rich girls.
“You guys don’t lack spirit stones, but I do!”
“Really, you’re just a bunch of pains who talk without feeling. If you’ve never experienced what it’s like to be broke, then don’t discuss the topic of spirit stones with me!”
“Then which is more important in your heart: Saintess Linglong or spirit stones?”
“Of course, Linglong.” Hua Jian answered without hesitation. “She’s a peerless treasure that spirit stones can’t buy.”
These words struck a chord with Qian Feixue, and the girl nodded in satisfaction.
Hearing others praise Linglong made her just as happy as hearing them praise herself…
No, it was even happier than hearing them praise her!
That was the true awareness of a devoted fan.
“Don’t mention that little sister anymore. Hua Jian, I remember you still had something to do?”
“Oh, I left those matters to Xinrui. She should be training the others right now.”