Chapter 940: Reservation, Interference

Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword (Dugu Divine Weapon):
A heavy sword without a blade—great skill appears unadorned!
Weighing 81 jin, it can only be used by those with profound internal strength! (Liberation Realm) It also requires extraordinary arm strength and bone structure! (400 points), along with 300 points in agility—its attributes are unknown! It cannot be forged!
Before the age of 30, Dugu Qiubai was invincible in the world with this sword!
The one-armed hero Yang Guo created supreme sword techniques using this sword!
……
The origin of the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword is indeed astonishing, but its requirement for attributes is even more staggering…
It requiring the Liberation Realm to use it is one thing, but demanding over 400 points in arm strength and 300 points in agility is excessive—these requirements are even stricter than those of the sword itself, no wonder no one wants to buy it.
Currently, few people can achieve 400 points in arm strength, let alone 400 points in bone structure. It’s like asking a skilled martial artist to shoot arrows through targets from a hundred paces away—overly demanding. Additionally, the requirements for agility are extremely high.
It’s impossible to meet even one of these three innate attribute requirements…
Not to mention failing to meet them, but being far short of them.
Moreover!
The Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword has no attributes;
and it’s also marked as “unforgeable.”
Perhaps due to these reasons, the seller set a rather absurd price—ten million taels of gold.
Ignoring the price, what pleased Kai Xin the most was the legend surrounding this weapon—it is said to have been used in forging the Heaven-Supporting Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber. Thus, its attributes should be even greater than those of those two swords! Since he currently doesn’t have a weapon for killing, obtaining this sword could help bridge the gap in strength compared to the other side.
That’s why Kai Xin was interested in it.
Although his innate attributes were far behind, once he mastered the “Sinew Transformation Scripture,” the growth rate of his innate attributes would be astonishing. It wouldn’t take long for his bone structure and agility to meet the requirements. As for arm strength, it would take some time, but once he fully mastered the scripture, it would greatly enhance his innate attributes, transforming him completely—by then, the gap wouldn’t be significant.
And…
A weapon that can’t be forged, a weapon with mysterious attributes—it really piqued his curiosity and excitement.
Kai Xin walked over.
At the stall selling the “Demonic Hong World-Annihilation Art,” the seller remained calm, watching as many people bid wildly. The current price had already exceeded Kai Xin’s affordability, while this sword saw little interest.
“Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword—hard to sell within half a year. Can you lower the price?”
“……”

The vendor had clearly encountered many people interested in the Dark Iron Heavy Sword before. Hearing this, he raised his head and asked, “Eight million taels of gold—can you afford that?”
“A Level 4 Dragon Slaying Sword is far more practical than this,” Happy said. “I really want to close this deal—give me a fair price.”
“…”
The vendor was stunned.
He thought it was someone looking for a bargain or just asking around casually, but instead, this person immediately compared it to a Level 4 Dragon Slaying Sword and offered such a high price. Did they really intend to buy it?
The Dark Iron Heavy Sword had been in his possession for years; no one had shown any interest in it before. But due to its reputation, the vendor didn’t want to sell it cheaply, so he kept it for a long time, almost turning it into a treasure of his stall.
Now, as time passed, the vendor did see a chance of selling it, but the value of silver in the game was also declining rapidly. With various magical weapons emerging, the prices of Level 4 magical weapons were also causing him concern…
Staring at the man wearing a conical hat in front of him, the vendor spoke more cautiously, “If you really want it, the lowest price is seven million taels of gold—no lower!”
“Seven million taels of gold.”
Happy didn’t counteroffer. “No problem. Give me your name, I’ll add you as a friend. Keep the Dark Iron Heavy Sword for me for three days.”
“Agreed.”
Although he doubted whether this man with ordinary equipment could afford it, the vendor had nothing to lose anyway, as the Dark Iron Heavy Sword surely wouldn’t sell within three days. But if what the man said was true, seven million taels of gold would allow him to quickly acquire two Level 4 magical weapons, greatly boosting his strength—why not go for it?
“Brother!”
A vendor from a nearby stall suddenly called out to Happy, “How about taking a look at the martial arts manuals here? If you have good weapons, you need good sword techniques too! ‘DemonHong Annihilation Art’ is an excellent manual I stole from the Demon Realm Villa. The Divine Sword Villa gave it a very high rating.”
Happy was taken aback.
Places like the Divine Sword Villa, which were among the established martial arts sanctuaries, could evaluate and rate various martial arts manuals. They were classified into nine grades: inferior, ordinary, good, excellent, precious, profound, unique, unparalleled—with higher ratings meaning higher prices for the sword techniques.
Most of these were classified as inferior or ordinary, belonging to lower-tier techniques; good and excellent were considered mid-tier; while precious and profound were classified as higher-tier techniques.

Esoteric and unique techniques are top-tier skills that are often unreliable; the ultimate category consists of peerless techniques, whose value is immeasurable. No one would bother to evaluate them, let alone sell them on the market. Thus, the most popular items in the market are the top-tier techniques, esoteric ones, and those in the unique category.

“The Demon Swan World-Destroying Art” is not an esoteric sword technique but belongs to the unique category. According to the Divine Sword Villa, it has a strong killing aura, and each move consumes life force and depletes internal energy. Although it has impressive explosive power, its endurance is weak, and it is highly bloody, so it is not recommended for disciples of reputable sects to practice.

Although both esoteric and unique techniques are top-tier, obviously, the price of unique techniques is lower than that of esoteric ones. After much pursuit, the price here has only reached 21 million silver taels… Presumably, the seller is also quite dissatisfied. So, upon hearing that Happy had negotiated 70 million silver taels with the owner of the Dark Iron Heavy Sword, out of envy, he immediately prepared to pitch his own sword technique to Happy.

Seeing the enthusiastic seller of the sword technique manual and a group of bickers who were glaring at him and the seller, Happy quickly understood: the seller was not satisfied with the price of “The Demon Swan World-Destroying Art”…

An idea struck Happy, and he said, “I really want to acquire your manual, but I don’t have much money right now. Unless you’re willing to wait.”

“How much are you offering?”

“You decide.”

“30 million! I can wait 36 hours.”

“No problem.”

Happy thought for a moment and nodded. Although it was a bit expensive, if he changed his plans and went to the Myriad Beasts Villa to obtain resources from those frenzied lions and white tigers, with his skills, even if he couldn’t get that much money in a day, he could always use those two magic artifacts as collateral later.

“Let’s be friends.”

The seller was overjoyed. Just now, the people surrounding them had bid up the price to just over 20 million after much haggling, and then they refused to go any higher. Now, the price had increased by over 8 million all at once. So, what did it matter? After all, this manual was unlikely to remain unsold.

But the moment he accepted the other party’s friend request, the young seller’s expression became extremely shocked and strange. He stared blankly at the man wearing a conical hat in front of him!

“If I can’t keep it, I can let you know in advance,” Happy replied calmly, knowing exactly why the other was surprised, then turned away decisively.

The young seller finally snapped out of it and shouted after Happy’s retreating figure, “I can keep it! I definitely can!! Ten days, eight days—no problem!!!”

“…”

Outside the stall, a group of bidders who had initially shown mocking disdain and the owner of the black iron sword nearby suddenly looked astonished. They could tell that the greedy young stall owner seemed to have recognized the identity of that mysterious man in the hat, and it seemed the latter was quite famous enough to make even a highly skilled expert at the Liberation Realm act so nervously. “Who is that?” Many people glanced around at the figure walking away happily. “Could it be the leader of some major gang disguised as someone else?” The most curious one was the owner of the black iron sword; he ignored his stall and rushed over, grabbing his neighbor who hadn’t yet recovered from his shock: “Who is that man? Do you know him?” He was still quite anxious about the 70 million taels of silver he hadn’t obtained yet, feeling both hopeful and worried that it might be all in vain. The young stall owner turned around and looked at him strangely: “Didn’t you leave his contact information?” “No, I just told him my name… Damn it, stop making me anxious! Who is that man?” The owner of the black iron sword’s words relieved the young stall owner, who smiled and said, “A legendary expert from a long time ago. A famous figure in our Central Plains these days!” Some of the bidders who were leaning in to listen showed shocked expressions. Many others, seemingly unable to guess, looked around and asked questions. It wasn’t until the answer was revealed that the owner of the black iron sword showed a look of surprise, as if he had expected it. “…So it’s him!” “I thought so. As soon as he appeared in front of me, I felt his presence was extraordinary, like a golden light shining on my face… Hey, hey, don’t leave yet.” The young stall owner looked at him with disdain: “If you really had such good judgment, would you not have asked for Happy’s name? Just passively telling you your own name clearly shows you don’t take him seriously.” “…” The owner of the black iron sword was suddenly speechless. However, the crowd didn’t notice that a few people in the vicinity were paying attention to the two stall owners… Several people with suspicious expressions quickly whispered to each other: “Happy has ordered something from these two stalls.” “Keep an eye on them.” … “A black iron sword, a top-tier sword technique manual from the Liberation Realm…” When Meng Yun, who was far away in the desolate lands, received this news, he frowned slightly and murmured to himself, “He has quite good taste—black iron sword, top-tier sword technique. It seems he’s already preparing to reach the Liberation Realm. But being able to gather 100 million taels of silver in such a short time shows he’s very confident, with no sense of discomfort or alienation after returning to the martial world… Truly worthy of being called the Shaolin Madman.”

“Should we take action? Kai Xin still has considerable strength. Although the messages from the Blood-Clothed faction say that the people in the early hours weren’t arranged by him and are just a bunch of lowly scum, they’re still not easy to deal with. I think once Kai Xin reaches the Liberation Realm, he’ll quickly establish himself firmly in it.”
“We don’t need to confront him directly; it would show that our First-Class Hall lacks magnanimity… Order the leader of the Five Poisons Sect to obtain the two items Kai Xin has reserved. For such minor matters in the future, leave them to him—he knows how to handle them.” The letter burned to ashes in Meng Yun’s hands.