Chapter 1034: Chapter 1034: Deal!!! Chapter 1034: Chapter 1034: Deal!!! Guan Shan actually proposed exchanging his own island for Huang Xiaolong’s elixir of immortality.

Such a proposal literally exploded on the spot with everyone present.

Even Huang Xiaolong himself had never anticipated it.

“What do you mean?” Huang Xiaolong was astonished.

Guan Shan took a deep breath and began to explain, “Young friend, this island is a mid-sized marketplace in the overseas cultivators’ world, somewhat famous in its own right. I have managed this marketplace for a long time. Various stalls and auction houses have also formed a certain scale and atmosphere. Every day, thousands of overseas cultivators come to my island to trade, sometimes even tens of thousands, creating a grand scene. For every transaction, as the master of the island, I take a small portion of the profits. There are also inns and taverns on the island that generate considerable income. In one day, my island can generate at least one to two top-grade Spirit Stones in pure profit.”

Listening to Guan Shan’s narrative, Huang Xiaolong started calculating in his mind.

‘Earning one to two top-grade Spirit Stones in pure profit each day, that’s equivalent to 1.2 million. In one month, that amounts to 30 to 60 million in profit. In a good year, profits could reach several hundred million.’
“Young friend, this island has already become a market. Now, I offer this stable market in exchange for your elixir of immortality. What do you think?” Guan Shan looked at Huang Xiaolong with a resolute expression.

“Hahaha, Brother Guan Shan, you are formidable, truly formidable, we can’t compete with you. Alright, we give up.”

The major players at the Tribulation stage shook their heads.

The value of Guan Shan’s island could not be measured in Spirit Stones. This was a market that could generate long-term profits!

With control over such a stable market, money would naturally flow continuously.

Guan Shan was so ruthless to hand over his own source of wealth to Huang Xiaolong.

Such boldness was not something an ordinary person could achieve.

It seemed that Guan Shan was resolute in acquiring that elixir of immortality. No matter how others competed, they could not outdo him.

At this moment, the people in the hall looked at Huang Xiaolong with eyes filled with insane jealousy.

Especially Young Master Chang, who now almost wished he could bite chunks of flesh off Huang Xiaolong’s body. “This is outrageous! This is outrageous! Such a minor Loose Cultivator, transforming overnight, is about to become the master of an island! I cannot accept this! I cannot!”

Jealousy, like thousands of venomous snakes, gnawed at Young Master Chang’s heart!

The Loose Cultivators who came with Huang Xiaolong felt as if they were dreaming.

Song Yuru, Ying Aoshan, and the three little demons all felt happy for Huang Xiaolong.

“How do I control this island?” Huang Xiaolong asked with a smile.

“Young friend, on this Guan Shan Island, I have arranged a total of forty-nine defensive formations, as well as seventy-nine attack formations. I can let you refine these formations one by one. When you have refined them, you will be able to control the island as you wish. For example, one of the defensive formations I arranged can withstand attacks from early-stage Tribulation practitioners. And one of the attack formations I have set up can easily kill those below the Tribulation stage, and severely injure early-stage Tribulation practitioners,” Guan Shan elaborated.

The island is controlled by formations.

For instance, once Huang Xiaolong refines various formations on the island and decides to kill a cultivator who is on the island, if it is someone like Young Master Chang, a Divine Skills practitioner, then with just a thought, Huang Xiaolong could activate an attack formation and instantly kill him.

“So, young friend, are you satisfied? Although your realm is not strong, once you control the island, even early-stage Tribulation practitioners will not dare to cause trouble on the island,” Guan Shan enticed.

In fact, Guan Shan also had his own calculations in his heart.

The things he had just told Huang Xiaolong were partly true and partly exaggerated.

Guan Shan had simply handed over the island, its various settings, its formations, and its hardware to Huang Xiaolong.

But he had not handed over the market!

What is a market?

That was the reputation of Guan Shan!

That was the deterrence power of Guan Shan!

That was the immense cultivation of Guan Shan as a giant at the early stage of Tribulation Crossing!

That was the network and backing Guan Shan had established over the years!

Without these, the market on Guan Shan Island would gradually decline!

After all, Loose Cultivators like Huang Xiaolong are like duckweed in the ocean, utterly unreliable, even vulnerable to protecting themselves. Who would come to this island to trade? Even personal safety might not be guaranteed!

Simply put, considering Huang Xiaolong’s cultivation level, status, methods, and connections…, he was utterly incapable of controlling this island!

He lacked virtue and capability!

This is a piece of fat meat that the powerful would covet, and sooner or later, it would be snatched away!

In contrast, for Guan Shan, finding a new island and starting up a bustling market again was easy, just a matter of time.

At this moment, many cultivators present had already realized this.

Guan Shan had merely handed over a seemingly prosperous shell to Huang Xiaolong!

Thinking deeper, Guan Shan was actually harming Huang Xiaolong, after all, ‘possession brings trouble’ they say.

‘Heh~~’ Huang Xiaolong chuckled with some amusement.

Huang Xiaolong was no fool, quite the opposite, he was quite intelligent, and he knew the intricacies involved.

Yet, Huang Xiaolong was extremely satisfied with this trade!

First, having come to the world of overseas cultivators, Huang Xiaolong still needed a foothold. To get an island for no reason at all was better than best. Moreover, this island had been well-managed by Guan Shan over such a long period, everything was impeccable.

Second, the Elixir of Immortality came to Huang Xiaolong effortlessly; he still had five left in his possession, and he didn’t care about them at all. He could even throw one away casually, let alone trade it for an island.

Third, if Guan Shan could control the island, why couldn’t Huang Xiaolong? Who would dare cause trouble? Huang Xiaolong could beat the crap out of them!

“Alright then, Island Master Guan, it’s a deal!” Huang Xiaolong gladly agreed. His face also revealed a triumphant and joyful expression.

‘This youth is still very naive,’ Guan Shan thought to himself with a smile, ‘Initially, the growth of my market had also reached a bottleneck, and I was planning to look for a new, larger island. Now, handing this island over to him, and withdrawing all my subordinates, it has become nothing but a shell~ Hehe, but even if it were an empty island, trading it for the youth’s Elixir of Immortality, none of us made a bad deal. It remains to be seen whether this youth can hold onto the island.’
“Good! It’s a deal!” Guan Shan nodded. “Come, young friend, let me first take you to assimilate the various formations on the island, and then, you give me the Elixir of Immortality. Rest assured, I, Guan Shan, will not play any tricks on you.”

“Alright then.” Huang Xiaolong smiled contentedly.

With that, Huang Xiaolong was about to follow Guan Shan to assimilate and control the various formations on the island.

The giants at the early stage of Tribulation Crossing also bid their farewells and left one after another.

One of the giants looked at Huang Xiaolong with a smile that was not quite a smile. “Young man, from now on, you better watch out for yourself. Whether it’s a blessing or a curse, it’s really hard to say.”

“Oh, I will manage this island well,” Huang Xiaolong said seriously.

Such a statement drew bursts of malicious laughter from the crowd.

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