The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 586: Chapter 586: Acquisition of Jade Building [Three Updates]

For Hu Donghe, a Great Alchemist King like himself, there weren’t many things that could attract his interest.

Refining elixirs of perfect quality was obviously one of those things.

Therefore, at this moment, Hu Donghe couldn’t calm his heart either. The thing he had been chasing for over two hundred years had suddenly appeared before his eyes. The shock of it was imaginable.

”City Lord, what do you think of this Alchemy Secret Scripture? Is it helpful to you?” Jing Yan saw the timing was right and asked.

”Alchemist Jing Yan, what you’ve given me is priceless. My understanding of the Alchemy Dao has undergone some changes. Perhaps, within my lifetime, I truly may be able to take that step!” Hu Donghe said with sincere tone.

”Tell me, how do you want to deal with the Jade Building?” Hu Donghe asked directly.

He certainly knew why Jing Yan had given him this stele.

Having accepted the gift, he naturally had to do something in return.

”To tell you the truth, although Leng Feng from the Jade Building falsely accused me at the trade fair, I had no intention of pursuing the matter after he was rescued. But now, they have gone too far. On my way here, I heard many curses aimed at me. If I don’t fight back, it would confirm the slander that I sell fake pills,” Jing Yan said slowly.

”I can support you!” Hu Donghe nodded.

”However, the influence of the Jade Building is still very strong. That Building Owner Cheng Yu is also quite shrewd, as you can see from her ability to rescue Leng Feng. Plus, this person has a significant background; she is part of the Cheng Family. To directly destroy the Jade Building might lead to many complications.”

”Moreover, Alchemist Jing Yan, destroying the Jade Building outright is not the best way to fight back,” Hu Donghe said, narrowing his eyes.

Jing Yan looked at Hu Donghe, waiting for him to continue.

”Perhaps, you could buy out the Jade Building,” Hu Donghe indeed continued.

”Buy out the Jade Building?” Prior to this, Jing Yan really hadn’t considered this option.

”Yes!”

”If you buy out the Jade Building, that should be the best way,” Hu Donghe nodded, ”As for that Leng Feng, he’s easy to deal with. An eighth-level Pill Master is not much to speak of.”

Jing Yan, upon hearing Hu Donghe’s suggestion, was indeed tempted.

The Jade Building had significant influence, and its business network nearly radiated across the entire Heavenly Origin Continent.

But...

Although Jing Yan had over one hundred million Spirit Stones on him, to buy out the Jade Building was clearly far from sufficient. The value of the Pill Country Jade Tower was likely at least ten billion Spirit Stones, possibly even more.

”City Lord, how many Spirit Stones do you think it would take to buy out the Jade Building?” Jing Yan asked after some thought.

”The Jade Building is quite valuable, but with my support, it will be much easier. Just wait, I’ll call Yang Xiao over; he knows more about the Jade Building,” Hu Donghe said.

Yang Xiao quickly arrived in front of Jing Yan and Hu Donghe.

Hu Donghe immediately explained the plan to Yang Xiao.

”Yang Xiao, what do you think the total value of the Jade Building could be?” Hu Donghe then asked Yang Xiao.

”Total value?” Yang Xiao’s eyes flickered.

”Yes, the total value!” Hu Donghe nodded.

”It’s very high! The headquarters of the Jade Building is in Pill Country, but in many commanderies across the Heavenly Origin Continent, they have branches. If you add them all up, the value is probably around fifty billion Spirit Stones,” Yang Xiao speculated.

Hearing this number, Jing Yan too was taken aback.

Fifty billion Spirit Stones?

Just now, Jing Yan’s own estimate only referred to the headquarters of the Jade Building in Pill Country. From what Yang Xiao said, considering the branches in many commanderies, the combined value was indeed astonishing.

”Indeed, the value is quite high. But that’s not really an issue,” Hu Donghe waved his hand dismissively, ”Moreover, to buy out the Jade Building, you only need to acquire a portion of the shares. How much of the shares does Building Owner Cheng Yu hold?”

”Building Owner Cheng Yu holds about thirty-four percent of the shares,” Yang Xiao replied, having quite detailed information.

”City Lord, if Alchemist Jing Yan wants to buy out the Jade Building, there’s likely to be a lot of resistance. Some people in the Pill Spirit City also hold shares in the Jade Building. They might not be willing to see Alchemist Jing Yan buy out the Jade Building,” Yang Xiao said with a frown.

”This resistance isn’t really a problem; I will fully support Alchemist Jing Yan,” Hu Donghe waved his hand dismissively.

Hearing this, Yang Xiao was somewhat stunned.

He didn’t quite understand.

Why was the City Lord giving such extraordinary support to Jing Yan? To him, it seemed somewhat unusual. Even if the City Lord was optimistic about Jing Yan, the level of support was not normal.

Yang Xiao glanced at Hu Donghe, his thoughts churning. For a moment, he didn’t quite understand.

If the City Lord fully supported Jing Yan, then the resistance within Pill Spirit City naturally wouldn’t be an issue. The Pill Spirit City was Hu Donghe’s turf; here, no one could challenge him.

”How much of the shares does that Leng Feng hold?” Hu Donghe then asked.

”Leng Feng’s share in the Jade Building isn’t much. He is just an eighth-level Pill Master and doesn’t have any other background. His share, I believe, is about three percent,” Yang Xiao replied.

”And the share held by Mao Wei?” Hu Donghe continued.

”Head Mao Wei?” Yang Xiao was startled once again.

Mao Wei was the chief of the guard in the Pill Spirit City. Mao Wei’s status was on par with Yang Xiao’s.

The person who mainly helped Leng Feng get out of prison was Mao Wei.

What did the City Lord mean by asking about Mao Wei’s share in the Jade Building? Yang Xiao had a bad feeling about Mao Wei’s situation.

”Head Mao Wei’s share in the Jade Building is quite a bit; it should be around fifteen percent,” Yang Xiao said, pausing before immediately responding.

”Good, that’s almost enough. The shares of these three people add up to fifty-two percent,” Hu Donghe nodded, then looked at Jing Yan.

”Alchemist Jing Yan, if you control the shares of these three individuals, then you will basically have complete control over the Jade Building,” Hu Donghe said, smiling at Jing Yan.

Jing Yan was already somewhat dumbfounded!

The shares held by these three people were indeed substantial. But to buy these shares, how many Spirit Stones would that be? At least it would take over twenty billion, wouldn’t it?

Where would he find so many Spirit Stones?

Even if he were to ask President Qing Ru, it would hardly be possible to produce so many Spirit Stones on short notice. If it were two billion Spirit Stones, perhaps he could hope to temporarily acquire them from Youhai Commerce, but this amount of over twenty billion was absolutely impossible.

”City Lord, the shares are sufficient, but to buy these shares, too many Spirit Stones are needed, which I don’t have,” Jing Yan said somewhat helplessly.

It was a good opportunity, but he didn’t have that many Spirit Stones.

After all, Jing Yan was only in his twenties. If he weren’t in his twenties but rather in his hundreds, then with his capabilities, accumulating twenty or thirty billion Spirit Stones wouldn’t be a big problem.

”Hehe...” Hu Donghe chuckled, ”Alchemist Jing Yan, consider what you gave me as a purchase. Its value is hard to measure, but I’ll value it at ten billion Spirit Stones for you.”

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