I Have an Omen System-Chapter 105 - 103: Foundation Establishment and Chaos Suppression
’I don’t even know if I’ll make it back alive from the Foundation Establishment and Chaos Suppression Conference. I should spend as much as I can while I still have the chance.’
With this in mind, Qin Xuan spent another twenty million Contribution Points on thirty Mountain-moving Warriors and fifty-six Gold-devouring Sword Pills.
The Mountain-moving Warriors originally cost only 130,000 Contribution Points, but the price had risen in the last two days to 200,000 points each. The Gold-devouring Sword Pills were even more expensive at 250,000 points apiece.
When he had spent down to his last three million, the White Jade Token in Qin Xuan’s hand suddenly flared with a brilliant light.
The color of his Blood Loan Money Shop account upgraded in an instant, changing from its original bronze to a silvery white.
[Congratulations! You have successfully spent 100 million Contribution Points and unlocked the ’Lavish Spender’ achievement, becoming a Silver-tier user of the Blood Loan Money Shop!]
[Henceforth, you will receive a 0.01% discount on all purchases, your loan interest rate will be lowered to 2.998%, and you will receive one free annual maintenance for your Lifebound Longsword!]
A series of words appeared on the White Jade Token.
Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly.
’The Blood Loan Money Shop really respects the user experience!’
’But this discount... what’s the difference between this and no discount at all?’
He still had three million Contribution Points left.
Just as Qin Xuan was hesitating about what to buy, Jin Wuhai sidled up mysteriously. "Junior Brother Qin," he said, "this trip to the Foundation Establishment and Chaos Suppression Conference is sure to be perilous, with countless opponents."
"I’ve got two Mystic-tier Top Grade Cultivation Techniques here. I can sell them to you cheap. Want to take a look?"
’Is this really the time to be learning a new cultivation technique?’
Qin Xuan was about to refuse.
"These cultivation techniques were meticulously devised by the Golden Core Elders of the Holy Sect’s Scripture Pavilion. They are designed specifically for the cultivation of the spirits within the Holy Soul Banner and have a reinforcing effect."
After Jin Wuhai’s explanation, Qin Xuan was suddenly interested.
Each cultivation technique cost one and a half million Contribution Points.
This was a straightforward sales price, with no hidden calculations.
[Nine Steeds in the Stable Technique: An old steed in the stable still yearns to gallop a thousand miles; an old ox with a broken cart strains forward under its heavy burden.]
[Practitioners of this technique will feel an invisible rein around their necks. The greater the pressure they endure, the tighter the rein pulls, providing more strength. In the end, it can bring about a wondrous pleasure akin to suffocation, making them unable to part with the feeling of oppression!]
[Ox Cauldron Horse Pillar Great Melting Furnace Skill: Transform oneself into a melting furnace (the Ox Cauldron), using the pressure and tasks one endures (the Horse Pillar) as fuel.]
[Forge a will of steel, smelt an indestructible spirit, and float about like an immortal!]
Excellent! Excellent!
Qin Xuan was incredibly satisfied. He had just been worrying about not having a good way to whip Chen Lixuan and the others into shape.
’The Holy Sect is so considerate!’
...
Just as Qin Xuan, feeling quite pleased with himself, finished buying his Treasure Talisman materials and walked out of the Contribution Hall, he subconsciously glanced at the Blood Loan Money Shop.
He suddenly noticed that the price for Chen Xuanba wasn’t rising as fast as before.
It was as if several weak forces had appeared, silently and stealthily releasing their holdings.
Like a trickling stream, it was difficult to detect.
’There are some sharp people in the Holy Sect!’ Qin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
If he hadn’t been tormented by the ’cancer stocks’ of his past life, Qin Xuan might not have noticed.
He keenly sensed that someone was about to start pulling in the net!
’First, they deliberately spread the news that Chen Xuanba failed his Core Formation and was about to perish. Then, they hyped up the reserve Demon Child, Liu Mobai. And now, they’re slowly offloading their shares at a short-term high...’
’This whole playbook is so familiar!’
’The methods are crude, but it’s more than enough to fool Demon Cultivators who’ve never been beaten down by cancer stocks. They could get fleeced eight hundred times over without even realizing it.’
He immediately sent a message to Wei Qingyi via Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission.
"Heat’s on, pull out!"
Wei Qingyi: "???"
Qin Xuan: "Something’s wrong. Sell your Celestial Pride Wagering shares on Senior Brother Chen immediately."
Wei Qingyi: "You fucking idiot. Get lost."
Qin Xuan: "???"
’Damn it. Fine words can’t save a damned fool.’
Qin Xuan’s face darkened as he disconnected the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission.
’Suit yourself!’
In the time that followed, the Incense Masters discovered they could finally buy shares of Chen Xuanba in the Blood Loan Money Shop.
In an instant, the enthusiasm of the entire Inner Sect was ignited, and everyone rushed headlong into the Blood Loan Money Shop.
However, something strange happened.
Despite such a massive volume of buy orders, the price wasn’t driven up. Instead, it faintly hovered just above 100,000!
Some Incense Masters began to get a vague feeling that a big player was secretly and continuously selling off their shares.
However, when the price suddenly shot up and they watched the Contribution Points in their accounts multiply, the rush of blood to their heads made them cast aside the fledgling thought in the very next second.
Everything began to look prosperous once again.
Until... the Blood Loan Money Shop posted a pinned announcement.
[Friendly Reminder: Due to the Sect’s Fifth-stage Nascent Soul Array being overly burdened and on the verge of collapse, the buying channel for Celestial Pride Wagering will be closed effective immediately. It will reopen at a later date.]
[Note 1: Selling will not be affected and can proceed as normal.]
[Note 2: The limit-down restriction is temporarily lifted. It will be reinstated at a later date.]
BOOM!
The moment this announcement was released, it instantly sent shockwaves through all the Inner Sect Incense Masters.
Qin Xuan was also a bit stunned. "Fuck, the Blood Loan Money Shop can’t take the heat! They’re pulling the plug this fast?"
’They won’t let you buy, but they’ll let you sell. That’s so fucking shameless.’
’The most crucial part is that they even removed the limit-down restriction.’
’How many people are they trying to drive to their deaths?’
"Oh no, the reaping has begun!"
Wei Qingyi cried out in horror, finally realizing what was happening.
Even though he knew a big shot from the Holy Sect was setting a trap, he, a self-proclaimed Demon Monarch Bloodline, was confident the scythe would never fall on him.
In the past few days, he had painstakingly managed to acquire five hundred shares and was just preparing to make his big move.
However, by the time he wanted to sell, it was already too late.
The price, which had taken a full half-month to climb to 110,000 Contribution Points per share, collapsed like an avalanche.
In the blink of an eye, it plummeted to 10,000 a share.
Many of the Incense Masters who had used ten-times leverage were wiped out instantly!
