Chapter 193: Profits without Investment

So, in the 12th generation, the mastermind behind the Spirit Mist Grass speculation was Qingmu Huasheng True Immortal.

However, in this generation, he abandoned his role as the mastermind and actively joined the game to seek profits.

There were many other behind-the-scenes players who shared the same idea as Qingmu.

Under the impetus of these people, after a brief maintenance at 35 points, the price of Spirit Mist Grass began its second expansion.

On the second day after the incident escalated, the price once soared to 50 points.

It then dropped to 45 points, fluctuating between 45 and 50 points.

The fact that the price of Spirit Mist Grass more than doubled in a short period became a topic of joyous discussion among many cultivators.

They all showed excitement, and in their words, it seemed like the price of Spirit Mist Grass would rise to at least one hundred points.

Gradually, many latecomers, unavoidably attracted by the phenomenon, started to pay attention and participate.

Influenced by this, on the third day, the price of Spirit Mist Grass successfully broke through the 50-point mark, reaching 54 points.

In the Wanxian Island's Thousand Miles Hall:

"Friend Jiao, should we take action now?" Li Fan asked again.

Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes were filled with greed as he shook his head vigorously, "No, not yet! Now, Spirit Mist Grass is still Spirit Mist Grass. The real profit comes when Spirit Mist Grass is no longer just Spirit Mist Grass! It's almost time; I feel we're on the brink!"

On the other side, He Zhenghao had the same opinion as Jiao Xiuyuan.

"Friend Li Fan, remember, hold onto Spirit Mist Grass tightly. Don't believe those who say its price will crash. Those are deliberately spread rumors by those who haven't entered yet, trying to lower the price. Trust my judgment! The price of Spirit Mist Grass will rise again!"

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As if confirming their words, in the following days, the price of Spirit Mist Grass continued to rise.

It climbed all the way to 66 points.

Looking at the numbers in the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan shook his head.

"It seems like we're just one spark away from real madness."

"Of course, it could also be the bursting of the bubble."

Li Fan looked at the 2,900 Spirit Mist Grass plants in his hands and decided without hesitation to sell one thousand of them.

At this point, Li Fan discovered another benefit of joining the Wanxian Alliance.

According to the permission level, a certain number of repurchases at the original price are provided annually.

Li Fan was currently at level five.

Three times a year, he could sell goods at the actual market price.

So, at the price of 66 points, Li Fan sold the Spirit Mist Grass.

Sixty-six thousand contribution points instantly went into his pocket.

Li Fan remained calm and continued to watch how the situation would evolve.

When the price of Spirit Mist Grass reached 69 points, its upward trend was finally halted.

Some originally enthusiastic people began to think that the price of Spirit Mist Grass was indeed too high.

There was a risk of a collapse.

So, like Li Fan, they chose to take their profits and secure them.

They also tried to speak out, advising their friends to stay rational.

The price did decrease slightly due to this, but it was quickly pulled up again by more speculative cultivators.

However, it never broke through the 69-point barrier.

Both sides, long and short, engaged in a fierce battle.

It continued for five or six days without a clear winner.

Just when the situation seemed to be deadlocked, something unexpected happened.

The variable that Jiao Xiuyuan mentioned had finally arrived.

One day, Jiao Xiuyuan and He Zhenghao's somewhat mad voices simultaneously sounded.

"Hahaha, Li Fan, how's my judgment, friend? The price of Spirit Mist Grass is going to soar to the sky!"

"It's here! A real opportunity for tens of times in profit has finally arrived!"

Chapter 194: No Capital but Great Profits

Li Fan woke up from cultivation and glanced at the price of Spirit Mist Grass.

Suddenly, he thought he had read it wrong.

One hundred and thirty-five contribution points per plant.

Li Fan was stunned and looked again.

One hundred and sixty-six contribution points per plant.

Moreover, this number was growing rapidly.

"How can this be?" Li Fan was astonished.

He quickly inquired.

Jiao Xiuyuan and He Zhenghao, one after the other, provided the answers.

Both of them sounded excited and somewhat trembling.

"Just now, news came in."

"Qianlong Abyss, Phoenix Mist City, Cangmang Mountain..."

"These major cultivation grounds for Spirit Mist Grass within the Wanxian Alliance were simultaneously attacked by unknown cultivators."

"All the cultivated Spirit Mist Grass was destroyed."

"These people are insane; they even completely destroyed the special environment for cultivating Spirit Mist Grass in those grounds!"

"This means that, for a long time to come, there will be no new Spirit Mist Grass growing in the entire Wanxian Alliance!"

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"These people really dare..."

Li Fan couldn't help but fall silent.

He couldn't help but recall the well-known maxim from before his reincarnation.

If there is a 10% profit, capital ensures its use everywhere; with 20%, it becomes active; with 50%, it will risk any crime; for 100%, it will trample on all human laws; with 300%, there is nothing it will not dare, even facing the danger of the gallows.

Even in a different world, it remained the same.

Moreover, at this moment, it was not just a threefold profit.

The news of the simultaneous attack on cultivation grounds instantly detonated the price of Spirit Mist Grass.

In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, it rose from over 160 points to 212 points.

And it continued to rise without a ceiling.

Those cultivators who regretted selling Spirit Mist Grass at just over 60 points tearfully bought it again.

Seeing the trend of Spirit Mist Grass prices skyrocketing again, those cultivators who already held Spirit Mist Grass but were still wealthy couldn't help but want to buy again.

For a moment, in the Tianxuan Mirror, the price of Spirit Mist Grass once again irrationally soared.

Two hundred and fifty-five, two hundred and eighty-two, two hundred and ninety-nine...

Soon, its price exceeded three hundred points.

At this point, most cultivators understood that the price of Spirit Mist Grass had become a complete bubble.

But they were all gambling.

They were betting that they could escape with their gains before the bubble burst, and, if possible, earn back contribution points that they couldn't earn in a lifetime.

The greed of human nature was completely revealed.

This kind of rising trend that could explode at any moment made Li Fan feel horrified.

Suddenly, a strong sense of unease surged in his heart. At the price of 310 points, Li Fan decisively sold all the remaining 1,900 plants of Spirit Mist Grass in his hands.

Without even causing a ripple, they were instantly swallowed by the irrational cultivators.

Five hundred and eighty-nine thousand contribution points.

Adding the previous sixty-six thousand points, Li Fan looked at his total of six hundred and fifty-five thousand contribution points as if in a dream.

(End of this chapter)