Chapter 702 - 702: 8,000 Saint Extreme Points

Of the few people present, only the observant Deng Xuan noticed this detail.

As she turned to look, she also glanced at Chu Qingyun. 'Supporting him,' she thought, 'is increasingly looking like a wise choice.'

Six figures soon appeared around the valley.

Upon seeing these six people, Ban Xing'an, Deng Xuan, and their group looked stunned.

They hadn't expected the newcomers to also be from the Saint Extreme Sect.

Chu Qingyun, however, showed a hint of joy. The arrivals were none other than Qi Hao's group of six, with whom he was on good terms after traveling together on a Flying Demon Beast.

"Junior Brother Qi, I didn't expect to see you here."

"Ban. Senior Sister Deng. Greetings from this junior brother..."

After the two groups exchanged greetings, Qi Hao and his five companions walked familiarly over to Chu Qingyun's side and asked him what was going on.

Seeing this, Ban Xing'an frowned slightly.

He didn't care about Chu Qingyun, a mere first-level Martial King, and had never given him a second thought.

But Qi Hao was a different story. He was a Core Disciple who had reached the fifth-level Martial King realm just three years after entering the Inner Sect. In terms of talent, he was probably not much inferior to Deng Xuan.

And he was far more talented than Ban Xing'an himself.

Therefore, Ban Xing'an was quite wary of a Core Disciple like Qi Hao, who had already come into his own.

However, he glanced at Deng Xuan beside him and secretly clenched his fists.

'This is a rare opportunity to be out on an excursion with Deng Xuan. I absolutely cannot show any weakness in front of her, not even when facing Qi Hao!'

'In front of a woman, a man can act rashly, but never weak.'

'Because that is the most despised trait of all.'

The situation was simple, and Qi Hao's group quickly understood.

"Ban, my brother Chu discovered this Array Platform first. He even dealt with the Blood Corpse. It's not right for you to just seize it by force like this," Qi Hao said, looking at Ban Xing'an.

Qi Hao had always taken the initiative to befriend Chu Qingyun. Chu Qingyun's growth rate had repeatedly astounded him, proving that his choice had been correct.

So, even now, facing Ban Xing'an, Qi Hao stood firmly on Chu Qingyun's side without the slightest hesitation.

Qi Hao's stance made Ban Xing'an's frown deepen.

At this moment, Deng Xuan also spoke up again. "Junior Brother Qi has a point. Ban, why don't we just let this one go?"

A fifth-level Martial King Core Disciple and a sixth-level Martial King Core Disciple had both made their support for Chu Qingyun clear.

Although the others present didn't speak, the fact that they didn't speak up for Ban Xing'an showed that their stance was likely the same as Qi Hao and Deng Xuan's.

No one wanted to offend a young Core Disciple with a boundless future!

'Hmph, Core Disciples, just as I thought. They naturally stick together the moment they meet...' Ban Xing'an seethed internally, but none of it showed on his face.

"Alright, then. Since my junior brother and sister have both spoken, I, as your senior brother, will let you off the hook this time."

"The Array Platform can be yours. However, we all came here through great effort. We can't have made the trip for nothing, right, Junior Brother Chu?" Ban Xing'an said, turning his gaze back to Chu Qingyun.

"What do you mean by that?" Chu Qingyun asked.

"Nothing much. I hear you have an abundance of Saint Extreme Points, Junior Brother Chu. Why don't you take some out to compensate us?" Ban Xing'an said.

Hearing this, Chu Qingyun raised an eyebrow. 'I can't believe he gave up on the Array Platform only to set his sights on my Saint Extreme Points.'

Qi Hao and Deng Xuan also frowned.

However, neither of them said anything. After all, Ban Xing'an had already made a concession by giving up the Array Platform.

If they pushed him too far and a fight broke out, things would get truly troublesome.

Chu Qingyun pondered for a moment before nodding. "Alright. How much do you want?"

'As long as I can get the Array Platform, it's worth paying some Saint Extreme Points as the price.'

After all, this Array Platform was incredibly important to him. With it, Chu Qingyun was confident he could truly break through to become a second-level Martial King!

Saint Extreme Points were just numbers in his Sect Token. Converting them into actual strength was the only way to truly benefit.

This was a principle Chu Qingyun had always understood.

"Hehe, I heard you have over ninety thousand Saint Extreme Points, Chu. How about this? We won't ask for much. Just take out eight thousand and divide it among us," Ban Xing'an said with a chuckle.

Eight thousand Saint Extreme Points!

Instantly, everyone's eyes went wide.

An outrageous demand.

This was definitely an outrageous demand!

Eight thousand was an absolutely enormous number of Saint Extreme Points.

To put it in perspective, when Zhou Jianxiong had turned in so many Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques, including some that were Martial Emperor Level, the sect had only rewarded him with three thousand Saint Extreme Points.

Yet this Ban Xing'an was demanding eight thousand right off the bat!

"Ban, isn't eight thousand Saint Extreme Points a bit too much? Even if you convert that to Primordial Spirit Liquid, it would sell for at least sixteen million Primordial Spirit Liquid!"

"Eight thousand... that is a bit much..."

Both Qi Hao and Deng Xuan couldn't help but protest.

"Too much? This Array Platform was likely used by the remnants of the Blood Sect back then to set up the Six Imperial Demon-Sealing Array. Its value is probably far greater than sixteen million Primordial Spirit Liquid," Ban Xing'an said, looking rather smug.

He seemed to have realized that Chu Qingyun desperately wanted this Array Platform, so much so that he was willing to offend a Celestial King Realm expert like him for it.

How could he pass up such an opportunity for extortion?

Qi Hao was still unwilling to give in and continued, "The Array Platform has been here for over two thousand years. Its power has severely depleted, so its value is definitely greatly diminished. It's absolutely..."

"Qi, forget it."

But just then, Chu Qingyun suddenly cut him off.

"Ban, just as you said. Eight thousand Saint Extreme Points!" Chu Qingyun said, staring at Ban Xing'an, his expression turning uncontrollably dark and grim.

Eight thousand Saint Extreme Points was by no means a small sum for him; it was nearly a tenth of his entire fortune in points. Besides, this Array Platform should have been his unconditionally in the first place!

But, to buy this Array Platform for eight thousand Saint Extreme Points...

For anyone else, it would be hard to say whether it was a win or a loss, a profit or a deficit. But for Chu Qingyun, it was an absolute gain.

Because he had already devoured one Array Platform, he knew clearly that in terms of the Primordial Power it contained, not even twenty or thirty million Primordial Spirit Liquid could compare to this one!

Everyone around could feel the suppressed fury in Chu Qingyun's heart, and they couldn't help but feel a strange sense of fear.

As for Ban Xing'an, the smile vanished from his face. He also understood that this time, he had thoroughly and gravely offended the genius Core Disciple, Chu Qingyun.

As Chu Qingyun's expression darkened, the atmosphere instantly grew heavy and oppressive.