Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 526: Huge Transaction Price, Su Yuan Makes a Fortune

At the very same time.

Su Yuan monitored the auction of his relic closely.

Watching three distinct factions battle for his Ancient Zither, he felt a strange sense of irony internally.

It was merely a Ninth-order Fused Dao Treasure. While the quality was decent, nothing about it commanded such an extreme valuation.

Objectively, it wasn’t worth anywhere near a hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals.

“Are these people insane? Are they bidding just to prove a point? If they are throwing away their wealth like this, doesn’t that just benefit me?”

Su Yuan mused to himself.

He had naturally identified the presence of Che Chi Old Man, the Stone Dominator, and Wuyazi.

Dismissing them with a quick glance, he chose not to dwell on their motives for appearing in the black market to avoid alerting their respective avatars.

His attention remained tethered to the closing of the auction, curious to see which bidder would finally secure the item.

After all, every last bit of that profit was headed straight into his own coffers.

Time ticked away relentlessly.

The price continued its steady, agonizing climb.

With only three hours remaining until the hammer dropped.

The valuation had surged to thirteen hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals—a sum that left onlookers stunned.

The prestige of the black market was now firmly cemented in their minds.

It had earned total credibility.

Those in the know recognized that three major powers were locked in a genuine struggle; this was no mere promotional stunt.

As the final moments ticked down.

The bidding accelerated toward seventy-seven hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals.

Until the very last second elapsed.

In a single stroke, hundreds of bids flashed simultaneously across the Sky Auction House interface.

Ultimately, the final price leveled off at ninety-nine point nine hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals.

The atmosphere felt frozen in silence.

Eyes widened everywhere, waiting for the victors to be revealed.

A deluge of Dao Yan Crystals erupted from one of the bidding zones, soaring into the void to be claimed by the Sky Auction House.

The relic descended gracefully in return.

It settled securely into the hands of Wuyazi.

Che Chi Old Man and the Stone Dominator wore faint scowls, clearly disappointed that Wuyazi had walked away with the prize.

Wuyazi gave a smug chuckle, “It seems your resources just didn’t cut it. Your taunts and arrogance were so grand, but in the end, you were all bark and no bite!”

Che Chi Old Man sighed with feigned regret, “I concede the loss today. But the wider conflict is far from finished. Having exhausted such a vast reserve of Dao Yan Crystals, your defeat in the next round is inevitable!”

Wuyazi laughed dismissively, “Defeat, you say? The contest for the eight Treasure Stars remains undecided. But right now, I am the one holding the treasure!”

“I must admit, your commitment is impressive,” the Stone Dominator remarked with a sardonic salute.

The farcical spectacle finally drew to a close.

Wuyazi had emerged the victor, having successfully saved face.

To secure that fleeting prestige, the Wuliang Dao Court had sacrificed a staggering 99.9 hundred trillion units. Yet, Wudaizi harbored no regrets. If this expenditure helped bolster the reputation of his ancestor, every crystal spent was justified.

Wuyazi commanded, “Wudao, you have performed your duties well. Continue to scour the outside world for more rare items and resources. I have no intention of losing the next phase.”

“As you command, Ancestor!” Wudaizi replied.

Wuyazi nodded, his presence dissolving instantly into nothingness.

Left alone, Wudaizi gazed at the trajectory where the massive pile of crystals had vanished, his brows furrowing.

He would not allow such an astronomical fortune to be seized from his control without a follow-up.

He secretly resolved to track down the mastermind behind the black market and retrieve those 99.9 hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals.

However, at this precise moment.

Su Yuan had already injected the staggering wealth of Dao Yan Crystals directly into the True-Word Jade Dish.

The artifact ravenously devoured the Dao Sources, reinforcing its own structure while systematically manufacturing Chaos Jade shards.

For every hundred hundred trillion Dao Sources—equivalent to one hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals—a single piece of Chaos Jade was fashioned.

With a full hundred hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals available, the relentless processing cycle gradually yielded ten thousand pieces of pure Chaos Jade!

This was a truly monumental windfall!

Previously, he had only ever seen around three hundred pieces of Chaos Jade.

Now, he had suddenly acquired ten thousand in a single batch!

Without delay, Su Yuan transported the Chaos Jade into his Little Chaos realm.

At this stage, the Little Chaos was still fostering primitive Great Dao Life Forms. Within their twelve incubation eggs, the twelve Great Dao Divine Demons showed only the earliest traces of form, with eons still required before they would emerge.

Su Yuan projected his consciousness into the heart of the Little Chaos. He withdrew one hundred pieces of Chaos Jade to test his theory.

Imbued with potent Chaos Dao Intent, the jade melted into the environment, rapidly converting into refined Chaos Origin for the Little Chaos.

Directed by the Great Dao’s Will, this essence was distributed equally into the shells of the twelve sleeping entities.

The development of the twelve Great Dao Divine Demons began to accelerate exponentially.

Su Yuan observed that the Chaos Origin generated by those hundred pieces was truly immense.

Exercising his will over the realm, he burned the excess energy to fast-forward the flow of time.

In the span of what felt like only a few days, an evolutionary history spanning one hundred and eight thousand Yuan Assemblies manifested.

Cracks spiderwebbed across the eggshells as the twelve Great Dao Divine Demons broke through into the physical realm.

Upon their emergence, their shattered shells transmuted into unique companion treasures, bolstering their latent strength.

These violent entities, driven by their nature, wandered the roiling Chaotic Energy of the realm until they inevitably collided.

At Su Yuan's subtle prompt, they immediately descended into a chaotic struggle.

Though they fought with raw, primitive techniques, the sheer impact of their strikes was devastating.

The resulting tremors served to steady the turbulent Chaotic Energy surrounding them.

Su Yuan monitored the chaos for a moment. Sensing the opportune time had arrived, he added another hundred pieces of Chaos Jade. He used the resulting infusion to mold a supreme Great Dao Life Form, specifically woven with twelve primary Dao Principles.

Constructing this apex creature demanded a full one thousand pieces of Chaos Jade.

Furthermore, he sacrificed the essence of three thousand more pieces to manifest three Chaos Supreme Treasures, designed to serve as the companion weapons for this supreme being.

Su Yuan was truly indulging in a display of excess.

He had squandered four thousand one hundred pieces of Chaos Jade in this short interval.

It highlighted the exorbitant cost of forcing growth within the Little Chaos.

Nevertheless, since the jade had been acquired with such ease, Su Yuan felt no hesitation in its consumption.

With the final surge of the Chaos Jade’s influence.

Only half a year had passed in the outside world.

A miraculous shift had occurred within the Little Chaos. The most powerful life form, Pan Hu, had finally awakened!

Equipped with the Heaven-Splitting Divine Sword, the World-Destroying Spear, and the Great Dao Jade Dish, he marked his arrival with overwhelming power.

The moment he entered existence, his presence was sensed by the twelve Great Dao Divine Demons, who were still embroiled in their own brutal skirmishes deep within the realm.