Chapter 503 - 664 : drip blood
Jianyi Mingxian thought for a moment and arranged a second-rank mid-grade defensive formation so as not to attract too much attention. Then, inside, she added an offensive and defensive second-rank high-grade Four Symbols Heavenly Dipper Formation.
"Grandfather, I did not expect slavery to be so prevalent here." Jianyi Deling sighed.
"Although it was rare in our place, it did exist, though they were all mortals.
"And the Tiannan Domain has countless inheritances and no few top experts like Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators. Naturally, there are restrictions that can firmly control cultivators.
"So it is not strange that there are cultivator slaves."
Slave trading companies were usually built in various cities. Small towns rarely had them.
As for why Yunxi Town had one, perhaps the people behind the slave trading company had their own considerations.
"Two Daoists, are you here to buy slaves? Do you want mortal slaves or cultivator slaves?" A tall, thin middle-aged steward of the slave trading company said. "This humble one’s surname is Chen."
His brows and eyes were narrow and long, like fox eyes.
"Daoist Chen, what are the prices of mortal slaves, and what about cultivator slaves?" Wentian asked.
"Mortal slaves, young and strong men are one low-grade spirit stone each. Young girls are two spirit stones each.
"If they have a skill, such as understanding medicinal herbs or medical skills, knowing how to plant spirit plants, or knowing how to forge artifacts, then they are uniformly three spirit stones each.
"As for cultivator slaves, different realms have different prices.
"A male at the first level of Qi Refining is five spirit stones each, while a female at the first level of Qi Refining is ten spirit stones each.
"For the second level of Qi Refining, men and women are respectively seven spirit stones and fourteen spirit stones. For the third level of Qi Refining, ten and twenty spirit stones."
"There is no need to introduce the rest. This Jianyi will only buy those at the first level of Qi Refining." Wentian raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
"Right, regarding slave restrictions, are there any safety risks?"
The middle-aged steward smiled and said, "You can rest assured. The slave restrictions planted by our company are all Cyan Flower Restrictions. They were created by True Lord Cyan Flower and are the strictest.
"Those planted with the technique cannot commit suicide, and their descendants will also have this Cyan Flower Mark appear.
"As long as you, Daoist, drip blood onto the Cyan Flower Mark, they will become your slaves. In this life, they will be unable to harm your bloodline descendants, nor will they violate your orders.
"If they violate them, they will be made to live worse than death!
"Until now, there has never been anyone who could withstand the backlash of the Cyan Flower Restriction for the time it takes an incense stick to burn without begging for mercy."
Wentian nodded slightly. "Then if one day in the future I want to remove the Cyan Flower Restriction from someone?"
"Our company has naturally also considered that such kindhearted people may exist, so if customers need it, we can provide the corresponding method to remove the restriction.
"However, it requires an additional fee of one hundred spirit stones, and it can only remove the Cyan Flower Restriction planted through the medium of your blood."
Wentian thought for a moment and said again, "Then do you have the Cyan Flower Restriction technique in your hands? Is it for sale?"
"Daoist, the Cyan Flower Restriction technique is a secret of our company and is never sold externally."
It seemed this True Lord Cyan Flower should be one of the figures behind this slave trading company.
That was only natural. If one casually spread the tool one used to make a living, would that not create competitors for oneself?
"I was only asking out of curiosity." Wentian smiled faintly. "I want forty mortal slaves, half young men around twenty years old and half women around seventeen or eighteen.
"And twenty cultivator slaves at the first level of Qi Refining, likewise half young men and half women.
"In addition, I want one copy of the Cyan Flower Restriction removal method."
"In total, three hundred and ten spirit stones." The middle-aged steward smiled.
"Bring me to select them first. After selecting them, this Jianyi will pay the spirit stones. No problem, yes?"
"That is only proper."
The mortal slaves of the slave trading company were truly mortals. They had no cultivation aptitude, so it was impossible for Wentian to fish in troubled waters.
Wentian very quickly selected forty mortal slaves.
"Right, what were their identities before this?" Wentian asked curiously. "Buying them will not bring trouble to myself, will it?"
"Although there will be some risk, it is less than one in ten thousand. Moreover, to avoid it, our company sells all slaves far away from their original locations.
"So, Daoist, there is no need to care. Just treat them as nameless and surnameless.
"As for their identity, from the moment they were chosen by you, they became slaves belonging only to you!"
Next was selecting cultivator slaves.
"Daoist Chen, what is the spiritual root aptitude of these cultivator slaves? Is there any difference in price?"
"No. It depends on your luck. Perhaps you can choose a few people with decent aptitude."
"Are there really any with decent aptitude? If they are already in their teens or twenties and only at the first level of Qi Refining, they should all have pseudo spiritual root aptitude, yes?"
"Not necessarily. Some among them were sold to our company at seven or eight years old. Naturally, we would not spend resources to let them cultivate, so they may have remained at the first level of Qi Refining all along."
"So that is how it is." Wentian pondered for a moment and sighed. "This Jianyi cannot understand. If enemies exterminated a clan, would it not be better to remove the roots?
"Why go to the extra trouble of selling them to a slave trading company? Are they truly not afraid of retaliation in the future?"
The middle-aged steward smiled and said, "I have already explained the ability of the Cyan Flower Restriction. Once it is planted, their children and grandchildren will all become the slaves of others until the bloodline is severed.
"Is this not much more satisfying than killing them with one blade?
"As for a slave still being able to retaliate, there has never been such a rumor in the entire Tiannan Domain."
Wentian nodded. While changing the subject, he had Moyue secretly investigate the aptitude of the cultivator slaves.
He was buying slaves to bring back and develop the Jianyi family, so naturally, he prioritized those with aptitude.
Since the company was unwilling to reveal their spiritual root aptitude, he could only have Moyue cheat.