Chapter 16: Crazy Bubble
With Zhao Xuhe's guarantee, Lu Yang successfully borrowed 2000 contribution points from the Three Rivers Association behind him, and then bought substitute yin puppets with all his funds.
Meanwhile, Zhao Xuhe was excitedly pacing in his Immortal Cave.
"The news is actually true!"
After receiving the news from his Master, he was immediately overjoyed: "The Ten Thousand Corpse Pit of the Primordial Sect in South River was actually captured by the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion."
"The one who made the move was the Third Elder of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, that peerless Sword Cultivator known as 'Demon Subduing Immortal Master'."
"It's impossible to reclaim it in a short time."
"With the fall of the Ten Thousand Corpse Pit, the short-term price increase of substitute yin corpses is already set. This is a great opportunity for us to speculate and hoard!"
"I'm going to get rich!"
Being able to become a Disciple in charge of the Good Deed Building in the Primordial Sect, Zhao Xuhe naturally did not lack background or connections, nor did he lack foresight or greed. Therefore, as soon as he confirmed Lu Yang's news was true, he immediately started raising money and then invested all his cash heavily into substitute yin corpses.
And the development of events was exactly as he expected.
As the news of the Ten Thousand Corpse Pit incident spread, more and more people who "perceived a business opportunity" began to sweep the market, buying substitute yin corpses at high prices.
Like all speculative bubbles, those who entered first made a lot of money.
However, as the incident fermented, everyone discovered that the price of substitute yin corpses showed no signs of decreasing; it was high when bought, and even higher when sold.
Making money suddenly became easy.
As long as one bought it and then sold it, they could easily earn contribution points that previously required completing several, or even dozens, of Sect missions.
Thus, more people went crazy.
More and more people began to take out their savings to enter the market, hoping to make money from it, and they did indeed make money, further stimulating the market.
Even more cautious individuals, upon discovering that their peers, whom they usually looked down upon, simply bought the items, waited a few days, and then sold them, earning more money than themselves, naturally felt unbalanced. So, they, too, joined this wave as a matter of course.
In such a wave, the price of substitute yin corpses soared.
From an initial 200 contribution points, it climbed all the way to 300 contribution points, a fifty percent increase that made countless speculators even more frenzied.
After all, its price had not stagnated; it was still rising.
It's rising today, it will definitely rise tomorrow, and if it rises tomorrow, what reason is there for it not to continue rising the day after? Not buying now means losing out!
So, more and more people moved with the wind.
300, 400, 500... Finally, when the price soared to 500 contribution points, people's rationality somewhat returned, and they felt it was probably enough.
"It's time to sell!"
Zhao Xuhe was the first to seize this subtle moment, secretly beginning to sell off his previously hoarded substitute yin corpses in batches, preparing to cash out and leave the market.
At the same time, the price of the entire substitute yin corpse market also began to fall.
After all, Zhao Xuhe was not the only smart person in this world; some also keenly saw the downward trend and began to gradually sell off their goods.
If it continued like this, in a few days, the price would completely collapse and then return to normal.
However, just as this wave was about to subside, suddenly, a piece of news from the high-level of the Primordial Sect spread throughout the entire Sect overnight.
"The Primordial Sect is preparing to counterattack!"
"The fall of the Ten Thousand Corpse Pit caused an Immortal Master within the Sect to become furious, deciding to personally take action, dispatching Disciples from the Sect to counterattack and fight a battle with the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion!"
"A great war is imminent!"
During wartime, all materials beneficial to the war would increase in price.
And how important was the substitute yin corpse, an item that could save lives at critical moments, in the bloody, cruel, and impending Righteous-Demonic War?
It was no different from a second life!
Undoubtedly, on the very night this news spread, the price of substitute yin corpses, which had already begun to fall, experienced its second surge!
Not only did it instantly return to its Peak of 500 contribution points, but it was still climbing!
By the next morning, 500 contribution points had become 1000 contribution points, a full five times the original price of 200 contribution points!
"Hahahahaha!"
In the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Wang Borong stood on his treasured rocking chair, excitedly gesticulating, his old face flushed with excitement and fervor.
"Rise! Keep rising for me!"
"No, I need to buy more. Selling this little now won't earn much. If I hoard more, I'll have enough contribution points for an Immortal Cave!"
At this moment, the entire Primordial Sect was celebrating among its ordinary Disciples.
These ordinary Disciples had no foresight, no connections, and no information channels, so while others were secretly selling, they were still buying.
And now, they had struck it rich.
Countless ordinary Disciples saw their net worth double overnight, earning more money than even the total assets of some senior Disciples with backgrounds and backing.
For a time, countless fantastical stories spread throughout the Primordial Sect.
For example, a poor young man, who was destitute and whose fiancée publicly broke off their engagement, angrily broke up with his fiancée after his net worth doubled, leaving behind the phrase, "Don't bully a young man in poverty."
Another example: a little girl, whose father had died and mother remarried, was forced to live with relatives. Before buying the substitute yin corpse, she lived a life where she was casually beaten and scolded by her stepmother every day, unable to even keep her father's inheritance. Now, with her net worth doubled, she immediately bought an Advanced Immortal Cave in full.
Do you have a dream? Do you want to achieve your dream?
Come buy substitute yin corpses!
This widespread madness reached its Peak on a certain day when a Qi Refining Perfection Disciple suddenly achieved a Breakthrough, successfully establishing his Foundation.
Because that Disciple, who successfully established his Foundation, publicly stated that the reason he was able to achieve a Breakthrough was entirely by earning enough contribution points through buying and selling substitute yin corpses, and then purchasing a Foundation Establishment Pill in full. Therefore, he wanted to thank the substitute yin corpse, saying that without it, he would not have been able to achieve a Heaven-Defying change of fate.
It was completely crazy.
1000, 2000, 3000... The price of the substitute yin corpse soared, and as the price skyrocketed, some were happy, while others were naturally sad.
Those who were happy, like Lu Yang.
He didn't hesitate, decisively choosing to sell when the price soared to 2000.
After all, buying 10 at the original price of 200 contribution points and selling them at 2000 contribution points meant a tenfold profit, a gain of 20,000 contribution points!
There were those who were sad, like Zhao Xuhe.
When he saw the price rebound, he regretted it so much his guts turned green, especially after seeing Wang Borong, whom he used to look down upon and even intended to harm.
As far as he knew, Wang Borong, this mediocre fellow who had been useless for decades and was practically half-buried in the ground, had hoarded more than 20 substitute yin corpses, all bought at high prices during this period. When he secretly sold earlier, he had secretly mocked him as a leek waiting to be harvested.
But now, he was about to earn 100,000 contribution points!
If it was just that he hadn't earned, then so be it.
But when Zhao Xuhe saw Wang Borong earn so many contribution points, smiling widely every day, that feeling was truly more painful than his own losses!
And after seeing the price of substitute yin corpses rise continuously without stopping, Zhao Xuhe thought long and hard, hesitating for an entire night.
Finally, he re-entered the market.
The contribution points he had earned from his previous exit were thrown back into the substitute yin corpse market.
At first, he remained cautious, not investing all his contribution points, but seeing the price continuously rise, he felt like he was losing a bit with every increase.
"An opportunity like this won't come again. I've already missed it once, how can I miss it a second time?"
"It will still rise. Buying now is better than buying later."
Many people shared Zhao Xuhe's thoughts.
And when this first batch of people who cashed out and left the market returned, it further stimulated the rise of substitute yin corpses and strengthened people's confidence even more.