Chapter 297: Dragon Soul (Part I)
that strange fire force, to the point of being willing to fight him to death."Hm, I won't die and will never be with you! Regardless of who you are, today I'm going to take you down!" Du Yanyao was e...Chapter 297 - Dragon Spirit (Part I)
Scheming Xiang looked at the delicate grass on his palm, feeling a deep sense of emotion. This was a resurrection grass valued at over thirty million crystal stones, and he could feel the peculiar life force within this small plant.
Scheming Xiang said, "What if the concoction fails Wont all those crystal stones be wasted then" and returned the resurrection grass to Cui Meng-er.
Cui Meng-er sighed lightly, implying that she had lost much over the years.
Scheming Xiang suddenly had an idea as he flashed a bright light in his mind: "Meng-er, can I take responsibility for taking care of this resurrection grass Plant it in my Supreme Martial Domain, where it can grow better. Since you dont need to rush to have it turned into an elixir for someone else, I believe there will be no problems."
Cui Meng-er thought about it before nodding, saying, "There are no issues. However, make sure you dont eat it! This is very important to me."
She then passed the grass over to Scheming Xiang, and his shock was palpable. He did not expect Cui Meng-er to be so direct in trusting him with such valuable grass. This made his heart warm.
"The five-colored essence fruit, two of them, are primary materials for the concoction of the Five Elements True Origin Pill. I remember that they havent appeared on this continent for a long time." Lady Li said. The Five Elements True Origin Pill is one of the two elixirs in the middle-grade quality category, alongside Soul Energy Elixir. They are difficult to obtain and require rare ingredients.
Scheming Xiang felt excited inside, realizing that he already had five-colored lotus flowers. With these two fruit and the search for colorless spirit fungus and five-leaf grass, he could gather all the main ingredients needed for the Five Elements True Origin Pill.
"I must buy these fruits." Scheming Xiang knew that he lacked the capacity to compete for top-quality medicinal herbs, but he was confident in his ability to secure these fruits.
"Starting bid at two million crystal stones, with free bidding thereafter!"
"Two hundred and twenty thousand." Gudongchen was surprisingly interested in this.
"Two hundred and thirty thousand." Scheming Xiang immediately bid, seeing that the price would not be too high compared to the base price. He had thirty million crystal stones, enough for him.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand." Even Lingyingxiao, who was known for being extravagant, always increased the price by a large amount.
Scheming Xiang said in a deep voice, "Two hundred and sixty thousand."
"Two hundred eighty thousand." Gudongchen increased the price by twenty thousand, which surprised Scheming Xiang. He knew that Gudongchen was stingy.
Scheming Xiang decided not to bid and let the others compete until they were done, saving him some effort.
A moment passed as Gudongchen and Lingyingxiao competed for the price, reaching nine million three hundred thousand. This surpassed the value of the five-colored essence fruit but was beyond what most people would be willing to pay, considering its low quality.
Gudongchen stopped bidding, and Lingyingxiao secretly felt pleased. However, Scheming Xiang added, "One million three hundred five thousand."
"Hmph! You are even more stingy than your sect master! How can you even speak those words!" Flower Xiangyu teased. This was the lowest bid since the beginning of bidding, even in a private suite full of VIPs. No one knew who they were referring to.
Scheming Xiang did not care like the sect masters, who had followers below them earning wealth. This itself allowed him to bid without any limitations, so he was indifferent.
"No one knows who I am!" Scheming Xiang said with a smirk. "Poor people can be very thick-skinned, unlike you all who are just rich."
Lingyingxiao found this amusing. He had never seen anyone bid like that before, and he truly wanted to know who was behind it. It was beyond even him, Gudongchen, who was known for being stingy in the first place.
"Lingyingxiao's bidding is so quick!" Lingyingxiao added quickly without blinking.
"Lingyingxiao's bidding is one million four hundred thousand." Scheming Xiang added only ten thousand.
"Lingyingxiao's bidding is one million five hundred thousand."
The auction hall erupted in discussion, surprised by the excessive boldness of someone repeatedly playing with the price.
A moment later…
"Lingyingxiao's bidding is two hundred million one thousand and five thousand."
Lingyingxiao did not continue bidding, feeling bored. Although he was rich, he didn't waste his money on such low-quality elixirs.
Scheming Xiang thought to himself, "What a deal! Even if I lose money on these elixirs later, they're still valuable in my eyes because I can cultivate them."
He bought the elixirs at two hundred million one thousand and five hundred thousand crystal stones.
The next item was a sword, a treasure-grade weapon. Treasures were divided into levels from one to nine, with the ninth level being the most coveted in the mortal world. Even Cui Meng-er might struggle to create such a sword, and Lingyingxiao was currently bidding on it.
This was a four-level treasure sword named Meteor Sword, crafted by Cui Meng-er. Since it was made recently, it didn't have a ranking yet.
Although only four levels, it made many sword-wielding powerhouses in the hall excited. The swords they used were usually around levels four to five, and having more of such weapons was beneficial.
After Lady Li introduced the Meteor Sword, she began bidding immediately.
Scheming Xiang was surprised to see that even Flower Xiangyu and Wu Kaoming were participating, with all the other guests in the VIP suite瘋狂 bidding as well.
The charm of this four-level treasure sword was truly remarkable.
"Cui Meng-er's Meteor Sword took me eight years to complete!" Cui Meng-er had an emotional tone in her voice, showing the time and effort she put into it.
The price skyrocketed crazily, increasing by tens of millions at times and sometimes even hundreds of millions. It reached five billion in an instant!
Scheming Xiang inwardly marveled, knowing that if it were a Life Elixir up for auction instead, the bidding would have been even more intense because it could save a Rebirth Realm cultivator's life and possibly grant them another.
Eight billion... Nine billion... Ten billion was broken soon, and the intense competition continued!
"Fifteen billion!" Lingyingxiao shouted, his gentle and cultured voice now replaced by excitement.
"Flower Xiangyu sighed faintly, "I'm giving up. I'll gather materials myself and make it for Meng-er."
The auction hall was suddenly quiet, as Lingyingxiao's increase of one billion crystal stones alone made other powerhouses feel overwhelmed.
No one else competed against Lingyingxiao, and the sword was eventually bought by him for fifteen billion crystal stones.
Lingyingxiao also rarely bid after that, probably because the excitement from winning the Meteor Sword was now gone.
Next came Cui Meng-er's intense bidding, where she purchased nine-yuan flower, the main ingredient for Life Elixirs. It cost her three hundred fifty million crystal stones and five billion each for the stone and a large yellow jade.
Unfortunately, there weren't many medicinal herbs available at the auction, leaving Scheming Xiang somewhat disappointed. He only managed to buy two of his preferred elixirs, the five-colored essence fruit.
"The next item is an extraordinary stone. This stone releases a very powerful spiritual pressure, but it's sealed now! Even the peak-stage cultivators might struggle to withstand its release. Starting bid is five million crystal stones."
"Dragon Spirit!" Long Xueyi exclaimed in surprise.tal Master.The person from Dragon Gate sent to compete against Wang Qiongjin had not even completed the涅槃 stage, which made her very unhappy. She thought that an Immortal Master at least should have b...