Chapter 355: A Gift That Shocked the Whole Audience

What?? Saint-rank Longevity Pill!

Lu Xun's words had just fallen when Liu Changfeng almost jumped up.

A few days prior, at the auction organized by Master Ge, Liu Changfeng and Liu Changsheng were both present.

After the Saint-rank Longevity Pill appeared, Liu Changsheng bid several times, wanting to acquire it.

In the end, he gave up because the price kept rising.

Now, it actually appeared in Lu Xun's hands.

Doesn't this mean that the one who spent thirty thousand cubic Dark Energy to purchase this set of Saint-rank Longevity Pill... was Lu Xun?

Saint-rank Longevity Pill!

Is it that set of Saint-rank Longevity Pill from a few days ago?

Hiss! The one who bought them is actually Lu Xun??

Not just Liu Changfeng.

All the guests who knew this were shocked.

It's actually him!

Fu Yue's beautiful eyes showed a deep look of surprise.

She never imagined that the one who spent thirty thousand... of Dark Energy at a sky-high price to purchase the Saint-rank Longevity Pill... was Lu Xun!

Indeed it's him!

Fu Xue wasn't overly surprised.

Back then, she had noticed that the cloaked person somewhat resembled Lu Xun.

Later, she even specifically probed Lu Xun.

Although Lu Xun showed no flaw, her intuition told her it was very likely Lu Xun.

Now, indeed.

Her intuition was proven correct.

It is indeed Lu Xun.

Thirty thousand... he couldn't possibly produce that much Dark Energy...

Fu Xue had greater suspicion.

Since she came into contact with Lu Xun, wherever Saint-rank pills appeared, there was always Lu Xun's figure.

Although it could be explained by Lu Xun wanting to buy Saint-rank pills.

But in Fu Xue's feeling, this explanation doesn't pass muster.

Fu Xue also remembers a certain little incident.

Back then, in order to become Lu Xun's mentor, she specifically went to the Divine Province Auction House, preparing to bid on a Saint-rank pill to give to Lu Xun.

That time, due to the secret realm assessment, many great families from the Capital City went.

Among them was the He family.

The He family wanted to let He Huan break through the Four Realms, so they wanted to bid on a fourth-grade Saint-rank Tranquil Spirit Pill.

They were about to buy it, but the seller directly said they wouldn't sell.

The He family had no choice, secretly had someone act as a proxy seller, but the seller saw through it.

The He family's plan thus came to nothing.

This little incident illustrates a point.

The seller was present at the time.

Moreover, the seller targeting the He family like this surely means they have a grudge.

Coincidentally, Fu Xue knows about the grudge between Lu Xun and the He family.

Isn't that a coincidence?

So Fu Xue suspects that the Saint-rank pills are inseparably linked to Lu Xun.

Saint-rank Longevity Pill... how could he have this set of Saint-rank Longevity Pill!

In the crowd, Li Chao, who was waiting to see Lu Xun's joke, had his face change dramatically.

Li Chao had come to Xuanji City a few days earlier.

At that auction, he also personally witnessed it in the crowd.

Back then, he and Liu Mei there sighed over Xuanji City's wealth, thirty thousand 【units】 of Dark Energy, saying they could just take it out.

But he never expected.

The one who bought this set of Saint-rank Longevity Pill was actually Lu Xun!

At this moment, Li Chao felt as if struck heavy, his face turned pale a bit.

How could it be him! Impossible! Impossible is him!

More devastated and desperate than Li Chao was Liu Mei.

She had finally found her inner balance point, thinking Lu Xun was living off Fu Yue's soft rice.

As a result, Lu Xun pulled this move.

Which soft-rice man could produce thirty thousand 【units】 of Dark Energy as a gift?

This isn't just thirty thousand units, but thirty thousand cubic Dark Energy, which is a full thirty billion units of Dark Energy.

If converted to Huaxia currency, that number is even more terrifying.

Not to mention Li Chao whom she relies on, even Li Chao's Seven Realms grandfather couldn't produce that much Dark Energy.

Lu Xun, however, produced it.

This made the heavily struck Liu Mei's vision go dark, her body swayed, and she almost fainted.

How could that be!

In the crowd, Wei Guangyao likewise felt it was unbelievable.

The Wei clan, entrenched in the northeastern region, utilized the deep mountains and old forests of the northeast to cultivate a large amount of spirit ginseng, thereby earning vast wealth.

This made the Wei clan wealthier than ordinary Seven Realms families.

Therefore, this time they publicly presented gifts in order to open the market of Xuanji City.

Those two stalks of spirit ginseng they presented are actually quite valuable; if sold, they could fetch over a thousand cubic units of Dark Energy.

But thirty thousand cubic units of Dark Energy is still an astronomical figure for the Wei clan.

How could Lu Xun possibly produce that!

Wei Guangyao refused to believe it.

Hiss~~ Junior, this is truly terrifying to the point of being deadly!

Jin Yuhua was likewise startled, sucking in a breath of cold air.

Thinking of all the heaven-defying deeds Lu Xun has performed since his rise, Jin Yuhua, though shocked, also felt it was somehow natural.

If not so,

then it wouldn't be Lu Xun.

As expected of my Fu clan's son-in-law, on his first visit he actually produced such a precious gift!

Yeah, I originally thought Lu Xun wasn't a match for our Fu clan in status, but now it seems not necessarily so; Lu Xun alone is equivalent to a wealthy noble house.

This way, the old master's lifespan can be extended again!

Good thing, this is a good thing!

The Fu clan members were extremely satisfied.

Lu Xun publicly presenting such a precious gift not only gave the Fu clan face, but also proved his own strength.

This caused many in the Fu clan to immediately acknowledge Lu Xun as their son-in-law.

Hahahaha, good, good, good!!

While many guests were all astonished by Lu Xun's grand gesture,

The happiest was none other than the Fu clan patriarch.

He couldn't help bursting into laughter, even saying 'good' three times!

This set of Saint-grade longevity elixirs, the patriarch naturally had heard of.

Not only had he heard of it, the patriarch also specially mentioned to Master Ge, hoping Master Ge would recommend the Saint-grade alchemist behind it.

He also wanted this set of Saint-grade longevity elixirs.

Master Ge knew the inside story, telling the patriarch not to rush, as there might be a surprise later.

Now,

The surprise has arrived!

The patriarch's lifespan is nearly exhausted, with less than a hundred years left.

As an Eighth Realm martial cultivator, under normal circumstances the patriarch's lifespan could reach over a thousand years.

Taking some longevity-extending pills and heavenly-earthly spiritual substances, there is a certain chance to break through two thousand years.

Even if not broken through, fifteen or sixteen hundred, or even seventeen or eighteen hundred years is no problem.

Today is the patriarch's two-hundredth birthday.

This two-hundred years is calculated according to Lan Xing time.

In fact, in the Earth Core Secret Realm, Old Master Fu has lived nearly eight hundred years.

But those eight hundred years in the outside world amount to less than eight years.

So, in fact, today should be Old Master Fu's thousandth birthday.

Thus calculated, Old Master Fu's lifespan still seems long; he should have several hundred years left to live.

The problem is,

Besides the hundredfold time flow speed, the Earth Core Secret Realm also causes extra loss to lifespan due to an incomplete evolution bug.

This loss is not counted as part of lifespan, yet it is truly existent.

This leads to cultivators who enter the Earth Core Secret Realm having lifespans much shorter than expected.

So, even though Old Master Fu has taken a large amount of longevity elixirs and spiritual treasures, he now has only a few decades left to live.

The worst part is, because he has consumed too many longevity elixirs and spiritual treasures, they now have almost no effect on him.

For example, the five-hundred-year supply of longevity peaches sent by the Wu family would easily add over a hundred years of lifespan for other cultivators.

For Old Master Fu, gaining even a single year of lifespan is already good.

Under these circumstances, the importance of this set of sixth-grade saint-tier longevity pills is self-evident.

Even if it only adds a few decades of lifespan, that would be tremendous.

This could allow Old Master Fu to live another hundred years or more.

With the changes in heaven and earth when Lan Xing ascends, in a hundred years it will surely be more prosperous, and one can reach the ancient route nodes where Dark Energy is more abundant and spiritual treasures more numerous.

By then, Old Master Fu will have more possibilities.

No wonder Old Master Fu is so happy.

"Xiao Xun, come, let me see the saint-tier longevity pill!"

After Old Master Fu laughed loudly, he boomed.

He wanted to personally examine the saint-tier longevity pill.

This was also a situation that had not occurred in the previous birthday gift segment.

Previously, for birthday gifts, Old Master Fu would have others accept them and never personally inspected them.

For someone of his caliber, what treasure has he not seen?

With Lu Xun, however, he opened a precedent.

Yes, Senior.

In front of everyone, Lu Xun's address to Old Master Fu reverted to 'Senior'.

This is Fu Yue's meaning, keeping the two's fake lover act within a certain range.

Soon, Lu Xun came before Old Master Fu, holding up with both hands the jade bottle containing the medicinal pill.

There were six jade bottles in total.

Each bottle held a Saint-grade Longevity Pill.

Together, they formed a complete set.

Old Master Fu flicked his finger, and the lids of the six jade bottles opened.

As the jade bottles opened, a refreshing fragrance burst out.

The fragrance was clear yet not faint, rich yet not cloying, like a spring breeze over spiritual fields, and like morning dew moistening all herbs.

Everyone in the hall unconsciously drew a deep breath, instantly feeling refreshed, their spiritual platforms as if bathed in sweet rain, and all their pores opened joyfully.

How fragrant!

Worthy of a Saint-grade pill, this medicine's fragrance is superb—I have never smelled such a clear, spiritual, translucent medicine aroma.

Many people exclaimed.

Old Master Fu reached out and grabbed; instantly, six crystal-clear pills flew up into midair.

Wow!

Color patterns! Truly Saint-grade pills!

Not just color patterns, they are clearly triple-layered, indeed the full set.

The fragrance lingers, the color is lustrous and formless—truly worthy of a Saint-grade pill master; how great it would be to become his disciple!

As the Saint-grade pills appeared, Lu Xun's gift was confirmed.

The guests present were in an unprecedented uproar.

Old Fu, you really have a fine grandson-in-law!

Old Yang Tou was dying of envy.

His grandson-in-law Zhong Da, although capable, pales in comparison to Lu Xun.

Not to mention talent and potential.

Just this one gift from Lu Xun outweighs all the gifts Zhong Da has given Old Yang Tou in his lifetime.

This is still Lu Xun's first visit.