Chapter 80: Buy! Buy! Buy!

Indeed, I've struck it rich.

Finally, after all the medicinal pills were auctioned, Lu Xun calculated that this batch of Dark Energy sold amounted to over twenty million units!

Even after deducting the Divine Prefecture Auction House's handling fee, there were still nearly twenty million units left.

That's nearly twenty cubic units of Dark Energy.

This auction indeed maximized the profits of the Saint-grade medicinal pills.

Without the auction, it would be impossible to sell at such a high price.

Miss Xie.

At that moment, a person suddenly stood up.

President Lu, what advice do you have?

The auctioneer was a strikingly beautiful woman.

In fact, she is the person in charge of the Divine Prefecture Auction House, named Xie Yuyan; this auction was too important, so she came personally to preside.

I am willing to offer one million units of Dark Energy, only asking that the consignor of this auction appear and meet us.

President Lu said.

He is the president of the Capital City Alchemists' Association and himself a highly skilled alchemist capable of refining pills of sixth grade or higher.

However, he cannot refine Saint-grade pills, not even first- or second-grade Saint-grade.

Our Jia Clan Group is also willing to offer one million units of Dark Energy, requesting that the consignor show themselves to meet us.

The head of the Jia family likewise stood up and spoke loudly.

Our Juxin Group, we'll add another million!

Another person stood up.

Juxin Group!

This is also an alchemists' consortium; domestically it is not as large as the Jia Clan Group, but their business in surrounding other countries is very extensive.

In fact, they follow a low-price, low-end route, targeting more ordinary cultivators rather than geniuses.

Therefore, you cannot see their shops on Qingbei Street.

However, in recent years, the Juxin Group has also been trying the high-end route; this batch of super-grade pills is undoubtedly seen by them as a breakthrough.

Wow, just showing up gets you three million units of Dark Energy.

Alchemists really make money.

This is Saint-grade pill after all; only a Saint-grade alchemist can refine it, and likely he's the only one in the world—three million for a meeting is nothing.

In the auction hall, some discussion voices rose.

Three million units of Dark Energy is not a small amount even for a great clan.

Three people each contributing one million units of Dark Energy just to meet—such a thing is extremely rare across the entire Lan Xing.

Boss, are you going out?

Backstage at the auction, Bai Ling asked curiously.

Three million units of Dark Energy.

Even though she is a Heaven-grade alchemist, earning that much Dark Energy would still take considerable time.

Now just showing up yields that much Dark Energy.

In Bai Ling's view, it's very worthwhile.

Lu Xun pondered for a moment, then looked at Bai Ling: 'How about you go out?'

He doesn't intend to show himself now; doing so would scare people, and attracting attention is certain.

Bai Ling is a shield Lu Xun had prepared long ago.

I still can't refine Saint-grade pills, so I'd rather not, boss.

Bai Ling shook her head.

She worries about giving herself away.

Then hurry up and refine it; with your ability, it won't take long. When the time comes, let the Jia family see just how capable you are!

Lu Xun encouraged.

Mm!

Bai Ling nodded heavily.

In the end, the people inside the auction hall never waited for the consignor to appear.

As expected of a Saint-grade alchemist, not even three million units of Dark Energy could move them.

The other party is surely a hidden big shot, unwilling to show themselves.

Perhaps they never came at all, just placing the pills here for auction.

Everyone speculated wildly.

Mr. Lu, this auction sold a total of twenty-four million units of Dark Energy; after deducting a 10% handling fee and a 5% tax, there remain twenty million forty thousand units, all transferred to your card.

Only a 10% handling fee?

Yes, Mr. Lu, this is a preferential rate I specially applied for you.

Then thank you, Miss Xie.

More than an hour later, backstage at the auction, Xie Yuyan and Lu Xun completed the settlement.

After subtracting the handling fee and tax, Lu Xun still had just over twenty million units of Dark Energy.

In total, that equals twenty cubic units of Dark Energy.

Converted to cubic meters, over twenty cubic meters of Dark Energy is worth more than twenty billion Huaxia yuan.

Such a vast amount of Dark Energy, even a family like the Murongs, who possess a Fourth Realm Grandmaster, would have to melt down their pots and sell their iron to produce it—and even then they might not manage.

This time, Lu Xun really made a killing.

Just this one move, he achieved a class leap in wealth, completing an accumulation that many prominent families would need several generations to accomplish.

Lu Xun instantly became rich.

It's even stronger than before when he defeated He Qiang.

Back when he defeated He Qiang, it was just one cubic unit of Dark Energy.

Now he actually has 20 cubic units.

This is not the same order of magnitude.

From now on, Lu Xun can also say he belongs to a wealthy aristocratic family.

What should one do after becoming rich?

Of course, buy!

Over the next few days, Lu Xun launched a buying spree.

He first bought a Heaven-tier alchemy furnace, called the Heaven-Earth Eight Trigrams Furnace, costing over a million units of Dark Energy.

This price is considered expensive even among Heaven-tier alchemy furnaces; the advantage is it can refine any pill, regardless of attribute or grade.

Then, Lu Xun replaced all his equipment.

First he bought himself a flowing-light treasure robe that needs no washing, stays fresh, and has decent defensive power.

Then came weapons.

Then weapon grading gets complicated.

Martial cultivators have their own ranking standard; immortal cultivators' weapons are called magic treasures, and they also have a standard.

Lu Xun first bought a fourth-grade Heaven-tier longsword, which is used by martial cultivators.

Then he bought a whole set of flying swords, which immortal cultivators use, of upper-grade spiritual artifact quality.

Immortal cultivators' magic treasures are graded as magic artifact, spiritual artifact, treasure artifact, and Dao artifact.

For immortal cultivators up to the fourth realm, a magic artifact is already sufficient.

Lu Xun, now wealthy, directly went for a higher spiritual-artifact grade, namely upper-grade spiritual artifact.

After buying the flying swords, Lu Xun also bought several magic treasures for defense.

Martial cultivators actually don't emphasize defense much; their bodies are strong, they are fast, and their reactions are quick—carrying a shield or the like would actually hinder combat effectiveness.

So martial cultivators mostly wear armor.

Immortal cultivators, however, must have defense, because their bodies are relatively weak; without defensive means, they are easily taken down.

After buying his own gear, Lu Xun also bought some weapons and armor for Chu Youqing and Murong Wan each.

"Has this already used up more than half?"

When everything was bought, Lu Xun discovered that he had actually spent more than half of his Dark Energy.

"Really expensive."

The main reason is that good weapons are actually far more expensive than pills.

Pills are consumables, whereas weapons can be used continuously.

"Wow, Lu Xun, where did you buy such fine flying swords and the Crimson Armor Shield? That must cost a lot, right?"

At the Clear Void Academy, when Lu Xun gave the magic treasure to Chu Youqing, she was quite surprised.

With her eyesight, she could tell at a glance that both items were extraordinary.

Especially the Crimson Armor Shield, which is palm-sized; once activated with spiritual power, it forms a ring of crimson armor surrounded by flames around its vicinity.

This crimson armor is fire-attributed; while defending, it also has a certain offensive effect, scorching any enemy that draws near.

It happens to match Chu Youqing perfectly.

One can imagine how expensive it must be.

In Chu Youqing's household, no one uses a treasure of this grade.

"Fortunately, Teacher Fei has connections and gave me a discount."

Lu Xun didn't mention the grade of the flying swords and the Crimson Armor Shield, lest Chu Youqing refuse to accept them.

"Alright, I'll note it down first."

Chu Youqing took out a little notebook and wrote it down.

After sending the items to Chu Youqing, Lu Xun then tried to contact Murong Wan, but she didn't answer the phone or reply to messages.

From this, it seems she is in secluded cultivation.

"Let's give it to her later."

Since that's the case, then giving it to Murong Wan later is not too late.

Her being in seclusion is a good thing.

Murong Wan has already reached the ninth layer of the Qi Sea and is about to break through to the tenth layer.

Once she breaks through to the tenth layer of the Qi Sea, she can assault the Third Realm.

With the prowess of her Linglong Treasure Body, the Third Realm is easily within her grasp.

By then, Lu Xun's cultivation level can be wildly pushed upward.