Chapter 667: He Will Not Rule Over the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong

More importantly,

Blazing Sun Copper wasn't like spirit fruits with restrictions on what could be exchanged—spirit stones, heaven and earth treasures, magic treasures—anything of value would do.

This meant that every cultivator could bid, and had a chance of obtaining it!

All the Jin Dan cultivators in the underground auction grew restless.

"I'll bid five thousand upper-grade spirit stones!"

Before Long Nianzhi could even call out the starting price, a peak Jin Dan cultivator roared out.

The surrounding Jin Dan cultivators were shaken.

"Boom!"

At the same time, cultivators like Iron Sword Guo Kai had subtle shifts in expression, received some kind of message, and likewise left the place.

Completely useless.

Below, a big man in a blue robe stared with burning eyes, sweeping his gaze—full of killing intent—across the surroundings: "Of course, I'm not trying to threaten anyone. I know the rules of the Nine Harmony Merchant Guild—I simply wish to make friends with all of you fellow Daoists."

This kind of tracking spell was extremely concealed as far as Jin Dan cultivators went, but against the Nine Harmony Merchant Guild, which was experienced and very likely backed by Nascent Soul-level formations, it amounted to nothing.

"Nine Harmony Merchant Guild…"

Long Nianzhi reluctantly brought down the wooden hammer, a respectful smile on his face: "Would you like to settle the spirit stones now or later? Either is fine."

Nine Harmony Merchant Guild's Jin Dan Long Nianzhi ignored Iron Sword Guo Kai's fearsome reputation, his voice slowly drawn out, unwilling to bring down the deal-closing wooden hammer for a long time.

"He…"

For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.

An ordinary Jin Dan cultivator's total wealth was only equivalent to a few million low-grade spirit stones—of course, calculated in third-tier heaven and earth treasures.

Fufeng True Person did not bid.

……

"Although they're shady, they do have a bottom line. When it comes to credibility, they can be trusted."

"I've heard that Blazing Sun Copper cannot be comprehended in closed-door cultivation—one must attain enlightenment through slaughter."

"Seven thousand upper-grade spirit stones…"

Jiang Ding swept his divine sense across, stored the jade box away, without any delay, activated the Fa Li Yin mark on the invitation, layers of teleportation light enveloped him, and his figure vanished.

Jiang Ding rose and said lightly.

He glanced once more at the auctioneer Long Nianzhi on the stone platform.

Only peak Jin Dan cultivators who had reached the apex and currently had no cultivation needs could afford such a price.

He spoke word by word, each syllable ringing out clear and forceful.

As for intimidation—that was pure wishful thinking.

"Any more…"

"Not bad."

He carefully watched every Jin Dan cultivator who placed a bid, committing them to memory, recalling information about their origins, factions, and strength, but none of them matched up.

"Nineteen thousand upper-grade spirit stones."

Iron Sword True Person Guo Kai flew into a violent rage, the killing aura about his body surging forth like a tide.

Blood Bone True Person's expression was cold and indifferent.

Blood Bone True Person said lightly.

Like a gentle breeze crashing against a mountain ridge.

"I, ad-mit, de-fe-at."

Now, the moment he made a move, it was the equivalent of ten Jin Dan cultivators' entire wealth.

Jiang Ding said nothing and tossed over a storage bag.

In the Cultivation World, no one simply hoarded spirit stones and heaven and earth treasures, saving them up as loot chests for future enemies—whatever one had was used immediately, converted into one's own cultivation and strength.

"Now."

Fufeng True Person smiled for no apparent reason.

"Hehe!"

Fufeng True Person's pupils contracted. Instinctively, he activated his breath-concealing secret art, tightly shielding his own aura, even shifting his gaze far away. His consciousness sea was calm as a lake, his heart beating at an extremely slow rhythm, like dead wood and rotten stone.

"This fellow Daoist bids nineteen thousand upper-grade spirit stones once—any fellow Daoist care to raise the bid?"

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Seeing this, Fufeng True Person shook his head slightly in his heart: "As expected of a hastily assembled merchant guild with chaotic internal shareholders—quite the nouveau riche style, not very particular in how they do things, only caring about short-term massive profits. In this regard, they're far inferior to the Spirit Treasure Merchant Guild."

The surrounding Jin Dan cultivators revealed looks of fear.

"Nineteen thousand upper-grade spirit stones once!"

Naturally, the peak Jin Dan cultivators would not back down—with their lifespans already gone, what was there to fear?

But among early, mid, and late Jin Dan cultivators, those with substantial wealth secretly felt dread, extinguished their thoughts of competing, thinking to themselves they'd wait until their cultivation advanced further next time before competing again.

Many people wore thoughtful expressions, a chill running through their hearts.

Outside Great Sun Sword City, it was said that in recent years, in order to accumulate wealth, he had madly plundered passing cultivators—every cultivator who saw him died, not a single survivor, his fearsome reputation towering.

Unexpectedly, after all this, the wild rage on Iron Sword True Person's face receded.

This person's strength was almost second only to the core disciples of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong. He didn't even take the inner elders of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong seriously, defeating them with a casual strike.

"Eighteen thousand upper-grade spirit stones once, eighteen thousand upper-grade twice…"

Unfortunately, below was a sea of people. After waiting a long time, still no one bid, and the time limit set by the merchant guild was reached.

"Nine thousand upper-grade spirit stones…"

Every one of them had reddened eyes, sold off everything they had, caring nothing for how their disciples and grandchildren would live in the future, recklessly desperate to seize the opportunity to comprehend sword intent.

"Sword intent, triggered by external objects, has limited prospects."

"Th... three..."

True Person Fufeng said curiously, "Dao Brother having sword intent of his own is one thing, but subordinates, family juniors, and the like need it too. It would make an excellent gift."

"Honored guests, I am Iron Sword Guo Kai, with twenty-seven consecutive victories on the Dueling Sword Platform."

He calmed himself, cupped his hands, and said, "Dao Friend's financial resources are formidable; I cannot compare."

"Indeed."

"How dare you!"

Jiang Ding smiled and did not respond to Iron Sword Guo Kai's salute.

A wisp of divine sense, extremely well concealed, unknowingly attached itself to the hem of his clothes.

"This is a treasure that can aid one in comprehending sword intent. Is Dao Brother not interested?"

"If I had a friend with deep pockets, I would also—"

"Interesting."

On the stone platform, the peak Jin Dan cultivator Long Nianzhi of the Nine Harmony Merchant Association shouted twice with reluctance on his face.

This person was quite renowned within Great Sun Sword City; his iron sword loved to smash straight through cultivators' shields and pound them into mincemeat—and that was on the Dueling Sword Platform.

The price climbed steadily, and soon, loose-cultivator-origin cultivators were eliminated entirely, leaving only Jin Dan cultivators backed by powerful factions to compete.

"The Blazing Sun Copper that can aid in comprehending sword intent shall belong to this Dao Friend."

Long Nianzhi said nothing, did not stop it, did not offer a warning, as if he had noticed nothing at all.

Soon, another peak Jin Dan cultivator flashed a fierce look and bid again; from the look of it, he had pawned off his life-preserving dharma treasure.

Auctioneer Long Nianzhi did his utmost to stir up the crowd below.

Iron Sword Guo Kai!

"Honored guests, please look—this is a treasure that can aid one in comprehending sword intent. Once sword intent is comprehended, advancing to the Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun realm in the future is not impossible!"

Jiang Ding glanced at him.

In an instant,

God knows how many Jin Dan cultivators' gazes gathered here. Beneath the convergence of greedy, scorching divine-sense gazes, the surrounding temperature rose sharply; were an ordinary mortal here, they might instantly turn into a lump of charcoal.

People from the Nine Harmony Merchant Association examined it for a while, then sent someone to deliver the jade box containing the Blazing Sun before him, opening it for the customer to inspect.

That is the price of fifty million low-grade spirit stones.

This person was attempting to intimidate his opponents in one fell swoop and seize the opportunity to comprehend sword intent and enter the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong.

A fierce glint flashed and vanished in the eyes of True Person Iron Sword Guo Kai. He cupped his hands once more, sat down, and silently stroked the iron sword in his hand.

"This is really..."

"Excellent—the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong and he will not join forces, and the Great Love Royal City will not fall in the short term."

(End of this chapter)