Chapter 938: Nine Apertures

When the new item called the "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" appeared, it not only caught Li Luo's attention, but quite a few people in the second-floor hall also looked somewhat stunned, clearly having noticed the same thing.

The "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" is the highest-grade among Refined Gang Pills. Refining it would not only amplify one's gang qi by a greater amount, but it also wouldn't bring side effects from the impurities of the medicinal properties. Therefore, this item could be called the most sought-after cultivation pill for those at the Extreme Gang realm. However, pills of this grade were quite rare; even in the Golden Dragon Treasure Houses across Outer Shenzhou, one might sometimes wait several months without seeing a single one, and whenever it did appear, it would immediately be snapped up by some large faction.

Li Luo had long since reserved one "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" at the Dragon Fang Lineage. Although the chances of obtaining it were not small, it required waiting some time.

Li Luo didn't want to wait, but there was nothing he could do. The "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" was rare, and with so many vying for so little, the fact that he only had to wait a little was already due to his special status.

So seeing a "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" appear right before his eyes now naturally delighted Li Luo. This was truly a pillow arriving just as sleep did; if he could obtain this "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill," his gang qi would see a considerable boost, which would give him a bit more certainty for the upcoming trip to the "Spirit Phase Cave Heaven."

However, what struck Li Luo as slightly odd was that this "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" had no set starting price, which meant bidding for it would be a few degrees more troublesome.

But Li Luo still immediately entered his bid.

"Five million five hundred thousand."

Generally speaking, a Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill was worth around nine million, but prices here were on the high side, and under special circumstances would climb even higher, so Li Luo estimated that this Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill would be especially hard to grab.

Just as Li Luo expected, not long after he placed his bid, someone else also joined the auction, and within a short while the price had reached around six million five hundred thousand.

This fierce bidding drew even more attention from many on the second floor.

Qin Yi also lifted her exquisitely beautiful face, watching the numbers flickering on the light screen, a faint gleam in her eyes. She could naturally guess that Li Luo, currently at the Extreme Gang realm, needed this pill the most.

"Heh, that Li Luo wanting to obtain this 'Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill' right under our noses is a bit of wishful thinking." Zhao Zhao Jingyu let out a cold laugh, his gaze fixed maliciously on Li Luo's side. After what happened last time in the Xiling Dark Domain, he hated Li Luo to the bone, and now this "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" situation was a perfect opportunity for revenge.

No matter what, he wouldn't let Li Luo obtain this pill easily—at the very least, he'd have to make Li Luo bleed heavily.

So Zhao Zhao Jingyu immediately raised the price, and in an instant the Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill reached seven million five hundred thousand.

Li Luo's expression remained calm. He didn't even glance at Zhao Zhao Jingyu's side, and instead raised the bid by another one million, pushing it to eight million five hundred thousand.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu pressed aggressively, raising it all at once to ten million.

This price had already exceeded the normal price for a Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill. Li Luo thought it over, but didn't continue mindlessly bidding. Although he had drawn some of his stipend in advance from the Grand Manor Lord before coming out, and currently had several tens of millions in Sky Quantity Gold on him, Zhao Zhao Jingyu was clearly engaged in malicious bidding. If this continued, even if he managed to obtain the pill, it would cost him a considerable price.

"Why has Dragon Head Li Luo stopped bidding? Think it's not worth it?" Zhao Zhao Jingyu stepped forward two paces and asked with a sinister chuckle.

"If you want it, take it. Oh, your arm's been reattached again? Too bad it's not the original one." Li Luo glanced at him and said with concern.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's eyes instantly flared with rage, and he wanted to lash out, but somehow held himself back. He mocked, "A dignified Dragon Head, and yet so thrifty—is it because you got used to living in poverty back in that Outer Shenzhou kind of place?"

Faced with Zhao Zhao Jingyu's mockery, Li Luo showed no reaction. But Li Li Fengyi, who had been drawn over by the commotion, was furious upon hearing this, and immediately took out her bidding device and raised the price on the Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill.

Twelve million!

"Everything your Zhao Li Tianwang lineage does is always this petty and underhanded." Li Li Fengyi said coldly.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu grinned, and in one move raised the price to fourteen million. This price immediately caused quite a stir on the second floor; many who had originally been interested in the pill gave up one after another. The current situation was clearly a contest of pride between the two sides—it all depended on who had the deeper pockets.

Li Li Fengyi's face was icy as she was about to continue raising the price.

But Li Luo quickly stopped her. This kind of pointless contest of pride was truly unnecessary. Zhao Zhao Jingyu was waiting for Li Luo's side to drive the price up, and then he himself would choose to back out—after all, this Refined Gang Pill was of little use to him.

"Forget it, no need to spend that money. Let him have it for now. Once we get to the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven later, if we get the chance, we'll just go look for it inside his spatial sphere. He's a good person—remember last time? He snatched five Dragon Fangs at a high price, and in the end he gave them to us anyway." Li Luo advised.

Hmm?

The people nearby who heard this immediately stared at Li Luo with wide eyes. Earlier, when Li Luo faced Zhao Zhao Jingyu's aggressive pressure without paying him much attention, they had assumed Li Luo was soft-natured. But now, looking at it... this guy was ruthless.

Li Li Fengyi was both annoyed and amused, and obediently did not bid again, but she still said viciously to Zhao Zhao Jingyu: "If we meet inside the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, this time it won't just be your arm that's gone!"

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's face twitched, his eyes blazing with fury.

"What big talk."

But before Zhao Zhao Jingyu could speak, an indifferent voice had already rung out first. The next moment, A Heavy Blade shot suddenly through the air, wrapped in surging energy, producing a sonic boom as it hurtled viciously toward Li Li Fengyi.

Li Luo's brow furrowed slightly. He shifted half a step to the side, and within his body three phase palaces rumbled as phase power surged forth, condensing on his fist and transforming into dual-phase power.

Boom!

He threw a punch that collided with the heavy spear, and violent energy immediately erupted outward.

Li Luo's arm trembled as he felt an astonishingly tremendous force invade his body. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he directly channeled this force into the "Myriad Phase Dragon Fang Sword Array" within his body, grinding it away in an instant.

The heavy spear rebounded and shot back, landing on a staircase where a lean young man stood, his eyes radiating a vicious sharpness.

"You've got some skill, to actually take my spear." He stared at Li Luo and said flatly.

"Zhao Zhao Shenjiang!" Li Li Fengyi looked at this man, her beautiful face changing slightly.

Li Luo glanced at him and said, "Is everyone in the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage this lacking in manners?"

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang stood on the staircase, looking down at Li Luo, and said flatly, "Only the incompetent care about rules. Li Luo, you caused Zhao Jingyu to lose an arm inside the Xiling Dark Domain. If we meet inside the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, I won't let you walk out alive."

Li Luo nodded and sighed, "Last time Zhao Zhao Jingyu gave me five Dragon Fangs. Looks like this time you're planning to give me something too. Does your Zhao Li Tianwang lineage run a charity house or something?"

"Then you'd better catch it properly." In Zhao Zhao Shenjiang's indifferent voice, there was an undisguisable savagery.

"Also..."

He glanced at the "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" being auctioned on the light screen and said, "The bidding time is almost up."

Li Luo showed no reaction upon hearing this. Li Li Fengyi, however, was about to act again, but before she could raise the price, the number on the light screen suddenly skyrocketed to twenty million.

Gasp!

Sounds of astonishment rose from the second floor; many people's faces showed shock. For a Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill, this price was truly far too high.

Which big spender who doesn't treat money as money is this?

Li Luo was also stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Li Fengyi. Li Li Fengyi quickly shook her head and said, "It wasn't me."

Zhao Zhao Jingyu on the other side was also startled by this sudden price surge. A twenty-million Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill—even he was starting to feel the pinch, after all this would cost him half his fortune.

So after a slight hesitation, he didn't dare continue bidding. His goal was to prevent Li Luo from obtaining the pill, and looking at it that way, he had already achieved his objective.

"Li Luo, aren't you going to fight for it? We're entering the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven tomorrow—this is the perfect chance to boost your strength." Zhao Zhao Jingyu taunted Li Luo with a forced, insincere smile.

Li Luo ignored him. So after waiting a while, the Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill's auction concluded smoothly, and its final price of a whopping twenty million made many of the wealthy prodigies present click their tongues in amazement.

Such a spendthrift was truly a rare sight.

Li Luo sighed as well, then was about to continue browsing the other items for sale. However, just at that moment, a woman holding a jade box walked directly toward him.

The jade box was open, and the pill inside it—with its nine apertures—held the passing gazes of everyone who looked.

Everyone recognized it at a glance: this was indeed the "Nine Aperture Refined Gang Pill" that had been auctioned earlier.

The many startled, doubtful gazes of Qin Yi, Zhao Zhao Jingyu, Zhao Divine General, and others also turned over at this moment.

The woman came before Li Luo, and under his puzzled gaze, presented the jade box with both hands.

"This is?" Li Luo frowned slightly and asked.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the woman's calm voice rang out in response.

"Li Luo, Dragon Head — a friend of old sends this gift; do not refuse."