Chapter 301: The Little Immortal Meng Shaobai of Yuhua Sect

Fang Yu finally developed some interest in this auction; after all, since his Five Elements had reached perfection, ordinary Five Elements treasures no longer caught his eye, though he still found other treasures intriguing.

The Yellow Great World holds countless ancient caverns and many fragments of magic treasures depleted of spiritual energy; if he could find even one, his cultivation base would surge forward.

But today, it seemed he lacked this kind of fortune—he could only rely on his strength.

A Kunpeng egg is a valuable item; in the hands of certain people, it would be extremely useful. If Fang Yu remembered correctly, if a Kunpeng egg were refined using a special method, it could be used to cultivate a supreme and invincible Dao of the demonic path: the Great Devouring Art.

So Fang Yu was deeply interested.

He was currently at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm, and possessed only two Dao-level abilities: the Great Five Elements Art and the Great Cutting Art; if he could acquire another Dao—the Great Devouring Art—after entering the 6th Stage of Divine Abilities and the Return to Oneness Realm, he would have a far greater chance of reaching the Longevity Secret Realm.

At that moment, an intensely bright red light descended behind the central auction stage, revealing a cultivator clad in a red robe, nine feet tall, with crimson hands—he was a Golden Core expert.

"Chi Shou Xian? He's joined the Tian Dao Pavilion?"

Lianyun Xianzi's face showed surprise.

This red-robed Golden Core expert had previously been a famed Golden Core hermit, cultivating alone, yet had gained extraordinary blessings and immortal fortune, reaching the Golden Core Realm; he had always been solitary, yet now had joined the Tian Dao Pavilion.

Fang Yu knew this man; among the many worlds of the Yuhua Sect, records listed notable hermits—including Chi Shou Xian, whose Golden Core contained over twenty different Divine Abilities.

To reach the Golden Core Realm with over twenty Divine Abilities was truly remarkable; if Fang Yu were to break through to the Return to Oneness Realm and then attain the Golden Core Realm with his current power, he would possess very few Divine Abilities.

Only two Great Dao Arts: the Great Five Elements Art and the Great Severing Art; as for Supreme Divine Abilities, the Haotian True Fire was one, the Six Divine Treasures Art and the Caozi Sword Art could also be counted as one, and perhaps the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art could be classified as a Great Dao.

But regardless of how one counted, the total number of Supreme Divine Abilities was only six.

As for ordinary Divine Abilities—the Eight Great Abilities of the Yuhua Sect, the myriad Treasure Arts of the Perfect World—he did indeed possess dozens, enough to fill the count, such as the Luanniao Clan's Treasure Art, the Tun Tian Que Treasure Art, the Qiong Qi Treasure Art, totaling over thirty; yet these were merely fillers, sounding impressive on the surface.

To truly strengthen his power and become invincible within his own realm, he must cultivate Supreme Divine Abilities.

Just as Fang Yu was pondering this, Chi Shou Xian's voice rang out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next treasure we shall auction is the egg of an ancient mythical beast."

Chi Shou Xian spoke loudly, seized the brocade of Magic Artifact grade, and yanked it sharply—the giant egg was revealed.

Instantly, an astonishing vitality erupted; everyone felt as if a colossal ancient mythical beast had appeared in their spirits, pressing down upon them with overwhelming force.

This colossal beast stood with one foot on heaven and one on earth, radiating boundless majesty, causing every cultivator seated below the VIP chambers to display expressions of utter shock.

"Ah, such immense vitality!"

"This egg's vitality is astonishing—even dragon eggs can't be this strong!"

"Bluffing! Have you ever seen a dragon egg? There are indeed many creatures like jiaolongs in this world, but where have you seen a celestial dragon? They went extinct in the ancient era."

"You don't know then—I once had the fortune to visit the number one sect in the world, Paitaiyi Sect; there, I heard their disciples speak of dragon eggs, rumored to be hatching a celestial dragon—the ancient celestial dragon!"

"The Exalted Linglong Sacred Ground also has divine phoenix eggs, and even reportedly one ancient phoenix."

"An ancient phoenix? That's equivalent to a Longevity Secret Realm giant."

Suddenly, everyone was buzzing, all directing their spiritual senses toward the egg.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must all wonder what kind of egg this is, possessing such immense vitality."

Chi Shou Xian gazed at the giant egg, a hint of envy appearing on his face. "This egg is a Kunpeng egg."

"An ancient Kunpeng?!"

"This is a legendary sacred beast—it can transform into a fish or a bird; as a fish, it equals a continent-sized expanse of ocean; as a bird, its wings flap and it flies ninety thousand li. Legends say ancient greats built palaces upon the Kunpeng's back and roamed the cosmos."

"This is truly a Kunpeng egg? How could a Kunpeng egg be put up for sale? If it were real, it would long ago have been taken by a Longevity Secret Realm eternal giant for hatching."

"Not necessarily; hatching a sacred beast like the Kunpeng is incredibly difficult, and even if hatched, how long would it take to grow? It may require tens of thousands—even hundreds of thousands—of years, yet humans who haven't entered the Longevity Secret Realm live no more than ten thousand years; even Longevity Secret Realm giants would find it difficult to raise it, consuming vast resources."

Several experts were discussing this.

A Kunpeng egg was indeed like this: first, the hatching problem; second, the growth problem after hatching—if it took tens of thousands of years to mature, it seemed useless.

Of course, this Kunpeng egg was not entirely useless; even without hatching it, one could use its vast vitality to forge magic treasures or cultivate certain arts.

Or one could directly use it as medicine, refining it into an elixir—also a fine choice.

"This giant egg was discovered by a Longevity Secret Realm giant while roaming the stars, inside a celestial body; there were three in total. He fought a great battle with two demon gods and obtained this Kunpeng egg, while the other two demon gods each took one. This giant urgently needed treasures from our Tian Dao Pavilion, so he exchanged this egg for them; though difficult to hatch, it remains excellent for refining ancient elixirs or forging magic treasures."

Chi Shou Xian spoke fluently. "Starting bid: thirty million. Each raise must be no less than one million."

Chi Shou Xian's voice echoed again through the hall.

Instantly, many experts fell silent, staring at the giant egg and swallowing hard.

What did thirty million mean? This price was simply too high.

A typical Heavenly Man Realm expert, saving for a hundred years, might accumulate one million White Yang Pills.

As for experts below the Heavenly Man Realm in the Divine Ability Secret Realm, their entire fortune amounted to only tens of thousands of pills.

Thirty million could buy a medium-sized Xiandao Sect Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, will you bid on this Kunpeng egg? If you lack funds, the Exquisite Linglong Pagoda can assist you."

Lianyun Xianzi, hearing the thirty-million price, was stunned; she herself had no thirty million White Yang Pills, but the Exalted Linglong Pagoda did.

If Fellow Daoist Fang Yu wished it, she would gladly lend him a hand.

"Very well, please bid for me and secure this Kunpeng egg."

Fang Yu nodded.

He currently had no thirty million assets, but selling his Five Elements Sacred Beasts would surely yield them—though they had not yet been sold.

His current assets amounted to only 3.5 million; this sum had once been sufficient, but now it was utterly inadequate.

"Then I shall bid for you."

Lianyun Xianzi's voice then rang out in the auction hall.

"Thirty-one million."

"Hmm. That voice is Lianyun Xianzi of the Exalted Linglong Sacred Ground—does her Sacred Ground also want this Kunpeng egg?"

In one VIP chamber, the Jiankuang Elder of the Sun-Moon Sword Sect frowned; he had intended to bid thirty-two million, but upon hearing Lianyun Xianzi's voice, recognized it and slightly narrowed his eyes.

"Thirty-two million."

Just as Sword Mad Elder frowned, another burly man in a VIP room to the west called out a number directly.

When Fang Yu's perception swept over, he discovered that this was an expert at the 7th Stage of Divine Abilities of the Golden Core Realm.

"Thirty-six million!"

Fang Yu then saw an eerie man in a black robe holding a scepter; this man seemed to be a Great Heavenly Demon King, and had actually reached the human realm, calling out a bid here.

"Forty million."

Another voice, a very clear and crisp young boy's voice, rang out.

This boy seemed to be thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed all in white, his expression calm, but his bone structure was extremely fine, as if all the spiritual elegance between heaven and earth had gathered upon him.

His aura faintly carried the flavor of a vast starry sky.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, the young genius of your Menyuhua Sect, Meng Shaobai, has actually come here too."

Lotus Cloud Fairy seemed to know Meng Shaobai as well, and spoke up at this moment.

"What a coincidence indeed…"