Chapter 789

Several Jin Dan experts carried a cloud bed, flying down to the center of the auction hall.

This cloud bed was enormous, towering a hundred zhang high, like a bed fit for a giant, forged entirely from mysterious crystal stone, covered in red cloth—yet Fang Yu could see through the cloth what lay beneath.

It was a fragment of a Dao instrument.

A fragment of a Dao instrument counts as something valuable; virtually all materials capable of being refined into a Dao instrument are exceptional. If one possesses a Top-Grade Treasure, one can purchase such fragments and refine them into the Treasure, elevating it to a Lower-Grade Dao instrument.

Some 10th Stage of Divine Abilities cultivators enjoy accumulating Dao instrument fragments, asking their sect's Elders to help upgrade their Top-Grade Treasures—effectively gaining another Eternal Giant.

"This is a fragment of a Lower-Grade Dao instrument. Starting bid: five thousand Pure Yang Pills. Each subsequent bid must be no less than one hundred Pure Yang Pills!"

Voices rang out across the auction hall as the Jin Dan experts lifted the red cloth off the cloud bed, revealing a fragment of a Dao instrument.

The fragment was entirely jagged, shaped like a disc, incredibly hard, with countless runes flickering within—it was composed of Tianjing Stone.

In the universe, there are many true qi materials, among which four rare stones hold the highest value: one is called Tianjing Stone, immensely durable; if such Tianjing Stone is forged into a Top-Grade Treasure or Dao instrument, the artifact's hardness increases dramatically, rendering it indestructible.

Another rare stone is called Wushizhi Stone, also an excellent material for forging artifacts.

In addition, there are Life Stone and Soul Stone—such rare stones greatly benefit a cultivator's cultivation base; if one obtains even a fragment of Life Stone or Soul Stone, the chance of breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm increases severalfold, and after ascending to the Longevity Secret Realm, one's magic power becomes immense, and one's lifespan far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Tianjing Stone, Wushizhi Stone, Life Stone, and Soul Stone are known as the Four Rare Stones.

Now, since this broken Dao instrument contained Tianjing Stone, it immediately drew the attention of many.

Many began whispering, preparing to bid.

"Ten thousand."

Fang Yu directly raised the bid by five thousand, doubling the price—this was experience he'd gained from attending several auctions: raise the bid sharply, crush opponents with price, and force some to abandon outright.

"What? Raise by five thousand at once? Who is this man? How incredibly wealthy—but to draw such attention, he'll surely die soon!"

"No doubt some second-generation scion, fooled by Feng Yaoguang into this folly. Wealth must not be flaunted—he just raised five thousand, he's finished, utterly finished. I guarantee this man won't live three days—he'll be killed outright! To be so arrogant on the Chaotic Continent, even if he buys the treasure, he won't live to claim it."

"Wuxiang the Ancestor has long coveted Feng Yaoguang, intending to take her as a concubine. This fool dares to step forward—he's dead."

Many cultivators whispered among themselves.

Yet Fang Yu's sudden bid did indeed cause many would-be bidders to fall silent.

Five thousand Pure Yang Pills is no small sum—for a lone cultivator, it would take years to accumulate. But now Fang Yu had raised it by another five thousand; ordinary lone cultivators dared not compete with him.

"Twenty thousand! Bring it to me!"

At that moment, from a higher floor, a voice boomed like thunder, descending in waves—a mental projection slammed directly toward Fang Yu.

Fang Yu's expression remained calm; he casually swallowed the probing mental force, then turned his gaze upward, seeing a middle-aged man with long, elegant eyebrows and three flowing beards, like a dashing scholar of the mortal world, holding a fan in hand.

This middle-aged man's cultivation base had reached the Longevity Secret Realm, but he had not attained the Immortal Body realm—only the Wan Shou realm.

"Hmm?"

Seeing his mental probe instantly swallowed, the middle-aged man snorted in displeasure, but then shifted tone to speak to Feng Yaoguang: "Feng Yaoguang, I know you wish to acquire Dao instrument fragments and capture the Soul-Eating Holy Beast to forge the Ninefold Soul-Returning Pill and reach the Longevity Secret Realm—but this is exceedingly difficult. How could you, at the Divine Ability Secret Realm, possibly capture the Soul-Eating Holy Beast? Better marry me, old ancestor. I can give you everything. How many Dao instrument fragments do you want? I can get them. You want the Soul-Eating Holy Beast? I'll capture it for you. What do you say?"

This voice rolled through the hall.

"This is Wuxiang the Ancestor of the Wuxiang Sect—a once-ancient giant who has coveted me for a long time," Feng Yaoguang said calmly to Fang Yu.

"No matter. He will die today—right now. He will soon surrender everything he has. Dao instrument fragments? Not enough. Everything he owns must be surrendered!"

Fang Yu sat in the hall, moved slightly—as if he hadn't moved at all.

Yet within the high-rise building, Wuxiang the Ancestor, that once-ancient giant who had cultivated to the Wan Shou realm, suffered a cataclysmic strike from the power of Ten Ancient Heavenly Dragons in a fraction of a moment—this terrifying force descended upon his body, reducing him to a bloody pulp.

Then, that bloody pulp appeared before Fang Yu, before Fang Qingxue, Feng Yaoguang, and Fang Han.

This once-boastful once-ancient giant, who had just declared his intent to take Feng Yaoguang as a concubine, had no chance to react—he was slain on the spot by Fang Yu.

This ancient giant, who had just been spouting wild boasts and clamoring to take Feng Yaoguang as his concubine, had no power to react at all and was cut down on the spot by Fang Yu.

"What?"