Chapter 150: Hook Spirit Flower

"Brother Zhang! Do you understand the art of alchemy?"

Zhuge Qing looked at Zhang Nuo with a blank expression. At this moment, she did not know what to feel; the youth before her did things far beyond her expectations.

"I don't!"

The young girl completely broke down. She really wanted to rush up and ask Zhang Nuo properly: since you don't even understand alchemy, then why are you buying the 'Hook Spirit Flower'? But she held back. She understood in her heart that even if she asked, the other party would not say.

At this time, the price of the 'Hook Spirit Flower' had already soared from forty thousand Spirit Stones all the way to eighty thousand Spirit Stones. The young girl really felt a bit of heartache! She suspected that Zhang Nuo was playing with her.

"One hundred thousand!"

Just as Zhuge Qing was struggling internally, a bidding voice suddenly came from the public seating area below. To the young girl, this voice was no less than a bolt from the blue. Who was so shameless to suddenly raise the price by twenty thousand?

Looking down at the person who made the bid, the young girl's expression changed. All her previous suspicions about Zhang Nuo vanished, because the person who shouted the price of one hundred thousand was actually Gu Yu? She understood in her heart that Gu Yu also knew nothing about alchemy, so what use did he have for buying the 'Hook Spirit Flower'?

Turning her head to look at Zhang Nuo in surprise, she saw that Zhang Nuo was also very surprised at this moment. He was looking down at Gu Yu below, with an extremely puzzled expression on his face.

He wanted to buy the 'Hook Spirit Flower' entirely because of Chunyangzi. Just when the old man in the auction house called out the name of the 'Hook Spirit Flower', Chunyangzi inside the Sword Box said to Zhang Nuo:

"Kid, do you want to open the Third Divine Sea when you reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage!"

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Nuo's heart skipped several beats. The temptation of the Third Divine Sea was too great for him. Now, the Double Spirit Sea had already let him taste the sweetness; if he possessed three Divine Seas at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, wouldn't his Spirit Power reserves be comparable to a Golden Core stage cultivator?

Normally speaking, an average cultivator only has a chance to open a second 'Divine Sea' upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but this chance is not guaranteed; there is a certain probability of success. By the time one reaches the Golden Core stage, the second 'Divine Sea' is certain to be opened.

Zhang Nuo had already opened his second Divine Sea just as he reached Foundation Establishment. In this way, he had the possibility of opening a third Divine Sea when he reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, though Zhang Nuo did not believe he would be that lucky.

But Chunyangzi's words raised a glimmer of hope in his heart! Since there was a chance, he would not let it go!

"I know of a type of Pill that can increase the probability of opening a Divine Sea at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. However, this Pill is only aimed at opening a second Divine Sea; I don't have much certainty for someone like you who is opening a third Divine Sea! And among the materials for refining this Pill, there is the 'Hook Spirit Flower'!"

After listening to Chunyangzi's words, Zhang Nuo then asked Zhuge Qing to help buy the 'Hook Spirit Flower'. But he never expected that Gu Yu would also want to buy this flower at this time. Could it be that he also wanted to refine the Spiritual Medicine to open the Divine Sea?

However, Zhang Nuo thought about it again; it was unlikely! According to what Chunyangzi said, this Pill for opening the Divine Sea was something he knew from his time in the Immortal World; it was impossible for anyone in the Human Realm to know the refining method for this kind of Pill!

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

Zhuge Qing's voice suddenly rang out. Previously, she had not yet made up her mind to help Zhang Nuo buy the 'Hook Spirit Flower', but seeing that Gu Yu also wanted to buy it, she hardened her heart and made up her mind: she would rather buy this flower back for Zhang Nuo than let Gu Yu take it away.

Although she did not know what Gu Yu wanted to do, it certainly wouldn't be anything good! Furthermore, the young girl still held a grudge over everything Gu Yu had done to them yesterday. Even if it was just to win that argument from yesterday, she had to hold out against Gu Yu to the end!

The old man surnamed Du standing in the auction house revealed a brilliant smile on his face again at this moment. A single 'Hook Spirit Flower' had already been bid up to a price of one hundred and twenty thousand, which far exceeded the normal value of the Spiritual Medicine.

Gu Yu, who was in the public seating area, looked up at the private room above, but he had no way to see through the Restriction on the light screen! He could only grit his teeth hatefully and shout loudly:

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

The 'Hook Spirit Flower' was a very rare medicinal material, belonging to the kind that has a price but no market. Gu Yu seemed to be in urgent need of it now; he added thirty thousand Spirit Stones as soon as he spoke, looking like he was determined to get it!

"One hundred and eighty thousand!"

Zhuge Qing did not lose to him at all when she opened her mouth, similarly adding thirty thousand Spirit Stones. This time, the whole venue fell silent. The people below all cast their gazes onto Gu Yu. Some cultivators who knew him cast surprised looks one after another, because everyone knew that this person could do nothing but Corpse Refining!

Two flashes of killing intent appeared in his small eyes. Due to the Restriction of the light screen, Gu Yu did not know who was competing with him for the 'Hook Spirit Flower'. He was afraid that if it were a Golden Core stage cultivator, and he angered them, it was possible they might kill him halfway!

"Two hundred thousand!"

Gu Yu gritted his teeth and shouted the price again. He had a bit of a "burn the boats" mentality; even if the person competing with him was a Golden Core stage cultivator, he had to give it a try! He would get the 'Hook Spirit Flower' first and talk later!

"Two hundred and twenty thousand!"

Greatly exceeding everyone's expectations, the voice in the private room did not even have time to think and followed up directly! The old man surnamed Du looked at the private room from which the voice came, and after a moment of thought, he guessed who it was!

"Strange, why does Zhuge Qing also want this flower? There are no particularly famous alchemists in the Nanxuan Sect? What does she want this flower for?"

Thinking to himself, the old man cast his gaze onto Gu Yu again. He saw that Gu Yu's face was a bit flushed at this moment, and he reached out to touch the Storage Bag at his waist, as if estimating the Spirit Stones inside.

"Three hundred thousand!"

When Gu Yu's voice rang out, the whole venue boiled over. The sky-high price of three hundred thousand had never appeared in the public seating area.

Generally speaking, only cultivators with a few tens of thousands of Spirit Stones would sit here; someone as generous as Gu Yu rarely appeared here.

"Three hundred and ten thousand!"

Zhuge Qing, who was in the private room, also saw Gu Yu's action of touching his Storage Bag. A cold smile appeared on her pretty face; it seemed the other party did not have enough Spirit Stones, so she did not need to raise the price too high.

Upon hearing this price, Gu Yu's eyes were almost spitting fire. Three hundred thousand was already his entire net worth. Now that the other party had offered a price of three hundred and ten thousand, he had no ability to follow!

Flicking his sleeves in anger, Gu Yu left his seat and walked away. It was clear that Zhuge Qing had won this bidding.

"Brother Zhang, I have bought the thing you wanted for you!"

Turning back, the young girl smiled slightly at Zhang Nuo. She was clearly venting her anger at Gu Yu, yet she insisted on doing Zhang Nuo a favor!

"Thank you!"

Zhang Nuo naturally would not pay attention to these things, because what he wanted was the 'Hook Spirit Flower'. As long as the spiritual flower was in hand, he would not take anything else to heart.

Before long, the 'Hook Spirit Flower' was delivered to the private room where Zhuge Qing was by a young attendant. After paying the Spirit Stones, the young girl handed the snow-white Jade Box to Zhang Nuo.

Reaching out to take the box, he opened it gently, only to see that 'Hook Spirit Flower' lying quietly inside. However, the moment he opened the Jade Box, he felt the Spiritual Qi on his body moving toward this flower involuntarily!

"It really lives up to its reputation! The 'Hook Spirit Flower' truly has the effect of hooking Spirit Power!"

After sighing with emotion, Zhang Nuo closed the lid and stored it in his Storage Bag.

The auction continued, but nothing else could attract Zhang Nuo's attention. The young girl, however, became interested in a type of Pill and spent another two hundred thousand or so Spirit Stones to win it.

After the auction ended, the two returned to the small building. Zhang Nuo dived straight into his room, took out the Nine Dragon Sword Case, and said to it:

"Senior, what is the name of that Pill you mentioned that can open the Third Divine Sea?"

Zhang Nuo had already been unable to hold back while in the private room at the auction, but since Zhuge Qing was present at the time, it was inconvenient for him to communicate too much with Chunyangzi!

"It's not helping you open it! It's having a chance to open it!"

Fearing that he would be blamed later, Chunyangzi reiterated it once more!

"Right, there is a chance! What is its name exactly?"

At this moment, Zhang Nuo had no heart to play word games with Chunyangzi. After saying this vaguely, he started asking for the name of the Pill again!

"This Pill is named: 'Nine-Turn Heaven-Returning Pill'. It requires dozens of medicinal materials to be refined, but only four types of medicinal materials are the hardest to obtain. They are the 'Hook Spirit Flower', 'Duantian Grass', 'Butian Wood', and 'Three Blood Spirit Stone' respectively! Besides these, it also requires a Demon Core from a Sixth-Tiered Demonic Beast!"

After hearing all this, Zhang Nuo's mouth hung wide open. He did not expect that a single Pill would require so many materials. Of the four medicinal materials Chunyangzi had just mentioned, other than the 'Hook Spirit Flower', he had never heard of any of the others.

As for that Sixth-Tiered Demon Core, it was even harder to find! With his strength, wanting to slay a Sixth-Tiered Demonic Beast now was truly somewhat difficult.

"These things are all items that can be met by chance but not sought; looking for them intentionally will yield no results, one can only encounter them bit by bit. Besides, when you came out of the Trial Ground last time, I discovered that among the Spiritual Medicine you gathered, there seemed to be a 'Duantian Grass'. Adding the 'Hook Spirit Flower' in your hand, don't you have two of them now? As long as you collect the remaining two and a Sixth-Rank Demon Core, this 'Nine Revolutions Heaven-Returning Pill' will naturally be completed!"

Chunyangzi spoke extremely lightly, but Zhang Nuo understood in his heart that although he had two of them in his hands, the remaining two were even harder to find! If it were really refined into a 'Nine Revolutions Heaven-Returning Pill', who knows what year or month that would be?

But at the thought of the opening of the Third Divine Sea, Zhang Nuo felt that all of this was worth it! Opening three Divine Seas during the Foundation Establishment Stage—this was something that had never even been heard of on the Tianyuan Continent!