Chapter 458: A Strange Ambush

Wei Zixu fell silent, pondering Yan Buji's words.

Have I been too nice to them before? Next time I see them, I really should give them two slaps.

"Welcome everyone to the Kui Wood Auction House!"

Yan Buji widened his eyes, waiting for the thing he wanted to appear!

But before the Red Heavenly Qi appeared, Yan Buji looked at the eighth item brought up for auction, and his pupils constricted:

"A damaged Six-Transform Immortal Accumulation Artifact, this item was once used by a Nascent Soul True Lord; after years of wear, part of it is damaged, but it is still the base of an Immortal Accumulation Artifact. You can still repair it and restore its power after winning the bid! To cut to the chase, the starting bid is two hundred thousand Spiritual Stones!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

"Four hundred thousand!"

As soon as it came up, the price of this damaged Immortal Accumulation Artifact kept soaring; Yan Buji had only dealt with ordinary Spiritual Material Accumulation Devices before, so he didn't know the price of Immortal Accumulation Artifacts.

But since it is an Immortal Accumulation Artifact, it must have been forged from Celestial Material; however, no matter how good the device is, if it's not made by oneself, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced—let alone this is a damaged Immortal Accumulation Artifact.

"It's roughly comparable to the price of Six-Transform Immortal Material; the base price can reach one million Spiritual Stones, and if auctioned, it may fluctuate slightly." Yan Buji thought.

But Yan Buji must get his hands on this Immortal Accumulation Artifact!

"Eight hundred thousand Spiritual Stones!"

Yan Buji shouted.

"Nine hundred thousand!"

"One million two hundred thousand Spiritual Stones!" Yan Buji raised the bid by three hundred thousand Spiritual Stones in one go, and the surrounding cultivators were stunned.

Where did this nouveau riche come from?

"One million three hundred thousand!"

"One million four hundred thousand!"

The person who had been bidding against Yan Buji gritted his teeth, glared at him fiercely, and then stopped bidding.

"One million four hundred thousand once, twice... three times! Congratulations, fellow Daoist!"

Yan Buji nodded and let out a sigh of relief.

Wei Zixu looked at Yan Buji: "Are you alchemists all this rich?"

"It's just savings from several decades." Yan Buji sighed.

Wei Zixu wouldn't ask what was special about the damaged Immortal Accumulation Artifact, after all, they weren't that close.

Yan Buji continued waiting, and after the Red Heavenly Qi came up, he spent two hundred fifty thousand Spiritual Stones to win it.

Tsk!

The Red Heavenly Qi wasn't any Celestial Material; the Red Heavenly Qi on it was merely a Fourfold Transformation Spiritual Material. It seems because he had just offended the person who competed with him for the Immortal Accumulation Artifact, that guy kept raising the price, forcing Yan Buji to keep bidding.

He ended up spending an extra two hundred thousand.

Yan Buji gave that guy a cold stare, and finally said: "Get off Kui Wood Island, or I'll catch you!"

Afterward, Yan Buji went backstage to settle the bill, and he happily took possession of the items.

Having obtained the Red Heavenly Qi, only the Blue Heavenly Qi and Green Heavenly Qi remained.

As for that damaged Immortal Accumulation Artifact, Yan Buji planned to take it apart when he returned, because there was something inside that he cared about a lot!

Walking out of the auction house, Yan Buji looked at Wei Zixu, whose face was covered, and asked doubtfully: "Miss Wei, do you have anything else?"

Wei Zixu thought for a moment: "I'd like to ask you a few things, if you have the time."

"Since the fairy invites me, of course I have time. How about that tea house over there?"

"Sure."

The two went up to the second floor of the tea house; Wei Zixu watched the waiter bring the wine, then asked: "If I say I have a friend who is being pestered by a bunch of guys, and these guys all have some connections, how should she handle it?"

"How... what connections does your friend have?"

"A rogue cultivator."

Yan Buji thought: "There are two options: either have your friend increase her strength; once she surpasses their level, naturally there won't be so many flies buzzing around. Or else leave this place and develop elsewhere."

"But my friend seems to be quite popular..." Wei Zixu gritted her teeth, her face flushed as she clenched her fists.

Yan Buji nodded.

Some things are hard to say to one's friend; saying them sounds like bragging.

So it's better to tell someone you know but aren't close to; that comes across as more sincere.

Yan Buji also said he could understand, so he wouldn't expose such a small lie.

"That's simple: if you don't want to leave and don't want to change your appearance, why not find someone with strong connections to rely on? That would also reduce trouble."

Slap!

Wei Zixu glared at Yan Buji: "What do you think I... what kind of person is my friend?!"

Yan Buji waved his hand: "Of course, this is just one method; if it really doesn't work, you can tell your friend to quickly find a suitable gentleman to become Dao partners with—no problem! If there are psychological barriers, finding a woman is fine too."

Wei Zixu fell silent, then after a moment said: "I think I shouldn't be telling you these things."

"Actually, there are many methods; some people care about face, some don't. You can have your friend publicly reject those who care about face, and beat up those who don't every time you see them."

"Really?"

But Yan Buji, thinking that the cultivators of the Dongxing Sea Region seemed quite indomitable, especially when pursuing love, said: "So finding a Dao partner early on would make many things fewer."

Wei Zixu crossed his arms, then quickly downed a drink: "Alright, thanks for the advice; I'll discuss it with my friend."

It was clear that although Wei Zixu had her own way of dealing with people, her expression of feelings between men and women was quite naive, perhaps due to years of bitter cultivation.

However, Yan Buji had no intention of keeping her company for small talk; he stood up and said his goodbyes, then left.

There were no passenger ships departing at night, so Yan Buji decided to fly back to Jade Balance Island alone.

Flying until midnight, Yan Buji stopped and stood on the sea surface.

"You've been following me for so long, and there's no one else around—come out." Yan Buji said calmly.

"A mere Golden Core stage cultivator, and you can actually detect me?" A figure rose from beneath the sea surface, standing on the waves, the seawater under his feet even condensed into frost!

He coldly stared at Yan Buji, eyes full of mockery, saying: "Hand over that Immortal Accumulation Artifact, and I'll spare your life."

Yan Buji pinched his chin: "Earth Fiend Divine Ability drinking water? You're that demonic cultivator?"

"Hahaha, not bad eyesight, you don't look like a nobody—report your name!" The cultivator laughed twice, his eyes turning wary.

"I am Yan Buji; how should I address you?"

"Demonic Cultivator Xu Long!"

In an instant, Yan Buji felt all the air around him being sucked away, his own magical power even beginning to flow out uncontrollably.

"Earth Fiend Divine Ability, air ban?!" Yan Buji frowned.

"I thought you were some expert, but this is it?!"

Xu Long laughed loudly, a long sword suddenly flying toward Yan Buji's eyes!

Yan Buji suddenly burst forth True Essence, seizing the flying sword!

"You!"

"Although I'm weaker now, it's still enough to deal with you!" Yan Buji laughed, firepower fully unleashed!

Boom—

The flying sword exploded instantly, making it impossible for Yan Buji to dodge from the blast center.

But for some reason, Xu Long thought of something, his expression changing: "Martial Cultivation? No, it's Martial and Law Dual Cultivation!"

"Not bad." Yan Buji coldly snorted, and by the time he reappeared, he was already behind Xu Long.

Xu Long's expression drastically changed, shockedly staring at him: "You! What speed is this?!"

Yan Buji didn't want to waste words, raising his hand, thousands of palm strikes surged from all directions in an instant!

Boom—

Bang bang bang bang!

In the blink of an eye, Xu Long was beaten into a pulp by Yan Buji, a Golden Core and a Storage Accumulation Device falling into Yan Buji's hands.

"With just this bit of strength, you still come looking for trouble?"

Be that as it may, my Breath-Restraint Ability keeps growing stronger, especially when combined with True Essence burst, the Instant Shadow Step and Shattering Star Palm's instantaneous thousand-strike force—even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator couldn't withstand one of my combos.

Not bad!

Too bad he didn't leave a corpse intact; otherwise I could have traded it for some Spiritual Stones.

Yan Buji suppressed his True Essence fluctuations, once again assuming the form of a Golden Core stage cultivator, and flew onward.