Chapter 64: Not Yielding an Inch

"Hehe, Kulu Laomo is truly overbearing and imposing, but this item is also of great use to this old man; otherwise, it is not impossible to yield it to a fellow Daoist. As for now, it can only depend on ability: 1.4 million Spirit Stones."

After learning the identity of Kulu Laomo, all the demonic cultivators who had intended to secure this item backed down.

Not to mention that they were inferior in financial resources, even if they could outbid the other party, offending the Corpse Yin Sect for this matter was clearly not worth it.

Kulu Laomo looked around, and seeing that no one was competing with him, a trace of joy could not help but appear on his face.

He saw that this rare treasure had already become his for the taking.

However, at this very moment, a voice rang out.

"Jin Buhuan?"

"Indeed, it is this old man."

The speaker was a man wearing a green robe, around forty years of age, with refined features and bright eyes; he looked very scholarly, like a man of letters, and in his conversation, he did not seem to hold Kulu Laomo in any regard, or rather, he did not fear offending the other party at all.

He indeed had the qualifications to do so.

Jin Buhuan, Great Elder of the Heavenly Confucian Gate, was equal to Kulu Laomo in both status and cultivation.

If they fought one-on-one, he might be slightly inferior, but his divine abilities were unique; even if he could not defeat the other party, it was impossible for the other party to kill him, and these two clearly had a history of grievances.

Meeting at this time, it was only natural to have a good contest.

"I am determined to have this item, it is useless for anyone else to come!"

Kulu Laomo's face sank, and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes.

"1.5 million."

"1.9 million."

"2 million!"

The surrounding cultivators were dumbfounded, just watching the price of this treasure being driven up.

In a short while, the two had already driven the price of this treasure to 3 million Spirit Stones.

"3.5 million!"

Just at this moment, Su Changqing spoke up.

For a time, the entire venue fell silent; no one expected that at this moment, a troublesome guest would suddenly emerge halfway.

This person had such a grand style. Adding 500,000 Spirit Stones in one go, did this person actually want to snatch food from the mouths of two tigers? This person was far too bold.

For a time, everyone's gaze was focused on Su Changqing's face, yet no one recognized him.

Su Changqing's face remained incomparably calm; his bid this time also attracted the attention of Kulu Laomo and Jin Buhuan.

Originally, the other cultivators all thought this greenhorn was about to be in trouble, but unexpectedly, after Kulu Laomo was slightly stunned, he burst into wild laughter.

"Fellow Daoist, if you and I continue to fight like this, it will be hard to determine a winner. Rather than fighting over money here, it is better to do a favor and yield this treasure to this fellow Daoist. You and I will stop here, and it will not be considered a loss of harmony."

"Good, this old man has the same intention."

After hesitating, Jin Buhuan immediately agreed.

Although the Yellow Spring Pill here was of great use to him, Jin Buhuan also knew in his heart that Kulu Laomo would never yield.

Rather than the two of them fighting to the death, it was better to quit while ahead.

Of course, the most critical point was that these two could not fathom the depth of Su Changqing's background.

Such an act of adding 500,000 Spirit Stones in one go clearly meant he was no ordinary person! "Good, this treasure shall be yielded to this fellow Daoist."

The two old monsters reached an agreement, and the other cultivators were all astonished; many demonic cultivators secretly regretted not speaking up earlier.

3.5 million Spirit Stones to buy a Yellow Spring Pill could certainly not be called cheap, but this item was truly rare, and it was entirely possible for it to be hyped to an even higher price at an auction. For example, several hundred years ago, at a trading auction, the same thing was sold for 5 million.

Thinking from this perspective, Su Changqing had taken advantage, but others dared not bid again; since Kulu Laomo and Jin Buhuan had both said they would yield this item to that person, if they were to interfere now, it would be failing to give face to these two great old monsters.

When the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman benefits; in the end, it was Su Changqing who benefited, and he bought the Yellow Spring Pill for the price of 3.5 million Spirit Stones.

Looking at this treasure, a look of excitement could not help but flash in Su Changqing's eyes.

With this Yellow Spring Pill, he wondered what realm he could reach.

For a time, the old monsters showed expressions of envy, but as the auction continued, many more rare treasures appeared, so everyone's attention shifted away from Su Changqing.

This trading event not only gathered experts, but most of the items auctioned could be called heaven-defying objects.

Although it could not be said that they definitely did not exist elsewhere, having so many gathered together was absolutely unique.

One treasure after another appeared, pushing the atmosphere of the entire auction to its peak.

Just at this moment, a palm-sized figurine appeared on the jade tray.

"One Golden Core puppet, starting bid 1 million Spirit Stones."

As everyone knew, the art of puppetry also belonged to the hundred arts of cultivation, yet it was incomparably complex; according to what Su Changqing knew, there were only a few who were proficient in this path, and the most famous among them was the Puppet Gate.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist Bai, where did this puppet come from?"

"Giggle, Fellow Daoist, this question is making things difficult for this little woman. With your status, you should know that in the auctions of the Tian Yun Trading Event, the identity of the seller is always kept confidential."

Bai Ruxue spoke slowly, her face showing no sign of fear; she had an extraordinary background, so she naturally did not fear the other party.

"Hmm, it was this one who was rash."

Jin Buhuan could be considered a person of stature; although he was somewhat angry in his heart, there was not the slightest change on his face.

The auction house had its rules, and rules could not be broken, so he found it difficult to say anything more at the moment.

Su Changqing glanced at the puppet and had no intention of making a move; although this puppet was not bad, it would only be the icing on the cake for him.

He had already been very conspicuous just now and did not want to continue.

At this time, the bidding had already begun; the Golden Core puppet was the rarest thing to appear so far.

For a time, the scene was incomparably fiery.

Almost all the major forces participated in the competition. In the end, it was bought by Jin Buhuan for the price of 2 million Spirit Stones.

Time passed slowly, and without realizing it, several hours had already gone by; the final stage was clearly approaching.

Just at this moment, there were also three maidservants standing to one side, holding jade trays.

Another red cloth was opened, and a flower, blood-red throughout its entire body, appeared before their eyes; the whole flower was over a foot tall, with nine red leaves upon it.

"Everyone, this item is named the Other Shore Flower; those who are quick will have it, those who are slow will miss out."

Bai Ruxue stood on the auction stage, took a glance at the Other Shore Flower, then swept her gaze across the crowd below the stage and spoke with a smile.

And Su Changqing, who had kept his head lowered and remained silent from beginning to end after obtaining the Yellow Spring Pill, suddenly had a flash of brilliance erupt within his eyes.

"I must obtain it!"

This Other Shore Flower was of great use for his cultivation of the Heaven-Covering Scripture; if he planted the Other Shore Flower within his Bitter Sea, he would be able to break through the Bitter Sea Realm in the shortest amount of time.

(End of this chapter)