Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 380, First Item for Auction. (Second Update!)

It's Mu Xian Gu who has arrived.

Zheng Que immediately turned his head to look diagonally behind him. It was a private room with a whole piece of sea-green crystal inlaid on the outside. Like the other private rooms, from the hall where he was, he could only see the luster of the crystal, and could not see the inside at all.

He followed the direction from which the other person had just transmitted their voice and tentatively replied, "Can you hear what I'm saying?"

Mu Xiangu's voice rang in his ears again: "Okay."

Zheng Que made up his mind and then transmitted his voice again, saying, "I heard that there is a list of items to be auctioned in the private room. Please look for it."

After a moment of silence, Mu Xiangu replied telepathically, "I do indeed have a special jade slip here."

"It may contain the list of items for this auction, but this jade slip can only be activated with spiritual power or true essence, so I cannot view it."

Can't view it?

Zheng Que frowned slightly. At this moment, several cultivators in a hurry stepped into the hall. After entering, they seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and then took the time to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

As these people entered, the semicircular hall was completely full, and the carved bronze doors began to slowly close.

Soon, a clear and melodious chime resounded throughout the hall.

The once bustling hall suddenly quieted down, with only occasional noises breaking out.

At that very moment, a figure appeared without warning beside the long table on the platform. The newcomer wore a ginger-yellow brocade robe with a hunting pattern and a tall, stout felt hat with a cloud pattern. He had a smile on his face and seemed quite amiable, but his gaze was sharp as a blade. When he swept across the entire hall, everyone felt a chilling aura emanating from him.

The huge auction finally fell completely silent, without a sound.

The cultivator in the ginger-yellow robe raised his hand and bowed to the group around him before smiling and saying, "I am Tao Xiliang, the manager of Heming Tower."

"Today's auction is hosted by a certain company."

"Thank you all for your support."

He immediately put his hand down and said seriously, "Everyone knows the rules of Heming Tower, so I won't waste any more words."

"Now, the auction begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a doorway suddenly appeared on the high stone wall behind him, and a graceful female cultivator dressed in a colorful dress walked out, carrying an ebony lacquer tray with gold trim in her hands.

On the lacquered tray sat a two-inch square wooden box, covered with talismans, emanating an aura of sealing.

The female cultivator walked gracefully to Tao Xiliang's side and stopped, raising the lacquer tray high above her head so that all the cultivators present could see the wooden box on it.

Clearly, the contents of the wooden box were the first item up for auction.

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on the seemingly ordinary wooden box, Tao Xiliang immediately introduced, "The first item up for auction is the inner core of the [Scissors Prison] ghost, the 'Soul Puppet'."

"The year is 370."

"This inner elixir can be used for alchemy, for forging artifacts, and even for foundation building."

"The starting bid is 10,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

"Each bid increase must be no less than one thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Just as Tao Xiliang was speaking, the female cultivator in colorful clothes raised her hand and opened the wooden box. A rich and pure Yin energy instantly spread out like black mist.

As the black mist dissipated slightly, one could see a purplish-black pill lying on a brocade cushion inside the wooden box. The pill was covered with strange patterns and exuded a cold and eerie aura.

Staring at the ghostly inner core, Zheng Que was immediately stunned. He was at the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage and was currently lacking the inner core of a [Scissors Prison] ghost, and yet the first item auctioned at the Crane Cry Tower was exactly what he wanted!
"Eleven thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Before Zheng Que could think further, a cultivator sitting diagonally in front of him had already started making a bid.

Zheng Que snapped out of his daze and was about to raise the bid when another voice impatiently rang out: "Twelve thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Immediately afterwards...

"Thirteen thousand!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones! I am Feng Guangchang, an alchemist from Dongcen County. I hope you will all give me some face..."

The alchemist who spoke sat in the first row of the hall. His robes were magnificent, and he wore several dazzling rings on his hands. He looked around with an air of arrogance, clearly indicating that he was of extraordinary status. As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Xiliang, who was presiding over the auction, frowned and looked at him, saying with a warning in his voice, "The auction of Heming Tower does not ask about identity or background, and it is a fair bidding process!"

"Fellow Daoist, do not break the rules!"

"This is the first and last time!"

Feng Guangchang immediately stopped talking, since he had already achieved his goal.

However, just when he thought no one else would bid, a young cultivator's voice rang out again: "Twenty-one thousand spirit stones!"

When Zheng Que suddenly spoke, the three people from Hengshui County sitting next to him were startled.

The leading elder cultivator quickly sent a telepathic message to remind him: "Young friend Zheng, there are many cities under the jurisdiction of the prefectural city. Dongcen County is not far from the prefectural city and is one of the top three counties in the entire Qingrao Prefecture. It is not something that a remote and desolate county like ours can afford to offend!"

"This Feng Guangchang is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and the top alchemist in Dongcen County. He is naturally impatient and vindictive."

“Even your elder, Fellow Daoist Lu Maohong, doesn’t dare to offend him.”

"Young friend, please don't raise the price any further. It would be better to give him this inner core!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que remained unmoved. This matter concerned his Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment, and no matter who came today, he was determined to have this inner core!
"Twenty-five thousand spirit stones!"

Feng Guangchang spoke again, turning his head to glance in Zheng Que's direction.

Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately replied, "Twenty-six thousand spirit stones!"

Seeing that the other party was just a young upstart who dared to keep raising the price, Feng Guangchang was furious. Just as he was about to threaten the other party with his voice, he heard a soft voice in his ear: "This alchemist from Dongcen County, considering that you have some skills, you should withdraw from the bidding now, and I, Zheng, will not hold your raising of the price a matter!"

"Otherwise, after the auction, I, Zheng, will make sure you regret it!"

Ah? ?

Feng Guangchang was stunned. He hadn't even uttered a threat yet, and the other party had already threatened him first?!
The other party is not a disciple of a sect, and he is sitting with the retainer of Hengshui County, which clearly means he is from Hengshui County!

How dare the cultivators from Hengshui County?

However, just as Feng Guangchang was stunned, Tao Xiliang on the stage had already spoken: "Twenty-six thousand low-grade spirit stones for the first time!"

"Twenty-six thousand low-grade spirit stones, second time..."

"Twenty-six thousand low-grade spirit stones, for the third time!"

"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)