Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 385 Taking Over. (First Update!)

what?
Zheng Que was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that this was Mu Xian Gu's increased bid!

What is Mu Xiangu up to?
If the first ghost he consigned for auction is actually bought by the other party for 51,000 spirit stones, then not only will he not earn a single spirit stone, but he will also have to lose 20% of the consignment fee!

Thinking of this, he immediately sent a telepathic message to Mu Xiangu: "Mu Xiangu, what are you doing? That's a ghost I consigned to auction to earn spirit stones."

Meanwhile, in the private room upstairs, Mu Xiangu stared intently through the seemingly empty crystal at the "Scorched Soul" at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] on the stage.

She now has ten imperial edicts, which allow her to recruit ten subordinates.

This "Scorched Soul" looks quite powerful. Since I've encountered it, I'll take a picture of it first.

As for the more than 50,000 spirit stones...

Anyway, she had no intention of paying any money, and she left right after the auction ended!

Fifty thousand or one hundred thousand, it's just a number.

If anyone raises the price again, she'll just shout out 100,000! Or even 1 million!

However, at that moment, Zheng Que's voice suddenly rang in her ear.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiangu was immediately taken aback. Was this something Zheng Que had consigned for auction?
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
In a flash, Mu Xiangu quickly replied telepathically, "In that case, this immortal will not raise the price."

At this moment, Zheng Que, who was sitting in the semi-circular hall, suddenly turned pale.

The issue now isn't whether or not to raise the price for the Immortal Bone, but rather that none of the other cultivators at the auction dare to raise their bids!

really!

After Mu Xiangu's voice rang out, it was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured into a furnace, and the originally fiercely competitive auction instantly fell silent.

Even the four powerful cultivators with strong backgrounds—Feng Guangchang, Mao Yanxin, Yuan Zhonghao, and Jing Zhengjie—all fell silent and remained utterly quiet.

Seeing this, Tao Xiliang remained expressionless, as if he hadn't seen anything, and immediately said, "Fifty-one thousand low-grade spirit stones, for the first time!"

"Fifty-one thousand low-grade spirit stones, second time!"

"Fifty-one thousand..."

Before Tao Xiliang could shout it out a third time, Zheng Que took a deep breath and immediately shouted, "Fifty-two thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, almost all the cultivators in the hall turned to look at Zheng Que.

Even from the private rooms above, several gazes were cast upon him through the crystal.

The three men from Hengshui County sitting next to Zheng Que were all pale-faced and dared not utter a sound.

Zheng Que has already made a huge mess by bidding against Feng Guangchang and Mao Yanxin!

These two large counties will definitely retaliate against Zheng Que!

And now, the other party actually dares to slap the face of the Heavenly Artifact Sect disciple in public?

Although they are nominally cultivators of the imperial court, in reality, unless they become official officials appointed by the imperial court, the court will not intervene if the disciples of the six sects really cause them trouble!
To put it dramatically, if the disciples of the Heavenly Artifact Sect in that private room were to directly attack and kill Zheng Que on the spot, the Crane Cry Tower would pretend not to see it, and the officials of the imperial court in charge of the prefecture city would at most shout a few slogans!

The other cultivators present didn't dare utter a single word!

However, just when everyone thought Zheng Que was doomed, there was no movement at all in the private room where Mu Xiangu was—neither offering another price nor showing any intention to take action against Zheng Que.

Tao Xiliang also came to his senses at this moment. He looked at the private room above with a surprised and suspicious gaze, then took a serious look at Zheng Que and memorized his appearance. For a moment, he was also confused about the current situation.

The room was silent, and no one else made a bid. He could only maintain his steady voice and call out, "Fifty-two thousand low-grade spirit stones for the first time."

"Fifty-two thousand low-grade spirit stones, second time..."

Just as he was about to shout it out for the third time, another voice rang out, interrupting him: "Fifty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

The person making the offer was right there; it was none other than Mao Yanxin from Fengmu County!
He dared not offend the disciple of the Heavenly Artifact Sect in public, but he was not afraid of a mere brat from Hengshui County! More importantly, the disciple of the Heavenly Artifact Sect did not raise the price further, nor did he make any further moves. Presumably, his threats earlier were just empty words.

Otherwise, that brat would be dead by now.

At this moment, seeing that someone had finally taken over, Zheng Que breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he had offended the other party earlier.

Otherwise, the other party might not necessarily jump out at this time!
After some thought, Zheng Que immediately decided not to raise the price further.

then……

"Fifty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones for the first time!"

"Fifty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones, second time!"

"Fifty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones for the third time!"

"make a deal!"

After the fifth item was sold, the sixth item was displayed on stage. It was also a ghost item consigned by Zheng Que, and its cultivation level was also at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

With the "Scorched Soul" gem preceding it, this time, Tao Xiliang simply gave a brief introduction before stating directly without any further words: "The starting price for this sixth item is also ten thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"The pricing rules remain the same!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the many cultivators in the hall couldn't wait to shout, "Fifteen thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"Eighteen thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"Twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones..."

"..."

"Sixty thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Bidding continued incessantly, and after a fierce competition, Feng Guangchang from Dongcen County finally bid 60,000 low-grade spirit stones, acquiring the sixth item.

The seventh item up for auction was also a ghost servant consigned by Zheng Que, whose cultivation level was also at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Tao Xiliang introduced: "As you can see, this seventh item is a top-grade ghost servant from the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell]."

"Our establishment is auctioning off a total of ten top-grade ghost servants. However, only three of them are at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell], and this one before us is the last one!"

"The remaining top-grade ghost servants are all only at the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell]."

"Alright, the starting price is still 10,000 low-grade spirit stones! Each bid must be at least 1,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing that this was the last top-grade ghost servant at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] realm, the many cultivators below the stage clearly became anxious and began to bid: "Twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

I'll offer a low-grade third-rank spirit stone!

"Thirty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones..."

"..."

Prices soared, and Yuan Zhonghao from Taoli County quickly quoted a price of 60,000 low-grade spirit stones, the same price as the previous top-grade ghost servant.

However, Jing Zhengjie, who was sitting in the back, was also determined to get this top-grade ghost servant, and immediately said, "Sixty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Upon seeing this, Yuan Zhonghao frowned. Of course, he could still raise the price, but this was just a ghost servant from the [Tongue-Pulling Hell]. Under normal circumstances, a ghost servant from the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] could sell for 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, which was already quite good!
It is only because this ghost servant is of such rare quality that it can fetch such a high price.

However, spending over 60,000 or even 70,000 low-grade spirit stones to buy it back is really not worth it.

More importantly, he had already spent 150,000 low-grade spirit stones to bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill. Now, if he were to spend just as many spirit stones to buy a [Tongue-Pulling Prison] ghost servant, even though Taoli County was a large county and had prepared a considerable amount of spirit stones for him for this Immortal Examination, there were still many other places where he would need to spend spirit stones.

Putting aside the distant future, let's just say that this auction isn't over yet. What if he comes across other items that are suitable for him? Would he still want them?
"Sixty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones, third time! Sold!"

(End of this chapter)