Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 387 The Grand Finale. (Third Update!)

One thousand one hundred and fifty spirit stones?
Mid-grade spirit stone?
Zheng Que was stunned. He had asked Mu Xiangu to increase the price by 1,000 spirit stones, but the other party was also increasing it by the same amount using mid-grade spirit stones?!

Is this "painted skin" unable to distinguish between low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones?

How many mid-grade spirit stones does he have in total right now?

So, after bidding on this ancient coin, not only did he lose all the spirit stones he earned from his ten ghost servants, but he also had to pay out several hundred mid-grade spirit stones in return?
Just as Zheng Que was in a daze, Yu Rulan, behind the aquamarine crystal, also frowned deeply in the private room.

Increase the price by one thousand mid-grade spirit stones!
The wealth of the disciples of the Heavenly Artifact Sect is truly extraordinary!
Although he still has a lot of spirit stones on hand, if he continues to bid against Fu Qingge now, even if he manages to win the ancient coin, how will he compete with Dai Nanji of Qingyue Cliff for the grand finale of this auction?

Thinking of this, Yu Rulan immediately asked loudly, "Fellow Daoist Fu, may I ask if you want to bid on anything else besides this coin?"

Mu Xiangu's voice quickly rang out: "I only want this."

"Give it to me right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, and confirming that Fu Qingge of the Heavenly Artifact Sect would not participate in the bidding for the final item of the auction, Yu Rulan was immediately relieved and nodded slightly, saying, "In that case, this ancient coin will be given to Fellow Daoist Fu!"

With that, Yu Rulan stopped bidding.

then……

"One thousand one hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones, first time... second time... third time!"

"make a deal!"

Soon, the ancient coin was delivered by the female cultivator in colorful clothes from Heming Tower to the private room where Mu Xiangu was.

Watching this scene, Zheng Que took a deep breath. The name of the Heavenly Artifact Sect was indeed useful, but the problem was that this time it was as good as using it for nothing, and he didn't save a single spirit stone!

Just then, another item was brought up for auction. This time, it was a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation technique called the "Nine Revolutions Condensing Essence Technique".

Zheng Que had no shortage of foundation-building techniques, and after listening to the introduction, he realized that this technique was not as strong as the one he already had, so he did not participate in the bidding. In the end, this technique was bought by Feng Guangchang from Dongcen County.

The next three items were all magical techniques. After listening carefully to Tao Xiliang's description, Zheng Que bid for a technique called "Flowing Cloud Guidance." The remaining two techniques were bid for by Yuan Zhonghao from Taoli County and Mao Yanxin from Fengmu County, respectively.

Zheng Que secretly regretted that if Mu Xiangu hadn't spent an extra thousand mid-grade spirit stones, all three techniques would definitely be his!

At this moment, the portal on the stone wall suddenly turned to the sides, becoming three times larger than before. Behind the wide-open portal stood sixteen female cultivators in colorful robes, gracefully surrounding a thick, openwork carved wooden base depicting immortals riding deer and carrying flowers.

Above the base was a large red silk cloth, on which various talismans were drawn in cinnabar, exuding an aura of heavy sealing. The cloth was so large that it completely concealed what was inside, and no details could be seen.

Sixteen female cultivators in colorful robes worked together to push the base, lifting the item onto the platform.

Tao Xiliang walked to the side, his expression very serious. After looking around, he said, "This item is the highlight of this auction."

Upon hearing this, the cultivators present also became serious, staring intently at the bright red silk.

Zheng Que also cast an interested glance. This auction at Heming Tower, as expected of being backed by Xuanyuan Pavilion, one of the six sects, indeed had a lot of good items.

Being able to serve as the grand finale at today's auction, yet who knows what lies beneath this crimson silk?
Sensing the commotion in the arena, Tao Xiliang didn't keep the crowd in suspense for too long. He quickly cast a few spells before grabbing a corner of the bright red silk and ripping it off hard.

Wow!
The silk was pulled open, but it made a sound like metal clashing, clearly indicating that it was not an ordinary material.

On the carved wooden base, depicting an immortal riding a deer carrying a sesame seed and holding a flower, stands a towering bell!

Its entire body is engraved with a picture of a hundred ghosts parading at night, interspersed with various strange patterns. Around the top is a circle of very obscure runes. Just glancing at these runes gives people a feeling of trepidation.

The bell has a large hole, about the height of a person, pierced through by something, allowing a direct view of what's behind it.

The entrance to the cave was jagged with cracks, emanating a chilling aura. It stood silently on its ornate wooden base, like a crouching beast, cold, sinister, and ferocious.

The moment the broken clock appeared, Yu Rulan in the upstairs private room and Dai Nanji in another private room a few rooms away immediately became serious.

This is the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell!
Crane Cry Tower actually found this Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell!
At this moment, Tao Xiliang said in a deep voice, "This bell is called the [Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell]!"

"It's not a magic weapon, it's a magic treasure!"

"Back then, during the Six Sects Grand Competition, the rogue cultivator Du Anyong emerged out of nowhere and used this magic weapon to enter the Nine Heavens Battlefield and start the battle for the champion!"

"Although Du Anyong was ultimately defeated by Luo Mingxiao of Muyou Palace, he was still honorable in defeat!"

"You must know that that battle established Muyou Palace's reputation as the number one sect in this region for decades!"

"Although this Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell is now damaged, its residual power remains!"

"Starting bid: 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones!"

[The Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell]?
A grand competition among the six sects?

Zheng Que listened, and his heart skipped a beat.

He didn't know what this "Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell" was, but he was very familiar with the Six Sects Grand Competition.

Given the current situation and treatment of independent cultivators and sect disciples, which are worlds apart, how could an ordinary independent cultivator possibly be qualified to participate in this ridiculous Six Sects Grand Competition!
Traditionally, apart from the six sects of this region, only his master Qu Daoren's disciples could participate in this grand competition of the six sects!
This was information that Gao Yinxia had previously revealed to him.

Is that so-called rogue cultivator Du Anyong a former disciple of Master Qu Daoren?

The fact that Du Anyong can use magic weapons means that his cultivation level is definitely above the Core Formation stage!

I wonder how Du Anyong died in the end?

But this magical artifact left behind by the other side...

This was left behind by my senior brother, so it should naturally belong to me, his junior brother!

Just then, Yu Rulan's voice came from the private room upstairs: "One thousand two hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a rough voice came from another private room in the opposite direction: "Five thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

Zheng Que frowned, and was about to send a telepathic message to Mu Xiangu to raise the price when he immediately realized that he only had a little over 2,300 mid-grade spirit stones left in his storage bag.

After deducting the 1,150 mid-grade spirit stones from the ancient coin, he only had a little over 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones left to use.

Of course, Crane Cry Tower hasn't settled the bill with him for the spirit stones from those ten ghost servants yet, but even if all those spirit stones were added together, it wouldn't be enough for him to compete with these two sect disciples!

"One thousand six hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

"One thousand seven hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

"One thousand eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones..."

Silence reigned in the semi-circular hall, except for Yu Rulan from Delu Temple and Dai Nanji from Qingyue Cliff, who kept bidding against each other. Their voices were firm, clearly indicating that they were determined to obtain the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell!

The cultivators on the field stared silently at the bronze bell standing on the platform, none of them uttering a sound, and no one dared to make a bid at this moment.

Seeing this, Zheng Que took a deep breath and immediately sent a telepathic message to Mu Xiangu: "Are you confident that you can slip away without being discovered?"

(End of this chapter)