darknovel Chapter 70 Auction
Chapter 70 Auction
Yun Chen returned to Suzhou and entered the auction venue.
This is an underground venue, which is very large and spacious, and it can easily accommodate 10,000 people at the same time.
This place is packed with people right now, and there are many experts here.
In the ancient cultivation world, there are cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Qi Refining, a very small number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and in the martial arts world, there are mid-to-late stages and peak experts of the Heaven Rank.
A-level and S-level extraordinary individuals in the extraordinary realm.
A Heavenly Ninja, a Shadow-level ninja in the ninja world.
High-ranking magicians and great magicians in the magical world.
Fourth and fifth evolutionary mutants in the world of mutation.
They are all roughly at the same level in terms of strength.
And among these people...
There are many extraordinary individuals belonging to the latter four categories.
The auction has officially begun!
The process was very simple. After a martial artist simply announced the start of the auction, the first treasure was immediately brought up.
"Snow Lotus of Tianshan!!"
The entire venue was in turmoil for a moment.
Rumble!
Many superhumans made no attempt to conceal their abilities, directly releasing their auras. The intense emotional fluctuations caused their superpowers to become disordered, resulting in various supernatural phenomena throughout the venue.
"Wow, it's actually a Tian Shan snow lotus!"
"This stuff is said to mature only once every five hundred years, making it incredibly precious. It's used to refine divine elixirs that can comprehensively enhance physical attributes and improve our ninjutsu levels!"
"If I were to receive the blessing of such a treasure and use it to genetically encode and nurture my abilities, my superpowers could advance to Grade A."
The venue was divided into eight directions, with a large number of extraordinary individuals seated there.
The eastern section was occupied by a group of experts from the ancient cultivation and martial arts world of Xia Kingdom. They included martial arts families and associations from all over Xia Kingdom, and even the weakest among those who entered the venue were Earth-rank martial artists.
Those cultivators were dressed like people from hundreds of years ago, each wearing long robes and exuding an exceptionally profound aura.
The other locations house B- and A-level superhumans.
Many extraordinary individuals are not qualified to enter.
A Xuan-rank martial artist here is only fit to guard the gate.
The appearance of the Tianshan snow lotus caused a stir among the crowd.
"Not only that, it is said that the snow lotus seeds contain the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If one were to consume them, it could add a hundred years to one's lifespan, having the same effect as that ginseng fruit from back then!"
"Every part of the snow lotus is a treasure."
"It is said that this kind of treasure only appears in the northern Tibetan region of the Xia Kingdom, and it is extremely rare."
"However, have you noticed that this snow lotus is somewhat different from the one described in the records? It's so big, as big as a millstone, like a large cabbage, and it even emits a crystal-clear luster. Could it be the legendary thousand-year-old snow lotus, the kind that's about to become a spirit?"
"Oh my god, if that's really the case, that would be terrible!"
"This is really going to cause a Force 8 gale here!"
For a time, many people were eager to make a move, their eyes turning red.
However, they dared not act recklessly here.
The masters of the six major martial arts families are all stationed here.
Prior to this, there had already been bloody examples before everyone's eyes, and the person who died was a top-tier S-class superhuman comparable to a martial arts master in Xia Country. That person had specially flown over from Beiyang Country in the past two days after learning the news, but ended up dying tragically here like an extra, which had a strong deterrent effect on countless superhumans.
Amidst the murmurs and discussions...
Yun Chen arrived silently.
His purpose was to kill and find clues.
The six major martial arts families are stationed in different locations.
Gu Su Nan, the head of the Gu Su family, sat in a separate room.
A group of Earth-rank experts guarded the surroundings and watched over the venue. Of course, they could only watch over it; if these people really started causing trouble at the same time, they would be powerless to suppress them.
Yun Chen appeared silently beside Gu Su Nan.
Gu Su Nan was startled. After realizing what had happened, she knelt down, trembling all over, and said, "Senior...you've arrived?"
Yun Chen asked coldly, "Is everyone here?"
Gu Su Nan nodded: "They're all here. There might be some differences between them and those from back then, so please, sir, discern the truth!"
At that moment, he was truly afraid.
A terrestrial deity has arrived in the mortal world.
The Red Chrysanthemum Kingdom was inexplicably bombed by nuclear weapons.
A fully-equipped aircraft carrier fleet of the Beiyang Government was completely annihilated.
He didn't even need to think; it was definitely related to this deity.
A thick list was handed to Yun Chen.
The origins and identities of these individuals, whether they were foreign superhumans or domestic martial artists or cultivators, were all clearly marked. This was a record jointly made by the six major martial arts families, and even their ancestor, a Heaven-rank expert, had to be mobilized, showing how important it was.
Not only that, they also specially marked those who participated in the Great Melee in the Xianyou Mountains back then.
The six major martial arts families have all put in a lot of effort.
Yun Chen nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, I'll spare your lives. Take your men and get out of here. I'm about to unleash a massacre!"
Gu Su Nan broke out in a cold sweat and nodded repeatedly.
"Thank you for sparing my life, sir."
He acted quickly, notifying the other five companies.
So, while tens of thousands of people were enthusiastically attending the event, these six powerful families secretly fled with their people and disappeared without a trace.
Then, Yun Chen made a hand seal, and runes flew out, instantly intertwining and outlining a huge magic array that directly enveloped the entire auction venue.
On the stage, the martial artist hosting the event looked completely bewildered. He stammered, "The auction is now starting, with a starting price of one hundred spirit stones."
In an instant, countless powerful individuals engaged in a frenzied bidding war.
"I'll offer 150 spirit stones!!"
An A-level superhuman from Beiyang Kingdom spoke up.
On Earth today, spiritual energy is extremely scarce. The only places with abundant spiritual energy are the deep underground and various mountain ranges.
In the realms of the extraordinary, martial arts, and ancient cultivation, spirit stones unearthed from various sacred mountains and famous veins are the true hard currency.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained in spirit stones can be directly absorbed by cultivators and martial artists, or indirectly utilized by extraordinary individuals.
In the secular world, every spiritual stone is priceless and can fetch astronomical prices at auction.
Many people frantically chased the price: "Two hundred yuan!"
"Three hundred dollars!!"
"Four hundred yuan!"
Soon, the price rose to one thousand yuan.
In the end, the Heavenly Snow Lotus was acquired by a Heavenly Ninja from the Red Chrysanthemum Kingdom for two thousand spirit stones, a huge price to pay, as this Heavenly Ninja had reached a bottleneck and urgently needed to break through.
"Yosh, the Tian Shan snow lotus is mine now!"
This ninja's name is Sada.
Extremely rude and impolite, he strode onto the stage, intending to personally take away the Tianshan Snow Lotus that belonged to him.
This snow lotus is as big as a millstone. It is placed in a cloud-wood basin on a table, and looks as if it were carved from ice and jade. Its roots and stems are distinct, and its whole body has a light blue luster. The details of the veins of each leaf are very clear, and dozens of bright white leaves are shimmering. On the lotus seedpod in the middle, the lotus seeds are decorated like star gems, which is very sacred.
Just as Sada was about to touch the snow lotus.
Suddenly, the snow lotus soared into the air and flew off in one direction.
Everyone was astonished by this scene, and their eyes followed the direction in which the snow lotus flew away.
In mid-air, a figure moved across the void, and with a flash of light, the snow lotus was taken away by this person.
For a moment, the entire venue erupted in gasps of surprise.
This is blatant robbery!!