Free Web NovelChapter 459: Chapter 284: Taiyi Geng Metal
"ROAR!"
The Red Evil True Demon let out a sky-shaking roar, but it could not break free from the Demon-Catching Chains coiled around its body.
A Profound Gold Tripod descended from the sky, slamming directly onto the Red Evil True Demon’s head. The impact sent its Demonic Qi spraying out and its Demon Blood splattering everywhere.
After Refining a considerable number of Starfall True Demons and Yin Evil True Demons, the Demon-Catching Tripod had grown much heavier. Its body had also become sturdier, and even the demon-catching and Demon-Suppressing Power of the Spiritual Light Chains had greatly increased.
"Hmph. A measly little Red Evil True Demon thinks it can cause trouble after entering my Celestial Demon Park?"
Wanhua Child said with some disdain.
The Red Evil True Demon struggled, but the heavy Demon-Catching Tripod pinned it down, rendering it immobile.
Now, within the Inner World, the Five Fire Child occupied the Yang Qi World on the surface, while the Wanhua Child occupied the Yin Qi World underground. The two kept to themselves.
"Master Wanhua is divinely powerful and invincible!"
The Ox Power Demons at the side cheered loudly.
Among Celestial Demons, the strongest prevailed. Over the past year, nearly every Celestial Demon they knew of had been easily suppressed by the Wanhua Child, with almost no power to resist.
Suddenly, the void trembled, and Yang Jing appeared in the Yin Qi World.
He looked at the Red Evil True Demon, which had almost no strength left to struggle. In the past, he would have needed to set up an altar and summon lightning, a painstaking effort, just to subdue a Red Evil True Demon. Now, he could suppress one with a mere flip of his hand.
Yang Jing channeled the Refining Power of his Inner World, and the Red Evil True Demon was instantly refined, leaving behind only its hard skull, spine, and a portion of its hide.
’My Power of the Flesh has increased by a minuscule amount, as has my Fire Control Power.’
With the enhancement of his various Divine Techniques, Yang Jing’s control over the Five Elements had already reached a limit. Therefore, even after Refining a Red Evil True Demon at the Golden Core Realm, the reinforcement he received was minimal.
’It seems I’m approaching the limits of my physical strength before I’ve even broken through the True Body Barrier.’
Yang Jing sensed the changes within his body. Thanks to the Yang Soul Pill, it had taken him less than three years to condense enough True Blood to completely pass the True Blood Barrier. Now, all he had to do was pass the True Body Barrier to become a Core Formation and Body Refining Cultivator.
’Next, I’ll try a new type of Tier Three Celestial Demon.’
He wanted to experiment more to see which Celestial Demon provided the most practical enhancements when refined.
There was an auction to attend next. After giving his instructions to the Wanhua Child, Yang Jing left his Inner World.
Two years ago, the Seven Nations Ticket Shop had opened a branch in the Celestial Square Marketplace, using it as a hub to expand into the surrounding Fiefdoms. With the support of the Seven Nations Ticket Shop and other up-and-coming ticket shops, commercial activity and various transactions in the Celestial Square Marketplace flourished. This, in turn, made it much more convenient for Yang Jing to collect Spiritual Materials and earn Spirit Stones.
Under these circumstances, the Celestial Square Marketplace began holding auctions more and more frequently.
After all, while common bulk goods had stable prices, rare Spiritual Materials and Spiritual Artifacts could only fetch their true value at auction.
The auction Yang Jing was attending this time was jointly organized by seven Great Trading Houses, including the Celestial Treasure Tower and Taichang Trading Company, and its scale was extraordinary.
The walls were made of White Jade, the carpets of demon hide. Palace lanterns hovered in the air, bathing the already magnificent hall in a brilliant, golden light. The entire hall was about fifty zhang wide, and in the best locations, over a dozen private rooms had been built, reserved exclusively for esteemed guests.
So many people had come to the auction that even some Golden Core Cultivators with less prominent backgrounds or insufficient power had to sit in the back with the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Given Yang Jing’s status, he was naturally led directly into one of the private rooms.
"Master."
His five disciples had already arrived in the room and respectfully performed the disciple’s salutation to Yang Jing.
Yang Jing glanced at his five disciples and nodded in satisfaction. After two years of being held back by him, Huang Zu had finally polished his Magical Power to a state of flawless perfection and directly achieved Foundation Establishment, becoming a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Chi Yu, who possessed a Celestial Blood Spirit Root and was also recultivating, had advanced to Foundation Establishment two months earlier than his junior brother, Huang Zu.
"At this auction, if you see anything you want, just go ahead and bid on it,"
Yang Jing said.
Given his current status and his influence over the Seven Nations Ticket Shop, nearly every auction house in Celestial Square Marketplace would reveal their final, featured items to him before the auction began.
If Yang Jing wanted something, he could even buy it directly at market price.
For this auction, Yang Jing had already received the list of items in advance. Among them, the Spiritual Object he wanted was a piece of Taiyi Geng Metal weighing forty-seven jin and six liang.
This type of Geng metal was an Exotic Gold that only appeared by chance within Geng Gold Veins, and its value was far greater than that of ordinary Geng metal.
The True Spirit Flying Boat needed Taiyi Geng Metal, which was why Yang Jing had come to bid for it in person.
Not long after Yang Jing had settled in, the auction officially began. A white-haired Golden Core Cultivator in a Golden Robe appeared on the hall’s stage, accompanied by two graceful and beautiful Female Cultivators.
This Golden Core Cultivator was rather stout, with sharp, shrewd eyes that glinted brightly.
"Thank you, fellow Daoists, for attending this joint auction organized by the Seven Great Trading Houses. This auction accepts payment via the Seven Nations Ticket Shop’s Jade Tokens. If you are short on Spirit Stones, you may also mortgage your Spiritual Objects with the Seven Nations Ticket Shop first."
Soon, the first auction item was brought out from backstage by a Female Cultivator and placed on a high table.
