Free Web NovelChapter 1675: Chapter 1672: Farewell, Moonlight Stone!
Li Chen nodded and replied, "Give me all those two million Source Crystals!"
Hearing Li Chen ask for Source Crystals, Long Ming not only showed no displeasure but also felt pleasantly surprised.
He immediately responded, hastily took out a storage ring, and handed it to Li Chen.
Returning favor for favor!
Li Chen didn’t take Long Ming’s storage ring for free; instead, he casually took a small jade bottle from his bosom and handed it over.
"This is a second-grade pill, Earth Spirit Pill, which will be greatly beneficial for your current cultivation. When the time is right, I’ll help you directly break through the bottleneck and step into the late stage of Mahayana. If you perform well, I guarantee that you’ll definitely break through the Life and Death Tribulation and ascend to immortality!"
Hearing Li Chen’s words, Long Ming couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
The prospect Li Chen painted for him was simply too grand.
So grand that he found it hard to believe.
Only cultivators in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage can be called immortals.
However, breaking through the Life and Death Tribulation in the Mahayana stage is no easy feat.
Countless Heavenly Pride figures who shook the Star Domain, throughout their lives, never crossed this threshold.
Although Long Ming’s talent is indeed good, and he has achieved notable accomplishments over the years,
it’s merely "good," compared to those Heavenly Pride with millions or even tens of millions of Taoists, his talent is modest.
Therefore, he had no confidence in himself breaking the Life and Death Tribulation and ascending to immortality in this life.
Li Chen seemed to see through Long Ming’s thoughts, smiled at him, and said, "Rest assured, with me, Li Chen, anything can be achieved!"
Although Li Chen said this casually, the words exuded an unquestionable dominance.
Long Ming seemed to be influenced by Li Chen’s words filled with confidence, nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.
Setting aside other things, just the Earth Spirit Pill given by Li Chen would definitely fetch more than two million Source Crystals in the auction market.
In any case, he wouldn’t be at a loss.
At this moment, an elderly man emanating an aura of immortality slowly walked onto the auction stage.
Long Ming recognized this person and introduced him to Li Chen, "Young master, this is Chen Yanshou, the City Lord’s Chief Steward, and a peak expert of the late stage of Mahayana!"
After listening to Long Ming’s introduction, Li Chen was even more curious about the strength of Xingyun City.
It seems like this place is indeed full of hidden talents!
However, this did not make Li Chen retreat.
Instead, it piqued his intense interest in exploring the seventh floor of the Star-Picking Tower.
Although the auction items were rare treasures hard to find outside,
they barely caught Li Chen’s attention.
To outsiders, the treasures for which they would fight fiercely were dispensable to him.
Until something appeared that suddenly invigorated his spirit.
It was a Moonlight Stone!
Something he had only seen before in the painted world where Anran resided.
If he wasn’t mistaken, this Moonlight Stone should come from the same place as those in the painted world.
If he could find this place, it would be a significant breakthrough in exploring Anran’s origins.
"This is a heavenly treasure formed by the condensed Sun, Moon, and Star Essence, called the Moonlight Stone, which can be directly absorbed by cultivators. If used by cultivators below the Mahayana Realm, their cultivation would progress by leaps and bounds!"
"Now, I announce that the starting bid for the Moonlight Stone is one million Source Crystals, with each increment not less than one hundred thousand Source Crystals. The auction begins!"
Hearing that this item would only be effective for cultivators below the Mahayana Realm,
the experts of the Mahayana Realm showed little interest in it.
Only the elderly with descendants at the Divinity Transformation Realm showed interest in bidding.
As for other Heavenly Prides, either they looked down on the Moonlight Stone or their pockets were too shallow.
Thus, the bidders were few and far between.
Only three people placed bids, and each increase was just by one hundred thousand Source Crystals.
Seeing this, Li Chen directly increased the bid by two hundred thousand Source Crystals, abruptly raising the price of the Moonlight Stone to one million five hundred thousand Source Crystals.
"One million six hundred thousand!"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s direct increase by two hundred thousand, two of the three bidders immediately gave up the auction.
Only an elder in a yellow robe followed up with a twenty thousand increase.
However, before his voice faded, Li Chen increased the bid once again.
"Two million!"
Seeing Li Chen increase the bid by thirty thousand this time, the elder in the yellow robe immediately showed a displeased expression.
Li Chen was just too young and had a middle-stage Mahayana cultivator at his beck and call.
It seemed that this person must come from an extraordinary background, possibly a Heavenly Pride from some ancient Taoist authority.
Thinking of this, the elder in the yellow robe decided to give up the auction, cupped his hands towards Li Chen, and said with a chuckle, "Since this Fellow Taoist likes it so much, this old man will let you have it!"
Li Chen also nodded slightly in response, as a gesture of returning the courtesy.
"Thank you, Senior, for your concession!"
After accepting the Moonlight Stone from Chen Yanshou’s hand and carefully examining it, Li Chen casually asked, "Senior, may I ask where this Moonlight Stone comes from?"
Chen Yanshou had no doubts about Li Chen’s question.
After all, every auctioneer usually asks about the origin of the treasures.
Generally, they would disclose a little.
However, to protect the privacy of their esteemed consignors, they wouldn’t give specifics.
Chen Yanshou stroked his silver-white beard and said with a smile, "I’m not entirely sure where it originates, only that it comes from the Star Ruins, presumably a specialty of some ancient star."
After hearing Chen Yanshou’s response, Li Chen nodded and smiled in acknowledgment.
"Thank you, Senior, for letting me know!"
As the City Lord’s Chief Steward of Xingyun City, Chen Yanshou was naturally fully aware of everything happening in the Star-Picking Tower.
As such, he immediately recognized that it was this young man in front of him who fought through two barriers in succession to reach the sixth floor.
In his many years of experience, he judged that this young man’s strength was not inferior to the middle stage of Mahayana, with unlimited potential in the future!
He might even break through the void and ascend to immortality, just like the old master!
In the whole world, the only person that someone like Chen Yanshou would call "old master" would be the founder of Xingyun City, the Star Cloud Ancestor.
Chen Yanshou had originally been Star Cloud Ancestor’s Sword Boy and had pledged his allegiance to him.
Star Cloud Ancestor treated him well and nurtured him as a disciple.
One could say Chen Yanshou’s accomplishments today were entirely due to Star Cloud Ancestor’s tutelage.
After Star Cloud Ancestor broke through the void and ascended to immortality, Chen Yanshou stayed in Xingyun City to help Zhai Xingzi manage the city’s affairs.
Chen Yanshou narrowed his eyes slightly as he scrutinized Li Chen and casually asked, "Young friend, despite your young age, you possess the strength to stand out amongst others. Such talent is a rarity not seen in ten thousand years. This old man has never encountered it before. I wonder which great saint or virtuous teacher could cultivate such an exceptionally brilliant disciple like you?"
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