Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 623 - 532 Heavy Water Thunder Pearl_1

Chapter 623: 532 Heavy Water Thunder Pearl_1

The Soul Nurturing Jade exchanged hands to a portly, golden-robed elder, and what he traded for it, Shen Long did not know.

Wu Bei took out a green gourd and said, "Fifth-grade Mysterious Soul True Water, suitable for nurturing Divine Soul-type Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit trees, and can also be used in Alchemy. The starting price is five million Spirit Stones, with each bid increment not less than five hundred thousand."

Some rare Divine Soul-type Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit trees must be irrigated with Mysterious Soul True Water to grow.

"Five million!"

"Five million five hundred thousand!"

"Six million!"

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After several rounds of bidding, Fairy Qingzhi won the Mysterious Soul True Water for the high price of ten million.

Twelve sturdy men in golden shirts carried a giant golden cage onto the golden stage. Inside the cage was a giant eagle with wings spanning a hundred feet. It was silver all over with golden wings.

"A fifth-stage early Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, this bird possesses the Thunder Roc Bloodline, with a Purity of Bloodline reaching four, inheriting some of the Thunder Roc’s Divine Skills, in exchange for rare Divine Soul-type Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruits," declared Wu Bei.

"Thunder Roc Bloodline!"

The cultivators present stirred up a commotion, as the Thunder Roc was a famous Spirit Bird.

Over a hundred Divinity Transformation Cultivators communicated with Wu Bei via divine sense, all wanting to obtain this Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle. Shen Long was not interested; his Life-Bound Spirit Bird was the Thunder Roc, originally a mutated Gold-Winged Windroc, with Divine Skills far stronger than those of a Thunder Roc.

Fairy Qingzhi traded for the Gold-Winged Thunder Eagle, sparing no expense.

Wu Bei took out five metallic spheres shimmering with golden light, their surfaces covered with spiritual runes.

"Five fifth-grade Puppet Beasts, each possessing the battle power of a Soul Transformation Cultivator, capable of withstanding attacks from inferior Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasures," he said.

While speaking, Wu Bei formed a gesture, and the five metallic spheres instantly radiated blinding Spiritual Light, transforming amidst mechanical sounds into five differently shaped Puppet Beasts.

Wu Bei introduced the partial capabilities of the Giant Ape Puppet, Human-Shaped Puppet, Centipede Puppet, Roc Bird Puppet, and Whale Puppet, one by one.

"The five Puppet Beasts will be auctioned separately, with a starting price of eight million Spirit Stones, and each bid increment not less than half a million Spirit Stones," stated Wu Bei in a loud voice.

Puppet Beasts are impervious to blades and fire, and most importantly, they are fearless in battle. Acquiring a fifth-grade Puppet Beast is like gaining a fearless Divinity Transformation Stage guardian.

"Eight million!"

"Eight million five hundred thousand!"

"Nine million!"

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The competition was fierce; many Divinity Transformation Cultivators wanted to acquire a fifth-grade Puppet Beast.

After numerous bids, all five fifth-grade Puppet Beasts were sold at high prices, the lowest at seventeen million Spirit Stones, the highest at twenty-three million Spirit Stones.

A woman in a golden skirt, with strikingly exquisite features and lacking Spirit Stones, offered more than ten items for auction.

Shen Long’s gaze landed on a purple-gold fruit core, and he asked curiously, "What fruit core is that?"

"That’s the core of the Mysterious Purple Jade Fruit; it can be used to cultivate the Marvelous Purple Jade Fruit Tree," stated the woman in the golden skirt.

"What! The Mysterious Purple Jade Fruit, that’s one of the Top Ten Spiritual Fruits!"

"No way! It’s really the core of the Mysterious Purple Jade Fruit? I’ve heard of this fruit but never seen it."

"The Mysterious Purple Jade Fruit takes ninety thousand years to mature. Unity Cultivators can’t wait that long. Truly planting this fruit tree is a blessing for posterity," they discussed.

...

The Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators present were abuzz with discussion, as many had only heard of the Mysterious Purple Jade Fruit and had never seen it in person.

Shen Long wasn’t interested; the growth cycle of the Mysterious Purple Jade Fruit was too long for him to wait.

While he might not be interested, there were many Divinity Transformation Cultivators who were, and in the end, a portly elder in a green robe won the bidding for the fruit core.

After selling the fifth-grade Puppet Beasts, Wu Bei brought out a silver Jade Slip and said, "The primary cultivation technique of the Big Dipper Divine Monarch, the Big Dipper Heavenly Firmament Manual."

"The Big Dipper Heavenly Firmament Manual? That predecessor is a Unity Cultivator who is said to have a high chance of advancing to the Mahayana Realm. It’s not surprising that you have his primary cultivation technique, but since it’s being sold, it can’t be complete, right?" questioned Fairy Qingzhi.

"Fairy Ye is correct, it’s indeed not the complete Big Dipper Heavenly Firmament Manual, only the upper and middle volumes; there’s no need to worry about cultivation techniques before reaching Unity. The starting price is ten million Spirit Stones, with each bid increment not less than one million Spirit Stones," replied Wu Bei.

Wu Bei said.

"Ten million!"

"Eleven million!"

"Twelve million!"

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The price kept soaring. With the fame of the Big Dipper Divine Monarch being so great, even though only two volumes, the upper and the middle, were available, many Soul Transformation Cultivators wanted to obtain this technique.

After several bids, a tall young man in a silver shirt acquired the method, but he didn’t have enough Spirit Stones on him; therefore, he auctioned off dozens of items.

Shen Long acquired two pieces of Qingli Jinlang ore, a fifth-tier material for Artifact Refining.

The silver-shirted young man paid the Spirit Stones and successfully obtained the upper and middle volumes of the Big Dipper Heavenly Firmament Manual.

Wu Bei took out three beads that shimmered with blue light and said, "Three Heavy Water Thunder Pearls, comparable to a full-force strike from an early-stage Void Refinement Cultivator, in exchange for materials of equivalent value."

"Heavy Water Thunder Pearls!"

The presence of the Soul Transformation Cultivators caused a stir, as they started sending private messages to Wu Bei, and Shen Long was no exception.

He wanted to exchange a Profound Yin Crystal for one Heavy Water Thunder Pearl, but Wu Bei did not agree.

"Taoist Friend Wu, I’d like to exchange a two-feet section of the Six Cleansing Bamboos, over twenty thousand years old, for one Heavy Water Thunder Pearl, how about that?"

Shen Long conveyed through a private message.

This was the most precious material he had; if he still couldn’t get one Heavy Water Thunder Pearl in exchange, there was nothing more he could say.

Almost half an hour later, Wu Bei finally decided the fate of the three Heavy Water Thunder Pearls. Shen Long successfully traded for one, and Fairy Qingzhi also obtained one.

Shen Long approached the golden platform and handed Wu Bei a green Storage Bracelet.

After Wu Bei scanned it with his Divine Sense, he nodded and handed one Heavy Water Thunder Pearl to Shen Long.

In a corner of the venue, a pot-bellied elder in black robes stared fixedly at Shen Long, his eyes constantly moving as if calculating something.

"This auction ends here. Next time, we will prepare an even greater variety of goods for everyone."

Wu Bei announced the end of the auction, and the Cultivators gradually left.

Once out of the Liuyun Hall, Shen Long strolled the streets, walking and looking around.

An hour later, Shen Long arrived at a sparsely populated street and stopped in front of a three-story Qingyue Pavilion, its signboard bearing the large characters "Qingyue Pavilion."

This was another place rented by Shen Hai, and the spot where Shen Long would shake off any followers.

Shen Long had made a considerable haul this time, so he entered a Practice Room and began to refine the Five-Leaf Jade Lotus.

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In a quiet courtyard with red tiles, four men and a woman sat in a Stone Pavilion, discussing something; the pot-bellied black-robed elder was among them.

"This person is very cautious, having switched accommodations, but he’s been locked by the Soul-Chasing Bug. Unless his Divine Soul significantly spikes or plummets, he won’t be able to shake off the Soul-Chasing Bug’s tracking."

The black-robed elder said confidently.

"We’d better be cautious. Third sister, you keep an eye on this man. Your Spirit-Seeking Mouse has a keen sense of smell; lock onto his scent so this fat sheep doesn’t slip away," instructed a stocky man in a yellow shirt.

A plump woman in a white dress nodded and responded, "Big brother, he has a Heavy Water Thunder Pearl in his possession. If we take a direct hit from it, we’re either dead or crippled."

"I have a Lightning-Dissipating Umbrella that can weaken the power of Thunder Method attacks, coupled with other defensive treasures; we should not have a problem. The key is not to let him get away," the man in the yellow shirt spoke in a grave tone.

"This guy has no shortage of good items on him. He actually managed to exchange for a Five-Leaf Jade Lotus and a Heavy Water Thunder Pearl."

The black-robed elder frowned as he spoke.

"If he didn’t carry so many desirable items, we, the Five Fiends of Black Mountain, wouldn’t have targeted him," chuckled a skinny green-robed elder, radiating a dense Yin Qi.

"Let’s split up and take action! After we nail this, we won’t need to worry about resources for a while," the man in the yellow shirt declared.

"Yes, big brother," the four people in black robes responded in agreement.