Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 822 - 731 Unity Spiritual Objects Auction

Chapter 822: 731 Unity Spiritual Objects Auction

"I have no idea, but as far as I know, when he fought with the Bloodvine Clan Cultivator, he did not release his Life-Bound Spirit Bird. It’s not because his Life-Bound Spirit Bird’s Divine Power is weak—on the contrary, it’s very strong. He kept it hidden as his trump card."

Jiang Zilei spoke slowly.

Generally speaking, High Rank Cultivators do not easily reveal their trump cards, meaning Shen Long has more powerful Spiritual Beasts and Insects. The Five-Tailed Spirit Fox and the Fire Qilin Beast are not his strongest; they were merely released to fight the enemy.

"He’s quite decisive, conceding directly. I thought he would use other techniques and compete with my cousin until the end!"

Jiang Zishan exclaimed sentimentally.

"Yes! I was actually looking forward to him merging with his Life-Bound Spirit Bird and fighting with me, but he conceded so quickly."

Jiang Zilei commended.

"Could his Life-Bound Spirit Bird actually be a True Spirit Descendant?"

Jiang Zishan curiously asked.

"It’s unlikely to be a True Spirit Descendant; they aren’t that common. Perhaps his Life-Bound Spirit Bird has mutated, and its Mutated Divine Power is very strong—he doesn’t want outsiders to know. However, I didn’t expect his physical strength to be stronger than Taoist Friend Wang’s."

Jiang Zilei analyzed.

"Maybe he had some fortuitous encounter! We, born into powerful families, follow a regimen in our cultivation and get resources according to our Cultivation, but Shen, having had his encounter, might have obtained resources beyond his realm!"

Jiang Zishan speculated.

The Jiang Family, having a long heritage, cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Fruit Tree, but its growth cycle is too long, and its fruits, when mature, are reserved for Unity Cultivators and those in the Void Refinement Phase, which are hard to come by for the rest of the family.

"If those in the Void Refinement Phase can consume the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, what would those in the Unity Realm of our family consume?" Jiang pondered, "The Jiang Family does not have an endless supply of Heavenly Dragon Fruit."

Jiang Zilei nodded and said, "Perhaps."

——

In the Qingfeng Pavilion, Shen Long and Chu Buyu stood in a certain secret room.

Shen Long’s right hand was bleeding profusely, even showing white bone.

"Luckily, it’s only the True Spirit Dharma Nature. If it was an actual True Spirit, my husband’s arm would have been ruined."

Chu Buyu said somewhat relieved.

"Even if my arm was ruined, I could have restored it to normal."

Shen Long said nonchalantly, his right palm glowing yellow, the wound healing and returning to normal.

The third level of the Myriad Beasts True Scripture introduced a secret technique for limb regeneration; regenerating a limb is possible, so healing a wound is trivial.

"They must possess the Secret Technique of Divine Soul Attack. My husband isn’t afraid of them, there’s just no need to reveal too many techniques over a mere contest."

Chu Buyu said with a smile.

The unknown is always the scariest, and Chu Buyu knew Shen Long didn’t want outsiders to know his methods.

Shen Long nodded, saying, "Taoist Friend Wang from the Zhenhai Sect is not weak; had I not consumed the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, my physical strength might not have surpassed his."

"This contest won us many great items, and we also exchanged for several six-tier Absorbing Thunder Pearls."

Chu Buyu said with a beaming smile.

After chatting for a while, Chu Buyu left.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a yellow mat, took out a green porcelain vial, and from it, poured a pale golden pill, the Qiangang Pill, Wang Long’s lost bet.

He placed the Qiangang Pill in his mouth. The pill dissolved upon entry, and a tremendous energy surged violently within him.

He quickly started cultivating to refine this energy.

——

In the Zhenhai Garden, the assembly point for Zhenhai Sect Cultivators.

Wang Long and Wang Hu sat in a Green Stone Pavilion, talking.

"I didn’t expect him to concede so quickly. I thought he would release his Life-Bound Spirit Bird to spar with Taoist Jiang!"

Wang Hu said with a tone of regret,

"Indeed! I didn’t expect this person’s Spiritual Beasts and Insects to be so formidable."

Wang Long remarked with a sigh,

"The Realm of the Spiritual Pivot is filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers, one must not underestimate the other High Rank Cultivators."

Wang Hu spoke in a deep voice.

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A month passed quickly, and one early morning, just as the sky began to brighten,

a hundreds of zhang tall green tower appeared, inscribed with the words "Qianqing Tower" in a dragon and Phoenix dance script, shimmering with Spiritual Light.

At the entrance of the Qianqing Tower, a long line of Cultivators queued to enter the venue.

Two Void Refinement Cultivators stood at the entrance collecting the entrance fee.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu were in line, their expressions calm.

In this past month, Shen Long and Chu Buyu had attended several gatherings of Void Refinement Cultivators, met quite a few of them, and exchanged numerous Cultivation Resources.

After a short half-hour, Shen Long and Chu Buyu reached the entrance. Chu Buyu took out ten Top Grade Spirit Stones and paid the guards.

Without an invitation, the entrance fee was five Top Grade Spirit Stones per person; just from the entrance fee alone, the Qianqing Sect could make a huge profit.

The guards accepted the Top Grade Spirit Stones and allowed Shen Long and Chu Buyu into the Qianqing Tower.

Upon entering the Qianqing Tower, the grand hall was spacious and bright, with a thousand-zhang large square platform in the center, on which stood a green jade table and four golden jade chairs.

A Green-robed Attendant came quickly, bowed, and said, "Seniors, please follow me."

Shen Long and Chu Buyu followed the Green-robed Attendant upstairs to a private box on the fifth floor, which was over a hundred zhang in size and contained a square green jade table and several green jade stools.

On the jade table, there were a plate of Spirit Fruit and a pot of Spiritual Tea. On the wall, a giant blue mirror was embedded, from which the situation in the grand hall could be seen.

"To place a bid, please use this token to control the Image Transmission Mirror."

The Green-robed Attendant took out a square green token and handed it to Chu Buyu.

"You may leave now, there’s nothing more for you here."

Chu Buyu commanded. She had attended many large auctions before and was very experienced.

The Green-robed Attendant bowed and exited.

Chu Buyu closed the room door and activated the room’s Restriction with the token.

Shen Long picked up the teapot and poured two cups of Spiritual Tea.

"This auction is targeting Unity Cultivators, so there should be many fine items."

Shen Long said, taking a sip of the Spiritual Tea.

An hour later, accompanied by the resounding bell, three men and a woman descended from the sky and landed on the square platform.

"I am Wang Dong, and these are Wang Nan, Wang Xi, and Wang Bei. We will host this auction."

A scholarly-looking Green-robed young man spoke, his voice resonant.

"Wang Taoist Friend, aren’t you from the Qinglian Commerce Alliance? Is the Qinglian Commerce Alliance also involved in this auction hosted by the Qianqing Sect?"

A hearty male voice rang out.

"Exactly, the auction starts now, and the highest bidder wins."

Wang Dong nodded, placing ten Golden Jade Boxes on the green jade table.

He opened the ten boxes, each containing a Golden Pill with twelve Pill Patterns.

"Ten Top Grade Gold Cordyceps Pills, useful for assisting Void Refinement Cultivators in breaking through to the Body Integration Realm, increasing their success rate by ten percent. Starting bid is one hundred Top Grade Spirit Stones, with each bid increment no less than ten Stones."

Wang Dong announced.

The items in this auction were mostly settled using Top Grade Spirit Stones, while others were exchanged for goods.