King of Creation
Chapter 274 - 271 Shattered Jade Scripture

Chapter 274: Chapter 271 Shattered Jade Scripture

Having lived a great many years, to be toyed with by some greenhorn whose whiskers had barely sprouted, True Master Tianzhu’s annoyance was, as one could imagine, considerable.

Well, to be fair, Ye Zhen’s whiskers should be considered fully grown, with a tuft of black stubble at least—albeit still somewhat soft.

What truly made True Master Tianzhu feel like he couldn’t show his face was that he had been played in public under the broad daylight. After all, he was rather well-known in the Phantom Divine Empire; many old acquaintances were present today.

Especially when these old acquaintances emitted a ’heh heh’ of subdued laughter upon witnessing True Master Tianzhu being fooled, his fury intensified even more.

While True Master Tianzhu was feeling the sting to his pride, Wen Tianyu was pained by the hemorrhage of his wealth.

Looking at the steward of Fragrant Pill King Manor who was walking away with 1.31 million taels of gold, and then at those two bottles of Spirit Transformation Pills in front of him, Wen Tianyu’s lips began to twitch in agony.

1.31 million taels of gold was almost a third of Wen Tianyu’s entire fortune.

Even the usual expenses of cultivation were substantial, and Wen Tianyu had not accumulated his current wealth without considerable effort. Now, to have a third of it taken away in one stroke, the pain had his heart lurching.

Most importantly, the market price of two bottles of Spirit Transformation Pills was at most sixty thousand taels of gold, yet he had spent 1.31 million.

Wen Tianyu felt that at this moment, all eyes on him were silently saying one thing—what a fool.

"You bastard, don’t let me catch you slipping," Wen Tianyu clenched his fists tightly, the smiles on the faces of Ye Zhen, Luluo, and Han Tai in the No. 9 seat across from him seemed extraordinarily grim in his eyes. "Scum!"

Amidst Wen Tianyu’s resentment, the auction for the fourth group of Spirit Transformation Pills commenced.

It was quite the stroke of luck for Ye Zhen that most of those who could attend this auction looked down upon Spirit Transformation Pills; those who came here were either scions of formidable families or distinguished members of sects, who either did not need Spirit Transformation Pills or had access to them through cheaper channels.

"I bid five hundred thousand!"

Ye Zhen’s bid discouraged the few remaining bidders; for two bottles of Spirit Transformation Pills, five hundred thousand taels of gold was a threshold. Surpassing this amount meant it wasn’t worth it.

The sudden quiet woke Wen Tianyu from his fury-filled reverie. Seeing the faint smile on Ye Zhen’s lips, Wen Tianyu’s anger flared even more.

"I bid five hundred and ten thousand!"

After a moment’s thought, Wen Tianyu, against everyone’s expectations, raised the bid again. Even his own master, True Master Tianzhu, had not anticipated another increase from Wen Tianyu.

Seeing the slightly surprised expression on Luluo’s face across from him, Wen Tianyu felt a tinge of satisfaction. He had been a fool to fall for Ye Zhen’s trick; now he realized he could also be cunning.

Wen Tianyu pondered why Ye Zhen would auction off so many Spirit Transformation Pills?

There were two aspects to it: one was that Ye Zhen was stocking up pills for himself.

It was said that Ye Zhen came from a reclusive martial arts family which was not renowned—presumably not very strong, likely quite ordinary.

An ordinary martial arts family would definitely lack a dedicated senior pill master, and Ye Zhen’s family must be in dire need of pills, especially ones requiring a high-level Earth Pill Master to concoct.

Furthermore, both Luluo and Han Tai accompanying Ye Zhen, one at the first stage of Spirit Transformation Realm and the other at the third, were in great need of Spirit Transformation Pills; Ye Zhen was most likely purchasing for them.

Therefore, if possible, Ye Zhen would definitely try to obtain these sets of Spirit Transformation Pills; his willingness to spend 700,000 or 800,000 taels of gold for two sets just proved this.

Basing on this analysis, Wen Tianyu had every reason to be sure Ye Zhen would not give up on the Spirit Transformation Pills easily.

At this point, Wen Tianyu detested Ye Zhen to death.

If he could make Ye Zhen suffer a loss, if he could regain a bit of face, he would do it; hence, he unhesitatingly raised the price again.

"Six hundred thousand!"

Seeing Wen Tianyu once again causing trouble with his bid, Ye Zhen nonchalantly stated a new price.

Obtaining several groups of Spirit Transformation Pills at a low price was something Ye Zhen enjoyed a lot, but if someone intended to cause trouble deliberately, Ye Zhen didn’t mind playing along—it was a form of entertainment.

As for spending an extra hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels of gold, Ye Zhen truly didn’t care.

However, while Ye Zhen didn’t care, someone else did.

"I bid six hundred and ten thousand!"

Wen Tianyu increased the price again.

After this bid, Wen Tianyu silently warned himself, "Take the win and leave, can’t raise the bid anymore. That Zheng’s psychological price limit must be seven or eight hundred thousand taels of gold, can’t go higher."

While Wen Tianyu was issuing this warning to himself, his gaze briefly darted towards Ye Zhen opposite him, waiting for him to raise his bid again, but he froze upon looking.

Opposite him, Ye Zhen showed no sign of raising the bid, instead focusing on sipping his tea intently.

"The fourth group of Spirit Transformation Pills at six hundred and ten thousand taels of gold for the first time..."

"The fourth group of Spirit Transformation Pills at six hundred and ten thousand taels of gold for the third time! Congratulations to the guest in Seat No.13 for winning the Spirit Transformation Pills!"

The auctioneer’s voice made Wen Tianyu’s face blanch once again.

True Master Tianzhu had come very close to showing his anger openly.

To obtain two bottles of Spirit Transformation Pills for six hundred and ten thousand taels of gold was only slightly overpriced, but in the end, wealth was minor, face was major.

Today, his reputation had been smeared across the entirety of Divine Capital, and it was likely that after today, there would be rumors across Divine Capital about True Master Tianzhu having a foolish disciple!

"Heh heh..."

"Hahaha..."

Laughter of varying pitch rang through the garden, clearly amused by the spectacle. It was one thing to see someone foolish, but quite another to see someone foolishly delivering themselves to be swindled.

Looking at Wen Tianyu’s ashen face, Ye Zhen chuckled lightly. The feeling of having money was rather nice!

Wen Tianyu practically grated his teeth as he counted out six hundred and ten thousand taels of gold, his expression sinking into one of utmost dejection, pitifully turning his gaze towards his master, True Master Tianzhu.

After all, Wen Tianyu hadn’t come to the auction specifically to cause Ye Zhen trouble or to play the fool.

He had set his sights on a pill that was to appear at the auction and had come specifically to bid for it. He had some confidence in his chances, but after being repeatedly tricked, his wealth had halved, and the hope of acquiring that pill had become incredibly slim. He had no choice but to look to his master for help.

"Hmph, useless thing, we’ll talk about it later!"

True Master Tianzhu rebuked him softly, yet did not refuse; after all, Wen Tianyu was his disciple, wasn’t he?

Thanks to the precedent set by Wen Tianyu falling for Ye Zhen’s tricks twice, surprisingly, no one dared to compete with Ye Zhen for the last two sets of Spirit Transformation Pills.

They had realized that Ye Zhen simply did not care about spending an extra few hundred thousand taels of gold; he was the sort to spitefully bleed money just to swindle you if he felt like it.

That was precisely how Wen Tianyu had been swindled by Ye Zhen.

Accordingly, Ye Zhen acquired the last two sets of Spirit Transformation Pills for three hundred thousand and four hundred thousand taels of gold, respectively. After all, once Ye Zhen made a bid, no one else was willing to raise the price.

"There, two bottles for each of you!"

In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhen had given away the two sets of Spirit Transformation Pills he had just acquired to Luluo and Han Tai.

"How can this be?"

"This won’t do..."

"That’s not enough of a gesture. When you helped me, I accepted it without a word. My small gift, and you won’t accept it?"

"This..."

"Look, the treasures are up for auction!"

Changing the subject, Ye Zhen watched Han Tai accept the gift with a wry smile.

But Luluo was biting her lip, looking at Ye Zhen with eyes full of confusion.

Was this the same Ye Zhen from a year and a half ago, the naive and green youth who was only in the True Essence Fourth Realm?

However, it seemed his personality hadn’t changed.

As though in a trance, Luluo recalled the scene of Ye Zhen risking his life to lead away the pursuers after waking up...

"I am, after all, half a King of the Mountains!"

"Good girl, listen..."

Without realizing it, Luluo felt her nose tingle again.

"The sixth auction item is a treasure from the collection of the Fragrant Pill King, specially brought for auction to make up for our guests’ earlier disappointments, the Mid-grade Treasure Sword Gu Yue Sword! The starting bid is fifty thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, with each bid increment not to be less than five thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals."

The auctioneer’s words instantly sent the whole garden abuzz.

A Mid-grade Treasure Sword was something everyone coveted.

Once the bidding started, the price shot up like a rocket.

Ye Zhen placed a bid at one point, but it was swiftly drowned out by the bids from the powerful figures of the Soul Sea Realm, including True Master Tianzhu. Mid-grade Treasures were a rare sight, after all.

In the end, the Mid-grade Treasure Sword Gu Yue Sword sold at a staggering price of two hundred and seventy thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals to a mysterious individual in Seat No. 2.

Ye Zhen calculated his finances; in fact, it was possible for him to secure the Gu Yue Sword.

But getting involved in such perilous trouble was not something Ye Zhen wished to entertain at the moment.

After all, this was a genuine Mid-grade Treasure Sword, unlike the Profound Yang Sword in his possession, which had a crack. Ye Zhen could guarantee that if he were to win the Gu Yue Sword, upon the auction’s conclusion, those dozen or so powerful experts from the Soul Sea Realm present would take turns ’having a heart-to-heart’ with him.

The auction continued, and it had to be said, the items on offer were numerous, the quality vastly superior to those at the auction Ye Zhen attended in Three Elements City of the Sword Origin Empire.

Almost every item was of use to Ye Zhen. If possible, he would have liked to collect all the auctioned items.

....

"The eleventh auction item is a secret manual of the Middle-grade Earth Level Cultivation Technique known as the Shattered Jade Scripture. It is a technique for those in the Spirit Transformation Realm. This manual is offered for auction by one of our guests today."

"Shattered Jade Scripture?"

At the utterance of these four words, a look of surprise flitted across Ye Zhen’s eyes, his seated form involuntarily straightened up.

"According to the guest, this Shattered Jade Scripture is only the first half of the mental method; the latter half, which refines the Acquired Spiritual Body, is missing.

Nonetheless, the Spiritual Power cultivated through the Shattered Jade Scripture is still extremely formidable, full of wonderful aspects. If brought to Great Accomplishment, it offers protection from all manner of evil, amongst other benefits, which the successful bidder will need to experience personally.

It’s worth mentioning that the Shattered Jade Scripture comes with its own unique Killing Move.

Now, we shall begin auctioning this Middle-grade Earth Level Cultivation Technique, starting at fifty thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, with each bid increment not to be less than five thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals."

Instant silence fell upon the garden, and Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed lightly. (To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian, as well as leave your monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest encouragement. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)