Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 2088 - 2088 2078 The Name of Heavenly Punishment

2088: Chapter 2078: The Name of Heavenly Punishment 2088: Chapter 2078: The Name of Heavenly Punishment The auctioneer’s face revealed a strange expression, “Heavenly Punishment”…

That name was indeed strange, but due to good training, he didn’t reveal his inner thoughts.

“Very well, Mr.

Heavenly Punishment, would you like cash, or are you here to watch the auction?”

The table was almost entirely covered with Resentment Crystals, which the Business Alliance planned to auction off one by one.

If auctioned, they would definitely earn more.

“Convert them to Mysterious Lingdan for me.”

After saying that, Long Yan took out a blood-red Resentment Crystal from his Azure Dragon Ring and placed it in the hands of the auctioneer.

“Auction this one.”

The auctioneer had never seen a Resentment Crystal with such heavy resentment energy.

Finally, his face couldn’t hold back the expression of ecstasy.

Just this one crystal could serve as the final piece in an auction.

Long Yan thought to himself that if the auctioneer knew he also had a pill of the Equinox Flower in his hand, who knows what expression he would have.

“Very well, Sir, we will arrange a VIP Room for you.”

The auction house here was quite different from those in small towns, appearing much more formal, naturally including the existence of VIP Rooms.

Long Yan merely nodded and followed a staff member to the VIP room.

The auction process was rather dull.

Although the auction was quite grand, Long Yan didn’t see anything appealing, so he decided to consume the pill.

The walls of the VIP room were very firm, capable of blocking the flow of True Qi.

After ingesting the Elixir, Long Yan sat down cross-legged.

The Equinox Flower was a mental stimulant.

If taken alone, it would stimulate the nerves, and under intense stimulation, a cultivator could go mad or become possessed.

However, when made into an Elixir, other ingredients would complement the Equinox Flower, enhancing a person’s mental capabilities.

That’s why the Equinox Flower was priceless.

While there were many martial arts techniques with mental attacks, there were very few medicines that could enhance mental strength.

Many Strong Ones defended against mental attacks with the Dao Heart they developed through their own Cultivation journey.

Now, Long Yan emitted a very strong mental fluctuation.

The White Tiger in his Sea of Consciousness roared, its body’s Golden Light becoming more solid.

The previously slightly rough White Tiger became startled, and its roars faintly stimulated people’s souls.

“Whew.”

Long Yan exhaled deeply.

The bonus from the Equinox Flower was indeed not small, even causing his soul to almost burst, yet still, a lot of the medicinal effects settled within his body.

Now, a golden membrane appeared around Long Yan’s soul, making it even more resilient.

Under Long Yan’s control, the soul could even leave his body and wander for a while.

“Ladies and gentlemen, now we’re going to auction off this session’s final item.”

The white-bearded auctioneer spoke passionately, nearly breaking the he had almost breaking the auction hammer in his hand.

There was no helping it; an auction item like this was seen once in many years.

“Pull back the red cloth.”

Under the instruction of the auctioneer, two maids slowly pulled back the white cloth on the glass box, with Long Yan’s Resentment Crystal placed securely in the center.

“Oh?”

“Such purity.”

Among the crowd, there were some Ghost Cultivators who, seeing the Resentment Crystal in the glass cabinet, showed greedy gazes and secretly calculated how they could acquire this crystal.

“This is Mr.

Heavenly Punishment’s auction item.

A Resentment Crystal of exceptionally high purity, with the starting price at five hundred Mysterious Lingdan.”

This starting price indeed surprised Long Yan; he was astounded by the price of five hundred.

He had thought that selling it for around two hundred would already be a high price, but the starting price turned out to be so high.

“Seven hundred.”

“Nine hundred.”

The people below were thoroughly stimulated by this Resentment Crystal, and the bids reaching such high prices made even Long Yan’s eyelids twitch.

He knew that when Tianwei had nearly killed him, they had only compensated him with fifty Mysterious Lingdan, yet everyone here was throwing out such high bids.

Of course, this was because Long Yan was unaware.

He had only encountered Ghost Cultivators a few times, but this Resentment Crystal was a treasure among Ghost Cultivators.

Otherwise, the Evil Spirit Sect wouldn’t have risked going to the God Demon Battlefield to exploit mercenaries.

“I bid one thousand.”

A man with a square face spoke, though his voice was chillingly cold, and the fluctuations around him further indicated he was a Ghost Cultivator.

Long Yan curiously observed the man.

He looked righteously straight, yet he was a Ghost Cultivator.

“Our Mr.

Fang Zheng bids one thousand Mysterious Lingdan.

Does anyone bid higher?”

Fang Zheng’s bid made many Ghost Cultivators back off.

One thousand Mysterious Lingdan was not a small sum, and from the look of the covetous Ghost Cultivators around, even acquiring it might cost them their lives in Cultivation.

“I bid one thousand two hundred.”

Another sharp voice came forth, and Long Yan could not help but laugh when he saw who it was—a familiar face.

The man who bid one thousand two hundred was none other than the Holy King who had set out from the Seven-Star Hall for a trial.

Now, he showed no hint of dominance.

His skin was pale, his voice was piercingly sharp, and he even curled his fingers into an orchid shape with his right hand.

Long Yan was curious about what the Holy King had gone through to become so effeminate.

Fang Zheng’s expression turned sour.

The Holy King wasn’t a Ghost Cultivator, yet he was competing in the bidding among Ghost Cultivators.

Yet, looking at the Resentment Crystal on the stage, Fang Zheng’s gaze filled with a hint of longing.

He had been at the Fourth Rank God King for one hundred years.

With this Resentment Crystal, he could extend his life by at least another two hundred years and even try to reach a higher Realm.

“One thousand four hundred.”

Fang Zheng spoke through clenched teeth.

This was nearly all his savings from many years on the Immortal Path, but the Holy King’s voice soon followed.

“One thousand six hundred.”

The Holy King appeared utterly bored, his hand that had curled orchid fingers nonchalantly flicking off dust from his clothes.

“Sir, you are not a Ghost Cultivator.

Why bid for this Resentment Crystal?”

After thinking for a moment, Fang Zheng still asked.

The Resentment Crystal was crucial for him, so he spoke politely.

“Nothing special, I just think it’s pretty and wanted to make it into a necklace.”

The Holy King’s response infuriated the many Ghost Cultivators below.

What was this effeminate act about?

Making a necklace from a Resentment Crystal—wasn’t he afraid of turning into a Zombie?

Fang Zheng didn’t know what to say, he could only sit back down.

This one thousand six hundred had surpassed his expectations, and it was beyond what he could afford.

Eventually, the Holy King won the Resentment Crystal for one thousand six hundred, and showing off, he flaunted the Resentment Crystal around Fang Zheng’s face before finally storing it back in his storage ring.

“You…”

Fang Zheng’s face reddened with anger as the Holy King just giggled coquettishly.

The sound coming from a grown man’s mouth indeed made one’s skin crawl.

Long Yan watched all this from the VIP Room, wondering about the Holy King.

The current Holy King seemed nothing like his old self—previously a cultivator of the Righteous sect, he now exuded an air of Ghost Qi.

Long Yan hastily counted the money he had obtained from the auction.

It was quite a lot.

The Business Alliance had given him two thousand Mysterious Lingdan directly.

Watching the Holy King, Long Yan silently followed.