Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation

Zuo Guangyuan’s lips curled up slightly in a cold smile. He was obviously determined to obtain that Sage Grade pagoda, shocking everyone with his first bid.

This extravagance immediately quenched the fire in several people’s hearts.

Two hundred thousand Astral Coins would be all the wealth of an ordinary half-Sage.

Xiao Chen was somewhat interested in the Sage Grade pagoda. Unfortunately, he had not formed any Heavenly Sage Laws, so he could not bring out the full power of this Secret Treasure. The expenditure would not be worth it.

The entire hall turned silent. For now, no one continued bidding. Old Qin, on the auction platform, looked somewhat disappointed. In the market, a low-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure would fetch one hundred thousand Astral Coins.

Although two hundred thousand Astral Coins was a large sum, in his auction house, it could go for even more, if someone was willing to compete for it.

“Two hundred and thirty thousand!”

However, it soon became clear that Old Qin’s worries were unwarranted. Someone immediately raised the price by thirty thousand Astral Coins. The bidder was the Magnificent Fiend Hall’s Young Hall Master, Xiang Fei.

“Two hundred and fifty thousand.”

“Two hundred and seventy thousand.”

“Three hundred thousand.”

Soon, the few top true inheritors of the six major factions called out their bids one after another. The competition was very intense, the price soaring very quickly.

From the initial fifty thousand Astral Coins, the price soared to three hundred thousand—an astronomical figure already.

However, what surprised Xiao Chen was that the Martial Sages in the second floor’s VIP rooms did not make a bid at all. They did not seem to take any interest in this Sage Grade Secret Treasure.

Ao Jiao explained, Defensive Secret Treasures are always expensive. However, this pagoda’s Heavenly Sage Laws are too few, not even fifty of them. To these Martial Sages, that is insufficient. Something like this, which has so little effect for them, is not worth spending so much money to purchase.

Now Xiao Chen understood what was going on. It turned out that there was such a principle.

On the other side, Xuan Yu, who was seated relatively far in the back, said, “Xiao Bai, do you want this Sage Grade pagoda? If you do, I can buy it for you.”

Xiao Bai appeared to be somewhat distracted. She smiled politely and said, “There is no need. It is too expensive.”

Seeing Xiao Bai reject him so firmly, Xuan Yu smiled embarrassedly, a rather awkward cast on his pretty face.

In the end, the bidding for this Sage Grade pagoda reached three hundred and fifty thousand Astral Coins, unexpectedly won by the Eternal Heavenly Sword School’s Mo Lingtian.

When Mo Lingtian obtained the Sage Grade pagoda, he revealed a pleased expression. He flashed Zuo Guangyuan a rude hand gesture provocatively, frustrating him immensely.

After successfully gaining a good price for the first item, Old Qin was in high spirits. He immediately took out the second item, a Heaven Ranked Spear Technique.

To any Martial Monarch, a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique could be used as their trump card. No one would complain about having too many trump cards.

Furthermore, many of the cultivators present used spears. So, a similarly intense bidding war ensued, eventually pushing it to an extremely high price.

Following that, the treasures auctioned off were rarities. Of course, there were also some items that were not very valuable and did not sell.

So far, none of the treasures that interested Xiao Chen appeared, so he had not made a move. However, he treated the auction as broadening his horizons, so it did not bore him.

“Next up is an Alchemic Recipe. This Alchemic Recipe records the refining method of the Breaking Sage Pill. Of course, as all of you know, this Medicinal Pill uses the refining method of the Immortal Epoch, which is inherently different from modern refining methods. The starting bid is ten thousand Astral Coins.”

Hearing what Old Qin said, Xiao Chen immediately became excited. The thing he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

“Haha! I wonder which unfortunate Alchemist got cheated again, causing him to sell back this Alchemic Recipe.”

“How unfortunate! If the Breaking Sage Pill could be refined, the value of this Alchemic Recipe would increase tenfold or even twentyfold.”

“What is the point of saying all this? After Grandmaster Jin died, no one in the Kunlun Realm could grasp the Immortal Epoch’s refining method.”

Evidently, everyone here was familiar with similar types of Alchemic Recipes since they discussed it in low voices. However, no one made a bid.

Old Qin expected this long ago, believing that this Alchemic Recipe would not sell. However, it was not really a true treasure. If it failed to find a buyer, then so be it.

“Eleven thousand.”

Just as Old Qin was about to move on to the next item, Xiao Chen called out his bid, increasing the price by one thousand.

“Fool! Here is another person who thinks he is the reincarnation of Grandmaster Jin, able to refine the Breaking Sage Pill.”

“Haha! There are always fools every year. There will be no lack of them.”

Seeing someone buy this thing that was a guaranteed loss, many people started to mock the bidder.

Only Old Qin, on the auction platform, smiled joyfully. As if he feared Xiao Chen would regret his bid and withdraw it, he immediately picked up the mallet, wanting to bang it down to close the sale.

“Twenty thousand Astral Coin!”

Just at this moment, something strange happened. A voice suddenly rang out. Unexpectedly, someone else called out another bid. Furthermore, he raised the bid to twenty thousand Astral Coins in one go.

“Who is this?”

All the people around could not help but look carefully. They discovered it was a mysterious black-robed cultivator wearing a mask; they could not make out who he was.

On the other side, under the cloak, Xiao Chen’s expression remained calm. He said, “Thirty thousand.”

“Forty thousand.”

Xiao Chen just raised the price to thirty thousand, and the masked black-cloaked man raised the bid to forty thousand.

This sudden development stunned Old Qin, who was preparing to bang down the mallet. He could not understand what was going on. This Alchemic Recipe was clearly a rip-off. How could there be a bidding war over it? Furthermore, it even reached forty thousand Astral Coins.

Xiao Chen had to obtain the Breaking Sage Pill’s Alchemic Recipe. While others did not know the Immortal Epoch’s refining method, he was an exception.

The trash to others was like a treasure to Xiao Chen; he could not let it slip his grasp.

Xiao Chen, whose face was hidden under the hood, said again, “Fifty thousand.”

“Sixty thousand.”

“Seventy thousand.”

“Eighty thousand.”

“Ninety thousand.”

Every time Xiao Chen increased the bid by ten thousand, the mysterious masked person would not hesitate to raise the bid by another ten thousand. It was as if that person was intent on making trouble for him.

This continued until the bid reached two hundred thousand Astral Coins. However, the two people did not show any signs of stopping.

The initial mockery of the people in the auction hall petered out, leaving a strange silence. Several people gaped, completely stunned.

“Four hundred thousand.”

“Four hundred and ten thousand.”

As the two continued on the wild bidding war for the Breaking Sage Pill’s Alchemic Recipe, the price reached an extremely incredible level.

An insignificant Breaking Sage Pill’s Alchemic Recipe actually far surpassed the Sage Grade Secret Treasure used to start the auction. What nonsense! No one could understand what was going on.

The attention of everyone in the hall focused on the two mysterious bidders. Several of the Martial Sages on the second floor cast down suspicious gazes.

Xiao Chen raised his head slightly and kept looking up until he reached the railing at the top floor of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Only then did he stop.

He saw Nangong Qiong smiling faintly behind the railings, looking mischievously at Xiao Chen. It was hard to imagine that this normally elegant girl could have such a joyful expression.

Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and smiled bitterly, dropping the bid.

Ao Jiao laughed and said, Who asked you to act cool? Now you know the consequences of offending a girl.

After Xiao Chen stopped calling out bids, naturally, there would not be a third person joining the bidding. The Breaking Sage Pill’s Alchemic Recipe that usually no one asked about sold for much more than a Sage Grade Secret Treasure.

“Four hundred and ten thousand Astral Coins!”

With such a high price, everyone looked at the mysterious masked person in shock. People tried to guess who this person was that he could spend so much money and what he wanted with this useless Alchemic Recipe.

If you still want the Breaking Sage Pill, come look for me after the auction.

A melodious voice entered Xiao Chen’s mind. When he looked up, Nangong Qiong batted her lashes at Xiao Chen. Then she smiled faintly and retreated.

Xiao Chen frowned. He could not understand what this woman wanted.

On the other side, Xiao Bai fixed her gaze on the black-cloaked Xiao Chen. An expression of joy flashed in her eyes.

She was definitely right. Although that voice was slightly different, she could still make that out to be Xiao Chen’s.

However, although her thoughts were still as innocent and pure as before, she was no longer that naive. Elder Brother Xiao Chen will not avoid me for no reason. There must be some reason behind his actions.

Xuan Yu saw a smile appear on Xiao Bai’s face, as well as an excited look. He looked at where she was looking and could not help but ask curiously, “Did Xiao Bai see someone familiar?”

Xiao Bai withdrew her gaze and squinted her eyes until they became crescent moons as she smiled. “No, I just felt that it was strange that that person spent so much money to buy the Breaking Sage Pill’s Alchemic Recipe.”

Xuan Yu smiled in understanding. “The Breaking Sage Pill has always been a scam. However, there will always be people who do not believe that. There is no need to bother with him.”

On the auction platform, Old Qin revealed an expression of wild joy. He quickly banged down the mallet. This sale was such a joyful surprise, astonishing everyone.

The auction continued. The next item was an inner vest, a peak defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure.

For some reason, the top true inheritors of the six major factions all took part in an intense bidding war over the peak defensive Secret Treasure.

As the six competed, a peak Superior Grade Secret Treasure with a market value of seventy or eighty thousand went for more than two hundred thousand, won by the Blood Shadow Sect’s Teng Peng.

After that, every time there was a peak defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure, a great bidding war would break out. The bids called out were all astonishing. This extravagance allowed the ordinary cultivators to truly understand what “lavish and imposing” meant.

Initially, Xiao Chen considered changing out his own inner vest for a peak Superior Grade Secret Treasure. However, given the circumstances, he could only give up.

Xiao Chen did not come by his Astral Coins easily, so he did not want to waste them.

However, the next auction item was a secret manual that attracted Xiao Chen’s attention. It was a peak Heaven Ranked Martial Technique called Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.

Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques were not rare in the Kunlun Realm. However peak Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques were not common, either. Most Rank 9 sects would only have a few.

Furthermore, one would have to make significant contributions to the sect to get access to them. Otherwise, even if one were a true inheritor, they would not have the chance to practice them.

When Old Qin unveiled this Fist Technique, it attracted the attention of several people in the auction hall. Even the Martial Sages on the second floor looked over.

However, his subsequent words caused the crowd’s interest to wane.

“This is a Deity Race Martial Technique. As everyone knows, aside from talent, the Deity Race’s Martial Techniques have high requirements on Mental Energy and the physical body’s Vital Qi. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to practice the Martial Technique to the peak.”

The Deity Race naturally had much stronger Mental Energy and physical bodies than humans. Furthermore, they mainly cultivated Mental Energy, so the focus of their Martial Techniques was different from that of human Martial Techniques.