Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 127: Chapter 99: Two Martial Arts! The Heart of the Demon Fox!_3

At this moment, the auction was still ongoing.

But most of Gu Sheng’s thoughts were fixated on the Flying Thunder Leg manual in his hands.

He casually flipped through it.

Satisfaction flickered in Gu Sheng’s eyes.

The offerings of the auction house were guaranteed to be genuine, unlike the black market, where nine out of ten items were fake. Even if they weren’t fake, they often had massive flaws.

The Flying Thunder Leg couldn’t be said to be exceptionally powerful,

but at the very least, it could be trained step by step. It was on par with Iron Stone Fist, a body-strengthening martial art of similar level. The auction house would never dare to ruin its reputation lightly.

Gu Sheng carefully examined the contents of the manual. It was entirely focused on training the Flying Thunder Leg’s power, with each technique accompanied by simple cultivation notes. However, it lacked insights or experiences from previous practitioners.

But he didn’t mind.

With the aid of his system interface, even without the insights of others, his rate of progress would still be astonishing!

Placing the manual close to his body,

his goal achieved, Gu Sheng’s previously tense mood instantly relaxed.

With only a few dozen taels of silver left, he couldn’t even bid on the cheapest items now. He might as well just enjoy the spectacle and broaden his horizons.

At this point, the auction was approaching its end, with one item after another being sold like flowing water. Lu Luo’s face seemed about to cramp from smiling so much.

The entire auction had lasted at least two hours.

Gu Sheng acutely noticed that as the final item drew closer, many people’s gazes grew more heated and expectant. He himself felt a tinge of curiosity.

Finally.

As the second-to-last item was sold, Lu Luo let out a sigh of relief. Her entire demeanor reignited with vigor as she smiled and surveyed all the private rooms.

”I believe all of you esteemed guests have been eagerly awaiting this final item. In that case, Lu Luo won’t keep you in suspense any longer!”

Every gesture and expression of Lu Luo exuded captivating allure.

”Here comes our grand finale!”

”The Fox Demon Heart!”

Gu Sheng’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. He watched as two beautiful maidservants carried a golden tray onto the auction stage together.

Thump! Thump!

Thump! Thump!

Everyone could hear the faint sound of a heartbeat.

Lu Luo deftly lifted the red cloth, revealing a crimson heart before the crowd. It pulsed gently, radiating a robust vitality, but without the gory aura one might expect. Instead, it gleamed with a luster like blood jade, and the intricate veins running through it added an eerie beauty.

”I’m sure you’ve all heard about the recent upheaval in Cang Mountain. The source of that incident was precisely this Demon Fox. Its essence blood is potent, its strength extraordinary, and this Fox Demon Heart was acquired by our auction house at great expense.”

”This Fox Demon Heart contains rich essence blood, which is the culmination of the Demon Fox’s essence. If refined with spiritual medicine, it can help one achieve the realm of harmonized blood and energy!”

The beautiful maidens holding the Fox Demon Heart enhanced its grandeur.

Lu Luo’s words, however, sent shockwaves through the crowd.

This meant that whoever obtained the Fox Demon Heart would have an excellent chance of cultivating a Blood Refining Realm master of Perfect level!

For a moment, all eyes brimmed with fervor.

Even Gu Sheng found himself breathing rapidly. The allure of such an item was simply too overwhelming.

But he quickly snapped back to his senses, his pupils involuntarily contracting.

”Something’s off!”

”Others might not know, but I clearly saw Liu Yuanhu personally leading the hunt for this Demon Fox. How could the Fox Demon Heart end up in the hands of the black market auction house’s backers?”

Gu Sheng’s expression turned uncertain, a sense of unease steadily rising within him.

”If Liu Yuanhu is indeed the power behind the black market, then it could make sense for the Fox Demon Heart to appear here. Yet even that seems unlikely. This treasure is significant enough to bolster one of his subordinates to the Perfect level of the Blood Refining Realm—there’s no way he’d auction it off.”

”And if Liu Yuanhu isn’t the one backing the black market... then the heart was either stolen by some means, or... Liu Yuanhu deliberately handed it over.”

The more Gu Sheng speculated, the stronger his unease became.

The appearance of this Fox Demon Heart here didn’t make sense no matter how he looked at it.

”This might... be a trap!” His heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.

As Gu Sheng deliberated, the atmosphere of the venue had already been roused to a fever pitch. Lu Luo’s impassioned voice rang sharply:

”The Fox Demon Heart! Starting bid: three thousand taels!”

The starting price alone was already staggering, but Gu Sheng had completely lost interest in paying attention to that.

”Leave! Leave immediately!”

His gaze darkened. Yet, if this truly was a trap, the area was likely already surrounded by hidden forces...

”Five thousand taels! Let’s see who dares to snatch the Fox Demon Heart from me!”

A burly man wearing a bull-faced mask stood up, his icy voice echoing as he cast a domineering glance around the room.

The white-robed woman in a rabbit-faced mask, whom Gu Sheng had been observing earlier, also refused to back down. After consulting briefly with two elderly companions beside her, she softly declared:

”I bid seven thousand taels!”

This kind of price jump left everyone holding their breath.

Gu Sheng had already pushed open the door and descended to the first floor, but he could still hear the outrageous bidding from the second floor.

”Eight thousand taels!”

”Nine thousand three hundred taels!”

It seemed yet another elder had joined the fray, his aged voice rich and grave.

Gu Sheng took a deep breath and looked into the black night beyond the pavilion. He didn’t dare to step out recklessly. If this was indeed a trap, walking out now would just be falling right into it. Even if he wasn’t the main target, they wouldn’t let a fat sheep like him escape unscathed.

He waited in silence, preparing in advance. If something really broke out, the best course of action would be to exploit the chaos to fish in troubled waters and slip away unnoticed.

”Ten thousand taels! I ask for a bit of leeway from everyone!”

”Ten thousand five hundred taels!”

”Alright! The count of five has passed...”

”Aaaah!”

Gu Sheng heard it clearly. After the elder bid ten thousand five hundred taels, no one else dared to continue. Only faint sounds of the bull-masked man’s angry roars and cursing could be heard. Lu Luo was about to finalize the deal when a sudden shriek rang out.

Someone had made a move, directly seizing the Fox Demon Heart!

”Who dares cause trouble at my black market auction!” Furious shouts erupted from the shadows, and the fluctuations of power and energy became unbearably intense.

The second floor plunged into chaos in an instant, with power and blood energy surging wildly. Luckily, Gu Sheng had left quickly and was already on the first floor. There, other martial artists who had come down earlier to exchange goods stared at one another, the astonishment clear in each other’s eyes.

Gu Sheng felt his heart sink.

From afar, a thunderous cry erupted.

”Kill!!!”

A deep, resonating voice roared through the air.

”Audacious thieves! How dare you steal this Fox Demon Heart from me, the county official! If not for this, I wouldn’t have uncovered such a den of filth within my jurisdiction. Soldiers, heed my command—kill them all!”