“Agreed,” Lan Xiaobu said without hesitation. Whatever the other party’s purpose for wanting his communication dao law, he didn’t care.
Not just his communication dao law—if someone wanted to place a mark on him, he was unfazed. The last person to mark him was Chen Huangzi, and now Chen Huangzi’s grave… no, Chen Huangzi had no grave, and no grass would grow anytime soon.
The two quickly finalized the deal.
Lan Xiaobu stored the item, knowing Ce Ku Huisheng would understand his intent. But he still needed to wait for the Heavenly Poison Heart.
In Box Nine, Ce Ku Huisheng saw Box Eight secure the Chaos Nirvana Heart and was thrilled, certain Lan Xiaobu bought it for him. Indeed, Lan Xiaobu was a man of character—he hadn’t misjudged him.
The following items were no less than the fourth-grade Jiqing Dao Pill, with the cheapest starting above one hundred high-grade dao veins. Another origin-opening treasure appeared, an auxiliary cultivation item.
Auxiliary treasures fetched higher prices than origin-opening ones, being even rarer. Lan Xiaobu’s Cosmic Dimension Model was a top-tier auxiliary treasure.
Soon, the fairy auctioneer retrieved a jade box. “The next item is a Heavenly Poison Heart, one of this auction’s top ten treasures. The base price is one thousand high-grade dao veins. Bidding may begin.”
The Heavenly Poison Heart held the purest chaos poison dao laws, the origin of poison in the vast cosmos, rich with chaos origin information.
For weaker cultivators, it was deadly. But for saints beyond the Fourth Step, even those not on the Heavenly Poison Path, it was a supreme treasure.
For a chaos unicorn like Tai Chuan, it was the ultimate dao item for advancement.
If a Heavenly Poison Saint were present, they’d likely sell themselves to buy it.
Though no such saint was here, the price soared to three thousand high-grade dao veins.
The Heavenly Poison Heart was Lan Xiaobu’s main goal. He boldly bid four thousand high-grade dao veins. There were richer bidders, but none raised the stakes so aggressively. Adding a thousand high-grade dao veins at once stunned the crowd.
Thousands of high-grade dao veins weren’t casually offered—they were gathered from the Great Universe and vast cosmos, not easily produced. For an average Fourth-Step cultivator, pulling out dozens of high-grade dao veins marked them as wealthy.
“It’s definitely you,” Ku Yichi muttered, eyeing Lan Xiaobu’s Box Yi-8 with a cold smirk. If Lan Xiaobu hadn’t killed Chen Huangzi, how could he have so many dao veins? He’d spent over two thousand on the Chaos Nirvana Heart and now casually offered four thousand.
In another box, Guan Chong’s fists were clenched tight. Clearly, Lan Xiaobu had killed True Derivation Sacred Path’s Chen Huangzi. Otherwise, where did he get so many high-grade dao veins?
And Chongjiu—likely fallen to Lan Xiaobu too. Killing their saint lords and seizing their dao veins was like uprooting True Derivation Sacred Path’s foundation.
“Four thousand high-grade dao veins, plus one Vast True Yang,” a new bid rang out.
Lan Xiaobu thought, this guy’s really going all in. A Vast True Yang—he wanted it too. It could elevate his dao fire, a true chaos-grade treasure. But its use was too specific; for those unconcerned with flames, it held little value.
Giving up the Heavenly Poison Heart was unthinkable. It was for Tai Chuan, and he’d only sold it cheaply to the commerce tower to reach Central World quickly.
Compared to the current bidding, Lan Xiaobu knew his original sale price wasn’t even low.
“The highest bid for the Heavenly Poison Heart is four thousand high-grade dao veins plus one Vast True Yang. Any higher bids?” The fairy’s voice, though soft, reached every ear.
Lan Xiaobu knew using his Cosmic Heart would require no dao veins. But its value far exceeded the Heavenly Poison Heart’s—not just slightly. The Cosmic Heart was for his Seventh-Step advancement, so he couldn’t offer it.
Without it, what could he use?
Checking his Longevity Realm, the best items were too valuable, the lesser ones insufficient. As the fairy began counting down, he bid, “Four thousand high-grade dao veins, plus a slightly damaged Temporal Dao Scroll.”
He could only offer the damaged Temporal Dao Scroll. A complete one, once copied by his Cosmic Dimension Model, would become blank if sold.
If this bid was deemed less valuable than the Vast True Yang, he’d raise it again. The Heavenly Poison Heart couldn’t fall into others’ hands.
The fairy paused, unsure which bid was higher, given the value of a Temporal Dao Scroll versus a Vast True Yang.
After a few breaths, she said, “The highest bid is four thousand high-grade dao veins plus a slightly damaged Temporal Dao Scroll. Any higher bids? If not… three… two…”
Lan Xiaobu relaxed. The seller clearly valued his Temporal Dao Scroll above the Vast True Yang.
Over a thousand divine senses swept toward him. Lan Xiaobu’s wealth was staggering—thousands of high-grade dao veins, Five Elements dao fruits from one tree, a damaged supreme dao vein, and a damaged Temporal Dao Scroll.
Though damaged, an origin-opening Temporal Dao Scroll was extraordinary, especially a temporal one. Many Fifth- and Sixth-Step powerhouses lacked supreme dao veins, yet Lan Xiaobu’s damaged one was clearly a cultivation remnant.
He didn’t care. As long as no one openly attacked him, he was unfazed.
The transaction was swiftly completed. Lan Xiaobu confirmed it was the Heavenly Poison Heart he’d traded away. Despite some twists, it was back in his hands. Tai Chuan’s Fifth-Step advancement was assured.
With the Heavenly Poison Heart secured, Lan Xiaobu prepared to leave, planning to take Ce Ku Huisheng. The Eternal Life Conference was decades away, and Ce Ku Huisheng needed to reach the Seventh Step before then, benefiting both him and Moru World.
Having exposed his wealth, many likely suspected him of killing Chen Huangzi. With only Fang Zhiqian by his side, his strength was lacking. If Ce Ku Huisheng reached the Seventh Step, he’d fear no direct confrontation with True Derivation Sacred Path.
But as he stood, the fairy announced, “The next item is a Chaos Temporal Crystal…”
At the mention of a Temporal Crystal, Lan Xiaobu abandoned thoughts of leaving.
A Temporal Crystal could control time flow, creating a space based on its temporal dao laws. Within that space, time stabilized until the crystal’s laws were exhausted, dissolving the space.
Typically, Temporal Crystals could be crafted. Many Temporal Path cultivators made them, forming time spaces for cultivation. But most man-made crystals were low-value, their spaces’ cosmic rules weak, often inferior to the outside world, offering little benefit—like the time array disc Lan Xiaobu once had, practically useless.
A Chaos Temporal Crystal, formed in chaos, retained full cosmic rules, even enhancing them with the cultivator’s insights.
“This crystal accelerates time by about twenty times, lasting ten to twenty years. The base price is five hundred high-grade dao veins. Bidding starts now.”
As the fairy’s voice fell, Lan Xiaobu bid one thousand high-grade dao veins without hesitation. Ten years equaled two hundred—a chance to reach the Sixth Step. In dangerous Anluo Heavenly City, he couldn’t pass up a crystal to boost his strength.
Him again? His bid drew countless divine senses. How many dao veins did this guy have? Throwing out a thousand high-grade dao veins like it was nothing?
