Chapter 342 - 340: The Immortal Beauty That Drives Cultivators Mad

Chapter 342: Chapter 340: The Immortal Beauty That Drives Cultivators Mad

"This isn’t something to be played with."

After jamming it in place, Su Qing took out another piece of metal and wedged it into the trigger mechanism so it couldn’t be pulled.

If this thing went off, Su Qing would be completely screwed.

It was the kind of weapon that didn’t distinguish between friend or foe.

That was why Su Qing had said this kind of power was far too crude.

Indiscriminate meant uncontrollable.

And uncontrollable meant crude.

After jamming it securely once more, Su Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a Jade Box, placed the item inside, and put it into his Micro Acupoint Great World to be sealed away forever.

The object was incredibly powerful; even Su Qing didn’t dare use it rashly.

His current Array Plates were already more than enough for his needs.

’Damn, I really can’t get too greedy.’

’Biting off more than I can chew...’

’I nearly got myself and this world wiped out again.’

Su Qing let out a breath. The Synthesizer was just too ridiculous.

’It seems Immortal Stones can be this ridiculous, too.’

Su Qing began to synthesize Immortal Stones using Standardization.

He had to create another Immortal Stone that could automatically refill its Immortal Qi.

That was all he needed.

...

...

「Half a day later.」

Su Qing went to the bedroom next to Su Hongshang’s.

After a few synthesis attempts:

[Unknown Immortal Stone: Contains Immortal Qi equivalent to two standard Immortal Stones (Automatically refills every 15 days)]

’Yo, luck really is a key ingredient.’

Su Qing was starting to believe in the supernatural.

Get close to an Emperor Ou, and you can become one too.

Without another word, Su Qing continued synthesizing.

[Unknown Immortal Stone: Contains Immortal Qi equivalent to 30 Small Thousand Worlds, light as a mustard seed, intangible to the touch (Automatically refills every 15 days)]

’Not as good as the one I had before.’

’But it’s more stable, so it’ll do.’

Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Use. Place inside the Immortal Domain Dao Foundation."

The Immortal Qi surged once again.

His body and soul seemed to rejoice.

This was perfect. His rate of progress could accelerate again.

...

After a few leisurely days, Su Qing woke from his light meditation.

’It’s almost time for the auction.’

Su Qing got up and headed to the auction venue.

He sat in a hidden private box overlooking the hall, watching the crowd of Cultivators opposite him.

This time, the auctioneer was Zhang Anping.

Zhang Anping’s cultivation was very low. The only reason he was the auctioneer was that Tang Dan wasn’t around.

"Hello everyone, I am the auctioneer for this event," he announced.

"Zhang Anping."

"Since many of you here also have items up for auction, we will start with your consignments."

"The two Spirit Medicines will be last."

"First up, our first auction item."

An item was slowly brought to the stage.

It was a Spirit Medicine.

"A Tier Four Strange Medicine: Immortal Beauty."

At the announcement, nearly all the Female Cultivators in the audience shot up in their seats.

Although it was only a Tier Four Spirit Medicine, any knowledgeable Cultivator knew of its effects.

Its effect was just as its name implied.

It could restore one’s appearance, practically giving them a new face, and would do so in a perfectly natural-looking way.

It also had the effect of preserving one’s appearance forever.

It was just that this particular medicinal herb was so rare it was on the verge of extinction.

"The starting bid is one thou—" Zhang Anping hadn’t finished speaking.

"One hundred million Ordinary Spirit Stones!"

"150 million Ordinary Spirit Stones!"

"..."

A bidding war erupted. The Cultivators from the Abyss Sea Family in the private boxes were especially fierce.

"I’ll take it," Su Qing suddenly said, his voice cutting through the noise and shocking the entire hall. "Anping, tell the consigner I’ll pay a reasonable price for it."

Such a maneuver was actually possible.

But because of Qingsu Island’s formidable reputation, every Cultivator fell silent.

Su Qing’s hearty laughter rang out. "Everyone, no need to worry. I will cultivate more of this Spirit Medicine."

"In the future, you can all come to Qingsu Island to buy it for the price of an ordinary Tier Four Spirit Medicine. Consider this an advertisement."

Su Qing explained with a smile. He didn’t have this particular Spirit Medicine, which was why he wanted to try cultivating it.

He planned to use Withered Wood Revives in Spring to see if he could coax seeds from the Spirit Medicine, and then grow the seeds.

Su Qing’s explanation made all the Cultivators inwardly excited. Qingsu Island’s greatest strength lay in its Spirit Medicines.

And the reason there were so many Spirit Medicines was because of this very Isle Lord.

"My apologies. Now, let us move on to the second auction item."

"Ancient Poison Demon Essence Blood. Tier: unknown. Starting bid: one hundred million Spirit Stones, with increments of no less than ten million."

"Ancient Poison Demon Essence Blood?"

"Could it be the blood of the Demon Race?"

"I wonder if it’s powerful."

Cultivators in the auction hall began to whisper among themselves.

"Two hundred million Spirit Stones." In a private box, one of the Abyss Sea powers placed a bid.

They were clearly knowledgeable.

"Two hundred million Spirit Stones, going once."

"Are there any other bids?"

"The Ancient Poison Demon, according to records, was an Eighth Realm Great Demon Fiend from the Demon Race. Because it existed in ancient times, the records are no longer very detailed, but I’m sure all of you understand its value."

After Zhang Anping’s explanation, the bids flew.

"Three hundred million Spirit Stones!"

"310 million Spirit Stones!"

The occupants of the private boxes all started to compete fiercely.

Su Qing, however, was thinking of a certain arrogant individual from the Demon Race he knew.

His power was at the Eighth Realm; he was probably the one who had consigned the Essence Blood for auction.

’He couldn’t be the Ancient Poison Demon, though.’

The ancient era was a million years before the Great Tide Era.

’Highly unlikely.’

’Who could live that long? And would someone who lived that long choose to remain in the Demon Realm?’

’Unless they reincarnated with their memories intact.’

’Like those Saints who descended into the world but hadn’t fully matured yet.’

Their Cultivation was currently about the same as Su Qing’s.

But give it some time, and Su Qing was confident he’d be even stronger than them.

"Five hundred million Spirit Stones."

Su Qing thought he heard a familiar voice.

’Was that Luo Lanxin?’

’What’s she doing at the auction?’

’The Blood-Stealing Heaven Transformation Skill?’

Su Qing pondered for a moment but decided not to get involved.

He didn’t approve of this method of cultivating with Essence Blood.

’Cultivating with it too much is bound to cause problems.’

’Unlike me. I always use proper Cultivation Techniques.’

In any case, Su Qing did not recommend absorbing Essence Blood for Cultivation.

So he definitely wouldn’t support her.

If she were buying other treasures, he might have offered some help.

...

Inside the auction hall, Luo Lanxin ultimately won the bid for the Essence Blood, spending nearly 800 million Spirit Stones.

Su Qing remembered that she wasn’t part of the group involved in the Spirit Medicine trade.

’How does she have so many Spirit Stones?’

...

When the auction ended, Su Qing was just about to leave.

He had only come because he was bored, hoping to see something interesting and perhaps buy something nice.

Just then, Zhang Anping came over.

"My Lord," Zhang Anping said, cupping his hands and bowing.

"Go on. As for payment for the Tier Four Immortal Beauty, just give the consigner some of the proceeds from the sale of the Tier Nine Spirit Medicine."

"It’s not that."

"The party who consigned the Immortal Beauty wants to meet you. He says he’d like to have a word."

"Then what are we waiting for? Lead the way."

Su Qing was bored anyway. He was curious to see what the other party wanted to talk about.

Inside a VIP private box, a youthful-looking man was seated.

’He looks quite young,’ Su Qing muttered to himself.

The man’s purple robes were particularly eye-catching.

But he was definitely a man.

A Fifth Realm Cultivation... decent enough.

"Greetings, Isle Lord Su."

"You’re not from the Abyss Sea Family. What do you want with me?" Seeing the man’s cultivation, Su Qing felt he had been a bit impulsive.

’I knew I shouldn’t have come.’

’This guy’s cultivation is too low.’

"Hahaha, Isle Lord Su gives me too much credit."

"However, I would still like to discuss a trade."

"I wonder if Isle Lord Su has heard of the Medicine King Hall?"

Su Qing was taken aback and shook his head.

Zhang Anping poured some tea and then excused himself from the box.

"Uh... I am the head of the Medicine King Hall, Dan Yunyi," the man introduced himself awkwardly.

"The Medicine King Hall runs the largest Elixir business in the Nether Sea."

"And?" Su Qing had no patience for pleasantries.

"I’ve heard that Isle Lord Su is fond of Spirit Medicine Seeds. I hope to trade Spirit Medicine Seeds in exchange for my Medicine King Hall establishing a presence on your Qingsu Island."

Su Qing smiled faintly. "Establish a presence? I can give you a shop or two. But if you want to move a large group of people here to live, then there’s nothing to discuss."

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