Chapter 697 - 694: Star River Divine Stone

Chapter 697: Chapter 694: Star River Divine Stone

The entire hall was so silent you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared at Jiang Jichen in shock.

What did it mean to be forceful, domineering, and utterly crushing?

This was it.

That unfamiliar young man had given them a perfect, thorough demonstration.

He had stated his final price outright, as if to ask, "Do you dare match it? Can you even afford it?"

Everyone knew there was no credit at an auction. Payment had to be made in Spirit Stones on the spot.

If you placed a bid but couldn’t pay up in the end, the punishment was having your cultivation crippled.

Furthermore, the auctioned item would go to the next highest bidder.

Therefore, if Young Master Jin wanted to continue bidding, he had to have enough Spirit Stones on his person.

Otherwise, he naturally wouldn’t dare to call another price.

Evidently, the unfamiliar young man was certain Young Master Jin couldn’t produce that many Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones, which was why he had stated his final price.

That feeling of complete domination was absolutely exhilarating.

Young Master Jin’s face turned a ghastly shade of purple, his expression utterly foul.

He had come here with his entire fortune, determined to get his hands on the Ancient Book from the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

He was determined to win it!

Before this, he had thought no one would be willing to bid more than fifty thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones for this Ancient Book.

And indeed, it seemed his prediction was correct.

He had brought his entire fortune with him—ninety thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones—and was completely confident he could win the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts.

Under normal circumstances, things would have gone exactly as Young Master Jin predicted.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Jichen had interfered.

Just before, he had also interfered when Wentian was trying to buy the Nether Blood Fruit.

He hadn’t expected the retaliation to come so quickly.

’Who is this unfamiliar young man?’

Only now did Young Master Jin feel the need to investigate his opponent’s identity.

He had disdained to even look at him before, yet now he had been thoroughly bested by his opponent.

"One hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones, going three times! The Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts belong to the highest bidder, Young Master Jiang!"

The auctioneer’s voice boomed throughout the hall.

The Ancient Book was then delivered to Jiang Jichen, who calmly paid the one hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones.

Young Master Jin watched the Ancient Book fall into Jiang Jichen’s hands, his face turning ashen.

’He couldn’t possibly know the secret of the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts,’ Young Master Jin thought viciously. ’Hmph. As soon as we’re out of this auction house, I’ll take it back from him by force!’

But unlike Young Master Jin, most people were more interested in Jiang Jichen’s immense wealth.

A mere Holy Dao First Realm cultivator with no powerful followers—to many, he looked like a fat sheep ripe for the slaughter.

However, Jiang Jichen seemed completely oblivious to the stares from Young Master Jin and the others.

He was currently flipping through the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts, noting that it was made from some kind of mysterious beast hide and inscribed with strange symbols.

’Why was Young Master Jin so fixated on this Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts? He must know some secret about it!’

A mysterious, inscrutable smile touched the corners of Jiang Jichen’s lips. He didn’t study the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts any further, simply putting it away.

Meanwhile, the auction continued.

After the world’s great upheaval, many astonishing treasures had indeed appeared.

But still, nothing was worthy of Jiang Jichen’s attention.

Finally, as the auction neared its end, the auctioneer’s voice rang out. "Alright, I’m sure you’ve all been waiting anxiously! We will now auction today’s final item, the grand finale of this event. I imagine many of our distinguished guests are here specifically for this."

"That’s right! It is a piece of Venerable Divine Material, which can be used to forge the world’s Strongest Divine Soldiers!"

"Of course, the legendary Strongest Divine Soldiers of this world cannot truly be forged. However, if you were to refine this Venerable Divine Material and merge it into your own Magical Artifact, you could raise its grade by at least one entire major realm."

"In other words, you might only be using a Saint-level Spiritual Artifact right now, but if you successfully merge this Venerable Divine Material into it, your weapon could take another step forward! It could become a Celestial Artifact, or perhaps something even more advanced!"

"This is the Star River Divine Stone, and the starting bid is one hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones!"

As the auctioneer’s voice faded, nearly everyone in the hall shot to their feet, their eyes fixed on the baby-fist-sized stone on the auction stage, which was wreathed in a divine light.

"It really is a Divine Stone! Look, you can see a river of stars flowing within the divine light!" someone cried out in astonishment.

The entire auction hall was now bathed in that divine light, making it seem as if a beautiful and dreamlike river of stars was floating in the air.

The Star River Divine Stone, a Venerable Divine Material. It could be merged into any weapon to raise the grade of a Magical Artifact.

Many cultivators found that as their Cultivation Realm advanced, their Lifebound Magical Artifacts would eventually hit a growth limit.

This was especially true for those who stepped into the Supreme Realm; very few of them possessed a Lifebound Magical Artifact that could truly keep up with their power.

A major reason for this was the inability to raise their Lifebound Magical Artifacts by another major realm.

But with the Star River Divine Stone, there was hope of success.

The Star River Divine Stone was formed in the depths of the boundless star river, a forbidden zone that not even those in the Supreme Realm dared to enter.

This alone spoke volumes about how precious it was.

In the Mortal World, at least, it was a supreme treasure that anyone would fight to the death to obtain.

Jiang Jichen’s heart stirred. ’If I can merge the Star God Stone into Sinking Mountain, I can definitely take it to the next level!’

As Jiang Jichen’s realm advanced, the requirements for his weapons also grew stricter.

Sinking Mountain was the weapon that best suited Jiang Jichen because it was a Body and Spirit Weapon.

Therefore, any future weapon refinement Jiang Jichen undertook would inevitably use Sinking Mountain as the base, continuously merging new materials into it.

Just like the Spirit Fusion he had performed before.

The next step was to refine and merge new Divine Materials into it to raise its Grade.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Jichen was now determined to obtain the Star River Divine Stone.

Although the cultivators on the lower floors were excited, they knew that a supreme treasure like the Star River Divine Stone was not for them.

They were only here to watch the excitement unfold.

They wanted to see who would ultimately claim this world-shaking Venerable Divine Material.

In everyone’s opinion, no one in the first or second-floor auction halls was qualified to compete for it.

The final bidders would surely be the great figures in the private rooms on the third floor.

The starting bid for the Star River Divine Stone was already as high as the final auction price of the Saint-level Top-Grade Life Crystal.

"Three hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones!"

However, a deep voice called out from one of the third-floor private rooms, instantly tripling the price of the Star River Divine Stone.

"Four hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones!"

But the moment that voice faded, another bid rang out, raising the price by another one hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones.

The many cultivators on the first and second floors felt so intimidated they could have pissed themselves.

One had to understand that one hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones was equivalent to one hundred million Low-grade Holy Spirit Stones.

And these people were now raising the bid by one hundred million Low-grade Holy Spirit Stones at a time.

As time passed, the price of the Star River Divine Stone was quickly pushed to one million Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones!

"One million two hundred thousand Top-Grade Holy Spirit Stones!"

But just then, a charming and melodious voice rang out.

It was Luoo Xiaoshuang, the Eastern Land’s First Divine Maiden, who had placed the bid.

Her bid instantly silenced many of the other great figures.

In the end, only one other private room on the third floor was left to contend with her.