Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1519 - Selling the Chant
Chapter 1519 – Selling the Chant
A cultivator who had chanted grabbed a raw stone, handed over two hundred thousand astral crystals, then moved aside and split it open in front of everyone, revealing a purple energy within. He had actually cut out a strand of Primordial Indigo Aura.
“So that’s really the case! Only by reciting the chant can one communicate with the Primordial Indigo Aura within!” This time, the other cultivators truly believed it, assuming the earlier reciter had likely overheard Liu Wuxie’s chant.
A cultivator immediately tried to force his way closer to Liu Wuxie, but the Heavenly Dragon Sect’s elder drove him back at once. With no choice, the cultivator retreated and resumed picking up raw stones. Then he opened several stones in succession, only to find no Primordial Indigo Aura at all.
That failure only cemented what everyone thought they had witnessed. Without the chant, they believed no one could locate a strand of Primordial Indigo Aura inside the raw stones. The crowd flew into a frenzy, and everyone wanted to know the chant Liu Wuxie had just sung.
Heavenly Azure Star was an ancient planet with vast ore reserves buried beneath its surface. If they learned the chant, it could save them an enormous amount of time if they ever went there to search for Primordial Indigo Aura.
No one cared about the raw stones anymore, and they all turned to stare at Liu Wuxie instead. In their eyes, the chant’s value far exceeded the Primordial Indigo Aura itself.
Liu Wuxie selected dozens more raw stones. He not only spent every last astral crystal he had, but he even borrowed a few million more from the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
The Quasi-Immortals from the various sects finally made their move, and the Nine Dragon Palace, the Comet Temple, the Divine Sun-Moon Palace, and Hua Feiyu each found a strand of Primordial Indigo Aura. That result further displayed the might of Quasi-Immortals.
Even though Quasi-Immortals had methods to locate Primordial Indigo Aura within the stones, they couldn’t possibly have their sect masters digging mines personally for them. Moreover, even Quasi-Immortals couldn’t guarantee success every time, and their odds were only higher.
By then, forty raw stones sat piled in front of Liu Wuxie, and he began cutting them open in full view of everyone.
“Primordial Indigo Aura!” The first raw stone produced a strand, and by now the crowd’s nerves had already gone numb. One after another, more strands of Primordial Indigo Aura emerged.
That sight made the eyelids of those from the Grand Unity Sect twitch, and unease churned through them more violently with every breath.
“Don’t tell me that every one of those raw stones contains Primordial Indigo Aura…” someone said uncertainly. If that were true, Liu Wuxie wouldn’t merely be a prodigy, but he would be a monster.
“We have to find a way to get our hands on the chant!” The other sects grew restless, determined to buy the chant even if it cost them outrageous resources. If they obtained it, they believed they could sift out stones containing Primordial Indigo Aura on Heavenly Azure Star far more efficiently.
Just as everyone had suspected, Liu Wuxie cut open all forty stones and found forty strands of Primordial Indigo Aura. Yet he didn’t absorb a single one and stored them all instead. The sight crushed many cultivators so hard that they collapsed to the ground, unable to find words.
Everyone from the Grand Unity Sect felt despair sink into their bones, while the elders of the Divine Alchemy Sect were drenched in cold sweat.
Liu Wuxie calmly took in everyone’s expressions as he observed the crowd around him.
“To be honest, I saw this chant in an ancient book, and I hadn’t expected it come in handy today,” Liu Wuxie said after sweeping his gaze around, openly admitting that he had relied on the chant to obtain the Primordial Indigo Aura.
“Liu Wuxie, what are you trying to play at? Are you willing to tell everyone the chant?” The sects that hadn’t obtained any Primordial Indigo Aura spoke up, each of them eyeing Liu Wuxie with malicious intent.
“Aren’t you all curious where I got so many astral crystals from?” Liu Wuxie asked, deliberately shifting the topic and refusing to address the chant.
Only then did everyone remember that Liu Wuxie had spent close to twenty million astral crystals, and none of them knew where he had gotten that kind of wealth. Even relying solely on the Heavenly Dragon Sect shouldn’t have allowed him to produce that many astral crystals.
“Liu Wuxie, stop keeping us in suspense already. Where did your astral crystals come from?” asked an elder of the Absolute Frost Palace.
Voices rose from all sides as the crowd urged him harder, desperate to hear where his astral crystals had come from.
“I’ll be honest with everyone. I borrowed the astral crystals from Death Mountain, and I promised to return them in half a month,” Liu Wuxie said helplessly.
The moment he mentioned Death Mountain, an uproar exploded through the crowd. It all made sense how Liu Wuxie had acquired so many astral crystals.
“Liu Wuxie, why are you telling us that? Are you telling us to borrow astral crystals from Death Mountain?” An elder from the Divine Sun-Moon Palace glared at him. None of them dared to approach a place like Death Mountain, where not even Quasi-Immortals would venture casually.
If an ordinary Heaven Gaze Realm expert went, they would be walking straight into a death trap.
Only the Grand Unity Sect narrowed their eyes, and at last they grasped the actual weight of the situation. Liu Wuxie had gone to Death Mountain, returned alive, and even managed to borrow over ten million astral crystals.
“Since I borrowed astral crystals from them, I naturally have to repay them. Time is tight, and I’m willing to sell the chant to everyone present. It will go to the highest bidder here,” Liu Wuxie said with a helpless expression, clearly planning to sell the chant for astral crystals.
“Wuxie, don’t!” The Heavenly Dragon Sect’s elders immediately stepped forward, trying to stop Liu Wuxie from selling it.
In the worst-case scenario, the Heavenly Dragon Sect could liquidate its assets and help Liu Wuxie repay the astral crystals. After all, the Heavenly Dragon Sect had gained rights to several planets in the past year, and they could still take out over ten million astral crystals if forced. But the chant’s value alone exceeded tens of millions of astral crystals.
The fifty strands of Primordial Indigo Aura that Liu Wuxie had cut out already carried a value of fifty million astral crystals, and that instantly made the other sects’ eyes blaze with excitement. They knew an opportunity had arrived.
“Liu Wuxie, are you really going to sell the chant?” Many sects grew uncertain and questioned Liu Wuxie immediately.
“Absolutely true,” Liu Wuxie said, wearing a heartbroken look as he ignored the Heavenly Dragon Sect’s warnings.
Even the Grand Unity Sect hadn’t expected Liu Wuxie to actually sell it.
“Liu Wuxie, how many astral crystals do you want to sell it for?” asked an elder of the Nine Dragon Palace. They still carried a large reserve of astral crystals, and they believed they would surely have a chance to buy the chant.
“It naturally goes to the highest bidder, on the condition that the Grand Unity Sect isn’t allowed to participate,” Liu Wuxie said, directly barring the Grand Unity Sect. Anyone could bid except them, and quite a few people couldn’t help wearing gloating smiles when they heard that.
The Grand Unity Sect had mortgaged a planet and still held five million astral crystals, unlike many other sects, which had spent most of their astral crystals buying raw stones and had little left.
Logically, the Grand Unity Sect would have had the best chance of winning, but Liu Wuxie had barred them outright. That meant the other sects finally saw a real opening to compete.
“Liu Wuxie, you’ve gone too far!” The Grand Unity Sect hadn’t even planned to bid, but Liu Wuxie’s words felt like a public humiliation. As a powerhouse in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, since when had they tolerated being humiliated by a junior like this?
“You’re right. I’m going too far, but what can you do about it?” Liu Wuxie sneered. He ignored the Grand Unity Sect completely and shifted his gaze toward other sects instead.
The second-tier sects couldn’t produce much astral crystals, and they had already poured what they had into raw stones. That left only the first-tier sects with any real ability to compete for the chant.
As for the Heavenly Dragon Sect’s astral crystals, Liu Wuxie had borrowed them, and that meant the Heavenly Dragon Sect also lost the right to bid for the chant.
“Liu Wuxie, I offer one million for the chant!” The White Mist Villa’s master started the bidding.
Even among the first-tier sects, they didn’t rank very high. However, if they obtained the chant, they believed they could head to Heavenly Azure Star and excavate far more Primordial Indigo Aura.
“Bai Lingtian, how shameless can you get? Do you want to buy it with 1 million astral crystals? The Absolute Frost Palace offers three million!” The Absolute Frost Palace’s palace master raised the bid.
“The Nine Dragon Palace offers five million!” Yan Guichou said, pushing it higher still.
That escalation instantly panicked everyone from the Heavenly Dragon Sect as they tried to dissuade Liu Wuxie from continuing the chant auction.
“Liu Wuxie, what are you doing? Our Heavenly Dragon Sect can cover however many astral crystals you need!” The Heavenly Dragon Sect elders stomped their feet furiously, almost ready to rush forward and clamp a hand over Liu Wuxie’s mouth.
“Elders, the Heavenly Dragon Sect has helped me plenty enough, and I don’t want to trouble the sect again. Once I scrape together enough astral crystals, I’ll return them to Death Mountain,” Liu Wuxie said with a heartache, as though he had forced himself into this decision.
His reasoning sounded flawless because Liu Wuxie didn’t want to trouble anyone. He had never asked the Heavenly Dragon Sect for help, even when the Heavenly Dao Society had faced repeated troubles, and he treated this situation the same way.
“The Divine Sun-Moon Palace offers six million!” The Divine Sun-Moon Palace followed.
A Skybrim Pavilion auction had somehow turned into Liu Wuxie’s personal auction, and everyone from the Skybrim Pavilion fell silent. Elder Wu Hen, in particular, looked utterly powerless to stop it now.
Everyone present stood among the peak figures of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, and the Skybrim Pavilion couldn’t afford to offend them all. In the end, they could only allow Liu Wuxie’s auction to continue.
Besides, the Skybrim Pavilion also wanted to know Liu Wuxie’s chant and how it could detect Primordial Indigo Aura inside the raw stones.
Liu Wuxie let his gaze drift toward the Azure Profound Gate. Even though he barred the Grand Unity Sect from bidding, he hadn’t stopped the Azure Profound Gate.
A voice reached Elder Wu Hen’s ears. “The Skybrim Pavilion offers nine million astral crystals!”
“Ten million!” The Divine Sun-Moon Palace followed, and that number instantly drove everyone nearby insane.
“Is anyone still going to raise the price?” Liu Wuxie asked as he looked around, but his gaze lingered on Azure Profound Gate.
Time dragged on, and the Azure Profound Gate still didn’t make a move. The Nine Dragon Palace had already withdrawn, because ten million astral crystals exceeded their limit.
The White Mist Villa held a low rank among the first-tier sects, and it couldn’t produce that many astral crystals. The Absolute Frost Palace hesitated, and the Heavenly Dragon Sect could only sigh helplessly.
Even if the second-tier sects sold every asset they owned, none of them could scrape together ten million astral crystals in such a short time.
“Liu Wuxie, stop hesitating already and give us the chant,” said the Divine Sun-Moon Palace as two minutes passed, and their elders began to grow impatient.
“I believe everyone knows that Heavenly Azure Star is an ancient planet, rich with mineral resources and Primordial Indigo Aura. If you can get your hands on the chant, you wouldn’t have to worry about your sect flourishing,” Liu Wuxie said, deliberately fanning the flames.
Logically, ten million should have been enough for him to sell the chant, yet he still didn’t hand it over. That delay instantly made everyone wonder what he was waiting for.
Everyone hesitated, weighing it in their hearts, trying to decide whether the chant truly warranted this price. If Liu Wuxie could cut out fifty strands of Primordial Indigo Aura in one go, then even twenty million astral crystals would still be worth it, let alone ten million.
What everyone feared most was whether the chant was authentic.
“Fifteen million!” After a long, tense deliberation between the various sects, someone finally raised the bid again, increasing it by five million astral crystals at once.
