Chapter 23
"One!"
"I'll give you the storage ring!" Lin Mu Qing took off the storage ring. His heart was bleeding.
This storage ring was Lin Mu Qing's most precious treasure. Not to mention, the storage ring was filled with his many years of savings.
But Lin Mu Qing was a spineless person. In a matter of life and death, Xu Ming's casual scare had caused him to yield.
"But you have to keep your promise!"
"Don't worry, in my eyes, the storage ring is worth more than your life!" Xu Ming said, "Give me the storage ring and I'll naturally let you live today."
"Good!" Lin Mu Qing threw the storage ring to Xu Ming from afar, "Let's stop fighting!"
Xu Ming caught the storage ring, "Okay, let's stop!"
Although Xu Ming wanted to kill Lin Mu Qing, he knew that now was not the time. His strength was still too weak, and the Lin Family behind Lin Mu Qing was too strong. If he killed Lin Mu Qing, he would have to bear the Lin Family's anger.
Even though the Savage Martial House would protect him, if the Lin Family really wanted to kill him, they would have many ways to do so. The simplest method was to pay enough money and place a bounty on the "Hidden Assassin". The Hidden Assassin was a group of crazy assassins. They even dared to assassinate the imperial family, not to mention a mere disciple of the Savage Martial House.
Although Xu Ming had to kill Lin Mu Qing, now was not the time.
Moreover, Xu Ming had been in this world for half a month. Although he had been influenced by this world's martial arts ideology, he also understood that in this world, killing people was not an evil thing. But as a modern person who grew up in a peaceful world, if he was told to kill someone, he really couldn't do it in a short time.
"I'll just leave him alive for now!"
Xu Ming was really not in a hurry. His current strength was enough for him to grow to a level that Lin Mu Qing could only look up to in a short time.
"Eh?" Suddenly, Xu Ming felt his soul being blessed, "One of the three obsessions in my mind seems to have been eliminated?"
Originally, due to the influence of Xu Ming's memories, there were three obsessions in Xu Ming's mind. One of them was that he would rather die than leave the capital.
"I think … I can leave the capital now?"
Xu Ming tried to think of leaving the capital, but he realized that it would no longer be the same as before. Whenever he thought of this, there would be an obsession ringing madly in his mind.
"I finally got rid of one of my obsessions!"
Moreover, the removal of this obsession had the greatest impact on Xu Ming. Like the other two obsessions, although there were some effects, there was no time limit. Xu Ming could complete the content of the obsessions whenever he wanted.
In fact, it was normal for Xu Ming to be able to eliminate this obsession now.
Why did he have the obsession of "not leaving the capital even if he died"? It was because the previous Xu Ming was too weak and was bullied. He even died because he was unwilling to leave the capital. But now, Xu Ming's strength had increased and it was no longer Lin Mu Qing's turn to bully him. Moreover, he had also taken Lin Mu Qing's storage ring. Like this, he was able to vent his anger and the obsession naturally disappeared.
After taking Lin Mu Qing's storage ring and eliminating one of his obsessions, Xu Ming walked down the stage in a good mood.
"Take a look at your storage ring and see what's inside." As soon as he left the stage, Xu Ming directly refined the storage ring in front of Lin Mu Qing. "Oh, not bad. You have quite a lot of savings. There are actually more than a hundred thousand gold taels!"
Xu Ming didn't say anything and directly transferred all the gold into his storage ring. As for the other miscellaneous things, he was too lazy to move them.
Lin Mu Qing was so angry that his face turned green. His pocket money, lucky money, family rewards, and so on were all in this storage ring. More than a hundred thousand gold taels was his savings for more than ten years!
And now, so much of his savings had all been taken away by Xu Ming! Moreover, Xu Ming had deliberately attacked him in front of him.
"Well, it's just a small thrill!" Xu Ming shouted.
"Boss." Sun Ji admired Xu Ming more and more. Boss was really too fierce! Even an internal cultivator who had taken a forbidden medicine was defeated by Boss and even had to hand over his storage ring!
"Xiao Ji, since you sincerely recognize me as your boss, then as your boss, I can't treat you unfairly!" Saying this, Xu Ming directly threw Lin Mu Qing's storage ring to Sun Ji. "Here, this is a reward from Boss!"
Sun Ji held the storage ring and trembled with excitement. He said in disbelief, "Boss, you're giving this to me?"
"Nonsense, I already have a storage ring. One more won't be of much use for the time being. I'll give it to you first!" Xu Ming said indifferently.
"Bo … Boss …" Sun Ji looked at Xu Ming's boss. He had already become incomparably moved and pious. This boss is really too good to his little brother. For such a boss, even if I have to go through water and tread on fire, I won't hesitate.
Lin Mu Qing saw this scene and the anger and grievance in his heart were even more obvious.
"Hmph, Xu Ming, you're so cocky! I'll see how long you can be cocky for! "Lin Mu Qing left a ruthless sentence and quickly left without looking back.
Xu Ming just smiled disdainfully.
"Boss, Lin Mu Qing left. Should I return this storage ring to you?" Although Sun Ji was insensitive, he still had a delicate side. He suddenly thought that Xu Ming might have given him the storage ring to anger Lin Mu Qing. Now that Lin Mu Qing had left, it was time to return the storage ring.
"You can keep it!" How could Xu Ming not know Sun Ji's thoughts. "I'm not so bored as to do something to anger Lin Mu Qing."
The tall and mighty Sun Ji was so moved that his eyes were brimming with tears. He swore that he would follow Xu Ming as his boss even if he had to die.
Actually, Xu Ming had already planned to give this storage ring to Sun Ji before he had gotten his hands on it. This was because he had investigated Sun Ji before and knew that Sun Ji, this bull, was definitely a brother worth befriending. Since he had the intention to befriend this brother, why would Xu Ming be reluctant to part with a mere storage ring?
Although this storage ring could be exchanged for two Level 2 Hack Points, Xu Ming was confident that when he could use the Level 2 Hack Points, he would definitely be able to earn even more Level 2 Hack Points! Maybe at that time, the storage ring wouldn't be that precious to him anymore.
At this moment, Xiao Gua sent a message to Xu Ming:
"Host has met the conditions to activate the Advancement Function of the external cheat. Do you wish to activate it now?"
Advancement Function?
Xu Ming had been waiting for this function for a long time, but he hadn't been able to figure out how to activate it. And now, the conditions had been met?
"Activate it later." Although Xu Ming really wanted to activate it immediately, he was currently in the Wanxiang Arena. He didn't know if activating the Advancement Function would cause any abnormalities, so he decided to go back first.
"Xiao Ji, let's go back!"
…
Soon, Xu Ming returned to his residence in the Wasteland Martial House.
"Xiao Ji, I have a sudden epiphany and need to go into seclusion to break through. Help me guard the door!"
"Yes, Boss!" Sun Ji's loyalty to Xu Ming was almost maxed out. Naturally, he would do whatever Xu Ming instructed him to do.
Moreover, when he heard that Xu Ming was going to break through again, Sun Ji's admiration for him instantly went up another level. "Boss is indeed Boss. He's going into seclusion to break through again! As his underling, I can't embarrass Boss. When Boss comes out of seclusion, I'll immediately go and train hard! "
Xu Ming entered the house and couldn't wait to summon Xiao Gua. "Activate the Advancement Function now!"
"Activating the Advancement Function requires one hundred thousand taels of gold. Confirm activation?"
"So the condition to activate the Advancement Function is to have one hundred thousand taels of gold on me!" Xu Ming immediately understood. "Activate it now!"
This one hundred thousand taels of gold was Lin Muqing's money. Xu Ming didn't feel any heartache when spending it.
"Lin Muqing is really the Child of Wealth!" Speaking of which, Lin Muqing and his underlings really played a big part in Xu Ming's rapid rise! If it weren't for them, these ATMs that gave him money, Xu Ming really wouldn't have so many cheat points to level up!
Chapter 24
"Double Attack: Consumes points to double the attack power. The higher the attack power, the more points it consumes. As long as there are enough points, the attack power can be increased infinitely! The minimum increase in attack power is doubled. The points it consumes are equivalent to ten days of offline hacking. "
"Double Defense: Consumes points to double the defense power. The higher the increase in defense power, the more points it consumes. As long as there are enough points, the defense power can be increased infinitely! The minimum increase in defense power is doubled. The points it consumes are equivalent to ten days of offline hacking. "
"Speed Up: Consumes points to increase speed. The higher the speed, the more points it consumes. As long as there are enough points, the speed can be increased infinitely. The minimum increase in speed is 0.1 times. The points it consumes are equivalent to ten days of offline hacking. "
"Invisibility: Consumes points every time it consumes 100 days of offline hacking. Ignores physical attacks. When the host attacks others, the invisibility state will be removed. The invisibility state can last for at most 24 hours. "
Very good!
Very powerful!
This was Xu Ming's evaluation of the advanced function of the cheat.
"It's just that … these points don't seem to be worth much!"
Xu Ming now had a total of fifty to sixty thousand taels of gold on him. With this kind of wealth, he could definitely be considered a "rich person". If all the gold was exchanged for points, there would be about six thousand taels of gold. It was enough for Xu Ming to reach the Innate Stage offline hacking!
However, if he were to use the advanced function of the external cheat, then Xu Ming's cheat points would really be stretched thin.
Xu Ming was now at the Sixth Transformation Stage. Offline hacking for a day would consume six level 1 points.
Then, Xu Ming would have to spend 600 points to activate invisibility once! If he activated invisibility ten times, he would be bankrupt!
For example, if he used an acceleration cheat to increase the speed by 0.1 times, it would not be expensive. It would only cost 60 points for 24 hours. However, how much was the effect of increasing speed by 0.1 times? If he increased the speed by 0.2 times, he would have to spend 120 points. If he increased the speed by 0.3 times, he would have to spend 240 points … Every time he increased the speed by 0.1 times, the points consumed would double. If Xu Ming increased the speed by 1 times, he would have to spend it all …
Over thirty thousand points!!
On the other hand, Xu Ming only had slightly more than 6,000 HP!
Similarly, [Double Attack] and [Double Defense] consumed points like [Haste]. The more you increase them, the more points you consume!
Finally, Xu Ming turned his attention to what he was most interested in — the Artifact Store.
"The Divine Artifact Store is all-encompassing. Here, you can buy everything that this universe has or doesn't have! The prerequisite was that you had to have enough points! Currently, due to the Host's cultivation level, the Divine Artifact Shop is only selling items that can be purchased with Level 1 Cheat Points, "Xiao Gua explained.
"Uh … I can buy everything?" Xu Ming was stunned. "This is like the Ingot Mall in the game!"
Many online games had Ingot Shopping Centers. Pay-To-Win Warriors only needed to spend a little money to get everything. As for civilian players, they had to wake up early and work late at night to farm monsters, do quests, and clear dungeons. After working hard for half a year, they could only get one or two treasures from Ingot Shop.
And Xu Ming was probably the only person in the world who could use Ingot Shop! For other people, no matter how much money they had, if they wanted rare treasures, they could only try their best to find a way to collect them.
In the Divine Artifact Store, there were all kinds of items: Weapons, Pills, Runes, Spells, Books, Skills, Secret Techniques, Puppets … Just the names of the major categories were enough. Xu Ming looked at them for a while before he skimmed through them all.
And these were only the items that could be purchased with Level 1 Cheat Points. If Xu Ming's cultivation level increased, the Divine Artifact Store would be fully opened, and there would be more than this.
"Attribute Stones? What's that? "Xu Ming suddenly saw a category called" Attribute Stones "and couldn't help but click on it curiously.
After clicking on it, it was a sub-category called "Level 1 Attribute Stones". Xu Ming guessed that there must be Level 2 Attribute Stones, Level 3 Attribute Stones, and other sub-categories, but he couldn't see them yet.
Clicking on the "Level 1 Attribute Stones" sub-category, Xu Ming saw three treasures here:
"Level 1 Strength Stone, can increase strength permanently, price 1000 Level 1 Cheat Points. Limited to 100 per person, no effect if used more. "
"Level 1 Agility Stone, can increase agility permanently, price 1000 Level 1 Cheat Points. Limited to 100 per person, no effect if used more. "
"Level 1 Wisdom Stone, can increase wisdom permanently, price 1000 Level 1 Cheat Points. Limited to 100 per person, no effect if used more. "
Xu Ming pondered, "Can increase strength, agility, and wisdom permanently? And it's so expensive, a thousand Cheat Points for one! "
With all of Xu Ming's wealth, he could only buy six of them.
But Xu Ming knew that for things like attribute stones, other than himself, no one else in this world, no matter how much money they had, would be able to get half of them.
"Why don't … I try one?"
A thousand Cheat Points was not a small number, but Xu Ming's Cheat Points were not hard to earn, so he didn't feel any heartache when using them. With the mentality of trying it out, he bought a Level 1 Strength Stone.
"Purchase successful!"
Xu Ming thought, and a red stone the size of a goose egg, with dense and complicated patterns engraved on it, appeared in his hand.
"Use!"
Following the fluctuations coming from the Strength Stone, Xu Ming used a little force in his hand, and the Strength Stone shattered. Mysterious energy sealed in the Strength Stone flowed out from the cracks, and once it came into contact with Xu Ming's skin, it directly merged into it.
In a moment, the Strength Stone turned into nothingness, not even leaving behind powder. And Xu Ming suddenly felt that his strength had increased by a large amount!
This was a very clear feeling. It was as if he was originally sick, but all of a sudden, he was full of vigor and vitality.
Xu Ming carefully felt it, "My strength has increased by at least thirty percent!"
Thirty percent of his strength, and it was a permanent increase!
Xu Ming only wanted to say that this thousand Cheat Points was simply too worth it!
When Lin Mu Qing used the Forbidden Medicine, he only increased his overall strength by fifty percent for a short period of time, and after that, he was still weak for half a day. But Xu Ming's thirty percent strength was a permanent increase!
Xu Ming was already fifty percent stronger than a normal Rank Six External Refinement Rank Six Martial Artist because he practiced "Breaking the Mortal Dust". Now that his strength had increased by thirty percent, just in terms of strength, Xu Ming had barely reached the threshold of the Initial Stage of Internal Refinement!
"Moreover, every time a Strength Stone is used, the increase in strength is fixed. If I use ten Strength Stones, then my strength will be four times stronger than before! "
Four times the original strength, that was already the strength of a Martial Artist in the Middle Stage of Internal Refinement.
"But … I'm still too poor!" Xu Ming couldn't help but sigh. After using one Strength Stone, he was only left with five thousand Cheat Points worth of Gold. "Only offline AFK is the most cost-effective, I'd better obediently AFK to level up first! When I'm stronger, earning money will naturally be easier. At that time, I'll consider using attribute stones to increase my strength. "
Cheat Points, he had to use them where they were needed most!
There was also a large category that Xu Ming was very interested in.
"Realm? Could it be that I can directly buy realms? "
Xu Ming clicked into the "Realm" category. There were no sub-categories, and there was only one item — — Microscopic Realm!
"!!" Xu Ming's eyes widened, "You can really directly buy realms!"
Offline AFK training could only increase Xu Ming's cultivation, but it couldn't increase his realm. Even if Xu Ming activated "Perfect Battle", his realm was only close to "Microscopic Realm", but he hadn't truly reached Microscopic Realm.
In order to comprehend the Minute Subtlety realm, one needed both perception and luck.
Sometimes, if you were lucky and saw something, your heart would be moved, and you might have an epiphany and reach Microscopic Realm. If you only had perception but no luck, you might be stuck in a logical dead end, unable to comprehend it even if you died.
For example, although Xu Ming's realm had increased compared to when he first came to the Other World, when it came to the Microscopic Realm, Xu Ming had no way of predicting when he would truly comprehend it.
And now, the "Microscopic Realm" was lying in the Legendary Weapon Shop, looking as if it was up for grabs. However, it required a level one cheat point … 100,000!
"Damn, pretend I didn't see it!" 100,000 level one cheat points was equivalent to a million gold. This price made Xu Ming drunk.
However, Xu Ming was really curious. When he reached the Minute Subtlety Realm, how powerful would he be when he activated the 'Perfect Battle'? Would he come into contact with a realm that surpassed Microscopic Realm?
After that, Xu Ming also saw that in other categories, there were Great Achievement Spear Techniques, Movement Techniques, Sword Techniques, and so on that could be purchased. Of course, they were all expensive!
There were even Half-Step Innate Stage puppets. As long as he had money, he could get as many as he wanted!
Xu Ming could not help but fantasize. If he had unlimited gold, he could buy 10,000 Half-Step Innate Stage puppets and directly rule the Feiyun Country.
In short, in this Legendary Weapon Shop, as long as you had enough cultivation and enough cheat points, you could get everything!
"Eh … cultivation? Cheat points? I'd better bury my head in the machine and cultivate! "
…
Unknowingly, Xu Ming had been in the Other World for a month.
The martial law in the capital had been lifted, but Lin Mu Qing no longer had the ability to do anything to Xu Ming.
Now, Xu Ming's strength had reached the Initial Stage of Internal Training. Once a perfect battle began, he did not fear the Intermediate Stage of Internal Training. If he did not care about the cost, he could even fight the Advanced Stage of Internal Training head-on!
With so many things to rely on, Xu Ming of course did not see Lin Mu Qing as a threat. As long as he waited for the right opportunity, Lin Mu Qing would die.
There was also that pitiful Wu Gaofeng … Wu Gaofeng later came to Xu Ming several times, hoping that Xu Ming could return to the Feiyun Martial Pavilion. He also promised various benefits. Unfortunately, Xu Ming did not even bother to pay attention to him. In the end, Wu Gaofeng, who was forced into a corner, even made a move against Xu Ming. However, just as he made his move, an elder from the Wasteland Martial House immediately rushed over and slapped him half to death.
After that, Xu Ming heard that Wu Gaofeng was imprisoned by the Feiyun Martial Pavilion's Law Enforcing Elder, Cao Haishan. As for what happened after that, he did not know.
"Ah Kai, are you going on a mission again?" Xu Ming raised his wine cup, clinked it, and asked.
The three of them, Xu Ming, Xu Kai, and Sun Ji, often drank together. The friendship between straightforward men also rose very quickly. Xu Ming already saw Xu Kai and Sun Ji as his brothers from the bottom of his heart!
Although these two brothers were not as strong as him and would never be able to help him, what did it matter? Did they have to be valuable to be brothers and friends? No, they were just drinking friends!
"Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow!" Xu Kai said.
"You can endure in the Rising Cloud Guard for a few more days!" Xu Ming said, "Wen Shuai is already using his connections. After a while, he will transfer you from the Rising Cloud Guard to his side. At that time, you can just eat, drink, and play every day!"
The army had its rules. Xu Kai was still a member of the Rising Cloud Guard. If he left without permission, he would be treated as a deserter and punished. The third prince, Wen Shuai, did not have a good relationship with the Rising Cloud Guard, so he was thinking of ways to transfer Xu Kai out through his friends.
"Eat, drink, and play every day? How can that be! "Xu Kai said," Little Ming, you're so powerful now. As your brother, I can't be too embarrassing! At that time, I must ask Wen Shuai to help me find a good master. I must cultivate diligently! I can't catch up to you, but at least I can't be too far behind you! "
"Haha! Deal! "Xu Ming said," At that time, I'll get you a storage ring! "
Xu Kai was too weak now, and he was in the army. If he wore a storage ring on his hand, it would be no different from seeking death.
"When the time comes, I'll give you my storage ring, Brother Kai!" Sun Ji said.
"Go away! Who wants your storage ring! "Xu Kai scolded jokingly," Besides, I have no use for it! "
The three of them were drinking happily when a burst of hearty laughter came from outside the door.
"Haha, you three are indeed hiding here to drink! There's wine to drink, but you didn't call me! "
"Aren't they afraid that Prince Wen is too busy to drink with us country bumpkins?" Xu Ming said with a smile.
Who else could it be but the third prince, Wen Shuai?
"Bullsh * t!" Wen Shuai pulled out a seat and sat down, joining the drinking circle.
The four brothers drank happily, regardless of status or cultivation.
"Oh right!" Wen Shuai suddenly smiled mysteriously, "If you're free tomorrow, come with me. I'll take you to a good place!"
"A good place? A brothel? "Xu Kai's eyes lit up, then dimmed." Unfortunately, I have a mission tomorrow. "
"Get lost! Have you ever heard of a prince going to a brothel? "Sun Ji scolded," If you're going, of course you're going to a brothel! Only such an elegant place is worthy of the third prince's status! "
Chapter 25
Every year, the Nine Tripod Commerce would hold several Treasure Auctions to auction rare treasures.
Every Treasure Auction was also the busiest time for the Nine Tripod Commerce. All the nobles and experts in the capital and even the entire Feiyun Nation would gather.
There were two new faces in the Treasure Auction this time — Xu Ming and Sun Ji.
"Long time no see, Elder Du," Xu Ming suddenly said as he walked with Wen Shuai and Sun Ji on the bustling streets of Rising Clouds City.
"Elder Du is in seclusion." Wen Shuai said, "Usually, Elder Du is in seclusion most of the time. He only comes out when there are some important matters."
"No wonder." Xu Ming nodded.
Actually, it was normal. At Elder Du's age, status, and cultivation, he had already seen through many things. To him, seclusion was the best life.
"If only Elder Du could break through to the perfected Xiantian Realm!" Wen Shuai sighed, "Then, I wouldn't have to worry about the fight for the throne!"
Elder Du was now in the late stage of the Xiantian Realm, and it was already difficult to find an opponent in the Feiyun Nation. With his support, the weak Wen Shuai could compete with the powerful First Prince for the throne. If Elder Du could break through to the perfected Xiantian Realm, he would be almost invincible in the Feiyun Nation. He could even directly push Wen Shuai to the throne.
This was the deterrence of an expert!
The three of them chatted along the way and soon arrived at the Nine Tripod Commerce.
"Boss, Wen Shuai, do you know what I'm thinking every time I pass by the Nine Tripod Commerce?"
"What is it?" Xu Ming asked casually.
"Every time I'm thinking — Damn, when I'm powerful, I'll definitely rob this nest of rich people!" Sun Ji said with glowing eyes.
"Rob the Nine Tripod Commerce?" Wen Shuai was speechless, "You dare to think about it! When you have the same strength as Elder Du, maybe you can give it a try! "
"Is the Nine Tripod Commerce that strong?" Sun Ji said in disbelief.
"There are plenty of people in the country who want to rob the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce just like you. With such a huge business, if they didn't have the strength, they would have been robbed many times over. How would you even have the chance to rob them?" Wen Shuai said, "Let me tell you, all the first-rate forces in the capital, such as the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce, the Myriad Beast Arena, the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion, etc., all of them have late-stage Xiantian Realm experts holding down the fort!"
"However …" Wen Shuai's face was filled with pride. "The number one expert of the Feiyun Kingdom is definitely my Imperial Father!"
"Your father?" Xu Ming was slightly surprised.
Wasn't Wen Shuai's father the Emperor of Feiyun Country?
"The matters of your royal family are too complicated. Let's not talk about this for now!" Xu Ming said.
"It is indeed complicated!" Wen Shuai nodded sincerely.
In the royal family, the struggle for the throne had become bloody.
If any of the princes were to fight for the throne, then in order to ensure the stability of the throne, the other princes would only have two endings — life imprisonment or death!
The First Prince's methods were extraordinary. Now, the other princes had already submitted to him. Only Wen Shuai, with Old Man Du's help, could still fight to the death.
Walking into the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce, there were already many upper class people of the Feiyun Kingdom inside. Seeing Wen Shuai enter, many people could only reluctantly come up to greet him. There were even more people who directly turned a blind eye to him.
"Brother, you're not doing well!" Xu Ming teased.
"I'm used to it." Wen Shuai said, "However, I have to attend these occasions often and show my face more often. Let's go, quickly to my private room. I hope to see some useful treasures today. "
"Mm."
However, when he was leaving, Xu Ming heard many discussions about himself from the surrounding discussions.
"That's Xu Ming, right? I heard that he's a rare genius in the history of our Feiyun Kingdom! "
"Genius? Hmph, I've seen many geniuses, but how many of them can become Xiantian Realm martial artists? "
"Indeed, although talent is important, to become an Xiantian, talent, comprehension, perseverance, and resources are all indispensable! With so many conditions, how many can this Xu Ming fulfill? "
"The key is that he's on the wrong side, standing on Wen Shuai's side!"
"I wonder how long this genius can live …"
Perhaps it was out of jealousy towards Xu Ming's talent, but these upper class people of the Feiyun Kingdom did not hold back at all when they spoke ill of him behind his back. The group of people discussed for a long time and actually unanimously agreed that it would be difficult for Xu Ming to achieve great success. Moreover, many people felt that Xu Ming would not live for long — because Xu Ming stood on the opposite side of the First Prince.
"Oh no, how unlucky!" Wen Shuai suddenly said in a low voice.
"What's wrong?"
Just as Xu Ming was feeling puzzled, a domineering laughter greeted him.
"Oh, isn't this my Third Royal Brother? You're also here to fight for treasures! "
The First Prince!
Xu Ming immediately understood. This imposing, burly youth in front of him was the First Prince who had the highest chance of inheriting the throne — Wen Man.
"First Royal Brother!" Wen Shuai said with a fake smile.
Seeing the First Prince appear, the upper class people of the Feiyun Kingdom, who had been gloomy when they saw Wen Shuai, instantly became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. All of them rushed toward the First Prince like a tide.
However, when they were three meters away from the First Prince, they all slammed on the brakes.
Then, this large group of upper class people with oily faces bowed and carefully surrounded the First Prince, inquiring about his well-being.
"Disperse!" The First Prince waved his hand, and these people did not even dare to fart. They immediately dispersed and returned to their original positions.
"Third Royal Brother." Then, the First Prince looked at Wen Shuai with a smug expression. "Did you bring enough money to participate in the Treasure Auction? If it's not enough, I can lend you some first. "
"No need!" Wen Shuai naturally knew that the First Prince's words were actually meant to humiliate him and not really lend him money.
"Oh, it looks like Third Royal Brother brought a lot of money! Later, when you see something that catches your eye, you can't back out. After all, you also represent our royal family when you do things outside. "
The subtext of Wen Man's words was: Later, no matter what you see, I will bid for it at a high price so that you won't be able to get it comfortably!
"Don't worry, First Royal Brother!" Wen Shuai said coldly, showing no signs of weakness.
"This is …" The First Prince finally looked at Xu Ming as if he had discovered a new continent. "Xu Ming, right? I heard that your talent is rare in the history of our Feiyun Kingdom? I have a few prodigies here who are unconvinced and want to spar with you later. I hope that you won't back out at the last minute and weaken your reputation as a prodigy! "
After saying this, the First Prince swaggered off.
"Spar?" Xu Ming could not help but be confused.
After entering the private room, Wen Shuai immediately closed the door. "I didn't expect that Wen Man would be here today, and she seems to have set her eyes on you!"
"Set her eyes on me?"
"You don't know, but every time the Treasure Auction ends, there will be a highlight — a gambling match! If I'm not wrong, Wen Man definitely wants to use the gambling match to deal with you. So, when someone challenges you, you must not respond! "
"I see …"
However, Xu Ming was not afraid of gambling matches.
Chapter 26
In the morning, the Treasure Auction started on time.
An old man with a white beard from the Nine Tripod Commerce stood on the center stage and took out the treasures one by one.
"This is Li Wenshi. Although his cultivation is only at the peak of Internal Training, his eyes are very good at appraising treasures! In the capital, his reputation is no less than some of the Innate Masters! "Wen Shuai introduced.
"For the first treasure, we'll follow the old rules of the Treasure Auction — three pieces of low-grade Basalt, each for auction separately!" Three smooth and round cobblestones appeared in Li Wenshi's hand. "Most of the people seated here are very clear about the use of low grade magnetite. However, there are always new faces in every treasure auction. This talkative old man will introduce them again!"
"Low-grade Basalt contains Innate Mystic Qi. Internal Training Masters can increase their cultivation quickly. Peak Internal Training Masters have a high chance of breaking through to the Innate Master realm! " In a few words, Li Wenshi explained the value of low-grade Basalt. "The base price for each piece is one hundred thousand gold taels!"
"Low-grade Basalt? One hundred thousand gold taels for each piece? " Xu Ming only wanted to say that it was expensive. "Ten pieces of this would cost one million gold taels. That's enough for me to buy a Micro Level item from a Legendary Weapon Shop!"
"One hundred and five thousand gold taels."
"One hundred and ten thousand gold taels!"
In the Treasure Auction's public seating area, many warriors and nobles bid.
Just then, Xiao Gua, who had been out of sight all this while, actually reacted. "Detected low-grade Magnetite … Here to remind the host, one low-grade Magnetite can be exchanged for one Level 2 Cheat Point."
"It can be exchanged for a Level 2 Hack Point?" Xu Ming could not help but take another look at the three pieces of Low-grade Magnetite.
"Why, Brother Xu, are you interested in low-grade Basalt?" Wen Shuai noticed.
"Boss, you want it? Buy, buy, buy! "Sun Ji shouted. However, he soon realized something." One hundred thousand gold taels? And the base price? What a scam! How can I afford it! "
Sun Ji immediately shut his mouth.
"Not really. I'm just curious," Xu Ming said. "Is this thing very rare?"
As far as Xu Ming knew, there were only two items that could be exchanged for Level 2 Points. One was a storage ring, like the one on Xu Ming's hand, which could be exchanged for two Level 2 Upgrade Points. The other was the low-grade Basalt on the stage.
Although Xu Ming didn't have any use for the Level 2 Hack Point yet, he still needed to understand it first.
"It's not that rare, but it's quite expensive!" Wen Shuai said, "The true upper echelons of Rising Clouds City all have the means to buy one for 100,000 taels of gold, and they can have as many as they want. The few pieces that were put up for auction at the Treasure Auction were actually sold to those who barely made it into the upper echelons of society because they had no other way to buy them. "
"Oh!" Xu Ming understood.
As long as it wasn't too rare, then it would be easy. In the future, when he needed a level 2 kill point, there should be a way to get some.
"Actually, this low-grade Basalt has another use!" Wen Shuai said. "It can be used as currency!"
"Currency?"
"Yes! Between Innate Stage experts, they almost never use gold to trade, because gold is no different from rotten iron to them. Normally, they would choose to use low-grade Basalt as currency! "
"It's actually a currency …"
At the Treasure Auction, one after another, rare treasures were put up for auction.
There were rare medicinal herbs that could only be picked in the depths of the mountains where demonic beasts ran rampant, strange ores that could only be formed in extremely dangerous environments, elixirs made by Master Alchemists, old weapons with historical origins, calligraphy and paintings, antiques …
The upper echelons of Feiyun Country gathered here, once they saw a treasure that they urgently needed, they would bid one after another. There were also some nouveau riche among nouveau riches who saw something they liked, as long as the price was acceptable, they would buy, buy, buy!
"The next treasure also rarely appears in our Treasure Auction!" Li Wenshi kept them in suspense, and after a while, he slowly took it out.
"Mirage Demonic Worm — in the boundless desert, it's a type of worm that can only be found by chance, but some people say that it's not a worm, but a grass …" Li Wenshi introduced, but no matter how Xu Ming looked at it, he felt that it looked like caterpillar fungus. "This thing appears in the desert where Yang Qi is rampant, but it's a type of extremely Yin Qi. As for its function, I won't say much. Those who understand will naturally understand, and those who don't won't buy it for fun. The starting price is fifty thousand taels of gold! "
The main function of the Mirage Demonic Worm was to be used as an auxiliary medicine when refining elixirs. It wasn't that precious, but it wasn't that precious either. Since it was only an auxiliary medicine when refining elixirs, it was destined to not be too expensive. However, this thing was really too hard to find. Only those who were lucky would encounter it, and if they were unlucky, they wouldn't be able to find half of it even if they worked themselves to death. Therefore, once it appeared, the price wouldn't be low.
It was unknown how many martial artists wanted to rely on the Mirage Demonic Worm to make money. However, most of them didn't earn any money, and instead got lost in the desert.
"Mirage Demonic Worm!" Wen Shuai suddenly stood up.
"What's wrong?" Xu Ming couldn't help but ask.
The Treasure Auction had been going on for so long, but Wen Shuai hadn't made a move yet. Now, he actually stood up in excitement.
"Elder Du wants to refine an elixir and try to break through to the peak of the Xiantian realm. All the other ingredients have been gathered, and only this Mirage Demonic Worm is left! "
"Elder Du wants to break through to the peak of the Xiantian realm?" Xu Ming asked in surprise.
If Elder Du could succeed, then Wen Shuai's many disadvantages in the fight for the throne would be swept away! The deterrence of a perfected Xiantian master was not something to be trifled with!
"I'm just trying to break through the bottleneck between the late-stage Xiantian realm and the perfected Xiantian realm. I'm afraid it's still too early to break through to the peak of the Xiantian realm! " Wen Shuai didn't say anything, and that was — Elder Du wanted to step into the peak of the Xiantian realm, but the chances were very slim!
"Fifty thousand taels!" Wen Shuai immediately shouted.
"Third Prince, Wen Shuai bids fifty thousand taels!" Li Wenshi said unhurriedly. He knew that the price of this kind of rare item would usually be much higher than the base price.
"Heh, finally a bid!" Wen Man had been waiting for Wen Shuai to bid, "Although I have no use for the Mirage Demonic Worm, even if I buy it for my collection, I won't let you get it so easily!"
"Sixty thousand taels!" Wen Man shouted.
"As expected!" Wen Shuai clenched his fist, "Wen Man bid!"
However, Wen Shuai was determined to get this Mirage Demonic Worm. Although Elder Du's chances of breaking through to the peak of the Xiantian realm were slim, he still had to try!
He only hesitated for a moment.
"Seventy thousand taels!" Wen Shuai immediately caught up.
"You're quite impatient, interesting!" Wen Man laughed, "Eighty thousand taels — You can raise it, if you raise it, I'll raise it!"
Wen Man's face showed that he wouldn't let him get it so easily.
"One hundred thousand taels!" Although Wen Shuai was angry, he had no choice but to raise the price.
"One Mirage Demonic Worm for one hundred thousand taels? Third Imperial Brother, are you angry with me, or do you have too much money to burn? Or do you really need this thing urgently? " The value of the Mirage Demonic Worm itself wasn't high. It was only because it was a rare commodity that it was expensive. However, even so, in a normal treasure auction, one Mirage Demonic Worm would at most be sold for seventy to eighty thousand taels. Any more and it wouldn't be worth it. "As your Imperial Brother, I can't lose to you. One hundred and ten thousand taels!"
The Eldest Prince said calmly.
The other people present also wanted the Mirage Demonic Worm, but when they saw that it was a competition between the Imperial Family, they didn't dare to get involved. Moreover, the price of this Mirage Demonic Worm was already ridiculously high.
"One hundred and ten thousand taels already …" Wen Shuai frowned.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford to spend more than a hundred thousand taels of gold, but it was really not worth it to spend so much money just to buy one Mirage Demonic Worm!
However, Elder Du needed it urgently, so Wen Shuai had no choice but to buy it.
"One hundred and twenty thousand taels!" Wen Shuai braced himself and shouted.
"This time, it seems that I really have to bleed a little!" Wen Shuai knew that if he didn't bleed, he wouldn't be able to get the Mirage Demonic Worm.
"One hundred and twenty thousand taels?" At this moment, even the Eldest Prince Wen Man was a little surprised. "He actually raised the price to one hundred and twenty thousand taels for a mere Mirage Demonic Worm? Damn it, is this brat trying to trick me and then withdraw? "
Although the Eldest Prince had a large family business and was rich and overbearing, his money didn't just fall from the sky. Moreover, having a large family business meant that there were many mouths to feed every day. Although the Eldest Prince looked rich and overbearing, he had to carefully calculate every sum of money he spent. Otherwise, if he wasn't careful, he wouldn't be able to make ends meet.
Therefore, when a Mirage Demonic Worm was raised to one hundred and twenty thousand taels, the Eldest Prince really began to hesitate and shrink back.
The treasure auction became slightly silent.
Li Wenshi didn't rush the two of them. As smart as he was, he wouldn't easily get involved in the competition between the Imperial Family. Moreover, the price of this Mirage Demonic Worm had already far exceeded his expectations, so he could be satisfied.
'Next, let's see which of these two princes will lose this breath first!' Li Wenshi thought to himself.
"Eldest Prince!" In Wen Man's private room, a bodyguard suddenly whispered, "Our eyes have discovered that the Third Prince seems to be collecting the ingredients for the Shadowed Heaven Pill recently!"
"Shadowed Heaven Pill?" Wen Man's eyes narrowed, "Could it be that that old bastard Du Yu De wants to break through to the peak of the Xiantian realm? — — Although the probability of Du Yu De entering the peak of the Xiantian realm is very small, if he succeeds in breaking through, my years of hard work will be wasted! "
Wen Man knew the deterrence of a peak of the Xiantian realm in Feiyun Country.
"Moreover, according to speculation, he should have already collected most of the other ingredients. He should only be lacking this Mirage Demonic Worm!" the bodyguard said.
"What!?" Wen Man exclaimed, "Why didn't you say so earlier! No wonder … No wonder Old Third wants to fight to the death with me! No, this Mirage Demonic Worm can't be easily obtained by him. Even if I give it to him in the end, I must make him vomit blood! "
The Mirage Demonic Worm might not even appear once a year. Of course, Wen Man had to seize this opportunity to suppress Wen Shuai!
If he could make Wen Shuai unable to compete for the Mirage Demonic Worm, then the time for Elder Du to refine the Shadowed Heaven Pill would be pushed back by a year. This was too advantageous for Wen Man! Of course, if the price was too high, to the point that Wen Man felt that it was not worth fighting for, then he would also give it up.
"One hundred and fifty thousand taels!" Wen Man suddenly raised the price by thirty thousand taels. It was obvious that he wanted to cheat Wen Shuai.
"One hundred and sixty thousand taels!" Wen Shuai had no choice but to follow.
"The competition for the Mirage Demonic Worm is too fierce!" Xu Ming was dumbfounded.
Then, he silently opened the "Medicinal Herbs" category, clicked on it, and opened several sub-categories in succession. Finally, in a sub-sub-sub-category called "Desert Strange Items", he sorted according to their names and found the Mirage Sea Demonic Worm among tens of thousands of desert strange items.
"One thousand Hang Points for one?"
One thousand Hang Points was equivalent to ten thousand taels of gold. Although it was not cheap, compared to the Mirage Demonic Worm in the Treasure Auction, it was simply too good of a price!
"Two hundred thousand taels!"
"Two hundred and twenty thousand taels!"
Just as Xu Ming was looking for the item, Wen Shuai had already shouted out a high price of two hundred and twenty thousand taels. Wen Shuai's face was slightly sweaty, as if his body had been hollowed out. He had been led by the nose by the eldest prince all the way from fifty thousand taels to two hundred and twenty thousand taels.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand taels!" The eldest prince's heart was also beating fast. With such a high price, Wen Shuai could refuse to follow at any time. In that case, in order to prevent Wen Shuai from buying the Mirage Demonic Worm, he would have to pay more than two hundred thousand taels of gold!
But he felt that it was worth it!
"Two hundred and fifty thousand taels … Should I continue to follow?" Wen Shuai was indeed hesitating. "This price is really too high. But if I don't follow, I don't know when I will be able to find the Mirage Demonic Worm again!"
Wen Shuai gritted his teeth and followed!
"Hey, hey, Wen Shuai!" Xu Ming suddenly shouted.
"Xu Ming, don't try to persuade me. This Mirage Demonic Worm is too important. I must get it!" Wen Shuai looked as if he was going to fight to the death.
"You want this thing right? I have it here! "Xu Ming held a caterpillar fungus in his hand. Oh, no, it was a Mirage Demonic Worm.
"Huh!?" Wen Shuai was stunned. His eyes almost popped out. "How did you get it?"
Xu Ming thought for a while and took out another one. "Is this thing very rare? I kept it at the bottom of the box and forgot about it. Now that I see it, I remember it. "
Wen Shuai gave him a secretive look, as if saying, 'You brat, you still say you don't have a master? This thing must be given to you by your master! '
Wen Shuai was even more certain that Xu Ming had a mysterious master behind him. Otherwise, how could Xu Ming casually take out such a rare treasure like the Mirage Demonic Worm?
"If I knew you had it, I wouldn't have fought with him!" Wen Shuai scolded jokingly. "But this is also good … Two hundred and fifty thousand taels is enough for him to bleed!"
"Just two hundred and fifty thousand taels and you're giving up?" The corners of Xu Ming's mouth curled up and he smiled evilly. A third Mirage Demonic Worm appeared in his hand. "Why don't we play with him again …"
Wen Shuai understood tacitly and quickly summoned his hidden guards.
Chapter 27
"Eh? Two hundred and fifty thousand taels and you're not following? "
The First Prince successfully bid for the Fantasy Demonic Worm, but he was a little surprised. He had predicted that Wen Shuai would be able to bid more than three hundred thousand taels.
"It's good that you're not following!" Wen Man's lips curled into a cynical smile. "Two hundred thousand taels is enough to delay Du Yu De for a few months, or even half a year before he can refine the Shadowed Heaven Pill. This transaction is quite worth it!"
Time is money.
Especially at Elder Du's age, the further he went, the lower the possibility of successfully breaking through to the peak of the innate realm.
The First Prince proudly won the bid for the Fantasy Sea Demonic Bug, not forgetting to show off to Wen Shuai. "Third Brother, why did you stop halfway through? Is it because you don't have enough money? Didn't I tell you before that if you don't have enough money, you can ask me? We're brothers, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. "
"Hmph!" Wen Shuai only snorted 'angrily' in response.
"Haha …" The First Prince laughed even more proudly. "Originally, I, as your elder brother, should give you what you want. But unfortunately, your sister-in-law recently wanted to drink the Fantasy Demonic Worm Porridge … Sigh, I have no choice! "
"Haha!" Wen Shuai laughed dryly and did not say anything else.
"Show off, he's too cocky!" In the private room, Sun Ji could not help but curse.
"Let him show off!" Xu Ming laughed. "Later, his face will turn ugly!"
"At this moment, my guard should have secretly sent the Fantasy Demonic Worm to the people of the Nine Tripod Commerce. In a while, it will probably appear in the Treasure Auction!"
In the following Treasure Auction, a few more top quality weapons were displayed one after another.
Although they were top quality weapons, they were only considered top quality among the 'common metals'. Compared to treasured weapons, the difference was like heaven and earth. Therefore, they could not be sold for a high price in the Treasure Auction. Ten to twenty thousand taels were sold out.
"The next treasure is a low quality treasured weapon!"
Treasured weapon!?
Those common metals did not cause much of a stir, causing the entire Treasure Auction to reach a low point. However, as soon as the treasures appeared, the Treasure Auction's excitement rose again.
"This Treasure Weapon is a three-foot-long Azure Blade, made by the famous Blacksmith Master Tian Juzi! The base price is one hundred thousand … "
"Tian Juzi?" Of course, Xu Ming had never heard of this person. "Licking oranges?"
In the end, this low-grade artifact forged by Licky Tangerine was sold for 180,000 taels of silver.
"The next treasure … Hmm? Cough cough … "Li Wenshi's expression suddenly became a little awkward." I'm sorry everyone. Just now, a mysterious person sent another Mirage Sea Demonic Worm to participate in the treasure auction … "
Another Mirage Sea Demonic Worm?
All of a sudden, the expressions of many people in the Treasure Auction became extremely interesting. Because just a few days ago, the First Prince and the Third Prince of the Royal Family were fighting fiercely over a Demonic Sea Worm. The Demonic Sea Worm, which was worth fifty thousand in the market, was sold for two hundred and fifty thousand.
And now, another Mirage Sea Demonic Worm had appeared?
Many people couldn't help but look at the First Prince's private room. They wanted to see how the First Prince's expression was right now. However, the private rooms of the Treasure Auction were very secretive. The people inside could see outside, but the people outside couldn't see inside.
"Li Wenshi!" The First Prince's voice deepened. "Are you playing with me?"
Li Wenshi hurriedly said, "First Prince, this old man wouldn't dare! — I swear on the reputation of the Nine Tripod Commerce that this Mirage Sea Demonic Worm was sent by a mysterious person just now! "
"Hmph!" The First Prince snorted coldly and didn't say anything else.
The Nine Tripod Commerce's words carried enormous weight. The reputation of the Nine Tripod Commerce was the best guarantee in the Feiyun Nation! Since Li Wenshi had used the reputation of the Nine Tripod Commerce as a guarantee, it meant that this Mirage Sea Demonic Worm was sent by someone just now.
"What bad luck!" Wen Man couldn't help but curse. "Things like the Mirage Sea Demonic Worm rarely appear in the Treasure Auction even once a year, but it actually appeared one after another today!"
The little brother beside her comforted her. "Maybe someone here already had the Mirage Sea Demonic Worm. Now that he saw that you and the Third Prince were fighting for such a high price, he came out to make a profit!"
"Hmph! How dare he try to scam me! Don't let me find out who did it. Otherwise, I will make him suffer a fate worse than death! "Wen Man's current state of mind was imaginable.
However, Wen Man also knew that if the seller wanted to hide it, then even he wouldn't be able to find out any information about the seller from the Nine Tripod Commerce. In other words, he was definitely going to suffer this loss!
"This Mirage Sea Demonic Worm also has a base price of fifty thousand …" Li Wenshi didn't explain further. Encountering such a situation, he was also quite embarrassed. There was no point in saying more, it was better to let the two investors decide for themselves.
"Fifty thousand!" Wen Shuai immediately shouted.
After shouting, he didn't forget to add, "First Imperial Brother, I think one Mirage Sea Demonic Worm should be enough to nourish Imperial Sister-in-law's body. If she eats too much …"
"One hundred thousand!" Wen Man was really angered.
In order to prevent Wen Shuai from getting the Mirage Sea Demonic Worm, he didn't hesitate to pay a huge price to get it. But in the blink of an eye, another one appeared. And the key point was that he had no choice but to continue to compete. Because if he didn't compete, the situation would be — — he spent two hundred and fifty thousand to buy a useless worm, while Wen Shuai only spent fifty thousand to buy a much-needed worm.
If that really happened, Wen Man would definitely go crazy.
"First Imperial Brother is so forthright, I can't be too stingy. Two hundred thousand!"
Wen Man's heart was filled with a hundred thousand grass mud horses galloping past, "Two hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Two hundred and sixty thousand!"
"Two hundred and eighty thousand!"
"Is there a need to fight so hard, First Imperial Brother?"
"I have money, what can you do?"
"Two hundred and ninety thousand!" Wen Shuai raised the price again, "Don't force me!"
This price was already playing with fire, because Wen Man might not follow at any time. However, Wen Shuai felt that he could still tease him a little more.
"Three hundred thousand! So what if I force you!? "Wen Man angrily raised the price to three hundred thousand.
"If you force me, then I … don't want it!"
"Haha!"
"So ruthless!"
In the private room, when Wen Shuai shouted this sentence to the outside, Xu Ming and Sun Ji both burst into laughter.
The happiest one was definitely Xu Ming. He bought it from the Divine Weapon Store for a thousand points, and sold it for three hundred thousand in one go. What a huge profit!
"Wen Shuai, call your subordinate over and help me sell another one!" Xu Ming said with a smile.
It was rare to meet such a fat spendthrift, so how could Xu Ming bear to let him go so easily?
"Alright!"
After a few more rounds of the treasure auction, Li Wenshi's expression suddenly became incomparably awkward again, "That … another mysterious person sent over a Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm …"
Pu!
The First Imperial Prince who was drinking wine directly spat it out when he heard this. Is the Nine Tripod Commerce trying to play me to death today?
Two Fantasy Sea Demonic Worms had already cost him five hundred and fifty thousand, but now, a third one appeared?
"Isn't the Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm very rare? Why are they appearing one after another today?" The value of the Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm was actually not high, otherwise, the Divine Weapon Store would not only sell it for a thousand points. It was only because it was very rare that the market price was around fifty thousand gold. "Could it be that someone in the desert bumped into a nest of worms?"
"First Imperial Brother, you won't compete with me for this one, right?" Wen Shuai's tone was full of ridicule, as if he was saying — Man proposes, God disposes!
"Two hundred thousand!" Wen Man angrily shouted out two hundred thousand without waiting for Wen Shuai to raise the price. With how things had developed today, he would definitely not let Wen Shuai buy the Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm easily. "If you want it, then raise the price. If not, I'll buy it and feed it to my dog!"
"Uh, First Imperial Brother, your dog's condition is really good …" Wen Shuai said and really did not raise the price.
"What!?" Wen Man was stunned, "You're not raising the price?"
Actually, Wen Man really did not want this Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm.
He felt that spending two to three hundred thousand to stop Wen Shuai from buying the Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm was worth it. Spending five to six hundred thousand was a bit of a loss. Spending seven to eight hundred thousand was simply a huge loss! Although the Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm was rare, if someone really bid three to four hundred thousand to buy it, there would be people who would go and collect it.
Wen Man's bid this time was purely to disgust Wen Shuai and make him spend more money.
But …
Wen Shuai actually did not raise the price?
"Well …" After a while, Li Wenshi's face was full of embarrassment, "The next treasure is also a Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm!"
"Fifty thousand!" Wen Shuai shouted, "First Imperial Brother, why don't you buy another one and feed it to your dog?"
The people in the Treasure Auction all looked at Wen Man's private room, wanting to see how this super spendthrift would react. But after waiting for a long time, they did not see any reaction from Wen Man's private room.
"What a pity …" Xu Ming shook his head regretfully, "I originally wanted to cheat him a little more!"
"Haha …"
Compared to the atmosphere in Xu Ming's private room, the atmosphere in the First Imperial Prince's private room was so gloomy that the temperature dropped by a few degrees.
The First Imperial Prince realized that he was a complete idiot today, a clown! He wanted to stop Wen Shuai from buying the Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm. In the end, Wen Shuai bought it at the market price of fifty thousand while he played with seven hundred and fifty thousand to buy three to feed his dog.
What a dog!
"Don't be angry First Imperial Prince!" The guard by the side comforted, "Let him be happy first. Later on, when the gambling battle starts, there will be enough for him to cry!"
"Hmph, that's true!" Wen Man's cold eyes flickered, "That Xu Ming cannot be left alive. If I can take advantage of today's opportunity to kill him, losing a few hundred thousand is nothing to feel bad about!"
Chapter 28
After the treasure auction ended, an attendant delivered a stack of gold banknotes. Each banknote was worth ten thousand taels. There were a total of fifty-four banknotes. The other ten thousand taels of gold were taken by the Nine Tripod Commerce as commission.
"So much money!"
Xu Ming could not help but sigh. Spending a hundred thousand taels to activate the advanced function of the cheat was really worth it! In the blink of an eye, he had earned five hundred thousand taels back.
"Come, come, come, brothers, let's split the loot!" Xu Ming threw the banknotes on the table and laughed.
"Boss, I don't want it. I don't deserve it!" Sun Ji said.
From the beginning to the end, Sun Ji had not done anything other than giggling at the side.
"Oh?" Xu Ming pondered for a moment. "Then I won't share it with you. I'll get you a set of good weapons later!"
"Thank you, boss!"
"Brother Xu, I don't want it either! You've helped me vent my anger, and I haven't even had the chance to thank you. How can I take your money? Besides, we brothers shouldn't always talk about money. It's tacky! "Wen Shuai laughed.
"Alright, then I won't be unreasonable!" Xu Ming knew that although this amount of gold was not a small amount to Wen Shuai, it was not a large amount either. The most important thing was to help Wen Shuai vent his anger. "However, I have to return your fifty thousand taels of gold. It's just a Fantasy Sea Demonic Worm. Don't talk about money with me! "
"Haha, good, good …" Wen Shuai laughed and said, "My brother Wen Man has already made you a lot of money. Take this one as a complimentary gift!"
"Hahahaha …"
After the treasure auction, there were some singing and dancing performances.
The singers and dancers invited by the Nine Tripod Commerce were all famous people of Feiyun Kingdom. With the singing and dancing, the tense atmosphere of the treasure auction unknowingly eased up.
But many people present knew that this was just the calm before the storm. Because after the treasure auction, there would be a real gambling battle. In the gambling battle, it was normal for people to die on the spot.
Suddenly, the singing and dancing stopped and was replaced by the sound of a zither. The sound of the zither was like the tinkling of spring water, refreshing the mind.
"Hmm?" Xu Ming's spirit couldn't help but shake, as if his mind had suddenly become much more empty.
"I didn't expect Miss Quan to be here today!" Wen Shuai exclaimed.
"Miss Quan?" Naturally, Xu Ming had never heard of these famous people from the upper class of Feiyun Nation.
"Miss Quan was originally a disciple of the Sixteen Flux Sect." Wen Shuai explained, "The Sixteen Flux Sect has been passed down for several hundred years in our Feiyun country. It is said that the founder of the Sixteen Flux Sect had reached the Xiantian realm through the use of zither. At that time, he was also one of the top experts in the country. However, several years ago, the Sixteen Fluxers Sect was exterminated by someone. Miss Quan had no choice but to work in the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce to earn a living! "
"No wonder his zither skills are so exquisite, so he is actually a descendant of the Sixteen String Sect." Xu Ming also had an impression of the Sixteen String Sect in his memories.
"He said that he's selling his skills to make a living, but he probably wants to use the Nine Tripod Commerce's platform to get to know the influential people, so that he can make a comeback and rebuild his sect!" Wen Shuai seemed to know some inside information.
Xu Ming did not reply.
In a world where martial arts were revered, it was very straightforward. If your fist was bigger than someone else's, you could be free and unfettered. If someone else's fist was bigger than yours, even if their sect was exterminated, you could only swallow the humiliation.
"I, Xu Ming, will definitely quickly stand at the peak of Feiyun Nation and even walk out of Feiyun Nation!" Since he was fortunate enough to cross over to this world and could use cheats at any time, Xu Ming naturally wanted to achieve something. He was not willing to remain unknown.
Unknowingly, the zither music faded away. Many people's faces were filled with disappointment and frustration.
Clearly, Miss Quan's zither skills had already reached the level of being able to move people's hearts.
"Nine o 'clock has arrived, the gambling battle begins!"
A deep and low voice spread through the entire audience. Clearly, it was an internal training expert who said this.
"Haha, the craziest gambling battle has finally arrived!"
Many people had been waiting from morning until night for the gambling battle that was about to take place.
"I lost a lot of money in the previous gambling battle. This time, I must win it all back with interest!"
For every gambling battle, the Nine Tripod Commerce would set up a betting area and give out the corresponding odds. Generally speaking, the odds given by the Nine Tripod Commerce were more generous, so many people liked to bet on the Nine Tripod Commerce.
Of course, they could also find someone to bet on in private. This way, the game would be more exciting.
"The gambling battle has already begun. I wonder who will go first in the first round?" The array in the Nine Tripod Commerce changed. The scene of the treasure auction turned into an arena in the blink of an eye. Li Wenshi also changed his job to host the gambling battle.
"I'll go first!" The voice was cold, but it contained a superior aura.
The owner of the voice passed through the crowd in a flash and stood in the arena. At this moment, many people could see clearly that the person standing in the arena was a young man with long hair that reached his waist.
"What a fast speed!"
When they saw the young man's face clearly, many people were extremely surprised.
"Sikong Liangjun!" Wen Shuai exclaimed. He could not help but feel that something was wrong. "He actually participated in the gambling battle?"
"Who is Sikong Liangjun?" Of course, Xu Ming had never heard of this person.
"He is the direct disciple of Elder Gu of the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion!" Wen Shuai said, "He is only fifteen years old this year, but his cultivation is already at the middle stage of Inner Refinement!"
"So powerful!" Sun Ji was surprised. He was also fifteen years old, but he was only at the sixth stage of Outer Refinement. However, the others were already at the middle stage of Inner Refinement!
"Powerful … I don't think so, right?" Xu Ming stared at Sikong Liangjun in the arena and said.
"Sikong Liangjun's talent is indeed not bad, but it is not necessarily powerful!" Wen Shuai said, "He is the eldest son of the Sikong Family. The Sikong Family has piled many resources on him, which is why he has achieved what he has now!"
"Oh …" Xu Ming and Sun Ji suddenly understood.
Those who grew up eating heavenly treasures and those who grew up eating ordinary rice would naturally cultivate at a different speed.
"The Sikong Family wants to push him to the Innate Realm and train him to be the successor of the family!" Wen Shuai explained, "This is the first time I have seen him participate in a gambling match!"
Sikong Liangjun stood on the arena with his hands behind his back and looked around, "I am Sikong Liangjun, fifteen years old!"
The gambling matches of the Nine Tripod Commerce usually had two rules: one was to find an opponent of the same cultivation level, and the other was to find an opponent of the same age.
The moment Sikong Liangjun went on stage, he announced his age. Obviously, he was looking for an opponent of the same age.
Those below the arena who did not know Sikong Liangjun's background could not help but secretly curse, "What the hell? Sikong Liangjun is looking for an opponent of the same age? In the entire capital, the number of people who have reached the middle stage of Inner Refinement at the age of fifteen can be counted with one hand. Moreover, they are all Sikong Liangjun's friends. Is he looking for a ghost to fight in this gambling match? "
There were also some astute people who thought, "Could it be that Sikong Liangjun wants to challenge someone with a lower cultivation level than him?"
"Isn't this too shameless? Even among the martial artists in the middle stage of Inner Refinement, Sikong Liangjun's strength is above average. With such strength, he wants to challenge someone with a lower cultivation level than him? Is there any meaning to this battle? "
Sikong Liangjun's gaze slowly turned towards the private room where Xu Ming was. The corner of his mouth hooked up into a disdainful sneer, "I heard that among the people here today, there is someone who is also fifteen years old, but is known as the top genius in the history of Feiyun Country. He even said that in our generation, no one can be compared to him? — I, Sikong Liangjun, am not convinced. I am also fifteen years old, and he is also fifteen years old. I want to see for myself just how talented the so-called top genius in the history of Feiyun Country is! "
Some of the people who were in the know immediately understood that Sikong Liangjun wanted to challenge Xu Ming!
"That Xu Ming's cultivation level is indeed very high. It is said that he is close to reaching the Minute Subtlety. However, his cultivation level is very ordinary. It seems that he has not even reached the level of Inner Refinement. " Xu Ming had only reached the initial stage of Inner Refinement a few days ago. He had not fought yet, so the outsiders naturally did not know his strength.
"A martial artist in the middle stage of Inner Refinement challenging an external cultivator? This Sikong Liangjun really thought of this! "
"However, this is also normal … That Xu Ming is merely an external martial artist, but he is known as the top genius in the history of Feiyun Country. No wonder Sikong Liangjun could not take it and wanted to challenge him!"
"That Xu Ming is in the Third Prince's private room, right? This is going to be a good show. Let's see if Xu Ming dares to accept the challenge! "
"An external martial artist accepting the challenge of a middle stage Inner Refinement cultivator? Unless his brain is damaged! "
Chapter 29
Do you dare to accept the challenge?!
Sikong Liangjun's loud shout attracted everyone's attention to Xu Ming's room.
"Will Xu Ming accept the challenge?"
"How can he accept the challenge? Unless his brain is damaged! "
"That's right, that Xu Ming only has a high realm, but his strength is very weak. If he really goes up on the stage, Sikong Liangjun will definitely be able to toy with him easily!"
"What's the use of just having a realm …"
The scene was noisy. Without a doubt, no one thought that Xu Ming would dare to accept the challenge.
"Xu Ming?" Wen Shuai was also uncertain about Xu Ming's true strength. "Everyone is waiting for your answer … If you think it's too much, then don't go up. Although it's not allowed to intentionally cause death in the gambling battle, this is obviously a trap targeted at you. There's no need to save face … "
Xu Ming waved his hand and interrupted, "A mere mid-stage internal refinement is not a problem!"
A mere mid-stage internal refinement?
Wen Shuai looked at Xu Ming in astonishment.
These words were said with too much confidence. Since Xu Ming dared to say this, it meant that he had absolute confidence in winning against Sikong Liangjun.
"Then be careful." Wen Shuai did not say anything more.
"No hurry, let's tease him first!"
Xu Ming smiled, then stood up and shouted outside the room, "Who are you?"
Sikong Liangjun was embarrassed.
He had stood on the stage and flaunted his strength for a long time, introducing himself and provoking others. In the end, after waiting for a long time, he only heard Xu Ming say "Who are you?"!
"You actually don't know me?" Sikong Liangjun questioned.
Sikong Liangjun boasted that he was the talent, appearance, and temperament of the younger generation of Feiyun Nation. In Rising Clouds City, there were indeed countless young girls who admired him. Sikong Liangjun thought that his reputation in Rising Clouds City had already reached the level of a household name. Therefore, Xu Ming's "Who are you?" was very hard for him to accept.
Xu Ming coughed. "Ever since I became famous, there have been many people who want to challenge me in the country. Who knows who you are? Hurry up and give me a simple introduction of yourself. Let me know who you are and what your cultivation base is so that I can decide if I want to give you a chance to challenge me! "
"I …"
Just as Sikong Liangjun was about to introduce himself, the First Prince interrupted him, "Xu Ming, right? Don't put on an act. I don't believe that my third brother didn't tell him who you are! "
"Oh? The First Prince? " Xu Ming replied, "I remember that when I met you at the door, you said that there were a few God's favored ones who didn't like me. Presumably, this is one of them, right?"
"Hmph!" Wen Man sneered, "Brother Sikong is the true prodigy of our Feiyun Country. It's only a matter of time before he reaches the Innate Realm! If you have the slightest bit of courage, then go up the stage and give it a try. You'll naturally know how great the gap between you and Brother Sikong is! "
"Are you trying to provoke me?" Xu Ming laughed disdainfully, "My name in the country is currently very famous. There are many people who want to challenge me and use the opportunity to become famous. Therefore, I don't accept challenges easily! However, it seems that this person has a good relationship with the First Prince, right? For the sake of the First Prince, it's not like I can't give him a chance to become famous! How about this — since the First Prince thinks that this little brother of yours is very strong, why don't we have a bet? "
"Hehe, after beating around the bush for so long, it turns out that you want to bet with me!" The First Prince laughed, "Actually, you don't have to beat around the bush. If you want to bet, I'll bet. No matter how big the bet is, as long as you dare to place a bet, I'll dare to accept it!"
"The First Prince is indeed forthright!" Xu Ming praised.
"Come, place your bets!" Wen Man said, "Also, my Third Royal Brother, don't just sit around. Place your bets as well!"
The First Prince's intelligence system had analyzed Xu Ming's strength thoroughly — when Xu Ming joined the Feiyun Martial Pavilion's recruitment, he was definitely an external practitioner of the Fourth Job Transition. The assessment of the large formation couldn't be wrong. Therefore, in the next ten to twenty days, even if Xu Ming had the best resources and Xu Ming had made consecutive breakthroughs, it was still impossible for him to reach the level of internal practitioner with his current cultivation!
These analyses were all reasonable. After all, the accumulation of one's cultivation had to be done step by step. It couldn't be done in one go.
As for Sikong Liangjun, he was an outstanding cultivator in the middle stage of internal practitioner. How could he deal with Xu Ming, an external practitioner? — The First Prince believed that there was no way he could lose.
'Even if Xu Ming has reached the initial stage of internal practitioner, he still won't be a match for Sikong Liangjun. Because …' The First Prince sneered in his heart, 'With Sikong Liangjun's trump card, the problem now isn't whether he can win or not, but whether he can catch Xu Ming off guard and kill him on the spot before he has the chance to admit defeat!'
Finding someone to beat Xu Ming for no reason?
The First Prince wasn't interested in that.
Since he had already made his move, he naturally had to find a way to directly erase Xu Ming's existence.
"You dare to accept any bet?" Xu Ming asked with a sinister smile.
"Of course!" The First Prince couldn't see Xu Ming's sinister smile through the private room.
"I'll bet one million taels of gold!" Wen Shuai shouted.
"Only one million?" The First Prince shook his head and said, "I accept! Third Royal Brother, you're still quite average. Since you're betting, why don't you bet more? — Come, let's deposit our money with the Nine Tripod Commerce first! "
Even if it was a private bet, everyone was used to having the Nine Tripod Commerce act as the middleman. This way, they wouldn't have to worry about the other party reneging on the bet.
"Xu Ming, how much do you want to bet?" The First Prince asked again.
"I'm just a country bumpkin, I can't compare to the First Prince's wealth!" Xu Ming said, "I'll just use some of the country's local specialties as a bet! The Nine Tripod Commerce will give me an estimate, and the First Prince will send the gold to the Nine Tripod Commerce according to the estimate! "
Local specialties?
The First Prince's mouth twitched. Are you kidding me? Using local specialties to bet? Or do you think that you'll lose without a doubt, so you casually use some worthless items to bet?
"Local specialties? Alright, let me have a taste of your local specialties! "The First Prince accepted this method of betting. The main reason was that in his opinion, Xu Ming was very likely to be a dead man, so he decided to be magnanimous and let him jump around for a while more!
"This is my local specialties. I don't know if the First Prince likes them, but I can guarantee that your dog will definitely like them!" Xu Ming said with a smile.
His dog will definitely like them?
The First Prince's face turned green. "You dare to scold me! You dare to scold the Imperial Family! "
The dignity of the Imperial Family was not to be violated!
"First Prince, I can't stand it when you put on such a high hat!" Xu Ming said. "You said that your dog likes them!"
"When did I tell you what my dog likes to eat?" Wen Man shouted angrily.
"The First Prince is so forgetful!" Xu Ming said with a smile. "When you bought the Fantasy Sea Demonic Bug, didn't you say that you were going to feed it to your dog? So … your dog must like to eat this thing, right? "
Fantasy Sea Demonic Bug?
Wen Man was stunned, then suddenly thought of something. "It's you