Chapter 754: Chapter 754

Shen Long let out a sigh of relief; he knew the value of the Six Cleansing Bamboos.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

Shen Long channeled his mana into the green token, and a beam of green light flew out, merging with the main gate, which automatically opened.

A medium-built old man in blue robes walked in, came up to Shen Long, handed him a green jade box, and said, "Fellow Daoist, please check if this is indeed the Crystal Core of a rank six Flower Demon."

Shen Long opened the jade box and saw a greenish-gold Crystal Core inside. After a careful inspection, he confirmed it was correct and handed a five-foot section of the Six Cleansing Bamboos to the blue-robed elder.

The elder checked it and saw no errors; he then turned and left, and the gate closed automatically.

Shen Long put away the Crystal Core and turned his gaze to the mirror.

At that moment, Chen Qing took out three Talismans that shimmered with green light, with a humanoid phantom on the surface of each.

"Rank six Puppet Shadow Talismans can create a fake body that can use some of the original body’s divine skills. I seek to exchange for something of equal value, with Elixirs being preferred,"

Chen Qing said aloud.

"Puppet Shadow Talismans!"

Shen Long became interested and said, "I’ll trade a bottle of Top-grade Four Symbols Pills for one Puppet Shadow Talisman. The Four Symbols Pill can strengthen one’s physical power, how does that sound?"

Many cultivators were eyeing the Puppet Shadow Talismans and started to call out offers.

Chen Qing contacted the owner through a Messaging Plate, and Shen Long successfully traded for one Puppet Shadow Talisman.

After trading away the three Puppet Shadow Talismans, Chen Qing brought out a string of beads with three differently colored spherical beads and said, "A set of mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure Tri-Spirit Beads with strong defense capabilities, starting bid fifty million Spirit Stones, with each bid increase being no less than three million."

"Fifty-three million!"

Shen Long had no interest in the Tri-Spirit Beads and did not bid.

After several rounds of bidding, the Tri-Spirit Beads sold for a high price of two hundred fifty million Spirit Stones.

In the following time, Chen Qing brought out many other auction items, including mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure for flying, top-grade Elixirs, rank six Spirit Beasts, and more; Shen Long did not make a bid on any of them.

"The Essence Blood of a rank six Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon at the mid-stage, which possesses the True Dragon Bloodline, settled with Top-grade Spirit Stones or something of equal value,"

Chen Qing, holding a Green Gourd, announced loudly.

Shen Long’s eyes lit up and he said, "I’ll trade a bottle of Top-grade Six-Petal Gold Soul Pills for it."

The Essence Blood of a rank six Flood Dragon had a wide range of applications, and the competition for it was fierce.

The Six-Petal Gold Soul Pill was very effective in healing Divine Soul injuries, and Shen Long successfully traded for the Essence Blood of a rank six Flood Dragon.

Before long, the blue-robed elder delivered the Essence Blood. After Shen Long confirmed there were no mistakes, only then did he take out a green porcelain bottle and hand it to the blue-robed elder.

Chen Qing brought out two Talismans that twinkled with golden light and said, "Rank six Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charms, aimed at damaging the Divine Soul, settled with Top-grade Spirit Stones, sold separately, starting bid twenty Top-grade Spirit Stones, with each increase being no less than two."

The Divine Soul is the foundation of all beings, and its affliction can have significant effects.

The Divine Skills of heterodox cultivators are not minor, especially those from the Giant Spirit Clan known for their powerful bodies. The Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charm is a great weapon to use against cultivators of the Giant Spirit Clan.

The Mysterious Soul Secret Manual contained secret techniques for Divine Soul attacks, and the Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charm could attack on a large scale. Shen Long didn’t have many Top-grade Spirit Stones, and spending them to buy a Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charm would be too wasteful.

He proposed to exchange for top-grade elixirs, but the owner did not agree.

The two Qian Gold Soul-Extinguishing Charms were sold for forty and forty-eight top-grade Spirit Stones respectively, a sum ordinary Void Refining Cultivators simply couldn’t afford.

A tall man in a yellow shirt stepped onto the green stone platform, handed a green Storage Bracelet to Chen Qing, exchanged a few words through messaging, and then stepped down.

"A fellow Daoist doesn’t have enough top-grade Spirit Stones and plans to auction some items. We have verified them, and they are all genuine."

As Chen Qing spoke, he waved his hand gently, and a sweep of green halo passed by. Three items appeared on the table: a green jade box, a blue jade box, and a green Crystal Core.

"Inside the green jade box is Nine-Colored Divine Mud excreted by a Rank 6 Nine-Colored Ant; the blue jade box contains the eggs of the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly, though their vitality is very weak, making hatching difficult. There is also a Mid-Stage Rank 6 Wood Demon Crystal Core, up for auction with top-grade Spirit Stones," Chen Qing announced.

"Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly eggs! Mid-Stage Rank 6 Wood Demon Crystal Core!" Shen Long’s eyes lit up.

A Mid-Stage Rank 6 Wood Demon Crystal Core was worth ten Early-Stage Rank 6 cores. With this Wood Demon Crystal Core, the chances of the Tree Demon advancing to Rank 6 were substantial.

The ranking of the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly was high, but unfortunately, with its weak life force, even if hatched, it would need to be nurtured from Rank 1. Many high-level cultivators weren’t interested. Shen Long acquired the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly eggs and the Mid-Stage Rank 6 Wood Demon Crystal Core for twenty-two top-grade Spirit Stones.

Shortly after, the blue-robed elder brought the items. Shen Long checked and confirmed they were correct, then took out twenty-two top-grade Spirit Stones and handed them to the elder.

Chen Qing took out five jade boxes of different colors, each containing a blood-colored pill with twelve Pill Patterns on its surface.

"Top-grade Blood Ignition Pills!" exclaimed Shen Long, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Blood Ignition Pills burned Essence Blood as the cost for a short-term increase of thirty percent in a Void Refining Cultivator’s Mana, useless to Unity Cultivators.

In a battle, a thirty percent increase in Mana could substantially enhance one’s strength.

"There are five top-grade Blood Ignition Pills to be auctioned separately and settled in top-grade Spirit Stones. The starting bid is ten top-grade Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by no less than two."

Shen Long did not speak up, as he did not need Blood Ignition Pills with his current strength. If he encountered a powerful enemy he couldn’t defeat, he would simply flee.

All five top-grade Blood Ignition Pills were sold at high prices, the lowest transaction being twenty-four top-grade Spirit Stones.

"The last auction item: a bottle of top-grade Six-Petal Gold Soul Pills, to be settled in top-grade Spirit Stones. The starting bid is twenty top-grade Spirit Stones, with each increment being no less than three."

Shen Long remained silent, this underground auction had yielded significant gains for him.

After the Six-Petal Gold Soul Pills were sold, the auction came to an end, and the cultivators gradually left.

Half an hour later, Shen Long flew out from the Green Cloud Tower. He didn’t see any other bidders and strode towards the exit.

Once out of Qingxuan Tower, Shen Long wandered the streets, but did not notice anyone following him.

Two hours later, Shen Long returned to Qianling Garden and back to the Golden Roc Courtyard.

He entered a Practice Room and went into the Myriad Beasts Tower, arriving at the first layer.

He took out the Spirit Beast Egg, and placed more than a dozen Five-Colored Insect Eggs in the Spirit Control Pool.

With the help of the Spirit Control Pool, Shen Long effortlessly hatched more than a dozen eggs, and twelve or thirteen Five-Colored Butterflies flew out from the pool.

They were much larger than typical butterflies, and their colors were even more vibrant.

Shen Long took them to the third layer and settled them in a flower garden of ten thousand acres, where he set up a Formation.

The Tree Demon hurried over and asked, "Master, are these Spirit Butterflies very precious?"

"Yes, I will arrange for someone to take care of them. Here is a Rank 6 Wood Demon Crystal Core."

Shen Long took out a Rank 6 Wood Demon Crystal Core and fed it to the Tree Demon.