When the price reached a high price of 3,500,000 purple gold coins, another portion of the crowd gave up on bidding. At this time, the rest of the people who were interested in this Heaven and Earth Treasure also hesitated, weighing in their hearts whether or not they should continue to bid. Although Heaven and Earth Treasures that were ten thousand years old were very rare in the outside world, one would appear in Mercenary City every year and would not go extinct. If they did not have the opportunity this time, they could wait until the next time.
"Three million six hundred thousand purple gold coins." The auction house was silent for a moment before another bid was made.
"4,000,000 purple gold coins." Jianchen immediately bid an even higher price. At this moment, although he looked calm, his heart was in pain. 4,000,000 purple gold coins was enough for him to buy over a hundred Heaven and Earth Treasures.
"It seems that little brother is determined to obtain the Earth's Core Fruit. Hehe, this one is Hu Xiaotian. How should I address you, little brother?" The middle-aged man sitting beside Jianchen said to Jianchen with a smile.
Jianchen turned his head to size up this middle-aged man named Hu Xiaotian. Seeing this middle-aged man's righteous and magnanimous face, he should not be a scheming person, so he smiled and said, "This one is Jianchen."
"Jianchen! Could it be that you are that Jianchen who obtained first place in the last Mercenary Tournament and won the title of Mercenary King? "Hu Xiaotian stared at Jianchen with a face full of surprise.
"That's me!" Jianchen said.
Hu Xiaotian was clearly startled, but he immediately recovered. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "So it is Mercenary King Jianchen. Nice to meet you. Unfortunately, this one was busy during the last Mercenary Tournament, so I did not go to watch the battle. Otherwise, I would definitely have been able to see Young Hero Jianchen display his skills in the arena."
Next, Jianchen and Hu Xiaotian casually chatted as they participated in the bidding war. In the end, they purchased the ten-thousand-year-old heavenly material for a high price of 4.8 million.
At the same time, Jianchen, who was sitting in the corner, also attracted the attention of many people. Many people cast curious glances at him, guessing in their hearts which family the young master of Jianchen, who looked no more than 20 years old, was from.
On the third floor of the auction house, an old man in a white robe frowned slightly as he pondered.
"Strange, why does the voice of the person who bid for the Earth Core Fruit sound so familiar?" The old man murmured in a low voice. Suddenly, two beams of light burst out from his originally ordinary eyes. He exclaimed in a low voice, "Jianchen! This is Jianchen's voice. How is this possible? Could it be that he is still alive? "
When the old man guessed Jianchen's identity, he was suddenly shocked. He immediately stood up from his chair and hurried downstairs. Soon, he arrived at the first floor of the auction house. His sharp eyes scanned the somewhat dark space, and soon, he found Jianchen's trace in a corner.
The moment he saw Jianchen, the old man's body trembled slightly. His face revealed a look of ecstasy as he murmured, "It's him, it's him, it's really him. I didn't expect him to be alive. The Treasure Mountain Seal must be on him."
Under the sharp gaze of the old man, Jianchen also turned his head and looked over. When he saw the old man, he was slightly stunned. Soon after, a meaningful smile appeared on his face. He stood up and left his seat. With his head held high and his chest puffed out, he walked over to the old man with large strides.
Jian Chen swaggered in front of the old man and studied him with a smile. He smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, you should be the third elder of the Shi family. I didn't think I'd meet you here. What a coincidence."
The old man was the third elder of the Shi family who possessed wind attributed Saint Force. Back then, he had chased Jianchen to a dead end. Jianchen had an extremely deep impression of him.
"You really are Jianchen!" With Jianchen's words, the third elder of the Shi family was completely certain of his guess. The young man before him really was Jianchen who had taken their Shi family's Treasure Mountain Seal back then.
However, after learning of Jianchen's identity, the third elder of the Shi family became excited. During this time, they had never stopped searching for the whereabouts of the Ruler Armament. They had even expended a lot of energy to use secret techniques to search for the Ruler Armament, but in the end, they still came up empty-handed. Instead, they had expended quite a lot of their energy.
Yet now, he had unexpectedly encountered the culprit who had stolen their Ruler Armament back then at the auction in Mercenary City. This allowed the third elder of the Shi family to see hope of finding the Ruler Armament again, which filled him with an indescribable excitement.
"Jianchen, you sure are lucky. You actually survived such heavy injuries back then," the third elder of the Shi family sneered.
Jianchen chuckled, "It's probably because the Yama King of the Underworld refused to take me in, which is why I survived back then."
"Hmph, we were too careless back then and did not take your corpse with us. Otherwise, how could you live such a happy life? Jianchen, I don't want to waste time with you. Now that the Jiede family is not here, you should hurry up and return our Shi family's Treasure Mountain Seal. I will also keep the news that you are still alive a secret. "The third elder of the Shi family said in a low voice.
Jianchen looked at the third elder of the Shi family mockingly and said, "Third elder, please go back. I still have to continue bidding, so I won't keep you company." With that, Jianchen turned and left, returning to his seat.
The third elder of the Shi family coldly stared at Jian Chen's departing figure as he clenched his fists tightly. If it weren't for the fact that they were in Mercenary City, he would have attacked Jian Chen long ago. How could he have allowed him to leave so calmly?
"Jianchen, let's see where you can run to this time." The third elder of the Shi family sneered and turned to leave the auction house, no longer participating in the bidding.
"Little brother Jianchen, the way that old man looked at you was a bit strange. Could it be that you have some grudge with him?" Jianchen had just sat down when Hu Xiaotian's voice came from beside him.
Jianchen did not try to hide it and said, "Yes, it's a big enemy."
"Little brother Jianchen, you should be careful. That old man is a Heaven Saint Master. His strength is on a completely different level from that of an Earth Saint Master." Hu Xiaotian said with a serious face.
"Thank you for your concern. I will be careful." Jianchen replied with a smile. Since he had hidden his presence, Hu Xiaotian was unable to see through his strength.
"But there's no need to worry too much, little brother Jianchen. If you come across an enemy you can't handle, just hide in Mercenary City because no one will dare to start a fight in Mercenary City. This rule doesn't just apply to Heaven Saint Masters and everyone below them. Even Saint Rulers, who are rarely seen, won't dare to cause trouble in Mercenary City," Hu Xiaotian said.
Jianchen's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. He said in surprise, "Even Saint Rulers don't dare to cause trouble here. Is Mercenary City really that terrifying?"
"It's even more terrifying than you can imagine!" Hu Xiaotian's expression immediately became solemn. He pointed at the sky and said, "Little brother, you must have seen the huge barrier that envelopes the entire Mercenary City. Let me tell you, this barrier has existed for countless years. It was personally set up by Mo Tian Yun in the past, and it has always silently protected Mercenary City. If you fight or injure someone in Mercenary City, you will be punished by the power of the barrier. In severe cases, you will even die on the spot. It is extremely terrifying."
"So that's how it is!" Jianchen came to a realization.
The auction continued, and within an hour, more than a dozen precious items were sold.
At this moment, the auctioneer raised a glass bottle high into the air. The glass bottle was very small, only the size of a fist. It shone with a hazy light, like the destruction of the starry sky. It was extremely enchanting.
At a closer glance, it was not difficult to see that there were quite a few grains the size of sand floating in the bottle. They moved slowly, and every single one of them shone with a starry light. From afar, it seemed like a boundless starry sky. Every single grain was a star in the vast universe.
The auctioneer raised the hazy item and loudly said, "Everyone, I will introduce this treasure to everyone. I'm sure this is the first time many of you are seeing this item in my hand because it comes from a place of despair on the Tian Yuan Continent, the Sea of Illusory Stars."
"What? The Sea of Illusory Stars? It's said that the Sea of Illusory Stars is the most dangerous place on the Tian Yuan Continent aside from the Death Nest. It's even more terrifying than the Cross Mountain Range. It's impossible for Heaven Saint Masters to survive there, and even Saint Rulers can die there."
"I never thought that this item would come from the Sea of Illusory Stars. It must have been brought out by some hermit Saint Ruler."
"I just don't know what use this item has, but since it comes from the Sea of Illusory Stars, it must have something special about it."
…
A single stone caused a thousand ripples. As soon as they heard that it came from the Sea of Illusory Stars, the people sitting in the auction hall immediately cried out in surprise. Everyone looked at the glass bottle in the auctioneer's hand with great interest.
Jianchen stared at the glass bottle. He knew that this was the Celestial Powder that the sword spirits had mentioned. It was an extremely high grade material.
"This is Celestial Powder, but it's a little too little. I'm afraid it won't even be enough. If you want to forge the Azulet Swords, you'll need at least several dozen kilograms." Ziying's disappointed voice rang out in Jianchen's head.
However, what he said shocked Jianchen quite a bit. He cried out, "What? You need several dozen kilograms of Celestial Powder to forge the Azulet Swords?"
"Yeah. In short, the more Celestial Powder you add, the better. You'll need to add as much as you can. However, although there's very little Celestial Powder for sale here, it's fortunate that the Sea of Illusory Stars produces Celestial Powder. Master, you have to go there and collect as much Celestial Powder as you can," Ziying said.
Jianchen bitterly smiled inside when he heard that. Although he did not know how powerful the Sea of Illusory Stars was, he had already gotten a rough idea of how terrifying it was from what others had said.
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