"What's wrong?" Seeing the anxious look on Hu Yunsheng's face, Zhang Xuan frowned.
He was the boss of the Inkcloud Merchant Pavilion, a Saint 1-dan expert. He was one of the most influential figures in Jingyuan City. Something must have happened for him to be so anxious.
"I spread the news of the Sepulture Flower as soon as I arrived, and an hour ago, a group of men arrived and insisted on buying it before the auction."
With an awful complexion, Hu Yunsheng explained, "From the looks of it, it seems like they are trying to force the Sepulture Flower to be sold."
"Force the Sepulture Flower to be sold? Could it be that they are poison masters? "Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Wasn't the Sepulture Flower extremely attractive to poison masters? Could it be that others were interested in it as well?
"That's not it …" Hu Yunsheng shook his head.
"How can you be so sure?" Zhang Xuan asked doubtfully.
Wasn't it impossible to recognize poison masters when they weren't using their poison?
How could he be so certain?
"Because … I know the person who came!"
Hu Yunsheng's face reddened. "It's City Lord Hong Jin of Jingyuan City!"
"What does he want the Sepulture Flower for?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
The Sepulture Flower was required by poison masters, so why would a city lord want it? Furthermore, from his tone, it seemed like he was intending to force the Sepulture Flower to be sold.
"I'm not too sure about the details, but he insisted on buying it. I already told him that it belongs to Elder Hong Jin, and now, he insists on meeting you …" Hu Yunsheng said.
"Let's head over to take a look!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
Regardless of what the other party wanted the Sepulture Flower for, since the other party had called him over, naturally, he had to take a look.
Following behind Hu Yunsheng, it didn't take long for them to arrive at a vast room.
A middle-aged man with a dignified face was seated on the main seat. His eyes gleamed brightly, and he exuded an air of superiority.
Behind him were a few armored guards. Every single one of them possessed the strength of a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan Chrysalis realm expert.
"City Lord Hong Jin, this is the owner of the Sepulture Flower, Elder Sun Qiang!"
Hu Yunsheng walked up and clasped his fist.
The middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Xuan, and upon seeing that he was only a Nascent Saint, he chuckled and said, "This friend over here, I wish to purchase your Sepulture Flower. State your price!"
Seeing how straightforward the other party was, Zhang Xuan was a little surprised. Raising his eyebrows, he smiled and asked, "What price can you offer?"
"A 100-year-old Sepulture Flower costs 80 high-tier spirit stones. Since yours is slightly older, I'll give you 100 high-tier spirit stones and a high-tier spirit weapon!"
The middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Xuan.
"Isn't this price a little too low?" Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked.
Not to mention the rarity of the Sepulture Flower, even the one sold by Hu Yunsheng before was worth more than this one. The price offered by the other party was indeed a little forceful.
"How dare you! Our City Lord is giving you face by buying your items. Don't be so shameless! "
One of the guards behind the middle-aged man shouted.
"A hundred Upper Level Spirit Stones and a Upper Level Spiritual Weapon is already the highest price I can offer. I may not be able to get it even if I auction it. Furthermore, it will attract more covetous eyes. I think I'd better sell it!"
The second guard said.
Of the two of them, one was playing the good cop while the other was playing the bad cop. Threatening and persuading seemed to be out of goodwill, but in truth, they were trying to get the other party to sell the medicinal herb obediently.
Seeing the other party's attitude, Zhang Xuan shook his head with a smile and said, "I'll sell it to you for 10,000 high-tier spirit stones!"
"What did you say?" The middle-aged man frowned.
He had offered a price of 100 high-tier spirit stones, but the other party countered with a price of 10,000. It was clear that the other party wasn't interested in negotiating with him at all.
"How dare you …" the first guard bellowed furiously, but before he could finish his words, Zhang Xuan's impassive voice sounded from the other side.
"20,000!"
"What do you mean by that? Are you going to sell it or not? "the second guard asked.
"30,000!" Zhang Xuan replied.
"You …" The middle-aged man's face paled, and a deep frown formed on his forehead. It was as if he was suppressing his rage, ready to explode at any moment.
Judging from the other party's attitude, it was clear that he had no intention of selling the medicinal herb.
"Friend, this is Jingyuan City. Regardless of who you are, I advise you to keep a low profile lest you run into trouble."
With a cold harrumph, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.
"50,000!"
Paying no heed to the other party's threat, Zhang Xuan waved his hands dismissively.
Trying to act all high and mighty in front of him? Who knew what the other party was playing with when he was doing so!
"Humph, let's go!"
Seeing that the owner of the Sepulture Flower was impervious to both persuasion and force, the middle-aged man harrumphed coldly before leaving the room.
As soon as he left the room, his face turned livid.
"City lord, do you need us to send some men to snatch the medicinal herb?"
The first guard asked coldly as he gestured for the middle-aged man to kill him.
"There's no need for that. I am determined to get my hands on the medicinal herb. Since he has decided to auction it, we'll just have to follow the normal procedure."
The eyes of the city lord narrowed. "I don't believe that there will be anyone in Jingyuan City who dares to compete with me for my medicinal herb!"
"You're right …" The eyes of the two guards lit up.
As long as the city lord revealed his identity, who would dare compete with him?
By then, they would be able to buy it for less than a hundred high-tier spirit stones.
"Let's go!"
The city lord walked out with widened strides.
…
"Elder, isn't it a little too reckless to offend the city lord like that?" Hu Yunsheng asked with a conflicted look on his face.
"It's fine. It's one thing if he listens to me obediently, but if he doesn't, I don't mind replacing him with someone else!"
Zhang Xuan replied calmly.
At his level of strength, he could already disregard the thoughts of those weaker than him. It was one thing if they didn't come looking for trouble, but if they did, he didn't mind teaching them a lesson.
If he were to send a message to Yu Shenqing, there wouldn't be anyone who would object to it. In fact, if it came down to it, he could even send a few master teachers over to investigate the matter. Those who dared to forcefully sell the medicinal herb were likely to be despicable tyrants.
"Alright then!"
Even though Hu Yunsheng was conflicted, he still heaved a sigh of relief upon recalling the strength of the elder before him. Turning to Zhang Xuan once more, he said, "I fear that I might offend the city lord. If he were to bid against me maliciously, things might get a little troublesome."
"Bid against me maliciously?"
"Un. He would make use of his identity and strength to request others not to participate in the bidding. If that's the case, it would be difficult for the Sepulture Flower to attract the poison masters!"
After a moment of hesitation, Hu Yunsheng said.
He was the owner of an auction house, so he was well aware of such situations.
It was not uncommon for powerful individuals to use their identity to force others to give up and bid against them maliciously.
He had encountered such situations many times in the auction house, but he had never been able to come up with a good solution.
"That's simple. When the auction starts, find someone, and as long as he dares to raise the price, double the amount. In any case, it's all mine, so it doesn't matter even if I raise it to a million high-tier spirit stones. "
Zhang Xuan.
"This …"
Hu Yunsheng blinked his eyes in confusion.
To raise the price for himself, wasn't that a little too shameless?
But thinking about it, this was indeed a good way to deal with maliciously increasing the price.
It was one thing if the other party didn't know about it, but if he did, he would probably die from anger.
"Alright, go and make the necessary preparations. As long as I find the location of the Poison Temple, I'll cure you of your poison."
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Yes!"
Hu Yunsheng nodded before leaving the room.
As soon as Hu Yunsheng left, Zhang Xuan disappeared from the spot, and in the next instant, he was already in the Myriad Anthive Nest.
At this moment, the Myriad Anthive Nest had already expanded to its limits. It had a diameter of five hundred meters, and it was extremely spacious. There were all kinds of buildings stacked on top of one another, reminiscent of a massive village.
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, the tamed beasts immediately rushed forward. "Master!"
In the Myriad Anthive Nest, other than the Byzantium Helios Beast, there were also the Monarchs hidden in the clouds. Even if he were to encounter an expert at this moment, as long as he didn't make a move himself, he could just toss these saint beasts out to destroy a small place like Jingyuan City.
"Cultivate well. When I'm free, I'll come over to explain the problems you have with your cultivation."
Zhang Xuan glanced at the tamed beasts and said.
These saint beasts were his left and right arms. After placing them in the Myriad Anthive Nest, he would conduct lessons for them whenever he was free. Over the past two to three months, their cultivation had improved significantly.
If not for the lack of cultivation technique manuals for saint beasts, these fellows would have probably reached a whole new level by now.
After instructing the saint beasts to continue cultivating, Zhang Xuan walked into a room.
On a clean and tidy bed, Wei Ruyan was lying quietly with her eyes closed.
The reason he had come to the Poison Temple this time around was to resolve the problem she was suffering from, so he had been keeping her in the Myriad Anthive Nest.
Zhang Xuan placed his finger on the young lady's pulse, and after a moment of observation, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"It seems like I should be able to hold on for a little longer …"
Even though he hadn't found a good way to suppress the other party's Poison Body, through his various means, he was still able to bring her out of danger for the time being.
Even though she wouldn't be able to wake up anytime soon, at the very least, her life wasn't in danger.
"That lass sure is pitiful …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
From the moment she was born, she had been tormented by illness. It wasn't easy for her to grow up, but she had lost her beloved father.
It was no wonder why it was known as the Body of Calamity. Not only did it bring disaster to others, it also brought disaster upon itself.
Seeing that Wei Ruyan's condition wasn't too bad, Zhang Xuan walked over to the specially prepared cultivation chamber and sat down.
It had been more than ten days since he had achieved a breakthrough to Nascent Saint pinnacle. Even though he didn't have the required artifact for his breakthrough, he had been cultivating diligently every single day.
Under the constant tempering of his zhenqi, it had grown purer and denser.
Ever since he had reached Half-Saint, he could clearly feel the difficulty of achieving breakthroughs. In the past, he would only need two hours to make a breakthrough, but now, he would need several minutes or even longer!
"Cultivation isn't as easy as I thought it would be …"
Sighing deeply, Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Cultivation wasn't easy at all, and it was bound to be filled with hardships.
Six hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Making a quick calculation, it was already night, and the auction was about to begin. Thus, Zhang Xuan walked out of the Anthive Nest.
As soon as he returned to his room, Hu Yunsheng walked over.
"Elder, the auction is about to begin."
"Un."
Nodding, Zhang Xuan followed Hu Yunsheng to the auction hall. However, before he could reach the suite he had reserved, a frown suddenly appeared on his forehead, and he halted his footsteps.
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