Chapter 773: The Aura of Martial Honor
At that moment,
Inside the thirty-third compartment,
Long Zixuan and others were leisurely enjoying the little wines provided by the World-Stabilizing Pavilion.
The previous provocation from compartment twenty-nine… they simply ignored it.
After all, against Big Black Dog's that thing… they really had no desire to compete.
Although Wu Dade really wanted to respond to Cen Mingyi's provocation, he chickened out.
Just in case they ended up winning that thing at the auction.
It would truly be against all reason, like lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot.
"Dead Dog, Great Divine Power that Pierces Heaven and Earth, to think that you're so sought after by the world… you've truly reached the pinnacle of a dog's life!"
Wu Dade couldn't help but open his mouth.
Long Zixuan and the others also had complicated expressions.
They could never have imagined… that Big Black Dog's thing… could provoke such a frenzied competition!
…
"Next up, we have the black Spiritual Medicine!" Bai Xunyin continued, saying,
"We've divided this Spiritual Medicine into ten portions!"
"The starting bid for each is ten million, and we'll auction them off one by one!"
This was the World-Stabilizing Pavilion's strategy.
After the previous battles, the real big spenders probably were significantly weakened, unlikely to offer sky-high prices again.
Thus, dividing it into ten portions allows us to harvest all sorts of Six Realms Powers.
In this way, we can maximize profits!
Instantly, many powers in the room were thrilled.
This provided them with ample opportunity!
At once, everyone's enthusiasm kicked into high gear.
The competition was fierce.
Bids were called out one after another!
In the end, Tailing Sect, War God Academy, and Beast Spirit Mountain each won two portions!
Beilin Dynasty's Tuoba Liuxue finally won a portion, overjoyed to tears, her ancestors would surely be blessed with good fortune.
The remaining three portions were taken by Martial Dao Pavilion.
The treasured medicines were completely divvied up!
The auction finally came to an end.
Wu Dade and the others left the private room, and Han He was already there to greet them respectfully, presenting them with an empty storage ring.
"Young Masters, this storage ring contains two hundred billion Origin Stones from our half acquisition of the treasures."
"Including one hundred billion Low-Level Source Stones, fifty million Mid-Level Source Stones, and five hundred thousand High-Level Source Stones!"
"Furthermore, we take no commission from the income of auctioning off the other half of the treasures, so a total income of one hundred twenty billion, after deducting the two billion spent by you, Young Masters, during the auction, one hundred eighteen billion is still owed to you. However, out of this, fifty billion… needs to be paid after three days, we ask for your understanding," Han He said.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Qingyi felt a wave of dizziness strike her!
These hundreds of billions...
It felt just like playing.
She calculated in her heart, this time the haul was a staggering three hundred eighteen billion Origin Stones!
One should know, even a top-tier power of the Sixth Realm couldn't produce such an amount!
"How about this," said Qing Chen at that moment,
"That fifty billion… take us around the treasure vault of your World-Stabilizing Pavilion!"
The Oathguard Clan are still... too poor.
They badly need resources to build themselves up!
Anything from the small village, if it were to flow into the outside world, would cause a great uproar; therefore, Qing Chen was not planning to directly give them resources from the village.
They would see if there was a need later.
For now, buying some from the outside should suffice.
The World-Stabilizing Pavilion was just right for this!
Han He nodded and said,
"Very well, please follow me!"
Mainly, the Pavilion Master had instructed that for these people... they must comply with any request!
He immediately led Wu Dade and the others into the treasure vault of the World-Stabilizing Pavilion.
Inside, there was an abundance of various items!
Cultivation techniques, weapons, armor, elixirs, etc...
A dazzling array!
"Please take a look at this Rainbow Spirit Armor; our World-Stabilizing Pavilion has collected six hundred sets, three hundred of which are suitable for Third Realm Cultivators, and the other three hundred are suitable for Fourth Realm Cultivators!"
"This Cultivation Technique is for the Fifth Realm, absolutely exceptional!"
"These swords, are all for Fourth Realm Cultivators to use..." Han He introduced them one by one.
"Hmm… all not bad, aside from the techniques, clear out everything else!"
Qing Chen directly spoke.
As for cultivation techniques, with Master Xuan around, they simply wouldn't appeal.
Han He was momentarily shocked by the statement.
Clear… clear out everything!
For many years, who dared to say such a thing at the World-Stabilizing Pavilion?
But, the people before him… were now considered the wealthiest in the Beixuan Continent, maybe even the whole Northern Border.
"Truly… clear everything out?" Han He was somewhat skeptical since he felt that these gentlemen hadn't even taken a close look!
"Fifty billion should be enough, right?" Qing Chen merely inquired.
"Enough, enough, all the items in this treasury combined are valued at forty-two billion, we've tallied it up!" Han He quickly said.
"Good, then also pack everything up in storage rings." After Qing Chen finished, Han He nodded like a pecking chick, and hurriedly ordered people to start packing.
In the end, the sheer number of storage rings filled a large bag!
"Carry it yourself," Qing Chen told Wu Xiaokun.
Wu Xiaokun was stunned when he heard this.
"Master… are these, for us?" He stammered.
"Do you expect me to carry all this junk with me?" Qing Chen spoke casually.
Wu Xiaokun immediately felt a little insulted.
But then he thought, to his master, these things… indeed were less than trash.
He took a deep breath and said,
"I understand."
He accepted them.
"Here, take these as well, I'll keep some top-grade Origin Stones for Dead Dog to practice array formations, take the rest." Wu Dade also handed over the storage rings filled with hundreds of billions of Origin Stones to Wu Xiaokun.
To them, such source stones were of little importance.
Carrying it around is a burden.
Xuan Qingyi, upon seeing this, was even more bewildered.
For the Oathguard Clan, after this time... their foundation had exploded, and even the Six Realms Power could not compare with them.
One could imagine what kind of force the Oathguard Clan would develop into in the near future!
Having a strong background and support is good indeed... there's really nothing to worry about.
"Alright, let's go!"
Long Zixuan and the others immediately left.
Han He escorted them away.
Just after they had left,
not far from the World-Stabilizing Pavilion, in a snow-white carriage drawn by scale-covered horses, a young man watched their retreating figures, his eyes filled with a cold light!
"It is indeed them!"
"Elder Lu, you go."
Cen Mingyi spoke icily.
Beside him, Elder Lu nodded and immediately prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment."
Suddenly, Cen Mingyi seemed to think of something else and said,
"These people are somewhat strange, and might be deceitful."
"Take the 'Martial Forbidden Mirror' with you and use the Soul Seizing Great Law to turn them into slaves!"
——The Martial Forbidden Mirror is a kind of taboo artifact, said to be an imitation of one of the Guardian's internal divine artifacts.
That artifact is related to the legendary Martial Honor.
Its imitation can also generate suppression of the Martial Path, and anyone caught in the light of the Martial Forbidden Mirror would see their martial prowess fade away, becoming useless as if they were a spent force, unable to wield their martial strength.
Elder Lu said,
"Alright."
He then left immediately.
"Offending me... you only have a dead end."
Cen Mingyi said coldly. As he spoke, he couldn't help but take out a Jade Vial.
Inside the vial was an amber liquid!
Seven-Star Spiritual Medicine!
His eyes became somewhat intoxicated as he murmured,
"The Young Master has always been good to his subordinates; this medicinal liquid... I won't miss out on my share!"
...
"Pavilion Master, they have left."
"Everything in the treasury, except for the cultivation techniques, has been taken away."
"Moreover, I noticed that the Guardians seemed intent on targeting them... but I did not meddle."
Han He reported from inside the secret chamber of the World-Stabilizing Pavilion.
Yu Linglong, hearing this, couldn't help but say,
"They took the things from the treasury?"
"Those things should be of no use to them... unless they are for someone else."
"Do they have a group of weaker followers by their side?"
Yu Linglong pondered.
"Pavilion Master, the information about those people has been collected."
At this time, another middle-aged man quietly approached.
He presented some secret letters.
Yu Linglong opened them.
"Wu Xiaokun, Tomb Guardian, fiancé to Mo Mingzhu."
"Village Fisherman, Monk, Fat Man, Dog, identities all unknown!"
Above, all the records about Long Zixuan and the others since they entered the public eye were detailed.
It could be said that the capability of the World-Stabilizing Pavilion... was very frightening.
"The Tomb Guardians, if I remember correctly, are also an ancient force... guarding the tombs of heroes and waiting for the person who will fulfill the oaths."
Yu Linglong murmured,
"Could it be that this Village Fisherman and the others are the oath fulfillers?"
"Are they related to this era's great changes?"
A guess flickered through her mind.
...
After Long Zixuan and the others left the World-Stabilizing Pavilion, roughly half an hour later.
"Hmm... This place is remote enough, perfect for a killing."
Big Black Dog suddenly spoke.
It turned its head indifferently.
An elder slowly appeared.
It was none other than Elder Lu!
"Hand over all the Origin Stones and treasures on your person."
"I'll leave you a whole corpse!"
Elder Lu spoke coldly.
The faint aura he released lit up all his viscera, and the Dao rhythm around him resonated with him.
This was... the Five Viscera Realm!
A Fifth Realm Strongman.
Big Black Dog, however, looked at him with utmost contempt in its dog eyes and said,
"Just you?"
Elder Lu immediately grew angry, this dog dared to show him contempt?
"All of you... must die!"
His hand violently reached out!
The Dao rhythm around him trembled, and the air howled, as murky gray Primordial Qi surged wildly!
This was an extremely powerful attack!
But Big Black Dog simply lifted its paw!
In that instant, Big Black Dog exuded the might of a Primordial Colossus.
——Since entering the Primordial Ancestral World, Big Black Dog's cultivation level had advanced very quickly!
In its past life, it was one of the Ten Spirits, and had already traversed the path of cultivation. In this life, the small courtyard was filled with powerhouses like the Peach Tree and Earth Chicken, each formidable in their own right.
Thus, its cultivation... faced virtually no bottlenecks.
Even without the Dao Fruit, it was still strong!
Now, its might seemed to surpass even Elder Lu's.
"What?!"
Elder Lu was shocked, the dog was so powerful.
He panicked and hastily took out a mirror!
It was a Stone Mirror, seemingly imbued with a suppressive power, and it shone instantly on Qing Chen, Long Zixuan, and the others including Big Black Dog!
However, just as Long Zixuan reflected in the mirror for an instant.
Snap!
The Martial Forbidden Mirror... shattered directly!
"No..."
Elder Lu looked at Long Zixuan, his old eyes flashing with unparalleled horror, and said,
"The aura of Martial Honor?!"
He was trembling!
...
Good night.