NFBE Chapter 172 Acquiring the Breath of Earth
Chapter 172 Acquiring the Breath of Earth
Upon hearing that he would be able to take human form in three thousand years, Zhu Chongjiu sensed that many more exclamations of surprise came from the private room.
And there were also those who hadn't shown much interest in the clump of fertile soil earlier.
Upon hearing Murong Yu's question, the person who had spoken earlier replied awkwardly, "That's more like it, but President Murong, please state the price first!"
At this point, the person fell silent.
Many people were annoyed by his actions.
Because of his words, this piece of life-giving soil has inadvertently gained many competitors.
That person was also quite frustrated. He originally intended to point out the drawbacks of this mound of life-giving soil, firstly to lower the price, and secondly to reduce the number of competitors.
Now look what's happened; they've lost both their wife and their army.
Throughout this little farce, Zhu Chongjiu made no move, simply standing quietly in the private room, watching the mass of life-giving soil.
Xiao Tu then looked up at Zhu Chongjiu, who looked down at Xiao Tu with a slight smile and a determined look. Xiao Tu grinned knowingly and returned to the group of little ones to play cards.
When Xiao Tu returned, Xiao Jin complained, "Xiao Tu, where have you been?"
With Ninth Brother around, aren't you at ease?
If you ask me, you're completely unnecessary to go.
Hurry up, it's your turn to play a card. Keep playing, keep playing!
Is it my turn?
Ah... you guys swapped my cards! Where are my four twos and two kings? Whoever took them, give them back right now...!
Zhu Chongjiu was multitasking, listening to the playful noises of the little creatures while watching Murong Xue's offer for the mound of life-giving soil.
The starting bid for this mound of life-giving soil is 10,000 mid-grade immortal crystals, and each bid must be at least 1,000 mid-grade immortal crystals higher. The auction is now open.
After hearing Murong Yu's offer, Zhu Chongjiu didn't mince words but calmly said, "One hundred thousand mid-grade immortal crystals."
When Zhu Chongjiu's voice echoed throughout the auction house, not only were many bidders shocked, but even Murong Xue, who had hosted many auctions, showed a slight expression of shock.
Because even if this piece of fertilized soil can eventually fetch this price, I have never seen that customer drive the price so high on their very first bid.
After a slight pause, Murong Yu immediately reacted and smiled at the private room where Zhu Chongjiu was, saying, "Room number 76 offered 100,000 mid-grade immortal crystals. Is there anyone else offering more than this guest?"
As soon as Murong Yu finished speaking, the other bidders began to place their bids: 100,001, 100,002, 100,005...
When the price reached 115,000, Zhu Chongjiu's voice rang out again throughout the auction hall: "150,000 mid-grade immortal crystals!"
After Zhu Chongjiu's voice came out, there was another silence.
A moment later, before Murong Yu could speak, the guest who had first pointed out the drawbacks of the Breath Soil angrily retorted, "How can you offer a price like that?"
"You're not some kind of shill hired by the Nine Heavens Chamber of Commerce, are you?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, Murong Xue, who had been maintaining a smiling face, suddenly turned cold.
He then said to the man, "Please have some self-respect, sir."
Since its establishment, the Nine Heavens Chamber of Commerce has always been known throughout the Proterozoic Era for its fairness and impartiality.
If you are found to have ever made any defamatory remarks about our Jiutian Chamber of Commerce, we will blacklist you.
From this day forward, you will no longer be allowed to set foot in any of the Nine Heavens Chamber of Commerce's chambers within the Yuan Universe.
If there are any more egregious or serious circumstances, the Nine Heavens Chamber of Commerce will issue a kill order against you.
No matter who you are, it's a fight to the death.
When Murong Yu uttered the words "a fight to the death," the power of the Immortal King was immediately unleashed, and the temperature in the entire auction house instantly plummeted to freezing.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, an old man's voice came from a private room that was even further ahead of Zhu Chongjiu's.
President Murong, please don't be angry.
Young man, you are ignorant. I hope President Murong will be magnanimous and not stoop to his level, considering him a greenhorn who has never seen the world.
Upon hearing the old man speak, Murong Xue's expression softened slightly. She cupped her hands in a gesture of respect towards the old man's private room and said, "Old Zheng is right. I was too hasty and disturbed everyone's enjoyment."
To make amends for my earlier mistake, I hereby promise to reduce my commission on all items auctioned in this event by one-tenth.
At this point, Murong Xue readjusted her mood, smiled, and continued the previous process, asking everyone if there were any bids higher than 150,000 mid-grade immortal crystals.
Because of the earlier commotion, and the fact that Zhu Chongjiu's offer was indeed high, the few remaining people who were eager to get their hands on this piece of Breath Soil eventually gave up their ideas.
After all, this is just a world controlled by a Celestial King, and the highest-ranking person participating in this auction is only a Celestial King.
150,000 mid-grade immortal crystals is no small sum.
Some people may have enough magical items, but they may also be bidding for items that are more important to them.
Although this clump of life-giving soil is about to take form and is quite precious, it's not truly expensive enough to justify giving up everything to buy it. After weighing the pros and cons, I still have to give it up.
Ultimately, Zhu Chongjiu purchased the mound of Breath Soil for 150,000 mid-grade immortal crystals.
The service fee for the auction items at the Nine Heavens Auction is five percent. Zhu Chongjiu took out a storage ring containing 157,500 mid-grade immortal crystals and handed it to the service staff.
The waiter took the storage ring containing the immortal crystal and left the private room excitedly, heading towards Murong Yu in the center of the hall.
After all, the service staff receive a commission on all expenses incurred in the private rooms they serve.
A moment later, the staff carefully handed the bundle of life-giving soil, which was contained in a wooden box of an unknown type, to Zhu Chongjiu.
Zhu Chongjiu took the wooden box containing the Breath Soil, opened it, glanced at it, closed the box, and threw it directly to Xiao Tu, who was playing cards. He then turned around and continued to look at Murong Yu in the center of the venue without looking back.
Xiao Tu took the wooden box and happily put it away.
At the same time, he transmitted his voice to the little ones, saying, "After we leave this Qingfeng World, I will absorb this clump of Breath Soil."
The little ones also sent a telepathic message to Xiao Tu, congratulating him on his upcoming improvement in strength.
After congratulating Xiao Mu, he said to Xiao Tu, "After you eat that lump of soil, can you give me that wooden box?"
I discovered that this wooden box is made of quite a piece of wood; it will be of great help to me, perhaps even more so than that lump of dirt you had.
Upon hearing Xiao Tu's words, the children, including Zhu Chongjiu, secretly thought that they had encountered incredible good fortune. It seemed that their trip to the Qingfeng World had not been in vain.
Just as Zhu Chongjiu and the little ones were secretly rejoicing, the Purple Thunder Immortal Lord, hundreds of millions of miles away, was kneeling in front of an old man dressed in ordinary clothes, sitting cross-legged in the void of the universe.
Ancestor, you must help me this time! I painstakingly built the Thunder Reflection Array that you passed down, and just as it was about to be completed, it was wiped out by someone.
Meanwhile, my subordinate, the King of Many Eyes, was robbed by someone on his way back from collecting the tribute.
Many eyes were even more dead and their souls vanished.
I beg you, Ancestor, to use your boundless power to reconstruct the events of the day and help me get justice!
Oh, is that so?
Who is it that dares to bully even my people, the "Emperor of Reflecting Thunder"?
Where did this happen? I'll go see what's going on.
As soon as the Thunder Emperor finished speaking, the Purple Thunder Immortal Lord told his ancestor the location where he had set up the Thunder Reflection Array.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Ying Lei, who was sitting cross-legged in the void of the universe, waved his sleeves and wrapped them around the body of Immortal Lord Zi Lei, then disappeared from the spot.
When the two of them appeared, they were already on the lightning planet that Zhu Chongjiu had thoroughly searched and cleaned.
Upon seeing this scene on the planet, the Purple Thunder Immortal Lord felt a pang of pain in his heart once more.
Emperor Ying Lei's body floated on the surface of the planet, his eyes fixed on the front, as if he could see through the planet and witness what had happened inside.
A moment later, the Thunder Reflection Array slowly raised one hand and reached out to grab the planet in front of it, while saying in a low voice, "I control all laws with lightning, turn back time for me!"
As soon as the words of the Thunder Reflection Formation fell, the planet in front of them seemed to be rapidly receding, as if in a movie replay.
Ten minutes later, the scene finally came to the point where the Many-Eyed Heavenly King passed by this planet.
A moment later, the scene shifted to Zhu Chongjiu and his group flying out of the planet, slowly returning to the scene where he was leading the little ones, diligently digging for the Golden Thunder Stone to inscribe the Thunder Reflection Array.
When the whole story was revealed to the two of them, both the Immortal Emperor and the Immortal Lord were somewhat stunned.