Chapter 1146
byWhen Yang Kai’s thoughts were flying, on the high platform, the beautiful woman auctioneer had already begun to host the auction of the first Void-Grade Low-Rank Secret Treasure.
Because of the Flowing Flame Sand Field and the scarcity of Void Grade Secret Treasures, even though the Jubao Building had taken out twelve Secret Treasures for exhibition at once, it still couldn’t stop the enthusiasm of the powerhouses in each private room from competing in the auction. Instead, it further stimulated their determination to win at all costs.
There were only twelve Void Grade Lower-Rank Secret Treasures, and once they were sold out, there would be no more.
Yang Kai heard the dull bidding voice of Fang Tianzhong from the Thunder Terrace Sect, and also heard the unrestrained and complacent of Qu Changfeng from the Battle Heaven League. He even heard the sweet and silver-bell-like voice of Yin Sudie from the Glazed Door, and there were also the voices of the young talents from other forces. These rising stars all seemed to want to buy some Void Grade Lower-Rank Secret Treasures for self-defense and make early preparations for entering the Flowing Flame Sand Field.
The Void Grade Lower-Rank Secret Treasure with a starting price of one hundred thousand Saint Crystals was immediately bid up to six hundred thousand, and the bid still continued without end.
Yang Kai suddenly discovered that he had underestimated the purchasing power of the big forces and big shots on Dark Star, and even more underestimated the preciousness of Void Grade Secret Treasures here. He had originally thought that a Saint King Grade Upper-Rank Secret Treasure could be sold for thirty to fifty thousand Saint Crystals, and a Void Grade Lower-Rank Secret Treasure should be able to sell for around two to three hundred thousand Saint Crystals, which was almost enough.
But the facts were not like this at all.
Although the Void Grade Lower-Rank and the Saint King Grade Upper-Rank were only one grade apart, the price difference was like heaven and earth.
After careful consideration, Yang Kai understood. In fact, these major forces are not short of purchasing power. Years of accumulation have enabled them to possess a large number of Saint Crystals. What they lack is only the opportunity to see good things. Once they appear, even if they spend more Saint Crystals, they will not feel distressed.
The Void Grade Low-Rank Secret Treasure is such a good thing. On Gloom Star, the highest level of forging is exactly Void Grade Low-Rank, but they can’t be like Yang Yan who is bound to succeed every time he refines a Secret Treasure.
Just like alchemy also have a great chance of failure when refining Secret Treasures. Once it fails not only can no Secret Treasure be refined, but all the raw materials will also be lost.
The probability of the destruction of raw materials is very high, which naturally leads to the high price of Void Grade Secret Treasures.
That first Void Grade Low-Rank Secret Treasure quickly exceeded the price of one million Saint Crystals. Although the number of bidders gradually decreased a lot, there were still people carefully considering adding more bids.
Yang Kai originally wanted to see how much this Secret Treasure could be sold for. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he whispered to Yang Yan and Wu Yi, “I’m going out for a while and will be back soon.”
The two women looked at him in surprise and didn’t ask much, just nodded slightly.
Yang Kai quickly left Room 13 of Area C, walked straight out of the Jubaolou, wandered around a shop opposite the Jubaolou for a while, and then quietly blended into the crowd on the left.
Although he had been paying attention to the progress of the auction, he didn’t relax his observation of the martial artist who had captured the incomplete map before The appearance of those twelve secret treasures had made the atmosphere in the auction hall became high. Taking advantage of the fact that most people’s attention was by the few-grade secret treasures the Saint King 1-layer martial artist who had obtained the incomplete map actually left the auction hall quietly.
Youdaoplaceholder0, he thought this was a very good opportunity to get out!
Before, he had spent 100,000 Saint Crystals and unswervingly grabbed that incomplete map which had already attracted the attention of many people. If it wasn’t for fear of attracting more people’s eyes, he would have left long ago.
But it was already too late to leave now. A martial artist like him simply shouldn’t have gone to grab that incomplete map.
Yang Kai’s spiritual awareness was comparable to that of a Returning Void Realm powerhouse. It was naturally extremely easy to monitor such a person and would never let him out of his sight. Moreover, Yang Kai also discovered that there were quite a few people who had the same plan as himself. After he left the Jubao Tower, one martial artist after another quietly exited the stage and all followed behind the owner of the incomplete map.
Yang Kai was speechless for a while. He had originally thought that apart from himself, not many people would pay attention to that martial artist. But now, he saw that it wasn’t’d that others didn’t pay attention, but that everyone was watching quietly.
The forces behind these people obviously believed that the owner of the incomplete map owned incomplete maps were more than one. Once there were two incomplete maps, maybe some useful clues could be obtained.
Yang Kai’s face darkened. Although he didn’t have a good way to snatch the incomplete map, it was impossible for him to give up like this. After all, Yang Yan was certain to have an incomplete map. For the time being, he could only take one step at a time and head outside Tianyun City.
Although the owner of the incomplete map deliberately concealed his aura along the way and tried to keep his expression normal, he was just a small Saint King 1-layer martial artist. How could he escape the eyes of so many experts?
After one stick of incense, he left Tianyun City. Immediately after, one figure after another followed suit.
Yang Kai lagged behind at the very end. Although the spiritual senses of many people swept over him, and there were even Void Return Stage experts among them, no one paid attention to Yang Kai, this small fry.
Fifty miles west of Tianyun City, Luoma Slope.
This place was desolate, with hills and strange rocks. Going further ahead, it was a chaotic stone forest. That place was definitely a good place for killing people and robbing goods.
Ge Xiong wasn’t unaware that someone was tracking him, but even if he noticed, he had no way to get rid of them because he clearly knew why these people were eyeing him.
His legs were trembling and his face was pale. He wished he could slap himself a few times hard.
This time, the Jubaolou held an auction in Tianyun City. He managed to buy an admission token from a friend at a high price and brought all the Saint Crystals he had accumulated over the years, preparing to buy a good thing at the auction to improve his strength.
But instead of buying a good item, he actually bought a tattered incomplete map out of nowhere. God knows how his brain got so congested at that time and he shouted out a high price of 100,000 saint crystals.
That was all his savings and also the accumulation of several generations of his ancestors.
If given another chance, Ge Xiong swore that he would never get involved in this muddy water. Whoever wants to buy that tattered incomplete map can buy it. Anyway, he won’t buy it.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he regrets now, it’s already too late. Walking on Luoma Slope, Ge Xiong felt a chilly sensation on his back, as if there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him from all directions.
He didn’t even dare to have the thought of sacrificing the star shuttle and fleeing far away. He was sure that once he took out the star shuttle, he would die here the next moment.
Looking up and seeing the chaotic stone forest ten miles away, Ge Xiong stopped in his tracks and didn’t dare to go any further. Going there would also mean death！
A gust of wind blew, blowing Ge Xiong’s clothes and making a fluttering sound. Ge Xiong’s already extremely tense nerves finally reached the limit. With a plop, he knelt down and cried out loudly against the strong wind: “All senior predecessors, spare this junior’s life! This junior was a moment of confusion (temporarily muddled-headed)! I shouldn’t have bought that incomplete map. Spare my life! I just broke through to the Saint King Realm and don’t want to die!”
The howling of the wind distorted Ge Xiong’s cries, adding an even more eerie and strange atmosphere to this desolate place.
There was no movement in all directions. Ge Xiong knew that those people were not afraid of him, but were concerned about each other!
He could no longer bear it and quickly took out the incomplete map from his spatial ring, held it high in his hand, fluttering in the wind, and continued to shout： “The incomplete map is right here. If any of the seniors want it, feel free to come and take it. Just don’t take the life of this junior！”
Although no one still appeared, Ge Xiong clearly felt that invisible pressure shot over from all directions all of which swept around the incomplete map in his hand and were quickly taken back.
Ge Xiong continued to wail and cry for mercy. After a while, he shouted again： “Seniors, I’m putting this incomplete map here. Whoever wants to take it can do so. Can this junior leave first？”
Still no one answered.
Ge Xiong shouted three times in a row before self-deceivingly saying： “If you have no objections, then this junior will leave.”
Saying this, he put the incomplete map in his hand on the ground, pressed it firmly with a stone, and slowly stood up.
As soon as he turned around, he suddenly saw a young man standing behind him. Ge Xiong was so scared that he knelt down with a plop. The young man was wearing a precious armor with a flowing halo, and it was obvious at a glance that he was no ordinary person. What scared Ge Xiong the most was that there were two masters with cold expressions standing behind the young man. Judging from the auras revealed by these two people, they must be two powerful cultivators at the Return to Void Realm.
“Do you think this is an auction, and it’s a deal after shouting three times？” The young man sneered.
Ge Xiong quickly waved his hand and said, “Dare not, dare not. This young master is joking. But I have been shouting here for a long time and no one paid attention to me. This young master, I have put the incomplete map here. If you want it, just take it, as long as you don’t kill me.”
“You are not qualified to bargain with me！” The young man remained unmoved and motioned to the strong man behind him to pick up the incomplete map.
He didn’t want to come out so early, because there were at least more than 30 people ambushing on Luoma Slope. But seeing that this cowardly Martial Saint Realm warrior was really going to leave, he still couldn’t hold back and came out first.
One of the Return to Void Realm cultivators behind him stepped forward, picked up the incomplete map, checked it and nodded, saying, “It’s the one that appeared at the auction.”
While speaking, he handed the incomplete map to the young man.
The young man took it and casually threw it into the spatial ring. Looking at Ge Xiong, he said, “Show me your spatial ring！”
“Huh？” Ge Xiong was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he had never encountered a robbery before. Although he was reluctant in his heart, he didn’t dare to resist and obediently took off the spatial ring and handed it to the young man.
The young man swept his spiritual sense inside the spatial ring, and his face suddenly became gloomy. He shouted angrily, “You don’t have any other incomplete maps？”
“I didn’t say I had any…” Ge Xiong weakly defended himself.
“Dammit！” The young man was furious. He kicked Ge Xiong in the stomach, knocking him to the ground, and gritted his teeth and said, “If you don’t have any other incomplete maps, why did you bid？”
“Didn’t that very beautiful woman say that the incomplete map contains astonishing wealth, top-notch cultivation techniques, and secret treasures？” Ge Xiong was extremely wronged. It was precisely because he believed the words of that beautiful female auctioneer that he impulsively bid one hundred thousand.
“Just because she said it, you believed it?” The young man’s expression turned fierce. He shouted in a deep voice, “And do you think you can find clues with just such an incomplete map? ”
Ge Xiong nodded slightly, looking as if it was a matter of course.
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