No hope for eternal life

Chapter 444: Marrow Cleansing Spiritual Fruit

Mu Changsheng immediately followed suit after hearing this, and this time he directly raised the price by 15,000 top-grade spirit stones: "Two hundred and fifty thousand top-grade spirit stones!"

Mu Changsheng's two price increases made the cultivators present fully realize his determination to win. No one bid anymore, and this price was already the limit for Kaihai Dan.

When the time was up, Sha Jiuchuan dropped the hammer and said, "Congratulations to VIP No. 2 for winning this Kaihai Pill."

The Kaihai Pill was soon delivered to Mu Changsheng's private room. Mu Changsheng readily paid 250,000 top-grade spirit stones and took the Kaihai Pill.

The auction continued and gradually came to an end. Mu Changsheng did not bid again. Although there were indeed many good things, none of them could make him excited.

"There are only three items left. Those fellow Taoists who haven't won anything yet should pay attention. These last three items are all rare treasures." Sha Jiuchuan reminded everyone.

Then, the third-to-last lot was unveiled. It was a glowing spiritual fruit. Sha Jiuchuan introduced it, saying, "Many Taoist friends may not recognize this item. This is the Spirit Cleansing Marrow Fruit. It has been extinct for many years, but it has only reappeared because of the revival of spiritual energy. In addition to being rare, this item is also extremely effective. It can help cultivators refine their divine power, thereby making the cultivators' strength far surpass that of their peers."

"The Cleansing Spirit Marrow Fruit!" Mu Changsheng's eyes lit up and he was extremely happy, because according to the records in the Nine Thousand Dragon Elephant Power Secret Art, this thing could help him quickly break through the power refining realm, but this thing has become extinct and is a rare treasure that is hard to come by.

Mu Changsheng had been thinking about how to enable his original body to successfully survive the fifth level of thunder tribulation, so as to avoid being like his white-clothed clone, who had to burn half of the Thunder God's Dao Fruit to barely survive.

The breakthrough in the power-refining secret technique was one of the methods Mu Changsheng had envisioned, because the power-refining secret technique could help Mu Changsheng strengthen his control over talismans. Simply put, Mu Changsheng could only fuse third-level seventh-grade talismans under normal circumstances. If he could break through the power-refining secret technique, he would most likely be able to fuse fourth-level seventh-grade talismans, and then by burning his essence and blood, he would be able to fuse sixth-level seventh-grade talismans. By then, his original body would be able to successfully pass the fifth level of the divine sea thunder calamity.

"I must buy this Spirit Cleansing Marrow Fruit." Mu Changsheng made up his mind. Now that he had encountered it, it was an opportunity and he must not miss it.

Soon, Sha Jiuchuan announced the auction price: "The starting price is 50,000 top-grade spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than 2,000 top-grade spirit stones."

The Spirit Cleansing Marrow Fruit has the effect of refining strength, which is very popular among cultivators. People kept bidding higher, and the price soon reached the mark of 100,000 top-grade spirit stones.

"One hundred and ten thousand top-grade spirit stones!" Mu Changsheng added another ten thousand. He had just bought the Kaihai Pill, and now he was not well off. He only had one hundred and twenty-one thousand top-grade spirit stones left. The price of one hundred and ten thousand top-grade spirit stones was almost his limit.

Mu Changsheng's bidding once again attracted the attention of many cultivators, and some cultivators who were originally interested in the Spirit Cleansing Marrow Fruit gave up the fight.

Just when Mu Changsheng thought he could successfully bid, an untimely voice rang out on the field: "One hundred and five thousand top-grade spirit stones."

Mu Changsheng frowned. He was most afraid of encountering this kind of price-raising situation at an auction. It would be fine if the price was just a little higher, but the problem was that he didn't have that many top-grade spirit stones at the moment.

"One hundred and twenty thousand top-grade spirit stones." Mu Changsheng quickly followed suit and shouted out the price, wanting to show his determination.

The voice of the cultivator who was competing with Mu Changsheng also came from the private room on the top floor. The other party continued to raise the price confidently: "130,000 top-grade spirit stones."

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng frowned even deeper. Even if he wanted to raise the price now, he didn't have the financial resources to do so.

"Do you know who is in the private room A4?" Mu Changsheng asked the maid beside him. The guest in the private room A4 was the one who was bidding with him. Since he couldn't win the bid, he thought of contacting the other party privately to see if there was any hope.

"I don't know, and we are not allowed to disclose VIP information here." The maid shook her head quickly, indicating that even if Mu Changsheng asked others, he would not be able to find out.

"Is that so?" Mu Changsheng felt it was a difficult situation. He could understand that the prohibition of disclosing information was also for the sake of these distinguished guests.

The maid seemed to see that Mu Changsheng was short of money, so she reminded him: "Your Excellency holds the highest-level Bauhinia Token of our Shadow Killing Pavilion, which gives you a credit limit of 100,000 top-grade spirit stones. You can use it on credit for up to 100 years, and there is no interest."

Mu Changsheng instantly understood what the maid meant. He now had 120,000 top-grade spirit stones in his hand, plus the 100,000 top-grade spirit stones he could buy on credit, so he had a total of 220,000 top-grade spirit stones at his disposal.

Therefore, Mu Changsheng quickly raised the price again: "140,000 top-grade spirit stones."

The person bidding against Mu Changsheng shouted, “150,000 top-grade spirit stones!”

Mu Changsheng was already confident and did not hesitate. He immediately raised the price by another ten thousand: "One hundred and sixty thousand top-grade spirit stones."

In the A4 box, besides a maid, there were two monks, one old and one young. The young man had a feminine complexion, was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and looked very noble. It was obvious that he had a good family background. He was about to raise the price, but the old man next to him reminded him, "Young Master, although the Spirit Cleansing Marrow Fruit is good, the price is too high. It is not worthwhile to force it to buy it."

"Mr. Mo, your words make sense, but I really can't swallow this anger. I'll raise the price again. If he continues to raise the price, I'll give up." The feminine young man replied, while raising the price by another ten thousand: "170,000 top-grade spirit stones."

"One hundred and eighty thousand top-grade spirit stones." Mu Changsheng immediately followed up with a bid, raising the price by ten thousand in a row, showing his determination to win.

The feminine young man in the A4 box, who was called the young master, had a completely gloomy expression on his face. He said to the old man beside him in a sinister tone, "Mr. Mo, check who is in the A2 box for me?"

"Young Master, this is against the rules." Old Mo said with some embarrassment. For him, it was not difficult to check the identity, but he felt embarrassed because he understood that the feminine young man had the intention of killing and robbing.

The feminine young man insisted, "Check it out first. I didn't say what I must do. If it's not easy to provoke, I won't rush to provoke it."

Old Mo couldn't persuade the feminine young man and could only obey his orders. They had a close relationship with the Shadow Killing Pavilion, so they quickly got the information they wanted to know.

After finding out the news, Old Mo reminded his young master, "There is very little information about Box A2, and their identities and abilities are unknown. However, the other party holds the highest-level Bauhinia Token of Shadow Killing Pavilion, so his strength is certainly not weak. Young master, it is better not to provoke such a mysterious person, so as not to run into a tough opponent."

The feminine young man didn't take it seriously when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Hey, how can he be so capable if he hides his identity so carefully? He just bought a Kaihai Pill, and his cultivation level is at most at the peak of the Crossing Tribulation. Moreover, he is very generous, and he may have a lot of treasures in his hands. Isn't it lucky for you and me to meet such a guy?"

"Not right, not right." Old Mo tried to dissuade him, "If I fail, losing my life will be a minor matter, but damaging the family's reputation will be a major problem."

"In this world of great strife, how can one achieve anything if one is timid and afraid of trouble?" The feminine young man said dissatisfiedly: "I can handle him by myself, and you don't have to take action, just let me lead the charge."

"Alas, it would be safer if I do it." Old Mo said helplessly. Apart from being unable to stop the feminine young man, he also felt that what the young man said made sense and that no matter how strong Mu Changsheng was, he couldn't be that strong.

On the other hand, Mu Changsheng successfully bid for the Spirit Cleansing Marrow Fruit at the price of 180,000 top-grade spirit stones. He paid 120,000 top-grade spirit stones and still owed 60,000.