11: Chapter 11 Earth-Rank Cultivation Technique: Thunder Dao Technique, Give Me, Chu Fan, Face

The shopkeeper looked at the items before him, his gaze lingering meaningfully on Chu Chen.

"Could you be the Chu Chen who recently slaughtered White Jade City?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly grew tense.

Seeing the change in atmosphere, the shopkeeper hurriedly added, "Please do not misunderstand, my Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce accepts items regardless of their origin. The reason I asked is simply because I recognized something familiar."

He then reached into the pile of items Chu Chen had just produced and pulled out a spatial ring.

"Look, this spatial ring originated from our Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce."

"A few days ago, the City Lord of White Jade City, Zhang Juhe, came to our Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce and purchased two spatial rings."

"One had a capacity of one cubic meter, and the other three cubic meters. It just so happens that this one-cubic-meter spatial ring is among your items."

"If I am not mistaken, the other three-cubic-meter spatial ring is also in your possession."

"Since White Jade City was slaughtered two months ago by a youth named Chu Chen, I surmised that you must be that person."

Chu Chen replied indifferently, "What if I am? What if I am not?"

"Rest assured, as I said before, the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce does not question the origin of its goods. We simply wish to make a friend of you."

"How about this: I will buy back all these items at their original price and grant you a Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce Gold Card. From now on, you will receive a twenty percent discount on any purchase made at our chamber."

After saying this, the shopkeeper opened the jade bottle, and the fresh fragrance of medicinal pills immediately wafted out.

"top-grade spirit gathering pills? And four of them?"

How could someone in the East Xuan Empire refine top-grade spirit gathering pills? the shopkeeper wondered.

He then said to Chu Chen, "My young friend, these top-grade spirit gathering pills are extremely rare. They allow a cultivator in the Spirit Gathering Realm to increase their cultivation by one level without any bottlenecks or side effects."

"How about I purchase your spirit gathering pills for three thousand spirit stones each?"

"Rest assured, this price is definitely worthy of your pills."

Although top-grade spirit gathering pills were rare, they were only useful to cultivators in the Spirit Gathering Realm. At three thousand spirit stones each, Chu Chen was indeed not losing out.

"Fine. Let's go with your price of three thousand spirit stones per pill."

"Good! You are straightforward. By the way, since you have come to the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce, it must be for the auction, right?"

"I will arrange a VIP private room for you so you can bid on whatever you desire."

"After deducting the cost of your purchases, I will have the remaining spirit stones delivered to you."

"Alternatively, if you do not wish to attend the auction, I can have the spirit stones brought to you in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea."

"I'll wait until the auction ends to see if there's anything I need," Chu Chen replied.

Led by a guard, Chu Chen arrived at a VIP private room on the second floor of the auction house.

Meanwhile, the shopkeeper stared at the top-grade spirit gathering pills. So this is the boy that girl Shuangxue likes. His constitution is quite special; even I can't tell what kind of constitution he has.

However, his actions are rather violent. To be able to slaughter an entire city at such a young age...

I really don't know what Shuangxue sees in this kid.

At the auction, an enchantingly dressed woman stood in the center of the stage.

"Welcome, everyone, to the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce. Our first item today is a high-grade spirit gathering pill. A Spirit Gathering Realm cultivator who consumes this pill has a sixty percent chance of breaking through a minor realm."

"The starting bid is three hundred spirit stones, with minimum increments of ten!"

"Six hundred!"

"One thousand! Don't anyone dare compete with me!"

"Heh, is one thousand so impressive? I bid one thousand and one."

In the end, the high-grade spirit gathering pill was sold for one thousand two hundred spirit stones.

"Congratulations to the guest in VIP Room 3 for winning the spirit gathering pill."

Several more items were auctioned off, but none caught Chu Chen's eye.

"Next is the Seven Sword Casket. It contains four mid-grade spirit swords and three high-grade spirit swords—the Perfect choice for a sword cultivator. The starting bid is five hundred spirit stones."

This isn't bad. I can buy it to feed the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword. I've been so busy increasing my cultivation lately that I almost forgot about it.

At the time, Chu Chen didn't have any spirit swords for the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword to devour, so he hadn't been using it.

It couldn't be helped; the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword's initial state was just an ordinary sword. Any spirit sword was more powerful than it.

Chu Chen eventually won the Seven Sword Casket for one thousand spirit stones. Among the subsequent items, he also won a ten-cubic-meter spatial ring.

It cost him a full five thousand spirit stones; after all, spatial rings were quite sought-after.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now entering the final countdown of our auction."

"We are about to auction top-grade spirit gathering pills, which guarantee a one hundred percent success rate for a minor realm breakthrough in the Spirit Gathering Realm."

"There are four in total. The starting price for each is one thousand five hundred spirit stones, with minimum increments of one hundred."

This announcement immediately caused a stir.

"Did I hear that right? top-grade spirit gathering pills? Those are pills that only exist in legends!"

"high-grade spirit gathering pills are already extremely rare, let alone the Perfect and Top-grade ranks above them."

"I never expected to see a top-grade pill in my lifetime. This trip was truly worth it!"

"I've been stuck at the eighth stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm for years. If I can win one, I'll break through to the ninth stage and maybe even be accepted as a legacy disciple."

"Stop dreaming. With the few spirit stones you have, you'd be lucky to buy a few pairs of underwear. Forget about top-grade spirit gathering pills; you can have anything you want in your dreams."

In the end, the four top-grade spirit gathering pills were sold for three thousand two hundred spirit stones each. Three were bought by guests in the second-floor VIP rooms, and the remaining one was won by a young girl on the first floor.

However, after the girl won the pill, she was immediately targeted by many greedy gazes.

"Everyone, next is the final item of our auction. I believe many of you came specifically for this."

"The final item is an Earth-tier technique focused on slaughter. It is called the Lei Dao Technique. The starting bid is three thousand spirit stones, with minimum increments of five hundred."

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire auction house erupted in excitement.

"I bid three thousand five hundred! Everyone, I am Chu Fan, the Young Sect Master of the Xuanming Sect. Please give me some face, and in the future...!"

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by someone in a second-floor VIP room.

"What 'Young Sect Master of the Xuanming Sect'? Tell your elders to come out and speak. A wet-behind-the-ears brat like you wants to rely on your background to obtain this Earth-tier technique?"

"Forget about you; even if the Sect Master of the Xuanming Sect were here himself, he wouldn't be enough."

His face slapped in public, Chu Fan was consumed by rage. "Who are you? Do you know the consequences of insulting my Xuanming Sect? I'm afraid you won't be leaving Kuidou City alive."