Chapter 247 - Chapter 247: Chapter 216: Tianyang Palace_i

Chapter 247: Chapter 216: Tianyang Palace_i

After leaving the city gates, Xu Mu rode his sword towards Tianyang Palace on Tianyang Mountain. It only took him a moment before a towering mountain came into view.

The mountain was somewhat strange, not the usual gray-brown, but a faint golden-red, as if coated with a layer of red gold. Under the sunlight, it emitted a faint glow, exuding unparalleled sacredness.

As he neared the mountain, Xu Mu retracted his flying sword and descended from the sky, joining the crowd heading towards Tianyang Mountain.

Only a very few dared to fly directly into the skies above the mountain. Each person who did so emanated an extremely imposing presence, at least on par with masters of the Golden Core Stage.

As an unknown Loose Cultivator like Xu Mu, he naturally didn’t dare make a rash charge towards it.

He followed the stream of people to the gate of the mountain. After a detailed registration, he paid the cost of a Medium-grade Spirit Stone and was allowed to stay in a guest room.

There were still several days before the internal auction of Tianyang Palace took place, and he must stay here during that time.

“What a rip-off! A place with this level of spiritual energy concentration would cost at most ten Lower-grade Spirit Stones outside!”

Xu Mu closed his eyes for a short rest, then helplessly shook his head.

The entire region honored the Tianyang Palace. Some goods were only made by them; if you want to buy such things, you have to follow their rules.

Arriving early and waiting here was part of those rules.

Ordinary Loose Cultivators probably couldn’t afford even the entrance fee.

Perhaps this was also a form of screening; otherwise, anyone could come here, leading to chaos, a lack of safety, and wasted time.

Several days later, Xu Mu received a notification from a Tianyang Palace disciple and followed the crowd to the auction site.

This place already gathered more than a thousand Cultivators, the majority of whom were at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and also quite a few at Golden Core Stage.

From this, it was clear just how powerful Tianyang Palace was.

There was no differentiation among private rooms here, seating was as per the order of arrival.

Before long, an Elder from Tianyang Palace who was in charge of the auction came onto the stage and brought out the first item for auction.

“We have a tier six Magic Artifact, the Sunfire Armor, crafted by the Master Artificer of Tianyang Palace. Made with Blazing Crystals, Red Refined Iron… Starting bid is twenty High-grade Spirit Stones!”

The starting item was a tier six defensive artifact, which slightly surprised Xu Mu.

If this was Tianhe City, this defensive artifact could be the finale item at a large auction.

Yet auctions like these take place every three months in Tianyang Palace.

He couldn’t help but admire their resources!

Xu Mu wasn’t interested in magical treasures or pills; his sole purpose of coming here was to purchase Pure Sun True Water.

Although Pure Sun True Water is precious, it’s not the main attraction in such auctions, so Xu Mu wasn’t worried about anyone competing with him.

However, as he kept waiting, the expected Pure Sun True Water did not appear.

It was not until the auction was about to end and he was starting to get anxious, that the first batch of Pure Sun True Water finally made its appearance.

There s no need for me to tell you about the uses of Pure Sun True Water. We have it here in quantities of ten kilograms, the starting bid is three High-grade Spirit Stones!”

As soon as the auction host spoke, there was a commotion among the crowd.

Because this price was three times higher than usual.

“It seems that recent news is true.”

“Even if the news is true, it shouldn’t affect us here so quickly, right?”

“Better safe than sorry, don’t you understand?”

“No wonder there are so many people coming to this auction. Not only that, but the prices of sun-attributed magical treasures and pills have also generally increased by one or two percent!”

The chatter from the crowd around him made Xu Mu frown.

It wasn’t the high auction price of Pure Sun True Water that bothered him, but the so-called news mentioned by the crowd.

That news was the outbreak of a magic disaster in the Southern Domain!

The news received by ordinary cultivators in the Middle Domain was that for an unknown reason, a large amount of Demonic Qi had appeared in the southern areas, causing the nearby people and monster beasts to go mad, leading to a magic disaster.

But with his other self still residing in Tianhe Sect, he probably understood the situation better than anyone else in the room.

Soon after he left, the demonic qi began to spread. After over a year of proliferation, the Demonic Qi had enveloped more than half of the Tianhe Sect area and was still expanding outward.

If it was just that, the impact might not reach the Middle Domain. The real reason why cultivators from the Middle Domain started paying attention was that they received a lot of information about Cultivators from the Demonic Dao gathering and heading towards the Southern Domain in droves.

One should know that the Demonic Dao forces on this continent are not weak.

Now that they have the sudden support of Demonic Qi, they might turn the tables on the righteous Cultivators, and given the nature of the Demonic Dao cultivators, they might trigger a massive war between Cultivators and Demonic Dao practitioners across the entire continent.

Whether such a decisive war between the Cultivators and those of the Demonic Dao will break out, he didn’t care. After all, his family had already moved to the Middle Domain and found a safe place to hide.

This matter should be left to the Nascent Soul Stage and Divinity Transformation Stage powerhouses to worry about!

What really caused his frown was not the speed of the news spreading, but the impact it would undoubtedly have on his attempt to purge the Demonic Qi within his body.

Like the present situation, where everything related to suppressing the Demonic Dao had started to see a sharp increase in prices.

“I just hope that the Pure Sun True Water in front of me will work, otherwise things will get more and more troublesome in the future!”

Xu Mu sighed.

As for the price, he didn’t care. Given his wealth, he could afford it even if it was ten times more expensive.

“Four high-grade Spirit Stones!”

Xu Mu was not polite, raising his hand to bid first.

In his view, no matter how expensive the Pure Sun True Water is, it shouldn’t be too expensive. To avoid unnecessary troubles, it’s better to take action first.

The price of the Pure Sun True Water is somewhat inflated, otherwise it wouldn’t have caused so much discussion. Even though Pure Sun True Water is said to remove all kinds of Yin Sha Qi, it’s just a type of spiritual material and the demand isn’t too high.

Xu Mu, adding a third of the price at once, already gave off a vibe of determination to win.

Others, unless in urgent need, should not compete with him.

There was a moment of silence in the venue. Just as Xu Mu thought he was going to win, a voice rang out.

“Five high-grade Spirit Stones!”

Xu Mu turned his head to see a man in a purple robe, who looked somewhat sinister. He was also at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but only appeared to be in the early stages.

Seeing Xu Mu look over, the man in the purple robe sneered at him, as if he were provoking him.

Xu Mu slightly frowned, his eyes flickered, and he raised his hand again to bid:

“Six high-grade Spirit Stones!”

Hearing Xu Mu’s price, the audience was shocked.

Even though the price of Pure Sun True Water had skyrocketed due to the Demon Calamity, everyone knew the price was somewhat inflated.

After all, whether the Demon Calamity would affect their place was still unknown.

They hadn’t expected the price to double outright.

Hearing Xu Mu’s price, a hint of barely perceptible joy flashed in the young man’s eyes.

He showed a hint of hesitation, then raised his hand again.

“Seven high-grade Spirit Stones!”

The crowd couldn’t help but gasp. Had these two gone mad?

Seven high-grade Spirit Stones could usually buy about eighty kilograms.

What was even more unexpected was that Xu Mu raised the price again to eight Spirit Stones.

And the young man gritted his teeth and also raised his price.

Only then did the crowd realize that the two obviously were competing out of rivalry, as the price was far beyond the value of the Pure Sun True Water itself.

And so, the price continued to skyrocket, reaching eighteen high-grade Spirit Stones, causing everyone below to be at a loss.

Had these two lost their minds? The price was enough to buy a decent tier six Magic Artifact.

“Nineteen high-grade Spirit Stones!”

The man in the purple robe, whether excited or nervous, was slightly flushed.

He looked at Xu Mu, but saw that Xu Mu was sitting there unmoving, and after waiting for a few breaths, showed no intention of raising his bid.

Cold sweat instantly broke out on the man in the purple robe’s forehead.

No one knew that the Pure Sun True Water was actually consigned by him, as

Tian Yang Palace’s original supply had long been bought up.

He was just trying his luck by pricing it three times higher than usual.

When Xu Mu called out a high price, discouraging others from bidding, he guessed that Xu Mu might urgently need Pure Sun True Water, so he couldn’t resist bidding to sell it at a higher price.

But the more he had, the more he wanted. As the price climbed higher and higher, he completely lost his reason.

He wanted a bit more, and then a bit more!

He had not anticipated that after the price reached an absurdly high level, Xu Mu would stop bidding.

The situation had now turned into him buying his own thing, and having to pay a 10% transaction fee to the Palace.

Almost two high-grade Spirit Stones, an amount he might not be able to earn in a year.

“Pauper!”

He tried to provoke Xu Mu with words, hoping that Xu Mu would continue to raise the price, but Xu Mu acted as if he didn’t hear him.

His face had turned a dark purple, almost matching his robe.

When the auctioneer announced that he had won the Pure Sun True Water, he sat down deflated, like a balloon losing air.

Although the crowd didn’t know the whole story, seeing such a big loss brought them much amusement.

The auction continued, but unfortunately, there was no more Pure Sun True Water.

Xu Mu left the venue along with the crowd. Before he left, he saw the murderous glances from the man in the purple robe, and he just shook his head without a word.

He indeed wanted the Pure Sun True Water, but he wouldn’t fall into such an obvious trap.

Although the Pure Sun True Water is produced by the Tian Yang Palace, it doesn’t mean it can only be purchased at the Palace’s internal auction. He could totally pay more to buy it from an elder of the Palace.

Ignoring the man in the purple robe, Xu Mu went to several large shops in the city after returning to Tian Yang City, offering a high price for them to help him acquire Pure Sun True Water.

As he expected, he received news in just a few days.