The Modern Martial Immortal

"Five hundred million?!" The peak master’s words stirred the crowd.

A reserve price of five hundred million. The lower the reserve price, the greater the chance of buying the Dao Artifact at a lower price.

At once, other peak masters chimed in. "Lineage Leader Yuan is right. The performance of this Dao Artifact is indeed a bit lacking. A reserve price of five hundred million is reasonable."

"Then let us start the bidding at five hundred million. Of course, we cannot really let a Dao Artifact sell for only five hundred million Pure Yang Grand Pills. I will add another ten million." Xiang Zhenlong, the lineage leader of the heavenly lineage, also smiled and nodded in cooperation.

Yaoguang glanced at Xiang Zhenlong, then directly put away the Longxiang Flying Vessel. "I said before the auction that if the Longxiang Flying Vessel’s price was below one billion, it would be considered unsold. Since everyone cannot afford the price, I will use the Longxiang Flying Vessel myself for the time being."

"Wait!" The peak master who had first called out the bid of five hundred million stood up and said unhappily, "I prepared for an entire month. I even sold off quite a few family assets at low prices, all for the sake of bidding on this Longxiang Flying Vessel. Now you say you will not sell it just like that? Who will bear our losses?"

"Indeed. Young Sect Master Yaoguang, you cannot go back on your word. I was originally hunting down a demon king and was about to kill it. It was only because I heard you were auctioning a Dao Artifact that I rushed back to the sect from thousands of kilometers away. Yet now, you say you are not selling it?" Another peak master took a dissatisfied step forward, his expression carrying a hint of pressure.

The others looked at the two peak masters. Although they knew which lineage leader these two peak masters were close to, and could guess that someone was probably instigating them from behind, none of them showed any reaction.

It was not as if they were the ones offending Yaoguang. What did it have to do with them?

Besides, if these two peak masters caused a scene and ultimately allowed them to buy the Longxiang Flying Vessel for five or six hundred million, how could they not be happy about it? They simply had to watch the show for now.

"Peak Masters Qian Ren and Mo You, you two seem to be in good spirits, actually having the mood to put on an act here. Unfortunately, I have no interest in watching," Yaoguang said coldly.

"What do you mean? Young Sect Master Yaoguang, are you toying with us? Do you not value our time?" Peak Master Qian Ren, who had bid five hundred million, spoke in an unfriendly tone.

"Your time is precious, and my time did not come from nowhere either. Rather than spend this time trading barbs with the two of you here, I would be better off entering seclusion and focusing on cultivation. I might break through to the Void-Refining Realm in eight or ten years if I cultivate bitterly," Yaoguang replied calmly.

"Of course, lacking resources may delay me a little. But I can simply go to the outside world to kill demons and temper myself. With the performance of the Longxiang Flying Vessel, whether it's a demon king at the Void-Piercing Realm or a demon emperor at the Void-Refining Realm, I'll never have trouble leaving without injuries, even if I can't defeat them. And as long as that demon emperor cannot kill me, once I reach the Void-Refining Realm, I will find him one day. Relying on the Longxiang Flying Vessel’s speed advantage, I will slaughter every last one of his descendants and won't even leave any of their pets alive. And if I am one day fortunate enough to reach the Void-Shattering Realm, even that demon emperor will die."

He raised his head slightly and glanced at Qian Ren and Mo You. "Do you two think there will be a day when I grow strong enough to kill a demon emperor?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the peak masters changed at the same time.

Yaoguang spoke of killing a demon emperor, but actually, he was threatening the two Void-Refining Realm peak masters.

And yet, what he said was not unreasonable.

Even with Yaoguang's talent, stating that he would break through to the Void-Refining Realm in eight or ten years could be considered somewhat exaggerated, but they couldn't deny he had a strong chance of advancing to the Void-Refining Realm within a hundred years at most.

Furthermore, he had the Longxiang Flying Vessel by his side. Unless an ordinary Void-Refining Realm cultivator had a Dao Artifact that could seal the void, or similarly possessed the ability to shuttle through the void, even if they could defeat him, they might not necessarily be able to kill him.

Under these circumstances, the probability of him dying prematurely at the hands of a Void-Refining Realm cultivator was very low.

And once he grew stronger and advanced to the Void-Refining Realm, or even reached the Void-Shattering Realm, the conduct they had today would surely be remembered. When the time came for him to settle accounts afterward, the two of them would inevitably suffer.

As they thought of this, the two of them secretly glanced at Xiang Zhenlong, the lineage leader of the heavenly lineage.

This lineage leader of the heavenly lineage also shook his head slightly.

At once, Qian Ren laughed. "Hahaha, it was just a joke. Naturally, we trust in your talent."

"The Longxiang Flying Vessel is your Dao Artifact. It is your freedom to sell it at whatever price you wish, as long as you are not using us to kill time." Mo You also followed up.

"It is indeed very hard to buy a Dao Artifact for five hundred million. Since Young Sect Master Yaoguang has said he will not sell it for less than one billion, let me start things off with a bid of one billion Pure Yang Grand Pills." Xiang Zhenlong also stepped forward at the right time to smooth things over.

Seeing the heavenly lineage's leader give way so easily, a trace of regret flashed through the eyes of several representatives of the deputy sect masters.

The probing was over. Yaoguang had displayed his strength, and the two peak masters responsible for probing him had also restrained themselves appropriately.

After both sides’ attitudes in this invisible confrontation had been made clear, the bidding that followed became relatively normal.

However, because the three peak masters who possessed the strongest purchasing power and most wanted to obtain this Dao Artifact had been delayed by all kinds of off-table tactics, the final bid for this Dao Artifact was only 1,030,000,000. It was won by another peak master, Yan Que.

This price could not be said to have fallen to rock bottom, but it was not much better either.

Since this price had already exceeded Yaoguang’s minimum limit, he ultimately sold the Dao Artifact.

In the end, Yaoguang successfully received fifty thousand Void Dao Pills and four hundred and thirty million Pure Yang Grand Pills.

After the auction ended, Yaoguang glanced at Qian Ren and Mo You, then said, "The two peak masters are occupied with countless affairs every day. If I have another Dao Artifact to sell in the future, I will not trouble the two of you."

Qian Ren and Mo You felt slightly surprised when they heard this.

Yaoguang... Could he still have a second Dao Artifact? But even if he does, so what? Putting aside whether that Dao Artifact will match the Great Dao we cultivate, even if it does, whether we can buy it is still unknown. It doesn't matter.

The small-scale auction came to an end.

As the Void-Piercing Realm representatives of the peak masters, lineage leaders, deputy sect masters, and supreme elders left one after another, the Nine Cauldrons Peak returned to its former quiet.

Soon, Chi Yu arrived before Yaoguang and took out a set of documents. "Peak Master Qian Ren and Peak Master Mo You both cpme from the heavenly lineage and have fairly good relationships with the heavenly lineage leader. However, Peak Master Yan Que comes from the immortal lineage..."

Yaoguang glanced at the documents.

He could more or less guess that the powers of the Heavenly Dao Sect had wanted to probe him.

Selling a Dao Artifact as a Void-Piercing Realm cultivator would always bring trouble.

The fact that he had resolved the trouble so easily showed that the Heavenly Dao Sect had actually exercised some restraint.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that he had displayed Void-Refining Realm potential, and that they ultimately belonged to the same Heavenly Dao Sect, so they had to take the Great Dao Golden Book into consideration.

In any case, his goal had been achieved.

"Among the thirteen peak masters, only Peak Master Zi Yang is relatively independent? As for the other twelve, five have good relationships with the three deputy sect masters, while seven basically have some relationship with the four lineage leaders?" Yaoguang took another look.

The three deputy sect masters and the five peak masters close to them were basically in opposition to the four lineage leaders and the other seven peak masters.

More precisely, the three deputy sect masters were engaged in a fight against Zong Wenxian.

Everyone wanted to get more benefits, but the cake was only so large. If one person ate more, the others naturally ate less.

Just like Song Youque, the deputy sect master of the southern domain. He had originally wanted to eat more from the sect master’s faction led by Zong Wenxian, but the backlash was triggered instead. Zong Wenxian seized the opportunity and had the entire faction wiped out in one go.

Even now, the southern domain was still in Zong Wenxian’s hands and had not been assigned out again.

Otherwise, even if they had no deputy sect master, sending a peak master over to govern the southern domain would still be better than remote control.

"Everyone is trapped by circumstances." Yaoguang sighed.

"Here in the Heavenly Dao Sect, unless one can become like Peak Master Zi Yang, who is known as the sect's number one expert below the Void-Shattering Realm... Well, basically, other than a peak Void-Refining Realm cultivator with sufficient strength, everyone must choose a side." Chi Yu gave a bitter smile.

He then added, "And even if you choose a side, that does not necessarily mean you can rest easy. Are there not plenty of struggles among the four lineage leaders? The sect master appears to command them in handling the sect’s various affairs, but sometimes, they also draw in the power of several deputy sect masters to balance the sect master and obtain the benefits they want."

Yaoguang looked at Chi Yu and asked with a smile, "Then which lineage did you originally belong to?"

"I originally leaned toward the heavenly lineage... But Lineage Leader Xiang’s demands of the Chi family have grown increasingly harsh. The Chi family is already struggling to continue..." Chi Yu did not hide it.

Yaoguang listened and nodded, but did not express anything else.

Seeing this, Chi Yu also understood the principle that going too far was as bad as falling short, and tactfully took his leave.

After he left, Yaoguang waved his hand and reactivated the array art on the peak, causing the summit to disappear into the surrounding clouds and mist once more.

After finishing all this, Yaoguang focused his psychic mind on his mental world. He looked at the large amount of experience points that had appeared on the Merchant branch...

I wonder if this is enough to raise my comprehension to the Void-Shattering Realm in one go.

With that thought, all the experience on the Merchant branch was immediately poured into the Immortal Dao(Void-Refining Realm) branch.

As the experience was infused, the branch quickly grew. Along with it came enormous amounts of information, vast beyond measure.

However, Yaoguang did not immediately go through it. Instead, he focused on the growth of the Immortal Dao branch.

A moment later, he had reached a conclusion. It's not enough!

He did not know what the problem was. Selling one Dao Artifact had clearly brought him more than one billion pills, yet the Merchant experience he gained was somewhat less than he had expected. As a result, it was not enough to push his realm to the Void-Shattering Realm.

It stopped when the progress reached 92%.

This result left him disappointed.

Did that mean that one Dao Artifact was only enough to cover a little over half the progress? Would raising his comprehension from the Void-Refining Realm to the Void-Shattering Realm require the equivalent of two Dao Artifacts?

It was unexpected, yet also reasonable.

He just did not know whether the sale price of his Longxiang Flying Vessel had been too low, causing the system to judge the profit as lower and thus reducing the growth of the Merchant branch experience.

Selling one Longxiang Flying Vessel inside the Heavenly Dao Sect already triggered all kinds of probing. If I sell another Dao Artifact... Yaoguang shook his head.

Getting involved in Dao Artifact transactions while still at the Void-Piercing Realm was a little too risky.

And with the manpower cost derived from his level 15 refiner ability, any transaction not calculated in the hundreds of millions would basically give the Merchant branch no experience.

Looks like I will have to take the Heavenly Ruin Hall to hunt daemons if I want to fill the remaining 8% gap between the Void-Refining Realm and the Void-Shattering Realm.

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