Chapter 619: Chapter 252: What a Beautiful Escape Technique

But now, he’d long since dismissed that ridiculous notion. Even if one were representing a sect, being entrusted with so many Spirit Stones was no simple feat.

The gap between them was so vast that he couldn’t even muster a shred of jealousy.

Up on the stage, Luo Hanxiang was also feeling a bit overwhelmed.

As the auctioneer, it was her job to use all sorts of persuasive language to encourage bidding.

But ever since encountering a powerhouse like Xiao Chen, who raised the price without so much as blinking, she suddenly had no idea what to do.

’Should I say something now? But what is there to say?’

Fortunately, Xiao Chen didn’t pressure her like the mysterious person from before.

So, Luo Hanxiang stood there gratefully, pretending to be a statue.

True Monarch Qianshu hesitated, pondering for a long moment before finally speaking. "Your Excellency’s wealth is impressive. The Spirit Jade is yours."

Tsk!

Xiao Chen pursed his lips. ’He’s making it sound like he could have kept competing but chose to let me have it.’

’If you’ve got the guts, then raise the price. We’ll see if I follow.’

’All this pointless talk is just to save face.’

But the other man was a Nascent Soul True Monarch, after all, so Xiao Chen didn’t call him out. He just pretended not to hear.

"The cultivator in Room B24 bids four million Spirit Stones!"

Luo Hanxiang immediately began to clap enthusiastically. "Let’s all congratulate him for winning the most precious Treasure of this auction!"

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With the matter settled.

Cheers erupted in the hall once more, a mixture of applause and various exclamations.

"We haven’t seen a price as high as four million in the last three hundred years!"

"More than three hundred! It’s been at least five hundred years."

"Whoa, he actually won the Spirit Jade from a Nascent Soul True Monarch! Doesn’t that mean he’s richer than a True Monarch? From now on, that’s the new standard for my dreams."

"What are you talking about? Those have to be his sect’s Spirit Stones."

"So what if it’s his sect’s? The Sect Leaders of the Major Sects are sitting right up there, and you didn’t see any of them pull out that many Spirit Stones."

"I wonder what faction he’s from. I’m staying behind to get a good look."

Many of the cultivators were thinking the same thing.

The auction was essentially over, but almost no one left. Instead, they stood up and stared in the direction of Room B24.

Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of Xiao Chen’s true face.

It wasn’t just them; even the cultivators in the other private rooms waited at their doors.

Even True Monarch Yun Feng, True Monarch Tie Shan, and the others were in no hurry to leave.

So, when Xiao Chen pushed the door open and stepped out, he instantly felt thousands of eyes fall upon him.

They were filled with curiosity, scrutiny, admiration, envy, and a host of other emotions.

One cultivator couldn’t help but exclaim, "My god, he looks so young!"

A young man’s eyes shone. "I’m going to buy a Feather Robe later. It looks incredible."

A female cultivator’s eyes sparkled with affection. "He is handsome. What a fine young man."

...

Aside from these, some of the older attendees were less impressed. "He has no elder with him, and he hasn’t even concealed his face. How foolish."

The True Monarchs looking in his direction were also taken aback by this.

True Monarch Gang Yuan could tell with a single glance that Xiao Chen’s Qi Blood was incredibly vigorous, a sign that he had practiced a Body Refining Technique. "How strange."

"His proficiency in this Body Refining Technique seems quite high. Is there some Hidden Dao Lineage that also focuses on Body Refining?"

True Monarch Qianshu, on the other hand, was surprised. "To let a junior carry so many Spirit Stones by himself... Could he be from a clan-based lineage?"

He recalled a recent intelligence report.

In the northwest corner of the Compassion Sea, three Hidden Clans had recently become active: the Sun Family, the Wang Family, and the Fan Family.

’Could he be from one of them?’

True Monarch Di Lang’s attention, however, returned to the young man’s appearance. "He looks so young. His true age probably isn’t over fifty."

Having achieved Nascent Soul Formation at the age of fifty-eight himself, he was naturally more attentive to such matters.

Now, seeing that Xiao Chen also seemed quite young, a flicker of anticipation grew within him. "I hope you break through to the Nascent Soul realm soon... and become a whetstone for my sword."

As an exceptionally young Sword Cultivator, True Monarch Di Lang felt that he was starting to lack pressure.

It wasn’t that he had grown arrogant.

Rather, without the pressure of his peers nipping at his heels, he had unconsciously grown a little complacent.

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, the door to Room B26 flew open, and a mysterious Cultivator wearing a Bronze Mask scrambled out.

He let out three loud laughs, then cheered, "We did it! Let’s go, let’s go!"

Then, shouting at the top of his lungs to draw everyone’s attention, he bolted toward the auction hall’s exit.

As he ran, he unexpectedly pulled out three Storage Bags.

He tossed one directly into the arms of the person closest to him—the blue-robed youth standing at the entrance to Room B25.

The next went to Xiao Chen, and the last to the middle-aged Cultivator from Room B23...

"Not good!"

The blue-robed youth reacted instantly, flinging the Storage Bag to the ground.

He wanted nothing to do with that Tier Four Life-extending Elixir; right now, it was a death warrant.

But in the next moment, he realized it would be very difficult to explain his way out of this.

He had already touched the Storage Bag. It was too late to claim the Life-extending Elixir hadn’t been inside.

At this thought, the blue-robed youth shot a furious glare at the mysterious man. ’This is a goddamn frame-up!’

Meanwhile, the middle-aged Cultivator had reacted too quickly.

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