Chapter 753

Feng Jiu Ge’s eyes shine at Fang Yuan’s list, his composure returning. The Eastern Sea Gu Immortal, outwardly unmoved, asks Murong Jin Xiao how many refinement path grandmasters exist in Northern Plains, since the list is dense with refinement materials. Murong Jin Xiao answers at once: four major ones. The greatest, Yao tribe’s rank eight Gu Immortal, Yao Huang, is rumored past grandmaster, perhaps toward quasi-great grandmaster. The second, Murong Xue Xiang of his tribe, has refined a snow path Immortal Gu. The third, Snowy Mountain’s second leader Lady Wan Shou, refines for many demonic path Gu Immortals; the fourth, the lone cultivator Lady Miao Li, refines enslavement path Gu worms. ^{ch. 753}

The hall and Qin Bai Sheng alike judge both buyers formidable, the seller’s ambition and mysterious background not to be underestimated. Qin Bai Sheng, as organizer, knows the guest comes from Eastern Sea. Even a rank eight guest from Eastern Sea must restrain himself here, since an outsider risks being targeted. That is why he and Murong Jin Xiao hide their identities in the first secret room, a courtesy Qin Bai Sheng extends them. ^{ch. 753}

Qin Bai Sheng privately guesses that immortal zombie Sha Huang may have a rank eight refinement expert backing him. He suspects Fairy Li Shan knows it too, which is why a mere rank six immortal zombie stands so close to Snowy Mountain’s third leader. He is right, in a way. It is Lang Ya land spirit standing behind Fang Yuan, and in his past as Long Hair Ancestor he was certainly a rank eight Gu Immortal. ^{ch. 753}

Feng Jiu Ge offers a hundred and fifty pieces of thunder sound leaves, an essence from strong lightning tribulations that ordinary Gu Immortals can rarely gather. The Eastern Sea Gu Immortal laughs it off as petty, since the list asks for two hundred and eighty leaves. He counters with three hundred and sixty heaven flying jades, a flight material of the azure heaven, filling the list’s demand for them at a stroke. Gathering them earlier had left him injured, in an azure heaven fragment world. ^{ch. 753}

Feng Jiu Ge is recognized as the strongest of Central Continent’s ten great ancient sects, a rank seven who can withstand a rank eight. He answers with ten thousand star pupils, edgeless stardust fragments from blue heaven, when the list itself only asks for eight thousand. The overbid is a counterattack, meant to shock his rival back. The Eastern Sea Gu Immortal warns that fragmented and intact star pupils carry very different value. Fang Yuan recognizes the point as true, but Lang Ya land spirit’s own list never mentioned it, since star pupils were hard enough to gather. ^{ch. 753}

Feng Jiu Ge presses on, naming region sand, sun salt, star galaxy wind, plain fire, and three more materials, not enough to fill the list but wide enough to startle the hall. The Eastern Sea Gu Immortal changes tactics and matches him with huge amounts across a wide spread of materials. Both men are soon breathing hard. Watching, the rank eight Five Elements Grandmaster calls the pair lunatics and lets his own interest in Worldly Wave Trace drop. Fang Yuan is startled himself: combined, the two offers already cover half the list, though he can still only choose one winner. His own pleasure is guarded: such fierce bidding proves the Gu brings them far greater benefit. ^{ch. 753}

The Eastern Sea Gu Immortal then offers five kilograms of drunk immortal qi, so rare it is sold by the gram even in treasure yellow heaven, and strong enough to intoxicate a Gu Immortal. Feng Jiu Ge weighs it: Spirit Affinity House holds Water Pavilion’s complete recipe but can refine only its mortal Gu, since each Immortal Gu is unique, and offers a heavy reward for each one recovered. Gritting his teeth, he takes out a second strength path Immortal Gu, Pulling Water, offering both of his Immortal Gu for the one. The whole hall falls silent. ^{ch. 753}