Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 1244 - 551: Treasure Armor Gift

Ning Qi didn’t answer her question, and instead called out a price.

"Who is that? The bid’s already close to double!"

"Must be some young master from a big clan!"

"..."

Quite a few people started talking among themselves, clearly shocked by that price.

"Huh? Are you bidding for me?"

Li Xiangrou’s eyes widened as she stared at Ning Qi in disbelief.

"Yeah. Helping you out this once."

Ning Qi nodded with a small smile, then looked down toward the floor.

"Nineteen million!"

Not long after, someone followed up with a higher bid.

"Twenty million!"

Ning Qi called out another price.

This time, the voices of discussion below grew even louder.

Clearly, none of them had imagined that someone could bid that high.

The price had straight-up doubled.

"Everyone, twenty million—anyone else want to raise the bid?"

The auctioneer smiled in satisfaction and asked.

"That’s it for me!"

"Yeah, who’d buy it at that price!"

"Not worth it!"

"..."

A good number of people started grumbling.

"In that case, this Immortal herb belongs to this young master."

As the auctioneer spoke, he shot a look to the attendant behind him.

The attendant understood and walked toward Ning Qi carrying the brocade box.

Down below, everyone turned their gaze in his direction, though none of them could see what Ning Qi looked like.

There was an Array Restriction in place here.

"Everyone, our next auction item is..."

Down below, the auctioneer was already starting the next round of bidding.

"Young master!"

Over on Ning Qi’s side, the attendant from before had arrived at his door and knocked gently.

"Come in."

Ning Qi beckoned.

Right after, the door swung open.

The attendant walked in respectfully, holding the brocade box with both hands.

"Young master, here is your Immortal herb."

As he spoke, the attendant placed it on the table in front of him.

"Good, thank you for your trouble."

Ning Qi nodded, then turned to Li Xiangrou. "This is yours now."

"Once we’re back tonight, I’ll help you refine it and give you a boost."

"No, this is too valuable, I can’t accept it!"

Li Xiangrou shook her head again and again. "Ning Qi, you should keep it for yourself. It might come in handy one day."

"I already said I’m giving it to you. I’m not joking."

Ning Qi shook his head, then continued, "Just accept it. Otherwise, I’m not going with you."

"But..."

Li Xiangrou still wanted to refuse.

"No buts. I’ll say it one more time."

Ning Qi gave her a look and said in a deep voice, "Take it."

"Alright... I’ll remember this favor."

"If you ever need my help in the future, I absolutely won’t turn you down!"

In the end, Li Xiangrou still accepted his gift of the Immortal herb.

Her eyes were filled with gratitude.

She knew exactly why Ning Qi was helping her.

He simply wanted her to grow stronger, so she wouldn’t be bullied.

"That’s more like it."

Ning Qi smiled in satisfaction. "Once you’re stronger, you might even catch up to my cultivation one day."

"How could that be possible."

Li Xiangrou shook her head and sighed lightly. "You’re already a True Immortal. I could never reach your level."

"Don’t be so sure about that."

"As long as you work hard, you’ll reach this realm one day."

Ning Qi smiled and encouraged her. "I believe you can do it."

"Mm! I’ll work hard!"

Persuaded by his words, Li Xiangrou nodded vigorously.

"Master, you’re spoiling this girl rotten."

"I don’t think she’ll necessarily make it."

The Medicine Spirit couldn’t help commenting after listening to the two of them.

"Don’t underestimate her. I feel she has a certain tenacity."

"Once she sets her mind on something, she’ll see it through."

Ning Qi refuted him.

"Let’s hope so."

The Medicine Spirit sighed and turned his attention back to the auction below.

The auction was still going on, with quite a few people bidding.

The atmosphere was lively.

"Everyone, the next item is a piece of Treasure Armor!"

"Please take a look!"

The auctioneer signaled for an attendant to bring up a set of Treasure Armor and place it off to the side.

This Treasure Armor glowed faintly all over.

It gave off a light, floating feeling.

"A fine piece of Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor."

The auctioneer continued, "Once you wear it, no evil can invade."

"Its defensive power is extremely high as well. Even against an attack from a True Immortal—so long as your cultivation is on par—you’ll be able to withstand his strikes!"

"Not bad! The defense is really high."

"Just don’t know how much it’s worth!"

"We’ll find out soon enough."

"..."

Quite a few people started discussing again.

Pairs of eyes stared at the Treasure Armor in front, all showing greedy looks.

"The starting price for this Treasure Armor is twenty million Top-grade Spirit Stones!"

"Anyone who needs it may start bidding!"

"Likewise, each raise must not be less than one million Top-grade Spirit Stones!"

Seeing that everyone was quite interested, the auctioneer added, "Most importantly, this Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor can defend against Soul Attacks!"

"This is a truly rare treasure!"

"It can even defend against Soul Attacks?"

"Then twenty million is definitely worth it!"

People immediately started talking again.

"Twenty-one million!"

"Twenty-three million!"

"..."

Before long, people began bidding.

"This Treasure Armor is really gorgeous, it’s just too expensive!"

Li Xiangrou looked at the Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor and couldn’t help praising it.

"Twenty-five million!"

Right as she finished speaking, Ning Qi beside her raised the bid.

"It’s that same person again!"

"He’s making a move again?"

"Looks like there’s going to be another round of competition."

"..."

The moment he called out his bid, people immediately began talking.

He had already displayed his wealth earlier.

So after he bid, many of the people below fell silent.

"Twenty-eight million!"

Still, someone soon raised the price again.

"Thirty million!"

Ning Qi raised the bid once more.

Watching Ning Qi bid like this, Li Xiangrou couldn’t help feeling suspicious.

He couldn’t be bidding just because of what she said, could he?

That would make the gift far too valuable.

But probably not. After all, he’d already bought the Immortal herb for her.

How could he possibly give her so many expensive gifts?

"Thirty-two million!"

The person opposite him was clearly set on competing, and continued to bid.

"Interesting."

Ning Qi smiled, then raised again. "Forty million."

The one thing he didn’t lack was Spirit Stones. After sweeping through the Fragmented Continent once, even he didn’t know how many Spirit Stones he had.

More importantly, he had Spiritual Marrow and Spirit Marrow Liquid he’d never used.

In a small venue like this, he didn’t even need any of the treasures here.

"Wow, forty million—now that’s bold!"

"I don’t think anyone can outbid him now!"

"Giving up at this point is the wise choice!"

"..."

Once again, many people started talking.

Every pair of eyes turned toward Ning Qi’s side.

Some also looked toward the private box opposite his.

They wanted to see if these two would keep going and make a spectacle of it.

"Forty million, once!"

"Twice!"

"Sold!"

After calling out the final price, the auctioneer struck his hammer, confirming the Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor’s new owner.

It was still Ning Qi.

"So it’s his, after all!"

"That youth must be from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect!"

"Yeah, he’s really loaded!"

"..."

The crowd below chatted noisily.

The auctioneer had an attendant bring the Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor up to Ning Qi again.

At the moment, Ning Qi was tasting some delicacies.

The attendant knocked and entered once more.

"Young master, here is your Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor."

He set it down on the table and spoke respectfully.

"Alright, you may go."

Ning Qi waved lightly, then focused his attention on the Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor.

"Ning Qi, are you perhaps a Saint Heir, a prodigy from some Sect?"

Li Xiangrou finally couldn’t help herself and asked about his background.

"Me? If I told you, no one would believe it."

Ning Qi smiled and didn’t tell her.

The master of the Three Realms, the successor of Buzhou Mountain—any one of those identities would be enough to shake the world if revealed.

"I believe you."

Li Xiangrou said solemnly, "Whatever you say, I’ll believe it."

"And you’re not afraid I might lie to you?"

Ning Qi asked half-jokingly.

"I’m not afraid."

Li Xiangrou replied.

"Alright, let’s drop this topic. Here, take it."

As he spoke, Ning Qi handed the Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Armor to her.