Dashing Student Chapter 1458 - 1448: Murder for Treasure

Zheng Tuo was furious. He was blinded by rage, fooled by a nobody. As a disciple of Li Luang Palace, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

Therefore, Chen Nan had become someone he must kill in his heart!

Chen Nan, however, paid no heed to Zheng Tuo’s threat. Although a Sixth-Layer Golden Core Realm cultivator, he was of the same level and was invincible at that level!

He was simply accustomed to hiding his cultivation, so at this moment he only revealed the First-Layer Golden Core Realm. However, he tilted his head in curiosity and asked, "Li Luang Palace... is it very powerful?"

Yun Ying slightly frowned, "I heard from my Daoist brothers in Moon River Valley before that Li Luang Palace is one of the strongest forces on the Endless Sea."

"It’s said that within their sect, there is an Ancestor in charge, and there are more Nascent Soul powerhouses, so most of the disciples under them are arrogant and domineering."

"So that’s how it is." Chen Nan nodded, it seemed his unlucky constitution was at play again, provoking a disciple from the most powerful force.

However, he couldn’t just stand still and let others kill him. If Zheng Tuo was sensible, that would be fine, but if not, he could only act decisively.

Zheng Tuo purchased a Seventh Grade Spirit Sword at the high price of fifty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones, which seemed like a win, but who knew how many people in the auction house were laughing at him.

He painfully paid the spirit stones, handed the Golden Dawn Sword to his junior sister Shi Rou’er, and pretended to be generous: "Junior sister, it’s just a sword. As long as you want it, I can give you anything!"

Shi Rou’er was overjoyed in her heart, but she pretended to be reluctant, pushing the longsword back, "Senior brother, it’s all Rou’er’s fault, otherwise you wouldn’t have to spend so many spirit stones."

Zheng Tuo puffed out his chest, declaring confidently, "Don’t worry, this amount of spirit stones means nothing to me, and as long as you like, spending any amount is fine."

Shi Rou’er looked at Zheng Tuo with gentle eyes and a shy face, seemingly unable to resist, "Senior brother, you’re so kind."

Who could withstand such a test? Zheng Tuo immediately felt elated, his breath heavy, soon unable to find his bearings.

"Simp!" Chen Nan glanced over, giving his evaluation.

Next to him, Yun Ying was puzzled, asking, "Junior brother, what’s a simp?"

"Senior sister, if you had a dog, played with it when happy, kicked it when not, yet the dog still wagged its tail and returned, that’s a simp."

"Oh!" Yun Ying instantly understood: "So it’s someone who shows affection without reciprocation, yet remains cheerful?"

"Smart!" Chen Nan gave a thumbs-up, but he saw the disappointment in Yun Ying’s eyes, it was clear she really liked that Golden Dawn Sword.

"Don’t worry, maybe someone will deliver the Golden Dawn Sword voluntarily, and we won’t even need to spend spirit stones."

Yun Ying shook her head repeatedly, "There’s no need. I can just use any sword I have."

Seeing her disbelief, Chen Nan said nothing more, considering it as the first lesson he taught Yun Ying.

Just when Chen Nan thought he wouldn’t acquire anything good this time, the climax of the auction appeared: the Breakthrough Flower.

"Hiss!"

Chen Nan’s breathing immediately became rapid, because he had searched for a long time in the Outer Sea for the Breakthrough Flower without any news. It was one of the three main materials for refining the Breaking Infant Pill.

Chen Nan already had the Xuanyuan Immortal Embryo Fruit. If he could acquire the Breakthrough Flower, only the Enlightenment Dew would be left, so he had to get it no matter what.

But evidently, many at the auction were here for this, so competition would surely be fierce!

"This is the Breakthrough Flower, Sixth-grade Spiritual Medicine, thousand-year vintage. Its use need not be explained, due to its preciousness, the starting bid is one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"I bid one hundred and ten thousand!"

"Heh, two hundred thousand!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

As soon as the auctioneer’s voice fell, bidding voices rose one after another continuously, even Zheng Tuo also placed high bids each time.

It seemed everyone was determined to get the Breakthrough Flower, but the fewer people bid as the price escalated because it had soared beyond discomfort.

"One billion!"

Zheng Tuo shouted a figure forcefully, causing everyone to turn their heads in amazement.

This was one of the main materials for refining the Breaking Infant Pill, potentially allowing someone to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm, so despite the price, it was deemed worthy, but rarely would anyone actually take out such a vast amount for purchase.

Hence, when the price rose to one billion low-grade spirit stones, a silence enveloped the entire auction hall.

Not everyone, unlike Chen Nan, would have so many spirit stones, needing millions for each cultivation session.

Just when Zheng Tuo felt triumphant, raising his eyebrow towards his junior sister, believing he would surely win the Breakthrough Flower this time, a lazy voice sounded.

"It’s just one hundred thousand top-grade spirit stones, I thought it was more, I’ll offer one hundred and ten thousand top-grade spirit stones."

Zheng Tuo jerked his head to see Chen Nan at the back row, smiling as if the number he shouted was not astronomical.

"You..." he said, trembling and pointing, "I don’t believe he has that many spirit stones!"

As a disciple of Li Luang Palace, even he didn’t possess that many spirit stones. The one billion low-grade spirit stones were given by the sect for buying the Breakthrough Flower.

So seeing Chen Nan’s plain attire, he immediately spoke his doubts.

It wasn’t uncommon for people to disrupt auctions, shouting sky-high prices without the spirit stones to back it up, so after Zheng Tuo raised his suspicion, the auctioneer didn’t continue the auction but sent someone to Chen Nan’s side.