Chapter 359: Delivered to the Door, Gu Jifeng’s New Opportunity

There were many Cultivators in the city; Cultivators of the Saint Realm and Nascent Soul Stage could be seen everywhere.

Zhou Chen was just about to leave when he suddenly felt a strong pull.

This attraction came from his opportunity panel.

With a thought, Zhou Chen opened the panel.

[Ding! Detected that the Child of Destiny Gu Jifeng's Opportunity has refreshed.]

Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment.

Gu Jifeng?

How did this guy end up in Qingyun City?

It seemed highly likely that the heavens had sensed Gu Jifeng's Opportunity being intercepted and arranged a new one for him.

[Name: Gu Jifeng]

[Realm: Third Layer of the Emperor Realm]

[fate: Child of Destiny (Five-Colored), Longevity Dao Body (Seven-Colored)]

[Destiny: An immortal with a lifespan of a million years. Spends his life developing low-key, being extremely cautious, and stopping at the First Layer of True Immortal Realm.]

[Recent Opportunity: Three days later, at the Qingyun City auction, he will purchase a seemingly ordinary jade pendant at a low price. It is actually a Legacy token left by an ancient powerhouse, containing the Venerable Rank Top-Grade Cultivation Technique 'Longevity Art' and a Venerable Rank Top-Grade Longevity Pill. After taking it, he will Breakthrough to the Fifth Layer of the Emperor Realm.]

Zhou Chen was deep in thought.

The Longevity Art and Longevity Pill sounded like a perfect match for Gu Jifeng's Longevity Dao Body.

“The auction in three days…”

A faint smile curled at the corners of Zhou Chen's mouth.

It seemed another chance to intercept an Opportunity had arrived.

However, there were still three days until the auction, so Zhou Chen was in no hurry.

He found an inn in Qingyun City to stay at and inquired about the auction while he was at it.

According to the inn's waiter, this auction was being held by the Tianbao Pavilion, one of the three major chambers of commerce in Qingyun City, and its scale was massive.

Many rare treasures would appear at that time, attracting countless Cultivators.

“Tianbao Pavilion…”

Zhou Chen noted the name.

Over the next three days, Zhou Chen wandered around Qingyun City.

Qingyun City truly lived up to its reputation as a major city, with all kinds of shops available.

There were technique pavilions, Medicinal Pill shops, Magic Treasure buildings, and even a beast market specifically for selling Yao Beasts.

Zhou Chen bought some Spirit Pills for restoring Qi in a Medicinal Pill shop and looked around the Magic Treasure building, but nothing caught his eye.

However, in an antique shop, Zhou Chen discovered something interesting.

It was a palm-sized black stone covered in cracks, looking completely unremarkable.

But after Zhou Chen's Divine Sense probed it, he discovered that the interior of the stone contained an extremely weak spatial fluctuation.

“Is this… a space stone?”

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up.

A space stone was an extremely rare material that could be used to refine a storage ring or a spatial Magic Treasure.

Furthermore, the quality of this space stone was not low; it was at least Heaven Rank High Grade.

“Boss, how much for this stone?”

Zhou Chen picked up the stone and asked casually.

The antique shop owner was a thin old man who looked very shrewd.

He glanced at Zhou Chen and said indifferently, “I picked up this stone from a ruin. Although it looks unremarkable, its origin is extraordinary.”

“It's worth at least a hundred thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Zhou Chen almost laughed out loud.

A hundred thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones? This old man really dared to ask for such a price.

However, Zhou Chen didn't want to haggle. He directly took out a thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones from his storage ring and threw them to the boss.

“Boss, here are a thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones. If you won't sell it, I'm leaving.”

“Deal.”

The boss's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly collected the Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Zhou Chen left the antique shop with the space stone, feeling quite good.

Although this space stone wasn't large, it was enough for him to refine a spatial Magic Treasure.

Once he returned to the academy and found an Artifact Refining Great Master to help him, he might be able to create a decent treasure.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the auction arrived.

Zhou Chen arrived at the Tianbao Pavilion early and spent ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones to buy a private box.

The box was located on the second floor with an excellent view, allowing him to clearly see the situation on the auction stage.

Sitting in the box, Zhou Chen scanned the auction hall with his Divine Sense.

The hall was already packed with people, at least several thousand of them.

Most of these people were Cultivators at the Golden Core Stage or Nascent Soul Stage, but there were also many Saint Realm and Emperor Realm experts.

There were even a few Emperor Realm Cultivators sitting in other private boxes.

“There really are a lot of people.”

Zhou Chen muttered to himself.

Just then, the auction officially began.

A beautiful woman in a red dress stepped onto the auction stage.

She was stunningly beautiful with a hot figure, and every move she made exuded an alluring charm.

“Welcome, honored guests, to the Tianbao Pavilion.”

The woman smiled sweetly, her voice clear and pleasant.

“I am the host of this auction, Hong Xiu.”

“Without further ado, the auction begins now.”

With a wave of Hong Xiu's hand, a maid walked onto the stage carrying a tray.

On the tray lay a long sword.

The sword was silvery-white and emitted a sharp Sword Intent.

“The first item, a Heaven Rank High Grade Magic Treasure—the Cloud Piercer Sword.”

“This sword was personally refined by the Artifact Refining Great Master Yun Zhonghe. It is incredibly sharp and can cut through iron like butter.”

“Starting price, one hundred thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

As soon as she finished speaking, people began to bid.

“One hundred and twenty thousand!”

“One hundred and fifty thousand!”

“Two hundred thousand!”

The price continued to climb, finally closing at three hundred and fifty thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Next, items appeared one after another.

There were Cultivation Technique manuals, Spirit Pills and medicines, Magic Treasures and weapons, as well as various rare Materials.

Every item sparked intense competition.

Zhou Chen sat in his box and never made a move.

He was waiting for that jade pendant to appear.

Finally, halfway through the auction, Hong Xiu brought out a small wooden box.

“This next item is somewhat special.”

Hong Xiu opened the wooden box, revealing a simple and ancient jade pendant lying inside.

The jade pendant was green with some ancient patterns carved on it, looking quite ordinary.

“This jade pendant was consigned by a Senior and is said to come from the ancient era.”

“However, after our appraisal, we found nothing special about it.”

“So the starting price is very low, only one thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

As soon as Hong Xiu finished speaking, a burst of laughter erupted in the auction hall.

“One thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones? Is Tianbao Pavilion so desperate for money?”

“Just this broken jade pendant, and it's from the ancient era? It looks like street stall junk to me.”

“What a waste of time.”

Everyone shook their heads, clearly uninterested in the jade pendant.

Hong Xiu's expression was a bit awkward, but she braced herself and continued hosting.

“One thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, any bidders?”

“One thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, going once.”

“One thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, going twice.”

Just as Hong Xiu was about to announce it as unsold, a voice suddenly rang out.

“One thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, I'll take it.”

Everyone looked toward the source of the voice and saw a young man sitting in a private box.

It was none other than Gu Jifeng.

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes.

Sure enough, this guy had made his move.

But Zhou Chen wouldn't let him have his way.

“Two thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Zhou Chen's indifferent voice echoed through the auction hall.

Gu Jifeng was stunned and turned to look at the box where Zhou Chen was located.

Although he couldn't see the person inside, he could sense a faint pressure.

“Three thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Gu Jifeng lowered his head in thought for a moment before choosing to continue increasing the bid.