Chapter 360: Spirit Refining Longevity Scripture, Indestructible Golden Core

Zhou Chen sneered.

“Five thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Gu Jifeng's expression was grim.

Although he was a Child of Destiny, he wasn't exactly flush with cash.

Five thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones already represented more than half of his total net worth.

“Six thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Gu Jifeng bit the bullet and continued to raise the price.

A trace of a smile curled on Zhou Chen's lips.

“Ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the auction hall immediately erupted into an uproar.

Ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones to buy a jade pendant that looked utterly ordinary?

Is this person insane?

Gu Jifeng's face turned ashen.

While ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones wasn't beyond his limit, continuing the bidding would inevitably attract unwanted attention, which didn't fit his low-profile cultivation style.

He gritted his teeth and ultimately gave up.

“Ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones once.”

“Ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones twice.”

“Ten thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones thrice.”

“Sold!”

Hong Xiu's gavel sealed the deal; the jade pendant belonged to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen had a maid deliver the jade pendant to his private booth and then paid the Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

After obtaining the jade pendant, Zhou Chen sent his Divine Sense into it.

As expected, there was a hidden world within the jade pendant.

Inside was not only a Venerable Rank Top-Grade Cultivation Technique, the "Longevity Art," but also a Venerable Rank Top-Grade Longevity Pill.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for snatching the Child of Destiny Gu Jifeng's Opportunity: the Venerable Rank Top-Grade Cultivation Technique "Longevity Art" and the Venerable Rank Top-Grade Longevity Pill. Triggering Ten-Thousand-Fold Return.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Immortal Rank Low Grade Divine Sense Cultivation Technique "Spirit Refining Longevity Scripture" and the Immortal Rank Low Grade Indestructible Golden Core (limited to the Fifth Layer of the Venerable Realm and above).]

Zhou Chen was wild with joy.

The System is awesome!

Another Immortal Rank Low Grade!

The Indestructible Longevity Scripture—one could tell it was extraordinary just by the name.

And the Indestructible Golden Core was even more incredibly precious.

Zhou Chen forcibly suppressed his excitement and stored the technique and pill into his internal Small World.

The auction was still ongoing, but Zhou Chen was no longer interested.

He rose and left Tianbao Pavilion, preparing to find a place for secluded cultivation.

Just then, Zhou Chen suddenly felt a strong surge of killing intent.

Zhou Chen's face darkened as his Divine Sense swept across the surroundings.

He saw several figures standing on the street outside Tianbao Pavilion.

The leader was a young man wearing luxurious robes, whose aura had reached the Fourth Layer of the Emperor Realm.

Behind him followed four men in black, all of whom were at the Emperor Realm.

“Your Excellency, please wait a moment.”

The young man blocked Zhou Chen's path, a sneer on his face.

Zhou Chen stopped and said indifferently, “Is there something?”

The young man sized Zhou Chen up, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.

“That jade pendant from just now—I've taken a liking to it.”

“Name a price, and I'll buy it.”

Zhou Chen almost laughed out loud.

This person was truly arrogant, daring to commit open robbery in broad daylight.

“And if I don't sell?”

Zhou Chen asked back.

The young man's face darkened.

“Not selling? Then don't blame me for being impolite.”

With a wave of his hand, the four men in black immediately surrounded him.

Zhou Chen glanced at them, a flicker of killing intent in his eyes.

Seeking death.

In the next second, the Tai Xu Domain instantly expanded.

The power of the Domain enveloped the five of them, and their auras were immediately suppressed.

“This is… Domain power?”

The young man's expression changed drastically.

To be able to master a Domain at the Emperor Realm—just how terrifying was this person's talent?

But it was too late for regrets now.

The qingping sword phantom slashed out, the sword light like a bolt of lightning.

The four men in black were slain by the sword light before they could even react.

The young man retreated in terror, wanting to flee.

But how could Zhou Chen let him escape?

Space-Time Cage!

The Tai Xu Domain instantly contracted, firmly trapping the young man.

“Spare my life! I was wrong!”

The young man cried out in terror.

“I am the son of the Qingyun City Lord, you cannot kill me!”

Zhou Chen sneered.

“So what if you're the City Lord's son?”

With a final strike from the qingping sword phantom, the young man's head flew off.

Zhou Chen retracted the Tai Xu Domain and looted the storage rings of the five men.

The harvest this time was not small; there were several million Top-Grade Spirit Stones alone.

Furthermore, there were many precious Medicinal Pills and Materials in the young man's storage ring.

Zhou Chen used Samadhi True Fire to burn the corpses to ashes and then turned to leave.

The entire process took less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, clean and efficient.

Although pedestrians on the street saw this scene, not a single person dared to make a sound.

In this world, strength is respected, and power is paramount.

A mere son of a City Lord was not enough to make Zhou Chen wary.

The strength Zhou Chen displayed struck fear into everyone's hearts.

After leaving Tianbao Pavilion, Zhou Chen did not linger in Qingyun City.

He activated the xuanyuan ferry and sped off toward Jixia Academy.

Zhou Chen piloted the xuanyuan ferry at high speed and finally returned to Jixia Academy three days later.

Just as he stepped into the Academy's mountain gate, he felt that the atmosphere was somewhat off.

The Academy square, usually bustling, was now deserted, with only a few scattered Disciples hurrying past, all with solemn expressions on their faces.

“What happened?” Zhou Chen stopped a passing Outer Sect Disciple.

Seeing it was Zhou Chen, the Disciple hurriedly bowed respectfully: “Senior Brother Zhou, you're back. The Academy is under even stricter martial law now. All Disciples are required to stay in their Immortal Caves and are not allowed to move about freely.”

“Why?”

“I heard that the Seal nodes all over the continent have recently shown abnormalities.”

The Disciple lowered his voice.

“The night before last, the Demon Suppression Tower in the Western Regions suddenly collapsed. Hundreds of demons escaped, slaughtered three cities, and over a million people died.”

Zhou Chen frowned.

It seemed the situation was even more serious than he had imagined.

“Is there any other news?”

“Yes,” the Disciple hesitated for a moment before continuing, “I heard that the Evil Spirit Clan suppressed by the one hundred and eight Holy Lands of the Central Continent has also begun to riot. Several Holy Lands have suffered heavy losses, and even two presiding Elders of the Holy Lands fell on the spot.”

Zhou Chen's heart sank.

Zhou Chen had encountered the Evil Spirit Clan before. They were an evil race suppressed since ancient times, and their strength was extremely terrifying. Every Evil Spirit possessed a cultivation level at or above the Saint Realm, and the experts within the clan were innumerable.

Even more bizarre was their ability to continuously absorb the flesh and Divine Souls of Cultivators to rapidly increase their strength.

Back then, great experts had spent a countless price to suppress the Evil Spirit Clan in various parts of the Central Continent.

If the entire Evil Spirit Clan escaped, the entire continent would be plunged into a sea of blood.

“What countermeasures has the Academy leadership taken?”

Zhou Chen asked.

“Vice Palace Master Bai Chongming has already summoned all the Elders for a meeting,” the Disciple said. “I heard they are discussing how to deal with the upcoming situation.”

Zhou Chen nodded and let the Disciple leave, while he himself headed toward the Mission Hall.

Although the situation on the continent was critical, he still needed to collect his contribution points from the previous mission first.

Inside the Mission Hall, the Deacon Elder in charge of registration immediately stood up upon seeing Zhou Chen.

“Zhou Chen, you're back.” The Elder greeted him with a smile. “The mission for Demon Burial Ridge has been approved by the Vice Palace Master. You can directly collect one million contribution points.”

Zhou Chen took the token handed over by the Elder and sent his Divine Sense into it; sure enough, it had exactly one million more contribution points.

“Thank you, Elder.”