Chapter 405: The Black-Robed Monk Even Lin Che Can’t See Through

"I bid fifteen thousand!"

Just then, one of the cultivators seated on a chair, seeing the Blood Essence Sword, unhesitatingly raised his right hand and said.

The white-haired young man heard the discussions around him, a cold sneer played on his lips, and he spoke again, "Twenty thousand Immortal Jade."

This time, no one dared to respond.

Cang Songzi, seeing this, also looked around at everyone in the hall and said loudly, "Twenty thousand Immortal Jade once! Twenty thousand Immortal Jade twice!"

After a pause, Cang Songzi's gaze swept across the entire hall. Seeing that no one else was bidding, he brought down the wooden gavel, smiled and nodded, "Twenty thousand Immortal Jade thrice! Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for obtaining this Blood Essence Sword!"

The white-haired young man rose, his figure flashed, and he appeared on the stage, handing a storage bag filled with Immortal Jade to Cang Songzi, then snatched the Blood Essence Sword.

As the sword entered his hand, he exerted a slight force with his fingertip, and a trace of vital blood seeped into the scabbard along the gap between his fingers. The sword body immediately let out a low hum, and the bloody light intensified.

The handsome young man stroked the scabbard with satisfaction. As he turned, his gaze inadvertently swept over Lin Che in the corner.

However, upon meeting Lin Che's indifferent eyes, he inexplicably felt a chill in his heart, subconsciously withdrew his gaze, and quickly returned to his seat, clutching the Blood Essence Sword.

That glance just now gave him the illusion of being targeted by a natural enemy, as if the Blood Essence Sword in his hand was nothing but scrap iron in the other party's eyes.

"Eh… why does this person feel so familiar to me… have we met somewhere before?"

Lin Che looked at the man wearing a bamboo hat and covering his face with a black robe, raised his eyebrows, and also realized that the other party should be someone he knew.

Li Qianmei also turned around at this moment, looked at Lin Che, and asked with a curious expression, "Lin Che, do you also know this person?"

Lin Che said with a normal expression, "I'm not sure. This person should have a special magical treasure, even I can't see through his identity. It's very possible he is not a cultivator from the Cloud Sea Star Domain."

Li Qianmei, hearing this, also felt a little surprised. After all, Lin Che is a Heavenly Human Four Decay expert; there aren't many people throughout history who he can't see through… Before Lin Che could speak, the next auction item was brought out.

It was a spherical object, entirely blood-red. The energy emanating from it made everyone in the hall involuntarily stop what they were doing, subtly raise their eyebrows, and stare at the sphere in disbelief.

Cang Songzi put away the storage bag containing the Immortal Jade, tapped the edge of the auction stage with his fingertip, his gaze sweeping over the slightly calmer venue after the Blood Essence Sword transaction, and his voice suddenly rose several decibels, carrying a deliberately created suspense.

"The Blood Essence Sword just now was merely an appetizer. For the next item, all of you must open your eyes wide, especially fellow Daoists who cultivate soul paths or need to temper their divine souls. You absolutely cannot miss this item."

As his voice fell, Cang Songzi raised his hand and took out an ancient jade box from his storage ring. The jade box was carved with intricate soul-镇魂符文 (Soul-镇魂符文) on its surface.

As the runes flowed, a faint dark red glow seeped out, and even the air seemed to be tinged with a hint of solemnity.

Cang Songzi did not immediately open the jade box, but deliberately paused for a moment, allowing the curiosity of the cultivators in the hall to continuously rise.

It was not until faint whispers began to rise from below the stage that he slowly lifted the lid.

The moment the lid opened, a majestic and ferocious aura suddenly erupted from the box!

This aura was different from the brute force of ordinary fierce beasts; it carried a bone-chilling coldness, as if it could directly penetrate a cultivator's flesh and pierce deep into their divine soul.

Many cultivators with weaker cultivation in the hall subconsciously raised their hands to cover their chests, their faces paling, and their breathing becoming rapid.

In the center of the jade box, a spherical object, entirely blood-red, lay quietly. The sphere was about the size of a fist, its surface covered with intricate patterns.

Within the patterns, a blood-colored mist seemed to flow slowly. Each flow was accompanied by a faint roar of a fierce beast, subtle yet extremely penetrating, making one's scalp tingle.

"This is…" A cultivator exclaimed, his voice filled with disbelief.

Cang Songzi's lips curved into a smug smile. He raised his hand, gesturing for everyone to calm down: "You guessed correctly, everyone. This is a Blood Soul Orb condensed from the soul of a twelfth-tier fierce beast!"

"This fierce beast, in its lifetime, was the 'Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Beast,' which wreaked havoc in the eighth-tier star domain for a hundred years, and was finally slain by a reclusive Heavenly Human expert."

"Its soul should have dissipated between heaven and earth, but that expert sealed it with a secret technique and spent a thousand years to condense this Blood Soul Orb."

Cang Songzi's fingertip tapped the Blood Soul Orb, and a gentle spiritual energy infused into it. The Blood Soul Orb immediately glowed with a dazzling red light, and within the red light, the phantom of a giant beast actually appeared.

The giant beast was covered in flames, its four hooves stepping on fire, and its ferocious head had three vertical pupils. Even as a phantom, it made many Shattered Nirvana cultivators in the hall feel a tremor in their hearts.

"The soul of a twelfth-tier fierce beast!"

The hall erupted into a complete frenzy.

A twelfth-tier fierce beast was an existence capable of contending with a Heavenly Human cultivator. How vast was the soul power contained within its soul?

Whether used to cultivate soul path divine abilities, integrated into magical treasures to enhance their power, or even used to temper the divine soul when breaking through realms, it was a top-tier treasure.

The previous eleventh-tier fierce beast bone wings and Vajra Glazed Body, compared to this Blood Soul Orb, seemed somewhat overshadowed.

"Elder Cang Songzi, what is the starting price for this Blood Soul Orb?"

A cultivator dressed in purple robes asked impatiently. He was from the Ghost Sect, which specialized in soul-capturing techniques. For them, this Blood Soul Orb was simply a tailor-made treasure.

Cang Songzi surveyed the entire hall and slowly said, "The Blood Soul Orb is incredibly precious. The starting price is fifty thousand Immortal Jade. Each bid increase must not be less than five thousand Immortal Jade."

"Fifty thousand Immortal Jade!"

Gasps of cold air rose and fell from below the stage.

Fifty thousand Immortal Jade was already the total resources of many sixth-tier sects for a year, yet even so, cultivators immediately spoke.

"Fifty-five thousand Immortal Jade! Elder Cang Songzi, my Ghost Sect wants this Blood Soul Orb!" It was the purple-robed cultivator from before.

"Hmph, does the Ghost Sect dare to monopolize it?"

Another rough voice sounded. The speaker was a burly man, exuding a wild aura, clearly from the Demon Sect.

"Sixty thousand Immortal Jade! The innate beast origin contained in this Blood Soul Orb is even more useful to my Demon Sect cultivators!"

"Sixty-five thousand Immortal Jade!"

Someone else raised the bid. This time, it was a green-robed cultivator from the Divine Sect. His expression was calm, but his tone carried an undeniable assertiveness.

"The Divine Sect is willing to offer sixty-five thousand Immortal Jade. We hope everyone will give the Divine Sect some face."

"Face? In front of treasure, no one's face matters!" The Demon Sect man sneered, "Seventy thousand Immortal Jade!"

The price soared. In just half an incense stick's time, the price of the Blood Soul Orb had already exceeded one hundred thousand Immortal Jade.