Who Could Take This?

Although even Death Mysterious Stage experts cannot break through the Devouring Heavenly Corpse's defenses, there is no way to activate it. Otherwise, the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion would not have put it up for auction. Why not keep such a good thing for themselves?

Starting at five million, spending five million or even more Xuan Yuan Pill to buy a lifeless, motionless object—no one would be willing to do that.

Even if someone wanted to buy it out of curiosity, they were shocked by Lin Dong's act of instantly doubling the price. Not everyone can be as rich and capricious as him.

"Eleven million!"

A force from the southwest of the Chaotic Demon Sea tentatively followed suit.

"Fifteen million!"

Lin Dong glanced in the direction of the voice and called out calmly.

"..."

The man who had tested Lin Dong's confidence in buying the product awkwardly touched his nose and reluctantly lowered his arm. "Fifteen million Xuan Yuan Pill to buy a useless puppet? The Sect Master will probably beat me to death on the spot."

Fortunately, he was just trying to find a bargain, so he might as well not buy it.

"If no one else objects, then the Mysterious Puppet will belong to this friend." Even Tang Dongling on the stage couldn't help but glance at Lin Dong again. Their auction house loved such generous customers. She then solemnly announced the result.

"Big brother, what's the use of that Mysterious Puppet?"

Mu Lingshan curiously peeked out and looked at the Crystal Coffin being carried down by two black-clad servants. All the auction items had to be handed over backstage after the auction, so they naturally couldn't be in their hands now.

"There are too many people around here, let's go back and talk about it."

Lin Dong patted Mu Lingshan's head and smiled.

The subsequent auctions were mostly unremarkable, but the appearance of a Lower Grade Pure Yuan Treasure — the Heavenly Phoenix Void-Shattering Bow —attracted fierce competition from many powerful forces.

It was a dark red longbow, Pure Yuan Treasure, shaped like a phoenix about to take flight, radiating extremely powerful fire- Origin Energy fluctuations.

When the auction for this Pure Yuan Treasure was announced, many people in the audience who still vividly remembered Lin Dong's generosity glanced over, but he remained unmoved.

Lin Dong possesses the Upper Grade Pure Yuan Treasure, the Heaven Burning Cauldron. As a fire-type Spirit Treasure, the Heaven Burning Cauldron is hundreds or thousands of times more powerful than the Heavenly Phoenix Void-Shattering Bow, so naturally he looks down on it.

The Heavenly Phoenix Void-Shattering Bow had a starting bid of 10 million Xuan Yuan Pill, but was ultimately won by Xie Yan, Little Yama King Young Cave Master of the Evil Wind Cave Heaven, for a high price of 30 million Xuan Yuan Pill.

Several hours later.

"Next is the final item of this auction, which is the clue to the cave of the Cycle Stage Expert that has been rumored for a long time. I believe many friends have come to my Heavenly Merchant Region for this item, so let me get straight to the point."

Tang Dongling glanced around at the tens of thousands of audience members who had instantly perked up, nodded in satisfaction, and after whetting everyone's appetite, she slowly took out a Silver Small Tower about a foot in size, from which a faint rumbling sound of thunder could be heard.

"However, Dongling would like to remind everyone that this is the final inheritance of a Cycle Stage Expert from our Chaotic Demon Sea. Those who are interested should not miss it, or they will regret it for the rest of their lives."

"A Silver Tower containing clues about the cave dwelling of a Cycle Stage Expert, with a starting bid of 30 million Xuan Yuan Pill, is now open for auction."

Tang Dongling glanced at Lin Dong with interest. The wealthy man who Devouring Heavenly Corpse had remained silent ever since, which wouldn't do. Moreover, the beauty would never believe that Lin Dong, with his immense wealth, would be uninterested in the Silver Tower.

In fact, after obtaining the Silver Tower, the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion, being a cautious merchant, realized that it would be difficult for them to monopolize the cave of a Cycle Stage Expert. They figured it would be better to release it to earn some Xuan Yuan Pill, then follow the leader to pick up the scraps and sit back and fish.

"Miss Tang is right. It concerns the inheritance of Cycle Stage Expert. Everyone will be missing out if they don't buy it. Buy it now."

As expected, Lin Dong did not disappoint Tang Dongling. The moment those beautiful eyes swept over her seat, he immediately raised his arm and shouted, like a passionate young man eager to win a smile from a beauty, "Sixty million Xuan Yuan Pill!"

"Boom!"

The auction house immediately erupted in chaos, buzzing like a furnace about to boil over, as countless complex and conflicting gazes turned toward them.

Brother, this isn't just five million turning into ten million, it's thirty million turning into sixty million. Do you know what that means?

Even a top-tier power with Samsara Stage expert at its helm might struggle to produce 70 to 80 million Xuan Yuan Pill in a short period, potentially draining most of its working capital.

Besides, for items that start at 30 million, the final price is usually between 50 million and 60 million. Anything more would be considered a premium, and few people would be willing to do something so foolish. No matter how valuable this thing is, it's just a clue.

Among the many forces present who were vying for the Silver Tower, each had already mobilized their funds well in advance, raising sixty or seventy million before heading here, in order to purchase other martial arts Spirit Treasure.

Lin Dong, that big spender, immediately raised the price of the Silver Tower to a level that was extremely close to everyone's psychological bottom line. Who could stand that? How could they possibly continue playing?!

"Miss Tang Dongling, are you sure this person isn't just messing around? If he casually throws out an astonishing amount to take the Silver Tower, but then can't come up with the money, wouldn't we all be fooled?"

On the field, some disgruntled individuals immediately began to grumble.

Tang Dongling was also stunned by Lin Dong's incredible generosity, but her professionalism allowed her to quickly compose herself and explain with a smile, "Please rest assured, everyone. Customers who can participate in the auction of the final item must pay a huge deposit, and this friend just happens to be qualified."

"Furthermore, to ensure the smooth handover of this auction, Father specially dispatched several Death Mysterious Stage elders to accompany and supervise the process. There is absolutely no one of ill repute who would dare to cause trouble at my Heavenly Merchant Pavilion."

Tang Dongling's gentle persuasion, combining both soft and hard approaches, instantly brought some of the dissenting voices to their senses. Indeed, the Heavenly Merchant Association had been making its living in the Chaotic Demon Sea for thousands of years, relying on this very business. To act arrogantly in front of experts was simply asking for trouble.

"I advise you all that if you don't have the money, it's best not to participate in the auction, lest you make a fool of yourself in public, which would be quite embarrassing."

Lin Dong looked around and laughed meaningfully.

Such blatant and arrogant remarks from a wealthy man instantly caused an uproar in the room. Everyone was eager to teach Lin Dong a lesson, but for a long time no one took action because they really didn't have any money.

Starting with 60 million Xuan Yuan Pill and then increasing the price, who can withstand that?!