Taking the Silver Tower

"Young Master, you must be patient. Once that brat leaves the Heavenly Merchant City, won't he be at our mercy? That Silver Tower will also fall into our hands. After all, this time we..."

Two experts at the peak of the Life Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion accompanied the group from Evil Wind Cave Heaven, responsible for protecting the safety of Xie Yan, the Young Cave Master. The one who was supporting Xie Yan at this moment was one of them.

"Very well, then this Young Master will endure it for a few more days. After a few days, I will make sure this little beast kneels before me and begs for mercy!!"

With a contorted expression, Xie Yan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"Seventy million once, seventy million twice, seventy million three times, I hereby declare that the final item of this auction belongs to Lin Dong."

Seeing that Xie Yan had given up, Tang Dongling, not wanting to cause any more trouble, simply struck down the wooden hammer in her hand, and everything was settled.

As he left, countless forces cast malevolent glances at Lin Dong, as if he were a lamb to the slaughter, their gazes bloody and cruel.

Private duels are prohibited within the Heavenly Merchant City. They'll just have to wait for Lin Dong to leave the city. They don't believe that Lin Dong, who has obtained clues about the cave dwelling of Cycle Stage Expert, will refrain from showing up and heading to the location of that cave dwelling.

"Hmph, these people are really annoying."

Feeling impatient from being stared at, Mu Lingshan wrinkled her nose and was about to raise her delicate fist to punch someone, but Lin Dong stopped her.

"Don't rush, let's go backstage to hand over the items first. After we get them, we'll have some fun with them. We'll see who's the hunter and who's the prey."

Lin Dong put his arm around Mu Lingshan's shoulder and slowly walked towards the backstage of the auction house.

Backstage, in a spacious, enclosed room.

"Guest, these are the two items you purchased in our store."

A steward from the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion accepted the Cosmic Bag containing 85 million Xuan Yuan Pill with both hands, and then respectfully handed over the Crystal Coffin and the Silver Small Tower to Lin Dong.

Thank you.

Lin Dong accepted the items and turned to leave.

"I wonder if the guest has been able to clear up a doubt for Dongling?"

A charming voice rang out, and a graceful Red-clothed graceful figure appeared at the doorway of the room. Upon seeing this, the steward inside immediately tiptoed out.

"So you are Miss Tang Dongling. May I ask?"

Lin Dong nodded, his expression unchanged, as he looked at the newcomer.

"I saw that the customer bought the Mysterious Puppet without hesitation after it appeared. Does he know the puppet's origin or how to control it? Can you help me solve this mystery?"

Tang Dongling gracefully entered the room, her two delicate hands intertwined in front of her.

"Regardless of everything? Miss Dongling is overthinking it. I just have a lot of money, and I don't like the feeling of others competing with me for things."

Lin Dong raised an eyebrow and started spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"... Are all the people in the Eastern Xuan Region as witty as you, Lin Dong?"

Tang Dongling gave Lin Dong a charming glance, then smiled and said, "Forget about that, let's talk about business. After taking the Silver Tower, you immediately became a piece of fat meat in the eyes of all forces. Countless people are waiting for you to leave the city."

"Lin Dong, would you like to hire some strong people to protect your safety? My Heavenly Merchant Pavilion can provide you with these services, although the price is a bit expensive, but you have plenty of money anyway."

"Hmm, how much would it cost to hire a Death Mysterious Stage expert to accompany me?"

Lin Dong didn't rush to refuse; instead, he inquired about the specific price.

"No more, no less, exactly seventy million Xuan Yuan Pill."

Tang Dongling's clear, black-and-white eyes flickered slightly, and she softly uttered a rather explosive amount. If she didn't fleece this tycoon now, when would she?

"Excuse me, farewell!"

Lin Dong nodded slightly, then pulled Mu Lingshan and turned to walk outside.

"Hey, didn't you say you weren't short of money?!"

Tang Dongling, looking completely bewildered, shouted at their retreating figures.

"You must have misheard me. I have no money. I just ran out of money."

Lin Dong waved his hand without turning his head, and in an instant, he and Mu Lingshan disappeared from the beauty's sight.

"Hey, that price is actually negotiable. How about 60 million? If that's not possible, 50 million is also a good option."

After calling for a while without getting a response, Tang Dongling stomped her foot and, hands on her hips, scolded in an annoyed tone, "Hmph, what a stingy man!"

The operation to target the dog slaughtering tycoon... has failed!

On the way back to my accommodation.

"Big brother, are you really not planning to ask the experts from the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion to accompany us for protection? If any of those groups of people are experts at the Death Mysterious Stage, then the two of us will really have a hard time escaping."

Mu Lingshan tugged at Lin Dong's sleeve and whispered.

"To ask a Death Mysterious Stage expert to make a move, you actually want me to spend seventy million Xuan Yuan Pill? Seventy my ass! Do you really think I've never killed Death Mysterious Stage expert before?"

"Besides, I never intended to ask the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion for help in the first place. Have you forgotten? We have the Space Ancestral Symbol, which allows us to cross the void and leave the city directly. How could those idiots possibly find us? They could guard the four city gates until they die and still not be able to reach us."

Lin Dong curled his lip in disdain.

"Right, we can easily shake off those idiots and slip out of the city unnoticed. They won't be able to find us anyway. So when should we make our move?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Lingshan's eyes lit up, and she said with a grin.

"No rush, I plan to keep them occupied for a month first. Come on, let's go back to our lodgings first," Lin Dong said with a smile.

Deep within a quiet courtyard of an inn under the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion.

"Buzz!"

The moment Lin Dong struck Devouring Seal Devouring Heavenly Corpse on the forehead, the Devouring Heavenly Corpse, which had been keeping its eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them, a bright light flashing in its eyes.

At the same time, the black patterns engraved on its surface lit up automatically, evolving into swirling, writhing vortexes of black holes that could devour energy or attacks—fluctuations of Devouring Power.

"Its aura is comparable to the Death Mysterious Stage, Minor Achievement, and its defense is comparable to the Death Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion. Not bad. Although this Devouring Death Mysterious Stage, Minor Achievement Devouring Heavenly Corpse is mostly destroyed, it can still easily fight against a Lesser Completion of the Death Profound Realm. With its formidable defensive capabilities, it can even hold off a Death Mysterious Stage, Major Achievement for a while."

"Remember to use the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to constantly stimulate the Devouring Power and nourish this Devouring Heavenly Corpse. One day, it will surely be able to restore its strength to its peak."

Yan and the Great Desolation Stele spoke back and forth.

"Um."

Lin Dong responded outwardly, but in his heart he knew that the Samsara Stage was not the limit of the Devouring Heavenly Corpse. He remembered that there was a Devouring Heavenly Corpse in the Devouring Divine Palace in the Demon Domain, which had a powerful combat strength comparable to that of someone who had just entered the Reincarnation Stage.

"LingShan, I need to go into seclusion to break through to the Life Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion, which will take about a month. During this time, remember not to run around. Stay in the room and Protector me."

Lin Dong absorbed the Devouring Heavenly Corpse into the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and gave instructions to Mu Lingshan.

"A month? LingShan understands."

The petite figure, lying on the lid of the Life and Death Coffin, yawned listlessly before falling asleep again.