The Age When Spirit Crystals Reigned Supreme

"What's going on?" The cultivators in the hall were somewhat puzzled.

The first dozen or so mansions were all sold for 600,000 Spirit Crystal each, and it was assumed that the last one would fetch the same price, or even lower. However, the auction price defied expectations, steadily increasing until it reached 800,000!

"What's going on today? Everyone's trying to snatch my photos!" Ma Feifei was immediately annoyed. He had only bid on two things tonight, including this mansion, and both of them had people arguing with him.

"Nine hundred thousand!" Ma Feifei raised the bid again.

"Wow, is it going to break one million?" the cultivators in the hall exclaimed in surprise.

"Wasn't the one who bid 800,000 just now Elder Chang Kong of the Sword Sect?" a cultivator asked quietly, looking in the direction of Chang Kong.

"That's right, it's Elder Chang Kong. Didn't you see Miss Liu Ying sitting to the side as well?" Someone confirmed Chang Kong's identity.

"That VIP room owner dares to compete with Elder Chang Kong Changkong?"

Sword Sect Chang Kong! One of the Nine Emperors!

"So what if I'm in the Chang Kong? This isn't an era where whoever has the higher cultivation level has the final say anymore," the cultivator said with a sneer.

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" everyone asked.

"It's a shame you guys are even in Dubian Town, and you can't even Analytic this out." The cultivator shook his head, looking utterly disappointed. "Why do I say that? Think about it, what can everyone do these days to quickly improve their cultivation level and increase their combat power?"

After listening, everyone pondered for a moment, and someone answered, "Read a book!"

"By the way!" The cultivator clapped his hands and continued, "As you've all heard lately, many cultivators who have gone to the Mysterious Bookstore to read books have either increased their cultivation level by several stages or comprehended profound techniques and martial arts, thus raising their strength by several levels. In that case, I'd like to ask everyone, what do you need to enter the Bookstore to read books?"

"Exclusive number! Special number!"

"That's right, so where did these things come from?"

"Spirit Crystal!"

So what era are we living in now?

"Spirit Crystal reign supreme!"

In the corner, Chang Kong's face was gloomy, and his hand holding the sign was trembling.

He had been observing for so long, and based on the trend of the market, he figured the last mansion should be the cheapest, which is why he waited until now to bid on the last one. But to his utter surprise, someone else was actually competing with him!

"Master, if we bid again, we might not have enough money to buy a special number," Liu Ying reminded him when she saw Chang Kong about to raise his sign again.

They auctioned a sixth-tier spiritual artifact this time, and according to the market's cut, they can get 900,000 Spirit Crystal; plus the 200,000 Spirit Crystal Chang Kong earned as a bodyguard, the total is 1.1 million.

Because the Bookstore will be adding new books tomorrow, the price of exclusive phone numbers has increased. Two exclusive phone numbers will cost 250,000 Spirit Crystal. If Chang Kong continues bidding, he can forget about buying exclusive phone numbers.

"Hmm," Chang Kong replied calmly, lowering his hand that he had been about to raise.

"Liu Ying, go back to the inn after the auction," Chang Kong suddenly said.

"Huh? Master, where are you going?" Liu Ying asked, puzzled.

Chang Kong didn't answer, glancing at VIP room number one.

Ma Feifei is in trouble!

At 9:15 p. m., the auction finally ended and the crowd dispersed.

Ma Feifei handed the land deed to Zhang Yunji from the maid, patted Zhang Yunji on the shoulder, and said, "Yunji, do a good job, I won't treat you unfairly."

Zhang Yunji was deeply moved and said, "Thank you, shop owner."

To be honest, Zhang Yunji is almost unable to afford to stay in an inn. Recently, the price of inn rooms has been changing every day, almost like a rocket. Many cultivators have to sleep on the ground outside the town, which shows how high the prices are.

This land deed was a godsend for Zhang Yunji.

Ma Feifei waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. It's getting late, hurry back. Yun Qingyang, let's go!"

The distance from the third floor to the first floor was actually quite far; it took Ma Feifei three minutes.

During those three minutes, Ma Feifei was being watched by someone with ulterior motives.

"Beiguo, is he the important figure in room number one?" In the shadows on the first floor, Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo hid and asked as they watched Ma Feifei come down.

Li Beiguo nodded and replied, "That's right, I saw him come out of room number one with my own eyes just now."

Lin Wuchi looked at Ma Feifei and felt he looked familiar. "Beiguo, don't you think we've seen him somewhere before?"

Upon hearing this, Li Beiguo glanced at Ma Feifei and said in confusion, "No? I don't remember him."

Lin Wuchi stroked his chin, looking at Ma Feifei. The more he looked, the more something seemed off. Finally, a flash of Lin Wuchi struck him, and he remembered. "The person who took our Youthful Appearance Pearl from the Imperial Capital Tavern!"

Upon hearing this, Li Beiguo quickly looked up and carefully observed Ma Feifei, then said with some certainty, "Now that you mention it, it really does look a bit like her."

Lin Wuchi looked at Ma Feifei and sneered, "It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly."

"What do you want to do?" Li Beiguo asked.

"What do you think we should do? He stole our things, what do you think we should do?" Lin Wuchi looked at Li Beiguo with disdain.

Having a stupid teammate is fucking awful.

"But they're big shots in the VIP room, we can't afford to offend them," Li Beiguo said seriously.

Lin Wuchi looked at him with disdain and said, "You dared to dig up the imperial tombs of the Great Chu, but you're scared now? Do you think he's more capable than King Chu Heng?"

"That's different. The first one was tomb raiding; the two can't be compared," Li Beiguo shook his head and argued.

"I didn't say we should rush up and cause trouble for him right now! We'll follow him around and see where he lives; tonight we'll take a stroll around his mansion and take all the valuables! After we find out more about him, we'll dig up his ancestral graves," Lin Wuchi said fiercely.

Meanwhile, in another corner, someone else was also watching Ma Feifei; that person was Chang Kong.

"Master, it seems to be the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore!" Liu Ying and Chang Kong quietly Ksitigarbha from behind a pillar and whispered.

"Yes, Master saw it." Chang Kong looked annoyed.

Upon recognizing Ma Feifei, he knew his plans had completely failed. Not to mention the shop owner's mysterious nature, even the Saint beside him was someone Chang Kong couldn't possibly challenge.

"Is Master still going to kidnap him?" Liu Ying asked curiously.

"What do you mean by kidnapping? I'm just preparing to make a deal with him," Chang Kong rebuked coldly.

Why is this apprentice so bad at speaking?

"Oh~ then Master, are we still going to do this deal?" Liu Ying asked in a clear, cheerful voice.

"I'm not doing it anymore."