Breakthroughs on Every Front, the River-Calming Pearl Secured; Storms Gather, the Great Edifice Totters

Lin Changheng set his sights on three five-element spirit materials and bid decisively each time.

The moment the opening price was announced, he named a figure far beyond the usual bidding increment, swift and clean, leaving no room for hesitation.

Perhaps his unconventional bidding intimidated the other competitors, or perhaps the earlier spectacle of the boy Zhengwang and Purple Thunder True Person expressing their admiration in turn had been so striking that the cultivators present instinctively chose to show this "True Person Ten Thousand Longevity" some courtesy-

Whatever the reason, all three spirit materials fell into his hands with remarkable ease.

Even if it was the latter, however, Lin Changheng took it in stride.

After all, others might grant him respect, but its foundation lay in himself. He remained perfectly clearheaded:

Today's roomful of courtesy could vanish like smoke tomorrow over a clash of interests. Only his own strength was a reliable support.

The auction continued.

The subsequent lots included plenty of treasures rarely seen in ordinary times: rare spirit materials, lost secret arts, third-tier treasure artifacts, and even heirlooms of ancient aristocratic clans and sects submerged in the river of time, though their authenticity remained uncertain-

Lin Chang did not hesitate. Whenever something was useful to him now and reasonably priced, he bid decisively.

Before long, another two lots fell into his hands.

The first was a strange fruit the size of a fist, earthy yellow all over, its surface covered in winding, snakelike patterns.

It was called the [Wasteland Earth Snakefruit].

This was an exceedingly rare third-tier natural treasure.

According to True Person Shi, it grew in places rich in earth energy. An earth-aspected Demon Serpent had to dwell there for over a hundred years, bathing the earth vein in its demonic power day and night, before a