The sudden outbreak of the strange phenomenon startled Yang Zhen. The air seemed to be enveloped by the dense fluctuations of primordial energy, and a series of mysterious auras rushed towards him, as sweet and gentle as orchids, intoxicating him.
Yang Zhen's eyes lit up. He looked intently at the lollipop in the center of the crowd, past everyone's gazes. That must be the legendary Realm Treasure.
Yang Zhen was somewhat disappointed that the Realm Treasure had grown up to look like this. However, judging from the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from the lollipop, this Realm Treasure must be extraordinary.
While a cultivator next to him was in a daze, Yang Zhen took a straw hat from behind him and put it on, then squeezed into the crowd. Although some people complained along the way, they only muttered a few words and stopped talking when they sensed the aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer on Yang Zhen.
Only when Yang Zhen squeezed into an area surrounded by Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer experts did anyone dare to glare at Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen ignored him, as he didn't want to push his way forward; otherwise, he would be spotted by those Golden Core Realm cultivators.
The Realm Treasure has matured, and strange phenomena have appeared in the heavens and earth. However, Yang Zhen looked around and found that there were more than a dozen Golden Core Realm experts around. If they did not quickly decide on ownership, more and more Golden Core Realm experts would arrive, and perhaps there would not even be a drop of soup left.
"Everyone!"
Just then, a clear voice rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to be taken aback.
"It's Luo Kun from the Heartless Sect of the Great Jiang Kingdom, Golden Core Realm expert!"
"So what if it's the Great Jiang Kingdom? This is the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda of our Youyang Kingdom, Realm Treasure of our Youyang Kingdom. How could we let them take our Realm Treasure away?"
"Shh, are you out of your mind? That's Golden Core Realm expert; he could kill us in one move."
"What's there to be afraid of? The Great Jiang Kingdom Golden Core Realm experts, and the Water Spirit Kingdom also has Golden Core Realm experts here, but our Youyang Kingdom has even more Golden Core Realm experts. At worst, it'll just be a chaotic battle. Realm Treasure are always obtained by those who are destined to have them."
"Let's see what they have to say first. There are never any cultivators in the Youyang Kingdom who are afraid of death."
Luo Kun watched the noisy discussion among the surrounding cultivators with a smile, showing no anger. He exchanged a glance with Yuan Kong beside him, revealing a hint of disdain. After the noise subsided, he continued:
"Gentlemen, the Realm Treasure has now matured. Although such rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures will be obtained by those with the right destiny, those of lower strength will certainly not be able to protect them. Therefore, I suggest..."
At this point, Luo Kun glanced at everyone, a half-smile on his face, "Therefore, I suggest that fellow cultivators in the Golden Core Realm bid freely, with the highest bidder winning. In the end, those Golden Core Realm cultivators who didn't obtain the Realm Treasure will split the bidding crystals and heavenly materials and earthly treasures equally. What do you think?"
These words enraged all the cultivators below the Golden Core Realm present, who pointed at Luo Kun and said, "On what grounds?"
"So what if you're Golden Core Realm cultivator? Why aren't we included?"
" Luo Kun, don't push your luck! There are over a hundred cultivators below the Golden Core Realm here. If you anger us, we'll fight you to the death!"
Luo Kun sneered, staring at the cultivator who had spoken. With a loud bang, a monstrous surge of Yuan Qi erupted from his body, and the powerful aura of the Golden Core Realm cultivator swept outwards, causing the expressions of all the cultivators below the Golden Core Realm present to change simultaneously.
The Golden Core Realm is a watershed moment. Its power cannot be determined by the number of the Lesser Vehicle Realm cultivators. Although hundreds of people might exhaust one Golden Core Realm cultivator to death, many will still die.
Besides, there were more than a dozen Golden Core Realm cultivators present. How could these Golden Core Realm cultivators just stand by and watch those cultivators below the Golden Core Realm swagger around?
The Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda is the domain of the Golden Core Realm cultivators. Throughout history, there has never been a case where cultivators below the Golden Core Realm were able to obtain Realm Treasure. Although cultivators below the Golden Core Realm were unwilling, they were helpless.
The cultivators below the Golden Core Realm were furious, but there was nothing they could do. No one was willing to step forward and become the first person killed by the Golden Core Realm cultivator.
Yuan Kong walked out with a smile and said, "I think Luo Kun Kun's suggestion is good. After all, there are still eight more layers of Realm Treasure. We don't need to fight over the Realm Treasure of this layer. What do you all think?"
Wan Yue gave the two of them a meaningful look, nodded, and said, " The Ten Thousand Flowers Valley agrees with this opinion!"
" Kun Stone Sect agrees with this opinion!"
"Agree!"
"This way, we can avoid damaging relations while still determining the ownership of the Realm Treasure. We agree with this suggestion!"
From the crowd, Dong Lei of the Long Moon Pavilion sneered and stared at Yuan Kong and Luo Kun, saying, "These idiots can't even see through this little trick?"
Lü Ping chuckled and said, "Are Yuan Kong and the other two planning to use up everyone's crystals and then join forces to obtain a better Realm Treasure?"
Lan Fangyue frowned and asked, "But how do they know which world's Realm Treasure is the best?"
Dong Lei sneered, "That's their cleverest move. They must have colluded with a lot of people to gather the crystals together first, and then wait for the Realm Treasure that these people appeared to appear before buying them and distributing them. In this way, they can even secretly manipulate those rich but foolish people to obtain the Realm Treasure, and then secretly steal them away."
Lan Fangyue gasped, exclaiming in surprise, "Are these people really this despicable and shameless?"
Lü Ping chuckled, patted Lan Fangyue on the shoulder, and said meaningfully, "Once you go overseas, you'll know what despicable, shameless, and treacherous really mean."
Lan Fangyue was taken aback. "Is it really that dangerous overseas?"
Dong Lei chuckled and said, "The overseas world is more dangerous than you imagine. You'll understand when you get there. Only through personal experience can you grow."
Lan Fangyue nodded thoughtfully and said, "I wonder where Yang Zhen is now."
Dong Lei and Lü Ping exchanged a glance, then turned their gaze to Yuan Kong and the others.
"Thirty thousand crystal stones, is anyone willing to offer more?"
"You want to buy a treasure of a realm for 30,000 crystal stones? I'll offer 50,000 crystal stones!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped in unison.
"They're from the Kun Stone Sect. The Kun Stone Sect is indeed wealthy and powerful."
"What do you mean by being rich and powerful? Like he said, trying to buy Realm Treasure with only 30,000 crystal stones? Are you kidding me?"
The bidding continued, and Yuan Kong, who had been smiling, glanced at Luo Kun. The two nodded simultaneously.
"One hundred thousand! My Heartless Sect offers one hundred thousand spirit stones. Which fellow Daoist can offer even more?"
hiss!
Everyone gasped; no one had expected Luo Kun to ask for 100,000 crystals right off the bat.
"What... what is this? It's worth 100,000 crystals! This Luo Kun is obviously no good. He's deliberately inflating the price, isn't he?"
"How cunning! They're using up crystals now. If they encounter something good later, the person buying this Realm Treasure won't have any crystals left, right?"
The surrounding crowd was buzzing with discussion. Luo Kun was overcharging and his prices were outrageous. No one had ever bought Realm Treasure for 100,000 crystal stones before. Clearly, he had ulterior motives.
Everyone was blaming Luo Kun, but Luo Kun maintained a calm and indifferent expression.
"Ten thousand? You're kidding me! We don't want this Realm Treasure anymore, it's yours!"
" Luo Kun, you'd better put your mind to it."
"That's right, we've all seen through it. You just want to use up our crystals."
Luo Kun's expression changed, as if he were somewhat flustered, but he forced himself to remain calm and said with an awkward smile, "Since you don't want it, then I have no choice but to buy this Realm Treasure!"
As he spoke, Luo Kun pointed, and a pile of crystals appeared on the ground, all of them high-grade purple crystals, totaling exactly 100,000.
After the Golden Core Realm cultivators finished distributing their loot, they all stared coldly at Luo Kun, their faces filled with schadenfreude.
"Haha, Luo Kun is really an idiot, raising prices so quickly, he's gotten himself into trouble now." Dong Lei sneered.
Lü Ping was startled and exclaimed, "Oh no! We've all been fooled by him!"
"What?" Dong Lei's expression changed.
"This Realm Treasure..." Lü Ping's expression changed repeatedly. "This Realm Treasure seems to be the legendary Fortune Fruit!"
" The Fortune Fruit?" The surrounding crowd exclaimed in unison.
If it really is Fortune Fruit, then let alone 100,000, even 200,000 or 300,000, everyone would buy it without hesitation.
At this moment, Luo Kun had already walked up to the Fortune Fruit, bent down, and reached out to pick it.
Everyone was furious, but there was nothing they could do.
Just as Luo Kun's hand was about to touch the Fortune Fruit, a loud shout suddenly rang out, "Let go of that lollipop!"