Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 196 Capture
In the noisy side hall, the noisy environment suddenly became quiet, and all the disciples looked at Chen Mu with surprise in their eyes.

One thousand spirit stones...

This is already a huge number for disciples of their sect.

After all, a top-grade magical weapon only costs about a thousand spirit stones...

Chen Tian also looked surprised, and then turned to Du Hong with a serious expression.

"This boy!"

Du Hong's face turned ashen, making his already cold expression look even more creepy.

In fact, she was so angry not just because Chen Mu dared to bid against her.

She also discovered that her own spirit stones were not as valuable as Chen Mu's...

"This kid has only been promoted to a true disciple for a few years, how could he have so many idle spirit stones!"

She groaned, her eyes flickering as she pondered.

However, since most of the true disciples have their cultivation resources provided by their master, the spirit stones they obtain are not that abundant.

What's more, a young disciple like Chen Mu should be in a state of shortage of spirit stones. How could...

While she was thinking about it, the elderly alchemist was not in a hurry to trade with Chen Mu, but waited quietly with a smile on his face.

Chen Mu's eyes twitched when he saw this, and he cursed inwardly.

Du Hong thought for a moment, and the anger on his face gradually disappeared. He slashed towards Chen Tian and said softly: "Junior Brother Chen, lend me three hundred spirit stones for the time being..."

Chen Tian's face darkened slightly when he heard this, and a hint of reluctance flashed in the depths of his eyes, but he immediately suppressed the mixed thoughts in his heart and nodded, "Since Senior Sister Du has asked, Junior Brother will not refuse."

"But Junior Brother isn't well off either. He's thinking of buying some elixirs that can help him concentrate his mana after the alchemy conference... So Junior Brother can only give him 300 spirit stones first. He won't have any more."

Du Hong's expression relaxed, and he immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Don't worry, Junior Brother, three hundred spirit stones are enough. If you need more, this Heavenly Essence Pill won't be worth it..."

Then, without waiting for Chen Tian's response, she glanced at Chen Mu with a sneer on her face and shouted, "One thousand one hundred spirit stones!"

"Okay!" The old monk laughed and turned his gaze to Chen Mu again, as if tempting Chen Mu to compete with Du Hong.

Chen Mu did not speak immediately, but frowned slightly and began to think.

He wasn't thinking about whether to continue bidding, but was thinking about the number of spirit stones in his storage bag...

After a moment, his eyes fixed, and he said calmly: "One thousand one hundred and fifty spirit stones."

"One thousand two hundred spirit stones!"

As soon as Chen Mu finished speaking, Du Hong shouted loudly, and the sound was extremely eye-catching.

At the same time, she stared at Chen Mu with a cold look in her eyes, her lips opening and closing as if she was saying something.

"Chen Mu! As my junior brother, you shouldn't have greeted me, but now you want to compete with me for the elixir. How dare you bully me like this!"

The cold voice reached Chen Mu's ears, and he suddenly felt puzzled.

"Elixir and spiritual objects, only the highest bidder wins. Why is it even bringing up the title of fellow apprentice... Could it be that Du Hong has gone astray?"

Du Hong's mood changed so quickly that it really made him suspicious.

But now that it has come to this, he certainly won't give up his hope of breaking through the energy barrier just because of what others do.

"One thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones!"

Chen Mu spoke slowly, his tone carrying a sense of unquestionableness.

The disciples no longer had the same startled reaction as before, as they had become somewhat numb...

"Chen Mu!" Du Hong gritted his teeth and looked at Chen Mu as if he wanted to eat him.

Unfortunately, the price at this time had already exceeded her expectations, and she no longer had any extra spirit stones to bid.

The elderly alchemist seemed to see through her predicament. He shook his head, smiled, and looked at Chen Mu and said, "In that case, one thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones... this bottle of Heavenly Essence Pills will be yours, Junior Brother Chen!"

Chen Mu felt relieved when he heard this, smiled slightly and nodded.

In fact, this price is the limit of what he can accept. If it is more, I am afraid he will not bid anymore.

After the transaction, Chen Mu took the pill bottle with a serious expression, checked it, and put it into the storage bag.

"After today, I no longer have any spiritual stones weighing me down..."

He shook his head and smiled bitterly, and suddenly felt a little emotional.

No matter how many spirit stones you have, they cannot compare to your own strong cultivation.

"If this Heavenly Essence Pill can help me overcome the Qi barrier, then spending over a thousand spirit stones will be worth it!"

……

The alchemy meeting was over, and within a cup of tea, 70% to 80% of the disciples in the side hall had dispersed, and people were still leaving in a steady stream.

Chen Tian's expression turned serious. He leaned over to the silent Du Hong and said, "Senior Sister Du, since we didn't get the Tianjing Pill, why don't you go with me to find Master He to refine a furnace?"

"When the time comes, no matter what grade the pill becomes, you and I will split it 50-50, okay?"

He had already taken this into consideration when he participated in the alchemy conference, so he had no intention of competing for the Tianjing Pills. After all, he had not yet reached the peak of Qi Condensation, so he did not need to worry about the levels for the time being.

"Hmph!" Du Hong snorted coldly upon hearing this, without replying. Then he stood up straight and rushed out of the side hall in the blink of an eye and disappeared.

Just before leaving the palace, she glanced at Chen Mu, apparently wanting to memorize Chen Mu's appearance...

Chen Mu ignored this and strode towards the group of alchemists.

"Senior Brother Chen!"

The alchemist named Qin who took out the Sanxuan Pill stood up immediately and said with a chuckle when he saw Chen Mu coming.

Chen Mu was slightly startled when he heard this, but then nodded: "Master Qin Dan."

Then he walked straight past Master Qin Dan without stopping and looked for Wei Xingyou in the distance.

Upon seeing this, Alchemist Qin reacted and quickly lowered his head to avoid everyone's gaze. His face was hidden by the veil, so nothing could be seen. However, the earlobe that was visible to everyone was flushed red...

"Brother Wei!"

Chen Mu exclaimed softly and laughed.

"Hahaha... Junior Brother Chen." Wei Xingyou and the alchemists beside him nodded, then stood up and greeted him: "I thought you wouldn't come this time as usual!"

Perhaps his realm was slightly lower, and he could not see Chen Mu's specific realm at this time.

Chen Mu shook his head and said, "When one is still, one will think of movement... Senior Brother Wei, I wonder if you can refine the Heavenly Essence Pill I just took."

"You really think too highly of me! That Tianjing Pill already involves some second-level abilities, and I can't reach that level yet!"

Wei Xingyou raised his eyebrows and spoke softly.

"However, Junior Brother Chen, you bought that elixir and asked me if I could refine more... Could it be that you have already started preparing for the foundation-building stage?"

Chen Mu's heart moved when he heard this. After a pause, he slowly said, "How can it be so easy to establish a foundation? Even if I have passed the three levels of spirit, energy and spirit, without the help of the foundation-building pill, I am afraid the chance of success will not be very high."

He neither pointed it out nor denied it, but Wei Xingyou could understand some of his meaning.

　The second update will be a little later, please don't wait~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)