Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 514 The Auction Ends!
"it is good."

Without wasting words, Master Shutong gave a look to the person next to him, who then carried the Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo to Gu Yuan's room.

Not long after, the exchange ended. Gu Yuan carefully took out the somewhat special innate spiritual root, placed it in another box, and then put it in a storage bag.

Then, Gu Yuan crossed his arms and squinted his eyes.

He had lost much interest in the items to be auctioned next.

Because he already has everything he needed to buy.

There were even some unexpected gains.

Overall, the trip was worthwhile.

As for other things, there's no need to buy them.

First, the auction had depleted a significant portion of his savings. Second, while the remaining items might be of good quality, some even being top-grade magic weapons, they wouldn't be of much use to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan was already looking forward to refining the two fragments of the Taiyi Golden Bell Spirit Treasure he had obtained today after the auction ended, and integrating them into his own natal magic weapon to enhance its power.

With two large fragments of spiritual treasures, he will definitely be able to improve the quality of his natal magic weapon by a significant margin.

In addition, there is that Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo.

The tender sprout of the Creation Lotus was clearly eyeing this innate spiritual root with great covetousness, giving Gu Yuan a feeling that it wanted to devour it.

There was also the batch of elixirs that Gu Yuan had prepared to refine, which used the purple and green twin lotus as the main ingredient and could enhance his cultivation.

These are all things that Gu Yuan needs to resolve and deal with as soon as possible.

Of course, besides that, Gu Yuan did not forget another thing—the Hermit of Bitter Spring.

The two had just had a conflict, and Gu Yuan took the initiative to propose a life-or-death duel on the arena. So now, although Gu Yuan has obtained what he wanted, he naturally cannot simply leave.

He absolutely had to participate in this battle of wits!

It wasn't just about saving face; Gu Yuan also intended to establish his authority.

Because he will need to stay in the East Sea cultivation world for a considerable period of time, and now, just from this auction alone, he has already revealed quite a bit of things, such as his substantial wealth and the Pure Yang Iron.

Therefore, some trouble is bound to come knocking.

He killed the hermit of the Bitter Spring to deter some ill-intentioned individuals.

Besides, the actions of the hermit of the Bitter Spring were truly annoying. If he remained indifferent, he would not feel at ease or happy.

As for whether they can win...

Gu Yuan had not considered this issue.

If it were his own sect leader, Daoist Yusheng, or Master Shutong, or even a powerful figure among the Yin Gods like the Venerable Kuru or Yan Chunyang, who were quite formidable even among the Yin Gods, Gu Yuan would naturally not provoke them.

As for the Hermit of Bitter Spring...

Although this old man's cultivation was profound, he was at most one major realm higher than Gu Yuan, and was still at the minor completion stage of Yin Spirit.

Compared to powerful figures like the Venerable Ku Rong and the True Man Shu Tong, who have reached the pinnacle of Yin Spirit cultivation or even the Great Perfection of Yin Spirit, he is far inferior in both cultivation level and achievements.

Because this Hermit of the Bitter Spring was just a rogue cultivator, his foundation was not very high or strong. Even if he had cultivated the Yin God Dao Fruit, it was not the most top-tier one.

Therefore, Gu Yuan didn't think there was any problem.

The auction then proceeded at a leisurely pace.

Gu Yuan simply observed everything quietly, without making any further bids. However, it must be said that this auction was indeed impressive; many more good items subsequently appeared.

For example, top-grade magic treasures, some rare spiritual medicines, and rare celestial-rank Daoist books.

After the auction ended, Gu Yuan left his room and went to the entrance of the Chaotianque Auction House, where he waited quietly.

Some people noticed Gu Yuan and whispered among themselves. When they learned that he was the one who had challenged the Bitter Spring Hermit at the auction, many people looked at Gu Yuan differently.

Many people didn't leave; instead, they planned to wait and see what would happen next.

Gu Yuan ignored the crowd of onlookers and simply stood quietly and waited.

Not long after, the hermit of the Bitter Spring emerged.

He appeared to be a middle-aged cultivator, dressed in a black robe, thin, with a cold and hard expression, and his eyes flashed with a hint of sinister intent.

Once outside, his gaze fell upon Gu Yuan, a sinister smile spreading across his face, a smile that seemed forced and unsettling.
"Kid, don't blame me for not warning you. If you regret it now, it's not too late."

"Old dog of the Bitter Spring, stop your nonsense. At a time like this, don't pretend to be a good person. If you have something to say, say it on the life-or-death stage."

Gu Yuan sneered, too lazy to pay attention to the other party's little schemes, and after saying a few words, he turned and left.

The direction he headed was none other than the direction of the Arena of Life and Death.

The hermit of Bitter Spring's face suddenly turned ugly, his gaze turned cold, and his icy voice was squeezed out from between his teeth as he said:
"Good! Very good! Kid, I'll make you understand that the strength of a Yin God giant is not something a mere Golden Core cultivator like you can challenge!"

The surrounding monks who were watching the spectacle were greatly excited.

This melon is delicious!

Next up, some juicy gossip!
They had never heard of, let alone witnessed, a Golden Core cultivator battling a Yin God giant on the Life and Death Arena, especially since it was the Golden Core cultivator who initiated the challenge.

Not long after, Gu Yuan arrived at the Life and Death Arena.

Yes, it's the same one where I fought Gu Xuanfeng last time.

Last time, Gu Yuan fought against Gu Xuanfeng under the identity of Chu He and ultimately killed him.

This time, he was using the identity of Wang Chan to fight against the hermit of the Bitter Spring.

Ignoring the questioning looks from the surrounding cultivators, and seeing that there was no one on the life-and-death arena, Gu Yuan leaped onto it.

Not long after, the hermit of the Bitter Spring also arrived. Seeing that Gu Yuan was already waiting on the life-and-death platform, he narrowed his eyes and flew up to the platform as well.

The two stood facing each other. Below the arena of life and death, a large number of cultivators had gathered, even more than when Gu Yuan and Gu Xuanfeng fought last time.

This is actually quite normal.

Although Gu Yuan had some conflict with Yuqiao Immortal Palace last time, both Gu Yuan and Gu Xuanfeng were only Golden Core cultivators at the time.

Now that the Treasure Exchange Conference has begun, the entire Luofu Immortal Island has seen a large influx of cultivators from the Western Desert, the Northern Underworld, the Southern Frontier, and the Central Plains, making it more than ten times more lively.

Furthermore, this time the battle on the life-or-death arena is between a Golden Core cultivator and a Yin God giant, something that has never happened before.

As a result, once the news spread, it naturally attracted many cultivators to come and see the spectacle.

"Kid, putting everything else aside, you've got guts, you're quite something."

Bitter Spring Hermit looked at Gu Yuan and saw that Gu Yuan was calm and composed. He said, "It's a pity that so many years of cultivation will be ruined today just because of a moment of temper."

(End of this chapter)