Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 54 The One-Horned Ghost King Appears
After completing the task, Quinto felt much better and returned to his previous talkative mode.

"Brother Han Li, the mulberry fruits from the Mulberry Secret Realm are good for strengthening the soul. If you need them in the future, you can buy them from me. I'll definitely give you a very favorable price..."

"Strengthen the soul?"

Lu Qingshan's eyes lit up.

Isn't this the kind of treasure he needs?

"I wonder if these mulberry fruits can strengthen the soul of a domain lord?"

Lu Qingshan asked.

The chubby boy widened his eyes and shook his head, saying, "What a joke! If mulberry fruit had such an effect, the price of this secret realm would increase a hundredfold. Mulberry fruit only works on those below the cosmic level. It's usually bought by large families for their stellar disciples to increase their chances of breaking through to the cosmic level."

"Oh, I see!" Lu Qingshan wasn't disappointed. He had another option in mind. Mulberry fruit could strengthen the soul of a star. If he added the system's hundredfold or thousandfold return, would it work on a domain lord?

Lu Qingshan was uncertain, so he needed to wait for the items at the auction. If he could directly purchase a rare and precious material that could rapidly transform his soul, that would be ideal, saving him trouble and allowing him to break through to the Realm Lord realm as quickly as possible!

After the sale of the Sansong Secret Realm item, which was used to liven up the atmosphere, the auction officially began.

Barto's voice was loud and clear, echoing in every corner of the hall.

"Next up is the first item in the auction, or rather, the hundredth item."

With a wave of his hand, a vast array of spaceships appeared on the three-dimensional image, densely packed like a space fleet.

"The first item up for auction is an E5 model standard spaceship manufactured by Virtual Universe Company, equipped with five E3 model laser cannons, capable of accelerating to ten times the speed of light. It is the best helper for world lords to travel between stars and explore secret realms... Starting price... 8000 billion universe coins. There are a total of one hundred spaceships, so the first one hundred bidders will win this spaceship. Bidding begins now!!"

The sound of a hammer striking the table could be heard.

The price of the E5 spaceship is gradually increasing.

"1 Hunyuan."

"1.5 Hunyuan."

"3……"

The price kept rising and soon broke through 5 Hunyuan.

Quinto, standing nearby, said, "While Virtual Universe Company's spaceships can't compare to those of the Machine Race, they are still very valuable. Their acceleration and mass are far superior to those produced by smaller companies. Moreover, they aren't available at every auction; sometimes, they might not appear even in hundreds of auctions. That's why the competition is so fierce..."

After all, it's a necessity for realm lords, so it's normal for the competition to be fierce. You have to know that there are more than a million realm lords here.

The price quickly climbed to 8 Hunyuan before gradually decreasing.

The final price settled at a minimum of 8.24 Mixed Units.

The countdown is over.

The host, Barto, spoke again.

"Congratulations to the top 100 bidders. The spaceship will be delivered within 30 business days after the auction. Please leave your detailed address on your token."

"Now for the second item up for auction: the D5 Mech Race battle suit. There are only ten available, with a starting price of 3000 billion cosmic coins."

Kuntu looked at the introduction in the 3D video, curled his lip, and said, "Low-level mechanical race battle suits are really just flashy and impractical decorations. They're usually only bought by strong people to give to their juniors or apprentices. Buying this thing is less worthwhile than cultivating a plant life form, at least that has some combat power..."

Similar to what Kuntu said, not many World Lords were interested in the Mechanical Race battle suits, and the final price was 3.2 Mixed Yuan.

After the two auction items were sold out, Quinto remarked, "There are so many tech products today. I wonder if the next item will also be some kind of tech product." He had barely finished speaking when Barto on the stage interrupted.

"The next item is the Cosmic Divine Weapon, one of the nine legendary weapons of the Controller! The Cosmic Divine Weapon is the most powerful and the most difficult to master among the nine weapons. Only geniuses who have comprehended the fundamental laws of time and space can use it... Starting price: one Primordial Chaos Unit."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people below began to offer their prices.

"Damn, it's this thing!"

Kuntu looked at the exquisite divine weapon on the stage and said disdainfully, "This thing is just for show. It looks powerful, but no one knows how to use it. What genius can master the fundamental laws of time and space at the same time? Probably not one in a hundred million years. The creator of this divine weapon must be crazy!"

Lu Qingshan moved to the other side of the seat, a little further away from Kuntu.

This guy dares to say anything. Anyone who can create the nine divine weapons is incredibly powerful, let alone the founder of the strongest cosmic divine weapon among the nine. If he heard Kuntu say that he was sick, would he just chop him up alive?
Lu Qingshan moved to the side to avoid getting splattered with blood.

The cosmic weapon is indeed useless, but its rarity makes it valuable. Buying it can be a treasured antique, or even a symbol of good fortune. What if, after buying the cosmic weapon, a peerless genius who comprehends the laws of space and time appears in the family in the future?
Therefore, the price was not low, and it was eventually sold for 5.3 yuan.

This is even more expensive than the other divine weapons among the nine great divine weapons.

The auction moves very quickly; as soon as one item is auctioned off, the next one begins. All participants in the auction can see the next item to be auctioned through their black tokens, allowing them to prepare in advance and manage their funds wisely.

Among the auction items, Lu Qingshan didn't see any treasures that could transform the soul of a domain lord, but he did see quite a few Lan Ke fruits.

After waiting for more than an hour, it was finally time for the Lanco Fruit.

The starting price for Lanco Fruit is 100 billion per set, with 100 fruits per set.

Lu Qingshan participated in the auction and won ten sets, spending 1.8 Hunyuan units.

Lu Qingshan prepared these Lan Ke fruits for Lei Ming and Paris. The Locke Divine Water that was returned last time made Lu Qingshan happy for a long time.

Their Cloud Vine has only just been cultivated to the first level of the Universe. Further improvement is still within the system's permission. Lu Qingshan doesn't know the upper limit yet, so he bought more.

"It seems Brother Han Li is planning to cultivate plant life. However, the effect of the Lan Ke Fruit is still a bit lacking. You should have taken the Life Fruit from earlier!"

This was Lu Qingshan's first time participating in an auction, so the chubby boy Kuntu naturally had to give his opinion.

"My funds are limited, not as abundant as yours."

"Hehe, if you can produce nearly two Primordial Chaos Cultivation Plant Life forms, don't complain about being poor."

The auction lasted for two days, and countless rare treasures appeared one after another, including mechanical spaceships and rare materials produced in secret realms, all of which sold for quite high prices.

Aside from the Lan Ke Fruit, Lu Qingshan didn't make any further moves, mainly because he wanted to see if the treasure he needed would appear in the end, and he didn't dare to spend money recklessly.

But when it came to the final auction item, he still didn't see it, and Lu Qingshan knew that he had little chance left.

Now there are only two options left: exchange points with the mentors in the Qianwu Secret Realm, such as Yang and Bai Mei, and then use the points to redeem...

Or it could be a mulberry fruit...

"Next up, the grand finale item, I'm afraid not many people know about it..." Barto's booming voice rang out again, "The next item to be auctioned is the horn of the One-Horned Demon King!"

"What?! It's the horn of the One-Horned Demon King?!"

Lu Qingshan's gaze sharpened as he stared intently at the auction items in the video.

　I know everyone finds it slow, but there's really no way around it during the new book launch period. I can't update too much; it's the same for all new books. I still have 30 chapters saved up, which I'll release all at once on the day of the book's release. After that, I'll update 5 chapters a day. Please bear with me a little longer…

　　
　
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