Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

Chapter 237 The Origin of Wen Longyu

"I'll offer two hundred thousand spirit stones!"

Its voice was abrupt, yet incredibly deep, with a hint of languor.

The words had barely left his mouth when they caused a huge uproar in the crowd.

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, exchanging bewildered glances and looking in the direction of the sound.

"Are you crazy? Two hundred thousand spirit stones? That's doubled in value? Who is so incredibly wealthy?!"

"Damn, two hundred thousand spirit stones! Just to buy this useless jade pendant? What was he thinking? You can't spend money like this!"

"It's hard to judge. It's just a broken jade pendant, yet so many people are fighting over it. Could it really be some rare treasure?"

As the voices rang out, Yu Changsheng's expression changed slightly. He exchanged a glance with Li Minghan and turned to look at the source of the voices, which was the No. 1 private room.

That was Yang Chengxu.

"Isn't he deliberately making things difficult? Why didn't he act sooner or later, but of all times, he has to intercept us here? What does that mean?"

Li Minghan looked at the No. 1 private room with a displeased expression, gritting his teeth.

Not to mention the two of them, even Linglong on the stage was stunned by the sudden sound. It took her a while to react and show a hint of excitement.

"Two hundred thousand spirit stones! Anyone else bidding?"

Even so, Linglong immediately turned her attention to the top-tier private room. Without a doubt, at this point, the only one still interested in bidding was Yu Changsheng.

Yu Changsheng's expression darkened slightly, and he exhaled softly, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Two hundred thousand spirit stones... he couldn't afford that, but...

Sometimes, opportunity knocks in the blink of an eye. Thinking this, Yu Changsheng no longer hesitated, turned to look at Li Minghan, and said thoughtfully:

"I might really need Brother Li to lend me some spirit stones for now."

"Don't be polite, damn it. This Yang Chengxu is deliberately trying to cause trouble. Hmph, with me, the young master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, here, do you think I'm afraid of him? Changsheng, just name your price!"

Li Minghan nodded, patted his chest, and said in a very hearty manner.

"Alright, thank you very much." Yu Changsheng clasped his hands in thanks and said loudly without any hesitation.

"Two hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones!"

"Two hundred and thirty thousand spirit stones!"

Yang Chengxu doesn't seem to be giving up easily.

"Two hundred and forty thousand spirit stones!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones!"

As prices continued to rise, everyone in the room became numb to it. No one expected that what was originally thought to be a worthless item would become the biggest hit.

Inside the private room, Yang Chengxu remained calm and smiled gently.

For him, more than 200,000 spirit stones was a lot, but still acceptable.

As for whether he really intended to disgust Yu Changsheng, he admitted that this might be part of the reason, but more so, it was just his speculation.

"Perhaps, this Warm Dragon Jade... really is that piece..."

Yang Chengxu's thoughts drifted as his gaze shifted. He looked up at the top-tier private room, his eyes filled with a profound meaning.

Inside the "Tian" VIP room, Yu Changsheng looked down at the "Di" VIP room one floor below, his expression calm but his eyes cold.

"Interesting... Are you really planning to go head-to-head with me?"

With a change of heart, Yu Changsheng no longer hesitated and spoke calmly. His voice, amplified by the unique array of the VIP room, clearly resonated throughout the entire room.

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones!"

After he finished speaking, there was silence, leaving only the stunned crowd.

On the auction stage, Linglong was almost stunned, then excited. She had never encountered a transaction worth 300,000 spirit stones in all her years in the business.

Her breathing became slightly rapid, her chest rising and falling with each breath, completely unaware of the many eyes she was attracting. However, Linglong didn't care about these gazes at this moment. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva without making a sound, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones, is there a higher price? If not, then... three hundred thousand spirit stones once!"

In the private room designated "Earth" (地), Yang Chengxu remained silent. Three hundred thousand spirit stones—this value was already giving him a headache. Continuing to pay that price wasn't out of the question, but it would clearly be unwise.

Moreover, he knew that Li Minghan was right next to Yu Changsheng. As the young master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, Li Minghan clearly supported Yu Changsheng. If he continued to fight against Li Minghan on Li Minghan's home turf, he would only suffer losses in the end.

Thinking of this, Yang Chengxu slowly closed his eyes, and after his breathing became steady, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Fine, it'll be mine sooner or later anyway, so I'll let you keep it for a while."

……

Below the main hall, countless people looked up at the No. 1 private room, their eyes filled with longing, but after the other party did not make a bid for a long time, a trace of regret appeared in their eyes.

"That's true. Three hundred thousand spirit stones. No matter how miraculous this Warm Dragon Jade is, it's obviously irrational to keep raising the price. You can't spend money like this."

"The person in the top-tier private room is truly magnanimous. As expected of someone from the top-tier private room, I just don't know who they are. They don't make a move unless it's absolutely earth-shattering!"

With this in mind, Linglong clearly understood the situation, so she didn't deliberately delay any longer and made the final decision directly.

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones, Warm Dragon Jade! Sold!"

As Linglong's gentle voice returned, the auction came to a close.

.........

Before long, a special person brought the Wenlong Jade to the top-tier private room. Yu Changsheng took it, held it in his hand and examined it carefully, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

This thing, no matter what it is exactly, costs 300,000 spirit stones.

Yu Changsheng pondered for a moment, then took out a spirit ticket worth 100,000 spirit stones from his pocket and handed it to Li Minghan.

"Well, I only have 100,000 spirit stones right now. For the rest, could you write me an IOU and pay me back later?"

"Why bother with all this?" Li Minghan waved his hand, pouting in dissatisfaction. "This thing was originally worth at most 50,000 spirit stones, but the price has been inflated by hype."

"Giving you 100,000 spirit stones is already too much. As for the money you mentioned that you owe, that's completely unfounded."

"It's different. Since the transaction price is 300,000, then let's go with 300,000." Yu Changsheng shook his head, showing no intention of doing so.

"Alright, just give me 100,000 spirit stones." Li Minghan nodded after thinking for a moment, scratched his head and chuckled.

"Although I am the young master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, it is ultimately not up to my family to call the shots. The proper procedures still need to be followed."

"However, the transaction price of 300,000 spirit stones was already outrageous and constituted malicious price gouging. Within my authority, it is possible to lower the transaction price, which is also in line with the intrinsic value of this item. Therefore, I will give it to you according to the transaction price of 100,000 spirit stones."

After Li Minghan finished speaking, he looked at Yu Changsheng with sincere eyes.

Yu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly nodded, his tone tinged with gratitude.

"Alright, then it'll be Brother Li then. I've got it."

"Is there anything special about this Warm Dragon Jade? Why do you like it so much, Changsheng?"

Li Minghan waved his hand, accepting the spirit ticket from Yu Changsheng, and asked curiously.

Yu Changsheng pondered for a moment, then handed the warm dragon jade he was playing with to Li Minghan, shaking his head and saying, "It's nothing, I just find it pleasing to the eye and like it."

"Oh." Li Minghan nodded, took the warm dragon jade, and played with it for a while, but found nothing unusual, which left him somewhat bewildered.

However, without asking any further questions, he returned it to Yu Changsheng.

He knew that Yu Changsheng was not a fool. Since he was willing to spend such a high price to buy this thing, he must have his own reasons.

But none of this concerns him; he has already given away the favors he owed.

"What's so strange about this thing? How could it cause that animal hide to react? Is there some connection between the two?!"

Yu Changsheng muttered to himself, then examined the warm dragon jade again, rubbing it in his hands. It felt cool to the touch, but other than that, there was nothing else different about it.

The animal hide, which had initially reacted and was slightly hot, returned to calm.

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"Never mind, they'll find out sooner or later. Or rather, Yang Chengxu knows something, doesn't he?"

Shaking his head to suppress his thoughts, Yu Changsheng regained his composure and placed the warm dragon jade together with the animal hide.

With this little incident, the atmosphere at the auction really became lively.

However, although Yu Changsheng was interested in what happened next, he only watched and did not participate.

Not long after, the auction ended. To Yu Changsheng's surprise, Yang Chengxu did not come to visit again, but Zhang Tianwen did.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

Seeing Zhang Tianwen's smiling face, Yu Changsheng was taken aback, but also greeted him with a smile.

"So it was Changsheng and Minghan. I was wondering who would book a private room for me in the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower."

Zhang Tianwen was not surprised and chuckled.

"It's all as it should be." Li Minghan chuckled and scratched the back of his head.

"Okay, I'll remember this favor. Do your best in tomorrow's game." Zhang Tianwen nodded, put his arm around Li Minghan's back, and they were very close.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Tianwen turned to look at Yu Changsheng, his expression slightly probing:

"Just now, the person who bid against you, Changsheng, was Yang Chengxu, right?"

"It's him." Yu Changsheng nodded.

"I see," Zhang Tianwen frowned. "Won't this mean we've completely offended Yang Chengxu? Will the impact be significant?"

"It's alright, it's just a normal auction. Besides, we might run into each other in any of the matches. Since we're on the territory of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, even if the other party is unhappy, they probably can't do anything about it."

Yu Changsheng shrugged and curled his lip, not caring at all.

As for Yang Chengxu, so be it. He's here for me anyway. As for Li Minghan? Putting aside the fact that Li Minghan was given the No. 1 room in the "Earth" category, which is second only to the "Heaven" room, he showed his goodwill.

As the young master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, even if Yang Chengxu were truly angry, he wouldn't involve Li Minghan.

As for himself, he cares even less.

"Hmm...that's true. This Wenlong Jade is, after all, something belonging to our Myriad Manifestations Sect. It's good that you bought it. It would be rather inappropriate for it to end up in Yang Chengxu's possession."

Zhang Tianwen thought for a moment, glanced at Li Minghan unintentionally, and nodded.

"Huh?" Yu Changsheng's expression turned serious, his face changed slightly, he scratched his head, revealing a hint of embarrassment, and laughed:

"Really? There's such a connection. I didn't even know that."

"Oh? You didn't know?" Zhang Tianwen was stunned for a moment, looking at Yu Changsheng in surprise.

"You didn't know that, yet you spent so many spirit stones to buy it?" Taking a deep breath, Zhang Tianwen subconsciously touched the bridge of his nose, looking puzzled.

"I just don't like Yang Chengxu," Yu Changsheng said calmly after thinking for a moment.

"..." Zhang Tianwen was both amused and exasperated. After a moment, he patted Yu Changsheng's hand and affirmed, "Alright, you have character, and well done!"

"In any case, this thing has some significance now that you have it." After thinking for a moment, Zhang Tianwen nodded and said seriously.

"Alright, then... what did Senior Brother Zhang mean by the origin he mentioned earlier? Could you please explain?"

Yu Changsheng voiced his doubts, as he genuinely didn't know any specific details about Wen Longyu and wanted to learn more.

"Well..." Zhang Tianwen pondered for a moment, then, after organizing his thoughts, said thoughtfully, "It's like this, although I've only heard about it occasionally and don't know if it's true or not."

"Wen Longyu, I have a guess. Perhaps it is a jade pendant that was once worn by Cao Jinxian, one of the founders of our Beast Taming Peak. It has some connection with us."

"So, although we don't know what this thing does yet, just based on its significance alone, its value is extraordinary."

Zhang Tianwen composed himself and said firmly, then gave a wry smile, hesitated slightly, and said, "However, given the current situation, it's fine for you to keep it as a collection, but try not to think about giving it to any elder in the sect, after all..."

After a pause, Zhang Tianwen's throat moved slightly, and he slowly said, "After all, the old fogies in the sect have mixed opinions about this patriarch."

Yu Changsheng suddenly realized and said he understood, after all, it was really hard to comment on what Cao Jinxian had done back then.

Yu Changsheng was completely unaware that this Warm Dragon Jade actually belonged to him. He wouldn't collect it out of mere sentimental value.

only……

"It seems that the animal hide scroll is also vaguely connected to Cao Jinxian. Is that why there's a reaction between the two?"

A glint flashed in Yu Changsheng's eyes as he thought about many things, especially what Shen Xingchen had told him at the Sword Washing Pool, which resurfaced in his mind and suddenly resonated.

"Inheritance..."

Thinking of this, Yu Changsheng smiled slightly, not revealing his thoughts. Instead, he nodded to Zhang Tianwen and said:

"So there was this connection. I wasn't really aware of it. Oh well, I think this thing looks pretty good to me anyway, so it's not bad."

"With this connection, it has some added collectible value, haha, not bad. It's worth the money."

"Yes, keep it safe," Zhang Tianwen said with emotion, looking at Yu Changsheng with a meaningful gaze. "Perhaps there is something valuable hidden in it. Who knows?"

"Haha, if that's really the case, then that would be great." Yu Changsheng laughed heartily, his expression unchanged.

After spending some time with Yu Changsheng and Li Minghan, Zhang Tianwen didn't linger and left with a fist and palm salute.

"Alright, you guys have fun. Don't forget there's a competition tomorrow. As the main force of my Beast Taming Peak, remember to pay attention."

Before leaving, Zhang Tianwen gave some instructions.

(End of this chapter)