Ordinary Emperor grade weapons and elixirs were priced within a hundred Emperor Crystals. However, this Heavenly Secret Pill was priced at five hundred Emperor Crystals, which showed how precious it was.
This kind of elixir that could directly promote one's cultivation was very precious. Even an excellent alchemist would need a lot of effort to refine this kind of elixir, and there was a high chance of failure.
"It seems like everyone is giving way to me. Then I won't be polite. One thousand Emperor Crystals." Zhao Kongming's magnetic voice came from the darkness.
The people from the Scarlet Water Chamber of Commerce heaved a sigh of relief. Zhao Kongming didn't take advantage of them. If they could get their hands on a low-grade Heaven Fate Pill, it would cost them around a thousand Emperor Crystals. If they could get their hands on a lower grade Heaven Fate Pill, it would be a loss. If they could get their hands on a higher grade Heaven Fate Pill, it wouldn't be worth it for Zhao Kongming.
The Netherworld Army would receive Emperor Crystals every month. During the process of carrying out missions, they would also receive a lot of Emperor Crystals if they had any achievements. Therefore, Zhao Kongming had at least ten thousand Emperor Crystals on him, maybe even twenty or thirty thousand Emperor Crystals. Although it was painful to spend one thousand Emperor Crystals, it was worth it when he thought about how he could use it to please his beloved and gift it to his beloved's brother.
Hearing that it was one thousand Emperor Crystals, the others stopped bidding.
The host of the Chamber of Commerce looked around and said in a clear voice, "If there is no higher bid, then this Heavenly Secret Pill …"
"I bid one thousand five hundred Emperor Crystals."
At this moment, Long Chen directly said in a clear voice. He slightly controlled his voice, making himself sound more mature. At a glance, one could tell that he was already a middle-aged person.
Gah.
Many people were dumbfounded when they heard that voice.
"Who is it? How dare he not give face to the Netherworld Army?"
"He really doesn't want to live anymore. How dare he interfere with what Lord Zhao wants."
"Who made that voice? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
The others looked at each other in dismay.
At this moment, Zhao Kongming, Liu Guang of the Crimson Water Chamber of Commerce, and the City Lord of the Crimson Water City were sitting together. The three of them looked at each other in dismay. The City Lord of the Crimson Water City was already in a bad mood, so he slammed the table and said angrily, "Who is so insensible? Get the hell out here!"
His enraged voice reverberated throughout the auction house. When the crowd saw that the City Lord was enraged, their hearts trembled in fear.
"What? Isn't this an auction? Naturally, the highest bidder wins. Could it be that Your Excellency, the City Lord of Redwater City, has never participated in an auction before? Do you not even understand the most basic rules?" Long Chen said unhurriedly.
Because no one in the private room knew who he was.
But judging from his tone, he should be a strong cultivator. He didn't put the lord of the Redwater City in his eyes and dared to come alone. How could he not have some strength? Moreover, he could easily throw out more than a thousand Imperial Crystals. He was at least in the sixth level of the Heaven Martial Realm or above.
The City Lord of Redwater City did not care about that. He was the boss here.
When he was about to fly into a rage, Zhao Kongming, who was next to him, pulled him back and said, "Brother Qian, he's right. The highest bidder wins the auction. This brother has a lot of money. He bid 1,500 Imperial Crystals. He's determined to get this Celestial Secret Pellet. 1,500 Imperial Crystals is more than the normal price of a Celestial Secret Pellet. I don't want to bid anymore. According to the rules, he should get the Celestial Secret Pellet."
Zhao Kongming was the person involved. The City Lord of Redwater City was his distinguished guest. Unexpectedly, Zhao Kongming didn't give him any face. He was furious.
"Don't let me know who you are. You'd better be careful."
The City Lord sneered and sat down. He said to Zhao Kongming, "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry to have disturbed your mood."
"It's no big deal. It's just a Celestial Secret Pellet. I just wanted to get it. I've gained a lot from coming to the Redwater City and making friends with you."
Zhao Kongming said with a smile.
Zhao Kongming didn't want to bid anymore. Hence, the President of the Redwater Chamber of Commerce, Liu Guang, gave the auctioneer a look. The auctioneer nodded and sealed the deal. Soon, someone brought the Celestial Secret Pellet to Long Chen. The person who had brought the Celestial Secret Pellet was the President of the Redwater Chamber of Commerce, Liu Guang.
Long Chen placed 1,500 Imperial Crystals on the table and pushed it towards the other party.
Liu Guang couldn't see Long Chen's appearance through the veil. However, there was an unfamiliar aura on Long Chen's body. Furthermore, it was clear that Long Chen wasn't very strong. He might even be weaker than Liu Guang.
"May I know your name? Are you from the Redwater City?" Liu Guang probed as he handed the Celestial Secret Pellet to Long Chen.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Don't ask what you shouldn't."
Long Chen took the Celestial Secret Pellet. After confirming that it was genuine, he walked past Liu Guang and headed out of the auction house.
In the dark, Zhao Kongming said, "Brother Qian, I'll take my leave for a while. See you another day."
The leader of the Redwater City revealed a look of understanding. He knew that Zhao Kongming was tracking Long Chen. Long Chen had successfully angered him, so Zhao Kongming had given up on increasing the price. His choice was to kill Long Chen and take his Celestial Secret Pellet. Moreover, it seemed that Long Chen had quite a bit of wealth on him.
With Zhao Kongming's strength, he easily followed Long Chen out of the Redwater Chamber of Commerce without being discovered by others.
However, Long Chen knew that Zhao Kongming wasn't the kind of person who would leave things at that, even though he was a member of the Netherworld Army.
However, Long Chen didn't feel any pressure at all.
"It shouldn't be safe for Xiong Jun to follow such a person. After I absorb the power of the Celestial Secret Pellet and break through to the third level of the Heaven Martial Realm, I'll come back to the Redwater City and see if I can take Xiong Jun away."
From what had happened today, Zhao Kongming's character was indeed not as good as what he had shown before.
Long Chen walked out of the Redwater City unhurriedly. Zhao Kongming also secretly followed him out of the Redwater City. When he was about 500 meters away, Long Chen turned into a col and instantly used the Blood Escape. He turned into a blurry blood-red light and disappeared from Zhao Kongming's sight.
Because of the obstruction of the col, Zhao Kongming couldn't see Long Chen leave. This place was a good place to silence him. Hence, Zhao Kongming suddenly sped up and rushed towards the col. When he arrived, he was immediately dumbfounded because there was no one here.
"Where did he go? Was he swallowed by a ghost?"
Zhao Kongming circled around several times but still didn't find Long Chen.
"Damn it." Zhao Kongming punched the ground and the ground trembled.
"How could this guy be so strange? If I had known earlier, I would have taken action earlier. I wouldn't have wasted a Celestial Secret Pellet."
Zhao Kongming had an indescribable grievance in his heart.
"But …" Suddenly, he thought of something and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Even if I don't have the Heaven Secrets Pill, my luck this time is too good. When I completely absorb the brand on this Barbarian Body, I can be considered to have half a Barbarian Body. At that time, I, Zhao Kongming, will also have the chance to enter the Divine Martial Realm. At that time, I will also be able to lead over a thousand soldiers."
After saying that, Zhao Kongming chuckled. He then turned around and flew towards the Redwater City. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the Redwater City.
Long Chen didn't know about Zhao Kongming's last words.
After he took the Celestial Secret Pellet, he entered the gloomy forest. This forest was vast and boundless. The Barbarian Bear Tribe was only a small part of it. Long Chen found a deserted place in the forest and stayed there.
In this rugged forest, Long Chen finally found a big tree. This big tree had many years of history. There were all kinds of mosses growing on it. This big tree was hollow. On the trunk of the tree, five meters above the ground, there was a hole, which allowed Long Chen to get into this hollow tree hole.
This blue big tree was harder than the steel houses in the Ancient Cemetery. Therefore, Long Chen didn't need to worry about too much safety.
The inside of the tree hole was very dark. However, when Long Chen took out the Celestial Secret Pellet, the entire tree hole lit up. The Celestial Secret Pellet was pure white and emitted a faint fragrance.
"This Celestial Secret Pellet is concocted by an alchemist at the peak of the Heaven Realm. With the understanding of the Heaven Realm towards the path of martial arts, it can actually be combined with elixirs to comprehend the first level of the martial path and let people advance in this way. It is truly miraculous."
Thus, Long Chen realized the miraculousness of alchemists. Not only were alchemists miraculous, even the Talisman Masters were so powerful.
Long Chen observed the Celestial Secret Pellet for a while, then swallowed it. Under the refinement of his True Origin, the Celestial Secret Pellet was quickly refined by Long Chen.
Long Chen also didn't understand the miraculousness of the Celestial Secret Pellet. After the Celestial Secret Pellet was refined, a miraculous power directly nourished Long Chen's body. In his mind, there seemed to be some kind of stimulation. After two days, Long Chen discovered that his Martial Spirit had already reached the third level of the Heaven Realm.
Of course, the True Origin in his body still needed a period of time to be absorbed before it could completely reach the third level of the Heaven Realm. However, Long Chen still had nearly five thousand Royal Crystals. Royal Crystals were a kind of thing that could quickly increase True Origin. Although the effect wasn't as good as Long Chen's Blood Refining Qi, it still had a lot of effect.
After consuming hundreds of Royal Crystals, Long Chen's True Origin had also risen to the third level of the Heaven Realm.
His strength had become stronger. After the Yin Yang Sword Spirit, Dragon Soul Transformation and the Five Emperor Dharma Images, Long Chen could now firmly suppress the sixth level of the Heaven Realm. He could even fight against the seventh level of the Heaven Realm.
The seventh level of the Heaven Realm was the threshold of the Netherworld Army. That Zhao Kongming was probably also in the seventh level of the Heaven Realm.
However, for Long Chen, the biggest benefit was that he could start cultivating the Mortal Emperor Technique. He had already cultivated the Mortal Emperor Technique. He only lacked enough True Origin to display it. After pondering for a while in the tree hole, Long Chen finally stood up.