The young man approached.
The provocation in his eyes was undisguised.
Ning Yuxin frowned, initially thinking he was an enemy deliberately targeting Lu Changsheng.
But as she looked at the youth, she fell into a brief daze.
She had never seen this person before. Aside from Shi Feng, Lu Changsheng had almost no enemies, and since arriving here, he had not even stepped foot outside the Cangyun Sect’s territory.
As her gaze swept over him, the sneer on the young man’s lips grew more pronounced.
“Friend, first come, first served. Don’t you know the rules?” Lu Changsheng spoke.
The young man chuckled lightly. “To the highest bidder. Can’t afford it?”
“You’re quite arrogant!”
Lu Changsheng didn’t quite understand.
The young man glanced around, and Lu Changsheng also sensed it. In the distance, an old woman and another young man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight were following.
Several disciples accompanied them.
The old woman’s cultivation actually rested at the eighth layer of Core Formation, and the older youth was at the ninth layer of Essence Condensation. This group was truly extraordinary.
The young man didn’t hide his intentions and spoke directly. “Lu Changsheng, I know you’re a local snake here, relying on the Cangyun Sect and Zhou Qingyu, so no one dares to provoke you!”
“So you want to provoke me?”
“That’s right!”
The two spoke bluntly.
“What are you after?” Lu Changsheng continued.
The young man said, “Nothing much. I just want to slap the Cangyun Sect in the face. Aren’t you Zhou Qingyu’s Junior Brother? I’ll take the chance to dampen his spirit too!”
So arrogant on the Cangyun Sect’s turf?
Even Ning Yuxin couldn’t understand it.
The young man added, “I forgot to tell you, I am from the Shenxiao Sect!”
As his voice fell, he looked at Lu Changsheng with overbearing arrogance.
Lu Changsheng’s gaze swept over him, somewhat surprised.
The Shenxiao Sect, established beyond the borders of the Yue Kingdom, was an extremely ancient sect. It had passed down its legacy for an unknown tens of thousands of years. It was a truly great sect.
It governed thirty-six kingdoms, including Yue, and one hundred and eight sects scattered in all directions, occupying vast territories spanning countless miles.
As mentioned before regarding the Great Kingdom War, those who ultimately emerged victorious would earn the right to join the Shenxiao Sect.
Nascent Soul experts, considered ancestral-level figures in Yue, were merely ordinary within the Shenxiao Sect.
Even so, Lu Changsheng remained calm and only said indifferently, “So what if it’s the Shenxiao Sect? Do you dare to casually strike me down here?”
This was an iron rule of the Shenxiao Sect: the strong must not oppress the weak. Unless actively provoked, severe punishment would follow.
“You know the rules well!” the young man said with a smile. “Since you know, just endure it. Don’t drag your entire sect down with you. This Spirit Grass is mine!” This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
Lu Changsheng was speechless. The other party was clearly trying to anger him, but in the end, what was the use of doing so?
Who would bother looking for trouble with a minor disciple like him?
The ultimate goal was likely still aimed at Zhou Qingyu. After all, it was his own fault for being Zhou Qingyu’s Junior Brother.
He just didn’t know what these people were truly scheming.
Lu Changsheng glanced over and said, “It’s not necessarily yours yet. I bid three thousand!”
Hmm?
The young man frowned, surprised by this.
“Are you trying to compete with me in wealth?”
Across all thirty-six kingdoms, no matter where he went, even royal families had to treat him with utmost respect. This guy actually dared to contend with him!
Lu Changsheng didn’t bother saying much more. He had already made up his mind. He was only holding back now to save himself the trouble. Once they left Cangyun territory, he would kill them directly.
Although he kept a low profile, feared death, and hid within the sect, he was no soft persimmon to be casually pinched.
Besides, competing in wealth with him? Did this guy not see who was standing right behind him?
No matter how arrogant he was, he was just a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect. Could he really be wealthier than the daughter of the richest man in Cangzhou?
“Heh, since you want to play, I’ll entertain you. Four thousand!”
The young man called out his price. Before he could even flash a provocative look, Lu Changsheng glanced at the shopkeeper, a faint smile appearing on his face as he spoke again.
“Six thousand!”
“Seven thousand!”
“Eight thousand!”
Lu Changsheng called out his bid again, his expression entirely unbothered.
The young man, however, showed a hint of hesitation.
Eight thousand Spirit Stones was no small sum. But the atmosphere had already reached this point; if he backed down now, it wouldn’t just be his own face he was losing.
For a moment, he couldn’t help but glance at the two watching from afar, and finally gritted his teeth. “Nine thousand!”
“Ten thousand!”
Lu Changsheng hadn’t hesitated from start to finish.
After all, the other party had declared it went to the highest bidder. If he lost, he would just have to swallow the loss, and the one losing face would still be the youth.
But a single Crimson Spirit Grass was worth one thousand, maybe twelve hundred Spirit Stones at most. Now the price had nearly multiplied tenfold.
Was he truly that determined to have it? Or was he merely trying to win a battle of pride?
Just as the youth hesitated.
Ning Yuxin watched this scene unfold. She also knew the item wasn’t worth nearly this much, but since Lu Changsheng wanted it, and it was only ten thousand Spirit Stones, buying it was no big deal.
He had helped her quite a bit recently. She could consider it a token of gratitude.
It was at this exact moment that Lu Changsheng suddenly looked at Ning Yuxin, and a voice fell directly into her ear.
“Junior Sister, we must take this grass back with us. This is no ordinary Crimson Spirit Grass, but the legendary Crimson Phoenix Grass. The Ancestor personally sent me to buy it. The shopkeeper doesn’t recognize it, and the other party hasn’t noticed either. Its value is simply immeasurable. Have the Spirit Stones ready!”
Ning Yuxin was stunned. She knew of the Crimson Phoenix Grass, though she had never seen it.
And when did the Ancestor send him to buy it? Wasn’t this just a chance encounter?
Harboring numerous doubts, she remained silent.
A smile suddenly spread across the young man’s face. He looked at the Spirit Grass again, carefully probing it with his senses. He detected an unusual fluctuation and was instantly overjoyed.
At the same time, Lu Changsheng said, “Friend, since you’re not bidding, this Spirit Grass is mine. Shopkeeper…”
“Wait, I bid twelve thousand!”
“What?”
The shopkeeper was dumbfounded. Lu Changsheng visibly tightened his brow.
“Heh, looks like you’ll be disappointed after all!”
“Fifteen thousand!”
Lu Changsheng’s expression gradually turned serious, no longer as breezy as before.
“Eighteen thousand!”
The young man bid again. The shopkeeper was completely frozen in place.
Even if beaten to death, he never would have imagined it would reach eighteen thousand!
Under everyone’s gaze, Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth and said, “Twenty thousand!”
“Twenty-two thousand!”
The young man spoke once more, the provocation in his eyes growing heavier.
Lu Changsheng’s face completely darkened. After a long silence, he didn’t utter another word. When he looked at the spirit medicine in the box, his eyes were brimming with deep reluctance.
Just then, as Ning Yuxin was about to say something.
The young man mocked, “What? Not adding to the bid? Out of money? But I suppose that makes sense. Your Cangyun Sect only brings in twenty or thirty thousand Spirit Stones a year. Twenty-two thousand is already a sky-high price for you!”
Hearing the mockery, Lu Changsheng glared at him.
Young men were naturally fond of fighting and had ambitions higher than the heavens. This youth was no different, and couldn’t help but add, “Did you really think your voice transmission could hide from me? You are only at the fourth layer of Spirit Accumulation. What do you amount to? Heh!”
Lu Changsheng’s face grew even uglier, turning a deep, ashen green, as if he had suffered an unbearable humiliation.
Seeing this reaction, the young man became even more smug.
“You are truly despicable. You win this round! I’m leaving!”
In the end, Lu Changsheng had no choice but to give up, taking Ning Yuxin and storming off in feigned anger.
“Heh! What a piece of trash, thinking he could compete with me!”
The young man sneered disdainfully, his eyes filled with nothing but utter contempt.
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