Chapter 111: Mo Liushu: I’m Going to Make You Pay!
“Hmph! Can something in my palm possibly escape?”
Mo Liushu said triumphantly, holding the bracelet.
At the same time, she couldn’t help but glance sideways at “Zhou Tong.”
This was clearly a hint that Zhou Tong would never escape her grasp.
But then, an unexpected change occurred.
The bracelet in her hand suddenly emitted a blinding light and vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by a Spirit Talisman.
“What is this?”
Mo Liushu exclaimed, shocked, as she felt an astonishing energy emanating from the Spirit Talisman.
Lian Hanxing reacted quickly, pulling Chen Ling’er into her embrace.
“Ah!”
Chen Ling’er cried out, her pretty face flushed as she clung tightly to Lian Hanxing.
“Boom!!”
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted, flames shooting out from the window of the room.
“What happened?”
Everyone was startled and turned their attention to the source of the sound.
“Cough cough…”
As the dust settled, Mo Liushu was the first to bear the brunt of it, her face covered in soot. Although she was uninjured, the fury in her heart had long reached its peak.
“Zhao Wutian, you bastard, dare to play tricks on me!”
She roared, “How dare you replace a treasure with a bomb? Are you seeking death?!”
Xia Hongxiu and Tang Qi were also glaring angrily; being the closest to the explosion, they had been affected as well.
They weren’t initially that angry, but seeing Zhou Tong and Chen Ling’er unscathed pushed them over the edge.
Especially Xia Hongxiu; despite her elaborate calculations, she could never have predicted such a calamity.
Hearing this, everyone began to discuss again, pointing fingers at Zhao Wutian.
This was truly outrageous; such a blatant act of bullying! Where is the law?
“Shut your mouth!”
Zhao Wutian began to curse back: “You shameless bitch dare to accuse me of theft! I haven’t even pursued you for carrying explosives, and you dare bite back. Do you believe I won’t kill you?!”
This statement nearly brought Mo Liushu’s unwarranted calamity to a head.
Her ample chest heaved violently, and she felt an overwhelming urge to charge at him, but knowing they were in the Heavenly Dao Mansion, she had to hold back for now.
“Very well… just you wait, this matter is far from over!”
“Hmph, I hope you can live to see the day you come to settle this!”
Zhao Wutian sneered, adding insult to injury towards Mo Liushu.
Inside Room One, Zhou Tong was carefully playing with the Flying Phoenix Bracelet.
“Can something in my palm possibly escape?”
He smiled and then suddenly his expression changed slightly, a hint of suspicion appearing.
Upon his probing, he clearly sensed a subtle energy circulating within the bracelet, strong yet concealed.
“Hiss… there’s actually a trace of real phoenix blood inside!”
He showed a rare look of surprise; across the world, dragons and phoenixes were recognized as divine beasts, and dragon scales and phoenix blood were among the hardest treasures to acquire—just a strand could possibly alter fate!
But soon, he calmed his mindset.
Since it was originally intended for the Empress, he couldn’t go back on his promise; both the bracelet and the phoenix blood should belong to Qian Miaoyu.
This was her opportunity.
“Next, we will auction the second treasure!”
The elder’s voice pulled everyone back, teasingly stating, “This item is extraordinary, and I believe everyone will be interested, especially women and the elderly.”
At this announcement, the cultivators’ eyes widened as they speculated on what it could be.
When the female cultivator flaunted her alluring figure on stage, many people’s eyes immediately lit up, and they began to frantically inhale, their excitement palpable.
“Ah… what an absolutely intoxicating aroma! It has a lingering sweetness!”
“I feel ten years younger, the taste is powerful, really powerful!”
As the curtain on the jade plate was drawn back, the revelation stunned everyone; it was a segment of green vine.
“Evergreen Vine of Ten Thousand Years!”
Without needing an introduction, everyone perked up, and even Zhou Tong was taken aback.
This was a life-giving sacred object; women using it could retain their youth, and elderly could prolong their lives.
The ultimate goal of all cultivators was to live in harmony with the heavens and achieve immortality; now that they encountered a treasure that could extend life, no one could resist it.
“The starting bid is… one million!”
The words had hardly left his mouth before madness ensued.
“I bid 1.2 million.”
“1.6 million!”
“3 million…”
After a round of frenzied bidding, the price of the Evergreen Vine of Ten Thousand Years had soared close to ten million spiritual stones, and the bidding showed no signs of stopping.
“15 million!”
As soon as this figure was announced, the auction hall fell silent; Zhou Tong finally made a move.
In the past, the Sage Heart Demon Lord had expended a lot of vitality to save his Senior Apprentice Sister, so Zhou Tong had promised to compensate her, making this Evergreen Vine essential for him.
With this price announced, everyone else withdrew.
Though the Evergreen Vine was precious, offending a Sage was far too costly.
“20 million!”
Mo Liushu’s voice rang out again, raising Zhou Tong’s eyebrows.
This woman really was burning through cash.
In fact, not only the Jade Purity Sect, but at this auction, there were many other wealthy sect masters.
They all came for the Yin-Yang Body; some even brought their entire life savings to achieve this goal.
Now, they were holding back only to preserve their assets for the most precious harvest.
For instance, the Jade Purity Sect had brought at least a billion spiritual stones, but even that might not be enough since there were likely ten other contenders present.
“20 million once…” The elder began counting.
“20 million twice.”
Everyone was silent, and Mo Liushu wore a confident expression, believing she had already won.
“Want to keep Mu Ran Ya from aging? That’s truly a pipe dream!”
Zhou Tong remained silent because he had already begun to set up formations.
“20 million three times!”
With the final hammer strike, the Evergreen Vine of Ten Thousand Years fell to the Jade Purity Sect.
To prevent any further mishaps, Mo Liushu focused intently on her surroundings, determined not to let anyone disrupt the process again.
She stepped out from the room and, in full view of everyone, reached out to take the Evergreen Vine.
“This time, it won’t go wrong.”
After a careful inspection, she finally sighed in relief.
But then, the item in her hand transformed into another Spirit Talisman.
“This is!!”
At this sight, You Yelan and You Jingfeng both trembled.
“It’s an equivalent transportation technique!” You Yelan said.
“You silly girl, you missed the main point; that Spirit Talisman is the crux!”
Before she could finish, the Spirit Talisman ignited.
To match the higher value of the Evergreen Vine, Zhou Tong had transformed the equivalence into something even more powerful.
“Talismans Eighty-Three, Sky-Chasing Wave!”
Amazing waves erupted from the Spirit Talisman, targeting only Mo Liushu this time, and instantly detonated.
“Boom!!!”
The auction hall shook violently, with many struggling to remain standing and falling to the ground.
A few breaths later, Mo Liushu, with blood at the corner of her mouth, appeared before everyone, her expression first blank, then shifting to rage!
“Too much! I’m going to blow you all up!”
She looked as if she had gone mad, ready to charge at Zhao Wutian!
