The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
Giving you this prescription is far more valuable than setting a reward for four herbs, isn’t it?” “Then… you will give a reward for completing this task—tenfold!” “Tenfold?” Fear flashed in Shen Subing’s eyes immediately. The 70,000,000,000 spirit stones I gave today… oh no… all of these were gathered from my fellow disciples, the 6th Elder of the Pill Cultivation Sect, and Steward Shen,” Shen Subing said mournfully, hiding her lower lip with a trembling pretense. It is also called the Flower o...
“My thanks, Master. With this prescription, I will not only overcome this crisis but also gain tremendous benefit from it.”
“I am confident that soon, I will be able to ascend to Middle Venerable Alchemist for sure!” After her excitement subsided, Shen Subing smiled sweetly. “Hehe… Master is so good to your disciple!”
“No… don’t say that,” Tan Yun waved his hand to interrupt immediately. “You stole the Divine Ring already. I will not give this prescription to you for free.”
“Ah!” Shen Subing was so startled that she let out a loud cry.
“What’s this ‘ah’ about?” Tan Yun snapped in a stern voice. “One thing at a time. Giving you this prescription is far more valuable than setting a reward for four herbs, isn’t it?”
“Then… you will give a reward for completing this task—tenfold!”
“Tenfold?” Fear flashed in Shen Subing’s eyes immediately. She looked around in disbelief. “Master! Tenfold means more than 500,000,000,000 low-grade spirit stones!”
“What? You… as the head disciple, don’t even have this many spirit stones?” Tan Yun looked at her sharply.
“Master… I really don’t! The 70,000,000,000 spirit stones I gave today… oh no… all of these were gathered from my fellow disciples, the 6th Elder of the Pill Cultivation Sect, and Steward Shen,” Shen Subing said mournfully, hiding her lower lip with a trembling pretense. “Master… is it possible… to request just a few more spirit stones?”
“I’ll tell you this! Stop acting cute in front of your teacher and get going immediately!” Tan Yun was speechless.
“Hehe… then I take my leave!” Shen Subing smiled mischievously without showing her teeth, victorious in spirit. She spun and took a step, then turned back to look at Tan Yun once more. “Master… if I miss you, how can I come see you?”
“Leave it to fate… I do not wish to see you right now. Go quickly!” Tan Yun was extremely irritated.
Extremely irritated!
I wanted to extort money from Shen Xiao Niu, but instead she’s extorting me! This is how it should be!
“Alright… Ya Huan can’t compare to Master. I think you are quite interesting,” Shen Subing said cheerfully. “Master… do you remember what you said when you first met me? That I am one of the Thirteen Beauties of the Inner Sect? If you think of me, come visit Bingqing Immortal Mountain!”
Having said that, she disappeared into the VIP room like a gentle breeze.
Tan Yun immediately realized that Shen Subing’s playful behavior in front of him meant that she truly regarded him as her Master.
He had never expected that Shen Subing, cold as ice, would have such a mischievous side.
What would happen if one day she realized that the “handyman disciple” she saw was actually her Master? Tan Yun thought to himself.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a melodious bell rang throughout the Huangfu Shengxing Hotel lobby, echoing into all private rooms, beautiful rooms, and VIP areas from the 2nd to the 7th floor.
Tan Yun sat on the jade chair, looking through the view screen, seeing an elderly man standing on the auction stage, radiating authority over the crowd, with a sacred object ring floating beside him about 3 meters high.
The old man was none other than Tantai Zhongde, head of the Huangfu Shengxing auction and appraisal.
Even high-ranking disciples of the Inner Sect had to show respect.
Because Tantai Zhongde served the current head of the Huangfu Shengzong family.
Tantai Zhongde surveyed hundreds of thousands of disciples in the first-floor hall, then raised his head and spoke in a resonant voice, “Welcome, honored guests, to Huangfu Shengxing for this month’s auction.”
“As everyone knows, everything auctioned by me, Huangfu Shengxing, is extraordinary. Without further delay, let the three-hour auction officially begin!”
As soon as he finished speaking, everything fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.
Tantai Zhongde’s Qiankun Ring glowed blue, and a blue container the size of a washbasin appeared on the auction table, inside which bloomed a blood-red flower.
“As everyone knows, a top-grade herb takes 100 years to grow. For Grade 9 herbs, because the herbs may gain consciousness or even transform into a human, there is no grading system—only growth time.”
“The herb we will auction today is the Blood Spirit Heart-Condensing Flower, 1,200 years old, possessing miraculous power to heal a failing heart or a heart pierced by a weapon. It is also called the Flower of Immortality, and is an essential component in refining many elixirs.”
“Starting price: 90,000,000 low-grade spirit stones, with each bid increasing by at least 1,000,000,” Tantai Zhongde paused briefly, then announced seriously, “The auction begins now!”
“Bang!”
With just a slight movement of his fingers, Tantai Zhongde released his spiritual power from his body, shooting upward into the sky, striking the sky-patterned cerulean bell in the void, producing a melodious chime.
Immediately, from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors, the auction voices rose continuously:
“95,000,000!”
“100,000,000!”
“110,000,000!”
“160,000,000!”
“200,000,000!”
When the price reached 200,000,000, hundreds of thousands of disciples on the first floor looked up at the auction, their eyes all fixed on Luxury Hall No. 48 on the 5th floor.
Disciples who could enter the first-floor hall with only a single middle-grade spirit stone often came to experience the auction atmosphere and broaden their horizons by observing the items being auctioned.
Most of them hardly possessed low-grade spirit stones worth hundreds of millions.
When the bidding paused, Tantai Zhongde remained calm. With his experience and confidence, he knew the Blood Spirit Heart-Condensing Flower was worth no less than 300,000,000 low-grade spirit stones.
As he expected, an elderly voice rose from Booth No. 12 on the 6th floor:
“280,000,000!”
“310,000,000!” came the voice from Luxury Hall No. 48, 5th floor.
“350,000,000!”
“380,000,000!” came the voice from Booth No. 12, 6th floor, emphasizing the bid, and no one raised further.
“380,000,000, once… twice… thrice, sold!” Tantai Zhongde smiled slightly, sending his spiritual power into the sky-patterned cerulean bell.
…
Over the next two hours, hundreds of valuable natural treasures, dozens of alchemy materials, and magical objects created by the ancestors of the Inner Sect’s sacred artifact crafting line were continuously auctioned.
Just before the auction’s final segment, Tan Yun’s eyes filled with deep hope. He knew that as the auction approached its end, the most coveted treasures were about to be revealed.
“Honored guests, the eight most exciting treasures will be presented one by one. Each is priceless, with only a single opportunity. Use it wisely.”
After a small chuckle, Tantai Zhongde collected his smile and continued in a firm voice:
“The next treasure to be auctioned is a high-grade treasure flame seed, of the Ice element: Purple Sea Profound Flame.”
Instantly, Huangfu Shengxing erupted into chaos.
“My god! This is truly a high-grade treasure!”
“Amazing! I’ve never seen a high-grade flame seed before!”
“Yes! I’ve never seen one either…”
“Same here……”
Hundreds of thousands of disciples in the first-floor lobby were excited and astonished.
For those in the Nascent Soul Realm, even seeing a high-grade spiritual flame seed was extremely rare. Speaking of a high-grade treasure flame seed, this was a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
VIP Lounge No. 3
“Purple Sea Profound Flame originates from the depths of the sea, tens of millions of feet down, nurtured by violet ice and cold stones. Such a rare treasure belongs to me alone!” Tan Yun stared intently, his eyes filled with determination.
--Translated by likesnovel--