If one came into extended contact with Corpse Qi, a living person would slowly be transformed into a special kind of Corpse Soldier that would be able to devour other Corpse Soldiers in order to upgrade their own power. It was similar to raising insects 1 , and a Corpse King would emerge at the end!
With the huge numbers living in the Nine Nations of the Desolate North, this Corpse King could possibly be a Gold-Armored Corpse, or even a Second Tier Gold Armoured Corpse!
As for how to make Long Yong Chang and the other two die at the same time, the Thousand Corpse Sect would naturally send one of their elites to accomplish this task, so there was no need for Cheng Fei Jun to worry about it. What he had to do was to transform the Nine Nations of the Desolate North into a land of the dead after he had taken over.
After understanding the whole story, Ling Han waved a hand and imprisoned Cheng Fei Jun. Anyways, now that he had entered the Black Tower, his life or death was merely a thought from Ling Han. He could possibly be useful in future, so Ling Han decided to simply imprison him first. He did the same to the scholar boy. At least, only when Ling Han left the Fallen Moon Gorge would he release the latter.
This Thousand Corpse Sect did not have much relation with Rong Huan Xuan.
It looked like there had been a split in the inheritance of this ancient great sect. Part of it was inherited by Rong Huan Xuan, whereas the other part was obtained by another. Moreover, this person was secretly developing it rapidly towards prosperity. He was so ambitious that he planned to kill the dozen hundred million people of the Nine Nations of the Desolate North and refine a Corpse King through this process.
This was really deranged!
Completely by accident, he actually unravelled such a great evil scheme. It was really a great coincidence and very fortunate.
Ling Han was also filled with a bit of lingering fear. Because if he had really walked off without a second thought, once Long Yong Chang and the other two Earth Grade alchemists died, it was only a matter of course for Cheng Fei Jun to rise up and take over.
…For a small place like the Nine Nations of the Desolate North, there was actually no need for three Earth Grade alchemists to stand by here. It was because the three of them had broken through here that they had remained here. In truth, when they had been assigned here, they were only Black Grade high level alchemists.
Thus, there was absolutely no problem with the plans of the Thousand Corpse Sect. With Cheng Fei Jun’s current reputation and power, if Ling Han did not step out, who would be able to compete?
And if this plan of the Thousand Corpse Sect was really put into action, there would practically be no chance for anyone to survive in all the Nine Nations of the Desolate North. Even with the protection of the new Rain Emperor and the Da Yuan King, how could Ling Dong Xing and the others possibly be spared?
Thus, Ling Han felt lingering fear. If something like that had really happened, even if he destroyed the Thousand Corpse Sect 10,000 times, what use was there?
He definitely had to destroy this Thousand Corpse Sect!
Otherwise, even if they failed this time, there would still be a next time and another after that, and he wouldn’t be able to guard himself against it.
Family was Ling Han’s reverse scale. He would definitely not allow anyone harm those close to him. So, Thousand Corpse Sect, you should continue to be buried in the dust of history.
However, the current Thousand Corpse Sect had already reached a massive size, and it was not only through bold words that he could successfully destroy them. Though Luo Ji Feng was in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, he did not have a high position in the Thousand Corpse Sect, and Cheng Fei Jun was completely unclear about the detailed power scale in the Thousand Corpse Sect.
If this sect had already been revived for a very, very long time, then it wouldn’t be anything strange for them to have one or even a few ultimate elites of the Shattering Void Tier. After all, it was currently a booming era for the martial arts. Moreover, in history, the Thousand Corpse Sect had also possessed ultimate elites of the Tenth Tier as well.
Ling Han scratched his head. All the demons and monsters had really appeared in this lifetime.
A day later, the auction was held as scheduled.
The Spirit Treasures Pavilion’s status in the Fallen Moon Gorge was not something that could be compared to the Star Brilliance Palace Hall, but the former was similarly established in an extremely large building, which was constructed as a very traditional auction house. It had a total of five floors and was designed in a way that the middle part was empty.
This place could at most accommodate one thousand people at one time, so it couldn’t really be considered small. Though Ling Han had not gotten his proof of identity as an Earth Grade alchemist, that was merely an issue of procedure. As a result, he enjoyed the highest level of treatment from the Spirit Treasures Pavilion, and possessed a private room on the fifth floor.
Long Yong Chang and the other two Big Bosses also arrived. From the look of things, the Blue Scale Demonic Fruit was also very attractive to them, so Ling Han considered whether he should discuss with them and ask them to allow him to have the Blue Scale Demonic Fruit.
But what caused Ling Han shock was the fact that there were actually other guests in the private room on the fifth floor!
He saw with his own eyes a woman who was completely hidden in a cloak enter into the room. Why was he so sure that it was a woman? When her body moved, that slender waist and plump behind, as well as her towering b***** were completely outlined.
Chapter 309
Chapter 309: Ling Han of Two Lives
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Afterwards, an ordinary-looking elder appeared and entered another private room.
The most important thing for the Spirit Treasures Pavilion to ensure was fair practice in their business. Thus, since these two people were able to enter a private room on the fifth floor, this obviously meant that they, or the party they represented, was at least not weaker than the status of an Earth Grade low level alchemist.
That elder was in the Flower Blossoming Tier!
Ling Han was a bit surprised. It was indeed quite impressive that the auction today would actually tempt a powerful elite of the Flower Blossoming Tier to come.
A stream of people continued to enter, and soon after, he heard a very distinctive voice.
“Fairy Chi, what a coincidence to see you again. We are really fated, so why don’t we sit together?”
“Hehe, from the day before yesterday until now, we’ve met for a total of seventeen times!”
“There were actually as many as seventeen times? Then it really seems like we are definitely fated! Fairy Chi, looking at me today, don’t you think I’m a little bit more perverted?”
“Get lost!”
Ling Han glanced out of the window and looked downwards, where he saw Gu Feng Hua who was currently chasing closely behind Chi Hua Lan. The pervert was grinning happily, eagerly following her.
The two of them also came upstairs, but they did not come to the fifth floor. Apparently, they were not yet qualified to sit in the private rooms here. As for whether they were on the second, third, or fourth floor, Ling Han did not have so much free time that he would activate the Eye of Truth to determine that.
So the outsider martial artists the younger people of the Nine Nations of the Desolate North had seen were these two.
In the private room, Guang Yuan and the others felt this was really very much a novelty to them. Normally, they were not qualified to enter this kind of private rooms. Even if the decorations and adornments around them were nothing too shocking, they still toured around the room, touching this and that, feeling that everything was uncommon.
Liu Yu Tong and Li Si Chan were girls, so they naturally had to take care of their image. As a result, they sat all prim and proper. Hu Niu, on the other hand, did not bother much and continued clinging to Ling Han’s arms, laughing.
After
a while, the auction finally began.
Ling Han was bored and leaned forward to sleep. Hu Niu, meanwhile, endlessly teased him with her little hands. The adult and child played joyously and harmoniously, making Liu Yu Tong and Li Si Chan who were watching feel extremely envious, wanting nothing more than to take Hu Niu’s place.
The two girls exchanged a look and nodded simultaneously. They both felt that they could not be careless just because Hu Niu was little. This little girl could not be underestimated. Moreover, after another ten years, the little girl should have grown up into a big girl, and it would be too late by that time to guard against her.
Guard against fire, guard against thieves, and guard against Hu Niu.
“Everyone, the item that is going to be presented to all of you now is a treasure from the ancient era, and possesses a high symbolic significance!” the auctioneer said, spittle flying everywhere. “And that is the alchemy furnace that was once used by the inventor of the Three Fire Guide, and acclaimed as the Alchemy Emperor, Grandmaster Ling, Ling Han.”
Ling Han?
Guang Yuan, Liu Yu Tong, and the others all turned to look at Ling Han. They could naturally tell that this Ling Han was not their Ling Han, but the two of them actually shared the same name and they were both geniuses of alchemy, so they could not help but be astonished.
“Haha, I heard there is also a person here named Ling Han.” A cold voice was suddenly heard from one of the private rooms. It was a very old voice. “He really doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, to actually dare to have the same name as the Alchemy Emperor.”
“Haha, he really has overestimated his own abilities. It’s nothing strange to have the same name, but how accomplished was Ling Han, Grandmaster Ling, 10,000 years ago? To have the same name as he, he really deserves to die!” This was the voice of a girl. She had a delicate voice, but it was filled with mockery.
Though he could not tell which private room these two voices came from, he could confirm they were from the fifth floor, which made Ling Han instantly recall the cloaked woman and the elite of the Flower Blossoming Tier he had seen earlier.
Ling Han did not know whether to laugh or to be angered, because both of them were he but one Ling Han was praised to the heavens whereas the other was stepped harshly and crushed underfoot, making him feel like he was trapped between laughter and tears.
It was really a coincidence, but who asked the two of them to have the same name?
Could it be that Small Tower had done it deliberartely?
“Heng, I don’t know who that Grandmaster Ling from 10,000 years ago is, but the current Ling Han is only seventeen years old, but is already an Earth Grade alchemist. No matter where, he would deserve the name of a genius of alchemy, and this is still called overestimating his own abilities?” Liu Yu Tong was displeased and immediately began to defend Ling Han.
Li Si Chan nodded as well and said, “I am an alchemist too, so I know a bit about that Grandmaster Ling from 10,000 years ago. That Grandmaster became an Earth Grade low level alchemist only when he was thirty. After that, he became an Earth Grade mid level alchemist ten years later, Earth Grade high level twenty years later, and then became a Heaven Grade alchemist thirty years after that. He’s also the youngest Heaven Grade alchemist in history. After that, he broke through the limitation of Heaven Grade fifty years later, and was respectfully acclaimed as the Alchemy Emperor.”
These words were factual, without the slightest bit of exaggeration. It was recorded as such in the ancient records. But when put together with the words that Liu Yu Tong had said previously, it was more than obvious. 10,000 year ago, Ling Han had only become an Earth Grade alchemist when he was thirty years old, but what about the current Ling Han? Seventeen years old!
Putting aside how his future accomplishment would be like, but merely comparing his current accomplishment, that was definitely slightly superior to the Ling Han of that generation.
Thus, the elder and the girl in the two private rooms were instantly silenced. Who asked Ling Han to be indeed much younger than that Ling Han?
Yet Ling Han smiled in spite of himself and shook his head. He had all the memories of his last lifetime, which meant that he was standing on the foundations that had accumulated in his last life and continuing to advance from there, so he was naturally going to exceed his previous lifetime. How could these two lifetimes be put together and compared?
Still, he was a bit curious. Though the Ling Han of his last life had been acclaimed as the Alchemy Emperor, he had already “died” for so many years, why would these two people still be so reverent about him? Most alchemists knew that these two Ling Han shared the same name, but none of them actually came out to rebuke Ling Han.
How baffling, and moreover, there were two of them!
“Hehe, please do not hurt the peace amongst you, esteemed guests. Let us come back to auctioning off this alchemy furnace. Previously, I’ve said, this is the alchemy furnace that was once used by the ancient Grandmaster Ling Han, and the materials used to construct it are excellent. Unfortunately, it is already damaged. Thus, it can only be taken as an ornament and a token of remembrance.” The auctioneer hurriedly soothed the atmosphere.
He paused, then continued, “Something that the ancient Grandmaster Ling has once used is very meaningful. Thus, we can of course not sell it cheaply, or it would be very disrespectful to Grandmaster Ling. Thus, the starting price for this alchemy furnace is… 1,000 Origin Crystals!”
“2,000!”
“3,000!”
“5,000!”
His words had just fallen, and already there were bidders placing their bids. Listening to the voices, it was Long Yong Chang and the other two Big Bosses of alchemy.
That was true, the name of the ancient Ling Han was too well-reputed. The things that he had once used were like totems, a pillar of mental support, and possessed a high symbolic significance for the alchemists of the current time period.
Within only a while, the price had soared to 10,000, and it was still rising. Very quickly, the price had broken through the high boundary of 50,000.
Ling Han was astonished. Could it be that Long Yong Chang and the others had come for the alchemy furnace he had used before? To be honest, that alchemy furnace was indeed something good. It was forged from Purple Moon and Stars Iron, so its heat conduction and pressure resistance was indeed great. Still, it was already damaged, so it could not possibly be used again for pill concoction, and from the looks of it, it was extremely heavily damaged. Even if one would recycle the materials used to make this alchemy furnace, there would not be much left.
Thus, the actual value of this alchemy furnace would be around 10,000 Origin Crystals, but the current bid had already exceeded that sum by a few times.
Chapter 310
Chapter 310: Fierce Competition
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This was merely an alchemy furnace that Ling Han had once used before, and now the price of this alchemy furnace that only had symbolic value was still soaring. Soon, it had broken through the high limit of 10,000 Origin Crystals, but none of the three Big Bosses of alchemy had any intention to give up, and were still continuing to add their bids. It seemed as if they would not give up unless they had emptied all their savings.
“These three alchemists are truly in love with the Grandmaster Ling Han from 10,000 years ago!” Guang Yuan exclaimed ruefully.
“That’s right. It’s already over 10,000 Origin Crystals. How many times has this price exceeded its real values?” Zhu Wu Jiu nodded as well.
Ling Han’s expressions instantly turned dark. He did not need this kind of true love.
Liu Yu Tong and Li Si Chan thought that Ling Han was unhappy because he could not compare to the Ling Han from 10,000 years ago, and hurriedly comforted him. Hu Niu was more direct. She gave him a kiss on his cheek and giggled.
However, Long Yong Chang and the others did not have any intention to give up. The bid soared
up to 200,000, and was getting closer and closer to 300,000, making everyone dumbstruck. They were dumbfounded by, firstly, the determination of these three alchemists, and secondly, by how wealthy alchemists were.
300,000 Origin Crystals, what kind of concept was that!
Even for these three Big Bosses of alchemy, 300,000 Origin Crystals should be a serious expense. After all, they usually only concocted Black Grade alchemical pills, and Black Grade alchemical pills were usually sold for silver and gold.
Moreover, these three alchemists had to be in the process of trying to break through to become Earth Grade mid level alchemists. Every time they failed the attempt, what kind of astronomical price would they have to pay for the ingredients they had used? These ingredients definitely had to be bought with Origin Crystals.
Thus, it was indeed impressive that these three alchemists managed to save 300,000 Origin Crystals, but they had probably reached their limits.
Indeed, after the bid had reached 30,000, the three Big Bosses of alchemy were obviously lacking in confidence. Finally, the price was set at 332,853 Origin Crystals. Why were there scraps? That was because Long Yong Chang and his companions had really given it their all, and taken out all the Origin Crystals they had on them.
The highest bid had been placed by Li Si Yuan. He could not help but look happy. He could finally get hold of the alchemy furnace that was once used by the Alchemy Emperor. This was a totem, and a symbol of significance!
“Is there anyone interested in bidding?” the auctioneer asked. He was extremely shocked that the bid reached such a high level, but at the same time, it was reasonable to him.
His shock was because this was merely a damaged alchemy furnace, but who asked it to be once used by the Alchemy Emperor? In the eyes of his fans, not just 300,000, even 1,000,000 was worth it.
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