The Gate Of Good Fortune c1-905

by Demon Translations

  “Xiaocheng, how much Celestial Coins did you bring? I have a few hundred million Blue Coins with me; however, I’m afraid that Celestial Lord will deliberately increase the price.” Jing Wuming whispered to Ning Cheng.

  Ning Cheng gently patted Jing Wuming on the shoulder and spoke, “Don’t worry, I believe that the Celestial Coins with us should be enough.”

  Whether or not it was enough, Ning Cheng knew that the few hundred million Blue Coins in Jing Wuming’s possession would not cut it.

  Finally, someone bought that Celestial Shatterer Cultivator for 400 million Blue Coins.

  After delivering the dispirited cultivator to its new owner, the woman wearing revealing clothes once again appeared with a bright smile, “Just now the Celestial Shatterer Slave was bought by a powerhouse for 400 million Blue Coins. Congratulations to senior for the purchase. Now we are going to auction a slave in the Celestial Novice Realm. This slave is a Grade 2 Celestial Array Master, with a base price of 500 million Blue Coins……”

  This bid was a lot more intense than the last one, causing the price of this Grade 2 Celestial Array Master to rise sharply. In just a few moments, it quickly rose to 1 billion Blue Coins, before someone finally managed to buy him for 2 billion Blue Coins.

  Ning Cheng, only at this moment, came to realise that a slave with a speciality had a price at least twice that of a slave without a specialisation.

  “Our third auction is a woman. Also, let me tell you beforehand, she definitely is a beautiful woman. Moreover, she just happens to have arrived at our doorsteps today. I am sure that as long as one was a man, they would definitely have some interest in this woman. I’m sure that once you strip this woman, she would turn out 10,000 times even better compared to stripping me…..” This woman’s voice carried a mysterious charm; at the same time, she did not have any sense of shame or honour as she spoke.

  Some of the cultivators, who liked to hoot, immediately called out.

  The scantily clad woman raised her hand, and the hoots in the halls immediately died down.

  The next moment, a woman with long hair and a light blue robe stepped on to the platform.

  The woman’s eyes were a little wooden; however, it could not hide her peerless grace. Her messy long hair casually separated from the shoulders, before falling over her chest and her back. At the same time, her pure white skin created a stark contrast over anyone who laid his or her eyes on her.

  With a slender body and a perfect figure, just like what that shameless woman described, no man could avoid not feeling attracted to her.

  Ning Cheng did not act out on it; he just felt that this woman looked very beautiful. However, what Ning Cheng did not like about her was her thin lips, which reminded him of another woman, Zeng Jiyun. She had a similarly beautiful figure and the same slightly thinner lips. However, compared to Zeng Jiyun, this woman’s lips instead accentuated her beauty.

  “That’s right; she has a Celestial Gatherer Cultivation. I believe, however, that her cultivation is secondary. Since everyone can see for himself or herself, I do not need to elaborate on things. The base price for this woman is 5 billion Blue Coins; however, each increase needs to be no less than 100 million Blue Coins…..”

  The words of this shameless woman had not yet ended, when the people immediately burst into a bidding war with each other, turning the hall into a noisy crowd. During all the noise, Ning Cheng heard the price quickly reach the level of 10 billion Blue Coins.

  “Wuming, what’s the matter with you?” Ning Cheng had no interest in this woman. However, just when he was preparing to have a short discussion with Jing Wuming, he found Jing Wuming pale and even shivering, with his sights dead set over the woman in light blue robes over the stage.

  “She is Shi Yulan.” Jing Wuming’s voice felt as if it came from the underground, utterly devoid of energy or life.

  “So she is Shi Yulan? No wonder….” Ning Cheng spoke before thinking of something, “Wuming, didn’t you say that a Celestial River King had taken away Shi Yulan? How come she ended up in this place?”

  When Ning Cheng said ‘no wonder’, it pointed to the fact that Jing Wuming still could not bear to give up on this woman; arguably, Wuming loved this woman to death. However, Jing Wuming cannot suffer blame for his actions. This woman simply was too attractive for her own good. No man could bear letting go of her hand. What’s more, there was once a time where she and Jing Wuming were genuinely in love with each other.

  A faint bloody smell entered Ning Cheng’s nose, which allowed Ning Cheng to notice that Jing Wuming had clenched his fists to the point that blood came oozing out. From this, Ning Cheng could make out how deeply unsettled did Wuming feel in his heart, it was just too discomforting.

  “Wuming, this woman took the initiative to walk away with someone else, which is tantamount to betraying you. This kind of woman is not worth your attention, nor do you need to care about her.” Ning Cheng put his hand over Jing Wuming’s shoulder and tried to reassure him once again.

  “No….” Jing Wuming called out in a hoarse voice, even the corners of his mouth showed signs of blood, “She did not betray me. Those things are unimportant. The important thing is that I am seeing her turning into a slave in front of me, but I cannot save her. I hate it…..”

  “20 billion Blue Coins….” The speed with which the price soared caused Jing Wuming to feel despair. Even if he sold himself, he definitely could not fetch 20 billion Blue Coins.

  Ning Cheng forcibly held down Jing Wuming, whose body still trembled with despair and spoke out, “Wuming, if you want to save her, then I have the Celestial Coins.”

  At this moment, Ning Cheng suddenly came to a particular understanding of Jing Wuming. If the person he once loved appeared on this stage, could he remain indifferent? Ning Cheng could not help but ask himself this question. He found that Jing Wuming and he were not that different from each other. From the looks of it, the two of them managed to become friends only because he and Jing Wuming had similar thoughts.

  “Brother…..” Jing Wuming stood up with excitement.

  “Hey, sit down. If you stand up, there are others at the back…..” Shouted a man sitting behind Jing Wuming. Apparently, Jing Wuming standing up had blocked his view of the beautiful woman.

  Jing Wuming on hearing those words immediately returned to his senses as he grabbed his hair with his hands and spoke, “Xiaocheng, forget it. That money is for saving Lan Ya. We can’t save Lan Ya if we save her.”

  “Whether you bid or not bid, the others will buy her. At that time, you no longer would have the chance to get her back. As for Lan Ya, don’t worry, I have a way.” From Ruan Mingshu, Ning Cheng had borrowed about 2 billion Green Coins; therefore, Ning Cheng now had approximately 5 billion Green Coins on him. He believed that using a few hundreds of millions of Green Coins would not create much of an impact.

  “24 billion Blue Coins going for the second time, is there a higher bid?” The shameless female cultivator over the stage called out in a very bewitching voice.

  Chapter 0505 – The willfulness of the rich

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  “24.1 billion Blue Coins….” Ning Cheng called out, which made Jing Wuming feel a rush of blood to his head. The price called out was something he could not even imagine.

  Although he heard the price call out, his voice still trembled and his hands were visibly shaking.

  “Haha….” A burst of laughter arrived, and everyone heard it. From the looks of it, Jing Wuming was a person with no money. Just adding a 100 million Blue Coins, everyone could see the fear covering his face. Did this person want to compete for the pretty woman with no money in the pocket? It was just asking for trouble.

  Shi Yulan, still standing like a wooden statue over the white jade platform, on hearing Jing Wumi
ng’s voice suddenly looked up and looked at Jing Wuming with a face filled with disbelief. However, she quickly lowered her head again.

  “25 billion Blue Coins. If you do not have the money, stay on the side and cool off. Don’t just add a bit each bid just to give yourself the goose bumps.” The cultivator, who initially bid 24 billion Blue Coins, immediately upped the price while looking at Ning Cheng’s direction in disdain.

  Jing Wuming also felt the ridicule in the voice; however, he did not dare to increase the price and looked at Ning Cheng.

  Ning Cheng patted Jing Wuming on the shoulder and spoke, “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

  If participating in bidding, one cannot feel afraid of losing grandeur, as losing momentum would only end up costing more.

  “300 million Green Coins.” Ning Cheng did not hesitate to add 5 billion Blue Coins to the previous price.

  The hall immediately went silent; an increase of 5 billion Blue Coins at once was tantamount to taking the leading position. Moreover, it was just for a female cultivator; was such a price really worth it? Even if this female cultivator turned out even more beautiful, she was only a plaything in the end. With 300 million Green Coins, how many things could one accomplish with it?

  However, it looked like the other cultivator felt determined enough to go against someone who bid 300 million Green Coins. After a brief shock, he quickly gave a snort and spoke, “30.5 billion Blue Coins.”

  Ning Cheng disdainfully spoke up, “If you don’t have the money, then go to the side and cool off. Do not disgrace yourself in this place just to give yourself the goosebumps. 400 million Green Coins…..”

  “You….” The cultivator, who had just bid, did not expect to receive the same words he had previously spoken. Receiving the same exact sentence caused him almost to vomit out a mouthful of blood.

  “What are you going to do now? This father bid 400 million Green Coins. Hurry up and bid a 40.5 billion Blue Coins. I guess that’s all you’ve got to your name.” Ning Cheng did not hesitate to retort, continuing the ridicule.

  “400 million Green Coins. If there is no higher bid, this friend with such an angry face will win the bid for 400 million Green Coins. 400 million Green Coins going once are there no higher bids…..” The scantily clad woman tried to agitate the crowd from the stage.

  For someone like her, she felt more afraid that no one else would bid; even someone offering casual bids was a good thing for her.

  “41 billion Blue Coins…..” The cultivator clenched his teeth and added another billion coins. No longer sticking to the previous 500 million increase.

  At this point, no third person wanted to increase the price. With the cost of a female cultivator with a Celestial Gatherer Cultivation reaching this point, this bidding war no longer remained just about this female cultivator. It was a battle of ego between the two cultivators at this point.

  “500 million Green Coins.” Ning Cheng spoke up in the same bland tone as if an increase in 10 billion Blue Coins was only a trivial matter to him.

  The cultivator, who had just bid 41 billion Blue Coins, suddenly stood up and stubbornly stared at Ning Cheng.

  “You don’t have to look like that, just a wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging. To tell you the truth, it really is depressing to have an opponent like you. Just increasing the price by a few billion each time, even though I goaded you on to add a few hundred million. I guess you might not have it easy to earn this much money. I suggest that you do not try to wring yourself dry because of it.” Ning Cheng did not feel any fear towards this cultivator and even shot back a retort at him.

  When the cultivator heard Ning Cheng’s words, blue veins immediately popped up over his forehead. This person unexpectedly dared to shame him openly. Just as he was about to continue to increase the price, he suddenly remembered something, his face that seemed on the verge of exploding from all the anger, suddenly turned into a smiling face as he spoke, “A wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging, eh? Let us see who the real wretched-looking tramp is. Did you think you could goad me into action, eh? This father will no longer increase the price today; let us see how you end up. Want to make a fool of this grandpa; did you think you could force this grandpa to spend more Celestial Coins, eh? Stop dreaming.”

  Ning Cheng looked, at most, a Celestial Novice Cultivator. He believed that Ning Cheng definitely could not bring out so many Celestial Coins.

  Ning Cheng also felt a little relieved; it was not easy to let this idiot realise this point. Previously, he still had a slight worry that this bastard would keep fighting him. In case he did, what would he have used to redeem Lan Ya?

  “500 million Green Coins, going for the third time. Since no one increased the price, congratulations to this friend, who bought this beauty for 500 million Green Coins.” The curvaceous woman leading the auction immediately dropped the hammer and congratulated Ning Cheng.

  The next moment, a female cultivator brought Shi Yulan to Ning Cheng. The female cultivator held onto Shi Yulan’s detention card, apparently waiting for Ning Cheng to pay.

  Everyone also kept staring at Ning Cheng; many in the hall even guessed that Ning Cheng might not be able to pay the money. After all, 500 million Green Coins was not something a Celestial novice Cultivator could take out.

  Jing Wuming still shivered somewhat, to the point that he did not even look at Shi Yulan. However, he also kept his eyes peeled at Ning Cheng. He felt afraid that Ning Cheng might genuinely have no money to pay and would end up as a slave. If that were the case, he would instead turn himself in as a slave.

  “This friend, please pay the 500 million Celestial Coins to claim this beautiful maid as yours.” The female cultivator spoke with a crisp tone while her voice also sounded genuinely understanding.

  Ning Cheng also knew that it was just a facade, once established that he could not pay the money, he would never enjoy such an understanding tone the next moment.

  Ning Cheng took out a 1 billion Green Coin card before passing it to this female cultivator with the words, “Take a look. If there are no problems, then deduct the money.”

  Seeing Ning Cheng bringing out a card filled with 1 billion Green Coins, this female cultivator’s face immediately transformed into one of respect. This was the respect enjoyed by the rich, which was the same as the respect given to the strong in the starry skies. It followed the old adage that one must be a powerhouse to be rich. Without strength, no one can establish a foothold in the starry skies, let alone any talks about wealth.

  Seeing Ning Cheng take out 1 billion Green Coins, and also left with 500 million Green Coins, Jing Wuming finally felt slightly relieved; however, he still did not talk to Shi Yulan.

  Ning Cheng acted as if he did not care about it as he took Shi Yulan’s detention card and put it into her hand before sitting back down on the side. He did not speak. Moreover, Ning Cheng felt entirely disinclined to talk to a woman like Shi Yulan. The only reason he made some place on the side was to give that seat to Shi Yulan and let Shi Yulan and Jing Wuming sit together.

  The reason he gave the detention card to Shi Yulan, instead of Jing Wuming, was that he knew that if he gave the detention card to Jing Wuming, it would only place Jing Wuming in an awkward position.

  Shi Yulan put away the detention card and gave a respectful bow towards Ning Cheng, who just sat there and did not speak a single word to her from the beginning to the end.

  Jing Wuming remained silent; Shi Yulan also remained silent, while Ning Cheng also did not choose to come out of silence.

  During the next slave auction, the three of them remained silent. Shi Yulan did not even ask why they still had to stay in this place.

  “The next item for auction is a Celestial Gatherer Female Cultivator with a reserve price of 2 billion Blue Coins. Each bid increase should at least be of a 100 million Blue Coins…..” After the woman wearing revealing robes spoke those words, Ning Cheng immediately perked up as he intently stared at female cultivator over the Whi
te Jade Platform.

  It was because that woman was none other than Lan Ya. Lan Ya seemed to be in a better condition compared to Shi Yulan. Although her face looked numb, her eyes did not show any despair, nor did they betray any of her thoughts.

  “10 billion Blue Coins….” Ning Cheng simply did not wait for someone else to bid, and directly called out a price. He was already ready to fight to the end and knew that a Celestial Lord was not a person who lacked money.

  On hearing that voice, Lan Ya’s eyes immediately lit up and locked onto Ning Cheng’s direction. When she saw Ning Cheng, her eyes could not help but flash brightly before she forcefully converged it back.

  Hearing Ning Cheng’s mark-up, the surrounding cultivators remained silent. Only a single thought went through their minds, and that was ‘looks as if this guy wants to go at it again’. Every time this fellow increased the price, it would always be in the range of billions of Blue Coins, how could the others compete with such a mark-up?

  However, the happiest person within the entire auction hall was the shameless woman leading the auction. She just wanted to see the world turn even more chaotic, as she loudly cried out, “This friend once again bids 10 billion Blue Coins. This friend truly has an excellent vision. He just bought the best bed maid with 500 million Green Coins; therefore, I definitely believe that he knows his selection.”

  A man with a big head, sitting in the front row of the auction hall, on hearing Ning Cheng increase the price to such a level felt shocked. A Celestial Lord had asked him to buy Lan Ya today and had provided him with 20 billion Blue Coins. In fact, not to mention 20 million Blue Coins to purchase a Lan Ya, it was enough money to buy four to five such ‘Lan Yas’.

  However, neither he nor the Celestial Lord thought that someone would willingly pay such a high price to purchase Lan Ya. Moreover, this cultivator had even recently bought a female cultivator for a sky-high rate of 50 billion Blue Coins. How could he hope to compete against such a person?