Chapter 43: Turning Against Each Other (Part 1)

  Lin Tianyang heard the black-robed man's threatening words and pretended he hadn't, immediately bidding again: "Five thousand seven hundred spirit stones!"

  "Hmph! Six thousand spirit stones!" The black-robed man saw that Lin Tianyang didn't even bother to respond to his words, and coldly snorted before directly adding four hundred spirit stones.

  He had barely finished speaking when Lin Tianyang immediately said: "Six thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

  The man in black saw Lin Tianyang add another 500 spiritual stones without hesitation, and knew that this inner elixir was probably a must-have for the other party. Continuing to raise the price would likely be pointless, so he coldly swept his eyes over him before falling silent.

  Lin Tianyang finally bought the ink python's inner dan for 6,500 spiritual stones. After getting the item, Lin Tianyang immediately thought of Yi Xiuya and 'Little Cai'.

  This inner elixir was naturally prepared by Lin Tianyang for Xiao Cai. Since he discovered that Xiao Cai had swallowed the red-scaled snake's inner elixir, there were signs of breaking through to the second-level demon beast. Lin Tianyang specially paid attention to the inner elixirs of snake-type demon beasts. Although this ink python's inner elixir might not be used by Xiao Cai for the time being, it could also be prepared for her future use. After all, if she missed it, it would probably be difficult to find such an inner elixir again.

  "What a big handwriting of Lin Daoyou!" After returning to his original position, Lin Tianyang heard Ke Dongfeng's laughter.

  Lin Tianyang smiled and explained: "I have a fellow Taoist who needs this kind of item, so I just happened to buy it!"

  When Lin Tianyang explained it this way, Ke Dongfeng also didn't say anything else.

  At this time, Yue Ling picked up a white cold jade bottle again, smiling and saying: "The second item is a bottle of Xue Qing Dan. This thing is mainly made from Snow Clearing Grass and has great use for cultivators in the later stages of foundation building, it can even be used as a medicine to break through the middle stage bottleneck. There are three bottles here, with a base price of 6,000 spirit stones."

  "Eight Thousand Spirit Stones..."

  "Ten thousand spirit stones..."

  Completely different from the previous Ink Python's internal elixir, after Yue Ling finished introducing it, the price suddenly skyrocketed. Especially among several mid-term cultivators, they attached great importance to this elixir and showed an attitude of sparing no expense. Even the black-robed man who had competed with Lin Tianyang for the Ink Python's internal elixir earlier was among them. In the end, that black-robed man still bought it at a high price of 16,000 spirit stones.

  The last item was a pill called the Refining Pill, which was said to increase the chances of successful foundation building by half. This caused several foundation-building cultivators present to fight over it, and in the end, it was bought by a female foundation-building cultivator for 23,000 spirit stones, plus an additional bottle of pills that enhanced foundation-building cultivation.

  After the last item was sold, the auction ended. However, Lin Tianyang had already gone backstage before the last item was auctioned off and left Yunwu Pavilion after receiving a storage bag containing spirit stones from a Qi-refining stage girl.

  After leaving the Cloud Mist Pavilion, Lin Tianyang did not return to his room in Cloud Mist Mountain. Instead, he transformed into a streak of light and headed towards the Imperial City.

  Just over a hundred miles away, Lin Tianyang suddenly discovered a black light chasing after him from behind. The speed was obviously that of a mid-term cultivator. After scanning with his divine sense, Lin Tianyang's face changed and he immediately descended onto the mountain peak below. He then slapped his storage bag and released three foundation-stage mechanical beasts.

  The black light that followed closely also fell, revealing a man in black robes.

  Lin Tianyang hadn't seen the man in front of him before, but from his build and attire, he could tell at a glance that this was the person who had competed with him for the Black Python's inner elixir. It wasn't until now that Lin Tianyang discovered that this person was actually a demonic cultivator.

  The moment the man in black appeared, he found that Lin Tianyang had three mechanical beasts by his side. A hint of surprise flashed across his face before he spoke: "You're indeed not an ordinary early-stage cultivator, no wonder you dared to compete with me for the Black Python's inner dan. However, you think too simply if you believe that having three mechanical beasts at the initial stage of foundation building can rival me. Hand over the Black Python's inner dan and I'll spare your lives."

  "You're not simple either, to have chased me all the way here. It seems you must have some special methods, but you're only a mid-term cultivator. I have three early-stage foundation period mechanical puppets in hand. You still dare to say that you'll let me go? That's quite arrogant of you." Lin Tianyang said calmly.

  The man in black listened and burst out laughing, "Haha!" Then his eyes revealed a sinister glint as he said, "Although dealing with you and the three-headed mechanical beast at the same time will force me to use some methods, I believe that once those methods are used, you will definitely stay here forever."

  Seeing that there was no possibility of not taking action, Lin Tianyang was about to take the initiative, but just then he suddenly discovered another flash of light rushing over from a distance. After scanning with his divine sense, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  The man in black also found that someone else had arrived and furrowed his brow.

  The escaped light indeed fell in front of the two, and after the light dissipated, a white-haired old man appeared. It was Ke Dongfeng, whom Lin Tianyang had met for the first time.

  Ke Dongfeng appeared and immediately complained: "Lin Daoyou, why did you leave without a word, making me wait for nothing for a long time!"

  Lin Tianyang looked at him with a complaining expression, and smiled faintly: "Ke Dao, you can't blame me for this. After all, I bought one of the three key items, and I'm afraid of being targeted. But who would have thought that even if I took the lead, I would still be chased up!"

  After Lin Tianyang's reminder, Ke Dongfeng finally took a closer look at the black-robed man and coldly snorted: "Fellow Daoist is being a bit excessive, isn't it? Now that I've arrived here, you'd best leave immediately if you know what's good for you!"

  The man in black robes also discovered that Ke Dongfeng was only a beginner cultivator, and a beginner cultivator dared to speak to him like this. The man's face changed, and he angrily shouted: "You little old man, you're looking for death!"

  The black-robed man's voice had not yet fallen when a dark light suddenly shot towards him. The black-robed man was shocked and immediately pushed his palms together to block the dark light with his iron palm, but unexpectedly, the dark light was extremely sharp and directly pierced through the black-robed man's palm, stabbing into his chest, finally revealing the original form of a black flying sword.

  The man in black robes stared at the black flying sword stuck in his chest, despairing: "How is this possible? How can a beginner cultivator's flying sword pierce my Iron Palm?"

  The man in black couldn't believe it, but unfortunately, Ke Dongfeng didn't give him a chance to understand. He flew his sword again, pointing at the man's chest, and the sword instantly penetrated his chest, shooting out from behind him and returning to Ke Dongfeng's side. The man in black finally revealed an extremely unwilling gaze at Ke Dongfeng before falling headfirst to the ground.

  He would never have thought that he would end his life in such a way!

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