“The first item up for auction is the Ice Heaven Snow Lotus from the Extreme North. It is said that this Ice Heaven Snow Lotus blooms only once every hundred years and must be picked on the mountaintop amidst extreme cold and snow, and there is only an hour to pick it, otherwise it will wither.”
“Starting bid, thirty thousand gold coins, with each bid not less than three thousand gold coins.”
“That’s quite a grand gesture.” Jiang Mian leaned back, clicking his tongue in wonder, “An ordinary Spirit Master probably wouldn’t be able to save up this many gold coins in a lifetime.”
“This kind of place is not somewhere ordinary Spirit Masters can come to begin with.” Qian Renxue said indifferently, “This Ice Heaven Snow Lotus flower can help Spirit Masters improve their spirit power, so it’s naturally a highly sought-after rarity.”
“Got it, I’ll get some for you two later.” Jiang Mian looked at Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing, and smiled, “To eat as snacks.”
Qian Renxue glanced sideways slightly. Although she knew a little about Jiang Mian’s background, his words were too boastful. Eating Ice Heaven Snow Lotus as snacks?
Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena believed him deeply, especially Zhu Zhuqing, who was most clear about Jiang Mian’s strength.
The wealthy individuals below continued to bid, and ultimately, the Ice Heaven Snow Lotus was successfully acquired for thirty-nine thousand gold coins.
“Xue Qinghe said the auction house would be very lively, so what exactly is going on?” Jiang Mian looked at Qian Renxue and asked, “Xue’er, you must know, right?”
“Mm.” Qian Renxue nodded and said, “I heard that the main item of this auction is a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone.”
“A ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone?” Jiang Mian said in surprise, “Why would someone auction a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone instead of using it themselves?”
“The owner of this ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone just died.” Qian Renxue said it casually, and Jiang Mian instantly understood: an innocent man is guilty only because he possesses something valuable.
After several other items of moderate importance were auctioned, the host on stage changed his tone. His eyes darted around, and he mysteriously said, “The next item up for auction is something that is rarely encountered and highly sought after. I believe many friends came here tonight for it. The final, most anticipated, secret treasure… a ten-thousand-year Head Spirit Bone!”
A roar of excitement erupted from the audience. Some uninformed wealthy merchants exchanged confused glances, while the old foxes in the VIP boxes remained still. They didn’t know each other’s identities, but how precious was this ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone? No one wanted to give up easily, so they were all testing each other.
Jiang Mian disdained it. A mere ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone was just something he played with in the Star Dou Great Forest. At that time, Di Tian offered Jiang Mian a whole set, but Jiang Mian didn't want it because he looked down on it.
Jiang Mian glanced at Qian Renxue and found that her attitude towards this Spirit Bone was similar to his own. After all, her Angel Spirit had its own inherited set of Spirit Bones, so she didn't need to acquire any extras.
Furthermore, Jiang Mian didn't want to be a trailblazer with so many people eyeing this Spirit Bone in the auction house today. He didn't have strong protectors by his side. If Xiong Jun or Chi Wang were here, Jiang Mian wouldn't even need to spend money to get this Spirit Bone; he would just snatch it!
“Zhuqing, Nana-jie, there’s not much more of interest here. Let’s go.” Jiang Mian stood up and said, “Xue’er, let’s go acquire a spirit ring now.”
“Now?” Qian Renxue hesitated slightly, but she quickly agreed, “Alright, let’s depart now.”
Jiang Mian grunted in affirmation and led the three women out of the auction house as if no one else was present.
“Uncle Sword, look quickly! That person who just passed by seems to be Jiang Mian!” Inside the auction house VIP room, Ning Fengzhi rubbed his eyes and regretted, “The news we spread was suppressed by Spirit Hall, so it seems he has already sided with Spirit Hall now.”
“That’s right.” Chen Xin said with a bitter smile, “It was our fault from the beginning, and one wrong step led to many. Jiang Mian’s future prospects are limitless. If he wants to vent his Frustration on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, I am willing to bear his wrath.”
“No, Uncle Sword.” Ning Fengzhi said angrily, “Uncle Bone has already fallen to level eighty. If something else happens to you, what will become of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?”
“Then only heaven knows.” Sword Douluo looked deeply at Ning Fengzhi and said, “Rongrong’s state of mind is shattered; whether she can even reach level seventy is a question. Fengzhi, for the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, necessary sacrifices can be made.”
“There must be a better way.” Ning Fengzhi’s hands trembled, as if Jiang Mian had become his nightmare, impossible to shake off, and impossible to kill.
Chen Xin patted Ning Fengzhi’s shoulder and said, “Live in the present. Don’t worry needlessly.”
Outside the auction house, Jiang Mian drove the carriage, carrying the three beautiful women, and rushed towards the Star Dou Great Forest, covered in dust.
Di Tian’s revival of the Silver Dragon King was still an unknown, and Jiang Mian didn’t want to take Qian Renxue to the core area to disturb them at this time.
Three days later, at the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, the carriage slowly stopped. The few people got out of the carriage and freely breathed the fresh air of the Great Forest.
Zhu Zhuqing and Jiang Mian exchanged glances. Hu Liena and Qian Renxue had not stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest, so they naturally couldn’t feel the astonishment within. But Jiang Mian and Zhu Zhuqing were too familiar with it; the current density of spirit power in the Star Dou Great Forest was more than double what it was before.
What exactly did Di Tian do? Was the effect of that drop of divine essence so great?
Within the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, several fierce Spirit Beasts simultaneously opened their eyes. At this moment, it was as if immortals were arrayed like flax!
Among the ten great fierce Spirit Beasts, Zi Ji, Xiong Jun, Chi Wang, Ice Empress, Ten Thousand Demon King, Bi Ji, Snow Empress, and Di Tian were all present. Only the most mysterious of the ten, Yao Ling, and the Evil Emperor from the Evil Demon Forest of the Sun Moon Continent were absent.
In addition, there were auspicious beasts and a series of other Spirit Beasts whose age exceeded one hundred thousand years.
They sat in meditation, guarding this place. Di Tian had already arranged all the work, just waiting for the Silver Dragon King, Ancient Moon Na, to absorb the divine blood, recover from her injuries, and revive.
“Jiang Mian is here,” Snow Empress said softly.
“I feel it too.” Xiong Jun nodded, echoing her words.
“Jiang Mian is also accompanied by three women.”
The Ten Thousand Demon King said with his eyes closed. He commanded all plant-type Spirit Beasts in the world, and in the Star Dou Great Forest, he was the most well-informed, as all plants were his eyes.
“One of them is that Little girl who has been following Jiang Mian to cultivate here with us for several years,” the Ten Thousand Demon King continued, “The other two I don’t recognize.”
“Jiang Mian certainly has good luck with women.” Chi Wang couldn’t help but tease, “Sure enough, handsome men are all philanderers.”
“What are you talking about?” Xiong Jun slapped Chi Wang impatiently. Chi Wang also realized he had said something wrong, and he quickly covered his mouth, not daring to speak further.
“For the Master’s revival, Jiang Mian’s contribution is the greatest. He is already an honored guest of us Spirit Beasts.” Di Tian said, “Chi Wang, you and Xiong Jun go over there.”
“Chi Wang, look after those few Little girls. Xiong Jun, bring Jiang Mian here alone.” Di Tian explained, “After the Master successfully awakens, I want to introduce Jiang Mian to her.”
“Perhaps only Jiang Mian can bring back our former greatest Dragon God Master!”
“Yes.” Xiong Jun and Chi Wang took their leave. Di Tian looked at Snow Empress and said calmly, “Although Jiang Mian can enhance Spirit Beast attributes, the older the Spirit Beast, the greater the enhancement for him. To help him quickly reach that level, I want to employ some methods.”
“I just remembered something.” Snow Empress’s eyelashes trembled slightly. Snowflakes seemed to drift around her and Ice Empress. “At that time, weren’t you all continuously absorbing the energy of that million-year Spirit Beast?”
“Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm?” Ice Empress said, “That’s right, although the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm isn’t strong in combat, its age is a solid million years, a unique one among us Spirit Beasts.”
“He ran away.” Di Tian shook his head and said, “At that time, when we saw that Jiang Mian could quickly improve Spirit Beast strength, we relaxed our supervision over him. As a result, we didn’t expect him to take the opportunity to slip away.”
“So the method you mentioned is the Evil Emperor?” Ice Empress glanced sideways slightly. She really didn’t expect Di Tian to set his sights on the Evil Emperor.
One must know that the Evil Emperor’s strength was second only to Di Tian, and the entire Evil Demon Forest was his territory. In terms of one-on-one combat, even Snow Empress wasn’t confident she could defeat the Evil Emperor.
“He is a very good choice.” Di Tian said calmly, “When Jiang Mian went to the Extreme North to find you, I once took Zi Ji and the Ten Thousand Demon King to look for him.”
“Are you thinking of beating him into submission and then forcefully dragging him here to be Jiang Mian’s sixth Spirit Beast?” Snow Empress chuckled, “That sounds like something you would do.”
“Who told him to be so stubborn?” Di Tian said, “Jiang Mian once told me that he would lead the Spirit Beasts to ascend to heaven. The implication is that no matter whether they are Spirit Beasts he has subdued or not, as long as their strength is sufficient, he will assist them in ascending to godhood. This is a path worth my full support.”
“Interesting.” Snow Empress smiled, “Jiang Mian is a very thoughtful child.”
The earth veins of the Star Dou Great Forest suddenly trembled, as if the Silver Dragon King also heard Di Tian and Snow Empress’s conversation and responded to Jiang Mian’s idea.
“Star Dou Great Forest, every time I come back, I feel so close to it!” Jiang Mian spread his arms and laughed heartily.
Caw!
A large bird flew across the sky, and a splat of bird droppings landed squarely in Jiang Mian’s arms.
Qian Renxue frowned, a little particular about cleanliness. Zhu Zhuqing tried hard to suppress her laughter, while Hu Liena openly mocked Jiang Mian: “Little Mian is really home, even with a special big gift package!”
“What are you laughing at?” Jiang Mian pouted. He took off his shirt, revealing his fair and muscular physique. Hu Liena’s laughter abruptly stopped, replaced by an eager yet shy expression in her eyes.
Qian Renxue wasn’t so vulgar, but she still couldn’t help but take a couple more glances. It was indeed beautiful, like a work of art.
“Jiang Mian, why are you streaking as soon as you get back?” Xiong Jun’s voice rang out at an inopportune moment. A golden light and a red light simultaneously landed in front of Jiang Mian. Xiong Jun clapped Jiang Mian’s shoulder heartily and laughed, “Not bad, your muscles have grown again. You can’t be like the Ten Thousand Demon King, skinny like a Little girl.”
“Xiong Jun, Chi Wang.” Jiang Mian’s eyes lit up with surprise, “How did you two get here?”
“We sensed your aura.” Chi Wang patted Jiang Mian’s head and smiled, “Why didn’t you come to see us when you came home?”
“I was afraid of delaying Di Tian’s business.” Jiang Mian scratched his head, apologizing.
Qian Renxue on the side was already stunned. She only felt that the aura emanating from these two powerhouses was no less than that of her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.
Jiang Mian actually had such powerful Spirit Beasts obeying him. Then such a genius had to be won over!
“Zhuqing and Nana have also come back.” Chi Wang smiled, “Has that kid Yan been slacking off?”
“Not bad, Big Brother and Yan are both working very hard, and they miss you two seniors very much.” Hu Liena replied with her hands clasped behind her back.
“It’s good if they don’t curse us.” Xiong Jun patted Chi Wang’s chest and laughed, “With our training intensity, those two little rascals, Xie Yue and Yan, are secretly cursing us every day.”
“I heard them.” Chi Wang clenched his fist, a slight smirk on his lips, “That’s why their training gets more intense day by day.”
Qian Renxue was greatly shocked. Was the Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation actually supervised and trained by these two powerhouses? Then their future achievement of Titled Douluo would be a certainty, wouldn’t it?
“Alright, no more nonsense.” Xiong Jun looked around, then looked at the three beautiful women and said, “You three Little girls follow Chi Wang. Jiang Mian has some matters, so he won’t be accompanying you three Little girls.”
“Xiong Jun, what’s going on?” Jiang Mian asked in surprise.
“You’re back, and Di Tian wants to see you too.” Xiong Jun seemed carefree, but he was actually very meticulous. He didn’t reveal any news about the Silver Dragon King, even though these few people were very familiar with him. This was shrewdness.
“Chi Wang, Zhuqing and this young lady have both reached a bottleneck and need to acquire spirit rings.” Jiang Mian pointed at Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue and said, “Please help them find suitable ones.”
“Leave it to me.” Chi Wang asked, “Nana hasn’t reached a bottleneck yet? Your speed is a bit slow.”
“I’ve disappointed you, Senior.” Hu Liena was a little flustered, she whispered, “I will work harder.”
“Later, I’ll have Jiang Mian find you an Immortal Herb to eat. I guarantee your spirit power will soar.” Chi Wang patted Hu Liena’s shoulder and comforted her, “Alright, you all come with me. Xiong Jun, quickly take Jiang Mian over. Don’t let Di Tian and the others wait too long.”
“Do you need to teach me?” Xiong Jun never gave in to Chi Wang. He lifted Jiang Mian onto his back and transformed into a long rainbow, soaring away.
“Such strength.” Qian Renxue’s eyes burst with intense desire. She had to reach this level, she absolutely had to reach this level!
“Everyone, I’m here.” Jiang Mian and Xiong Jun landed in front of the fierce Spirit Beasts. He greeted them one by one, smiling, “Long time no see, did you miss me?”
“No?” The Ten Thousand Demon King chuckled, “As soon as you come back, everyone’s peace is gone.”
“Can’t you say something nicer?” Jiang Mian looked at the Ten Thousand Demon King with disdain. He sat down to the side and asked, “Di Tian, how is the matter with the Silver Dragon King proceeding?”
“She is about to revive, the exact time is still unclear.” Di Tian answered truthfully, “After all, the Master’s injuries are too severe. Even with this single drop of divine blood, though it can play a great role, it’s still somewhat like trying to put out a blazing cart with a cup of water.”
“As long as it works.” Jiang Mian was already eager to see the Silver Dragon King’s appearance. After all, the Silver Dragon King, Ancient Moon Na, had been his eternal goddess since he followed the original work. Now, his once distant goddess was about to be within reach. Who wouldn’t be excited?
Rumble!
The ground suddenly shook. The water level of the Life Lake rose, as if something was about to emerge.
“Is the Silver Dragon King coming?”