readsfreenovel Chapter 517 From the Immortal Land
Chapter 517 From the Immortal Land
The moment Tang Qiaoqiao unveiled the curtain on stage, everyone's hearts were filled with excitement.
Some people even stood up from their seats just to get a good look at the drop of blood.
Li Lan originally thought that the item that was placed last in the auction must be of a high grade, at least the blood essence of an ancient ferocious beast or even one of the ten ancient divine races.
But when he saw the drop of blood, he discovered that it did not come from any of the above-mentioned creatures.
The drop of blood was black and was sealed in a small, transparent box.
Even though it had been sealed away, Li Lan, who was far away in his seat, could still sense the powerful pressure emanating from that drop of blood essence.
"What kind of creature does this black blood come from?"
Upon hearing Li Lan's question, Su Yao and Lin Yue'er, who also did not know the origin of the drop of blood, shook their heads.
Below them, the three mysterious black-robed figures who had previously won the auction for Li Lan's body seemed extremely excited upon seeing the drop of black blood.
One of the men in black robes was so shocked that he spoke up directly:
"How could they have that person's essence blood? Wasn't that place already..."
Before he could finish speaking, the other two men in black robes patted his arm, signaling him that he could not continue.
Li Lan witnessed this entire scene. In this auction, perhaps only these three men in black robes knew the origin of that drop of blood essence.
At this moment, Tang Qiaoqiao on the stage finally spoke.
"My lords, I believe you are all eager for me to reveal the origin of this drop of essence blood."
"This drop of essence blood was obtained by our Wanbao Sect in the Yellow Sand Continent, and it came from an old man on his deathbed."
"According to his dying words, he had gone to the depths of the void, from which he escaped and brought back this drop of essence blood."
"The old man's strength had reached the peak of the middle-level god realm, but even so, he still died after giving away this drop of essence blood."
"From this, we can conceive that this drop of black blood essence must have come from a mid-level god or even a high-level god, otherwise it would not have been possible to beat that old man at the mid-level god level into such a state."
"Moreover, this drop of blood essence seems to contain an extremely pure and enormous energy."
"Although my Wanbao Sect cannot fathom what power is contained within, we are certain that this is an unparalleled treasure."
"If we can thoroughly study the secrets within this drop of blood essence, it might even help cultivators at the High God level break through again and reach an even higher level."
Since ancient times, it has been difficult for high-ranking gods to ascend to the position of supreme god without a powerful opportunity.
This is also why there are only four supreme gods in the four heavens; that step is simply too difficult.
Now, hearing Tang Qiaoqiao's words, this drop of black essence blood seems to contain the secret to advancing to the highest level.
Her words immediately caused a sensation among the audience.
Everyone was agitated and wanted to get closer to see what the drop of blood looked like.
After hearing the introduction, Li Lan was quite shocked, but not as excited as the people below.
Even if that drop of blood contained the secret to ascending to the highest god, he was not interested.
Because in Li Lan's perception just now, there seemed to be an aura in that drop of black blood that he found repulsive.
That aura seemed to be conveying a message to him: if he obtained that drop of essence blood, there would only be one outcome, and that would be death.
This was an instinctive reminder, and because he possessed powerful time-manipulation abilities, Li Lan was able to vaguely sense some of the outcome.
Therefore, even if Li Lan had enough money, he would not bid for that drop of essence blood.
If there really is a secret to ascending to the highest god, it has nothing to do with him.
The moment the words "Supreme God" appeared, everyone was in an uproar.
Because the provenance of this item is unknown, the starting price was not high, only ten million.
However, after a fierce bidding war, the item was quickly driven up to a price of 50 million.
Ultimately, this drop of essence blood was auctioned off to the exceptionally wealthy Heavenly Puppet Sect.
After the auction ended, those who won the bids went backstage to trade the items.
Li Lan then led Su Yao and the other person back to the inn. After a quick tidy-up, they left the city and went outside the city.
After arriving outside the city, they came to a place called Yellowstone Valley.
This was the only way for those people to leave the city, so Li Lan and his group lay in ambush here, quietly waiting for the appearance of the Heavenly Puppet Sect and those three mysterious experts.
Su Yao and Lin Yue'er's physical bodies are in the hands of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, while Li Lan's own physical body was won through bidding by those three mysterious experts.
To reclaim their physical bodies, they must be taken back from these two forces.
Several hours later, it finally got dark.
Groups of cultivators left the city under the cover of night to seek opportunities in the outside world.
Soon, unusual noises came from the lower part of Yellowstone Valley, indicating that someone was passing through the area.
Sensing such strong spatial fluctuations, Li Lan quickly discovered the identities of the newcomers: the three mysterious powerhouses who had successfully seized Li Lan's physical body.
Should we make a move now?
Just as these three appeared, Lin Yue'er, who was hiding above the valley, looked at Li Lan beside her.
At this moment, Li Lan shook his head and said:
“My physical body is not only of interest to those three mysterious experts, but also to the group from the Heavenly Puppet Sect. I imagine they will also try to compete for it.”
On this desert continent, whenever a rare and precious object appears, it will inevitably be fiercely contested by countless people.
Leaving the place safely after the auction is over is not an easy task.
Those powerful cultivators who failed to obtain the items they wanted at the auction will certainly not let this opportunity pass them by.
Having waited here for so long, Li Lan had already detected quite a few powerful auras.
Clearly, those people shared the same plan as Li Lan and his group.
After these three mysterious powerful figures appeared, they did not pass directly through Yellowstone Valley, but stood still, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
Upon seeing this, Li Lan felt somewhat puzzled.
Have these three people already discovered them?
That shouldn't be the case. He has perfectly concealed the presence of the three of them; even a lower-level god would have a hard time detecting their existence.
If these three powerful individuals had already reached the realm above the lower god level, they wouldn't have waited here for so long.
Just then, a chilling voice came from behind the valley, breaking the tranquility.
"Gentlemen, don't be in such a hurry to leave."
After this voice appeared, the powerful figures hidden in the shadows instantly realized the person's identity.
It was a group of people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect, one of whom was the sect's young master, Ying Wuhen.
"Why is it Ying Wuhen? Wasn't he in seclusion?"
Soon, the voices in the shadows began to converse.
Shadowless's reputation had already spread throughout the surrounding area, and very few sects dared to provoke him.
Behind him stood a powerful mid-level god, the sect leader of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, who was also the father of this Shadowless One.
After some hesitation, the powerful figures hidden in the shadows finally decided to leave.
If the people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect hadn't left without a trace, they would have had some confidence to try and seize the Heavenly Puppet Sect's belongings.
However, if Ying Wuhen is killed here, he will definitely be hunted down by the sect leader of the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
Therefore, most of them chose to leave.
Even those who remained had no intention of continuing to fight and chose to remain silent.
When the three mysterious experts heard this voice, they seemed somewhat displeased. One of them said:
"why you?"
Ying Wuhen appeared here, looked at the three of them, and said with a sneer:
"Heh heh, you all snatched my prized possession at the auction this morning, do you really think you can just leave so easily?"
Upon seeing Ying Wuhen appear, the three began to whisper among themselves.
Soon, they lost interest in fighting, and one of the powerful figures clasped his hands in a fist salute and said:
“Fellow Daoist, the reason we won the bid for that physical body is because we discovered some of our clan’s bloodline power hidden within it.”
"We do not wish to fight you, fellow Daoist. If you would like to let us go, we are willing to pay some spirit stones as compensation."
Above the valley, when Li Lan heard what the mysterious expert said, his brows furrowed instantly.
The power of one's own bloodline?
Recalling the familiar aura he had sensed from them before, Li Lan instantly realized something, and his face was filled with shock.
If that's the case, then Li Lan absolutely cannot allow his body to fall into the hands of these people.
If they take him away, it will be very difficult for him to get him back later.
Just then, upon hearing the words of the three powerful figures, Ying Wuhen smiled and said:
"Oh, the three of you are so perceptive. It's no wonder I wasted my breath."
"Since you are willing to exchange spirit stones, I am naturally happy to do so."
"If you can produce 80 million spirit stones, I might spare your lives."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three mysterious experts instantly turned ugly.
Eighty million spirit stones would be more than enough to buy even that drop of essence blood. How could they possibly have that many spirit stones?
It was obvious that Ying Wuhen had no intention of letting them go.
"Kid, don't go too far!"
Finally, one of the mysterious experts couldn't hold back any longer and spoke out angrily.
Upon seeing this, Ying Wuhen simply said calmly:
"Since you fellow Daoists are unwilling, then there's nothing we can do."
"Kill them!"
With a wave of his hand, Ying Wuhen sent out the Heavenly Puppet Sect cultivators behind him, who instantly surrounded the three mysterious experts.
Moreover, countless puppets appeared in the storage spaces of these Heavenly Puppet Sect cultivators, instantly surrounding Fang Yuan's entire area within a thousand miles.
Upon closer inspection, each of these puppets had reached the quasi-god level, with three of them even reaching the god level.
In addition to the two elders accompanying Ying Wuhen, the Heavenly Puppet Sect actually dispatched five combatants at the Divine Realm this time.
Such a lineup would be considered extremely luxurious even in Middle-earth.
Upon seeing these puppets appear, the three mysterious experts seemed to have complete confidence, and none of them showed any panic on their faces.
"Hmph, I'd like to see just how strong you so-called top sect disciples really are!"
Among the three, one cultivator instantly unleashed the power of a Divine Realm cultivator.
Upon witnessing this person's true strength, Ying Wuhen was not afraid at all.
He had already sent people to investigate the background of these three people. Although they had the ability to conceal their aura, their true strength had already been discovered by a secret treasure of Ying Wuhen.