Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 298 - 299: The Grand Duke of the Thorn Prison (3rd Update) (Please Collect, Reward, and Recommend)

Chapter 298: Chapter 299: The Grand Duke of the Thorn Prison (3rd Update) (Please Collect, Reward, and Recommend)

The following auction items were also various materials, Spiritual Medicines, pills, and Spiritual Artifacts.

Feng Mian selected a few that he needed and bought them one by one, three of which he snatched from Zhao Xiong’s grasp.

In VIP Room No. 7, Zhao Xiong’s face was so livid it looked ready to explode, and his body trembled all over.

If it weren’t for the fact that he needed to secure an extremely important item that day, he would have wished to kill Feng Mian immediately.

Back and forth went the bidding, and Feng Mian acquired several materials for refining the Red Flame Sword, having spent around three hundred million Nine Tripods Pills by now.

"The eleventh auction item is this sacred blood."

Finally, a half-jar of sacred blood was brought onto the stage—the eleventh item, the sacred blood.

When the half-jar of sacred blood was presented, a sudden fragrance permeated the auction hall.

This sacred blood had not the slightest hint of a blood scent, only an extremely comforting fragrance.

Saints have transcended the realm of humans, from the mundane to the sacred, and their blood carries only fragrance, free from any trace of bloodiness.

"The essence of this sacred blood doesn’t seem like beginner trash that just stepped into the divine power realm, whose realm is still unstable," Feng Mian remarked after inspecting the sacred blood.

In reality, most of the fallen saints were those who had just entered the Divine Power realm, with unstable powers and domains, making them easy targets for assassination.

Those that Feng Mian had slain were of this type.

However, saints with strength reaching the third level of Divine Power realm and above are exceedingly difficult to kill—they have truly mastered their own powers.

Only a terrifyingly strong individual at the peak of sainthood could possibly kill them.

This jar of sacred blood had a highly refined power, clearly from not some trash saint, but from one who had complete control over their power.

"Mr. Chu, this jar of sacred blood likely comes from a powerful Duke in the Nine Streams Realm, the blood of Duke Spy Prison.

"Duke Spy Prison was a figure of the third level of Divine Power realm who once assassinated several unique talents in the Qin Emperor Realm, making him one of the biggest enemies of the Qin Emperor Realm."

"Recently, a mysterious ancestor captured him deep within the Nine Streams Realm and extracted all his sacred blood, bringing it here to auction," Qian Ya explained, knowing full well whose sacred blood this was.

"This half-jar of Duke Spy Prison’s sacred blood will likely fetch a high price."

"That’s no matter, for I, Chu, have plenty of wealth. Duke Spy Prison’s sacred blood indeed has a great use to me. I am determined to buy it today," Feng Mian stated calmly.

{{Sacred blood from a saint of the third level of Divine Power realm is of great use to me, since I cannot slay such individuals myself.}}

Now, Feng Mian had to win the auction for Duke Spy Prison’s sacred blood in order to enhance his strength.

"It’s the sacred blood of Duke Spy Prison."

"Duke Spy Prison is a legendary figure, an incredibly powerful person in the Nine Streams Realm. If I obtain his sacred blood, I may be able to swiftly advance to the Divine Power realm," an excited Semi-Saint said from below.

For him, a Semi-Saint, procuring Duke Spy Prison’s sacred blood would greatly aid in breaking through and achieving sainthood.

"I must have this sacred blood of Duke Spy Prison!" Zhao Xiong greedily proclaimed from inside VIP Room No. 7, gazing at the half-jar of Duke Spy Prison’s sacred blood.

He was just one step away from sainthood—just one step. Obtaining the sacred blood of the Grand Duke would be enough for him to step directly into the realm of Divine Power and achieve sainthood.

The sacred blood of the Grand Duke was one of the items he had to purchase at this auction.

The countless times he had held back, not competing with Chu Fengmian, were all for the sake of the Grand Duke’s sacred blood.

"The origin of this sacred blood should be clear to everyone present. The starting bid for the Grand Duke’s sacred blood is ten million Nine Tripods Pills!"

The elder announced loudly.

The starting bid was set at ten million Nine Tripods Pills, which was far more expensive than the final price of many other items at this auction.

But this price was still considered low. The sacred blood of the Grand Duke could likely fetch ten times, or even dozens of times, the starting amount.

"Twenty million!"

"Thirty million!"

"Forty million!"

Though the price was high, it was still far from the true value of the Grand Duke’s sacred blood.

All at once, the price began to skyrocket.

"One hundred million Nine Tripods Pills!"

From Box No. 7, an infuriated voice exploded. Zhao Xiong spoke out abruptly, his tone revealing his determination to obtain the Grand Duke’s sacred blood.

"One hundred and fifty million!"

Right after Zhao Xiong’s bid, another voice resounded, surpassing his offer.

However, the person who spoke this time was not Chu Fengmian but someone in another box, Box No. 1.

"There’s actually someone in Box No. 1 today!"

"It’s unexpected that even the royal family is extremely interested in the Grand Duke’s sacred blood," the crowd murmured among themselves.

To see someone from Box No. 1 bidding was surprising. It represented the royal family of the Qin Empire. In this auction hall, who else had the privilege to occupy Box No. 1 if not the royal family of the Qin Empire?

Even Zhao Wudi, the strongest in the Qin Empire, could only sit in Box No. 2 when attending the auction. Even if Box No. 1 was empty, it was not for him to occupy.

For Box No. 1 signified majesty, representing the authority of the royal family.

"It’s someone from the royal family! It’s said that Princess Tian Yin has stepped into the Semi-Saint realm and is about to break through to sainthood. It seems that the royal family’s arrival is to purchase the Grand Duke’s sacred blood to help Princess Tian Yin make her breakthrough," Zhao Xiong thought to himself, a cunning look crossing his face.

"Wishing for Princess Tian Yin to break through, so those old farts from the royal family can lift a finger against our Zhao family? Dream on!"

"Two hundred million Nine Tripods Pills!"

Zhao Xiong declared another price, forcefully escalating it to two hundred million.

"Oh? Is the person in Box No. 1 actually from the royal family of the Qin Empire?"

Chu Fengmian observed this silently and did not call out a bid. As he listened to the crowd’s discussions, his Divine Sense stirred, and he slipped into Box No. 1.

The multiple layers of restrictions on the secret box were as if nonexistent in front of Chu Feng, and his Divine Sense entered Box No. 1 effortlessly.

Inside sat two figures, a man and a woman. The woman sat there veiled, her features concealed. Her Cultivation Technique was immensely special—so special, in fact, that it could withstand Chu Fengmian’s Divine Sense.