Chapter 627: Chapter 627: Selling Immortal Law

“Bei Yan hasn’t lit the incense flame yet, and he truly needs this Heavenly Fragrance Grass,” Weng Nanqing nodded. “However, I can’t see how selling him this Heavenly Fragrance Grass is supposed to be setting him up?”

She could light the incense flame, while Bei Yan was still stuck at the first level of the Supplementing Divine Temple, only because she had the support of the Weng Family.

The Bei Family was indeed a heavyweight force within the Heaven’s Path Alliance, but cultivating Heavenly Fragrance Grass was too difficult, and it was impossible for the Bei Family to do so. Moreover, this kind of Spiritual Medicine was in high demand and Bei Yan, despite his wealth, had nowhere to purchase it.

Once the news of the Heavenly Fragrance Grass was released, Bei Yan would certainly rush over like a shark that had smelled blood.

But how could this be considered setting up Bei Yan?

“Just wait and see,” Shi Hao smiled.

To assist Shi Hao, her soon-to-be dragon-riding son-in-law, the Weng Family cooperated fully by announcing an auction.

Of course, the Immortal Dragon Blood Essence was incredibly precious. It could greatly enhance the Weng Family’s prestige.

–The Weng Family made it clear that this Immortal Dragon Blood Essence was no longer pure and its effects for the mighty ones of the Sky Ladder were far less than imagined.

This was to decrease the resentment towards Shi Hao. After all, Shi Hao had initially claimed there were no gains inside the Golden Dragon, and now suddenly producing Immortal Dragon Blood Essence, where would the Sky Ladder’s almighty put their face?

Now, with the addition of the ‘impure’ prefix, the Sky Ladder’s almighty had a place to put their face, and with the Stone Clan and Gu Tong’s relationship, the chances of them blaming Shi Hao were very slim.

Of course, that didn’t rule out the possibility of a petty Sky Ladder almighty holding a grudge and taking a chance to strike at Shi Hao.

When the news spread, the entire South Wood Continent was shaken.

Immortal Dragon, Heart’s Blood!

These two terms merged together– who could resist being tempted, even if it was a defective product.

Alongside the Immortal Dragon Blood Essence, the auction also featured treasures like Heavenly Fragrance Grass and other valuables from the Weng Family, which, although supplementary, were naturally no ordinary items coming from their hands.

After ten days, the auction began.

Attendees swarmed in.

Many students from the Heavenly Palace Academy arrived, especially those from the Heaven’s Path Alliance.

Speaking of mighty forces, the Heavenly Path Association might be strong, but it wasn’t among the very top echelons in South Wood Continent, as it lacked the protection of a Sky Ladder powerhouse. However, when it came to wealth, if the Heavenly Path Association claimed the second place, no other force would dare to claim the first.

Since they were a group of the wealthiest businessmen, members of the Heaven’s Path Alliance were incredibly rich and didn’t mind splurging their Spirit Stones. What they lacked were only Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, hence their vast wealth often remained unspent.

This auction was tailored for them, each exuding the aura of a nouveau riche.

But how could Shi Hao willingly let such a treasure as Immortal Dragon Blood Essence be bought with mere Spirit Stones?

It had to be traded for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

So, the members of the Heaven’s Path Alliance could only watch, dry-eyed, as only those true major force heirs could bring out items that satisfied Shi Hao, or perhaps some old monsters certainly had some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in hand.

The bidding for the Heavenly Fragrance Grass allowed the use of Spirit Stones.

Suddenly, the members of the Heaven’s Path Alliance acted like they were possessed, bidding fiercely without caring if it was their own member, driving up the price.

However, after the price soared to eight million Spirit Stones, few were qualified to compete — mostly just a few big shots from the alliance, like Bei Yan and Jiang Quan.

However, not only was Jiang Quan’s strength inferior to Bei Yan’s, but his family background was also less distinguished. When the price shot up to nine million, he backed down, no longer bidding.

In the end, Bei Yan secured the Heavenly Fragrance Grass with a bid of nine million three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

The price was indeed astonishing, but whether it was a loss or a gain for Bei Yan was debatable.

The auction could be considered a perfect success, with everyone satisfied.

–The Weng Family gained prestige, Shi Hao obtained a large amount of suitable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and the numerous participants acquired the Immortal Dragon Blood Essence, while Bei Yan also got the Heavenly Fragrance Grass.

Weng Nanqing, puzzled, asked, “What about the supposed setup?”

“No rush, let’s go back to the academy.”

Upon their return to the academy, Heaven’s Path Alliance members immediately started stirring up the other students, coercing Shi Hao with a facade of righteousness to hand over the Dragon Clan’s Mystical Arts.

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“It all depends on you now,” said Shi Hao to the Purple Gold Rat.

“Leave it to me,” the Purple Gold Rat replied, patting its chest in assurance.

Shi Hao nodded, then stepped out the door, only to find the clamoring students immediately surrounding him, all looking quite aggressive.

“Shi Hao, hand over the Dragon Clan’s Mystical Arts!”

“Yes, these were bestowed upon us by the heavens to defend against elemental creatures; you cannot monopolize them!”

“If you don’t want to be a sinner among the Human Clan, hand over the mystical arts immediately!”

The crowd yelled persistently. Inside the academy, they dared not resort to violence, but there were no rules against shouting, after all.

Shi Hao spread his hands and said, “There are so many of you, to whom should I pass on the mystical arts?”

“Me!”

“Me!”

“Give them to me!”

Everyone was talking over each other, creating a chaotic scene.

“Everyone, quiet down. Don’t fall for this guy’s tricks!”

“Right, he’s trying to sow discord among us!”

“We must stand united.”

Someone cautioned, and the crowd immediately calmed down. Those who could enter the Heavenly Palace Academy were all geniuses, naturally possessing ample intellect.

Shi Hao smiled broadly. “The mystical arts are my discovery. I definitely won’t hand them over for nothing. However, I don’t mind exchanging them for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures–well, Alliance Leader Bei of the Heavenly Path Alliance is known for his vast wealth; he just spent ten million Spirit Stones on a Heavenly Fragrance Grass. I’ll start by making a deal with him.”

Huh?

Everyone was surprised, not expecting Shi Hao to actually consider passing on the mystical arts.

Is that for real?

Could this guy be bluffing us?

But then, Shi Hao immediately set off for the Heavenly Path Alliance.

By that time, Bei Yan had naturally received the news.

He had acquired the Heavenly Fragrance Grass and was getting ready to adjust his condition before soon beginning a retreat to attempt the second level of the Supplementing Divine Temple. However, upon hearing his subordinate’s report, he decided to meet Shi Hao.

Logically, he shouldn’t have gotten involved in this mess; after all, Shi Hao could easily set him up, claiming to have passed on the mystical arts even though he hadn’t, thereby dragging him into the scheme as well.

But he believed that the students at the Heavenly Palace Academy were smart enough not to fall for such a naive trick.

Therefore, meeting Shi Hao to see if the latter really couldn’t withstand the pressure and was willing to trade the mystical arts seemed like a sound idea.

He wouldn’t mind accepting them and later claiming that Shi Hao hadn’t taught him the mystical arts, then finding an opportunity to eliminate Shi Hao and monopolize the mystical arts for himself.

Driven by such greed, he made the decision to meet with Shi Hao.

“Alliance Leader Bei,” Shi Hao greeted with a smile.

“Junior Brother Shi!” Bei Yan replied with a smile as well, maintaining appearances before the crowd.

“I possess the Dragon Clan’s Mystical Arts. I wonder if Alliance Leader Bei is interested?” Shi Hao asked directly.

“I am,” Bei Yan didn’t hide his desire. Who wouldn’t want the Mystical Arts?

Claiming otherwise would be hypocrisy; who would believe that?

Shi Hao smiled. “Then let’s find a quieter place to talk, just the two of us. As long as Alliance Leader Bei’s offer is suitable, I don’t mind passing them on to you.”