Chapter 1033: Chapter 1033: One Island for One Pill! Chapter 1033: Chapter 1033: One Island for One Pill! Those who had arrived at the auction hall were all at the initial stages of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, and nearly all of them were aged elders or old women. Despite their high cultivation realms, their physical bodies had almost begun to decline. They had also encountered bottlenecks in their cultivation and were unable to break through, so they could only look for life-extending elixirs.

Huang Xiaolong’s Elixir of Eternal Life was just what they needed! It could be said they were determined to obtain it!

Now, with the arrival of these initial-stage powerhouses of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, some cultivators who had originally been restless no longer dared to make any further moves.

After all, in the overseas cultivators’ world, those in the Tribulation Crossing Realm were considered major powerhouses, either elders of large sects or the final trump card within smaller sects.

“Little brother, you don’t need to be nervous… come, stand next to me,” said Mr. Dongfang, perhaps fearing that Huang Xiaolong would be overwhelmed by the imposing aura of so many giants and offered to let Huang Xiaolong stand by his side.

“Hehe, Mr. Dongfang, you are truly benevolent,” Huang Xiaolong chuckled, his opinion of Mr. Dongfang’s character rising further.

Thereupon, Huang Xiaolong made no move to reveal his own strength. Holding the elixir, he unassumingly took his people and stood beside Mr. Dongfang.

“Ladies and gentlemen, anyone who comes to my Guan Shan Island is a guest, but you must not act rashly. Otherwise, I will not show any mercy,” a white-robed elder slowly walked in, his body passing through the walls like ripples on water and entering the hall. The elder had a thin, scholarly appearance and an aura about him that was elegant, yet his mana shone like divine radiance.

Huang Xiaolong instantly recognized the aura of the white-robed elder as the one he had sensed when he first arrived at Guan Shan Island, hidden deep within a palace on the island.

He was the Island Master of Guan Shan, an initial-stage powerhouse of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, and his body shone with treasured light, suggesting he possessed some treasures of no small value.

With the Island Master’s appearance, the faces of the other initial-stage giants in the hall all revealed a hint of wariness.

“Island Master!” In the hall, including Miss Zhan, Mr. Dongfang, and other staff members all bent at the waist, showing utmost respect and courtesy.

“Brother Guan Shan, I didn’t expect you to leave seclusion as well. Hehe~~” a black-robed elder laughed awkwardly. “I was just flying nearby, and my divine sense casually swept over this place. Unintentionally, I learned that an Elixir of Life had appeared in your auction house. So, I came down to have a look.”

The Island Master was named Guan Shan, and the island was named after him.

“You all are here for this Elixir of Life. Heh~~” Guan Shan chuckled coldly.

“Enough, Brother Guan Shan, we’re not fools. The value of this Elixir of Life, we all understand perfectly. Now, what’s to be done? Since the elixir has appeared in the auction house, naturally it’s first come, first served. My point is, everyone present has a chance to compete. Brother Guan Shan, you can’t monopolize this Elixir of Life just because you’re the local authority,” another giant stepped forward to say. “We will certainly give you face, but if you insist on doing things your own way, that will certainly provoke public anger.”

“Hmph! You underestimate me!” Guan Shan sneered. “As long as you follow the rules, I won’t do anything to incur public wrath.”

With that, Guan Shan’s gaze turned to Huang Xiaolong. “Young friend, where did you obtain this elixir?”

While asking, Guan Shan didn’t use his oppressive aura to force Huang Xiaolong, displaying a very friendly demeanor.

“Oh, I just happened upon it by chance,” Huang Xiaolong said with a giggle.

“Hmm~~ Then, young friend, how many of these Elixirs of Life do you have in your possession?” Guan Shan asked again.

When he asked this question, everyone in the hall, whether they were giants in the Tribulation Crossing Realm or cultivators in the Divine Skills Realm, all looked somewhat nervously at Huang Xiaolong. Their gazes were filled with a greedy light like that of wolves and tigers.

Huang Xiaolong shrugged. “Hehe, such elixirs are naturally not plentiful.”

Huang Xiaolong’s response was vague.

“Then, this is the only one?” Guan Shan pressed.

Huang Xiaolong simply responded with a non-committal gesture.

“Good, very good. You needn’t be afraid, young friend, we won’t make things difficult for you. With our realm, to rob you of your goods would be unbecoming. Rest assured, we are all people who value our own status,” Guan Shan reassured Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong inwardly scoffed, thinking to himself, as if I’d be afraid of you robbing me! If you dare, just try it! That would give me a good reason to kill you all, a swift and satisfying act of thievery!

“Gentlemen, there’s no need for hard feelings among us. Since the elixir has appeared in the auction house and this young friend is willing to sell, then let’s follow the auction house rules. We will auction it here, and the highest bidder wins!” Guan Shan smiled and looked at Huang Xiaolong. “Young friend, do you have any objections?”

“I don’t mind. I just want to exchange it for a satisfactory amount of Spirit Stones. As for to whom the Elixir of Life goes, it’s none of my concern. The highest bidder wins; that’s fine. Let it be the highest bidder,” Huang Xiaolong shrugged nonchalantly.

“Hahaha~~ Young friend, you really are quite interesting. Facing us old timers, you’ve managed to remain neither servile nor overbearing, promising, very promising,” there was a rare glint of appreciation in Guan Shan’s eyes.

Straightaway, Guan Shan looked at the giants in the hall. “Gentlemen, I assume you have no objections?”

“That would be great!”

“Fair.”

“Alright, let the highest bidder win then.”

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“You too can place a bid,” Guan Shan kindly said to Young Master Chang and other Divine Skills Realm cultivators.

Those Divine Skills Realm cultivators, embarrassed to death, hastily replied, “We dare not, we dare not.”

Dammit, this was a game played by giants, where would cultivators of the Divine Skills Realm even find the capacity to get involved? Besides, their financial resources were completely insufficient!

“Let’s begin then,” Guan Shan nodded. “I bid 200 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

Aside from Guan Shan, there were still eight other Tribulation Realm titans in the hall.

That moment, an indifferent voice said, “300 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

“Heh~~ The temptation of eternal life is indeed great. This pill also caused a sensation in our overseas cultivator world back in the day, but the final transaction price remained a secret. Alright, I’ll just bid 400 top-grade Spirit Stones for fun.”

“You all really throw your money around. I’ll join the excitement. 500 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

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The price of the immortality pill skyrockets!

In the hall, those with lower status are all gasping for breath, staring agape!

The big shots are so awesome, casually raising the price by hundreds of top-grade Spirit Stones…

Untouchable! Absolutely untouchable!

“Young Master, you’ve really made a huge profit this time,” Qingqing whispered in Huang Xiaolong’s ear.

“I didn’t expect this kind of thing to happen,” Huang Xiaolong said, seemingly helpless as well. “Originally, I was thinking to sell it if the price was right. I didn’t expect so many people to drive the price up.”

This time, it really was Huang Xiaolong’s good luck. If these Tribulation Realm big shots hadn’t driven up the price, Huang Xiaolong’s psychological price point was actually only 300 to 400 top-grade Spirit Stones.

“Hmph!” Young Master Chang glared at Huang Xiaolong with jealous, venomous eyes. “You mongrel! Actually got a heaven-sent bargain! No! This can’t go on!”

With a thought, a strong idea surged in Young Master Chang’s heart. “Fine! Let you be arrogant for now, but once you get the Spirit Stones and leave Guan Shan Island, this Young Master will have you dead! All the Spirit Stones you’ve earned will belong to this Young Master!”

Just like Young Master Chang, there were not a few cultivators who had the thought of robbing Huang Xiaolong, plundering and killing.

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By now, the price of the immortality pill had been driven to an extremely high point.

“Forget it! This pill can grant immortality, but it has two huge flaws. Back when it first appeared, these two flaws were also exposed. This is my final bid, and if someone offers a price higher than this, I’ll give up,” an old woman gritted her teeth. “1000 top-grade Spirit Stones, that’s my ultimate offer.”

1000 top-grade Spirit Stones! Converted into Huaxia RMB, that’s 10 billion!

Such a bid made everyone in the hall so envious they almost couldn’t wait to rush up and rob Huang Xiaolong!

Truly a breath-taking offer!

Even Ying Aoshan, Song Yuru, and the three little demons were somewhat losing control of their emotions now.

This transaction might have already become the most expensive in the history of Guan Shan Island–unparalleled!

After the offer of 1000 top-grade Spirit Stones was made, most of the Tribulation Realm titans essentially gave up.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t offer a higher bid, but it no longer made sense.

You see, someone like Mr. Dongfang, a Mana Realm cultivator, who made his fortune by appraising treasures for others, had accumulated 200 top-grade Spirit Stones in his lifetime. These Tribulation Realm giants definitely had tremendous, incalculable wealth.

However, Huang Xiaolong’s immortality pill, with its two relatively fatal flaws, probably wasn’t worth the giants breaking the bank. If it hadn’t been for those two flaws, these giants might have been willing to exhaust all their resources.

“Yes, taking this pill, one can achieve immortality, but one would periodically fall into a dormant state, waking up after as short as a dozen years or as long as hundreds of years. And if there’s a critical matter to deal with when the dormancy period strikes, wouldn’t that ruin everything? What’s more worrisome is that if enemies find you during your dormancy, you would die without a burial place, without any chance to resist. So, this is my last bid–take it or leave it,” a golden-robed elder stated, his eyes as fierce as the blazing sun. “1300 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

This bid silenced the other Tribulation Realm titans, who all wore expressions of resignation on their faces.

Only Island Master Guan Shan was still frowning in contemplation, weighing his options.

“Guan Shan, you’ve controlled the Guan Shan Island marketplace for many years, and your wealth should be the most substantial of us all. We can’t compete with you. If you are willing to bid higher than 1300 top-grade Spirit Stones, then I give up. I won’t compete with you in wealth. It’s not worth it. It all depends on whether you are willing to part with it or not,” the golden-robed elder said, looking uncaring.

Guan Shan had an intense internal struggle–
‘I’ve been stuck at the early stage of the Tribulation Realm for a very long time. I think I’ve reached the ultimate bottleneck in my cultivation, which I might never cross. And I have only 200 to 300 years left of my natural lifespan. To mortals, that would be extraordinary. But to us cultivators, it’s almost the blink of an eye. I do not want to die! I don’t want to fall! I’ve amassed wealth that rivals nations, and I haven’t enjoyed it enough! No! Even if I can never break through another realm, I absolutely don’t want to die! Better to live a bad life than a good death!’
Finally, Guan Shan made up his mind, took a deep breath, and said to Huang Xiaolong–“Young friend, truth be told, I spent most of my top-grade Spirit Stones on buying pills to strike at higher realms and recently in crafting a magical artifact, which cost me far too many Spirit Stones buying materials… I don’t have many Spirit Stones at hand. How about this, I won’t give you Spirit Stones. I offer this island in exchange for the immortality pill in your possession!”

Upon these words, the entire place was shocked!

An island for a pill????

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