Primordial Star Scripture

"Miss, that Ao Lei is deliberately bidding up the price to suppress Ye Chen, which is really annoying,"

In the void box where Huo Mei'er sat, her two maidservants, hearing Ao Lei continuously raising the bid, pouted their rosy lips and spoke somewhat angrily.

The two maidens felt a natural fondness for this handsome and miraculous youth, Ye Chen, who even their mistress could defeat.

As for Ao Lei, he was obviously making things difficult for Ye Chen, which of course infuriated the two of them.

Huo Mei'er also had her brows tightly knitted at this time, "This 'Brilliant Gold Stone,' although it is a medium-grade sacred treasure of the Gold Element, is not too precious, being the first out of the eighteen treasures signifies it is the least valuable one among them. Gold Element treasures are in abundance, spending more than two hundred top-grade spirit stones to purchase one would be too unworthy."

"Ye Chen, don't get into a contest of wills with Ao Lei!"

"He won't. I have observed Ye Chen in secret. He knows what to persist in and what to abandon," an elder from the Heavenly Fire Holy Land said reassuringly as Huo Mei'er worried, glancing at Ye Chen who was sitting down in the void seats below. "He won't get into a contest of wills with Ao Lei. By driving the price up so high, Ao Lei is probably shooting himself in the foot."

Indeed, just as the elder had predicted.

When Ao Lei bid the price up to two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones, Ye Chen did not bid again.

"Two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones?" Ye Chen's gaze turned cold as he looked toward the void box where Ao Lei sat, "Then congratulations to you for obtaining this Gold Element treasure..."

Ye Chen, of course, noticed Ao Lei's hindrance. He cared not for Ao Lei; what Ye Chen cared about was whether he could purchase the treasure at a reasonable value. Now, this "Brilliant Gold Stone" had obviously exceeded its own worth.

Naturally, Ye Chen wouldn't waste spirit stones on this.

He needed to practice Gold Element divine art, but his Gold Element divine art did not have to rely solely on this "Brilliant Gold Stone." Ye Chen was confident that he would obtain more precious Gold Element treasures than the Brilliant Gold Stone!

Even if he couldn't find one at this auction.

He would find one elsewhere!

After Ye Chen ceased bidding, no one else in the entire auction hall made a sound. The black-robed old man overseeing the auction looked around at everyone and asked, "Two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones, anyone else willing to bid higher?"

All the warriors shook their heads.

Some whispered, "Two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones for a medium-grade sacred treasure? I'm not that foolish!"

"Two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones the first time."

"Two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones the second time."

"Two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones the third time, sold!"

With no further bids, the Brilliant Gold Stone ultimately went to Ao Lei.

In the void box where Ao Lei was located, he looked smugly at Ye Chen below and coldly laughed, "Hmm, thinking of competing with me? You, a boy from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, do you think your wealth can compare with mine?"

"I could crush you with spirit stones alone!"

Ao Lei was reveling in self-satisfaction when a mid-stage Heavenly Saint behind him involuntarily spoke out, "Young Master, this Brilliant Gold Stone is not worth two hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones, and you don't even practice Gold Element secrets..."

The Heavenly Saint had not finished speaking when Ao Lei glared at him, "Shut up!"

After being reminded by the Heavenly Saint, Ao Lei also started to feel displeased. He initially wanted to call out several more bids to suppress Ye Chen properly, but after adding bids only three times, Ye Chen had already ceased bidding.

Ao Lei felt as if he had thrown a punch into cotton, his full strength unused.

He even felt the sense of being ignored again.

Although he won, he did not win satisfyingly.

After the successful auction of the "Brilliant Gold Stone," bidding for the eighteen treasures continued.

The second treasure up for auction was a set of high-grade Attack Sacred Artifacts.

Attack Sacred Artifacts!

These were greatly useful to all warriors, and what's more, they were high-grade!

Once this item was out, it once again stirred up fierce competition among countless warriors, this time far more intense than that for the first treasure "Brilliant Gold Stone."

In the end, this set of high-grade Attack Sacred Artifacts was bought by a young master from Nine-Star Palace, the number one power of the Jiumang Continent, for the price of three hundred and eighty top-grade spirit stones.

Next came the third treasure, the fourth, the fifth...

As one treasure after another was presented, each new one was more precious than the last, with high-grade divine arts and even half supreme grade sacred artifacts and divine arts.

Such a multitude of precious treasures naturally ignited a frenzy in the entire auction hall. Thousands of strong warriors vied in the bidding.

Ye Chen, observing one treasure after another, failed to find another that stirred his interest.

However, when it came to the eighth treasure, Ye Chen felt his interest piqued again, and this time, it was another treasure related to Gold Element secrets.

The eighth treasure was named "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit"!

According to the auctioneer in the black robe, this "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit" could be referred to as a supreme Gold Element Holy Fruit!

Supreme Holy Fruits were valued at over one thousand top-grade spirit stones.

And the black-robed auctioneer emphasized that this "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit" being auctioned, because it had been harvested at eighty percent maturity, had a great mysterious use yet also held significant flaws. The mysterious advantage was that if one successfully refined the fruit, the Gold Element power gained would be of supreme grade, but there was a considerable risk of failure during refinement. If the refinement failed, the fruit would be wasted entirely.

For this reason, the starting bid for this "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit" was only six hundred top-grade spirit stones.

If it were a mature supreme Gold Element Holy Fruit, many warriors would compete for it without hesitation.

But this 80% mature, and even possibly a failure to refine "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit," made many people hesitant.

After all, not a single warrior dared guarantee that they could absolutely succeed in refining a Gold Element treasure.

For a moment, the entire grand hall was silent, with no one calling out a bid.

It was then that Ye Chen, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up again, "I bid six hundred and ten top-grade lingstones!"

Whoosh!

Ye Chen's bid once again drew countless gazes upon him.

"It's that youth again! This youth earlier snatched a mid-grade sacred treasure of the Gold Element, and after not raising the bid then, he's now actually aiming for this top-grade Gold Element Holy Fruit."

"This time is different from the last, although this Gold Element Holy Fruit is more valuable, there's also the risk of failing to refine it. However, if the refining is successful, that would far surpass the earlier 'Brilliant Gold Stone'."

Among the murmurs of the crowd, another warrior spoke, "I bid six hundred and twenty top-grade lingstones!"

"Six hundred and thirty top-grade lingstones!" Ye Chen said without hesitation.

Seeing Ye Chen raise the bid so decisively, that warrior also became hesitant, after all, he was scared of failing to refine it too.

Suddenly, no one else wanted to compete with Ye Chen.

In the private box in the void, upon seeing Ye Chen bidding for the treasure again, and that no one was competing with Ye Chen, Ao Lei's gaze shifted, preparing to speak again.

This time, the Late Stage Heavenly Saint powerhouse Ao Xuan, however, stopped Ao Lei, "Young Master, this Holy Spirit Fruit is not worth the trouble of a grudge."

"Earlier, the 'Brilliant Gold Stone' wasn't of much use to the Young Master as you don't comprehend the laws of the Gold Element, and taking it was already not very useful. Taking this possibly failed-to-refine Holy Fruit would be even less worthwhile, and besides, the price is not low. Our lingstones still have important uses later on!"

"Young Master, don't forget about that sacred treasure!"

"If you compete for this treasure again, and if Ye Chen no longer wants it, the lingstones would be wasted for nothing!"

Ao Xuan's words made Ao Lei also start to hesitate.

He had been made somewhat afraid by Ye Chen's earlier decisive abandonment. Although he was very wealthy, obtaining that sacred treasure would probably require a huge price. If he were to be tricked by Ye Chen again, spending a large amount of lingstones for a Holy Fruit of little use would indeed be a loss that outweighed the gain.

"Humph, let that kid have this Holy Fruit then," he said.

"He will definitely fail to refine it. An 80% mature Holy Fruit is not so easy to refine!" Ao Lei said with a sneer.

After Ao Lei refrained from bidding against Ye Chen, two more people called out bids.

When Ye Chen raised the bid to seven hundred top-grade lingstones, no other voices were heard.

Ultimately, Ye Chen successfully obtained the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit" for the price of seven hundred lingstones.

When the beautiful girl with a fox tail, responsible for settling lingstone payments at the grand auction, brought the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit" to Ye Chen, he took out seven hundred top-grade lingstones and exchanged them for the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit."

Upon receiving the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit," the godly pill patterns of the Gold Element jumped to life on all three hundred and fifty-five Five Apertures Rotating Pills within Ye Chen's body.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Worth it!"

"So worth it!"

"A top-grade Holy Fruit is a treasure valued at over a thousand top-grade lingstones. This Holy Spirit Fruit, due to not being fully mature, suddenly became so much cheaper. Not fully mature doesn't affect its effectiveness, it just carries the risk of failure to refine."

"But that risk, I'm not afraid of it!"

Others might worry about failing to refine a Five Elements Treasure, but the Five Great Divine Arts that Ye Chen cultivated were of great help in refining Five Elements Secret Treasures. According to the indications in the Great Primordial Chapter, as long as one finds a Five Elements Secret Treasure, one will most definitely be able to refine it successfully.

Ye Chen was not at all worried about failing to refine this Holy Fruit.

"With this Gold Element Holy Fruit, I can finally start to cultivate my Gold Element Divine Art, 'Golden Light Divine Slash'. Also, this Holy Fruit is clearly several times more effective than that 'Brilliant Gold Stone'!"

"Spending seven hundred top-grade lingstones to obtain this top-grade Holy Fruit is so much more worthwhile than competing with Ao Lei and spending three hundred or even more top-grade lingstones to get that mid-grade sacred 'Brilliant Gold Stone'!"

Smiling inwardly, Ye Chen put away the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit."

"This 'Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit,' if Ye Chen can refine it successfully, then spending seven hundred top-grade lingstones is extremely worthwhile," said Huo Mei'er in the private box in the void, smiling as she saw Ye Chen carefully putting away the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit."

"Indeed, it's worthwhile if he succeeds in refining it; the fear is he will fail. Let's hope Ye Chen can succeed," the elder said, nodding in agreement.

After the eighth treasure fell into Ye Chen's hands, they continued to auction the subsequent treasures.

Ye Chen, having acquired the top-grade lingstones from Heavenly Saint Moya, totaled just over eight hundred. After purchasing the "Virtual Gold Holy Spirit Fruit," Ye Chen had almost completely depleted his top-grade lingstones.

For the subsequent treasures, if he wished to bid again, he would only be able to rely on the top-grade lingstones from the nine frozen guardians.

Thinking this, Ye Chen decided not to bid for items that weren't too enticing to him.

After all, even if the frozen guardians were willing to offer their top-grade lingstones to Ye Chen, he would not use them recklessly.

Although the next seven treasures were extremely precious, even including real mature top-grade Holy Fruits, top-grade sacred artifacts, and top-grade divine arts, Ye Chen chose not to bid for them.

In the end, amidst the competition of countless warriors, these treasures all found their new owners.

And when the grand auction came to its last three showstopper items, the atmosphere in the auction hall reached a peak.

When the elder in black robes presented the first showstopper treasure, introducing it, Ao Lei in the private box was so shocked that he stood up completely.

And Ye Chen, who had remained silent up on the void seat, also found his breathing suddenly tightening.