Chapter 880: Thousand-Hand Demon, A Special Demon Species
Chapter 880: Thousand-Hand Demon, A Special Demon Species
The Mystical Immortal Peach had been upgraded to a fourth-grade spirit plant, and the pink miasma it emitted was naturally even more effective. The Demon Ghost Vine could now enjoy even more intense pleasure from it.
"The previous batch that was planted has been cultivated for many years, and the number of spirit peaches they bear is decreasing. It's a good time to update and replace them."
Lu Chen thought to himself.
Unfortunately, he had only obtained two mutated spirit peach seeds, and it would take some time if he wanted to expand the scale of his operation.
Back in his cave abode, among the low-grade spirit plants, he had been trying to improve the varieties of not just the Mystical Immortal Peach but also the second-grade Flaming Fruit and Ice Vine Fruit, as well as the third-grade Hidden Essence Grass.
The first reason was to make these spirit plants even more potent, and the second was to reap better orb rewards.
Both the ice and fire spirit fruits had already undergone mutations, although they had not yet advanced in grade.
However, with the abundance of century-old ice souls and the icy spirit spring, the Ice Vine Fruit was destined to evolve into a third-grade plant. As for the Flaming Fruit, with the stimulation of the Pure Yang True Fire and the Primal Yang True Fire, its mutation into a third-grade fruit was inevitable.
Due to the unique nature of the Hidden Essence Grass, Lu Chen planned to plant a batch of it in the abundant spiritual energy environment of the cave heaven, to see if he could successfully improve its variety.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye since Lu Chen had returned to his cave abode. He did not rush to go to the cave heaven.
The artifact spirit had previously informed him that the Chamber of Commerce would be holding a small auction soon, and most of the treasures up for auction would be related to demons.
In the previous two auctions, Lu Chen had acquired quite a few high-grade spirit plants, and even a seventh-grade one, the Yellow Spring Immortal Tree.
Thus, he was quite interested in attending this auction to see if he could find something similar to the demon species with rugged bones.
Of course, if there were any young demons up for grabs, he would also try to bid for them.
After all, since he already had a Disaster-grade Evil Spirit Flesh Spirit God, he wouldn't mind adding another demon to his collection.
He instructed the grass puppet to guard the cave abode carefully and activated the formation. Soon, he arrived at the branch building of the Star-Plucking Tower Chamber of Commerce.
As he entered the building, a cultivator led him to a spacious room adorned with intricate formation patterns.
Lu Chen was already familiar with the process and quietly waited in a corner with the numerous cultivators who were also heading to the artifact spirit space.
Once everyone had arrived, a vast amount of spiritual energy filled the room, and the massive formation activated, causing countless lines to float and move rapidly. A light shone, and the group found themselves in a chaotic space.
A sense of solidity came from underfoot, and when Lu Chen looked down, he saw a vast starry sky beneath him. He was standing on a slowly flying pitch-black meteorite.
There were far fewer pitch-black meteorites in the starry sky than the last time, indicating that the number of cultivators attracted to this auction was also significantly reduced.
"Most of the attendees are still at the Golden Core stage, but there are also a few with deep auras, who are likely Nascent Soul cultivators."
Lu Chen's spiritual sense quietly swept through the area, and with a thought, the black meteorite descended rapidly, bringing him to the center of the starry sky.
"As a guest advisor to the Chamber of Commerce, it's only reasonable that I get some inside information about the treasures up for auction beforehand."
"Of course, the main reason is to pay a visit to my colleagues at the Chamber of Commerce."
Lu Chen thought to himself, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Friend Xu."
As soon as he entered the center, Lu Chen saw a cultivator with a steady aura, who was at the late stage of the Golden Core realm.
The cultivator's name was Xu Xiangdong, and Zhang Jiuzong had introduced them once before, so they were acquainted.
"Oh, it's Friend Lu!"
A smile appeared on Xu Xiangdong's face when he saw Lu Chen.
Lu Chen, as the most famous spirit plant cultivator within the Chamber of Commerce, was a reclusive figure, but his reputation preceded him, and everyone knew of him.
"Friend Xu, why isn't Zhang Jiuzong here for this auction?" Lu Chen asked curiously.
"Zhang was sent by the Chamber of Commerce to a distant realm and is unavailable. This auction will be hosted by someone else," Xu Xiangdong replied.
Lu Chen nodded slightly and entered the backstage area with Xu Xiangdong.
He only recognized a small portion of the chamber's cultivators, but with Xu Xiangdong's introductions, they quickly became familiar with each other.
"Everyone, you've been working hard. These few bottles of spirit brew are personally brewed by me, Lu Chen, to quench your thirst and better prepare for the upcoming auction."
Lu Chen smiled and took out five bottles of jade-like, flawless, and translucent spirit liquid from his storage bag, placing them in front of everyone.
"These are the famous Jade Washing Spirit Dew, right? I heard that consuming it can cleanse the impure energies within a cultivator's body, and during the demonic invasion, it was even comparable to corresponding spirit pills in effectiveness. It's been creating quite a buzz, and I've heard about it even outside of Liyang."
A gentle-mannered female cultivator's eyes lit up at the sight of the Jade Washing Spirit Dew.
"Indeed, and the brewer of this spirit dew is right before you. If you're interested, Fellow Ye, you can purchase a few bottles from Fellow Lu later."
"So it was brewed by Fellow Lu. I, a mere mortal, failed to recognize your greatness."
The gentle female cultivator smiled at Lu Chen.
"You flatter me, Fellow Cultivator. It's just a quenching brew, and it gained some fame because many cultivators valued it."
Lu Chen replied humbly.
Without further ado, everyone poured themselves a cup of the Jade Washing Spirit Dew and praised its effects.
"Fellow Lu, are you here to participate in the auction?"
A curious young cultivator asked.
"Indeed, I'm here to find one or two spirit seeds," Lu Chen nodded.
This was what he had been waiting for, and he smiled in anticipation.
"Spirit seeds... I recall we do have some. There are several fifth-grade spirit seeds, and also a special kind of spirit seed that originates from demons."
"Fellow Lu, I have a jade slip here that you can look at beforehand to prepare. It might increase your chances of success during the auction."
The five bottles of Jade Washing Spirit Dew had done their job, and a pale green jade slip flew towards Lu Chen.
"Thank you, Fellow Huang."
Lu Chen took the jade slip and scanned it with his spiritual sense in front of the young cultivator.
After a few breaths, he returned the jade slip to its owner.
The young cultivator entrusted him with the jade slip containing a wealth of auction information, and Lu Chen's acceptance signaled his promise not to divulge its contents.
He chatted with the group for a while before quietly returning to the crowd of cultivators waiting for the auction to begin.
As they waited for the remaining cultivators to arrive, Lu Chen stood quietly on the black meteorite, reflecting on the contents of the jade slip.
"There are quite a few treasures, including several seventh-grade items, which should attract a lot of competition."
"There are also some spirit seeds, but the grades of the normal ones are not high, and they are relatively common in the cultivation world. It would be nice to get them, but it's not a big loss if we don't."
"There are also several live demons up for auction, including one called the Thousand-Hand Demon, which can grow to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, making it a demon with immense potential. We must secure it."
"In addition, there's a special kind of spirit seed closely related to demons, but even with the chamber's resources, they couldn't identify its origin, species, cultivation method, or anything else about it."
"Demons are mysterious and elusive, and the demon seeds they produce are incredibly diverse. Even the strange spirit plants in the Fengyuan Star Cave can't compare. It's not surprising that the artifact spirit couldn't identify it."
"Of course, the unknown is only relative. To me, there's nothing mysterious about it at all."
Lu Chen thought with utmost confidence.
(End of Chapter)
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