Chapter 1515 - Breakthrough to the Heaven Gaze Realm

The competition reached its climax with the bid for the Thunderlight Stone soaring to two million astral crystals. One couldn't casually buy materials for forging immortal artifacts with astral crystals on some roadside stall. They could be found only in the outer world.

Liu Wuxie didn't know what the outer world looked like as he had never been there before. He knew it was a mysterious place, since it could give birth to immortal artifacts, and he even wondered if it had any connection to the celestial realm.

In the end, the Absolute Frost Palace bought the Thunderlight Stone for 2,300,000 astral crystals. While the Heavenly Dragon Sect had a large reserve of astral crystals, they had set a spending limit.

Just the Thunderlight Stone alone wasn't enough to forge an immortal artifact, and it still required other materials. Judging from how aggressively the Absolute Frost Palace had been bidding, they had likely gathered quite a bit of materials.

As item after item was auctioned off, Liu Wuxie grew increasingly impatient, eager for the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill to appear.

The kunpeng egg was bought by the Heavenly Dragon Sect with 2,800,000 astral crystals, causing an uproar.

After an endless wait and gnawing suspense, the auction finally reached the eighth item: the Imperial Extremity Ice, a rare material found only in the outer world.

The Absolute Frost Palace had given up on the other items after buying the Thunderlight Stone, and this meant that they didn't have many astral crystals left. The Nine Dragon Palace had bought the Southern Star Wood, and the various sects had a clear target.

It wasn't hard to tell that the Nine Dragon Palace was planning to forge a wood-attribute immortal artifact, and the one refined by the Absolute Frost Palace was of thunder-attribute. The Comet Temple also purchased one material before withdrawing from the competition, and the Heavenly Dragon Sect had purchased the Imperial Extremity Ice.

Among the eight materials needed to forge an immortal artifact, the Heavenly Dragon Sect had secured two on its own.

"This is a Nine Cauldron Divine Pill, entrusted to us by a nameless immortal with a starting bid of eight hundred thousand astral crystals," Elder Wu Hen said.

It turned out that the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill was refined by an immortal, and it instantly caused an uproar. Everyone initially thought that a Quasi-Immortal had forged it, and they hadn't expected it to be refined by an immortal. This meant that the pill would contain a trace of immortal runes.

"This is bad!" Venerable Grand Unity shot to his feet and had a bad feeling about it.

"Sect Master, what's going on?" The other Grand Unity Sect's elders asked. They had been sitting on needles for the past few days.

They could only watch other sects buy one treasure after another, merely as spectators, leaving a bitter taste in their mouths. They wanted to leave, but they were reluctant. Even if they stayed, there was nothing they could do.

"Liu Wuxie will surely seize that Nine Cauldron Divine Pill. If he manages to get his hands on it, he'll be able to make a breakthrough to the Earth Immortal Realm!" Venerable Grand Unity said.

The materials for immortal artifacts were useless to Liu Wuxie, and it was impossible to forge an immortal artifact without reaching the Immortal Realm. This was why Venerable Grand Unity hadn't been worried before. But the appearance of the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill made him feel a true crisis.

"What should we do then? The Azure Profound Gate only has two million astral stones left, and it's impossible for them to stop Liu Wuxie," the other elders said, breaking into a cold sweat.

Liu Wuxie's combat strength was already so monstrous in the Void Realm, and he would be unstoppable once he reached the Earth Immortal Realm. This meant that only experts at the higher levels of the Heaven Gaze Realm would have a chance to kill him.

The Heavenly Dragon Sect had experts stationed around Liu Wuxie to protect him, and trying to assassinate him wouldn't be easy. Their only method was to prevent his further growth until they could find an opportunity to get rid of him.

"Inform the Skybrim Pavilion's upper echelons that our Grand Unity Sect is willing to exchange some of our assets for some astral crystals," Venerable Grand Unity said.

At this point, the Grand Unity Sect had no other choice but to sell a portion of their assets to gather astral crystals and use them to contend with Liu Wuxie. However, it was too late; they had only thought of it now. To avoid further delay, an elder swiftly left the private room and went to look for the Skybrim Pavilion's upper echelons.

"900,000!" The bidding for the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill had begun, and the Azure Profound Gate had received a message from the Grand Unity Sect, planning to use everything they had to stop Liu Wuxie.

"1,000,000!" Liu Wuxie rose.

"1,100,000!" The Azure Profound Gate followed.

"1,500,000!" Liu Wuxie added more this time. Subtracting the astral crystals that he had spent, he still had about ten million left, and he wouldn't hesitate even if he had to smash everything he had for this pill.

The Heavenly Dao Society was already on the right track, and it could bring in large amounts of astral crystals daily.

The Absolute Frost Palace and the Nine Dragon Palace didn't intervene as they knew what the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill meant for Liu Wuxie. With the pill, he could make a breakthrough in his cultivation.

"1,700,000!" The Azure Profound Gate had gradually reached its limit, and they couldn't keep up any longer.

"2,000,000!" Liu Wuxie raised the price swiftly as a bad feeling crept over him.

Sure enough, the Azure Profound Gate didn't bid again as they only had two million astral crystals left, and the hall fell silent with everyone waiting for Elder Wu Hen.

"2,000,000 going at once!"

"2,000,000 going at twice!" Elder Wu Hen raised his hand. Once he brought his hand down, he would seal the deal.

"Two million going at thri..."

"2,100,000!" A voice suddenly cut through the air as someone made a bid before Elder Wu Hen's palm could fall, instantly drawing everyone's gaze to the Grand Unity Sect's private room.

"It's the Grand Unity Sect!" An exclamation came from the crowd. None of them had expected the Grand Unity Sect to bid again after such a long silence.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Didn't the Grand Unity Sect spend all their astral crystals? Where did they get more? Did they raise the price to make Liu Wuxie pay more?" People among the crowd began to frown.

That was the only explanation: they were trying to drive up the price because they couldn't stop Liu Wuxie.

"That's impossible. People have used this trick too many times, and Liu Wuxie wouldn't necessarily fall for it," many people shook their heads. They didn't think the Grand Unity Sect would resort to such a low tactic.

The Grand Unity Sect's private room window opened, and an elder declared, dispelling everyone's doubts,

"Just a short while ago, our Grand Unity Sect mortgaged a planet to the Skybrim Pavilion in exchange for a large amount of astral crystals."

"I see!" The crowd suddenly understood where the Grand Unity Sect got their astral crystals from, but they didn't think that the latter would go as far as selling their assets to stop Liu Wuxie from getting his hands on the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill.

"2,200,000!" Liu Wuxie followed indifferently.

"3,000,000!" The Grand Unity Sect had gone all out, creating the highest price in the entire auction.

"3,100,000!" Liu Wuxie followed calmly. Though the Grand Unity Sect's sudden intervention made things troublesome for him, it wasn't much. He was determined to get his hands on the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill no matter what.

"4,000,000!" The Grand Unity Sect had gone insane at this point.

Upon hearing the number, all the sects opened their windows, and everyone looked at the Grand Unity Sect aside from the Heavenly Dao Society.

"The Grand Unity Sect will only lose more thoroughly in this manner," Yan Guichou said.

The Grand Unity Sect thought that they could stop Liu Wuxie, but they would only expose their limit in this manner.

"4,500,000!" Liu Wuxie doubled the bid at once.

As he spoke, a cold smirk rose on his lips. The Grand Unity Sect had only gotten five million astral crystals by mortgaging their asset to the Skybrim Pavilion, and they were already close to their limit.

"4,600,000!" The Grand Unity Sect raised the bid again, only adding one hundred thousand this time.

"Venerable Grand Unity, I still have ten million astral crystals with me. I'd like to see how you're going to compete with me. Five million!" Liu Wuxie sneered.

When the crowd heard that Liu Wuxie still had ten million astral crystals left, they all sucked in a cold breath, and even the Grand Unity Sect was shocked. They knew they would only ask to be humiliated if they continued bidding, and there was no time, even if they wanted to mortgage more assets for astral crystals.

Elder Wu Hen had already raised his hand, and everyone from the Grand Unity Sect turned grim as time passed.

"You think you can stop me by selling off your assets? What a joke!" Liu Wuxie didn't forget to mock them, leaving them trembling in rage.

"5,000,000 going at once!"

"5,000,000 going at twice!" Elder Wu Hen began his countdown.

The members of the Grand Unity Sect fell silent in grief as they wondered if they really couldn't stop Liu Wuxie's advance.

"5,000,000 going at thrice!"

After he sealed the deal, Liu Wuxie slumped weakly into his chair. He hadn't opened the window because even he hadn't been entirely sure how far the Grand Unity Sect could've pushed the bid. If the Grand Unity Sect had desperately continued selling off its assets, it could have become troublesome for him.

At one point, several elders of the Grand Unity Sect had warned their sect master that it wasn't worth selling off their assets to stop Liu Wuxie. After all, the Grand Unity Sect didn't belong to Venerable Grand Unity. Thus, his decision to sell off their assets naturally stirred the elders' dissatisfaction.

"Congratulations, Young Master Liu, on obtaining the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill!" Elder Wu Hen announced.

After about a minute, a woman walked into the private room to present the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill. Liu Wuxie immediately produced five million astral crystals to complete the transaction.

In that moment, a violent aura erupted from the Heavenly Deity Monument. Fiery had successfully made its breakthrough into the Heaven Gaze Realm, unleashing a powerful aura throughout the eternal world.

It had made a smooth breakthrough with the help of the qilin blood essence. Its body began to transform, slowly taking on the form of a teenage boy, roughly the same age as Xiao Rou.

Perhaps influenced by Fiery's aura, Xiao Rou comprehended for another five thousand years before she smoothly made her breakthrough into the Heaven Gaze Realm as well, filling the eternal world with Heaven Gaze Realm's laws.

By refining the Sorrow Severing Sword and comprehending the laws it contained, Xu Lingxue successfully advanced into the Heaven Gaze Realm. Mu Tianli and Song Ling followed in succession.

While it had only been a few hours in the outside world, nearly ten thousand years had gone by inside the Heavenly Deity Monument. After ten thousand years of accumulation and in addition to the Dao Comprehension Stone's effect, the Heavenly Dao Society finally grew stronger, unleashing a powerful aura outward.

The treasures Liu Wuxie had purchased began to show their true value in the eternal world.

Lan Yu, Hu Shi, and Bi Gongyu were still slightly lacking as they stopped at the Quasi-Heaven Gaze Realm due to their lack of comprehension. There was no helping it, as Mu Tianli had once been the sect master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and his comprehension naturally surpassed that of Bi Gongyu and the others.

With five additional experts at the Heaven Gaze Realm, the Heavenly Dao Society could finally gain a firm standing in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. When they emerged from the Heavenly Deity Monument, Achiel collapsed to the ground, scared. He couldn't fathom how these people had all reached the Heaven Gaze Realm in such a short time, and suspected that Liu Wuxie had a heaven-defying treasure within him that allowed him to cultivate experts without limit.

"We will now move on to the bid for the Primordial Indigo Aura. Buy it regardless of the cost. I'm going to make my breakthrough to the Earth Immortal Realm," Liu Wuxie said. He didn't stay around to speak any longer and entered the Heavenly Deity Monument with the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill.

The finale had finally arrived, with everyone's eyes glued to the stone.

"I believe everyone should know about this item. A mysterious ore appeared in the Heavenly Azure Star recently, and many cultivators have gone there. This stone came from that planet," Elder Wu Hen said, raising the stone in his hand.

Everyone nodded repeatedly as the Heavenly Azure Star had initially been an abandoned planet. But recently, someone had discovered an ancient ore vein there, drawing countless sects over, including the Heavenly Dragon Sect, as Elder Long had gone there.