Chapter 513 - 511: Celestial Destiny Pill

"Six hundred million!"

Wen Shixi once again called out a high price.

A damaged Spatial Magical Treasure, even a damaged one with little time left, was still immensely valuable.

Wen Shixi naturally knew that six hundred million was worth it.

However, many people felt it was a pity, considering the Spatial Magical Treasure was damaged.

Gradually, people began to drop out.

After all, buying a Spatial Magical Treasure with only a year of use left was less practical than buying a top-tier Treasure Artifact.

As the price climbed higher and higher, the number of bidders dwindled until almost none were left.

Including Jiang Chen, only three people remained.

"Eight hundred million!"

One of them shouted a final price, deciding to give up completely if it went any higher.

Sure enough, Wen Shixi shouted, "Nine hundred million!"

He snorted inwardly. ’This Spatial Treasure is mine.’

"One billion!"

However, the moment the words left his mouth, someone else spoke up immediately after.

It was Jiang Chen again.

Furious and humiliated, Wen Shixi shot Jiang Chen a vicious glare.

But Jiang Chen’s expression was serene.

One billion was not a large sum to him.

In Jiang Chen’s opinion, this damaged Spatial Treasure was an absolute steal.

Even at five billion, he felt it wouldn’t be a loss.

Besides, with nearly twenty billion essence crystals on him, he could afford to squander a bit.

"One point one billion."

Fuming, Wen Shixi bid again.

"One point five billion!"

Jiang Chen smiled at Wen Shixi’s contorted face and calmly called out a price.

At that moment, Wen Shixi nearly coughed up blood and died from sheer rage.

Jiang Chen was too ruthless, actually bidding one point five billion.

He couldn’t swallow this insult.

He roared, "One point six billion."

He wanted to see if Jiang Chen would dare to bid again.

The result was as expected.

Jiang Chen said nonchalantly, "Two billion."

He was just that domineering, showing no concern for the money at all.

He had the air of a man determined to win this item today, no matter the cost.

Many in the crowd looked at this spendthrift, Jiang Chen, in astonishment.

"This man dares to compete with the Second Prince? He must have a death wish."

"Heh, two billion. What a fool, buying a damaged Spatial Treasure with only a year of life left."

Some people mocked Jiang Chen.

Even the Third Prince tried to persuade him. "Jiang the Military Advisor, two billion... this item isn’t worth that much anymore. I think even five hundred million would be too much."

He shook his head, feeling that Jiang Chen shouldn’t continue bidding.

As for Wen Shixi, he truly felt as if he’d been slapped in the face.

His chest trembled with rage.

Finally, Wen Shixi said viciously, "Three billion! Kid, if your price is higher than mine, it’s all yours."

He had actually given up but wanted to try and screw Jiang Chen over one last time.

So he called out the high price of three billion.

But Jiang Chen still spoke calmly, "Three point one billion."

Wen Shixi completely fell apart.

He took a deep breath and slowly sat back down in his seat.

He had well and truly given up.

Because no matter what price he shouted, Jiang Chen would not back down.

This was a huge blow to him, and the hatred for Jiang Chen in his heart deepened once again.

As expected, the Spatial Treasure ultimately fell into Jiang Chen’s hands.

Soon, someone from the Treasure Elephant Pavilion delivered the treasure to Jiang Chen.

With that, the Treasure Elephant Pavilion’s auction finally came to a close.

"Let’s go."

The Third Prince was a little disappointed. Since he hadn’t bought anything, the trip felt like a waste.

Jiang Chen, on the other hand, had actually bought three treasures, a massive haul.

Back at the Third Prince’s Hall, there was nothing pressing to attend to, so Jiang Chen immediately returned to his secret chamber and went into seclusion.

Inside the secret chamber, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the floor with three items laid out before him. The first was a set of pitch-black armor, the Demon-Defying Armor. It was the first treasure he had won at the auction and could defend against three attacks from a Martial Emperor Expert.

He was very satisfied. Immediately, he forced a drop of blood from his fingertip and let it fall onto the Demon-Defying Armor. Almost instantly, the armor absorbed his blood, and Jiang Chen formed a telepathic link with it.

"Retract!"

With a thought, he silently uttered the command, and the Demon-Defying Armor instantly vanished into his body.

"Appear!"

With another low shout, a suit of pitch-black armor appeared on his body—it was the Demon-Defying Armor, emanating a powerful aura.

’A fine treasure. With the Demon-Defying Armor, I can use the Thunder Pill without worry.’

In truth, Jiang Chen had bought the Demon-Defying Armor to prevent himself from getting injured when using the Thunder Pill, not to defend against the attacks of experts. With the armor, he could withstand the explosive power of a Hell Thunder Bomb Pill and wouldn’t need to scramble for cover everywhere.

After putting away the Demon-Defying Armor, Jiang Chen reached out again and picked up the Destiny Fruit before him. The Destiny Fruit was green, looking as verdant as jade.

’Today, I’ll first refine the Celestial Destiny Pill and feed it to the Black Fire Crow.’

Jiang Chen temporarily put the Spatial Magical Treasure away without inspecting it. He planned to refine the Celestial Destiny Pill first, as it was imperative.

He calmed his mind, his heart as still as an old well.

SWOOSH!

With a wave of his hand, a Treasure Pill Furnace appeared before him, slowly rotating. At the same time, he gestured again, and the Black Fire emerged. The temperature in the entire secret chamber suddenly rose significantly.

Undisturbed, Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate and began to refine the Celestial Destiny Pill. One by one, the ingredients entered the Pill Furnace, with the Destiny Fruit being the final one to be added.

"In!"

Jiang Chen finally tossed the Destiny Fruit into the Pill Furnace, and it was immediately sucked inside.

Then, under Jiang Chen’s constant control, the temperature of the Black Fire suddenly dropped significantly. This was because the temperature could not be too high when refining the Destiny Fruit, or its medicinal effects would easily be weakened.

「About six hours later.」

Jiang Chen slowly exhaled.

BZZZZ... The Pill Furnace began to vibrate ceaselessly. The Celestial Destiny Pill was congealing. All the ingredients were condensing into a single elixir. However, at this moment, the elixir was black and full of impurities.

Next was the process of refining away the impurities. As they diminished, the originally black elixir gradually turned green. Its surface even began to emit streaks of silver light.

’A high-quality Celestial Destiny Pill.’

Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly as he continued the refinement.

「A quarter of an hour later.」

The originally green elixir began to show a golden luster on its surface. The Celestial Destiny Pill was starting to reach Gold Quality.

Jiang Chen continued to refine it, becoming more and more cautious as he neared the end. After all, there was only one Destiny Fruit, and he didn’t know if he would ever have the chance to get another. As the impurities dissipated, the golden halo around the green Celestial Destiny Pill grew more intense.

A thought suddenly struck Jiang Chen. ’Why not try to refine it to Purple Gold Quality? That way, the Black Fire Crow will recover even faster.’

He was tempted. To get his revenge and kill Wen Shixi sooner, he wanted to restore the Black Fire Crow to its peak state as quickly as possible. When that time came, he might just be able to sweep through the entire Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

Not only could he help the Third Prince seize the Sovereign’s throne, but he could also kill the Second Prince, Wen Shixi.

Right now, what Jiang Chen was most wary of, besides the Sovereign and the National Preceptor, was the Guardian Fire Sparrow with its Martial Emperor Cultivation.

The Fire Sparrow was the greatest enemy of all.