Chapter 572 - 259: Invincible Money Power, Gathering of the Immortal Dao Alliance True Venerables (Part 2)

With someone as wealthy as Lu Wenwu participating, not only did the auction process speed up significantly, but the prices of the items sold also rose considerably higher than expected, leaving everyone smiling.

They wished Lu Wenwu would never stop bidding, buying more so they could earn more.

A big spender who only uses upper-grade spirit stones is as rare as a lantern in the daylight!

In Box No.1, there sat eight Divinity Transformation True Venerables from different sects, but all affiliated with the Immortal Dao Alliance.

The pressure they inadvertently exuded was enough to make ordinary low-tier cultivators kneel on the spot, causing damage to their sea of spirit.

They gathered here to be the fisherman laying the trap.

The nest and bait were the Boundary Stone.

The fish was Lu Wenwu, the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable.

Contrary to the initial discussion, adjustments were made regarding the number of people and cultivation levels involved in the plan to ambush the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable.

This time, to avoid empty-handed efforts, nearly all mid-stage and late-stage Divinity Transformation powerhouses within the Immortal Dao Alliance came.

Some were hidden around Celestial Secret City and the main roads at the boundary between Righteous and Evil, preventing Lu Wenwu from having any special means to escape.

Another part was ambushed at the auction site, ready to take action against Lu Wenwu as soon as the auction ended.

Among them, there were nine late-stage Divinity Transformation powerhouses, eight waiting in Box No.1, while another from the Five Elements Array Sect, the Five Elements Array Venerable, was checking the arrays set up in Celestial Secret City and around the venue.

Ensuring that the moment the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable revealed himself, he could be immediately locked in and controlled, and all unrelated individuals would be cleared from the scene to avoid collateral damage.

As for the elderly Celestial Secret Tower Master, since the plan was set six months ago, he had been working overnight with his disciples, setting up nested defense arrays throughout the city and moving all important items.

The chaotic battle of ten late-stage Divinity Transformation powerhouses...

If they couldn’t instantly eliminate the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable, once the battle broke out, whether Celestial Secret City could survive was questionable.

"Do you think this young man trying to buy up the place is the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable in disguise?" An elderly man spoke with interest.

"I don’t think so."

A middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar shook his head slightly.

"Demonic Dao powerhouses need flesh and blood more than spirit stones. If it really was the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable, he shouldn’t have such financial resources. Since Celestial Secret Tower didn’t stop him, it means the spirit stones and deposit he showed before the auction were enough for him to participate."

"Enough? How could he have so many spirit stones? I’ve accumulated all my life and haven’t spent as much as he did just now." Another Divinity Transformation powerhouse interjected, "Tell me, Xiaowu, how much was the deposit that kid gave you?"

The late-stage Nascent Soul Vice Tower Master of Celestial Secret Tower, known as Xiaowu, chuckled, "Not much, not much, a full one million upper-grade spirit stones."

"Young Master Duo!?"

The several old folks in the room exclaimed in unison.

One couldn’t contain his excitement and jumped up, eyes wide open.

One million upper-grade spirit stones!

Converted to low-grade spirit stones, that’s a full 100 billion!

What does 100 billion low-grade spirit stones mean?

Without considering the value of top-grade spirit stones, even if they went back to their sects right now and completely drained their top-grade spiritual veins, they might not be able to gather 100 billion low-grade spirit stones!

If it was about collecting a million upper-grade spirit stones, that would be impossible.

Even using top-grade spirit stones wouldn’t fill that void.

Apart from maintaining the necessary amount of spirit stones for the Spirit Vein Dragon, any newly formed top-grade spirit stones would essentially be sent immediately to their respective cave mansions or those of other Divinity Transformation cultivators for cultivation.

Unless preparing for Ascension, there’s no stockpile of that magnitude.

And this enormous number, which shocked many Divinity Transformation True Venerables, was merely the deposit Lu Wenwu used to prove his wealth.

A Divinity Transformation True Venerable, with a conflicted expression, said with difficulty, "I find it hard to accept, where did this kid come from? Where on earth did he get so many spirit stones?"

"A million upper-grade spirit stones are enough to sweep through half the auction’s items, provided he doesn’t overbid like that." Another Divinity Transformation True Venerable chimed in.

The elder who spoke first stroked his white beard and speculated, "Could it be that this kid accidentally entered an Immortal Ancient Giant Sect’s relic? It’s probably only during the flourishing cultivation era of the Immortal Ancient Period that so many upper-grade spirit stones could be preserved."

"Hard to say, the Immortal Ancient Period is far too distant from us. Besides, other than a few words in ancient books and a limited number of Immortal Ancient Relics, whether that era truly existed is still in question," the middle-aged Confucian scholar rebutted.

"Then how do you explain this?" The white-bearded elder gestured with his mouth, "Look, that kid has already purchased more than a dozen auction items, and other people are now harboring significant resentment against him."

"Amitabha Buddha."

A monk wearing a bright yellow robe, adorned with a string of 108 merit Buddhist beads of ancient ebony emanating golden light around his neck, and draped in a red-gilded kasaya, did a Buddhist salute.

Though the old monk’s beard and hair were all white, he showed no signs of age, appearing lively with red lips, white teeth, and baby-like skin.

"This young benefactor is full of great courage and carries significant killing karma."

"Master, I’m just saying, there’s no need to act all saintly here, since your disciples aren’t around. Can’t you speak plainly?"

A swordsman, leaning against the wall with a sloppy appearance, his robe disheveled, supported his head and rolled his eyes.

"I really can’t understand you Buddhists, can’t you just speak normally?"

"Amitabha Buddha, Sword Venerable is as irritable as ever, that’s not good."

The old monk wasn’t angry, only chuckling, handling a smaller string of Buddhist beads in his hand, emitting a warm glow over his entire body, like the afternoon sun.

"The ancients said—don’t flaunt your wealth. This young benefactor dares to show his true face here, revealing his astonishing wealth, could this not be an act of great courage?"

"Uh-huh, and then?" Sword Venerable smirked, "And what about the significant killing karma?"

"Unclear, can’t see it clearly." The old monk shook his head slightly, "As I gazed upon him, it felt like a sea of blood demons rushing threateningly towards me. If this poor monk’s guess is correct, this young benefactor could be from the Demonic Dao."

"You’re just stating the obvious, everyone knows that." Sword Venerable continued to mock, "Couldn’t you look a bit deeper? The old man from Celestial Secret backed out, are you afraid too?"

"See no evil, hear no evil... It’s not that the old monk fears, nor that he cannot see clearly, but rather unwilling to throw away life for nothing," the old monk shook his head slightly, "Just now, upon attempting to take a closer look, an overwhelming sense of terror suddenly emerged, as if Eternal Purgatory had descended upon the human world."

As he spoke, the old monk opened his hand to reveal the string of Buddhist beads.

Curious, the Divinity Transformation True Venerables saw that the string of merit attached to the beads had inexplicably vanished by half, now held together only by the monk’s Buddha Power.

And among the round beads, thirteen had cracked, releasing wisps of black qi tainted with blood.

Sword Venerable’s playful expression vanished instantly, replaced by coldness and murderous intent, his longsword trembling slightly, emitting faint sword hums.

"Divinity Transformation?"

The old monk nodded slightly, "Not a usual Divinity Transformation, this person carries immense cause and effect, protected by a mighty external force, making it impossible for the old monk to see through. The consequences of trying to explore or touch it..."

He didn’t finish the last sentence.

Earlier, momentarily intrigued, the merit power condensed Buddhist bead string had already been damaged.

If he truly looked further, likely even the string around his neck wouldn’t save him.

Just like the Destiny True Venerable six months ago...

Destiny True Venerable!

At the same time, several Divinity Transformation powerhouses recalled the scene half a year ago where Destiny True Venerable, known for mastering his swordsmanship, was instead killed by Lu Wenwu’s counterattack.

How similar was that scene to what the old monk just described?

The middle-aged Confucian scholar, with a heavy expression, slowly spoke, "He is very likely... the Violent Dragon Demon Venerable we’re looking for!"