Chapter 1271

"Five hundred."

"Five hundred and fifty …"

"Five hundred and sixty …"

"Seven hundred."

"… …"

The auction continued as more and more Domain Realm experts made their bids. The value of a Void Tree that was about to wither had reached tens of billions.

This number was enough to shock many Corporeal Realm experts and make many Domain Realm experts frown.

"Eight hundred."

"… …"

"One thousand."

When the number passed one thousand, only a few famous people with a lot of resources remained.

For example, the old family of Huping City, the Zhou Family, was still holding on. However, when the number reached one thousand, they seemed a little weak, but they didn't back down.

"One thousand and one hundred." An old voice rang out. This old man was from the City Lord Mansion and represented the City Lord.

"One thousand and two hundred." A faint voice rang out. This was probably a representative sent by some important person in the army.

"One thousand and three hundred." Another seemingly casual voice rang out. This time, it came from Hunter's Castle.

In comparison, only the Hunter's Castle was richer.

Of course, the city's army was also one of them.

After all, the true manager of the city's army was the Mansion Lord of each mansion. Therefore, there were also people in the city's army who could compete with the City Lord.

As the price continued to rise, some of the smaller forces gradually withdrew. Only the three major forces remained.

Among them, Hunter's Castle was the calmest.

"Two thousand." This was Ling Xing's voice. Until now, Lord Wu hadn't made a bid.

In the other two rooms, the people bidding were still sending messages.

A mere two thousand was nothing to the forces behind them. However, they needed to care about the Thunder Droplet of Life. If they couldn't obtain it, then the withered Void Tree was useless.

"Three thousand." Ling Xing's voice rang out again.

"Three thousand and one."

"Three thousand and two."

After a slight pause, two more voices rang out.

"Three thousand and five hundred." Ling Xing said.

"Three thousand and six hundred."

"Three thousand and seven hundred."

Two more forces followed.

"Four thousand." This was Ling Xing's voice.

"… …"

"Four thousand and five hundred." It was Ling Xing's voice again.

"… …"

"Five thousand." It was still Ling Xing's voice.

"…"

"Six thousand." This was an unfamiliar and aged voice that belonged to Lord Wu.

This time, the other two factions were silent for a long time. Just as the auctioneer was about to decide who would be auctioned, a voice rang out, "1,655."

"Six thousand five hundred." As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Wu spoke again.

This time, there was an even longer silence.

"Six thousand five hundred going once."

"Six thousand five hundred going twice."

"Six thousand five hundred going thrice, sold."

As the hammer fell, the auction ended. Many gasps could be heard.

Was it worth it to spend 105 billion to buy a withered Void Tree? The answer was definitely not. However, if they could really find the Thunder Drop of Life and save the Void Tree, this deal would undoubtedly be a huge profit.

Compared to the three forces, Hunter's Castle had the most connections. Perhaps they would really be able to find a Lightningdrop of Life.

After the transaction ended, Hunter's Castle's people handed over the realm fragments. Then, Ling Xing went to bring the withered Void Tree back.

"There's still a trace of life energy left, but it can't heal itself. However, it can ensure its survival," Ling Xing said after carefully sensing it.

"Let's bring it back to the castle first."

Lord Wu instructed. Then, the group left.

As soon as they walked out of the door, people came out from other rooms. They were the people from the previous two factions. When they saw each other, they nodded and left.

The people in the auction house left one after another. Some of the insiders began to get busy. The beautiful auctioneer went straight to the top floor after calculating the profits of the auction.

There was a knock on the purple-robed man's door. A calm voice rang out.

"Sir, this is the profit from the auction." The female cultivator walked up to the man and took out a spirit ring.

Looking at the female cultivator, the purple-robed man's expression was a bit strange. He pointed at the seat beside him and said, "Sit."

The female cultivator sat down uneasily.

After taking the spirit ring, the man didn't inspect it. He seemed to be very confident in her. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Does your lord have any other orders?"

A trace of panic flashed across the female cultivator's face. Then, she shook her head.

The purple-robed man's smile had an additional trace of lust. He took advantage of the situation and pressed the woman down.

The female cultivator let out a low cry and began to struggle.

A moment later, a strange panting sound rang out in the room.

Everything had been arranged, and the woman had done it willingly. It was obvious that when the purple-robed man left, he would obtain a considerable amount of wealth that would make countless people go crazy with envy.

…

When they returned to Hunter's Castle, the group of Domain realm cultivators began to look at the Void Tree.

The others went to look for ancient books or issue missions related to the Thunder Drop of Life.

"The Thunder Drop of Life only appears in the Void, and these things can only be obtained by Domain realm cultivators. It's useless to issue missions," Lord Wu said indifferently after learning about this matter.

"We still have to try," Ling Xing said.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. I plan to enter the Void and try my luck. I haven't been out for so many years. This time, it's a good time to walk around."

A trace of surprise appeared on his face when he heard that Lord Wu wanted to search for it himself.

Just as the two were discussing some details, a Reality realm cultivator walked in from outside and said, "My lords, there's a person outside. He says he knows something about the Thunder Drop of Life."

"What?" The two's expressions changed.

"He says he knows something about the Thunder Drop of Life," the man repeated.

"Bring him here," Lord Wu reacted.

Whether it was true or not, he naturally wanted to see it.

The Reality realm cultivator left and quickly brought a purple-robed man to the Void Tree.

After arriving, the purple-robed man observed his surroundings. At the same time, he appeared to be very calm.

"Do you know where the Thunder Drop of Life is?" The purple-robed man's casual attitude displeased Ling Xing. He asked directly.

The purple-robed man withdrew his gaze and nodded. "Of course. This time, I'm here for the Thunder Drop of Life."

Lord Wu looked at him and said indifferently, "What do you want in return?"

The purple-robed man smiled and said, "I don't want any reward. On the contrary, I'll give you a generous reward."

Just as the two were slightly stunned, the purple-robed man said, "I want to issue a mission related to the Thunder Drop of Life. However, this is a secret mission. I don't want too many people to know about it."

"What are the details of the mission?" Ling Xing asked.

The purple-robed man smiled mysteriously and said, "I think you should be most concerned about the reward for the mission."

"Reward? What kind of reward can you give us?"

Ling Xing glanced at the purple-robed man. The purple-robed man was only a Reality realm cultivator. He was displeased by the man's tone.

The purple-robed man flipped his hand and took out a small, shriveled ball. It was only the size of a walnut and looked like the seed of some kind of tree. However, it was dried-up.

Ling Xing didn't recognize this item, but he didn't evaluate it as worthless. He only looked at Lord Wu in confusion.

The purple-robed man's expression became very solemn, even grave. There was a trace of shock and disbelief in his eyes.

Such an obvious change in expression clearly proved that this item was extraordinary.

"It seems you've recognized it. How about it? The reward should be very generous, right?" The purple-robed man smiled.

Lord Wu took a deep breath and calmed his expression. He looked at the purple-robed man and said, "The Void Tree is yours."

"Smart." The purple-robed man snapped his fingers.

Ling Xing looked at the purple-robed man in surprise.

"It's yours, and you know about the Thunder Drop of Life. Since you're willing to sell it, it means you have more on you. Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you and search your soul?" Lord Wu asked.

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid. However, I believe you won't," the purple-robed man said.

"Why? Because of Hunter's Castle's reputation?" Lord Wu asked with a smile.

The purple-robed man shook his head and said, "No. This so-called reputation is useless to me. It's because of the rules. There are very few rules in Hunter's Castle."

As he spoke, another item appeared in the purple-robed man's hand. It was a golden medallion. It looked like an ordinary Hunter King's Medallion. Even the markings on it were the same. However, as the stewards of this place, the two of them naturally knew some of the characteristics of the medallion.

Ling Xing's expression changed. He cried out in surprise, "This is the Heaven's Sanctum Hunting Medallion!"

The Heaven's Sanctum Hunting Medallion represented Shuntian Prefecture. It was also one of the most powerful medallions in Hunter's Castle.

This kind of medallion rarely appeared in the world. However, when it did, it was bound to cause a huge uproar.

The two of them took the medallion and examined it carefully.

This was a medallion that had existed for a very long time. Although it still shone with a golden light, the soul power on it had long since dissipated. This meant that the medallion's owner had died.

However, this was the most powerful Heaven's Sanctum Hunting Medallion. Even if its owner had died, it was still valid in Hunter's Castle. Even the descendants of the medallion could request Hunter's Castle to do something for them.

This was because every cultivator who received a Heaven's Sanctum Hunting Medallion had made a great contribution to Hunter's Castle. This contribution was enough to take care of their descendants even after they died.

This purple-robed man was only in the Corporeal Realm. It was obvious that one of his ancestors was such a great figure.

"So you're one of us. What do you want us to do?" Lord Wu's attitude had clearly changed.

The purple-robed man put away the medallion and smiled. "I don't want you to do anything. I said before that I would give you a mission, and this is the reward. I can give you the reward in advance, but I want you to do your best to complete the mission."

"Don't worry. Even if there's no reward, we'll do our best just because of the medallion," Ling Xing promised.

"Alright then. I need a few young people with powerful battle strength. They can only be below the Domain Realm. I need to open a place. I know that every Hunter's Castle will look for special existences. I need people like that," the purple-robed man said.

"No problem. I'll immediately call all the senior hunters back. As for the number of people, you can choose as you wish."

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