Chapter 71: Chapter 69: Proving the Dao by Killing Wife and Daughter, Great Scholar Liang Xingren!_1

"Ah? For me?"

Having heard Chen Chang’an’s words and seeing the storage ring he threw over, Mao Ruxue finally reacted.

She hurriedly reached out to catch the ring, and with a sweep of her divine sense, she discovered there were as much as a hundred and twenty thousand Dao Source Stones inside.

It stunned her momentarily.

"Just bid for it if you want, we’d just be bored otherwise. Getting an item or two wouldn’t be too bad either."

Chen Chang’an indicated nonchalantly.

To him, the Dao Source Stones were nothing more than numbers.

Since Xuan Qingzi and the others wanted to bid, let them do so.

It could serve to alleviate his boredom.

"Oh, okay!"

"Alright, senior brother."

Upon hearing Chen Chang’an’s words, Mao Ruxue nodded and then turned her gaze back to the jade screen in front of her.

"Wait a moment, Sister Mao. Please wait."

It was then that Xuan Qingzi’s voice rang out.

The next moment, he walked up, and too, pulled out a storage ring from his sleeve.

In fact, there was more than one.

Xuan Qingzi handed the storage rings to Mao Ruxue and said,

"Sister Mao, these Dao Source Stones were brought along for emergencies when I went out."

"Now, they all go to you."

"Remember, Sister Mao, no matter how many Dao Source Stones you need to spend,"

"You must secure this ’Supreme Saint Archive’."

"Don’t worry about your senior brother’s Dao Source Stones, you call the price as you wish, if it’s not enough, I’ll repay you all when we return."

As the First Elder of the Tianshui Sect’s generation, Xuan Qingzi indeed had the qualifications to say this.

"Oh, okay, Brother Xuan."

Mao Ruxue somewhat puzzlingly accepted the storage ring, discovering that in addition to around fifty thousand Dao Source Stones, there were also a myriad of resources inside.

All in all, it was equivalent to around one hundred thousand Dao Source Stones.

This move surprised Mao Ruxue quite a bit.

However, at the same time, it also made her feel a lot more at ease.

Now, securing this ’Ruju’ should be a sure thing.

"One hundred and ten thousand Dao Source Stones!"

The bidding outside had already reached one hundred and ten thousand Dao Source Stones.

This price wasn’t high, but it certainly wasn’t low either.

If put elsewhere, it could buy some decent seventh-tier items.

Even if one wanted to buy a good Ruju, this would be more or less enough.

Here, though, it obviously wasn’t.

"One hundred and fifteen thousand Dao Source Stones!"

Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, Mao Ruxue pressed the button on the jade screen the next moment.

Inputting the figure of one hundred and fifteen thousand on it.

Then, in less than a second.

The bid of one hundred and fifteen thousand Dao Source Stones was instantly called out.

"Room 86 goes for one hundred and fifteen thousand Dao Source Stones, anyone raising above that?"

Wang Changqing, watching this scene, immediately shouted out the bid.

Under his passionate commentary, a new bid immediately followed.

"One hundred and sixteen thousand Dao Source Stones!"

"One hundred and seventeen thousand Dao Source Stones!"

"....."

Then, within a mere three minutes or so,

The bid for this Ruju, ’Supreme Saint Archive’, had reached a rare one hundred and fifty thousand Dao Source Stones.

A whopping one hundred and fifty thousand Dao Source Stones that had far surpassed the value of any average seventh level item.

Of course, this was partly owed to Wang Changqing’s hand in stirring up bidding enthusiasm.

But, it also had a lot to do with the inherent value of the ’Supreme Saint Archive’ itself.

After all, there were many ’Rujus’ in the world.

However,

Coming from the hand of the Supreme Saint.

And originating from Shen Yuan, a place considered as the Forbidden Land, it was indeed a rarity.

Let’s not talk about how useful it is.

Just on the virtue of these halo effects, the ’Supreme Saint Archive’ was definitely worth this price.

Although...

Whether or not it was worth the price doesn’t mean that everyone in the world could afford it.

How many people in this world could bring out one hundred and fifty thousand Dao Source Stones?

Even if they could, how many would be willing to play the fool, buying a book they couldn’t even use?

Everyone’s all grown up here, no one is a fool.

And so, unavoidably,

The bidding seemed to be drawing to a close at this point.

Those who had previously been bidding out of excitement had nearly all ceased by this point.

Only about eight bidders remained persistent.

Of course, the remaining eight couldn’t represent the end of the bidding.

On the contrary, it might be the beginning of an even more intense contest!

After all, the ones who had persisted until now were one of two types.

One was those with financial power who didn’t care about the cost.

The other was those truly desperate for the ’Supreme Saint Archive’, willing to pay any price to secure it.

Either type would not be easy to deal with!

"One hundred and fifty-five thousand Dao Source Stones."

"Gentlemen, do you mind granting me a favor?"

"I am Zhang Yingqiu, the Head of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion."

"My wife will give birth soon, and we are expecting a little daughter."

"However, due to some reasons, my little daughter has been infected with some sort of demonic energy before even being born, her situation is not promising."

"If I can’t find a Great Scholar to assist, I fear her days are numbered."

"Gentlemen, I wonder if any of you could grant me this favor."

"To let me secure this classic and bring it to the Scholars’ Forest to ask a master to bless and protect my daughter."

"I would be forever grateful."

At that moment, from an upstairs private room, the voice of a middle-aged man was heard.

The voice was tinged with anxiety and trepidation.

Then, the window of the room was opened.

And indeed, a middle-aged man clad in royal robes, with a turban on his head and a small beard on his mouth, stepped out.

Upon making his appearance, the man immediately made a bow and saluted all around him.