LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Red Blood Heart, Heavenly Silkworm Clothing, A Great Opportunity to Earn Spiritual Stones
Through his double pupils, Qin Bei saw a glimmer of light within the Red Blood Fruit.
“This is the Red Blood Heart!”
Qin Bei’s heart was greatly shaken.
This kind of Red Blood Heart could only possibly appear in the Red Blood Fruit nurtured by an eighth-tier peak Red Blood Snake.
Because the Red Blood Heart is the key item for the Red Blood Snake to break through to the ninth level and ascend from mortal to immortal.
Of course, not all eighth-tier Red Blood Snakes can give birth to a Red Blood Heart; among a hundred of them, there might not be a single one.
Thus, the value of the Red Blood Heart is self-evident.
Especially for Qin Bei, with this Red Blood Heart along with the God and Demon Blood Pill, let alone breaking through the bottleneck of 400,000 jin, even the bottleneck of 500,000 jin would be as easy as pie!
“400,000!”
“065 Heavenly Grade bids 400,000! Is there anyone else willing to bid?”
Fei Fei’s voice echoed, causing Shou Ming and the other two, who thought they had the auction in the bag, to stare in shock at the room where Qin Bei was situated.
“This guy must be crazy! The price of 400,000 has already exceeded the value of this Red Blood Fruit itself.”
“I know, this person is clearly trying to curry favor with Miss Fei Fei, so if it costs a bit more, so be it. They are all big shots who can enter the Heavenly Grade; spending tens of thousands of spiritual stones to win a beauty’s smile is just run-of-the-mill for them.”
“Sigh~ Comparing myself to others can be truly miserable! I toil for a year and can hardly earn tens of thousands of spiritual stones, yet he’s just tossing it around to impress a beauty.”
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Everyone was buzzing, thinking that Qin Bei’s high bid was meant to woo a lady.
Even Shou Ming and his gang thought so.
After all, such things often occur in auctions held by Fei Fei.
“Ah, forget it, if he’s willing to pay the high price, let him have it. We’ll just let our connections deal with him later; he’ll get what’s coming to him.”
Master Lion sneered.
He hadn’t even considered that this Red Blood Fruit might contain a Red Blood Heart, as it was indeed too rare—so rare that everyone tended to overlook it.
“400,000, going three times! Congratulations, 065 Heavenly Grade.”
Fei Fei struck the gavel, and Qin Bei’s anxious heart finally relaxed.
He was genuinely worried that someone else might discover the Red Blood Heart; if that happened, he couldn’t compete with his less-than-a-million financial resources.
After the gavel strike, Fei Fei looked towards Qin Bei’s room, flashed a charming smile, and tossed a flirtatious wink.
Instantly, everyone in the venue lost their cool.
“One person pays, everyone enjoys.”
“Although that smile wasn’t meant for me, it doesn’t stop me from appreciating Fei Fei’s beauty.”
“No wonder these rich folks are willing to shell out money for a lady’s smile; it really feels great!”
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Qin Bei: ???
“No, Zhaoxue, Xiaoyuer, listen to me! I’m definitely not spending money to win a beauty’s smile; this thing is genuinely worth that much!”
Feeling the two dangerous gazes, Qin Bei hurriedly explained.
But the two remained silent, simply staring at Qin Bei.
In that moment, Qin Bei felt like he had committed an unspeakable sin.
After all, the money he was spending now was essentially their dowry. He felt just like that scoundrel—ruthless and cruel!
So, to redeem his image and prove he wasn’t a scumbag, Qin Bei decisively hugged both of them, then went ahead and bought two pieces of Heavenly Silkworm Clothing worth 100,000 spiritual stones each.
Though this clothing offered some basic defensive functions, it was practically useless for cultivators.
The reason it could sell for 100,000 spiritual stones each was entirely due to its aesthetic appeal and the ability to change styles and colors at will—one outfit could easily feel like countless variations.
The wealthy often bought it to please their wives, hence the competition was naturally quite fierce.
Qin Bei felt his heart bleed.
Two hundred thousand spiritual stones—gone just like that! That much wealth represented nearly ten years of his earnings.
But thinking of how beautiful the two would look in those outfits just for his eyes, his heart felt much more at ease.
Suddenly, an evil thought crossed Qin Bei’s mind.
Since these Heavenly Silkworm garments could change colors and styles freely, wouldn’t it provide him with countless opportunities for creativity?
Of course, more importantly, his system’s cryptocurrency points had just surged by 200,000 points.
Gazing at the nearly 800,000 cryptocurrency points, Qin Bei began to calculate how to leverage these points to boost his strength to a million jin.
For cultivators, the strength cap in the Body Refinement Realm is merely 200,000 jin. Those with special bodies might inch a bit higher, but a million jin is still a long way off.
And that million jin threshold is a rarity typically held by demon beasts or divine beasts.
Only top-tier divine beasts might achieve a strength of one million jin at the first level, and even for them, such chances are scarce.
It goes without saying, Qin Bei’s goal to match the top divine beasts with his human physique is an extraordinarily challenging endeavor.
Yet, Qin Bei, possessing the Undying Phoenix Body, remained quite confident.
“Husband, you’re being way too wasteful. It would be better to convert those 200,000 spiritual stones into cultivation resources or just absorb them directly,” Mu Zhaoxue chided lightly.
She truly felt for those spiritual stones. Even though she was a saintess, and Ji Zhuyue was an empress, they had never spent money on things like Heavenly Silkworm Clothing.
However, Qin Bei could sense the small thrill emanating from both of them. Otherwise, why would they suddenly call him ‘Husband’?
Indeed, whether in the secular world or the cultivation realm, women are creatures of saying one thing and meaning another.
“How could this be wasteful? My wife is so stunning; she deserves only the best!”
Seeing Qin Bei speak so earnestly, the two women couldn’t help but smile.
Qin Bei certainly wouldn’t disappoint them, as he unintentionally made them forget all about the earlier Red Blood Fruit incident.
“Tsk tsk, though I really don’t want to admit it, this whole scoundrel routine is truly my forte.”
Qin Bei mumbled inwardly.
“Let’s go. There’s no need to continue participating in this auction,” Qin Bei announced as he stood up.
He had already shelled out 700,000 spiritual stones today, earning the equivalent in cryptocurrency points. With that many points, he had enough to last him quite some time.
So he was preparing to return home and start his breakthrough journey.
But just then, Fei Fei’s voice rang out again.
“Lot No. 129 bids 200,000 spiritual stones!”
Qin Bei furrowed his brows upon hearing this.
If he remembered correctly, the item currently up for auction was a damaged map, starting at only 10,000 spiritual stones.
Even the Langya Pavilion was not well-informed about this map; they only knew it was connected to some secret place.
Thus, the starting price was low, but to see something like this go for 200,000 was surprising.
Moreover, the bidder was none other than Shou Ming and his party, who had a grudge against him.
Qin Bei, initially preparing to leave, instantly found himself intrigued once more.
“200,000, once! Is there anyone else bidding?”
Fei Fei beamed; the fact that this item could reach 200,000 was completely beyond the expectations of the auction house.
“200,000, second time!”
Qin Bei didn’t glance at Fei Fei but stepped out onto the balcony, revealing for the first time to the others that he was the one in the room.
“Wow! The owner of this Heavenly Grade room is so young?”
“Who is this person? He’s got a Heavenly Grade room, and yet I’ve never heard of him!”
“You might not know him, but surely you recognize the stunning beauty beside him? This is Wu Country’s First Saintess, ranked as the second most beautiful woman in the Cangzhou Continent by Langya Pavilion, Mu Zhaoxue.”
“So, is this guy the legendary Prince Bei? I didn’t expect him to be even more charming than the rumors suggest; he truly embodies the essence of the Son of Emperor Xia.”
“I wonder where Prince Bei will rank in the upcoming combat power list that’s about to be refreshed on the Langya List.”
“It definitely won’t be low; he could probably break into the top 100 on the Body Refinement List.”
“Top 100? Isn’t that terrifying?”
“It’s said that Prince Bei currently possesses 300,000 jin of strength. I based my guess on that.”
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Qin Bei didn’t pay much attention to the crowd’s gossip.
He focused his gaze on Shou Ming and Master Lion.
Both of them, having sensed Qin Bei’s scrutiny, exchanged glances back with him.
Qin Bei discreetly activated his double pupils.
He noticed their hearts were pounding violently, obviously rattled.
The cause, without a doubt, was that battered map.
“Interesting.”
In an instant, Qin Bei envisioned a profitable opportunity.