No hope for eternal life

Chapter 134 Selecting Treasures

Because these tens of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones are almost half of Mu Changsheng's current wealth, not to mention the eight thousand mid-grade spirit stones obtained from the auction of the eighth-level golden elixir.

Then, Mu Changsheng looked at Song Zhi and asked, "Miss Song, do you have any idea about this black bead?"

Mu Changsheng's idea was that if Song Zhi wanted it, he would just do her a favor and not compete with her for it, so as to avoid himself getting entangled. Besides, the black bead was obviously related to kendo, so it was still unclear whether it would be of any use to him.

Song Zhi shook her head slightly and politely declined, saying, "I don't practice swordsmanship, and I have no interest in it. Besides, what those people around me say makes sense."

Song Zhi was of course interested in the black pearl, but she did not bid for it because she had already seen that Mu Changsheng had the intention to bid for it. If she let Mu Changsheng win the bid, and then she would snatch it from Mu Changsheng, wouldn't that just save a lot of spirit stones? Even if the black pearl eventually fell into the hands of someone else, she would remember that person and settle accounts with him someday.

In a word, Song Zhi was determined to get both black beads.

When Mu Changsheng saw that Song Zhi said she was not interested, he took a deep breath and could only bid himself: "30,000 medium-grade spirit stones."

Wan Changlong's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Okay, friend No. 47 on the first floor bids 30,000 medium-grade spirit stones."

As soon as Mu Changsheng opened his mouth, he immediately attracted a lot of people's attention, but most of those eyes were filled with contempt or disdain.

Some even mocked directly, saying: "Do you really think you can just pick up a bargain?"

Mu Changsheng chose to ignore all of this. He also knew that buyers are not as shrewd as sellers. If it weren't for Mu Xun's black pearl, he would definitely not make a bid.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng made a decision in his heart: "If someone bids for it, I will give up."

Thirty thousand middle-grade spirit stones are Mu Changsheng's bottom line. He doesn't want any more middle-grade spirit stones.

"This is the second time for thirty thousand middle-grade spirit stones." Wan Changlong reminded.

Still no one continued to bid, for fear that the item would fall into their hands if they called out a price.

"Thirty thousand mid-grade spirit stones for the third time, deal." Wan Changlong made the final decision and heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the auction did not fail, otherwise it would not be good for the reputation of their chamber of commerce.

As for whether there is any secret behind this black bead, probably only God knows. At least their Chamber of Commerce has been researching it for so many years and has still found nothing.

Mu Changsheng didn't feel happy when he saw that he had won the black bead. This was the most spirit stones he had ever spent at one time.

The auction continued, and the various items for use by powerful people in the God Transformation Realm really opened Mu Changsheng's eyes.

Finally, the auction ended, and Mu Changsheng learned that both his and Mu Xun's two eighth-level golden elixirs were auctioned for 8,500 medium-grade spirit stones, which was indeed a happy event.

After deducting the spirit stones he got from selling an eighth-level golden elixir, Mu Changsheng paid more than 20,000 medium-grade spirit stones before he got the black bead.

Holding the black bead in his hand, it felt no different from an ordinary stone, and no special changes had occurred. Mu Changsheng could only temporarily put the black bead into his storage bag.

Finally, Mu Changsheng and Song Zhi returned to the 11th Courtyard. Mu Changsheng immediately found Mu Xun and took out his own black bead, saying, "I saw this black bead at the auction and bought it. See if the two are the same."

Mu Xun was also very surprised to see the black bead in Mu Changsheng's hand. He quickly took out his own black bead and compared them carefully.

After comparison, Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun found that the two black beads were exactly the same in both touch and size.

"I have another way to test the authenticity." Mu Xun said, and he took back his black bead and drew out the black sword.

Mu Xun held the black sword in his hand and slowly moved it towards the black bead in Mu Changsheng's hand.

"Snap." The black bead and the black sword were instantly sucked together.

Seeing this scene, Mu Changsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least he could be sure that what he bought was most likely not a fake.

Mu Xun broke the black bead off the black sword and returned it to Mu Changsheng, asking curiously, "How many spirit stones did you spend on this black bead?"

Mu Changsheng took the black bead and replied, "30,000 medium-grade spirit stones."

"It's so expensive." Mu Xun smacked his lips. All the spirit stones on his body added together were not even enough for 30,000 middle-grade spirit stones.

"If you find this black bead useful to you in the future, I will sell it to you at a friendly price." Mu Changsheng said with a smile. He also knew that this black bead was related to swordsmanship and he might not be able to use it.

"I will definitely take it when the time comes." Mu Xun agreed seriously, feeling a little warm in his heart. He knew that Mu Changsheng had his own reasons for buying the black bead.

At the same time, Mu Xun secretly decided in his heart: "After returning home, I must immediately ask my adoptive father about the origin of this black bead."

Then, Mu Changsheng, feeling relieved, returned to his room and continued his daily practice.

The next afternoon, Mu Changsheng, Mu Xun and Song Zhi were summoned by Sha Tongmo to go to the palace treasury to select treasures and attend the subsequent palace banquet.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Sha Tongmo handed Mu Changsheng and the other two over to a golden-armored general. This golden-armored general was also an old acquaintance of his, as he was the one who announced the rules of the competition during the palace examination.

At this time, quite a few people had gathered around the golden-armored general. They were probably the top ten in the Jindan and Yuanying realm palace examinations, plus the top ten in the foundation-building realm. Thirty people in total were selecting treasures together.

Finally, Princess Feng Li arrived as the finale. Everyone, including the golden-armored generals, bowed their heads slightly to show their respect: "Greetings, Princess."

Feng Li nodded slightly and said to the golden-armored general: "No need to be polite, General Chen, let's go to the treasury now."

"Yes." The golden-armored general said respectfully and led everyone to the palace treasury.

Arriving at the entrance of the treasury, the golden-armored general did not open the door directly, but said: "Let me first tell you the rules for selecting treasures. After selecting a treasure, you need to inform me first, and I will take it for you. You cannot take it privately. If multiple people choose the same treasure, the priority will be determined by the ranking in the palace examination. In addition, the king specifically explained that the selection rights of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators are greater than those of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and the selection rights of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators are greater than those of the Golden Core Realm cultivators."

The words of the golden-armored general aroused the doubts of many people, especially those in the top ten of the Jindan realm palace examination. If so, wouldn't their right to choose be the lowest?

Mu Changsheng was also a little confused when he heard this. The world of cultivation has always respected the strong. Logically, the Jindan realm cultivators should have more right to choose than those in the foundation building realm. Now they are even superior to the Yuanying realm cultivators.

"Could it be because of Feng Li? It seems that the king loves this daughter very much." Mu Changsheng could only guess this.

However, even if some people were dissatisfied, no one dared to speak out against it, after all, it was a decision made by the king himself.

Then, the golden-armored general opened the door to the treasury and said, "Go ahead, and don't forget the rules I told you."

Mu Changsheng and others filed in and began looking for their favorite things.

This palace treasury is indeed much stronger than the county government treasury, and one can see many high-level spiritual weapons, spiritual medicines and other items.

Mu Changsheng, Mu Xun and Song Zhi were walking together and they actually saw a golden-patterned fruit!

"I'll give it to you." Mu Xun spoke again and took the initiative to give it up.

This time, Mu Changsheng decisively shook his head and refused, saying, "I came to the treasure house to find a secret technique of talismans. No matter how precious this fruit is, it is not as good as my talisman avenue."

Mu Xun knew that Mu Changsheng would not lie about this matter, so he did not force it.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng finally found the secret arts area and looked for the talisman secret arts. The talisman secret arts he was practicing now was just an extremely ordinary third-grade basic secret arts. The third-grade talismans included in it were only of the most powerful level of the middle Jindan stage, which was seriously unable to keep up with his level of cultivation.