Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 366 - 363: Having Money Means Being Capricious!

Storage rings are pretty commonplace in the Cultivation World; any slightly larger sect would ensure that each of their disciples has one in hand.

However, in the End of Dharma Age on Earth where cultivation is in decline, these items are rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Despite their unimpressive appearance, which could even be described as ugly, their actual value surpasses that of diamonds and gold by tens to hundreds of times. Plus, they’re not easily available for purchase; having money doesn’t guarantee you can acquire this treasure.

"The auction for the Black Stone Ring starts now, with a starting bid of fifty million, and each subsequent bid should be no less than five million. Please bid!"

"Fifty-five million!"

The auctioneer had barely finished speaking when someone bid fifty-five million.

"Sixty million!"

"Seventy million!"

"One billion!"

Ba Kuo once again shouted out a sky-high price of one billion. As a non-martial artist, Spirit Refining Pills did not hold much use for him, but the storage ring was different. With it, carrying things like white powder and weapons would be much more convenient.

"One billion two hundred million!" Great Cursing Master Musen followed with an increased bid.

"One billion five hundred million!" Ba Kuo clenched his teeth and directly increased by thirty million more. Although the Great Cursing Master was formidable, this was the black forest, not his Human Demon Country. As the local snakehead here, there was no need to fear him so much. At worst, keeping a distance to avoid giving him a chance to curse was sufficient.

"One billion six hundred million!" Musen raised the bid once again.

"Two billion!" Ba Kuo was getting angry and directly bid two billion.

Musen did not expect Ba Kuo to be so ruthless, raising seventy million in two bids. Continuing the competition might offend the warlord Bashar.

Moreover, since the other party had already passed on the Spirit Refining Pill, there was no need to offend the local snakehead of the black forest over a mere storage ring.

He shrugged his shoulders to signal his exit from the bidding.

Seeing Musen back down, Ba Kuo was overjoyed and felt a sense of achievement.

"Is there anyone else who would like to bid? If not, this Black Stone Ring will belong to Young Master Ba Kuo!"

"Two billion for the first call!"

"Two billion for the second call!"

"Two bi—"

"Hold on, two billion five hundred million!" A languid voice came from a corner at this moment.

Although the bid call was not loud, it had a shocking effect.

The entire auction hall fell silent, and everyone looked at the source of the voice with disbelief.

The person who spoke was none other than Li Chen!

"Who is this guy, daring to compete with Great Cursing Master Musen, and now even bidding against Ba Kuo?"

"Don’t know, he might be a direct lineage disciple from the Four Great Mysterious Sects of Huaxia or from the Twelve Martial Sects; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so bold!"

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People gazed at Li Chen with astonishment, while also speculating about his origins and background.

Ba Kuo felt a surge of anger that he couldn’t adjust to. He had finally made the old guy Musen retreat, and now a Hua Country bumpkin emerged halfway. In this black forest, he absolutely would not allow someone more formidable than him to appear.

Ba Kuo steeled his heart and once again raised by fifty million in one go: "Three billion!"

After calling out the bid, he deliberately gave Li Chen a provocative look.

"Five billion!" Having called out this astronomical figure, Li Chen didn’t even lift an eyelid.

However, Mei Ruohua beside him was startled. The five billion was their entire fortune, and with just a flick of Li Chen’s lips, it was all spent.

What? Five billion?

In an instant, everyone present was stunned by Li Chen’s boldness.

A direct increase of two billion, without even batting an eyelid. Who else could be so capricious?

Ba Kuo’s face turned red, and he couldn’t utter a single word for a long time.

As the legitimate eldest son of the great warlord Bashar, although he wasn’t short on money, the businesses of drugs and jade weren’t doing too well at the moment, and three billion was his limit. Thus, when faced with a person who was more capricious, more formidable, and more profligate than him like Li Chen, all he could do was bow out.

At this moment, the person in charge of the Black Forest Auction House was also shocked by Li Chen’s bold move.

He surveyed the room and shouted, "Is there anyone who can offer more than five billion?" frёewebηovel.cѳm

"Five billion for the first call!"

"Five billion for the second call!"

"Five billion for the third call!"

After the calls, he slammed the gavel down: "Sold! This Black Stone Ring goes to this friend from Huaxia, let’s congratulate him with applause!"

Accompanied by a smattering of applause, the auction house director approached Li Chen and bowed respectfully, "Sir, would you like to pay with a card or use digital currency?"

Digital currency is a kind of virtual money issued by criminal organizations on P2P networks to avoid surveillance by government authorities.

Generally, only transnational crime syndicates and the elusive assassin groups would choose such a method of payment.

Most crime syndicates or warlords prefer to trade with genuine gold and silver. However, the black forest, being the largest fence globally, naturally offers this payment service.

"Card!"

Li Chen gave Mei Ruohua a knowing look signaling her to make the payment.

Mei Ruohua nodded and handed over a Centurion Black Gold Card issued by Swiss Bank.

Once the auction house director confirmed the details, he returned the Black Gold Card.

He also respectfully handed over the Black Stone Ring to Li Chen.

Li Chen took the ring, played with it in his palm for a while, and probed the space inside with his consciousness. The area wasn’t large, only two to three square meters.

However, the space was only utilized to one-tenth or one-twentieth of its potential. After his ascension to the Demigod Realm, he could gradually expand the space inside.

After securing the Black Stone Ring, Li Chen didn’t stay long at the auction house.

Once outside, Mei Ruohua saw that there was no one around and cautiously asked Li Chen, "Young Master, we only brought five billion with us this time. Having spent it all, how do we buy jade now?"

Li Chen smiled faintly and said, "No worries. Money has been spent, but people will come and deliver more to us."

Mei Ruohua was startled, "People will come and give us money?"

"Right, and they are already on their way!"

With that, Li Chen lifted his head and squinted his eyes, peering into the dark night ahead.

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A reader asks: If the protagonist was an Immortal Emperor in his past life, why doesn’t he cultivate his own techniques and instead cultivates others’ techniques?

Little Le would like to explain here with an example: Everyone must have played online games, right? You can’t use level 120 equipment if you’re in a Newbie Village, right?

Earth is the Newbie Village, and the Cultivation World is a higher level map. The protagonist’s techniques from his previous life are basically unusable now. The Nine Heavens Star Technique is usable, and the protagonist started his previous life by cultivating this technique. The text later on will elaborate on this heaven-defying Cultivation Technique.