260: The Elder of Extinction, Kunxu Secret Realm!

The scroll was incomplete, only a quarter of its original size, but it radiated a heart-palpitating aura of time, as if it carried the rise and fall of an entire era.

"This is a fragment map of a Secret Realm."

Zhang Yuan scanned the room and spoke slowly, "It points toward the Legacy site of a Peak Void Immortal expert from the Primordial Era—Old Man Miesheng's Kunxu Secret Realm!"

"Old Man Miesheng?!"

As soon as the name was mentioned, the hall instantly fell into a deathly silence.

A moment later, sounds of sharp intakes of breath rose one after another.

To ordinary Cultivators, this name might be unfamiliar, but in the ears of those long-standing powers and Void Immortal old monsters, these four words represented an unspeakable terror and taboo.

Legend has it that Old Man Miesheng proved his Dao through slaughter. His strength was so great that it even surpassed ordinary Peak Void Immortals. He once single-handedly ended the entire Primordial Era, burying that glorious age.

His Legacy, his Treasure Trove, and even... his insights that touched the True Immortal realm are all buried within the Kunxu Secret Realm!

"This fragment map is not only a guide but also the key to opening Kunxu.

There are four fragments in total. Only by gathering all four can the gates of the Secret Realm be opened."

The moment Zhang Yuan finished speaking, several Void Immortal Ancestors in the private boxes could no longer remain seated.

Two beams of sharp light burst from Jin Wugou's golden eyes as he stared fixedly at the fragment map.

Flames suddenly erupted from Chiyang Void Immortal, illuminating the entire private box in a crimson glow.

Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor was even more excited, his whole body trembling, because he happened to have another fragment map in his hands! If he could obtain this one, he would have the upper hand!

"Starting price: five million saint-grade spirit stones!"

"Ten million!"

Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor doubled it without hesitation.

"Fifteen million," Jin Wugou followed immediately.

"Twenty million!" Chiyang Void Immortal was not to be outdone.

This was not just a map; it was an entry ticket to the Great Dao of True Immortals! For these old monsters who had been stuck at the Void Immortal Realm for countless years without progress, nothing was more tempting than this.

"Fifty million."

A calm voice abruptly cut into the competition between the Void Immortals.

It was Lu Yuan.

"Hmm?"

Several Void Immortal Ancestors turned their heads simultaneously, looking toward Lu Yuan's private box with unfriendly gazes.

"Junior, the water here is too deep; you can't handle it," Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor threatened sinisterly. "Don't lose your life over greed."

Lu Yuan took a light sip of tea and said calmly, "In an auction, everyone relies on their own ability. Whether I have the life to keep it is my business. Fifty million—is anyone else raising the price?"

"Sixty million!" Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor ground his teeth.

"Seventy million," Lu Yuan said without hesitation.

"Eighty million!" Jin Wugou also joined the fray.

"Ninety million."

Lu Yuan's voice remained as calm as a light breeze, as if those were not ninety million saint-grade spirit stones, but ninety million ordinary rocks.

Once this price was announced, the entire venue fell back into a deathly silence.

Ninety million!

Even for a Void Immortal Ancestor, this was not a small sum.

Especially since they had already consumed a significant amount of financial resources for other auction items, spending another ninety million now would truly be a heavy blow.

Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor stared fixedly at Lu Yuan, killing intent overflowing from his eyes.

But he ultimately held back and did not raise the price further.

"Good, very good. Ninety million, it's yours."

Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor let out a cold laugh, his voice reaching Lu Yuan's ears through the Restriction: "I hope your life is worth this price."

"Ninety million going once, twice, three times! Sold!"

Zhang Yuan dropped the gavel, but his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Although he had made a huge profit on this deal, Lu Yuan's unreasonable display of wealth caused his plan to fleece the System through 'selling at a loss for rebates' to fail completely.

Lu Yuan took the fragment map brought by the maid. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he confirmed it was indeed a genuine primordial relic.

Although it didn't trigger a System critical hit rebate, he didn't mind.

A Void Immortal's Secret Realm, especially the Legacy of a ruthless character like Old Man Miesheng, was of incalculable value.

Besides, for him, finding the whereabouts of the remaining three fragments wouldn't be difficult.

"Next is the true finale of this auction!"

Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.

Four Mahayana Stage Cultivators worked together to carry a long box onto the stage, which was sealed with layers of runes.

Even through the Seal, everyone could still feel a sharp edge surging within the box that made their Primordial Spirits sting.

*Crack.*

The Seal was broken, and the lid of the box popped open.

A long sword, pitch-black all over and entwined with dark red blood veins, lay quietly inside.

The blood veins seemed like living things, slowly writhing on the sword's body and emitting a hair-raising, ominous aura.

"profound heaven treasure—xuantian immortal slaying sword!"

Zhang Yuan introduced it loudly, "This sword is a true treasure of slaughter that has drunk the blood of countless Immortals! Its sharpness is so great it can sever all Laws in the world! Even a Void Immortal body is like thin paper before this sword!"

*Boom!*

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue went into an uproar.

A profound heaven treasure!

This was an existence a level higher than a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure. It was a treasure born from the Innate world, containing complete Daos and even touching the threshold of 'Immortal Artifacts'!

"It's actually the xuantian immortal slaying sword?!"

Jin Wugou, Chiyang Void Immortal, Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor, and the other Void Immortal old monsters all stood up abruptly, their eyes filled with unconcealable greed and fanaticism.

Even for experts of their level, if they could possess a profound heaven treasure, their combat power would instantly skyrocket several times over, potentially making them invincible among their peers!

Only Lu Yuan frowned slightly as he looked at the sword.

Under the gaze of his Golden Eyes of Truth, deep within the sword was hidden an extremely subtle yet terrifyingly extreme Karma line.

The source of that Karma line pointed straight to the Upper Realm, connecting to an indescribable, terrifying existence.

"Golden Immortal..."

Lu Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

According to previous intelligence, this sword had been passed down from a certain Golden Immortal in the Immortal Domain.

The Cultivation Technique that Golden Immortal practiced was clearly very special, specifically using this method to harvest the Dao Fruits of Lower Realm experts.

Every sword master would eventually have their entire cultivation and Luck drained from afar by that Golden Immortal because they refined this sword, dying a miserable death.

This wasn't some supreme treasure; it was clearly a Death warrant!

"Whoever wants this ominous thing can have it," Lu Yuan sneered inwardly, directly abandoning any thought of bidding.

Although he was confident, he wasn't so arrogant as to think he could currently withstand the schemes of a Golden Immortal.

"Starting price: one hundred million saint-grade spirit stones!" Zhang Yuan called out a suffocating base price.

"Two hundred million!" Jin Wugou doubled it immediately, determined to get it.

"Three hundred million!" Chiyang Void Immortal followed close behind.

"Four hundred million!" Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor also went all out.