152: Auction

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect cupped his hands to Lu Xingchen and said, "This old man is Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect, Sect Master of Black Flame Sect. Greetings, Young Friend Lu!"

As he spoke, Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect's gaze towards Lu Xingchen was filled with awe.

He had received news of the great battle involving the three major Sects as soon as it began, but he had only hidden in the shadows to observe.

If the Black Emperor Sect could truly annihilate the Black Horn Sect, he could also get a share of the spoils.

However, he had not expected the situation to be completely turned around by these five young cultivators from Cangxuan Sect.

Li Chen and Wang Jie were dead, Sun Yang had fled, and the Black Emperor Sect had become a loose sand.

If he didn't appear to stop this battle, by the time Lu Xingchen eliminated the Black Dragon Sect's people, the Black Wind Domain would be dominated by the Black Horn Sect alone.

His Black Flame Sect would not be able to live in peace either.

So Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect had to appear and stop the Cangxuan Sect's people before Mu Jie was eliminated.

Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice, "Then, Sect Master Wang, are you here to help the Black Dragon Sect or to help Jiang Heng?"

Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect shook his head heavily.

"I am here for the development of the Black Wind Domain."

"The Black Wind Domain is already a lawless land, and its order is maintained by our four major Sects. The annihilation of one Sect, the Black Emperor Sect, might still be bearable for the Black Wind Domain, but if Young Friend Lu also destroys the Black Dragon Sect, the Foundation of the Black Wind Domain will be shaken."

"At that time, the Black Wind Domain will become chaotic, and who knows how many people will die."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "What does that have to do with me? I am not from the Black Wind Domain. We will return to Cangxuan Sect soon, so even if the Black Wind Domain turns into a living hell, it has nothing to do with us!"

Hearing this, Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect's face darkened.

This Lu Xingchen was truly ruthless; he could even say such words.

For a moment, he couldn't tell who was the righteous Sect and who was the evil Sect.

Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect said in a deep voice, "How about this? We will hand over all the assets of the Black Emperor Sect to Young Friend Lu as compensation for Young Friend Lu laying down his butcher's knife. What do you think?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Alright. But I don't have time to manage these assets, so just convert all of them into gold coins for me!"

Lu Xingchen had no intention of continuing the fight. Since Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect had offered an out, there was no reason for him not to take it.

Hearing Lu Xingchen agree, Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect breathed a sigh of relief.

"Understood. However, it will be difficult to gather a large amount of gold coins all at once, so please give us some time, Young Friend Lu. All the assets of the Black Emperor Sect are worth about two hundred thousand gold coins. Our three Sects will take over its assets and hand over the gold coins to Young Friend Lu, with each of us contributing eighty thousand. What do you think, Young Friend Lu?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "That works."

Although the assets of the Black Emperor Sect were definitely worth more than two hundred thousand gold coins, this was just an unexpected bonus, an additional reward for completing the Sect mission.

He didn't intend to quibble over it; as long as he got money, that was enough!

Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect then turned to the others and said with a smile, "I wonder if Jiang Heng and Fellow Daoist Mu Jie have any objections?"

Both nodded simultaneously.

"I have no objections!"

The Black Dragon Sect's plan had failed, and they were on the verge of being completely eliminated by Lu Xingchen. Now, not only were they safe, but they could also share in the Black Emperor Sect's assets, which was a great fortune.

Mu Jie had no reason to refuse.

Jiang Heng also had no objections.

He was almost wiped out, but was saved by Lu Xingchen, so he was already very happy.

As for the assets of the Black Emperor Sect, they seemed less important now.

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "How long will it take you to hand over the gold coins to me?"

Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect smiled and said, "Please give me five days, Young Friend Lu. After all, eighty thousand gold coins is not a small sum, and I need to gather the money slowly."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "In that case, I will stay in the Black Horn Sect for another five days! If I don't receive the gold coins after five days, don't blame me for turning hostile!"

Wang Chang, Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect nodded heavily, "Of course, of course!"

Lu Xingchen stopped talking nonsense, flew to the ground, and placed Li Chen's corpse into his Storage Ring.

Then he led his four teammates back to their previous resting room in the Black Horn Sect, ignoring the raging war in the Black Wind Domain.

Although everyone was curious about Lu Xingchen collecting Li Chen's corpse, they didn't ask too many questions.

After closing the door, Lu Xingchen took out Li Chen's corpse and began to refine the Earth Fiend Puppet.

When he defeated the snake demon and fox demon before, he obtained two demon cores at once, and one of them was still unused.

Now was a good time to use it!

As for the other auxiliary Materials, he still had quite a few in his Storage Ring.

After all, they were in the Black Wind Domain, so the more strength he could improve, the better.

Lu Xingchen had a premonition that getting those 180,000 gold coins in five days would not be an easy task.

No one would easily spit out so many gold coins.

Moreover, the Black Wind Domain was inherently a place where the strong preyed on the weak, and the remaining three major Sects were the cream of the crop.

It took Lu Xingchen one day to successfully refine the Earth Fiend Puppet.

A Puppet comparable to the Ten-Star Martial King Realm was enough to significantly boost his combat power.

After successful refinement, Lu Xingchen left his Soul Imprint within the Puppet's body and then put it into his Storage Ring.

For the next two days, Lu Xingchen Cultivated his Soul Power by circulating the "Spirit Burning Art."

With Lu Xingchen's Mortal Realm Great Perfection Soul Power, he could easily withstand the burning of his Soul by the furnace.

But this also indicated that the effect of the "Spirit Burning Art" on him was beginning to diminish.

The improvement of Soul Power from the Mortal Realm to the Spirit Realm was a qualitative transformation, extremely difficult, but if successful, his strength would also greatly increase.

It was time to find a Martial Skill of a higher grade for tempering the Soul.

However, the Dao of the Soul was inherently profound and mysterious. Obtaining the "Spirit Burning Art" was already incredibly lucky, and finding another scroll of a higher grade was simply too difficult.

But it didn't matter, Lu Xingchen had the System!

If all else failed, he would buy it from the System Mall!

On the morning of the fourth day, Lu Xingchen's door was knocked.

He put away his black rock cauldron, opened the door, and saw Jiang Heng with a smiling face.

Lu Xingchen asked in confusion, "Five days haven't passed yet, have they? May I ask what Sect Master Jiang needs from me?"

Jiang Heng said with a smile, "I have brought Young Friend Lu good news."

"The Black Flame Sect has prepared an auction to liquidate the assets left by the Black Emperor Sect, and there are other treasures as well. I believe Young Friend Lu, as a Disciple of Cangxuan Sect, must have ample financial resources. Would you like to come and have some fun with me?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's heart rejoiced.

As the most powerful force in the Black Wind Domain, the Black Flame Sect's auction would definitely be of extremely high quality.

If he was lucky, he might even find a Martial Skill for tempering Soul Power.

Even if he didn't find one, he would surely have other gains.

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Then I must go and see! Sect Master Jiang, please lead the way!"

Jiang Heng chuckled, "No rush, the auction won't start until evening. I will personally inform all of you Young Friends then!"