Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 125: Chapter 99: Two Martial Arts! Heart of the Demon Fox!

Gu Sheng watched all of this without placing a bid. He was no saint brimming with compassion. Although he found the young boy a bit pitiable, spending nearly two hundred taels to bid on him was out of the question.

The surrounding atmosphere was fiery and animated.

Although most people refrained from bidding, many showed keen interest in their eyes.

This was a common tactic of the auction.

The more primitive the item, the easier it was to arouse desires, gradually stripping people of rationality, thereby leading to higher bids during the auction.

”Tsk, always the same old tricks. Can’t this black market auction come up with something new?”

Some muttered scornfully under their breath, clearly having attended before and well aware of the black market auction’s usual ploys.

Lu Luo still smiled gracefully, like a gentle spring breeze.

Following the auction of the first item, they wasted no time in bringing out the second—a long spear!

”Cold Steel Spear, crafted with a cold steel tip—piercing armor and throats is effortless!”

”Starting bid, fifty taels!”

Gu Sheng’s gaze held an air of melancholy. A fine weapon like this was valued less than that handsome boy earlier. At least to him, nothing was more important than enhancing one’s strength.

The auction continued without pause.

The woman named Lu Luo proved herself an expert in this field, often stirring up the crowd’s enthusiasm with just a few words. Many goods ended up selling for prices beyond their actual worth.

Her flirtatious glances left many lustful men itching with desire. Were it not for the terrifying powers backing the auction, countless folks might’ve already tried making crude remarks.

Every three to five items, a premium offering appeared, reigniting the crowd’s excitement.

Gu Sheng had not placed a single bid.

He remembered his purpose here and was not swayed by the dazzling array of auction items.

Yet he was greatly enlightened.

Handsome men and beautiful women, premium weapons, spirit pills, martial arts manuals... the value of the auction items steadily climbed.

Gu Sheng took a closer look at the guests around him. Many hadn’t bid either, perhaps just here to broaden their horizons. But among those who had placed bids, several stood out in Gu Sheng’s memory.

The man in the bull-faced mask who bought the handsome boy earlier had bid multiple times, always calm and unflinching. His wealth dominated others, and several imposing figures accompanied him, accentuating his aura of authority.

Another figure was a woman in a white dress wearing a rabbit-faced mask. Her soft voice had bid once on the first auction item but later withdrew. Yet, she later threw down seven hundred taels to secure a Blood Strengthening Pill.

Besides them, several others left an impression on Gu Sheng—likely all masters starting at the Blood Refining Realm.

As these thoughts swirled in his mind,

Lu Luo’s voice resonated again. Smiling, she held up a martial arts manual, looking around the room, her spirited voice ringing in everyone’s ears.

”Golden Body Skill cultivation manual! It can temper the body and head. Mastering this to its peak realm brings an invincible golden body, tough even for peers to harm!”

”Esteemed guests, although the Golden Body Skill is a third-rate body-tempering martial arts manual, it’s undeniably one of the best among its tier! It may even compete with second-rate body-tempering martial arts. The most outstanding feature is that this Golden Body Skill includes extensive cultivation notes lasting up to the Great Achievement Realm. It allows easy entry-level learning, making future cultivation significantly smoother!”

The previously indifferent crowd abruptly became animated, their eyes lighting up.

Gu Sheng was no exception, his breathing quickening.

Body-tempering martial arts manuals were typically limited to one per martial artist. However, many factions collected multiple manuals, like Gu’s Manor, where most people practiced the Iron Stone Fist. Yet for some of the main family’s youth, if they lacked interest in Iron Stone Fist, alternative manuals were available.

But for the majority, unless forced into an extreme predicament, they’d still choose to practice Iron Stone Fist.

The reason was simple: Gu’s Manor had accumulated years of experience in practicing Iron Stone Fist, providing cultivators with detailed techniques and minimizing wasted effort, saving significant time.

After all, not everyone had the advantage of a ”panel” like Gu Sheng.

Even for Gu Sheng, if he had access to ample practice notes and shared experiences, his efficiency in ”grinding” cultivation knowledge would improve considerably.

”This Golden Body Skill must’ve been seized after wiping out some faction, right?”

Gu Sheng was tempted.

But immediately, his expression froze.

”Damn it!”

Lu Luo’s voice sounded again, laced with amusement:

”Starting bid, five hundred taels!”

Gu Sheng gazed greedily at the Golden Body Skill in Lu Luo’s hands. His entire net worth barely exceeded three hundred taels, and now the starting bid was already five hundred taels. He looked on, resigned.

Around him, the crowd had already erupted into competitive bidding.

A body-tempering martial arts manual with cultivation notes, particularly one that strengthened the body, held immense allure for many factions.

With stable inheritance and consistent practices, within just ten to twenty years, as more cultivators practiced the manual and refined its techniques, it would solidify a reliable cultivation path. This could transform into a faction’s new legacy martial arts, and even if it couldn’t be exclusively theirs, it would still be tremendously valuable.

”Eight hundred taels!”

The bull-faced masked man spoke boldly. Gu Sheng’s eyes involuntarily turned toward him, noticing the handsome boy from earlier now kneeling obediently at his side.

”One thousand taels!”

”One thousand one hundred taels!”

Gu Sheng felt a pang of regret, knowing the Golden Body Skill was now entirely out of his reach. There was no way he could afford such a sum.

Ultimately,

The Golden Body Skill sold for a final price of one thousand three hundred taels, claimed by the bull-faced masked man.