Xu Nan's words left Shen Qiang astonished.

"Manager Xu, you said before that all owners of the 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' were extraordinary Great Demons, yet now you say that there were demons who practiced it for a hundred years to no avail, which seems somewhat contradictory," Shen Qiang said.

Turning to Shen Qiang with a slight smile, "There's a difference between owners and practitioners. This 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' fell into the hands of cultivators three hundred years ago, and since then, no demon has possessed it."

"It's usually owned by sects, which then pass it on to tamed demons for cultivation. However, over the past three hundred years, the 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' has changed hands numerous times, but not a single tamed demon has managed to make any progress with it," Xu Nan explained.

Shen Qiang frowned in shock, looking at Jing Haotian and Mr. Ni as they bid.

"Seventy-five million," Jing Haotian said with a grave expression.

Mr. Ni responded calmly, "Eighty million."

"If no demon has succeeded, why is it still so expensive?" Shen Qiang asked, frowning.

Xu Nan chuckled lightly, "How is this expensive? An ordinary Earth Rank Cultivation Technique normally sells for around one hundred and fifty million, and those with a little more fame can even go for over two hundred million. This 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' is equivalent to a Heaven Rank Technique."

"This price is simply a bargain."

Seeing Shen Qiang's frown, Xu Nan said with a smile, "Since the price is low, it can be bought to let tamed demons have a try at practicing it. If they succeed, you have an extraordinary Great Demon. If not, you can simply sell it again. After all, rearing Spiritual Objects is quite common in the Cultivation World."

"Ninety million," Jing Haotian said with a cold smirk on his lips.

Mr. Ni remained expressionless, "One hundred million."

Watching the two of them competing, Shen Qiang let out a breath.

Previously, after selling the Blood Ganoderma and Nalan Xingde's ring, and adding his savings, he had a total of thirty-seven million. He had just sold a bottle of Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment for thirty million.

This meant that Shen Qiang could now come up with about sixty-five million, considering some commission fees had to be paid to Wan Xin He Sheng for the auctioned items.

This was not a small sum.

But compared to the 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' currently up for bid, this amount of money didn't even give him the chance to make a bid.

Was it worth it to bid for the 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' for Jin Chan?

Shen Qiang was slightly hesitant.

In fact, the difference between Jin Chan and ordinary demons lay in the fact that she possessed human thoughts and intellect alongside a demon's body and abilities.

Why couldn't the tamed demons cultivate this Secret Manual?

Taking the word literally, Shen Qiang could think that 'taming' typically referred to beasts, implying that those demons were not quite intelligent, otherwise, why the need to tame them?

But Jin Chan was different.

Her thinking was at the stage of a six-year-old girl.

This period was the best time to learn.

Once the 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' was in her hands, it could open up endless possibilities for her.

So after a slight hesitation, Shen Qiang used his True Qi to wrap his voice and whispered, "Manager Xu, if I use nine bottles of Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment as collateral, how much would Wan Xin He Sheng allow me to overdraw for the bid?"

Taken aback, Xu Nan turned to him.

"Qi Condensation early stage's Secret Transmission?" Then noticing the distance between them, Xu Nan understood, "With his current cultivation, a Secret Transmission within a three-meter range shouldn't be a problem."

Feeling relieved, Xu Nan then transmitted back, "Are you sure you can produce nine more bottles?"

"Of course, I just smashed my master's Alchemy Furnace before coming here," replied Shen Qiang.

Hearing such an obviously far-fetched statement, Xu Nan's eyes crinkled with laughter, "One hundred eighty million, with a daily interest rate of five percent, collateral for a period of seventy-two hours. If you can't repay within seventy-two hours, the collateral will be handled by Wan Xin He Sheng."

Black!

Really black!

A bottle of Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment sold for thirty million, so nine bottles, three times nine is twenty-seven—worth two hundred and seventy million. And yet, Xu Nan was only willing to offer a loan of one hundred and eighty million and gave Shen Qiang just seventy-two hours to repay it.

Shen Qiang felt somewhat helpless, but on second thought, it seemed reasonable.

In the world of commerce.

Such a large sum of money, who would lend it interest-free to someone who's not very well acquainted?

"Besides that, you can also have an unsecured overdraft of fifty million," Xu Nan smiled and said, "The old rules apply, settle within twenty-four hours without any interest."

Shen Qiang let out a sigh of relief and nodded.

He couldn't help but recalculating in his mind.

Shen Qiang's ways of making money were no longer limited to relying on luck in the market for old items.

He had other, better methods now.

That was Alchemy.

Currently, his flagship product was Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment. Upon returning, he could also refine a large number of low-cost Gathering Qi Powder and other affordable Spiritual Medicines. Including selling Blood Ganoderma and the subsequent application of other medicinal products, making big money was just a matter of time.

But the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra was different.

This item, once bought by someone, might not appear for at least several years or even decades, or worse, it might never again see the light of day.

Even if the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra resurfaced years later, it would be uncertain whether he could chance upon it again.

And what was Shen Qiang's strongest combat power now?

The golden cicada!

From the source of the plague, only a few examples that would follow his orders, and the intelligent, eternally loyal golden cicada housed in the Blood Ganoderma cultivation room.

If a conflict arose,

For a short period, they were undoubtedly Shen Qiang's fundamental support.

If she grew stronger, it was equivalent to Shen Qiang becoming stronger.

Therefore, he absolutely couldn't miss such an opportunity. Once missed, there might never be another chance to own it.

"One hundred thirty million!" Mr. Ni, who had hesitated for a long time, raised his paddle again.

Jing Haotian, with a grave expression, took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "One hundred forty million!"

By now, the hall had fallen silent. Such a price, even for cultivators, was astronomical. Moreover, the price could now secure a secret manual of Earth Rank that small sects could regard as their treasure.

"One hundred forty million, Mr. Jing has offered one hundred forty million. Mr. Ni, do you wish to bid further? This Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra is the supreme doctrine for demon cultivators. Miss it, and you'll regret it for life!"

Listening to the auctioneer's emotional cries,

Mr. Ni, although reluctant, cast aside his paddle with a sigh.

"Mr. Ni has given up!"

Amidst the auctioneer's announcement, many cultivators stood up excitedly saying,

"Congratulations to young master Jing for winning the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra. With this Heaven Rank Secret Manual, the Jing Family is sure to grow even stronger."

"Young master Jing's wealth knows no bounds; winning this secret manual is what everyone expected."

Hearing the congratulations, Jing Haotian, delighted, glanced over Xu Nan at Shen Qiang and haughtily said, "Shen Qiang, do you see what real power is? One hundred forty million is just petty cash in my eyes."

"Someone like you, who can at most put up five million, is not qualified to be my rival."

The crowd burst into hearty laughter at his remark.

"Indeed, young master Jing has great family assets; even one hair of his is thicker than his waist."

"Yes, when it comes to wealth and talent, Shen Qiang is nowhere close, even if he were on horseback."

Their words made Jing Haotian's eyes show an even more arrogant pride, but just as the auctioneer was about to declare the sale of the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra final,

to the astonishment of everyone, Shen Qiang, who had not said a word of rebuttal, calmly raised his paddle and said quietly, "One hundred fifty million."

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