597 Breakthrough and Came Out of Seclusion
Waves of disturbance came one after another. Xia Yu had come, but he missed the timing and could not stop Lin Mo.
While everyone else was discussing, Lin Mo had entered the depths of the Kun Peng Nest. He followed a path and went deeper while looking for the elixirs he needed to temper his body.
His hard work paid off. After many searches, he had found all the ores and elixirs he needed.
However, there was still one last supreme treasure, which was also the most difficult to obtain.
It was too difficult to obtain the blood essence of Zhu Yan, not to mention that he needed a lot of it.
Since Lin Mo had to postpone the body tempering, he listed out the remaining materials and started cultivating.
This was the Kun Peng Nest, but it was vast and boundless. It was an ancient mountain range with countless elixirs and treasures.
Lin Mo was like a dragon in the sea. The cultivation resources everywhere allowed his cultivation to improve rapidly.
The Kun Peng Nest opened up, and countless people poured in. The place became lively.
Half a month had passed since Lin Mo entered a state of trance. He was immersed in his cultivation, searching for all kinds of treasures and devouring everything below earth-grade tier 9.
Lin Mo sat cross-legged in the air, absorbing the massive amount of spiritual Qi. He silently circulated the Soul Devouring Art and absorbed the spiritual Qi.
“Boom!”
Around his body, flames and lightning filled the air, assisting him in his cultivation.
It was difficult to calm down here. Lin Mo’s aura was gradually becoming stronger, and his spiritual Qi was becoming more and more condensed.
“Crack.”
As the heavenly materials and earthly treasures floating around him shattered, the spiritual Qi within them all fused into Lin Mo’s body.
Flames and lightning erupted, and Lin Mo’s aura grew stronger. Runes interweaved in the air.
The Soul Devouring Art had added many new runes, which swirled around Lin Mo’s dantian, making him even more mysterious.
“The sixth step…”
Lin Mo muttered to himself. He had been devouring heavenly materials and earthly treasures and cultivating for half a month. Finally, he had broken through to the next step.
Even so, he knew that this was not enough. Gongsun Wenhao, Mu Yuzhu, and the others were already at the peak of the ninth step.
If not for the fact that they were intentionally suppressing it, they would have broken through. They were waiting for the ancient battlefield to open up so that they could enter it and break through.
After breaking through, Lin Mo walked out of the deep mountains and began to look for the crowd. He had a few elixirs to deal with.
That the Kun Peng Nest was full of opportunities. In the past half a month, he had found five earth-grade tier 9 elixirs.
Lin Mo could get five heaven-grade divine medicines by auctioning them. Even the Gongsun family would drool over such a huge fortune.
After a round of searching, Lin Mo finally arrived at a gathering place.
He had been discovered as soon as he arrived. Xia Yu was here, and so were the people from the Black Death Sect.
Lin Mo also found out that the person who had helped the Black Death Sect enter the Kun Peng Nest was Gongsun Wenhao.
He was very talented and had lit up seven ancient bronze lamps. Hence, he could bring many people into the Kun Peng Nest.
Despite that, his limelight had been overshadowed. Most of the discussions here were about Lin Mo.
“Brother Lin, long time no see. You’ve really surprised me …”
A familiar voice was heard, and a woman slowly walked over under the adoring gazes of countless men.
“Mu Yuzhu…”
Lin Mo was surprised. The first person to recognize him was not Xia Yu, but the person in front of him.
This woman had given him an opportunity. The Kun Peng Claws, the Zhu Yan Body Refining Art, and the Chaotic World Demonic Ape’s World-changing Technique were all given to him by Mu Yuzhu.
Therefore, Lin Mo had a good impression of her. At least, she was not an enemy.
“Miss Mu, you’re a goddess. How can my little achievements be compared to yours?”
Lin Mo smiled faintly. Speaking of which, he still had a jade seal that he had snatched from Gongsun Wenhao.
In the end, Mu Yuzhu was the one to take the blame, which made him feel a little apologetic.
After all, Lin Mo had gained benefits from someone else, but he also accidentally tricked another person.
“Brother Lin, don’t be so humble. In terms of talent, I’m not as good as you.” Mu Yuzhu chuckled.
She invited Lin Mo over for a chat. There were many people gathered there, such as Gongsun Wenhao, Xia Yu, and many others. They were all geniuses.
“You’re Lin Mo, right? Are you the one who conquered the heavenly tribulation in the Death Domain’s sea of stars?” Gongsun Wenhao took the lead to ask.
The moment he saw Lin Mo, he was certain that Lin Mo was the same person who had gone through the heavenly tribulation in the Death Domain’s sea of stars.
That said, why did Lin Mo undergo his tribulation there?
Furthermore, the appearance of the God Devouring body would cause a stir, but there had been no news of Lin Mo before.
He seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
Gongsun Wenhao’s intuition told him that Lin Mo did not belong to Cloud State. He was not even from the surrounding ten or so states. His background was very mysterious.
“That’s me. We’ve met before. Also, thank you…” Lin Mo cupped his fists and smiled.
Without Gongsun Wenhao, he might have needed a month or two to get out of the Death Domain’s sea of stars.
At that time, he would probably be absent from the jade seal competition in Blue Ray City. At the same time, he would not be able to make it to Cloud Mist Island in time…
“Hmph, the God Devouring Body, huh? When the ancient battlefield opens, I’ll fight you.”
Gongsun Wenhao coldly snorted. He did not know that Lin Mo’s thanks were genuine and thought that Lin Mo was talking about the jade seal.
Lin Mo talked to these people for a while before leaving.
He went to the other side. People were selling some treasures there, which was also his goal.
“Five earth-grade tier 9 elixirs. I’m going to auction them now. Is there anyone who wants to bid?”
Spiritual Qi filled the place in an instant. Five elixirs of different colors and shapes appeared, and they were all of earth-grade tier 9.
This surprised everyone, and they all gathered around, wanting to participate in the bidding.
“Hehe, no wonder you’re taking out so many treasures for auction, Brother Lin. The cultivation of the God Devouring Body indeed requires a lot of resources.”
Mu Yuzhu had also come to support Lin Mo. She had taken a fancy to an elixir.
At the same time, she also subtly expressed that if Lin Mo was willing, he could follow her to the Mu family. She was willing to train Lin Mo as the future guardian of the family…
In response, Lin Mo chose to remain silent and began the auction of the first elixir.
“This is an earth-grade tier 9 Dragon Sunflower. It’s a rare elixir, and its value is almost as high as a half-step heaven-grade divine medicine.”
Lin Mo went on and on. In fact, he did not need to say much. Everyone present knew how precious Dragon Sunflowers were.
“Let’s cut to the chase. The Dragon Sunflower’s starting price is eight million high-grade spirit stones.”
The price was very high, but it was definitely worth it. The value of high-grade elixirs had surpassed that of magic tools.
Especially for rare treasures like the Dragon Sunflower, people began to bid for it.
“Ten million. This Dragon Sunflower is not bad. I’ll take it.”
At this time, someone shouted out a price not far away. People looked over and found that it was Gongsun Wenhao who was shouting. They could not help but be surprised.
Were he and Lin Mo not on the verge of fighting just now? Why was the former participating in the auction now…?
“What’s the matter? Since you’re auctioning it in public, you’re not going to limit who’s able to bid, are you?” Gongsun Wenhao sneered.
“Ten million, going once. You’re a guest, so you’re naturally welcome.”
Lin Mo smiled faintly and called out Gongsun Wenhao’s price.
Although he did not know what this guy was up to, he was not afraid. After all, the Gongsun family was the ruler of Cloud State.
Gongsun Wenhao would not stint on ten million spirit stones…
Soon, Lin Mo also knew why Gongsun Wenhao had come.
When he made the bid, although the others wanted the item, they did not dare to say anything and chose to give up.