First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 129: Intercept

"One thousand eight hundred spirit stones!"

Shen Mo did not back down. He took a deep breath and directly increased the price by six hundred spirit stones.

"One thousand eight hundred spirit stones?"

"Is he a fool? Who raises the price like that?"

Shen Mo's bidding method attracted the attention of many people, and discussions broke out.

Although the Heavenly God Iron was precious, Shen Mo's bid had clearly exceeded its intrinsic value.

He paid no attention to others' opinions, only staring intently at the black-robed cultivator in front of him.

He wanted to see if the cultivator would raise the bid again.

Shen Mo was determined to obtain the Heavenly God Iron, but he was not wealthy.

He only had a total of one thousand eight hundred spirit stones.

The reason he put everything on the line at this moment was because he realized that the other party was not just speculating, but like himself, most likely had a strong need for the Heavenly God Iron and wanted to overpower the opponent with his momentum.

Otherwise, if he continued to raise the bid slowly, as long as the opponent had enough spirit stones, they would definitely follow until the end.

On the contrary, by directly raising the bid to such an extent, even if the opponent was rich in spirit stones, they would most likely consider whether it was worth it and whether Shen Mo would continue to bid.

Sure enough, when Shen Mo put all one thousand eight hundred spirit stones on the line,

The black-robed cultivator who was competing with him stopped his actions and no longer continued to compete.

However, his gaze quickly locked onto Shen Mo's position.

He was being targeted!

Shen Mo felt the unfriendly gaze, but he was not too afraid.

Because they were still in the auction venue, according to the rules, any physical confrontation was not allowed here.

Not to mention trying to snatch the item he had bid for in public. Shen Mo believed that this person did not have the courage to commit such a forbidden act.

What he really needed to be cautious about was the period of time after he obtained the Heavenly God Iron and left the market.

The competition for the Heavenly God Iron came to an end.

For Shen Mo, he had obtained what he wanted, so the auction was already over for him.

But for the other cultivators present, the Heavenly God Iron was just an ordinary item and did not attract much attention.

Soon, the next item was presented.

After Shen Mo successfully bid for the Heavenly God Iron, he sat for a while before leaving his seat and going to the backstage to pay with spirit stones.

"This guest's item, the Heavenly God Iron, ten kilograms."

"The bidding price is one thousand eight hundred low-grade spirit stones."

"Please come here to make the payment."

In the backstage, the person in charge of collecting money spoke.

"These are the full amount of spirit stones, please take them."

Shen Mo handed over the spirit stones that he had prepared in advance.

After verifying them, the person in charge handed the Heavenly God Iron to Shen Mo.

"The material for forging the Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation is finally in my hands!"

Putting the Heavenly God Iron into his storage bag, Shen Mo felt a trace of joy in his heart.

Having obtained what he wanted, Shen Mo did not stay any longer.

After leaving the backstage, he did not linger at the auction and directly left the venue, returning to his sect.

"Whoosh!"

With a wave of his hand, the Dragon Sparrow Sword turned into a stream of light, carrying him swiftly across the sea of clouds towards the Linjiang Sect.

At the same time, Shen Mo's divine sense surveyed the surroundings.

Soon, he sensed that someone was chasing after him.

Not just one person!

Shen Mo sensed two auras.

Both of these auras were quite powerful, and their cultivation levels were at least at the level of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm.

"As expected, they won't give up!"

He had already guessed that the other party would not let him take the Heavenly God Iron so easily.

At the auction, there was a fierce competition, but after leaving the venue, there was a plot of murder and robbery.

In the world of cultivation, this kind of plot is also common.

Shen Mo sensed that the distance between the two auras was getting closer and closer, knowing that it would not be easy to go back easily.

"I have to fight!"

Just as this thought arose in his mind, two streaks of light rushed towards him from behind.

They were actually faster than him, their speed far surpassing that of ordinary Qi-gathering stage cultivators.

Obviously, they had practiced some kind of technique for controlling their flying instruments.

"Stop!"

The two streaks of light crossed in front of Shen Mo, firmly blocking his way.

"I wonder what business the two Fellow Daoists have in chasing after me!"

Shen Mo suddenly stopped and landed in a forest in a desolate area.

The two black-robed cultivators who were chasing after him also landed in the same place.

Their gazes were cold as they stared at Shen Mo, sharp as blades.

"The Divine Iron of Heaven, hand it over, and we will let you go."

One of them stared at him coldly and spoke.

"This item is something I urgently need, and I spent a lot of money to buy it at the auction."

Shen Mo was blocked by the two of them, but his tone was not panicked. He emphasized the words "spent a lot of money," which carried a warning.

"Hmph!"

The two black-robed cultivators seemed to have heard the implied meaning in Shen Mo's words.

They snorted coldly and said, "So what if you bought it? Do you think the market can protect you?"

"Once you leave the market, no one will shelter you!"

"Hand over the Divine Iron of Heaven, and you can leave alive. If you don't, we will have to kill you and find a way to open your storage bag."

If it weren't for the trouble of opening the storage bag, the two of them wouldn't waste time talking to Shen Mo and would have attacked directly.

"Lingyun Sect is a well-known major immortal sect in the Chiyan Kingdom. If the two of you, as disciples of Lingyun Sect, engage in such acts of murder and robbery, it will surely bring shame to Lingyun Sect. When you return to the sect, you will also be punished according to the sect's rules."

Shen Mo looked at the two black-robed cultivators and suddenly spoke.

"You!"

These two black-robed cultivators were shocked and angry when their identities were exposed.

"What disciples of Lingyun Sect? Are you talking nonsense?"

"Heh, let's just say I was talking nonsense."

Shen Mo saw the embarrassed look on their faces and only smiled lightly.

The reason he could tell their identities was not because they had revealed any flaws.

It was because when they landed after chasing him, their footwork was extremely familiar to Shen Mo!

"Swift Thunderous Steps!"

This was a light body technique that Shen Mo obtained by exchanging a light body talisman and a bucket of water with a discarded disciple of Lingyun Sect in the market.

Through his unremitting efforts in practicing the Heavenly Fate [Martial Arts], he had reached the highest level of mastery.

He knew every detail and technique of this footwork like the back of his hand, so he could naturally tell that their footwork was derived from the Swift Thunderous Steps.

"Fellow Daoists, if you retreat now, I won't inform your sect about this matter."

Shen Mo warned again.

"Forget it, since your identity has been exposed, you can't leave alive today!"

His warning obviously didn't matter to the two of them.

"Jiang Wu, let's join forces and kill him quickly!"

The black-robed cultivator on the right shouted and took out a long spear.

The Lingyun Sect disciple called Jiang Wu took out a curved blade.

These two weapons were their personal magic instruments.

The moves were already revealed, and the situation was about to erupt.

"Since that's the case, then I'll send you two Fellow Daoists on your way!"

Shen Mo flipped his palm, and the Soul Refining Banner was held in his hand.

His tone was cold, containing a chilling killing intent.

(End of this chapter)