# Chapter 1090: Life Essence Crystal
As the war spear fell into Yang Zilan's hands, only one of the nine auctioned desolate stones remained. This seemingly ordinary desolate stone had no peculiar shape, yet a single glance at it would make one's scalp tingle and feel extremely uncomfortable all over.
"Rumors say that desolate stones might seal terrifying ancient undead creatures, left behind from the ancient battlefield era, extremely fearsome. Could it be that what's sealed inside this desolate stone is also a terrifying malevolent creature?"
The crowd speculated inwardly. At that moment, the middle-aged man smiled and addressed everyone: "This desolate stone likely seals a living creature. This time, I will ask the experts of Nine Dragons Island to set up seals to ensure it cannot escape. The starting bid is ten thousand Essence Crystals!"
"It's increased again, actually worth ten thousand Essence Crystals!" The crowd's expressions varied, but not many showed interest.
"Everyone saw that war spear just now, with its peerless slaughter aura as if wanting to slaughter heaven and earth, turning rivers of blood. It's likely a relic from ancient battlefields. Now this stone was also excavated from the same place. Perhaps it seals a terrifying life-and-death Dao, which is why its aura is so fearsome. Of course, it might also seal an ancient living being, possibly a powerful and terrifying exotic beast. If it's something like that, not to mention ten thousand Essence Crystals, even ten or a hundred times that value would be possible."
The middle-aged man's voice was forceful, tempting the crowd.
"Eleven thousand Essence Crystals!" Finally someone spoke up. It was an old monster hidden among the crowd, with formidable cultivation.
"Twelve thousand!" Xuanyuan Potian also joined in. He was carrying twenty thousand Essence Crystals with him. If Yang Zilan had won the bid within twenty thousand, he would have directly exchanged.
"Thirteen thousand!" The purple-eyed youth also participated. These people all wanted to try their luck. If the final price was reasonable, they would take it and gamble.
"Fifteen thousand!" The old monster raised the bid again, seeming very interested in this desolate stone that made people shudder at a single glance.
Everyone kept raising the bid. Soon, the value of this desolate stone reached twenty thousand, then stopped. It wasn't even as fiercely contested as the previous stone. Of course, if Lin Feng hadn't deliberately stirred things up and intervened in the previous stone's bidding, the price wouldn't have been so terrifying either.
"Twenty-one thousand!" Lin Feng called out lightly after the crowd had been silent for a moment. His eyes were half-closed, looking nonchalant and carefree, as if he had plenty of Essence Crystals to squander.
"This guy is only at the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, yet he dares to bid on such a terrifying desolate stone. Even if there's something inside, it's not something he can obtain. He's truly a spendthrift!" The crowd cursed inwardly, naturally assuming Lin Feng was a prodigal son from some wealthy family.
Lin Feng seemed completely unaware of the crowd's gazes. What he wanted was for people to misunderstand him.
Of course, he also knew that there was one person who would definitely bid on this desolate stone. So whether he raised the bid or not didn't matter at all.
"One top-grade Essence Crystal!"
Just then, a faint voice rang out, causing the crowd to freeze. One top-grade Essence Crystal? Even though top-grade Essence Crystals were very precious, one was only worth ten thousand ordinary Essence Crystals. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?
The crowd's gazes searched through the crowd, then landed on a beautiful woman. She was the kind of woman that made people want to go crazy for her at a single glance. Her figure was too enticing, especially paired with her tight black clothing, making people drool and want to have a 'fierce battle' with her. Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, glossy and lustrous, but her face was shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see clearly. This sense of mystery only made people's blood boil even more, wanting to personally lift her mysterious veil.
"Miss, one top-grade Essence Crystal seems to be worth less than twenty thousand ordinary Essence Crystals." The middle-aged man, seeing that this woman didn't seem like someone who would cause trouble for no reason, asked with a smile.
"What if this top-grade Essence Crystal contains Life Essence?" The woman's voice was still very clear and pleasant, but it made everyone's hearts tremble.
Heavens! A Life Essence Essence Crystal, and top-grade at that. This was enough to drive people crazy, worth a fortune!
The Essence Crystals that people usually took out were ordinary ones, but Essence Crystals containing strange Essence powers were worth many times more.
If one obtained this Life Essence Crystal and comprehended a trace of Life Essence power, they could extend their lifespan, giving themselves more time to pursue the Dao. The deeper the comprehension, the longer the life. This was definitely a supreme treasure, making many old monsters go crazy. Their eyes had already burst forth with brilliant light as they stared at the woman.
"If it truly is a top-grade Essence Crystal containing Life Essence, then there's no need to continue the auction. This desolate stone is yours." The middle-aged man said decisively.
"Catch!" The woman's hand trembled, and an Essence Crystal flew toward the middle-aged man. He only sensed it for a moment before immediately storing it away. Others didn't even have time to touch it before he had hidden it.
"Should I cut open this desolate stone for you?" The middle-aged man asked the woman.
Hearing his words, everyone took a sharp breath. There was no need to doubt it. The enchanting woman had indeed taken out an Essence Crystal containing Life Essence, worth a fortune.
"Who is this woman? So enchanting, making people's blood boil at a single glance, unable to control themselves from wanting to pounce on her. She's like a seductive demoness who bewitches all living beings. Yet she casually took out an Essence Crystal containing Life Essence."
The crowd speculated inwardly. Could this person be a woman from the Sky Dome Immortal Palace? It was said that the Holy Maiden of Sky Dome Immortal Palace was about to enter the world. This woman was peerlessly enchanting. Could it be her?
But that seemed impossible too. A Holy Maiden should be pure and holy like a fairy maiden, while the woman before them was clearly a seductive demoness who bewitched all living beings. Besides, the man behind her was also demonic. People from Sky Dome Immortal Palace cultivated immortal arts, not this kind of aura.
"No need. I'll do it myself." The woman shook her head. The middle-aged man didn't insist. Having obtained a Life Essence Essence Crystal, he was already satisfied. He wouldn't dwell on what was inside the desolate stone. However, since the other party dared to bid, she must have some confidence.
After obtaining the desolate stone, the enchanting woman stored it away and left directly. Watching her enchanting back, many men with insufficient self-control swallowed their saliva. She was too seductive.
"This woman should be from the Demon Realm, and her status is clearly not low. Otherwise, that mutated terrifying Demon Sovereign wouldn't be just her guard." Lin Feng thought to himself. He had noticed this woman long ago, but during the auction of the first eight desolate stones, she hadn't shown any reaction at all. It was only when the last desolate stone was being auctioned that she finally made a move. At that time, he had guessed that she had come for this desolate stone. That was why he dared to bid.
"Alright, today's desolate stone auction ends here. Everyone may disperse." The middle-aged man said to the crowd. Then the crowd scattered and left.
At this moment, Lin Feng strode toward Gu Qiuyun, who was in the pavilion. For someone at the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, Gu Qiuyun didn't have any precautions. Besides, no one would dare to make a move against him here.
"I've long admired Brother Gu's reputation. Today, having come to Nine Dragons Island, I hope Brother Gu can show me around." Lin Feng said to Gu Qiuyun with a smile, his bearing extraordinary, flattering Gu Qiuyun.
"May I ask which family's young master you are?" Gu Qiuyun had seen Lin Feng's performance earlier and naturally noticed it. He guessed that Lin Feng was from a wealthy family, so he wasn't too arrogant. He first asked about his background.
"A mountain family from the Northern Wasteland, not worth mentioning. Today, meeting Brother Gu is a great joy for me. I don't have anything good on me, but I'll give this stone I brought from my family to Brother Gu as a gift!"
Lin Feng took out a stone tablet and handed it to Gu Qiuyun. Gu Qiuyun reached out and caught it, then stood up in shock.
"Demon Sealing Stele!"
Gu Qiuyun's expression was uncertain. He looked at the stone tablet. It was indeed a Demon Sealing Stele without a doubt. This person's boldness was too great. A Demon Sealing Stele, given as a meeting gift. A complete Demon Sealing Stele, in ancient times, could suppress everything. Even though it had been split into countless pieces, each piece of Demon Sealing Stele still possessed astonishing power.
"Brother, isn't this gift too precious?" Gu Qiuyun looked at Lin Feng and said.
"This means nothing to me. I still have a few more pieces on me. Besides, I sincerely wish to befriend Brother Gu. How could I care about a mere stone?" Lin Feng said generously, as if he didn't care about the Demon Sealing Stele at all. Light flickered, and a few more stone tablets appeared in his hand, making Gu Qiuyun's expression stiffen. They were indeed all Demon Sealing Steles.
"This guy has a big background!" Gu Qiuyun didn't dare to be negligent. He said generously, "Come, brother, please sit!"
Lin Feng didn't stand on ceremony either. He flicked his sleeve and sat down in the pavilion, saying to Gu Qiuyun, "What a pity. I usually only carry a few tens of thousands of Essence Crystals on me, not enough to bid for a treasure. I just didn't expect that today's auction items on Nine Dragons Island would be so precious!"
Gu Qiuyun's heart twitched slightly. This guy was a ruthless one. He carried tens of thousands of Essence Crystals with him when going out, yet he still complained it wasn't enough. As a descendant of the Nine Dragons Island Lord, he had never carried so many Essence Crystals before, at most around ten thousand.
"May I ask which treasure brother had his eye on?" Gu Qiuyun asked.
"Naturally, it was that war spear. Its slaughter aura was so intense. I wanted to send it back to my family to use as material for refining a suitable Sacred Artifact." Lin Feng said with some regret, making Gu Qiuyun curse inwardly. Damn, that powerful war spear, he wanted to use it as material? What kind of Sacred Artifact would he be refining to consider it suitable?
"I'll invite brother to come to Nine Dragons Island again another time." Gu Qiuyun increasingly felt that Lin Feng's family background was extraordinary.
"I sneaked out this time. With my old man's methods, he'll probably catch me back soon and make me cultivate for decades before letting me out again. That old fellow keeps thinking about bleeding himself a few drops to temper my body. Brother Gu, I'm so frustrated." Lin Feng shook his head and sighed. Gu Qiuyun was completely speechless. Bleeding himself to temper his body? What kind of terrifying expert was this guy's old man?
PS: Not feeling very well, sorry. Four updates today, and I'll make up for one more tomorrow!