The elder at the auction podium slowly produced a gleaming gold talisman and announced, "This is the final item of today's auction: the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman. Just hearing the name, you can imagine how terrifying its power is. A talisman that can slay gods and exterminate immortals is exceedingly rare in the Immortal Realm."
Although this talisman can only be used once, its value as a life-saving trump card is immense. I believe many of you are interested in it—talismans like this don’t just appear whenever you want.
The materials needed to craft this talisman are incredibly precious—just the cost alone is at least a thousand supreme-grade Immortal Stones. The refinement process is also extremely troublesome. This talisman was personally refined by Master Treasureforge, the sect master of Treasureforge Sect. Only two have ever been made: one for Master Treasureforge’s own protection, and one for auction as the sect’s daily expenses.
The Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman is simple and convenient to use—just inject your immortal spiritual power and it will activate. Everything within several hundred meters will be struck, while the user remains completely unharmed. It’s truly miraculous.
Now, let’s talk about the starting price for this final auction item…"
The elder stopped and dragged things out on purpose, making everyone in the auction hall hold their breath, desperate to hear the starting price for the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman. Evan Chu muttered to himself, "This old geezer's voice is worse than a butcher grinding his ax. Can't he just spit it out already? All this fake suspense is driving me nuts. Seriously, enough with the drama!"
"The starting price for the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman is 150,000 high-grade Immortal Stones. Each bid must be no less than 20,000 high-grade Immortal Stones. Bidding begins now." The elder finally finished his announcement.
Evan Chu just sat back, not in any hurry. Right now, it was all city lords and big family heads fighting over the bid—more than twenty of them! That was way beyond what Evan expected. Turns out, there are way more filthy rich people here than he thought. Damn, these old moneybags really crawl out of the woodwork when there's a life-saving treasure on the line.
Lotus Lian quietly said to Evan Chu, "Young master, we’ve still got more than 3,700 supreme-grade Immortal Stones left. I’m not sure if that’s enough to win the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman, but with it, your safety would be guaranteed."
"Don’t worry, Lotus. I’ve still got Immortal Stones left. Here—two thousand more supreme-grade Immortal Stones, and ten Immortal Crystals. I’m sure this’ll be enough to win the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman. When it comes to staying alive, I’ll spend whatever it takes." Evan Chu laughed.
Lotus Lian wasn’t even surprised by how many Immortal Stones Evan Chu handed over this time—she seemed numb to it by now. After all, this was the third time he’d done something like this, so her reaction was much more subdued.
Seeing all those Immortal Stones, Lotus said, "With so many stones, we should be able to win the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman. Young master, when you get it, you have to take me away from here!"
"Of course I’ll restore your freedom—I promise. Stop worrying about that for now and just focus on helping me win the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman. My life depends on it, and if anything happens to me, I doubt things will go well for you either." Evan Chu laughed.
As they chatted, the price had already climbed to 230,000 high-grade Immortal Stones. A few more competitors dropped out, but the bidding was still fierce. The Six Imperial Palaces hadn’t made a move yet—maybe they were still watching. Evan Chu wasn’t in a hurry; he planned to act only after others did.
Soon, half an hour had passed and the price hit 300,000. Only four bidders were left, each barely hanging on, raising the bid by the minimum 20,000 high-grade Immortal Stones each time. Lotus asked, "Young master, is it time for us to make a move?"
"Wait a bit longer. I refuse to believe the Six Imperial Palaces won’t be tempted. We’ll act as soon as they do." Evan Chu replied, feeling like a general commanding an army, calmly plotting his next move.
When the bid hit 350,000 high-grade Immortal Stones, only two bidders were left. That’s when Coldshroud Imperial Palace finally made a move—and right after, the mysterious Loveless Sword Tomb joined in. This was Loveless Sword Tomb’s first bid since the auction started, and the whole hall went tense.
Evan Chu didn’t know much about Loveless Sword Tomb—he’d only heard from the Sword Spirit that it was a freakishly terrifying place, its strength impossible to measure, and its ways seriously bizarre. The fact that they suddenly joined the bidding made people nervous.
Evan Chu frowned slightly. His own strength was still weak, and now he’d already offended Solarion Palace and Skyshade Hall. Solarion Palace might reluctantly let him go because of Yvonne Xuan, but Skyshade Hall definitely wouldn’t.
Now, with Coldshroud Imperial Palace and Loveless Sword Tomb joining the fray, offending one more faction would make things even harder—even if Martial Spirit Dominion wanted to protect him, they’d be in a tough spot. If several major powers teamed up against Martial Spirit Dominion, it’d be a disaster. Evan Chu couldn’t help but worry.
But at this point, Evan Chu couldn’t afford to worry about all that. Without the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman, he’d be in even greater danger—he had to get it, no matter what. "Lotus, raise the bid by 100,000. Make them back off. I want them to see I’m dead set on this talisman."
Lotus immediately raised the bid to 490,000 high-grade Immortal Stones. Coldshroud Imperial Palace and Loveless Sword Tomb each added 20,000, but Evan Chu’s sudden jump of 100,000 sent the whole auction hall into an uproar.
"The bidder in VIP Room 16 really is a super tycoon! How can he still have so many Immortal Stones? This is insane!"
"There’s no way this guy is ordinary. He must have found some ancient immortal’s treasure—otherwise, how could he have so many Immortal Stones? He’s already offended several imperial palaces, but he doesn’t seem scared at all. He must have powerful backers."
"I bet there’ll be a huge battle after this auction. Even if there isn’t, something earth-shattering is bound to happen. I can’t wait to see it!"
The chatter instantly flooded the auction hall—even those in the VIP rooms were talking about Evan Chu, especially Xander Xuan, who was so shocked he couldn’t speak.
Yvonne Xuan looked utterly dejected. "Luna, do you have any idea how that punk managed to get so many Immortal Stones?"
Luna didn’t bother to respond. Her silence only made Xander Xuan even angrier. He’d always doted on his daughter, but ever since she swore she’d never marry anyone but Evan Chu, he’d been fuming—even threatening her with death if she refused to obey.
"If you won’t say, it doesn’t matter. When the auction ends, I’ll take his life. No amount of Immortal Stones will save him." Xander Xuan said coldly.
"He could win the Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman at auction. Do you really think you could survive its power?" Yvonne Xuan retorted.
"My Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, once unleashed, won’t fear any Immortal-Extinguishing Talisman. We’ll see who wins!" Xander Xuan snapped.
Yvonne Xuan rose to her feet and spoke, her voice unwavering: "If he lives, I live. If he dies, I die!" Her words rang out like a vow, so fierce and absolute that both Xander Xuan and his beautiful consort were left stunned, unable to utter a single word.