The Gate Of Good Fortune c1-905

by Demon Translations

  Sure enough, after she finished speaking, she took out a jade talisman. Activating the Transfer Jade Talisman, it immediately transformed into a white light that swept the two away.

  Shortly after they left, several Daoist shadows reached the place. But because these cultivators did not have high cultivation, they couldn’t find out what had happened here.

  ……

  After a short spell of dizziness, Yan Ji’s feet touched solid ground and stumbled a bit. As soon as she stepped onto solid ground, Yan Ji immediately started to look all around her in caution.

  From the looks of it, this area felt like a cellar.

  No, it shouldn’t be a cellar.

  Yan Ji quickly noticed stone passageways branching out of this ‘cellar’ through her spiritual consciousness. Moreover, despite having many Clear Light Arrays installed in the ‘passageways’ and the ‘cellar’, she couldn’t see anything with a clear focus.

  She then carefully looked around the cellar and only found a stone bed, a stone table and two stone piers along with a praying mat. It didn’t look anything different from the most unadorned cultivation cave, with nothing extra.

  “Where is this place?” Yan Ji asked subconsciously.

  The grey-robed woman took out two glasses and filled them up with some spirit tea before handing Yan Ji a cup. She then said, “This place still is within Thorn Tooth Lake. But there’s no way for anyone else to find this place. You’re severely injured so have some spirit tea first.”

  Yan Ji didn’t hesitate. She took the spirit tea and finished it in one gulp before putting the cup down. “Aren’t you supposed to be in Striking Order Starry Sky, how come you came to Nine Jewels Starry Sky?”

  “You know who I am?” The grey-robed woman looked at Yan Ji in shock.

  Yan Ji raised her hand and took off her mask before replying with a calm voice. “I didn’t know it back then, but I realised it when you held my hand.”

  Not only did she know this woman, but she also knew that there were a few grudges between the two of them. This woman was also from Le Continent, and one of the darlings of heaven. Moreover, the two were even known as the Le Continent’s ‘twin lotus flowers on one stock’. However, the two didn’t share a good relationship; rather, the two had a lot of conflicts.

  Moreover, the conflicts between the two originated because of Ning Cheng.

  The grey-robed woman sighed after hearing Yan Ji’s words and also took off her mask, revealing a pretty face no worse than Yan Ji. If not for Yan Ji’s currently pale face, with the two women standing together, they truly would look like ‘twin lotus flowers on one stock’.

  She was Nalan Ruxue, who like Yan Ji, came from the Le Continent.

  “Nalan Ruxue, why did you save me? If I remember correctly, didn’t you hate me?” Yan Ji spoke with a calm voice and even looked at Nalan Ruxue with a steady gaze.

  “Yan Ji, do you think that I’m someone who dwells on taking revenge?” Nalan Ruxue spoke with a someone dejected tone.

  Yan Ji remained silent.

  Yeah, she did think that Nalan Ruxue was a person who chased after revenge.

  It’s just that Nalan Ruxue had saved her, so she didn’t want to be an ungrateful person.

  “Why are you in the Night Essence Celestial River?” After a long silence, Yan Ji didn’t directly answer Nalan Ruxue’s words but instead chose to change the topic. In her opinion, Nalan Ruxue was a person who chased after revenge, so she couldn’t figure out why Nalan Ruxue wanted to save her.

  Nalan Ruxue took in a deep breath and said, “Do you know what school I joined at Tian Continent?”

  Without waiting for Yan Ji to answer, Nalan Ruxue voluntarily replied, “It’s the Battle Devil Palace.”

  At this point, her tone turned a bit self-deprecating, “Haha. I came from Le Continent’s Thoughtless Academy, but joined Tian Continent’s Battle Devil Palace.”

  “You, because he was a devil cultivator, you joined a devil sect? Why, was it to relieve your guilt?” Yan Ji suddenly asked.

  Although Nalan Ruxue answered Yan Ji’s words, it felt like she was talking to herself. “I don’t know. In the eyes of everyone in Le Continent, devil cultivators are a taboo existence, treated as poisonous weeds that need rooting out. But he became a devil cultivator, not because he wanted to, but because of me. Maybe because I almost killed him….”

  Yan Ji spoke up with a rather chilly tone, “You didn’t just

  almost

  kill him. Did you forget that when he entered Law’s Way, he almost died because of you? When Hang Jiaojiao and others ganged up on him, you could have stood up and set the record straight. But instead, you almost let Que Penghai kill him.”

  “At that time, replaced with anyone else, they would have stood up and at least tried to set the record straight. Yet, it was you. If not for you, would Hang Jiaojiao ever dare to target him? He saved you from Hang Jiaojiao and Si Kongkai, yet you almost killed him to help the enemy.”

  Nalan Ruxue lowered her head but remained silent. Yan Ji spoke the truth. If it weren’t for Yan Ji coming forward and speaking up at the right time, Ning Cheng, who went under the pseudonym of Cheng Xiaoning back then, would have died under Que Penghai’s hands. As for a reason, of course, it was because she stood up for the injustice.

  After coming out of Law’s Way, she already suspected that Ning Cheng was her life-saving benefactor, yet she still used Ning Cheng as a shield. In the end, because of Ning Cheng’s grassroots origin, she did not care much about his life or death.

  The Thoughtless Academy was a prestigious and upright faction within the eyes of people. But her master had drilled into her head that the world only cared about strength. One could only enjoy freedom corresponding to one’s power and influence, which meant that people would only listen and look up to the strongest individuals. Besides, she only suspected that Ning Cheng helped her back then, and did not know for sure. Yet, instead of sitting down and thinking it over with a calm mind, she had accused Ning Cheng of something he hadn’t done. By the time she realised it, it was already too late.

  Only after being influenced by Meng Jingxiu and Yue Ying’s words and coming to Tian Continent, did she realise that Ning Cheng had already surpassed everyone. Despite his grassroots origin. In contrast, none of Le Continent’s so-called geniuses could even come anywhere near to Ning Cheng’s achievements. Only at that point did she start reflecting over all her past actions.

  She grew up under the heavy influence of her master, and as such, had also developed an intense hatred towards devil sects and devil cultivators. Ning Cheng’s use of Devil Qi, coupled with her dirty little secret, naturally formed an extreme distrust and hatred towards him. At the very least, she had felt apathetic to Ning Cheng’s plight and situation back then. But the truth she learned later created a psychological shock so massive that it almost destroyed her mind and even her foundation. The uncomfortable guilt that emerged within her heart then led her to join a devil sect as a means for atonement.

  However, Tian Continent and Le Continent held vastly different views. Tian Continent never treated devil sects as mortal enemies, and in fact, treated them as equals. After Nalan Ruxue joined the devil sect, her temperament started to change gradually. After spending some time in the sect, she no longer was the same person as in the past. She now fully believed what Yue Ying had said to her when she left. That is, sometimes even if you see it with your own eyes, it may not necessarily be the truth.

  Eventually, after years of gruelling training and hardships, she managed to shed her past self. Moreover, because she now walked the path of a devil cultivator, she wanted to head to the Devil Domain Grand Starry Sky. But while passing through the Night Essence Celestial River, she accidentally came across this place. As it helped her cultivation a lot, she decided to make this place a temporary home for now.

  Chapter 0782 – An Acquaintance Presides Over The Auction

  Translated By – DemonKiller

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  Ning Cheng didn’t stay in Striking Order Starry Sky for long and returned to Jiangzhou Star. Jiangzhou Star had Cang Caihe presiding over everything, so no one would dare to pick a fight for now. Ning Ruolan had also decided to go into secluded cultivation for three years, as her cultivation had already reached the late-stage Celestial Shatterer Realm. She wanted to advance to the Celestial Gatherer Realm during this seclusion.

  As for Warren and Yue Wanxue, both had already stepped into the Heaven Seated Realm with the help of Ning Cheng’s pills. Their addition took the strength of Jiangzhou Star one step further. As for Yu Clan, they quickly moved everyone to Mysterious Yellow Celestial River’s Fighting Pit Star and began rebuilding it from the ground up.

  Ning Ruoqing was the only one who didn’t come out. Still, Ning Cheng could feel that Ning Ruoqing had entered a deep secluded cultivation session and did not want to disturb her. Therefore, after taking care of a few matters and once again handing over things to Cang Caihe, Ning Cheng immediately headed towards Devil Domain Grand Starry Sky.

  He could never give up on the Starry Sky Radish Grass. Moreover, if Duan Gantai obtained the Radish Grass, it wouldn’t matter whether Duan Gantai found someone to refine the Eternal Emperor Continuance Pill. It would only end up bad for him.

  ……

  Silent Bubble Starland, just like Culmination Grand Starry Sky’s Culmination Starland, was the premier starland within the Devil Domain. Moreover, this starland also contained the largest starry sky city within the Devil Domain Grand Starry Sky, the Returning Capital Starry Sky City. Therefore, Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce, as the premier Chamber of Commerce in the Devil Domain Grand Starry, also had its headquarters situated in Silent Bubble Starland’s Returning Capital Starry Sky City.

  This time, the auction hosted by Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce had exceeded all the events it had hosted previously. Even if it did not advertise all the top-grade treasures for the auction, just a few listed and publicised treasures would turn most of the people crazy. With so many ‘known’ treasures appearing, it naturally attracted many powerhouses, who flocked to the city like a gathering of clouds during a thunderstorm.

  Fortunately, Ning Cheng managed to reach the Returning Capital Starry Sky City a few days before the auction started. However, by the time he arrived, the Returning Capital Starry Sky City had already begun to overflow with people. Even finding a small rest stop proved difficult. Ning Cheng enjoyed some fame and reputation within Striking Order Starry Sky and even in the Culmination Starland. But not many people knew about Ning Cheng in Silent Bubble Starland.

  Finally, Ning Cheng had to spend a few thousand Perpetual Moon Pills to find a place to rest in a small rest stop in a remote corner.

  ……

  Half a month later, the Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce officially declared the start of the grand auction. The chamber of commerce used that half a month to make the necessary arrangements due to the rapid influx of a large number of powerhouses and also inventory.

  Regardless, Ning Cheng casually followed the crowd and strolled into the large auction venue. Immediately after entering, the jade card in his hand glowed with some words,

  Row 39, Seat 137

  .

  Sure enough, as Suo Zihui mentioned, it was only an ordinary entrance jade card. The location wasn’t anything special and wasn’t even near to the front row.

  But looking at the large venue, Ning Cheng felt that the position wasn’t too bad. Although the 39th row wasn’t the same as the 1st row, many cultivators considered the 39th row as a very suitable location.

  After Ning Cheng sat down, he let his spiritual consciousness out freely. The auction venue was in the shape of colosseum with a large stage placed in the middle and covered with top-grade starry sky array formations and restrictions. Glancing at the private booths situated in the front row, Ning Cheng sensed several relatively powerful auras. From this, he understood that these booths had some compelling characters.

  Ning Cheng already had a bad relationship with Devil Domain Grand Starry Sky’s Qiao Jierui. But since Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce operated and established such a huge base within the Devil Domain. Ning Cheng wouldn’t believe that its leader Yi Cang had nothing to do with Qiao Jierui. In any case, he didn’t come here to pick a fight with Qiao Jierui but to just bid for the Radish Grass.

  Of course, if something that interested him appeared, he naturally wouldn’t give up on it.

  After half an hour, the noisy scene within the venue finally subsided. With almost everyone holding the invitation jade cards inside the site, the chamber of commerce slowly closed the doors to mark the start of the auction.

  Ning Cheng had already noticed Duan Gantai sitting in a row behind him, not too far away from his seat. He also believed that Duan Gantai had already taken note of him. As for the powerhouses in the booths in front, Ning Cheng didn’t peek at them with his spiritual consciousness. In any case, they were most likely Sect Masters of some big sects or Starry Sky Emperors.

  An old-looking gentleman with a long beard slowly walked onto the auction stage and lightly cupped his fists towards everyone. “As Deacon Youcheng of Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce, I thank all the friends here for participating in my Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce’s auction. I believe everyone here has already heard about a few things appearing in today’s auction. But let me tell this before the auction officially starts.

  You’ll find many more items previously unlisted.

  I’m sure that this auction will bring you enough surprise and excitement for everyone here.”

  Youcheng’s words immediately caused some restlessness in the crowd, showing that many people, just like Ning Cheng, came with a purpose. Ning Cheng breathed in a sigh of relief. If he hadn’t extorted Duan Gantai for 20 Starry Sky Spiritual Veins, he most likely wouldn’t have the capital necessary to bid in this place.

  Moreover, Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce had a well-deserved strength and reputation. Deacon Youcheng was only a deacon, yet his power had reached the early-stage Eternal Realm. No wonder this chamber of commerce could become the premier chamber of commerce within Devil Domain Grand Starry Sky.

  Waiting for the restlessness to calm down a bit, Youcheng continued, “As we have a lot of things to auction, I won’t take up any more of your time. Please welcome my Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce’s third deputy-lord, Shui Wuchang to host this auction.”

  Shui Wuchang?

  Ning Cheng had just heard of this name when a beautiful woman in a red-coloured robe walked onto the stage.

  It truly was the Shui Wuchang he knew.

  Ning Cheng didn’t find it strange that Shui Wuchang had advanced to the Heaven Seated Realm. After all, Duan Gantai had given Shui Wuchang a Celestial River Essence Qi King Pill. But what Ning Cheng felt a little surprised was that Shui Wuchang left Moyi City’s Shui Clan and came to the Devil Domain. She even became the third deputy lord of Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce.

  Wasn’t this sort of change a bit too abrupt?

  Ning Cheng suddenly thought of the Perpetual Moon Time Key he prepared for the auction. He had taken Shui Wuchang’s Perpetual Moon Time Key back then. And now he used the same Perpetual Moon Time Key as one of the items in the auction presided over by Shui Wuchang. I w

  onder what she would think of it once it appeared?

  Despite this, Ning Cheng didn’t find anything wrong with it. He took away Shui Wuchang’s Perpetual Moon Time Key mainly because Shui Wuchang wanted to use him against Duan Gantai. Moreover, she even wanted to take his life. Since this woman aimed for his life, he decided to take away her Perpetual Moon Time Key.

  In any case, Duan Gantai was the main culprit in Shui Wuchang’s eyes, so he also wondered what Duan Gantai would do about it later.

  Shui Wuchang stood over the stage and first bowed towards everyone
before showing a charming smile. “Without wasting any more time, I will preside over today’s auction. We will not accept any celestial coins, only Perpetual Moon Pills, Permanent Essence Pills and Starry Sky Spiritual Veins. Our first item today is a drop of Single Essence Heavy Water. However, it’s not a complete drop of Single Essence Heavy Water, more like slightly more than half a drop….”

  The first item for auction was the Single Essence Heavy Water, which immediately excited and confused many people in the audience. Who here didn’t know the value of Single Essence Heavy Water? Even if one did not use it as supplementary material in crafting a weapon, one could still refine into a powerful treasure.

  Ning Cheng only knew that Qiao Jierui obtained a full drop of Single Essence Heavy Water. But since only half a drop appeared here, then most likely the other half went to Chuan Xinlou.

  “This drop of Single Essence Heavy Water has a base price of 50 million Perpetual Moon Pills, and each price increase must not be less than 1 million. The bidding starts now.” Shui Wuchang spoke with a soft voice that created a deep impression in everyone’s mind. Moreover, since the very first item was the Single Essence Heavy Water, it immediately drew the enthusiasm of all the cultivators within the auction hall.

  Fifty million Perpetual Moon Pills, a sum that ordinary cultivators couldn’t even dream of earning in their entire life, yet it was the starting price for this item. However, everyone here knew that the Single Essence Heavy Water, even half a drop, commanded a price much more than 50 million Perpetual Moon Pills.

  On the bid-registering screen, prices continued to change quickly, showing only the highest current bid.

  “60 million Perpetual Moon Pills.”

  “70 million….”

  ……

  “130 million….”

  The price of Single Essence Heavy Water quickly reached 130 million Perpetual Moon Pills. Seeing this, Ning Cheng sighed. Looks like Duan Gantai and he weren’t the only ‘rich’ cultivators here. Within the vast starry skies, no one could say for sure about how the many heaven-sent opportunities a cultivator would encounter anyway.