Chapter 132: Small Heavenly Origin Technique

After acquiring the Netherworld Fruit and Crimson Blood Grass, Zhou Yuan had no further desires and simply gazed calmly at the lively auction house.

Luluo, however, was quite interested and bid on a few more items, but what puzzled Zhou Yuan was that this time, VIP room number one did not interfere again.

This made Zhou Yuan somewhat surprised and suspicious. Did the other party know that these two origin materials were very important to him?

"It seems that Xiao Tianxuan targeting you is likely related to the Gu family," said Yao Yao, who had been silent until now.

Zhou Yuan slowly said, "The Gu family also has capable people. They probably guessed that these two origin materials are needed to perfectly absorb the soul's origin, which is why they came here to hinder me." Knowing this, Zhou Yuan also understood that someone from the Gu family must have found Xiao Tianxuan. But what puzzled him was, who in the Gu family had such influence that they could persuade this young city lord to target him?

While Zhou Yuan's thoughts were swirling, the auction gradually came to an end. At this point, a final treasure appeared that shook the entire venue, even drawing Zhou Yuan's gaze.

On the auction stage, the old man carefully held up a golden tray. On the tray was a small stone tablet, seemingly inscribed with ancient characters, constantly emitting a mysterious and profound halo.

"This stone tablet is inscribed with an Origin Art called 'Spirit Suppressing Art.' Its power is extraordinary; it is a genuine Lesser Heaven Origin Art!" The old man's eyes were also somewhat fervent, as even he coveted an Origin Art of this level.

"Lesser Heaven Origin Art?" The entire auction house vibrated at that moment.

All eyes fervently fixated on the stone tablet.

Above Profound Origin Arts are Heaven Origin Arts. Profound Origin Arts are relatively common, but Heaven Origin Arts are extremely rare, even among the major factions across the entire Boundless Continent. As for Lesser Heaven Origin Arts, in a sense, they rank above Profound Origin Arts but below Heaven Origin Arts. However, since it bears the name "Heaven Origin Art," it demonstrates its formidable power. If one could obtain it, even a Heaven Gate stage practitioner could slay a Genesis Beginning stage practitioner. This is the power of a Lesser Heaven Origin Art.

"A Lesser Heaven Origin Art..." Zhou Yuan murmured. Even he felt his heart stir at this moment. He had once heard Zhou Qing say that during the Great Zhou's prosperous era, they possessed Heaven Origin Arts, but these were later seized by the Great Wu Dynasty.

Luluo, standing beside him, also had her large eyes gleaming. She said, "I didn't expect a Lesser Heaven Origin Art to appear here. Our Myriad Beasts Dynasty only possesses three Lesser Heaven Origin Arts; this is comparable to a nation-guarding art."

Zhou Yuan nodded. The strongest Origin Art he currently possessed was only the third level of the "Dragon Tablet Hand" he cultivated, which reached the power of a High-Grade Profound Origin Art. As for comparing it to a Lesser Heaven Origin Art, the difference was clearly like heaven and earth.

"It's said that in the Saint Genesis Palace, one can obtain true Heaven Origin Arts. Those were all learned by the fallen Saint during his lifetime and were thus imprinted in his Saint blood. The Saint blood has now transformed into the Saint Genesis Palace, giving rise to all sorts of marvels." Luluo licked her small lips, noting that even their Myriad Beasts Dynasty did not possess true Heaven Origin Arts.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan's heart also burned with fervor. This Saint Genesis Palace truly contained great opportunities.

As they spoke, the auction house had already erupted into a frenzy because of the Lesser Heaven Origin Art named "Spirit Suppressing Art." Hoarse, desperate bids constantly rang out.

"Four million!"

"Four point three million!"

"Five million!"

In just a few minutes, the price of the Lesser Heaven Origin Art reached a staggering five million. During this time, Luluo also made a bid once, but was quickly surpassed by those fervent individuals. This made her a little dejected, and after some thought, she finally gave up.

"This kind of Lesser Heaven Origin Art has quite stringent cultivation requirements; you can't just cultivate it once you buy it," Luluo mumbled.

Zhou Yuan had no intention of bidding at all, simply because the price was too high. Five million Genesis Crystals were almost equivalent to the Great Zhou Dynasty's annual tax revenue. However, with this art falling into someone else's hands, he would need to be careful. If he were to encounter it later in the Saint Genesis Palace, it would likely be a significant problem for anyone.

They closely watched the struggle in the auction house. Even the VIP rooms from various factions that had previously been silent began to bid.

After a series of fierce contests, the "Spirit Suppressing Art" finally concluded its bidding at a price of 7.9 million.

"Seven point nine million..." Zhou Yuan sighed, shaking his head. The value of a Lesser Heaven Origin Art was truly too high; after all, an Origin Art of this level was already considered top-tier on the Boundless Continent.

"Let's go." Zhou Yuan stood up. He had already acquired what he needed, and tonight he could refine and absorb the soul's origin to advance his soul to the late Ethereal Stage and cultivate a Third-Grade Genesis Rune.

The three exited the VIP room and walked out of the passage. But at that moment, Zhou Yuan noticed Luluo's steps slow down, and her small face, which had been full of smiles, also turned cold.

Zhou Yuan followed her gaze and saw a group of people approaching from another direction.

At the front of that group, a man and a woman were surrounded. The man was tall and slender, with an elegant bearing. In his palm, he was toying with two golden orbs, on which Genesis Runes seemed faintly to emerge. The woman was also quite eye-catching; her figure was extremely voluptuous. Dressed in a tight black leather outfit, it further accentuated her perfect curves, making many men secretly swallow their saliva.

This group quickly approached Zhou Yuan and the other two.

Luluo's small face tightened, and she said coldly, "Xiao Tianxuan, how dare you show yourself before me again?"

Zhou Yuan's eyes immediately narrowed, and a hint of coldness flashed deep within them. So this man was Xiao Tianxuan, the Young City Lord of Saint Genesis City.

Xiao Tianxuan smiled, gently manipulating the golden orbs in his hand. He smiled faintly, "Little Princess, there's no need to be angry. If you're concerned about those few hundred thousand Genesis Crystals, I'll refund them to you."

Luluo scoffed. What she cared about was not those hundreds of thousands of Genesis Crystals.

Xiao Tianxuan's gaze shifted slightly, finally resting on Zhou Yuan. He said, "Presumably, this friend is Zhou Yuan?"

"Is there something, Young City Lord?" Zhou Yuan asked indifferently.

"Hehe, nothing much. I just wanted to introduce someone to you," Xiao Tianxuan chuckled, looking at the extremely alluring woman beside him.

At this moment, the woman also took long strides and approached Zhou Yuan. Her narrow eyes seemed to hold a glimmering moisture. However, Zhou Yuan felt that deep within those eyes, there was a snake-like gaze.

"Are you that Zhou Yuan?" The alluring woman in front of him smiled charmingly. She said, "My name is Gu Ling, from the Profound Yin Sect... That Gu Ling, who died by your hand, was my younger brother."

At this moment, Zhou Yuan finally understood why he had been subtly targeted upon arriving at this Prodigy Building.

It turned out that the source of everything was this woman named Gu Ling standing before him.