Chapter 752: The Eve of the Auction

With the Chaos Jade Ring in hand, only one final condition remained to unlock the seventh layer of the Immortal Prison: the need for over ten thousand ecological planets, each housing five billion intelligent beings. Currently, there were less than a thousand such planets—far too few…
However, fulfilling this condition wasn’t difficult; time alone would suffice. Su Che thought that if he used the Jade Glow Wish Fruit to obtain a large amount of treasures or vast quantities of Immortal Crystals, such wealth might arouse the greed of certain people. But if it were replaced with countless ordinary beings, those people would lose interest in him.
Besides himself, who else in the Immortal Realm would, out of sheer indulgence, be willing to support so many ordinary beings? No one else!
Thus, this was the safest and most proper method, capable of completely eliminating the greed of certain individuals.
The Wish Fruit could be used to fulfill one wish—after all, his current wish was to unlock the seventh layer of the Immortal Prison. To some extent, the Wish Fruit had indeed worked for him…
All five slots for converting treasures were used up. Su Che and his companions didn’t need to do anything further. After waiting three days, they were transported away by the spatial forces of this place.
In less than an hour, Su Che and his three companions returned to the Fenglin Territory in the Earthly Immortal Realm.
On their way back, Feng Lin and Zong Yi deliberately took several detours, avoiding any interception.
In the vast void, setting up ambushes in advance to catch three vigilant Immortal Emperors was nearly impossible.
Having returned safely, Emperor Feng Lin wasted no time and immediately began organizing the auction Su Che had envisioned.
The starpiece of the auction was, of course, the Jade Glow Wish Fruit. Additionally, there were nine spiral spikes capable of counteracting wind-based magic.
During this time, to ensure Su Che’s safety, Zong Yi and Lan Ling stayed by his side constantly. The three of them didn’t return to the Haoyuan Heavenly Market but stayed in a hidden location in Fenglin Territory, avoiding contact with anyone except Emperor Feng Lin.
All arrangements for the auction were left to Feng Lin. As a supreme Immortal Emperor governing over a thousand realms with countless capable subordinates, he could handle this task in just a few days. The reason for setting the auction three months later was to give Emperor Feng Lin enough time to gather the living worlds Su Che needed.

A small world with 30 billion beings—at least 10,000—this was the price Su Che set. Emperor Feng Lin agreed immediately, without any intention of bargaining. Such a task was certainly not a challenge for her. Under Emperor Feng Lin’s control were hundreds of thousands of direct subordinates who had signed servitude contracts; even the least skilled among them were at the early stage of Xuanxian. Gathering those small worlds to meet Su Che’s demands was no problem at all—indeed, it would be more than enough. Three months passed in the blink of an eye. One day, Zong Yi, Lan Ling, and Su Che, after undergoing highly sophisticated disguise techniques, used several teleportation arrays pre-set by Emperor Feng Lin to secretly reach the core area of Feng Lin’s territory—the Imperial Phoenix Mountain. Located at the very center of Feng Lin’s territory and not belonging to any continent, it was a separately designated region. At the peak of the highest mountain in the range, the summit had been leveled, and atop it stood a magnificent palace, the Phoenix Nest Palace, which would also serve as the venue for this auction. As soon as they landed on the summit, Su Che and his companions were personally invited by Emperor Feng Lin into a secret chamber deep within the palace. Everything needed was ready, and the auction was set to begin in just over an hour. “My original plan was to simply invite dozens of immortal emperors and arrange a few hundred Da Luo Jinxian-level subordinates to pretend to be present, thereby publicly proving that the treasures were now in my hands and had nothing to do with you. If that act worked well, that would be enough…” Feng Lin said to Su Che. “But when this day actually came, over 300 immortal emperors showed up uninvited, determined to attend this auction. Moreover, they all showed fierce determination to obtain that Wish Fruit.” “Not surprising, right?” Su Che smiled. “Yes.” Feng Lin nodded seriously. “A successfully transformed Jade Radiant Wish Fruit can drive any immortal emperor who hasn’t reached the Ninth Heaven realm crazy. Su Che, I must admit that the price you asked for earlier was too low. I’m willing to raise it voluntarily—increasing the number of small worlds from 30 billion to 20,000. And I’m already prepared.” It was indeed rare for a buyer to raise the price on their own, which clearly showed that Emperor Feng Lin was under immense pressure. Over 300 immortal emperors were waiting in the auction hall, each determined to win at all costs. The pressure they exerted was truly enormous.

At that moment, Lao He quietly reminded, “Master, have you thought about whether Feng Lin might have planned a trap—using a large number of subordinates to trap Zong Yi and Lan Ling, then seizing the Wish Fruit from you…”
“No!”
Su Che immediately denied it, “Putting aside her character for now, Feng Lin would never dare do such a thing. She would be concerned about the Holy Mother Immortal Lord.”
“Within the realm of fate, I was once ‘invited’ by the Holy Mother Immortal Lord, which proves that I am already someone she pays attention to. Surely, Feng Lin would be wary of that.”
“Besides, I’ve already promised to sell her this Wish Fruit. Would she really betray me just to save a little money? That would underestimate her too much. She rules over more than a thousand realms and has countless subordinates—she’s not that desperate.”
“Hmm, that makes sense.” Lao He chuckled. “I was just worrying unnecessarily. I just feel that this Wish Fruit is too heavy a burden for us to bear.”
“That’s exactly why I’ll sell it right away. Otherwise, it will surely bring endless disasters.”
After speaking these words to Lao He in his mind, Su Che turned to Feng Lin with a smile and said, “You’re being too polite, senior. The price we agreed on earlier is sufficient; there’s no need to raise it. Are you worried that I might waver at the auction because of someone else’s exorbitant bid?”
“Yes!”
Feng Lin nodded frankly. “I do have such concerns. I’m afraid you might change your mind last minute. Su Che, perhaps it’s because you’re still at the Heavenly Immortal realm and truly don’t understand how difficult it is to advance to our level. If one had a Wish Fruit and could express one’s wish to the JadeHeavenly Immortal Lord Heavenly Immortal Lord, it might not guarantee a direct rise to the ninth heaven, but it would surely help me reach the sixth heaven.”
She emphasized her words further, “This Wish Fruit is too important to me. Even if you raise the price to thirty thousand small worlds, I’ll still agree… Let’s just say I don’t care how much it costs, but what I fear most is that you might change your mind at the last moment…”
With an immortal emperor speaking to her so earnestly, although Su Che wasn’t overly arrogant, he still found Feng Lin extremely endearing at that moment—almost adorable in her nervousness, like a little girl constantly worried that her beloved thing might be taken away.

Su Che chuckled and said, “Senior, don’t worry. I promised I’d give it to you, and it will definitely reach your hands. No temptation can make me break my promise. It’s just a Wish Fruit—do you really think I care that much about it?”
“You may not care, but I do!”
Feng Lin sighed softly. “I also oversimplified things before… You’ll never guess how many things have happened in these three months. I don’t know how many people have come to me, offering all sorts of prices to buy that Wish Fruit…”
Zong Yi nodded with a smile, taking over the conversation and saying to Su Che, “To be honest, if it weren’t for Lan Ling keeping a close eye on you, I would have tried to snatch you away.”
“Really? Is it that dangerous?” Su Che rubbed his face, clearly unwilling to believe it.
“Hmph!”
Lan Ling pulled Su Che into her arms and glared at Zong Yi, scolding, “I knew it! You old scoundrel are the most untrustworthy!”
Over the past three months, the three of them had hidden in a secret realm, staying in a meditative state the whole time. Lan Ling stayed right next to Su Che, never leaving his side for even a moment—truly dedicated.
Zong Yi laughed heartily and waved his hand nonchalantly, it was unclear whether his earlier words were true or not.
Regardless of whether it was a joke or not, Su Che said seriously to Feng Lin, “How about this? I’ll accept Senior’s suggestion and raise the price to 20,000 small worlds! But once again, I solemnly promise that no matter what offers are made—thousands or tens of thousands of times higher—I won’t change my mind. I don’t want to guess others’ intentions, but I, Su Che, am definitely not a despicable person who abandons principles for profit!”
“Good!”
Feng Lin nodded firmly. “If that’s the case, I’m relieved. I also promise you that I’ll have the ability to control the situation and ensure your safety.”
The so-called protection of Su Che’s safety was only valid during the auction. Once the transaction was complete and Su Che exchanged the Wish Fruit for a large number of small worlds, everyone would lose interest in him.
As always, aside from Su Che, no other immortal in the Immortal Realm wanted to support so many ordinary beings.
Keeping small worlds as pets was just for fun; too many of them would become a huge burden, bringing no benefit to any true immortal…
An hour later, the auction that had been prepared for three months finally began. In a circular hall capable of holding tens of thousands of people, over 300 Immortal Emperors and more than 5,000 Great Luo Golden Immortals gathered. In fact, a third of them had already been waiting here since a month ago.

Su Che, Lan Ling, and Zong Yi were placed in a VIP box. There were 400 such boxes in the entire venue, all prepared for the numerous Immortal Emperors. After all, Immortal Emperors couldn’t be crammed together with those Great Luo Golden Immortals; their statuses had to be clearly distinguished. Each of these boxes was equipped with multiple layers of isolation spells and restrictions, all set up personally by Emperor Feng Lin, to completely prevent any probing or infiltration by Immortal Emperor-level consciousness. In other words, it was to protect Su Che—no one could know his exact location until the auction results were finalized. Even with Zong Yi and Lan Ling’s protection, Su Che remained very cautious and created three teleportation portals on three of the box’s walls, directly connecting to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. It had been determined that Immortal Emperor-level beings couldn’t enter the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. If a dangerous situation arose that Emperor Feng Lin couldn’t control, Su Che would enter without hesitation. As long as he could get in in time, he would be safe…