This Young Master Has Infinite Comprehension-Chapter 38: Fight on the Cliff

The auction resumed. The first item in the main session was the Spirit Infant Pill.

The effect of this pill allowed a Golden Core cultivator to open the bridge toward the Nascent Soul realm.

Lin Ruyue needed that pill to accelerate her chances of breaking through to Nascent Soul.

She had already admitted she couldn’t afford to wait any longer, which was why she chose to make a deal with Gu Qinghe.

Other clans attempted to challenge the bid with higher offers, but Gu Qinghe immediately countered with even greater amounts.

The bidding price soon reached 1,700,000 spirit stones—an amount clearly too high for a single Spirit Infant Pill.

However, to Gu Qinghe, the Spirit Infant Pill was the only way to break Wang Yunxi’s Meridian Ice Curse.

"The auction for the Spirit Infant Pill will close in three... two... one!"

"Congratulations to Young Master Gu for obtaining the Spirit Infant Pill with a bid of 1,700,000 spirit stones. The item can be collected after the auction ends. Our attendants will deliver it to your room."

Gu Qinghe nodded. In truth, it didn’t require much of his funds to obtain the pill.

He had brought 10,000,000 spirit stones and 500 high-grade spirit stones. One high-grade spirit stone was equal to 10,000 ordinary spirit stones.

Gu Qinghe had no intention of pursuing any other items. He knew the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Sword was indeed good, but there was a far better sword buried within the ruins of an Immortal palace beneath the sea.

Gu Qinghe knew its location, and he planned to go there once his cultivation reached the Nascent Soul realm.

He and Lin Ruyue returned to the room and continued drinking the remaining wine in the bottle. The two elders remained standing by the corridor railing, observing the auction.

The Ling Clan successfully obtained the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Sword. They clearly felt fortunate that the Gu Clan had not competed for it.

The Three Vajra Bodies Technique was acquired by one of the sects attending the auction.

No one else seemed interested in it. Everyone knew the technique came from the Zen lineage and was incompatible with the cultivation styles practiced by most sects within the Song Kingdom.

"Thank you to both our regular and distinguished guests for attending the Minghua Auction. We appreciate your trust in purchasing items from us."

"We, the Minghua Auction Tower, now conclude today’s event."

One by one, the participants began leaving the tower. Some had successfully obtained the items they wanted, while others left empty-handed.

Several attendants walked from the first floor to the second floor, carrying the purchased items for the guests occupying the private rooms.

"I am an attendant from the Minghua Auction Tower. I’ve come to deliver the Spirit Infant Pill to Young Master Gu," said the woman, holding a wooden box carefully with both hands.

The door opened.

Gu Qinghe stepped forward, approached the attendant, and opened the wooden box.

The Spirit Infant Pill glowed with a bright white light that made many people marvel. Lin Ruyue smiled widely.

Now, her chance to break through to Nascent Soul was finally within reach.

Gu Qinghe nodded, stored the pill inside his bag of holding, and handed over a black pouch containing 1,700,000 spirit stones.

The attendant opened the pouch and carefully counted its contents. The amount was correct.

"Thank you for purchasing from the Minghua Auction Tower. We hope to see you again at our future auctions."

Gu Qinghe left the room with the two elders and Lin Ruyue.

They arrived outside the auction tower and saw many cultivators gathering throughout the streets of the city.

"Let’s go!"

"Yes."

They summoned their flying swords and quickly departed from Minghua City.

Lin Ruyue continued following them since Gu Qinghe had not yet handed over the pill, as promised in their agreement.

Gu Qinghe briefly glanced behind him. Lin Ruyue was still following, even as they flew far away from Minghua City.

It’s time to begin my plan.

He stopped his flying sword and invited Lin Ruyue to discuss their agreement atop a rocky cliff nearby. Lin Ruyue agreed without hesitation, showing no suspicion toward Gu Qinghe.

They landed on the cliff.

Gu Qinghe tapped his bag of holding and brought out the wooden box containing the Spirit Infant Pill.

"As agreed. I’ll give you this pill if you help me destroy Wang Yunxi’s Meridian Ice Curse," Gu Qinghe said.

"I can only destroy that curse if I reach the Nascent Soul realm," Lin Ruyue replied.

"Didn’t you say before that the Meridian Ice Curse can also be broken if its user dies or if a certain formation is used? Am I right?" Gu Qinghe asked.

"The Meridian Ice Curse does work that way. What you said is correct, Qinghe."

Gu Qinghe narrowed his eyes sharply.

"Then why don’t you kill yourself, Grand Elder Lin?"

The two clan elders were stunned. They stared forward, realizing that the woman before them had become their target.

Lin Ruyue fell silent for a moment before suddenly bursting into loud laughter. She closed her eyes and held her stomach as she laughed.

Gu Qinghe’s words sounded absurd—he was asking her to kill herself.

"You’re strange, Qinghe. You’re asking me to kill myself because you suspect I’m the culprit?"

"I’m not suspecting," Gu Qinghe replied calmly, "I know."

"Wang Yunxi is a clever woman. She left a simple memory projection formation in the cave where she cultivated in the Yin-Yang Sect."

Gu Qinghe raised his hand. Golden qi light appeared at the tip of his finger.

In that instant, Lin Ruyue’s body convulsed in pain—and so did Gu Qinghe.

Both of them had drunk the same wine.

The wine had been mixed with the Artery-Sealing Pill, a pill similar to poison that could easily be hidden within food or drink.

Lin Ruyue collapsed while coughing blood. Her chest felt tight, her veins turned dark, and her face turned pale.

She looked forward and saw Gu Qinghe experiencing the same symptoms.

However, he soon stood up again. His veins returned to normal as he recovered.

"What... did you do?" Lin Ruyue asked, still coughing blood.

"The Artery-Sealing Pill. I knew I couldn’t defeat you due to the huge gap in cultivation. But I could poison you and kill you," Gu Qinghe replied.

"HAHAHA!" Lin Ruyue shouted. "You think poison like this can kill me? You fool!"

Lin Ruyue formed hand seals, summoning a Taoist tetragram and launching thousands of black-and-white swords toward Gu Qinghe.

The two clan elders immediately acted. They formed hand seals and released golden palm strikes that shot forward.

A magical explosion erupted. Lin Ruyue grew even weaker and more injured.

"You’re courting death, Gu Qinghe!"

Lin Ruyue did not stop.

She bit her finger and released a beam of black light into the sky, trapping the cliff within a black-and-white dome like spilled ink.

Her presence vanished completely.

The clan elders warned Gu Qinghe to remain cautious.

"I was the one who planted that poison! That’s because Gu Zhen chose Wang Yunxi over me!"

"I’m stronger than her. I’m smarter. My cultivation is higher. Why would he choose someone as worthless as Yunxi?!" Lin Ruyue screamed.

"Looks like your friendship was completely fake," Gu Qinghe replied.

"HAHAHA!"

"Friendship? You still believe in that?!" Lin Ruyue shouted. "Yunxi became my enemy the moment she accepted the engagement with Gu Zhen!"

In a flash of black light, Lin Ruyue rushed in from the side and kicked Gu Qinghe’s body with immense force.

Gu Qinghe was caught off guard. His body was violently thrown backward, crashing into the wall of the black dome.

"Young Master!"

Gu Qinghe spat out blood as he looked forward, unable to detect Lin Ruyue’s position.

But suddenly, the woman appeared beside him and began brutally attacking him.

"Agh!"

Gu Qinghe’s body was sent flying again.

The two clan elders rushed forward and formed a golden dome barrier to protect him.

"You have no chance of defeating me, Qinghe!"

"After you die, I’ll make sure Yunxi follows you soon after!"