Savage Elephant Essence Blood and the Foundation Establishment Pill
Yang Tianyou won the Dark Moon Netherwolf's Inner Core for 120 Spirit Stones. He planned to ask his fifth elder sister to use it to refine a batch of Pills later, so its effects could be put to better use.
As the Auction continued, more and more fine items appeared. By the later stages, most were among the finest First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Items.
Yang Tianyou bid time and again, spending 800 Spirit Stones on Spirit Items he needed, including Beast Hides, special Talismans, and precious spirit medicines. He also bought Pills and spirit medicines to help Fengling advance.
The Body Cultivator resources Jinge had mentioned had yet to appear, but Yang Tianyou had already spent nearly half of his more than 4,000 Spirit Stones.
Sure enough, earning money was like climbing a mountain, while spending it was like water flowing away. There really were never enough Spirit Stones.
With a sigh to himself, Yang Tianyou continued waiting for the Body Cultivator resources to appear.
Once the Auction entered its later stages, he finally saw what he wanted.
"The 212th lot: five bottles of Essence Blood from First-Tier Superior-Grade Savage Wilderness Giant Elephants. This Essence Blood is a great aid in strengthening the Fleshly Body and is the best Spirit Item for our Body Cultivator friends to improve their cultivation. In addition, Savage Elephant Essence Blood is the main ingredient for refining the First-Tier Superior-Grade Essence Origin Pill.
"The starting price is 500 Spirit Stones. All five bottles will be auctioned together, and each bid must increase by at least 20 Spirit Stones. Bidding begins now!"
The Savage Wilderness Giant Elephant was a Demon Beast that lived on the wasteland north of Dragon Valley County. It fed on grass and had a gentle temperament, but was terrifying when provoked.
Because of its enormous size, this Demon Beast possessed exceptionally abundant Blood Qi. Its herbivorous habits also meant that its Essence Blood was not violent, but instead particularly easy to absorb.
As a result, Savage Elephant Essence Blood had a wide range of uses. It could be used to refine Pills and medicines, water flowers and plants, or even bathe in directly. Its value went without saying, as the fierce competition before him made clear.
"600 Spirit Stones!"
"700 Spirit Stones!"
"I bid 800 Spirit Stones!"
"1,000 Spirit Stones!"
Five bottles of Essence Blood meant that they had been condensed from all the Blood Qi in five Savage Wilderness Giant Elephants. If Yang Tianyou obtained them, the strength of his Fleshly Body would soon surpass his Qi Refining cultivation. Perhaps it might even reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining in one go. With a powerful Fleshly Body to aid the circulation of his Spiritual Power, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds.
"1,200 Spirit Stones!"
Yang Tianyou resorted to his old trick, raising the bid by 200 Spirit Stones at once.
"1,300 Spirit Stones!"
A resolute voice rang out. Yang Tianyou frowned slightly and looked up, a flicker of surprise crossing his face.
The cultivator bidding against him was none other than "Lord Yang," a well-known figure on Rogue Cultivator Street. As it happened, Yang Tianyou was a regular customer of his.
But his own cultivation was at stake, so he could not yield an inch. Yang Tianyou spoke again. "1,400 Spirit Stones!"
His tone was unwavering. Every cultivator present could sense his determination, and Lord Yang was no exception.
After struggling with the decision for a while, Lord Yang finally let out a long sigh and gave up bidding.
Yang Tianyou won the five bottles of Savage Elephant Essence Blood for the high price of 1,400 Spirit Stones.
By this point, Yang Tianyou had bought everything he wanted at the Auction, and his expression relaxed.
He picked up the Spirit Tea on the table and sipped it slowly as he admired the lots that followed, broadening his horizons.
Before long, the Auction neared its end, and bidding was about to begin on the final three lots.
Unlike the previous lots, which had been brought out by attendants, the three final lots were personally taken out of a Storage Bag by the purple-robed elder.
"The first final lot is a Second-Tier Middle-Grade Water Attribute Formation, the Two-Yi True Water Formation.
"It was personally made by Senior Sister Meng Yunshang, a Second-Tier Upper-Grade Formation Master of our Three Rivers Sect. Whether used as a Clan-Guarding Array or for personal use, it is an excellent choice.
"The starting price is 2,000 Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by at least 100 Spirit Stones. Bidding begins now!"
"2,500 Spirit Stones!"
"3,000 Spirit Stones!"
"3,500 Spirit Stones!"
With the appearance of the final lots, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the second-floor VIP rooms began bidding one after another. The price of the Second-Tier Middle-Grade Two-Yi True Water Formation climbed steadily, soon reaching the 5,000-Spirit-Stone mark.
"5,200 Spirit Stones!"
At this point, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators began to slow down, not daring to bid too aggressively. After all, they had earned their Spirit Stones through hard work and were very cautious about spending them.
"5,400 Spirit Stones!"
"I bid 5,500 Spirit Stones!"
"6,000 Spirit Stones!"
VIP room number five suddenly raised the bid by 500 Spirit Stones, and many of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators immediately lowered their banners and stilled their drums.
"The Zhao Household..."
Yang Tianyou glanced at VIP room number five and murmured softly. A sharp glint seemed to flash deep in his eyes.
The Zhao Household of Border River Town was the Yang Household's sworn enemy. Both sides had lost Foundation Establishment Cultivators to the other, to say nothing of their Qi Refining Period disciples.
If they encountered each other out in the wild, a fierce battle was inevitable.
Beside him, Jinge's eyes flickered at the sight, but he said nothing more. Nearly every power in the vicinity knew of the enmity between the Purple Moon Yang Household and the Border River Zhao Household, and he was no exception.
In fact, such things were common. The Cultivation World was cruel, and killing was unavoidable. As a result, almost every power had enemies; the only difference was whether they had more or fewer.
The Zhao Household made its move and ultimately won the Two-Yi True Water Formation for 6,800 Spirit Stones.
Soon afterward, the second final lot appeared.
"Ten jin of Bing Fire Iron Essence, a Second-Tier Middle-Grade Spirit Material with fire and Metal Attributes. It can be used to refine Second-Tier Middle-Grade Law Artifacts.
"The starting price is 1,200 Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by at least 100 Spirit Stones. Bidding begins now!"
Bing Fire Iron Essence was a fairly common kind of Spirit Gold. Iron Essence, Copper Essence, Silver Essence, and Gold Essence could all be extracted from ordinary iron, copper, silver, and gold. These four Second-Tier Spirit Metals were also the most commonly seen Spirit Gold in the Cultivation World.
Common did not mean inferior, however. The quality of these four kinds of Spirit Gold was not much worse than that of other kinds; their prices were simply somewhat lower because they were more common.
The reason these ten jin of Iron Essence bore the words "Bing Fire" was that the Earthfire used to extract them belonged to the Bing Fire variety. It had imbued the Iron Essence with Bing Fire Qi, forming Bing Fire Iron Essence.
"1,300 Spirit Stones!"
"1,400 Spirit Stones!"
Because it was fairly common, the crowd was not particularly eager to compete. The ten jin of Bing Fire Iron Essence were ultimately bought by a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator for 2,200 Spirit Stones.
Finally, it was time for the third lot.
The purple-robed elder, Du Wensheng, waved his sleeve, and a translucent white Pill appeared on the bluestone platform.
"The final lot is a Second-Rank Low-Grade Pill, the Foundation Establishment Pill. As for its effects, surely this old man need say no more?
"The starting price is 3,000 Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by at least 100 Spirit Stones. Bidding begins now!"