Evergreen Spirit Water
Night falls, around 7 PM.
Ling Pengyun, along with his parents Ling Xiaohua and Yang Qiuyun, left Lingxiao Grocery Store and Cloudwater Auction House deep within the market along the main road.
The Cloudwater Auction House and the Huai River Auction House have the same architectural style, both being three-story buildings. The first floor is the main hall, where ordinary cultivators can enter the auction house by paying a Spirit Stone as a pass.
The second and third floors are all private rooms.
Although both are private rooms, there are differences between them. The second-floor private rooms can be entered by any Foundation Establishment Family with some strength, but the third-floor private rooms can only be entered by cultivators who have a relationship with Golden Core cultivators.
Although Ling Pengyun's family is a member of the Ling Clan clan, a Foundation Establishment Family Foundation Establishment Family, the Ling Clan is only a Foundation Establishment Family family that has been established for eleven years and has a weak foundation. It is difficult for them to obtain the qualification to enter the second-floor private room of the auction house.
They could only sit in the noisy hall on the first floor, just like ordinary Qi Refining Lineage cultivators and independent Rogue Cultivator.
In the center of the hall was a circular platform several feet high, upon which stood a middle-aged female cultivator with an excellent figure.
Although she is old, she still retains her charm and has a unique appeal.
Ling Pengyun and his parents entered the Cloudwater Auction House and, after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, once most of the thousands of seats in the main hall Cloudwater Auction House, the auction officially began.
The middle-aged female cultivator standing on the circular platform in the center of the hall also acted as the host of this auction. Maids continuously brought spiritual items to her side on trays for her to auction.
As time went by, more and more spiritual items were auctioned, and the quality of these items improved.
The auction lasted for about half an hour. After the middle-aged female cultivator who was standing on the round platform in the hall and presiding over the auction sold a Higher Vehicle First-Tier Superior-Grade flying sword, a maid carried three Glass Bottle on a tray from the back of the room and walked onto the round platform.
The middle-aged female cultivator who was hosting the auction took the three Glass Bottle handed to her by the maid and began to introduce them to the cultivators in the auction hall.
"These three Glass Bottle contain Evergreen Spirit Water, which is made by the Alchemist of my Hundred Spirits Sect using the juice of fifty-year-old Evergreen Spirit Fruit and several precious spiritual ingredients."
"Although Evergreen Spirit Water is artificially refined, it is not much weaker than Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water of the same grade."
"The main effect of this spiritual water is to enhance cultivation, making it several times, or even ten times, better than ordinary First-Tier Superior-Grade pills."
"The starting bid for each bottle of Evergreen Spirit Water is one hundred Spirit Stone, and each bid must be at least five Spirit Stone higher."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun, who was seated among thousands of people in the hall, immediately became eager and started bidding.
"One hundred and five Spirit Stone!"
"One hundred and ten Spirit Stone!"
"One hundred and fifteen Spirit Stone!"
"..."
Before long, the price of the first bottle of Evergreen Spirit Water rose to two hundred Spirit Stone, but the calls for price increases did not stop.
Clearly, many cultivators at this auction were eager for the first bottle of Evergreen Spirit Water.
Ling Pengyun, seated among thousands of others on the first floor of the auction house, frowned deeply as he watched the price of the first bottle of Evergreen Spirit Water rise steadily.
Whether it's the bottle of Evergreen Spirit Water Evergreen Spirit Water auctioned now, or the two bottles that will be auctioned later, he is determined to get them.
"If the bidding continues at such a slow pace, many cultivators will surely take a chance and think they can win the bid."
"We need to give those cultivators who rushed to bid for the Evergreen Spirit Water a strong dose of medicine."
With this thought in mind, Ling Pengyun hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, and spoke.
"Three hundred Spirit Stone."
As soon as these bids were made, the entire auction fell silent; no one else bid.
Ling Pengyun, who had called out such a price, instantly became the most dazzling figure at the entire auction, with whispers circulating around him speculating about Ling Pengyun identity.
The reason for this is quite simple: although Evergreen Spirit Water is comparable to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water, it is still within the category of first-tier spirit water.
Generally, the price of spiritual water of this grade fluctuates between two hundred and two hundred and fifty Spirit Stone.
The price is based on the value of the item. If two hundred to two hundred and fifty Spirit Stone are used to buy pills, the spiritual power obtained by a cultivator from refining them is actually not much different from the spiritual power obtained from refining Evergreen Spirit Water.
The advantage of Evergreen Spirit Water lies in its purity and gentleness. Once swallowed and easily refined, it can be sent into the Dantian to improve one's cultivation.
Once the price of such spiritual water exceeds 250 Spirit Stone, it will be considered a premium purchase, which would be somewhat uneconomical unless absolutely necessary.
Of course, those who have a lot of Spirit Stone and want to improve their cultivation quickly can also buy them at a premium.
It was precisely because of this that Ling Pengyun was labeled as "rich" by many cultivators at the auction.
Ten breaths passed, and still no one bid. Finally, the middle-aged female cultivator presiding over the auction on the central round platform on the first floor announced that Ling Pengyun had won the first sip of Evergreen Spirit Water.
At the subsequent auction, Ling Pengyun used the same trick again, winning both bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water at significantly higher prices.
The second bottle was also purchased for 300 Spirit Stone.
Even though Ling Pengyun bid 300 spirit Spirit Stone for the third and last bottle of Evergreen Spirit Water, several cultivators still wanted to compete for it. However, Ling Pengyun, who was extremely eager for the Evergreen Spirit Water, did not lower his price and finally bought it for 330 Spirit Stone.
As for why Ling Pengyun purchased these three bottles of cultivation-grade spiritual water at such a high price, it was not for the Thorn Vine to consume as he had done in the past.
The Thorn Vine's cultivation has reached the Qi Training Late Stage, but it is still quite a distance from the Qi Training Completion. Three bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water are just a drop in the ocean.
It takes at least five to ten bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water to help the Thorn Vine break through to the Qi Training Completion.
Since this vine cannot reach the Qi Training Completion, it is difficult for it to provide Ling Pengyun with spiritual energy. Without spiritual energy to provide, Ling Pengyun will naturally not prioritize providing spiritual items to the Thorn Vine.
Ling Pengyun intended to purchase these three bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water for himself, hoping to use them to improve his cultivation and see if he could advance his cultivation to the next level.
Some time ago, he relied on the spiritual power of the Thorn Vine to nourish himself and entered the Qi Training Eighth Layer, only two levels away from the Qi Training Completion.
After buying the three bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water, Ling Pengyun didn't have many Spirit Stone left. Although there were items he wanted at the subsequent auctions, he could only watch helplessly as others won them due to his lack of Spirit Stone.
After more than 300 spiritual items were auctioned off, the auction reached its climax and most exciting stage, with ten core items up for auction.
The first eight core items were fairly standard, consisting of either Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact, Second Rank Low Grade pills, Spirit Talisman Cave, or other high-grade spiritual items.
The last two core items are the highlight of this auction: three portions of Hundred Spirits Water and three Foundation Establishment Pill.
The price of three portions of Hundred Spirits Water is still affordable for many Foundation Establishment Family and even Qi Refining Lineage, which makes the bidding for these three portions of Hundred Spirits Water extremely fierce.
The items were acquired by the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family in Cloudwater County for 10,500 Spirit Stone, 9,800 Spirit Stone, and 10,200 Spirit Stone respectively, as well as two other Qi Refining Lineage with profound backgrounds in the county city.
As for the final three Foundation Establishment Pill, they were won by the local power of the Level Cloud Mountain Yang Clan in Cloudwater County, and two other long-established Foundation Establishment Family in the county.
With these spiritual items auctioned off, the auction came to an end.
Ling Pengyun and his family followed the flow of people leaving the market, leaving the auction house and returning to Lingxiao Grocery Store.
(End of this chapter)