Buying Spiritual Treasures for His Beloved Wife
Several days later.
The White Cloud Auction officially began, and Ling Pengyun, Wu Hong, and Liu Luo also headed to the Baiyun White Cloud Auction House White Cloud Market Town.
The White Cloud Auction House is extremely large, with three floors.
The first floor is a large hall with a total of 50,000 chairs, and the auction stage is in the center.
The second and third floors are private rooms.
After Ling Pengyun and his two companions entered the auction house, a maidservant came to greet them.
The attendant addressed Ling Pengyun with a respectful expression.
"Senior, our manager has prepared a private room for you on the second floor of the auction house. Please follow me."
Ling Pengyun had recently consigned twelve Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact to this auction house, making him a VIP guest. He was then seated in a small private room on the second floor.
Liu Luo and Wu Hong, who followed Ling Pengyun, also enjoyed the convenience.
The three waited in the small private room for a while. When nearly half of the 50,000 seats on the first floor of the auction house were filled, a bronze bell suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterwards, a cultivator dressed in the robes of the Profound Yang Sect elder, exuding a powerful aura and possessing the Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator, walked onto the auction platform in the center of the auction hall.
"I am Ouyang Zhong, the Great Elder of the Profound Yang Sect's Hall of Affairs."
"Welcome to this auction. Without further ado, the auction will now begin."
"The first item up for auction is First Rank Middle Grade Azure Spirit Flying Sword. This sword was forged from an eight-year-old Azure Spirit Bamboo, and its quality is close to that Higher Vehicle a superior sword. Its power is extraordinary."
"Because its main material, the Azure Spirit Bamboo, is already eight years old, it is not far from the ten-year-old Azure Spirit Bamboo that is of the First-Tier Superior-Grade. If we find another five-year-old Azure Spirit Bamboo and reforge it into this sword, it is not impossible to recast this sword to the First-Tier Superior-Grade."
"This move can save dozens of Spirit Stone, allowing each of you to possess a First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact."
"Those of you in the Qi Training Stage should not miss this fine sword."
"The starting bid for this item is fifty Spirit Stone, and each bid must be at least five Spirit Stone higher."
"..."
As each item was sold, the quality of the spiritual objects that appeared became better and better.
Five days later, tens of thousands of spiritual items were auctioned off at the auction house.
On the sixth day of the auction, the event gradually reached its climax, entering the stage of auctioning the final items.
The cultivator presiding over the auction for the final item was still Ouyang Zhong.
"The final items of this auction will be three hundred pieces, and the lowest grade of these three hundred spiritual items is second-tier, with some even being third-tier spiritual items..."
"The first and final item in the auction is fifty catties of Second Rank Low Grade Blazing Fire Spirit Iron."
"This Blazing Fire Spirit Iron comes from the second-tier Crimson Fire Iron Ore Vein that the Yan Country Five Sects jointly occupy in the White Cloud Mountain Range."
"You should know that this iron is rarely seen outside the Yan Country Five Sects, and it is extremely rare in the outside world at present."
"Those Foundation Establishment who specialize in fire-attribute Cultivation Method should not miss out on these fifty catties of Blazing Fire Spirit Iron. With these fifty catties of Blazing Fire Spirit Iron, and by entrusting them to a skilled Artifact Refiner, it is enough to forge several Second Rank Low Grade fire-attribute Law Artifact."
"The starting bid for this piece of spirit iron is two thousand Spirit Stone, and each bid must be at least fifty Spirit Stone higher."
As soon as these words were spoken, many cultivators rushed to grab them.
Ling Pengyun had also bid several times, but the price of the fifty catties of Blazing Fire Spirit Iron kept soaring and exceeded the market price, so he stopped bidding in time.
The fifty-pound piece of Blazing Fire Spirit Iron was quickly auctioned off to a cultivator in a private room on the second floor for three thousand five hundred and fifty Spirit Stone.
In the market, this fifty-pound piece of Blazing Fire Iron normally costs two thousand five hundred Spirit Stone, or fifty Spirit Stone per pound.
Of course, this item is rare, and it's normal for it to be sold at a premium. It's just that some people think it's worth it, while others don't.
This Blazing Fire Spirit Iron is difficult for others to obtain, but it's not difficult for Ling Pengyun. He can get it from his cousin Yang Siling at a lower price.
After the Crimson Fire Spirit Iron was auctioned off, Ouyang Zhong, who was in charge of the auction, took out another final item and introduced it to everyone.
As time passed, rare second-tier spiritual Law Artifact, Foundation Establishment Realm Spirit Beast cubs, second-tier spiritual fruits, pills, and other spiritual items began to appear.
During this period, the twelve Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact that Ling Pengyun had consigned to this auction were also auctioned off one after another.
The auction raised a total of 21,550 Spirit Stone. Of these, 10 Spirit Stone was taken by the auction house as auction fees, leaving Ling Pengyun with a total of 19,395 Spirit Stone.
Ling Pengyun was quite satisfied with the price.
His Storage Bag, which had been empty, was once again filled with Spirit Stone after he lent Liu Luo six thousand Spirit Stone and spent three thousand Spirit Stone to purchase the brewing inheritance.
In addition, Ling Pengyun also purchased nine First-Tier Superior-Grade- Longevity Enhancing Spirit Apricot that could increase lifespan by three years.
These spiritual apricots come from the Profound Yang Sect. Each cultivator can consume a maximum of three, which can increase their lifespan by nine years.
For this reason, the nine spirit apricots were sold for very high prices, each one far exceeding the value of a first-tier spirit item, reaching around five hundred Spirit Stone.
The nine Longevity Enhancing Spirit Apricot cost Ling Pengyun a full 4,850 Spirit Stone.
The Second Rank High Grade Gold Cloud Iron that Liu Luo had been seeking also appeared at the auction.
With the help of eight thousand Spirit Stone, he successfully won the bid for that piece of Gold Cloud Iron.
However, his debts also increased.
However, Liu Luo didn't care. As long as he could forge his Life-Bound Flying Sword using that piece of Gold Cloud Iron, his strength would increase several times over.
In the future, he will not need to accept only the sect's garrison missions, but can also accept the missions to kill Demon Beast arranged by the sect's artisans, thus speeding up the process of earning Spirit Stone.
As for Wu Hong, since he had the backing of the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor, he was not lacking in spiritual items. He came here only to broaden his horizons and see the world, so he did not make any purchases.
Time passed, Ouyang Zhong, who was presiding over the auction, took out fifty Glass Bottle filled with Red Crab spiritual liquid from his Storage Bag.
He then went on to explain.
"The next item up for auction is fifty bottles of century-old... Profound Yang Spirit Liquid."
"This Profound Yang Spirit Liquid was refined by our sect's second-tier Alchemist using the second-tier Profound Yang Spirit Fruit produced by our sect's treasure Profound Yang Treasure Tree, the Profound Yang Treasure Tree, along with several other precious second-tier spiritual materials. Its efficacy is comparable to that of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water of the same tier."
"However, this item is most suitable for cultivators who primarily cultivate fire Spirit Root. If a cultivator has fire Spirit Root but does not primarily cultivate fire Spirit Root, they can only refine 80% or 90% of its effects at most."
"Cultivators without fire Spirit Root can only refine about 70% of the effects of this item."
"Those who do not possess the fire Spirit Root, if you wish to bid for this item, think carefully. If you win the bid but find its effects ineffective, don't blame me for not warning you."
"This item will be auctioned off bottle by bottle, with a starting price of one hundred Spirit Stone per bottle. Each bid must be at least fifty Spirit Stone higher than the previous one, and the highest bidder wins."
Upon hearing the introduction of the Profound Yang Spirit Liquid, Ling Pengyun, who was in a private room on the second floor, finally regained his interest.
His wife, Yan Siyi, whom he had recently married, was a cultivator who primarily cultivated fire Spirit Root.
He immediately quoted a high price.
"Three hundred Spirit Stone."
The value of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid is greatly reduced because only cultivators who specialize in fire Spirit Root can refine it to fully realize its effects.
Normally, this item would cost around 250 Spirit Stone.
Three hundred Spirit Stone is enough to show how expensive this item is.
Ling Pengyun also successfully bid for the first bottle of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid thanks to the price advantage.
He then bid up twenty bottles of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid at such a high price before stopping.
After Ouyang Zhong's fifty bottles of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid were auctioned off, a maid carried twenty bottles of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid into Ling Pengyun's private room.
"Senior, these are the twenty bottles of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid you just acquired. You spent a total of six thousand three hundred Spirit Stone," the maid said softly.
Ling Pengyun nodded slightly, then patted the Storage Bag at his waist, took out a large pile of Spirit Stone, and placed them in front of the maid.
Seeing that the number of Spirit Stone was correct, the maid put down the twenty bottles of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid in her hand and left the private room.
As Ling Pengyun gazed at the twenty bottles of Profound Yang Spirit Liquid floating in front of him, a slender figure appeared in his mind.
"With the help of these twenty bottles of century-old Profound Yang Spirit Liquid, Madam should have no problem advancing to the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer in a short period of time."
Yan Siyi's cultivation level is currently at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer.
Thinking this way, a look of joy immediately appeared on Ling Pengyun's face.
At the same time, he also missed his wife Yan Siyi, who was millions of miles away.
Subsequently, Ouyang Zhong auctioned off dozens or even hundreds of second-tier spiritual items.
For example, there is a second-tier weapon-refining inheritance, and several Cultivation Method for the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment have also appeared.
The appearance of these magical objects enhanced the atmosphere of the entire auction hall to its fullest extent.
Every time a spirit item appears, it's a clash between thousands, tens of Spirit Stone, or even hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stone.
The cultivators on the first floor of the auction house couldn't get involved at all; they could only watch from the sidelines.
Soon, the last ten items were up for auction.
"The tenth item from the bottom is ten portions of Profound Yang Water, made from two-hundred-year-old Profound Yang Spirit Fruit. This item can increase the probability of Fire Element Spirit Root cultivator breaking through to the Foundation Establishment by 10%. The starting bid for this item is three thousand Spirit Stone..."
Ouyang Zhong took out ten Glass Bottle and introduced them.
These words immediately drew bids from many cultivators.
Before long, the price of this item soared by more than two times, and it was sold for 7,100 Spirit Stone.
The cultivator who won the first bid for the Hundred Spirits Water also became the focus of everyone's attention.
The person conducting the auction was a monk who was completely shrouded in black gauze and whose face was not visible, and who was sitting on the first floor of the auction hall.
However, such methods of concealing one's face can only block the detection of cultivators of the same level.
Ling Pengyun, sitting in a private room on the second floor, glanced around and immediately sensed that the black-clad cultivator who had won the first bottle of Profound Yang Water in the auction had a very familiar aura.
After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly remembered that the scent came from the old man who had inherited his brewing tradition, a few days ago.
"No wonder this person was willing to sell that brewing technique in the first place; it turns out he wanted to buy a portion of Profound Yang Water."
"However, the old brewer with the red nose is quite old, well past the optimal age of sixty for Foundation Establishment, so it's unlikely he bought it for himself."
"The only person who could make him willing to pay such a price for a portion of Profound Yang Water is probably either his relative or his last disciple."
While Ling Pengyun was distracted, the old man with a bulbous nose wrapped in black gauze hurriedly paid the Spirit Stone and then left with the bottle of Profound Yang Water.
After this person left, several other cultivators, also concealing their faces, followed behind him, clearly intending to commit evil deeds.
Of course, this was just a minor incident. The cultivators inside the auction hall resumed bidding for the last nine portions of Xuan Yang Spirit Water.
Then, seven more items were auctioned off as the final lots.
These seven final items are either Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, Higher Vehicle Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact, or a Cultivation Method that can lead directly to the Foundation Establishment Completion.
"The second to last item... ten catties of Third Rank Low Grade Crimson Fire Treasure Crystal. This item contains immense blazing fire power. If this item were given to a third-grade Artifact Refiner, it would be enough to forge a powerful third-grade Law Treasure."
"The starting bid for this item is 10,000 Spirit Stone, and each bid must be at least 500 Spirit Stone higher."
Ouyang Zhong, who was presiding over the auction, had just finished speaking.
A powerful voice rang out from a private room on the third floor of the auction hall.
"I am Liu Qing, the Supreme Elder the Thousand Stars Pavilion of the Chen Country. I have come here specifically for these ten catties of Crimson Fire Treasure Crystal."
"I'm willing to offer 60,000 Spirit Stone for these ten catties of Crimson Fire Treasure Crystal."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun, who was in a private room on the second floor, had a slight change in expression.
"I never expected that Old Ancestor Liu Qing of the Thousand Stars Pavilion would also participate in this auction."
"It is rumored that Senior Liu Qing possesses Dual Spirit Root of fire and wood, and is also deeply True Disciple of the Thousand Stars Pavilion's array formations. The reason Senior Liu Qing purchased those ten catties of Crimson Fire Treasure Crystal is most likely to refine a fire-attribute Lifebound Array Flag Law Treasure."
"If he manages to refine this item, his strength will likely increase significantly, and the status of the Thousand Stars Pavilion Thousand Stars Pavilion he belongs to will probably rise in the future."
"Fortunately, the news of my Ling Clan's annihilation of the Bai Clan was not leaked back then, otherwise it would have been troublesome."
The Thousand Stars Pavilion and the Ling Clan have some connection. The Bai Clan of Chen Country, which was destroyed by the Ling Clan a few years ago, was a Foundation Establishment Family under the Thousand Stars Pavilion.
Liu Qing of the Thousand Stars Pavilion is a newly promoted Golden Core cultivator in the Thousand Stars Pavilion in the past twenty years.
With this person added, Thousand Stars Pavilion now has two Golden Core cultivators, making it a Golden Core sect with considerable strength.
Because Liu Qing offered an extremely high price, and because Liu Qing came from a prestigious family with a renowned reputation, no one else competed with Liu Qing for the third-tier Blazing Fire Crystal.
And that precious crystal was also purchased by Liu Qing.