More crucially,
Blazing Sun Copper was not like spirit fruits, restricted to exchanges for certain things. Spirit stones, Natural Treasures, Magic Treasures—anything of value would do.
This meant that every cultivator could make a bid and potentially obtain it!
The Golden Core Cultivators throughout the underground auction stirred restlessly.
"I bid five thousand High-grade Spirit Stones!"
Before Long Nianzhi could announce the starting price, a Golden Core Peak cultivator roared out his bid.
The surrounding Golden Core Cultivators were shaken.
That was already the equivalent of fifty million Low-grade Spirit Stones.
An ordinary Golden Core Cultivator's entire fortune amounted to only a few million Low-grade Spirit Stones at most—of course, calculated in terms of third-tier Natural Treasures.
In the Cultivation World, no one simply hoarded spirit stones and Natural Treasures, saving them up to become treasure chests for their enemies someday. Whatever they obtained, they used, turning it into their own cultivation and strength.
With this first bid alone, he had put forth the fortunes of ten Golden Core Cultivators.
Only Golden Core Peak cultivators like this, whose cultivation had reached its peak and who temporarily had no further cultivation needs, could afford such a price.
This man hoped to cow his opponents in one stroke and seize the opportunity to comprehend sword intent and enter the Great Sun Sword Sect.
"I bid six thousand High-grade Spirit Stones! Plus two High-grade Magic Treasures!"
Talk of intimidation was nothing but wishful thinking.
Very quickly, another Golden Core Peak cultivator flashed a fierce look and raised the bid again. By the look of it, he had even mortgaged the treasures he relied on to protect his life.
"Seven thousand High-grade Spirit Stones..."
"Nine thousand High-grade Spirit Stones..."
The price climbed step by step, quickly eliminating all cultivators from Rogue Cultivator backgrounds. Only