Auction (Part 2)

The auction continued, and Qika continued to host with enthusiasm: "Next is the final item of the fifteenth batch: five Divine Illusion Beads. These are mind-power weapons suitable for World Lord level illusionists. They can enhance the strength of one's spiritual mind power and amplify the attack power of soul secret techniques."

"The starting bid for each is 100 Hunyuan, with a minimum increment of 10 Hunyuan. The five highest bidders will win this rare illusionist mind-power weapon. Please enter your bid in the bidding area beside you. The auction begins now!"

Upon hearing about the Divine Illusion Beads, Luo Zhiyuan quickly clicked on the detailed description. The circular stage displayed a glowing, milky-white oval bead, and the floating text description surrounding it was surprisingly brief.

It only provided a simple explanation: A mind-power weapon for illusionists that enhances the strength of spiritual mind power and amplifies the attack power of soul secret techniques. It comes with combat secret techniques, totaling three levels, with the highest level capable of increasing soul secret technique intensity by 10 times.

Huh? Why is the description so short?

Bulieni explained: "An illusionist's combat methods are all aimed at the enemy's soul. However, when cultivation levels are equal, soul strength is usually similar, so their means of dealing with enemies depend primarily on soul secret techniques."

"An illusionist equipped with powerful soul secret techniques is indeed a formidable opponent for any life form with a soul. But what if they lack powerful soul secret techniques? Then they must find a way to increase their own consciousness strength."

"This Divine Illusion Bead can increase power by up to 10 times, which is equivalent to forcibly raising one's cultivation by a full level. If a peak World Lord level opponent has consciousness strength approaching that of an ordinary Undying, it becomes an almost crushing advantage against peers."

"That is why, in the eyes of ordinary illusionist practitioners, this Divine Illusion Bead is a top-tier mind-power weapon just for that 10-fold enhancement. You'll see, the price will definitely exceed the nine great mind-power weapon sets you bought."

Sure enough, once the bidding started, the price climbed steadily, and Luo Zhiyuan finally managed to win one for 680 Hunyuan.

For the subsequent auctions, aside from potential ingredients for gourmet food, Luo Zhiyuan did not participate. He simply clicked to view the details, treating it all as a way to broaden his horizons.

"Respected guests, the following is the final batch of items for this auction!" Qika's voice suddenly rose in pitch, and even the six ears on his head darkened in color—a sign of the Seba Race being extremely excited and agitated.

"This batch consists of 100 items in total, only one of each, and all are being auctioned with no reserve price. Please prepare yourselves, the bidding starts immediately!"

"The first item is a quota for entering the Initial Universe for enlightenment, with entry permitted up to the World Lord level!"

"Dear guests, if you wish to add another Undying to your ranks, this is a golden opportunity you must not miss! You should know that even in medium-sized auctions, such quotas do not appear often. The bidding begins now!"

When Luo Zhiyuan heard it was a quota for entering the Initial Universe for enlightenment, he let out an "Oh?" of surprise. Bulieni asked in confusion: "What is it? Is there something special about this quota? I haven't heard of it, but since it's placed in the final batch as the very first item, there must be something unique about it, right?"

"Oh? You don't know, Bulieni? It seems my teacher's friendship with the human race wasn't very deep back then." Luo Zhiyuan did not speak to Bulieni through the Virtual Universe system, but instead chose to say this thoughtfully within his sea of consciousness.

Bulieni curled his lip and replied within Luo Zhiyuan's sea of consciousness: "Your teacher only had some simple transactions with the human race back then, mostly to satisfy his gluttony. Even the bank account he set up was done after changing his identity in secret. I doubt your human race even knows who the actual owner of that account is."

Nodding, Luo Zhiyuan looked relieved: "That's good. I was actually worried that the higher-ups of the human race might know this account was left behind by my teacher. The account hadn't changed for so many years, and suddenly being inherited by me might have led them to guess my relationship with him."

"Since they don't know who opened it, I don't have to worry about my relationship with my teacher being exposed within the human race."

"After all, my strength is currently weak. If I were targeted by certain existences among the human higher-ups, it wouldn't be a good thing. After all, my teacher was one of the natural Beast Gods."

Bulieni squinted at Luo Zhiyuan and chuckled: "Hmph, so you aren't stupid after all. I never reminded you because I wanted to see if you would think of this yourself. Not bad, it seems you had already considered this issue. You're qualified!"

Luo Zhiyuan smiled, omitting information like Yuan that might be noticed by the Virtual Universe, and explained the significance of this quota to Bulieni in the Virtual Universe system: "First, the Initial Universe is a sacred cultivation ground for the human race. It is an independent universe in the early stages of evolution, kept in its initial state of development, hence the name Initial Universe."

"Second, because the Initial Universe is not fully developed, it is easier to comprehend the origin laws of the universe. Therefore, the human race sends important elites to the Initial Universe for enlightenment to help them progress more easily."

"Finally, as long as a peak World Lord enters the Initial Universe for enlightenment, the probability of reaching the Undying level exceeds fifty percent!"

"Therefore, this enlightenment quota is extremely precious. You'll see, the bidding will be very intense, as there is a high probability of creating an Undying-level powerhouse."

After listening, Bulieni shook his head and said: "Although I still don't fully understand, I roughly know the benefits of this quota. Kid Luo, since you can increase your comprehension speed in the Initial Universe, hurry up and bid for it!"

Luo Zhiyuan shook his head: "That's not necessary. We'll just watch the show. Remember the Genius Tournament I mentioned? When I enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company, I will be gifted a free opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment."

"Even if I win this quota now, who knows how many years it might take to travel to the Initial Universe? It's better to wait until I finish the Genius Tournament and get picked up by the Virtual Universe Company."

"Although this quota is a treasure, it's useless to us. I can use these three years to cultivate, and then I'll shock everyone when I enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company!"

Bulieni patted his chest and said: "So that's how it is. Then I'm relieved. Let's watch these guys bid in peace. Oh? The price has already risen to 10,000 Hunyuan, it really is quite intense!"

At this moment, the bidding interface showed the amount jumping: 10,000 Hunyuan, then immediately to 20,000, 30,000, 40,000... until it reached 80,000 Hunyuan, at which point Qika announced the end of the auction.

"Good, sold for 80,000 Hunyuan! Congratulations to this guest for winning the quota to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment. I wish you the birth of a new Undying under your command. Next is the second item, Leishan Dew. The auction begins in ten seconds!"

While marveling at the price of the Initial Universe enlightenment quota, Luo Zhiyuan clicked on the introduction for Leishan Dew. Upon discovering it was a treasure used to restore the divine body of Undying powerhouses, he lost interest and returned to his role as a spectator.

The auction continued. After several items for restoring the divine bodies of Undying powerhouses were sold, Qika began introducing a new treasure: "Next is a Flame Light Feather, a flight-type mind-power weapon suitable for powerhouses who have broken through to become Undying spirits via the Light Law path. The auction begins in ten seconds."

Hearing that it was his target, Luo Zhiyuan immediately clicked on the detailed description.

This Flame Light Feather was actually a piece of equipment created by the Lord of the Xuanyi Universe Kingdom a long time ago. Of course, it was now a standard-issue item.

The Flame Light Feather is typically a flight-type mind-power weapon used by Undying powerhouses, capable of greatly increasing the user's instantaneous dodging speed and burst speed.

The main body consists of a cluster of feathers burning with white flames. After absorbing a large amount of blood and spiritual mind power, it can merge into the user's back to form a pair of light wings. The outer edges of the light wings emit waves of white flame, hence the name.

Luo Zhiyuan knew that whether a powerhouse in the universe is strong depends not only on their level of law comprehension and the strength of their combat secret techniques, but also on whether their survival capabilities are sufficient.

Therefore, instantaneous dodging speed and burst speed are crucial for any powerhouse, so he estimated that many Undyings would want this Flame Light Feather.

Sure enough, as Qika announced the start of the auction, the price soared: 10,000 Hunyuan, 50,000 Hunyuan, 100,000 Hunyuan... it quickly exceeded 200,000 Hunyuan, with no sign of stopping.

Luo Zhiyuan joined the bidding, entering 300,000 Hunyuan, but was immediately surpassed. 400,000 Hunyuan, and it wasn't until 500,000 Hunyuan that it began to slow down, though it continued to rise by thousands or hundreds of Hunyuan.

Luo Zhiyuan felt a bit of tension. This price already exceeded the net worth of many ordinary Undying powerhouses. While it wasn't much to him, it was already the highest price seen in this auction so far.

After another moment, Luo Zhiyuan set the price at 560,000 Hunyuan, and finally, no one else increased the bid.

"560,000 Hunyuan, counting down 3 seconds, 3, 2, 1, sold! Congratulations to this guest, you have obtained a flight-type mind-power weapon that will accompany you for a long time. I wish you even greater ease in your future cosmic adventures!" Qika shouted excitedly.

After winning the Flame Light Feather, Luo Zhiyuan relaxed. Since he had already obtained the items he needed according to his plan, he leisurely grabbed the food beside him and began to eat selectively.

As for the weapons and equipment he originally intended to prepare for his clone, Luo Zhiyuan and Bulieni decided after discussion that it would be better to wait until the clone was gestated and they knew the specific situation before making targeted preparations.

Next, Luo Zhiyuan completely turned into a spectator. Whenever an item appeared, he would click to see the details and then pay no further attention.

If he felt interested, he might casually enter a price, but if he was outbid, he wouldn't increase it. If no one else bid, he would just buy it himself. In any case, the most expensive one didn't exceed 200,000 Hunyuan, so he didn't really care.

The final highlight of the auction was a Time Room. Although it could only accelerate the flow of time by up to 6 times—far inferior to Luo Zhiyuan's 1,000-fold Time Room—it still sold for 8.26 million Hunyuan.

After all, it was a treasure that accelerated cultivation speed, which is generally considered a rare treasure even in high-end auctions. Its appearance in a medium-sized auction was a real eye-opener for some of the four-star clients.

The auction lasted for nearly 20 hours. After it ended, Luo Zhiyuan left a delivery address for the Virtual Universe Company, which was his destination: Qingyu Planet, a directly administered administrative planet of the Xuanyi Universe Kingdom, because Bulieni had already bought a property there and decided to live there temporarily in the future.

PS: I managed to squeeze in some writing this morning, so I'm uploading it quickly. Brothers, let's boost our collection and recommendation votes!