"So the Merchant Auction House managed to get hold of a Spirit Gathering Bowl?"
A distinguished guest seated in the second row of the auction hall immediately lit up.
"Ahem, leaving aside the fact that an authentic Spirit Gathering Bowl surpasses the Divine Artifact grade and reaches the Sacred Object grade, genuine Spirit Gathering Bowls have long been monopolized by the Spirit Gathering Clan. How could our auction house possibly get something like that?"
"This is an imitation Spirit Gathering Bowl forged by another artifact-refining faction. It possesses roughly twenty to thirty percent of the genuine article's effects."
The auctioneer smiled awkwardly and casually lifted the covering. A green jade bowl emanating an ancient aura appeared before everyone's eyes.
The Spirit Gathering Bowl could not be perfectly replicated because one of the materials used in an authentic bowl was the blood of Spirit Gathering Clan members. Thus, even if other artifact-refining factions could completely reproduce the bowl itself, without that final crucial material, it could only be an imitation.
Since authentic Spirit Gathering Bowls were Sacred Objects, only top-tier factions were qualified to possess them. Imitation Spirit Gathering Bowls, on the other hand, were merely Divine Artifacts. Their prices were comparatively affordable, and they had become widespread among major factions.
Therefore, as soon as the auctioneer finished his introduction, the knowledgeable bidders below began urging him on.
"The thirtieth auction item: a mid-grade Divine Artifact, the Spirit Gathering Bowl. It can independently absorb spiritual energy and convert it into Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. The starting bid is three hundred thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Bidding begins now."
The auctioneer nodded to himself.
"Three hundred and twenty thousand!"
"Three hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Four hundred thousand!"
Within just a few minutes, the price of the imitation Spirit Gathering Bowl had been