Mountains and Rivers Seal
As the jade plate was raised high, the brocade cloth on it was removed.
A transparent Jade Spirit shield was revealed.
Inside the spiritual barrier, a 'white cloud' about a foot long and wide appeared before everyone's eyes.
Qiu Xianyun raised his hand again, revealing a second-tier magic sword, and slashed at 'Baiyun' in front of everyone.
But Bai Yun remained motionless and made no sound. However, when the group looked again at the second-tier Law Artifact, they noticed that the blade was slightly bent backward.
This kind of reversal might not seem like much to ordinary people, but Foundation Establishment cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators can detect it at a glance with their Divine Sense.
"Esteemed seniors, the material of Cloud Silver Iron Crystal is as light as a feather and as hard as star iron. As for its quantity, I will not go into further detail, as you can all see for yourselves!"
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu had no more reservations left.
Cloud Silver Iron Crystal is as light as a white cloud and closely resembles silver Cloud Silver Iron Crystal, hence its name.
Its value as a precious material for Law Treasure lies in its ability to be used to inscribe various high-level Spirit Gathering Formation patterns and sharp array patterns.
Furthermore, it does not require wasting space to inscribe robust array patterns.
The quality of a Spirit Material depends on two aspects: its affinity for Spiritual Qi energy and its ability to bear the patterns. This Cloud Silver Iron Crystal is an excellent choice in both aspects.
Such Spirit Material can be used to forge powerful magical Law Treasure, whether for Law Artifact or offensive bows and Law Artifact. Moreover, these Law Treasure, once nurtured, will become even more powerful than ordinary Law Treasure.
"Fifty thousand Spirit Stone!"
"Fifty-two thousand Spirit Stone."
The auction hall was noticeably quieter, even the background noise was reduced.
Currently, only the Purple Mansion Lineage and the Jindan Lineage, who are in the private rooms on the second and third floors, are making bids.
Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu also immediately made their offers.
The Ye Family absolutely must acquire this third-tier Spirit Material. Not only is it a high-grade third-tier Spirit Material, but its cost-effectiveness is also quite high.
The key is that it's also quite large, definitely enough for the Ye Family's Teleportation Array.
"Fifty-five thousand Spirit Stone!" Ye Xingliu shouted the bid.
And once that price was set, it almost never stopped.
"Fifty-nine thousand Spirit Stone!"
"Sixty thousand Spirit Stone!"
Ye Jingcheng, looking at the sounds coming from the auction hall, also spoke to Ye Xingliu:
"Third Uncle, the Kong Family, the Xu Family, and the Zhang Family are still making offers, as well as another Purple Mansion cultivator whose identity we don't know."
Ye Xingliu nodded, but worry also appeared in his eyes.
In terms of financial resources, the Ye Family was naturally no match for the Kong Family.
If the Kong Family wanted it, the Ye Family might not necessarily be able to win.
Most importantly, if the price is too high, the true uses of the Cloud Silver Iron Crystal may be revealed, which is what the Ye Family is worried about.
Otherwise, if they really disregarded everything, the Ye Family was confident they could acquire the Cloud Silver Iron Crystal.
"Seventy thousand Spirit Stone!" Ye Xingliu gritted his teeth and made his bid, adding another ten thousand Spirit Stone.
The Teleportation Array is too important to the Ye Family, so this time, even if it means exposing some parts of it, they must take it down.
With this price set, only the Kong Family remained in the end.
Although the Xu Family also needs third-tier Law Treasure to stabilize Xu Family position, the price is too high. In the end, completing a Law Treasure might cost tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, which would be somewhat not worthwhile.
Inside the Kong Family's private room, a middle-aged man dressed in a purple robe was equally furious.
He looked at the other people in the room.
"This Ye Family is deliberately targeting my Kong Family; they are simply outrageous!" The middle-aged man in purple robes was named Kong Yulong, Purple Mansion cultivator who was stationed in Taichang Market by the Kong Family.
He had also wanted to buy the Wisdom-Transforming Fruit, but because of the shortage and the possibility of rat poison, the fruit was no longer pure, and he felt it was unsuitable for his status, so he gave up the auction.
But unexpectedly, the Ye Family has become even more ruthless.
They also competed with the Kong Family for the Cloud Silver Iron Crystal.
"Uncle Jade Dragon, the Ye Family has been targeting our Kong Family since the secret realm!"
"Hmph, if it weren't for buying that finished third-tier Mountains and Rivers Seal Law Treasure, how could I have allowed him to act so presumptuously!" A murderous intent flashed in Kong Yulong's eyes.
"This time, the Lineage is applying to the sect to separate from the Taihang Commandery. I'll see just how capable they really are then!"
"Even if he manages to buy it and refine it into Law Treasure, in the end, it won't benefit our Kong Family!"
"Seventy thousand Spirit Stone per time!"
"Seventy thousand Spirit Stone, twice!"
"Seventy thousand Spirit Stone three times!"
"Deal made, congratulations, fellow Daoist!" Qiu Xianyun exclaimed excitedly.
Seventy thousand Spirit Stone is definitely a high price for a third-grade high-quality Spirit Material, after all, even the Purple Palace Jade Liquid only costs around one hundred thousand Spirit Stone.
Ye Xingliu and Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Cloud Silver Iron Crystal had been sold.
After all, this is the most crucial treasure for the Lineage in the short term.
With this treasure, even the Second Ancestor could break through to the Golden Core stage in the Azure Cloud Sea Region.
For cultivators to break through to the Golden Core stage, they need to undergo Lightning Tribulation. Therefore, the Taiyi Sect sometimes judges whether a Golden True Person has appeared within the Yan Kingdom by observing the Lightning Tribulation.
Unless it's in some secret, Grotto-Heaven.
However, the secret Grotto-Heaven might not be able to sense the Lightning Tribulation, thus not considered a true breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.
If the Ye Family truly wants to make a breakthrough within the Yan Kingdom, they may have to go to the Taihang Mountain Range.
But that would greatly increase the level of danger.
"The next grand prize, which I believe everyone has been eagerly anticipating, is a portion of Purple Palace Jade Liquid, which can increase a cultivator's chances of breaking through to the Purple Mansion by 30%!"
"The starting bid is 80,000 Spirit Stone, and each bid must be at least 1,000 Spirit Stone higher!" This time, Qiu Xianyun took out a jade box.
Inside the jade box, one could vaguely see a portion of purple spiritual liquid.
This time, however, there was no test or opening. The name of the Purple Palace Jade Liquid needs no further explanation.
It's an astronomical price in itself.
If out of several hundred cultivators, roughly one can break through to the Foundation Establishment, then the proportion of those breaking through to the Purple Mansion is definitely not much higher than that.
However, there's no need to worry about dying on the spot if you fail to break through from the Foundation Establishment to the Purple Mansion stage.
However, each failed breakthrough would severely deplete one's vital energy and spiritual power, but the Purple Palace Jade Liquid could alleviate such injuries.
This also leads to the extremely high price of Purple Palace Jade Liquid.
"110,000 Spirit Stone!"
"115,000 Spirit Stone!"
"This is insane!" Ye Jingli and the others couldn't help but exclaim as they watched the fierce competition at the auction, and how the Spirit Stone seemed to be nothing more than ordinary stones.
It should be noted that raising over 20,000 Spirit Stone represented their savings of more than thirty years.
Although Artifact Refiner Alchemist can earn Spirit Stone, every cultivator who cultivates from the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level also earns a large amount of Spirit Stone.
This is why many Rogue Cultivators have virtually no chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment.
If you are frugal with your Spirit Stone, you might not be able to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining before the age of sixty; if you are extravagant with them, you might not be able to afford Foundation Establishment.
This is also why most cultivators go to sects, because the benefits and treatment are better inside sects, more Spirit Stone can be earned, and the Foundation Establishment is only available once every five years, which is more than twice as much as outside.
Seeing the prices continue to rise, Ye Jingcheng and the others had no other thoughts. They had already won the Foundation Establishment and Cloud Silver Iron Crystal at auction, and they hadn't originally planned to bid on the remaining treasures.
However, they were not in a hurry to leave either. They were still extremely interested in the final treasure, since the Purple Palace Jade Liquid was the second final treasure, which meant that there were more precious items to come.
After fierce competition, the Purple Palace Jade Liquid was finally sold to the Wan Family for 130,000 Spirit Stone.
This scene was also unexpected for Ye Jingcheng and his companions.
After all, the Wan Family is now the target of everyone's criticism, yet they still spent so many Spirit Stones to buy Purple Palace Jade Liquid.
And after the Purple Palace Jade Liquid was purchased.
A faint but palpable pressure emanated from the entire auction hall, a sight that moved Ye Jingcheng and his companions.
They knew that this pressure wasn't coming from certain cultivators, but from the Taiyi Sect itself, warning everyone not to have any wicked thoughts.
The reason why the wires were used to overwhelm everyone was because there was a concern that a high-level cultivator might be hiding among the low-level cultivators.
The oppressive aura came quickly and went quickly.
Soon, Qiu Xianyun took out a square seal shrouded in mist.
The seal was small, only about half a foot in diameter, and seemed like an ordinary object in his hand, but no one dared to underestimate it at this moment.
"This treasure is called the Mountains and Rivers Seal, and it is also the grand finale of this auction. This treasure does not belong to anyone else, but to the Zhong Family patriarch, Zhong Xianhe. Zhong Xianhe outwardly submitted to my Taiyi Sect, but in reality, he secretly colluded with the Green River Sect, committing treason and betraying his own sect. He has now been eliminated by the sect!"
"Therefore, the Mountains and Rivers Seal is being auctioned. This item is a high-grade third-tier Law Treasure, combining immense pressure and binding illusion techniques. I won't say more!"
"The starting bid for this item is 150,000, and each bid must be at least 1,000 higher!"
As Qiu Xianyun spoke, many Lineage cultivators in the arena felt a chill in their hearts.
As expected, something bad happened to the Zhong Family. In this state, the Zhong Family patriarch must have perished.
The territory of the Yuhe Zhong Family definitely belongs to the Taiyi Sect.
"It's said that the Zhong Family patriarch spent ten years searching for the materials to make this Law Treasure, the Mountains and Rivers Seal!" Ye Xingliu couldn't help but sigh beside him.
However, he didn't say much, because saying anything else at this point could easily get him into trouble.
But Ye Xingliu was clearly expressing the difficulties of being from a cultivation Lineage.
If the Ye Family is captured, they will be accused of colluding with the Demon Beast clan, which will also lead to their annihilation.
The Mountains and Rivers Seal Law Treasure eventually sold for a high price of 380,000 Spirit Stone.
The Mountains and Rivers Seal was already famous and was a special type of Law Treasure, which eventually fell into the hands of the Kong Family.
The auction has now come to a complete end.
The Ye Family members handed over Spirit Stone in exchange for treasures, but they were now curious about the ultimate fate of the Yongan Zhang Family.
The Taiyi Sect is clearly trying to cover up the news. With Golden Core Lineage already facing frequent troubles, who will they target next?
"Chen Ya, there's no need to go looking for him. He shouldn't know anything about what's happening in the secret realm. Just focus on reaching the Foundation Establishment Late Stage!" Ye Xingliu transmitted his voice to Ye Jingcheng at the very end.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.
Two months have passed since the secret realm was established. If the Corpse Daoist has truly possessed Chen Ya, his strength has likely recovered to most of its former glory, although his corpse refining and Law Artifact Law Treasure are not as powerful as they were at their peak.
But such cultivators are equally terrifying; they may have other trump cards up their sleeves.
Moreover, Ye Jingcheng is now going back to be elected as the head of the family.