He knew these were merely appetizers. The real spectacle had yet to begin, and the rare treasures were still to come.
Even so, he watched with keen interest. All manner of things rarely seen in everyday life opened Liu Yu's eyes.
In the end, a spirited female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm won the Yi Wood Life-Burial Formation with a bid of sixteen hundred spirit stones.
As the auction proceeded, item after item sold for a high price, often reaching one or two thousand spirit stones. Such sums were unimaginable to cultivators in the Qi Refining Period, but perfectly ordinary for those in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
After the tenth item had been auctioned off, Liu Yu's heart stirred. At last, he saw something he needed.
Another two mature, alluring maids came forward carrying a jade tray. On it lay a small golden banner roughly half a foot long.
At this point, Chi Yunxing spoke:
"A top-grade defensive magical artifact, the Golden Steel Banner. Forged primarily from incomparably hard steel, it was refined through forty-nine days and nights of uninterrupted heating in extremely hot earthfire."
"The Golden Steel Banner specializes in defense and offers excellent protection against attacks of every kind. Our auction house's appraisal confirms that it can hold out for a while even against a Spirit Artifact Transformation attack unleashed with a high-grade spirit artifact. It truly is an exceptionally fine magical artifact that is hard to come by."
"The starting bid is nine hundred spirit stones. Each increase must be at least fifty spirit stones."
As usual, Chi Yunxing exaggerated the auction item's merits and advantages. The moment he finished speaking, a cultivator called out a bid.
"Nine hundred and fifty spirit stones."
A middle-aged cultivator with graying hair and a composed expression stood to bid.