Following past custom.
The Spirit Firmament City Grand Auction was divided into two sessions, one below core formation level and one at core formation level and above, held at separate times.
The Foundation Establishment Realm auction had already ended, but Li Ping had no interest in it and had paid it little attention. He intended to attend the upcoming core formation level auction.
When he reached the auction venue, Li Ping revealed a trace of his Core Formation Stage aura. The Blue-Robed Cultivator standing guard at the entrance immediately smiled and said, "Senior, have you come to attend the auction? I'll show you inside."
Li Ping nodded. With a flick of his hand, a hundred spirit stones flew before the Blue-Robed Cultivator. "Take me to a private box."
After accepting the spirit stones, the Blue-Robed Cultivator hastily replied with deference, "I'll take you to a private box on the second floor. Please follow me, Senior."
The core formation level auction did not bar lower-level cultivators from entering, but everyone attending had to pay an admission fee. This rule was primarily intended to prevent overcrowding.
After all, there were the many cultivators who lived permanently in Spirit Firmament City, as well as those who had traveled here expressly from all across Great Zhou during this period.
Without charging a certain number of spirit stones to limit admission, even an auction hall ten or a hundred times larger would have been unable to accommodate them all.
Under the rules, an ordinary seat cost five spirit stones, while a private box cost a hundred.
This kept out cultivators who merely wanted to watch the excitement without preventing those with genuine needs from attending. Those willing to spend a hundred spirit stones also received a separate, private space.
With Li Ping's wealth, a mere