Novel Full Chapter 2257: The Auction Starts
Chapter 2257: The Auction Starts
When the suffering isn’t worth what you get in the end, naturally no cultivator would learn such a technique.
The Five Elements Body Tempering Technique was such a cultivation method. In the early parts, the results you get aren’t as strong as high-level body cultivation methods. At the same time, you would be suffering more than others, ten times or more. It was because of this that only a few people cultivated this technique.
The main reason Qin Feng emphasized that Leng Yue was practicing the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique was because the technique can be directly converted into the Forbidden Path Sect’s Evil Buddha Lotus Body. It also has one of the best conversion rates out of all body cultivation methods.
Because of this, cultivators who were successful in cultivating the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique would immediately enter the inner sect once they pass the Forbidden Path Sect’s assessment.
But even if practicing the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique could make it easier for someone to join the Forbidden Path Sect, there were too many hardships to go through in order to be qualified. Therefore, until now, there were very few people who were accepted to the Forbidden Path Sect through the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique. Another reason was a weakness to the technique besides the suffering, it was its speed.
The Five Elements Body Tempering Technique needs the five elements to be absorbed. This caused it to take longer to practice compared to other cultivation methods.
Although cultivators live very long lives, all cultivators started with body refinement. During that period, the cultivator needs to take care of their body, especially when they were still young. Otherwise, they would build up internal injuries that are hard to cure.
The Five Elements Body Tempering Technique was a very overbearing method. If it was practiced before one’s meridians are developed, it’s possible for a cultivator to cripple themselves. Because of this, cultivators of the Five Elements Body Cultivation Technique tend to be older or were lucky enough to find treasures that tempered their bodies.
Starting cultivation late, slow progress, painful process, these are the shortcomings of the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique. Moreover, the Forbidden Path Sect has an age limit in accepting disciples. This disincentivizes rogue cultivators even more from using the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique. They were afraid that even if they succeeded in cultivating the technique, they would be too old to join the sect.
However, Leng Yue was different. Looking at his appearance, he was still quite young, yet the fluctuations in his body were clearly showing that he had reached the Earth Monarch Stage. Young, practices the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique, and an Earth Monarch, this was a clear indication that Leng Yue was a genius. No wonder Qin Feng could say that Leng Yue could join the Forbidden Path Sect and even become an inner disciple directly.
Zhao Hai let out a sigh as he looked at Leng Yue’s indifferent face, he said, “This person is full of hatred. But this hatred is his greatest driving force. Once he gets his revenge, this fire might relax. I hope he can find a new goal then. Otherwise, it would have a great impact on his future cultivation. Revenge is merely a stop on the road to cultivation, it isn’t the road itself. That’s putting the cart before the horse.”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, Qin Feng stared, then he looked at Zhao Hai with a meaningful gaze. He didn’t expect Zhao Hai to say such things. Even an Earth Monarch like Qin Feng hasn’t thought of this. This made Qin Feng feel that Zhao Hai was more complicated than he thought.
At this time, a melodious chime was heard in the hall. The entire audience immediately became silent. They all knew that this chime is the sign that the auction is starting.
Sure enough, after the chime, the doors to the hall closed shut. The people inside remained calm. They all knew that the Auction House wouldn’t do anything to harm them, they didn’t have the guts.
Soon after, a middle-aged man appeared at the center. As he stood behind the table, he cupped his fist to all four directions before saying, “Thank you everyone for coming to Windrange Auction House’s annual large auction. I am Ling Dong, today’s auctioneer.”
Everyone kept quiet. Lin Dong was an Earth Monarch and seemed to be in the late stages of his life. He was no longer young and clearly had no chances of progress. However, everyone knew that Ling Dong wasn’t simple. Although he has average potential, he was a business genius. The Windrange Auction House was founded under his guidance. Every year, the auction house earns an uncountable number of jade essences. This result was inseparable from Ling Dong’s abilities.
Ling Dong looked at everyone and then smiled, “I know that you can no longer wait, so I won’t waste your time. This is the first item, the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword.” With his words, a maid walked in holding a sword box. Inside the box was a long white sword.
The sword was entirely white. Whether it be the hilt or the scabbard, all were white. Most importantly, although it was sheathed, the audience could feel the coldness of the sword.
Ling Dong gestured towards the sword and said, “The Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword is made by the Forbidden Path Sect affiliated crafting Grandmaster Wendao. The sword is made from high-grade spirit frost iron as well as other metals. It weighs 12 catties and has the ice attribute. If spiritual qi is injected, the sword could release an ice mist that could injure the enemy. If you fight against an enemy for a long time, you would be able to seal their meridians and flood their body with ice poison. The starting bid for the sword is 1,200 jade essences, each bid must not be less than 100 jade essences!”
While introducing the sword, Ling Dong also took the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword and injected spiritual qi into it. Just as described, the sword emitted an ice mist.
Hearing Ling Dong describe the first item, everyone in the hall couldn’t help but be surprised. They didn’t expect this kind of item to be shown first in the auction.
Although the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword was a single-attribute sword, it wasn’t much in the eyes of the sect. On the other hand, once it was placed outside, it was a great treasure. The price of 1,200 jade essences wasn’t high.
As Ling Dong finished his introduction, a voice was heard, “One thousand three hundred jade essences. This Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword is compatible with my attribute. I want it.”
“Hahaha, you want this sword for only 1,300 jade essence? Are you dreaming? 1,500 jade essences!” Hearing this, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but turn his head to the source of the voice. The person sat in the ninth row, which meant that he deposited at least 2,000 jade essences.
Moreover, Zhao Hai could see that the cultivators who bid were both water-element cultivators. If they get their hands on the sword, their prowess would greatly increase.
However, it was clear the attendants of today’s auction weren’t poor. Moreover, the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword was a genuinely good item. The sword’s price continued to increase. In the end, it was purchased for 2,000 jade essences by the second bidder.
Zhao Hai wasn’t attracted to the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword. The most special thing about the sword was that it was made with spirit frost iron. Although it was a valuable metal, Zhao Hai has no interest in it. This was because the Space already has mines for ice-attribute metals. If he wanted, he could mass produce Ice Mist Spirit Frost Swords. Moreover, he could make better versions than the one in the auction.
Qin Feng looked at the cultivator who bought the sword with envy. Naturally, he didn’t fancy the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword. Although the sword was good, it didn’t match his attribute. He was envious because the man has so much money. R𝘈ŊôʙЕș
After the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword was sold, Ling Dong waved his hand once more. Then a maid walked in carrying a tray with a jade bottle on top. In one glance, the auction attendees knew that the next item was a pill.
Sure enough, as he scanned the audience, Ling Dong said, “The second item to be auctioned is the Primordial Soul Calming Pill. This pill is refined by a Pill Grandmaster and is a top-grade pill. It has the effect of nourishing the user’s primordial soul and helps them recover their spiritual force. It is helpful in cultivating spiritual force. One bottle has 100 pills inside. They will be sold as one set. The price of the bottle starts at 1,000 jade essences. Each bid must not be less than 100 jade essences!”
This pill was extraordinary. In the True Spirit Realm, pills that could help spiritual force were very rare. Ten jade spirits for one pill was actually quite cheap.
Once the bid for the jade bottle began, people immediately bid one after another. Finally, the pills were sold to a person from the fifth row at the price of 2,600 jade essences. It was sold for more than the Ice Mist Spirit Frost Sword.
Like the sword, Zhao Hai wasn’t interested in the pill. In fact, pills that affect spiritual force were the most useless to Zhao Hai. The tea made from the leaves of the Hundred Spirits Tree could temper one’s spiritual force. Zhao Hai usually treated such tea as water. Moreover, Zhao Hai was enhanced by the Spiritual Cube. Every time the cube rotates, his spiritual force would increase. In the True Spirit Realm, there would be very few people who have a more tempered spiritual force than Zhao Hai. Even the Yin Yang Elders at the Diamond-body Stage couldn’t compete with Zhao Hai in terms of spiritual force.
Additionally, even if Zhao Hai obtained the pill, he would just deconstruct it using the Universal Scanner. In the end, he would get a formula and a refining method, which was of no use to Zhao Hai. The recycled materials were also useless. Because of this, the pill didn’t even have the chance to enter Zhao Hai’s eyes.
After the second item was sold, Ling Dong continued with the third item. The third item was still put on a tray. There was also red silk on the tray that cushioned a jade slip.
After scanning the audience, Ling Dong said, “The third item is a rare Blade Technique. The technique is called the Eight Blades of the Hidden Fog. It is a mid-grade phantom blade technique. Since such levels of techniques are considered rare books, this blade technique is more expensive. Bidding starts at 3,000 jade essences. Each bid cannot be less than 300 jade essences!”
Boom! The entire hall exploded in excitement. They didn’t expect the third item to be a rare blade technique!