Chapter 320 - 315: The Sixth Spiritual Object (Part 2)

Chapter 320: Chapter 315: The Sixth Spiritual Object (Part 2)

"This is a Talisman Treasure, but it seals a portion of the Mighty Power of an Upper Grade Talisman Treasure. Thus, its Mighty Power is greater than that of an ordinary Middle Grade Magical Treasure. Even a Golden Core Stage cultivator could use it as a life-saving treasure."

A purple Spirit Talisman, shimmering with an unceasing Spiritual Light, floated in the air before the Black-robed Cultivator. Sealed within it was none other than a Small Sword that was an Upper Grade Magical Treasure.

The moment this talisman appeared, the faint pressure unique to an Upper Grade Magical Treasure immediately enveloped the entire room.

Even Zhang Chi’s eyes lit up slightly when he saw this item.

The other Golden Core Cultivators were even more excited, and a round of fierce bidding quickly began.

The starting price for this Talisman Treasure was a flat ten thousand Middle Grade spirit stones. The price was quickly driven up to one hundred and ten thousand Middle Grade spirit stones before it was finally claimed by a Golden Core Peak Cultivator with an excited tone.

The other cultivators were quite envious and jealous. Some even secretly memorized the Magical Power aura of that Golden Core Peak Cultivator.

Zhang Chi, however, was very calm and did not participate in the bidding at all.

This was because although the Talisman Treasure was good, he possessed an even better Upper Grade Magical Treasure that he could activate directly.

Even his Star Sword Array, when operating at full power, had a Mighty Power comparable to an Upper Grade Magical Treasure.

"Next up for sale is a Vein-Protecting Pill. Although it is not Tier Four, its value is higher than that of an ordinary Tier Four Elixir. With it, a cultivator undergoing Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, or even Nascent Soul Formation can survive even if the attempt fails, and it will also lessen the resulting injuries."

The Black-robed Cultivator quickly produced another item. It was a silver-white pill, the size of a fingertip, that emitted a strange, clean, herbal fragrance. Just smelling it brought a sense of peace.

"I’ll take it! Ten thousand Middle Grade spirit stones!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand!"

The pill started at ten thousand Middle Grade spirit stones, but the price soared rapidly, finally selling for the sky-high price of two hundred thousand.

Even so, the cultivators who didn’t win the bid couldn’t help but beat their chests and stamp their feet in regret.

Zhang Chi wasn’t the least bit surprised by this.

This was because whether it was Core Formation or Nascent Soul Formation, failure would most likely result in immediate death.

Therefore, cultivators generally could only do their best to collect as many supplementary Spiritual Objects as possible to maximize their chances of success.

Core Formation was one thing. Here in Beichen Immortal City, for example, one could buy several different kinds if they had enough money.

Although Core Formation Spiritual Objects weren’t sold directly, they frequently appeared at auctions and high-tier trade meets.

But Nascent Soul Formation was another story; very few cultivators could actually gather a full set of the necessary Spiritual Objects.

With a Vein-Protecting Pill, however, things were different. Knowing you wouldn’t die, you could take a gamble even if all you had was an Inferior Nascent Soul Pill.

Yet Zhang Chi still didn’t make a move. ’Given the quality of my Golden Core and the strength of my physical body and Divine Soul,’ he thought, ’my success rate with a Nascent Soul Pill and supplementary Spiritual Objects is already guaranteed to be over one hundred percent. I have no need for this.’

After that, another good item appeared: an Inferior Nascent Soul Pill. This item sold for a staggering two hundred fifty thousand Middle Grade spirit stones, a price much higher than the Vein-Protecting Pill.

Even the Waste Nascent Soul Pill Zhang Chi had encountered back in the Great Abyss had only sold for ten million Low Grade Spirit Stones, which was only one hundred thousand Middle Grade spirit stones.

But Zhang Chi wasn’t surprised by this either.

First, items of this kind were inherently rare and had no fixed price. When many people needed them, the price naturally went up.

And here, there were many Golden Core Peak and even Nascent Soul Cultivators, clearly a wealthier crowd than the one at the auction back in the Great Abyss.

Second, in the Endless Desert Sea, supplementary Spiritual Objects were more common, making the Nascent Soul Pill itself the rarest component.

Therefore, with this Wasted Pill and a few Spiritual Objects, one could still attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

That wouldn’t work in the Great Abyss. Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects were extremely scarce there, and many cultivators attempted their breakthrough with only one or two. In that situation, a Wasted Pill was simply not enough.

This time, it wasn’t just the other cultivators; even Zhang Chi was quite tempted.

In the end, however, he did not make a bid.

’My Spirit Stones are insufficient, though perhaps I could make up the difference by selling some of my own items. But the greatly reduced chance of success in Nascent Soul Formation, and the poor quality of the Nascent Soul I would have after a successful formation... those are things I cannot accept.’

The auction continued, but the items that followed were not as precious as the previous three.

Overall, however, they were still quite rare.

For example, several Core Formation materials like the Dust Condensing Pill and Blue Crystal Grass appeared. They were highly sought after, but their final prices couldn’t compare to things like the Vein-Protecting Pill.

Seeing this, Zhang Chi immediately summoned an attendant from the Celestial Secret Pavilion, handed over a stalk of Deer Horn Ganoderma, and had it put up for auction.

This was one of the Tier Three Spirit Medicines he had obtained from the Black Sand Profound Snake Nest. Since he had no immediate use for it, he might as well sell it and gain qualification for the trade meet.

This way, it wouldn’t matter whether he participated in any more bidding or not.

And it worked. The Spirit Medicine sold quickly, and he successfully received eight hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones—and that was after the handling fee was deducted.

At the same time, he received a two-inch square, white voucher Jade Token. Upon it were written two small, black words: Celestial Secret. This was his one-time pass to attend the trade meet.

After quite a while, the auction finally ended. A few more items that even tempted Zhang Chi appeared at the end, such as a Tier Three Peak Spirit Wood Phoenix Perch.

However, they were not things he absolutely needed, and besides, his funds were low, so he ultimately didn’t make a move.

"Fellow Daoists attending the trade meet, please follow this old man to the fourth floor. Of course, Daoists with Nascent Soul Cultivation do not need their qualifications verified and may attend directly. Everyone else, please show this old man your Jade Tokens,"

the Celestial Secret Pavilion Elder said at that moment.

At this, the cultivators began to leave, and only about fifty or so people remained to follow him to the fourth floor.

Zhang Chi handed over the Jade Token he had just received and was now among that group of fifty-plus people.

The fourth floor was a spacious hall, in the middle of which was a huge, long table surrounded by some chairs.

The table was large enough to seat over a hundred people.

Upon arriving, the cultivators immediately and randomly found seats, but they generally arranged themselves according to their cultivation level.

Those with lower cultivation levels didn’t dare to sit at the head of the table.

Zhang Chi, on the other hand, casually sat somewhere in the middle, which was the most low-key position. The surrounding cultivators had no objections, as they had no idea of Zhang Chi’s true cultivation—not even the Celestial Secret Pavilion Elder knew.

"Alright, let’s begin. We’ll start from the right and go one by one. No forced trades are allowed, but otherwise, anything goes." The Celestial Secret Pavilion Elder, who was seated at the head of the table between the two rows of cultivators, announced.

"This True Monarch wishes to sell a Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, a Tongyou Flower, in exchange for a Tier Four Snake Hide—preferably the hide of a large Demon Snake, like a Black Sand Profound Snake," the first cultivator said.

This person wore a silver mask and had a powerful aura; he was, in fact, a Nascent Soul Early Stage True Monarch.

Moreover, he had started things off by taking out a Nascent Soul Item.

’A Tongyou Flower, exactly what I’m missing? And he wants a Black Sand Profound Snake Hide in return? Doesn’t that mean I can trade with him? No, wait... something might be wrong with this guy. He couldn’t be a cultivator from the Hundred Flowers Palace, could he?’

Upon seeing this, the eyes of all the cultivators lit up, Zhang Chi’s included.

But he quickly sensed something was wrong and became vigilant.

"Senior, I have a Tier Four Wolf Hide. Would that be acceptable?" a cultivator asked.

"No!"

The silver-masked True Monarch refused decisively.

"Junior has a Tier Four Low Grade Red Gold Sand Python Hide. This should be suitable, right?" another cultivator offered.

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a complete, three-foot-long golden Python Hide appeared on the table before him.

Of course, this was a processed Python Hide, which was why it looked small; its actual size must have been quite large.

"It will do, but it is not my first choice. This True Monarch will see if a more suitable offer appears. If not, I will trade with you," the silver-masked Nascent Soul Cultivator said after a glance.

Seeing this, Zhang Chi immediately grew more suspicious of the man.

Meanwhile, the other cultivators said nothing, as none of them possessed the hide of a Tier Four snake-type Demon Beast.

In fact, for two people to be able to produce Tier Four Demon Beast Hides was already quite impressive.

After all, both of them only had Peak Golden Core Cultivation.

The cultivator who had taken out the python hide couldn’t help but clench his fists in excitement.

"Senior, this junior has a Cyan Scale Fruit. Might I exchange it with you? Of course, I would be willing to add some Spirit Stones or a bottle of Tier Four Elixirs as extra compensation," Zhang Chi said suddenly.