Novel Full Chapter 119: Frenzied Auction
Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Frenzied Auction
Li Chang’an was a little frustrated.
After all, he couldn’t predict the future a year in advance.
For now, he couldn’t get his hands on that Profound Crystal.
However, at least he now had a target.
“Daoist Zhou, I’ll have to trouble you to ask again if it can be exchanged for another Treasure. Also, please keep an eye out for any news about the Celestial Cyan Dew for me.”
Li Chang’an gave him the Gold Element Treasure as payment for his legwork.
Zhou Xuan beamed.
Even though he hadn’t succeeded, he still received his payment.
“Daoist Li is a straightforward man! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely see this through to the end for you!”
Money certainly made things easier.
The considerable wealth Li Chang’an had accumulated in Qinghe Marketplace made handling his affairs in Yellow Crane Immortal City quite smooth.
“Oh, right, Daoist Li, the auction is in a few days. For now, they’ve only released information on a small portion of the lots. Most of the items are still under wraps. Perhaps the Celestial Cyan Dew will be among them.”
Zhou Xuan brought up the matter of the auction.
After all, a drop was auctioned off last year, so maybe there would be another this year.
…
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
The auction was set to begin tomorrow.
This auction featured a multitude of Treasures. In addition to the four stalks of Blood Dragon Vine, there were many other rarely seen items, so it had garnered a great deal of attention.
Over the past few days, almost half of Yellow Crane Immortal City was discussing the auction, and the buzz around the bloody birthday banquet had died down considerably.
That night.
Li Chang’an sat cross-legged, cultivating Spiritual Power.
Suddenly, the text of a Divination appeared before his eyes.
[Divination has been refreshed]
[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]
[You will go to the auction and buy a golden Buddha statue at a low price. Inside, you will unexpectedly discover a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact specializing in Array-Breaking: the “Spirit-Breaking Alms Bowl.”]
’Huh? I can even find a hidden gem at an auction in Yellow Crane Immortal City?’
Li Chang’an was surprised.
He hadn’t really entertained any thoughts of finding a hidden gem at this auction.
This was because the Treasure Appraisers trained by Yellow Crane Immortal City were far superior to those of the Zheng Family.
They almost never made mistakes in their assessments.
The chances of finding a hidden gem at an auction like this were slim.
But the content of the Divination was a pleasant surprise for Li Chang’an.
’The Spirit-Breaking Alms Bowl, a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact for Array-Breaking… that’s a pretty good Treasure.’
Li Chang’an had quite a few Array-Breaking Treasures in his possession.
For example, the Breaking Charm, the Small Forbidden Array, the Array-Breaking Pestle, and so on, but they were all for dealing with Tier One Arrays.
In a small place like Qinghe Marketplace, they were barely sufficient.
But in Yellow Crane Immortal City, they were somewhat lacking.
’A pleasant surprise. My luck is pretty good!’
A smile touched Li Chang’an’s lips, and his mood improved considerably.
…
「The next day.」
Li Chang’an’s real body remained at home.
He controlled the Defense Puppet, took the auction invitation that Xu Fugui had procured for him, and headed to the auction site.
’It’s a shame I only have one invitation. If I could get a few more, I could send in several Puppet Bodies.’
Li Chang’an mused. He often did this back in Qinghe Marketplace.
But this was Yellow Crane Immortal City, after all.
There were numerous Cultivators.
The invitations for each auction were limited; it was already quite good that he had managed to get one.
Soon, using the invitation, Li Chang’an successfully entered the auction house.
He found his assigned seat and sat down, waiting quietly.
More and more people filled the area, and the place grew noisy, a hubbub of voices.
About an hour later, the auction officially began.
To the shock of many, the host of this auction was none other than a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.
The sixth disciple of Huang He Master.
Sima Rui!
“Everyone, I imagine many of you already know what today’s first lot is, so I won’t waste time with a lengthy introduction.”
Sima Rui, with his white hair and youthful face, stood on the stage in a white robe, introducing the item with a smile.
As soon as his voice fell,
A Child brought the first lot to the stage.
Below, the eyes of many Loose Cultivators lit up.
“A Vein Protection Pill!”
“It really is a Vein Protection Pill!”
“Haha, my Foundation Establishment is now within reach!”
“…”
This very first lot was quite extraordinary.
At an auction in Qinghe Marketplace, it would have been enough to be the final, show-stopping item.
After the bidding began,
With each new bid, the atmosphere of the auction grew increasingly heated.
In the end, the Vein Protection Pill sold for a price of 2,800 Spirit Stones.
’That’s expensive.’
Li Chang’an sat quietly, thinking to himself.
Normally, a Vein Protection Pill would only go for around 2,300 Spirit Stones.
However, the competitive atmosphere today was too intense. A few people got carried away and kept raising the price, causing the cost of this Vein Protection Pill to soar.
The second lot that followed caused another stir.
“A Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object!”
Li Chang’an jolted and immediately sat up a little straighter.
Appearing on the stage was a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object known as a “Five-Colored Stone.”
It was considered a lower-grade item among Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, only capable of increasing the success rate of Foundation Establishment by five percent.
Even so, it still sparked a fierce bidding war among many people.
Even Li Chang’an was tempted for a moment, but he ultimately restrained himself.
’Spirit Stones must be spent where they matter most.’
This Five-Colored Stone, like most Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, could only have its effect stacked with a Foundation Establishment Pill, not with other Spiritual Objects.
In the end, the Five-Colored Stone sold for a price of 3,900 Spirit Stones.
’This is insane. It only increases the success rate by five percent; it’s not worth this price at all.’
Li Chang’an shook his head inwardly. Most Cultivators at the Late Stage of Qi Refining couldn’t afford such a large sum of Spirit Stones.
Those who could were basically old monsters who had been at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer for a very long time and possessed special Skills.
This Five-Colored Stone was clearly also meant to liven up the auction’s atmosphere.
After it, most of the Treasures that appeared were rather mediocre.
Prices ranged from tens to hundreds of Spirit Stones, with an occasional item surpassing a thousand.
About an hour later,
The main event of the auction finally began.
“Everyone, I believe many of you have come here for this.”
Sima Rui said with a smile, pulling back a cloth cover.
Beneath the cloth was a vine, blood-red all over and covered in scales, resembling a long dragon.
One of the three main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Blood Dragon Vine!
“It’s the Blood Dragon Vine!”
“Finally!”
“I came here specifically for this!”
Many people wore excited expressions, their eyes fixed on the vine that resembled a blood dragon.
All three main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill were difficult to obtain.
But one didn’t necessarily have to gather all of them.
In fact, if one was lucky, a single set of materials for a Foundation Establishment Pill could be used to refine three Elixir Pills!
For this very reason, many Loose Cultivators would look for partners to cooperate in Alchemy.
Each person would contribute a portion of the materials and then hire a Tier Two Alchemist to do the refining.
In the end, the order in which they could choose the pills would be determined by the value of the materials they had contributed.
Generally speaking, as long as you possessed one of the main ingredients, you were qualified to seek out partners for cooperative Alchemy.
That was why the numerous Cultivators in the audience were so excited.
This Blood Dragon Vine represented that qualification. It was a crucial step on their path to Foundation Establishment, and they had to get their hands on it!
The reason Li Chang’an wanted to gather all the materials himself was purely because he didn’t trust this kind of cooperation and wanted to eliminate all potential mishaps.
“Everyone, in this auction, there are a total of four stalks of Blood Dragon Vine. This is the first.”
Sima Rui wore a smile, very satisfied with the reaction from the crowd below.