PDLP Chapter 42 Spirit Fire, but Tier 2...
Chapter 42 Spirit Fire, but Tier 2...
About half an hour later, the seats in the venue were almost full, and the auction officially began.
The person in charge of the auction was a rogue cultivator at the eighth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm. He was dressed in a black robe, but unlike other cultivators, he did not cover his face. After giving a brief greeting, he got straight to the point.
"The first item up for auction is a top-tier, first-order protective array!"
"This formation is called the 'Three-Colored Illusionary Water Formation.' Once deployed, it can cover an area of up to ten miles in radius, enough to withstand a combined attack from several cultivators at the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage. The starting bid is 1,800 spirit stones, with each bid increment no less than 100 spirit stones."
As soon as the words were spoken, a beautiful maid in a long dress walked onto the stage carrying a tray and stood facing the cultivators.
Several turquoise banners were displayed on the tray; however, this was only a portion of them, and the rest would be handed over to the winner after the auction.
A first-tier top-grade protective array is sufficient for some small forces and spiritual families to inherit as a protective artifact.
There are countless small forces participating in this auction; who wouldn't want their family to be safer?
"One thousand nine hundred spirit stones!"
Almost immediately after the auction began, someone couldn't resist placing a bid.
"I'll offer two thousand one hundred spirit stones..."
"Two thousand two!"
Bidding echoed throughout the venue, demonstrating the great success of the first auction item, which immediately ignited the atmosphere of the auction.
In the end, this protective array was auctioned off to an old cultivator at the ninth level of the Spirit Condensation Realm for 3,100 spirit stones.
Next, all sorts of auction items were presented on the stage, including magical artifacts, elixirs, and cultivation techniques. The starting prices ranged from several hundred to over a thousand spirit stones, prompting cultivators to bid enthusiastically, creating a lively atmosphere.
During this period, Chen Ye did not participate in any auctions. His goal was very clear: a first-tier spirit fire.
According to the information he had previously gathered, the price of a first-tier spirit fire is usually around three to five thousand spirit stones. Even if there is a premium at the auction, seven thousand spirit stones should be enough.
Chen Ye had a total of 8,400 spirit stones in his storage bag. He could have had more, but he had used some to buy the magic sword and spirit ship on his way here, and he also needed to keep some spirit stones for emergencies.
Therefore, even when he saw some good auction items, Chen Ye refrained from bidding.
Finally, after a series of auctions, the auction came to an end, and it was already afternoon.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next item in this auction is the penultimate item: a cluster of celestial spirit fire discovered from the bottom of a thousand-foot sea!"
The black-robed rogue cultivator's tone suddenly became louder. This time, he didn't have the maid present the auction items on a tray, but instead reached directly into his storage bag.
Spiritual fire?!
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye's breath hitched. After spending so much time and planning for more than half a year, had the spiritual fire finally appeared?!
Then, the black-robed rogue cultivator swiftly took out an item from his storage bag. It was a palm-sized hexagonal crystal, and inside the crystal was a cluster of ghostly blue flames!
The flame flickered occasionally, and its appearance seemed to cause the temperature in the entire auction hall to drop significantly.
Wisps of frost emanated from the hexagonal spirit body, and the low-level cultivators sitting in the front row immediately felt a bone-chilling cold.
As for the black-robed rogue cultivator, he had prepared in advance by wearing a magic glove to prevent the chill emanating from the spiritual fire from spreading towards him.
"This aura... could it be the Frostfire that can only condense in the extremely cold lands of the seabed?"
In the hall, one of the knowledgeable cultivators exclaimed in surprise.
"Not bad!" The black-robed rogue cultivator nodded, then said.
"This item is the Deep Sea Frostfire. In terms of grade, it already belongs to the second-tier spirit fire category. The starting bid is seven thousand spirit stones, and each bid must be at least five hundred spirit stones higher!"
What...what?
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye, who was about to raise his bidding paddle, froze instantly.
Second-tier spirit fire?!
Hey!
Chen Ye had no idea how to describe his feelings at that moment.
After finally waiting for the spirit fire to appear, who would have thought it would be a cluster of second-tier spirit fire!
The starting bid alone was almost equal to his total number of spirit stones, and the final transaction price was at least double.
How can he possibly set a price now?
Then the black-robed rogue cultivator continued.
"This fire can cleanse the marrow and strengthen the meridians, and can be used to refine certain soul-refining elixirs. Those who know, know, the specific effects. You seniors have been observing for quite some time now, so please make your bids?"
He referred to them as "senior".
The only one who could be addressed as a senior by a cultivator at the eighth level of the Spirit Gathering stage is a cultivator from the Secret Realm!
In other words, this cluster of second-tier spirit fire was not prepared for the Spirit Condensation cultivators who participated in the auction at all!
Sure enough, as soon as the black-robed rogue cultivator finished speaking, an aged voice immediately came from the private box on the second floor of the auction house.
"Ten thousand spirit stones! My Mu family will take this cluster of spirit fire!"
The Mu family? Chen Ye was taken aback when he heard this. Could it be the Mu family from Qingjue Island?
However, before the old man surnamed Mu could finish speaking, another loud laugh rang out from the opposite private room.
"Haha, Old Ghost Mu, you don't even know how to refine pills. Do you perhaps want to use this spiritual fire to cleanse your body of impurities? I'll offer thirteen thousand!"
"You!! Zheng the Cripple, our two families have never had any conflict, why are you picking on me? Fifteen thousand!"
An elderly man surnamed Mu's furious voice came from inside the private room.
Judging from their conversation, the person bidding against the Mu family should also be from a certain Brown Dan family.
However, it must be said that cultivators from large families are indeed wealthy and powerful, and they require a bid of no less than five hundred spirit stones, but these two always bid several thousand spirit stones!
This sheer power silenced all the cultivators who were interested in the second-tier spirit fire, including Chen Ye.
He had originally planned to grit his teeth and offer eight thousand spirit stones, but now it seemed that he was being a bit presumptuous.
"Nineteen thousand!"
"Twenty-one thousand!"
"Twenty-three thousand!"
The Zheng family's secret treasure seemed to be deliberately targeting the Mu family, raising the price to a full 29,000 before finally stopping the bidding with a slight smile.
Second-tier spirit fire is rare, but usually it costs around 15,000 spirit stones.
However, due to the interference of the Zheng family's secret treasure, the elder of the Mu family had to pay nearly double the price to acquire this cluster of second-tier spiritual fire.
"Hmph, there are 30,000 low-grade spirit stones in this storage bag. Keep the change!"
The old man from the Mu family snorted coldly, still furious. He tossed a storage bag to the black-robed rogue cultivator, then unleashed a burst of true qi, which swept the Frost Marrow Fire into the private room.
"this……"
The black-robed hermit looked troubled. According to the rules of the auction, all items had to be delivered after the event ended.
But this old man from the Mu family was a powerful expert from the Secret Realm, and he also had a Brown Core Ancestor behind him. Even if Thousand Camp City also had a powerful expert from the Secret Realm, they couldn't afford to offend him at all.
"Ahem... Next up is the last item in this auction, a mid-grade Qi Transformation Pill. The starting price is 20,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 1,000 spirit stones higher."
The black-robed rogue cultivator coughed dryly, pretending that nothing had happened, since the other cultivators who were cultivating spiritual energy wouldn't dare to say anything anyway.
As for the Qi Transformation Pill, it is an indispensable pill for cultivators to break through the secret realm. Even the lowest quality one can increase the chance by 10%, while a mid-grade Qi Transformation Pill can increase the chance by 20%!
(I feel that the plot of the last few chapters is somewhat lacking. What do you fellow cultivators think? Please give me your feedback and suggestions.)