My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 459 Stealing the Life-Giving Wheel Fruit, Spiritual Marrow Currency

"Three million and three hundred thousand!"

Someone eagerly shouted out the price, their voice tinged with urgency.

"Three and a half million!" came the next bid, showing no sign of backing down.

In just a short time, the price has soared to five million spirit stones.

The VIP rooms on the second floor remained silent, as if waiting for the cultivators from the smaller factions to finish their commotion before revealing their strength.

The bidding continued for a while longer, and after reaching five million, the bidding from the first floor finally subsided.

Meanwhile, someone in a private room on the second floor finally made a bid: "Five million five hundred thousand!"

As soon as the bid was placed, the bidding noise on the first floor came to an abrupt halt.

Some people looked at the private rooms on the second floor, their eyes flashing with frustration and helplessness. They knew that their strength was limited and they could not compete with the big shots upstairs.

Soon, someone in another private room made a bid: "Five million six hundred thousand!"

His tone was flippant and slightly provocative.

"Five million six hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Five. million!"

In just a few words, the two managed to raise the price to six million spirit stones.

Six million spirit stones is a considerable price, already double the starting bid.

Danzhu asked, "The bid for VIP room number four is six million. Has anyone else raised the price?"

Her gaze swept across the room, as if anticipating an even bigger surprise.

However, everyone at the auction remained silent, showing no intention of raising the price further.

I heard that the Wanxing Alliance auction will last for seven days. There are a total of one hundred items up for auction tonight, and this is only the twenty-fourth one. It would be extremely unwise to waste spirit stones so early.

"Since no one is bidding higher, this nameless immortal boat will be awarded to box number four!" Danzhu's words carried a hint of a smile, clearly indicating his satisfaction with the outcome of the auction.

The maid took the fairy boat and carefully carried it up to the second floor for the handover.

The rule of the Wanxing Alliance Auction is always that spirit stones are exchanged for goods on the spot; no one can owe money and refuse to pay.

The auction for the nameless fairy boat has come to an end.

Danzhu smiled and introduced the next lot: "The twenty-fifth lot, the Life Wheel Fruit!"

The moment the dark yellow fruit appeared, before the cultivators on the first floor could even get a good look at it, they felt layer upon layer of oppressive power emanating from upstairs, making them tremble with fear and speechless with terror.

The VIPs on the second floor are all people of noble status and profound cultivation. Would they really lose their composure and be unable to control their magical powers?

They were merely using this method to warn the lower-level cultivators on the first floor, while also testing the reactions and strength of the other private rooms on the second floor.

Upon seeing this, Danzhu's expression turned slightly displeased.

She lightly flicked her sleeves, which fluttered like clouds, instantly activating the internal array of the auction hall.

The array flashed with light, firmly isolating the aura of each private room within its interior, preventing the chilling pressure from spreading unchecked.

At this moment, the young man in the golden mask in the seats on the first floor finally snapped out of his reverie.

His gaze fell on the auction stage, and he murmured, "It really is a Fate Wheel Fruit. This branch is really lucky."

Many others, however, looked completely bewildered.

They did not know what the Wheel of Life Fruit was, let alone its miraculous effects.

However, judging from the reactions of the VIPs on the second floor, this fruit is clearly extraordinary and not an ordinary item.

So they were secretly excited, their hearts filled with anticipation and curiosity, waiting for Danzhu to say something next.

Danzhu stood on the auction stage, speaking eloquently about the origin and uses of the Life Wheel Fruit: "The Life Wheel Fruit comes from another realm. It grows in a unique divine tree space and ripens only once every thousand years..."

Chu Lengyu sat quietly in the private room on the second floor, listening intently.

Danzhu's words were exactly the same as those of the appraiser Tian Qi.

However, for the vast majority of people downstairs, this was the first time they had ever heard of the mystery of the Wheel of Fate.

As Danzhu recounted his story, the cultivators in the seats on the first floor grew increasingly astonished.

This fruit contains the power of the cycle of heaven and earth. Eating it can not only increase lifespan and strengthen the soul, but also give one the opportunity to glimpse the secrets of heaven, comprehend the supreme mystery of reincarnation, and have the chance to transcend the cycle of life and death.

This news stirred up a huge wave of emotions in everyone's hearts.

Even if you know that a single fruit isn't that magical, and that you probably need to eat many to have even a slight chance of achieving that, as long as there's a probability of transcendence, who wouldn't be tempted?

Even among the VIPs in the private rooms on the second floor, not everyone knew the origin of the Destiny Wheel Fruit.

After all, such a precious spiritual fruit is something that those who know about it will not share, so as not to create unnecessary competitors for themselves.

As they listened to Danzhu's story, their hearts were stirred. Some who were unaware of the Destiny Wheel Fruit suddenly felt determined to obtain it.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on Danzhu, hoping she would announce the starting price for the Life Wheel Fruit, so they could perhaps scrape together enough spirit stones.

However, Danzhu gently shook his head: "I'm sorry, everyone, because the Fate Wheel Fruit is too rare, the Myriad Star Alliance does not accept bids in spirit stones."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the room.

Someone hurriedly asked, "Then how will the auction be conducted?"

Danzhu reached out and pressed down lightly, signaling everyone to calm down.

With a smile on her face, she glanced at the entire room before slowly saying, "Let me inform you, esteemed guests, that in the myriad worlds of the starry sea, what is usually used when trading rare materials is spiritual essence."

"Spiritual marrow?!"

Exclamations erupted from the crowd, and the cultivators wore expressions of shock.

This spiritual marrow is the core of the spirit stone vein, containing extremely concentrated spiritual energy and a trace of wondrous natural power.

It is extremely precious. Only a few pieces of spiritual marrow can be extracted from an entire spiritual vein. Only the higher the quality of the spiritual vein, the more spiritual marrow can be extracted and the better its quality.

However, once the spiritual essence is completely extracted, the entire spiritual vein will lose its regenerative power, so cultivators rarely do such short-sighted things.

The uses of spirit marrow are similar to those of spirit stones, and are extremely wide-ranging. If used, high-level formations and puppets will not need to frequently replace spirit stones and can be sustained for months or even years.

Moreover, if the spirit marrow is planted, given time, it can also cultivate a new spirit stone vein.

However, given the suddenness of the event, how could the cultivators present have known in advance the rules regarding the Life Wheel Fruit and the Spirit Marrow, and thus dug out the Spirit Marrow to bring about a bidding war?

In an instant, all sorts of voices rang out in the room, with the majority expressing dissatisfaction.

They complained in hushed tones or questioned loudly, but Danzhu paid no heed.

For the Myriad Star Alliance, only spiritual essence can be considered a true "universal currency".

No elixirs or magical herbs can be used universally across all realms; only spiritual energy remains unchanged forever.

Therefore, Danzhu announced in a firm tone, "One top-grade Life Wheel Fruit, starting price fifty units of Spirit Essence, each bid must be at least one unit. Bidding begins!"

After such a high starting price was announced, some cultivators who were originally quite interested in the Life Wheel Fruit immediately withdrew their heads like wilted eggplants.

They looked astonished, muttering to themselves: Good heavens, we thought the spiritual essence was sold by the block or by the pound, but it turns out it's sold by the cube?!

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Note: This is a personal interpretation of the book.

Spirit vein = spirit stone vein.

Sects, families, and cultivators all need to rely on spiritual veins for cultivation.

Spirit veins possess regenerative power, so a small amount of spirit stones can be mined normally. As long as the amount mined is not excessive, it will not damage the quality of the spirit vein.

(However, spiritual veins also suffer natural wear and tear, and can naturally dry up.)

Once the spiritual essence is extracted, the vein will lose its regenerative power and gradually become abandoned. Even if no spirit stones are mined, the spiritual energy in the vein will gradually dissipate.

Cultivators can use spiritual veins for cultivation, but they cannot cultivate in spirit stone mines because the mines contain the earth's residual poison, so mining spirit stones is still a hard job.

The mined raw ore needs to undergo secondary processing before it can become a circulating spirit stone.

The processing of spirit stones is not only for cutting them to the appropriate size, removing residual toxins from the earth, and preventing the loss of spiritual energy, but also for marking them and making distinctions.

(To prevent cultivators from illegally mining unregistered spirit stone veins, and to ensure the upper echelons' "minting rights" and spirit stone mining taxes.)

I'm writing this down here to record my thoughts and designs.

Because I don't quite understand the existence of spiritual veins in other novels. It seems to be a kind of ethereal state similar to dragon veins, which can be drawn away.

But when spiritual energy accumulates in a certain place for a long time, as a form of energy, it will inevitably radiate and affect the surrounding strata and rocks. That's... a spirit stone vein...

So after thinking about it, the concepts of spiritual veins, spiritual marrow, and spiritual stones, as well as the "minting rights," came about...

That might be a bit of a stretch.

But the world of cultivation is just a fantasy, and I'm happy that I can design and perfect a world myself.