Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Yellow Sand Array, Arise! (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
The auction has begun.
First, a shield was brought onto the stage, flashing with bright lights, and upon activation, runes appeared.
"This shield is called the Turtle Spirit Shield, priced at one thousand spirit stones, with a minimum increment of one hundred spirit stones. The auction starts now!" said the female cultivator, as the auction began.
"One thousand two hundred spirit stones!"
"One thousand three hundred spirit stones!"
"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!"
Cultivators were shouting, and finally, the price settled at one thousand five hundred spirit stones, ending up in the hands of a Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivator.
"Next up, we have a batch of ten Second Grade Talismans, Fire Spirit Talismans, capable of unleashing an attack equivalent to Foundation Establishment Third Layer. Starting price is five hundred spirit stones," the female cultivator announced.
Items were continuously brought onto the auction stage one after another.
Lu Xuanji just glanced at a few, lost interest quickly, and became bored, nibbling on a spirit fruit.
The Turtle Spirit Shield is merely a Second Grade Spiritual Artifact, which he could refine himself; there was no need to buy it here.
As for the ten Fire Spirit Talismans, he was not a Talisman Maker, unable to refine them.
With Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer cultivation, a casual strike surpassed the Fire Spirit Talisman in power.
Appearing at the auction were Second Grade Spirit Talismans, Spiritual Artifacts, Arrays, and Alchemy Manuals, as well as some pill formulas, useful to loose cultivators and small clans but not much use to Lu Xuanji.
For Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Spirit Plants, Arrays, Cultivation Techniques, Spirit Talismans, etc., the Lu Family had corresponding inheritance, maybe not profound, but sufficient.
Earning money seemed impossible, but it was enough for self-sufficiency.
The shouting was fervent, and the atmosphere very lively.
"A Second Grade Spirit Beast Egg, a Black Tortoise. If hatched and nurtured carefully, it can become a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast!" the female cultivator said again, "Starting price at one thousand spirit stones!"
"One thousand two hundred!"
A loose cultivator spoke up.
"One thousand three hundred!"
On the second floor, a Foundation Establishment cultivator spoke up.
The loose cultivator stopped bidding.
At the price of one thousand two hundred, the Black Tortoise egg ended up with the Foundation Establishment cultivator on the second floor.
Lu Xuanji yawned, not bothering to bid.
The auctioneer didn’t lie; this spirit beast was indeed a Black Tortoise, but important information was hidden. Mixed-blood Black Tortoise, pure-blooded Black Tortoise, or king’s blood Black Tortoise, they’re all Black Tortoises, but the price difference is immense.
It seemed this Spirit Beast Egg was likely a mixed-blood Black Tortoise.
He had no interest in nurturing spirit beasts, finding it not only troublesome but extremely boring.
"Next up, a scroll of a cultivation technique called the Yin Yang Dragon and Phoenix Technique. This cultivation technique can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage! This technique is a dual cultivation method, men and women cultivating together will speed up by three layers, you all know what I mean!" the auctioneer said, sounding slightly ambiguous.
"Starting price at one thousand!"
Upon opening this cultivation technique scroll, the cover featured a stunningly beautiful woman, breathtakingly gorgeous, dressed skimpily, looking charming and delicate.
Many loose cultivators were in a heated discussion.
After discussions, many cultivators had fiery glances, but gradually became calm.
Many seemingly perfect cultivation techniques actually have traps.
The auctioneer called out three times in succession, but no one responded.
"Once again deceiving newcomers, acquiring a certain cultivation technique from the Joyful Union Demon Sect, tearing off the cover, modifying the content inside, then transforming it into some righteous cultivation technique, this trick could only fool some naive newbies!" Lu Xuanji thought as he looked at the Nascent Soul cultivation technique scroll.
"One thousand spirit stones!"
The auctioneer finally said, "This is the last time, if it can’t be auctioned off this time, it will go to the unsold section!"
"One thousand spirit stones for the first time!"
"One thousand spirit stones for the second time!"
"One thousand spirit stones for the third time!"
Seeing the cold reception, the auctioneer spoke again: "This cultivation technique has exquisite illustrations, is an ancient version, and is at least one thousand five hundred years old."
The auctioneer spoke much, but none of the cultivators responded, resulting in a complete silence.
"One thousand spirit stones are too expensive, five hundred spirit stones, and I’ll treat it as buying an erotic painting!" At this point, a second-generation cultivator from a room on the second floor spoke up.
"Alright!"
The auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief.
Settled with five hundred spirit stones.
"Next up, we have the auction for Foundation Establishment Pills!"
With the auctioneer’s announcement,
a Foundation Establishment Pill appeared immediately.
With the appearance of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the eyes of the loose cultivators lit up with excitement, especially those cultivators who had already reached Qi Refining Ninth Layer, their eyes were hot.
The price kept climbing, eventually reaching twelve thousand spirit stones.
Then there was the second pill, third pill, fourth pill, and fifth pill.
With the appearance of Foundation Establishment Pills, the previously quiet auction became lively.
This was the main event of the auction.
Seeing this scene, Lu Xuanji remained calm.
Having stayed on Purple Sun Mountain for ten years, he had somewhat neglected the medicine garden, but after returning home and tending to it diligently, the Jade Marrow Lingzhi had matured and could be refined into Foundation Establishment Pills.
Next, the Lu Family had a stable supply of medicinal materials, allowing the refining of one batch of Foundation Establishment Pills every ten years on average.
There was no need to purchase Foundation Establishment Pills from outside anymore.
The appearance of Foundation Establishment Pills in the Wanbao Pavilion was not very appealing to him.
After the Foundation Establishment Pills, the auctioneer took out a tray, on which lay a fragment, and said, "This is a fragment of a Fourth Grade Magical Treasure, starting price is three thousand spirit stones!"
The Foundation Establishment cultivator on the second floor spoke again, finally purchasing it for three thousand five hundred spirit stones.
Next were some ancient pill scrolls, incomplete cultivation techniques, incomplete array plates, etc., items were continuously brought up, prices ranging from one thousand to three thousand spirit stones.
These came from tombs or ancient cave mansions, items had become damaged.
The value wasn’t high, so they were brought to the auction for sale.
Selling them was better, but if not sold, it didn’t matter.
Auctions, making money was secondary, the main thing was to accumulate popularity.
Large-scale auctions held every thirty years could feature some precious items; but the small-scale auctions held every three years only had low-level and low-value items.
The truly valuable ones had long been digested internally and wouldn’t appear at the auction.
Soon, the auction ended.
Throughout this auction, Lu Xuanji did not make a move.
He just watched the buzz and felt a bit lonely.
After leaving the Wanbao Pavilion, Lu Xuanji strolled through the marketplace before leaving.
Not flying in the air, just walking like a mortal along the road.
About a hundred miles out of the marketplace, suddenly the surrounding scenery changed, gray mist surged, and three array flags were operating, trapping Lu Xuanji.
"Another fat sheep caught, kill him!"
"Yellow Sand Array, activate!"
The three cultivators controlling the array flags, all at Foundation Establishment level, activated the flags, attacking fiercely.
The endless yellow sand spread, engulfing everything within a hundred meters in an instant, submerging Lu Xuanji.
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