Chapter 374 Auction of the Land of All Beings 1

The Land of All Beings has been bustling with activity lately.

A news spread that a general store owned by a human couple from an unknown continent was about to hold an auction!

If it were just an ordinary shop, let's not even talk about one for humans and one for beasts, but it's still very common. Any low-level cultivator or rare beast would set up a stall with a piece of cloth, so it wouldn't be worth discussing like this. At most, some rumors would circulate in a small circle.

But this general store not only occasionally sells goods at the level of level nine, one of its owners is also a Pill King with exceptional talent!

Countless disciples have bought resources from the shop—although level nine items are generally not very useful, they are still level nine after all, while other levels of resources have a much wider variety and are easier to find that they, their families, or their factions can use.

Many more disciples have bought pills and placed orders here—that Pill King is truly very diligent, often able to supply all the goods in a short time, and the quality is usually very high, including a large number of top-grade pills!

The fact that the shop owner said he was going to hold an auction means that the items he's offering will be better than those in the general store!

How can it not make people look forward to it?

The shop owner was also very kind, notifying the shop owner three months in advance.

This is to make things easier for the other disciples who are entering the Land of All Beings. If they arrive early, they will have time to gather enough Xuan Stones to bid on the auction; if they arrive late, they will also have the opportunity to receive the news and participate in time.

If they don't come here to check it out within three months, or if they still can't raise enough funds, then it can only be said that they are out of luck with this auction.

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Human settlement.

A tall, handsome man squatted down in front of a stall, first buying a few antidote herbs, and then asked, "Brother, according to everyone's opinion, there will definitely be a lot of people going to the auction. Does the auctioneer have any limit on the number of people? Is the venue big enough?"

The stall owner took the mysterious pearl from the man, looked up at him, and smiled, "You're a new disciple, aren't you?" Seeing the man nod, he continued, "No wonder you didn't know."

The handsome man laughed and said, "Isn't this because I'm asking for your guidance, elder brother?"

The stall owner, finding the handsome man somewhat agreeable, explained, "Newcomers these days might not know, but I came early. I happened to know when these two auctioneers arrived decades ago. Whether it was good or bad luck, their cultivation level wasn't very high, yet they directly obtained an auction decree, meaning they had to hold an auction within fifty years." He continued with a self-deprecating tone, "But since they were able to obtain it, they must have been very wealthy, and that proved to be true later on."

The handsome man listened attentively, which made the stall owner more patient and explain carefully.

"The auction order can automatically construct the building, and the space can be as large as you want. The auctioneer did not limit the number of people, and the space is sufficient."

The handsome man solemnly replied, "Thank you for your guidance, elder brother."

The stall owner smiled and said, "The auction will start in a few days. You've come at the right time, it's fate. Hurry up and collect your Xuan Stones."

The handsome man thanked him again before pulling the white-robed gentleman who had been waiting quietly beside him out.

The stall owner didn't look at it any further and continued setting up his stall.

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The auction was scheduled to be held three months later, a decision made after discussions between Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.

The reason, of course, is what is circulating in the Land of All Beings. Ultimately, it is to attract more bidders to the auction and earn more Xuan Stones.

During this period, Zhong Cai became even more diligent in alchemy.

...Of course, the main focus is on fulfilling orders.

Because they were all familiar pills, Zhong Cai completed the task very easily, and the amount of pill essence he accumulated was also enormous.

A whopping 21 million!

Unsurprisingly, the two still performed a sacrifice before the auction, completing the Golden Flame Pool 10-pull 21 times.

They pulled out quite a few good items, and after some discussion, they replaced several of the already confirmed auction items.

Next, we prepared to enter the Land of All Beings and officially begin the auction!

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The auction started on time.

On this day, the land of all living beings was especially lively.

Auctions of this scale are rare, perhaps only once every thousand years – mainly because the most precious resources are often used for bartering or trading for what people want most, rather than being auctioned off in large quantities.

In particular, in this auction, resources of levels six to eight can only be bid on with Xuan Stones. Only when there are not enough Xuan Stones can other resources be added when there are level nine resources – and these resources must be at least level eight.

So, even at the crack of dawn, numerous rare beasts and cultivators had already arrived at the gates of the two halls.

Here, the form has changed again.

Although the second hall remains unchanged, the interior of the first hall has been transformed into an auction house.

Disciples who had visited this place before discovered that the interior space had expanded by at least several hundred times, it was terrifyingly large—there was no way around it, because there were too many cultivators and rare beasts to accommodate.

To avoid confusion, it was even divided into zones.

The disciples could see at a glance that the rare beast area and the human area in the auction house were different.

The rare animal area resembles a series of grids of varying sizes. Some are "standing tall," meaning they start from the floor of the main hall and extend all the way to the ceiling. Others, while appearing to be divided into two levels, actually have a solid bottom level and a much smaller upper level.

The human area consisted of a ring of small grids embedded in the higher part of the walls. Some were enclosed, some were open, some were large, and some were relatively small.

Because the number of rare beasts far exceeded that of human cultivators, the numerous "grids" were arranged to form a large semi-circular shape. The human side filled in the remaining small semi-circle.

Thus, the bidders formed a large circle, and in the center of this circle stood a towering auction platform, not too high, but with a large area, which should be able to fully display resources of all levels.

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The disciples immediately understood, and after rushing into the auction hall, they quickly took their seats.

The enormous rare beasts entered the largest compartments—which immediately adjusted to the most suitable height according to their size. If a rare beast was traveling with a family, the younger ones would be smaller, and additional compartments would appear inside the compartment to support them.

Smaller rare beasts move into higher-level grids, where the grid size quickly adapts to the size of the beast.

The area where the human cultivators were located was adjusted along with the entire circle of grids.

After all this effort, the result was quite peculiar—

The gazes of all rare beasts will eventually align with the level of the human's cell.

Both humans and rare beasts looked down at the central auction stage.

They could see the scene on the auction stage very clearly.

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Those who arrived first were of relatively low level, at most only eighth-tier rare beasts or Nirvana cultivators.

Interestingly, regardless of their level, all the rare beasts gave off a "swaggering" feeling when they entered the gate.

If they come in large groups, they can really whiz by, stirring up gusts of wind...

Walking alone, each step caused the earth to sway and shake.

Human cultivators, on the other hand, tend to be much more low-key.

They usually use their movement techniques to slip in, entering the "grid" in the blink of an eye—which makes sense, though. Unless one possesses a secret technique that allows them to enlarge their size, a tiny human cultivator trying to pass by a mountain-like beast would inevitably feel like a mosquito that could be slapped away by its tail at any moment. Walking past the feet of a rare beast would be even more terrifying; if they made a single misstep, the cultivators would at least be trampled and humiliated, or worse, face a life-threatening situation!

so……

Hurry up and leave.

The human cultivators wished they could minimize the time it took to enter the gate.

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Suddenly, a raging fire swept in, followed by a magnificent fire phoenix.

It scattered sparks wherever it went, but it didn't actually fall to the ground. Instead, it turned into a red glow and disappeared as soon as it flew away.

The fire phoenix leisurely flew into a huge compartment, and the moment it entered, the compartment suddenly transformed into stone pillars resembling branches, allowing the fire phoenix to quietly land on them and rest.

For rare birds, auction houses will generally create a nest, a few branches, and so on for them.

This fire phoenix is ​​at the ninth rank.

Then other ninth-tier rare beasts strode in, some summoning wind and rain, others accompanied by thunder and fire... they were even more majestic than the previous rare beasts.

The human race's supreme experts... left no trace.

Even many of the more perceptive disciples only sensed a sudden surge of pressure, followed by a terrifying aura emanating from a secluded private room, making it difficult for others to peek inside.

This is the land of all living beings, and many top-tier powerhouses have also arrived.

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The appointed time is fast approaching, but the auction doors are still open.

In this way, even those who arrive late can enter the venue at any time and join the bidding.

The rules of a normal auction are not very strict.

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A moment later, a perfect couple appeared on the auction stage.

Both were exceptionally handsome. One had gentle features, but upon closer inspection, one could sense that his gentleness was merely superficial, while he was actually quite cold inside. The other was pale and handsome, with a slightly frail and sickly appearance, but his eyes were bright and clear, and his underlying nature was radiant and cheerful.

They are clearly a married couple, and both have quite a refined air about them.

They came together to conduct this auction.

Many human cultivators and rare beasts recognized the couple, but seeing their elegant demeanor, they couldn't help but admire them even more.

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Zhong Cai's gaze swept over the group subtly.

He spotted the Cold Spearman in a private booth.

The Cold Spearman seemed to notice his gaze and slightly raised his glass.

Over the years, although neither of them has mentioned each other's true identities, not only did Zhong Cai confirm that Han Qiang Ke was Chao Han Xiao, but Chao Han Xiao also recognized Zhong Wu Fu Fu after a longer period of time.

Both sides tacitly understood each other.

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Zhong Cai withdrew her gaze and refocused her attention on the auction stage.

Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Thank you all for coming."

In the arena, many of the rare animals familiar to the couple let out low growls, showing their support.

The human cultivators were more reserved, but a few laughs still rang out.

Zhong Cai stood beside Wu Shaogan.

It was quite interesting being an auctioneer alongside my husband for the first time.

However, they had a clear division of labor: Lao Wu was mainly responsible for explaining the items, while he was only responsible for displaying them and would speak up when needed.

At this moment, Wu Shaogan smiled at his disciples and calmly said, "The time has come, and this auction will officially begin."

The auction room fell silent immediately.

Wu Shaogan said, "Please welcome the first item for auction."

After speaking, he turned slightly to make room for her and looked at Zhong Cai with tender eyes.

Zhong Cai gave Wu Shaogan a bright smile and also gave up her seat.

Suddenly, a small platform appeared on the auction stage, its height reaching just to Zhong Cai's chest.

Zhong Cai gently patted the high platform with her palm.

In an instant, it seemed as if a long, drawn-out breath was heard, and at the same time, a beast fetus about a foot long appeared on the high platform!

The fetus was transparent, with liquid flowing inside. In the center of the liquid was a curled-up but still very energetic fetus, resembling a kitten, but with strange patterns on its fur.

The breathing sound was coming from this "kitten".

At this moment, Wu Shaogan began to introduce: "A sixth-order Azure-Eyed Spirit Cat fetus, after careful nurturing, can foresee danger."

He didn't hide anything at all and quickly pointed out the drawbacks.

"The greater the danger, the lower the chance of it being predicted. However, if it is a danger that could kill its master or beloved partner, it can be predicted at least once in a lifetime and at most three times."

"The ability to foresee is related to this cat's talent. This cat was very weak after birth and needs to be carefully cared for, otherwise it is very likely to die halfway through its life."

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Many of the disciples listened attentively, and quite a few were eager to try.

The Blue-eyed Spirit Cat is an extremely rare creature, and it does indeed have the ability to foresee disasters. Almost any creature with whom it has a deep bond can be saved from many life-or-death crises. Although, strictly speaking, dangers that could affect the lives of close friends can only be predicted three times, they are born with bloodline inheritance and are actually very good at exploiting loopholes, bringing far more benefits than the auctioneer claims.

Therefore, such a blue-eyed lynx is extremely useful.

As for the high price and difficult maintenance... these are not issues for many disciples.

They have enough resources to do it.

So all the disciples waited for the offer.

Some of the more impatient rare animals even spoke up to urge them on.

"Awooo—"

"roar--"

Zhong Cai heard it clearly on the auction stage; it was something like "Hurry up" or "Why haven't you made a bid yet?"

Wu Shaogan then stated directly: "The starting price is 50,000 low-grade Xuan stones, and each subsequent bid must be at least 1,000 low-grade Xuan stones."

The starting price for a sixth-tier rare beast at a normal auction would be around this much.

Logically speaking, the price of a rare beast's fetus should be much lower than that of the rare beast itself. However, since the Blue-Eyed Spirit Cat is a special rare beast, even the fetus can fetch this price.

The disciples obviously didn't see anything wrong with it and immediately quoted their prices.

"One hundred thousand!"

The first person to ask for a price was immediately charged double.

"120,000!"

"fifteen!"

Two hundred thousand!

In just a few short sounds, it climbed to this point.

Then came a series of relatively modest bids, with fierce competition ensuing.

"Two hundred and fifty-four thousand."

"Add another two thousand!"

"Two hundred and sixty thousand, I guess."

Gradually, raising prices became more difficult.

Wu Shaogan's expression still carried a gentle smile, even though most of the attention was on Zhong Cai under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Zhong Cai stood beside the animal fetus, subtly and diligently trying to shift her gaze away from her own dashing old man, Wu.

Let's get down to business!

Zhong Cai knew that she wasn't as good at "pretending" as Lao Wu, so in front of everyone, if she didn't want to be seen as someone who wasn't doing her job properly, the only thing she could do was not keep looking at Lao Wu.

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Finally, the price was settled at 273,000 low-grade Xuan stones.

Wu Shaogan made no attempt to provoke his disciples into bidding further. Instead, after waiting a short while and confirming that no one else was bidding, he gently tapped the gavel.

"The deal is done, the transaction can be completed."

The person who took the picture of the beast fetus was a human cultivator, who was sitting in a private room on human territory.

The disciples looked in that direction and saw a cultivator dressed in a gray robe with a somewhat sinister look on his face.

He doesn't seem like a good person.

The Land of All Beings connects to too many continents, and internal conflicts do not allow harm to each other, so it is indeed difficult to easily tell whether someone is a righteous cultivator.

The gray-robed cultivator deftly took out a mustard seed bag and tossed it onto the auction stage.

Zhong Cai raised her hand to take it, and then gently patted the platform with her palm.

The next moment, the beast fetus transformed into a stream of light and floated directly in front of the gray-robed cultivator.

The gray-robed cultivator carefully removed the beast fetus.

This demeanor... makes one wonder if this disciple encounters enemies too easily, always carrying countless dangers, which is why he cares so much about this blue-eyed spirit cat cub...

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The disciples did not focus their attention on the gray-robed cultivator for long.

Because at this point, Zhong used a second resource.

Wu Shaogan then began his introduction again: "The sixth-tier Flower Sparrow rare beast egg is naturally fast, surpassing lightning and thunder. It is almost unrivaled in the same level, and even if it carries other living beings, it will not affect its high speed."

"The downside is that it has strong explosive power but weak endurance. Its body is relatively small compared to other rare birds, and it can only carry a maximum of 10,000 kilograms. If it exceeds that, it will no longer be able to fly."

"Starting price: 50,000 low-grade Xuan stones; each bid must be at least 1,000."

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It is another rare and precious item, and very worthy of competition.

Although it is useless to high-level creatures that are already quite powerful, this Flower Sparrow is a life-saving weapon for low-level creatures—it can be used all the way up to level six!

Therefore, after Wu Shaogan made his bid, many of his disciples followed suit.

Even some high-level cultivators came to bid, probably not for themselves, but for the power behind them or their descendants.

The competition remains fierce, and the final price climbed even higher than that of the Blue-eyed Civet!

However, it still did not exceed 300,000.

The final price was set at 287,000 low-grade mystic stones.

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The Zhong and Wu couple worked together seamlessly, releasing one rare level-six resource after another.

Even the most knowledgeable disciples in the Land of All Beings were occasionally amazed by the rare and precious beast eggs and fetuses they produced.

Because many beast eggs and embryos had become extinct on their respective continents many years ago, and were almost impossible to find, yet now they were being offered up at an auction and could be bid on at will—

Therefore, the fierce competition is not just for the first treasure, but for every single one.

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Zhong Cai took out each item for auction and collected the money for each one, in a very pleasant mood.

Wow, these are truly the auction items that he and Lao Wu carefully selected; every single one of them makes them look good!

Cool!

Zhong Cai was so happy that she unconsciously moved slightly closer to Wu Shaogan.

Auctioning with Lao Wu is so much fun!

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There were only ten items in the sixth grade of the auction, and even after Zhong Cai performed another sacrifice, no more were added.

Of the ten lots, seven were animal eggs and fetuses.

Of the other three items, one is a level six top-grade golden sword, one is a level six top-grade earth-attribute cultivation technique, and one is a level six peak savage beast corpse.

They are all very popular.

So it wasn't long before all these level 6 items were sold out.

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Wu Shaogan said, "The following items will all be level seven lots. Please take note."

Upon hearing this, many disciples realized that there were no more Level 6 disciples left.

For a time, many weaker human cultivators were quite frustrated.

In fact, if it weren't for the faction to want beast eggs and fetuses, human cultivators would prefer to acquire them through contracts, thus gaining a companion who could be with them through thick and thin.

Sixth-order beast eggs and embryos are already the most that these weaker cultivators can achieve.

And then... it was gone so quickly.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. It's already quite difficult for these two auctioneers to acquire so many rare items, so wanting more is actually a bit demanding... right?

So the disciples composed themselves and waited for the seventh-tier auction items to be presented.

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The order in which the items are auctioned is determined by Zhong Cai.

His eyes shifted slightly, and his thoughts followed suit.

In an instant, the auction stage trembled violently!

As everyone watched in disbelief, a colossal creature suddenly appeared in the open space of the high platform!

A giant python, at least tens of feet long, with an extremely terrifying aura!

This is a python-like savage beast, and a peak seventh-tier savage beast at that.

It was just casually put up for auction.

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At that moment, before Wu Shaogan could even give a price quote, the sounds of birdsong—some clear, some melodious, and some urgent—came from all directions.

Zhong Cai heard it.

In every voice, it seemed to be shouting "Delicious!" "I must take a picture!" "It's such a delicious treat that I haven't had in so long!" and so on.

Zhong Cai immediately felt a little smug.

This giant python was a high-quality beast that he had carefully selected.

To many human cultivators, this was just a high-level savage beast, but to countless birds and rare animals, it was a delicious treat they could never forget!

Lava pythons are particularly appealing to birds.