"Welcome, fellow cultivators, to the Luo Xian Sect!"
The auction hall at the headquarters of Luoxian Sect was packed with people, with many cultivators having to stand as there was nowhere to sit, and the entire hall was quite noisy.
But as Lu Tao's clone spoke, the hall fell silent.
The various powerful figures from the other private rooms also turned their attention to this place.
Lu Tao's clone stood on the high platform in the hall, smiling as he surveyed the entire auction hall. He chuckled and said, "I'm sure everyone is already aware of the rules for this auction. I won't waste any more words; let's begin the auction."
Although Lu Tao had never held an auction before, he was quite familiar with the process. However, since only one True Dragon Bloodline was being auctioned today, there was no need for further explanation.
Lu Tao stated frankly, "As the advertisement says, today's auction is for a True Dragon Bloodline at the Divine Lord level, and it is absolutely guaranteed to allow cultivators of the same or lower level to successfully fuse the bloodline. The fusion can be completed on the spot, and if it fails, all auction fees will be refunded."
As he spoke, Lu Tao took out the True Dragon Bloodline and showed it to the cultivators.
Buzz!
Although it was only a divine bloodline, it still shone with golden light. Despite being just a bloodline, it was like a true dragon, giving people an extremely noble feeling.
It makes many living beings feel an urge to worship it.
at the same time.
The moment the true dragon bloodline appeared, many beings felt their blood boiling uncontrollably, and a strong desire arose for the bloodline in Lu Tao's hands.
It was as if they couldn't wait to get their hands on it and devour it immediately.
Let alone low-level cultivators, even God-King level experts couldn't help but show greed when faced with this true dragon bloodline.
"Is this the true dragon bloodline? This is the first time I've ever seen such a bloodline with my own eyes. I really want to obtain it!"
"Hiss... What terrifying true dragon bloodline! Even I, at the early stage of God King, am having trouble controlling my essence."
"True dragon bloodline, terrifying indeed, but alas... I can't afford it!"
...
"The fusion of cultivators below the level of God-King is absolutely possible. Our clan must acquire this bloodline through auction!"
"The fusion with a god-king has a 30% chance of successfully transforming one's bloodline, so it's worth the gamble!"
"The desolate region is now in complete chaos. In this chaotic world, only the strong can survive. Today, we must obtain this bloodline no matter what!"
"This is an opportunity, an opportunity for our race to rise!"
"Let's play it safe for now and let other races and powerful individuals test the waters to see if it's true or not."
...
Looking at the True Dragon Bloodline in Lu Tao's hand, all the creatures and powerful figures in the hall and private rooms were racing with thoughts.
If it weren't for the presence of powerful figures like Sect Master Luo and Tower Master Cui protecting it, many of these powerful individuals would have even been tempted to snatch it away.
However, faced with the protection of these powerful beings who had reached the peak of the God-King realm or were half-step God-Emperor realm, even Lu Tao's enemies and the alliance of various races with grudges against Luo Menzhu and others did not dare to make a move.
They can only bid based on the rules.
Lu Tao glanced at the various powerful figures with their own thoughts, and after they quieted down, he suddenly said, "Many fellow Daoists may worry that even if they successfully fuse with the True Dragon Bloodline, it will be coveted by other beings."
Lu Tao paused, looking at the somewhat agitated hall, and continued, "However, everyone can rest assured that if anyone is worried about their safety after acquiring a bloodline through auction, the Luo Xian Sect can guarantee their well-being."
These words caused an uproar in the auction hall.
However, Lu Tao did not explain in detail how he would guarantee it, and he did not reveal it even when a powerful figure asked.
This made many powerful figures doubt the truth of these words.
But for those races that are not particularly strong, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm.
"Alright, that's enough."
Lu Tao's gaze swept across the hall, and he announced loudly, "The starting price for the True Dragon Bloodline is twenty Rule-type items. Each bid must be at least one Rule-type item higher. In addition..."
"If the required resources are insufficient, other resources may be used to offset the cost, with the specific price to be determined by me."
"The auction is now open!"
As Lu Tao finished speaking, a chorus of bids erupted in the auction hall.
"Twenty-one items governed by rules..."
"Twenty-two items!"
...
"Twenty-five items!"
...
"Thirty items..."
...
The auction price rose extremely quickly, reaching the level of forty regular items in just ten breaths.
There were also many bids.
It is evident that among the various races and forces in the desolate region, there are quite a few things governed by rules.
They don't show off their wealth in ordinary times, but their true richness is revealed when it comes to crucial moments.
certainly.
Most of these bids came from the private rooms.
Whether it was the powerful figures from the alliance of various races, or the Dark Tiger, the Azure Ape, and others, they were all bidding.
Even these powerful God-Kings at the peak of their cultivation level wouldn't dare miss out on such a true dragon bloodline.
"Forty-seven items governed by rules!"
Soon, the bidding reached the forty-seventh item of the rules. The bidder was a powerful member of the Hun Tian Beast clan, but not their ancestor who had reached the peak of the God King realm, but rather a late-stage God King.
Of the various races alliance present today, not a single God-King at the Perfected stage was here.
This also proves that Lu Tao's guess yesterday was correct.
The powerful members of the alliance of races are indeed trying to advance to the half-step God Emperor realm.
Only the strongest members of the human race know this.
Those like Cui Louzhu, Minghu, and Cangyuan were completely unaware of this.
They were slightly surprised by the absence of powerful figures from various races, but didn't think much of it.
Given their formidable strength, they are not worried about any schemes by the alliance of races.
They had come together to guard against a surprise attack from the alliance of races.
"Forty-eight items governed by rules!"
Another voice came from room number seven, and it was none other than Minghu's.
"Damn it, looks like I'm going to have to pay a hefty price today."
The powerful members of the Hun Tian Beast clan were quite helpless, as the Ming Hu clan was also a top-tier race, and its strength and influence were no weaker than that of the Hun Tian Beast.
It won't be easy for them to obtain this true dragon bloodline.
Thinking this, the powerful member of the Hun Tian Beast clan bid again, "Forty-nine items of the rules."
Fifty items!
Minghu's words were concise, even omitting the phrase "things governed by rules".
"Fifty-one items of the rules."
"Fifty-two items!"
Minghu's tone remained unchanged throughout, as calm as before, as if raising the price was nothing more than a number to him, not a precious rule.
It gave off a feeling of complete indifference.
"Damn it!"
The powerful Hun Tian Beast was furious, but after thinking for a moment, it gritted its teeth and continued, "Fifty-three items of the rules, plus a low-grade divine vein!"
"Fifty-five items governed by rules!"
Before Lu Tao could appraise the low-grade divine vein, the Nether Tiger's calm voice continued, but this time, it didn't just say a number; it deliberately added the words "object of rules."
It was as if it was reminding Lu Tao that the two items of the rules were more valuable than a low-grade divine vein.
A powerful member of the Hun Tian Beast clan said with dissatisfaction, "Fellow Daoist, Sect Master Lu has not yet appraised it. The value of a low-grade divine vein is not low."
The Nether Tiger remained silent.
Lu Tao smiled and estimated, "While a low-grade divine vein is extremely effective for cultivators, under normal circumstances, a single low-grade divine vein cannot compare to two items of the rules."
"..."
The powerful members of the Hun Tian Beast clan remained silent.
He was aware of this, of course, but only under normal circumstances.
While low-grade divine veins may not be of high value to top-tier races, they are quite attractive to weaker races.
Let alone two items of the rules, even five items of the rules would be worth buying by some races.
But the key point is that the valuation is now being made by Lu Tao.
Obviously.
For Lu Tao, the value of a low-grade divine vein was limited.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Lu Tao had promised in the lower realm that as long as people were devout, he would bestow upon each of the ten thousand planets a divine vein in the future.
Those are a full ten thousand divine veins.
It's understandable that he looks down on his mere low-grade divine vein.
Suddenly, the Hun Tian Beast looked at the many powerful figures in the auction hall, and a thought struck it.
A late-stage God-King level expert from the Hun Tian Beast clan asked Lu Tao, "Sect Master Lu, may I sell divine veins to other experts here?"
"Sect Leader Luo, what do you think?"
Lu Tao himself didn't care, as he mainly wanted items that conformed to the rules. However, this place was, after all, the territory of Sect Master Luo, and he couldn't overstep his bounds, so he naturally had to ask Sect Master Luo for his opinion.
Sect Master Luo was aware of Lu Tao's plan, so he said directly, "If you're willing, that's fine. However, the transaction commission should be treated as an auction commission, and we'll take half a percent. How about that?"
"Can!"
The late-stage God King Hun Tian Beast nodded hurriedly, then looked at the other powerful figures in the hall and said loudly, "Is there any fellow Daoist willing to purchase a low-grade divine spirit vein? Four rule-related items will suffice!"
Although he wanted to sell it for a better price, preferably more than five items of the same type, after careful consideration, he decided to offer a more reasonable price.
"I'll buy it!"
"I'll take it!"
"This seat..."
As soon as he finished speaking, several voices rang out in the hall without any hesitation.
Clearly, these powerful figures are probably just here to watch the show.
They're even willing to buy a mere low-grade divine vein, so they clearly have no intention of bidding for a true dragon bloodline; they're just here to broaden their horizons.
Upon seeing this, the powerful members of the Hun Tian Beast clan immediately felt that they had lowered the price.
But it can no longer change the price at this point.
He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Since there are quite a few fellow Daoists who need it, everyone can bid against each other."
"..."
A moment of bewilderment ensued in the hall as people looked at each other in confusion.
Good grief, another auction during the auction?
However, upon hearing of the Hun Tian Beast's plan, the other powerful individuals who had originally intended to purchase the Divine Vein immediately fell silent.
They could have purchased the Divine Vein with just four items of the rules, so they naturally didn't want to spend more money.
That's a matter of rules, a material belonging to the same level as a god-king.
Each one is of exceptional value.
For some smaller races, getting one or two items is considered lucky, let alone four or more.
"The price of divine veins is not low."
Seeing this, Lu Tao gained a better understanding of the value of the divine veins.
However, he also understood that this was not the true value of the divine vein. It was only because those weaker races lacked divine veins that they would pay such a price. Otherwise, a low-grade divine vein would not be worth four items of the rules.
However, the true dragon bloodline being auctioned today, with a value exceeding fifty pieces, surprised him somewhat.
even.
If this trend continues, it will likely be far from over.
More importantly, many of the strong contenders who arrived today didn't actually bid much; they seemed to be just observing.
It seems they're planning to let other powerful individuals test the waters first, and once they confirm that what Lu Tao said is true, the price will likely be even higher.
"Is the auction still going to proceed or not?"
After several breaths, no powerful figure spoke up. Minghu couldn't help but urge them on. He didn't want to continue delaying like this. The longer it took, the lower his chances of winning the True Dragon Bloodline at auction, or the higher the price he would have to pay.
He didn't want to be taken advantage of.
Save where you can.
Lu Tao also urged, "Fellow Daoist, please hurry up."
"good!"
The powerful member of the Hun Tian Beast clan nodded, somewhat helplessly, and said, "It's still four items of the rules and one divine vein. Fellow Daoist, you're the one. I'll sell it to you."
He casually pointed to a powerful figure who had just offered to make a deal.
The powerful figure could not refuse, and immediately took flight, quickly arriving at the Hun Tian Beast's room to make the transaction.
After the transaction was completed, the Hun Tian Beast expert immediately bid, "Fifty-seven items of the rules."
It adds all four rule-based items obtained from the transaction at once, hoping to kill the price in one go.
But it underestimated the Nether Tiger.
"Fifty-eight items!"
Minghu still hadn't given up, but you could vaguely hear some turmoil in his voice, as if the price was already too much for him.
"I'll sell two more low-grade divine veins. Those two fellow Daoists, you wanted to buy them earlier, are you still going to make the deal?" The Hun Tian Beast pointed to the two powerful figures in the hall.
"purchase!"
"Of course we'll trade!"
Both of them, early-stage God-King level experts, rushed to the Hun Tian Beast's room to make their deal.
Soon, the Hun Tian Beast confidently raised its bid again, "Fifty-nine items of the rules."
Sixty items!
The Dark Tiger's voice carried a hint of solemnity.
Upon seeing this, the Hun Tian Beast was overjoyed and continued, "Sixty-one items."
It didn't raise the price too much at once, but only added it one item at a time. Since it's a regulated item, saving even one item is a good thing.
And so, with the two powerful figures going back and forth, the price quickly rose to sixty-five pieces.
"Sixty-five items governed by rules!"
When the Hun Tian Beast called out the price, it instantly felt like it had almost no strength left in its body.
This is almost its limit.
"Sixty-six items!"
To his utter fury, Minghu still hasn't given up.
"Damn it, does he really have that many rule-based items? Could it be that he's conspiring with Lu Tao to scheme against me?"
The powerful members of the Hun Tian Beast clan couldn't help but have their own doubts.
The Nether Tiger already had grudges against the alliance of various races, so it would seem reasonable to use this as an excuse to scheme against it and make it pay more for the rules.
Even so, it cannot be considered a conspiracy with Lu Tao, and it has no evidence to accuse him.
This left it quite helpless.
After thinking for a moment, the late-stage God-King Hun Tian Beast gritted its teeth and spoke again: "Sixty-five items of the rules, plus three God-King level refining materials, and two King-level medicinal herbs!"
Wow!
The moment the price was announced, the entire auction hall erupted in uproar.
Whether it's a refining material at the God-King level or a Medicine King level material, its value is definitely not low, and it can generally be compared to a Rule-level item.
This means that the bid for the Hun Tian Beast is equivalent to seventy items of the Rule.
This price far exceeded the initial estimate of most powerful god-kings.
Lu Tao also opportunely estimated the value, saying, "Hmm, this fellow Daoist's bid can be considered as seventy items of the rules. Are there any other fellow Daoists who would like to raise the price?"
"..."
Silence fell; this time, Nether Tiger did not make another bid.
Seventy items of the rules—this price certainly exceeded his budget.
final.
This true dragon bloodline was auctioned off by the Hun Tian Beast clan.
"Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for winning the True Dragon Bloodline in the auction."
Lu Tao first congratulated the Hun Tian Beast, and then said again, "Fellow Daoists who didn't manage to auction off the bloodline don't need to be disappointed. We will be auctioning off one True Dragon bloodline every day from now on. The next auction will be held at Qingyue Residence. Everyone is welcome to attend."
"No problem, no problem."
"Such a grand event, of course, will not be missed."
...
Many powerful figures responded enthusiastically, and the hall was filled with noise and excitement, but when the auction ended, none of these powerful figures left.
They all seemed to be waiting for something, their eyes fixed on the True Dragon Bloodline in Lu Tao's hand.
Seeing this, Lu Tao naturally understood that they wanted to know whether the true dragon bloodline could be successfully fused as he claimed.
At this moment, the Hun Tian Beast also brought a junior who had reached the peak of the Divine Lord realm to the high platform.
It also intended to verify in front of everyone whether what Lu Tao said was true or false.
If it's fake, that would be even better; if it's real, that would be even better.
It can accept anything, whether it's true or false.
that's all.
With many powerful figures as witnesses, Lu Tao and the Hun Tian Beast completed their transaction.
Then, the Hun Tian Beast immediately instructed its descendants to begin fusing their bloodlines.
Buzz!
As the True Dragon Bloodline was ingested, the Hun Tian Beast, now at the peak of its Divine Lord level, prostrated itself on the ground, focusing intently on fusing the bloodline.
Inside the hall, countless faint whispers arose.
“If a Divine Lord at the peak of his cultivation successfully fuses with the bloodline of a true dragon, then what Sect Master Lu said will be true.”
"Yes, the higher the realm, the lower the chance of successful fusion. Even a perfected Divine Lord can easily succeed, so there's no need to say more about those at lower realms."
"For some reason, even I am getting a little nervous."
...
All the powerful figures watched the changes in the Hun Tian Beast intently.
Especially those powerful God-Kings, whose immense divine soul power lingered on the high platform, were intently watching the changes in the Hun Tian Beast's aptitude.
And so, time seemed to pass extremely slowly, almost like a day lasting three autumns.
Amidst the tense waiting of the powerful figures…
Buzz!
With a slight tremor, the Hun Tian Beast shuddered violently.
Then, some impurities, almost invisible to the naked eye, appeared on its body.
"It worked?"
"It actually worked!"
"Tsk tsk, even a low-grade King-rank talent at the peak of the Divine Lord realm can be raised by one major rank. What Sect Master Lu said is true!"
"Hiss... Is this what imperial-grade aptitude is? Even I can't see it clearly!"
"Imperial grade! My God, with such talent, he's probably the best in the entire Desolate Region!"
"We're in first place now, but who knows what will happen in the future."
"That's right, Sect Master Lu is going to auction off fifty True Dragon Bloodlines. If they're all of King-grade quality for fusion, then the result will be..."
"Hiss... Fifty monstrous talents with Emperor-grade aptitude?!"
"My God, the wasteland is about to change!"
...
As the discussion unfolded, all the powerful figures couldn't help but turn their gazes toward Lu Tao, as if they were looking at a priceless treasure, their eyes filled with fervor.
(Continuing with two chapters combined today)
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