"Fellow Daoist, this is your room, please!"
Led by a maid, Lu Tao entered auction room number 99 and looked down at the entire auction hall.
at this time.
Inside the hall, an auction is underway for a medicinal herb that can increase one's lifespan by 100,000 years, and the atmosphere at the auction is extremely heated.
"I am determined to obtain this King of Herbs. I offer a low-grade divine vein, plus one million mid-grade divine stones!"
"Tch, such a low price, don't embarrass yourself. I'll offer two low-grade divine veins."
"I'll also join in the fun, with two low-grade divine veins and three million mid-grade divine stones."
"Two low-grade divine veins, plus..."
...
From the voices of these bidders, one could tell that they were not young, and were quite old.
Undoubtedly, they purchased this king of herbs to extend their lifespan, thereby gaining an extra 100,000 years to comprehend the rules.
If they could take this opportunity to advance to the level of God Emperor, let alone a mere low-grade divine vein, even a mid-grade divine vein would be something they wouldn't hesitate to acquire, as long as they had it.
but.
For a god-king who hasn't been able to comprehend the rules to perfection within a million years, even if given another hundred thousand years, whether he can truly succeed is another matter entirely.
Otherwise, the price of the king of medicines that can extend lifespan would probably be several times higher.
"I offer four low-grade divine veins!"
After several bids, the price of the Medicine King reached four divine veins. As soon as this price was announced, the entire auction hall fell silent, and no one made another bid for several breaths.
"Any fellow Daoists willing to offer a higher price?"
"No fellow Daoist has made any further bids. Four low-grade divine veins will be offered once. Are there any other fellow Daoists willing to bid?"
He called out three times, but no cultivator responded.
"Alright, congratulations to this fellow Daoist on successfully bidding for the Medicine King. Please proceed to the back of the auction hall to complete the transaction."
On the stage, the sprightly old man finalized the auction and then prepared to auction the next item, a magical artifact with powerful rules.
In the room, Lu Tao stared at the final price of the Medicine King, speechless.
"A mere 100,000 years of lifespan can be auctioned off to obtain four low-grade divine veins. That price is truly high."
"If I were given this divine vein, I could exchange it for a spiritual vein, then fuse and upgrade it... tsk tsk... I'm such a perfectionist."
After a slight sigh, Lu Tao followed the mark of enslavement and asked, "Demon Elephant, your Great Dao of Life can replenish the lifespan of living beings. If that's the case, have the other gods and kings of Jade Dragon Heaven ever sought your help?"
"My lord, quite a few beings did ask me for help before, but their offers were generally not high, and I didn't care about ordinary resources. Also, their cultivation effects after their lifespans were not very good. After a while, no one asked me for help anymore."
The demon elephant hastily responded with the mark of enslavement.
According to it, since he ascended to the God Emperor level and was able to replenish his lifespan by relying on the Great Dao of Life, many powerful figures from various forces and races have come to him for help.
and.
These were all people with close ties to the Demon Desire Sect, so he couldn't refuse them.
Therefore, after receiving some of the gifts, the armored elephants also did their best to replenish their lifespan.
But the results were not good.
It's not that the lifespan that is replenished is not much, but that those beings are simply too talented. Even if they have more lifespan, they ultimately fail to break through the bottleneck, which is equivalent to working in vain.
After this happened many times, other creatures realized that many things cannot be forced.
Furthermore, the Demon Desire Sect offered even higher prices to other forces with whom they had little connection, which gradually led to fewer and fewer people seeking the Demon Armor Elephant.
Of course.
Many powerful figures in major factions would still seek help from the Armored Elephant for the sake of their valued juniors.
The prices they offered were not low, which is why the Demon Desire Sect made a fortune.
The resources earned by the Demon Armor Elephant were ultimately distributed among the other newly promoted Divine Emperor disciples of the Demon Desire Sect, with the Demon Armor Elephant itself receiving very little.
You could say that.
Some of the God Kings and God Emperors in the Demon Desire Sect were raised by the Demon Armor Elephants.
Lu Tao shook his head and sighed, "The Way of Life is truly wonderful. It can be completely regarded as a livelihood, and resources can be earned easily."
In fact.
Those who can become God Emperors can use their Great Dao power to help lower-level cultivators.
However, most other Great Daos are not as helpful to low-level cultivators as the Great Dao of Life.
Looking at the auction price of the Medicine King, Lu Tao couldn't help but be tempted. He thought he should let the Demon Armor Elephant go out and sell its power of the Great Dao of Life to earn him a massive amount of spiritual veins and divine veins.
certainly.
That was just a thought.
Lu Tao didn't think much of it and continued looking at the auction hall.
Lu Tao didn't care much about the artifact that governed the rules, but he was somewhat tempted by its auction price.
In the past, in the desolate region, a low-grade divine vein could be exchanged for two rule-based artifacts; but now, a completed rule-based artifact, containing perfect rules, can be auctioned off for more than four low-grade divine veins.
The price has increased several times over.
"It seems I need to find an opportunity to sell these rule-based artifacts I've collected."
Lu Tao possesses many powerful artifacts that govern the rules of the game.
Whether obtained from the many God-Kings and Half-Step God-Emperors in the Desolate Domain, or from other Domain Prisons, or from the powerful figures of Yulong Heaven, the number has long exceeded ten thousand.
These powerful artifacts were not crafted by him, and they cannot be upgraded further, so their potential is limited.
Keeping it is actually not very useful.
Its only purpose is to allow disciples to use it when they have a large number of disciples, whether they are at the God King realm or the God Emperor realm, at which point they can barely use it.
However, compared to the rule-based divine artifacts that Lu Tao refined himself, now that they have been upgraded to high-grade divine emperor artifacts, their effects are far beyond what these rule-based divine artifacts can compare to.
not to mention.
Once Lu Tao advances to the God Emperor level, all the rule-based artifacts he refines can become Emperor-level artifacts.
Imperial artifacts that embody the Great Dao can also be called Dao artifacts.
High-grade imperial artifacts and high-grade Dao artifacts are the greatest help to the Immortal Sect.
Given this, Lu Tao no longer finds these rule-based artifacts he seized somewhat appealing.
Lu Tao would certainly be willing to use this auction to acquire more useful items.
Lu Tao was thinking about things while keeping an eye on the auction hall.
soon.
Something that interested Lu Tao appeared.
"Next up for auction is a refining material called 'Zhichi Sand'."
"As you can probably guess from the name, this 'Sand Within Reach' is related to space. That's right, it's a space-related material."
"If a weapon refiner could use a foot of sand in conjunction with the principles of space to forge a divine artifact, then that artifact would possess the ability to teleport."
"Teleportation is an ability that countless cultivators in the God Realm can only dream of but never attain. Unfortunately, only those who become God Emperors can teleport within their own world, or those who are proficient in the Dao of Space can possess it."
"But if there were a divine artifact that had no restrictions on the use of cultivation level and could be used for instant teleportation, how much would that be of help to cultivators?"
"Alright, without further ado, let's begin the auction of the Sand of the Boundless Earth. The starting price is one mid-grade divine vein, and each bid must be at least one million high-grade divine stones."
The auctioneer brought down the gavel, and instantly the entire auction hall erupted in excitement.
"A mid-grade divine vein, plus five million high-grade divine stones."
"Two mid-grade divine veins!"
"Two mid-grade divine veins, plus five million..."
"Three mid-grade divine veins!"
"Four mid-grade divine veins!"
...
The price skyrocketed, with each bid increase not just by one million high-grade divine stones, but by a minimum of five million.
Later on, each additional bid was for a mid-grade divine spirit vein.
It seems that these cultivators were misled by the auctioneer. After all, even if the Sand of Immediate Teleportation were auctioned off, without a good weapon refiner and a God Emperor who had mastered the Dao of Space, it would be impossible to refine a divine weapon that could teleport instantly.
But the uses of the sand within reach go beyond that.
Besides being used to forge artifacts that enable teleportation, it can also be used to forge spatial gates that connect two worlds; it can also be used to forge artifacts like shoes that can increase a cultivator's speed.
This material, which can be used for both escape and survival, is something that countless cultivators desperately desire.
even.
The cultivators who can participate in the auction of the Sand at a distance must have a cultivation level of at least God Emperor.
"Eight mid-grade divine veins!"
Soon, in a short period of time, the auction price of the sand within reach soared to the level of eight mid-grade divine veins.
The announcement of this price brought a brief silence to the auction hall.
But in just a moment, someone else made a bid.
"Eight mid-grade divine veins, plus two million high-grade divine stones!"
At this point in the auction, the price seemed to have entered a period of stabilization. Those who had been adding whole divine veins to the bids started using divine stones again when bidding.
"Hmph, how come you've suddenly become poor? Keep raising the price with divine veins."
Suddenly, an extremely arrogant voice came from room number seven and echoed into the auction hall. Before the other cultivators could get angry, the voice rang out again: "I bid for nine mid-grade divine veins. Who can compete with me?"
Such an arrogant and domineering attitude caused a commotion in the auction hall, with everyone seemingly guessing who this person was.
Just as everyone was considering whether to continue the auction, another strong bidder unexpectedly made a bid.
"Ten mid-grade divine veins!"
The sound was coming from room 99.
"snort!"
The powerful figure in room number seven snorted angrily, his eyes burning as he stared at room number 99. Unfortunately, the room was protected by an array, and he couldn't see Lu Tao inside at all.
Number Seven called out again: "Eleven mid-grade divine veins, fellow Daoist..."
He seemed to want to say something to Lu Tao from afar, but before he could finish speaking, Lu Tao spoke again: "Twelve mid-grade divine veins!"
"I wonder which sect or school you belong to, that you dare to compete with my Golden Flame Eagle for this item?"
The man in room number seven revealed his identity, hoping to discourage Lu Tao.
His words caused a stir throughout the auction hall.
"So it's a prodigy from the Golden Flame Eagle clan. This is a race that has a mid-stage God Emperor expert. Their strength is extraordinary."
"Tsk tsk, so it's the Golden Flame Eagle. I've heard that this clan is not only powerful but also incredibly fast. I suppose they're auctioning off the Sand of Speed to forge a divine artifact that excels in speed."
"With such a background, the auction of this piece of sand is about to come to a conclusion."
...
The powerful figures in the hall were discussing among themselves. Although they had already anticipated that Room 99 would not continue to bid, they still looked over with great anticipation.
It seems they are still hoping for a little surprise.
To their disappointment, no sound came from room 99 for several breaths.
"Too bad, there's nothing interesting to see."
"That's true. After all, it's a Golden Flame Eagle. Even if this powerful person has other backgrounds, they will still give him some face."
"Having a mid-stage God Emperor within the clan gives us a real sense of confidence!"
...
While many powerful figures in the hall felt regret, they also felt a pang of envy and jealousy, but none of them mocked room number 99.
But suddenly, a single sentence from the auctioneer brought them back to reality.
The auctioneer then said, "Fellow Daoist of the Golden Flame Eagle Clan, would you like to continue bidding?"
Upon hearing this, the powerful figures in the hall immediately realized what was happening.
“Yes, number 99 has already made a bid, and now it’s Golden Flame Eagle’s turn to bid. The fact that this person isn’t speaking doesn’t necessarily mean they’re afraid of Golden Flame Eagle’s background; it could also mean they’re too lazy to bother with it.”
"Hiss... There won't be any fun to see today, will there?"
"You know what, I'm actually hoping something will happen."
...
The powerful figures in the hall were discussing the matter, but the Golden Flame Eagle's powerful figure had a slightly gloomy expression. He was very dissatisfied with Number 99's silence.
But since No. 99 didn't speak, it was his turn to bid, so he had no choice but to say in a deep voice, "Twelve mid-grade divine veins, plus two million high-grade divine stones."
"Thirteen articles..."
Lu Tao continued bidding, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the Golden Flame Eagle: "Fellow Daoist, wait a moment. May I ask who you are? Could you give me some face? This Sand of the Limitless... I am determined to have it!"
These words, seemingly asking Lu Tao to give him face, were actually quite forceful and domineering.
The last four, in particular, showcased his dominance to the fullest.
Lu Tao remained unmoved and continued, "Thirteen mid-grade divine veins!"
"Hmph! Very well, I'd like to see who you really are!"
The powerful member of the Golden Flame Eagle clan looked extremely ugly. He never expected that even after he had humbled himself so much, there would still be someone who would not give him face or show respect to the Golden Flame Eagle clan.
That's absolutely damnable!
Buzz!
Instantly, the forehead of the Golden Flame Eagle Clan's expert split open, revealing a golden, vertical eye.
When the vertical eye appeared, ripples spread through the space in front of him, and the figure in room 99 could be vaguely seen.
It was quite certain that it was a human.
It showed no trace of other demonic incarnations.
The Golden Flame Eagle roared, "Humans! How dare you! A mere human god-emperor dares to compete with me for the Sand of the Inch! Do you humans truly intend to annihilate my demon and monster races?"
The moment the label was placed on him, the auction hall erupted in an uproar.
"This... is just an auction of materials, how can it be linked to the feud between the three races?"
"Hmph, what do you mean by 'getting involved'? This human race clearly wants to seize the materials from the demon race. Otherwise, why would a mere human race have any reason to fight over this 'Sand Within Reach'?"
"Exactly, how many Space God Emperors does the human race have? Or do they have wings? What use is this 'Sand Within Reach'?"
"Hehe, the human race definitely doesn't want to see the Golden Flame Eagle clan become even stronger, so they intervened to intercept this Sand Barrier!"
...
It has to be said that the recent feud between the three races of Yulongtian has kept the cultivators of Yulongtian on edge. They can drag anything into it, and no matter how outrageous the claims are, the human race is quite powerless to refute them.
"this……"
Even the auctioneers from the Red Sun Society felt quite helpless.
A perfectly good auction has somehow become entangled with the feud between the three clans.
The auctioneer hurriedly said, "Youngsters of the Golden Flame Eagle Clan, don't talk nonsense. At the auction, anyone can bid, and the highest bidder wins. We don't consider status here!"
"Hmph, he didn't bid at first, but only after I made my bid, just when I was about to win the Sand Barrier, did he interfere. It's clear that his human race is targeting me and my Golden Flame Eagle Clan!"
The Golden Flame Eagle looked coldly at the auctioneer and said in a cold voice, "Could it be that the Crimson Sun Society is also targeting my demon and monster races?"
"..."
The auctioneer was speechless, and also felt a surge of anger.
What does this have to do with him?
That's a really random way of putting a hat on someone.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a voice from room 99 say again: "If you're poor, shut up!"
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