A spring with nine exquisite orifices!
A divine artifact!
This name sounds much more prestigious than "Cleansing Spring".
[Nine-Aperture Exquisite Spring: A spiritual object of heaven and earth, which can be placed anywhere and transform into a living spring. The spring has nine apertures, corresponding to the power of nine ultimate elements.]
[Effect 1: The spring water contains primordial spiritual energy. Long-term drinking or bathing in it can cleanse the marrow and purify the soul, increase cultivation speed, and greatly increase the chances of breaking through bottlenecks.]
[Effect Two: Soul Masters can enter the corresponding spring aperture to cultivate according to their own attributes, which can greatly increase elemental affinity and even have a chance to comprehend the true meaning of elemental laws.]
[Effect 3: Every hundred years, the core of the spring can nurture one drop of 'Nine Apertures Exquisite Liquid,' which can reshape a Soul Master's foundation and has the effect of defying fate.]
The system's explanation clearly emerged in Ning Liu's mind.
He almost couldn't keep his expression in check.
Good heavens!
What I'm returning isn't just a spring, it's an entire springhead!
Compared to the cleansing spring, a disposable consumable, it's like comparing a firefly to the moon – a spring that can continuously produce spiritual water and even nurture the "Nine Apertures Exquisite Liquid."
Ning Fengzhi spent three million to buy Rongrong a single bath ticket.
As for myself, I got a top-notch hot spring for free, the kind with nine different effects and unlimited refills!
Ning Liu was overjoyed. With this, the foundation of Liuli Heaven would surge once again.
He had even started planning where to place the spring.
This is a huge profit!
While Ning Liu was struggling internally and trying to maintain his aloof persona, the auction on stage continued.
Ning Rongrong's clear voice rang out again, drawing everyone's attention back to the auction stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our next item is the fourth lot."
As she finished speaking, a maidservant gracefully walked onto the stage carrying a jade plate covered with a red cloth.
Ning Rongrong reached out and lifted the red cloth, revealing a strange plant to everyone.
It was a spiritual herb, deep blue in color and shaped like coral, about a foot tall, with specks of silver light flowing between its branches.
A pure and powerful wave of water vapor swept over us, making the air in the entire auction hall a bit more humid.
"This item is called 'Deep Blue Spirit Coral,' a 60,000-year-old spiritual herb harvested from the deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters!"
Ning Rongrong then spoke:
"Many senior Sea Soul Masters present here must have heard of its name."
"It not only contains extremely pure water elemental energy, which can help water-attribute soul masters cleanse their soul power and stabilize their foundation, but more importantly, it has an unimaginable miraculous effect on the breakthrough of a soul saint to the soul douluo level!"
"If a water-attribute Soul Douluo powerhouse were to consume it, it would increase their chances of breaking through by at least 30%!"
"Starting bid: one million gold soul coins! Each bid must be at least one hundred thousand gold soul coins!"
Ning Rongrong's introduction was clear and powerful, especially the phrase "increases the chance of breakthrough by 30%", which caused an instant uproar in the entire venue.
"A 60,000-year-old deep blue spirit coral! This is a legendary item!"
"Increases the chance of breaking through to Soul Douluo by 30%? My god, in terms of soul power breakthrough alone, this is much more cost-effective than that Spirit Spring spot!"
"What a pity! I'm a fire elementalist, and this thing is just a pretty coral to me. If I ate it, I'd probably just explode on the spot."
"Who can disagree? This thing is good, but it has too many limitations. It's completely useless for non-water attribute powerhouses."
Within the ranks of the mainland Soul Masters, discussions rose and fell.
The crowd looked on with a mixture of amazement and regret, but no one dared to make a bid.
After all, the Soul Master system on the continent is complex. Although water attribute is not unpopular, there are not many sects that spend huge sums of money specifically on it. Moreover, the starting bid of one million gold soul coins is not a small amount.
For a moment, the scene was surprisingly quiet.
Now, it was the Sea Soul Masters' turn to get restless.
They had assumed that the appearance of such a treasure, which was only known among their sea spirit masters, would inevitably cause a frenzy among the mainlanders, allowing them to once again witness the richness of the sea.
But what was the result?
Aside from a few gasps of amazement, not a single soul master from the mainland made a bid!
"What's going on? Don't they know its value?"
Each of the Sea Soul Masters had their brows furrowed so deeply they could crush a sea crab.
"'Deep Blue Spirit Coral'! A treasure that can increase the chance of breaking through to Soul Saint by 30%, with a starting bid of one million, and they actually think it's too expensive?"
"I think they're just broke! They were scared out of their wits by Sect Leader Ning and the Spirit Hall!"
"No way! This is a treasure from our sea. We can't let it go unsold on our own turf, can we? If word gets out, where will we, the Sea Soul Masters, put our faces?"
"Yes! We can't let people from the mainland laugh at us!"
The Sea Soul Masters were all talking at once, their emotions running high.
They felt that this was no longer just an auction; it concerned the honor of their Sea Soul Master collective!
After a brief silence, a gruff voice suddenly rang out.
"I'll offer 1.1 million!"
The one who made the bid was from Black Wave Island.
His shout ignited the fuse.
"I'll offer 1.2 million!" Another Sea Soul Master who looked quite distinguished immediately followed suit.
"One million three hundred thousand! This Heart of the Vast Ocean, we, Raging Waves Island, want it!"
"One million four hundred thousand! Even if I have to sell everything I own, I won't let our marine treasures lose their value!"
The scene instantly became heated, but all the bidders were Sea Soul Masters.
The mainland Soul Masters, on the other hand, wore expressions of detached amusement, as if they were watching a grand spectacle of "unity" within the Sea Soul Masters.
Ning Fengzhi found it amusing, a smile playing on his lips, and whispered to Ning Liu:
"Your move has certainly ignited their competitive spirit."
Ning Liu took a sip of tea and said calmly, "As expected."
Ultimately, after a fierce "internal competition," the "Heart of the Vast Ocean" was auctioned off to a tall, thin, dark-skinned island lord for 1.6 million gold soul coins.
It's clear that this price has far exceeded his expectations.
Although he looked pained, he was mostly proud of winning the bid and restoring face for the Sea Soul Masters.
Ning Rongrong was about to announce the sale with a beaming smile when the island owner stood up and shouted loudly at the auction stage:
“Miss Rongrong, I am Tao Jingyun, the island lord of Jingtao Island.”
He first introduced himself, then scratched his head somewhat sheepishly, and said loudly:
"One million six hundred thousand gold soul coins... I can't come up with that many gold soul coins right now. However, I remember that Sect Master Ning Liu made an agreement that if I don't have enough gold soul coins, I can use local specialties of equal value to pay off the debt?"
All eyes were drawn from the island master of Tao Jingyun to the calm and collected young man in the front row.
Ning Rongrong also looked at Ning Liu, her clear eyes carrying a hint of inquiry.
Ning Liu calmly nodded, meeting the gazes of the entire audience.
"Of course."
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