The first day of the auction passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Yifeng lay on the sofa in the private room, feeling a little bored. On the first day, the total amount of the auction reached an astonishing 800 million low-grade spirit stones.
During this time, Huang Senchu did not make any more bids. Instead, he acquired a few more medicinal herbs. He has now collected all the main ingredients for the Refining Void Pill, but he is still missing some materials for the Dragon Spirit Pill.
Even so, Gu Yifeng still had a full eight million low-grade spirit stones on him, all of which he obtained from selling top-grade refining materials.
The auction will last for three days, so Gu Yifeng is not in a hurry. The real show is just beginning. According to Miao Xuanzi, there is another item in the auction that is a treasure that the Youdu forces are vying for.
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After a night of cultivation, Gu Yifeng woke up on his own and began his daily check-in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully checking in. You have received the reward: Secret Technique: Netherworld Transformation."
The system voice sounded, followed by another message flooding into his mind. Before the auction started, Gu Yifeng immediately began cultivating, and a chilling dark power instantly condensed in his hand.
The so-called Netherworld Transformation involves circulating spiritual power, communicating with heaven and earth, transforming it into Netherworld power, continuously twisting and compressing it, and then unleashing it at its limit. This can instantly open a Netherworld passage, bringing the enemy's attack or their true form into the Netherworld, from which they can never escape.
Unlike spatial power, the Netherworld Passage can be opened directly by activating Netherworld power and pushing it to its limit, ignoring spatial limitations. However, the size and time it takes for the Netherworld Passage to open vary depending on the location.
Even in the most remote and mysterious places, Gu Yifeng could only open a passage the size of a thumb for three breaths at most, even with his full strength.
He cultivated for a full hour before the auction house became lively. He exited his cultivation state and looked at the situation below. Soon, he saw the auctioneer from yesterday come to the stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to the Youdu Auction House. The quality of today's items is even better than yesterday's, but there are only thirty items. Without further ado, let's begin!"
"The first item up for auction is a boon to the cultivation of cultivators in Youdu: a seventh-grade superior elixir—the Yellow Spring Soul-Releasing Pill. Consuming this pill can raise one's cultivation level by three minor realms and purify the Netherworld aura within one's soul. Starting bid: 1.5 million spirit stones!"
This auctioneer knew how to warm up the crowd and stir up the emotions of the cultivators present. The first item was a seventh-grade pill. Don't forget, he said there was no level restriction when it came to advancing a minor realm.
Even if it's useless against old monsters like those who have undergone tribulation or refined spirit, it's still a great boost to one's combat power if consumed by someone at the Dao Integration Realm.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the price of this seventh-grade pill skyrocketed to three million, doubling in value.
"Four and a half million."
From the private room where Huang Senchu had been, a chilling voice rang out, doubling the price. Upon hearing the voice, the entire auction fell silent, and many people looked on in horror.
Gu Yifeng narrowed his eyes, looking at the private room where the other party was. Without a doubt, the person who spoke could only be Huang Senchu's father, the sect leader of the Huangquan Sect—Huang Jiuyin.
"Tsk tsk, this is the oppressive force of a top-tier Dao Integration Realm expert."
Miao Xuanzi sneered, clearly having already guessed the identity of the person who spoke.
"Is this person very powerful? He must have come here today for this pill, and also for tomorrow's grand finale item."
Gu Yifeng could guess it, but there was no record of this person in the Complete Book of Myriad Treasures, and there was no record of Youdu in the jade slip given by the system before, which is why he asked this question.
"It's normal that you don't know. Huang Jiuyin, as the sect leader of the third sect of Youdu, is ruthless. He once turned a Dao Integration Realm cultivator who challenged the sect into a corpse puppet, which shows his ability."
"More importantly, this person is extremely protective of his own and holds grudges. He destroyed several forces for his son's sake. Few in Youdu dare to provoke him."
Miao Xuanzi spoke slowly, but he didn't take him seriously. After all, he was also at the peak of the Dao Integration Realm, and besides, no one in the entire Youzhou dared to touch the power behind him.
Gu Yifeng was unaware of this, but he took it as a fact that Changchun Valley had such a background, and that he was not afraid of Huang Jiuyin because they were of equal cultivation level.
Because there weren't many items up for auction today, everything was sold out in one morning. The Yellow Spring Soul Release Pill ended up in Huang Jiuyin's hands. Gu Yifeng calculated that the Youdu Auction made a total of 400 million today.
The quantity was more than 50% less than yesterday, but half of the spirit stones were sold, which shows the quality of this auction.
During this period, Miao Xuanzi made two more moves, raising the price to seven million to acquire two rare medicinal herbs, thus completely completing the task assigned by Valley Master Zhuang Qingqian.
Gu Yifeng reluctantly gave up the idea, since the price was too high and he simply couldn't compete with it.
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On the morning of the third day, the auctioneer arrived early. There were only ten items for auction today, and they were all large items, which were the highlight of the auction.
People in the private boxes on the second and third floors of the auction house stood up one after another. Some even used their spiritual power to cancel the one-way window effect and reveal themselves directly.
Without a doubt, the top three sects of Youdu are all present: the third is Huangquan Sect, the second is Biluotian, and the first is Youdu City.
The leading power, Youdu City, is the entity that fully supports the establishment of the city and controls the overall situation in Youdu. The city lord is also the sect leader of the number one sect.
However, although Youdu City is strong, the two major forces, Biluotian and Huangquan Sect, are not weak either. Anyone who underestimates these two forces will only have death to look forward to.
"Kid, are you interested in these ten items?"
Miao Xuanzi simply glanced around before asking Gu Yifeng a question.
"Yes, who wouldn't be interested? But I don't have that many spirit stones, so I'll just look."
Gu Yifeng didn't care. This auction was enough for him. He had collected all the main ingredients for the Refining Void Pill and would start refining it back in Changchun Valley.
"Your idea is good, but let's see how it goes. If the Yellow Springs Sect takes a liking to anything, I can lend you a hand and make things difficult for them. Even if we can't take it, we can still annoy them."
"I've long disliked these ghost cultivators."
Miao Xuanzi chuckled, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain. This was also true in Youdu City. Compared to the two major powers, the Huangquan Sect's ghost path was the most insidious, and its style of doing things was domineering, earning it a bad reputation in Youzhou.
Miao Xuanzi has always considered himself a master of the righteous path and has a great dislike for the Huangquan Sect. Coupled with the previous minor incident with Huang Senchu, this old monster naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.
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"Ladies and gentlemen! The first item up for auction today is a skeleton. After testing, it was found that even a full-force attack from a Dao Integration Realm ancestor could not destroy it. It emits a lustrous, jade-like glow, suggesting that it is the skeleton of an ancient sage. The starting bid is 18 million low-grade spirit stones!"
"Each bid increase must be no less than 100,000 spirit stones!"
As soon as the first item was presented, before the auctioneer had even finished speaking, someone started bidding, immediately offering twenty million.
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