Chapter 159 Auction 5
Kui Er solemnly announced, "The starting price for the 'Heavenly Eagle Divine Skill' is two hundred thousand high-grade Xuan Stones. Please—"
The words had barely left his mouth when a flurry of bids erupted.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand!"
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
Thirty-five!
"Thirty-eight! I would appreciate it if you all would give this old man some face..."
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No one quoted a price in the private room where Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were.
Li Yishui suddenly laughed and said, "The person who just made the offer seems to be from the Qilian Mountains?"
The others listened and nodded in agreement.
"Like the one who's in charge of the Qilian Mountains right now."
"That's a very generous gesture."
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The Qilian Mountains are also a faction within the Azure Dragon Academy, and the Lord of Qilian Mountain is one of the three Nirvana Realm experts of the Azure Dragon Academy.
The Lord of Qilian Mountain is quite old, and his strength is not as great as Jiang Chongguang's father, Jiang Yun. Although Jiang Yun is only in the early stage of Nirvana, while the Lord of Qilian Mountain is in the middle stage of Nirvana, Jiang Yun would have a slight advantage in a real fight.
In his youth, he had many wives and concubines, who bore him many descendants. Among these descendants, those with outstanding talent and great strength gradually joined the Azure Dragon Academy and formed a powerful force there.
Of course, not all descendants of the Qilian Mountain Lord can become disciples of the Azure Dragon Academy. The academy's rules will not change. It can only be said that with the support of the Qilian Mountain Lord, the chances are greater.
People from the Qilian family also live in Canglong City, and even more branches are distributed in more distant cities.
However, the longer one lives, the more resources one can attain Nirvana, and the more resources one can distribute to lower levels.
The Qilian Mountains are considered quite wealthy within the entire Azure Dragon Academy faction.
After all, the Qilian Mountain Lord's combat power is also extraordinary—he is not as strong as Jiang Yun, but that is because Jiang Yun is terrifying, not because the Qilian Mountain Lord is weak.
It's not surprising that people from the Qilian Mountains are bidding now; if they manage to acquire the cultivation technique, it will belong to the Qilian family.
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Zhong Cai had also heard of the Qilian Mountains. In fact, he and Wu Shaogan had already collected a lot of information about the Azure Dragon faction and had a general understanding of it.
Now that Li Yishui brought it up, they immediately went through the Qilian Mountains in their minds.
The three Nirvana cultivators in the academy, the other one is Dean Canglong.
She was a very powerful woman who had been in seclusion for many years and had rarely appeared in public.
Since Nirvana cultivators primarily engage in seclusion and do not handle trivial matters within the academy, all affairs are managed by several Spirit Transformation Realm instructors—who also serve as vice deans.
There are secrets within the academy. One rumor says the dean is the confidante of the state lord, but because the lord took wives and concubines, they didn't become Daoist partners. The lord felt guilty towards her and was very lenient. Another rumor says the dean once saved the state lord's life, but they were just friends, with no romantic feelings, though they were sworn brothers. Yet another rumor says the dean is actually the state lord's long-lost elder, and after recognizing him, she received the lord's protection, but her heart is only set on cultivating immortality…
However, it's been too long, so it's impossible to determine which one is true.
The dean himself is a late-stage Nirvana cultivator, but his lifespan is only a few hundred years left. If he wants to advance further, he can only focus on cultivation, comprehend the universe, and seek an opportunity for a breakthrough.
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That being said...
Although the Qilian family made an offer, and even Li Yishui noticed that other Canglong factions had made offers, the Mei family mountain range, Jiang Chongguang, and others did not speak up.
While this eighth-tier cultivation technique is excellent, it clearly carries a sense of killing and combat. The Mei Family Mountain Range is primarily focused on alchemy, and the cultivation techniques they practice are mostly peaceful. This overly sharp technique is not suitable for them.
Jiang Chongguang himself possessed multiple high-level martial arts techniques.
His mother left him an inheritance, his father gave him a lot of property, and he himself had countless adventures along the way... He really didn't need this eighth-level cultivation technique, so there was no need to waste Xuan Stones on it.
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At this moment, the bids in the auction house have already exceeded 400,000.
Clearly, this skill will at least reach the highest price level for this level.
Meanwhile, the Spirit Transformation cultivators who had previously tried to ask others to give them face are now no longer speaking up, focusing only on raising prices—though relatively slowly, as their resources are somewhat insufficient.
Privately, many cultivators communicate with each other through telepathic communication.
Some borrowed Xuan Stones from relatives and friends... some negotiated privately with other bidders... some were recruited by powerful forces because they didn't have enough Xuan Stones... and there were various other ways to collect Xuan Stones...
Some even have plenty of Xuan Stones on hand, yet they still want to find someone to move them around. This is certainly to give themselves more confidence, but it may also be because they want to reduce the bargaining chips of others.
There are clearly many treasures at this auction; only three level-eight resources have appeared so far! There are at least a few more to come, and the mystic stones that many cultivators carry may not be enough. If it can reduce the number of competitors, why not?
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"Four hundred and sixty thousand!"
Forty-seven!
"Fifty!"
"Fifty-five..."
"Fifty-eight!"
Before we knew it, the price had increased again.
If an eighth-tier cultivation technique is sold privately, it would fetch a maximum of 500,000 high-grade Xuan stones.
Auctions always have such a powerful ability to stimulate consumption.
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After an extremely fierce competition, it finally ended up in the hands of a private room, priced at 630,000 high-grade Xuan stones.
It doesn't belong to any force from the Azure Dragon Academy; it should be a major local force or a force from another state further away.
Zhong Cai couldn't figure it out, and after asking her master, her master also didn't know.
Oh well, he's just doing this to make money anyway.
Who cares who it belongs to?
Zhong Cai had read that cultivation manual. His elder brother Wu had even compared it with the inheritance carried by the Sun-Shooting Bow and concluded that although it contained many profound mysteries, it did not belong to the top-tier inheritance.
Of the martial arts techniques that Zhong Cai has learned or seen in the Azure Dragon Myriad Classics Pagoda, there are quite a few that surpass the Heavenly Eagle Divine Art.
This technique is more suitable for some level seven forces, or for powerful rogue cultivators who lack sufficient lineage.
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Despite the commotion caused by this technique at the auction, Kui Yi remained oblivious.
He quickly took out another booklet, which turned out to be a secret technique.
This secret technique also belongs to the eighth rank and can allow cultivators to learn all the way to the Nirvana Realm, but it is of the earth attribute and mainly enhances the cultivator's own defense—purely a secret technique for survival.
In an instant, the earth-attribute cultivators who built palaces and transformed into spirits became excited.
However, the Palace Construct cultivators were only excited; the Spirit Transformation cultivators quickly joined the bidding.
The starting bid for this secret technique was 200,000 high-grade Xuan stones, but the final price was not higher and remained at 390,000 high-grade Xuan stones.
That's not surprising.
Secret techniques are not martial arts manuals, and their value is inherently lower than that of martial arts manuals.
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Four level 8 resources have been released so far.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had seven items planned.
At this moment, Kuiyi once again put up auction items of level six and seven.
It also contains many cultivation techniques and secret skills, as well as powerful magical artifacts and rare and precious materials with special effects...
Everything is expensive.
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At this moment, Kui Yi adopted a cautious posture.
What he took out was a small bottle.
The bottle itself is made of extraordinary material, actually a level seven precious jade. Its shape is also quite exquisite, as if it were a top-tier treasure that had been meticulously crafted. When the bottle is rotated slightly, it shimmers with light.
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Zhong Cai's expression immediately became subtle.
Oh, we've gotten to this point...
In order to sell level 8 resources at a higher price and create a more heated atmosphere, he and Lao Wu studied the matter and decided to create such bottles. What they used was level 7 precious jade that they extracted from the altar and put into the weapon pool to create a set of more than a dozen bottles, each with a different shape, as if they were naturally carved.
He prepared two for this auction.
What is revealed now is the first one.
What was placed inside was naturally some kind of elixir.
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Puppet One reached out his hand to Puppet Two.
Kui Er took out a jade bowl and placed it under the jade bottle.
Kui opened the stopper of the jade bottle, carefully poured out the pills inside, and gently let them fall into the jade bowl.
This meticulously planned process was all rehearsed by Zhong Cai, just to show that it was taken very seriously.
At this moment, many of the guests in the auction hall seemed to be somewhat taken aback.
Everyone watched quietly until the pill, which seemed to shimmer with colorful light as it spun, was placed in the jade bowl and displayed. Only then did they begin to examine it closely.
Kui Yi said, "The Nirvana Rebirth Pill."
Upon hearing the name, the cultivators all frowned.
What kind of elixir?
They've never heard of it!
Kui Yi continued, "It is of superior quality, level eight, and suitable for the mid-stage of Nirvana. After taking it, the clone in the primordial embryo can re-evolve the cultivation process, enhancing the cultivator's avatar's foundation. Even if the main body encounters danger thereafter, and the clone dies in place of the main body, the newly formed clone will still possess the strength gained from the enhanced foundation."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators understood and were all shocked and incredulous.
So this is what Nirvana and rebirth mean?!
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In the early stages of cultivation, when cultivators reach the peak of the Palace Opening stage, they accumulate profound energy, which forms the foundation of their total profound energy.
When a cultivator accumulates the yang energy of heaven and the yin energy of earth, the depth of their accumulated foundation determines the degree of enlightenment and potential of the accompanying treasures.
If cultivators don't accumulate enough experience in these two realms and rush to break through, they won't be able to sustain themselves in battles at higher realms and will eventually be worn down and killed.
The meaning of this pill is that the main body is helpless, but it can keep the clone nurtured in the Nirvana cultivator's primordial embryo strong enough, so that the clone has even more terrifying combat power. Perhaps, even Nirvana experts can see their current weaknesses and the limit of their strength that they should be able to reach!
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They understood, but they couldn't be sure whether the elixir actually had that ability.
After all, none of the cultivators present had ever heard of it.
At that moment, a Nirvana cultivator asked, "May I ask if there is a Pill King here? Does he know if this pill is genuine?"
Other Nirvana practitioners also spoke up.
There were also cultivators who had seen Sang Yunchu before and recognized him, and they couldn't help but ask anxiously, "King Sang Dan, King Sang Dan of Canglong, do you know whether this pill is real or fake?"
There were quite a few alchemists present, but only Sang Yunchu was an eighth-level alchemist.
In the other private rooms, there were some alchemists of level six or seven. They might not have reached level eight yet, but their respective inheritances might already contain such pill formulas—they might have some knowledge of them.
Some cultivators also began asking the other alchemists they recognized...
Suddenly, a cacophony of voices erupted.
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In the private room, everyone else's eyes were also on Sang Yunchu.
Because Zhong Cai upgraded the level of her companion treasure again, the pill formulas she obtained also reached level eight, and among those formulas happened to be the Nirvana Rebirth Pill.
At this moment, he was also looking at his master.
He wondered if his master's teachings contained...
Sang Yunchu smiled and said softly, "If this pill is truly the Nirvana Rebirth Pill, it does indeed have such medicinal effects."
Although Sang Yunchu's voice wasn't loud, it spread in the blink of an eye, allowing all the cultivators in the auction hall to hear it clearly.
Among the other alchemists, two or three hesitated slightly before speaking:
"I have heard of such pills, but I don't know if they are the Nirvana Rebirth Pill."
There are only a few words about it in ancient books.
"Such pills should exist."
The alchemists' words, though not entirely certain, were sufficient.
Without further hesitation, the cultivators immediately quoted their prices!
The starting price for this elixir is only ten thousand high-grade Xuan stones.
But it was only a fleeting moment...
"120,000!"
"Thirteen!"
"135,000!"
"fifteen!"
"153,000..."
Zhong Cai thought to herself, "It's still early."
The Nirvana Rebirth Pill is very difficult to refine, and the medicinal materials are hard to find. Even if he becomes an eighth-level alchemist in the future and really refines such a pill, the price will definitely not be less than 150,000 high-grade Xuan Stones.
At the auction, the price will only go higher.
Zhong Cai kept some attention on the auction outside, while she asked curiously, "Master, do you know how to refine this?"
Sang Yunchu smiled and said, "I have only just entered the eighth level and still need to do more research. I do have the recipe for this pill, but if you want to refine it, you will have to wait a while."
Zhong Cai immediately said, "Master will definitely be able to refine it soon!"
Sang Yunchu smiled and said, "There is still a great shortage of medicinal materials."
Jiang Chongguang then said from the side, "What's missing? I'll go find it!"
Sang Yunchu turned his head and asked with a smile, "Senior Brother Jiang has such profound knowledge, does he also need this pill?"
Jiang Chongguang pulled over several of his junior brothers and sisters and sneered, "These little ones are useless. They always act like chicks when they practice. They'll have to take some pills and start training again!"
Sang Yunchu had no objection to this and was happy to have more medicinal herbs to practice with, so he agreed.
Several junior brothers and sisters: "..."
Their lips twitched in unison, their feelings indescribable.
Is it possible that they actually valued their foundation back then, and the reason they were beaten so badly during practice wasn't because they were weak, but because their senior brother was too fierce?
However, they did receive their senior brother's kind intentions.
Looking back...
Although they might have a hard time getting level 8 main medicines, they can still try to collect the auxiliary medicines.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but find this scene amusing.
But since they are elders, it's somewhat inappropriate to laugh in their presence.
So Zhong Cai snuggled into her husband's arms and continued to laugh.
Wu Shaogan pulled Zhong Cai closer to him and rubbed her face.
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The Nirvana Realm experts who have reached this level all strive to improve themselves as much as possible. Even if they are slightly dissatisfied with their cultivation process, they now want to make up for it in their clones.
When bidding, they naturally spare no expense.
Before long, the price soared to 200,000.
A little while later, it surged to 300,000.
Finally, the bidding stopped when it reached 396,000.
The elixir fell into the hands of a Nirvana Realm expert who was clearly in a great hurry—his hearty laughter echoed from the private room where he was.
Some practitioners recognized this Nirvana cultivator because he had once been a wandering practitioner, suffering greatly without the guidance of a master, which resulted in insufficient foundational knowledge. Even after going through various trials and tribulations to achieve Nirvana, he still had significant shortcomings.
He was determined to get this Nirvana Rebirth Pill!
And thankfully, we got it relatively smoothly.
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Zhong Cai counted on her fingers, adding a new source of income for herself.
He was all smiles, in a wonderful mood.
Oh dear, there's so much income, he can't even count it all!
Let's wait until after the auction is over and we get back before deciding...
Seriously, with so much income, it's too hard to calculate!
Wu Shaogan looked down and happened to see Zhong Cai winking and making faces.
Then, he couldn't help but laugh too.
No matter what kind of messy expressions he makes, they're all adorable on A-Cai's face.
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Kuiyi auctioned off several level-six resources again, and then auctioned off two level-seven resources.
This is the penultimate level 8 resource.
With a flick of his arm, Kui revealed a massive, level-eight, top-grade axe in his hand!
The moment the enormous axe was revealed, it radiated a powerful aura and exuded surging power!
It's a top-tier (level 8) item!
Such a high-quality level eight Xuan weapon is extremely rare—even the companion treasures of many Earth-grade aptitude cultivators seem to be no match for the domineering and powerful nature of this giant axe!
Kui Er remained expressionless: "The starting price for the Giant Axe is 100,000 high-grade Xuan Stones."
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These days, there are quite a few cultivators who use axes.
Unfortunately, there are very few weapon crafters who can forge high-grade axes, and there are also few places in other ruins and secret realms where axes can be found.
The giant axe before them was undoubtedly their "dream axe"!
Take a picture! You absolutely must take a picture of it!
Once they get their hands on it, this axe can increase their combat power by at least 30%!
Two hundred thousand!
The first person to offer a price doubled it!
Twenty-five!
"thirty!"
"Thirty-two—"
After reaching 300,000, the bidding stopped being so urgent, probably because the price surged too much and then suddenly came to its senses.
However, there was still a lot of bidding.
Each price increase is no longer tens of thousands, but it is still a few thousand, or even five or six thousand.
After an extremely fierce competition, a burly man in a private room on the third floor slammed down the giant axe!
He had only been eyeing the auction items but hadn't made up his mind to buy any of them. Now, however, he had a good amount of Xuan Stones and finally managed to acquire the giant axe by bidding aggressively and significantly increasing the price!
The burly man was extremely satisfied.
But the next moment, his eyes widened like a bull's.
Because, instead of bidding on a level 6 or 7 item, Kuiyi brought out another level 8 item for auction.
And this item in the auction...
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Kui Yi showed the small bottle in his hand.
It was the second most exquisite and beautiful... elixir bottle in the entire auction.
And inside this elixir bottle is one of the most precious treasures at this auction!
Kuiyi still very carefully poured out the pills from the bottle.
At that very moment, a refreshing fragrance seemed to burst forth as countless wisps of mist, quickly filling the entire venue.
The fragrance wasn't overpowering, but all the cultivators who smelled it instantly felt extremely comfortable.
At the same time, a cultivator blurted out: "A Grade 8 High-Quality Longevity Pill!"
In an instant, the entire arena was shaken.
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There's no need for further introduction; this is a longevity elixir!
The purpose of the Longevity Pill is, of course, to... increase the lifespan of cultivators.
The eighth-grade longevity pill is exclusively for those who have entered Nirvana, and the lifespan extended by longevity pills of different qualities varies.
From low-grade to top-grade, the increases are 100, 200, 300, and 500 years respectively.
Moreover, each type of life-extending elixir can only be taken once—if a cultivator wants to continue to extend their lifespan after taking the life-extending elixir, they will need to take other types of life-extending elixir.
At the same time, top-grade level eight longevity pills are practically impossible to come across—because only an exceptionally outstanding level eight Pill King with the necessary formula could refine them. And there aren't even many level eight Pill Kings, let alone the numerous other limited-edition Pill Kings!
So……
The eighth-grade superior quality that is being offered now, which directly extends lifespan by three hundred years, is actually an extremely rare and precious item!
This is something I've rarely heard of before.
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Zhong Cai's eyes were bright. He was very confident in himself. He was sure that he would be able to refine different longevity pills after reaching level eight. He had quite a few recipes for such pills. As long as his comprehension was not too far behind that of Lao Wu, he could definitely keep up with Lao Wu's level.
Anyway, he only eats the best quality food!
Now, he's going to use these top-grade items he's drawn to make a fortune for himself and Lao Wu!
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The cultivators present were all speechless.
This longevity elixir wasn't mentioned on the list!
The newly added elixir item for auction is surprisingly hardcore!
This is just...so exciting!
At this moment, the Nirvana cultivators could no longer sit still.
These days, cultivators with good comprehension are rare. The further one progresses, the harder it becomes to comprehend, and the time spent in seclusion increases by decades or even centuries. Having more lifespan would be a great help!
Although extending one's lifespan by three hundred years may not seem like much, it is very difficult for high-level cultivators to increase their lifespan.
Longevity pills are already considered to offer significant life extension; there are other similar pills, even those of superior quality, that can only extend life by a few decades or a hundred years…
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This time, Kui Er still only offered a starting price of 10,000 high-grade Xuan stones.
The competition among cultivators was more intense than ever before.
Two hundred thousand!
They wanted to make the final decision right away after just the first bid!
The Nirvana cultivators, while not exactly insane, were certainly much more anxious than before.
Everyone knew that this time there would definitely be a premium.
But they all knew that anyone who still had Xuan Stones in their pockets would never let go.
"thirty!"
Thirty-five!
Forty-two!
The competition is intensifying, and the bidding is happening faster and faster.
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