Chapter 161 Auction 7
Upon hearing this, many cultivators couldn't help but gasp.
Especially the cultivators practicing with swords stared blankly at the incredibly terrifying longsword, their eyes burning with intense desire.
It was a knife!
A level nine Xuan-grade longsword!
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There are just as many cultivators practicing swords as those practicing sabers. Cultivators whose accompanying treasures are not weapons will inevitably choose weapons with strong attack power and easy to find inheritances to practice with when they are cultivating. Among these, sabers and swords are the first choice, followed by spears, halberds, clubs, axes, and so on.
If you want to choose a powerful attack attribute to train, it's often fire, metal, lightning, and so on.
A fire-attribute longsword is naturally a good fit for many.
Even if it's not a perfect match, once you reach a certain level, practicing fire-attribute sword techniques won't be difficult—and often it won't conflict much with what you've already learned.
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There were thirty to fifty Nirvana cultivators who came this time, but not many of them won bids for level eight resources, and they still had a large number of Xuan Stones left.
Those who didn't get what they wanted were naturally somewhat disappointed.
But now that they've seen the emergence of level nine resources, Nirvana, whoever has the potential to use them, is gleaming with eager anticipation.
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In a private room, an elderly man with white hair and eyebrows slowly revealed a smile.
The descendants surrounding him, whether young or old, all spoke up one after another:
"Ancestor, this Heavenly Blade is most suitable for you!"
"We still have some resources left, and we've transferred them all here this time. We'll definitely help our ancestor obtain the Heavenly Blade!"
"Ancestor..."
The old ancestor with white hair and eyebrows nodded slightly: "You are very kind."
His gaze, however, never left the heavenly blade.
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Another private room.
A black-robed man with black hair that reached the ground and a sinister face was surrounded by black flames.
He murmured to himself, "Crimson flames are no match for my black flames. Once I get my hands on them, I'll refine them properly; perhaps they'll be of some use."
There were many men and women in black robes standing around, their voices seemingly filled with subtle murmurs, making them hard to hear clearly, but if one dared to listen carefully, one's mind would be shaken.
"You absolutely must take a picture of this..."
"That last one was useless. Once you get the Heavenly Blade, you don't need to choose anyone anymore..."
"What a pity...it's another major sect..."
"What a pity... that accompanying treasured sword was quite nice..."
"What a pity...it was recycled..."
The sinister-looking man remained silent.
He had wanted a level nine longsword for a long time, and even slaughtered several Heavenly Rank cultivators who possessed longswords as companion treasures for it.
Unfortunately, there are very few people with top-tier aptitude who are not backed by a powerful force and are easy to deal with. Even if you find one, it is even rarer if the accompanying treasure is a level nine treasure sword.
After killing those Heavenly Rank cultivators, without exception, the longsword would immediately disappear from anyone below the Fusion Realm.
As for those that have fused with longswords, once the primordial spirit within them is worn away, the longswords will also quickly disappear.
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There are rumors in this world, and countless people have confirmed that companion treasures of level seven to nine cannot be stolen—if their owner dies young, the companion treasure will be taken away by the underworld.
But there are always a very small number of people who don't believe in superstition.
There are always high-level cultivators who desperately need certain high-grade treasures, and they will not hesitate to take action against those geniuses of the Heavenly or even Immortal rank. They think, what if there is one that cannot be taken away? What if they can seize it?
Even if some powerful individuals cannot obtain it themselves, and know that they have no chance of taking it, they still want to kill those who already possess it.
If you don't have it yourself, you shouldn't allow those who possess it to roam the world.
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Five Heavenly Rank cultivators who possessed a Level 9 longsword as their companion treasure have already died at the hands of the sinister man's forces.
The sinister man might be hoping for that "what if".
Or perhaps, he simply didn't want to see those so-called geniuses who, to him, were still like ants.
He didn't want to see those geniuses, wielding the level-nine longsword he so longed for, grandly enter the Nirvana Realm one day!
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In another private room, the person in charge was a Nirvana cultivator who looked like a charming young girl.
She pinched the chin of the handsome man beside her, her face full of joy: "I'm so lucky! I just happened to find the treasured sword that the ancestor wanted! No matter how many mystic stones it costs, I have to bid for it!"
The handsome man also offered his congratulations with a smile.
Several handsome men and women gathered around and began massaging the girl's shoulders and legs, being very attentive.
The girl leaned against a muscular man, humming and muttering, "The ancestor has already sent that bastard so many level-nine refining materials, and he's wasted them all, and he's always so smug about it. I don't think he'll ever become a level-nine weapon master in his lifetime!"
A beautiful young woman promptly brought over a cup of fragrant tea, feeding it to the petite girl's lips, and said gently, "Calm down..."
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On the other side, Chao Shan was laughing heartily: "I knew this knife was meant for me! I'm a knife wielder! I was just worried that my own knife wasn't working well! Buy it! Buy it!"
Inside the private room sat some cultivators of slightly lower strength.
At this moment, a mature and prudent middle-aged cultivator frowned and said, "Elder Chao, there must be many powerful people vying for this sword. If you win the bid, I'm afraid you will be targeted and robbed in the future."
Chao Shan said nonchalantly, "We have five Nirvanas, what's there to be afraid of!"
The middle-aged cultivator sighed, "That's not how it works. The other elders often go into seclusion..."
Chao Shan snorted, "Even if they're all gone, I'm holding a level nine treasure sword. Do you think I'm afraid of a few petty thieves?"
The middle-aged cultivator said, "It's better to be safe than sorry..."
Chao Shan scoffed, "Alright, alright, you just want me to go home and admit defeat, right? I know! If I could get this knife, I'd definitely use it on my dad first!"
Although he kept repeating "father" over and over, the middle-aged cultivator still understood.
The other cultivators in the private room also laughed.
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Ruyi Gate is located in the eleventh state, but Chao Shan is actually the son of Chao Kong, the ruler of the eighth state.
Chao Kong was a swordsman, and Chao Shan was the one who resembled him the most among all his children and descendants. He was also the most talented and loved swordsmanship as well.
However, neither the father nor the son possessed a knife as their companion treasure, so they had always needed to find a suitable magical weapon.
However, the two had very similar temperaments, so they had a falling out in their early years. Chao Shan ran away from home and became a guest retainer of the Ruyi Sect.
Later, Chao Shan settled down in Ruyi Gate and refused to go home for many years.
Chao Kong didn't interfere with Chao Shan; the father and son actually had a very good relationship.
Over the years, the longsword Chao Shan used at each level of cultivation was actually the same one his father had used.
Chao Shan also had a considerable amount of resources given to him by Chao Kong. Although he loved this level-nine longsword very much, he was actually mainly planning to bid for it for his father.
Once his father had a suitable treasured sword, he could venture deep into forbidden areas, ruins, and forests to search for suitable treasures. And once his father found a new treasured sword, or something else usable…
Sooner or later, this precious sword will be inherited by Chao Shan.
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In the other private rooms, most of the Nirvana practitioners also had different reactions.
In the private room where Zhong Cai was, Jiang Chongguang shook his head.
Jiang Chongguang's junior fellow students were also somewhat disappointed.
Sang Yunchu didn't say much.
Zhong Cai, on the other hand, was... a little embarrassed.
He knew all along that Master Jiang definitely wouldn't film it, but he just couldn't show it.
Because... although Grandmaster Jiang Yun used a mystical weapon, he actually used a halberd.
Although he has obtained forty or fifty level-eight treasures through sacrifice, none of them contain a halberd.
And even if he did have them, he would definitely save them to give away later when he had the chance.
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Regardless of the reactions of the Nirvana cultivators in the numerous private rooms, Kui Yi had already calmly and methodically recounted all the information related to the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade. This included details about the blade's additional functions—of course, these were only brief descriptions; deeper exploration was left for the cultivators who took the photos to discover.
Kui Er, being more cautious, reported a number.
"The starting price for the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade is one million high-grade Xuan Stones!"
"Each bid increase must be no less than 10,000 high-grade Xuan stones."
This is the first time there has been a requirement regarding the increment for each bid.
...It does have the prestige of being a ninth-grade auction item.
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A level nine mystic artifact has a minimum market price of one million high-grade mystic stones.
The fact that the current reserve price is this amount is undoubtedly due to the principle of "scarcity drives up value".
Currently, there are no level nine weapon masters on the entire continent.
It's not that weapon makers aren't willing to work hard, but firstly, there's the limitation of talent; there aren't any exceptionally talented weapon makers these days. Secondly, cultivators don't need as many mystical weapons as they need pills, and they're not as willing to put in the effort to find materials as they are to find medicinal herbs. In fact, weapon makers have far fewer opportunities to practice and earn more mystical stones than pill makers.
Any cultivator who wants to obtain a level nine mystic weapon either has to explore dangerous places of a very high level or try to go to a higher-level continent to plan their move. However, level nine weapon masters there will definitely prioritize refining weapons for the strong on their own continent, and it is not easy for cultivators from other continents to get their turn.
Therefore, a low-grade level nine Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade like this might fetch around 1.2 to 1.3 million high-grade Xuan Stones in a high-level continent, but on this Flying Star Continent...
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The moment Kui Er finished speaking, a good voice announced the price.
"One million three hundred thousand!"
In an instant, the price increased by 300,000! This directly reached the market price that the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade should have.
This is far from over.
A voice came from another private room.
"One million four hundred thousand."
Immediately following, a light and cheerful female voice announced: "One million five hundred thousand!"
Then a sinister male voice suddenly drifted away: "One hundred and sixty."
One hundred and seventy.
One hundred and seventy-five.
"One hundred and ninety!"
Two million!
In just a few breaths, the price has doubled!
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This time, no one tried to persuade the other cultivators to give up, because everyone knew that no one would give up so easily with just a few words.
Few tried to borrow money from other cultivators—unless they were sworn brothers and had no powerful backing. Otherwise, if someone helped him obtain the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade, he would have no way to explain it to the power behind him. Even if they weren't competitors, if the other party had a handy Xuan weapon, they could easily suppress them!
Everyone was on edge, ready to make a bid.
Unlike the previous shoot for the Longevity Pill, which was filled with a tense atmosphere and a lot of gunpowder, this time it wasn't...
Each person's bid was remarkably decisive.
Two hundred and five.
Two hundred and ten.
Two hundred and twelve.
Two hundred and fifteen.
"Two million two hundred thousand!"
I couldn't tell who was in pain.
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Zhong Cai held her breath.
He knew that level nine resources would be very expensive, but... well, he never expected that they would fetch so much!
There are so many rich people.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but glance at her master with a hint of curiosity.
Sang Yunchu noticed and looked at him with a smile, asking, "Cai'er, why are you looking at me like that?"
Zhong Cai winked at him with a grin, but didn't ask a question. Instead, she quietly sent a telepathic message.
Master, it's so expensive, can you afford it?
Sang Yunchu raised her delicate eyebrows.
【you guess? 】
Zhong Cai wrinkled her nose.
Sang Yunchu's smile deepened.
Zhong Cai turned her head and sighed at her husband, Lao Wu.
[Master can definitely afford it!]
Wu Shaogan chuckled.
This is only natural.
Zhong Cai's eyes widened.
[Where is this taken for granted!]
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly and remained silent.
Zhong Cai silently touched her nose.
Okay, that's certainly the case.
[Leaving aside Master's savings from when he was a seventh-level Pill King, he's been refining eighth-level pills for several years now, opening the furnace dozens of times a year. Even if he only succeeds in twenty batches, he'll still have fifty or sixty pills...]
Even at a conservative estimate, that's worth millions of high-grade mystic stones!
Wu Shaogan rubbed Zhong Cai's head.
After this auction, A-Cai might be even richer than Master Sang.
Zhong Cai leaned against Wu Shaogan.
It's not that I want to compete with my master in terms of wealth...
He was just trying to distract himself because the prices outside were skyrocketing and his heart was racing.
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The prices quoted outside are indeed outrageously high.
The number of views reached "2.46 million" the moment the voice was uttered.
It's almost twice the value of the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade itself!
However, there is no upper limit to the price of level nine resources. Although the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade may only be worth a little over a million in high-level continents, on the Flying Star Continent, as long as the guests feel it is worth it, they can continue to compete.
Another series of struggles ensued.
The price reached 2.55 million.
The subsequent price increases were noticeably slower.
In many private rooms, multiple people from the same faction have arrived and have been gradually gathering high-grade Xuan Stones into the hands of the Nirvana cultivators.
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Secretly, a Nirvana cultivator complained unhappily, "If you had informed me earlier before the auction, I could have gathered more Xuan Stones. What can I do with what I have now?"
In the other private rooms, several people had similar opinions.
One of the cultivators close to them sighed, "The person behind this auction is most likely a top-tier Nirvana cultivator, or perhaps a guest from another continent who only brought some Nirvana cultivator helpers and no companions. If they had revealed it beforehand, I'm afraid several state lords would have attended, and their identities would probably have been discovered... Wouldn't he be in danger then?"
"Besides, if the governor himself comes, how can we even compete with him? We can't possibly win the bid!"
"From this perspective, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
This makes a lot of sense. Many Nirvana cultivators had actually guessed it, but seeing that they didn't have enough chips, they couldn't help but vent their frustration.
Of course, for now, bidding is still the only option.
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As the bidding for Nirvana grew louder, a suggestion suddenly came from a private room: "A level nine treasure sword is rare, and we're not quite ready to offer enough Xuan Stones. We wonder if we could exchange it for other resources?"
Several other practitioners in the private rooms agreed.
However, Kui Yi said, "I only accept high-grade Xuan stones."
There was a moment of silence.
Sighs rose from the Nirvana cultivators, but they said nothing more and continued to offer prices.
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Many auctions will agree to add other resources to supplement the supply.
Because those auction houses are basically backed by powerful forces, they have enough manpower and channels to exchange for resources—and the resources they obtain can even be put on other auction houses again.
Some auctions even require that certain resources be used to supplement the shortage of Xuan Stones in order to collect them.
only……
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had discussed it and decided that they would only accept black stones at the auction.
Even though they desperately needed refining materials with level eight Yin-Yang and Five Elements attributes, and the teleportation array they gave to the puppet was sufficient to send the materials to other places that Nirvana couldn't track, they still gave up this shortcut.
Even the slightest possibility of revealing one's identity must not be taken.
The two of them acquired so many mystic stones from the auction that they were practically a walking treasure trove. In addition, their accompanying treasures were so special that if this were to be revealed, they would likely face a lot of targeting!
Leaving aside Zhong Cai's altar where you can draw high-level guaranteed resources just by offering Dan Yun as a sacrifice, let's talk about Wu Shaogan's own Command Platform. He can have an army that will never rebel, and... his weapon synthesis pool can already synthesize level seven weapons!
Once he improves further, as long as the materials are available, it's practically like having a high-level weapon craftsman by your side!
Those level eight and nine mystical artifacts can certainly be used by Dao soldiers, but they can also be sold!
Even if there is a certain chance of failure in order to curb the pool's ability later on... the materials will not be completely ruined after failure, and the chance of failure will not be too high.
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Because of the puppet's refusal, the many Nirvana cultivators were once again certain that the cultivators who held the auction were probably just Nirvana cultivators like themselves.
There is still no powerful backer—or the powerful backer cannot arrive in time for the rebirth.
At that moment, the eyes of many Nirvana cultivators began to flicker.
They had some plans in mind.
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Zhong Cai got goosebumps all over her body.
Someone is definitely plotting against him!
Zhong could tell with his toes that it was definitely related to the auction—which was to be expected.
His eyes darted around, revealing a sly smile.
But it doesn't matter, he had already discussed all the possibilities with Lao Wu.
The worst-case scenario is... that this auction was a complete waste.
Thinking of this, Zhong Cai's face stiffened, and she felt a pang of heartache.
Wu Shaogan knew that Zhong Cai was daydreaming again, so he smiled and played with Zhong Cai's fingers.
Incidentally, I slipped my hand into his sleeve and rubbed the goosebumps on his forearm.
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At this moment, the bid reached 2.7 million high-grade Xuan stones.
The struggle among the Nirvana cultivators has reached the point of gritting their teeth.
They naturally didn't want to give up, but the restriction of "only accepting high-grade Xuan Stones" ultimately forced many Nirvana cultivators to give up.
Some Nirvana cultivators secretly offered their most prized level-eight treasures to others, hoping to exchange them for Xuan Stones. However, after weighing the options, the cultivator preferred to bid on the level-nine treasure sword and thus declined.
There are now seven bidders remaining.
They were all Nirvana cultivators, and their aura burst forth without any concealment, colliding with each other in the high sky!
A terrifying pressure permeated the entire auction hall.
Those cultivators in the private rooms and on the first floor all had pale faces.
Fortunately, the level nine defensive formation worked again.
A pale golden light emanated from the space, enveloping everything outside the private room.
The light formed a light curtain like water ripples. No matter what kind of pressure or insidious power fluctuations... as long as they touched the light curtain, they would be immediately neutralized, as if they had never existed.
However, the Nirvana practitioners did not restrain themselves.
...but none of them actually launched an attack.
Not everyone followed the rules, and just as Zhong Cai had initially feared, some cultivators were not afraid of those preparing to cause trouble. However, just as they were about to launch their real attack, a terrifying array power invaded them, as if to crush them—
Naturally, they stopped causing trouble.
The oppressive aura and subtle fluctuations in power did not cause a rebound from the array's power.
Therefore, these mutual pressures and warnings can only be carried out covertly.
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The sounds of oppressive force colliding and the slight explosions of power echoed continuously in the air.
The protected cultivators were unable to participate in the competition. Now that their shock had subsided, they mustered their courage to appreciate the rare scene before them... and to broaden their horizons.
Especially for those cultivators with lower cultivation levels, this can be considered a "fortuitous encounter".
However, to avoid offending the Nirvana Realm experts with their comments and being targeted by them afterward, the other cultivators kept quiet.
If you really have something to discuss, it's not too late to wait until the last item falls into the hands of the strongest bidders!
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No matter how much the pressure and power swelled and erupted, the bidding never stopped.
Because the powerful all know that the auction is being conducted by a puppet. If they don't speak up and continue to compete, the puppet will recognize the previous bidder as the final winner, which would be equivalent to them losing the competition!
The bidding reached 2.8 million...
It reached 290...
Two hundred and ninety-five...
Finally, we've reached three million!
Prices are still rising.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense; many cultivators couldn't even imagine such a price.
Even if many powerful forces combined their entire resources, they could not reach this terrifying number!
This was all just to bid on a mysterious artifact.
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Finally, someone offered a high price of 3.3 million.
The room was completely silent.
Other practitioners of Nirvana stop at this price point.
Everyone knew that this was the final price.
Kui Yi said, "Then—the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade belongs to the guest."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Kui Yi could deliver the Heavenly Blade to the private room, a Nirvana cultivator walked out of the private room with a loud laugh and quickly rushed towards the auction stage.
This was a tall, handsome man, holding a mustard seed bag filled with top-grade mystic stones.
However, a golden light flashed in front of the auction stage, blocking the man.
This man was none other than Chao Shan.
Chao Shan didn't mind and simply handed over the mustard seed bag.
Puppets One quickly checked the mustard seed bag, confirmed the number was correct, and then tossed it to Puppets Two.
Then it waved its hand again, took down the Heavenly Blade, and handed it to Chao Shan.
Chao Shan grasped the Heavenly Blade, his face beaming with joy.
At that very moment, the light on Kui Er's body flashed, and the entire person—along with the large number of Xuan Stones that it had been storing—disappeared.
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