Chapter 393 Wild Auction
After waiting for two days, Ye Changsheng arrived at the place where the auction of wild items was held in Tianyuan City.
After receiving a magical tool that concealed his appearance, he was led into an independent stone chamber.
According to the people at the auction house, this stone chamber is made of a special material and is naturally able to isolate spiritual consciousness.
You can see it from inside the stone house looking out, but you can't see anything when you look in from the outside.
In this way, the privacy of those participating in the auction is guaranteed and no trouble may arise.
Ye Changsheng sat in the stone house and looked around. All around him were stone houses of similar size to the one he was in.
These stone houses are densely packed and crisscrossed in the sky hundreds of feet high, and they are all floating in the air.
And below these stone houses is a hall.
The hall was a thousand feet wide, but there was nothing underneath.
Only these nearly a thousand stone houses are floating quietly in the air, with the pale blue light looming, giving people a sense of mystery.
After watching for a while, Ye Changsheng had a general understanding of the situation in the auction house. He then closed his eyes and waited quietly.
Time passed slowly, and monks were led into the stone houses one after another. Soon, nearly a thousand stone houses were filled with people.
There are more than a thousand cultivators at the God Transformation and Void Refining levels. Among the human and demon races, apart from Tianyuan City, perhaps only the main cities of the Three Emperors and Seven Demon Kings can gather so many.
When the time was almost up, suddenly a few melodious bells were heard, and in the dim hall, a few beams of light lit up, illuminating the empty hall below.
Everyone's eyes were looking towards an auction platform in the center of the hall below, where a magic circle suddenly appeared out of thin air on the platform that was more than ten feet in size. Then a white light flashed, and an old man in a white robe appeared on the platform.
When they saw this man appear, the monks in the stone house were in an uproar, and some of them even called out the old man's name in surprise.
"It's Master Chi!"
"Even he showed up here, it seems this auction is going to be something special!"
"Master Chi is personally presiding over this. Could this be..."
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Exclamations rang out in each stone house. It seemed that Master Chi had an extraordinary reputation in Tianyuan City.
Ye Changsheng took a quick look at the old man who was presiding over the auction. This man was only in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. He had a head full of silver hair, kind eyebrows, and bright eyes, looking like a master with an immortal air.
Just in terms of appearance, there is indeed something worth mentioning.
The silver-haired old man ignored the discussions in the hall, coughed lightly, and spoke in a gentle voice:
"It seems that all of you Daoists know me, so there is no need for me to introduce myself. There are several items in this auction that I have personally appraised, and one item was also made by me, so I will come out to host it!"
The silver-haired old man looked around and said:
"I believe everyone has received some information before. The three items at the end of this auction are much more valuable than in the past."
"If you miss this opportunity, you may not encounter anything of the same level in the next few hundred years."
Upon hearing this, the auction hall immediately became lively and some people started asking questions .
"Brother Chi, I heard your propaganda that there are Void-Refining-level elixirs in this auction, so I specially prepared a large number of spirit stones. Please don't let me down!"
"Is it true that there is a spiritual treasure close to the top of the list among the auction items?"
"Brother Chi, did you really make that magical treasure?"
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With each inquiring question, some people who had not known about the auction in advance also learned what the finale items of this auction were.
For a moment, some people's faces changed drastically.
If they had known that these things would be at the auction, they would not have brought only these few spirit stones.
Some monks were worried that they would miss these precious things this time, which made them regretful.
The silver-haired old man listened to these questions, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he spoke in a gentle voice:
"The auction house definitely does not have any false advertising, please rest assured, fellow Taoists, everything you are concerned about will appear in this auction!"
"I will not go into details. The auction will begin soon. Please wait patiently!"
After the old man finished speaking, the noisy sounds in the auction hall gradually subsided and the entire hall immediately became silent.
Seeing that no one had any objections, the silver-haired old man nodded and announced the start of the auction.
Immediately, ten beautiful female cultivators in palace dress flew up from the stage. Each of them had a cultivation level above the Jindan stage. They stood gracefully, each holding a brocade box of different sizes in their hands.
The silver-haired old man took the brocade box from the first female cultivator, looked around , and said with a smile:
"According to convention, the Wild Items Auction will start with various finished elixirs and spiritual medicines, followed by various rare materials and secret manuals, and finally the most valuable items."
"The first item for this auction is a 'Fire Dragon Pill' that can help break through the bottleneck of the middle stage of the Spiritualization Stage. The starting price is one million Spiritual Stones, and each bid must not be less than fifty thousand Spiritual Stones!"
As the old man spoke, he opened the brocade box in his hand, revealing a white jade bottle several inches high.
He opened the lid of the jade bottle, and all of a sudden, everyone in the hall seemed to hear a dragon's roar.
A several-inch long fire dragon flew out of the bottle, and immediately a scorching temperature spread all around. The fire dragon shook its head and tail and rushed upwards, as if it wanted to rush out of the hall.
"snort!"
The silver-haired old man snorted coldly , snapped his fingers, and a green light flew out, turning into a large green net, which fell on his head and covered the fire dragon.
"It is indeed the Fire Dragon Pill. Brother Chi, please collect it quickly, lest its spirituality be lost!" A rather surprised and excited voice said in the stone house in the air.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, don't worry. In just this short period of time, the spiritual energy of the elixir will not be lost!" The silver-haired old man smiled gently, then stretched out his hand and pointed. The green net wrapped the fire dragon back into the jade bottle, and then he covered the jade bottle.
"All of you Daoists should have seen this. This is the genuine Fire Dragon Pill. Taking one pill can greatly increase the chances of a Daoist who is at the peak of the early stage of Spiritualization to break through!"
"Back then, I used this kind of elixir to break through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation. There is no need for me to introduce the effects of this elixir. Now, the bidding begins!"
"One million three hundred thousand spirit stones!"
"One million and a half million!"
"Humph, you want to break through with just this little spiritual stones? Two million spiritual stones!"
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As soon as the auction started, the value of this pill doubled. It seems that this pill that can help the Jindan monks break through the bottleneck is extremely popular.
This is no wonder. This kind of elixir that can break through bottlenecks will definitely be snatched up as soon as it comes out.
There are so many Jindan cultivators in Tianyuan City, and many of them are in the early stage of Jindan.
Although the three finale items are very tempting, they are simply not within the reach of a Divine Transformation cultivator, so it is better to spend the spirit stones on things that are useful to you.
"Two million, three hundred thousand spirit stones!" Ye Changsheng also quoted his own price. He was determined to get this kind of elixir.
"Two and a half million!"
"Two million eight hundred thousand!"
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"Three million!"
When this price was called out, there were only a few bidding sounds around. Many Jindan monks weighed their wallets and withdrew from the competition.
After all, they couldn't put all their fortunes on it, as there were many places in Tianyuan City that needed Flower Spirit Stones.
Moreover, this kind of elixir that can help break through the bottleneck will not only appear this time. This kind of elixir often flows out at the auction held every three years, so there are plenty of opportunities.
There is no need to spend so many spirit stones this time.
However, there are still some wealthy monks who are bidding, constantly pushing the price to new highs.
"Three million eight hundred thousand!"
"Four million!"
"Four and a half million!" After Ye Changsheng raised the price by 500,000 spirit stones in one breath, the hall became quiet for a while.
Seeing his determination to win, the few remaining Jindan cultivators withdrew one after another. In the end, the pill was auctioned off by Ye Changsheng for 4.5 million spirit stones.
A female cultivator in palace dress respectfully held the jade bottle containing the Fire Dragon Pill and flew to Ye Changsheng's flying house. She handed the pill to him, took his spirit stones, and returned.
"Congratulations to this fellow Taoist for winning the Fire Dragon Pill. It looks like a fellow Taoist in the middle stage of the Spiritualization Realm will appear in Tianyuan City soon!"
"Next, we will auction the second item. These are three bottles of Jade Purity Pills that can refine the magic power of divine monks. The starting price is 800,000 spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 50,000 spirit stones!" Master Chi said with a kind smile on his face.
"One million!"
"One million and five hundred thousand!" Ye Changsheng opened his bid again.
As soon as his voice fell, the hall immediately became quiet. Some Jindan cultivators looked at the stone house where Ye Changsheng was with surprise.
I wonder who is in here?
Isn't his wealth too great?
It is not something that ordinary cultivators can do to spend spirit stones in such large quantities.
Could it be that this person is from one of those relatively wealthy families?
"One million and seven hundred thousand!"
"One million and eight hundred thousand!"
"Two million!"
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Finally, Ye Changsheng bought the three bottles of Yuqing Dan at a price of two million. He stared at the auction table below with a calm and sharp look.
He would accept any elixir that could refine one's magical powers to the divine stage.
And at an auction of this level, there just happened to be quite a few elixirs of this type that could improve magical powers. The boxes held by the female cultivators on the auction table were all filled with these elixirs.
Ye Changsheng made several bids and bought two kinds of elixirs that could improve his magic power. In total, he spent 10 million spirit stones on the four kinds of elixirs.
Having reached this point , he immediately stopped.
"These four kinds of elixirs can ensure that I can cultivate to the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation. If I want to quickly cultivate from the middle stage to the late stage, the medicinal strength of these elixirs taken at the auction may not be enough!" Ye Changsheng thought to himself.
Although there were some elixirs at the auction that were suitable for improving magic power in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, they were not enough for Ye Changsheng.
His magical power was far beyond that of ordinary Divine Transformation cultivators. Coupled with his strong physical body, he was able to take elixirs suitable for middle-stage cultivators when he was in the early stage of Divine Transformation.
In the middle stage, you can take elixirs suitable for late stage cultivators.
Of course, this doesn't mean that he can't use elixirs suitable for early-stage cultivators to improve his magic power in the early stages.
But if you do that, your cultivation speed will be slower.
The lavish spending of 10 million spirit stones has changed the way some cultivators look at the stone house near Ye Changsheng.
If a Void Refinement cultivator took out so many spirit stones, no one would think there was anything wrong.
But a Divine Transformation Monk...
"Could this kid be from some family and come out to do some shopping?"
"He is truly extremely wealthy. It is rare to see such a person among the Divine Transformation cultivators!"
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"The next item to be auctioned is a three-thousand-year-old silver-veined grass. I'm sure you all know how difficult it is for this kind of spiritual medicine to grow to three thousand years, so there's no need for me to say more. The auction will begin now. The starting price is two million spiritual stones, and each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand spiritual stones..."
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Ye Changsheng watched quietly as the next items were brought up for auction one by one, and then they were sold at extremely high prices.
He never made any more bids for these auction items, as there were very few things among them that could excite him.
As the auction was drawing to a close, Master Chi opened a jade box with great care and said in a deep voice:
"Next, we will auction the first spiritual treasure of the day. This Flying Moon Shield once helped a senior in the Refining Void Stage to withstand two great heavenly tribulations. If this senior had not died accidentally when he was trying to break through to the Fusion Stage, this spiritual treasure would not have appeared at the auction!"
"Everyone knows the value of a magical weapon that can withstand a great heavenly tribulation. Fellow Taoists who are about to undergo a tribulation, please pay attention!"
"The bidding will begin now. The base price is 10 million Spiritual Stones. Each bid must not be less than 500,000 Spiritual Stones!"
As soon as Master Chi finished speaking, a burst of exclamations rang out in the auction hall. A group of people stood up excitedly, staring at the brocade box in Master Chi's hand.
However, those more rational Divine Transformation cultivators just sat there motionless and sighed.
This thing is not something they can get their hands on!
"Fifteen million spirit stones!"
"Twenty million spirit stones!"
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Those Void-Refining cultivators immediately raised the price of this spiritual treasure to a level that was beyond the reach of most people.
Ye Changsheng was quite shocked by the madness of these people's actions.
This gave him a new understanding of the value of spiritual treasures in the spiritual world.
Especially defensive spiritual treasures, because of their effectiveness in resisting heavenly calamities, their value is often much higher than other types of spiritual treasures.
I'm afraid that if there are any fusion monks participating in this auction, they will not be able to resist buying this flying shield when they see it.
