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Chapter 128: Eight Hundred Years of Heavenly Root, Auction of Blood-Boiling Pill
Chapter 128: Eight Hundred Years of Heavenly Root, Auction of Blood-Boiling Pill
Luo Chen had been following Uncle Mi for quite some time.
He had obtained many items from him and learned a lot as well.
Regarding auctions, Uncle Mi had generously imparted a lot of experience to Luo Chen and the others.
When it comes to an auction item, the first thing to consider is its importance to oneself—whether it is absolutely necessary to obtain it.
Secondly, one must look at the number of participants to gauge the difficulty of the auction.
Finally, one must consider one's financial strength.
Luo Chen's wealth was only five thousand Spirit Stones, which was not particularly substantial. However, compared to the reserve price of the Yang Water, it was certainly substantial.
Many people were participating in the auction, making it seem very challenging.
However, their bids were steadily increasing, and there were even humorous bids of just one additional Spirit Stone.
This indicated that the difficulty was not as high as imagined.
The specific reason might be the presence of two more bottles, which made people hesitant to go all out, hoping for a lucky break.
Luo Chen was determined to obtain the Yang Water at all costs!
Therefore, he adopted the most appropriate auction strategy.
One decisive bid!
When the price of one thousand Spirit Stones was called out, the scene fell silent for a moment.
Then, the murmurs and discussions began.
"Brother Daoist, that's a bit much, isn't it? The Spirit Medicine Pavilion only marks this at five hundred Spirit Stones. Are you willing to pay such a premium to be a fool?"
"Madman, I'd rather wait two more years at the Spirit Medicine Pavilion than spend so much."
"Let's not argue over this. There are still two more bottles."
"He must be a newcomer with some wealth, but he doesn't know that the best items are yet to come."
Faced with these comments, Luo Chen remained calm and composed, unaffected.
He only paid attention to Tianxingzi's actions.
Under his watchful gaze, Tianxingzi coughed lightly.
"One thousand Spirit Stones, once!"
"One thousand Spirit Stones, twice. Is there anyone else who wants this bottle of Yang Water, which aids in Foundation Establishment?"
"Ha ha, it seems there isn't. One thousand Spirit Stones, three times!"
"Sold!"
After paying the Spirit Stones, Luo Chen obtained the bottle of Yang Water.
His tense body relaxed.
Looking at the small bottle, a smile appeared beneath his mask.
Yang Water is one of the specialty Foundation Establishment spirit medicines of the Medicine King Sect.
However, its true effect is not as casually mentioned by Tianxingzi, aiding in Foundation Establishment.
Of course, Tianxingzi wasn't lying.
It does have a slight effect in aiding Foundation Establishment.
Its true function is to sustain a breath of life when a cultivator fails in Foundation Establishment.
During that brief moment, the cultivator can gather the rampant Spirit Qi caused by the failure, using their spirit soul and physical body to calmly recover.
Even if Foundation Establishment fails, it won't cause permanent damage to the cultivator.
With a bit of time, they can return to the Great Qi Perfection stage and continue attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
This medicine is not expensive, selling for only five hundred Spirit Stones per bottle at the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
However, it is a commodity that is in demand but short supply!
Every time the Spirit Medicine Pavilion puts it up, it is snatched up by independent cultivators.
The Medicine King Sect strictly controls this spirit medicine, so while they claim it is available every year, many independent cultivators can't actually buy it.
Luo Chen had always been worried that his Five Essence Roots constitution would hinder his Foundation Establishment.
Even a couple of Foundation Establishment Pills might not guarantee success.
And the consequences of failure were hard to predict and bear.
Now, with a bottle of Yang Water in hand, he could at least withstand one failure.
Exchanging one thousand Spirit Stones for a chance to protect himself was absolutely worthwhile!
He didn't know how others viewed this approach of considering failure before success.
But he was the kind of person who thought things through thoroughly.
Moreover, was one thousand Spirit Stones really a premium?
The auction prices of the other two bottles of Yang Water made his lips curl slightly.
"One thousand two hundred Spirit Stones, once!"
"One thousand two hundred Spirit Stones, twice!"
"One thousand two hundred Spirit Stones, three times, sold!"
The cultivator who bid on the last bottle of Yang Water was the same Ninth Level Qi Cultivation independent cultivator who had previously bid eight hundred Spirit Stones and shouted that anyone who dared to compete with him wouldn't leave the premises.
His face was somewhat grim as he looked at Luo Chen and the other cultivator who had bid one thousand one hundred Spirit Stones for the Yang Water, clearly annoyed.
Luo Chen shrugged.
If you want to mimic a decisive bid, you should have offered a higher price!
Either that, or bring something substantial!
Just spouting threats, who's afraid of you?
In the end, he gritted his teeth and bought the bottle.
If someone had been interested, an extra one or two Spirit Stones would have made him furious.
Next, Tianxingzi, representing the Zhenlong Black Market, brought out item after item.
High-Grade Magic Artifacts, High-Grade Talismans, Medium-Grade Dust-Transforming Pills, spell manuals, and even puppets!
When the puppet, which had the combat strength equivalent to a Great Qi Perfection cultivator, was brought out, everyone was excited.
The price once reached nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones!
At that moment, Luo Chen was a bit dazed, wondering if he was participating in a black market or an auction organized by the Sword Pavilion.
Now, are all independent cultivators this wealthy?
Compared to these people, he even doubted whether he was a rich alchemist renowned for his wealth.
However, it made sense when he discovered that the final bid was made by an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Luo Chen did not join in the bidding for that puppet, even though it was claimed to be personally refined by an elder of the Falling Cloud Sect.
He only made another bid, purchasing the spell manual for nine hundred spirit stones.
In the cultivation world, cultivation techniques were strictly controlled by the major sects, and most of the techniques that circulated were simplified versions.
However, spells were quite widespread.
This was because spells were easy to learn but hard to master, and had various drawbacks such as slow casting speed and high consumption of spirit power.
This was why the price of spell manuals had always been cheap.
When he initially bought the set of "Five Essential Qi Cultivation Spells" from Wang Yuan, it only cost him two hundred spirit stones.
The truly expensive spells were the improved versions sold by the Five Elements Sect.
The reason Luo Chen spent nine hundred spirit stones on this spell manual was mainly due to its rank.
It was a second-rank Fire Element spell.
Mountain Collapse
"Fire Element spell, why does it have a name that sounds like an Earth Element style?"
While Luo Chen was puzzled, the auction had already moved on to the host's final item.
"Heaven and Earth Root."
Luo Chen suddenly looked up!
On the sandalwood table, a tongue-like object was quietly placed there.
Not only him, but everyone's gaze fell upon it.
Tianxingzi smiled, "I believe many of you came here for this!"
"An eight-hundred-year-old Heaven and Earth Root, consuming it raw can increase the chances of Foundation Establishment by twenty percent, only ten percent less than a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill."
"Of course, if you can get a master alchemist to refine it into a medium-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, the efficacy will increase to forty percent!"
"I won't say more, the starting bid is one thousand spirit stones."
Before he finished speaking!
"Two thousand!"
"Three thousand!"
"Four thousand spirit stones!"
The bidding was simple and direct, much faster than a formal auction.
Luo Chen estimated his wealth, with three thousand five hundred spirit stones on hand. If he sold a high-grade magic weapon,
"Five thousand!"
His thoughts were interrupted.
Not only him, but all the bidding Qi Cultivation cultivators stopped their frenzied bidding.
Another Foundation Establishment cultivator, who had not participated in the bidding, spoke up.
Luo Chen sighed, indeed, such good things were not meant for them.
Or, the purpose of these two Foundation Establishment cultivators coming here was mainly for this eight-hundred-year-old Heaven and Earth Root!
From now on, he would just watch the show.
Unfortunately, no good show was to be seen.
Another Foundation Establishment cultivator opened his eyes, his extremely aged voice spreading out.
"I will offer five thousand five hundred spirit stones for this Heaven and Earth Root. Additionally, I can promise one favor to Daoist Zhou."
"Ha ha, then I accept."
The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Zhou laughed heartily, then calmly stood up and left the hall.
"Ah"
The elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator deeply sighed and walked step by step to Tianxingzi.
They stared at each other for a moment, and then Tianxingzi also smiled and nodded.
After paying the spirit stones, the elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator took the Heaven and Earth Root and left the hall.
Witnessing this, many Layer Nine Qi Cultivation independent cultivators who had come for the Heaven and Earth Root felt a deep sense of sorrow.
The Foundation Establishment Pills at the Sword Pavilion auction were not for them.
Now, even the spirit medicine, which was less effective than Foundation Establishment Pills, was divided among these Foundation Establishment figures with just a few words.
Truly, they gave the independent cultivators no chance at all!
Luo Chen felt a bit disheartened too; he had wanted to give it a try.
After a brief moment of disappointment, he felt a wave of excitement.
Because the following independent cultivator auction segment opened his eyes.
All sorts of strange and unusual items captured his attention.
"Please look, this is a belly band."
"Lotus Fish!"
"Seems ordinary, right? It's just a medium-grade magic weapon. But this item can unleash a power close to that of a high-grade magic weapon."
"Don't believe it? You can have it appraised by the Five-Colored Treasure Disk, but the appraisal fee will be paid by the final bidder."
Under everyone's anticipation, the belly band was placed on the large Five-Colored Treasure Disk.
The disk's pointer first jumped to the middle of the blue segment, indicating a Water Element medium-grade magic weapon.
Then, the pointer suddenly jumped to the peak of the upper blue segment, even trembling.
This meant that its burst power could reach the peak of a high-grade magic weapon, almost matching that of an extremely high-grade magic weapon.
The independent cultivator who put it up for auction smiled.
"The effect of the Lotus Fish is very unique, and its usage technique is also special."
"First, it must be used by a female cultivator."
"Second, it must be worn close to the body year-round, to be nurtured by the user's spirit energy."
"After more than a year of nurturing, when encountering an enemy, simply lift the outer clothing.
A huge Spirit White Fish would burst out of the air, powerfully destroying the enemy.”
Luo Chen was stunned.
There were actually such Odd Qi Techniques?
And, which master refined it? What was the purpose of refining such a thing?
It had to be said, this treasure was extremely effective! Luo Chen was somewhat tempted.
Unfortunately, it was limited to female cultivators, which left him in an awkward position.
In the end, this treasure fell into the hands of a silent and graceful female cultivator, who spent seven hundred spirit stones.
Everyone looked at the female cultivator with tacit understanding/unspoken agreement, staring at her flat figure.
With a mask on, no one knew her expression.
They only knew that two men walked in front of her in unison, blocking those gazes.
“Probably not suitable, right?”
Luo Chen muttered to himself. If it were for Gu Caiyi or Feng Xia, it would be very suitable!
However, after a while, the female cultivator also walked to the sandalwood table, calmly facing the strange looks from everyone.
“Five bottles of Pearl Brightening Liquid, starting bid at one hundred and fifty spirit stones. Fellow Daoists who are interested can bid now.”
Hearing the name, most independent cultivators were not interested.
Luo Chen’s eyes, however, lit up.
This item was suitable for Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment cultivators, and could repair eye fatigue.
If used consistently over a long period, it could easily help cultivators distinguish between various impurities like Yin Qi, turbid Qi, and Sha Qi.
It was said that one of the main ingredients was a rare Smoky Pearl, cultivated from the Smoky Conch of a Dark Beast.
Luo Chen had received a bottle before, after he had practiced the Spirit Eyes Technique to the level of a Sect Master, which had caused his eyes to bleed.
Uncle Mi, out of concern, had sent Mi Junping to deliver a bottle.
To be honest, he had used it up back then.
It had no effect at all.
But thinking about what "Qingyuan's Alchemy Compendium" said, that this item was very beneficial to alchemists, he tried to buy more and use it consistently.
Unfortunately, the Spirit Medicine Pavilion did not sell this item.
No, this item was researched by the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, so the Spirit Medicine Pavilion couldn’t sell it.
Luo Chen noticed that no one was bidding, and his desire to bid also faded. He just narrowed his eyes and deeply remembered the figure of the person.
The graceful female cultivator called out twice, and seeing no interest, she could only shake her head helplessly.
It was normal for such a spirit medicine to have no market.
She had thought that the black market might attract later-stage cultivators or Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it turned out to be fruitless.
After she went down, other cultivators came up to auction their personal items.
Luo Chen watched with interest, and some of the special Odd Qi Techniques truly broadened his horizons.
Whenever an unidentifiable Odd Qi Technique appeared, the Five-Colored Treasure Disk was often used.
As the crowd thinned, Luo Chen took a deep breath and quietly walked up.
“Blood-Boiling Pill, a first-class low-grade pill.”
“After consumption, Qi Cultivation cultivators can instantly increase their combat power by thirty percent. It’s a must-have treasure for home, travel, murder, and arson!”
“Starting bid”
Initially, no one paid attention.
But when Luo Chen mentioned the specific effects, everyone’s attention was drawn over.
Luo Chen cleared his throat and said, “Fifty spirit stones per pill!”
This starting bid was absolutely the lowest at today’s Zhenlong Black Market.
And for a first-class low-grade pill, this price was absurdly high.
A bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills with ten pills was priced at one hundred spirit stones, which worked out to ten spirit stones per pill.
A more effective Dust-Transforming Pill cost only twenty spirit stones per pill.
Moreover, these were backed by the Medicine King Sect’s reputation and the Spirit Medicine Pavilion’s after-sales service.
What kind of pill was this, and why did it dare to be priced so high?
However, the situation on-site was that after Luo Chen announced the price, no one questioned the price.
They questioned the effect!
“Does it really have this effect?”
“Isn’t it a pill from the Demon Dao?”
“Who cares if it’s from the Demon Dao, as long as it works. Fellow Daoist, don’t deceive us!”
In the black market, no one cared whether it was from the righteous path or the Demon Dao.
Facing various doubts about the pill, Luo Chen shrugged.
“Elder Tianxingzi, please take a look.”
The Five-Colored Treasure Disk could only identify the rank and power.
As for the pill’s effects, it depended on a person.
Since Elder Tianxingzi had already made a big statement, he must have had some confidence!
Amidst the expectations, Tianxingzi reached out and summoned a bottle of Blood-Boiling Pills.
Taking out a pill, he first examined it carefully, then sniffed it closely, and finally scraped off a bit of the pill with his fingernail and tasted it.
His expression changed slightly.
Then, he very naturally stuffed the bottle of Blood-Boiling Pills into his storage bag.
“This bottle is mine. I’ll settle with you at the highest bid later.”
Luo Chen smiled. This was equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator vouching for him.
So!
“Everyone, please!”
(End of Chapter)
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