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Chapter 303: Frigid Ice Toad, Netherworld Yin Aura
Chapter 303: Frigid Ice Toad, Netherworld Yin Aura
Regarding the Imperial Stream Elixir, a pill that can increase the chances of Foundation Establishment.
Luo Chen had always been cautious about it.
After achieving Foundation Establishment, he had rarely refined it.
Even with an increasing number of Qi Condensation Period Perfect Stage cultivators under his command, desperately lacking Foundation Establishment Pills, he dared not expose it.
The reason was not that he was being stingy with his treasure.
Instead, he had long understood that this kind of divine pill, comparable to the Foundation Establishment Pill, had always been the exclusive possession of major sects.
If it were to be exposed inadvertently,
At best, he would be pacified, but at worst, he would invite disaster.
However, this time, he had a great opportunity to refine this pill!
Wasn't it rumored that the Celestial Assembly had unearthed the remains of an ancient cultivator and obtained numerous Foundation Establishment Pills?
Even if this rumor was false, a true upper-level cultivator would see through it at a glance.
But after this war, the Celestial Assembly had destroyed five family sects, and the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators they had killed was as high as eleven!
Moreover, these eleven people were mostly elders who had been operating in the Heavenly Wave Immortal City for many years.
They all had various channels to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills.
Under these circumstances, it was only natural for the Celestial Assembly to have a few extra Foundation Establishment Pills after digesting their legacies.
Not to mention anything else, Luo Feng from the Raksha Shop had publicly stated in front of countless Loose Cultivators,
The Divine Craft Sect had promised him a Foundation Establishment Pill!
And the Divine Craft Sect was destroyed by Luo Chen's hands.
If they had one, why couldn't they have a second one? It was only natural to gather a few more from other sources!
To make this matter seem normal,
Luo Chen had secretly hinted at Sima Huiwang at the beginning of the great war.
At that time, he didn't make his intentions clear.
But the message was undoubtedly conveyed.
With Sima Huiwang's intelligence, she could definitely guess his thoughts.
Recently, Sima Huiwang had started to spread ambiguous news to the outside world.
The Celestial Assembly had obtained several Foundation Establishment Pills!
She didn't explicitly announce this to the public,
Instead, she mixed it into the process of recruiting Loose Cultivators.
Using this as bait, she attracted those bottom-tier Loose Cultivators with a particular skill, and so on.
Furthermore, she used these Loose Cultivators to spread the news far and wide.
With this, when Luo Chen refined the Imperial Stream Elixir and secretly bestowed it upon his subordinates, it would be a smooth process.
Without this opportunity, Luo Chen would have definitely kept this matter hidden.
...
As time passed, the auction hall of the Snow Lotus Pavilion gradually filled with people.
There weren't many, just about a hundred.
Among them, ninety percent were Qi Condensation Late-stage cultivators, with a small number of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
When the new Foundation Establishment cultivators entered the hall, they all nodded and greeted Luo Chen, even if they didn't know him, showing friendliness.
The reputation of the Fire Spirit Lord was at its peak.
He was becoming a rising star in the Heavenly Wave Immortal City.
Even though Luo Chen didn't recognize them, he responded kindly to their gestures of goodwill.
Why slap a smiling face?
Even if they didn't know each other now, they would become familiar with each other after a few encounters, and they could use their shared experience of attending an auction as a conversation starter next time.
Amidst everyone's anticipation,
Shi Bo Ying entered the central hall and announced the start of the auction.
Unlike the large-scale auctions they had attended before,
This auction, organized by a sect with several small markets, was on a much smaller scale.
Naturally, the process was very straightforward.
Before the auction, many people had already inquired about the items through various channels.
Therefore, everyone had a clear purpose.
"A complete corpse of a Tier 2 Frigid Ice Toad, measuring three meters long, with its body intact and its Dark Yin Energy undispersed, is an excellent material for pill refinement and artifact casting!"
"Fellow cultivators who are interested can consider this item."
"The starting bid is six thousand low-grade Spirit Stones!"
Shi Bo Ying pointed to the platform where a giant toad, about three meters long, lay motionless.
The toad's corpse exuded a bone-chilling coldness, even when it was just lying there.
Some of the weaker Qi Condensation Period cultivators felt like their souls were about to be frozen.
Someone exclaimed, "This beast's corpse doesn't have a single wound!"
"Who was the fellow cultivator who killed it?"
Shi Bo Ying, of course, would answer a few questions.
This was a great opportunity to drive up the price.
She smiled and said, "Let everyone know that these beast corpses were all obtained by a Golden Core Elder from my Ice Fortress."
"All five Tier 2 beasts have perfectly intact bodies; they just have some frostbite."
The crowd looked at each other in surprise.
A beast with ice-cold attributes was frozen to death? How powerful was the Golden Core Elder who killed it in this field?
Someone asked curiously, "Don't most Frigid Ice Toads not have Dark Yin Energy? Why does this corpse still retain it?"
In response to this question,
Shi Bo Ying's answer was a bit unnatural.
"In the past, most of them didn't have it because it was released during the mating process, which increased the beast's cultivation."
"But this time, the River-Swallowing Toad that often went to the Great Snow Mountain changed its breeding location."
"Therefore, the strand of Dark Yin Energy in the Tier 2 Frigid Ice Toad was preserved."
The crowd looked at each other in surprise.
There was such a bizarre incident?
While they were still in shock, Luo Chen boldly called out a price.
"Seven thousand low-grade Spirit Stones!"
Someone who coveted the intact beast's corpse immediately followed the bid.
"Seven thousand five hundred!"
Luo Chen raised the price again, "Eight thousand!"
Seeing his bold and wealthy appearance, Shi Bo Ying's eyes lit up.
"Fire Spirit Lord, you've offered 8,000. Any other offers?"
Seeing the hesitation in the room, she added, "This strand of Dark Yin Energy, when infused into a Magical Treasure or absorbed during a weakened Divine Soul, will bring tremendous benefits!"
The atmosphere livened up again.
"I'll offer 9,000!"
Lu Chen glanced at Shi Bo Ying with a hint of resentment and raised the bid, "10,000!"
"10,500!"
"11,000!"
The bidding continued back and forth, with voices echoing throughout the room.
It wasn't until Lu Chen shouted a bid of 13,000 that the competition finally ceased.
This price was indeed a bit beyond his expectations.
After all, he had previously purchased a complete Tier 2 Flame Cloud Phoenix corpse, which even included a Demon Core, for only 8,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones.
The rarity and value of the Flame Cloud Phoenix were much higher than the Frigid Ice Toad due to its elusiveness and difficulty to capture.
Unexpectedly, the price had surged by more than half!
As Lu Chen felt a twinge of resentment, Shi Bo Ying gradually brought out the remaining four Tier 2 Demonic Beast corpses for auction.
Seeing that the subsequent three also fetched prices exceeding 10,000, Lu Chen suddenly realized the reason.
Perhaps it wasn't just the price surge!
Instead, it might be that Demonic Beast corpses were not very valuable in Great River Market, a place teeming with Demonic Beasts.
Tianlan, being an inland metropolis and a commercial hub located at a transportation crossroads, had a different standard.
Over 10,000 was the normal price for a Tier 2 Demonic Beast.
By the time the fifth corpse, that of a Frost Wolf, was up for auction, Lu Chen made his move again.
This time, he skipped the starting bid of 5,000 and offered 10,000 directly!
Such a huge leap in price, especially since the Frost Wolf was a common Tier 2 Demonic Beast and not very popular.
As a result, not many people competed with Lu Chen.
Moreover, the reputation of the Fire Spirit Lord was well-known.
The bidder had already accumulated significant wealth, so it was reasonable to assume they had substantial assets.
This time, no one competed with Lu Chen for the bid, giving him a small favor.
Seeing Lu Chen successfully acquire two Demonic Beast corpses and showing interest in the others, some Foundation Establishment Cultivators became curious.
However, it was only after hearing from an elder with vast connections and extraordinary insights that they understood the reason.
"You all know Lu Chen by his title, Fire Spirit Lord, but have you forgotten that he's also a Tier 2 Alchemist?"
Upon hearing this, everyone understood.
In these times, using the blood, flesh, and Demon Core of Demonic Beasts as alchemy materials was not uncommon.
Lu Chen, on the other hand, was delighted and began calculating how many portions of Imperial Stream Elixir he could refine from the two Demonic Beast corpses.
With a 10% success rate for beginners, he estimated around five or six portions.
He would need to carefully consider how to distribute these portions and to whom they would be given.
"Even with a convincing reason, the Imperial Stream Elixir is still a dangerous item."
"It must be given only to those very close to me to ensure its existence remains secret."
"This way, many members of the Celestial Assembly can be ruled out."
"If my sister-in-law's health improves, she might be able to attempt Foundation Establishment again. I had promised Qin Liangchen a Foundation Establishment pill to deceive her and ease her worries, but with the ability to do so, it's not impossible to make it a reality."
"However, Qin Liangchen is already past sixty, and the increased chance of Foundation Establishment from the Imperial Stream Elixir is slightly less effective for human cultivators compared to the orthodox Foundation Establishment Pill. It only has a success rate of about 20%, and I'm not sure if it will work for him."
As he deliberated, Wang Yuan suddenly spoke up.
"20,000, I'll take them all!"
Lu Chen turned his gaze towards the voice, his eyes narrowing.
On the auction stage, Shi Bo Ying's fingertips were swirling with a strand of deep, dark, and sinister aura.
It contained dense death energy, reminiscent of the Netherworld Water from the nine underworlds!
"A hundred years of Netherworld Yin Aura from Ice Wolf Valley, Wang, you've offered 20,000. Any other bids?"
It was a Tier 2 Netherworld Yin Aura!
Lu Chen was startled.
He hadn't seen this item on the auction list earlier.
It seemed to have been submitted just before the auction.
This item was different from the frenzied and violent aura; it contained a powerful death energy.
Such energy was usually generated in places with a large number of buried bones.
Most people had no use for it, but Lu Chen knew that Wang Yuan was determined to acquire it.
This item was one of the three primary materials required to refine the Bloodwrath Pill!
Wang Yuan had previously wanted it to break through the Qi Condensation Period.
Now that he had reached Foundation Establishment, he still craved the Bloodwrath Pill to improve his Force Realm.
In the years since coming to Tianlan, Wang Yuan hadn't been like Lu Chen, staying cooped up in his cave abode.
Instead, he had become more active, frequently attending various auctions, big and small, and visiting numerous shops in Tianlan.
Aside from collecting resources related to the Force Realm, he also had the intention of collecting Netherworld Yin Aura.
Finally, after many years, he had come across it.
Judging by the quantity, it seemed to be quite a substantial amount.
"I've basically collected all the main and auxiliary materials needed for the Bloodwrath Pill."
"With this jar of Netherworld Yin Aura, there will be no more missing ingredients."
"Lu Chen, are you confident you can refine the Bloodwrath Pill now?"
Lu Chen assured Wang Yuan through sound transmission.
"Rest assured and bid with confidence. I've thoroughly studied the pill formula, and as long as the materials are complete, I will definitely refine the pill you desire!"
With Lu Chen's affirmation and support, Wang Yuan had no more doubts.
He boldly raised the bid again, responding to the 23,000 bid from another bidder.
"25,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones!"
"I must have this item!"
(End of Chapter)
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