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Chapter 936: The Spirit Wood of Purity
Chapter 936: The Spirit Wood of Purity
Mo Yuanfeng brought Lu Chen to a majestic palace, which revealed a whole new world within. Despite the countless cultivators and celestial beings from various realms, the space didn't feel crowded in the slightest.
"Each cultivator faction has their own independent space, undisturbed and invisible to others." Mo Yuanfeng explained. "Let's go meet Shishu Jian Huanzhen and Wan Shi, among others."
A pale talisman appeared between Mo Yuanfeng's fingers, and with a flash of spiritual light, a spatial rift opened in the palace's air. The two men flew into it.
When they landed, they found themselves in a quiet house.
Instead of solid walls, the house had four walls made of shimmering spiritual energy that fluctuated in brightness. One could only vaguely make out shadows beyond, and nothing more. This setup ensured privacy from prying eyes.
"Lu Chen pays his respects to Shishu," Lu Chen said politely, first bowing to Jian Huanzhen, who sat in the center, and then greeting Wan Zhong, Zhou Chao, and the others.
"Please take a seat, Lu Shiqi," Jian Huanzhen said with a smile.
Lu Chen found a wooden chair and sat down.
"Shiqi, after this auction ends, go back and prepare to accompany us to the Dongxuan Sword Sect," Jian Huanzhen asked gently.
"I will follow Shishu's arrangements," Lu Chen replied, bowing his head.
Having chosen to return to the Sword Sect, he naturally had to make a trip there first to take care of related matters. Only after formally entering Jian Huanzhen's sword peak would he be able to choose how to live his life going forward. With Jian Huanzhen's earlier promise, he felt relatively free to make those choices.
"Good," Jian Huanzhen smiled, appearing to be in a very pleasant mood. "I heard from Ge Shiqi that you have an unparalleled fascination with spirit plants and love to collect all kinds of rare spirit seeds."
"If any good spirit seeds come up for auction later, I'll bid on them and give them to you, Shiqi."
"This... it's too precious. I'm afraid I don't deserve such a gift," Lu Chen said, his heart pounding.
The Sword Master of the Jianzong Sect was indeed very generous. First, he gave Lu Chen a seventh-grade sword talisman, and now he wanted to give him a high-grade spirit seed.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Chen was sure he valued his improved Sword Grass Sword Gourd and the two fifth-grade sword talismans, he would have thought there was another reason for his generosity.
"Shishu, Lu Shiqi is indeed a rare logistical genius, but you're too biased towards him. This will affect the relationship between your disciples," Mo Yuanfeng said sourly from the side. Although Wan Zhong and the other two didn't say anything, their eyes were full of envy.
"If you can research and develop a new variety of fourth-grade sword grass, a fourth-grade sword gourd that greatly benefits the disciples of the Sword Sect, brew a large amount of fifth-grade Jian Huanzhen sword liquid, and offer two new fifth-grade sword talismans... Not to mention seventh-grade spirit seeds, even if you wanted a mid-grade magic weapon or divine power, the Sword Sect would do its best to meet your demands," Jian Huanzhen chuckled.
"Well, I guess I'll just have to be envious of Lu Shiqi," Mo Yuanfeng said with a resigned smile upon hearing this.
However, with this distraction, the envy in Wan Zhong and the others' eyes faded, and they felt a bit more balanced.
As they chatted casually, Lu Chen took the opportunity to learn a lot about the Sword Sect.
Suddenly, a deafening bell rang in everyone's ears, reverberating for a long time before finally fading away.
"Fellow daoists, thank you for your patience. The auction is about to begin," a voice announced.
Spiritual light surged within the house, and a water curtain appeared before them.
Floating within the water curtain was an old man with white hair and a youthful face. He was surrounded by countless treasures, causing every cultivator present to be dazzled and longing to possess them all.
"Welcome, fellow daoists, to the final event of the Wanling Convention. The rules of this auction are simple..." The old man's voice, though aged, was steady and calm as he addressed the crowd.
And now, the auction will begin." The old man with white hair and a youthful face introduced some prohibited matters, the auction process, and the settlement of payments, before presenting the first item.
"The first item up for auction is a strand of seventh-grade Tou Shu Fire, said to originate from the legendary Tou Shu Palace. The starting bid is one million eight hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, and each increase must not be less than twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones."
"Let the bidding begin!"
With a wave of the old man's hand, a radiant treasure light shot out, and a pure white flame that seemed to burn in the heart of every cultivator appeared in his palm.
Before Lu Chen could examine it closely, a flurry of different voices rang out in his ear.
"Two million!"
"Two million one hundred thousand!"
...
Finally, the strand of Tou Shu Fire was successfully won by a Nascent Soul True Lord for a price of four million three hundred thousand.
"The next item is..."
One after another, precious treasures shot out from the river of light beside the old man. Each item was extremely rare and unique, with grades no lower than fifth-grade, and seventh-grade items were presented from time to time, sparking frenzied bidding among the cultivators.
Unfortunately, the items up for auction were mostly common magical artifacts, pills, talismans, and spirit herbs. After waiting for a long time, Lu Chen's anticipated spirit seeds were still nowhere to be seen.
"The next item to be auctioned is an extremely rare and special seventh-grade spirit seed, known as the Spirit Wood of Purity."
Suddenly, the old man's words caught Lu Chen's full attention.
A treasure light flashed before the old man, and when the light faded, a mystical spirit seed appeared within the water curtain.
The spirit seed was transparent, and upon closer inspection, it reflected the old man's flesh, blood, and soul, revealing every detail. It was perfectly rounded and flawless.
"The Spirit Wood of Purity has very unique nurturing requirements. It needs to be cultivated with a cultivator's mental power, qi, and vitality. Once mature, the spirit wood will naturally be in sync with the cultivator's intentions. After refining it, the cultivator can obtain a flawless spiritual body, thus improving their innate talent and greatly increasing the speed of absorbing and transforming spiritual energy."
"For those cultivators with ordinary talent, the Spirit Wood of Purity is invaluable."
"The starting bid is one million low-grade spirit stones, and each increase must not be less than ten thousand. Let the bidding begin!"
"One million and eighty thousand!"
"One million one hundred and fifteen thousand!"
...
The rare seventh-grade spirit seed sparked interest among many cultivators, and the bidding continued.
"Lu Shiqi, if I recall correctly, your talent is above average, right?" Jian Huanzhen asked.
"Yes, please forgive my shortcomings, Shishu," Lu Chen replied with a nod. If not for the improvement from treasures like the Liuliu Chifeng Bone, his natural talent and root bone would have been at the lowest level.
"In that case, this Spirit Wood of Purity will be useful to you, and I know you enjoy cultivating various special and rare spirit plants. Consider this my gift to you."
Jian Huanzhen spoke with great generosity, as if a million spirit stones were but dust to him.
"Two million one hundred and sixty thousand low-grade spirit stones."
When the bidding finally reached two million and sixty thousand, Jian Huanzhen added another ten thousand, determined to win the bid.
From then on, he increased the bid by ten thousand each time, until he successfully won the Spirit Wood of Purity for two million four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.
"Thank you, Shishu Jian Huanzhen!"
Lu Chen's eyes were filled with gratitude, and his sense of belonging to the Jian Peak, which he had not yet entered, increased a hundredfold.
"I never thought I would obtain a seventh-grade rare spirit seed so easily!"
He was deeply touched and vowed to remember Jian Huanzhen's kindness.
Perhaps, for Jian Huanzhen, the Sword Master of the Jian Sect with his late Nascent Soul stage cultivation, this spirit seed wasn't a particularly precious treasure. But for Lu Chen, it held extraordinary significance.
Including the reward of the light sphere upon the maturity of the spirit wood, it could be said to be a priceless treasure.
(End of Chapter)
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