Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 562: Taiyi's Treasure for Overcoming the Tribulation
"I see!"

At this time, Wei Zhong finally understood the reason for the fog.

Isn't it just to protect the privacy of the auctioneers present?

The fog conceals the identity and realm, so there is no possibility of the cultivator using his power to bully others, and it is even more impossible for him to cause trouble to others after the auction.

It can be said that the Five Elements Immortal Palace has made sufficient considerations for this auction.

Jin Wuchen's voice rang in my ears:

“There are many foreign cultivators like Wei Zhong in this auction, most of them are Xuanxian, and there are also some Taiyi.

"This fog not only blocks the sight and divine sense, but also has the ability to conceal the pressure from the monks...

"There are at least nine thousand foreign cultivators and our Five Elements Immortal Sect's own cultivators gathered here."

Wei Zhong looked up and saw that there were almost thousands of glowing tokens present.

The two continued forward and chose a place to sit down.

Wei Zhong touched the object behind him, which seemed to be a wooden chair made of vines.

The other auctioneers also found their seats, and everyone sat in a circle, leaving a large open space in the middle.

The continuous flow of people made the circle more and more complete, and the number of people present increased.

Wei Zhong waited for only half a minute when the space on all sides trembled as if it was closed.

Suddenly, a beam of light became so dazzling that Wei Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly.

Looking up, I found that it was a beam of light falling from the sky, which pierced through the thick fog in the mountains, illuminating the large open space in the circle surrounded by the crowd, revealing the auction platform covered with a red carpet.

Wei Zhong had a strange look on his face when he saw this scene.

Obviously, the thick fog nearby had not dissipated, and the figures close at hand could not be seen clearly, but Wei Zhong was able to see through the thick fog towards the auction table further away.

'It's like we're not in the same space.'

The space where Wei Zhong and other auctioneers were located seemed to have been folded. The interior space was covered by thick fog, but the auction table in the center of the circle was not covered by fog.

As Wei Zhong was puzzled, a figure appeared on the red auction platform.

She was wearing a long green skirt, the long tail of which dragged on the ground.
The skirt is decorated with flowers and set off by green leaves, just like a person born in nature.

Seeing this person appear, Jin Wuchen was so excited that his voice trembled:

"The head of the Qing Emperor Vein, Fairy Su Qingxuan!"

Wei Zhong didn't know much about the Five Elements Immortal Palace. After asking Jin Wuchen, he learned that the Five Elements Immortal Sect was divided into five factions according to the five elements. They are the Qing Emperor Wood Vein, Chi Xiao Fire Vein, Tai Bai Gold Vein, Xuan Ming Water Vein and Hou Tu Vein.

The skills of the five meridian disciples are all different, but they are all within the scope of the Five Elements Law.

In addition to the division of the five meridians, the Five Elements Immortal Palace also has special institutions such as the Five Elements Hall, Tiangong Pavilion, and the Criminal Justice Department.

The disciples of the five veins of the Five Elements Immortal Palace are distributed in these special institutions according to the methods they practice and their own wishes.

In the eyes of Wei Zhong and others, the woman in green skirt is Su Qingxuan, the head of the Qingdi Wood Vein. Her cultivation is in the middle stage of Taiyi, and she was the leader of the younger generation of the Five Elements Immortal Palace many years ago.

Not only did she have advanced skills, but she also had a beautiful appearance, and was admired by many of her peers at the time.

The position of the chief is similar to the leader of a lineage, and the power and responsibility are only below the Daozu and Daluo in the palace. It is even one point higher than those old cultivators in the late Taiyi period.

Listening to Jin Wuchen's trembling words, Wei Zhong knew that the other party had unrealistic illusions about the head of the Qingdi Clan in front of him.

Unfortunately, when Wei Zhong looked towards the auction table, the other person's face was obscured by green branches and he could not see his face.

"Welcome all fellow Taoists to this meeting..."

With a straightforward manner and some polite exchanges, the head of the Qingdi Clan quickly opened the entire auction.

“The first lot is the Nine Nether Phoenix Feather, which is the tail feather of the Taiyi Nether Phoenix after its fall. It contains the essence of this Taoist friend Taiyi’s lifelong practice, and contains the Taiyin Law and the Law of Life and Death.

“Those who obtain it can use it to comprehend the above two laws, or use it as a basis to refine related Taoist tools or holy objects.

"The starting price is eight hundred Qingling Immortal Jades, and each bid must not be less than ten Immortal Jades. In addition, I would like to remind you fellow Taoists that one piece of Tianwen Jade in this auction is equivalent to one hundred Qingling Immortal Jades..."

Tianwen Jade is a fairy jade of a higher grade than Qingling Jade. Although the exchange rate in the world of immortal cultivation is one to one hundred, due to its rarity, the exchange rate can often be achieved at one to one hundred and twenty or three.

What Su Qingxuan just said was to eliminate this price difference.

"Taiyi Feather? It's a treasure as soon as it appears!"

Taiyi Jade Immortal-level materials are rare.

Its price is comparable to that of ordinary Taoist tools, and some rare items are even comparable to holy objects.

The Nine Nether Phoenix Feather in front of him could be used to comprehend the laws of Taiyin and life and death. It must be an extremely rare one.

Sure enough, as soon as Su Qingxuan announced the starting price and struck the hammer, someone immediately started bidding.

An even brighter light shone from a token, and a monk's voice was heard from it:

"One thousand Qingling fairy jades!"

There was no emotion in his voice, but he raised the price by two hundred fairy jades at the beginning, which really shocked the few people present.

But it's just a mere one thousand fairy jades. How could someone who can enter this auction not have this little wealth?
Someone immediately followed up with a price:
"Eleven hundred……"

Then a continuous stream of quotations sounded:

"One thousand one hundred and five..."

"One thousand one hundred and eight..."

"One thousand and two..."

"..."

"If Fellow Daoist Wei is interested in this Dark Phoenix Feather, you can just hold this order and then make an offer."

Wei Zhong was a little curious, so he raised his hand and pinched the token. He immediately felt a sense of clarity, as if he was connected to some strange magic circle.

Try to speak out:

"Eighteen hundred fairy jade!"

The voice resounded throughout the venue through the token.

But it didn't sound like Wei Zhong's original voice. Wei Zhong then realized that the voice of the quoter was actually a false voice.

Wei Zhong secretly praised the Five Elements Immortal Palace for its thoughtful consideration.

However, after these bids were made, the auction venue fell silent for a moment.

Wei Zhong felt a chill in his heart:
'No way, I'm just trying to quote you a price, don't really buy it.'

Fortunately, Wei Zhong was overthinking it. After a few moments, someone else matched the price.

"One thousand eight hundred and five..."

"One thousand and nine..."

It seemed that the price exceeded a certain limit, and Wei Zhong clearly felt the number of people making bids decrease.

However, the price of the Nine Nether Phoenix Feather still rose to two thousand three.

"Two thousand three hundred immortal jades for one time, are there any Taoist friends willing to offer? Two thousand three hundred immortal jades for two times...three times, congratulations to this Taoist friend!"

The hammer rang three times, and Su Qingxuan announced the ownership of the treasure. At the same time, she raised her hand and pushed, and the Nine Nether Phoenix Feather immediately disappeared through a space portal. At the same time, a string of bright light flashed from the location of the successful bidder.

Wei Zhong could clearly see that they were fairy jades one after another.

'It was actually an on-site delivery!'

Wei Zhong rubbed his chin, waiting for the next item to appear.

"The second lot is the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword, a broken sacred sword, the sword of the ancient Five Elements Taoist Master. It has lost the sword spirits of the gold, water, and wood elements, and its power is only 20% of its peak strength...

"The starting price is one thousand Qingling Immortal Jades, and each bid increase must not be less than one hundred Immortal Jades..."

This was a mostly broken immortal sword, and Wei Zhong had thought that it would not be able to fetch a high price, but the rising bids made Wei Zhong realize that he was wrong.

"One thousand and three..."

……

"One thousand sixteen"

... "Two thousand and two"

……

"Three thousand three"

The price soared all the way, and soon reached more than three thousand fairy jades, and was about to reach four thousand.

Even Jin Wuchen, who was beside Wei Zhong, joined the bidding:

"Three thousand six hundred fairy jades!"

Wei Zhong looked at the other party's excited expression and couldn't help asking:
"Brother Jin, is there anything special about this magic sword?"

Jin Wuchen let go of the hand that was quoting the price and asked doubtfully:

"Brother Wei, don't you know?"

In a flash, the latter understood:
"Brother Wei is from the Thunder Palace, no wonder..."

After saying this, he clenched his fist and coughed lightly:
"This Five Elements Taoist Lord is no simple character. He is able to be given the title of Five Elements Taoist Lord at the Xuanxian level not because he is arrogant, but because he truly relies on his strength to achieve this.

“It is said that he fought countless battles at that time, and defeated all the Xuanxian of the same level in this fairyland who practiced the Five Elements Law.

“Many seniors from my Immortal Palace went to learn from him, and all of them were defeated by him without exception.

"It is through this kind of record that the other party has established his reputation as the invincible Five Elements Taoist Lord at the same level.

“With such a brilliant record, the latter should have a bright future. My Immortal Palace Daluo even showed up in person to invite him to join the Five Elements Immortal Palace.

“Unfortunately, the latter was used to freedom and did not want to be constrained by the Fairy Palace, so he refused.

"As a result, within tens of thousands of years, news of his failure to overcome the tribulation spread among the cultivation world. Then he was besieged by many cultivators and died...

"This Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword was destroyed in that battle as his companion sword. By chance, it was obtained by my Five Elements Immortal Palace..."

Wei Zhong listened to Jin Wuchen's story. Although the other party's explanation of the cause and effect was reasonable, Wei Zhong still felt strange.

"Failed to survive the tribulation and was surrounded and killed by others? Could it be that someone with ulterior motives did this? Or is it that this Five Elements Palace..."

It is no wonder what Wei Zhong thought in his mind. It is really that the fairy palace forces in this fairy world have a classic way of dealing with things, that is, destroying them if they cannot get them.

Wei Zhong was hiding in the Time Palace. But this Five Elements Taoist Master did not hide in the Five Elements Palace, and even dared to refuse Daluo's invitation. He might have been eliminated by the Five Elements Palace.

Of course, the above is just Wei Zhong’s guess.

Looking up and seeing that the people were bidding enthusiastically, Wei Zhong knew that many Immortal Palace cultivators like Jin Wuchen were quite respectful to this wandering cultivator from outside the palace.

"Four thousand five hundred immortal jades!"

Jin Wuchen's voice was a little hoarse. This price was already his bottom line. If it was one cent higher, he would not compete anymore.

Unfortunately, it was soon drowned out by another bidding:

"Four thousand six..."

This is far from the end.

"Four thousand seven..."

"Four thousand eight..."

……

"Five thousand..."

The price officially reached the price of five thousand fairy jades represented by the holy object.

Yet the bidding did not stop.

Wei Zhong listened to the price rising continuously until it reached six thousand, when everyone fell silent and only a few calls continued.

Finally, the number reached 6,700 fairy jades, and at this time there was one person who overwhelmed all competitors.

"Six thousand seven hundred immortal jades once,... twice,... three times. Congratulations to this Taoist friend."

After the goods were delivered, Wei Zhong rubbed his chin:

"With such a high price, is there any secret in this magical weapon?"

Jin Wuchen was also thinking after hearing this:

"It is indeed possible. I have heard from my senior brother in the palace that this broken sword contains a secret technique of the Five Elements Dao Lord. It is so powerful that it can destroy all Dao with the energy of the five elements...

"However, the name of this secret technique has not been known, and the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword has been used by countless generations of masters. We have never seen this secret technique appear before..."

Wei Zhong shook his head: "Driving up the price of the device!"

……

"The third lot, a Taoist artifact, the Xuanyin Soul Refining Lamp..."

"The fourth one..."

Su Qingxuan took out a steady stream of treasures for auction. They were of various types, including original immortal materials, immortal artifacts, and elixirs.

The grades are also different, there are Xuanxian grade, Taiyi grade, and there is also a half-step grade that is in between the two.

"The next lot is an ancient immortal treasure, the fragment of the Three Lives Tribulation Glazed Mirror."

Wei Zhong felt a little strange when he heard the long name of the immortal treasure:
"Ancient Immortal Treasure, what is this?"

Su Qingxuan continued:
"This realm can illuminate the three thousand illusory worlds and project the phantom of the 'true self'. When a cultivator touches the phantom, he or she can merge with it, and the body and soul can resonate...to resist the difficulty of the separation of the body and soul caused by the Taiyi Void Tribulation..."

"Taiyi Void Tribulation? It's actually a treasure that helps people overcome tribulation?"

Wei Zhong looked up in surprise.

"The starting price is three thousand Qingling Immortal Jades, and each bid increase must not be less than one hundred Immortal Jades."

The starting price is half of the holy object, so it is a very high price.

"Three thousand!"

Someone soon made an offer, and the bidding continued thereafter.

"Three thousand and one..."

"Three thousand two..."

The price soared all the way, surpassing the price of a sacred object worth five thousand fairy jades.

'It is indeed a treasure for dealing with the Taiyi Immortal Tribulation!'

Wei Zhong looked surprised, but also a little moved.

Wei Zhong is competitive within the range of less than 10,000 fairy jades, and this fragment of the holy fairy treasure is still within Wei Zhong's ability.

Moreover, the arrangement of the auction here by the Five Elements Immortal Sect just avoided the possibility of Wei Zhong being exposed. Even if Wei Zhong competed with Taiyi, the other party would not be able to settle accounts with Wei Zhong afterwards.

"The only loophole is..."

Wei Zhong couldn't help but look at Jin Wuchen beside him. The latter seemed to have noticed and said with a smile:

"Brother Wei, you can bid without worry. We, the disciples of the Immortal Palace, have sworn an oath before participating in this auction. There is no possibility of leaking any information."

"Brother Jin, you're overthinking. I'm not worried about this matter. I'm just worried that I don't have enough fairy jade..."

Despite these words, Wei Zhong still held the token in his hand and tried to make an offer:
"Five thousand immortal jades."

The words were barely spoken for a moment before they were drowned out by the sound of others bidding.

"Five thousand five..."

Obviously, these thousands of fairy jades are nothing to someone of Taiyi's level.

The price continued to rise, and Wei Zhong tried one last time:
"Eight thousand immortal jades!"

Unfortunately, this price was still not enough. Wei Zhong could only watch the bidding price continue to rise. Even after it exceeded 10,000 fairy jades, there was still no sign of stopping.

"Taiyi's wealth is truly incomparable to that of Xuanxians like me!"

Wei Zhong sighed, but Jin Wuchen beside him said with a smile:

"Of course. But Brother Wei is not that poor financially, so it is very likely that he can get the Five Elements Immortal Marrow..."

(End of this chapter)