Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 250: Great Changes in the Outer Sea, Shuofeng Stage
"Two thousand three!"

It is no exaggeration to say that many people on the scene have never actually owned even 2,300 medium-grade spirit stones. They can only hold their breath and not make any noise so as not to affect others' judgment.

"Two thousand four!"

"Two thousand five!"

At this point, many people have chosen to take a step back. There are many issues to consider when making a bid that far exceeds their disposable funds. Making a random bid without sufficient status and position will only cause trouble, especially since there are some suspicious points in the auction's actions.

"Two thousand six, if anyone else follows, I'll just withdraw!"

An unknown young Taoist priest at the Liuyun Temple stood up for the first time and spoke such a long speech. He was obviously a little impatient with Sheng Yu's constant price-raising and interference.

His words were also nodded in tacit agreement by the others. As an internal staff of Qianxing Chamber of Commerce, Sheng Yu came to bid, which interfered with the judgment and was unfair, especially with such a large bid amount.

"Two thousand six once, two thousand six twice..."

The female monk in the moon robe was counting the tickets abnormally slowly. She really hoped that someone could add a hand at this time. Even just one hand would be enough to cover the total profit of many previous games.

Shengyu, who had just jumped out to raise the price several times, no longer followed suit and was completely silent, which obviously confirmed Mingtuo's identity.

"...Two thousand six hundred and three times, deal! Congratulations to this young master from Liuyun Temple. Please complete the transaction within twelve hours..."

After the word "deal" was shouted, the moon-robed female cultivator's voice suddenly became several times faster, as if she was afraid that the other party would run away.

Although no one raised the bid, it still met expectations, or in other words, the proceeds from the auction actually far exceeded expectations.

As the word "deal" was shouted, the audience in the stands finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling it was ridiculous!
When the Foundation Establishment cultivator called out the number of 2,600 Supreme Spirits, everyone felt that this world was too crazy and simply incomprehensible!

"Is this the City of a Thousand Stars? I understand it better now."

In Lin Qianfan's opinion, 2,600 high-grade spirit stones was a huge sum of money, a sum that could be used to build a brand new third-order frigate and even have some left over. But here, spending huge sums of money just to buy a spirit snake was crazy!

In fact, if a group of Jindan cultivators really came, they might not be able to offer this price! I can only say that the auction house knows how to play!

"Miss Yuyan, is it convenient for you to tell us now?"

Many people in the audience did not leave immediately. Obviously, everyone wanted to know what was going on with this pure-blooded black water snake that should not be here. It was not just simple curiosity, but they were keenly aware of the problem.

"Since you fellow Taoists are so kind..."

The auction has ended, and the deals that have been done cannot be reversed regardless of whether they have been delivered or not, so the moon-robed female cultivator no longer concealed the truth and instead revealed some news that had not yet been circulated.

As everyone knows, ever since the sneak attack from the Demonic Horn Territory, the Dragon Lord Tianhui of the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest led his troops to retreat, and the beast tide outside the Thousand Stars City naturally dispersed. With the Thousand Stars City as the starting point, all the cities on both sides of the defense line were affected, and now all the fourth-order clans have basically taken the lead in withdrawing.

But in places farther away, where information is completely cut off, the chaos in the outer sea areas, the eastern part of the Storm Ocean, and even in the entire Storm Ocean demon territory is far from over.

According to the latest accurate information,

Due to the loss of two Eagle Kings and a large number of second- and third-level backbone eagle beasts, Feiying Ridge's control over its originally huge sphere of influence has been greatly reduced. Now it has chosen to actively shrink a large area to avoid becoming a target of public criticism and to avoid the impact of the aftermath of the beast tide.

The huge sphere of influence that it released at no cost naturally became the target of competition among other smaller forces around it. The surrounding seas were in turmoil for a while, and countless ethnic groups were affected.

After the Ancient Island was destroyed by the five major demon sects, the surviving ancient emperor did not appear again and did not try to rebuild the ancient clan. The Ancient Island has been occupied by a new fourth-level clan and has completely become a thing of the past.

Perhaps the ancient emperor still wanted to take revenge secretly, or perhaps he wanted to completely hide his identity. In any case, with the change of ownership of the Ancient Island, a large number of ancient people who were captured by the Demon Horn Territory began to flow into the market.

The goods brought out at the auction this time are indeed the real bloodline of the ancient emperor, the real ones, but in history, their bloodline has declined and has been screened.

There were originally four fourth-level Black Snake Kings in the Black Snake Strait, two of whom were killed by the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators from the Demon Horn Domain. The remaining two Black Snake Kings should have been able to maintain the situation, but their hatred for the Blue Dolphin Clan was too deep, and a full-scale racial war broke out during this period.

The Blue Water Black Snake Clan, having lost more than half of its upper-level forces, naturally suffered defeat and was easily suppressed in the Black Snake Strait.

Since the remaining two Black Snake Kings were not the direct bloodline cultivated by the Black Snake Strait, but third-order Black Snakes who came from outside and achieved enlightenment by borrowing the spiritual veins, they naturally did not choose to live and die with them.

So the Xuan Snake Strait was finally broken, and the two Xuan Snake Kings, who did not have much attachment, fled secretly. The history of the Bishui Xuan Snake Clan controlling the Xuan Snake Strait has become a thing of the past. The remaining forces of the Xuan Snake Clan fled in all directions, and they were disorganized and could not make any waves.

This is also the reason why the Black Snake Prince has fallen to this point. After his mother died, the weak him became a tradable resource. The direct bloodlines of the fourth-level monsters are all targets for capture.

The several fourth-order demon clan forces mentioned above and the nearby Demonic Horn Region are the major forces closest to the Thousand Star City. Any of their movements will have some impact on the Thousand Star City.

"Fuck, I got fooled!"

When the people at Liuyun Temple heard this, they immediately realized that the auction price was too high, even too high. There would definitely be other pure-blooded blue water black snakes sent in later. Even if they didn't have as good talents as this one, the price would definitely be much cheaper.

However, the auction relies on poor resources and information to survive. It’s no wonder that they make a living. It can only be said that the buyers are not as smart as the sellers.

"This is the last bit of time to reap a harvest!"

"Awesome! Precise harvesting!"

In terms of the ability to control offshore information/situations, the Thousand Star Chamber of Commerce and the Storm Hunters should indeed be the highest, not only because they are large enough, but also because their share of interests in the offshore areas is large enough and deep enough.

"So, this auction was a joint performance by these two companies from beginning to end, right? There's no question of the Ink Qilin's ownership..."

The more chaotic the situation in the outer sea, the more loopholes there are, and the easier it will be for hunters to obtain various rare resources. It can be foreseen that in the future, the supply of many rare resources, including high-quality monster resources, will increase, and the prices will fall, so they are seizing the last bit of time to make money.

"Thank you for telling me, Fairy Yuyan. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!" "Thank you..."

"..."

Information is business opportunity, and information gap is profit gap. Since the Qianxing Chamber of Commerce is now taking the initiative to leak out the information to resolve the conflict, it must be that they have completed their layout, but other smaller forces still have the opportunity to enter, so they naturally have to go back immediately and race against time.

As for whether the one entering now is the hunter or the prey, it is unknown.

"In addition to the accurate information above, there are also some unreliable gossips that you can use as a reference..."

The auction then provided several more messages for free:
For unknown reasons, the forces led by the Wanlong Nest Jiaolong clan in the northern part of the Storm Ocean have begun a war with the glacial creatures in the northern part of the Storm Ocean. They have recruited a large number of forces in the northern part of the Storm Ocean and will have no time to take care of the human race for a long time in the future.

During this wave, a fourth-order spiritual plant in an unknown corner in the eastern part of the Storm Ocean successfully overcame the tribulation and transformed into the Demon King. It called itself "Qihua Lingjun" and established a spirit-like force. Now it is calling on all the spirits and fairies in the entire Storm Ocean to gather together.

The powerful Feather Clan warriors from the most powerful Storm City and the Supreme Nest, located at the forefront of the human defense line, clashed fiercely in order to compete for an unknown fifth-level opportunity. Dozens of fourth-level warriors were killed on both sides, and the final ownership of the opportunity was unclear.

According to statistics, in the entire eastern part of the Storm Ocean, in the past ten years, it is conservatively estimated that more than thirty fourth-level Demon Kings have fallen. Some died at the hands of humans, and some died at the hands of other Demon Kings.

Therefore, the eastern part of the Ocean of Storms is now in great chaos. Some tribes are fighting for interests, some tribes are trying to change to better habitats, and some tribes have begun to recuperate.

Based on this, the pace of development in the Thousand Star Outer Sea/Far Sea will inevitably accelerate and intensify, and may even take the opportunity to expand into deeper areas that have never been explored before.

The Thousand Star City will only prosper in the future! More powerful people and powerful forces will emerge! This opportunity is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
These news are all very big, and usually only the Nascent Soul forces or large Golden Core forces can analyze and find opportunities from them. In fact, they have no big impact on the Foundation Establishment cultivators present, so just listen for fun.

But everyone heard a different opportunity, that is, the upward channel that would only be opened once every thousands of years has been opened. If someone can really seize the opportunity, there may be a possibility of reaching the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

A few days later,
In a side hall of Wuwei Palace,
It is easy to get carried away by hearing too much big news, and it is easy for small people to become inexplicably proud and become more and more impetuous. Only by returning to one's own practice and daily life can one understand how difficult the road is. After adjusting their mentality, the wandering scholars finally waited for the formal trial.

"Today I will begin the North Wind Stage Trial. Fellow disciples and fellow Taoists, you must seize this opportunity. This is not only a chance for you to consolidate your foundation, but also a chance to demonstrate your cultivation wisdom to my Wuwei Palace."

Xiao Yichen did not appear at the last auction. Logically speaking, as the number one person in the Foundation Establishment Stage in Wuwei Palace, he has a very high status and should not be short of money. He should go out and take a look.

But some people are just focused and will not be disturbed by external things.

The Shuofeng Stage is a trial stage constructed by the Wuwei Palace itself through a series of complex formations. It is a trial site only for foundation-building cultivators. Since it requires a large amount of spiritual power to open, it usually takes many years to accumulate enough people before it can be opened once.

This heavenly staircase is nine thousand steps high, which symbolizes the nine thousand rotations required to refine the magic power for the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. Although climbing to the nine thousand steps does not necessarily mean that one can achieve the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

However, in the process of ascending to the Heavenly Steps, one can use the northern gale to temper spiritual power, strengthen the body, and refine the soul, so as to consolidate the foundation in all directions and improve the foundation. It can be regarded as a man-made opportunity, because the scholars have paid tuition, so they can borrow it once.

"Is this the Shuofeng Stage? I heard that half of the tuition we pay is for attending the True Lord's lectures, and half is for participating in the opening of the Shuofeng Stage. The rest is free."

Logically speaking, the Nine Thousand Steps should be very high and should be set up in some secret place, otherwise it would take up too much space and be too conspicuous.
But since we need to attract the northern wind from the three heavens, we should set it up outside.

But after seeing it for real, everyone was amazed at how ingenious the design of the trial was. There were not really nine thousand steps, but only one thousand steps that were reused. However, the feeling of stepping on them was completely different for different trial-takers, and each person's assessment did not interfere with each other.

"I need to remind you that everyone needs to do everything within their capabilities. Don't overestimate yourself, but don't underestimate yourself either. Just find your place and return to yourself. Wisdom is revealed in the balance between advancement and retreat, and in the choices that are made."

It is difficult to ascend to the Heavenly Stage, and if you are not careful you may hurt yourself. The risk of forming a golden elixir is far greater than that of ascending to the Heavenly Stage. If you cannot cope with the Heavenly Stage well, it is unlikely that you will be able to form a top-grade golden elixir.

After giving the final reminder, Xiao Yichen opened the entrance to the trial and let everyone in. At the same time, several Jindan cultivators from Wuwei Palace also quietly entered and began to observe the specific performance of this group of people.

"Guess how many can reach level 7,000 or above?"

"No more than ten!"

"They are the best candidates nominated by dozens of different Jindan forces. How come there are less than ten?"

"Too young, lacking experience and foundation. I think it's almost impossible for someone in the early to middle stages of foundation building to reach the 7,000th level."

"I have a different opinion. Age does have an impact, but it's not absolute. There should be some people who can make it in the early to mid-term, at least fifteen in total!"

"Oh? Senior Brother is also so optimistic? Then do you think there is anyone who can step onto the 9,000th step like Xiao Yichen?"

"It's absolutely impossible this time, but if we wait until they all reach the ninth level of foundation building before testing again, there's a high probability that someone will be able to do it!"

"Ah? Do the golden elixir seeds cultivated by small forces all have such a profound foundation?"

"Don't underestimate them. In normal times, with material scarcity, it's naturally difficult for them to do this. However, during the Millennium Tide, too many high-level spiritual objects appeared. They won't honestly hand them all over."

"That makes sense! Then let's wait and see!"

As soon as he stepped into the Shuofeng Steps, Lin Qianfan felt his steps became heavier. A very clever means of gravity was pressing down on him. It was called clever because it was not just pressing down on the physical body, but also suppressing the three dimensions of spirit, energy and soul.

After a brief adaptation, Lin Qianfan continued to take the second step.

As Lin Qianfan moved from level one to level two, a gentle breeze arose. The wind was not particularly strong, but it brought heavy resistance from top to bottom, which seemed irresistible and tried to force Lin Qianfan to retreat.

“It’s quite interesting!”

But how could the nine thousand steps of the Stairway to Heaven stop Lin Qianfan from the very beginning?

Just stride forward and move forward quickly!
(End of this chapter)