Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 474 Auction Storm

On the day of the auction, all the restrictions on the core area of ​​the main island were replaced.

Dozens of golden light curtains completely separated the core auction area from the outer perimeter, leaving only three entrances, each guarded by two Coral Palace guards at the early Golden Core stage.

Li Yuan, using the alias of a late-stage Golden Core demonic cultivator, passed the verification and was guided to a private room on the second floor.

The private box was carved from a single piece of aquamarine crystal. A one-way perspective array allowed him to overlook the entire auction hall below, but the interior of the box was not visible from the outside. In the center of the hall was a circular platform, surrounded by hundreds of seats, which were already filled with cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage and early Golden Core stage.

There are more than ten private rooms on the second floor, belonging to cultivators in the middle and late stages of the Golden Core realm from various regions.

As soon as Li Yuan sat down, a telepathic message came from the next private room.

"Fellow Daoist, we meet again."

His voice was slightly hoarse; he was a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator whom he had met at the Coral Palace banquet.

Li Yuan responded with his divine sense, offering a brief greeting.

Subsequently, more divine sense transmissions converged from different directions. Several Golden Core cultivators began chatting, and the topic quickly shifted from the auction items themselves to the deeper situation.

"I heard that the Kunpeng Alliance and Tianyue Sect have brought out a lot of their best treasures this time."

A cultivator at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm transmitted his voice, his tone tinged with curiosity, "When did they become so generous?"

"Generous?" another voice sneered. "Not generous, just desperate."

"How so?"

"That Nascent Soul ancestor of the Kunpeng Alliance is nearing the end of his lifespan."

There was a moment of silence in the private room.

The cultivator continued to transmit his voice: "It's hard to say exactly how many years are left, but judging from his performance in the past few years, it seems that we've reached the final stage."

"What about longevity materials? Surely a Nascent Soul cultivator can find a way to prolong their lifespan."

"So what if you find it? The efficacy of longevity-extending herbs decreases over time. The first time you use the same type of longevity-extending herb, it might extend your life by a hundred years; the second time, it might only extend it by fifty years; and the third time, it might extend it by twenty years. He's lived this long; he's probably eaten everything he can think of."

Li Yuan listened quietly without interrupting.

The topic continued to expand.

"What about possession?" someone whispered. "A Nascent Soul cultivator's soul is extremely powerful. If they find a young body to possess, wouldn't they be able to prolong their life?"

"Possession?" The first cultivator scoffed. "Fellow Daoist, you've probably heard too many rumors. Possession is an unorthodox and evil art with an extremely low success rate. Moreover, cultivators above the Golden Core realm have already completely integrated their essence, energy, and spirit; the Golden Core itself is their true form."

"After the essence, energy, and spirit are united, the lifespan of the physical body and the soul are unified. There is no situation where the physical body dies while the soul is still alive. For a Nascent Soul cultivator to seize a body, the other party's physical body must also be at least at the Golden Core level, otherwise it simply cannot bear the power of the Nascent Soul. However, a cultivator at the Golden Core level or above also has the essence, energy, and spirit united. If they try to forcibly seize a body, it is equivalent to two Golden Cores colliding head-on, resulting in certain death."

There was a moment of silence in the private room.

"That's why the Kunpeng Alliance fully supports the Tianyue Sect's Nascent Soul Ceremony." A voice that hadn't spoken until now suddenly interrupted.

Li Yuan tilted his head slightly.

The voice continued, "When a cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, a spatial passage between the two realms will be forcibly opened. This passage is not only a path to ascension, but also presents a very slim possibility for other cultivators in the lower realms. Even if their cultivation has not reached the Nascent Soul stage, they can still be swept up by the passage when it opens."

"It is extremely difficult for cultivators from the upper realm to descend through this passage. Even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, the price to pay for reversing the passage they created to return to the lower realm is staggering."

"The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Kunpeng Alliance are nearing the end of their lifespans, with no hope of extending their lives and no possibility of possession. Their only way out is the Upper Realm. The Upper Realm has abundant spiritual energy and more perfect laws of heaven and earth, and perhaps it has life-extending methods that do not exist in the Lower Realm. Even if the hope is slim, it is better for a dying person than to sit and wait for death."

Li Yuan silently noted down this information.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Kunpeng Alliance is nearing the end of his lifespan, so he spares no expense to support the Nascent Soul Transformation of the Tianyue Sect, hoping to gamble on a glimmer of hope through that ascension passage.

However, we cannot be certain that everything said is true. After the casual conversation, the auction officially began.

A cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm stepped onto the platform, briefly read out the rules, and then the first item to be auctioned was brought up.

Li Yuan leaned back in his chair, his gaze sweeping over the items on the table.

He had already examined most of the auction items in the preview hall, sensing the grade of the inscriptions through the glass cases and the protective array. He knew the items with inscriptions, while those without were completely out of the question.

The first half of the auction focused on high-grade pills and spiritual materials, with prices being driven higher and higher by several elderly Golden Core cultivators with profound backgrounds. A bottle of third-grade Breakthrough Pills ultimately sold for eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones, far exceeding market prices.

Li Yuan did not participate in the bidding.

Although his spirit stone reserves were considerable, they were still somewhat lacking compared to those veteran Golden Core cultivators who had lived for five or six hundred years and had substantial wealth.

Among the items in the first half of the auction, there were two new items that had not appeared in the preview hall. Li Yuan had not seen them in the preview hall, so he was unsure whether they had any descriptions or could not determine their grade.

I don't gamble. I only buy things I've already confirmed.

As the auction progressed into its middle stage, an item that Li Yuan had previously sensed as having a blue tag in the preview hall was brought onto the stage.

A yellowed animal hide scroll, its surface radiating extremely ancient spiritual energy fluctuations.

"The seventeenth item is the Kunpeng Swallowing Technique. It is said to be a technique that was leaked from the Kunpeng Alliance in its early years, and its grade is third level."

Starting bid: 300 mid-grade spirit stones.

Li Yuan sat up straight; this technique had been demonstrated beforehand.

The price climbed steadily, from three hundred to five hundred, and then to six hundred.

Li Yuan made a bid at 650.

After a brief silence in the private room, two more Golden Core cultivators placed their bids. Seven hundred, seven hundred and fifty.

Li Yuan reported 800.

This price was beyond the reach of most early-stage Golden Core cultivators. Ultimately, it was sold for 800 mid-grade spirit stones.

The animal hide rolls were delivered into the private room.

Li Yuan reached out and took it; the moment his fingertips touched the scroll, the panel popped up.

[Equipable item detected: Kunpeng Swallowing Technique (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Kunpeng's Breath (Blue)]

[Effect: Can absorb the spiritual energy of others to improve cultivation level; increases the refinement of one's own cultivated spiritual energy by 20%]

[Condition for Permanence: Absorb the spiritual power of one hundred other second-tier cultivators.]

Li Yuan stored the scroll in his personal storage space.

Next, the twenty-first item was brought to the stage.

A milky-white bead the size of a pigeon egg, its surface shimmering with an extremely pure spiritual light.

"Breakthrough Yuan Condensation Pearl, a top-grade spiritual item to aid in breaking through to the Golden Core realm. Starting bid: 500 mid-grade spirit stones."

This round of competition is even fiercer. Items that help with breaking through to the next realm are always the most sought-after category at auctions, as almost every Golden Core cultivator has a need for such items.

The price jumped from five hundred to eight hundred, and then a tug-of-war ensued between several late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Li Yuan made his bid at 1,200.

The other room remained silent for a moment, but ultimately did not pursue the matter further. The transaction was completed for 1200 mid-grade spirit stones.

The milky white beads were brought into the private room.

[Equipable item detected: Breakthrough Essence Pearl (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Breaking Through to Condensation (Blue)]

[Effect: Breakthrough speed increased by 100%, and after breakthrough, cultivation level and foundation will be improved to a certain extent according to one's own foundation.]

[Permanentization condition: Successfully complete a major realm breakthrough.]

I acquired two blue-attribute items, which cost me two thousand spirit stones.

Li Yuan glanced down at the remaining spirit stones in his storage bag; they still had some residual energy, but the consumption was quite significant.

The auction continues.

The twenty-fifth lot was a fist-sized piece of emerald green jade, its surface warm and smooth, with extremely fine spiritual energy patterns flowing inside.

"Spirit Gathering Jade, which can increase the storage capacity of spiritual energy. Starting bid: 150 mid-grade spirit stones."

This item garnered significantly less attention than the previous two. Auxiliary items that enhance spiritual energy storage are not essential for most Golden Core cultivators, resulting in less intense bidding.

Li Yuan made a bid at 200 and ultimately won the bid with 230 mid-grade spirit stones.

The jade was delivered to the private room.

[Equipable item detected: Spirit Jade (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Spirit Gathering (Green)]

[Effect: Increases spiritual energy storage by 30%, but this is an additional reserve of spiritual energy and does not increase actual cultivation level or total spiritual energy.]

[Permanentization condition: Spiritual power must be restored from zero to a cumulative total of three times.]

Li Yuan looked at the conditions for permanentization and pondered for a moment.

The spiritual energy was restored three times from zero to its original level.

Within the void interlayer, spiritual energy will continuously drain until it is exhausted, and upon exiting, spiritual energy will begin to recover. Repeat this process three times to fulfill the condition.

Li Yuan equipped the Spirit Jade and closed his eyes.

The spiritual energy within his body circulated at full speed, while simultaneously, in an extremely discreet manner, he transformed all the spiritual energy in his dantian into demonic energy through the shared origin of demonic spirits.

Spiritual energy reduced to zero.

The conversion then stops, allowing the passive recovery of the personal spiritual veins and attributes to slowly recharge the spiritual power from zero.

From nothing to something, for the first time.

After a short while, his spiritual power recovered slightly, and Li Yuan once again converted all of his spiritual power into demonic energy.

Reset. Restore.

the second time.

the third time.

[Conditions for making Huiling Jade (Green) permanent have been met]

[Huiling (Green) has become a permanent entry]

Green light spots merged into the body. Deep within the dantian, an additional spiritual energy reservoir quietly formed, as if a sizable water tank had been dug next to the original spiritual energy lake.

The hidden information triggered by the permanentization was extremely brief, consisting only of a scene of a cultivator repeatedly testing the capacity of a jade stone by pouring spiritual energy into it; there was no valuable information.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and turned his attention back to the stage.

The auction is still ongoing.