Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Chapter 133 Auction

Jiang Yun waved his hand, "First, refine the Golden Essence Pill, and achieve an 80% success rate."

"Also, when procuring medicinal herbs, do not reveal the formula for the Golden Essence Pill."

"Yes, ma'am!" Chi Kehuan bowed again.

Jiang Yun nodded, finished explaining the matters concerning the alchemy shop, and returned to his cave to study weapon crafting and formations, patiently waiting for the auction to begin.

There are still sixteen days until the fourth day of next month.

For the past sixteen days, Jiang Yun has been studying weapon crafting in his cave, refining a small, high-grade first-tier magical artifact.

Before they knew it, the day of the auction arrived as scheduled.

Jiang Yun was so engrossed in crafting magical artifacts that he almost missed the auction.

Fortunately, the Wen siblings invited Jiang Yun to go with them to the auction.

The two arrived outside Jiang Yun's cave and triggered the cave's protective barrier.

Jiang Yun then came to her senses and went to the Imperial Xuan Palace with the Wen siblings to attend the auction.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Imperial Profound Palace, two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators served as guards.

They stood guard at the gate, preventing any unauthorized personnel from entering.

Jiang Yun saw some people enter with ordinary tokens, while others entered with invitations.

Most of those who use ordinary tokens to enter the Imperial Profound Palace to participate in the auction are Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, most of these Foundation Establishment cultivators have some background; they are probably young masters or other prominent figures from Core Formation families in Canglan Immortal City.

As for those cultivators who brought out VIP tokens and invitations to participate in the auction, they were all Core Formation cultivators.

Even some Core Formation cultivators who presented invitations included several late-stage Core Formation cultivators!

Jiang Yun and the Wen siblings had VIP tokens, and after showing their tokens, they were quickly allowed to enter the Imperial Xuan Palace.

After entering the main hall, a special person led the way, taking Jiang Yun and the Wen siblings to private rooms number 84 and 83 respectively.

Looking down from the private room's corridor, one sees the incredibly spacious auction hall.

The seats in the venue were almost full of cultivators, but these cultivators were all only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Both Core Formation and Pseudo-Core Formation cultivators were in the private rooms on the second and third floors.

"My room number is eighty-four. There is a Core Formation cultivator in each room."

"There are at least a hundred Core Formation cultivators attending this auction."

Jiang Yun was secretly alarmed. He scanned all the private rooms on the second floor and looked up at the third floor.

On the third floor, several figures could be seen appearing and disappearing.

These figures, whose true forms were obscured, put considerable pressure on Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun speculated that these people were likely late-stage Core Formation cultivators.

"With so many Core Formation cultivators, this auction is truly lively today."

Just then, Wen Changqing beside him said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, the auction is about to begin. My sister and I will go to the private room first."

With that, Wen Changqing held the VIP token, passed through the barrier, and entered the private room.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun glanced at the auction venue and then entered the private room to wait for the auction to begin.

Upon entering the private room, one finds it to be magnificent and luxuriously furnished.

The decorations in every corner look very comfortable and have a kind of ancient charm.

There are also special spiritual teas and fruits prepared for VIPs.

Jiang Yun sat in a chair, savoring the spiritual tea.

A short while later, an auctioneer at the early stage of Core Formation appeared on the high platform of the auction hall.

"I am Master Mo Chen of the Yu Xuan Sect. Enough with the pleasantries, let the auction begin!"

As Master Mo Chen took the stage to preside over the auction, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators below the stage quieted down and perked up to prepare for the bidding.

According to past rules and procedures, the items auctioned by the auction organizers are all of the second tier.

Most of the second-tier treasures are within the reach of Foundation Establishment cultivators who can participate in the bidding.

The items auctioned next were third-tier treasures.

For level three treasures, Core Formation cultivators will bid, and these Foundation Establishment cultivators will definitely lose to Core Formation cultivators.

Therefore, most of the items auctioned in the first half of the auction were second-tier treasures, and all the Foundation Establishment cultivators were on high alert, watching intently as the first item was presented.

"The first item up for auction: thirty Foundation Establishment Pills!"

Master Mo Chen waved his hand, and a maidservant brought a tray and placed thirty Foundation Establishment Pills on the stage.

There are three spirit boxes on the tray, and each spirit box contains ten Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Thirty Foundation Establishment Pills will be auctioned in three rounds, ten pills per round, with a starting price of 100,000 spirit stones."

"Each bid must be at least 10,000 spirit stones. The auction begins!"

Master Mo Chen began the auction of the first round of ten Foundation Establishment Pills.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone started bidding, and this person immediately raised the price by 50,000.

"150,000 spirit stones!"

Two hundred thousand spirit stones!

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones!"

In no time, the price of these ten Foundation Establishment Pills reached 300,000 spirit stones.

The bidding slowed down after the price reached 300,000.

"Three hundred and one thousand!"

"Three hundred and thirty thousand."

"Three hundred and seventy thousand!"

Ultimately, the first round of ten Foundation Establishment Pills were auctioned off for 370,000.

This person is actually a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, presumably an ancestor of some cultivation family.

After seeing that the person had won ten Foundation Establishment Pills, Jiang Yun left the scene early and did not participate in the subsequent auction.

Immediately afterwards, the second round of Foundation Building Pill auctions began.

To the surprise of the Foundation Establishment cultivators, a Core Formation cultivator actually made a bid in this round of Foundation Establishment Pill auctions.

An aged voice could be heard coming from a private room on the second floor.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones!"

The owner of that voice immediately called out a price of 350,000, not giving the Foundation Establishment cultivators a chance to bid.

Seeing that a Core Formation cultivator was bidding for the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Foundation Establishment cultivators below the stage all stopped bidding and ceased their bidding.

In the end, the second round of ten Foundation Establishment Pills was sold to this Core Formation cultivator for 350,000 spirit stones.

The third round of ten Foundation Establishment Pills were also won by a Core Formation cultivator.

However, in this final round, several Core Formation cultivators made bids, raising the final price to 370,000 spirit stones.

In private room number eighty-four, Jiang Yun saw Yu Xuanzong put out thirty Foundation Establishment Pills for auction and seemed to have a sudden realization.

"The auctioning off of these Foundation Establishment Pills is probably just the seven major sects showing some kindness."

As I was thinking this, the second item for auction was brought to the stage by a maid.

"Next up for auction are three second-tier high-grade Illusion Heart Talismans."

"Starting bid is 10,000 spirit stones, and each bid must increase by at least 1,000 spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun's gaze sharpened.

These three Illusion Heart Talismans were the very talismans that Wen Ruyu had taken out to auction.

Anyone with discerning eyes could see that these three talismans were of extremely high quality, prompting Foundation Establishment cultivators in the audience to bid against them.

"Twenty-four thousand spirit stones!"

"Twenty-five thousand spirit stones!"

"Twenty-six thousand spirit stones!"

In the end, the three Illusion Heart Talismans were auctioned off for 26,000 spirit stones.

In private room number 83, Wen Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief upon learning the final auction price.

"Not bad, 26,000 spirit stones, each Illusion Heart Talisman sells for 8,600 spirit stones."

Wen Ruyu took a sip of the spiritual tea and smiled as she spoke to her brother.

Wen Changqing smiled and was about to say something.

In the auction hall, the third item had already appeared.

At this moment, several array flags floated in front of Master Mo Chen, and he introduced them in a loud voice: "These are a set of array flags for the second-tier high-grade Vajra Array, a defensive array."

"Once the formation is complete, it will be able to withstand a casual attack from a cultivator in the early stages of the Core Formation realm!"

"The starting bid is 15,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 1,000 spirit stones higher."

As soon as Master Mo Chen finished speaking, the shouts of bidding erupted in the arena.

After all, it's a second-tier high-grade defensive formation, and it comes with a complete set of formation flags.

It can be used not only to set up restrictions on cave dwellings, but also to save one's life.

Almost every Foundation Establishment cultivator was vying for the bid.

In no time, the price of this set of array flags had exceeded 30,000 spirit stones.

"Thirty-three thousand spirit stones!"

In the end, a cultivator at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage won the bid for the formation with a price of 33,000 spirit stones.

After the set of array flags was auctioned off, Master Mo Chen immediately began auctioning the fourth item.

Subsequently, second-tier elixirs, formulas, array flags, talismans, puppets, and even foundation-building techniques appeared one after another.

After auctioning off forty or fifty second-tier treasures, a third-tier treasure finally appeared.

With the debut of the first Tier 3 treasure, more Tier 3 treasures followed.

The cultivators bidding for these third-tier treasures were almost all Core Formation cultivators or Pseudo-Core Formation cultivators.

A few low-grade third-tier treasures were bid on by Foundation Establishment young masters from Core Formation families, but ultimately they couldn't win the bids.

After eight low-grade third-tier treasures were auctioned off, the ninth low-grade third-tier treasure caught Jiang Yun's attention.

"Three pieces of Gengjin Scale, a low-grade spiritual material of the third rank."

"The starting bid is 100,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 10,000 spirit stones higher."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun immediately prepared for the bidding.

These Gengjin scales are derived from Gengjin Stone, a top-grade spiritual material of the third rank. Each Gengjin scale weighs several thousand kilograms and is an excellent material for refining third-rank magic treasures.

Jiang Yun needs third-tier refining materials to temper his flying sword, so he naturally has to bid for the Gengjin Scale.

So he kept an eye on the prices other people were calling out, ready to place an offer at any time.

Soon, the price of the three Gengjin scales exceeded 300,000 spirit stones.

"Three hundred and thirty thousand spirit stones!"

"Three hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones!"

"Three hundred and eighty thousand spirit stones!"

The person who bid 380,000 spirit stones was none other than Jiang Yun.

"Three hundred and ninety thousand spirit stones!"

However, immediately afterward, another Core Formation cultivator called out a bid.

"Four hundred thousand spirit stones!"

Jiang Yun made another bid without hesitation.

This is not a single piece of gold scales, but three.

Three pieces of Gengjin scales cost 400,000 spirit stones, with each piece costing around 130,000 spirit stones, which Jiang Yun could easily accept.

"Four hundred and one thousand spirit stones!"

However, the man who had spoken earlier was not giving up and made another offer.

Jiang Yun remained expressionless, preparing to make another bid.

The man snorted coldly and said, "Fellow Daoist in private room number eighty-four, I am True Person Three Fires of Thousand Refinement Mountain. May I have these three Geng Gold Scales?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, everyone present was startled.

Especially the Foundation Establishment cultivators, all of them raised their heads and looked at the private room where True Person Sanhuo was, feeling resentful.

"So it's the Three Fire Immortal from Thousand Forged Mountain. What does he mean by this? Is he trying to intimidate us with his power?"

"Hey! That's how major sects always operate. What's the point of bidding for the Geng Jin Lin if you don't have enough spirit stones?"

"Interesting. I wonder if the Core Formation senior number eighty-four has any background. Otherwise, it would be better to give up on Geng Jinlin."

Although the Foundation Establishment cultivators were indignant, they only felt contempt in their hearts, and none of them dared to voice their thoughts.

Otherwise, if they open their mouths, Master Sanhuo will be able to hear them.

With only a Foundation Establishment cultivation level and no significant background, offending a Core Formation cultivator is not a wise move.

"Hmph! It's the Seven Major Sects again, how outrageous!"

In private room number eighty-three, Wen Ruyu whispered indignantly, "Three years ago, the Thunder Spirit Wood that my brother had his eye on was snatched away by the Qingyang Sect in this very way!"

Wen Changqing shook his head and sighed, "If I were all alone, I would naturally not give up the Thunder Spirit Wood so easily."

The implication was that Wen Changqing was saying it was best not to offend the seven major sects for the sake of the family.

"I wonder what Senior Zhou's decision will be?" Wen Ruyu asked softly, glancing at the room next door.

In the private room next door, number 84, Jiang Yun appeared calm and composed.

"Forty-two hundred thousand spirit stones!"

He didn't respond to the question about "Three Fires Master," but instead directly called out a price.

"Good lad!" Master Sanhuo sneered, then stopped bidding and fell silent.

In the end, the three Gengjin scales fell into Jiang Yun's hands for 420,000 spirit stones.

Everyone was quite surprised, not expecting that the Core Formation cultivator in room number eighty-four would actually turn a deaf ear to the pressure exerted by the Seven Great Sects, Thousand Forging Mountain.

After this brief commotion, the auction proceeded as scheduled.

During the journey, servants from the Yuxuan Palace brought Jiang Yun three pieces of Gengjin scales.

Jiang Yun then took out 420,000 spirit stones, paying the money on the spot.

After obtaining the three Gengjin scales, Jiang Yun weighed them in his hand.

Preliminary assessment suggests that the combined weight of the three Gengjin scales is over ten thousand jin.

"All thirty-six of my flying swords are now at the second-tier top-grade level."

"A single Gengjin scale can probably only be used to refine two flying swords, allowing them to advance to the third tier."

"We still need a lot of third-tier refining materials."

Jiang Yun put away the three Gengjin scales and couldn't help but sigh.

Thirty-six flying swords are merely the minimum requirement for executing the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Sword Formation.

In fact, the Zhou Tian Star Sword Formation has eighteen levels, and each level can be mastered to control twenty flying swords.

Once Jiang Yun reached the second level of cultivation, he could actually control forty flying swords.

However, the more flying swords you have, the more resources and spirit stones you consume.

Using three pieces of Gengjin scales to temper thirty-six flying swords is a piece of cake.

"Gengjin Scales are only low-grade third-tier materials. If it were high-grade third-tier Gengjin Stone, it could temper at least ten flying swords, advancing them to the third tier."

"Furthermore, the price of one piece of Gengjin Stone should be about the same as the price of three pieces of Gengjin Scale, so it is more cost-effective to buy third-grade high-quality refining materials."

Jiang Yun certainly knew that high-grade third-tier refining materials were definitely better than low-grade third-tier materials.

However, they had no choice but to bid on these three Gengjin scales, since who knew if there would be any high-grade third-tier refining materials up for auction later?

"The thirty-six flying swords are only used to perform the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Sword Formation, not as natal magic weapons."

"One can only have one natal magic weapon in their lifetime. Even tempering a natal flying sword doesn't cost that many spirit stones and resources."

"By the way, I still haven't figured out what my destined magical artifact is—"

Jiang Yun thought of his natal magic weapon and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, focusing his attention on the auction hall.

"We can consider the matter of our natal magic weapon after we've cultivated the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Shattering Pill Technique to the third revolution."

"During this time, see if we can obtain higher-grade materials to refine our natal magic weapon."