Swallowing the Stars: I Have a Primordial Dao Seed

Zhou Yuan looked around and found that the realm lords around him were all discussing in hushed tones. Some were guessing the items to be auctioned, some were exchanging cultivation tips, and others were chatting with each other, obviously trying to expand their networks.

Three hours later, most of the five million seats were occupied, and all those involved in the auction had entered the venue.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" A clear, melodious voice, like the clinking of jade stones, suddenly rang out in the auction hall, instantly drowning out all the noisy discussions. The entire auction hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to the center of the hall.

Zhou Yuan also looked up and saw a tall, beautiful woman in a gorgeous starry blue dress standing on a circular pedestal in the center of the auction hall. Her figure instantly magnified, transforming into a three-dimensional phantom nearly a thousand meters tall, suspended in mid-air, her exquisite features and elegant posture clearly presented to everyone.

A tall, beautiful woman in an elegant gown stood in the center of the auction hall. A three-dimensional silhouette of the woman, nearly a kilometer tall, appeared in the air above.

"Welcome everyone to this year's Zichen Auction. Thank you to Virtual Universe Company, Universe First Bank, Universe Galaxy Bank, Giant Axe Arena, Universe Mercenary Alliance, and Zichen Universe Kingdom for their strong support." The beautiful woman had a professional smile on her face and her voice was clear and pleasant. "I am Yun Yi. I believe many familiar faces will recognize me. I will be hosting this auction as well."

"First, let's talk about the number of people attending this auction. The number of participants in the last auction was 3,173,952, while the number of participants in this auction has been counted, reaching 3,759,605. This is more than 580,000 more than the last one."

As soon as the words were spoken, a commotion erupted throughout the auction hall. More than three million World Lord-level powerhouses had gathered here, along with many Immortal-level gods hidden in the shadows. Such a scale was enough to demonstrate the influence of the Zi Chen Auction House in the universe.

"Alright, without further ado, let's have a warm-up auction before the official auction begins." Yun Yi raised her hand to signal for quiet, then pointed to the virtual screen on her right, "Please look at the first item."

A crimson spaceship instantly appeared on the screen, its streamlined fuselage gleaming with a metallic sheen, and the details of its cannons and engines clearly visible.

"This is an E9-class spaceship called 'Red Shuttle,' exclusively manufactured by Virtual Universe Company. It is made of E9-class red mixed copper gold and can withstand ordinary attacks from immortal-level powerhouses."

The spaceship is 800 meters long, 200 meters wide, and 160 meters high, equipped with nine E9-class laser cannons. It can reach speeds of up to 20 times the speed of light in the dark universe, making it an excellent choice for both exploration and escape.

"So what's the reserve price? Please look at the big screen!" Yunyi said loudly. A line of eye-catching numbers appeared on the screen—200 Mixed Yuan Units.

"Starting price: 200 Mixed Yuan Units. Bids must be in multiples of 1 Mixed Yuan Unit each time. Bidding begins now!"

"300 Mixed Yuan Units!" Almost the instant Yun Yi finished speaking, a rough voice came from the corner of the auction hall, and the price immediately soared by 100 Mixed Yuan.

Zhou Yuan stared at the constantly changing numbers on the large screen, rubbing the purple token in his hand. This level of spaceship was far too extravagant for him; his entire fortune amounted to only sixty-odd Mixed Yuan Units, not even enough to qualify him for the auction.

In the blink of an eye, the price reached 400 mixed units.

410——420——430——435——438，价格涨幅逐渐降低，价格已经逼近了飞船的成交价格。

Just when everyone thought the price would be around 440, a calm voice suddenly rang out: "500 Mixed Yuan Units!"

"The number 500 Mixed Yuan Units appeared on the big screen, and the auction hall fell silent instantly."

The entire auction hall fell into a deathly silence. 500 Chaos Units—this price far exceeded the value of the spaceship itself.

"500 Mixed Yuan Units once!" "500 Mixed Yuan Units twice!" "500 Mixed Yuan Units three times! Sold!" Yun Yi's voice was clear and powerful. "Congratulations to customer number FDG75479, you have won the Red Shuttle!" The elegantly dressed beauty's voice was clear and crisp. "This year's Zichen Auction is about to officially begin. Please watch the countdown on the big screen!"

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

The beautifully dressed woman's voice was clear and melodious, like that of a deity.

As the countdown ended, the center of the auction hall became dazzlingly bright, with golden pillars of light shooting straight into the sky, illuminating the faces of every powerful figure, making them appear sacred and solemn.

"This auction is officially open! The first batch of items is now available. Your auction tokens have already been updated with the 1000 items to be auctioned. Those who wish to bid, please prepare yourselves. The first item is—Life Fruits, 20 in total!"

She paused, then continued, "The Fruit of Life contains pure life energy, capable of instantly restoring a critically injured and near-death Realm Lord to peak condition, essentially giving them a second life. The starting bid is 5000 billion cosmic coins, and the top 20 bidders will be the successful bidders. Now, the bidding begins!"

Immediately, the realm lords in the auction hall began to place their bids. For realm lords who spent years exploring the universe, the Fruit of Life was an essential life-saving trump card; no one wanted to perish due to injuries at a crucial moment.

The price of the Fruit of Life jumped from 5000 billion cosmic coins to 20000 trillion cosmic coins, and then rapidly increased.

21000—22000—23000…

The price of the Fruit of Life only began to rise slowly when it reached 26000 trillion cosmic coins.

The lowest final transaction price was 29980 trillion cosmic coins, while the highest reached 30827 trillion cosmic coins.

However, Zhou Yuan didn't need the Fruit of Life. His life level was only at the cosmic level. Even with 120 times the genes, he was only equivalent to a fifth-level Domain Lord. Using the Fruit of Life was too extravagant. He also had other Domain Lord-level substitutes, so he naturally didn't participate in the auction.

He sat in his seat, browsing through the 1000 auction items using the purple token in his hand. His gaze swept quickly across them, mostly ordinary cultivation resources, fifth-tier weapons, and auxiliary items.

"This batch doesn't have anything I want." Zhou Yuan shook his head and turned his attention to the auction site.

As each item was successfully auctioned off, the sheer variety of items was dazzling; any one of them could exceed the entire fortune of a domain lord.

This was one of the grandest events in the Zichen Universe Kingdom, with millions of realm lords gathered together, along with many immortal gods. They didn't hesitate to bid on their favorite items, and the bidding was constant, creating a very lively scene.

The first batch of auction items was quickly sold out. Among them, the most eye-catching item was the Fruit of Life, with the highest bid reaching 30827 trillion cosmic coins and the lowest bid still reaching several tens of billions of cosmic coins, demonstrating its high demand.

"Now we are going to the second batch of auction items. Your auction tokens have been updated with 1000 new items. Please be prepared." Yunyi maintained her elegant smile, her gentle yet clear voice resounding throughout the hall.

Zhou Yuan opened the token again to browse: "Mechanical Race Battle Suit, full-body protection, can form an energy shield on the outermost layer, D9 level, anyone can use it, a planetary-level wearer can defend against domain lord-level attacks. Unfortunately, it's useless to me."

A fifth-tier Force weapon is useless; its performance is similar to the Sky-Suppressing Blade, so there's no need to replace it.

"The Zhen Divine Weapon is a divine weapon that combines earth and air, used by mentalists. Unfortunately, I am not a mentalist..." Zhou Yuan examined each item in this batch of auctions one by one.