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The starting bid for one serving of Qionghua Liquid is 14,000 spirit stones.

But soon after the old man surnamed Gu finished speaking, people began to offer high prices one after another.

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Seventeen thousand!"

"Eighteen thousand!"

……

However, those bidding were all VIPs in the private rooms; the cultivators sitting below could only watch with envy. Not only did they not have that many spirit stones, but even if they did, how could they dare offend the Core Formation cultivators on the second floor?

Cheng Yao had already made her decision to bid for the Tianjing Water, so she did not place a bid.

But the tension on her face was clearly visible.

Both are Core Formation spiritual items, but the bidding for Qionghua Liquid is already so fierce. Tianjing Water is even more precious than Qionghua Liquid. How intense will the bidding be later?

"Twenty thousand!"

From a nearby private room to the left of Li Ping's seat, an aged voice came from, directly pushing the price of Qionghua Liquid to a high of 20,000.

After the old voice announced the price, the people who were bidding against it stopped abruptly.

After a brief pause, a voice rang out: "Twenty-one thousand!"

Li Ping could clearly hear that the man was already hesitant.

"Twenty-two thousand!" The old voice was completely calm.

This time, after he called out the price, the other cultivators fell silent and stopped bidding.

Qionghua Liquid wasn't a particularly rare spiritual item to begin with, and Core Formation cultivators themselves had no use for it; it could only be given to their descendants. The price of 22,000 was already beyond their expectations.

The elderly man surnamed Gu asked three times, but the auction remained silent. Only then did he smile and say, "Congratulations to this senior for winning the Qionghua Liquid. The next item for auction is..."

Out of curiosity, Li Ping scanned the private room where the old voice came from with his divine sense and saw a red-faced cultivator with a youthful face and white hair sitting inside. At this moment, he had a happy expression on his face, obviously in a good mood after bidding for the Qionghua Liquid.

"It's him." Li Ping was somewhat surprised.

If he wasn't mistaken, this person was none other than Lü Huan, the rogue cultivator who established a cultivation family in Ling Kingdom after Sheng Hu's death.

Several years ago, Li Ping killed Sheng Hu, ultimately allowing Sheng Hu to reap a huge benefit.

Li Ping speculated that it was because of Sheng Hu's example that Lü Huan paid a high price for Qionghua Liquid, hoping to cultivate another Core Formation cultivator among the younger generation of his family, so that the Lü family would not suffer the same fate as Jue Ling Fort if he were to die.

Besides Li Ping, Lü Huan's purchase of the Qionghua Liquid also attracted the attention of other Core Formation cultivators.

However, he then took the initiative to reveal his identity as a Core Formation cultivator and said a few polite words, after which the other Core Formation cultivators congratulated him.

Of course, if the one who bid on this Core Formation spiritual item were a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would probably be scolded for being "ungrateful for their own good."

Even though he was a Core Formation cultivator, after winning the bid for the Qionghua Liquid, Lü Huan stopped bidding on other items, appearing uninterested in them.

Whether he was genuinely uninterested or simply unwilling to make a scene and offend people remains unknown.

Several more spiritual items that would be of considerable use to Core Formation cultivators were auctioned off, and finally it was time for the final auction item.

The elderly man surnamed Gu carefully took out a bottle of spiritual water from his storage bag, held it in his palm, and showed it to all the cultivators present before solemnly introducing it: "This is a bottle of Heavenly Purification Water. This spiritual water was collected by a Core Formation cultivator from the Nine Heavens, a flawless heavenly water that took a great deal of time. Taking it during the Core Formation breakthrough can increase the success rate by about 10%. It is a rare and exquisite Core Formation spiritual item. Seniors and fellow cultivators who need it should not miss it."

As he spoke, the old man surnamed Gu swept his gaze across the hall, taking in everyone's excited eyes, before slowly saying, "The starting price for this spiritual item is 28,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 1,000 spirit stones higher."

His words immediately caused a huge uproar in the room.

The starting price of 28,000 spirit stones has already exceeded the final auction price of Qionghua Liquid. This price is astronomical for any Foundation Establishment cultivator, something they can only dream of but never reach.

Amidst the lively discussions, the cultivators inside could only watch enviously as the old man surnamed Gu held the spiritual liquid, waiting for the Core Formation cultivators in the second-floor private rooms to bid.

However, none of the Core Formation cultivators seemed willing to be the first to act, and for a moment, the Heavenly Treasure Hall fell into silence.

Li Ping looked at Cheng Yao and said with a smile, "You name your bid."

"Yes, Big Brother." Cheng Yao's voice was a little hoarse.

She mustered her courage and was about to call out the price.

But at that moment, someone made the first bid, and that bid seemed to be a starting gun, as others followed suit, and the auction price soared instantly.

"Twenty-eight thousand!"

"Thirty thousand!"

"Thirty-one thousand!"

……

Cheng Yao calmed down at this point and stopped bidding. She was determined to get the Tianjing Water, so she decided to wait until the highest price was reached before bidding against it.

"forty thousand!"

When a cultivator in a private room on the second floor called out such a high price, the frequency of bidding naturally decreased.

Most of the cultivators in the hall guessed that the Heavenly Purification Water might be sold at this price.

At this point, Cheng Yao stopped waiting. She looked at Li Ping and, after receiving his consent, immediately quoted a price.

"Forty-one thousand!"

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The price she quoted immediately attracted everyone's attention, and all the cultivators in the room turned their gazes toward the private room where Li Ping was.

"There are still experts!"

"Forty-two thousand...forty-two thousand!" The person who quoted forty thousand seemed to really need the item. After hesitating for a moment, he still quoted an even higher price.

"Forty-three thousand!"

Cheng Yao took a deep breath and decisively raised the price.

After she called out her price this time, the bidding monk fell silent, clearly indicating that the price had exceeded his expectations.

While pure water is precious, it shouldn't be sold at such a high price.

Instead of demanding a higher price for this item, he might as well spend decades searching for it himself in the heavens.

Apart from him, the other cultivators remained silent.

The elderly man surnamed Gu was quite satisfied with the price, but out of courtesy, he still smiled and said, "This senior has bid 43,000. Are there any other seniors who would like to bid? 43,000 the first time, 43,000 the second time, 43,000 the third time... Congratulations to this senior!"

In the end, the Tianjingshui was auctioned off to Cheng Yao for 43,000 yuan.

Upon hearing the elderly man surnamed Gu announce the sale, Cheng Yao breathed a sigh of relief and lay back on the soft seat.

Her lips trembled as she spent so many spirit stones at once.

As for Wang Xingwei, his expression remained unchanged; he showed no joy in success or sorrow in failure, as if nothing external could affect him.

Before the auction items were delivered to the auction house and their funds were verified, Li Ping asked with a smile, "Do you have enough spirit stones? If not, I can lend you some."

"Thank you, brother, but I have enough spirit stones on me!" Cheng Yao quickly thanked her brother for his kindness.

Li Ping nodded without saying anything more.

The number of spirit stones that Cheng Yao carried exceeded his expectations, and he couldn't help but guess: perhaps it wasn't just the Zhang, Gu, Wang, and Bai families, but Ji Shuwen and Huang Yan also provided some support to their allies.

Just as the auction house staff knocked on the door and entered the private room, several divine senses also brazenly probed directly into Li Ping's private room. However, after sensing the aura emanating from Li Ping, they all congratulated him: "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on winning the Heavenly Pure Water."

Li Ping chuckled and dealt with the Core Formation cultivators.

Next, under his gaze.

Cheng Yao and the auction house staff checked the Heavenly Purification Water and the Spirit Stones separately. After confirming that everything was correct and the money and goods were settled, the staff left respectfully.

Looking at the Heavenly Pure Water in her hand, Cheng Yao felt both joy and reluctance: "It cost so many spirit stones."

As she spoke, she grabbed Wang Xingwei's waist and twisted him 180 degrees clockwise, while saying fiercely, "If you dare to fail in forming your core, I'll skin you alive."

Wang Xingwei dared not use his magic to protect himself, wincing in pain: "Ouch~ Sister Cheng Yao, let go first."

Li Ping shook his head and looked at the auction stage.

After the Heavenly Pure Water was sold, only one item remained in this grand auction, which was also the most precious item.

The elderly man surnamed Gu carefully took out a wooden box about one or two feet long from his storage bag, blew on it to make the talisman on the surface of the box fall off, and then opened the box to show the spiritual items inside to everyone in the auction house.

"The magic weapon, Cloud-Splitting Scissors, is forged entirely from thousand-year-old black iron. During its forging, half a coin of ten-thousand-year-old golden black wood was also added, containing the energy of Geng metal. Once unleashed, its power is boundless, capable of cutting through anything. If the enemy is unprepared, it can even directly cut and injure their magic weapon."

"It's a magic weapon!"

"It's such a domineering magic weapon that it can directly cut other people's magic weapons."

……

The Foundation Establishment cultivators in the arena were discussing among themselves, while the Core Formation cultivators in the private rooms, who had long known of the existence of this magic treasure, were all eyeing the old man surnamed Gu with predatory intent.

The Cloud-Splitting Scissors, a treasure crafted with half a coin's worth of ten-thousand-year-old golden mystic wood, are extremely sharp and can play a significant role in combat without requiring arduous refinement.

Naturally, every Core Formation cultivator present wanted it.

Li Ping, however, looked completely uninterested. This magical treasure, which was considered precious by other Core Formation cultivators, was something he didn't even bother with.

After all, his natal magic weapon, the "Dragon-Slaying Guillotine," was forged directly from a three-foot-long piece of ten-thousand-year-old golden wood.

Most Core Formation cultivators' magical treasures would be sliced ​​in two by the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine.

The Cloud-Splitting Scissors are simply no match for it.

Having already secured the water, he intended to get up and leave.

But Cheng Yao and Meng Wanjun both looked excited and eager to see the spectacle, so he didn't want to spoil the fun. He simply sat in the private room and waited quietly for the auction to end.

After everyone in the auction house had seen the magical treasure in the box, the old man surnamed Gu said with a smile, "The starting price for the Cloud-Splitting Scissors is 40,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 2,000 spirit stones higher."

Foundation Establishment cultivators like Cheng Yao and Meng Wanjun were naturally taken aback by this price.

However, the Core Formation cultivators in the private rooms on the second floor couldn't wait to start bidding the moment the old man surnamed Gu announced the bottom price.

"forty thousand!"

"Forty-two thousand!"

"Forty-five thousand!"

……

In the blink of an eye, the price had already exceeded 50,000, and that number was still climbing rapidly.

The allure of a magic weapon that allows one to overpower others of the same level is simply too great for a Core Formation cultivator.