Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Just as Li Ping had predicted.

As the auction neared its end, some rare treasures began to appear, and the previously calm atmosphere of the auction suddenly became lively.

Several treasures were fiercely contested by the Core Formation cultivators in the second-floor private rooms, especially the "Heavenly Fire Dew," which could help early-stage Core Formation cultivators break through their bottlenecks, and was auctioned off for an astonishing price of 62,000 spirit stones.

This brought the auction to a climax.

For most Core Formation cultivators, spirit stones are not particularly rare, and they don't mind spending a little more spirit stones to get what they need.

If you really miss it, you don't know when you'll be able to get it again.

"A section of Yang Wood, a rare material for refining artifacts. The magic weapon made from it has the special effect of restraining evil spirits. The starting price is 18,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 1,000 spirit stones higher." Yu Ya, who was presiding over the auction, held a jade plate in his hand and introduced the item in a calm manner.

In the center of the jade plate, a section of spirit wood, its surface bright red but its interior faintly glowing with golden light, lay quietly.

Li Ping, who had been calm and composed, suddenly stood up upon hearing this, looking at the tray in Yu Ya's hand with a mixture of surprise and delight.

His patience was finally rewarded; the Supreme Yang Wood appeared. You must know that he had been searching for this for a long time without success.

Once he obtains this Yang Wood, he can attempt to break through to the third stage of body refinement and awaken the "Golden Eye of Delusion" divine power.

Having reached the third stage of Body Refinement and wielding the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine in close combat, Li Ping believed that even a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator would be no match for him, and his combat power would experience a significant leap.

"I must obtain the Supreme Yang Wood." Li Ping sat down again, but his eyes remained fixed on the high platform.

As a high-grade material with the Yang attribute, it has a special restraining effect on Yin and evil spirits. The reputation of the Supreme Yang Wood is very great, and many of the Core Formation cultivators present showed their desire.

"Eighteen thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty-one thousand!"

……

Before Li Ping could even quote a price, several prices were already being shouted out from different private rooms, and the price kept rising.

Seeing this, Li Ping's expression turned sour, but at the same time, he stopped rushing to make a bid.

He was determined to get the Yang Wood anyway, and he could wait until the price reached a high point before making an offer to compete for it.

His wealth might not be the highest among the cultivators present, but he didn't believe that others would be as willing to pay any price as he was.

Even the most precious materials have a price, and the Yang Wood is not unique to the cultivation world. Once the price exceeds this limit, cultivators are not fools, and after careful consideration, most will choose to give up.

In the fierce competition, the price of the Yang Wood was quickly raised to 30,000 spirit stones, and only a handful of people were still bidding at that price.

Li Ping didn't wait any longer. He pressed down on the bidding artifact in front of him and announced a price.

"Thirty-five thousand!"

He directly increased the price by 5,000 spirit stones from the original 30,000 spirit stones, showing his determination to win.

The price suddenly increased so much that the people who were bidding earlier fell silent.

After all, although the Yang Wood has miraculous properties in dealing with evil spirits, it is still just a third-tier spiritual material, and 35,000 spirit stones is already beyond the normal price.

"Thirty-six thousand!"

Someone was calling out a price from a private room not far away, seemingly indicating a genuine need for the Yang Wood.

Li Ping calmly quoted: "Forty thousand!"

Upon hearing this price, the man immediately fell silent.

Just when Li Ping thought the man had given up and the Supreme Yang Wood was about to fall into his hands, the man spoke again, following the author's penmanship, embarking on an adventure in the novel "Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation" on the Cola Novel platform. This time, it was a telepathic communication.

"I am Qin Cang from the Taiyi Sect. I wonder if any fellow Daoist would be so kind as to grant me this Zhiyang Wood?"

The voice transmission sounded directly in Li Ping's ear. The man named Qin Cang, unable to win the competition, was now trying to persuade Li Ping to give up voluntarily.

"Taiyi Sect?"

Li Ping didn't know who Qin Cang was, but he did know that the Taiyi Sect was the leader of the righteous path.

However, the Yang Wood was related to his breakthrough to the third level of body refinement, and he used a disguised identity to participate in the grand auction, so he was not worried about being found out afterward.

He couldn't possibly give up the materials he had finally come across just because of Qin Cang's words.

Therefore, in response to Qin Cang's telepathic message, he simply said, "I apologize, Fellow Daoist Qin, but this Zhiyang Wood is extremely important to me, and I cannot give it up!"

"I see. I apologize for my presumption."

After sending a telepathic message, Qin Cang decisively abandoned his offer.

Yu Ya, who was presiding over the auction, repeated the price three times before announcing that the auction was successful and Li Ping had successfully won the bid for the Zhiyang wood.

……

In a private room not far away, Qin Cang, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, was sitting cross-legged, while a graceful young girl beside him looked rather resentful.

She said angrily, "Senior Brother Qin, that person didn't even give you face. He really doesn't know what's good for him."

In fact, he was carrying far more than 40,000 spirit stones, but the reason he appeared at the Lingxiao City Grand Auction was for the most precious item at the auction.

The reason he stopped bidding was that he was worried that he would run out of spirit stones from bidding on the Yang Wood and miss out on that item.

……

Li Ping took out 40,000 spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to the auction staff. After they confirmed that everything was correct and left, Li Ping was satisfied and put the Zhiyang Wood into his storage bag.

At this point, he had gathered all the spiritual materials needed to awaken the "Golden Eye of Illusion". After the auction, he could try to break through to the third level of body refinement.

The purchase of five high-grade third-tier spiritual materials with five elemental attributes, along with the Yang Wood, cost Li Ping nearly 170,000 spirit stones.

He killed nearly a dozen cultivators of the same level, and being a third-level alchemist himself, he possessed far more spirit stones than that number.

However, he no longer intends to continue bidding, lest it attract unwanted attention.

Smiling, Li Ping sat on the soft couch, enjoying the fruit brought by the waiter while leisurely watching the other cultivators vying for the auction items.

Later, some other things that interested him came up.

For example, Li Ping thought that if he could acquire this spiritual herb and cultivate it to ten thousand years old, he might be able to use it to refine some auxiliary pills when he formed his Nascent Soul in the future. He tried bidding on it a few times.

However, this Five Elements Grass was eventually priced at 170,000 spirit stones, and Li Ping had enough spirit stones on him.

However, this spiritual herb was not something he urgently needed, so he was unwilling to continue bidding to avoid attracting too much attention and ultimately gave up.

After the Five Elements Herb, it was time for the final item of the auction.

On the stage, Yu Ya's expression also turned solemn. He solemnly announced, "One Nascent Soul Formation Spiritual Object, the Soul-Stabilizing Pill, has a starting price of 100,000 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 3,000 spirit stones!"

"One hundred thousand!"

"110,000!"

"130,000!"

……

As soon as Yu Ya finished speaking, the price soared and broke through 200,000 in the blink of an eye.