Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 106 Spirit Ascension Fruit, Heavenly Spirit Token [Please Subscribe]

The moment the Foundation Establishment Pill was released, the bidding atmosphere in the underground cave changed completely.

"I'll offer five thousand spirit coins!"

A monk wearing a face covering called out a high price in a deep voice.

But less than ten breaths had passed since he finished speaking when someone beside him shouted, "Five thousand five hundred spirit coins."

Upon hearing this, he glared at the man, then immediately raised the price, saying, "Five thousand seven hundred spirit coins."

"Six thousand two hundred spirit coins!"

Another voice joined the bidding, directly driving the price up a notch.

Generally speaking, the price of a Foundation Establishment Pill will not be less than five thousand spirit coins, but it usually will not be more than seven thousand spirit coins.

After all, this is just a pill for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

So at this moment, Zhou Jiarui, who was next to Zhou Chun, also put down a bid.

"Seven thousand spirit coins!"

He immediately added several hundred more spirit coins, driving the price to a new high.

At this point, as expected, many of the bidders fell silent.

It's not that they can't come up with that many spirit coins, but rather that they need to weigh whether it's worth it.

But since it's an auction, there will always be cultivators who have plenty of money.

"Seven thousand two hundred spirit coins."

Another bid came in, pushing down Zhou Jiarui's offer.

This then attracted the attention of several cultivators who were vying for it.

The final price for this Foundation Establishment Pill was set at 8,700 spirit coins.

Zhou Jiarui shook his head and gave up the competition as soon as the price exceeded eight thousand spirit coins.

Before he arrived, the clan chief Zhou Daoyi had given him a bottom line: once the price exceeded that line, there was no point in fighting for it.

With the battle for the Foundation Establishment Pill over, the auctioneer quickly brought out the eleventh treasure.

It was a second-tier high-grade magic weapon, with a starting bid of 5,000 spirit coins and a final transaction price of 9,800 spirit coins, almost breaking 10,000.

The treasures that were subsequently taken out were mostly magical artifacts, elixirs, and formations.

Because the starting prices were all slightly lower than the market price, these treasures were successfully auctioned off.

When it came to the eighteen treasures, the auctioneer brought out a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"It's still the Foundation Establishment Pill, with the starting price of 4,000 spirit coins and each bid increasing by no less than 200 spirit coins."

Hearing the auctioneer's words, the cultivators who had previously regretted not being able to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill began to bid again.

"Could there be a third or fourth Foundation Establishment Pill coming up?"

Zhou Chun muttered something under his breath, sensing that the auctioneer was playing psychological tactics.

The auctioneer stated from the beginning that only thirty treasures had been prepared this time.

However, the number of cultivators who have come to participate in this underground auction in the cave is five or six times that number, and most of them are carrying huge sums of money.

Since we've already come all this way and raised the money, wouldn't it be a waste of time to leave empty-handed?

Therefore, the competition for the second Foundation Establishment Pill was even more intense than that for the first.

The final transaction price was a whopping 9,500 spirit coins!

Upon seeing Zhou Chun here, he could only shake his head repeatedly, marveling at how many wealthy people there were.

He had killed Foundation Establishment cultivators before, so he knew exactly how much a Foundation Establishment cultivator was worth.

It seems that even if you include the two second-tier magic artifacts that were stolen from him, the black-clad old man from the Dragon Transformation Sect only has a little over ten thousand spirit coins in his entire fortune.

Even if the other party left some things in the cave within the Dragon Transformation Sect's headquarters, and even if the other party was a relatively poor Foundation Establishment cultivator, their total assets could not possibly exceed 20,000 spirit coins.

Now, a single Foundation Establishment Pill can take up almost half of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator's fortune!

This is undoubtedly very unreasonable!

But that's reality!

The perpetual scarcity of the Foundation Building Pill means that it can only be taken by a select few.

Nowadays, there are many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the underground cave, but not everyone achieves Foundation Establishment by consuming Foundation Establishment Pills.

Even in a major sect like Qinglian Temple, a significant portion of its Foundation Establishment cultivators do not consume Foundation Establishment Pills.

Don't be fooled by the fact that those people are fighting over Foundation Establishment Pills now, they all seem to be incredibly wealthy.

In reality, the spirit coins they use are most likely the accumulated wealth of an organization, rather than belonging to an individual.

Otherwise, unless it's for their closest relatives, what Foundation Establishment cultivator would be willing to spend half their fortune on a pill that's completely useless to them?

After the second Foundation Establishment Pill was sold, the auctioneer brought out a second talisman.

The second artifact was an inner armor, made from the hide of some unknown demonic beast. Its grade was as high as mid-grade second rank, and it was said to be able to defend against three attacks equivalent to a full-force strike from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This item is a defensive treasure tailor-made for Foundation Establishment cultivators, which is why it attracted a lot of late Foundation Establishment cultivators present to fight over it.

These late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators are often quite wealthy, and can afford to buy things worth tens of thousands of spirit coins with their own money.

In order to obtain spiritual objects that can help open up the Purple Mansion, they usually go on adventures to various dangerous places.

This definitely indicates a very high demand for such self-defense and life-saving items.

Ultimately, this talisman sold for a high price of 6,700 spirit coins.

When the twenty-fourth treasure appeared, Zhou Chun and Zhou Jiarui were stunned, as were many of the cultivators present.

There were five spiritual fruits inside a jade box. The fruits were shaped like white pears, pure white and crystal clear, as if they were carved from jade.

"As you can see, fellow cultivators, these are five Spirit Ascension Fruits. Although they do not have the same protective effect as Foundation Establishment Pills, which can prevent cultivators from being harmed if they fail to establish their foundation, they are about half as effective as Foundation Establishment Pills in helping cultivators break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Before Zhou Chun could figure out what kind of spiritual fruit it was, the auctioneer had already revealed the answer.

Then the auctioneer stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers, and said, "Five Spirit-Ascending Fruits are for sale together. The starting price is five thousand spirit coins, and each bid must be at least two hundred spirit coins higher."

As soon as these words were spoken, enthusiastic bidding erupted from the audience.

Just as the auctioneer said, the Spirit Ascension Fruit's effect on aiding Foundation Establishment is only half that of the Foundation Establishment Pill, and it doesn't have the same protective effect as the Foundation Establishment Pill against damage for cultivators who fail to establish their foundation.

But there are so many of them!

Five Spirit-Ascending Fruits in total are enough to embolden five cultivators at the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage.

This is definitely a very worthwhile deal for all the cultivation families.

Therefore, there are even more people bidding at this moment than there were before when people were vying for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Zhengchun, how many spirit coins do you have?"

Zhou Chun was standing next to Zhou Jiarui when Zhou Jiarui suddenly asked him about his savings.

Upon hearing this, he immediately knew that the elder was determined to win.

Therefore, after a moment's thought, he replied telepathically, "This junior can probably come up with two thousand four hundred spirit coins."

"So many!"

Zhou Jiarui looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of surprise, never expecting him to be so wealthy.

Even though he had already successfully established his foundation, his wealth was not even half that of Zhou Chun, not counting the second-tier magic artifacts bestowed upon him by his family!

Then he nodded repeatedly and said, "That's enough. With your spirit coins, we should have more than enough to get these five Spirit Ascension Fruits!"

With that said, he stopped bidding and waited until the bidding stopped before making a move.

"10,800 spirit coins per time."

"Ten thousand eight hundred spirit coins, second time."

On the auction stage, the auctioneer, seeing that no one had raised the price within several dozen breaths, began to proceed with the final bidding process according to the rules.

Only then did Zhou Jiarui shout in a deep voice, "Eleven thousand spirit coins."

He didn't raise the price much; he just quoted the lowest possible price.

But after this offer was called out, the person in front hesitated for nearly thirty breaths before calling out again, "11,200 spirit coins."

"11,400 spirit coins."

Zhou Jiarui followed up with a bid increase, his tone calm and unhurried, yet putting considerable pressure on his opponent.

After staring at him in silence for nearly sixty breaths, he finally said in a deep voice, "Eleven thousand six hundred spirit coins."

"11,800 spirit coins."

Just as his opponent finished speaking, Zhou Jiarui raised the price without hesitation.

The opponent remained silent for even longer, so long that the auctioneer, seeing that two or three hundred breaths had passed, had no choice but to resume the final bidding process according to procedure.

"11,800 spirit coins per time."

"11,800 spirit coins, twice."

"11,800 spirit coins in three transactions, deal."

No one bid a higher price until the auctioneer announced "sold".

After borrowing a thousand spirit coins from Zhou Chun, Zhou Jiarui successfully went on stage and completed the transaction with the auctioneer, taking the five Spirit-Ascending Fruits into his pocket.

Once they arrived at this point, the underground auction was no longer relevant to them; they were destined to become mere spectators.

The remaining six treasures were indeed more expensive than the last.

By the twenty-ninth item, a treasure like the Soul-Nourishing Jade appeared.

"One Soul-Nourishing Jade, starting bid 10,000 spirit coins, each bid must be at least 500 spirit coins higher."

On the auction stage, the auctioneer held up a piece of light purple jade about the size of a thumb and showed it to the audience before putting it back in the jade box and announcing the price in a deep voice.

The starting bid of 10,000 spirit coins is the highest starting bid in the history of this auction.

However, this did not stop other cultivators from pursuing the Soul-Nourishing Jade.

Soon, one high price after another came from the mouths of the late Foundation Establishment cultivators.

That's right. The cultivators who participated in the auction for the Soul-Nourishing Jade were all late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they all came prepared.

For cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage, the most important thing is to open up the Purple Mansion and break through to the Purple Mansion stage.

While the Soul-Nourishing Jade cannot increase their success rate in breaking through, it can replenish and restore their souls in time after a failed breakthrough, giving them the opportunity to continue their attempt to reach the Purple Mansion stage.

Therefore, the importance of this item is in no way inferior to some spiritual objects that can increase the success rate of breakthroughs.

For families without a Purple Mansion stage cultivator, nothing is more important than having a Purple Mansion stage cultivator in the family to elevate the family's overall status.

Therefore, the competition for this Soul-Nourishing Jade is bound to be fierce today.

The price soared, quickly doubling to over 20,000 spirit coins.

"Twenty-two thousand five hundred spirit coins!"

A monk wearing a ghost mask called out the offer in a deep voice.

At this point, only three or four people were still bidding, and they were all people who were unwilling to give up easily.

Therefore, after this person made their bid, they remained silent for less than twenty breaths before someone else made another bid: "Twenty-three thousand spirit coins."

"Twenty-five thousand spirit coins!"

The masked monk immediately raised the price, driving it up considerably, seemingly determined to win.

But this still didn't make others give up.

Soon another cultivator shouted in a deep voice, "Twenty-six thousand spirit coins."

Zhou Chun watched as these wealthy men spoke up again and again, until they finally set the price at 30,000 spirit coins!

At this point, no one dared to ask for a higher price anymore.

Even for a cultivation family with several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, 30,000 spirit coins in cash would almost empty their coffers.

When the Zhou family first settled in Jiufengling, they didn't have this much cash on hand!

After the Soul-Nourishing Jade was sold, the auctioneer brought out the last treasure of this underground auction.

"The last item up for auction is very special, and we can't confirm its value. You'll have to decide for yourselves whether to bid!"

On the auction stage, the auctioneer spoke as he opened the brocade box in front of him and took out a silver-white token.

The token was only the size of a palm, pentagonal in shape, with the words "Heavenly Spirit" imprinted in gold on one side and carved with mountains, palaces and other scenery on the other.

Before Zhou Chun could examine the token closely, the auctioneer introduced it: "This is a token for the Heavenly Spirit Trial. It is a Grade C token, which allows you to bring one Qi Refining stage cultivator into the trial grounds when the Heavenly Spirit Trial begins."

"According to our information, the next Heavenly Spirit Trial should begin within three years."

At this point, without explaining what the "Heavenly Spirit Trial" was, he directly said, "One Heavenly Spirit Token, starting bid of one thousand spirit coins, with each bid increment not less than one hundred spirit coins."

An unexpectedly low price was called out by the auctioneer, leaving Zhou Chun stunned.

Generally speaking, the last item in an auction should be the most valuable item.

Why did this underground auction put the "Heavenly Spirit Decree," with a starting price of one thousand spirit coins, last?

With such a low starting price, even if the final bid increases tenfold, it will only amount to a little over ten thousand spirit coins at most!

"Eleventh Uncle, do you know what the Heavenly Spirit Trial is?"

Seeing that people were starting to bid on the "Heavenly Spirit Token," Zhou Chun couldn't help but ask Zhou Jiarui about the "Heavenly Spirit Trial" that the auctioneer had mentioned.

He just went through his memory and confirmed that he had never heard of this so-called "Heavenly Spirit Trial".

However, judging from the auctioneer's words, this so-called "Heavenly Spirit Trial" must have a very significant background.

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Zhou Jiarui gently shook his head and said, "I don't know. I have only recently succeeded in establishing my foundation, and I don't know much about the secrets of the cultivation world. Besides, that so-called Heavenly Spirit Trial is very likely a secret of the Jing Kingdom."

After saying that, he added, "If you're really interested, you should ask the clan leader when you get back."

(End of this chapter)