Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 512 One Million Spirit Coins [Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Kyo1027]

The fact that the goal of collecting the [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] was achieved quickly brought a sense of relief to Zhou Chun.

Of all the things he came to the Great Zhou Kingdom to do, this was the most urgent.

Once this is accomplished, everything else will be easier.

In order to thank Sun Yuanjing for his help, and also to encourage him to work harder in the future to help him collect the [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi], he decided to do so.

Zhou Chun specially sold a batch of precious spiritual items he had brought to Tianbao Pavilion.

These spiritual items include precious items such as the fragrance of musk deer, rare treasures from the waters of Longyuanze, and special products of the Zhou family such as honey flower tea pills.

For shops like Tianbaoge, doing high-end business with them is actually less helpful than doing some mid-to-low-end business.

For example, the large number of spiritual items that Zhou Chun is now selling to them are rare treasures that are hard to buy in other shops, and they are suitable for all realms of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Purple Mansion.

If Tianbao Pavilion can list and sell these spiritual items and promote them widely, it will surely attract a lot of customers, thereby boosting the sales of other items.

As far as Zhou Chun knew, many large stores did this; they would launch new spiritual items every now and then to attract customers and maintain their reputation and industry standing.

Otherwise, if they don't keep innovating and don't have a unique, monopolistic business, even the most famous shops will gradually decline.

Sun Yuanjing was very satisfied with the spiritual items Zhou Chun sold and was happy to accept his reward, offering a fair price.

Furthermore, he confidently stated afterward that he would definitely be able to collect all the remaining [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] for Zhou Chun within three years.

After completing a mutually satisfactory transaction, Zhou Chun went to Xiandu Market again to prepare for the grand auction.

When Zhou Chun first came to the Great Zhou Kingdom, he went to Xiandu Market to participate in a once-in-a-century grand auction.

However, at that time he was basically an observer, and even though he had more than 200,000 spirit coins, he didn't buy anything.

Now, more than a hundred years have passed since that grand auction, and the once-in-a-century grand auction of Xiandu Market has begun again.

This time, Zhou Chun came prepared, carrying a huge sum of money, determined to make a name for himself at this grand auction!

Unlike the last time they attended a major auction, where several people squeezed into a small private room and spent five thousand spirit coins to buy an admission ticket.

After Zhou Chun participated in the auction as a Golden Core cultivator, he was immediately given a private room free of charge. The room even had a Foundation Establishment stage maidservant who could help him bid.

But what they had in common was that this time the auction was also hosted by a female cultivator, who was just as charming and alluring, with the kind of looks and temperament that easily aroused male desire.

Zhou Chun showed little interest in the treasures that appeared at the beginning of the auction, merely glancing at them indifferently.

It wasn't until the auction entered its second half that items worthy of the attention of Golden Core cultivators like themselves were brought out.

On the auction stage, the auctioneer opened the jade box, and a magic talisman emitting a hazy white light appeared in the eyes of the cultivators. Then, he began to introduce the origin of the item.

"A low-grade fourth-tier magic talisman, the Thousand Illusions Cloud Sea Talisman, is a rare magic talisman personally hand-drawn by a fourth-tier talisman-making master. This talisman is a rare illusionary talisman for trapping enemies. Once used, it will bloom into a thousand acres of clouds to surround and trap the enemy. Even a Golden Core cultivator trapped in the cloud sea will need a considerable amount of time to escape!"

"The starting bid for this talisman is 50,000 spirit coins, and each bid must be at least 500 spirit coins higher!"

It turned out to be a rare spell to trap enemies.

Zhou Chun's eyes lit up, and she became interested as well.

For Golden Core cultivators, offensive and defensive talismans are not particularly useful in battles against other cultivators of the same level.

Because the spells released by the talisman are inherently much weaker than the fourth-order spells cast by a Golden Core cultivator, they are difficult to break through the defenses of a cultivator's magic weapon of the same level.

However, auxiliary spells such as those for trapping enemies and escaping are actually quite useful.

Even if this [Thousand Illusions Cloud Sea Talisman] can only trap a Golden Core early stage cultivator for a dozen breaths, it is enough to give one a significant advantage in battle.

As Zhou Chun watched the bidding price slowly rise, he also gave the bidding instruction to the maid in the private room.

"Room number 37 has offered 71,000 spirit coins. Is there anyone offering a higher bid?"

"Alright, room number 24 has bid 73,000 spirit coins!"

"Seventy-five thousand spirit coins. Room number thirty-one has offered seventy-five thousand spirit coins. Is there anyone offering a higher bid?"

……

On the auction stage, the auctioneer, all smiles, kept announcing high prices, breaking the bidding record for the item, his voice filled with passion.

After making several offers, Zhou Chun gave up the idea.

It's not that he can't afford to play games anymore, but rather that he feels it's unnecessary to buy something at a high price that he doesn't know when he'll ever need.

He may be rich, but he should spend his money on things that are urgently needed right now.

In the end, the [Thousand Illusions Cloud Sea Talisman] was bought for a high price of 95,000 spirit coins.

Then, one after another, powerful fourth-tier magic talismans were put up for auction. Zhou Chun made several bids, but ultimately decided not to win them because he felt they were not worth it.

He had only recently successfully formed his core, and even though he possessed a fortune of millions, he couldn't afford to be extravagant and spend eighty or ninety thousand spirit coins on a non-essential magic talisman.

Just like someone who has been used to saving money since childhood, even if their salary after starting work is very good and much higher than that of their peers, they will not be used to spending money lavishly at first.

There always needs to be an adjustment period!

"A magical material, Fire Essence Copper, weighing 65.4 jin, has a starting bid of 100,000 spirit coins, with each bid increment not less than 1,000 spirit coins!"

Suddenly, another treasure that Zhou Chun was interested in was brought out by the auctioneer.

It was a yellowish-red copper ingot about a foot long, radiating pure fire-attribute spiritual power.

Compared to the [Flame Heart Iron] that Zhou Chun had previously purchased, this [Fire Essence Copper] is more precious and more suitable as the core material for Zhou Mingde's natal magic weapon.

Therefore, he quickly developed a strong desire to obtain it.

"150,000 spirit coins. Room 37 has offered 150,000 spirit coins. Is there a higher bid?"

"The price has gone up again! Room number 37 has bid 182,000 spirit coins!"

"Two hundred and thirty-five thousand spirit coins once, two hundred and thirty-five thousand spirit coins a second time... Sold! Congratulations to room number thirty-seven for acquiring ownership of this [Fire Crystal Copper]!"

When the auctioneer announced "sold," Zhou Chun breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Aside from special cases like him, most cultivators who have just formed their core will not spend more than a million spirit coins on refining their natal magic treasures.

Generally, after collecting several suitable magical materials, one will begin to refine their natal magical weapon.

After all, the special nature of a natal magic weapon allows it to be gradually improved and enhanced later on.

Having a natal magic weapon one day earlier means securing one's position as a Golden Core cultivator one day earlier!

So now that he has bought two types of materials for Zhou Mingde, he only needs to buy one or two more types to be enough.

Given Zhou Mingde's situation, using too many high-grade materials to refine his natal magic weapon might not necessarily be a good thing.

After the Fire Essence Copper, the auctioneer brought out several more magical treasures and spiritual materials for auction. Since none of them were what he and Zhou Mingde needed, Zhou Chun did not make any bids.

It wasn't until the auctioneer brought out another item that his attention was finally drawn to it.

"This next treasure is quite special; it's a fragment of a powerful magical artifact. According to our auction house's appraisal, the fragment contains a large amount of high-quality iron essence. If we can extract the iron essence using our weapon-refining secrets, we can obtain at least several kilograms of iron essence!"

"The starting price for this item is 50,000 spirit coins, and each bid must be at least 500 spirit coins higher. Interested fellow cultivators and seniors are welcome to place their bids!"

As the auctioneer spoke, he took out a broken blade resembling a magical artifact such as a sword or knife and placed it in front of him for the audience to see.

This broken blade is only about one-third of its original size. It is grayish-black in color, and even though it is now just a fragment, it still exudes a sharp and intimidating aura.

"If this item were intact, it would be at least a high-grade magic weapon, or even a top-grade magic weapon!"

Zhou Chun was secretly surprised and immediately had the maid join the bidding.

"Iron Essence" is also a very good magical material. When incorporated into magical weapons such as swords, it can increase the sharpness attribute. When incorporated into other magical weapons, it can also enhance the durability attribute.

The natal magic weapon that Zhou Chun is going to refine, the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], is very special. It can melt down various rare spiritual metal materials and extract their essence to enhance the magic weapon's power.

Therefore, for him, the more materials like "gold essence" and "iron essence," the better.

As for how to extract the "iron essence" from the broken blade, it's actually quite simple. Once he refines the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], he can easily accomplish this task by utilizing the supernatural powers of this natal magic weapon.

However, there are obviously not many cultivators who can extract "iron essence" like him, so the competition for the Broken Blade is not very fierce.

In the end, Zhou Chun won the bid by paying only 167,000 spirit coins.

If he can really extract more than ten kilograms of "iron essence" by then, he will have hit the jackpot!

After several successive gains, Zhou Chun became even more eager for the remaining treasures.

After several more treasures were sold, the auctioneer quickly brought out another treasure that particularly appealed to Zhou Chun.

"A section of the rare spiritual wood, [Soul-Nourishing Wood], is seven feet six inches long. It can be used to make more than fifty soul tablets, or to nourish a cultivator's soul, ensuring its preservation for a hundred years. It can also be used to refine magical artifacts and treasures that defend against attacks from divine sense!"

On the auction stage, the auctioneer reached into his storage pouch and a long jade box appeared in his hand. When the lid was opened, a section of purplish-black wood, more than seven feet long, was revealed inside.

The wood is black in color, and the bark is as smooth as cinnamon bark, with rings of light purple veins.

"A section of Soul-Nourishing Wood, starting bid 200,000 spirit coins, minimum increment 1,000 spirit coins!"

Just as Zhou Chun was carefully examining the piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood, the auctioneer had already launched the bidding in a loud voice.

There were clearly many cultivators interested in this [Soul-Nourishing Wood], and soon one high price after another came from the auctioneer's mouth.

Zhou Chun was also very interested in this item.

Although the Zhou family can now be considered the number one Golden Core family in Jing Kingdom, none of them, including the three Golden Core cultivators, have ever left behind a "Life Soul Tablet" within the family.

It's not that they're unwilling to do it, nor that they lack the technology, but rather that they lack the materials to refine "Life Soul Tablets".

If we can acquire this piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood, then every Golden Core cultivator and Purple Mansion cultivator in the Zhou family will be able to leave behind a "Life Soul Tablet" within the family. Even some important Foundation Establishment cultivators can possess a "Life Soul Tablet".

As for the claim that the Soul-Nourishing Wood could be used to refine magical artifacts and treasures, that was just the auctioneer's way of enticing others to bid on the item.

In reality, the vast majority of weapon-refining masters do not have the ability to refine [Soul-Nourishing Wood] into a magical artifact that can defend against attacks from divine sense, let alone a magic treasure!

Otherwise, magical artifacts capable of defending against divine sense attacks wouldn't be so rare in the cultivation world, and Zhou Chun wouldn't need to painstakingly cultivate a secret technique like the "Heart Lotus Orthodox Method."

As numerous cultivators vied for the bid, the price of [Soul Nourishing Wood] soared, quickly doubling to over 400,000 spirit coins!

"435,000 spirit coins, is there anyone offering a higher bid than room number 37?"

"435,000 spirit coins, is there really no one bidding higher for the second time?"

"435,000 spirit coins, sold for the third time! Congratulations to room number 37 for acquiring this [Soul-Nourishing Wood]!"

Zhou Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief after the auctioneer announced the final price.

If the price were any higher, he was prepared to give up!

After successfully bidding on three precious treasures, he had spent most of his spirit coins and had no further plans to bid.

In the time that followed, Zhou Chun watched as one treasure after another was auctioned off for high prices, and never made a purchase himself.

When the final item finally appeared, Zhou Chun was somewhat surprised.

Because the last three treasures at this auction included two magical artifacts and a set of Core Formation spiritual items.

Unfortunately, even that set of Core Formation spiritual items ultimately fetched a sky-high price of one million spirit coins, leaving Zhou Chun with no choice but to watch helplessly.

After the auction ended, the [Fire Essence Copper], the broken magic weapon, and the [Soul Nourishing Wood] that Zhou Chun had bid on were all delivered to his private room by a Golden Core cultivator, who then took away the 837,000 spirit coins he had paid!

Now, Zhou Chun only had 330,000 spirit coins left.

"As expected, once you reach the Golden Core stage, spirit coins become even more scarce!"

Looking at his storage bag, which had become much drier, Zhou Chun couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, put away the three spiritual items, and leave the auction house.

Golden Core cultivators can easily earn spirit coins, but they can obviously spend them even faster.

Zhou Chun was not a master alchemist like Luo Qingni, who could earn a large amount of spirit coins by relying on his superb skills.

His wealth of millions was entirely earned through profiting from the war.

Unless he becomes a cultivator specializing in calamity, it will be quite difficult for him to restore his wealth to the million-level.

After all, he has dealt with almost all the low- to mid-range spiritual items he can currently handle.

Although there are still quite a few treasures left, they are all things that may be useful in the future, and it is not easy to exchange them for spirit coins.

It seems that if he wants to obtain a large amount of spirit coins in the future, he will probably have to start from his family.

After attending the grand auction at the Immortal Capital Market, Zhou Chun did not linger in the market and quickly returned to Tianyuan Immortal City.

After returning to Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Chun sent a message talisman to Luo Qingni, but received no response, which made him realize that she was probably still refining pills.

Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, he rented a cave dwelling and paid five years' rent upfront.

The risk of "breaking the cauldron and recasting" is very high, especially since it cannot be disturbed.

Although the Zhou family's mountain gate is considered a safe place, the Zhou family still has enemies.

Therefore, Zhou Chun prefers to complete this step in Tianyuan Immortal City.

At least in Tianyuan Immortal City, unless a Nascent Soul cultivator personally comes to cause trouble, it won't disturb the people who are in seclusion inside.

After cultivating in the cave for two months, Zhou Chun received a message from Luo Qingni, asking him to come and receive the refined pills.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are wise. Qing Ni has not refined the Ancient Dust Pill many times, and it is not easy to make. Only six pills were produced this time, which is thanks to the alchemy furnace."

"As for the Foundation Establishment Pills, they all performed well this time. The first six batches produced a total of fifty-five pills, while the last four batches only produced six pills because the main ingredients were much less effective. In total, there are sixty-one pills!"

Inside the "Qingni Residence," facing Zhou Chun's visit, Luo Qingni didn't exchange many pleasantries and directly told him the results of her secluded alchemy retreat.

As she spoke, she took out all the pills and handed them to Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun, however, was somewhat stunned.

Only after Luo Qingni took out all the pill bottles and handed them to him did he look at her with a face full of surprise and ask, "Fellow Daoist Luo, you just said how many Foundation Establishment Pills there are in total? Sixty-one, right?"

"Yes, there are a total of sixty-one Foundation Establishment Pills, all of them are here."

Luo Qingni glanced at Zhou Chun with some surprise, then nodded in agreement.

As a rogue cultivator at the Golden Core stage, she naturally couldn't understand the thoughts of a family-based Golden Core cultivator like Zhou Chun.

In her eyes, sixty-one Foundation Establishment Pills were a huge fortune, but that was all.

After all, she had no other use for it except to sell it for spirit coins.

However, for Zhou Chun, so many Foundation Establishment Pills represented dozens of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators!

Even if only one person succeeds with three Foundation Establishment Pills, it would still add twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators to the Zhou family!

There was a time when the Zhou family had to empty their coffers just to buy one or two Foundation Establishment Pills!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but repeatedly thank Luo Qingni: "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Luo! It is my blessing, and the Zhou family's blessing, to know you. You are truly a great benefactor to me and the Zhou family!"

Including the twenty-five Foundation Establishment Pills that Luo Qingni had previously refined, Luo Qingni has provided the Zhou family with a total of eighty-six Foundation Establishment Pills!

It's no exaggeration to say that she was a great benefactor to the Zhou family!

Luo Qingni was clearly confused by Zhou Chun's sudden thanks. After a long pause, she finally understood his meaning and shook her head, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you're too kind. I was merely fulfilling a request and doing my duty. I don't deserve to be called your great benefactor!"

After saying that, she couldn't help but sigh, "Moreover, Qingni should thank you more, fellow Daoist. The [Azure Wave Cleansing Tea] you gave me is no ordinary tea. In fact, Qingni benefited from this transaction!"

She didn't take Zhou Chun's claim that it could increase spiritual awareness seriously at the time, because many kinds of spiritual tea also have this effect, but the spiritual awareness they increase is really just a little bit.

However, the increase in spiritual awareness after continuous use of the [Azure Wave Cleansing Tea] was significantly more than just a little.

As a Golden Core cultivator, she knew very well how precious and rare such spiritual objects that could enhance divine sense were.

"Haha, if Fellow Daoist Luo likes it, I, Zhou, will definitely send you some more next time I have the opportunity to obtain this kind of spiritual tea!"

Zhou Chun snapped out of his excitement and couldn't help but laugh as he made his promise.

【Azure Wave Cleansing Tea】is produced in the herb garden within the secret island, and the jade talisman for entering and exiting the secret island is currently in his hands. In the future, the Zhou family will definitely be able to send people in again to collect this kind of spiritual tea.

Luo Qingni was unaware of this. Upon hearing this, her eyes lit up, and she immediately smiled and said, "Then Qingni won't stand on ceremony with Fellow Daoist Zhou. Qingni will remember this."

The two chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed.

After a while of chatting and laughing, Zhou Chun finally got down to business: "I've considered the matter of exchanging the Soul Heart Fruit for spirit pills that Fellow Daoist Luo mentioned last time. I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Luo to handle the exchange; I won't be involved!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingni immediately nodded and replied, "This is a small matter; Qingni will certainly take care of it for Fellow Daoist Zhou as soon as possible."

"Then I, Zhou, will thank you in advance, fellow Daoist."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he took out two Soul Heart Fruits and handed them to Luo Qingni.

He then exchanged some more stories with Luo Qingni before returning to his cave on his own.

Upon returning to his cave, Zhou Chun's first action was to summon the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone.

Then, looking at his beloved pet, he said, "Stone, I'm fulfilling my promise to you today. You can try this [Ancient Dust Pill] first and see how it works!"

Upon hearing his words, the Golden-Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone's eyes lit up with joy, and it hurriedly rubbed its head against his thigh.

Then Zhou Chun tilted the elixir bottle and poured out a reddish-brown elixir that emitted a fragrant aroma.

Perhaps because it was given to a demon beast, this pill was extremely large, almost the size of an egg.

The moment the pill was taken out, its fragrance made Shi Tou open his mouth wide.

"for you!"

Zhou Chun tossed the pill into the stone's mouth in a parabolic arc.

Subsequently, as the medicinal effects of the pills began to be released, Shi Tou had to concentrate on entering a state of cultivation to digest the medicinal effects, and he no longer had time to play around with Zhou Chun.

It took almost three months for Stone to fully digest the medicinal power of the Ancient Dust Pill.

Judging from the feedback, the medicinal power of one [Ancient Dust Pill] is at least equivalent to the results of ten years of cultivation!

Under normal circumstances, it might take Stone hundreds of years to break through to become a third-tier high-grade demon beast.

After all, the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle, due to its long lifespan, grows much slower than monsters like the Thunder Flood Dragon.

However, if Zhou Chun gives it all six [Ancient Dust Pills], it will probably be able to advance to the third-tier high-grade within twenty or thirty years!

This demonstrates just how potent the [Ancient Dust Pill] is.

"It seems that once I successfully refine my natal magic weapon, the most important thing will be to collect all the materials needed to refine the [Ancient Dust Pill]!"

Looking at the stone in front of him, which seemed to want more after eating it, Zhou Chun immediately made a choice about what he should do in the future.

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