txolops Chapter 66: Seduction!
Chapter 66: Seduction!
Led into a private room, a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining sat inside. Seeing Chu Xuan enter, the cultivator asked expressionlessly, "What does the guest wish to auction?"
"Array formation!"
Chu Xuan took out a thick earthen array plate with six array patterns and handed it over.
The cultivator picked it up and examined it carefully, then took out a spirit stone to activate and test it. He looked at Chu Xuan with some surprise and said, "Guest, you have such profound knowledge of array formations."
"A first-grade high-quality earth element array plate. Its power has reached the limit of the first grade. In my judgment, as long as there are enough spirit stones, it should be enough to withstand a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator for a quarter of an hour."
"It can be auctioned. The starting price needs to be determined by a professional appraiser, and it will be around 500 spirit stones. However, customers don't need to worry. This is just the starting price. The final price will definitely be higher than the starting price, usually two to three times the starting price. If the market is good, it may even reach four to five times."
"We take a 50% cut from the auction price; this will be explained to the customer beforehand!"
"Okay, take a look at this one." Chu Xuan nodded, said nothing more, and took out another array plate.
This time, a five-array plate was presented. Upon hearing this, the appraiser picked it up and examined it carefully, then gave his conclusion after a moment:
"This array plate is also quite extraordinary. Although it's considerably inferior to the former, it's still a fine example of a high-grade array, capable of withstanding the attacks of an eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator for several breaths. Starting bid: four hundred spirit stones. What do you say?"
Chu Xuan immediately nodded and said again, "Okay, take a look at this one."
As he spoke, Chu Xuan took out another array plate, this time one with four array patterns.
Over the past year, Chu Xuan had already clearly understood the level of the array he had created.
A floor tile with four array patterns is equivalent to a high-grade array plate, which is barely considered a high-grade array plate. As for a five-array pattern, it is a masterpiece among high-grade arrays.
The six array patterns are the finest of the fine, representing the pinnacle of first-order arrays. Ordinary first-order arrays in this world are no match for them.
This sounds absurd, but it's true. The array formation inheritance that Chu Xuan cultivates is a genuine immortal-level inheritance, a legacy personally summarized by a true immortal. It's incomparable to any ordinary array formation inheritance.
The appraiser examined the array plate several times before speaking, "This array seems to be of the same lineage as the previous array plates, but its power is much weaker. It far surpasses a mid-grade array plate, but is not as good as a regular high-grade array plate."
"Its power lies somewhere in between. This kind of situation often occurs in high-grade array masters who have just broken through and whose skills are not yet proficient. But the array patterns on this array plate are neat and accurate, so it doesn't seem like that. It's more like..."
As he spoke, the appraiser looked up at Chu Xuan and said, "It's more like a mid-grade array from a high-level inheritance. Although it's only mid-grade, it's far more powerful than a low-level inheritance array. I encountered one once at the auction before. It was a top-grade mid-grade array from the Three Realms Array Inheritance, which barely reached the level of a high-grade array from a second-tier array inheritance."
"It's very similar to the current situation. This guest seems to be someone of unusual background," the appraiser said with a half-smile.
Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said, "What, does an auction hosted by the Xuanming Sect require an explanation of its origins before the auction even begins?"
The appraiser scoffed, "What are you saying, sir? To put it bluntly, what hasn't my Xuanming Sect seen? With the Yuan Dan Ancestor in charge, and no shortage of third-tier inheritances, why would we care about your paltry sums?"
"Or do you possess a fourth-tier inheritance that would tempt even a Core Formation cultivator? That's ridiculous!"
He tossed the array plate on the table. "Take this back. It's not good enough for auction unless there are a lot of them. And nobody cares about that broken inheritance you have."
"Make a registration for the remaining two, and collect the spirit stones after the auction."
As he spoke, the appraiser took out two jade plaques, one with the number 3972 written on it and the other with the number 44507 written on it.
"After the auction, bring your jade token to collect your spirit stones. We only recognize the token, not the person. Don't blame the Xuanming Sect if you lose your token!"
"Get out!"
Chu Xuan sneered inwardly. It sounds nice, but what kind of nonsense is this about secretly sprinkling powder on himself?
Besides, what I possess isn't a fourth-order inheritance, but a genuine ninth-order inheritance!
Moreover, there's more than one type; there are several ninth-tier inheritances. Not to mention you, even the Holy Land would be envious if they saw them.
However, Chu Xuan had a fishing scheme in mind this time. The first force he discovered in this world where Xuanming Sect was located was Xuanming Sect, so let's just call this world Xuanming Realm for now.
Chu Xuan's only purpose in coming to the Xuanming Realm was to obtain resources, but after a year of understanding, he realized that without contacting the Dao Platform, he simply could not obtain top-tier resources.
The purpose of attending this auction was to make contact with Daoist cultivators, but since someone has come to us of their own accord, we should take advantage of it.
Chu Xuan let the powder float on his body. This person's seemingly concealed movements were full of flaws in Chu Xuan's eyes. Even without divine sense, Chu Xuan could easily detect this person's small movements with just his second-level physical body.
Well, I'm not some high and mighty Foundation Establishment cultivator, just a second-tier body cultivator. I love mingling with lower-level cultivators.
Ignoring the man's subtle actions, Chu Xuan raised his hand, and nine array plates with four array patterns appeared on the table, making a total of ten array plates, including the one from before.
"What if we include these?"
The appraiser's eyes widened instantly. Upon closer inspection, he found that all ten array plates were of the same quality, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
His eyes darted around, suppressing his joy, and he said, "Ten array plates, that's enough to put up for auction."
"Okay, what about including these?"
Chu Xuan then took out six array plates with five array patterns and three array plates with six array patterns.
The appraiser swallowed hard. "Fellow Daoist, are you a cultivator from a powerful family?"
"Don't worry about that, can we still auction it off?"
"Of course!"
After Chu Xuan left, the appraiser immediately got up and ran up to the third floor. Looking at the appraiser who had left in his divine sense, Chu Xuan chuckled to himself, hoping that he could attract a Dao Platform Realm cultivator!
Chu Xuan leisurely rented a cave dwelling and waited for the auction to begin.
More than twenty days later, Chu Xuan walked into the auction house wearing a bamboo hat. This was the first time Chu Xuan had seen so many late-stage Qi Refining Realm cultivators.
The auction hall wasn't large, but more than 80% of those present were experts in the late stage of Qi Refining. Even in the private rooms on the second floor, one could feel three powerful pressures.
Three Daoist masters!
One of them should be the one presiding over the auction, while the other two should be either the ancestors of the surrounding Daoist Immortal Clan or Daoist cultivators passing by.
Chu Xuan did not use his divine sense to perceive them, fearing that they would notice him if he did. However, judging from the pressure emanating from them, they did not seem to pose any threat to him.