txolops Chapter 68: Got it!
Chapter 68: Got it!
The price of rare and unique spiritual items like Hundred-Year Spiritual Milk will inevitably rise significantly, as they can be exchanged for higher-level resources.
Moreover, he didn't actually bring out any great treasures from the "secret realm." The best he had was a high-grade spiritual herb, which wasn't of much use to the Federation, except that it was relatively new.
The federal government invests a lot in itself, so it has to give back some good stuff eventually.
Starting bid: 3,000 spirit stones!
As the female cultivator's voice faded, the entire auction hall fell into an eerie silence. It seemed that no one was bidding, but everyone's eyes were burning with excitement.
Hundred-year-old spiritual milk is a top-tier treasure in itself. Even though this world has a profound origin and abundant spiritual energy, such top-tier spiritual items are still very precious.
Improving an infant's aptitude is equally effective in this world; no one would refuse such a spiritual object that can enhance the aptitude of offspring.
"four thousand!"
"Four thousand five hundred spirit stones!"
"Five thousand spirit stones!"
In the blink of an eye, three bids rang out. Chu Xuan didn't hesitate and immediately shouted, "Twenty thousand spirit stones!"
Upon hearing this, the entire auction fell silent instantly, and three divine senses descended from the second floor, enveloping Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan sneered inwardly. If he could be detected, then all his cultivation of this immortal scripture would have been in vain.
Within the palace, the Zhenyuan Cauldron stirred slightly, and the earth-attribute magic power within the body merged into the Zhenyuan Cauldron like rivers flowing into the sea, leaving no trace of earth-attribute magic power remaining in the body.
Immediately afterwards, a suppressive force erupted from the Zhenyuan Cauldron, and in an instant, the divine consciousness of the Niwan Palace and the wood-attribute magic power in the Twelve Meridians were all suppressed.
Although his divine sense and spiritual energy were still there, they were like a stagnant pool, completely imperceptible to outsiders.
If Chu Xuan wanted, he could easily make himself look like an ordinary person at this moment, but since Chu Xuan came to fish, doing so would probably scare the fish away.
In the cultivation world, a mortal who can produce 20,000 spirit stones in one go is a truly terrifying story, and everyone's first reaction upon seeing it would be to run as far away as possible.
Therefore, Chu Xuan selectively refrained from suppressing the power in his dantian.
In the Federal Qi Cultivation Method, among the six Yang meridians, 60% of the spiritual energy is distributed throughout the meridians, 10% is stored in the Niwan Palace, and 30% is stored in the Dantian Qi Sea.
When it comes to the Yin Six Channels, it is similar to the Yang Six Channels, but one-tenth of it will remain in the Descending Palace.
Currently, Chu Xuan has formed thirteen magic seals, and the total amount of spiritual energy in his body is roughly equivalent to that of an eighth-level Qi Induction cultivator in this world. However, if he only has 30% of that, he can only barely reach the fifth level of Qi Induction.
The three divine senses swept over it, with two of them immediately withdrawing, clearly indicating that they had lost interest.
Only the third person snorted coldly and said, "A mere Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator dares to disrupt the auction's order? Is this elder too lenient?"
At the same time, a pressure from the Dao Platform Realm swept in from the second floor, pressing down on Chu Xuan.
The crowd at the auction wore mocking expressions. "A mere Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator, I wonder how he even got in here. He throws in 20,000 spirit stones—what audacity!"
"This person who dares to mock the Daotai's major repairs is doomed!"
Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He took out a six-array plate from his storage bag. "I consigned more than a dozen array plates at the auction. Surely I can come up with 20,000 spirit stones?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd gasped in shock, their gazes toward Chu Xuan turning to astonishment, which then transformed into greed.
Even the two divine senses that had been withdrawn above descended once more.
Chu Xuan put away the array plate. It seemed that the firepower he had attracted this time was a bit too great. Oh well, that's fine. He should be able to handle it. If it really comes down to it, he can just run away.
In any case, we must get our hands on this century-old spiritual milk.
If someone else takes it, I might not have time to get it back, and I'd feel bad about just snatching it from them.
Let others take me away.
As Chu Xuan revealed the array plate, the entire auction fell into an eerie silence, with everyone watching Chu Xuan intently or unintentionally.
Many independent cultivators looked distressed and immediately left the scene, fearing they would be implicated.
After a long silence, no one raised the price. Finally, the female cultivator said helplessly, "Twenty thousand spirit stones for the first time!"
The area below remained completely silent, and the two Foundation Establishment cultivators upstairs did not utter a word.
"Twenty thousand spirit stones, for the second time!"
"Twenty thousand spirit stones for the third time!"
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist!"
Ignoring everyone's gaze, Chu Xuan went straight to the backstage, took the Hundred-Year Spirit Milk, and also took the remaining seven thousand spirit stones.
Chu Xuan originally planned to go fishing directly, but fearing that his act would be too deliberate, he prepared to rent a cave dwelling in the market for two days. However, he was told that the market cave dwellings were full and could not be rented.
That afternoon, another disciple guarding the town issued a notice to the entire city, stating that because demonic cultivators had infiltrated the market during the auction, anyone without a cave dwelling in the market was not allowed to linger, and those who violated this rule would be killed!
Chu Xuan sat on the second floor of a restaurant, expressionless as he watched the disciples guarding the town pass by below. It seemed that this elder of the Xuanming Sect had also set his sights on him.
That's good, it saves me from having to make excuses.
Once night falls, we can simply leave the market. We'll find out the quality of the Dao Platform cultivators in this world tonight.
With a thought, Chu Xuan saw the Hundred-Year Spirit Milk in his storage bag, and his mood instantly improved. This was a truly good thing, something that could set him apart from other disciples of the Immortal Mansion of the same age!
Under the system of the Federation Immortal Abode, disciples below the Golden Core stage are fully allocated cultivation resources: twenty mid-grade spirit stones for the Qi Refining stage and ten high-grade spirit stones for the Foundation Establishment stage.
Moreover, these spirit stones are perfectly suited to one's spiritual root attributes. With careful planning, these spirit stones can be used for a year of cultivation without delaying one's progress.
Even if one can travel between the two worlds, the Xuanming Realm has endless spiritual energy, but it doesn't really have much of an advantage. The only advantage is that one dares to try regardless of resources.
This is an advantage, but it's difficult to completely widen the gap between them and the disciples of the Immortal Abode.
The benefits of having a secret realm can only be realized when one reaches the Golden Core realm. The resources provided by the Federation Immortal Palace to Golden Core disciples are allocated in a differential manner. The resources provided by the Federation are completely insufficient for a Golden Core cultivator to cultivate normally; at most, they can only maintain their cultivation level.
To cultivate normally, one needs to find resources in secret realms on their own. Only then will one's advantages gradually become apparent.
Of course, this only applies to ordinary situations, while the Hundred-Year Spirit Milk is obviously a special case. This stuff would definitely be a hot commodity in the Federation, as it could be exchanged for high-level resources that ordinary immortal disciples do not have, greatly increasing their cultivation speed!
This century-old spiritual milk alone makes this auction trip worthwhile; as for the rest, it's pure profit.
Next, we'll weigh the Daoist cultivators, and then this trip will be complete.
As for the subsequent arrangements, it depends on the strength of the Daoist cultivators here.