I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 48 A Twist of Fate

Two weeks later, the auction was successfully held.

This auction, held every three years in Biyue Immortal City, is a medium-sized event. It not only features precious Biyue Pool slots but also numerous treasures, elixirs, rare artifacts, and more.

[You and Master Zhao Kandan have agreed to participate together.]

[Your purchase of a spot at the Jade Moon Pool is nothing shady, there's no need to hide your identity.]

It's not uncommon for cultivators with mid-grade spiritual roots to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the cultivation world.

At the auction, the participants were mostly Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

The few Qi Refining stage cultivators were mostly accompanying their elders to broaden their horizons.

The medium-sized auctions in Biyue Immortal City have very high entry requirements; even ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators have no way to participate.

Of course, the items auctioned at the auction also start at the second tier, and at the very end of the first half, there were Foundation Establishment Pills up for auction.

In the second simulation, the Ouyang family offered a Foundation Establishment Pill as the grand finale of the auction in order to revitalize the market.

The effects are also very obvious.

However, at the mid-sized auction in the Immortal City, Foundation Establishment Pills only appeared in the first half of the event.

During the first half of the auction, you didn't make any purchases, intending to save your spirit stones for later when you could buy a spot at the Azure Moon Pool.

However, Alchemist Zhao Kan, after bidding several times, successfully acquired the spiritual materials and treasures he desired.

The auction quickly moved into its second half, which was even more exciting than the first.

Numerous valuable resources are emerging one after another.

"Alright, next up are the spots for the Azure Moon Pool, ten in total."

"Each spot will cost no less than ten thousand spirit stones."

"I'm sure all of you fellow cultivators are aware of the uses of the Azure Moon Pool. Even if you don't need it yourself, buying it for a beloved junior is an excellent idea."

On the high platform, as soon as the presiding cultivator finished speaking, Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately joined in the bidding.

"Twelve thousand spirit stones!"

"Fourteen thousand spirit stones!"

"Eighteen thousand spirit stones!"

......

The price for the first spot in the Azure Moon Pool has skyrocketed to over 20,000 spirit stones.

[You did not participate in the bidding. There are ten spots available for the Jade Moon Pool in this auction.]

The first price is usually the highest, and the prices of the subsequent prices will be lower.

Soon, the seventh spot was up for auction.

[You tried bidding 16,000 spirit stones, but your bid was quickly overtaken by other Foundation Establishment cultivators.]

You sighed, but didn't continue shouting.

The price for the eighth spot in the Azure Moon Pool quickly soared to over 18,000 spirit stones.

You fell silent, not optimistic about the next two spots.

As expected, the auction prices for the ninth and tenth Biyue Pool spots also rose rapidly, exceeding your budget.

"That's enough."

You underestimated how popular the spots for Biyue Pool are.

[After the previous three rounds of word-of-mouth promotion, it's likely that even more cultivators will flock to this spot.]

Using previous auction prices to predict current prices is inaccurate.

You've already given up on the chance to win a spot at the Jade Moon Pool in this auction.

[We plan to focus our attention on the next auction, or the next mock auction.]

Compared to other cultivators, you have more opportunities; you don't necessarily have to obtain a spot in the Azure Moon Pool now.

Just then, Alchemist Zhao Kan, sitting next to you, glanced at you with surprise and couldn't help but ask, "Alchemist Wang, are you interested in the Biyue Pool spot? Are you going to use it yourself or give it to someone else?"

"I am indeed interested and would like to use it myself, but unfortunately..."

You shook your head.

"If you're using it yourself, why not go through the Pill Hall's channels?"

[Zhao Kan, the alchemist, seemed to realize something, "I almost forgot, Alchemist Wang, you just joined the Alchemy Hall and are unaware of this matter..."]

"Our Pill Hall offers five spots for the Azure Moon Pool every ten years. Guest elders can apply without spending spirit stones."

"Not many people know about this, and the guest elders aren't very interested. The quotas for the Pill Hall can only be used by the guest elders themselves and cannot be given to others. And there aren't many guest elders in the Pill Hall with mid-grade spiritual root talent; those who could apply have already applied..."

[As Master Zhao Kan said]

To become a guest elder of the Pill Hall, one must first have Foundation Establishment cultivation, and secondly, one's pill-making skills must reach the second tier.

[With a mid-grade spiritual root talent, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage already requires expending all one's strength, let alone mastering second-tier alchemy skills?]

[Alchemy requires a great deal of time and effort, so most of the guest elders of the Pill Hall have top-grade spiritual roots and talents.]

A small number of guest elders with mid-grade spiritual roots have also applied for quotas at the Azure Moon Pool over the past few decades.

Most importantly, the Azure Moon Pool slots in the Pill Hall can only be used by guest elders, while the reason why Azure Moon Pool slots are so popular at auctions is that they can be gifted to others.

【"oh?"】

You were slightly taken aback.

[Instant joy filled my heart]

You were originally planning to give up on competing for this spot.

[Unexpectedly, another way to obtain a spot in the Azure Moon Pool has emerged.]

"Ask Elder Wu about this; he knows the most about it."

[Zhao Kan said]

The auction has ended.

You immediately found Elder Wu.

"Would you like to apply for a spot at Biyuechi?"

Elder Wu looked at you with surprise.

Applying for a spot in the Azure Moon Pool means that one's senior spiritual root talent is only at the mid-grade level.

[The Azure Moon Pool can only improve a mid-grade spiritual root aptitude at most.]

【"right."】

You nodded.

In fact, your spiritual talent is only of the low grade.

However, this matter cannot be revealed. A mid-grade spiritual root guest elder of the Pill Hall is just rare, but a low-grade spiritual root guest elder of the Pill Hall has probably never appeared since the establishment of the Pill Hall.

As for how to test a cultivator's spiritual root aptitude... the person being tested needs to completely let go of all resistance and allow the tester's magical power to probe into their body.

[Relaxing all resistance... is an extremely humiliating and dangerous thing for any cultivator, so aren't you worried that Elder Wu will check your spiritual root talent?]

No Foundation Establishment cultivator could withstand this kind of examination.

"Okay, I understand."

Elder Wang did not ask any further questions.

In the third year, at the age of nineteen, in addition to your cultivation and alchemy, you finally entered the realm of array formations and became a low-grade array master.

[Within your dantian, you have successfully condensed the seventeenth drop of liquid mountain and sea magic power, and your strength has improved.]

In the same year, you received news that your application to Biyuechi had been approved.

Under Master Wang's guidance, you arrived at the core area of ​​the Immortal City, in front of a palace.

"Go inside."

Elder Wu looked at you with a smile and said...

You enter the palace and arrive at a pool that is several tens of meters long.

Inside the pool, a viscous, emerald-green liquid rippled, radiating a rich sense of life.

You take off your clothes and soak them in a viscous liquid.

You can feel an extremely gentle power flowing into your body through your skin's pores, slowly nourishing a certain aspect of your physical essence.

[A few days later, you opened your eyes and stepped out of the pool.]

You feel that your sensitivity to the spiritual energy of the surrounding world has greatly improved, and your ability to refine spiritual energy has also increased.

Your spiritual root aptitude has been improved, reaching the mid-grade level.