txolops Chapter 139 Auction
Chapter 139 Auction
On the day the auction began.
Gu Musheng arrived at Xiantao Mountain early to wait for Li Ping to set off for the auction together.
After entering the auction hall, Li Ping, as usual, led Gu Musheng to the VIP box and waited quietly for the auction to begin.
While waiting, Gu Musheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Seeing his expression, Li Ping smiled slightly and handed him a storage bag containing 2,660 spirit stones: "According to the rules of the Immortal City Auction, you can bid yourself later."
Gu Musheng quickly took the storage bag and replied, "Okay, big brother."
However, 2,660 spirit stones are not enough to bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and Gu Musheng will have to make up the shortfall himself.
The two waited a short while before the auction officially began.
The auction was still hosted by the white-haired old cultivator surnamed Mu, but the person in charge of the auction was changed from Ye Chen to another Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Liu.
As the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Liu entered the backstage area, the old cultivator surnamed Mu smiled and began to take out an auction item from his storage bag, giving a detailed introduction.
"This magic weapon is called 'Cold Wind Halberd.' It is a mid-grade second-tier magic weapon, and its power is much stronger than that of ordinary mid-grade magic weapons. It can be considered a superior mid-grade second-tier magic weapon. Those who want it should not miss it. The starting price is 650 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 10 spirit stones higher..."
Listening to his enthusiastic introduction, Li Ping shook his head and looked away. After obtaining the magic weapon from Yan Liming's storage bag, he no longer even cared about high-grade magic weapons.
Despite the old man surnamed Mu's eloquent and persuasive speech, Li Ping showed absolutely no interest in a mid-grade second-tier magic weapon.
However, Li Ping wasn't uninterested in every item at the auction.
As items were sold one by one, the auction quickly reached its midpoint.
The old man surnamed Mu smiled, took out a jade box the size of a head from his storage bag, and then opened it with his hand, revealing a fist-sized, irregularly shaped, red oval crystal inside.
His voice could be heard throughout the auction hall as he introduced the items.
"A demon core extracted from the body of a second-tier, high-grade fire-type demon beast. Its demonic power is perfectly preserved, making it an excellent spiritual material suitable for alchemy, weapon crafting, and more. A demon core of this caliber is rare even in the Immortal City, making it one of the most precious items at this auction..."
After a boastful speech that attracted the attention of all the cultivators present, the old man surnamed Mu smiled and said, "Friends who are interested should not miss this opportunity. The starting price for the demon core is 1,200 spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 50 spirit stones higher. Everyone can place their bids now."
"A second-grade high-quality fire-type demon core? I can't believe I've come across such an item at this auction." Upon hearing this, Li Ping sat up straight, his eyes showing delight.
His spirit bird, the Wildfire Sparrow, possessed extraordinary bloodline. Furthermore, since hatching, he had been feeding it with Beast-Feeding Pills, causing its strength to increase rapidly.
Li Ping estimates that this bird could reach the second tier within ten years.
As a type of celestial bird, the Vermilion Bird bloodline within the Wildfire Sparrow will further awaken during its advancement process.
The stronger it is, the closer its bloodline will be to the true spirit Vermilion Bird.
If it continues to advance, perhaps one day in the future it will completely transform into the Vermilion Bird!
If a large amount of high-grade fire-type spiritual materials are prepared for the Wildfire Sparrow when it advances, it will undoubtedly greatly help to stimulate its bloodline.
Therefore, Li Ping had long been collecting high-level fire-type spiritual materials to help the Wildfire Sparrow advance.
The second-grade, high-quality fire-type demon core in front of him was undoubtedly a spiritual material that suited his needs.
"We must take it down."
As Li Ping pondered, he looked up at the auction stage in front of him.
A second-tier high-grade demon core is very useful for alchemy and weapon crafting, and Li Ping is not the only one who wants it.
While he was pondering this, two cultivators had already placed bids, raising the auction price to 1,300 spirit stones.
Seeing this, Li Ping didn't hesitate and immediately shouted, "Fourteen hundred spirit stones!"
After Li Ping called out the price, the entire auction fell silent.
The price of a second-tier high-grade demon core is actually between 1,200 and 1,300 spirit stones. Li Ping's bid is already 100 spirit stones higher than the normal price, so others will naturally consider it.
Seeing the awkward silence, the cultivator surnamed Mu quickly embellished the description of the demon core, praising it as something extremely rare and unparalleled in the world.
Finally, at his urging, a hesitant voice came from the private room on the second floor: "One thousand four hundred and fifty spirit stones."
Seeing that someone had actually made a bid, Li Ping immediately followed suit: "1,500 spirit stones."
Having obtained Yan Liming's storage bag, and being a third-tier alchemist himself, he had plenty of spirit stones and didn't care about the price of the spiritual materials he needed.
As soon as Li Ping announced the price, the auction hall fell silent, except for the voice of the elderly man surnamed Mu.
1,500 spirit stones are enough to buy a decent second-tier high-grade magic weapon, which is far more than the normal price of this demon core.
Next, the old man surnamed Mu rambled on for a while, and seeing that no one else was bidding, he smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations to this distinguished guest for winning the bid for a second-grade high-quality fire-type demon core."
Then, he took out ten jade bottles from his storage bag: "These ten jade bottles contain Qi-Nourishing Pills, made by a master alchemist. The auction starts at one bottle..."
Li Ping glanced at it and then paid no more attention, because he was the one who refined and sold these Qi-cultivating pills.
Soon, auction house staff respectfully knocked on the door and entered the VIP room.
Li Ping poured out 1,500 spirit stones from his storage bag and gestured for him to check them.
After apologizing, the staff member patiently checked the item. Once the check was complete, he quickly presented Li Ping with the second-tier high-grade fire-type demon core he had purchased, and then respectfully took his leave.
In the latter half of the auction, many good items were offered, and the competition for these items was extremely fierce.
Two Foundation Establishment cultivators almost came to blows over a high-grade magic weapon.
However, since the auction was hosted by the Immortal City, they were not allowed to act recklessly. In the end, they had no choice but to back down and each use their financial resources to compete for the magical artifacts.
……
As each item was auctioned off, time passed little by little.
The auction was drawing to a close, and it was finally time for the highlight of each auction: the Foundation Building Pill.
The elderly man surnamed Mu smiled and read out the auction rules for the Foundation Establishment Pills as usual. Just when everyone thought he was about to announce the start of the Foundation Establishment Pill auction,
He glanced around the auction hall and suddenly said, "Considering that the number of independent cultivators coming to Immortal City to make their way in the world has increased in recent years, in order to give more fellow cultivators the opportunity to establish their foundation, this auction will offer two Foundation Establishment Pills for everyone to bid on."
Two!
"There are two!"
"Great! My chances of winning the Foundation Establishment Pill have increased significantly!"
……
Upon hearing this good news, the entire auction was in an uproar, and the cultivators who were eager to bid for a Foundation Establishment Pill were overjoyed.
"I probably don't need to explain what the Foundation Establishment Pill is," the old man surnamed Mu said with a smile. "Now we're auctioning off the first Foundation Establishment Pill. The starting price is three thousand spirit stones, and each bid must be at least one hundred spirit stones higher. Fellow Daoists, if you're interested, you can place your bids."
No sooner had the old man surnamed Mu finished speaking than someone made a bid.
"Three thousand spirit stones."
"Three thousand one!"
"Three thousand two!"
Since there was still one Foundation Building Pill left, the price of 3,200 caused many people to hesitate, and no one made a bid for a long time.
At this moment, Gu Musheng couldn't hold back any longer and quickly offered, "Three thousand three!"
Li Ping thought that Gu Musheng's offer meant he had almost secured the deal.
After all, Zhang Tie only spent 3,400 to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill last time, and there was only one Foundation Establishment Pill that time, making the auction even more intense.
To his surprise, after Gu Musheng shouted out 3,300, there was a pause, and then another cultivator called out: "3,400!"
Now it was Gu Musheng's turn to hesitate.
After all, there is still one Foundation Establishment Pill left. He doesn't necessarily have to fight for this one; he can wait for the next one.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and offered: "Three thousand five!"
Who knows what will happen with the next Foundation Establishment Pill? Let's get this one first!
As Gu Musheng announced the price of 3,500, the other cultivators stopped bidding, and he successfully acquired the first Foundation Establishment Pill.
After the auction staff came to the private room, verified Gu Musheng's auction qualifications, and took away 3,500 spirit stones, Gu Musheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and slumped onto the sofa.
Although he possesses four spiritual roots, he has two Foundation Establishment Pills, allowing him to attempt Foundation Establishment twice.
With two chances and the aid of the spiritual item "Jade Heart Liquid," the success rate of Foundation Establishment is even higher than that of Zhang Tie.
Next, the elderly man surnamed Mu announced the start of the auction for the second Foundation Building Pill.
The cultivators offered various prices, and the price of this Foundation Establishment Pill soared.
In the end, it reached 3,700 spirit stones before being finally won by a cultivator in a private room on the second floor.
Seeing that the second Foundation Establishment Pill was sold for 200 spirit stones more than what he had received, Gu Musheng finally smiled.
He knew that his second brother, Zhang Tie, had only spent 3,400 spirit stones to bid for a Foundation Establishment Pill, while he had spent 3,500.
Therefore, he always felt that he had been taken advantage of.
But now that he saw someone else bidding two hundred spirit stones higher than his own, he felt much better.
Li Ping said calmly, "Let's go!"
"Okay, big brother!"
……
In another private room not far from Li Ping's, Cheng Yao took out her identity token and handed it to the auction house staff for verification. After confirming that her identity was correct, she generously poured out 3,700 spirit stones from her storage bag and asked the staff to count them.
Wang Xingwei sat to the side, watching all of this with a smile.
"Qualifications and spirit stones are all fine, congratulations on winning the Foundation Establishment Pill!" the staff member said with a smile. "If you wish to establish your foundation, simply take your token to Azure Dragon Mountain."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yao breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes lighting up with joy.
She was quite confident that she had successfully completed her foundation building.
Even if it doesn't work this time, she can try again in five years using the Foundation Fund.
She has three spiritual roots and has two chances to try; she's sure to succeed.