Chapter 151: Heavy Water Lightning Beads
The auction continued, and as the auction items increased further and further in value, the atmosphere in the venue was also becoming more fervent and electric.
At this point, the attendees on the second and third floors were the only ones still making bids, while those on the first floor could only watch the proceedings.
At this moment, there was a square jade box sitting on the auction platform, inside of which was a purple jade tome.
"The next item is a high-grade True Immortal cultivation art by the name of the Purple Heavens Lightning Arts. It's an extremely rare lightning-attribute cultivation art, and upon reaching full mastery, one would be able to open up all 36 immortal acupoints in their body, thereby progressing to the Golden Immortal Stage!
“Regarding its origins, I'm sure the story that I'm about to tell next is one that's already quite familiar to everyone. This was the exact same cultivation art that Daoist Master Purple Heavens used several million years ago to slay three late-True Immortal cultivators!" Wen Hua introduced.
This declaration immediately created a huge stir throughout the entire venue, and a few surprised voices could even be heard coming from the booths on the third floor.
Han Li's expression also changed slightly upon hearing mention of the term "immortal acupoints".
Even though he had already converted all of his spiritual power to immortal spiritual power following the recovery of his cultivation base, due to the loss of his memories and a lack of a suitable cultivation art, it could be said that in some sense, he hadn't truly begun to cultivate.
However, through some Earthly Immortal cultivation arts, he had learned that opening up these immortal acupoints was integral to the advancement of one's cultivation base, and just as Wen Hua claimed, opening up 36 immortal acupoints would allow one to progress to the Golden Immortal Stage.
However, Earthly Immortal cultivation arts placed more importance on the accumulation of the power of faith and the manifestation of law powers, so very little mention of immortal acupoints was made. It seemed that after cultivating for a sufficiently long period of time, the immortal acupoints would naturally open up, and that seemed to be the case for the Black Sea Heavy Water Tome as well.
Wen Hua was quite pleased with the crowd reaction, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he declared, "Daoist Master Purple Heavens has already been missing for over 1,000,000 years, but this cultivation art has been passed down. However, I'm obligated to inform all of you that the prerequisites required to use this cultivation art are very rigorous.
“One has to possess a top-tier lightning-attribute spiritual root, or innate lightning-attribute constitutions such as the Five Lightning Physique or the True Lightning Essence Physique. Only then will the cultivator be able to attain full mastery of this cultivation art. Without further ado, the base price for this cultivation art is 500 top-grade spirit stones, and each bid must go up by an increment of at least 10 top-grade spirit stones."
Many people were very tempted to participate in the bidding race for the cultivation art, given that it was of the lightning attribute, which was renowned for its power.
There were many Earthly Immortals in the Black Wind Sea, but they were outnumbered by itinerant cultivators, who needed suitable high-grade cultivation arts more than anything else.
However, many people were left disappointed after hearing the rigorous prerequisites that had to be satisfied in order to use this cultivation art, but there were still quite a few people that were interested.
Han Li was also missing a cultivation art, so he was initially tempted, but he was also left feeling disappointed after hearing about the required prerequisites.
"510!"
"530!"
"580!"
Even though Han Li wasn't bidding for the cultivation art, there were plenty of people keen to get their hands on it, and following a flurry of bids, the price was quickly raised to 700 top-grade spirit stones.
"800!"
A rather lazy voice rang out from one of the booths on the third floor, raising the price by 100 top-grade spirit stones in one go.
A middle-aged scholarly man on the second floor who had made a bid of 600 top-grade spirit stones earlier hesitated momentarily, then gritted his teeth as he declared, "850!"
"900!"
The bidder on the third floor seemed to have been rather displeased by the competition they were facing, and it was clear that their pockets were extremely deep.
Han Li couldn't help but grimace upon hearing this.
Everything that he currently owned, including the reward from Lu Jun and the spoils that he had plundered from the two Azure Feather Island cultivators and the Three Scourges of Splendid Mountain, only added up to around 1,000 top-grade spirit stones.
Prior to this, he had already instructed Mu Xue to gather information on the auction, so he knew some of the auction items that were still to come, and he had already decided on his target.
He had thought that he would have more than enough funds to secure his target auction item, but it seemed that he was mistaken. These True Immortals who had cultivated for countless millennia were truly astonishingly wealthy.
After the price was raised to 900 top-grade spirit stones, the other bidders on the second floor could only surrender, despite their clear reluctance to do so.
The sale of the Purple Heavens Lightning Arts was like the precursor to the climax of the auction, and some of the subsequent treasures weren't quite of the same caliber as the Purple Heavens Lightning Arts, but frequent bids were still made thanks to the electric atmosphere.
The auction item that was currently being presented was a dark golden hammer.
It was an octagonal hammer roughly the size of a human head, and the handle was over four feet in length. Its appearance wasn't all that remarkable, but it was giving off a vast aura, as if there were a huge mountain sitting on the stage, rather than just a hammer.
"The next item is an Acquired Immortal Treasure called the Mountain Shattering Hammer. It's forged from a combination of 10,000-year-old copper essence and Profound Golden Glacial Iron. It contains the power of metal laws, and just a single blow with this weapon can shatter mountains and split rivers!
“However, the hammer is also extremely heavy and can be quite unwieldy for some, so I'd advise careful consideration before bidding. Without further ado, the starting price is 600 top-grade spirit stones, and each bid must go up by an increment of at least 10 top-grade spirit stones," Wen Hua declared.
Han Li's eyes immediately lit up as his grip unconsciously tightened around the armrests of his chair.
This was the exact item that he was targeting.
He didn't know what perils he was going to encounter during his journey to search for his lost treasures, and he was desperately in need of some powerful treasures to use along the way.
Even though he was unable to draw upon the power of metal laws in the Mountain Shattering Hammer, it was undoubtedly a very suitable weapon for him as a Profound Immortal.
"610!"
"630!"
"660!"
Despite Wen Hua's warning, there were still many people willing to cast bids for the Mountain Shattering Hammer, and before Han Li even had a chance to place a single bid, the price had already soared to 700 top-grade spirit stones.
"900!" Han Li declared, raising the price by 200 in one go.
If he allowed the price to continue to rise over small increments, things could quickly get out of hand, so he had to nip the bidding in the bud.
Everyone around him immediately turned to him with stunned expressions.
"1,000!"
A voice rang out from the third floor. The voice seemed to have belonged to an elderly man, and he hadn't cast any bids on any other auction items prior to this.
A dark look appeared on Han Li's face upon hearing this.
Aside from spirit stones, he had prepared some other treasures as well, with the most important one being that Soulbirth Flower, which he had already matured to 30,000 years old, so it could definitely fetch a handsome price.
"1,200!"
Before Han Li had a chance to make another bid, yet another 200 top-grade spirits stones were added to the bidding price, and the bid had been made by the owner of the lazy voice from earlier.
"1,500!"
The same elderly voice rang out once again, raising the price by another 300.
"1,800!"
The owner of the lazy voice wasn't backing down in the slightest.
Not only were the tens of thousands of cultivators on the first floor stunned by how quickly the price was rising, even those on the second floor couldn't help but be astonished by the wealth of the pair of competing bidders on the third floor.
Han Li could only shake his head with a wry smile.
The bidding war continued, and the price was quickly raised to over 2,000 top-grade spirit stones. Ultimately, the owner of the elderly voice secured the item for a price of 2,300 spirit stones.
Close to half a day passed by in the blink of an eye, and at this point, the auction was nearing its conclusion.
All of the most precious auction items were being brought onto the stage one after another, including materials that contained law powers, high-grade Earthly Immortal cultivation arts, immortal herbs, some exotic beasts, and even the egg of a Nine-headed Frost Dragon.
The Nine-headed Frost Dragon was a true spirit with the innate ability to wield the power of water laws, and upon reaching full maturity, its powers would rival those of a mid-True Immortal cultivator, so it was far more formidable than any beast that Han Li had ever encountered.
To one's surprise, a fierce bidding war immediately ensued, and in the end, the egg was purchased by someone on the third floor for over 2,000 top-grade spirit stones.
These were the true treasures of the auction.
At this point, even though the ordinary cultivators on the first floor could only sit and watch, they were still thoroughly enthused by the bidding wars they were witnessing, and many of the people on the second floor were also beginning to come to terms with the fact that they were also out of the running.
Han Li was starting to grow a little disinterested, despite the lively and bustling scenes transpiring before him.
None of these items were things that he needed. There were powerful spirit treasures presented, including even a Profound Heavenly Treasure, but none of them suited him, so he didn't make any bids.
"The next items are three Heavy Water Lightning Beads. This treasure was refined using level three heavy water by a cultivator with exceptional mastery over the laws of water. Even though it's a disposable treasure, it's extremely powerful, and even a mid-True Immortal cultivator could be prone to sustaining severe injuries if they were struck by one of these lightning beads head-on."
Three blue jade boxes were brought onto the stage as Wen Hua was speaking, and each one contained a longan-sized black bead, which appeared to be completely unremarkable aside from some black mist drifting around them.
"The starting price for these three Heavy Water Lightning Beads is 500 top-grade spirit stones, and each bid must go up by an increment of at least 10 top-grade spirit stones," Wen Hua declared.
Many of the cultivators in the venue were very excited after hearing Wen Hua's description of the beads.
They were astonishingly expensive considering they were disposable treasures, but they were definitely worth buying if they really were capable of severely injuring even mid-True Immortal cultivators.
Han Li was also rather tempted by the item as he stroked the True Water Pouch strapped to his waist.
While was he contemplating how to proceed, the bidding had already begun, and it didn't take long before the price was raised to 700 top-grade spirit stones.
"750!" Han Li finally made a bid.
This was already quite a steep price, and some of the bidders immediately backed out of the bidding war.
"760!" Another bid was cast by a red-haired young man not far away from Han Li.
Han Li took a glance at the young man, then made another bid without any hesitation. "800!"
The young man hesitated momentarily, then decided against making any further bids.
"850!" This time, the bidder was a bald man on the second floor.
"900!" Han Li immediately countered.
"1,000!"
The bald man took a glance in Han Li's direction as a cold smile appeared on his face.
During the bidding for the Mountain Shattering Hammer earlier, he had been observing the bidders to try and gauge the depths of their pockets, and Han Li was naturally one of the people that he had been observing.
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