Devouring Soul Emperor

Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Auctioning the Nascent Condensation Pills

When they heard it was just a fragment of a King-level Saber Technique, many people secretly curled their lips in disdain.

The method to reach the Realm of Qi is recorded in many Spirit Level Secret Manuals, but the true value of a King-level manual lies in its description of the realm beyond Qi.

This fragment, however, just so happened to be missing that most crucial part—the section on the realm beyond Qi.

However, even so, someone quickly raised their hand, offering a price of twenty thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.

Although the Saber Technique was incomplete, its power—just as the auctioneer had said—still far surpassed that of Spirit Level Saber Techniques. As for the latter half of his statement, it was completely ignored.

Anyone in their right mind knew that comprehending the final step on one’s own was practically impossible!

At that moment, however, Chu Qingyun’s brows furrowed, and he seemed lost in thought.

This was because in the Thunder Sword Manual he possessed, the section following the Thunder Light Sword Qi also seemed to have been wiped clean. It contained no Sword Technique, no Sword Techniques at all—only a bizarre passage.

’Could it be that the Thunder Sword Manual is also just a fragment?’

With the first bid placed, others continuously raised the price. The cost of the fragmented King-level Saber Technique climbed steadily, soon surpassing thirty thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.

Ultimately, it was sold for a price of thirty-eight thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid to an elderly man in the Celestial Spirit Realm.

"The very first item sold for nearly forty thousand. Isn’t that a bit much?" Seeing the final price, Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but be astonished.

’If I had really come unprepared with only those seventeen thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid, I probably wouldn’t have even been qualified to bid on the first item!’

"You don’t get it, do you? The first item at an auction is meant to stir up the atmosphere. That way, the people in the crowd will be excited to participate in the rest of the auction."

"Otherwise, if they started with a Tier Three Spiritual Medicine that only fetched a price of a few dozen or a hundred, wouldn’t that just put everyone to sleep?"

And just as Qin Ya had said, the fragmented King-level Saber Technique had indeed served its purpose of livening up the atmosphere.

The next few items all incited fierce bidding from the crowd and sold for excellent prices.

The auction items were sold off one after another with impressive efficiency.

During this time, several other items caught Chu Qingyun’s eye, but after some consideration, he chose not to act rashly. He only placed bids to purchase a few relatively rare Tier Three Spiritual Medicines.

When they saw Chu Qingyun bidding on Spiritual Medicine, Han Libin, Dong Xin, and their group gathered together, muttering quietly about whether they should go cause trouble for him.

However, after a brief, hushed discussion, they decided not to interfere with these minor Tier Three Spiritual Medicines. Instead, they would wait for something Chu Qingyun truly wanted—something genuinely valuable.

Their goal wasn’t to take his items, but simply to make him spend more Primordial Spirit Liquid!

Having reached an agreement, sinister smiles spread across their faces...

"The next item for auction is a set of four Middle Grade Nascent Condensation Pills! They will be auctioned together with a starting price of one thousand six hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid. Each bid increment must be at least one hundred drops!"

When his own Nascent Condensation Pills were finally brought up, Chu Qingyun and Qin Ya couldn’t help but reveal looks of anticipation.

As one of the best-selling Spirit Level elixirs, the Nascent Condensation Pills naturally drew nearly everyone’s attention the moment they appeared.

"One thousand six hundred! I’ll take them!"

Before the auctioneer had even finished speaking, someone placed a bid. The hand that went up belonged not to someone in the VIP area, but to a person in the regular section behind them.

Those seated in the VIP area were either true high-ranking members of major powers or experts of the Celestial Spirit Realm. They had no personal use for Nascent Condensation Pills, and a lot of just four was not enough to pique their interest.

Furthermore, in their eyes, getting into a bidding war by increments of one hundred with the people in the regular section over four Nascent Condensation Pills was beneath their status.

"One thousand seven hundred!"

"One thousand eight hundred!"

"Two thousand!"

"Two thousand two hundred!"

Many people vied for them, and the price quickly surpassed two thousand. Once it went much higher than that, however, many had to give up, as the price had exceeded what they could afford.

Ultimately, the four Middle Grade Nascent Condensation Pills were purchased by someone in the regular section for two thousand five hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.

"Alright, the next item for auction is another set of Nascent Condensation Pills! This time, twenty will be sold together, including two Upper Grade and eighteen Middle Grade pills!"

"The starting price is eight thousand, and each bid increment must be at least five hundred!"

With another batch of twenty Nascent Condensation Pills presented, the people in the VIP area could no longer feign indifference. They sat up straighter, their expressions showing keen interest.

A lot of four or five Nascent Condensation Pills felt like it wasn’t worth their effort to bid, but twenty? That was a completely different story.

Meanwhile, those in the regular section sighed in resignation. Twenty pills at once, with a starting price of eight thousand—it was completely out of their league.

"Nine thousand!"

"Ten thousand!"

Some of the people in the VIP area began to bid. With just two offers, the price broke past ten thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid, and the intensity of the competition showed no signs of weakening.

’At this point, Chu Qingyun seemed to understand why the auction house bundled the items this way. The goal was likely to entice bids from the VIP area, which would in turn fetch a higher price.’

’Otherwise, selling them one by one would not only waste time, but the price for each individual pill likely wouldn’t be as high.’

In the end, the first group of twenty Nascent Condensation Pills sold for the high price of fourteen thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid. On average, each pill went for over one hundred drops more than the ones in the previous batch of four.

Immediately after, the auctioneer presented another group of Nascent Condensation Pills—another twenty, with two Upper Grade and eighteen Middle Grade.

Riding the momentum from the previous sale, this group of Nascent Condensation Pills sold for fifteen thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid!

"If you missed out on the first three batches of Nascent Condensation Pills, don’t worry, because there is one more!"

"This is the final batch of Nascent Condensation Pills at this auction! A total of fifty pills will be auctioned together! Eight of them are Upper Grade, and the rest are all Middle Grade!"

"For this final batch of Nascent Condensation Pills, the starting price is twenty thousand! Each bid increment must be at least one thousand!"

When the final batch of Nascent Condensation Pills was revealed, even the VIP area erupted into a low buzz of commotion.

Nascent Condensation Pills often appeared at auctions like this, but a batch of ten was usually considered a large amount.

But this time, more than forty had already been sold, and now there were fifty more!

’Could some Alchemist be practicing their Alchemy Skill? But that’s not right. Even for practice, they wouldn’t refine only this one type of elixir.’

’A new Alchemist, practicing their craft? No, that’s not right either. A novice using Nascent Condensation Pills for practice? Are they trying to burn through an excess of Spiritual Medicine?’

They could rack their brains and never imagine that an Alchemist was sitting right there among them, having specifically refined so many Nascent Condensation Pills just to make some money...