Chapter 385: Chapter 61: 150,000 Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, Foundation Establishment Pill! Foundation Establishment Pill!
But at the auction, the starting price for three pieces was five thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, exceeding their usual selling price.
In the end, they were bought by a Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation Practitioner for eight thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, nearly doubling the price.
Even the Evil-faced Ghost Talisman and Mao Jiang Talisman followed suit.
All were priced at double the regular rate.
"It seems that not selling for two months has caused the prices of these Spirit Talismans to skyrocket?"
Zhou Changwang muttered in his heart, unable to resist the idea of secretly selling some.
After all, after handing the last batch of Spirit Talismans to Shen Xinyi, he had created quite a few more. Selling another batch wouldn’t make much difference.
Of course, that would have to wait until the auction was over.
"Second-Grade Initial Stage Refiner Legacy.
Allows one to rise from nothing directly to the level of a Second-Grade Early-stage Refining Master.
Even if I don’t need it, it can be taken back as my clan’s heritage to cultivate the younger generation..."
"Third-Grade Spirit Plant, Celestial Fragrance Flower.
The fragrance of the flower is enchanting. If placed in the Cultivation Secret Room, inhaling the scent over an extended period can slowly enhance one’s Spiritual Power."
"High-Tier First Grade Spirit Pill, a bottle of Top-grade Detoxification Pill able to cure any poison.
It can even greatly alleviate the poison from a Foundation Establishment Great Demon."
"Jade Flower Pill, a Spirit Pill that can increase cultivation, a set of three bottles, starting price..."
"Hundred Flowers Pill, a secret concoction from Baihua Tower, a set of three bottles, equivalent in effect to Jade Flower Pill, also increasing the cultivation level of late-stage Qi Cultivation Practitioners."
...
One treasure after another was brought out.
They were quickly auctioned off by many cultivators.
Almost none faced the risk of going unsold.
Among them, there were several treasures Zhou Changwang found highly intriguing, occasionally placing bids.
However, keeping the Foundation Establishment Pill in mind, he refrained from making extensive purchases.
So far, he had only acquired the Hundred Flowers Pill for a price of three thousand one hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
Even though, given his current cultivation level, these Low Grade Spirit Pills hold little effect, they are better than nothing.
After all, he had developed a resistance to Jade Flower Pills, but had never tried Hundred Flowers Pills, making them worth a try.
Even if one pill could only slightly increase his cultivation, it would save him substantial time in training.
This auction was thoroughly prepared by the Black Market.
A dazzling array of treasures, exotic items, Magical Artifacts, Spirit Pills, Jade Scrolls, Spirit Talismans, Spirit Plants... They were all there.
As Zhou Changwang’s eyes were opened wide, his heart was also stirred with restlessness.
For example, among them was a Thunder Attribute Technique.
It was at the Initial Second Grade Level.
The starting price was ten thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
There was also a second-grade middle-tier array map, with a starting price of fifteen thousand.
And a Top-Grade Magical Artifact, named Seven-Star Sword, also starting at fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
...
All this made him somewhat tempted, and he considered auctioning them off.
But he contained himself.
He waited.
Waiting for the appearance of the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Fortunately, in this auction, although the Foundation Establishment Pill was crucial, it was not the climax.
Because the Foundation Establishment Pill was only effective for Qi Cultivation Cultivators, it had no effect whatsoever on Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators.
Thus, the Foundation Establishment Pill was positioned more centrally.
"Next, I believe many fellow cultivators have been eagerly anticipating this.
Indeed, it is the Foundation Establishment Pill that allows cultivators to undergo Foundation Establishment unharmed and overcome the Foundation Establishment Three Gates."
One Foundation Establishment Pill can increase the Foundation Establishment chance for any Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Practitioners by thirty percent.
Its value needs no further words.
Starting price is twelve thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by no less than two thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones; let the auction begin!"
Foundation Establishment Beauty Feng Xue directly spoke.
"Thirteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones!"
"Thirteen thousand five hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones!"
"Thirteen thousand eight hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones!"
"Fifteen thousand!"
As soon as the words were out, someone eagerly placed a bid, with the price quickly surging beyond fifteen thousand.
"Is the competition so fierce?"
Zhou Changwang frowned upon hearing this.
He also counted the Spirit Stones in his Storage Bag.
He initially had only fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones left, and gained two thousand from selling Spirit Pills and other items, plus selling a Lower-Grade Treasure Long Sword brought in fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
Altogether, that makes eighteen thousand and five hundred.
He just spent three thousand on auctions, and arranging tasks also ate away a bit...
"I can only utilize eighteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones?"
Zhou Changwang calculated, feeling his heart sink.
He realized that with just these Spirit Stones, it would be difficult to auction off a single Foundation Establishment Pill.
But he was unwilling to give up, and when the price was about to exceed eighteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, he called out: "eighteen thousand!"
Then was swiftly surpassed by someone bidding eighteen thousand two hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
"This is really..."
"Too crazy!"
Zhou Changwang shook his head helplessly.
He had long known that Foundation Establishment Pills were hard to find, and the auction price would naturally be very high.
But no matter how high, there needs to be a limit.
After all, the major sects could provide Foundation Establishment Pills, and to offer some hope to the many Loose Cultivators and some cultivation clans, they proposed a condition where three Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects could be exchanged for one Foundation Establishment Pill from the major sects.
And calculating one Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object at forty to fifty thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, three combined wouldn’t exceed fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
And that’s why Zhou Changwang initially estimated the price of a single Foundation Establishment Pill would often be between thirteen thousand to fifteen thousand.
But at this moment.
The price had already surged to nineteen thousand, twenty thousand... until it reached twenty-one thousand, then began to slow.
And those placing bids weren’t short of Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators.
It wasn’t until finally, this Foundation Establishment Pill was successfully auctioned off by a middle-aged man for twenty-two thousand two hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
As for Zhou Changwang.
When the price soared past twenty thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, he simply gave up.
He could still bite the bullet at twenty thousand, afterward reselling other treasures at a low price.
Beyond this price, he could only reluctantly choose to walk away.
"Fortunately, there’s still time.
My cultivation level hasn’t reached the Ninth Layer either.
Moreover, I already have one Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, and further cultivating two plants might be quick."
Zhou Changwang comforted himself, and his mood soon calmed down.
After the middle-aged cultivator managed to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, he hurriedly went backstage for the exchange process and never returned.
Zhou Changwang noticed that after he left, five or six Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Practitioners also quickly departed.
No need to question the reason.
After the Foundation Establishment Pill was auctioned, another treasure artifact appeared.
This time, it was a Lower-Grade Treasure Long Spear priced at fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, which was comparable to the price of the sword he had previously sold.
"Next is a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus, starting price, three thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones."
"Second-Grade Low-Tier Thunder Technique, Five Thunders Bombardment!
Base price is fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones!"
...
It is said that possessing lethal weaponry stirs the desire to kill.
Now endowed with immense Spirit Stones, Zhou Changwang naturally had ample confidence, and having failed to acquire the most desired Foundation Establishment Pill, he frequently engaged in the auction.
He successfully bid on several treasures.
Among them was the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus and Thunder Technique Five Thunders Bombardment.
The Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus cost him forty-nine thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
And Five Thunders Bombardment was two thousand seven hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
The prices were somewhat inflated.
Yet, under such an atmosphere, aiming for a low price bid on these treasures was an incredibly challenging endeavor.
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