Chapter 95: Auction
Tang Yin had been here before to purchase his ticket.
The auction site was brimming with many cultivators, all of which were of the Physique Transformation Realm. This was the first time Tang Yin had seen so many Physique Transformation Realm cultivators gathered together.
Everyone was slowly queueing up to enter the auction hall, there was a Spirit Vein Condensation Realm Elder of the Xia family keeping everyone in check. No one dared to create any conflict.
Tang Yin did not intend to create any trouble, he obediently lined up in the queue like the rest of the cultivators.
Since everyone present was a dignified cultivator in the Physique Transformation Realm, everything progressed smoothly and professionally. It did not take long before Tang Yin entered the auction hall.
There were a bunch of seats laid out in rows and columns on the first floor, the distance between each seat was around 5 meters. Altogether there were around 200 seats. Most of the seats had been occupied, Tang Yin found a vacant seat and sat down.
Above the first floor, was the second floor. There were small balconies with a seat placed on each one. There were around 50+ balconies all around the second floor. Some of the seats were occupied by the Patriarchs of Rank 1 families.
On the third floor, there were rooms with large red curtains on the forefront, blocking outsiders from viewing anything inside. The fourth floor was not visible from the first floor.
Tang Yin closed his eyes, waiting for the auction to commence.
An hour trickled by. Most of the seats and balconies on the first and second floor were occupied by Physique Transformation Realm cultivators, no Spirit Channelling Realm cultivators could be found anywhere.
The auction stage was situated in the middle of the first floor, it was very large so anyone could see it no matter where they sat. Overall, the auction hall resembled a structure similar to a Colosseum.
A blazing fire suddenly combusted on the stage, from the fire, an old man with his hands stationed behind his back walked out. The thick aura of a Spirit Vein Condensation Realm cultivator spread out from him. The cultivators on the first floor burst into commotion, this was a first-time experience for most of them.
"Quiet!" The old man on the stage coldly shouted. The first floor turned deathly silent. "I am Xia Fu, an Elder of the Xia family. The auction will be led by me, I now announce the beginning of the auction." Xia Fu quickly introduced himself before announcing the start of the auction.
Tang Yin opened his eyes as soon as Xia Fu appeared from the flames.
A golden pillar shot up from the stage. On the pillar was an item encased in a transparent layer of Qi. Inside the transparent layer of Qi on the golden pillar was a crimson ginseng with blood veins squirming over it.
Xia Fu stood before the pillar and spoke, "The first item to be auctioned today is a 1,000-year-old Blood Ginseng. I will not explain the use or purpose of any items appearing on stage, I will leave it to your own judgement and knowledge. The starting price for this herb is 100 Mid-grade Spirit Stones."
Tang Yin recognized the Blood Ginseng immediately, he had read about it in a Medicinal Herb book he had brought. The purpose of the Blood Ginseng was to allow Physique Transformation Realm cultivators to shorten the duration of a reconstruction process. This was a highly sought-after herb by Physique Transformation Realm cultivators in the later stages.
The amount of time shortened during a reconstruction process depended on the age of the Blood Ginseng. The 1000-year-old Blood Ginseng on stage could shorten a reconstruction process by 40%.
The crowd immediately burst into commotion, most of the cultivators had recognized the herb. "120 Mid-grade Spirit Stones", "150 Mid-grade Spirit Stones", "200 Mid-grade Spirit Stones". Bids filled with madness and frenzy were shouted out from the first and second floors. The breathing of all the Physique Transformation Realm cultivators had quickened.
Tang Yin was not interested in the herb, he would rather go through the complete reconstruction process to build a firm willpower.
Eventually, the Blood Ginseng was sold for a staggering price of 600 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. The golden pillar holding the Blood Ginseng slowly descended into the platform. A moment later, the same golden pillar shot up with another item encased in Qi.
The item was a dark blue Demonic Beast Core. "The second item to be auctioned today is the Demonic Beast Core of a Low-tier Rank 3 Wingblade Bat King. The starting price is 100 Mid-grade Spirit Stones." Xia Fu introduced the second item before stating a price.
Tang Yin smiled, he had heard of a Wingblade Bat King. The Wingblade Bat King was a Rank 3 Demonic Beast, it had hundreds of Rank 2 and Rank 1 Wingblade Bat underlings. If a cultivator wished to obtain the Demonic Beast Core of a Wingblade Bat King, they would need to go through the entire flock.
