Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Auction Begins

  Seeing everyone's attention shifted to the auction, Blue Feather beckoned to one of the maids standing on either side, who was holding an item for sale. The maid understood and brought over the item in her hand, placing it on the table in front of Blue Feather.

  Because there was a handkerchief covering the object above, everyone curiously looked at Lan Yu, hoping he would lift it up to see what was inside.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, no need to rush. The later items in this auction are the most precious ones. What we have now is just an appetizer." With that, Blue Feather removed his handkerchief, revealing two bottles inside.

  "This first item up for auction is the Foundation Establishment Pill. These two bottles contain a total of ten pills. As its name suggests, the Foundation Establishment Pill is a medicinal pill that allows cultivators who have not yet established their foundation to reach the foundation establishment stage. Everyone should know that cultivation is a race against time. If one's cultivation speed is too slow, even if they are renowned in their lifetime, they will still end up as nothing but a handful of yellow earth when their lifespan runs out. However, these Foundation Establishment Pills can allow your children to establish their foundation five years earlier than those who rely on self-cultivation, and by then, your child will already be among the best of their peers."

  A bottle of ordinary foundation-building pill for sects and families, but with some use for the three repairs without a door or a faction, was touted by Lan Yu as if it were a rare treasure, and everyone's enthusiasm for the foundation-building pill increased greatly.

  "Alright, now the auction begins. The starting price for two bottles of Jī Dàn is one thousand Líng Shí, and each bid increase must not be less than one hundred Líng Shí." Blue Feather said again.

  "I'll give 1,500 spirit stones!" A man who looked like a nouveau riche proudly said, as if he had already seen the envious expressions of everyone else. In reality, everyone was staring at him like an idiot.

  "Alright, this fellow daoist has offered 1,500 spirit stones. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price? If not, then these two bottles of precious foundation-establishing pellets will belong to this fellow daoist. Think about it, this is a great opportunity for your own descendants!" Blue Feather said excitedly, clearly delighted that someone was supporting him.

  "I'll pay two thousand spirit stones!"

  "I'll pay 2,500 spirit stones, if it's any higher than that I'm not buying."

  As soon as this sentence came out, everyone stopped bidding, and the one who had previously called 1,500 spirit stones felt utterly humiliated and didn't say another word.

  Everyone who heard this sentence looked at the monk with curiosity, but the monk was not afraid at all, obviously a person with a background.

  Lan Yu heard someone say that they wouldn't buy if the price was higher than 2,500 and suddenly felt a bit angry, but what others said was also true, and she couldn't refute it. Besides, she was only in charge of the auction, not the seller, so why bother with this?

  Lan Yu saw that everyone remained silent, so he said: "If no one wants to bid again, then these two bottles of foundation-building pills will belong to this Taoist friend. The two bottles of pills will be delivered to your hands later."

  "Alright, now the auction continues. Now please have our maid bring out the second item." As soon as the words fell, a maid sensibly placed the item in her hand on the auction table.

  "This is Lanyu grass, a medicinal herb used to refine the Jiling Dan. Any cultivator below the Yuanying stage who consumes this medicine will see an acceleration in their cultivation. For those currently at the Jindan stage, it's an invaluable treasure! The starting bid is 3,000 spirit stones, with each subsequent bid increase not less than 100 spirit stones."

  "I'll bet 3,500 spirit stones!"

  "I'll bet 4,000 spirit stones!"

  "I went out."

  Things that are useful to high-ranking cultivators are always the most attractive, and high-ranking cultivators are also more generous with their wealth. They are willing to spend money on things they need, after all, when one's cultivation is high, what other needs do they lack?

  As long as one's cultivation is high, whether it's the resources for cultivation or the skills and weapons needed, they will all come. The source of this is accepting an invitation from a sect or family, becoming an outer elder of the sect or a benefactor of the family.

  As long as you become a senior member of a sect or a family's benefactor, you don't need to look for it yourself, and all kinds of resources will naturally come pouring in.

  In the end, the Lan You Cao used for refining the Jīng Líng Dān was bought by a middle-aged Golden Dan period cultivator for 6,000 spirit stones.

  "The next item is a refining stone, this stone can refine up to mid-grade spiritual equipment at most, and it's a defensive-type spiritual equipment, it's a rare refining material, everyone bid quickly!" Blue Feather said exaggeratedly.

  But Lan Yu's kindness was in vain, because although everyone is easily swayed by the crowd, they are not fools. Everyone knows how difficult it is to be a Refiner, and to refine a mid-grade Defensive Spirit Artifact, his refining level must be at least that of an upper-grade Spirit Artifact, and even then, there is no guarantee of success, because refining a Defensive Spirit Artifact is just too difficult.

  As for the masters who can refine top-grade spiritual equipment on Tianqi Star, they are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Moreover, except for one loose cultivator refining master, all other refining masters have joined the three major sects. And those present do not have the confidence to find a refining master to help them refine it.

  So this item was proudly auctioned off because nobody could use it and taking it didn't make much sense.

  The auction he hosted himself ended up being a flop, leaving Lan Yu feeling embarrassed and inwardly blaming the organizers for bringing out such mediocre items to be auctioned off. If only he had known earlier, he wouldn't have agreed to host this auction in the first place.

  "The next item up for auction is a high-quality earth-attribute cultivation technique, and this technique can also be used to create a rock armor with true yuan to increase defense. The base price of this technique is one million spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than ten thousand." Although awkward, Blue Feather quickly adjusted her mood and continued to auction off the next item.

  "I'll spend 1.5 million spirit stones to buy this cultivation method." A middle-aged looking man said, clearly determined to get it.

  "I spent 1.6 million spirit stones to buy this cultivation technique." Apparently, there were also people who didn't want to give up on it.

  A good set of skills is too important for a family, if a lone practitioner wants to establish a family without a good set of skills, then forget it, after all, a good set of skills is the foundation of a family.

  "I, the Qin family, will contribute 700,000 spirit stones. I hope that none of you will compete with my Qin family for this. The Qin family thanks everyone here." This was said by a member who was obviously from a certain family.

  "Ah, that's someone from the Qin family. It seems this technique is going to fall into the hands of the Qin family. The Qin family is said to have a master who has reached the Unity stage." Someone couldn't help but exclaim upon hearing the person from the Qin family speak.

  But in fact, this was indeed the case. In the end, the Qin family bought it down, but this is not because everyone here feared the Qin family, but rather those with similar strength to the Qin family did not want to lose out on something big due to a small matter and damage their inter-family relationships. Those who were stronger than the Qin family simply looked down on this technique.