Chapter 30: The Spirit of the Black Turtle
"11,000 Spiritual Stones!"
A calm voice came from the box. Chang Yun made a decisive bid after seeing Xuan Fu Ce. He seemed to be quite interested in this spiritual weapon of the talisman.
Su Ming was not surprised to see Chang Yun make a bid.
If he had not received the weapon refining order from Wang Ming, Su Ming would have made a bid when he saw Xuan Fu Ce, a defensive spiritual weapon of the talisman.
As a second-level talisman master, this Xuan Fu Ce, whether it is Su Ming or Chang Yun, can be used to the extreme. Its power is also top-notch among the lower-grade spiritual weapons.
However, after having the weapon refining order, his defensive spiritual weapon has been settled. Su Ming is only a little interested in Xuan Fu Ce, not something he must get, so naturally he will not take away what Chang Yun likes.
Besides, he has made three bids, and at this time, the storage bag has been flattened by half. Even if he wants to bid for Xuan Fu Ce, he is powerless.
"Brother Chang, don't worry about bidding. If the spiritual stones are not enough, I can still support you..."
Su Ming looked at Chang Yun who was staring at Xuan Fu Ce, and said with a smile.
Chang Yun has only been in the foundation-building stage for a few years, and he probably doesn't have a spiritual weapon to protect himself. If he needs it, Su Ming is naturally willing to lend a hand.
The remaining 5,000 spiritual stones are more than enough to buy the essence of the monster. In addition to the ready-made spiritual stones, he still has some spiritual talismans and magic tools in his storage bag at this time, and it is easy to get another 1,000 or 2,000 spiritual stones.
"Haha, thank you very much, junior brother!"
"But as a second-level talisman master, you still have enough spiritual stones to buy a low-grade spiritual weapon..."
Chang Yun laughed, with confidence in his tone. He is not bad in terms of wealth.
"11,400 spiritual stones."
"11,700 spiritual stones."
"12,000 spiritual stones!"
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When the price of Xuan Fu Ce was raised to 12,000 spiritual stones, the quotations in the venue became less.
Su Ming followed the voice and found that only three foundation-building cultivators were still bidding. Judging from the spiritual pressure, the three cultivators were all in the middle stage of foundation-building. Most cultivators in the early stage of foundation-building could not afford spiritual tools and could only use top-grade magic tools.
After all, only talisman cultivators could exert the full power of Xuan Fu Ce. Twelve thousand spirit stones were enough to buy a very high-quality low-grade defensive spiritual tool. It would be a loss to continue bidding.
(Let's unify the price of spiritual tools. Low-grade spiritual tools are 8,000 to 15,000, medium-grade spiritual tools are 20,000 to 30,000, high-grade spiritual tools are 40,000 to 60,000, and top-grade spiritual tools are 100,000 or more.)
(Writing prices and escape speeds is too torturous for the author who is not good at mathematics. The author has changed the prices of spiritual tools in the previous part, and the following will be based on this.)
"Thirteen thousand spirit stones!"
Chang Yun saw that the bidding speed had slowed down, and he spoke lightly, and directly raised the price of Xuan Fu Ce by another thousand.
Hearing the price of 13,000 spirit stones, the three foundation-building cultivators in the field hesitated for a moment, and finally did not continue bidding.
After all, it was just a low-grade spiritual weapon. Thirteen thousand spiritual stones were already overpriced, so it was not worth it to continue bidding.
Lu Yueting asked a few questions, and no one bid after three breaths. Chang Yun also got the Fu Dao spiritual weapon as he wished.
"Congratulations, senior brother!" Su Ming smiled and congratulated.
"After buying this, senior brother may have to tighten his belt for the next few years..."
Chang Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly. After buying the Xuan Fu Ce, he was completely bankrupt.
Despite saying so, Chang Yun still had a happy look in his eyes. Being able to buy a spiritual weapon suitable for himself would not be a small improvement in the strength of a foundation-building cultivator.
As Chang Yun handed over the spiritual stones, Su Ming also saw the Xuan Fu Ce, which looked like a bamboo slip, up close.
With Su Ming's powerful consciousness, he could still vaguely feel the faint breath of the monster spirit inside the Xuan Fu Ce.
After the Xuan Fu Ce was auctioned by Chang Yun, several more spiritual weapons appeared one after another. Among them, there was even a top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword auctioned, which was auctioned by a cultivator in the VIP room at a high price of 50,000 spiritual stones.
When another 20 items were auctioned, Su Ming, who had not continued to bid, had a flash of joy in his eyes. He subconsciously sat up straight and looked at the jade plate that had just been brought up.
There were ten white jade beast cards on the jade plate, which were special magic tools refined by cultivators to preserve the essence of monsters.
"Ten second-level medium-grade monster essences!"
"Second-level monster essences are essential for refining spiritual weapons. They are in short supply all year round. Fellow Taoists, don't miss it..."
"The starting price of each essence is 2,500 spiritual stones, and each bid must not be less than 100..."
Lu Yueting waved her hand, and ten lifelike translucent monster phantoms appeared on the beast cards, and began to introduce the origins of the monster essences one by one.
Su Ming's eyes finally fell on the phantom of a light blue black turtle.
"A second-level middle-grade water-covered black turtle essence. The turtle monsters are originally forged with defensive power, and the defense of the water-covered black turtle is the best among them. It is perfect for refining water-attribute defensive spiritual tools..."
As Lu Yueting finished introducing the water-covered black turtle essence, Su Ming's calm and resolute voice spread throughout the venue.
"Four thousand spirit stones!"
As soon as this price came out, many foundation-building cultivators who were ready to bid in the venue were stunned. After a slight change of expression, no one continued to bid.
The six monster essences that had just been sold before were only three thousand six hundred spirit stones at most.
Su Ming's bid of four thousand at once directly made these foundation-building cultivators who were ready to bid secretly cursed "suckers" and had no intention of competing with him at all.
Lu Yueting was also stunned for a moment, and then showed a bright smile, and directly announced that the water-covered black turtle essence was bought by Su Ming.
At this price, no one would continue to bid because they have too much money.
After completing the handover and putting the spirit of the tortoise into the storage bag, Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more relaxed. He leaned against the box and quietly watched the endless treasures at the auction.
Su Ming now only had ten medium-grade spirit stones in his pocket. This auction had nothing to do with him.
After the 160 lots were auctioned, several exercises that could be cultivated to the Golden Core stage were auctioned, which caused many late-stage foundation-building casual cultivators and some foundation-building families to scramble for them.
After the auction of the exercises ended, there were even 20 trained "double-cultivation cauldrons" sent to the platform.
According to Lu Yueting, these double-cultivation cauldrons have secret techniques for practicing in the bedroom, which can allow cultivators to improve their cultivation while enjoying the wind and rain, and they are all willing to be auctioned and will not cause trouble.
The only requirement for these cauldrons is that the participants in the auction must be foundation-building cultivators.
Ten men and ten women, with exquisite looks and revealing clothes, all of them were perfect bodies in the late stage of Qi Refining. They immediately attracted many cultivators to compete for the price, and finally each of them sold for nearly three thousand spirit stones.
As one of the three major Yuanying sects in Jiang Kingdom, Hehuan Sect has led to many dual cultivation techniques circulating in the Jiang Kingdom's cultivation world. Many cultivators have practiced dual cultivation and the secret art of collecting and replenishing.
For these foundation-building cultivators, such a cauldron furnace can not only satisfy their desires, but also collect and replenish as they please to speed up their cultivation. It is a good "human pill".
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