Chapter 619: Auction (7600 Supplement)

"Wushou Turtle Egg, two hundred Spirit Stones... sold!"

On the stage, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Sanshan Association was announcing another successful auction.

It was evident that his manners and behavior were somewhat awkward; clearly, he was not a professional auctioneer.

However, his Foundation Establishment cultivation base was the most important thing; the rest were merely minor details that few cultivators would care about.

At this moment, what they cared about even more was the price of the Wushou Turtle Egg.

"This Wushou Turtle has gone up in price again..."

"After all, it is a thousand-year Golden Core beast. Although it can outlive many generations of cultivators, sects and great families are still willing to invest in the long term... there are ready-made examples, after all!"

Aaron looked around and calmly raised his hand:

"Ten thousand Spirit Stones!"

"Fellow Daoist Zhong!"

This voice was not loud, yet it resounded throughout the venue, causing the gazes of a group of cultivators to converge upon this dark-faced man.

"Six thousand!"

'No, no... this looks like it's for the sake of face, but in reality, it's still the two great Golden Core Sects intentionally suppressing the Loose Cultivators!'

That Xia Family private room did not say much more, clearly tacitly accepting this point.

"Eleven thousand Spirit Stones! Private room number three of the Jia section bids eleven thousand Spirit Stones!" The Zhong-surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator was overjoyed; the more profit made, the better.

Aaron's gaze turned sharp; he had saved up his earnings from these past few decades, and with his shop mortgaged, he had only managed to scrape together seven or eight thousand Spirit Stones.

Aaron listened to the idle chatter while watching the Foundation Establishment cultivator on the stage.

"Whether the Spirit Stones are sufficient is for us to judge; there is no need for Fellow Daoist to worry about it." The Zhong-surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator presiding over the auction smiled slightly and retorted neither softly nor harshly: "Ten thousand Spirit Stones, going once..."

"Ten thousand Spirit Stones, this Fellow Daoist bids ten thousand Spirit Stones, is there any higher?"

"Six thousand one hundred!"

'I can only wait for the next opportunity, and since this identity has already revealed its wealth, there might be some trouble after the auction ends...'

Purchasing a Foundation Establishment Pill was merely to save his life.

"Foundation Establishment Pill, my Foundation Establishment Pill..."

'This Auction House is too stingy. Would it kill them to give one private room per person? This is just looking down on us Qi Refining cultivators...'

"Hmph, I seriously suspect that this person does not have enough Spirit Stones on him."

In another quiet private room.

The auction continued, but there were some undercurrents moving.

"What?"

"This Vein Protecting Pill... is a type of auxiliary spirit pill for Foundation Establishment that was only recently introduced from other countries. Its effect is far inferior to the Foundation Establishment Pill. When a Qi Refining cultivator takes a Foundation Establishment Pill, even if the Foundation Establishment fails, they can remain safe and sound, and their cultivation technique might even improve..."

"Damn it, how do the Foundation Establishment families of the Wu Country have so many Spirit Stones?"

Although unwilling, Aaron's reason gained the upper hand, and he sat back in his seat.

The Zhong-surnamed cultivator slowly explained the effects of the 'Vein Protecting Pill', and Aaron's eyes lit up upon hearing it: "I didn't expect... a glimmer of hope."

But now it seemed that it was still somewhat insecure!

"Eight thousand eight hundred... is that someone from the Song Family of the Wu Country opposite? My Lin Kingdom's Foundation Establishment Pill, why should I yield it to you of the Wu Country?"

"Black Blood Sect Foundation Establishment?" Senior Brother Zhang stood up, his expression changing.

A cold snort came from the Song Family private room of the Wu Country.

A voice came from within the Song Family private room: "This auction only looks at Spirit Stones and does not ask about origins... will you not manage this, Sanshan Association?"

"Do not create extra trouble for now. This time, we are still here for the Foundation Establishment Pill... although the sect can provide a stable supply of Foundation Establishment Pills, they are hard to obtain. The juniors in your family and mine also need Foundation Establishment Pills..."

"Twelve thousand Spirit Stones!" At this moment, another lazy voice rang out: "Is that Fellow Daoist Zhang opposite? Your Mother-Son Lightning Technique is still fresh in my memory, little brother..."

"Vein Protecting Pill?"

"Ten thousand Spirit Stones, going twice..."

In an instant, Aaron felt as if he were being targeted by concentrated fire; he felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't help but curse inwardly that Qi Refining cultivators had no human rights.

"Turtle eggs are fine, but the prices of those four-to-five-hundred-year-old Wushou Turtles are truly terrifying! And... they are often priceless and unavailable!"

He was indeed not afraid of failing Foundation Establishment; he was only afraid of dying from the failure!

He had originally thought he was quite wealthy.

On the auction stage, the Zhong-surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Sanshan Association was just about to announce the result when he suddenly heard a nonchalant voice ring out from a private room: "Eleven thousand Spirit Stones!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator presiding over the auction's eyes lit up.

"To think they chose to auction the Foundation Establishment Pill in the middle?"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qingding Sect wearing green spirit robes had his eyes light up: "How about... after the auction ends..."

'No... his amount is likely not enough at all.'

The more experienced Senior Brother Zhang shook his head and then said proudly: "Even a Foundation Establishment family can hardly compete in financial resources with the Foundation Establishment disciples of our Golden Core Sect... This time, I will let them know that this Foundation Establishment... is not something those wild, loose cultivators can covet."

"Senior Brother Zhang... I never thought there would be such a wealthy person among the Qi Refining loose cultivators."

The other party waved his hand and personally took the jade tray from the attendant: "Next... one Foundation Establishment Pill, starting price five thousand Spirit Stones!"

'Should I go find Shen Zui to borrow Spirit Stones?'

"But this Vein Protecting Pill only has the effect of protecting a cultivator's meridians so that after a failed Foundation Establishment, the cultivator will not suffer from a backlash of their cultivation technique and die from severed meridians... It has no bonus or assistance to the Foundation Establishment itself. If the Foundation Establishment fails, it is very possible to suffer a drop in cultivation and sustain serious injuries."

In the end, after a fierce battle, that Foundation Establishment Pill was taken by the Zhang-surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Qingding Sect for a price of over fifteen thousand Spirit Stones, which made people gasp.

"Hehe... you can come, why can't I?" The lazy voice continued: "Sanshan Market is a neutral ground, and the auction house turns no one away. Could it be that you want to break your own rules?"

"Hehe... then I bid nine thousand Spirit Stones!" The person from the Song Family bid again, clearly possessing deep financial resources, suppressing all the Foundation Establishment families.

"Fellow Daoist Xia," the auctioneer on the auction stage said in a serious tone, "please do not bring trouble upon yourself; this auction... is something even Ancestor Hongyu is paying close attention to."

"Damn, did I run into a feud between disciples of two Golden Core Sects?"

Clearly, this move by the Auction House had caught many people off guard.

In a very short time, the price had rapidly soared to a massive seven thousand Spirit Stones!

"Good grief..."

After a few auction items, Aaron was just preparing to leave when the voice of the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Zhong suddenly reached his ears: "Three 'Vein Protecting Pills', capable of ensuring one does not die from a failed Foundation Establishment, starting bid two thousand Spirit Stones each!"

Aaron was stunned, staring at the auction stage.

From within a private room on the second floor, a sinister voice rang out.

Aside from that, there were his own savings, and having sold a batch of Spirit Herbs, he had barely scraped together over ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"The auction is only halfway through!"

But soon, a cultivator reacted, and a voice came from a private room on the second floor: "Five thousand five hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

The Qi Refining Loose Cultivators in the main hall wailed in unison.

As for being injured from a failed Foundation Establishment? One could simply recover slowly; cultivation regressing? He had even done that by dispersing his cultivation before!

"Buy! Must buy, buy as many as there are!"

"If a Foundation Establishment fails once, at worst I'll just disperse my cultivation and start over, then try again!"

(End of chapter)