Chapter 505: Auction Begins, Phantom Boat (Combined Chapter)

After this third-tier formation disk was discovered by the sharp-eyed Bai Yuxian, after some bargaining between Song Qingming and her, the old man happily sold this formation disk to them for three hundred spirit stones, treating it as a second-tier magic tool with some flaws.

After leaving the small stall and finding a place with few people, Bai Yuxian immediately took out the formation disk she had just obtained with a smile.

"Brother Song, it's one thing that this little brat doesn't know the goods, but he actually treated the two of us as ignorant juniors. That greedy look on his face just now really almost made me unable to hold back and laugh out loud on the spot."

"Hehe! This item has been covered in dust in his hands for many years. Being able to have the luck to meet Senior Sister Bai's discerning eyes is truly a fortunate thing." Seeing Bai Yuxian so happy to have picked up a big bargain, Song Qingming also complimented her with a smile.

"Brother Song, you performed well too. You took out the spirit stones with a look of reluctance at the end, and you really acted like it. It's no wonder that guy had no vigilance toward you and didn't notice anything wrong at all."

"However, when I offered two hundred spirit stones just now, he clearly was about to agree. Why did Brother Song suddenly agree to add another hundred spirit stones, letting him gain some advantage for nothing? In the end, it really made that guy happy."

Song Qingming shook his head calmly and said: "It's not easy for rogue cultivators at the bottom either. Since we have already obtained someone else's treasure, giving a few more spirit stones is a trivial matter. After this transaction, we got the benefits, and he was also very happy. It's good that everyone is happy."

Hearing Song Qingming's words, Bai Yuxian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stopped and cupped her hands at Song Qingming: "What Brother Song said is also true. Brother was born in an outside cultivation family and indeed can better understand the hardships of these bottom-level rogue cultivators than I, who joined the sect early. Today, I have also learned something!"

"Senior Sister Bai is too modest. The cultivation world has always been a place where the strong are respected. We Jin Dan cultivators and a small Qi Refining cultivator are fundamentally different people. The few extra spirit stones I gave him just now were just a whim. Senior Sister, please don't take this to heart."

The threshold set for the final auction of the Star Assembly was also very high. In addition to the distinguished guests from major sects like Song Qingming and the others who were invited, cultivators who wanted to walk in and participate needed not only a cultivation level above the Foundation Establishment stage but also had to pay a high entry fee of two hundred spirit stones.

However, the free exchange in the first seven days of the Star Assembly mainly featured low-tier first and second-tier spiritual items, targeting low-tier cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages. Only the auction held in the market in the last three days was the highlight of this Star Assembly.

"Hehe! Forget about the spirit stones. I don't lack this thing. You accompanying me out to stroll around these few days can be considered to have made me happy. Just take this item as your hard-earned fee. In the future, if I want to call you out to stroll around again, don't hide." Facing Song Qingming taking out a bag of spirit stones, Bai Yuxian waved her hand and did not accept it, directly putting away the formation disk in her hand and walking away.

Even so, nearly a thousand cultivators squeezed into the auction venue on the first day, almost filling the seats below the stage. Nearly a hundred Jin Dan cultivators also came to the private rooms on the second floor. Most of them, like Song Qingming and the others, were specially invited by the Star Sect from various places.

Third-tier or higher formation disks are also very rare high-tier spiritual items. A new one on the market is estimated to cost at least several thousand spirit stones. Although this third-tier formation disk is already in their hands, if they want to be able to function, they still need to find a way to repair it first; otherwise, it is very difficult for this thing to restore its original value.

Although the market here in the Wu Kingdom is relatively more prosperous than that in the Wei Kingdom, such second-tier top-quality magic tools are not common. With so many Foundation Establishment cultivators coming to the auction venue, naturally, many people want to come here to purchase a handy magic tool for themselves.

The spiritual sense of this Nascent Soul ancestor has already covered every corner of the auction. No matter who in the hall has any small movements, it is certain that they cannot escape the eyes of this ancestor. With a Nascent Soul ancestor watching from above, and those who come to participate in the auction are all cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage, it is unlikely that anyone would be truly stupid enough to dare to make trouble here and provoke the majesty of the Star Sect.

Seeing this, Song Qingming could only smile bitterly, put away the spirit stones in his hand, and followed quickly.

In this hall where the auction is held, the Star Sect not only arranged for many disciples to strictly guard every place, but in a pavilion on the third floor of the hall, there also sat an old man who was closing his eyes in meditation. This person was He Wuyou, a Nascent Soul sixth-layer Supreme Elder of the Star Sect.

The first seven days of the Star Assembly passed in the blink of an eye. Except for picking up a third-tier formation disk with Bai Yuxian in the market, although Song Qingming also went out alone twice later, he never encountered such good luck as her, only buying some low-tier spiritual items he needed.

After the auction began, the teleportation arrays in the Seven Star Market leading to all parts of the Wu Kingdom could also be activated at any time. As long as you complete the transaction and want to leave, you can be directly teleported to other large markets in the Wu Kingdom thousands of miles away at any time, and you don't have to worry about being targeted by others after obtaining spiritual items.

"I already have a higher-tier formation disk, so this item is not of much use to me. I remember that Brother Song seems to be a formation master too. If Brother is interested in this item, then just let it be given to you. After I go back and repair this item, I will send a letter to notify you to come and get it."

The Star Assembly is an auction held by a major sect, so naturally, its rules are different from places like the Tiandan Alliance and Mount Tuoyun. All auction details are directly public. No matter who you are, as long as you take a fancy to the spiritual items on the stage, you can bid to your heart's content without worrying about offending others here.

Located in a giant hall in the middle of the Seven Star Market, Song Qingming and six other Jin Dan cultivators of the Xiaoyao Sect were already sitting in a quaint-style pavilion on the second floor, looking at the auction that was about to begin below.

Seeing Song Qingming mention the formation disk in his hand, Bai Yuxian's expression slowly eased, and she nodded slightly: "Although this formation disk is damaged quite seriously, it is not difficult to want to repair it. After returning to the sect, I will find all the materials, and it will take at most one or two years to repair this item."

Seeing that the starting price of this magic tool was set so low, the sound of bidding soon rang out at the scene. Before long, the price of this magic tool was raised to a high price of more than two thousand spirit stones. The fiery intensity of the scene also made Song Qingming, who was participating in such a large-scale auction for the first time, feel a hint of surprise in his heart.

As the auction began, the Jin Dan elder of the Star Sect who hosted the auction immediately took out the first auction item—a second-tier top-quality magic tool of good quality, with a starting price of eight hundred spirit stones.

After everyone was seated, a Star Sect Core Formation cultivator dressed in white Daoist robes walked to the middle of the hall. After politely introducing the rules to everyone, he immediately announced the start of the auction.

"Then thank you very much, Senior Sister Bai. Although this item was given to me by Senior Sister, I cannot take it for nothing. It's just that I really don't have any spiritual items that Senior Sister can look upon on me now. Please accept these spirit stones first, Senior Sister. If there is a chance to help Senior Sister in the future, Junior Brother will definitely be duty-bound."

As a third-tier mid-grade formation master, Bai Yuxian's formation level is also the highest in the Xiaoyao Sect. Song Qingming estimates that in the entire Wei Kingdom, only Bai Yuxian herself should have absolute certainty to repair the third-tier formation disk they obtained.

"Speaking of which, this third-tier formation disk looks somewhat seriously damaged. I wonder if Senior Sister Bai has any certainty to repair this item?" Seeing Bai Yuxian's expression suddenly become somewhat serious while speaking, Song Qingming hurriedly smiled and turned the topic back.

The first magic tool was quickly auctioned off for a high price of two thousand five hundred spirit stones by a Foundation Establishment cultivator sitting below the stage. Immediately after, the second spiritual item was brought up by the Star Sect cultivators.

The first few auction items were all second-tier spiritual items, and only the Foundation Establishment cultivators below were competing for them. It was not until the fifth auction item was brought up that the Jin Dan cultivators sitting on the second floor slowly shifted their attention to the middle of the auction.

The Star Sect Jin Dan elder hosting the auction held a very small red spiritual talisman in his hand, walked around the middle of the auction, and slowly spoke:

"Fellow Daoists, what I am holding is the third-tier mid-grade Red Flame Thunder Fire Talisman. The power of this talisman is such that even some late-stage Jin Dan experts would have to avoid its edge if they encountered it head-on. This is a good thing that can be used in combat. I hope that fellow Daoists who are looking for defensive spiritual items will not miss it. The starting price is three thousand spirit stones."

A third-tier mid-grade spiritual talisman with powerful attack power is a very rare good thing. After seeing the sudden appearance of the "Red Flame Thunder Fire Talisman," the Jin Dan cultivators sitting on the second floor instantly began to become restless, and soon cultivators began to report their prices.

As the bidding sound came down, the price of the "Red Flame Thunder Fire Talisman" also slowly rose from three thousand spirit stones to six thousand spirit stones. Even Chu Fengping, sitting beside Song Qingming, actively participated in the bidding, seemingly very interested in this spiritual talisman.

"Six thousand six hundred spirit stones!"

"Six thousand seven hundred spirit stones."

"Seven thousand spirit stones."

As the price of spirit stones was raised, the voices of the cultivators at the scene gradually began to decrease. The price of a third-tier mid-grade spiritual talisman is generally around seven thousand spirit stones. Although spiritual items above the third tier are very rare and it is difficult to have such an opportunity to exchange directly with spirit stones, it is not something that one must have. Once the premium is too high, it is not very cost-effective.

After all, the auction had just begun, and no one wanted to be a sucker as soon as they arrived. If they spent all the spirit stones in their hands now, and then found that they couldn't produce spirit stones if better spiritual items appeared later, they would regret it too late.

"Seven thousand six hundred spirit stones, three times... Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Chu of the Xiaoyao Sect for winning the Red Flame Thunder Fire Talisman."

Hearing this voice, Chu Fengping, sitting among the crowd, immediately had a few more joys on his face. He hurriedly stood up and walked out of the private room to go below to exchange for the spiritual item he had just won. It took a while before he walked back satisfied.

As the only third-tier alchemist in the Xiaoyao Sect, with such a good cultivation skill, his speed of earning spirit stones in the sect is naturally faster than other Jin Dan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect. As the richest person among those who came to participate in the auction, Chu Fengping's competition for spiritual items after arriving here appeared more casual than Song Qingming and the others.

"Congratulations to Junior Brother Chu for winning the first prize today." Seeing him successfully win the first third-tier spiritual item that appeared on the field, the Xiaoyao Sect group also stood up one after another and cupped their hands to congratulate Chu Fengping.

After a third-tier mid-grade spiritual talisman stirred up the atmosphere of the many cultivators at the auction, the Jin Dan cultivator of the Star Sect who hosted the auction also made persistent efforts and took out eight third-tier low-quality "Du Yuchen Pills" at once, pushing the fiery emotions of the cultivators at the scene to a new climax again.

"Du Yuchen Pill, I believe everyone is no stranger to it. I won't explain its role much. The starting price is two thousand spirit stones each. Everyone, please bid!"

"Two thousand three hundred spirit stones, two thousand five hundred spirit stones." As soon as the Jin Dan old man hosting the auction finished speaking, a large area of bidding sounds immediately rang out at the scene, making the Star Sect cultivators hosting the auction a little overwhelmed.

Spiritual pills with a quality above the third tier are very rare spiritual items in the Wei Kingdom. The Star Sect actually took out so many at once, which was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

Moreover, the "Du Yuchen Pill" auctioned this time is a pill with an auxiliary core-forming effect. This is something that the Foundation Establishment cultivators below dream of. It is no wonder that these people are so crazy.

Seeing the fiery scene below, Song Qingming, who originally wanted to participate in the bidding, also had a look of surprise on his face. After thinking for a moment, he chose not to participate in the competition for the first "Du Yuchen Pill" and decided to wait and see the situation before taking action.

As a Jin Dan cultivator, Song Qingming has also participated in many similar auctions and knows that such popular spiritual items often sell for high prices at the beginning. Since there is more than one, it is definitely right to wait patiently.

Sure enough, as Song Qingming expected, the first "Du Yuchen Pill" actually sold for a high price of four thousand six hundred spirit stones, which was a premium of more than one thousand spirit stones. Not only Song Qingming, but seeing the final transaction price, other Jin Dan cultivators present also gasped.

Fortunately, after the limelight of the first "Du Yuchen Pill" passed, the prices of the following few pills slowly dropped, basically stabilizing at below four thousand spirit stones. Although the price was still a lot higher than the normal market value of this pill, it was not too outrageous in this kind of auction. Song Qingming and Li Mu both took action and each won one.

The reason why Song Qingming took action to grab a "Du Yuchen Pill" was mainly to prepare for Song Qingyu in his family. Her current cultivation has almost reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, and she is not far from forming her core. Since she had the opportunity to encounter spiritual items that assist in forming a core on this trip, Song Qingming naturally did not want to miss it.

Having experienced the hardships of forming a core, Song Qingming also knows that it will not be easy for him to support a core-forming cultivator now. However, everyone's Dao path opportunities are hard to say. No matter whether Song Qingyu can succeed in forming her core in the future, Song Qingming will try his best to help.

Similar to Song Qingming's idea, Li Mu winning a "Du Yuchen Pill" was also preparing for a disciple under his sect to form a core.

In recent years, because of the monster riots, the Merit Pavilion of the Xiaoyao Sect has long since run out of spiritual items to assist in forming a core. Disciples in the sect who want to form a core, even if they can gather enough merit points now, still need to wait at least a few years for the sect to refine new core-forming spiritual items. However, with the help of a Jin Dan teacher, the situation is different.

These eight "Du Yuchen Pills" triggered a violent response at the auction. In addition to the somewhat crazy Foundation Establishment cultivators below, many Jin Dan cultivators above also participated in the competition. Soon, they were all traded and fell into the hands of the many cultivators present, and almost every one of them sold for the high price expected by the Star Sect.

After the competition for the "Du Yuchen Pill" ended, the spiritual items brought up next attracted a decrease in interest. They were all second-tier spiritual items of relatively high quality, and basically only a part of the Foundation Establishment cultivators below would take action to grab them. The auction thus entered a period of relaxation.

As an old Nascent Soul sect, the Star Sect's control of the atmosphere at the auction venue was already extremely skilled. After a wave of madness just now, it had consumed a lot of spirit stones from many people. They would also slightly relax the process to give everyone a little more time to prepare.

It was not until seven or eight auction items later that a third-tier spiritual item appeared again at the auction venue, raising the fiery emotions of the many cultivators back up.

This time, a brand-new third-tier low-quality flying sword magic treasure appeared. Because this item was useless to Foundation Establishment cultivators, only the many Core Formation cultivators sitting on the second-floor viewing platform competed for it. Although there were less than a hundred Jin Dan cultivators at the auction venue, many people still competed for this item, and soon the price climbed from a few thousand to ten thousand spirit stones.

In the end, this flying sword magic treasure was won at a high price by a Jin Dan rogue cultivator named Jinmu Sanren from the Shangyang Kingdom.

This Jinmu Sanren had gathered with Song Qingming and the others at the Dengyun Building a few days ago. At that time, he wanted to use a third-tier refining material in his hand to add money to exchange for a third-tier magic treasure on the stage, but no one paid attention to him at that time. Today, Jinmu Sanren was clearly prepared at the auction, and after some competition, he finally got his wish.

After Jinmu Sanren won this flying sword magic treasure, perhaps because he had no spirit stones left on him, he directly retired and left the auction, taking the teleportation array prepared by the Star Sect and leaving the Wu Kingdom.

On the first day of the auction, the Star Sect did not take out many third-tier spiritual items. After this flying sword magic treasure, it was not until the end of the auction that a third-tier mid-grade magic robe appeared as the finale.

This magic robe is a very good auxiliary magic treasure, and its value is much higher than ordinary third-tier low-quality magic treasures. It is very difficult for Jin Dan cultivators of small sects to have the financial resources to win this item. In the end, it fell into the hands of a Jin Dan elder of the Lingyin Sect as expected.

The warm-up effect of the first day of the auction was good, and almost all auction items sold for not low prices, which also made the Star Sect hosting the assembly very happy. After the auction ended, they specially gave each of the many participating cultivators a bottle of spiritual tea specially made by the Star Sect.

After returning to Guyang Pavilion and resting for a night, the second auction soon began. Compared with the spiritual items taken out on the first day of the auction, the quality of the spiritual items taken out by the Star Sect in this auction was clearly more abundant. Only halfway through the auction, Song Qingming had already seen four or five third-tier or higher spiritual items appear one after another.

Not only these third-tier spiritual items competed for by Jin Dan cultivators, but all kinds of spiritual items and magic tools that Foundation Establishment cultivators below dream of were also available in this auction. Even rare and precious magic tools like "Talisman Treasures" had begun to appear in the venue one after another. Among the precious second-tier spiritual items that Song Qingming knew, the only one he hadn't seen was the "Foundation Establishment Pill" being taken out.

Although Song Qingming also liked these precious and rare spiritual items very much, these things were not what he urgently wanted to get now. He just reported the price a few times, and as soon as he saw that many people wanted to compete, Song Qingming quickly gave up.

Although there were more good spiritual items in this auction, the competition was much more intense than the previous day. The Xiaoyao Sect group did not win any good things at the beginning, and only Chen Xuan took action to win a third-tier defensive magic treasure of good quality.

"Fellow Daoists, the next spiritual item is also the finale treasure of this auction. Please take a good look!" As soon as the Jin Dan old man hosting the auction finished speaking, he directly took out a white spiritual boat the size of a palm from his storage bag.

After this white spiritual boat turned around in the hands of the Star Sect Jin Dan old man, it suddenly became hundreds of times larger and turned into a white small boat about two or three zhang long, and then suddenly disappeared in mid-air, and it took a while before it slowly appeared and returned to the old man's hand.

"Third-tier low-quality Phantom Boat. Although the quality of this flying boat is only third-tier low-quality, the materials used when refining it are from a third-tier mid-grade monster, and its flight speed is already very close to that of an ordinary third-tier mid-grade flying boat."

"And besides its outstanding flight speed, this flying boat also has the divine ability to hide its figure. In a short time, even an ordinary late-stage Jin Dan cultivator would find it difficult to detect. If you encounter a crisis, it is also a good life-saving means."

"Hehe! Fellow Daoists, please be careful. If you miss such a treasure, you won't have a chance to encounter it easily."

After seeing the appearance of this "Phantom Boat," all the cultivators at the scene, whether they were Jin Dan powerhouses upstairs or Foundation Establishment cultivators below, immediately let out exclamations, and their attention was focused on this flying magic tool.

A third-tier flying boat is worth at least thirty thousand spirit stones. This is a high-tier spiritual item that is not easily seen in ordinary auctions.

Seeing the eyes of Song Qingming and Chen Xuan beside him, they had already been firmly attracted by the "Phantom Boat" below, Sect Master Yao Ganshu beside him smiled and said:

"The two Junior Brothers seem to have no third-tier flying magic tool yet. This item looks like its quality is quite good. You can try to bid and see. If you don't have enough spirit stones, I can represent the sect and lend you ten thousand spirit stones each first."

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