Chapter 812: First Sight of Infant-Nurturing Pill, Exciting Auction (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

One must know that in order to participate in this "Thunder Origin Sea" trading fair, Bai Yunxian had almost emptied half of the sect’s Merit Pavilion, bringing along many high-grade spiritual items that the sect had accumulated over these decades.

In the previous auction, Song Qingming had seen a third-tier high-grade Demon King material, identical to the fur of the Golden Tiger Demon King who had been besieged and killed by the "Carefree Sect" and others back then.

Without needing to ask, Song Qingming knew it must have been placed directly into the auction by the "Carefree Sect" cultivators to exchange for spirit stones.

It can be seen that the spirit stones Bai Yuxian carried were definitely far more than those on Song Qingming and the others.

Otherwise, she could not have been so generous to Chen Xuanxin and Chu Fengping, adding tens of thousands of spirit stones to them at will.

Sure enough, as everyone expected, when the auction reached the final three days, the quality of the spiritual items on stage gradually improved significantly, and fourth-tier spiritual items began to appear frequently in the venue.

For these fourth-tier spiritual items, as long as they were brought out, their price was basically above 100,000 spirit stones, and most of the cultivators present could not participate in the competition.

By this time, the main participants of the entire auction had gradually become the many Nascent Soul cultivators in the venue, and Core Formation cultivators like Song Qingming and the others had all become onlookers, just like Chu Fengping.

Song Qingming did not have much interest in the fourth-tier magic treasures, spirit talismans, and pills that continuously appeared to enhance the cultivation of Nascent Soul cultivators; what he wanted to see more were those special spiritual items that could be used to assist cultivators in forming a Nascent Soul.

Although Song Qingming already had the "Thunder Infant Fruit" and the "Spirit Heart Jade Plate" that could assist in forming an infant, these two spiritual items combined could only increase his probability of forming an infant by about 20%.

Even a "Heavenly Spirit Root" cultivator like Bai Yuxian, who is one in ten thousand, could not break through to the Nascent Soul realm in one go.

Song Qingming asked himself that his cultivation talent was not outstanding, so he could not have the confidence to think he could do it.

Although his own cultivation had reached the late stage of Core Formation, the threshold of the Nascent Soul realm was still an unattainable realm for the current Song Qingming, and for this, he had to be fully prepared.

Whether it was to impact the Nascent Soul realm twice or three times in the future, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, Song Qingming would not easily give up his own path.

After waiting patiently for several days, until the last day of the auction, Song Qingming finally saw the biggest goal of his trip to the "Thunder Origin Sea" cultivation world appear on the auction stage where spiritual items were sold one after another.

Seeing the white-haired old man who presided over the auction take the stage again, he moved his spiritual light and took out ten exquisitely shaped golden jade bottles, then loudly said to the cultivators present: "What I have in my hand is the Infant-Nurturing Pill. This pill is a fourth-tier low-grade spiritual pill that can be used to assist cultivators in forming a Nascent Soul. I think I don't need to introduce it too much to everyone!

I can guarantee here that these pills were personally refined by our Flowing Cloud Sect’s Nascent Soul Elder and are top-grade spiritual pills that have been tested by the auction.

If you have any problems or quality issues after taking and refining them, feel free to come to Flowing Cloud Island in the future, and our sect will give everyone an explanation.

I have ten spiritual pills here. For the sake of fairness and to allow every fellow Daoist present to have a chance to participate in the competition.

It is the same as in previous years: all bidders will be randomly assigned, and each person can only participate in the competition for one of the pills. Everyone should have no objections to this, right!"

As a Core Formation cultivator, Song Qingming had naturally heard of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" brought out by the white-haired old man. The efficacy of this pill was similar to the "Thunder Infant Fruit" in his hand, which could increase a cultivator’s probability of forming a Nascent Soul by about 10%.

It was also the most common type of fourth-tier pill in the entire cultivation world that helped cultivators break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Other fourth-tier mid-grade or higher spiritual pills with relatively better efficacy were even rarer and were basically controlled by those large Nascent Soul sects or Soul Transformation forces, not easily circulating outside.

For most Core Formation rogue cultivators in the cultivation world, as well as smaller Nascent Soul sects like the "Carefree Sect," the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" was the best infant-forming spiritual pill they could use.

"I heard that every time the Heavenly Heart City trading fair is held, the Flowing Cloud Sect can only bring out five or six Infant-Nurturing Pills. They are really generous this time.

This Flowing Cloud Sect is worthy of being the number one cultivation sect in the Thunder Origin Sea. They actually have such a big hand, taking out ten spiritual pills for auction at once. Could it be that they are a bit short of spirit stones recently?"

Seeing the ten "Infant-Nurturing Pills" taken out by the white-haired old man on the stage, not only Song Qingming, but almost all the cultivators present felt very shocked and could not help but let out bursts of sighs.

Bai Yuxian immediately sent a voice transmission to Chen Xuanxin at her side, asking him, who had already prepared spirit stones, to help participate in the bidding to see if there was a chance to try and take down one of the spiritual pills.

The value of spiritual pills like the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" that help in forming a Nascent Soul is naturally far beyond ordinary pills of the same grade, and with so many cultivators competing on the spot, the price will not know how high it will be raised next.

However, fortunately, the rule for auctioning the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" is that all cultivators are randomly assigned quotas, and the final result depends entirely on personal luck.

If you are assigned together with those Nascent Soul major sect cultivators who are determined to get this item, the difficulty will naturally increase a lot.

But if you are lucky and the competitors assigned are rogue cultivators or small sect cultivators, the pressure to bid for this item will naturally be much smaller, and perhaps you can save a lot of your own spirit stones.

The reason why the auction organizer arranged it this way is also because in previous auctions, every time the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" appeared, it basically fell into the hands of those wealthy major sect cultivators.

Many rogue cultivators who came for the spiritual pills had no ability to compete with these major sect cultivators, and over time, everyone had a lot of opinions on this, protesting one after another, and some even chose not to come to participate in the trading fair.

At first, the auction organizer did not pay much attention to this, after all, a small number of cultivators participating in the competition would not affect the final auction price of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" in their hands.

It was not until later that this matter somehow alarmed the Soul Transformation ancestor of the "Flowing Cloud Sect," and it was only under his deliberate arrangement that the rule of one person only being able to bid for one spiritual pill was set.

In this way, although it was still unavoidable that most of the spiritual pills fell into the hands of those major sects, the many rogue cultivators and small sect family cultivators present at least had a glimmer of opportunity to compete for spiritual items.

As soon as the white-haired old man on the stage finished speaking, more than a dozen cultivators immediately came up to help count the prices bid by the many cultivators in the venue and randomly assigned them to each pill.

Unlike other auctioned spiritual items, the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" was not set with a reserve price, and all cultivators could directly participate in raising the sign to bid.

Because of this, even if they knew they did not have many spirit stones and it was difficult to compete for the precious spiritual pills on the stage, almost all the cultivators present at the entire auction basically participated in the initial bidding.

This also included Chu Fengping and others who had no spirit stones left.

Anyway, for them, it was just to join in the fun, and it did not affect anything.

Maybe they would be lucky and be assigned to a place where no Nascent Soul cultivators were competing, and they could also participate in the competition for the "Infant-Nurturing Pill."

After everyone in the "Carefree Sect" participated in the bidding, they were quickly assigned to different pill positions.

At the same time, all the voice transmission formations provided for cultivators to communicate in the private rooms were closed at this moment, and even the room numbers were not displayed on the auction stage.

This was also to prevent the cultivators participating in the auction from colluding with each other to borrow spirit stones, which would affect the absolute fairness of the auction.

After the voice transmission formation was closed, Song Qingming could not communicate with others and could only judge the situation of everyone being assigned through the numbers of their private rooms.

The first to start participating in the auction was Chen Xuanxin, who was entrusted with an important task by Bai Yuxian. He was assigned to the position of the first "Infant-Nurturing Pill" and participated in the competition for the first spiritual pill.

Although Bai Yuxian brought a lot of spirit stones this time, whether she could successfully bid for the pill ultimately depended on some luck.

Therefore, in addition to leaving enough spirit stones on her own body, Bai Yuxian also distributed a portion of the spirit stones to Chen Xuanxin in advance, allowing him to participate in the auction competition.

The two acted separately, so even if Bai Yuxian’s luck was too bad and she hit a nail, Chen Xuanxin still had a glimmer of hope.

As soon as the competition for the first "Infant-Nurturing Pill" began, it was not beyond Song Qingming’s expectation that its price quickly broke through 100,000 spirit stones and was still climbing upward without losing momentum.

"165,000 spirit stones, 170,000 spirit stones, 185,000 spirit stones..."

When seeing the price of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" break through to 200,000, although Song Qingming was prepared, he could not help but let out a sound of surprise.

Ordinary fourth-tier low-grade spiritual pills that can enhance the cultivation of Nascent Soul cultivators are generally only around 100,000 spirit stones, and the price of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" of the same grade could actually be raised to more than double, which really surprised him a bit.

Because he had already spent a lot of spirit stones on auctioning spiritual items before, the spirit stones Song Qingming had left at this moment were only a little over 200,000, and at this moment, he could not help but sigh softly.

According to the price estimated by Bai Yuxian in advance, it seems that Chen Xuanxin’s hope of competing for this first spiritual pill is already very slim! "Congratulations, this Fellow Daoist for bidding for the first Infant-Nurturing Pill with 254,000 spirit stones!"

As the white-haired old man on the stage finished speaking, Song Qingming, hearing the final price at which the spiritual pill was auctioned, also felt very ugly at this moment.

Although he was qualified to participate in the auction of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill," the price of this spiritual pill was indeed beyond his expectations.

To bid for an "Infant-Nurturing Pill" with the 200,000 spirit stones on his body, unless Song Qingming’s luck was extremely good, this possibility would exist.

Could it be that he is going to miss this opportunity that is already close at hand?

Seeing that after the second auction started, the price of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" was raised to over 200,000 spirit stones as expected, Song Qingming no longer had any fluke psychology in his heart and turned directly to ask the maid at his side: "If I mortgage the spiritual items in my hand now, can I still exchange them for spirit stones?"

Hearing Song Qingming’s inquiry, the two maids who had been waiting at the side hurriedly responded: "If the senior needs to mortgage spiritual items to exchange for spirit stones, it is naturally possible.

It’s just that you cannot leave the private room now, otherwise you will lose the qualification to continue the auction.

We can convey it for you to see which elder is free to come up and help you identify the spiritual items. Please wait patiently for a moment, senior." "That’s good, you go quickly!"

After Song Qingming finished speaking, he tossed a middle-grade spirit stone from his hand to the maid, who hurriedly thanked him and quickly left the private room.

After a long while, when the fourth auction had already started below, the maid led a bald man with early-stage Core Formation cultivation back to the private room where Song Qingming was.

"This Fellow Daoist, I am responsible for identifying and recycling spiritual items in the auction. Does the Fellow Daoist need to exchange for spirit stones?"

Seeing that the person had reported his identity, Song Qingming immediately cupped his hands and returned the salute, then quickly took out three magic treasures that had followed him for many years: the "Golden Radiance Treasure Ring," the "White Dragon Ruler," and the "Ink White Sword."

"Fellow Daoist, I want to mortgage these magic treasures. Please help me see how many spirit stones I can exchange for?"

"These two third-tier high-grade magic treasures are in good condition and can be discounted for 60,000 spirit stones. As for this flying sword, although the quality is not low, it seems to be somewhat damaged, so I can only calculate it for 15,000 spirit stones at most.

If the Fellow Daoist is willing, I can pay the spirit stones directly to the Fellow Daoist."

Hearing the price reported by the other party, which was obviously suppressing the original value of his magic treasures, Song Qingming hesitated slightly before continuing to ask: "I don't know, after exchanging these magic treasures to the Fellow Daoist, if I gather enough spirit stones later, can I still have a chance to take them back?"

The bald man smiled and nodded: "If the Fellow Daoist has this request, it is naturally possible.

Within three days, as long as the Fellow Daoist can gather enough spirit stones, you can go to the auction backstage to find me to redeem the spiritual items at any time. Once this time is exceeded, these spiritual items will likely be taken directly to the outer city for auction.

In addition, we will need to charge an additional 3,000 spirit stones as a storage fee. Please be aware of this, Fellow Daoist, after all, we cannot work for nothing."

"Thank you for the information, Fellow Daoist!"

After negotiating with the other party, Song Qingming did not hesitate any longer, directly handed the magic treasures in his hand to the other party, and obtained the spirit stones he urgently needed from the bald man.

After having 70,000 to 80,000 more spirit stones on his body, Song Qingming’s confidence immediately increased a lot, and he sat back in his seat full of confidence.

By the time Song Qingming completed the transaction, the fifth auction that Bai Yuxian participated in had already begun.

This time, Bai Yuxian’s luck was quite good, and the final auction price of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" was settled at 220,000 spirit stones.

Although Song Qingming could not know whether the final winner of the pill was Bai Yuxian, the competitors she faced were obviously much better than the previous ones.

Next, the sixth and seventh auctions ended one after another, and the prices at which the "Infant-Nurturing Pills" were auctioned were also much higher than the fifth one, and it was soon the turn of the eighth spiritual pill auction that Song Qingming was to participate in.

After the white-haired old man on the stage announced the start of the bidding, Song Qingming, who had calmed his mood for a long time, also began to feel nervous again, his eyes fixed on the viewing platform.

"164,000 spirit stones, 178,000 spirit stones, 195,000 spirit stones..."

Although the price kept rising, as expected by Song Qingming, it quickly broke through the 200,000 spirit stone barrier.

"215,000 spirit stones, 220,000 spirit stones!"

Seeing that the opponent was still bidding continuously, Song Qingming, sitting on the chair, could not help but tremble when he ordered the maid standing beside him to raise the sign.

After cultivating for so many years, this was the first time he had participated in such a level of spiritual item competition at an auction.

The mountain of spirit stones on his body seemed to have become a long string of numbers in the mouth of the white-haired old man, and no one cared how shocking it was to lay them out.

"248,000 spirit stones, first time!"

"248,000 spirit stones, second time!"

"..."

"Since no one is bidding anymore, this item belongs to this Fellow Daoist."

As the white-haired old man finished speaking, the stone that had been hanging high in Song Qingming’s heart finally fell, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

Spending nearly 250,000 spirit stones, although the price was not low among all the "Infant-Nurturing Pills" auctioned, it was at least taken down within the controllable range of Song Qingming’s heart.

Song Qingming, who slowly let out a breath, could not care about the excitement in his heart and hurriedly left the private room under the guidance of the maid to take back the pill he had worked so hard to bid for at the auction backstage.

Spending more than 200,000 spirit stones that he had accumulated for many years at once, Song Qingming felt extremely painful in his heart, and at the moment it was taken away by the other party, he also felt as if he had become a pauper overnight.

Now Song Qingming not only had few spirit stones left, but several magic treasures that had followed him for many years had also been mortgaged to the auction, and he did not know if he would have a chance to redeem them.

But no matter how high the price paid, for Song Qingming, these were all things that must be willing to be given up.

Compared with the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" that could assist him in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, these external things were obviously not as important as the spiritual pill in his hand.

By the time Song Qingming returned to the private room, the auction had entered the competition for the last "Infant-Nurturing Pill."

I don't know if it was because there was only one spiritual pill left, but the competition for the last "Infant-Nurturing Pill" was much more intense than all the previous ones.

It was finally auctioned at a sky-high price of nearly 280,000 spirit stones, which made Song Qingming gasp in his heart.

Fortunately, although his luck was not as good as Bai Yuxian’s, it was not too bad, otherwise if he had been unlucky enough to be assigned to the last round of bidding at the beginning, he would definitely not have had the chance to take down this "Infant-Nurturing Pill."

After watching the entire auction process of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill," Song Qingming, like most of the cultivators present, felt a bit more shocked by the "Flowing Cloud Sect" that hosted the auction.

Not counting the other spiritual items they released in the auction, just these ten "Infant-Nurturing Pills" alone, the "Flowing Cloud Sect" had already reaped more than 2 million spirit stones.

With so many spirit stones, even the "Carefree Sect" could not take out half of it after thousands of years of accumulation.

It can be seen that the strength of this Soul Transformation sect has far exceeded Song Qingming’s imagination, making him secretly wonder how much influence such a huge force would have on the cultivation world.

Although Song Qingming had seen Soul Transformation cultivators before, his master, "Lingxu Daoist," gave him a very gentle feeling, just like an immortal who had transcended the world and no longer asked about worldly affairs, and did not give him too much pressure.

At this moment, after seeing the wealthy "Flowing Cloud Sect," Song Qingming instantly felt his own insignificance.

Whether it was him or the entire Song family, in front of such a huge force, they were an ant at the foot of a high mountain, a lonely boat in the ocean, and could not be compared at all.

After the auction of the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" ended, Song Qingming, who was already empty-handed, naturally could not continue to participate in the subsequent competition for other spiritual items.

Together with Chu Fengping and others, he sat quietly on the side and became an onlooker.

Only Zhang Tieyang, who was impatient, ran out to inquire about the news of everyone auctioning the "Infant-Nurturing Pill" before the voice transmission formation in the private room was restored.

In this regard, not only did Song Qingming shake his head and deny the matter directly, but even Bai Yuxian and Chen Xuanxin did not admit to everyone that they had bid for the "Infant-Nurturing Pill."

After all, it was a precious spiritual item involving more than 200,000 spirit stones. Regardless of whether they had bid for the pill or not, everyone would not easily say it out, and Zhang Tieyang was destined to have no results if he wanted to inquire about this.

However, through Bai Yuxian, who also took down a valuable fourth-tier spiritual item in the final auction, Song Qingming could still guess some clues.

At least one of them must not have succeeded, otherwise Bai Yuxian would not have been able to take out so many spirit stones.

In the subsequent auction, several finale spiritual items were also more shocking to the cultivators present than the others.

Finally, a fourth-tier high-grade magic treasure that Song Qingming had never seen before appeared, which was auctioned at a sky-high price of nearly 800,000 spirit stones, also allowing Song Qingming to see the terrifying financial resources of some Nascent Soul cultivators.

Song Qingming, sitting in the private room, besides bursts of shock in his heart, was also thinking about how to redeem the mortgaged magic treasures next.

These magic treasures were all spiritual items that had followed him for many years and were very handy to use. Song Qingming naturally did not want to mortgage them cheaply to others like this.

Just after the auction ended, Song Qingming, who had no spiritual items to exchange, had no intention of staying to participate in the subsequent free exchange meeting for cultivators.

After greeting Bai Yuxian and others, he left his private room directly, intending to find Song Yuanhao and others to gather some spirit stones to see.

But just as Song Qingming walked out of the auction venue, a somewhat familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Making a trace of joy appear on Song Qingming’s originally worried face. (End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 815 =====