Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Seeing that Lin Tianming did not take the Jade Slip or show any reaction, Lin Shilu hurriedly reminded him.

"You lad, don't you hurry up and thank your Grandpa Sea? This is summarized by a Third Order Alchemy Master," he urged.

Hearing Lin Shilu's reminder, Lin Tianming finally came back to his senses and said with utmost sincerity,

"Thank you, Grandpa Sea. Once I have understood its contents, I will surely return it to you, sir." Discover hidden stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Ye Pinghai chuckled and said,

"No worries, I have already comprehended it. Just take it, and you decide how to deal with it."

Thinking of how Ye Pinghai was all alone in the world yet had repeatedly provided help, Lin Tianming felt deeply moved. He indeed needed this handwritten note at the moment.

As for repaying the favor in the future, he would make it a point to do so when he was capable.

With this thought, Lin Tianming did not play coy any longer. He respectfully accepted the Jade Slip and then placed it into his storage bag.

Lin Shilu and Ye Pinghai nodded in satisfaction and continued to chat leisurely.

A short while later, bursts of noise came from the auction hall, and the few people quickly shifted their gaze.

Looking over, the entire second-floor auction hall was more than half as small as the first floor. In the center was a similar high platform surrounded by hundreds of seats and over a hundred private rooms.

At this moment, only around a hundred of the seats in the public area were occupied, the rest were empty.

With the appearance of an old man with the demeanor of an immortal on the central high platform, the clamor throughout the hall quieted down.

The old man had a composed demeanor, his aged face constantly adorned with a smile. He bowed to the hundred or so cultivators below and the surrounding private rooms, then he began to speak,

"I, Xue Chong, am honored to host the Foundation Establishment Area auction today. As all of you are Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the rules of the auction need not be repeated as you're doubtless informed," he said.

"Hehe, many fellow cultivators can't wait, so I won't talk nonsense. Let's start with the first auction item," he declared.

No sooner had he finished speaking, the old man produced a piece of demonic beast skin in his hand. The whole piece was dark brown and well-preserved.

"One piece of Superior Second Order Savage Spirit Bull beast skin up for auction. The defensive capabilities of this beast are extremely formidable; its skin is an excellent material for crafting inner armor or for Talisman Making. The starting bid is eight hundred Spirit Stones, with each subsequent bid to be no less than ten Spirit Stones," he announced.

Before the echo faded, several cultivators immediately began to bid, seemingly all Artifact Refiners or Talisman Makers.

"Eight hundred and fifty Spirit Stones!"

"Eight hundred and eighty Spirit Stones!"

The first auction item was a Superior Second Order beast skin, and the price continued to climb, indicating the auction's emphasis on this sale.

Lin Tianming and the others, sitting in the private room and chatting idly, watched the heated scene below, and Ye Pinghai joked,

"Brother Lin, this Savage Spirit Bull's skin is quite fine, and quite large, too—it's great material for crafting inner armor."

Lin Shilu laughed heartily, then replied,

"I, too, plan to secure this item. If used properly, it should be enough to craft two sets of Lower Second Order inner armor."

In just over ten breaths' time, the price of the Savage Spirit Bull's skin had reached one thousand one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones.

At such a price, the number of bidding cultivators below was dwindling, leaving only three who were still persistent.

Lin Shilu also made his first bid.

"One thousand two hundred Spirit Stones."

"One thousand two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones," a cultivator immediately called out.

"One thousand three hundred Spirit Stones."

With Lin Shilu's significant increase in the bid, the cultivators who had been bidding seemed to give up.

After several breaths with no further bids, Xue Chong declared the first auction item sold.

Lin Shilu prepared his Spirit Stones and completed the transaction with Xue Chong through a barrier, both parties obtaining the Spirit Stones and the auction item.

With the first treasure settled, Xue Chong was very satisfied with the price and continued to host the event.

"The second treasure, a plant of Six-leaved Purple Sandalwood, a Second Order spirit material, is an exceptional material for Artifact Refining. The starting bid is three hundred Spirit Stones, with increments no less than ten Spirit Stones," he introduced.

Although the first treasure ignited the atmosphere, the second one was somewhat less impressive. Nevertheless, several cultivators were eagerly bidding.

"Three hundred and twenty Spirit Stones!"

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Below, the cultivators continued to bid fiercely. Lin Tianming, who did not practice Artifact Refining, naturally had no interest, and Lin Shilu and Ye Pinghai also looked down upon these items.

The second treasure was won by a Third Level Foundation Establishment Cultivator for five hundred and twenty Spirit Stones.

The fiery auction continued, and in a blink of an eye, it had reached the last ten items, the climax of the event.

After auctioning off hundreds of treasures, nearly all of them were Second Order Spiritual Items, including a considerable amount of Spiritual Medicine Materials, various Spirit Ore Materials, and many parts of Demonic Beasts' bodies.

During this time, Lin Tianming spent over a thousand Spirit Stones, acquiring several strains of Spiritual Medicine Materials and one Second Order low-quality Demon Beast Inner Pill, which he planned to feed to the Purple Gold Eagle in hopes of it breaking through to the second order.

Lin Shilu and Ye Pinghai also made a few bids, each securing some Spiritual Medicine Materials and Artifact Refining Materials. They were not exceptionally precious, but were also not ordinary items.

As the auction of the common items concluded, everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the grand finale items.

After a brief rest, Xue Chong took out another Jade Box and opened it.

In the Jade Box held by Xue Chong, a fist-sized Spirit Fruit lay inside, its entire form crystal clear and translucent, also emitting an enticing fragrance.

Xue Chong's eyes revealed a hint of fervor, but he quickly regained his composure and began the introduction.

"A Second Order Medium Quality Spirit Fruit, the Flame Fruit, extremely rare, enhances vitality and blood, as well as benefits skin and Divine Sense. The starting bid is one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones, with each increment not less than twenty Spirit Stones!"

As soon as the words fell, many cultivators' faces flushed, and their breathing quickened.

Seeing this item, Lin Tianming was equally thrilled.

He had long come across this fruit in various tomes; it could strengthen the body as well as fortify the Divine Sense, with very significant effects. However, only one could be consumed, and the effects would halve with each additional ingestion.

Even so, the effects of the fruit were excellent, and cultivators who had never used it would not easily give up the chance to attain it.

Although he had attended several auctions and exchange events before, he had never come across such a fruit. Now that he had finally found one, he naturally wouldn't let it slip away.

While Lin Tianming was momentarily lost in thought, over ten cultivators began bidding fiercely, and the price of the Flame Fruit had already risen to over fifteen hundred Spirit Stones, and it was still climbing.

Determined to obtain the fruit, Lin Tianming immediately joined the bidding.

"One thousand six hundred and twenty Spirit Stones!"

He raised the bid by a full hundred Spirit Stones in one go, causing many cultivators in the audience to speculate in whispers.

However, there were still seven or eight cultivators unwilling to give up. Among these bidding cultivators, many came from clans, sects, and other powerful forces, with considerable backing and financial resources not much inferior to his.

"One thousand six hundred and fifty Spirit Stones!"

"One thousand seven hundred Spirit Stones!"

...

The price continued to soar, and after more than a dozen rounds of bidding, the Flame Fruit's price had reached one thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones, about to break the two-thousand barrier.

By this time, the majority of cultivators had already withdrawn.

Now somewhat overpriced, only three people, including Lin Tianming, were still in the bidding. All of them were cultivators from private rooms.

"One thousand nine hundred and fifty Spirit Stones!"

Lin Tianming didn't hesitate, raising the bid by one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones and causing the whole audience to gasp.

He had already consumed many Body Refinement Spirit Fruits and elixirs and was very clear about the benefits they brought to the body and Divine Sense.

Even if the price was steep, he was willing to pay, knowing well that treasures like this were hard to come by.

After he called out his bid, the cultivators in the other two private rooms fell into brief silence, seemingly willing to give up.

Three breaths passed, and just when Xue Chong was about to announce the auction result, one of the private rooms called out a price, seeming to make a final bid.

"Two thousand Spirit Stones!"

"Two thousand one hundred Spirit Stones!"

Before the voice had finished, Lin Tianming instantly upped the bid by another hundred Spirit Stones.

Hearing Lin Tianming's new bid, the last bidding cultivator fell completely silent.

Five breaths went by, and Xue Chong bowed towards the private room where Lin Tianming was located and proceeded to announce the auction result.

"Congratulations to the Daoist friend in the private room on securing the Flame Fruit for two thousand one hundred Spirit Stones!"

Hearing Xue Chong declare the result, Lin Tianming let out a sigh of relief.

Overjoyed, he quickly took out two thousand one hundred Spirit Stones and, with a flick of his hand, sent them all through the restrictive light screen, landing steadily in Xue Chong's hands.

After a sweep with his Divine Sense and confirming that the number was correct, Xue Chong flung the Jade Box through the light screen as well, which Lin Tianming caught.

At that moment, Lin Tianming was somewhat excited, picking up the blood-red Flame Fruit and lovingly admiring it.

In the center of the auction house, Xue Chong chuckled and resumed hosting the auction.