Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

The explosive auction continued.

The first climax treasure sold for a high price of two thousand one hundred spirit stones, satisfying all cultivators in attendance.

Xue Chong was very satisfied. By presiding over this auction, he would receive a generous reward.

As the atmosphere on the scene gradually relaxed, Xue Chong took out the prepared treasure, the second climax item.

Looking over, he revealed a fiery red spirit sword about three feet long in his hand, encircled by faint sword qi, clearly an attack talisman.

Seeing this item, many cultivators flashed eager spiritual light in their eyes.

Xue Chong waved his hand once, twirling the blade, then started to introduce it.

"The second climax item, a Second Order Low Grade Artifact, named Fire Cloud Sword, renowned for its formidable attack power; it's considered an exquisite piece among Second Order Low Grade Artifacts. The starting bid is three thousand spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than twenty spirit stones," he announced.

As soon as the words fell, a cultivator at the Third Level of Foundation Establishment from the public area couldn't wait to bid.

"Three thousand one hundred spirit stones," he shouted.

The first bid emerged, and an elderly cultivator at the Fourth Level of Foundation Establishment mocked:

"Bidding so slowly is a waste of time, let an old man bid three thousand five hundred spirit stones," he declared.

The elder sharply raised the price by several hundred spirit stones, making some eager cultivators give up on bidding.

Second Order Magical Artifacts are not easily refined and are very precious in the Cultivation World. Many cultivators at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment exhaust all their wealth and even incur debts for the sake of Foundation Establishment.

Those who have just reached Foundation Establishment typically aren't wealthy, and hence many cultivators at the Initial and even Medium Stage of Foundation Establishment find it hard to possess a magic artifact.

That's why many cultivators at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment attend auctions specifically for Second Order Magical Artifacts.

Despite the significant price jump made by the elder, many people were not willing to give up easily, for the auction recognized spirit stones, and the one who offered the highest price would obtain the treasure.

"Three thousand six hundred spirit stones," a middle-aged cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Second Layer bid loudly.

"Three thousand seven hundred spirit stones,"

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Lin Tianming and his two companions sat in the private room, watching the intense bidding among cultivators below, looking on as if enjoying a show.

They had not made a bid throughout, nor did they have any intention to participate in the auction.

After all, Lin Shilu and Ye Pinghai had entered Foundation Establishment quite early. Lin Shilu was a Second Order Refiner, and Ye Pinghai was a Second Order High-Grade Alchemy Master, both extremely wealthy, each already possessing Second Order Magical Artifacts, and of not low quality either.

Lin Tianming himself used a complete set of spirit swords and had the Second Order Medium Quality Tiangang Sword for exhibiting his divine skills. The Fire Cloud Sword was decent but of little use to him. More importantly, his spirit stones were limited, and after purchasing the Flame Fruit, he only had a little over two thousand spirit stones left.

The bidding scene at this moment was extremely hot, and the price was quickly raised to four thousand four hundred spirit stones.

By this point, the price of the Fire Cloud Sword was somewhat inflated, and many cultivators with limited means had long given up the idea of bidding. Only two cultivators remained in the competition: the afore-mentioned cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer and the old man who had been fiercely raising the price.

The two competing cultivators were at odds, neither willing to back down.

Seeing the middle-aged cultivator increase the bid by fifty spirit stones, the elder's face started to look rather unpleasant.

Thinking of the thousands of spirit stones he had painstakingly saved, he yelled to the bidding cultivator:

"Daoist Zhu, give me some face and let me have this sword, how about it?"

"Hmph, the rule of the auction is that the highest bidder wins. If you don't have spirit stones, you shouldn't participate," the man surnamed Zhu flatly refused, without giving any face to the elder.

The elder had assumed that since he was two minor realms higher than Daoist Zhu and had asked personally, Daoist Zhu would retreat. But he didn't expect the man to completely disregard him, which took him by surprise.

Seeing that Daoist Zhu was not giving in, the angered elder threatened:

"Fine, fine, there will be other days. Daoist Zhu, you'd better watch yourself when you go out, lest something unfortunate happen to you,"

"Four thousand six hundred spirit stones,"

"Four thousand seven hundred spirit stones,"

Daoist Zhu remained undeterred and continued to increase the bid.

A few moments passed.

At this point, the elder's face was flushed red. After sweeping his divine sense over the spirit stones in his storage bag, he no longer raised the bid, clearly giving up on the auction.

Xue Chong, seeing that the two contenders were silent, publicly announced the auction result.

Daoist Zhu was all smiles as he handed over the spirit stones to Xue Chong and then received the Fire Cloud Sword.

Meanwhile, the elder's face was red with rage; having lost face, he was fuming and wished he could tear Daoist Zhu to pieces.

Noticing the elder's demeanor, Xue Chong's expression turned cold, and he spoke:

"Daoist Xu, this is an auction. Any resentments should be resolved outside the market,"

Hearing Xue Chong's reminder, Daoist Xu forcibly suppressed the agitation in his heart. Knowing the consequences all too well, no one dared to cause trouble within the market, and he sat down without saying another word. Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Xue Chong nodded and continued to preside over the auction,

Time slowly passed, and soon an hour had gone by.

During this period, seven treasures had been consecutively auctioned off, one of which was the Hun Tian Pill that fetched a high price.

The other treasures were no ordinary items either. Two more Second Order Magical Artifacts, some precious Spiritual Medicine Materials, a Yellow Grade Technique, and a Foundation Establishment Pill were sold.

The Yellow Grade Technique was bought by a cultivator in a private room for twenty-three thousand spirit stones, and the Foundation Establishment Pill was taken by another in a private room for thirty-one thousand spirit stones, bringing in high prices for all the treasures.