Chapter 266: Chapter 179: Auction_3
Translator: 549690339
This statement, once made, shocked the entire hall.
“Mana Money?”
“Spirit Stone?”
“This…”
Everyone looked at each other in dismay, unsure of what to do.
Meanwhile, outside the venue.
“Good gracious!”
“They’ve even figured out how to condense mana into objects?”
“This is clearly aiming to exploit the inexhaustible Spirit Stone mines of the Liang Kingdom Cultivation Realm, with its million cultivators!”
Outside the venue, within the crowd, Elder Zhen’s words once again startled Xiao Miao’s mind.
“Mana-condensed objects?”
Xiao Miao was puzzled, “What are those?”
“What else could it be?”
Elder Zhen enlightened him, “Spiritual Energy from Spirit Stones can be absorbed by cultivators and transformed into mana, then isn’t it possible for cultivators’ mana to be condensed into Spirit Stones?”
“This…”
Xiao Miao was taken aback, “Logically, it should be possible, right?”
“In theory, indeed it is feasible!”
Elder Zhen said gravely, “But do you know why no sect has done this before?”
Xiao Miao didn’t understand, “Why not?”
“Because it’s impractical!”
Elder Zhen explained, “Converting Spirit Stones into mana is one level of consumption, and turning mana back into Spirit Stones is another. After two levels of consumption, the input and the output are completely disproportionate.”
“Moreover, a cultivator’s mana isn’t groundless and endless. Either they absorb Spiritual Energy from Spirit Stones, or they consume Spirit Rice and Spirit Pills. One must expend resources to replenish mana.”
“Therefore, using mana to condense Spirit Stones is a very foolish act. The costs outweigh the benefits, and the condensed Spirit Stones are even difficult to preserve. It’s a thankless task, utterly draining with no reward.”
These words left Xiao Miao stunned, “Then why does Green Jade Mountain still want to do this?”
“That’s the crux of the matter!”
Elder Zhen spoke solemnly, “If I’m not mistaken, that old ghost must have some special methods to greatly increase the yield of Spirit Plants.”
“For him, Spirit Rice and Spirit Pills are resources with an extremely low cost, which can be fed to the cultivators of Liang Country like fodder, making them continuously produce Spirit Stones, oh no, Mana Money!”
“For others, this business would surely be a loss-making venture, but only he can profit immensely from it.”
“What kind of background does this old ghost have, even the Void Spirit Monarch seems to lack such an ability!”
Elder Zhen’s words were filled with frustration.
Xiao Miao stood there, somewhat dazed.
At this moment, on the stage inside the venue.
“Condensing Mana Money requires the expenditure of mana, which inevitably slows down one’s Cultivation. As for what choices to make, I’ll leave it up to you.”
“Now, let us bring forth the third auction item—a tier three Internal Pill!”
As he spoke, Bai Yunzi swept his sleeve, and instantly, sprit light dazzled brilliantly, revealing ten jade plates, each bearing various colored Internal Pills.
“A month ago, Spell King took action, Scouring the Court and Sweeping the Den, purging the Hundred Thousand Mountains, slaughtering countless demons.”
“Among them, there were no lack of Golden Core Demon Beasts. After the Spell King killed them, he harvested their Internal Pills and personally refined them, dispelling the demonic energy, leaving only the pure Yuan Spirit. Any cultivator who has reached perfect Foundation Establishment can refine it safely and without risk, advancing to Golden Core.”
“Golden Core cultivators have a lifespan of five hundred years!”
“Although this is a method for creating a Pseudo Core, there will be no further progress possible in the future, but the five hundred years of lifespan are fully intact.”
“How to decide, I’ll leave it up to you.”
“For this auction, there are only ten pills available, and each starts at a bidding price of five million Spirit Stones, with each increase no less than one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.”
“The bidding starts now for the first pill, which comes from a Golden Core Demon Beast, the Green Wood Python. For Wood Spirit Root cultivators, refining it will yield twice the result with half the effort.”
Bai Yunzi’s voice echoed, silence swept over the area, followed by shock.
“A Pseudo Core!”
“It is actually a Pseudo Core!”
Someone was startled, immediately placing a bid.
“Six million!”
The crowd looked toward the source of the voice, only to see an elderly figure with white hair, appearing very frail, but with an extraordinary aura.
“Six million?”
“He is…”
“The patriarch of the Chen family, Chen Nanfeng!”
“That old fellow is still alive?”
“Perfect Foundation Establishment only gets you three hundred years of life, isn’t he over three hundred years old?”
“This man is a Wood Spirit Root cultivator, and he cultivates Wood Spirit Skills, which are best for prolonging life. Also, he rarely engages in fights and has been cocooning himself within the family’s grand array, living pestilence-free to three hundred and fifty-seven and still not dead!”
“No wonder he jumped at this opportunity…”
The crowd buzzed with discussion, revealing the identity of the man.
But “Chen Nanfeng” didn’t care, his eyes were fixed intently on the Internal Pill of the Green Wood Python on the stage.
That wasn’t just any Internal Pill, it clearly represented more than a hundred years of life.
He had lived for three hundred and fifty-seven years, but the older one gets, the more afraid they are of death.
Now, the hope for extending his life was right before his eyes. How could he miss it?
Let alone the method of using a Pseudo Core, which precludes the possibility of further progress, at his age, what future prospects could he possibly have?
Among the myriads of cultivators in the world, how many can achieve Golden Core?
The Golden Core Dao, the Golden Core Dao, although merely the ignorant talk of low-ranking cultivators, it also indirectly reflects the underlying ecology of the Cultivation Realm.
In the past, the Three Sects ruled the world, not only monopolizing Golden Core Skills and Core Formation Spiritual Objects, but also strictly controlled Pseudo Cores.
After all, the Three Sects themselves had quite a few disciples who had reached perfect Foundation Establishment with no hope of achieving Golden Core.
They were reserves of combat power.
During the battle at Purple Cloud Mountain, Green Jade Mountain used the stockpile of Demon Beast Inner Pills to transform a group of cultivators at perfect Foundation Establishment into Golden Cores, using them as cannon fodder to forcefully attack Purple Cloud Mountain.
Although they didn’t have much effect, it also showed the value of Pseudo Cores.
A few million Spirit Stones is definitely not expensive because previously, even if you had the Spirit Stones, you couldn’t buy them.
“Six million Spirit Stones once,” Bai Yunzi announced the price indifferently, without concerning himself with Chen Nanfeng’s feelings.
As expected, it didn’t take long for a second voice to ring out.
“Seven million Spirit Stones!”
“You…!”