Chapter 79: Chapter 79:1.4 Million Spirit Stones (Fifth
Update)
The cultivator from Dao Palace bowed to the Heavenly Room where Lu Changsheng was located, “Although I am not clear about your origins, I have a disciple who has been injured in their soul by a demonic technique from a Demon Sects’ disciple and is in urgent need of this ‘Soul Supplement Pill’ for rescue. Please, may you be generous and give us the opportunity.”
The Heavenly Room remained silent.
Soon after, Lu Changsheng’s voice came out, “Since it is something you need, I will not compete with you for it.”
The Dao Palace cultivator was overjoyed, “Many thanks for your kindness!”
In the end, the Dao Palace cultivator won the Soul Supplement Pill with a bid of 150,000 Spirit Stones.
The sixth-grade Elixir Pill being auctioned was brought in by Lu Changsheng himself, so naturally, he could not bid on his items. Therefore, he considered this a favor given freely.
“Ahem, at last, we have the treasure of this event— the seventh-grade Elixir Pill ‘Phoenix Blood Revival Pill’, containing a drop of genuine blood from the legendary divine beast, the Phoenix. Even if a Dao Palace stage expert is gravely injured, they would recover quickly after taking this Phoenix Blood Revival Pill. The pill also offers extraordinary benefits, such as resisting cold and detoxification. The starting bid is 1 million Spirit Stones, with each increment of 50,000 Spirit Stones!”
The auctioneer opened the stopper, and the medicinal efficiency of the Phoenix Blood Revival Pill overflowed, making everyone feel as if they were bathed in the spring breeze, refreshed and delighted.
“Indeed, it is a seventh-grade Elixir Pill!”
“It’s a pity that the price of a seventh-grade Elixir Pill is so expensive; even if I were to spend everything I own, I couldn’t afford even a scrap of its outer shell. I’m better off just watching.”
“I wonder which notable figure will bid?”
All eyes in the venue turned to the Heavenly Room, as they all expected the mysterious and generous bidder in the Heavenly Room to immediately snap up the seventh-grade Elixir Pill.
However, Lu Changsheng remained indifferent.
The seventh-grade Elixir Pill “Phoenix Blood Revival Pill” was put up for auction by Lu Changsheng himself.
“Tianbao Trading Company is truly ruthless, setting the base price directly at 1 million Spirit Stones. This way, they can at least take a commission of 30,000 Spirit Stones,” Lu Changsheng remarked.
Tianbao Trading Company was merely taking a commission, yet they were making a hefty profit from it.
From this auction alone, Tianbao Trading Company stood to make at least 100,000 Spirit Stones in profit.
“I bid 1 million Spirit Stones.”
An unassuming Dao Palace stage cultivator made a bid, immediately drawing surprised looks from everyone.
Anyone capable of bidding 1 million Spirit Stones was no ordinary person.
“1.1 million Spirit Stones.”
The bidding started in the Heavenly Room.
“1.2 million Spirit Stones.”
The Earth Room joined the bidding as well.
The person in the Heavenly Room fell silent when they heard the bid from the Earth Room, no longer participating in the bidding.
“1.25 million Spirit Stones.”
A Nameless Swordsman made a bid.
“1.3 million Spirit Stones.”
“1.35 million Spirit Stones.”
“1.4 million Spirit Stones.”
“1.4 million Spirit Stones once.”
“1.4 million Spirit Stones twice.”
“Sold!”
In the end, the Earth Room won the Phoenix Blood Revival Pill with the astonishing bid of 1.4 million Spirit Stones.
Lu Changsheng finally understood just how rare a seventh-grade Elixir Pill was.
Those who attended the auction were also treated to a feast for the eyes, as they witnessed a sky-high price of 1.4 million Spirit Stones!
After the auction ended, the proprietor personally delivered the Space Ring filled with Spirit Stones and a vast array of treasures to the Heavenly Room.
“Honored guest, the total transaction price for your two Elixir Pills is 1.55 million Spirit Stones, with a commission of 3 percent, leaving you with 1.5035 million Spirit Stones. Furthermore, you purchased 23 lower-grade Acquired Spirit Treasures for 600,000 Spirit Stones; one mid-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure for 250,000 Spirit Stones; and one piece of Xuanlong Huanmo for 200,000 Spirit Stones. Your total expenditures were 1.05 million Spirit Stones. Subtracting expenses from income, you net 453,500 Spirit Stones and 25 treasures. These items are all inside the Space Ring, please inspect them,” the proprietor said as he handed over the Space Ring to Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense swept through everything, leaving no stone unturned.
“Then I shall take my leave.”
Having achieved his goal, Lu Changsheng prepared to make his way home.
“Esteemed guest, please wait a moment. This is our Tianbao Trading Company’s Black Gold Card. As long as you hold this card, you will receive the utmost hospitality at any branch of Tianbao Trading Company.”
The shopkeeper handed over a card crafted from special materials.
Hmm???
There are black cards in the world of cultivation too?
Lu Changsheng accepted the black card and then departed.
Lu Changsheng sensed someone tracking him and used the Heaven Rank cultivation technique, Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking, to evade his pursuer.
With Lu Changsheng now at the eighth layer of Dao Palace realm, there were few in the imperial city who could track him.
From the Earth Room, a man with a square face and clad in a dark purple robe stepped out with the confidence of a dragon and the fierceness of a tiger.
A cultivation expert at the first layer of the Dao Palace realm returned to the man in the dark purple robe to report, “Your Majesty, I am useless; I’ve lost him.”
The man in the dark purple robe had a grave expression, “With your cultivation level and tracking skills honed on the battlefield, to still lose him implies the person’s cultivation is definitely not below the Dao Palace realm, and he’s an expert in tracking techniques. It’s highly probable that he is the Divine Pill Master who concocted the seventh-grade elixir pills. When did such a high- caliber Divine Pill Master appear in our Great Xia Dynasty? How is it that even I, the Emperor, am completely unaware?”
The Dao Palace realm expert sighed, “Indeed, strange occurrences have happened in the imperial city these past few days.”
After leaving behind the legend of the Divine Pill Master at the auction house in Tianyu City, Lu Changsheng donned the Taiyi Daoist Robe and quietly returned to his dwelling.
“Elder Lu, what brought you out so early in the morning?”
A cold yet pleasing voice sounded, as Xia Ningxue, who lived next door, noticed the faint disturbance.
Xia Ningxue was highly cultivated, possessing a special constitution called the Lingwa Holy Body, and practiced the Sect-Defending Skills of the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, the Supreme Forgetting Love Art, making her exceptionally perceptive. She had seen all of Lu Changsheng’s comings and goings and couldn’t help but be curious.
“I went out for morning exercises.”
“Oh? Is that some kind of cultivation technique?”
Xia Ningxue pondered seriously for a moment.
Lu Changsheng returned to his room to take stock of his gains.
Thirteen Acquired Spirit Treasure Flying Swords could be given as rewards for a good number of days.
Lu Changsheng decided to first take a batch of Flying Swords to bestow upon his second disciple, Lian.
Although Lian’s main magic weapon was not a Flying Sword, it could be used for Sword Flight in daily practice.
Before long, Lian, having received Lu Changsheng’s telepathic message, arrived at his room, and Lu Changsheng took out a lower grade Acquired Spirit Treasure, the “Feixing Sword.”
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple “Lian” with a lower grade Acquired Spirit Treasure “Feixing Sword,” receiving a hundredfold reward for teaching: an upper-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure “Pure Yang Sword.”]
[Your daily reward count -1, remaining reward opportunities are 2.]
An upper-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure?
Lu Changsheng shook his head.
Since Lu Changsheng was presently using the lower-grade Innate Spirit Treasure “Nine Heavens Imperial Thunder Sword,” he deemed it worthwhile only if the returned item was a medium-grade Innate Spirit Treasure or higher.
“I will give you another Flying Sword.”
Lu Changsheng took out the second lower-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure, the “Qjngfeng Sword.”
“Master giving Lian Flying Swords is very much appreciated, but why are you giving Lian so many?”
Lian was greatly puzzled.
Had the master become addicted to giving?
“Keep them for backups, and do as you wish with any surplus.”
Lu Changsheng certainly wasn’t short of magic weapons.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple “Lian” with a lower grade Acquired Spirit Treasure “Qjngfeng Sword,” receiving a hundredfold reward for teaching: an upper-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure “Gale Sword.”]
(Your daily reward count -1, remaining reward opportunities are 1.]