Free Web NovelChapter 461: Chapter 285: Yang Fire Body Refining
Auction items were sold off one after another.
At last, it was time for the Taiyi Geng Metal.
Taiyi Geng Metal wasn’t just for refining Flying Boats; it was also a supreme Spiritual Material for crafting various Flying Swords and Magical Treasures. It could even be easily integrated into existing Magical Treasures to enhance their power. As a result, its price was always exorbitant.
Yang Jing’s reputation might have been enough to make others yield on the Innate Grand Capture, but if he wanted the Taiyi Geng Metal, he’d have to go head-to-head with numerous Golden Core and Nascent Soul experts.
Given how precious the Taiyi Geng Metal was, two Nascent Soul Cultivators had even traveled vast distances specifically for this auction.
Naturally, Yang Jing was already prepared. He had specifically made a deal with Wei Ying before the auction to raise more Spirit Stones.
Soon, the intense bidding began.
"One hundred and sixty thousand Spirit Stones!"
An aged voice, filled with determination, called out from the private room next door.
Thanks to his connections with various merchant guilds, Yang Jing already knew the identities of his rivals. One was the Lu Clan Ancestor of the Nascent Soul Clan, the Zhaotai Lu Family. The other was from the Xuanzhe Wang Family. Both were Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators and had brought several junior clan members with them.
This price instantly scared off the Golden Core Cultivators who were hoping to get lucky and snag a bargain.
After a Foundation Establishment Cultivator advanced to the Core Formation stage, their Spirit Stone income would increase dramatically, but the tier of Spirit Pills they required would rise just as steeply. Some down-on-their-luck Golden Core Cultivators would even willingly join a Nascent Soul Clan as an Honored Guest Elder just to obtain the Spirit Pills they needed to advance their cultivation.
"One hundred and seventy thousand Spirit Stones!"
The Wang Family Ancestor on the other side immediately countered, equally determined to obtain the Taiyi Geng Metal.
The two went back and forth, quickly driving the price of the Taiyi Geng Metal up to a staggering two hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
Even a Royal Family like the Lu Family could only muster three hundred and sixty thousand Spirit Stones without seriously damaging their finances, which showed just how expensive this piece of Taiyi Geng Metal was.
"Two hundred fifty-eight thousand!"
As soon as Yang Jing sensed the two Nascent Soul Cultivators’ bidding begin to falter, he jumped in with his own offer.
The sudden appearance of a third bidder broke the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs’ rhythm. A moment later, the Wang Family Ancestor called out a price of two hundred and seventy thousand.
"Two hundred and eighty thousand!"
Yang Jing countered almost instantly.
"Kid, do you really have that many Spirit Stones? If you’re just bidding recklessly and can’t produce the funds later, it’ll be quite the embarrassment when you’re thrown out."
The Lu Clan Ancestor’s tone carried a veiled threat.
It would have been one thing if his competitor were another Nascent Soul Cultivator, but for a mere Golden Core junior to bid so aggressively—how could he possibly tolerate it?
"You needn’t worry about that, True Monarch Lu. If I dare to make a bid, I can naturally produce the Spirit Stones," Yang Jing replied, his tone neither servile nor overbearing.
Hearing his identity revealed, the Lu Clan Ancestor’s expression tightened. He realized he’d run into a local powerhouse—perhaps one of the True Disciples from the Five Elements True Spirit Sect.
This filled him with even more jealousy and resentment, but he could only suppress it. After all, this was the Five Elements True Spirit Sect’s territory.
The bidding resumed in a strangely tense atmosphere, growing even more heated.
The price soared until it reached three hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones, at which point the bidding pace finally began to slow.
"Junior! Do you really intend to fight me for this to the very end!?" the Wang Family Ancestor demanded, his voice laced with fury.
The Lu Clan Ancestor’s earlier words had already been out of line, but the auction house had let it slide out of respect for his status as a Nascent Soul Cultivator. However, the Wang Family Ancestor so openly threatening another bidder completely crossed the line.
"True Monarch Wang, we organized this auction to foster goodwill among our peers. If you continue to use your status and cultivation to intimidate others, I will have to ask you to leave," the Plump Daoist said, bracing himself.
This auction was jointly organized by seven merchant guilds, each backed by at least one Nascent Soul True Monarch. With such powerful support, the Plump Daoist, as the auction’s host, could not possibly allow the Wang Family Ancestor to disrupt the proceedings.
Before the words had even left his mouth, the powerful aura of a Nascent Soul Cultivator flared up, lending support to the Plump Daoist.
The Wang Family Ancestor snorted coldly. The current price had already exceeded his budget. With a flick of his sleeves in displeasure, he turned and walked out with the junior members of the Wang Family.
The other rival, the Lu Clan Ancestor, continued to bid against Yang Jing for several more rounds. He only gave up after the price of the Taiyi Geng Metal reached four hundred and eight thousand Spirit Stones, leaving with a cold snort.
That price was enough to buy a common Magical Treasure.
Though he needed the Taiyi Geng Metal, he could always seek it out in the Central Continent, where the price would be at least one hundred fifty to one hundred sixty thousand Spirit Stones cheaper.
Seeing the Taiyi Geng Metal fetch such a rare, high price, the Plump Daoist beamed, his eyes narrowing into slits.
A moment later, a maid carefully delivered a Storage Bag to his private room.
Yang Jing took the Storage Bag and retrieved the Taiyi Geng Metal from within. The piece weighed a hefty forty-seven jin and six liang, yet it was only the size of his fist.
Unlike ordinary Geng Metal, the Taiyi Geng Metal was a brilliant, lustrous silver and incredibly hard.
Just a small amount of this Spiritual Gold, when alloyed with a Magical Treasure, could drastically improve its quality. Yang Jing only needed thirty-seven jin to mix with the Black Essence Profound Iron. He planned to split the remainder evenly with Yinjiao to refine into their Flying Swords.
Given the intrinsic quality of his Celestial Waterfall Sword, if he were to refine five jin and three liang of Taiyi Geng Metal into it, a single strike could damage an ordinary Magical Treasure. A lower-quality one might even be sliced clean in two.
