Free Web NovelChapter 137: Chapter 135: The Auction
Su Qing flew away.
He flew continuously toward the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect’s territory.
The trip to the Small Secret Realm had been surprisingly fruitful, leaving Su Qing exceptionally pleased.
But now it was time to go back and focus on his Cultivation.
This Secret Realm had also been a little dangerous. If it weren’t for his Divine Technique, the Five Thunders Technique, Su Qing didn’t know what the consequences would have been.
Back then, he had exhausted all his True Essence in a single, desperate gamble.
The Five Elements Reincarnation Body helped the Pocket World inside him generate Five Elements Divine Origin True Essence.
This was then converted into the God Demon True Essence for Su Qing’s current Cultivation Technique.
It could be said that he never lacked True Essence.
What’s more, the Spirit Stone in his Pocket World had yet to be fully consumed.
「Three days later.」
Su Qing returned to the island with the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect’s Teleportation Array.
As he walked down the street, Su Qing overheard some voices.
"The auction starts tomorrow. Did you get enough Spirit Stones?"
"How could it be that easy?"
"A single Foundation Establishment Pill costs around twenty thousand Spirit Stones. Twenty thousand! You think it’s easy to gather that many?"
"Sigh... I’ll have to wait another half a year. Hopefully, I’ll have some good luck in the latter half of the year and make a windfall."
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’An auction?’ Su Qing thought as he listened to the two Cultivators chatting by the roadside.
He couldn’t help but stop in his tracks.
An auction was a good thing. Su Qing was in no hurry to leave today.
He then decided to find an inn to stay for the night. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
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At the entrance of an inn, Su Qing came across a Monk with six ordination scars on his head.
The two merely glanced at each other before passing by.
Su Qing entered the inn.
The Monk walked on for a bit, then suddenly stopped.
"Strange. Why couldn’t I see that benefactor’s fortune just now?"
"That shouldn’t be possible. I can even see the fortune of those a whole major Realm above me!"
"Could it be... I ran into a Nascent Soul Old Monster?" The Monk scratched his head in utter confusion.
"How very strange. But Master said the world is full of bizarre wonders. Only by accepting the impossible can one attain Buddhahood."
"Fa Ming, Fa Ming, everyone and everything in this world is emptiness! Do not fall into the delusion of greed, anger, and ignorance."
"Amitabha!"
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「The next day.」
After a night of Cultivation, Su Qing was already up.
The island wasn’t large.
After searching for a short while, Su Qing found where the auction was being held.
Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect Auction House
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Clearly, this was the place.
As Su Qing was about to enter, he was stopped by a male Outer Disciple of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.
"Halt. The entrance fee is 100 Spirit Stones," he said, his tone rather cold.
Su Qing showed him his Token.
"Huh?!" The male Cultivator suddenly froze. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Then, his tone became respectful. "This junior disciple was blind and failed to recognize a True Inheritor Senior Brother. Please, come in."
"So I don’t need to pay the Spirit Stones?"
Su Qing had thought showing the Token would get him a discount. Even though he had plenty of Spirit Stones now, he still had to be a little frugal.
He hadn’t expected to be let in directly.
"Of course not! Since Senior Brother is here, entry is naturally free. How could we charge you on our own Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect’s turf?" the male Cultivator said in a soft tone, bowing obsequiously.
"Thanks." Su Qing nodded.
He walked into the auction house.
Upon entering, some beautiful mortal women greeted him. "Take me to the auction hall."
"Sir, please follow me."
Su Qing followed the attendant to the auction hall. Every seat was a cushioned chair, and each was spaced half a meter apart.
This made the auction hall very spacious.
Su Qing casually found a place and sat down.
Beside him were bidding paddles: +100, +500, +1000...
Very user-friendly.
Crucially, the presence of these paddles meant there was no need to shout out bids.
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After waiting for half an hour, there wasn’t a single empty seat left in the auction hall.
Everyone had taken their seats.
Next, an auctioneer, a Female Cultivator, came onto the stage.
She was stunningly beautiful. Her long, full, and shapely legs were partially visible to the crowd.
The key was that her clothes were especially form-fitting, even with the many silk embellishments.
"It’s Miss Su again. Looks like there really will be Foundation Establishment Pills this time."
"Shh, just wait and see."
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’Miss Su... she shares my surname.’
A slight smile played on Su Qing’s lips.
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"Hello everyone, I am today’s auctioneer, Su Dadan."
"The auction items will be presented one by one shortly. I hope you can all purchase the treasures you desire."
"Alright, everyone, please quiet down a bit."
As soon as Su Dadan finished speaking, the noise in the auction hall instantly subsided.
She clapped her hands, and as the crisp sound rang out, a servant came in carrying a Spirit Fruit. The fruit was greenish-blue and surrounded by many specks of spiritual light.
"Our first auction item is a Tier Two Spirit Fruit, the Cyan Profound Fruit."
"The Cyan Profound Fruit ripens once every two hundred years. It can be consumed by those in the Qi Cultivation Realm or the Foundation Establishment Realm. It is especially effective for cleansing meridians and Body Tempering."
"The starting bid is 100,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones."
"150,000 Spirit Stones."
"200,000 Spirit Stones!"
"210,000!"
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People immediately started raising their paddles. The price of the fruit quickly soared past 200,000 Spirit Stones.
[Cyan Profound Fruit: A fruit born from the Cyan Profound Wood, ripening once every two hundred years. It has the effect of tempering meridians and Physique. It contains Cyan Profound Spiritual Qi, which can repair some meridian damage and increase Cultivation Talent by three percent.]
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Su Qing didn’t place a bid.
He knew the fruit was very good.
But it wasn’t what he wanted.
Soon, the fruit was sold for 310,000.
"The second item, a Tier Two Upper Grade Magical Artifact, the Sun Flame Mirror..."
"Starting bid, 200,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones."
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Su Qing didn’t really want any of these things, even though he had the Spirit Stones.
After the fifth item...
"Next, our Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect will begin auctioning ten Tier Two Elixirs: Foundation Establishment Pills."
"The first Foundation Establishment Pill will start at a base price of 10,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones."
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The moment the Foundation Establishment Pills were announced, almost all the Cultivators became frenzied.
Su Qing watched as well.
Ten Foundation Establishment Pills, on average, each sold for 35,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones.
’Truly profitable.’
"Next, our Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect will auction a fragmented Tier Three Pill Formula: the Wood Green Spirit Pill."
"This Pill Formula was found in ancient ruins. Due to its fragmented state, the starting bid is only 100,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones."
After Su Dadan finished speaking, no one in the audience raised a paddle.
"If the Wood Green Spirit Pill formula is successfully researched, it can improve the talent of Cultivators with a Wood Spirit Root."
Someone raised a paddle.
"110,000 Spirit Stones," Su Dadan suddenly called out. "A guest has bid 110,000 Spirit Stones."
But it wasn’t Su Qing. He didn’t have the ability to restore a Tier Three Pill Formula.
A useless Pill Formula was useless to him.
Then, the Pill Formula was sold for 150,000 Spirit Stones.
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"Next, we will auction five Beauty Pills."
"Starting bid, 10,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones."
As soon as Su Dadan finished speaking, most of the men and women in the audience started raising their paddles to bid.
’Truly terrifying.’
Su Qing had come here just to broaden his horizons.
In the end, each Beauty Pill sold for a price of 80,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones.
Even more outrageous than the price of the Foundation Establishment Pills.
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"Next up is the final item of our auction."
"A Tier Three cultivation method found in ancient ruins."
"It contains the complete Cultivation Method for the Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core realms."
"The Water Cloud Wind Lightness Skill. Starting bid, 300,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones."
"This guest bids 350,000 Spirit Stones."
"400,000 Spirit Stones."
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It was frightening.
A single Tier Three cultivation method ended up with a final transaction price of 1,120,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones.
The bidders were mostly at the Foundation Establishment Realm or above, and their faces were covered, so they couldn’t be seen clearly.
This was the difference between having a Sect and not having one.
With a Sect, the price of a Cultivation Technique was basically discounted by half, sometimes even by as much as seventy percent.
The only catch was that you had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Sect.
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