Chapter 489

Chapter 489: Auction

Zhou Luo’s main target in this auction was still the Heart of the Celestial Wood, but he wouldn’t hesitate to bid on other things he needed too.

After all, he had abundant wealth, and the spiritual stones he carried were more than sufficient for him to participate.

The bid of one hundred superior-quality spiritual stones naturally came through Zhou Changtian’s voice. That tender voice caused other bidders present to visibly pause for a moment.

Some people had already started looking towards the private box.

Those able to appear in such a setting were either exceptionally powerful or had formidable backing. Now, with such a young man emerging, everyone naturally speculated about his origin.

Moreover, he had quoted such a high price.

One hundred superior-quality spiritual stones for a single spiritual artifact – that price couldn’t be considered low.

After all, even the annual output of spiritual stones for a long-life family in the Qinyuan Domain wouldn’t reach that amount. Only organizations from the Jinyun Continent or Immortal Sects might possess such capability.

"One hundred and five superior-quality spiritual stones."

While some were apprehensive, others acted with confidence.

Soon, someone offered a higher bid.

"Continue. The limit is one hundred and thirty."

In the private box, Zhou Luo stated his maximum bid.

If the price exceeded that, he thought it would not be worth it.

After all, this was only a low-grade spiritual artifact, and specifically used for body refinement.

Receiving these instructions, Zhou Changtian felt confident and began making successive bids.

In the end, perhaps due to his repeated raises, the low-grade spiritual artifact was finally won by him for one hundred and twenty-three superior-quality spiritual stones.

It wasn’t excessively expensive, but it certainly wasn’t cheap either.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Zhou, on obtaining this artifact."

As soon as he succeeded, a hearty laugh came from the Wan Gu Sect’s private box.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those present changed immediately, revealing shock.

So that person turned out to be a disciple of the Wan Gu Sect!

And he was addressed as "Senior Brother" by the other party, indicating his status was not low.

No wonder he placed bids so readily.

Instantly, numerous thoughts arose simultaneously in everyone’s mind.

Although they wondered why he wasn’t with his fellow sect members, since someone from the Wan Gu Sect had spoken up, there was no mistake.

Among the crowd, those cultivators who had initially harbored designs on the occupant of the box immediately abandoned their ideas.

Earlier, seeing the box was located in the rear—not occupied by an Immortal Sect and seemingly without a mighty background—some had nursed thoughts of seizing the spiritual artifact.

Now, unexpectedly, he was a Wan Gu Sect disciple, completely erasing such schemes from their minds.

Listening to the remark in the private box, Zhou Luo nodded slightly. "Your fellow disciple is quite astute."

He clearly understood that the other party chose to speak precisely to dispel the thoughts of those secretly coveting him.

"That Elder leading the team this time was a close friend of Master Lieyang, so it was probably arranged by him," Zhou Changtian explained.

Although Master Lieyang spent most of his years in Closed-Door Training, when he was cultivating back in the day, he still had a few fellow practitioners who shared his interests. After his death, these people naturally became part of Yao Wu’s connections.

"Mhmm, make good use of this. After all, your little mama’s strength isn’t sufficient yet," Zhou Luo reminded.

Just then, a Maid with a graceful figure entered the private booth through a side passage, carefully holding an exquisite wooden box.

"Esteemed guest, this is the spiritual artifact you won at auction."

She respectfully held the exquisite wooden box with both hands, her posture deferential and her voice gentle.

Zhou Changtian took the exquisite wooden box, opened it, and confirmed it was indeed the Riverbow Bow inside.

After verifying it, he paid the spiritual stones and dismissed the Maid.

"Father, all is fine."

Zhou Changtian handed it to Zhou Luo.

Zhou Luo toyed with it briefly for a moment.

It had to be said, this spiritual artifact’s practicality was considerable. Especially because it could be activated using spiritual stones, enabling even a Foundation Establishment cultivator to wield it.

If he didn’t already possess a higher-level spiritual artifact, he genuinely might have considered it one of his trump cards.

As for Zhou Changtian, though he currently had no spiritual artifact, as long as he remained in the Immortal Sect, he needn’t worry about lacking access to the benefits the sect provided in the future.

As long as one’s talent was sufficient and their performance stood out, these Immortal Sects were never stingy with resources for nurturing such disciples.

This was precisely why some Immortal Sect disciples, still technically just disciples, possessed large quantities of spiritual stones.

"Esteemed friends, the second auction item is a vial of Second Level premium-grade potion, known as the Soulfrost Pill. It enhances control over ice-attribute cultivation arts, suppresses Heart Demons, breaks through demonic obstacles, and is essential for cultivation. This vial contains ten pills. Starting bid is twenty superior-quality spiritual stones…"

Meanwhile, that female cultivator dressed in the red dress spoke again, her honeyed voice incredibly seductive. An ordinary cultivator might easily be swayed.

Zhou Luo lazily leaned on the sofa, utterly uninterested.

He himself was a top-level Pill Master. Unless it was a Third Level potion, he couldn’t be lured in.

He wasn’t interested, but there was a large number of cultivators eager to bid for a Frost Soul Pill.

For non-Pill Master cultivators, potions offering such significant benefits to cultivation were rarely encountered and hard to obtain.

Now presented with a chance to acquire one naturally made them unwilling to give up.

In the blink of an eye, the price for the first Frost Soul Pill reached fifty superior-quality spiritual stones.

This was already the same as the starting price of that spiritual artifact.

However, as it was only the first pill, nobody wished to push the price too high, lest the subsequent pills become even more expensive.

In the end, the first Frost Soul Pill was won by a female cultivator seated in the main hall.

She was clad in a blue dress, her face a delicately perfect oval. Her eyes shone with a crystalline lustre like gemstones, and her figure was alluringly full and well-formed.

Such unparalleled beauty stood out strikingly among the crowd in the great hall. The unique aura emanating from her was particularly eye-catching.

Strangely, however, the male cultivator seated beside her seemed utterly oblivious to such a vision, not even glancing at her.

Zhou Luo was mildly curious but quickly averted his gaze.

The auction for the second item concluded soon, and the entire event was just warming up.

It had to be admitted, the quality of items Jinyun Auction House brought out this time was truly commendable.

They were primarily various treasures difficult to encounter in daily life – potions, spiritual artifacts, natural treasures, and even a Third Level Spirit Beast cub.

Besides this, there were also high-level cultivation arts and techniques, or inheritances for Cultivation Skills.

Items like these probably only appeared at such auctions. Purchasing them ordinarily? Absolutely impossible.

Truthfully, whether the Royal Family or the Immortal Sects, to maintain their dominance, they kept their sect’s cultivation arts and techniques, as well as high-level skills, under strict lockdown, forbidding disciples from imparting them externally.

If discovered, expulsion from the sect was the lightest punishment; at worst, one could face complete annihilation of cultivation base.

One after another, items were auctioned off.

Finally, Zhou Luo saw the target he had come for.