Chapter 299
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Chapter 299: Very Good
But this was just a theory. In reality, most cultivators who could afford high-level spiritual plant seeds were either from large families or members of large sects.
For them, the two restrictions were not difficult at all; it just required more time.
The foundation of a large sect often built up over time through experience and growth.
Compared to the price of high-level spiritual plant seeds, they were more optimistic about the future.
If they could cultivate a single seed into a high-level spiritual plant, and then further cultivate, divide, and plant it, its value would far exceed that of top-quality spiritual grains.
Take the spiritual herb garden of the He Dao Sect, for example, which was the result of generations of cultivators’ efforts.
At the moment, most of the bidders were just cultivators who were casually participating.
As Ji Yang expected, when the price rose to two thousand spiritual stones, a few slightly higher-level cultivators began to place their bids.
“Two thousand five hundred spiritual stones!”
“Three thousand spiritual stones!”
These few people raised the bid from one hundred spiritual stones to five hundred spiritual stones, and from their calm tone, it was clear they were handling it with ease!
Seeing capable cultivators making their moves, those who had bid earlier fell silent, realizing that with their own strength, they likely couldn’t win the auction. Frequent bidding could also easily offend these members of large sects!
At this moment, Ji Yang in the private room noticed that Wu Laoda hadn’t shouted a bid, which made him feel much more relaxed.
For the ten seeds, the competition for the first and last seeds was particularly fierce. By giving up those two seeds and competing for the other eight in the middle, he could win them at a slightly lower price and not draw too much attention to himself.
It seemed Wu Laoda understood this point well.
Just when Ji Yang was feeling pleased, Wu Laoda’s long-silent face broke into a smile once more.
Very good, it was time for him to shine again.
Although it was clear that the current bidders were stronger, so what?
Wu Laoda’s strength was not to be underestimated.
As one person just bid three thousand five hundred spiritual stones, Wu Laoda slowly stood up and raised his hand:
“Five thousand spiritual stones!”
Wu Laoda’s move drew a lot of attention once again.
When people saw that the bidder was Wu Laoda, their expressions varied.
Previously, after Wu Laoda bought the spiritual plant seeds, he didn’t bid on anything else, leading people to think he was done and even forget about his presence.
Unexpectedly, when it came to spiritual plant seeds, he began bidding again, and the price he called was even more outrageous than before!
However, the opponents Wu Laoda faced this time were no weaker. After he shouted five thousand spiritual stones, the other few remained calm and continued to raise their bids.
“Five thousand five hundred spiritual stones!”
“Six thousand spiritual stones!”
After the other two shouted their prices, they couldn’t help but sneer. If they thought they could handle them with such tactics, they were completely mistaken.
As members of large sects and families, their spiritual stones were far from lacking.
Wu Laoda’s expression remained unchanged despite the two’s raises, and he simply raised his hand again:
"Eight thousand spiritual stones!"
After calling out the bid, Wu Laoda felt a swell of pride!
This was the first seed, and he had to perform well, didn’t he?
In the private room, Ji Yang’s expression remained calm and unbothered, showing no signs of change.
But he was already thinking about how to escape with his wealth once the auction ended!
As for those spiritual stones, they could be left behind. There was always the option to rob Ren Yuning one more time on his way out to recover his losses.
These last few days, Ren Yuning had been spending spiritual stones like dirt; she clearly wasn’t poorer than him.
Meanwhile, Elder Guan beside them showed a growing interest. Wu Laoda acted decisively and had a clear target, clearly here for the spiritual grains and spiritual plants.
At that moment, Wu Laoda had become a solid target in the eyes of the two elders.
Elder Guan didn’t forget to send a Transmission to ensure an investigation into Wu Laoda to confirm his identity!
At the auction site, after Wu Laoda shouted eight thousand spiritual stones, many people glared angrily once again.
Once again, this despicable tactic!
But they had too few spiritual stones in hand; otherwise, they would have fiercely contested with this person!
The two other bidders initially participating also frowned slightly after Elder Guan announced this price.
While they had plenty of spiritual stones, there were still nine seeds remaining. If they spent too much on the first seed, it would affect their bidding for the rest.
Furthermore, the price of high-level spiritual plant seeds was not this high, and it had already surged considerably. Spending more spiritual stones on it wasn’t worth it.
After some consideration, both chose to give up on bidding for this seed.
In an instant, no one was left to place a bid!
Everyone could only watch helplessly as this seed fell into Wu Laoda’s hands!
The Nascent Soul Stage host on stage was delighted; this was exactly the situation he wanted to see. Even though some items at the auction weren’t from the Heaven Demon Pavilion, they would still receive a portion of the proceeds afterward, so higher prices were naturally better.
“Eight thousand spiritual stones once!”
“Eight thousand spiritual stones twice!”
…
Just as this seed was about to be sold at eight thousand spiritual stones, a voice shouted another bid at the auction.
“Nine thousand spiritual stones!”
Everyone was surprised and turned to see the source of the voice. Upon realizing it came from the upper box, they quickly withdrew their gazes.
Being in the upper box clearly meant the bidder had considerable strength.
In the Cultivation World, strength often corresponded to wealth.
Cultivators at higher levels generally wouldn’t lack spiritual stones!
This bid also lightened many people’s spirits!
Regardless of whether they could buy it, all that mattered was that Wu Laoda could not acquire it.
“The guest from Box Eight bids nine thousand spiritual stones!”
“Nine thousand spiritual stones once!”
“Nine thousand spiritual stones twice!”
…
Just as everyone thought this seed would fall into their hands, Wu Laoda casually replied:
“Ten thousand spiritual stones!”
Gasp!
Seeing Wu Laoda continue to bid, the cultivators present secretly admired his courage.
This high-level spiritual plant seed had already surged considerably in price, and there were still several seeds left; they could completely give up on the first one.
Moreover, the individual in the private box was no ordinary cultivator!
It was not a wise choice to make an enemy over a single seed.
Most ordinary cultivators would silently back down upon seeing a stronger cultivator bidding from the upper box; this was one of the unwritten rules of the auction.
Of course, there were always some stubborn cultivators, but they often faced tough outcomes afterward.
After all, in the Cultivation World, everything was determined by strength.
When one’s wealth could not match their strength, that wealth would often return to the Cultivation World in various forms, including, but not limited to, extreme measures like murder and robbery.
Hearing Wu Laoda’s bid, Box Eight fell silent.
“Very good.”
With that lightly spoken phrase echoing around, the speaker did not raise another bid.
