Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 150: The Three Tribulations of the Nascent Soul
The next few items to be auctioned are either mid-grade spiritual weapons or spiritual materials and elixirs, and their values ​​are lower than the Fire Cloud Gourd.

Among them, two bottles of mid-stage foundation-building pills attracted enthusiastic pursuit from the cultivators present.

The Qi State's immortal cultivation world is short of spiritual energy. There is not even a large spiritual vein, and spiritual herbs are even more scarce. Pills are a hard currency that is more popular than spiritual stones and there will never be a shortage of buyers.

However, as an alchemist, Chen Yuan naturally would not participate in the bidding.

These two bottles of pills were finally bought for forty-five medium-grade spirit stones. If they were exchanged for spiritual herbs, they would be enough for Chen Yuan to refine ten furnaces of pills.

After the pill was bought, the wealthy monk took out a top-grade spiritual flying sword, which attracted more than ten foundation-building monks to bid for it.

Chen Yuan already had the Lingzhu Sword in his hand, and the Yin Gang Sword might be upgraded to a top-grade spiritual weapon in the future, so he did not make any bid.

This top-grade flying sword was finally bought by the monk in the bamboo hat who competed with Chen Yuan for the Wind Escape Talisman for seventy-five mid-grade spirit stones, which was five more than the price of the Fire Cloud Gourd.

After the monk in the bamboo hat took down the flying sword, all the monks present looked at him sideways and were very afraid of him.

This person first bought the Wind Escape Talisman, and then bought the top-grade spiritual flying sword. He did not hesitate when bidding, which was obviously far from his limit.

If there is another treasure next time, this person is very likely to bid again, and he will be a big competitor of everyone.

Chen Yuan was not afraid at all, as he still had more than 250 mid-grade spirit stones in his hand. No matter how wealthy this man was, he was able to compete with him.

After the top-grade flying sword, there were three items of lesser value, and the atmosphere in the hall eased a little.

But when it came to the fourth lot, the wealthy monk did not take it out immediately. Instead, he looked around and said in a loud voice: "My fellow Taoists, the next treasure is the third to last lot. It is extremely precious and rare. This is the first time I have seen it in my life. Unfortunately, due to my status, I cannot participate in the auction. Otherwise, I would definitely bid and compete with you fellow Taoists!"

His words whetted the appetite of everyone in the hall. After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then stroked his storage bag, took out a jade box, opened it carefully, and revealed the items stored inside.

Chen Yuan looked closely and saw a fist-sized fruit in the jade box. It was golden and had a rough, segmented skin that looked like the scales of a dragon or snake.

The wealthy monk said in a loud voice: "One three-hundred-year-old dragon scale fruit. If a foundation-building monk takes it, he can increase his strength by three thousand pounds, strengthen his body, and resist attacks from low-grade magic weapons. The starting price is seventy middle-grade spirit stones!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall was silent for a moment, and then voices arose everywhere.

"What? Dragon scale fruit!?"

"This fruit can actually strengthen the body?"

The monk in the bamboo hat said loudly: "I will offer eighty middle-grade spirit stones!"

Then another old voice said, "Ninety dollars!"

A clear female voice rang out: "One hundred dollars!"

When Chen Yuan heard this, his pupils shrank and he sat up straight, almost standing up.

This was the first time he had seen an elixir that could strengthen the body!

Chen Yuan was not surprised by everyone's pursuit of dragon scale fruit.

Before he established his foundation, he had limited knowledge and believed that the physical body was useless to a cultivator, and that he drew starlight into his body only to strengthen his spiritual consciousness.

Later, he successfully established his foundation and obtained the "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit" technique, and only then did he realize the importance of the physical body to a cultivator.

According to the Nine Transformations of the True Spirit, when a cultivator condenses his infant, he must go through three tribulations, namely the Yin Fire Tribulation, the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, and the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Among them, the Yin Fire calamity is to burn the golden elixir and the physical body. If the cultivator's physical body is not strong enough and cannot survive this calamity, it will be burned to ashes in an instant.

Moreover, the higher the realm, the more tribulations the cultivator will encounter, and the physical body becomes more and more important, which is related to whether one can go far on the path.

Physical cultivation focuses on the physical body. Although it is extremely difficult to practice, it is much easier than Dharma cultivation when it comes to overcoming many tribulations.

Chen Yuan possesses the supreme skills that lead to the Great Dao, and his understanding of the path of cultivation is naturally far superior to that of ordinary cultivators.

But everyone in the hall is a foundation-building cultivator with strong financial resources. Most of them are well-connected people, so it is normal for them to know about the three major tribulations of the Nascent Soul stage.

These bidders clearly knew that in order to survive the Yin Fire Tribulation, they needed to strengthen their bodies, so they shouted out high prices in an attempt to pocket the Dragon Scale Fruit.

When the wealthy monk told Chen Yuan about the benefits of the dragon scale fruit, he also wanted to take a picture of this exotic fruit.

Although he could draw starlight into his body, he would naturally not refuse if it could further strengthen his body.

However, when a foundation-building cultivator shouted out the price of "one hundred and ten spirit stones", Chen Yuan gave up the idea.

Such a large number of spirit stones is enough to buy a top-grade spiritual weapon. Some poor cultivators in the late stage of foundation building cannot even afford it.

Chen Yuan taking this dragon scale fruit was just icing on the cake. Even if he missed it, as long as he experienced the starlight infusion a few more times, the medicinal power contained in this fruit would far exceed that of the fruit.

Finally, the dragon scale fruit was bought by the monk in the bamboo hat at an astonishingly high price of 125 medium-grade spirit stones.

The wealthy monk on the platform had a broad smile on his face, but his eyes had narrowed into slits.

Even if it was a top-grade spiritual weapon, it would be impossible to sell it at this price. He immediately completed the transaction with the monk in the bamboo hat, and struck while the iron was hot, taking out the next item for auction.

This is a golden talisman with a pistol depicted on it. It is actually a talisman.

The wealthy monk said in a loud voice: "My fellow Taoists, the next item is the penultimate one, a Broken Moon Spear Talisman, which can be used three times. When fully activated, it can exert 20% of the power of the magic weapon. The starting price is 70 mid-grade spirit stones!"

Compared with the dragon scale fruit just now, the value of this talisman is much lower.

But this is how it is at all auctions; the most valuable items will not be auctioned last, lest the cultivators run out of spirit stones and be unable to sell them at the best price.

When Chen Yuan saw the wealthy monk take out the talisman, he immediately decided to buy it.

Previously, Chen Yuan led the Qi-refining disciples of the four sects in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain to kill the disciples of Ziyang Sect and Guiyuan Sect, and obtained many talismans.

But those were all belonging to the disciples of the four sects. In order to make the four sects owe him a favor, Chen Yuan had to go through the motions and return the talismans.

Since the Zi Yang Sect has sent the demon pill monks into the secret realm, they naturally will not give them any talismans.

Therefore, although Chen Yuan harvested a large number of spiritual herbs and monster materials, he did not get a single talisman.

This Shattering Moon Spear Talisman came at the right time. It can exert 20% of the power of a magic weapon, which is at least twice as powerful as a top-grade spiritual weapon. It can be used as a trump card to save one's life in the devil's calamity.

But just as the wealthy monk finished speaking, the monk in the bamboo hat started bidding: "Seventy-five medium-grade spirit stones!"

Chen Yuan said in a rough voice: "Seventy-six!"

The monk in the bamboo hat glanced at him and said, "Eighty dollars!"

Chen Yuan showed no sign of weakness: "Eighty-one pieces!"

After just a few words from the two of them, the price of this talisman jumped up to twenty-one medium-grade spirit stones.

After this round of bidding, several other monks who originally wanted to bid shut their mouths.

Everyone in the hall could see that Chen Yuan and the monk in the bamboo hat were extremely wealthy. In their mouths, mid-grade spirit stones were as worthless as low-grade spirit stones. Bidding with them would only be asking for trouble.

The monk in the bamboo hat said in a deep voice: "Eighty-five dollars!"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Eighty-six yuan."

The monk in the bamboo hat turned his head and looked at Chen Yuan, and said no more.

On the square platform, the wealthy monk looked a little surprised and looked around: "Are there any fellow Taoists who want to bid?"

He waited for a while, and when no one spoke, he frowned and said in a deep voice, "Eighty-six mid-grade spirit stones, deal!"

Chen Yuan did not expect that the monk in the bamboo hat, who believed that he would get something as long as he made a bid, would actually give up.

He turned his head to look at the monk in the bamboo hat, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, then he took out a blank storage bag, put eighty-six medium-grade spirit stones into it, raised his hand and pushed it onto the square platform.

After the wealthy monk checked, he raised his hand and waved it, and the Broken Moon Spear Talisman slowly flew in front of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan injected his true energy into the talisman, which emitted a golden glow. The short spear drawn on it suddenly became solid, as if it was about to manifest.

After making sure that the talisman was intact, Chen Yuan nodded slightly, retracted his true energy, and put the talisman, whose light had dimmed, into the storage bag.

At this time, a voice as thin as a mosquito came into Chen Yuan's ears: "Before, Daoyou didn't fight with me for the Wind Escape Talisman, so I will give this talisman to Daoyou."

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he looked at the monk in the bamboo hat. He found that he was also looking over here. He nodded slightly and then turned back.

"This person is very particular about what he does..."

Chen Yuan muttered to himself, with a hint of a smile on his face.

He knew that the monk in the bamboo hat was wealthy and could not be scared off, so he did not directly call out a high price like he did when bidding for the Fire Cloud Gourd. Instead, he only added one spirit stone to his bid to reduce the consumption of spirit stones.

But the monk in the bamboo hat only made three bids before giving up. The other monks were also scared off by the nonchalant attitude of the two men when they made their bids, allowing Chen Yuan to take advantage of a small opportunity.

The talisman is extremely powerful and unlike the best spiritual tools, it does not consume a lot of true essence. It can also be used by cultivators in the early stages of foundation building. Its market price is around ninety spirit stones, which is only slightly lower than the best spiritual tools.

If it weren't for the fact that it was used so rarely, its price would not even be lower than that of a top-grade spiritual weapon.

Chen Yuan bought it for eighty-six spirit stones, saving at least four medium-grade spirit stones.

That is why the wealthy monk looked so ugly.

But since the talisman has been sold, it can no longer be recovered.

He shook his head, took out the last item, and said in a loud voice: "The top-grade spiritual weapon Pinghai Spear is made of the top-grade spiritual material Sea Heart Iron. It has the potential to be promoted to a magic weapon. When it is used with full power, it can split the river and calm the sea waves. The starting price is eighty middle-grade spiritual stones!"

Thanks for the reward from Shenri Laozi!
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