Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 69 Bidding
"Origin Crystal!"

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up uncontrollably as he looked at the information on the token screen.

Primal Crystals are rare treasures of heaven and earth that can only be born in some extremely special cosmic realms.

The secret realms of the universe are a special manifestation of the universe's rules.

The primordial crystals that are born from it possess all sorts of incredible special abilities.

One of the most valued aspects by many cultivators is that it contains a unique aura that is extremely close to the origin of the universe.

After absorbing this special aura, cultivators below the World Lord level can experience a dramatic increase in their speed of comprehending the laws, reaching a level almost comparable to that of an ordinary World Lord.

Of course, this exaggerated surge is time-limited.

The special energy contained in a single Origin Crystal can last for about a month.

After more than a month, the auxiliary effect of the Origin Crystal will decrease sharply until it completely dissipates.

Even so, it remains a precious treasure that countless cultivators would fight over.

It should be noted that the Realm Lord period is the fastest stage for comprehending the fundamental laws, and even immortal gods cannot compare with the Realm Lord period in terms of the speed of comprehending the laws.

Although the effects of the Origin Crystal only last for one month, during this month one can experience an exaggerated speed of comprehension comparable to that of an ordinary Realm Lord. This is definitely better than the effect of an ordinary Domain Lord cultivating blindly for hundreds or thousands of years!

And the greatest use of the original crystal lies precisely in this aspect.

For example, a peak ninth-tier Domain Lord who had been stuck at a bottleneck for many years could, after using the Origin Crystal, experience a rapid increase in his speed of comprehending laws, reaching a level comparable to that of an ordinary Realm Lord.

Then he is very likely to use this assistance to quickly overcome the many difficulties he has encountered in his previous cultivation, thereby breaking through the bottleneck and reaching the level of World Lord!
For example, a cultivator of average talent at the stellar or cosmic level would have a very high probability of directly crossing the threshold of the Origin Law after using the Origin Crystal!

Normally, this Origin Crystal has little effect on powerhouses at or above the World Lord level.

However, which realm lord or immortal powerhouse doesn't have several relatives and descendants they cherish greatly?

Even if you don't need it yourself, you can give it to your relatives or younger generations.

After all, if a relative trapped at the ninth level of the Domain Lord realm and about to run out of lifespan could break through their realm and extend their lifespan by tens of millions of years, many Domain Lords or Immortal powerhouses would be willing to exchange a large number of treasures for it!

In addition, their quantity is even rarer, so the price of Origin Crystals has always been driven up to extremely high levels, and sometimes the price is no less than that of Life Fruits, which are extremely important even to Realm Lords!
"The Origin Crystal contains a unique aura of the universe's origin. After use, there is a very high probability that a peak ninth-level Domain Lord can directly break through to the World Lord level. It can also be used by younger generations at the Stellar or Universe levels, giving them the opportunity to step into the threshold of the Origin Laws ahead of time, thus creating a promising and talented younger generation!"

The beautiful female auctioneer, Xue Shang, has begun presiding over a new round of auctions.

"There are a total of 5 Origin Crystals, each with a starting price of 5000 billion Cosmic Coins. Each bid will be an integer multiple of the Cosmic Coins. The top 5 bids will determine the final winner. Everyone, you may now begin bidding."

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As Xue Chang's voice fell, immediately, on the densely packed, enormous thrones, many realm lords and even immortal beings began to bid.

"The Origin Crystal can rapidly elevate one's understanding of the laws to a level comparable to that of a World Lord!"

"If I use the Origin Crystal, I might be able to cross the threshold of the Time Law even faster, and then I can use the return system to quickly 'farm experience'!"

Qi Yuan also entered his bid on the screen of the token in his hand: "6000 billion universe coins".

However, after a moment's thought, he added another offer of '6500 billion'.

While the items returned by the return system are valuable, they also have a certain degree of randomness.

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, he planned to try to get two shots.

One can be given as a gift to the disciple. It would be best if a suitable treasure could be returned, but even if not, there will still be one as a backup, so as not to delay his plan to break through the Law of Time as soon as possible with the help of the Origin Crystal.
"Sigh, I'm still poor. If I had enough funds, I would definitely acquire all five Origin Crystals. If I gave one to each disciple, I could potentially create five genius disciples!"

Qi Yuan sighed silently while keeping an eye on the changes on the token screen.

On one side of the screen, the fifth-ranked bid is displayed in real time.

At this moment, the number was jumping at an extremely fast speed.

6000 billion. 6600 billion. 7000 billion. 7500 billion.
Before Qi Yuan could even type it in a second time, the top five bids had already all surpassed the trillion-cosmic-coin mark! "Damn, are these Origin Crystals that sought-after?!"

Qi Yuan frowned slightly, but quickly typed again: "13000 trillion cosmic coins!" "14000 trillion cosmic coins!"

However, these two offers didn't last long before they were exposed again.

The numbers displayed on the screen continued to soar—

17000 trillion. 19000 trillion. 20000 trillion.
The moment it broke through the two trillion mark, the price displayed on the screen surged dramatically—

"25000 billion cosmic coins!"

"Holy crap, who's got the nerve to raise the price by so much at once?!"

Qi Yuan grumbled angrily in his heart.

Not only him, but the entire auction hall erupted in discussion when the number was announced.

Even though the Origin Crystal is precious, it is mainly more attractive to people below the Realm Lord level.

Based on previous auctions, the final transaction price of a single Origin Crystal is roughly between 22000 trillion and 23000 trillion Cosmic Dollars.

The current price is already significantly higher than the average price of previous years.

Some of the realm lords present who wanted to bid for a Primal Crystal for their juniors, relatives, or friends hesitated upon seeing this.

After all, even if these powerful figures dote on their juniors, there are limits.

On average, a Realm Lord's net worth is around 10 Chaos Units, and most of that is spent on their own cultivation. They don't have much liquid capital to offer for auctions, so it's impossible for them to pay too much premium for an item that won't be of much help to them.

However, Qi Yuan didn't think that far ahead. He entered two more bids on the screen of his token: "25100 billion cosmic coins!" and "25200 billion cosmic coins!"

However, the fifth bid on the screen jumped again in the next second, directly to 26000 trillion!
"He jumped again!"

Qi Yuan felt a little anxious.

Logically, once the auction price exceeds the average price, the rate of price increase should slow down.

After all, nobody wants to pay an extra 100 billion for something that could be obtained for just one more cosmic coin.

If this happens, there is only one explanation—

That means some wealthy individual has their eye on these few Origin Crystals, which is why they've raised the price so much to scare away other competitors.

However, the Origin Crystal is crucial to Qi Yuan's ability to quickly cross the threshold of the Time Law, so he is determined to obtain it.

"There are five Origin Crystals. It's impossible that several important figures have their eyes on them all. If all else fails, I'll just do my best to secure one!"

"26100 trillion cosmic coins!" "26200 trillion cosmic coins!"

Qi Yuan gritted his teeth and entered two more quotes.

"27000 trillion cosmic coins!" The number on the screen then refreshed!

Qi Yuan typed in again without hesitation: "27100 trillion cosmic coins." "27200 trillion cosmic coins."

With these two bids entered, the fifth bid on the screen changed to 27050 trillion cosmic coins, indicating that his bid had surpassed at least three competitors!
At this point, the price of the Origin Crystal seemed to have truly reached the psychological limit set by all the bidders.

"The fifth bid is 27050 trillion cosmic coins. Three seconds left! 321 Congratulations to the top five bidders! You have successfully won the bid for the ownership of the precious Origin Crystal!"

The woman with the fox tail announced the final result loudly, "Let's continue, the next item for auction is..."

Qi Yuan looked at the line of text on the screen of the black token in his hand—

"Congratulations, customer number nrd101289, you have won two Origin Crystals. Please be prepared to sign the contract and make payment after this batch of auctions is completed."

(End of this chapter)