Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 25 Auction

Nine months later.

No. 35, Liusu Lane, Xutian Immortal City.

Inside the cave, there were dozens of cages, each containing different kinds of demonic beasts.

Besides, the ground was littered with limbs that were no longer recognizable.

"This batch of materials has all failed again." The twin clones shook their heads helplessly, then waved their hands lightly.

A stream of water swept across the ground, carrying all the corpses into its storage bag.

During this period, no fewer than two hundred monsters have failed in the experiment. Fortunately, Su You has been able to continuously capture monsters from the Changqi Mountains to replenish the supply. Otherwise, with such a large loss, the experiment would have been difficult to continue.

However, the experiments conducted by the twin clone over the past six months have not been without results. He can now basically inscribe all the witch runes, but he is still unable to do so in a consistent and error-free manner.

Just as the twin clones were preparing to conduct the next batch of experiments, the restrictions on the cave were triggered.

"Any news?" The twin clone straightened his clothes, removing the smell of blood from his body, and then went to the door and opened part of the barrier.

Sure enough, it was Qi Huan and Gu Yan who violated the restriction.

These two were subordinates recruited by the twin clones in the Void Heaven Immortal City half a year ago to help him handle various miscellaneous tasks, such as gathering information and finding what he needed.

After all, Su You himself needed to go to the Changqi Mountains to capture demonic beasts and gather spiritual herbs, while his twin clones needed to stay in the cave to study the bloodline purification magic array. They simply couldn't spare the energy to search for what they needed in the Void Heaven Immortal City.

"Master, we have news about the Dragon Scale Fruit you asked us to find. The Beast Taming Pavilion is holding an auction in a month. It will not only have various rare spirit beast eggs, but also various spirit beast breakthrough pills and treasures to enhance bloodlines. We are not capable of obtaining the invitations ourselves, so we need you to handle it personally," Qi Huan reported respectfully.

"Hmm, well done. This is a reward for you." The twin clones gently patted their storage bags and took out two emerald-green pills. "These are Qi-Nourishing Pills that can enhance the mana of the late-stage Qi Refining realm. As long as you complete the tasks I assign you properly, it wouldn't be a problem if they were even used to help you establish your foundation in the future."

The twin clones didn't hesitate to make a grand promise.

"Thank you for the generous gift, Master!" The two men accepted the pills with great excitement.

These pills that can improve one's Qi Refining stage are quite valuable, costing more than twenty spirit stones each, which is beyond the reach of rogue cultivators like them.

What Su You said next excited them even more.

Foundation building?

This was something they had only ever dreamed of. If given such an opportunity, they would be willing to do anything.

"Alright, you two continue searching for the other treasures I need. There will be a reward once you find them." After the twin clones finished speaking, they closed the barrier again.

“Foundation Building…hehe…” The twin clones chuckled softly.

If they could sign a contract with him to risk their lives, Su You might be willing to offer them a chance to establish their foundation.

Back in the cave, the twin clones looked around and sighed, "This place is still too small, and it's not safe to conduct these experiments in the Void Heaven Immortal Sect. It seems we need to complete the bloodline experiment as soon as possible so that the main body can advance to the first-level wizard."

Once Su You breaks through to the first tier of wizardry, he will master the inheritance of building wizard towers. He can then have his twin clones find a secluded place to build the towers, making any experiments much easier. The only advantage of Void Heaven Immortal City is its thriving commerce and trade; with enough time, most treasures can be purchased here.

"Since it's an auction, we'll need to prepare a lot of spirit stones."

He really doesn't have many spirit stones left. He used to have tens of thousands of spirit stones, but he has spent a lot of money in the past six months. Setting up the witch array also requires various materials, so he has very few spirit stones left.

However, he had no spirit stones, but he had a lot of monster materials.

Although each experiment with the witch array resulted in monsters seemingly experiencing a massive explosion, some severed limbs and remains were always left behind.

These items have been kept in the twin clones' storage bags without any action taken. Now they can be taken out, divided up, and sold.

The more than two hundred demonic beasts, most of which were at least mid-stage first rank, were still quite valuable even though they were all in bad shape.

Having sold monster materials several times, he now has a very clear understanding of their prices.

All the materials he has now, when added together, can probably be sold for around 150,000 spirit stones.

Such a result was only achieved because Su You used the transformation artifact.

In the past, Su You could only hunt along the outer edges of the mountain range, but now he can go deep inside and easily hunt monsters as long as he doesn't make too much noise.

If his main task weren't capturing demonic beasts and collecting spiritual herbs, the number of demonic beasts could at least double.

Capturing monsters is much more difficult than hunting, and it's also less efficient.

Based on the past prices of Dragon Scale Fruit, the average price is around 110,000 to 120,000. Generally, only Golden Core Realm cultivators or some wealthy Foundation Establishment cultivators would buy Dragon Scale Fruit to cultivate spirit beasts.

Dragon Scale Fruit cannot directly improve a spirit beast's realm; it can only enhance its bloodline, giving it greater potential. It only works on second-tier demon beasts, which is why its price isn't too high.

If it were replaced with a breakthrough pill that helps a spirit beast break through to the third rank, its price would be at least several times higher.

After all, having an extra Tier 3 spirit beast pet is equivalent to having the combat power of an extra Golden Core cultivator. For those young masters from noble families and powerful rogue cultivators, having an extra Tier 3 spirit beast is like having an extra powerful trump card.

For families or sects facing a generational gap in their lineage, a third-tier spirit beast can ensure that their centuries-old heritage remains unbroken.

The twin clones processed all the monster materials and then distributed them to various shops for sale.

With his current Foundation Establishment realm and status as an inner disciple of the Void Heaven Sect, the tens of thousands of spirit stones he gained would not attract the attention of others.

If it were a rogue cultivator, there would probably be people following him around by now.

After selling all the materials, the twin clones easily obtained the auction invitation from the Beast Taming Pavilion.

This is the difference between someone with status and a rogue cultivator. He only needed to show his identity as a member of the Void Heaven Sect, and the other party presented him with an invitation without even checking his personal wealth. If it were a rogue cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage, they would need to verify their assets to qualify for an invitation to the auction.

After receiving the invitation, the twin clones returned to their cave to continue practicing the witchcraft array, waiting for the auction to begin.

(End of this chapter)