Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Improving Spiritual Root Aptitude

"This pill is made primarily from the essence and blood of special demonic beasts, supplemented with a variety of rare spiritual plants."

Gao Yuanzhi's voice was clear and bright as he slowly introduced:

"It can purify the blood and qi of low-level spirit beasts, replenish their vital energy, strengthen their bodies, and greatly increase their cultivation speed. When spirit beasts break through to a higher realm, they are most prone to blood and qi deficiency and unstable foundation. Taking this pill can stabilize their blood and qi, assist in breaking through to a higher realm, and has no side effects. It is especially effective for first-level spirit beasts."

He paused, then added:

"Fellow Daoists should know that the Azure-Patterned Beast Blood Pill is a unique elixir of the Li family of Miluo Beast Taming in the Chu Kingdom. It is extremely rare, and its appearance at this auction today is a matter of great coincidence. Fellow Daoists who raise spirit beasts should not miss this excellent opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Fan became somewhat interested, secretly thinking that if he could find a pill formula when his cultivation improved in the future, he would definitely refine a few pills for Zhao Fu as well.

In a separate room on the other side of the pavilion, the man with the peerless appearance who had appeared at the entrance of the main hall earlier, who had been leaning lazily in his chair with an indifferent expression, slowly sat up straight, a faint smile appearing on his lips, and a hint of interest finally showing in his eyes.

That night, he was so sleepy that he couldn't sleep. The items being auctioned were either too low-grade or useless to him. Several times he wanted to get up and leave, but he had to wait for the city lord's daughter, Liang Huiwei, so he barely managed to endure it.

Now that he saw the Azure-Patterned Beast Blood Pill, he finally showed some interest and muttered to himself:

"The Azure-Patterned Beast Blood Pill is just right to give my coal briquette a good boost."

At this moment, the bidding below the stage gradually heated up, and the price of five Azure Beast Blood Pills quickly rose to 6,500 low-grade spirit stones.

Most of those participating in the bidding were monks in the private rooms.

After all, the Beast Blood Pill is quite expensive and is specifically for use by spirit beasts. Only those Foundation Establishment cultivators from wealthy families who raise spirit beasts would compete for it.

"Eight thousand low-grade spirit stones."

The peerless man's voice rang out calmly, without the slightest ripple, yet it carried an undeniable aura that instantly silenced all the other bidders.

The pavilion fell silent once more. The cultivators who had participated in the bidding were all taken aback and looked toward the room where the man was.

Eight thousand low-grade spirit stones is far beyond the actual value of the Azure Beast Blood Pill; it's outrageous.

These cultivators who made the offers were all old foxes who had lived for decades. They were meticulous and would not act impulsively, much less waste two thousand low-grade spirit stones for a bottle of spirit beast pills.

A moment later, everyone shook their heads and gave up bidding.

Although they were curious about the man's origins in the cubicle, they were bound by the rules and could not use their divine sense to investigate, so they had to give up in frustration.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gao Yuanzhi's eyes, and he quickly shouted:

"Eight thousand low-grade spirit stones for the first time! Eight thousand low-grade spirit stones for the second time! Eight thousand low-grade spirit stones for the third time! Sold! Congratulations, fellow Daoist!"

Inside the private room, upon hearing this, the man's interest vanished instantly. He merely waved his hand dismissively, leaned back in his chair, and his expression returned to its usual indifference.

Wu Fan sat in the cubicle and raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing the price.

The person in the private room must be quite extraordinary to be able to raise the price so generously and spend so lavishly.

However, he didn't delve too deeply into it. The most important thing right now was to leave the city quietly after the auction ended, taking advantage of the crowd, to avoid any further complications.

After the Azure Beast Blood Pill was sold, Gao Yuanzhi paused briefly, his tone becoming increasingly impassioned:

"Congratulations to the fellow Daoist upstairs for achieving his wish. Next up is the forty-second item in this auction, which is also an excellent piece."

"It's a second-tier spiritual item, Obsidian!!!"

Before the words were finished, the two female cultivators slowly walked onto the stage again, carrying together a crystal-clear white jade plate.

In the white jade plate, a strange stone the size of a pomelo lay quietly on it. It was entirely golden, and its surface was surrounded by a faint golden spiritual energy, pure and gentle. Even from a great distance, one could feel the rich metallic spiritual energy contained within it.

"Gentlemen, please look!"

Gao Yuanzhi gestured, his voice full of admiration:

"This obsidian is entirely golden, its golden spiritual energy pure and unadulterated. It can be directly refined to help cultivators improve their cultivation, and can also be used as a core inlay material for array eyes, spiritual artifacts, etc. It is also an excellent core material for refining metal-attribute pills! Obsidian of this quality and size is enough to support several high-level refining operations. Starting bid: four thousand low-grade spirit stones, with each bid increment not less than five hundred low-grade spirit stones!!!"

"Four thousand low-grade spirit stones for a single stone?!"

The room instantly erupted in excitement, with discussions rising and falling.

This time, the main force in the bidding became the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the pavilion, or family forces with Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge.

Obsidian has a wide range of uses, and for Foundation Establishment cultivators, it is a key material for enhancing their strength and refining treasures.

"Four thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"Five thousand!"

"Five thousand five hundred!"

The price soared and soon broke through seven thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Wu Fan sat in the cubicle, calmly watching the stage.

Through the Five Elements Beads in his Yellow Court, he clearly sensed that the metal elemental power contained in this obsidian was extremely rich. If he could acquire and refine it, he could at least increase the concentration of five strands of spiritual energy.

But he was penniless at the moment and had no spirit stones left to use.

Even if he did, he wouldn't dare to act rashly.

I've already spent a lot of money bidding for the Foundation Establishment Elixir. If I show off again, I'll easily attract attention.

With this in mind, Wu Fan slowly withdrew his gaze and decided to remain an observer.

Ultimately, the obsidian stone was successfully auctioned off to a Foundation Establishment cultivator in a private room upstairs for eight thousand low-grade spirit stones.

The auction continued, with several rare items appearing one after another, including rare centuries-old spiritual plants and powerful spiritual artifacts, pushing the atmosphere in the venue to a climax time and time again.

Looking at the enthusiastic atmosphere below the stage, Gao Yuanzhi's face was full of satisfaction. He raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Fellow Daoists, please be patient."

His voice gradually deepened, becoming more solemn.

"Next up is the forty-ninth item of this auction, a highly anticipated treasure: Thunder Marrow!"

"Thunder Marrow?!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Fan's eyes as he slowly opened them.

He had seen records of it in the ancient books of Falling Star Valley.

Thunder marrow is the core essence of thunderstone or lightning-struck wood. It exists in liquid or crystalline form and is even purer than the rare purple thunder crystal, making it extremely precious.

For ordinary cultivators, Thunder Marrow is not very useful; at most, it can only be used to refine thunder-attribute spiritual artifacts and talismans.

However, for cultivators who practice lightning-attribute techniques or possess lightning spiritual roots, lightning marrow is a treasure that can help them break through bottlenecks and temper their foundation.

As soon as the discussion began, the bidding started, and the price quickly climbed to nine thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Just then, a deep, resonant voice came from the cubicle diagonally opposite Wu Fan, ringing out firmly:

"Twelve thousand low-grade spirit stones."

This bid instantly silenced all other bids, and the venue fell silent once again.

The monks who participated in the bidding all looked astonished.

The fact that this person was willing to directly increase the price by three thousand shows that he was determined to obtain the Thunder Marrow.

The cultivators who had just bid up to nine thousand were all practitioners of lightning-attribute techniques. They had originally wanted to raise the price further, but upon hearing this bid, they hesitated.

Just then, from a private room upstairs, another chilling price quote came through:

"Thirteen thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"Fifteen thousand."

The aged voice rang out again, without the slightest hesitation.

From the private room upstairs came three exasperated shouts of "Fine! Fine! Fine!"

Immediately afterwards, a sharp divine sense shot out, heading straight for the cubicle diagonally opposite Wu Fan.

Clearly, the Foundation Establishment cultivator was enraged and disregarded the rule that divine sense could not be used to investigate at the auction, wanting to find out the origin of the person who made the bid.

But the next second, the divine sense seemed to have hit an impenetrable wall, and was violently bounced back by a powerful resistance.

Immediately afterwards, a faint counterattack came, and a shrill scream came from the private room upstairs, followed by silence.

Fortunately, the private room was soundproofed, and the strange noise did not disturb the people downstairs.

"A Golden Core cultivator! Absolutely a Golden Core cultivator!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator in the private room muttered to himself, his tone filled with fear and awe.

Just then, a gentle divine thought quietly entered the private room:

"Brother Ji, you have broken the rules of the auction."

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