Cultivation Begins with Skill Points-Chapter 211: The Auction

"Purple Wood Pill, an elixir that assists Martial Artists with the Wood Attribute in their cultivation. It is divided into three groups, each group contains one pill, starting at three hundred Spirit Stones. The first group..."

"The Spiritual Artifact Frost Sword, can protect the body, capable of flight, with Cold Attribute attacks, unparalleled power, starting bid at one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones."

Ouyang Zhen displayed a slight smile on his face and continued the auction.

Zhong Lin reclined in the soft chair, witnessing the grandeur of the grand auction for the first time.

Various types of elixirs, secret techniques, martial arts, mystical items...

It was simply dazzling.

The Treasure Pavilion on the Xuan Gui Continent was like a country bumpkin in comparison.

What intrigued Zhong Lin the most during the entire auction was the "Spiritual Artifacts."

These are extremely powerful weapons, inherently containing mysterious power.

If martial artists hold a Spiritual Artifact, they might even dare to challenge the Spiritual Origin Realm, capable of overwhelming opponents of the same level.

However, Spiritual Artifacts are not forged but nurtured.

The Transcendent’s third realm, the Yunling Realm, can open the Soul Palace, nourish the soul, form Spiritual Sense, and nurture the Lifebound Weapon.

This also means that every unowned Spiritual Artifact represents the fall of a Yunling Realm powerhouse, highlighting the rarity of Spiritual Artifacts.

"Spiritual Artifact Purple Essence Bracelet, a top-quality piece for both offense and defense. Our Purple Cloud Sect painstakingly excavated it from ancient ruins recently, its power surpasses even the Frost Sword, starting bid at two thousand Spirit Stones, with increments of no less than one hundred Spirit Stones each time."

An hour later, Xu Youde displayed a piece of mystical purple bracelet, engraved with numerous complex and mysterious patterns, gleaming with a radiant light, clearly not an ordinary item at first glance.

"Two thousand one hundred Spirit Stones!"

An elderly voice immediately made a bid.

"Two thousand two hundred Spirit Stones!"

...

It was evident that the martial artists present were all intrigued by this "Purple Essence Bracelet," and the price soon rose to two thousand nine hundred Spirit Stones.

"Three thousand five hundred Spirit Stones!"

Suddenly, the voice of a young and confident man filled the auction room, directly suppressing the other bidders.

The crowd looked towards the booth and saw the windows open, a young Martial Artist in a sea-blue robe, wearing a jade crown, with a handsome demeanor, holding a jade folding fan, looking like a noble gentleman at ease with the world, greeting the gazes with a cheerful expression.

"Could it be this person?"

"The young master of the Cui family—Cui Qing."

"Cui family? Isn’t the Cui family on Island Fifty-Three? How did the Cui family young master come here?"

"You know quite a bit, but only half of it. The Cui family’s Sea View Tower branch has long since opened in Purple Cloud City, with Cui Qing now in charge of the Purple Cloud City branch, and he is also considered a genius in the Cui family, now a master at the Spiritual Origin Realm."

...

Zhong Lin gazed at this person, listening to the discussions from all sides, watching with keen interest.

Although he hadn’t interacted with Cui Qing, he had seen him at Shuiyun Building; unexpectedly, he had such a background.

"So it’s the Cui family young master, well then, give the Cui family some face."

"Haha, I am the Family Head of the Maple Leaf Han family, I wonder how the Cui family ancestor is doing?"

The influence of the Cui family was indeed significant, and other competitors began to withdraw from the bidding.

Of course, it could also be due to the price of the "Purple Essence Bracelet" reaching its limit, and it was smoothly acquired by Cui Qing.

"This auction is guaranteed by my master’s reputation, each auction is going to be fair, with no use of force to oppress others."

Xu Youde snorted lightly, making a subtle jab at Cui Qing, and then continued the auction.

Cui Qing merely smiled slightly, waved his hand in acknowledgment, and then sat back down without saying more.

This time, onto the stage were various Exotic Beast Eggs and young pets.

Fierce Wind Falcon, Two-headed Earth Lizard, Thunder Horn Python...

Zhong Lin watched with interest, among these exotic beasts were those that, upon reaching adulthood, could rival Transcendent Realm martial artists.

Exotic beasts rarely seen on the Xuan Gui Continent were openly captured as pets here.

For ordinary Loose Cultivator martial artists, their resources for personal cultivation might not even be sufficient, let alone feeding exotic beasts. The resource expenditure is often greater than for themselves, and exotic beasts have long lifespans, with often lengthy growth periods.

Therefore, most purchases were made by family martial artists.

Of course, some bold individuals buy them just to eat the meat, but generally, there’s no such foolishness, it’s not worth it, better to go to a specialized restaurant that uses exotic beasts as ingredients.

After the sale of these exotic beast pets, came another batch of Cultivation Techniques, Martial Arts, and Secret Techniques inherited.

Zhong Lin glanced over, unsure if it was due to his exposure to Chen Jia, but he found nothing appealing among these Yellow Level items.

However, he was attracted by the last elixir recipe.

"Fifth Grade Elixir, Cold Marrow Pill recipe, an elixir that can enhance the cultivation of Martial Artists with the Cold Attribute, starting bid at three hundred Spirit Stones."

After Xu Youde’s words fell, it took a long while before an elderly voice made a modest increase of ten Spirit Stones.

It’s understandable; Pill Masters are already a very rare profession, and this elixir is specially targeted at martial artists cultivating Cold Attribute Cultivation Techniques.

Bear in mind that over ninety percent of martial artists in the world cultivate techniques aligned with the Five Elements, of which the Cold Attribute is a variant of the Water Attribute. Although it’s more powerful, very few cultivate it.

Even if a Pill Master obtains the recipe, invests the effort to learn it, and succeeds in refining it, there might not be many who would purchase it. Unfortunately, its specificity is too narrow, whereas any attribute within the Five Elements would sell better.

In the end, Zhong Lin acquired it for three hundred and fifty Spirit Stones.

When the elixir recipe was delivered into his hands, a smile appeared on Zhong Lin’s face.

For other alchemists, just practicing would cost a lot in terms of time, effort, and money, and could end up with nothing. But for Zhong Lin, with his System Panel, it could enrich his alchemical heritage.

The most crucial aspect is that if he can successfully refine this Cold Marrow Pill, he could then claim the title of a Fifth Grade Alchemist.

Being a Fifth Grade Alchemist at Shuiyun Building would undoubtedly enhance his status, allowing access to higher-level elixir recipes.

This is a guaranteed profitable endeavor, how could he miss it?

After a few more items were auctioned, when Zhong Lin began feeling a bit bored, Xu Youde’s voice echoed.

"Dragon Transformation Ginseng, three hundred years old, a crucial auxiliary material for the Sea Expansion Pill, starting price at eight hundred Spirit Stones, with increments of no less than fifty Spirit Stones each time."

"Nine hundred Spirit Stones."

Someone from the first-floor hall couldn’t help but call out a bid.

"One thousand Spirit Stones."

The scene immediately became lively, with price increases from all sides, swiftly reaching one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.

Zhong Lin raised an eyebrow and took a deep breath at the situation before him.

"Now you understand how precious the ’Red Flame Technique’ I gave you is, right? Otherwise, you would also be one of the bidders here."

Chen Jia’s leisurely voice came from the Soul Nourishing Ring, full of pride.