The Master of Beasts-Chapter 528 - 122

"Mountain and Sea Strange Beast, Ju Fu, starting price is one thousand Divine Crystals, with each bid increase no less than one hundred."

A cunning glint flashed in Shuibing’s alluring peach blossom eyes; the potential of Ju Fu was at most worth five hundred Divine Crystals, but its identity as a Mountain and Sea Strange Beast caused its value to skyrocket.

Moreover, with so many influential people present, Ju Fu was bound to sell for a high price. Thinking about another even rarer Mountain and Sea Strange Beast coming up, Shuibing’s dissatisfaction with having to step into the limelight as the auctioneer this time dissipated significantly.

"Fifteen hundred."

"Two thousand."

"Two thousand one."

"Five thousand."

Mu Xifeng’s bid immediately suppressed everyone else. Many families with decent strength were also curious about Mountain and Sea Strange Beasts, but spending five thousand Divine Crystals to buy a Ju Fu for research was a bit extravagant.

"As expected of Evergreen Medicine King from Medicine King Valley, truly wealthy. But this old man is also very interested in Ju Fu, six thousand." Qian Yuanbao’s sharp voice had a somewhat sarcastic tone.

"Damn that androgynous person!" Mu Xifeng’s face was brimming with anger.

"Seven thousand."

"Eight thousand."

Hearing Qian Yuanbao’s unhurried voice, Mu Xifeng knew she couldn’t compete anymore. She sat down, fuming, feeling her chest swell with anger.

"Master? You’re not bidding anymore?" Mu Xinyan asked curiously.

Being in one of the most lucrative professions, Mu Xifeng, honored as the Evergreen Medicine King, naturally had a very high income. Eight thousand Divine Crystals was nothing to her.

"Qian Family’s androgynous person is clearly determined to get this Ju Fu. I still need to bid for Wood God Liquid this time, so I really can’t compete with him." Mu Xifeng said with some regret.

The wealth-laden Qian Yuanbao ended up winning the Ju Fu.

Five-Colored Spiritual Stones, Immortal Weapons, one treasure after another came on stage. The cultivators in the hall were very excited, while the big families in the private boxes remained calm, and the people of the Three Sects were quite dismissive.

Information about the next auction item flashed through Shuibing’s mind, and she was invigorated.

"Let’s welcome the next item, a rare Spiritual Beast—Thousand Illusion Insect!"

"What did the auctioneer just say?"

"Thousand Illusion Insect! It’s the Thousand Illusion Insect!"

"Is it true? Ever since the Mirage Dragon made the Thousand Illusion Insect an affiliated race, they haven’t been seen outside the Demon Domain!"

A small, milky white insect exuding a faint glow appeared on the auction stage, leaving many cultivators speechless.

After a long pause, someone finally exclaimed in shock, "It really is a Thousand Illusion Insect; could it be that someone from the Five Elements Sect went to the Demon Domain and took it?"

"What a joke! The Thousand Illusion Insects are deep within the Mirage Dragon’s territory; even a Golden Immortal would find it hard to take them away!"

"I must have this Thousand Illusion Insect; with its Illusion Realm, the Dao Heart of our family’s disciples will become even more steadfast!" declared an Elder from one of the cultivation families.

Lei Batian disdainfully looked at the limp Thousand Illusion Insect, dismissing it, "What use is something that can be slapped to death? I really don’t understand the mindset of these small families."

One of the disciples from the Thunder God Temple spoke, "Elder, these small families don’t have Thunder God Body Tempering and are weak-willed; naturally, they want to rely on external things like the Thousand Illusion Insect to temper their will."

"Nonsense and trickery."

.....

Mu Xifeng was actually interested in this Thousand Illusion Insect because an Ancient Pill Recipe she possessed required the blood of the Thousand Illusion Insect as an ingredient.

"Unexpected surprises indeed; it seems the Five Elements Sect is really putting in their all this time!" Mu Xifeng said, somewhat surprised.

Mu Xinyan furrowed her brows slightly, speaking up, "Master, I feel something’s not right. So far, half of the auctioned items have been Spiritual Beasts, and they are all quite rare. I heard that the Five Elements Sect recently recruited an ascended cultivator from the Lower Realm."

"This cultivator possesses a strong ability in Spirit Beast Breeding."

Mu Xifeng chuckled, "My good disciple, you don’t think all these Spiritual Beasts were nurtured by that new disciple, do you."

"I can’t think of any other reason why the disciples of the Five Elements Sect would suddenly have so many rare Spiritual Beasts." Mu Xinyan said seriously.

Mu Xifeng’s expression became serious, "Why couldn’t it be that the Five Elements Sect discovered a small world full of Spiritual Beasts?"

"The time’s not enough. Spiritual Beasts grow naturally very slowly, and there’s no way that so many True Immortal Level Spiritual Beasts could appear in a short time, unless cultivated by a cultivator with special talent or techniques." Mu Xinyan explained.

"It’s possible; it seems I need to find an opportunity to discuss this with the Five Elements Sect." Mu Xifeng said gravely.

If the Five Elements Sect really had such a potentially incredible Spirit Beast master, their strength could dramatically increase in countless years, possibly even surpassing the other Three Sects.

On the other side, Qian Yuanbao had similar thoughts, as the frequency of Five Elements Sect disciples having rare Spiritual Beasts was unusually high lately, which was abnormal!

.....

The subsequent auctions were almost all Spiritual Beasts. These Spiritual Beasts’ cultivation was not particularly high, with the lowest being Ten Layered Heaven, and the highest Thirty Layer Heaven. Families participating in the auction without Heavenly Immortals at least had several Little Heavenly Immortals to hold the fort.

"What’s going on? How come they are all Spiritual Beasts?" someone in the hall complained.

In the True Realm, Spiritual Beasts were considered losers. In the past, a great war broke out between Spiritual Beasts and the Human Clan over dominion, and those Spiritual Beasts lost that extraordinary battle. Many powerful Divine Beast Clans fell into decline in that war.

Thus, most families looked down upon Spiritual Beasts. For instance, the Puppet Sect preferred their own crafted Puppets, which not only had strong physical bodies but also formed quickly, though they admittedly had less potential.

"Didn’t you notice they all have rare bloodlines?" someone expressed concern.

"So what? Spiritual Beasts have long been obsolete, hiding in the Demon Domain. How could they possibly compare with us cultivators!"