allonlinenovel Chapter 167 Twilight Cloud City Auction
Chapter 167 Twilight Cloud City Auction
After giving Lin Zhifeng a few more instructions, Feng Bao returned to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Lin Zhifeng admired Lin Zhifeng's carefree personality and formidable strength, which allowed Lin Zhifeng to come and go in a single day.
Lin Zhifeng's motivation to continue cultivating has only grown stronger!
In the days that followed, Elder Gu, who was always lazy, was forced to run around for the affairs of the City Lord's Mansion of Muyun City, and in the end, he managed to push away most of the work in Muyun City.
Once he's finished with his work, the auction that was delayed by the "New Year" holiday will finally take place.
Although such a major event occurred in Muyun City (even the city lord died), life must go on for everyone else.
It is clear that in this world, no one is so important that we cannot live without him.
Elder Gu had made prior arrangements with the auction house owner to repackage Lin Zhifeng's ten flawless Nascent Soul Pills and hand them over to the auction house for auction.
The auction house owner was worried that he didn't have a suitable grand finale item among the consigned items he had received when he received Elder Gu's consignment, which made him very happy.
While the Nascent Soul Pill isn't particularly rare, the ones Elder Gu entrusted to this auction are flawless pills, making them quite precious. At that time, some powerful figures at the Void Refinement Realm or above will be willing to pay the money to buy them for their beloved children, grandchildren, or disciples.
Thinking of the huge commission he would receive, the auction house owner was overjoyed and couldn't help but flatter Elder Gu: "Congratulations, Elder Gu! It seems that the alchemists of your Pill Pavilion have become even more skilled!"
Elder Gu gave a vague reply, and then instructed the auction house owner to reserve a private room for him so that he could attend in person.
The boss naturally had to give face to Boss Gu, a long-time associate, and agreed without hesitation.
On the night of the auction, Elder Gu brought Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo to the auction venue.
Auction house staff came forward and led Elder Gu and his entourage to the exquisite private room that the owner had reserved for Elder Gu in advance.
Lin Zhifeng had previously participated in a Warcraft auction in Hundred Beast Valley, and this auction in Twilight Cloud City was much the same.
However, Muyun City has a rich history, and the auction was arranged in a more exquisite and beautiful way.
After the group settled into the private room, Elder Gu dismissed the attendants of Dan Pavilion and the staff of the auction house, leaving only his own people in the room.
Upon seeing this, Lin Zhifeng immediately released his treasure-hunting mouse and his assistant mouse, as whether he could find any bargains would depend on the two of them.
Chirp and Amber, who can't stay still, also came out to watch the fun.
Elder Gu was quite shocked to see Lin Zhifeng's four pets. Such rare spirit pets were incredibly difficult to obtain, even one was hard to come by. For Lin Zhifeng to possess four at once—his luck was practically defying the heavens!
The auction began, and the first items auctioned were high-grade elixirs, such as the main ingredient of the Divine Transformation Elixir.
Lin Zhifeng was no longer very interested in the Divine Transformation Pill. If the ten flawless Divine Transformation Pills that he had entrusted Elder Gu to sell could be successfully sold, his savings would be approaching one billion tonight.
Therefore, Lin Zhifeng set his sights on the materials for the Refining Void Pill.
Isn't the next goal to break through to the Void Refinement Realm? Although it may take at least several decades or even hundreds of years, it's good to accumulate some in advance if there's an opportunity.
He's the type who plans ahead and saves up in advance, hoping to find a good opportunity, but if not, he'll wait until later. He's very easygoing and not in a hurry.
Ding Mo, on the other hand, was a little anxious.
Ding Mo is currently in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and is about to break through again. If he can successfully collect all the main ingredients for the Refining Void Pill this time and refine it, he can go into seclusion to advance his cultivation level after returning to his sect.
The two children shared the same goal and listened attentively to the introductions of each item being auctioned.
Elder Gu didn't disturb them, and sat down with a smile to drink tea.
The auction items were displayed and bid on one by one.
Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo also made several attempts, and in the end, they each obtained several main ingredients for the Refining Void Pill.
As a result, Lin Zhifeng had basically exhausted all the spirit stones he had saved up.
Fortunately, once the Flawless Pill is auctioned off, he will receive a large sum of spirit stones, so he has nothing to worry about.
Ding Mo has never consumed many resources in his cultivation, so he has a considerable fortune. Although he spent most of the money on the main ingredients for the Refining Void Pill this time, he still had some left over.
Halfway through the auction, the owner brought out a new item for auction.
The auction item was displayed on a tray; it looked like a pile of eggshells. The eggshells were a dull gray color, and there were quite a few of them. If pieced together, one could imagine that it had once been a giant egg.
Lin Zhifeng looked at the treasure-hunting rat, as if to say, what is this eggshell?
The treasure-hunting mouse glanced at it briefly and said, "A phoenix eggshell."
Lin Zhifeng: "!"
He knows the answer to this question!
Previously, his chirp completed its initial evolution by consuming its own eggshell, which is how it gained its current abilities.
So he decisively looked at Qiuqiu and asked, "Qiuqiu, do you still need this phoenix eggshell? Daddy will buy it for you."
Chuchu said, "I don't need it anymore, but you can buy it if the price isn't too high."
Lin Zhifeng was full of questions. If you don't need it, why should I buy it?
Chirp chirp said, "This eggshell contains the power of Nirvana; you can use it to refine pills."
As for what kind of pill it is, Chiu Chiu is still a baby and can't explain it clearly. But the phoenix eggshell is a valuable and extremely rare item, so of course Chiu Chiu hopes her father can get it.
Lin Zhifeng can't check the system right now, but since both the Treasure-Hunting Mouse and Chirp Chirp say so, buying it is definitely not a bad deal.
The starting bid for the eggshell is one million high-grade spirit stones. The auctioneer explained that it was obtained from an ancient ruin and is very likely the shell of a phoenix egg. If true, it is one of the main ingredients for refining the Nirvana Pill.
Lin Zhifeng became even more convinced after hearing this and decided to take it down no matter what.
After the auction began, bids were placed quickly. Lin Zhifeng started bidding when the price soared to five million high-grade spirit stones, and finally won the bid for eight and a half million high-grade spirit stones.
Elder Gu was merely a companion throughout, showing no interest in Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo's actions.
That's true. A powerful figure in the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm is about to break through to the Body Integration Realm. He certainly wouldn't be interested in their petty squabbles. It's like a college student watching two elementary school kids playing house; of course he wouldn't be interested in participating.
The auction was drawing to a close, reaching its climax. From this point on, Lin Zhifeng and his companions would no longer gain anything, so Lin Zhifeng calmed down and waited for the huge sum of spirit stones to arrive.
The flawless Nascent Soul Pill was indeed very popular, with each pill fetching a high price of over 100 million spirit stones.
There was a little incident: when a rogue cultivator's bid reached 100 million spirit stones, he ran out of spirit stones. The price kept soaring, reaching a point he couldn't afford. Because of excessive accumulated poison in his body, he could only break through to the Nascent Soul Realm by taking the Flawless Pill. So, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "I'll offer 100 million high-grade spirit stones plus the whereabouts of Lin Yuan, the Sword Sect Master, as my stake."