"One thousand two hundred!"
A female cultivator's voice suddenly echoed from a seat on the second floor, her voice clearly filled with surprise and impatience.
When Lu Tiandu heard the name of the Dingyan Pill, his eyes lit up beneath his bamboo hat, and he quietly waited.
The price kept rising, mostly from female cultivators, with the occasional male cultivator joining in. The price had already reached over one thousand five hundred spirit stones.
Even those who hadn't understood the Dingyan Pill's effects had spread word of its miraculous youth-preserving properties. Many female cultivators were frantic, lamenting their lack of more spirit stones in their storage bags!
Of course, some female cultivators also complained about their partners, which in turn fueled the male cultivators' hatred for the person offering the item.
After all, anyone with a bit of experience knew that refining the Dingyan Pill required several thousand-year-old medicinal herbs. Who would be so wasteful as to use such herbs for such a useless elixir?
Wouldn't it be better to refine or exchange them for a pill that would benefit their own cultivation?
It was simply outrageous!
At this moment, the price of the Dingyan Pill continued to soar. The female cultivator's devotion to her appearance exceeded Lu Tiandu's expectations, and the bidding for the Dingyan Pill quickly reached two thousand spirit stones.
Lu Tiandu's heart was burning with excitement, yet also a touch of nervousness. In the Yanyue Sect, the Dingyan Pill was incredibly popular!
"Two thousand two hundred!"
Just then, a faint male voice echoed from a private room several dozen feet above the Foundation Establishment Stage area.
The voice was clearly heard by everyone in the auction hall.
"Jindan cultivator!"
Lu Tiandu's eyes flashed with surprise.
He hadn't expected these masters to bid for the Dingyan Pill for the first time!
After that price, almost no one bid again. After all, apart from Jindan cultivators of the same level, who would dare to offend these seniors? Of course, they were being respectful; two thousand two hundred was already a very high price.
After the initial surge in the Dingyan Pill price, the next stage of the bidding began.
Lots were presented one after another: various magical instruments, spiritual herbs, materials, spirit beasts, and cultivation techniques!
"The Heaven-Covering Bell is a top-grade, exquisite magical instrument, crafted from a large quantity of Earth Element Stone and refined brass, with a small amount of copper essence, useful for refining magical weapons. It's incredibly sturdy, capable of both attack and defense, and can also be used to trap enemies..."
"Starting price: 500 Spiritual Stones, with each bid no less than 20 Spiritual Stones..."
At this moment, a small yellow bell appeared before the crowd on a tray held by the beautiful red-dressed host.
This type of bell-shaped magical instrument is unusual and boasts a wide range of functions. Soon, several Foundation Establishment cultivators near Lu Tiandu joined in the bidding.
"Isn't this the bell used by Xuan Le, the Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Yanyue Sect, in the original story?" Lu Tiandu thought
to himself after hearing the description of the magical instrument. While this magical instrument also has the ability to trap enemies, due to its comprehensive capabilities, its sole function is still somewhat weaker than that of a dedicated magical instrument, so Lu Tiandu had no intention of bidding.
The magical instrument was quickly acquired by a Foundation Establishment cultivator for 850 Spiritual Stones.
After several lots passed, a material that interested Lu Tiandu arrived: a fist-sized, silvery-white stone capable of being used to refine magical instruments.
"Void Essence Stone!"
By this time, the price of Void Essence Stone had risen from four hundred to over six hundred. Lu Tiandu, looking at the few remaining bidders, said, "Seven hundred!"
This price immediately drove several bidders away.
After a few more bids from the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators, Lu Tiandu finally secured the item for eight hundred spirit stones.
After paying the spirit stones at the side of the auction table, he placed the silvery-white stone in his storage bag.
Returning to his seat, Lu Tiandu continued to calmly survey the various items on the auction block, unconcerned with the glances of some Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Ever since his Spiritual Light Shuttle had become increasingly useful, Lu Tiandu had become interested in the weapon-refining techniques left behind by the Divine Weapon Sect's elders.
He hadn't been very busy in the past six months, but after taking some time to study them, he discovered the refining methods for several unique magical instruments, including the Spiritual Light Shuttle.
Void Essence Stone was one of the primary ingredients in refining the Spiritual Light Shuttle.
He planned to refining several of the Divine Weapon Sect's secret magical instruments when he had the time, so encountering such a material now made sense.
After the auction of items like the Blue Light Stone, Centuries-Old Ironwood, and Azure Grass, the second Dingyan Pill arrived.
This time, the price of this Dingyan Pill remained high, ultimately fetching two thousand Spiritual Stones, and it was once again purchased by a prominent Jindan cultivator in a private room.
Lu Tiandu's expression remained unchanged beneath his hollow bamboo hat, but the twitching corners of his mouth betrayed his deep frustration!
He hadn't expected the Dingyan Pill to be so popular!
Even Core Forming Stage masters were eager to buy it!
It was a shame it couldn't be sold in large quantities!
Time flew by, and the auction had already sold over three hundred items of various treasures, dazzling the Qi Refining Stage cultivators. They exclaimed that this was a worthwhile trip!
Several of the refining materials and elixirs also tempted Lu Tiandu, but he wouldn't bid above a certain price.
After all, he had heard about a treasure that would be suitable for him later. If he secured that item, combined with the Void Yuan Stones he had already obtained, his spending would be sufficient; otherwise, it would be too conspicuous for him.
Ultimately, his limited financial resources limited his willingness to spend!
"Now, let's move on to the next item!" The beautiful host in red smiled as a charming maid presented the new item.
"The Purple Lightning Pouch, a rare, top-tier magical weapon, a rare net-like magical device. It's a valuable treasure for trapping enemies or using it for personal defense. It's also infused with three taels of Thunder Spirit Crystal, which has the power of lightning paralysis..."
"The starting price is eight hundred spirit stones, and each bid must be no less than thirty spirit stones..."
The moment this treasure appeared, Lu Tiandu suddenly perked up.
It seemed that the rumors circulating about the auction item were true. While there had been several other good enemy-trapping magical devices before, they were far inferior to this one.
"These three taels of Thunder Spirit Crystal will probably increase the price of this magical device significantly!" Lu Tiandu thought to himself.
Among the various spells and artifacts in the cultivation world, lightning-attributed spells and artifacts rank among the top in terms of attack power.
And this renowned Thunder Spirit Crystal is the top-tier ingredient for refining lightning-attributed magical artifacts. Even with only three taels, perhaps not even top-grade, it still gilded the magical device with a golden sheen.
When Lu Tiandu finally called out the price of 1,300 spirit stones to buy the Purple Lightning Bag, dozens of spiritual consciousnesses swept over him and were sensed one by one by the Void Spiritual Hat.
In the end, these people still failed to break through the power of the Void Spiritual Hat to block spiritual consciousness and could only return empty-handed. He secretly wondered where this guy in the Qi Refining Stage with a hidden face came from.
A hat that can block the spiritual consciousness of a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and casually took out more than a thousand spirit stones to bid for a treasure, this person is not an ordinary person.
An ordinary cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage has only this amount of wealth.
After calmly taking back the treasure, Lu Tiandu felt a flash of joy in his heart. This treasure can add a lot of security to some of his plans for the trip to the Blood Forbidden Land.
After that, Lu Tiandu never made a move again.
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