From what could be seen in the general outline, this cultivation technique, while a Soul Cultivation Technique, had considerable restrictions.
One had to have a naturally powerful soul to cultivate this technique; otherwise, forcefully cultivating it would instead damage one's spiritual sense.
After cultivating the first layer of the technique, it could roughly increase one's spiritual sense by thirty percent.
While not bad, a Qi Refining cultivator's spiritual sense was not strong to begin with, so a thirty percent increase wasn't actually that significant.
Despite this, this technique was, after all, a genuine Soul Cultivation Technique, and its value was still very high.
Soon, cultivators began bidding, and the price kept rising.
Ning Fa's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he also probed with his spiritual sense.
Not long after he started looking.
As expected, his right arm felt a burning sensation.
And it was extremely hot, practically scorching.
The scroll had never reacted so intensely before.
It hadn't even reacted as strongly as the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture when he traced its origin.
This shocked Ning Fa greatly, and he couldn't even maintain his outward composure.
His heart churned like giant waves, and when he looked at the [Moon Gazing Art] again, his eyes were already burning with desire.
He had to obtain this cultivation technique, no matter what.
Noticing Ning Fa's excitement, Ning Shaohong turned to look at him.
She smiled faintly and said, "If you like it, bid boldly. If you don't have enough Spirit Stones, Aunt Hong has some here. It's only the first layer of the technique, so those Foundation Establishment old monsters probably won't care too much."
Ning Fa was overjoyed and thanked her, "Thank you, Aunt Hong."
Clearly, even though the Moon Gazing Art was only the first layer, it still attracted the enthusiasm of many Qi Refining cultivators.
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones."
"I bid two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."
Many cultivators participated in the bidding, and in a short time, the price was driven above four thousand Spirit Stones.
Ning Fa didn't rush to bid, intending to wait until the very end to make his move.
Before long, an old and powerful voice rang out, "Four thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."
Judging by the voice, it was Meng Hongji, the old ancestor of the Meng Family whom he had just met.
When this price was announced, the venue fell silent for a moment.
Ning Fa couldn't help but look at Ning Shaohong.
Ning Shaohong smiled faintly and said, "It's fine, don't worry about his identity. You have our Ning Family backing you."
Ning Fa's heart settled, and he directly shouted, "Five thousand Spirit Stones!"
In reality, he had less than four thousand Spirit Stones on him, but since Ning Shaohong had his back, he decided to bid a high price.
When this price was announced, the venue was filled with gasps of astonishment.
Wei Shiqin also looked over in their direction, a hint of a smile in her eyes.
She had also recognized from the voice that it was Ning Fa bidding.
In another private room on the second floor, Meng Hongji showed a look of hesitation.
He could still afford to bid a higher price, but the key was that he needed to reserve Spirit Stones to bid on another, more important item.
At this moment, Meng Ruoqi, who was beside him, said softly, "Grandfather, please give up. I just looked at the general outline, and this cultivation technique isn't that useful for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. Moreover, this technique conflicts with one of my secret arts, so it's not very suitable for me."
Meng Hongji sighed softly, knowing that his granddaughter was just trying to comfort him.
But in the end, he didn't speak again, as there was still a more important auction item coming up.
At this moment, a clear and cold female voice rang out again, "Five thousand five hundred Spirit Stones!"
This woman was the same one who had previously bid for the top-grade magic artifact, the Dark Flood Dragon Spear.
Ning Fa frowned and, without hesitation, directly shouted, "Six thousand Spirit Stones!"
In the private room, Ning Xiuying and Ning Zonglie looked at him with slightly strange expressions, astonished by Ning Fa's extravagant bid.
When this price was announced, the clear and cold female voice fell silent.
Wei Shiqin did not wait to give others time as she had done before, and simply announced that the Moon Gazing Art belonged to Ning Fa.
Ning Fa looked at Ning Shaohong and coughed dryly, "Aunt Hong, that, I'm still short... two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."
Ning Shaohong smiled charmingly, then counted out two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones and handed them to Ning Fa.
Ning Zonglie, standing beside them, widened his eyes in envy.
Soon, Ning Fa completed the transaction and wore a look of immense joy.
He couldn't wait to return home and see what he had traced the origin of.
The fact that the scroll reacted so violently made him incredibly eager.
The next item up for auction was also something Ning Fa was very familiar with.
It was the most crucial main ingredient for the Nine Revolutions Purple Yuan Powder: Cloud Crystal Liquid.
As soon as this renowned spiritual material appeared, it immediately attracted many cultivators to bid.
Ultimately, this spiritual material was purchased by the Zhao family Foundation Establishment Cultivator for the price of two thousand nine hundred Spirit Stones.
Since Ning Fa had already established a deep cooperative relationship with Wei Shiqin, she would be supplying him with Cloud Crystal Liquid and other spiritual materials in the future.
Therefore, he did not participate in the bidding.
Next, the auction entered its middle stage.
Wei Shiqin successively presented High-grade Magic Artifacts, High-grade formations, and advanced talismans, all of which were exquisite.
There was even a beast egg from a late-stage first-tier demonic beast, the Iron-Winged Eagle.
As a result, the auction remained lively and never cooled down.
Later, Wei Shiqin even presented a special treasure.
A Talisman Treasure.
This immediately ignited the enthusiasm of many cultivators.
A Talisman Treasure could be considered a special type of talisman, but its power was vastly different from ordinary talismans.
This was because Talisman Treasures were crafted by Golden Core cultivators who extracted the origin power of their magic treasures and sealed it onto special talismans.
They could be seen as projections of a Golden Core cultivator's magic treasure, possessing some of its might.
The power of such an item could be imagined; even if it only held one-tenth of the magic treasure's power, it would be enough to kill an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
It could be described as having unparalleled might.
Crafting a Talisman Treasure naturally caused a significant reduction in the origin power of the Golden Core cultivator's magic treasure, weakening its might.
Therefore, Golden Core cultivators would generally only craft such Talisman Treasures when they were about to pass away.
After all, although magic treasures were powerful, they could not be activated without Golden Core cultivation.
Furthermore, magic treasures had already been deeply imprinted, making it difficult for other cultivators to use them effectively.
Thus, it was better to craft some Talisman Treasures to leave behind for future generations.
The Talisman Treasure presented by Wei Shiqin was crafted from the magic treasure Kaiyuan Axe of an early-stage Golden Core cultivator.
It sealed about half of the treasure's power and had never been used.
The starting bid was two thousand Spirit Stones.
Many cultivators bid frantically.
And they were mostly late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, with many of them being key figures from the various factions around Thousand Wave Lake.
Many of the VIPs on the second floor also entered the bidding.
After a fierce bidding war that lasted for over half an hour, the treasure was eventually acquired by Ning Shaohong.
The price was five thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.
Next, only the last auction item remained.
Wei Shiqin revealed a mysterious smile and said, "For this final item, I believe some fellow Daoists already know what it is and have come specifically for it."
As soon as she said this, it immediately piqued the curiosity of many cultivators.
When a blue pill, the size of a longan and emitting a faint blue mist, appeared in Wei Shiqin's hand.
The venue erupted into the greatest clamor since the auction began.
"The final item is actually a Foundation Establishment Pill!"