Chapter 521: Chapter 521, True Essence Fruit
It turns out that low-tier secret martial arts are not the most expensive among these auction items. Soon, a drop of ninth-level low-tier Celestial Dragon Wolf Demon essence blood was bought by a strange great power of transcendence for 1.2 million upper-grade spirit stones.
Demon beast essence blood isn’t very useful to ordinary martial artists, but when it falls into the hands of an alchemy master and is integrated into an elixir, it can have unexpected effects.
"The fifty-third auction item is the True Essence Fruit. I don’t need to say much about its effects. Those who need it, don’t miss it. The starting price is 100,000 upper-grade spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 10,000 upper-grade spirit stones. Let the bidding begin!"
On the high platform, as soon as Gu Wan’Er announced, a red-clad maid came from the backstage, holding a tray with a white spirit fruit on it. Abundant spiritual power emanated from it, creating wisps of white mist.
In the private room, Chu Ming’s usually calm eyes showed a hint of fluctuation. Taking a deep breath, he finally saw something he needed.
The True Essence Fruit is an eighth-level spirit fruit, highly effective for martial artists in the Guiyuan Realm. As long as one refines a fruit, they can break through a layer without any obstruction. Chu Ming is currently in the Guiyuan Realm Fifth Layer. If he refines the True Essence Fruit, he can immediately break through to the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer.
Of course, Chu Ming was not the only one among the crowd eyeing the True Essence Fruit.
"110,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
"120,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
"..."
The value of a True Essence Fruit basically exceeded the entire wealth of an ordinary Guiyuan Realm martial artist, so although some martial artists placed bids after Gu Wan’Er’s announcement, the increments were not large.
"200,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
In the private room, Chu Ming bid with an incredibly calm expression, immediately lowering the competing prices.
An ordinary eighth-level spirit fruit typically costs around 70,000 to 80,000 upper-grade spirit stones, but the effect of the True Essence Fruit far surpasses this price.
"210,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
A cold voice rang out as a pale-faced middle-aged man in a white robe in a second-floor private room looked fervently at the True Essence Fruit on the high platform. His body was emaciated, lips crimson, and his aura extremely malevolent. If anyone saw his face, they would recognize him as Baigul Jun, an infamous figure in the outer world.
Baigul Jun was not well-known in the Central Divine Domain but was quite infamous around Rainbow City. He specialized in bullying the weak and engaging in plundering activities. Due to his formidable strength, ordinary Guiyuan Realm martial artists dared not provoke him.
"220,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
Chu Ming continued bidding. The True Essence Fruit was crucial for him, and he was determined to obtain it.
"230,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
Baigul Jun continued to bid. Although the True Essence Fruit was useless to him due to his strength being at half-step Realm of Transcendence, he intended to secure it for his younger kin.
"300,000 upper-grade spirit stones!"
Chu Ming frowned slightly, raising the price directly to 300,000. As soon as he spoke, the entire auction hall was in an uproar. The True Essence Fruit was precious but could be found elsewhere, and 300,000 upper-grade spirit stones could buy two True Essence Fruits under normal circumstances.
"Damn it! Don’t let me find out who you are!!"
Baigul Jun’s face twisted slightly as the flames of destruction flickered madly in his eyes. Although 300,000 upper-grade spirit stones were not beyond his reach, equivalent to the wealth of over a million upper-grade spirit stones in combat power, he had other needs in this auction. Spending too much on the True Essence Fruit could cause him to miss out on other treasures.
In the end, Chu Ming purchased the True Essence Fruit for 300,000 upper-grade spirit stones. He breathed a sigh of relief. Once he refined the True Essence Fruit, his cultivation would break through to the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer. As for offending others, he had mentally prepared for it since deciding to participate in the auction.
"Next for auction..."
On the high platform, Gu Wan’Er continued to preside over the auction. One had to admit, Gu Wan’Er was adept at stirring the auction’s atmosphere. Her every smile and gesture heightened the crowd’s enthusiasm, raising the treasure prices by at least twenty percent higher than usual.
Chu Ming watched silently, also marveling at the Central Divine Domain’s strength. In other regions, a great power of transcendence stood atop the area, and a Guiyuan Realm martial artist was considered a noteworthy expert. But in the Central Divine Domain, while great powers of transcendence weren’t as numerous as dogs, Guiyuan Realm martial artists were everywhere.
In other regions, the mainstream martial artists were in the Transcendence Realm and True Dao Realm, but in the Central Divine Domain, the mainstream martial artists were in the Guiyuan Realm, with very few in the Transcendence Realm and True Dao Realm.
What caught Chu Ming’s attention was that one of the three Great Blade Masters, Luo Donghai, was also present at the auction. Although he did not see Luo Donghai personally, he couldn’t mistake Luo Donghai’s voice.
Both Jin Huan and Luo Donghai had significant vendettas with him, so he couldn’t afford to ignore them.
As time slowly passed, the auction gradually drew to a close.
"Next is the show’s finale treasure, a fragment related to the Ancient Battlefield. This auction item is unlike the others. It is a flow auction with a fixed price of 100 upper-grade spirit stones!"
On the high platform, Gu Wan’Er smiled slightly. Her lips parted gently as she spoke softly.
Boom!
As soon as her voice fell, the entire auction hall was in an uproar, not because of how expensive the finale treasure was, but because the price was extraordinarily low.
"Miss Gu, are you joking? A map related to the Ancient Battlefield, sold for only 100 upper-grade spirit stones?"
A martial artist from below the platform shouted, expressing doubts and hoping to draw Gu Wan’Er’s attention.
"Yeah, and it’s a flow auction. Doesn’t that mean it’s available to everyone?"
The confused martial artists weren’t few; almost all of them were baffled.
"Everyone, please remain calm!"
Gu Wan’Er smiled faintly, raising her hand to gesture the martial artists below to quiet down. When the hall fell silent, she continued.
"Our Pill Cauldron Pavilion has made 100,000 copies of this fragment, so even if you don’t win it at the auction, you can easily buy it from other stores in Rainbow City after the auction ends."
Gu Wan’Er’s voice was incredibly pleasing, akin to a bright oriole in May, refreshing and captivating.
The entire auction hall’s attendees were momentarily taken aback. Pill Cauldron Pavilion’s approach was clearly to make the fragment public. Calling it the finale treasure now seemed somewhat ludicrous.
In the private room.
"Ancient Battlefield?"
Chu Ming gently furrowed his brow, feeling puzzled.
"The Ancient Battlefield was opened during the Ancient Era’s battles between the Human Race and the Demon Race."
At this moment, the remnant soul of the Ancient Sword Emperor floated out from the Sword Scripture, sighing deeply as he spoke.