"Little junior sister, come and see if there's anything you like here."
Leng Xingzhi projected an image of an item to be auctioned today into the air with his spiritual power, clearly displaying its appearance and function.
Chu Lingwei stepped forward, examining the items one by one. There were high-grade magic robes, rare spiritual herbs, damaged medicinal pills, spiritual beasts, and beastmen, all of which were rarely seen.
However, the Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass, which she had heard about at the Spiritual Tea House, was not among them.
"There really isn't any Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass," Chu Lingwei remarked, recalling the conversation between the two cultivators at the Spiritual Tea House. She actually had a few stalks of Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass in her spatial realm.
Hearing his little junior sister's words, Leng Xingzhi smiled, his eyes sparkling like stars. He said casually, "I heard that Xinghe Auction House received a thousand-year-old Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass yesterday and gave it away on the spot. If little junior sister wants one, Senior Brother can give you one."
Nangong Luo, seeing this, couldn't help but feel curious. "Eldest Senior Brother, who was it given to?"
Chu Lingwei's face reddened upon hearing her eldest senior brother's words. Most of the spiritual herbs and magic artifacts in her spatial realm were gifts from him.
His tendency to give things away so casually often made it difficult for Chu Lingwei to refuse.
"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother, but I already have some."
Nangong Luo waited for his eldest senior brother to answer, and upon hearing his little junior sister's reply, he was startled. "Little junior sister, you have Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass?"
Leng Xingzhi was the young master of the Leng family. The Leng family was comparable to major sects, with more powerful figures guarding it than the five great sects. It was not surprising that the Leng family had Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass.
Nangong Luo was truly astonished that his little junior sister possessed such a precious item.
He was an eighth-rank alchemist, and people sent him all sorts of spiritual herbs from all over the world, yet he had never seen a single stalk of Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass.
"Yes, when I was in the Hengtian Secret Realm, I was teleported to a medicinal field and obtained a few stalks."
After emerging from the Hengtian Secret Realm, Chu Lingwei had given spiritual power condensed pearls to her master and senior brothers, and had not mentioned anything about her gains from the secret realm since.
Nangong Luo gasped. Obtaining a few stalks meant she had more than one.
A smile touched Leng Xingzhi's lips. His little junior sister had excellent luck, and he wasn't surprised at all.
Su Yan knew the preciousness of Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass, but he only glanced at it. Pills and spiritual herbs, pills, someone would prepare them for him.
"Second Senior Brother, do you need it? I can give it to you," Chu Lingwei said. She didn't know what spiritual herbs her second senior brother needed, but judging by his expression, he seemed to want it very much.
"This... I'll trade you for a magic artifact."
This was Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass, something even Supreme Realm cultivators desired.
"No need. Just save me a pill when Senior Brother successfully refines it," Chu Lingwei replied. She had so many magic artifacts in her spatial realm, including some divine-grade ones. Although she couldn't use them for the time being, she would never run out even if she used a different one every day.
She didn't need magic artifacts.
"Okay, when Senior Brother refines a ninth-rank Spirit Gathering Pill, you'll be the first to receive it," Nangong Luo said excitedly. If he truly managed to refine a ninth-rank Spirit Gathering Pill, he would be sought after and revered by Supreme Realm cultivators. The thought alone was exhilarating.
Chu Lingwei took out a medicinal herb box from her spatial realm and handed it to her second senior brother. "Here is a thousand-year-old Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass and a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass. I wish Senior Brother success in alchemy."
Upon hearing the words "ten-thousand-year-old," Nangong Luo's breathing became tense. There wasn't a single ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Gathering Seven-Star Grass on the entire Xuanyuan Continent.
Leng Xingzhi was also slightly surprised, but quickly concealed it.
"Esteemed fellow Daoists, welcome to Xinghe Auction House. The auction now begins."
At this moment, a pleasant female voice reached the first corner of the auction hall, exciting the cultivators seated in the main hall.
Chu Lingwei was drawn by the voice and walked to the window, looking down. The main hall on the first floor was already filled with people, many of whom wore concealing clothing, making it impossible to identify them or their sects.
The private room she was in was even more secluded, capable of blocking the scrutiny of Supreme Realm cultivators, yet the guests inside could clearly see every corner of the main hall.
"Our first item is a divine-grade magic artifact brought from the Void Secret Realm, starting at ten thousand top-grade spirit stones."
This short announcement caused an uproar in the hall, interspersed with murmurs.
The Void Secret Realm opened only once every two thousand years, and only cultivators who had reached the Supreme Realm could enter. No one knew when it would open or where the entrance was. Apart from Supreme Realm cultivators who might sense it, for others, it was merely a legend.
Those who could enter the Void Secret Realm would not publicize it.
Divine-grade magic artifacts were even rarer. There were less than five divine-grade magic artifacts on the entire Xuanyuan Continent, and no one knew who possessed them.
Especially spirit stones. On the Xuanyuan Continent, spirit stones could be used as currency to purchase all items and for cultivation.
The most common were spirit pearls, followed by low-grade spirit stones, medium-grade spirit stones, high-grade spirit stones, and top-grade spirit stones.
One hundred spirit pearls could be exchanged for one low-grade spirit stone, one thousand low-grade spirit stones for one medium-grade spirit stone, one thousand medium-grade spirit stones for one high-grade spirit stone, and one thousand high-grade spirit stones for one top-grade spirit stone.
Outer disciples of ordinary sects received three low-grade spirit stones per month. Normal special offers were usually for low-grade and medium-grade spirit stones.
A medium-grade magic artifact would cost at most a few hundred medium-grade spirit stones.
Ten thousand top-grade spirit stones was an amount that even some small sects could not afford.
Only the five great sects or hidden aristocratic families could afford ten thousand top-grade spirit stones.
Chu Lingwei subconsciously looked at her eldest senior brother, wondering if their family had the capital.
"Little junior sister wants this divine-grade magic artifact?" Leng Xingzhi saw his little junior sister staring at the divine-grade magic artifact displayed below and walked to her side.
"A damaged artifact. I wonder if it can be repaired?" The third senior brother's gaze was also fixed on the divine-grade magic artifact, a hint of an unreadable emotion in his eyes.
"I'm wondering if anyone will buy it."
Chu Lingwei shook her head. Divine-grade magic artifacts were not something that anyone could easily wield. She certainly wouldn't spend so much money on a damaged artifact.
The cultivators in the main hall would definitely not buy it. Those in the private rooms above likely thought the same as Chu Lingwei – that it would be a waste of resources to buy a damaged artifact. For a moment, no one bid.
It seemed like a sure failure to sell.
Just as the final gavel was about to fall, a voice, whose gender was indistinguishable, spoke.
"Ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones."
Silence fell over the entire venue.
Chu Lingwei was stunned because the voice came from her eldest senior brother.
"Ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones, first call."
"Ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones, second call."
"Ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones, third call."
"Sold."