Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

"Thirty-four thousand Spirit Stones,"

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately picked up the bid.

"Thirty-five thousand Spirit Stones."

"Thirty-six thousand Spirit Stones."

Once someone initiated the bidding, the price of the Foundation Establishment Pill started rising by thousands.

The increments seemed small, but the rate of increase was swift.

It wasn't long before it surpassed fifty thousand Spirit Stones, which caused many who were initially eager to turn pale, and soon they discarded the idea of using Spirit Stones and turned to think about secret bids.

All present were cultivators, and who didn't have some treasures hidden up their sleeves? Even if one's assets were insufficient, there were still spells, right?

The four essentials of cultivation are "Dharma, Wealth, Comrades, and Place," with Dharma being of foremost importance.

As long as one was willing to sell their own Cultivation Technique, couldn't they exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Pill?

It must be said that the method of secret auctions was indeed impressive.

In the venue, Zhao Sheng sat unperturbed, inwardly praising the organizer's thorough thinking.

After some deliberation, Zhao Sheng decided to use the unique spell "Sacrificial Fire Technique" that he had obtained in his previous life, as an exchange item. Explore more at empire

To ensure foolproof success, he silently summoned the Hundred Lifetimes scripture, turned to the fourth page, and found a Foundation Establishment level Fire Attribute Cultivation Technique from the memory images he acquired from the Zhou family's Scripture Pavilion in the Desolate Domain.

Zhao Sheng did not believe that two Fire Attribute Cultivation Techniques could not exchange for a mere Foundation Establishment Pill.

During this time, the bidding price had already broken through fifty thousand Spirit Stones. Those who still dared to bid were now only a few.

Zhao Sheng was inwardly surprised; fifty thousand Spirit Stones would have been enough to purchase a Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill in Central Continent Cave Heaven City.

Yet it seemed, this price was still not the final transaction price.

"Fifty-four thousand Spirit Stones. This elderly man here represents the Li family of Wind Mantis Island and hopes for some accommodation from those present," an aged voice from a gaunt, pale-faced and narrow-eyed old man spoke.

As these words were spoken, the old man emitted a unique pressure from a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm, causing an immediate fright among some of lesser cultivation levels.

Hmph!

However, at that moment, a cold snort suddenly sounded in the venue, and that member of the Li family suddenly grunted, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his complexion deathly pale.

Seeing this, several Cultivation Forces that wanted to emulate dropped their unseemly ideas of using pressure.

While the open auction was proceeding normally, most of the cultivators in the venue also participated in the secret bids.

Waiters moved around the venue, collecting one secret post after another, and then brought them to Master Wu Yan's table.

Master Wu Yan picked up the secret posts one by one, and after looking through them, he tossed most of the posts to his left side, placing only a few on the right side after reading them.

Seeing this, the cultivators present couldn't misunderstand that those placed on the left side were already eliminated.

"Fifty-nine thousand Spirit Stones!"

"Fifty-nine thousand Spirit Stones? Is there any Taoist who would offer a higher price?" the middle-aged man asked again.

After repeating the question twice, he immediately announced that the auction was concluded at a price of fifty-nine thousand Spirit Stones.

At this moment, Master Wu Yan also selected four or five tentative secret posts.

The venue suddenly quieted down, everyone's gaze turning towards Master Wu Yan.

Swoosh!

Master Wu Yan lightly tapped the table, causing two of the secret posts to rise up, enveloped in a faint layer of fire light and gently fly into the hands of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man slightly bowed and then opened the two posts saying, "Congratulations to Yi Ding and Gengzi, as well as the Taoist who offered fifty-nine thousand Spirit Stones. Congratulations to the three of you for winning the Foundation Establishment Pills."

No sooner had he finished his statement than sighs filled the room. This result left the majority of those present greatly disappointed.

Zhao Sheng felt a surge of joy inside, though he maintained a composed expression as his bidding number was Gengzi.

"Alright! This auction concludes successfully. I request the Taoists to exit the venue in an orderly manner. Those who won the treasures, please proceed to the back to exchange for your items."

As soon as the auction ended, Zhao Sheng was led by a waiter through two corridors into a private room.

After he had finished transcribing the "Sacrificial Fire Technique" and the "Deserted Four Flames Skill's Separation Flame Technique," "coincidentally," Master Wu Yan entered the room.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng was greatly astonished but immediately rose to greet him, "Junior Zhao Chonghe greets Master Wu Yan!"

"No need for excessive courtesy, please sit!"

Zhao Sheng was not restrained, and once Master Wu Yan settled down, he too sat down.

A flicker of surprise crossed the eyes of Master Wu Yan. Since his advancement to Golden Core, few low-level cultivators in face-to-face exchanges maintained an attitude as composed as Zhao Sheng's.

Based on this alone, he couldn't help but respect him a bit more.

Little did he know, Zhao Sheng, who appeared calm, was inwardly somewhat anxious.

He did not know what Master Wu Yan wanted with him?

If it was merely about exchanging the Foundation Establishment Pill, it probably wouldn't require the attendance of a Golden Core Master.

Besides, Zhao Sheng was most fearful that Master Wu Yan would see through his disguise.

It's important to note that he was an "Alien Race," and the precedent set by Zhi Ao Island was not something to be ignored!

Fortunately, things didn't turn out that bad!

Master Wu Yan, not concerned about a Junior Qi Refining cultivator's disguise, directly stated that he was there for those two Cultivation Techniques.

Relieved, Zhao Sheng immediately handed over the freshly written Cultivation Techniques.

Master Wu Yan took them, but without even glancing at the "Deserted Four Flames Skill", he picked up "Sacrificial Fire Technique" and began to ponder it intently.

As he flipped through it, a smile gradually appeared on his face, seemingly gaining a lot from it.

A quarter of an hour later, Master Wu Yan gently placed down the secret manual, his gaze intense as he seriously asked Zhao Sheng, "From where did you obtain this spell?"