Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 520 Shengshengmu Source Liquid

Just as the middle-aged man paused in his speech, the blue magic circle below hummed again, and a dozen miniature light arrays suddenly appeared side by side on the previously empty table.

Then, with a flash of light, more than a dozen boxes of different sizes and a palm-sized jade tablet appeared on the table.

Seeing this, most people in the hall remained silent, and their eyes all turned to the table!
Xiao Buyi stepped forward, picked up the jade tablet and glanced at it. In an instant, his divine sense entered the tablet and he saw all the information inside.

Then, without making a sound, he took one of the jade boxes and opened the lid.

"As with the previous auctions, the first items to be auctioned will still be various materials and raw materials. Let's start with this Phoenix Stone." Xiao Buyi shook the box in his hand with one hand, and something floated out of it.

It was a strange stone, multicolored and shaped like a large bird.

"Phoenix Stone is a rare material that can only be nurtured in the birthplace of a true phoenix. It is extremely valuable for alchemy, medicine, and weapon crafting. This piece of Phoenix Stone weighs three pounds and two ounces, is of excellent quality, and is absolutely free of impurities. Starting bid: two million spirit stones!"

Xiao Buyi glanced at the five-colored stones and then slowly addressed the audience.

This phoenix stone has a wide range of uses, and given its large size, a starting price of only two million is clearly too low.

This naturally led to a fierce competition among many people.

The moment Xiao Buyi announced the reserve price, a series of bids, such as 2.5 million and 3 million, came from all over the auction hall.

Three and a half million

"four million"

Even without the middle-aged man saying anything more provocative, the price of the Phoenix Stone easily exceeded four million spirit stones, more than double the reserve price.

But in the end, this five-colored stone was auctioned off to a woman from the Molu ethnic group for more than 5.2 million.

They immediately handed over the spirit stones and took the item.

"Jade King Flower, six thousand years old, the best ingredient for some rare elixirs. Starting price: three million spirit stones." Xiao Buyi opened another jade box and took out a golden spirit flower.

The spirit flower was as big as a head, with naturally formed spirit patterns on its surface, and each petal seemed to be made of pure gold.

And so, Xiao Buyi took out the treasures from the box one by one. Because there were many high-level cultivators in the hall, he only needed to give a brief explanation, and these rare treasures in the market were quickly snapped up.

Yuan Yao and Chen Qiaoqian also made their bids and successfully acquired their desired items.

After the dozen or so jade boxes were auctioned off, the teleportation array flashed blue light again, and seven or eight more jade bottles appeared on the table.

This time, several kinds of spiritual liquids and waters are being auctioned.

These items are extremely rare, and each bottle is almost always fought over by countless people at the same time.

The previous few bottles were sold for three or four times the reserve price, and the prices they fetched made many people in the hall gasp in astonishment.

That's understandable; that's how auctions are supposed to be.

The same thing may have different values ​​in the eyes of different people, and the difference can be huge.

In the blink of an eye, most of the spiritual liquid on the table had been auctioned off, leaving only two small bottles.

Throughout the previous auctions, Xiao Buyi remained calm and composed, but when his gaze fell upon the small green bottle, a hint of fervor flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, then with one hand grabbed the small green bottle and slowly introduced it, his expression becoming serious:
"One bottle of Sheng Sheng Mu Yuan Liquid, starting price 50 million!"

"What?! Life-Generating Wood Essence Liquid! Can I hear that right? This kind of treasure is actually being offered at the auction?"

"Only fifty million? That's the lowest price for the Life-Generating Wood Essence Liquid?! Really?"

"How could this not be the grand finale item? It's one of the best healing elixirs in our spirit realm!"

With a sudden "boom," the cultivators in the hall were thrown into turmoil, and many of them exclaimed in disbelief.

Many people stared intently at the small bottle in Xiao Buyi's hand, their eyes filled with extreme greed.

Even from many rooms on the third floor, several soft exclamations of surprise could be heard.

Nie Zhaonan, who was sitting in a corner of the main hall, was also moved when he heard the name of this spiritual liquid.

“That’s right, this spiritual liquid can replace one of the forty-nine kinds of spiritual medicines in the Dao Immortal Pill.” Yue Li clearly guessed what Nie Zhaonan was thinking and quietly transmitted her voice.

“In that case, we must obtain this spiritual liquid,” Nie Zhaonan replied with a slight smile via telepathy.

This Life-Generating Wood Essence Liquid is a healing elixir that many high-level cultivators dream of.

It is said that even if a being at the Integration level suffers severe injuries to their main body, as long as their nascent soul remains, consuming this spiritual liquid can immediately restore them to most of their former state.

It is roughly equivalent to half the life of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so its value is self-evident.

But now this elixir has appeared at this auction, and the starting price is incredibly low.

Given the rarity of Sheng Sheng Mu Yuan Liquid, it is more than enough to be the final property up for auction.

While fifty million spirit stones is a considerable sum, it is unbelievably cheap compared to the value of this spirit liquid.

Nie Zhaonan's thoughts raced, and he vaguely felt that Xiao Buyi would definitely explain the strange price.

In the auction hall, Nie Zhaonan was not the only one with this idea; many people looked surprised and their expressions were uncertain.

As expected, upon seeing the reaction of the people below the stage, Xiao Buyi smiled and said:

"I know the starting price of the Life-Generating Wood Essence Liquid has surprised you all. But there's a reason for such a low price. There was a minor error during the refining process, resulting in a slight loss of efficacy compared to the actual product. However, I can guarantee that this liquid possesses all the main effects of a normal Life-Generating Wood Essence Liquid. Moreover, if you only intend to use this liquid to replace a few rare spiritual herbs in refining elixirs, it will have no impact whatsoever. If any fellow cultivator with this intention manages to acquire this item, they will truly have gotten a great deal."

"Defective product!" The previously agitated crowd immediately fell silent.

Many people frowned!
They valued the remarkable healing effects of the Life-Generating Wood Essence, but they wouldn't have been willing to make such a large investment if it were merely used as a substitute for other spiritual medicines.

After all, if you use spirit liquid with a base price of fifty million spirit stones to refine pills, the medicinal effects of the pills must be incredibly amazing for someone to be willing to spend such a huge price.

Many people who were initially very excited were suddenly dampened and became more rational.

“A flawed product is priced at 50 million spirit stones? I used to think that was too low, but now it seems that it’s actually far too high.” An unidentified man on the third floor sneered.

“Fellow Daoist Lie, if you truly have no interest in this spiritual liquid, why bother about the price? But with your indestructible body, this Life-Giving Wood Source Liquid is probably just right for you, isn’t it?” Xiao Buyi glanced at a room on the third floor opposite and asked in a neither soft nor hard tone.

“If it’s genuine, I, Lie, will certainly have it. But if it’s defective, its usefulness to me will be greatly reduced, so what use would I have for it?” the fierce-looking man replied without any politeness.

This time, Xiao Buyi smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, he suddenly flicked his sleeve at the bottle cap in his hand.

With a flash of blue light, the bottle cap shot into the sky. With a "poof," a beam of emerald light shot out from the bottle opening, followed by a small clump of blue liquid that slowly flew out of the bottle opening along the beam of light.

Crystal clear, shimmering with a bluish light!

After showing the cultivators that there were no major problems with the spiritual liquid, Xiao Buyi casually flicked his sleeve at it.

A ray of light swept past, and the blue liquid flashed and disappeared into the bottle opening.

With a single, swift movement of his hand, Xiao Buyi made a grabbing motion in the air, and the bottle cap flashed and closed again, while the bottle itself slowly landed in his palm.

"The bidding for Sheng Sheng Mu Yuan Liquid has begun!" Xiao Buyi announced without further hesitation.

"One hundred million!"

An astonishing price immediately came from the area near the center of the hall, dramatically doubling the reserve price.

Many people who had originally intended to bid were taken aback and couldn't help but look over.

The person who made the bid was a human man.

It was Nie Zhaonan.

Upon seeing that he was a stranger, many of the local alien cultivators in Yuncheng muttered to themselves and gave up their plans to bid.

Although this flawed Sheng Sheng Mu Yuan Liquid is still quite precious, a flawed product is still a flawed product, and raising the price to such a high level naturally feels like a loss.

Nie Zhaonan remained seated, seemingly calm and composed, but a hint of excitement lingered in his heart.

Although this elixir has flaws and its medicinal effects are greatly reduced, it is just right for him to use as a substitute for the elixir, and it has no effect on him.

Although he believed the chances of gathering enough materials to refine the Dao Immortal Pill were slim, he wouldn't let any opportunity slip by.

Therefore, even if he might not need this elixir in the future, he was willing to pay so many spirit stones; he was determined to obtain it.

Upon hearing the offer of one hundred million spirit stones, most people showed surprise, but quickly regained their composure.

The entire hall fell silent instantly.

"This fellow human has offered one hundred million spirit stones. Is there anyone else bidding? After three bids, this bottle of spirit liquid will belong to this fellow cultivator." Xiao Buyi glanced at Nie Zhaonan's location and announced loudly.
"first!"

"One hundred and ten million spirit stones!" Xiao Buyi had just asked when an old voice rang out in the hall.

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhaonan frowned and glanced at the source with his head turned to the side.

The person who made the bid was an old man in black robes in the center of the hall, with gray hair, but thick eyebrows and golden eyes.

"It's Elder Jin! Why is he interested in this spiritual liquid?" Upon seeing who made the bid, many of the others whispered among themselves, their faces showing surprise.

It seems that this old man is quite famous in Cloud City.

140 million

Before Nie Zhaonan could make another bid, another pleasant voice came from the third floor, and it was immediately clear that the speaker was a woman.

As soon as the price was announced, Old Jin, who had been calm and collected, immediately hesitated. He glanced at the house that had made the offer, his mouth moved, but in the end he shook his head and remained silent.

He had absolutely no need to offend a Nascent Soul level being for a bottle of spiritual liquid.

"One hundred and forty million, for the first time!"

"the second time!"

With a faint smile, Xiao Buyi quickly called out the price twice. Clearly, the high price before him had exceeded his expectations. In addition, with a Saint-level being from the third floor making a move, he felt that no one else would bid.

"One hundred and fifty million!" Nie Zhaonan bid again with a blank expression.

Upon hearing this voice, not only the others in the hall, but even Xiao Buyi couldn't help but glance at Nie Zhaonan again, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

It is extremely rare to find an upper-class being who dares to bid against a Saint-level being at an auction.

"One hundred and fifty-five million! If you can offer more than that, I'll have no choice but to concede." The Saint-level woman on the third floor seemed somewhat annoyed, her words carrying a hint of threat.

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhaonan once again made his bid without hesitation:

"One hundred and fifty-six million!"

Even though it was only an increase of one million spirit stones, the woman on the third floor did not bid again. She just snorted and then remained silent.

"Alright, 156 million spirit stones. This bottle of Life-Generating Wood Essence Liquid belongs to this fellow Daoist. Please pay the spirit stones immediately." Xiao Buyi quickly finished asking three questions and then made the final decision.

Nie Zhaonan remained calm and immediately got up and walked towards the high platform.

Once on stage, he took out a bag of top-grade spirit stones that he had calculated in advance from his storage bracelet and handed it to the other party.

Xiao Buyi scanned the bag with his divine sense, nodded in satisfaction, and handed the small green bottle to Nie Zhaonan.

Nie Zhaonan simply opened the bottle cap, glanced at it, and after a hint of joy appeared on his face, he turned around and calmly stepped off the stage, returning to his original position.

During this process, Nie Zhaonan naturally sensed many eyes scanning him back and forth, and needless to say, many of them were ill-intentioned.

It would be strange if a ninth-level Upper Clan member could so casually produce hundreds of millions of spirit stones without attracting attention.

Nie Zhaonan chuckled inwardly. If someone truly harbored ill intentions towards him and acted upon them, they would only be asking for trouble.

Once back in his original spot, Nie Zhaonan became increasingly interested in the auction.

The auction that followed went exceptionally smoothly under Xiao Buyi's direction, with items even fetching tens of millions of dollars.

One of them is an ancient treasure—the Myriad Beasts Conch.

Although its power has not yet reached the level of a Heavenly Treasure, once this treasure is sounded, it has the effect of commanding low-level spirit beasts within a certain range to obey its orders, which is extremely magical.

Time passed slowly, and soon the auction of the four races had sold more than a dozen sets of treasures, finally reaching its climax.

After watching the dark blue spirit puppet on the stage being taken away by the auction winner, Xiao Buyi glanced around and his expression became solemn.

"I imagine many fellow Daoists are already eagerly awaiting the auction. Next, we will be auctioning a few carefully selected highlight items. Two of them are treasures from our four clans, and the other two are rare items provided by other fellow Daoists."

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