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Chapter 76 Spending a Huge Amount of Money to Obtain the Gold-type Foundation-building Spiritual Object

The first item to be auctioned was a mid-grade defensive magic weapon - the Thick Earth Robe.

"This thick earth robe is a fine magical weapon crafted by Master Abandoned Sword himself."

"More than thirty kilograms of thick earth and sand were used to create the earth shield technique, which is enough to withstand three attacks from a cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."

"Also, during the forging process, six kilograms of red-glowing gold were specially added, greatly increasing the toughness of the robe itself."

"Even if it is directly hit by a flying sword, it is extremely difficult to be torn apart."

The graceful auctioneer walked around the platform holding her robe while introducing the items.

Then he began to bid: "The starting price of this item is one hundred spirit stones, and each increase in price must not be less than one spirit stone."

"I'll give you one hundred and twenty spirit stones!"

Someone immediately rushed to make a bid, and stood not far behind Xiao Chen.

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the girl he had seen when he left the house in the morning.

After she raised her hand and shouted out the price, she clenched her fist tightly in front of her chest with an excited smile on her face.

Just bidding out the price in public made her very excited, as if she had done something extraordinary.

"I'll give you one hundred and twenty-one!"

"One hundred and twenty-five dollars!"

Many independent cultivators also joined in the fun.

In fact, everyone knows that mid-grade magic weapons are basically worth hundreds of spirit stones, especially defensive magic weapons, which are generally much more expensive.

The reason why the starting price is set so low is actually just to heat up the market.

But because of this, many independent cultivators who had only a few spirit stones in their pockets also mixed in with the crowd and bid.

In any case, there will definitely be a monk who knows the value of it and is rich enough to buy it at a high price.

They don't have to spend any real money, but they can still feel a sense of participation.

In fact, the Xiong family also arranged a childcare worker in the audience.

One of his tasks is to ensure that the first item is not bought by some casual cultivator who is just there to join in the fun and then cannot pay for it, causing a joke.

However, don't wait for this to take action.

Just a quarter of an hour later, Mr. Ji from the Ji family bought the first lot at a high price of six hundred spirit stones.

The auctioneer warmly invited: "Welcome to the stage for inspection!"

One of the features of this public auction is on-site inspection and payment.

The Xiong family also specially prepared a row of maids, squatting on the edge of the platform, each holding a tray above their heads with both hands raised high to hold the spirit stones.

Master Ji came on stage and symbolically checked the quality of the robe.

Then he waved his hand and took out six hundred spirit stones, filling six trays at once.

Seeing so many spirit stones right from the start, the large number of independent cultivators in the audience immediately erupted into heated discussions.

"That seems to be the son of the Ji family. As expected of a descendant of one of the six major families, he is very generous."

"Master Ji is the direct descendant of the Ji family, so he naturally has plenty of spirit stones."

"I can only earn one spirit stone a month. This robe worth 600 spirit stones will take me 50 years to save up enough to buy it."

……

Xiao Chen actually wanted to make a quote just now.

He only had one inner sect robe, which was issued by the sect. It was inconvenient to wear it when he was out and about if he wanted to hide his identity.

But thought about it a little.

I decided to spend the money wisely and save it all for later use in the fight for foundation-building spiritual objects.

Besides, he also has the Golden Armor Technique, which can be regarded as a set of portable armor.

After the initial excitement, three mid-grade magic tools and some common elixirs, talismans, and low-grade magic tools were auctioned.

The former all start at one hundred spirit stones.

After a warm-up, the Du, Guo and Tian families took the prizes respectively, which was a coincidence as if they had agreed on it.

The latter starts at a spirit stone and is sold specifically to independent cultivators who come from afar.

Amid the frequent bidding, many independent cultivators were also infected by the surrounding atmosphere and joined in the competition.

More than ten items were sold at very good prices.

Especially the one in the middle, the five-colored flowing fairy skirt that was bought by Miss Guo for 960 spirit stones.

It also made many female cultivators envious.

The girl hugged her grandfather's arm and said, "Wow, that dress is so beautiful! But it's too expensive. It costs a thousand spirit stones."

"Grandpa, do you think that when the last treasure comes around, it will be sold for thousands of spirit stones?"

"I really don't know how big a pile that would be. One, two... I'm afraid all eighteen trays would have to be filled."

The girl who usually counted the Lingsha flowers found it hard to imagine.

The old man smiled and shook his head: "This is only the middle, just wait and see."

"Based on the situation back then, the final treasure could probably be sold for a high price of over 2,000 spirit stones."

It was three quarters past You in the afternoon.

After three hours of continuous auction, the last item was finally auctioned.

But the independent cultivators in the audience stretched their necks, eagerly waiting.

Everyone wanted to see what treasures these last two items were.

"My fellow Daoists, the finale of this auction is the Millennium Sword Bamboo from the Central Region!"

As the auctioneer pulled down the red cloth, a golden sword bamboo appeared before everyone's eyes.

Xiao Chen's eyes focused, that was exactly the spiritual object he wanted for foundation building!
In fact, he lacks both gold-type spiritual objects and earth-type spiritual objects.

This time, as long as a spiritual object for foundation building appears, there is a two-fifth chance that it is exactly the spiritual object he needs.

But after seeing this result, he was still very happy. After all, this meant that he was one step closer to building the foundation of the Heavenly Dao. Of course, he still had to take a picture of this sword bamboo.

The auctioneer worked hard on the stage to introduce and explain the various benefits of sword bamboo.

It is particularly emphasized that it is a rare treasure for cultivators who intend to become sword practitioners.

After a quarter of an hour of rambling, he finally announced, "The starting price for this item is one thousand spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than fifty spirit stones."

She didn't finish her sentence.

Xiao Chen raised his hand and announced: "Two thousand spirit stones!"

The scene instantly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Chen.

Many people feel that they may have heard it wrongly.

Even the auctioneer hurriedly confirmed, "Fellow Daoist, did you just say two thousand spirit stones?"

Xiao Chen nodded in agreement.

It was as if a huge rock was thrown into the lake, and a huge wave suddenly arose at the scene.

Everyone was talking about it, and many people were asking which family he was from.

"Two thousand spirit stones for the first time, are there any fellow Taoists who can offer a higher price?"

"This sword bamboo came from a caravan that came from the Central Region two years ago. If we want to get it again now, we will have to wait until who knows when."

"If you miss this opportunity, you will never have another chance."

Listen to the reminders of the auctioneer on the stage.

Tian Xunjian from the Tian family looked at Tian Jianning, the leader of the Tian family team, and said, "Second uncle, I have decided to follow the path of sword cultivation."

Tian Jianning nodded and offered his price: "I'll offer 2,100 spirit stones."

The auctioneer immediately shouted, "My fellow Daoist here is willing to bid 2,100 Spirit Stones."

"Three thousand spirit stones!"

Xiao Chen added a thousand spirit stones without thinking.

Such an arrogant bid made Tian Jianning frown.

Even if he is a foundation-building cultivator, three thousand spirit stones is not a small amount.

He was in charge of Hulu Lake, had shares in the spirit mine, and received a salary from the Cang Yan Sect. He could only earn about a thousand spirit stones in a year.

The rest of the Ji, Du, Guo, and Xiong family members were also looking at Xiao Chen.

Mr. Ji actually wanted to make a bid, but after seeing this situation, he decisively gave up his original idea.

So many spirit stones are involved.

If you don't particularly want something and you try to raise someone else's price, you can easily make enemies.

Tian Xunjian said anxiously: "Second Uncle, I have been asking around for more than a year, and there is no news about Jianzhu anywhere else."

Tian Jianning was a little hesitant. Xiao Chen's offer was too straightforward and he was a little unsure of the other party's background.

However, seeing the anxious Tian Xunjian, he still tentatively added a minimum price: "Three thousand and fifty spirit stones."

"Four thousand spirit stones!"

Xiao Chen paid a thousand spirit stones without blinking an eye, and it was obvious that he was determined to get it.

Not long ago, he obtained more than two thousand spirit stones from the storage bags of Duyan and Biaozi.

Add to that the more than two thousand spirit stones I got from selling the Fire Crystal last time, and some savings saved from selling various magical instruments and elixirs.

There are now a total of 5,561 spirit stones in the storage bag.

And he had already prepared himself mentally.

Building the foundation of the Heavenly Dao and integrating the true inner elixir is a road to heaven, and it is worth it even if it costs all the spirit stones.

In the gravel valley, it is so quiet that you can hear the sound of breathing.

The casual cultivators had never seen such a scene before, so they subconsciously shut their mouths and just watched with their eyes.

Although it actually had nothing to do with them, they all became nervous subconsciously.

Tian Xunjian only felt that his eyes went dark, and he looked at his second uncle with the last glimmer of hope.

Tian Jianning shook his head slightly: "Xun Jian, this is too expensive."

Tian Xunjian grabbed his arm and said, "Second Uncle, I will be able to establish my foundation the year after next at the latest. If I add a little more, even if I borrow money from my family, I can pay it back in the future."

Tian Jianning took his hand and said, "Xun Jian, you've seen it too. The other party doesn't take the spirit stones seriously at all."

"How much do we want to bid? Five thousand spirit stones? Six thousand spirit stones?"

In fact, if we consider it from the perspective of sword cultivators, if the final price is within 5,000 spirit stones, it is not impossible for the Tian family to consider it.

However, Xiao Chen's crazy price increase shocked Tian Jianning.

He felt that even if he wanted to get the sword bamboo in the end, he would probably have to pay seven or eight thousand spirit stones.

This price premium is too much and absolutely unacceptable.

So after some hesitation, I finally gave up the bidding.

The auctioneer on the stage said a few symbolic words.

After realizing that the Tian family had no intention of continuing the competition, he decisively called out the price twice, finalizing the ownership of Jianzhu.

Under the gaze of the entire Gravel Valley, Xiao Chen slowly walked onto the stage and waved his hand to scatter four thousand spirit stones.

All eighteen trays were filled to the brim, yet not even half full.

The spirit stones that overflowed from the container scatter on the table with a clanging sound.

This scene was engraved in the pupils of everyone present, and was also deeply engraved in the hearts of every casual cultivator.

At this moment, the girl who followed her grandfather to see the world finally understood why the old man repeatedly mentioned the auction fifty years ago during this trip.

Because she has personally experienced the shock that her grandfather left in his heart.

And even worse.

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