That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

While keeping an eye on the auction prices, Ding Mo also listened attentively to Lin Zhifeng's words.

He remembered the Spirit Pet Pill that Lin Zhifeng mentioned. It seemed that Lin Zhifeng had used the Spirit Pet Pill when he subdued the queen bee in the beehive in the Illusionary Realm.

Ding Mo was deeply moved by Lin Zhifeng's kindness, so he decided to take care of him more in return.

Because of the White Tiger Beast's flaw, not many people participated in the auction. When its price reached a level that everyone thought would result in a loss, no one else bid. In the end, Ding Mo bought it for less than a million high-grade spirit stones, and the auctioneer from Hundred Beast Valley even acted as if he had sold it cheaply, making it a great bargain for Ding Mo.

Ding Mo then realized the advantages of sitting in a private room, since being watched by others was not a comfortable feeling.

Since Ding Mo had already bought the White Tiger Beast, he decided to forgo the final item in the auction.

Their combined spending has exceeded one million high-grade spirit stones, so there's really no need to pay for the private room.

Because the Beast Valley holds its auctions on its own premises, the auctioneers are also from the Beast Valley, and the spirit beasts sold are all raised by the Beast Valley itself, the costs are not high.

If it were another auction house, the seller would have to pay the auction house a cut of the price, which would definitely make the price of the item much higher.

Although it is nominally the seller who bears the commission fee, ultimately the buyer has to pay for it.

Fortunately, they didn't have to pay this money this time, which is a great bargain.

However, not everyone can take advantage of this opportunity.

If you don't know how to hatch, even if you have phoenix eggs, it's all for nothing.

Similarly, if the physical problems of the white tiger cubs cannot be resolved, they will likely die shortly after being bought and raised.

This proves the old saying: "Don't take on a job you can't handle!"

Lin Zhifeng, who already had a general idea of ​​the direction thanks to the system prompts, was overjoyed: Haha, a 50% luck bonus is really awesome!

It's worth mentioning that the auction's grand finale was a spirit beast with the bloodline of a divine dragon. Of course, it wasn't one of the Qiuniu brothers, nor their descendants, but rather a descendant of another dragon's offspring.

This spirit beast is an adult fire-type spirit beast with an attack power equivalent to a half-step Void Refinement Realm cultivator.

Even with Ding Mo's current cultivation level, it would take some effort to deal with it.

This spirit beast is truly the best choice to be a guardian beast, so the starting bid is one million high-grade spirit stones.

Even those who don't understand know the significance of the grand finale. This is a spirit beast in its adult form with the bloodline of a divine dragon!

Therefore, as soon as the auction began, everyone rushed to bid. Soon, the price soared to tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones.

By this time, the people in the hall had given up bidding, and only a few private rooms upstairs were still exchanging bids.

In the end, this spirit beast was auctioned off for 35 million high-grade spirit stones.

Lin Zhifeng was so envious he gritted his teeth!

This spirit beast is great in every way, except it's too expensive! Otherwise, taking it out on adventures would guarantee my safety, right? Unfortunately, Lin Zhifeng is short of money; before buying the phoenix egg, he only had a million high-grade spirit stones. This is simply a luxury he can't afford!

Lin Zhifeng recalled the last time he met Longquan, when Longquan offered ten million high-grade spirit stones to buy his treasure-hunting rat.

How come these people have tens of millions of spirit stones so easily?

Are spirit stones really that common in this world?

No! I'm still very poor! My teachers and fellow students are all very poor too!

After envying others, Lin Zhifeng looked at his two spirit mice and then thought about the spirit bees in the backyard, which he had also obtained without spending any money.

Be content! Lin Zhifeng comforted himself: If I'm still not satisfied, what about the other senior brothers who aren't even qualified to come to the auction?

With the sale of the last spirit beast, the auction came to an end.

Lin Zhifeng put the two spirit rats into his storage ring, opened the door, and called the staff in the private room.

Lin Zhifeng inquired about payment and transaction details with the person, and the service staff answered all his questions.

Simply put, someone will deliver the goods to your door, and you can settle the payment according to the auction amount after receiving the goods.

I have to say, the service at Hundred Beasts Valley is really good! No wonder they're making a fortune.

Since it was a home delivery, Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo didn't linger and returned together to the Sword Sect's flying vehicle.

The next morning, people from Hundred Beasts Valley came to deliver the goods.

The phoenix egg that Lin Zhifeng photographed was placed in a basket woven from purple bamboo. The basket was also lined with a soft silk cloth.

Lin Zhifeng took the bamboo basket, checked it and found nothing wrong, then gave the deliveryman from Hundred Beast Valley 550,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Ding Mo's white tiger beast was transported in a cage, and the cub of the white tiger beast looked a bit listless.

Ding Mo was actually a little worried about its current condition, and felt that his decision to buy a cub was a bit hasty.

Sigh! It's because they're broke!

If the Sword Sect members knew what Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo were thinking, they'd probably be furious—you two aren't exactly poor, are you? Even poor people don't have high-grade spirit stones.

Lin Zhifeng received a system notification and knew that the White Tiger Beast cub's current physique was too weak to withstand the bloodline of the divine beast White Tiger. So when he saw Ding Mo hesitating, he stepped forward and whispered, "Uncle-Master, I can handle the problem with this White Tiger Beast cub, so please accept it without worry!"

Ding Mo decided to believe him this time and paid the spirit stones.

Before leaving, the deliveryman from Hundred Beasts Valley reminded everyone that once the goods were sold, the spirit beasts would not be returned or exchanged for any problems after leaving the valley. If they became ill and required treatment, the normal market price would apply, and a cure could not be guaranteed.

After saying his goodbyes, the deliveryman left.

Lin Zhifeng thought to himself: The meaning behind the people from Hundred Beast Valley's last words was too obvious. They knew perfectly well that the eggs wouldn't hatch and the white tiger cubs would die, yet they still sold them for money. Their main tactic was "willing to be caught."

They said they wouldn't accept refunds or exchanges because they were afraid Ding Mo and Lin Zhifeng would cause them trouble in the future.

Hehe! Too bad you're too clever for your own good!

Once my phoenix egg hatches successfully and Ding Mo's white tiger beast evolves into its adult form, you'll all regret it!

Lin Zhifeng checked the system overnight after returning home last night and found that the system had issued him two more side quests: hatching phoenix eggs and assisting the evolution of the white tiger beast.

The rewards have a high luck value, fifty points each.

The luck bonus is a minor matter; the real benefit of raising a spirit beast is immense.

Lin Zhifeng used his luck points to exchange for ten spirit pet pills in the system shop, and he put the spirit pet pills into a porcelain bottle for later use.

The next day, just as they were receiving the auction items, Lin Zhifeng gave all the Spirit Pet Pills to Ding Mo and instructed him, "Uncle-Master, here are ten Spirit Pet Pills. Give the white tiger cub one-tenth of one pill at a time, once a day. As it grows in weight, you can gradually increase the dosage. Once it weighs over one hundred jin, you can start giving it one pill at a time."

After Lin Zhifeng finished speaking, he made a rough estimate. If the White Tiger Beast didn't grow more than 100 jin in a month, these ten Spirit Pet Pills would be enough for it.

After returning to the Sword Sect in a few days, Lin Zhifeng plans to search for the recipe for Spirit Pet Pills and refine them himself.

Save your luck points for upgrading; the next upgrade will require a million luck points!

Lin Zhifeng carefully carried the phoenix egg back to his room.

He placed the basket on the table and sat down in a chair to observe it up close.

The surface of this black egg is not smooth at all; it's scarred and rough, and not at all appealing.

Lin Zhifeng handled it for a moment, but felt something was off.

Shouldn't the shells of these birds' eggs be smooth?

Although the phoenix is ​​a mythical beast, it is considered to be reborn after its nirvana.

So it should have reverted to its egg-like form, right? Then what's with this outer shell? It looks like a piece of volcanic rock.

Could it be that the temperature during Nirvana was too high, liquefying the eggshell, and then solidifying it again when the temperature dropped?

Never mind, I'll take it home and study it later! If all else fails, I'll ask the nine elders and my uncle; maybe they'll know.

Lin Zhifeng looked at the dark phoenix egg and thought to himself that it must be unafraid of being dropped.

I wonder what's inside when you crack open the eggshell? Is it a delicious egg white and yolk? Or a phoenix chick?

Lin Zhifeng wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, suppressing the wicked thought of tasting the phoenix egg.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand! I can't afford it!" Lin Zhifeng muttered to himself. The dark egg seemed to tremble slightly, but Lin Zhifeng didn't notice.