webnovelfull Chapter 465 Demon Blood Body Refinement, No. 99
Chapter 465 Demon Blood Body Refinement, No. 99
One after another, these treasures made their appearance.
Rare demonic beasts, water-based cultivation techniques, water-forging alchemy, ice-based magical artifacts, demon blood body-refining techniques...
It was dazzling, with shouts of price coming one after another.
The items in the latter half of the auction were clearly of extremely high quality, and were more practical and better suited to the cultivators of the Minghai Realm.
Even Chu Lengyu made a move, bidding on several rare items such as the blood of a true dragon.
Rumor has it that the Myriad Star Alliance has trade relations with several True Spirit Holy Lands, continuously supplying various kinds of dragon, phoenix, and unicorn blood to all realms of the human race. It's just unknown what their purchase price is.
The appearance of the Demon Blood Body Refining Technique caused an instant sensation throughout the venue.
Although this is only an incomplete fifth-order body refining inheritance, its advantage lies in the fact that it has almost no threshold, is easy to get started with, and anyone can refine it and become stronger by soaking in demon blood.
This is of great significance to all sects and families!
The Minghai Realm has long suffered from sea monsters. The distance between the islands ranges from thousands of miles to millions of miles, making their defense extremely difficult due to their dispersed nature.
Whenever a beast tide arrives, both cultivators and mortals face a life-or-death test, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.
If we had this Demon Blood Body Refining Technique, the defensive capabilities of each island would be greatly enhanced.
Moreover, it can be auctioned with spirit stones, without the need for spirit marrow.
The sect leaders and family heads argued fiercely over a set of body-refining techniques.
The atmosphere inside the auction hall was extremely tense.
One of them, enraged beyond measure, suddenly drew a long sword from his waist; the blade gleamed, exuding a chilling aura.
His eyes widened, and he nearly lost his mind, attempting to snatch the item directly.
But at that moment, Fairy Danzhu snorted coldly, and a powerful pressure emanated from her body, instantly enveloping the entire auction house.
The man who drew his sword felt an invisible force pressing down on his heart, and his mind instantly returned to normal.
He turned pale, apologized repeatedly, and dared not act recklessly again.
This time, even among the VIPs in the second-floor private rooms, nearly twenty people joined the bidding.
Although the Sea King Palace did not participate, the Thousand Mist Sect was unwilling to miss out on this cultivation technique that could enhance the sect's strength.
The Grand Elder of the Thousand Mist Sect stood up and declared loudly, "Eight million spirit stones! Our Thousand Mist Sect wants this cultivation technique!"
His voice was loud and clear, echoing throughout the auction hall.
Just as the other sects were about to raise their bids, the last-place VIP box, number ninety-nine, beat them to the punch. A hoarse male voice announced a shocking price: "Twenty million."
Twenty million spirit stones!
The moment this number was announced, the entire auction house was shaken.
Everyone turned their attention to the mysterious VIP room number ninety-nine.
Chu Lengyu sat in the private room, silently recalling that this No. 99 private room seemed to be the first place to bid tonight, which made it quite mysterious.
For a moment, everyone was speechless.
Inside the private room where Qianlan Sect was located, several elders looked solemn and hesitant.
As a first-class sect that is still on the rise, the Qianlan Sect is large and powerful, but its annual income is always tight.
Through mining, markets, and taxes, the sect can earn tens of millions of spirit stones every year. However, after deducting various expenses such as salaries, purchases, and pensions, the annual surplus is only about five million spirit stones.
A first-tier mineral vein, from mining to depletion, can only produce 50,000 to 100,000 spirit stones.
Therefore, five million spirit stones is definitely not a small amount.
However, before the sect leader went into seclusion, he had already spent about fifty million spirit stones to purchase a few rare spiritual items, which almost emptied the sect's reserves of the past ten years.
Tonight, the Thousand Mist Sect brought only ten million spirit stones, along with various spiritual materials worth ten million spirit stones, to participate in the auction.
They originally thought that this would be enough to deal with the situation.
But now, they were surprised by this demon blood body-refining technique.
Twenty million spirit stones, that price is simply too high!
It was enough to make the Thousand Mist Sect hesitate and make everyone feel it wasn't worth it.
Inside the private room, the elders exchanged glances, each seeing hesitation and struggle in the other's eyes.
While this body-refining technique is precious, the Minghai Realm is not without other body-refining techniques. Is it worth paying such a huge price to compete for it?
Danzhu's gaze swept over the private rooms on the second floor. She parted her lips slightly and asked, "Private room number ninety-nine has offered twenty million spirit stones. Fellow Daoists, do you wish to continue bidding? This Demon Blood Body Refining Technique is extremely rare in the world. There is only one such technique available. Don't miss this opportunity, or you'll never have another chance."
Chu Lengyu's long eyelashes fluttered slightly.
She keenly sensed something unusual in Danzhu's words.
Could there be some unknown secret hidden behind this?
Just as she was pondering this in her heart, the voice of the Grand Elder of the Thousand Mist Sect rang out with difficulty: "Twenty-one million!"
He clearly made this decision after a great deal of internal struggle.
However, everyone else chose to remain silent.
Only the Thousand Mist Sect is willing to offer a price and give it a try.
Just then, from VIP room number ninety-nine, that hoarse male voice rang out without hesitation: "Thirty million spirit stones."
The moment this number was announced, the entire auction house was stunned.
Thirty million spirit stones is an astronomical figure for any cultivator.
Even the Grand Elder of the Thousand Mist Sect was dumbfounded.
Thirty million spirit stones can do so many things. For the Thousand Mist Sect, it is unacceptable to pay such a high price for a fragmented body-refining technique.
For example, the Qianlan Sect's compensation for a Foundation Establishment cultivator is only a few hundred spirit stones.
Rather than spending such a huge sum to buy a cultivation technique, it would be more cost-effective to simply "buy life".
It's really ironic.
Seeing this, Danzhu did not speak immediately.
After a long while, she spoke again, her voice tinged with a hint of helplessness: "Fellow Daoists, is there anyone else willing to raise the price?"
However, the auction hall had already cooled down.
Compared to the lively atmosphere when the man in the golden mask was bidding earlier, the auction hall was unusually quiet at this moment.
After all, cultivators might not have a concept of unfamiliar spiritual marrow, but they were very clear about the purchasing power of spirit stones.
After pursing her lips and thinking for a moment, Chu Lengyu finally spoke, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
She generously raised the price by five million, saying, "Thirty-five million."
The bid sounded extremely abrupt in the silent auction hall.
Even the people in VIP room number 99 were somewhat surprised.
He tilted his head slightly and cast a probing glance through the crystal window of the private room towards room number 88, where Chu Lengyu was.
He then chuckled and said confidently, "I offer fifty million spirit stones. Senior Danzhu, no one should be able to offer a higher price than me. If possible, let's close the deal as soon as possible."
The voice from VIP box number 99, though hoarse, still conveyed a sense of unwavering determination.
Upon hearing this, Chu Lengyu became even more certain that there must be an unknown secret hidden behind this Demon Blood Body Refining Technique.
The people in box number ninety-nine came for this purpose, just like the masked man who insisted on bidding for the Destiny Wheel Fruit; they all had their own schemes.
Upon hearing this, Danzhu did not reply immediately.
She gently raised her hand, brushing away the stray strands of hair that fell beside her temple, her gaze lingering on the direction of VIP room number 88, seemingly filled with anticipation.
The atmosphere in the auction room became tense and delicate again due to this round of bidding.
Chu Lengyu quickly calculated in her mind.
Although she was still unclear about the exchange rate between spirit marrow and spirit stones, she still had nine high-grade life wheel fruits and several high-level immortal ships. At worst, she could mortgage them to the Myriad Star Alliance in exchange for more spirit stones.
At this moment, she inexplicably wanted to photograph this Demon Blood Body Refining Technique.
Although she didn't know why this technique was worth such a high price, she figured there was no harm in trying it now.