Chapter 85: Celestial Net Evil Body Technique and Earth Milk Spirit Liquid
Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Celestial Net Evil Body Technique and Earth Milk Spirit Liquid
"I’ll take this Flying Sword. Two thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones."
"I’ll bid three thousand!"
"Three thousand three hundred..."
Guan Ruxin had hyped the Flying Sword to the high heavens. The moment she finished her introduction, the cultivators began to bid fiercely. In no time, the price of the sword was driven up to four thousand Spirit Stones before being bought by a masked cultivator in black robes.
Zhang Chi, however, simply watched in silence, not placing a bid.
The Illusory Light Flying Sword was indeed quite good. As its name suggested, it could conjure various illusions of light and shadow to confuse opponents and could even turn colorless and transparent, making it especially suitable for sneak attacks.
Furthermore, this Flying Sword had no particular Five Elements affinity, giving it broader applicability, as any cultivator could wield it.
But to Zhang Chi, this Flying Sword was no better than his Furnace Carbon.
After all, Furnace Carbon was a Fire Element Flying Sword, and its material was already Upper Grade Level.
Besides, once his Artifact Refining skill improved in the future, he could upgrade Furnace Carbon.
As for the Illusory Light’s color-changing ability, it was practically useless against a cultivator with powerful Divine Thought.
More importantly, Zhang Chi had only brought a little over ten thousand Spirit Stones with him this time. His goal was to find something that could rapidly increase his Cultivation, not to buy Magical Artifacts.
As time went on, more and more fine items were brought on stage and sold.
There were quite a few Upper Grade magical artifacts alone.
There was also a dazzling, all-encompassing array of Secret Techniques, Spiritual Talismans, and the like, but most of them were extremely expensive.
’I really need to earn more Spirit Stones!’
Zhang Chi couldn’t help but sigh to himself.
"Next up for auction is an Upper Grade Body Refining Technique, which can be cultivated all the way to the Nascent Soul Peak! Bidding starts at just four thousand Spirit Stones."
"This technique is called the Celestial Net Evil Body Technique. It allows one to use any kind of Evil Qi to strengthen the physical body. The stronger the chosen Evil Qi, the greater the technique’s Mighty Power..."
At this, Guan Ruxin once again produced an item: a white Jade Scroll with the Cultivation Technique imprinted on it.
At first, everyone’s eyes lit up, but as they heard the rest of her description, they all shook their heads and instantly lost interest. Not a single person placed a bid.
It turned out that while this Body Refining Technique was of good quality and had great Mighty Power, it was completely impractical, even bordering on delusional.
There were many kinds of Evil Qi in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, but whether it was Gold Fiend, Blood Fiend, Corpse Evil, or the Demon Fiends... every single one was extremely dangerous. Using Evil Qi for Body Refining was undoubtedly courting death.
In fact, quite a few people had heard of this Celestial Net Evil Body Technique.
And because of that, they all knew that any Cultivator who persisted in practicing it would, without exception, eventually die from the Evil Qi.
Unless one had a special Physique or the aid of a powerful treasure, it was incredibly difficult to even reach the Entry Level of this Cultivation Technique.
"One thousand Spirit Stones. I’ll take it!"
Just as Guan Ruxin’s expression soured, thinking the technique would fail to sell, Zhang Chi’s eyes lit up and he called out immediately.
"Of course, I’m just a bit curious and want to buy it to study for reference, so that’s the only price I can offer. If Shopkeeper Guan is unwilling, then just pretend I never said anything!" Zhang Chi quickly added.
This Cultivation Technique was useless to others, but for him, he could most likely practice it normally.
If possible, he even planned to use several types of Evil Qi for Body Refining. When that time came, the Mighty Power of this technique would definitely be comparable to a Top Grade Cultivation Technique.
Compared to ordinary Body Refining Techniques, cultivating with Evil Qi could also greatly reduce the consumption of Spirit Stones.
For one thing, he had a ready supply of Corpse Evil.
And the Demon Fiend that cultivators spoke of was actually just pure Demonic Qi. He had the Tier Three Demon Snake Spine, so he had a source for that as well.
Of course, it wasn’t just this Body Refining Technique. He also planned to use the Jade Pendant to condense more Blood Flame for his Nine Flames Spirit Devouring Technique.
However, the systems for these cultivation techniques were very established. His current Cultivation was still low and he lacked experience, so he didn’t dare to try anything rashly so soon.
But at this moment, despite wanting the Body Refining Technique, he maintained a nonchalant attitude as he spoke.
"One thousand Spirit Stones? That’s too low. ...Fine, the technique is yours, Fellow Daoist!"
Guan Ruxin was taken aback and instantly gritted her teeth.
Zhang Chi’s bid was even lower than the starting price. This was the first time something like this had ever happened at one of their auctions.
But when she remembered that this technique was brought out at almost every annual auction and never sold, she immediately controlled her emotions, put on a smile, and completed the transaction on the spot.
Seeing this, the cultivators in the audience didn’t think much of it.
After all, although the technique was uncultivatable, it was a complete version and did have some research value.
Even the Nine Flames Spirit Devouring Technique he had was only the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment parts, which was why the owner at the Yuquan Mountain Marketplace had given it to Zhang Chi for free.
If it had included the Golden Core and even Nascent Soul sections, then even if it were useless, one wouldn’t be able to get it without several thousand, or even ten thousand, Spirit Stones.
’Excellent. With this, I can definitely reach Foundation Establishment faster, and my Combat Power will increase dramatically at the same time!’
Zhang Chi was quite excited as he received the Jade Scroll.
The Cangwu Sect actually had this type of Cultivation Technique—and even better ones—but he had no way of re-entering that library from before.
Therefore, he could only try to find one on his own, and he didn’t dare to make a fuss about it.
Fortunately, heaven rewards the diligent. After searching for so long, he had finally reaped a reward today.
"Next up is a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure known as Earth Milk Spirit Liquid. There are three drops in total. This item can be used in conjunction with Spirit Pills, Spirit Tea, and the like, but it does not produce any Pill Poison. As long as it is fully refined, it will not leave behind any hidden dangers."
"Furthermore, this item contains an immense amount of Spiritual Qi and is absolutely the best choice for a Qi Cultivation Cultivator looking to accelerate their Cultivation. Even if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator uses it, the effects are excellent..."
Afterward, everyone quickly forgot about the small interruption. A while later, the auction’s atmosphere reached its peak as Guan Ruxin finally brought out the main event.
It was three drops of a milky Spiritual Liquid, contained within a delicate white Jade Bottle.
As Guan Ruxin continued her introduction, she poured out the Spiritual Liquid, using the Exorcism Technique to make it hover in mid-air. An unusual fragrance instantly filled the venue, and the cultivators couldn’t help but inhale deeply.
Even Zhang Chi, sitting in his corner, could clearly feel the circulation of Spiritual Power in his body speeding up.
The numerous cultivators stared at the treasure-lit Spiritual Liquid, their eyes gleaming with desire, ready to make a move.
If not for the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower’s solid reputation and the fact that they had invited a Foundation Establishment Powerhouse to oversee the event, someone would have likely already rushed up to snatch it.
’They actually have something like this. If I could get even one drop, I would definitely save a huge amount of cultivation time!’
Zhang Chi was also quite tempted and prepared to compete for it.
"I’ll take them all! Fifteen thousand Spirit Stones!"
But in the next moment, a bid made Zhang Chi give up on competing entirely.
"I want them too! Sixteen thousand!"
"Eighteen thousand!"
"Nineteen thousand!"
After that, the price for the three drops of Spiritual Liquid continued to climb, quickly approaching the selling price of a Foundation Establishment Pill within a top-tier Sect.
Zhang Chi cursed inwardly at how crazy these cultivators were, but he understood that this situation was actually quite normal.
Earth Milk Spirit Liquid was an extremely rare Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. Even within the Cangwu Sect, a single drop was worth five thousand Contribution Points, and it wasn’t always available. One would have to wait in line for a long time to exchange for it.
Zhang Chi was unwilling to reveal his true financial strength and didn’t have the time to wait in a long queue, which was why he hadn’t tried to obtain it from the Sect.
Out here, the price of Earth Milk Spirit Liquid, much like a Foundation Establishment Pill, was usually double. It wouldn’t be surprising for a single drop to sell for ten thousand Spirit Stones.
Now, with three drops together, twenty thousand was already a low price.
And just as expected, the price soon surpassed twenty thousand, and only then did the number of bidders begin to dwindle.