Chapter 395 - 349: Minor Achievement in Broken Soul, Winning the Bid

As the host for the entire auction, Li Dongshan maintained an incredibly high level of energy. It was thanks to his extraordinary Martial Arts Realm—he had long since become an Absolute Master. An ordinary Martial Arts Cultivator would have struggled to maintain such a state.

Amidst the ever-building hype, the Beicang Auction proceeded in an orderly fashion.

After the auction for the first major item, the Three Yang Nourishing Spirit Pill, concluded, the second major item, the Enchanting Soul Technique, was quickly put up for bid.

Although the Enchanting Soul Technique was only a Supporting Class Divine Skill, its value was still considerable. Spurred on by Li Dongshan’s presentation, many distinguished guests in the private rooms joined the bidding.

"Two hundred and twenty Yuan Crystals!"

"I bid two hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals!"

"Don’t fight me for it! I’m determined to get this Enchanting Soul Technique. Two hundred and fifty Yuan Crystals!"

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The bidding on the floor was extremely fierce. Chen Ping’an tried to place a bid once, but it was quickly drowned out by the others. In the blink of an eye, the price for the Enchanting Soul Technique had soared past three hundred Yuan Crystals.

Chen Ping’an thought it over and decided to give up on bidding for this Supporting Class Divine Skill. Compared to the Enchanting Soul Technique, he had a greater need for another Divine Skill: the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique. If he spent too much of his wealth here, he likely wouldn’t be able to compete for the Horizontal Divine Skill Training later on.

Listening to the fierce bidding, Chen Ping’an simply centered his mind and once again began a Circulation, cultivating the Soul-Severing Saber Heart Method. For the past few days, he had dedicated every spare moment to the Cultivation of the Soul-Severing Saber, never once slacking off.

Now... he was on the cusp of reaching Minor Achievement in the Soul-Severing Saber. All he needed was one final push!

Amidst the chorus of bids, the supporting Divine Skill, the Enchanting Soul Technique, was finally sold for three hundred and fifty-five Yuan Crystals to a distinguished guest in a top-floor private room.

With the second major item sold, Li Dongshan didn’t pause for a moment, remaining as passionate and energetic as ever.

"Distinguished guests, let us now present our next major item... the Burst Secret Technique, the Essence-Burning Blood Curse... As everyone knows..."

Any Martial Dao Cultivator who spends their years traveling is constantly walking the line between life and death; to say they live on a knife’s edge is no exaggeration. And when you live like that, it’s only natural to seek every possible way to increase your combat strength.

Improving one’s conventional combat power requires not only talent in Magical Combat, superior Cultivation Techniques, and external resources, but also the grinding effort of daily practice. By comparison, a Burst Secret Technique with a moderate cost is undoubtedly a faster way to boost one’s strength. In a critical moment, such a technique can be the trump card that turns the tide. It can allow you to break through an encirclement or even kill your enemy, vastly increasing your chances of survival.

An item of this caliber naturally drew fierce competition from the distinguished guests. The Absolute Masters who had been waiting for this particular item were instantly energized and immediately started bidding.

"Three hundred Yuan Crystals!"

In another private room, a plump, wealthy-looking woman also made a bid.

"Three hundred and twenty Yuan Crystals!"

Before the woman’s voice had even faded, another shout rang out.

The bids rose one after another as the price climbed steadily.

HUMMM... HUMMM... HUMMM...

Amidst the clamor of the bidding, a strange transformation was occurring deep within the center of Chen Ping’an’s brow. His Profound Light Spirituality was constantly increasing and spreading, nourishing the Spiritual Bud. In just a dozen breaths, more than half of the Spiritual Bud was irrigated by his spiritual energy, looking lush and vibrant, with a faint mist beginning to rise from it.

’Soul-Severing Saber, Minor Achievement!’

Elation filled Chen Ping’an’s heart. A wealth of insights and realizations about the Soul-Severing Saber welled up from the depths of his mind, as if accumulated through countless hard-fought battles. It all felt perfectly smooth and self-consistent, without the slightest hint of disharmony.

Name: Chen Ping’an

Realm: Profound Light - Mystic Light Penetrating Object

Martial Arts: Great Success in Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger (507/1600), Minor Achievement of the Soul-Severing Saber (0/640), Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill Perfection, Great Vajra Palm Perfection...

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His Spiritual Energy was like a flame within light, shining brilliantly. The True Qi in his body surged, immeasurably deep and vast. A sensation of incredible power suddenly rose within Chen Ping’an.

’Such surging power!’ Every movement of Chen Ping’an’s hands and feet was filled with a sense of strength. When he made a grasping motion with his empty hand, he felt as if he could faintly tear space itself.

With his Soul-Severing Saber Technique reaching Minor Achievement, Chen Ping’an’s strength had taken another leap forward. According to his previous estimations, if he were to be ranked on the Dragon and Tiger Chart now, he should be able to place between the fiftieth and sixtieth positions!

Even in a direct confrontation with a Grandmaster, he could now hold his own for several hundred moves without being defeated. Under normal circumstances, he could keep a Grandmaster tied down for a very long time.

This level of combat strength, though still inferior to that of a true Grandmaster, was close enough that he could almost be considered one.

In a sense, the current Chen Ping’an could already be considered a true Grandmaster!

’My Soul-Severing Saber has reached Minor Achievement, and the Spiritual Bud is more than half nourished. When the entire bud is completely nourished, that will be the moment I step into the Jade Balance Realm and become a Grandmaster!’

Chen Ping’an’s expression was exhilarated, unable to hide the excitement in his heart.

He was one step closer to the Jade Balance Realm, one step closer to becoming a Grandmaster!

Just as Chen Ping’an was having his breakthrough, the auction for the third major item—the Essence-Burning Blood Curse—was coming to an end. It was ultimately sold to a distinguished guest on the top floor for four hundred and twenty Yuan Crystals.

By the time Chen Ping’an had fully digested the insights from his breakthrough and assessed the changes in his strength, the bidding for the fourth major item had already begun.

A Quasi-Divine Weapon: the Profound Ice Silk Armor!

This had also been one of Chen Ping’an’s targets, but the starting price of four hundred Yuan Crystals was enough to make him back away.