Chapter 921: Auction Turmoil, Nascent Soul Competition

Chapter 921 -406: Auction Turmoil, Nascent Soul Competition

At this moment, he somewhat regretted it. Had he known it would be this exhausting, he should have disguised himself as someone naturally mute.

It is said that many cultivators, to avoid exposure, would disguise themselves as cultivators inherently incapable of speech. This undoubtedly avoids many problems.

“But this Lei Jie Wood, this auction was worth coming to.”

At this moment, Lin Chang’an looked at the pitch-black Lei Jie Wood in his palm with a smile on his face.

The so-called Lei Jie Wood does not refer to a single type, but rather to certain spirit plants in the Immortal Cultivation Realm that, upon breaking through their limits and attaining enlightenment, give birth to pure spiritual qi and subsequently face a heavenly tribulation.

Upon overcoming the first heavenly tribulation, they can expel spiritual energy from the body, which means they have a spirit body avatar. Although their intelligence is not high at this point, it still marks the start of spiritual cultivation.

As for this Lei Jie Wood, it failed during the heavenly tribulation, its spirit body dissipated and lost potential, but its body withstood and formed into spirit wood.

This is extremely rare. It contains the power of thunder tribulation, which cultivators or demon beasts can use during tribulation to absorb and weaken the power of heavenly thunder.

“This could be considered another type of treasure of heaven and earth. Whether used for refining magical treasures or for other uses, it’s a rare material.”

Lin Chang’an contentedly stored the item in his storage bag.

Many cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, after reaching the Nascent Soul bottleneck and struggling without resources for Nascent Soul formation, often seek one or two tribulation-passing items.

Then they forcibly withstand the Nascent Soul tribulation. Though the failure rate is high, it’s not true that one cannot form a Nascent Soul without a Nascent Soul Pill.

There are even some cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm known as brilliant prodigies who withstand the entire process. Of course, these are just the sayings of low-tier cultivators.

Upon reaching Lin Chang’an’s realm, one would know that any cultivator who chooses to walk this path of brilliance is one driven to desperation by poverty.

There is no other possibility apart from this.

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In the subsequent auction of spiritual objects, the Nascent Soul cultivators all joined in, shouting prices with flushed faces and raised voices.

“Damn old ghost, despicable! Making me spend over ten thousand spirit stones for nothing.”

“Haha, I want this treasure. If anyone dares to compete with Wan for it, then don’t blame Wan for not observing the rules outside!”

Although White Wall City has its rules, it’s the Nascent Soul cultivators who set them.

The whole time, Jin Jianchuan, overseeing White Wall City as a Nascent Soul cultivator, though dissatisfied, could only maintain a forced smile and watch.

If the Nascent Soul Great Cultivator Bai Jian Sheng were here, such blatant threats wouldn’t happen.

No one would easily provoke a Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator.

“Next up is a treasure renowned in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. It was chased from Jin all the way to the distant sea, known as the number one below divinity transformation, the Insect Demon’s Spirit-Devouring Insect!

The Insect Demon Inheritor has appeared. Many elders must be aware, and here are twelve Spirit-Devouring Insects. Although not mature, they’re enough to easily kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The bidding starts now…”

“I offer five thousand upper grade spirit stones…”

“Five thousand eight hundred upper grade spirit stones!”

Spirit-Devouring Insects sealed alive in the container are far more valuable than dead ones, a sight that made Lin Chang’an secretly sigh.

He himself had quite a few, but they were all corpses, what a pity.

Though it seemed intense, the bidders were few, for many knew of the insects’ power but few Nascent Soul cultivators had mastery over secret techniques to control them.

And given a Nascent Soul cultivator’s insight, it was clear that although these twelve Spirit-Devouring Insects were alive, they weren’t queen insects and had no reproductive ability.

Not much value.

“True Monarch Blood Corpse, you’re doing this on purpose!”

Everyone knows Myriad Poison Sect is skilled in the art of controlling insects. Yet when True Monarch Bingdie bid, Blood Corpse Valley also joined in.

This left True Monarch Bingdie visibly indignant, but this patriarch of Blood Corpse Valley replied with a hoarse laugh:

“Fairy Bingdie, what an imposing presence you have. Your Myriad Poison Sect truly excels in spirit control, but why can’t my Blood Corpse Valley make them into corpse insects?

Should a mutation occur and turn them into powerful corpse insects, who can say?”

“You!”

Fairy Bingdie suppressed her anger, and for a while, the scene erupted into conflict between the two sides.

“Eight thousand six hundred upper grade spirit stones!”

Nascent Soul cultivators do not just brazenly raise the bid by a thousand each time, aware of the cost of everyday essentials.

But even raising the bid by mere hundreds at a time, it quickly climbed above eight thousand.

However, the originally furious True Monarch Bingdie suddenly had her anger disappear and refrained from bidding. In front of everyone, she mockingly said:

“As expected of those who conspire with the Sima family, even worthless spirit insects can fetch nearly ten thousand. Our Myriad Poison Sect does not have such deep pockets.”

“You!”

Now it was Blood Corpse Valley’s turn to be indignant, for battles among Nascent Soul cultivators are not only about grand displays of power but also such modest calculations.

“Fine, fine!”

And Fairy Bingdie, with a cool glimmer in her beautiful eyes, calmly said:

“After all, there are twelve, any price above six thousand spirit stones, my Myriad Poison Sect will not partake; as long as fellow Daoists are happy.

Just wonder whether, after spending nearly ten thousand upper grade spirit stones, buying these twelve spirit insects—no! should say corpse insects—will make the other two in your Blood Corpse Valley happy.”

A blatant plan laid bare.

Lin Chang’an, through the memories of the Crimson Flame Old Demon, already knew these Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t so mystical and dignified.

But seeing it firsthand this time, he was indeed filled with awe.

The rules set by Nascent Soul cultivators are also the ones they manipulate.

The notion of Nascent Soul cultivators overlooking the world, controlling rise and fall, is to those below them.

Among Nascent Soul cultivators, if not fighting fiercely, they employ all kinds of tactics.

Upon witnessing this, many Nascent Soul cultivators watching the spectacle burst into laughter.

After all, watching conflict between cultivators of the same tier was a rare form of entertainment.

But Lin Chang’an was silent inwardly, knowing the dispute among the Nascent Soul cultivators was to the detriment of the one selling the Spirit-Devouring Insects.

Hoping to make a profit, yet the outcome was obvious, it would definitely not be at a high price.

Indeed, the final price of the Spirit-Devouring Insects never surpassed six thousand upper grade spirit stones. In the end, the Myriad Poison Sect bought six, and Blood Corpse Valley got two.

Several Nascent Soul cultivators with an interest each bought one as well.

After all, there were quite a few with a research interest.

The subsequent appearance of Nascent Soul formation items stirred strong contention on the scene.

After all, these were strategic resources capable of directly enhancing sect strength.