327: Chapter 327 Golden Purple Thunder Yuan

On the stage, Su Ming gestured, and two Qianji Pavilion Disciples approached carrying a purple jade wooden box.

The jade box emitted an icy aura and was a First-grade spiritual item, with a faint, scorching heat leaking from within.

Su Ming said loudly: "This li huo fan is an ancient remnant Spirit Treasure. Although it possesses intelligence, it can trigger Li Huo on its own without requiring a Cultivator to expend too much spiritual power to control it. The starting price is one thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones! Each bid increase must be no less than one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"One thousand?!"

The audience gasped; even some Sect representatives' expressions changed slightly. One thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones was equivalent to twenty years of income for a Golden Core Cultivator's Sect!

For Loose Cultivators, this was an astronomical figure.

The Cultivator beside Ye Jing's face instantly dropped. He muttered a curse about it being "highway robbery" and sullenly shut his mouth.

His net worth wasn't even enough for the fraction of the starting price.

Just as the scene fell into a brief silence, a cold male voice suddenly came from a top-floor private room, carrying an unquestionable confidence: "Three thousand!"

Everyone looked up; it was the private room where Qi Wei, an Elder of the Guijian Immortal Sect, was located.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp young girl's voice came from another private room, filled with arrogance and disdain: "Four thousand! Old Man Qi, Your Highness wants this li huo fan. If you know what's good for you, don't compete with me!"

The sharp girl's voice pierced through the hall, quieting the entire room.

The Loose Cultivators on the ground floor shrunk their necks, not even daring to breathe loudly.

A young girl who could sit in a high-level box must have an illustrious status and was definitely not as immature and harmless as she appeared.

As the two competed, the Cultivators below didn't dare to bid, fearing they would offend either of the two powers.

Inside the top-floor private room, Qi Wei's face instantly darkened. His cold voice rang out again, carrying a hint of suppressed anger: "Your Excellency has a big mouth. At a Qianji Pavilion auction, the highest bidder wins. Why should I give it to you? Five thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"Six thousand!" The girl's voice was even faster, filled with blatant impatience. "Old Man Qi, if you keep competing with Your Highness, watch out or Your Highness will tear down your Guijian Immortal Sect!"

As her voice fell, a faint, scorching fire spiritual power leaked from outside the private room. Though not intense, it carried a domineering aura that could burn everything. That aura was actually even more robust than that of Qi Wei, who was at the Golden Core Middle Stage.

Ye Jing sat in the corner with his eyes lowered, waves of shock crashing in his heart.

This girl's fire spiritual power was extremely strange—scorching with a hint of evil, unlike the purity of Righteous Path Cultivators. It felt more like the aura of some kind of Yao Beast's Demon Fire.

Moreover, this aura was much more robust than Xiao Chi's.

What shocked him even more was that the two Golden Core guards beside the girl were slightly agitating their spiritual power, clearly exerting pressure in secret to intimidate Qi Wei.

Su Ming on the stage still wore a gentle smile. He paused his auction hammer slightly and shouted, "This Young Miss has bid six thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones! Are there any higher bids?"

Qi Wei's aura grew colder, and the private room fell into a brief silence.

Although the Guijian Immortal Sect had a deep foundation, six thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones was still a significant expense.

What troubled him more was that the girl had a significant background and was a spoiled little princess; offending her was not worth the cost.

A moment later, Qi Wei's voice came with a hint of reluctance: "Fine, I will not argue with a child. It is yours!"

"Hehe, at least you're sensible!" The girl's laughter was sharp and ear-piercing, filled with smug arrogance. "Who else wants to compete with Your Highness!"

Once these words were spoken, there was naturally a dead silence.

Su Ming struck the gavel and shouted: "Six thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones once, twice, three times! Sold!"

After the li huo fan found its owner, Su Ming immediately brought up the next treasure. When the treasure box was opened, it revealed a segment of a Spiritual Plant planted in Spiritual Soil with slightly yellowing leaves. It looked ordinary, but the tree bore a single fruit.

The fruit glowed with golden light, and then a strange, exotic fragrance wafted over, making everyone present feel refreshed.

Su Ming said: "This is the vajra fruit! It is a Second-grade Spiritual Plant, extremely rare, and only grows in Spiritual Soil rich in metal-attribute spiritual power. It can be used as a Spiritual Plant to assist in Physical Body cultivation."

It can purify Impurities in the body and stabilize cultivation. More importantly, it can assist in Physical Body cultivation and strengthen Physical Body intensity. If a Body Cultivator takes it, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort, tempering an indestructible Physical Body! Starting bid is five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

Ye Jing became interested upon hearing this. The vajra fruit had a great boost for Body Cultivators and was a Second-grade Spirit Medicine. Since he practiced body techniques and the Immortal Willow could house herbs, it would be easy for him to Cultivate it.

He immediately placed a bid.

Because the Cultivators below saw that there was only one vajra fruit and the plant was on the verge of withering, few people wanted to buy it.

So in the end, Ye Jing spent only seven hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones to obtain this vajra fruit.

Finally, Su Ming brought out the finale treasure. He said loudly: "Fellow Daoists, today's finale treasure of the Xingsu Auction is—the golden purple thunder essence!"

He sighed: "This Thunder Essence is a treasure condensed from a Fourth-grade Thunder Beast within the Ten Thousand Demon Valley. A Nascent Soul Immortal Master fought hard for it but unfortunately perished, leaving behind only his wife. That lady sent this item to the auction."

Before he finished speaking, two Qianji Pavilion Disciples together carried a glazed treasure box inlaid with rainbow spiritual jade onto the stage.

Even before the box was opened, threads of purple-gold thunder light leaked from the cracks, accompanied by a sizzling electric sound. A domineering and sharp aura swept across the venue.

Whether they were Loose Cultivators on the ground floor or Cultivators in the top-floor private rooms, they all subconsciously straightened their bodies, feeling this powerful force.

Seeing this, Ye Jing was also secretly shocked. The domineering power of this Thunder Essence was even greater than that of the li huo fan. This visit to the auction had truly been an eye-opener for him.

Su Ming opened the glazed treasure box. A round bead only the size of a longan floated quietly inside. The surface of the bead was wrapped in fine thunder patterns, and as the thunder light flowed, it faintly formed a miniature sea of thunder.

Even from several yards away, the pressure could not be ignored.

"This is the golden purple thunder essence, an Innate spiritual item nurtured by the ancient Thunder Marsh. It cannot be forcibly refined by anyone below a Golden Core Cultivator. After refining, it can be integrated into Cultivation Techniques and Magic Treasures to boost Thunder Attribute power."

Speaking to this point, Su Ming suddenly shouted: "And it has an even more terrifying effect: it can be integrated into a Cultivator's body and transformed into Thunder-Attribute Energy!"

The people below were stunned; they clearly didn't quite understand this kind of ability.

"Thunder-Attribute Energy? Doesn't that mean a Cultivator can have a Thunder Spiritual Root for free?"

One of the Cultivators asked curiously.

Su Ming raised his hand to quiet the crowd's noise. His smile remained gentle, but his tone gained a hint of solemnity.

"The Thunder-Attribute Energy transformed from the golden purple thunder essence is not a true Thunder Spiritual Root. It cannot autonomously absorb the thunder power of heaven and earth like a natural Thunder Spiritual Root, but it can perfectly fit any Cultivator with any Spiritual Root without worrying about attribute conflicts."

"Whether it is a Sword Cultivator integrating it into sword moves, a Spell Cultivator transforming it into Spells, or a Body Cultivator tempering it into their Physical Body, all can use its domineering thunder power to break through Bottlenecks and reach the next level!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue completely erupted in excitement.

"Body Cultivators can use it too? Doesn't that mean they can temper a Thunder Attribute Physical Body?"

"Even without a Thunder Spiritual Root, one can perform Thunder Attribute Spells after refining it. This is simply a Heaven-Defying treasure!"

"Yeah, this way one can use Thunder Attribute Spells without being affected by having multiple Spiritual Roots. Isn't it just like gaining an extra skill!"

"Even a Nascent Soul Immortal Master died for it; one can see how precious it is!"