27: exorbitant price

The auction for the foundation establishment pills quickly concluded. The Wang Family Old Ancestor had also participated in the bidding for the second foundation establishment pill, but he failed to outbid the others.

Beside him, the members of the Yu Family were somewhat disappointed, as Su Yu had not secured a foundation establishment pill.

Although they also brought out Spirit Stones to bid, they were completely insufficient, and in the end, they could only watch the private booths that had already snatched the foundation establishment pills with some frustration.

"Don't worry, there will be foundation establishment pills," Su Yu comforted them.

Everyone heard this, and a flicker of astonishment flashed in their eyes. It seemed Su Yu planned to kill for the treasure and snatch a foundation establishment pill.

Next, another two days passed, and the auction had reached its final day. At this moment, at the Qing Zhu Auction House, the true finale treasures officially made their appearance.

"Fellow Daoists, I will be presiding over the auction this time, and I shall introduce the finale treasures."

The host of the auction had changed to a white-bearded old man with a Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation and unfathomable strength.

He looked kind and gentle, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, but everyone he looked at fell silent as a cicada in winter.

This was because this person was famous for tens of thousands of miles around, known as the murderous Venerable Ku Rong.

There were at least a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had died at his hands, even including Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

Having him preside this time was for fear that the lady in the palace dress wouldn't be able to keep order.

After all, there were no fewer than ten Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators here. If someone truly lost their mind to greed, it was feared that only this old murderer could stop them.

"To keep it short, I believe everyone knows me. The first finale item is a Golden Bloodline cub of the Chang Yue Wolf Clan!

This Chang Yue Wolf Clan is extraordinary. A Chang Yue Wolf Clan cub in its infancy already has a Late Stage of Qi Refining cultivation, and after reaching adulthood, it possesses Foundation Establishment Stage strength!

Furthermore, with proper nurturing, it might even have a slight chance of stepping into the Core Formation Stage and becoming a Tier 3 Great Yao!

And this Golden Bloodline is even more precious, indicating that the Bloodline in this cub's body is close to reverting to its ancestors, and it might even have a chance to become a Silver Moon Wolf!

That is a Yao King race of the Nascent Soul Stage; its value is something you Fellow Daoists can weigh for yourselves.

Whether for guarding a home or for combat and killing, this beast is excellent!

The starting price is 50,000 Spirit Stones, with each bid increase no less than 1,000 Spirit Stones!"

Just as the kindly old man finished speaking, someone spoke up.

Hearing this, everyone looked toward the third floor.

The one who spoke was none other than a Core Formation Cultivator in a private booth.

This Core Formation Cultivator had shown no interest in other items, having not even spoken once, and not even the voices of Disciples from the Sect had come from the booth.

Everyone thought they weren't interested, but they didn't expect the party to not only be interested in the human fiend pill but also in this finale Chang Yue Wolf Clan cub.

After all, they wouldn't miss a beast with the potential to become a Core Formation Yao Beast, or even have a chance to step into the Yao King Realm after reverting to its ancestors.

"60,000 Spirit Stones."

Another Core Formation Cultivator also spoke.

It was just unclear which of them was the Core Formation Cultivator from the Immortal Music Sect and which was from the Wood Origin Sect.

"Old Loach, so it's you leading the team this time? Competing with me, have you brought enough Spirit Stones?"

"Old Urchin, I should be saying those words to you. When the time comes and you don't have enough Spirit Stones, you can borrow from me; I won't charge you interest!"

As soon as the two Core Formation Cultivators spoke, they knew who the other was, and they began to mock each other with Yin and Yang sarcasm.

Clearly, the two had a poor relationship, or even a grudge.

No one dared to mediate their argument; even the host, a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator, could only remain silent.

Just then, a pleasant voice came from the Immortal Music Sect's booth.

"Two Senior Martial Uncles, it is truly inappropriate to argue in front of outsiders. Could you give me some Face and be quiet?"

As soon as the pleasant voice appeared, the two cursing Core Formation Experts huffed indignantly at each other and fell silent.

This farce ended in a way many Cultivators hadn't expected. Just who was that female Cultivator who spoke?

After the two fell silent, the bidding for the Chang Yue Wolf cub was carried out by their respective Juniors.

The two sides already had a grudge, and in the bidding, they went back and forth, driving the price up to a sky-high 180,000 Spirit Stones!

One must know that with so many Spirit Stones, one could buy a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast, let alone just a cub, and the resources required to nurture it would likely also be a sky-high price!

But for the two great powers, as long as the beast's potential was sufficient, any amount of Spirit Stones was acceptable.

Ultimately, this Yao Beast cub was won by the Core Formation Cultivator of the Immortal Music Sect for 200,000 Spirit Stones.

Afterward, several more finale treasures were auctioned. A Jade Slip containing a top-tier secret technique for tempering the Divine Soul called the Divine Thought Technique was won by the Wood Origin Sect's Core Formation Cultivator for 320,000 Spirit Stones.

A seed, said to be the seed of Golden Spirit Rice, a Tier 3 spirit rice that had already gone extinct.

It was won by a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator for a price of around 100,000 Spirit Stones.

There was also the Sword Testing Stone that Su Yu had been longing for, which was also taken by a Core Formation Cultivator for a value of 180,000 Spirit Stones.

The subsequent auction items were all around 200,000 Spirit Stones.

Until the heavenly cloud stone mother consigned by Su Yu appeared, causing the two Core Formation Cultivators to fight over this top-grade material weighing several catties, used for refining Magic Treasures or enhancing the power of one's Lifebound Treasure.

Loose Cultivators or some Family Cultivators only had a superficial understanding of the heavenly cloud stone mother, but the Core Formation Cultivators knew that this item was a top-grade material ranked seventeenth on the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Ore Ranking.

Besides being used to refine Magic Treasures and enhance the power of one's Lifebound Treasure, this item had another use!

That was to allow a Lifebound Treasure to develop spirituality in advance, transforming toward a Spirit Treasure!

That was a terrifying treasure that only a Spirit Transformation Great Power could truly unleash the power of!

It possessed the immense power to move mountains and fill seas.

If their Core Formation Cultivators could allow their Magic Treasures to develop spirituality in advance, their power would naturally be incomparable, and their strength would be among the most powerful of Cultivators in the same Realm.

"300,000 Spirit Stones!"

This treasure started at 50,000 Spirit Stones, with each bid increase no less than 1,000 Spirit Stones.

But the Core Formation Cultivator of the Immortal Music Sect started at 300,000 Spirit Stones, attempting to shock everyone with a high price.

Even the Core Formation Cultivator of the Wood Origin Sect was somewhat shocked.

They had come for the human fiend pill and had already spent a large amount of Spirit Stones. If they fought tooth and nail for the heavenly cloud stone mother now, wouldn't they lack the strength for the human fiend pill later?

However, while the human fiend pill was important, the heavenly cloud stone mother was equally important. The Wood Origin Sect's Core Formation Cultivator fell into hesitation.

He had a direct descendant who had been stuck at Peak Foundation Establishment for over a hundred years; if they could obtain the human fiend pill, they could gain several hundred more years of Lifespan.

But incorporating the heavenly cloud stone mother into his Lifebound Treasure would increase his strength by at least thirty percent, and the potential of the Magic Treasure would also greatly increase.

This item was something that could be sought but not easily found. To obtain it, a Tier 2 Spiritual Vein would usually have to naturally decay for some reason, compressing all Spiritual Qi into a single space; only in such circumstances would a heavenly cloud stone mother be born.

This kind of birth was non-replicable; therefore, even a hundred Tier 2 Spiritual Veins might not produce a heavenly cloud stone mother.

Even in the Sect treasury, if one wanted to exchange for it, Spirit Stones alone were not enough; a large number of contribution points were required.

Even they couldn't afford to exchange for it!

After considering for a while, the Wood Origin Sect's Core Formation Cultivator still chose to bid. If the value of this item exceeded his limit, he would have to give it up.

"350,000 Spirit Stones!"

"400,000 Spirit Stones!"

Just as the Wood Origin Sect's Core Formation Cultivator spoke, the Immortal Music Sect's Core Formation Cultivator followed immediately.

At this point, the Wood Origin Sect's Core Formation Cultivator decided to give up.

Ultimately, this piece of heavenly cloud stone mother was won by the Immortal Music Sect's Core Formation Expert for the sky-high price of 400,000, setting the record for the highest auction price in this auction so far.

And Su Yu's mind was filled with only one thought: I'm rich!