37: Chapter 37 Liu Zhiming, Going Astray in Cultivation

"1,100 High-Grade Spirit Stones."

Liu Zhiming was the first to bid. He had just tasted the sample, and its effects were no less impressive than the spirit wine they blended themselves.

For this reason, no matter the cost, he had to secure this batch of enlightenment spirit wine.

"Hmph, the enlightenment spirit wine from the Liu Clan Wine House already sells for twenty High-Grade Spirit Stones per catty. You only bid 1,100 High-Grade Spirit Stones for these ten thousand catties? How stingy."

"I bid 10,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones."

"20,000."

Liu Zhiming said coldly in a low voice.

"25,000."

"30,000."

...

The increments of five thousand made Zhao Mo tremble with fear; these were High-Grade Spirit Stones, not purple gold coins.

In the end, this ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine was sold for the astronomical price of 180,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones.

"Hiss~"

"As expected of the Liu Family, who cultivate alongside the Xuan Sect; they are truly wealthy."

In the darkness, the spirit wine was already beginning to be exchanged.

"True Person Zhiming, this is the ten thousand catties of spirit wine. Please verify the goods before making payment."

Liu Zhiming did not suspect anything. This underground spirit wine auction had always been like this—immediate delivery after the auction to prevent one party from regretting the deal and causing conflict.

"Next, we will auction the second lot."

True Person Yun was all smiles.

"Yes, you guessed correctly."

"Another ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine, with the starting price still at 1,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones."

"How is this possible?"

"There is another ten thousand catties?"

Liu Zhiming was tasting the enlightenment spirit wine in his hand and crushed his wine cup upon hearing this.

"15,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones."

With Liu Zhiming's example before them, these Golden Core True Persons no longer dared to bid in increments of a few thousand; they started directly at fifteen thousand.

"30,000."

Liu Zhiming's face turned livid.

The Liu Clan Wine House had already invested over 600,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones in enlightenment spirit wine, and now they had to hold on no matter what; they absolutely could not let anyone else obtain the enlightenment spirit wine.

"35,000."

"40,000."

...

To Zhao Mo's surprise, the second ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine sold for 85,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones.

"Congratulations, True Person Zhiming, on winning another ten thousand catties of spirit wine."

"The enlightenment spirit wine is here; please inspect and complete the transaction, True Person."

Liu Zhiming was expressionless. As far as he knew, only three thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine had appeared in the last five years. Where did these twenty thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine come from?

"Could someone be plotting against me?"

It must be said that Liu Zhiming was worthy of being the person in charge of the Liu Clan Wine House; after just two auctions, he sensed that something was wrong.

"Everyone, don't worry if you didn't win a bid. My third auction will still be enlightenment spirit wine."

"Yes, you heard that correctly. Our purpose tonight is to let everyone drink enlightenment spirit wine."

"Come, come, the third auction is still ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine. The starting price for the bundle remains unchanged at 1,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones."

"I bid 2,500 Spirit Stones."

The participants in the auction were much more behaved now and no longer dared to increase their bids by huge amounts.

As for Liu Zhiming, his brows were tightly furrowed. He felt as if there was an invisible net around him, and he was the fish caught inside. This feeling made him extremely uncomfortable.

"20,000."

"Damn it, I don't believe it. How much enlightenment spirit wine can you sell? Could you possibly be as wealthy as my Liu Family?"

As time passed, the third ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine sold for 70,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones, but the price was visibly getting lower and lower.

The fourth ten thousand catties sold for 60,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones.

The fifth ten thousand catties sold for 40,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones.

The sixth ten thousand catties sold for 20,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones.

...

"The tenth item, Fellow Daoists, you are in for a treat."

"Yes, you guessed correctly. It is still ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine."

Liu Zhiming's face in the darkness turned pale; he had been plotted against.

A full one hundred thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine meant that the other party had not been preparing for just a year or two.

Including the spirit wine he had auctioned, the Liu Clan Wine House had just suffered a loss of one million High-Grade Spirit Stones.

This was one million High-Grade Spirit Stones—the storage capacity of a small Spiritual Vein, the income of the Liu Family for ten years, all vanishing into bubbles in an instant.

"Wang Yun, you plotted against me?"

Liu Zhiming exploded.

Wang Yun still wore a grinning expression.

"True Person Zhiming, you are joking. Who plotted against you?"

"The auction house has clearly marked prices, and we operate on the principle of benefiting all Xuan Cult Cultivators, allowing everyone to drink affordable spirit wine."

"Is this plotting?"

"Hmph, the starting price was only 1,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones, yet you insisted on spending tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands to buy it?"

"Did I beg you to buy it?"

Hearing Wang Yun's words, Liu Zhiming nearly exploded.

"You?"

"You are bullying me too much! Pay with your life!"

As Liu Zhiming spoke, he wanted to make a move.

"Hmph, those who attack, die!"

Just then, a cold voice spoke.

A tremendous Aura made Zhao Mo almost lose his footing.

"Is this a Nascent Soul Ancestor?"

Although Liu Zhiming was not as overwhelmed as Zhao Mo, he was also shocked internally.

"No wonder the Old Ancestor did not cancel this underground spirit wine auction house; it turns out this auction house really has a Soul Transformation expert backing it."

"Alright, continue, continue."

"Ten thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine, please place your bids."

"It's only one thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, two hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones cheaper than buying enlightenment grass."

"As for that enlightenment grass, I won't even mention its taste; everyone who has eaten it knows."

"As for my enlightenment spirit wine, not to mention the taste, just looking at this quantity, ten thousand catties, how long will that last you?"

"Furthermore, that enlightenment grass is only useful for Golden Core Stage True Persons, or to be more specific, it is useful for True Persons at the Golden Core Ninth Layer."

"My enlightenment spirit wine is different; it can be consumed by anyone from the First Layer of Qi Refining to the Golden Core Ninth Layer."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a commotion.

"Can the younger generation drink it too?"

The Nascent Soul True Lords who had originally come to watch the show and maintain order did not expect such an unexpected gain.

"Everyone~"

Facing the chaotic environment, Wang Yun spoke up again.

"That is also my fault for not making it clear just now."

"There are a total of three hundred thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine in this auction."

"So, there is absolutely no need for everyone to call out random prices."

Pfft.

Upon hearing three hundred thousand catties, Liu Zhiming spat out a mouthful of black blood. On the Golden Core in his Dantian, which had originally been in a state of Perfection, dense cracks suddenly appeared.

He, Liu Zhiming, had suffered Qi Deviation.

The people at the auction house did not care what had happened to Liu Zhiming; their attention was entirely on the enlightenment spirit wine.

There were still two hundred thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine left, which meant they didn't need to increase their bids to win it.

And Wang Yun was as good as his word.

He truly auctioned off the remaining two hundred thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine, at one thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones per ten thousand catties.

Thus, for the three hundred thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine, the first ninety thousand catties auctioned for nearly 500,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones, while the remaining two hundred and ten thousand catties only fetched 21,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones, a huge difference.

"Are you wondering why?"

After leaving the auction house, True Person Yuxiang asked Zhao Mo.

"What?"

Zhao Mo's head was currently a mess of mush. Out of the three hundred thousand catties of enlightenment spirit wine, thirty thousand catties were his. Plus, with the mutated white orchid fruit technology he provided and his share in the brewing, how many Spirit Stones would he get?

How could he have the heart to listen to True Person Yuxiang talk now?