464: Nine Mysterious Golden Scale Tree

Wu Ning's expression was calm.

Although these treasures were precious, they were nothing to him.

Even that Innate Spiritual Root failed to pique his interest in the slightest.

However, there were a few Heaven and Earth Exotic Treasures with very special effects that he could consider bidding on.

Approximately two hours later, with the sound of an ancient bell, the Epoch Auction officially began.

The auctioneer presiding over this Epoch Auction was a yellow-robed old man with a youthful face and hair like a crane's feathers.

He was, surprisingly, a Celestial Sovereign.

Feeling a trace of powerful Qi emanating from him, the entire auction house instantly fell silent.

Everyone in the hall revealed a hint of surprise.

Some Dao Lords secretly gasped, marveling at the audacity of having a Celestial Sovereign personally preside over the auction—what a grand gesture.

"Everyone, without further ado, let the auction begin," the old man said with swift efficiency.

"This Epoch Auction will be conducted by bartering, so please make your bids.

Now, for the first item."

As soon as he finished speaking, the first auction item was brought onto the auction stage.

It was a dark golden, gilded battle armor, radiating an extremely powerful Qi, seemingly indestructible, and appearing incomparably majestic and domineering, with a hint of nobility.

"The first item is the Profound Gold Spirit-Warding Battle Armor, a High Grade Dao Artifact.

It is not only a supreme defensive treasure capable of resisting the full attack of a Dao Lord, but also an auxiliary treasure; wearing it can increase one's combat power by at least thirty percent!"

"Alright, everyone, start bidding," the old man said with a faint smile.

Everyone in the hall looked on with fervent eyes, yet could only stare helplessly.

Such a high-grade supreme battle armor was beyond their means to bid on.

Even if someone possessed a corresponding treasure, they would keep it as a trump card, never daring to expose it easily.

Soon, the VIP boxes upstairs began to bid.

Wu Ning remained calm, showing no intention to bid.

Instead, he took out more than a dozen treasures and had the palace-dressed woman help him consign them for auction, hoping for some unexpected gains.

Auction items appeared one after another like flowing water; most were successfully auctioned off, but quite a few remained unsold.

Aside from having the palace-dressed woman bid on those few Heaven and Earth Exotic Treasures for him, Wu Ning did not make another move.

Time flew by, and the auction quickly entered its climax.

Including some temporarily consigned treasures, there were a total of one hundred and thirteen finale items.

"The first finale item is the corpse of a Giant Realm Chaotic Being, with its Origin perfectly preserved and only a small amount of vital blood lost.

Fellow Daoists who are interested may now bid."

The yellow-robed old man gently waved his hand, and the corpse of an exotic beast, thousands of feet long, appeared above the auction stage.

It resembled a giant lizard, its entire body covered in dense, dark-red scales.

Even though it was dead, it still exuded an extremely terrifying Qi pressure, making everyone in the hall feel incredibly uncomfortable.

Inside the VIP box, Wu Ning also glanced at the corpse of the Chaotic Being.

In terms of size, it was much smaller than the Giant Realm Chaotic Giant Beasts he had once slain, yet the Qi it emitted was almost identical.

It even seemed slightly stronger.

However, Wu Ning had no intention of bidding on it.

This item was not of much use to him; even if he needed it, he could always hunt for it near the Chaos Abyss.

"A Creation Divine Pill—the Primordial Grand Void Pill!"

From a VIP box, a detached voice echoed throughout the vast space of the auction house, as if it resounded in everyone's ears.

It was accompanied by a very faint, yet incredibly powerful aura.

A Giant had made a move.

From this moment on, the bidders were almost exclusively Giant.

Everyone else was relegated to being mere spectators.

The finale auction lasted for three days.

The last finale item was an Innate Spiritual Root—the Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree.

It was a three-foot-tall Small Tree, emitting a faint golden halo, its leaves and bark covered in golden patterns resembling fine fish scales, appearing exceptionally mystical.

This Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree would blossom and bear fruit every nine Reincarnation Epochs, producing nine Nine Profound Golden Scale Fruit.

The fruits were also covered in golden patterns resembling fish scales, and each fruit contained an extremely vast amount of Origin power; consuming them could greatly increase one's Cultivation.

However, each person could consume a maximum of nine fruits, and with each additional fruit consumed, the effect would be halved until it completely disappeared after the ninth fruit.

If one continuously consumed nine Nine Profound Golden Scale Fruit, it might even help a Dao Lord Breakthrough to the Giant Realm.

Even Giant could greatly improve their Cultivation by consuming them.

At least it was comparable to billions of years of arduous Cultivation.

It was definitely a super supreme treasure for enhancing Cultivation.

However, it had an immense flaw: after Cultivating by consuming the Nine Profound Golden Scale Fruit, one could no longer improve their Cultivation through self-Cultivation.

This meant that after consuming nine Nine Profound Golden Scale Fruit, one's path of Cultivation would be completely severed.

To the Celestial Sovereign, this was simply a useless item.

But for those below the Celestial Sovereign, especially those with limited potential, it was undoubtedly a supreme treasure.

Of course, the greatest use of this Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree was not for individuals, but for factions.

Almost every major faction in the myriad heavens had quite a few powerful individuals whose potential had reached its limit; if they acquired this Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree, it could greatly enhance their strength.

Immortal Emperor could advance to Dao Lords, and Dao Lords had a chance to advance to Celestial Sovereign.

This was definitely a super important treasure for enhancing a faction's foundation.

Because of this, even with its significant flaw, this Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree still sparked competition among some major factions.

Wu Ning initially felt a flicker of interest when he saw the information about this Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree, but after secretly having Ink Treasure investigate it, he immediately dismissed the idea.

The efficacy of the Nine Profound Golden Scale Fruit was indeed true.

However, there was another extremely important point: for the Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree to bear fruit, it not only required the lengthy period of nine Reincarnation Epochs, but also massive resources for cultivation.

The resources expended would definitely be more than enough to help several Immortal Emperor Cultivate to their limit and Breakthrough to Dao Lords.

Moreover, the probability of the Nine Profound Golden Scale Fruit helping a Dao Lord advance to Giant was extremely low.

Those who could successfully advance with its help were generally already Cultivated to the peak of the Dao Lord Realm and inherently had some potential for Breakthrough; all they lacked was an Opportunity.

For him, this Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree was simply too low in cost-effectiveness, completely useless.

If the price were lower, he might consider it, but he had no interest in competing with those major factions.

Ultimately, that Nine Profound Golden Scale Tree fell into the hands of a powerful individual from the Archaic Divine Court.

This Epoch Auction concluded here.

Everyone dispersed.

After Wu Ning settled his auction items, he did not linger, leaving the auction house and directly flashing away.

"Interesting..."

As he passed through a desolate, dark Star Domain, Wu Ning suddenly stopped, his gaze calmly looking back:

"Come out, you've been following for so long, aren't you going to make a move?"

"Wu Clan child, what keen perception; to think you could discover Lord's presence!"

A moment later, a figure cloaked in black appeared like a ghost, emanating an extremely terrifying Qi.

He scrutinized Wu Ning with a cruel, playful gaze, like a hunter examining his soon-to-be prey.

Wu Ning also observed him, his brow suddenly furrowing, "So it's a powerful individual from the Asura Clan.

I thought I had encountered another ignorant person trying to rob me..."