332: Chapter 332 Fate? No Fate.

As the first treasure was auctioned off, there were still the second, the third, ..., all the way until the seventeenth item began.

It was time to auction Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

The first Foundation Establishment spiritual item was a completely golden fruit, and this fruit exuded a faint, refreshing fragrance.

"This is the Foundation Establishment spiritual item, the Golden Flame Fruit, which can increase the Foundation Establishment probability by ten percent. The starting bid is two thousand Spirit Stones, and each increment must not be less than two hundred Spirit Stones." Madame Hong's tone was filled with charm.

"Two thousand two hundred." Just as she finished speaking, someone among the Qi Refining Cultivators below placed a bid.

"Two thousand four hundred."

"Two thousand six hundred."

The increments made by these Qi Refining Cultivators were not large, clearly showing they simply came from Qi Refining families.

"Three thousand." Someone directly added four hundred Spirit Stones.

On the upper floors, no Foundation Establishment Cultivators participated; some had already spent the majority of their Spirit Stones earlier, some were still waiting, and others had never intended to bid on Foundation Establishment spiritual items from the very beginning.

"Three thousand five hundred."

"Four thousand."

...

"Six thousand." Once the bids for the Foundation Establishment spiritual item reached this point, those Qi Refining Cultivators rarely called out prices again.

They could completely wait until later to bid.

After all, Cultivators with sufficient Spirit Stones upfront would also exhaust the Spirit Stones they carried within the first few rounds. Therefore, most of the time, the further along it went, the fewer Spirit Stones were needed.

Unless that Foundation Establishment spiritual item far exceeded the other Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

In the end, this Golden Flame Fruit was auctioned off at a price of six thousand three hundred Spirit Stones.

After this Golden Flame Fruit was auctioned off, the auction house presented a new Foundation Establishment spiritual item.

These Foundation Establishment spiritual items were almost all capable of increasing the Foundation Establishment probability by ten percent, so the auction price was around six thousand.

The lowest was auctioned for four thousand nine hundred Spirit Stones, and the highest had already reached seven thousand Spirit Stones.

Among them, Li Qingshuang won two Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

Chen Lingxiu and Hong Tao did not participate; the Spirit Stones on hand were insufficient for them to join the bidding.

Following these Foundation Establishment spiritual items that only increased the probability by ten percent, the auction prices for the remaining Foundation Establishment spiritual items, excluding the foundation establishment pills, would rise a bit more.

Because some of these could increase it by fifteen percent, and others by twenty percent, their effects were not particularly far apart from the foundation establishment pill.

Therefore, for the final few Foundation Establishment spiritual items, the lowest could fetch eight thousand Spirit Stones, and the highest even fetched eleven thousand Spirit Stones.

Once all twenty Foundation Establishment spiritual items were completely auctioned off, it was time for the five foundation establishment pills.

The first foundation establishment pill was auctioned for twenty thousand Spirit Stones, and the second one went for twenty-four thousand.

The third one dropped a bit, but still sold for twenty-two thousand.

The fourth one had a noticeably weaker bidding competition, only selling for nineteen thousand.

The price fetched for the fifth one was not much different from the first.

Just like that, the five foundation establishment pills were completely auctioned off, followed by the second-to-last auction item. This was a defensive Magical Artifact of Tier 2 High Grade quality. If a Cultivator wore it on their body, it could defend against a full-strength strike from a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer or even Eighth Layer Cultivators, wanting to destroy it within a few moves was simply impossible.

After this defensive Magical Artifact appeared, it immediately caused quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators to enthusiastically place bids.

In the end, this Tier 2 High Grade defensive Magical Artifact was auctioned for about twenty-three thousand Spirit Stones, a price even lower than the foundation establishment pill.

After this Tier 2 High Grade Magical Artifact was auctioned, it was time for the final grand finale item.

As soon as that grand finale item made its appearance, Chen Lingxiu and Hong Tao were dumbfounded.

This grand finale item was precisely the yufeng grass that the two of them had previously competed for.

Li Qingshuang by the side also sensed something strange and questioned the two of them, only then learning about the specific situation of that day.

Aside from them, there were quite a few others on the scene who could recognize this item, but not everyone knew what it was.

"Madame Hong, what is this item?" someone asked.

Madame Hong looked toward one of the pavilions and smiled lightly, saying, "There should be people present who do not understand what kind of Spirit Medicine this is, so this concubine will waste a little time to explain it to everyone. This item is a thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, and furthermore, a Spirit Medicine possessing special effects."

"Presumably, everyone knows that Spirit Medicines with special effects mostly have much higher prices. This Spirit Medicine is named yufeng grass; as long as Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage and below consume it, they can all increase their wind-riding abilities."

Madame Hong paused, then continued, "This ability can make the power of your wind-attribute Spells twenty to thirty percent stronger, and it can also provide a method of wind-escaping technique. Used well, it can even save your life, and this special ability still has some bonus effects even when brought to the Zifu Stage."

The Cultivators at the scene were in an uproar. Having cultivated in Tang Country for so many years, their horizons were incomparable to Cultivators from other places, so they knew the specific value of these things.

Sure enough, seeing that the atmosphere had been built up to the right point, Madame Hong immediately struck while the iron was hot and smiled, saying, "The starting bid for this item is ten thousand Spirit Stones, and each increment must not be less than one thousand Spirit Stones."

This price directly caused all the Cultivators present to involuntarily draw in a breath of cold air; the starting bid was simply too high.

No wonder it could replace the previous Tier 2 High Grade defensive Magical Artifact.

"Fifteen thousand Spirit Stones, this Spirit Medicine is claimed by our Yufeng Pavilion. I ask that everyone please do not compete with us."

As soon as everyone heard Yufeng Pavilion, they immediately suppressed their thoughts of bidding. Yufeng Pavilion was likewise one of the five major Purple Mansion factions. Judging solely by influence, it was even stronger than Baibaoshan's branch in this place, and not much different from the Ganges Sect.

Yufeng Pavilion?

Li Qingshuang and the others muttered to themselves.

Yufeng Pavilion's strength was not weak; there were three Purple Palace Cultivators alone, and even one of them had reached the Purple Palace Late Stage for many years.

If judged solely by headcount and cultivation level, the Chen Family was indeed no match.

Yet those two from the Chen Family were no ordinary figures, and even as long as they were willing, the Chen Family could suppress the other side.

It was just that they had no intention of competing with the other party.

Apart from others who either feared them or had no thoughts about it at all, a few people likewise stood up.

"Sixteen thousand Spirit Stones."

That Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Yufeng Pavilion looked toward the pavilion that called out the price, killing intent flickering in its eyes.

Someone actually dared to make it lose Face, it seemed it truly wasn't afraid of death.

Only after the other party showed their Face, that Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Yufeng Pavilion was surprised, then immediately withdrew its gaze.

It did not expect it to be this vixen.

Walking to the side of the pavilion was an exquisite and alluring woman; judging solely by the degree of charm, the other party did not lose to Madame Hong.

Furthermore, she also came from a Purple Mansion faction.

"Mingfeng Pavilion?" Li Qingshuang said in a low voice.

Chen Lingxiu and Hong Tao were both puzzled.

Li Qingshuang then explained to the two of them, "This Mingfeng Pavilion is likewise one of the five major Purple Mansion factions in the western region of Tianli City, and it has been enemies with Yufeng Pavilion for generations. Everyone inside their sect is composed of women, and they never recruit male Disciples."

"And this sect has a total of two Purple Palace Cultivators. Legend has it that one of them has even fought to the point of having no match within the Purple Mansion Realm in the Tianli City area."

"I see. Then how does this powerhouse from Mingfeng Pavilion compare to Seventh Uncle?" Chen Lingxiu asked.

"It is hard to say. I have never seen the two of them make a move, so I do not know the specific situation. However, logically speaking, this Mingfeng Pavilion powerhouse has only made a move against Purple Palace Cultivators from other Purple Mansion factions; they probably have not faced Purple Palace Cultivators from the Tianli Sect." Li Qingshuang shook her head, then said.