Chapter 687: 687 Auction
The competition for the first auction item outside was fierce. It was just a single Foundation Establishment Pill.
"Dad, is a Foundation Establishment Pill so rare?" Qi Hong asked.
"Yes, the Foundation Establishment Pill is extremely hard to refine, mainly because the ingredients are very difficult to find.
Why do you think the sects always send disciples into the secret realm? It’s because the outside world is already very barren. If we want more resources, we can only take risks and venture into the secret realm."
"Dad, we went into the secret realm but didn’t find the main herb for the Foundation Pill either."
"Yes, we didn’t find it, which is why this single Foundation Establishment Pill has already reached fifteen hundred Spirit Stones. I think it won’t stop even at two thousand."
Tan Shaoting truly guessed it right; the opening Foundation Establishment Pill eventually sold for two thousand seven hundred Spirit Stones.
"Dad, the outside competition really is very fierce."
Qi Hong mischievously shouted out a bid himself.
"Dad, those people simply won’t be able to win the bid."
Qi Wen snorted on the side, "How could people with such ill intentions still hope for a Foundation Establishment Pill?
They definitely won’t get even one Pill, with only a few Spirit Stones. They think they’re already wealthy."
Hearing his daughter’s analysis, Tan Shaoting also found it very reasonable.
The second auction item was a Daoist Artifact acquired from a secret realm, a three-hundred-pound heavy Golden Spear.
During the auction, it wasn’t as heated as the Foundation Establishment Pill previously, but it eventually sold for five thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.
"Dad, since it’s called a Daoist Artifact, why does it look so ordinary?"
Tan Shaoting, apart from swords, didn’t really understand much else. He thought maybe this Golden Spear was damaged.
The third auction item was a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass. Although you can still see traces of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass on the market now, they are not of high age, while the one at the auction was two hundred years old.
Actually, ordinary people, especially those without good Spirit Roots, really want the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass, but this item is also limited; the older you are, the less effective it is.
This led to competition among various families and sects.
"Dad, don’t you have plenty of these?"
"Yes, if it’s so valuable, we should take some to tomorrow’s trade meeting."
Tan Shaoting didn’t have Su Yuanyuan give the children any elixirs. The first time, they just used Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass and other auxiliary herbs for a bath, which had effects not worse than taking a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Moreover, there were many growing in the space. If there’s really a need, selling some isn’t impossible.
Now, the competition is really fierce. Too many people need it, and in the end, this one Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass sold for twenty thousand Spirit Stones.
"Is it really that valuable?" The three children were quite shocked.
Qi Wen looked at Tan Shaoting, "Dad, it’s only here that I realized there are so many people with Spirit Stones."
Qi Yan and Qi Hong both nodded; they used to think they were wealthy. But after hearing the repeated price increases, they thought they certainly couldn’t buy anything here.
"Keep watching, the later items are even more scarce, and even more people will want them."
"Dad, the next one should be the Water-Repelling Pearl. If it’s not too expensive, can we try to buy them? There are exactly five, one for each of us in the family." Qi Hong said while flipping through the brochure.
Tan Shaoting had no objections; although he didn’t need them himself, he thought it was possible since it was just a matter of spending Spirit Stones for the children to each have one.
"Then it’s up to you. Are you responsible for bidding?"
"Dad, can I really?" Qi Hong was a bit excited.
"Of course, you can. You can give it a try."
The Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass was won by the Heavenly Room upstairs.
"Mr. Lin, since the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass has gone to your Divine Sect, I’ve reserved a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill."
The whole hall heard this sentence, knowing the Heavenly Rooms were for various sects, but they didn’t know which room belonged to which sect.
"Haha, would the Beast Taming Sect lack such an item?"
"You can never have too much of a good thing. Let me know when it’s ready."
The Divine Pill Sect practically hated the Beast Taming Sect to the point of gnashing their teeth. What a disgrace. Why does the auction arrange like this? Isn’t it just to help conceal? Now it’s clear which room the Divine Pill Sect is in.
"Dad? What does that mean? Do they want others to compete with the Divine Pill Sect for the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass?" Qi Yan asked with a frown.
"That seems to be the idea. But no one wants to offend the Divine Pill Sect."
"Dad, why does the Beast Taming Sect act this way? Doesn’t it expose their location too?"
"I don’t know. We’ve been here for more than a year and heard that the reputation of the Beast Taming Sect isn’t good. Maybe they’re doing it on purpose," Tan Shaoting said, stopping there.
Qi Yan’s eyes lit up instantly, "So, if the Beast Taming Sect shines and wants to bid for something in the future, those who want to compete with them will hold back?"
Tan Shaoting felt quite proud, "Yes, exactly. If it’s not something absolutely necessary, no one wants to offend the Beast Taming Sect."
"Isn’t this just bullying with their power?" Qi Hong also joined the discussion.
"Qi Hong is right too; they do seem to carry that suspicion."
"Now that the warm-up is over, the auction items coming up will be even more satisfying to everyone.
The fourth auction item is consigned here. Five Fourth Rank Water-Repelling Pearls, harvested from deep-sea demon beasts. You don’t even have to think much about their effect.
There are a total of five, each with a starting bid of eight hundred Spirit Stones. Friends in need can participate."
Duobao Pavilion was also very dissatisfied with the previous performance of the Beast Taming Sect. Their behavior would affect the prices of their auction items.
The Beast Taming Sect is becoming more and more reckless.
There aren’t many families or sects that need Water-Repelling Pearls, so the bids mainly came from a few loose cultivators.
Thus, slowly, it hasn’t even reached a thousand Spirit Stones each.
Seeing this situation, Qi Hong leisurely raised it to nine hundred and thirty. There were still two following bids, but their increments were small.
The auctioneer, seeing this situation, became a bit anxious, "These Water-Repelling Pearls aren’t large. The quality is very good. Though they are Fourth Rank, being from a deep sea demon beast, their effect isn’t much less than Fifth Rank. They are essential for every cultivator."
Yet, no matter what she said, there weren’t many bids increasing. Finally, Qi Hong bought the first one for nine hundred and eighty Spirit Stones.
The second one used nine hundred and sixty, the third nine hundred, the fourth eight hundred and eighty, and the fifth eight hundred and fifty.
The three children looked at the five blue Water-Repelling Pearls and were very happy.
"Dad, you should keep them," they said.
Tan Shaoting shook his head, "Each of you choose one, and leave the rest with me."
These five Water-Repelling Pearls didn’t even cost them five thousand Spirit Stones, making the three children less fearful of auctions, feeling they too could try.