Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 225: Iron Essence, Spirit Medicine
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the tall, thin man had already cleverly stored the pair of Puppet Beasts back into his storage bag!
Now, when he saw the burly man take out a black, rusty-looking piece of what seemed like junk metal and was about to force him to reveal the greatly appreciated auction item, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes and spoke bluntly:
“You’d better calm down! We will appraise the value of your item ourselves, but for now, you need to return to your seat! Otherwise, our shop will consider you to be deliberately causing trouble and will have no mercy!”
The burly man was furious at this threat from the tall, thin man.
Who did he think he was? Back in his sect, he was a figure whom thousands answered to. When had he ever been so humiliated? Clenching his fists, he was about to lash out!
But when he glanced at the strange man wearing a bag over his head, who was motionless and staring at him with a hint of schadenfreude, his heart wavered! After a moment’s thought, he forced down his rage and suddenly turned to walk back to his seat.
Some cultivators who had expected to witness a good show were disappointed.
The auction for the Puppet Beasts was to continue! But the black, rusty piece had already been handed to the three people seated on the sandalwood chairs. They were quietly discussing the item. Although their faces were hidden behind masks, their extremely cautious attitude was obvious to all cultivators present!
The palm-sized black item, appearing to be cast iron, was examined over and over by the three. Finally, they reached a consensus. Then the man in black in the middle stood up and loudly announced:
“Premium Iron Essence, one piece, valued at two thousand spirit stones!”
After that, he said nothing more and sat down.
“Iron Essence?”
Hearing those words, the cultivators were all startled! Those who had been about to bid immediately fell silent.
Everyone thought in astonishment: Could this man be a core formation stage cultivator? Otherwise, where would he get Iron Essence?
This was a magical treasure material that only core formation stage alchemical fires could refine. Generally, cultivators would immediately incorporate such materials into their magical artifacts to boost their power and would never let these materials leak out easily.
If Iron Essence or similar magical treasure materials were mixed into ordinary magical artifacts, even just a few grams, the power of those artifacts would increase dramatically—raising their grade was even possible! This made their value skyrocket!
So, was the burly man just a core formation stage cultivator deliberately suppressing his aura, pretending to be at the foundation establishment stage? After all, lower-level cultivators couldn’t tell the subtle differences of core formation stage cultivators.
Just as all cultivators became wary and suspicious...
The tall, thin man, prompted by the three behind him, finally spoke again:
“Is there anyone willing to bid over two thousand nine hundred spirit stones? If not, this pair of Puppet Beasts will belong to this gentleman!”
The tall, thin man seemed to want to raise the price further, deliberately speaking slowly to buy some time.
However, no cultivator in the hall dared to bid casually!
Because those who could attend this auction were no ordinary people. They were either important figures from immortal families or foundation establishment stage cultivators. Who would dare to cause trouble in front of someone suspected to be a core formation stage cultivator?
Moreover, even if this person was not a core formation stage cultivator, he definitely had a core formation stage expert backing him. So even if they were tempted by the secrets of the Puppet Beasts, none dared to be the first to act and could only watch helplessly.
The strange man who had been confrontational from the start now sat there silently. It was unclear whether he was frightened by the Iron Essence or simply lacked the spirit stones to match the price.