Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 364: Farewell Gift (Seeking Monthly Votes!!)
"Enough with the small talk, the starting bid for the Kunling Pearl is two thousand spiritual stones, and each subsequent bid must be at least one hundred spiritual stones."
Wang Biqin's charming voice had barely faded when the bidding began to rise rapidly.
"Two thousand two hundred spiritual stones!"
"Two thousand three hundred spiritual stones!"
"Two thousand seven hundred spiritual stones!"
The price of the Kunling Pearl immediately soared and soon approached three thousand spiritual stones.
For most cultivators, their own lives are of utmost importance; only by living can they discuss the immortal path and gain more spiritual stones to enjoy the beauty of the mortal world.
Therefore, having a defensive magical artifact is crucial, and a high-quality defensive magical artifact is destined to be sought after by many cultivators.
Because of these reasons, defensive magical and spiritual artifacts often cost one or two percent more than offensive ones of the same grade.
Even at an auction, it wouldn’t be surprising for the price to be even higher.
"This time, I finally didn't come in vain."
Seeing the Kunling Pearl appear, Liu Yu felt his spirits lift and a determination to win arose within him. After observing for a moment, he made his bid:
"Three thousand five hundred spiritual stones!!"
With an ample supply of spiritual stones in his storage bag, he felt confident.
So as soon as he opened his mouth, he increased the price by five hundred spiritual stones, making his intention clear.
As soon as he spoke, the ongoing bidding suddenly halted.
The cultivators participating in the auction looked towards the source of the sound, but there were restrictions blocking their view, of course, they couldn't see anything.
They could only guess in their hearts, who exactly was this person?
After Liu Yu directly raised the price of the Kunling Pearl by five hundred spiritual stones, after a considerable amount of time, a cultivator tentatively called out a bid.
"Three thousand six hundred spiritual stones."
"Three thousand eight hundred spiritual stones!"
Liu Yu did not hesitate for a moment and immediately raised the bid by another two hundred spiritual stones, dominating the atmosphere in the venue.
Although he wasn't short of spiritual stones and could afford to bid more, he wasn’t going to overspend unnecessarily.
With the bid of three thousand eight hundred spiritual stones, the room fell silent for a long while, until the time was almost up, and then a cultivator finally called out a price of three thousand nine hundred spiritual stones.
This price was already considerably above the Kunling Pearl’s actual value, close to the prices of high-grade defensive spiritual artifacts in the past.
Ultimately, Liu Yu won the Kunling Pearl for the price of four thousand two hundred spiritual stones, eliciting admiration from many foundation establishment cultivators for his wealth.
"Next item up for auction, a foundation establishment pill..."
After a moment, the beautiful Wang Biqin's voice rang out again, and the auction continued.
Liu Yu went backstage to pay for the spiritual stones and received the Kunling Pearl, patiently waiting for the auction to conclude.
The last two items were not of interest to him, so he did not bid again.
"Creek~"
After a moment, with Wang Biqin's thanks, the auction officially ended, and the doors of the venue opened, allowing light to stream back in.
However, Liu Yu did not leave through the main entrance; instead, he quietly departed through a secret exit guided by a maid.
With his goal achieved, and the Jade Alchemy Hall still closed, he had no intention of visiting.
He left the market, riding on his magical artifact soaring into the sky, planning to return to the sect.
On the Li Xuan Sword, Liu Yu reached into his storage bag and took out a delicate brocade box, gently opening it to reveal the treasure inside.
Inside lay a pearl about the size of a chicken egg, quietly resting on the brocade within the box.