In the following half an hour, many Golden Core cultivators and seventy to eighty Nascent Soul elders successively arrived at the auction venue.
By this point in the West Mountain Conference, over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators had gathered. Most of these people were cultivators from near the West Ridge Mountains, demonstrating the prosperity of the Eastern Domain cultivation world.
Zhang Ling was particularly interested in the arrival of several bald-headed monks without a single strand of hair. They were actually Buddhist cultivators.
This was his first time seeing Buddhist cultivators. Among them were two monks whose cultivation levels were the same as his, in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.
The two came together.
One wore a yellow and red kasaya, was extremely obese, but had a kind face and a constant smile. Upon entering the auction venue, he even greeted everyone with a Buddhist salutation.
The other was a gray-robed monk with ordination scars on his head, with a stern and rather fierce expression.
Some cultivators in the venue recognized these two, and Zhang Ling overheard their titles. The fat monk was known as Master Koulian, and the gray-robed monk was his fellow disciple, with the Dharma name Kouchan.
The reputation of their sect was not small. It was the Golden Peak Temple in the Golden Cloud Kingdom.
The Golden Cloud Kingdom was a large country among the hundred countries of the West Ridge. Although far inferior to the Dragon Marsh Kingdom, the Golden Peak Temple within the country had a long history. It was a Buddhist sect passed down from ancient times, and could be said to be the origin of Buddhism in the Eastern Domain cultivation world.
The current Golden Peak Temple also had two great cultivators with cultivation levels reaching the late Nascent Soul stage.
With such a foundation in the Eastern Domain cultivation world, naturally no one dared to underestimate them.
Like the Golden Peak Temple, there were more than a dozen sects in the Hundred Kingdoms of the West Ridge that had been continuously passed down from ancient times. Several of them had even produced Transformation God cultivators.
Even the Dragon family of the Dragon Marsh Kingdom could not underestimate them.
After a short while, after three bell rings, the auction officially began.
On the suspended flying platform in the center of the venue, a middle-aged man with a mustache wearing a Confucian robe appeared in the blink of an eye. It was Mr. Bai Mo.
"I am Bai Mo, and I welcome all fellow Daoists to participate in the West Mountain Conference held by our academy..."
This person smiled and cupped his hands in all directions, said a few opening remarks, and immediately took out the auction item. It was a purple jade pot.
Mr. Bai Mo pointed at the jade pot, and the jade pot immediately expanded to the size of a zhang, emitting a purple glow.
"The first auction item, an ancient treasure, the Purple Light Jade Pot. This treasure is refined from purple jade firestone, and contains Purple Light Flame. I believe many fellow Daoists understand Purple Light Flame. It is a kind of heaven and earth spirit fire, especially effective against evil and sinister techniques. The base price of this treasure is 400,000 spirit stones, with a minimum increment of 10,000 spirit stones per bid."
Mr. Bai Mo introduced the treasure in his hand in a unhurried tone, while using his spiritual power to activate the treasure. The purple jade pot instantly transformed into a purple firebird in a purple flame, flying around the venue.
Wherever it passed, terrifying heat was emitted. The atmosphere in the venue was immediately ignited, and many cultivators bid in an instant.
Of course, this did not include Zhang Ling. He only glanced at the first auction item. Although it was an ancient treasure and its power seemed good, such ordinary ancient treasures were no longer to his liking.
Most of the cultivators bidding in the venue were Golden Core cultivators. After two rounds of bidding, the Purple Light Jade Pot was finally bought by an unknown Nascent Soul cultivator sitting on the west side for more than 500,000 spirit stones.
The next dozen or so auction items were also lukewarm. Most of them fell into the hands of Golden Core cultivators. Only a few Nascent Soul cultivators participated in the auction.
Most of the Nascent Soul elders seemed to have no interest at all.
Zhang Ling was the same, casually paying attention to the auction items in the venue. His mind had already flown beyond the sky, considering his plans after the West Mountain Conference.
The auction continued lukewarmly, with a wide variety of items, including ancient treasures, elixirs, spiritual herbs, and spiritual mines.
One by one, the auction items were bought by cultivators, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Hundreds of auction items had already been traded.
It was not until near the end of the auction that a few truly rare treasures finally appeared.
A section of rare two-thousand-year-old Bellwood, a fifth-grade spiritual wood, Blood Demon Wood, was fiercely contested by several Nascent Soul cultivators, and the final transaction price reached more than three million spirit stones.
Ten bottles of fifth-grade spiritual pills, Yellow Jade Pills, which helped Nascent Soul elders condense their spiritual power. Each bottle was auctioned for six to seven hundred thousand spirit stones.
There was also a top-grade ancient treasure, a piece of treasure refining material. The transaction price was also above three million spirit stones.
With the appearance of these rare materials, many of the originally calm Nascent Soul cultivators also joined the bidding.
At this time, Mr. Bai Mo smiled and took out a fist-sized piece of yellow jade stone wrapped in white light.
The yellow jade stone was not a complete piece, and there were many cracks on it. If you listened carefully, you could even hear some small cracking sounds, as if it was about to break.
"A piece of Earth Yellow Essence, weighing three thousand six hundred catties, an earth-attribute treasure refining material. The base price is one million spirit stones..."
Mr. Bai Mo had not finished introducing the new auction item when someone immediately raised the price. "One million two hundred thousand spirit stones, this Earth Yellow Essence is mine."
Zhang Ling, who was originally sitting lazily in the small pavilion, immediately sat up straight. A hint of joy appeared in his eyes. His gaze passed through the curtain and looked at the Earth Yellow Essence in Mr. Bai Mo's hand.
This material was also of great use to him. It could be used to increase the power of the Heavenly Star Sand in the Earth Yuan Calabash.
Earth Yellow Essence is earth essence nurtured deep in the earth. It has the power to gather earth and petrify stones. It can be well integrated into gold and stone magic treasures.
Previously, on the Ghost Island in the sea, he used the Void Bug to help Grand Priest Luo Ming and Old Demon Hundred Flowers escape from the upside-down black tower.
At that time, Old Demon Hundred Flowers gave him a piece of Earth Yellow Essence.
However, because he had refined a lot of Heavenly Star Sand, one piece of Earth Yellow Essence was not enough. So that piece of Earth Yellow Essence had been kept in his storage bag.
If the Earth Yellow Essence appearing at the auction was bought, it would basically be enough. It could refine the Heavenly Star Sand in the calabash once, which could increase its power by ten to twenty percent.
Although the Earth Yellow Essence's ability to gather earth and petrify stones would not greatly increase the power of the Heavenly Star Sand, it could greatly reduce the spiritual power consumed during activation.
He used Heavenly Star Sand to set up the Evil Earth Formation, which consumed a lot of spiritual power. After refining it once, the spiritual power consumed would be less, and the spiritual power freed up could naturally be used to do more things.
"One million five hundred thousand spirit stones."
"One million six hundred thousand spirit stones"
Zhang Ling had made up his mind to bid for this piece of Earth Yellow Essence. Before he could bid, other old monsters had already bid one after another.
Obviously, among the cultivators present, those who practiced gold and earth attribute techniques were very fond of this material.
Suddenly, someone blurted out a high price of two million spirit stones. Zhang Ling glanced expressionlessly and noticed that the person who blurted out this price was actually the fat monk, Master Koulian.
As this person raised the price, the other Nascent Soul cultivators who had been following the price hesitated.
"Two million two hundred thousand spirit stones"
Zhang Ling no longer hesitated, and pointed at the auction jade token placed on the table in front of him and quoted a price.
Master Koulian was also very sensitive and immediately glanced in his direction. At the same time, he followed with a price. "Two million three hundred thousand spirit stones."
"Two million five hundred thousand spirit stones."
Zhang Ling's emotionless voice came out again. Although Earth Yellow Essence was rare, the value of this piece appearing in the auction was basically around two million. The current bid had actually溢出 a lot.
But Zhang Ling was determined to get this item, so naturally he would not be stingy with the consumption of spirit stones.
With his bid, Master Koulian frowned slightly and hesitated, but still quoted a value of two million six hundred thousand.
"Two million eight hundred thousand"
Zhang Ling's hesitation to increase the price immediately attracted the attention of many people. In an instant, he sensed several not weak divine sense fluctuations probing over.
He sat in place, not caring about the probing of these cultivators.
Mr. Bai Mo also glanced in his direction, smiled and asked again, is there anyone else to increase the price. Master Koulian also fell silent and stopped following the price.
"Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for winning this treasure." Mr. Bai Mo immediately announced the winner of the auction item.
Seeing this, Zhang Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Mr. Bai Mo was also in a great mood, and said loudly to the audience with a smile, "Thank you all fellow Daoists for your support. Next are the three finale treasures prepared by my West Mountain Academy for this auction. Everyone, please take a good look."
With a wave of his hand, three white and shiny jade boxes floated in the air. The first jade box opened, and twenty to thirty black lacquered small flags flew out.
The second jade box opened, and a silver glittering spirit talisman floated out. The third jade box contained three palm-sized, cyan and red scales.
"The Seven Stars Mountain Breaking Great Array, refined by Elder Yunguang of our academy, is a set of forbidden arrays containing seven major array eyes. Once deployed, it can encompass an area of 300 li. It is enough to serve as the mountain protection array for a sect."
"A Sky Escape Talisman, this treasure is a secret talisman refined using ancient secret techniques, which can instantly increase the escape technique of a Nascent Soul cultivator by more than double. I don’t need to say more, I believe everyone knows its value."
"This last treasure, three reverse scales of a transformed Flood Dragon, …."
The appearance of the finale items immediately attracted the attention of all the cultivators present.
A set of forbidden array deployment equipment cannot be refined by ordinary array mages. Moreover, it contains seven major array eyes, which is definitely a mountain protection array with considerable power.
Although ordinary cultivators do not need such a mountain protection array, it does not affect its value at all.
As for the Sky Escape Talisman and the three reverse scales of Flood Dragon-class monsters, they are also top-level treasures.
The Flood Dragon reverse scales need not be said, they are top-notch materials for refining magic treasures.
Zhang Ling had seen the Sky Escape Talisman in some ancient books introducing spirit talisman collections. It was a fifth-grade flying escape talisman. This type of talisman was extremely difficult to refine. Not only did it require proficiency in flying escape techniques, but the talisman paper used was also refined from special materials.
He did not expect that someone in the Eastern Domain cultivation world could refine it. The escape light of a Nascent Soul cultivator was already extremely fast. Many cultivators also practiced special escape techniques. If the power of this talisman was added, the escape technique would be greatly accelerated, which would be a great advantage whether escaping from danger or in the process of fighting.
"Eh?"
Just then, a voice of ease came from Zhang Ling's sleeve robe. The voice was very low, but it also attracted his attention. With a thought, he transmitted a voice to a hidden aura in his sleeve robe. "What did you find."
"Nothing."
The Yanti Beast responded. Although this beast had re-condensed its demon core, it was still following him.
Then the Yanti Beast hesitated and said. "There is the aura of a Dragon family cultivator on the three reverse scales. It is as if the Dragon family cultivator has cast some secret technique on it."
Hearing this, Zhang Ling's gaze turned and he re-examined the three cyan and red dragon scales that Mr. Bai Mo took out. There was fire attribute spiritual power on them, obviously reverse scales obtained from a transformed fire dragon.
But he did not sense any other aura. He could not help but ask again. "I did not sense any special aura on the scales, are you sensing it wrong."
Hearing his question, the Yanti Beast explained affirmatively. "It can't be wrong, I have been with my master for hundreds of years. The aura of the Dragon family cultivators is special, especially the direct line of the Dragon family. If you don't contact them for a period of time, you won't be able to sense it. You have not been in contact with Dragon family cultivators, if they put a secret curse on some items, it is difficult to be discovered. These three dragon scales must have been contacted by a direct line of the Dragon family."
These words made Zhang Ling think. He also believed that the Yanti Beast could not lie to him on this matter. It seemed that there might be something wrong with the three dragon scales.
While he was thinking, Mr. Bai Mo had already auctioned off these three treasures.
"It seems that all fellow Daoists are quite interested in the three treasures, then I, Bai Mo, will not say more. The base price of the three treasures is two million spirit stones. Then let's first auction this set of Seven Stars Mountain Breaking Great Array."
In an instant, thirty to forty Nascent Soul elders joined the bidding. The scene was fiery.
As for those Golden Core cultivators sitting on the ground, no one dared to compete with the Nascent Soul elders at this time. With their financial resources, it was impossible for them to covet the finale treasures.
Looking at the fiery bidding, Zhang Ling smiled strangely. "No matter what is wrong with the dragon scales, I will not participate in this item."
He did not need this kind of monster material now, and he did not intend to bid for it originally.
As the cultivators bid fiercely.
The forbidden array was finally bought by an unknown mid-Nascent Soul stage old monster for more than four million spirit stones.
The following Sky Escape Talisman was even more competitive. Most of the Nascent Soul elders participated.
Not everyone needs a mountain protection array, but high-level escape talismans are useful to everyone. Zhang Ling also raised the price, but in the end, the price reached beyond expectations. He could only give up helplessly.
This talisman was finally auctioned for a sky-high price and was taken by a mysterious female cultivator.
And those three Flood Dragon reverse scales were also bought by an unknown black-robed man at a high price.
Zhang Ling used his divine sense to probe this person. The black-robed man was covered in a layer of black air, and seemed to be a demonic cultivator. He could not see his true face, and he had obviously used a secret technique to cover his true aura.
If those three Flood Dragons were really cursed by the Dragon family cultivators, and then taken out for auction, were they looking for someone?
Zhang Ling thought wildly in his heart, and then stopped paying attention to the black-robed man. This matter had nothing to do with him.
After the end, Zhang Ling mixed in with the crowd and left Jade Dragon Mountain, returning to the lodging inn in the city.
