“Congratulations to Fellow Daoist number 15 for winning the last Golden Wing Cloud Eagle Yao Egg! Next, please welcome our next Auction item!” The auctioneer, Wan Yuncheng, announced with an excited tone.
As soon as he finished speaking, the small teleportation array flashed, and a five-foot-tall square profound iron cage appeared.
Inside the profound iron cage was a snow-white furred Yao Fox cub with three tails.
As soon as it emerged from the teleportation array, the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub's fur bristled, and it bared its fangs, its dark, round eyes revealing a fierce gaze as it stared at the Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the audience.
“Wow! What a beautiful Three-tailed Demon Fox!”
“Unbelievable! Wanbao Pavilion managed to get their hands on such a cub!”
“Oh my goodness! It looks so cute! What if it takes human form? That would be incredible!”
“Tsk tsk tsk! It already has three tails at such a young age! Advancing to six tails surely won't be difficult, and there might even be a chance of advancing to nine tails.”
“A Fourth Rank Three-tailed Demon Fox cub! Whoever catches this kind of Spirit Beast will strike it rich!”
“Its Aptitude is truly excellent! Such a Spirit Beast is beyond our reach; the Golden Core Seniors are going to bleed money again!”
“So cute! I really want to raise it!”
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As soon as the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub appeared, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the audience burst into an uproar, with various comments emerging endlessly. Everyone was attracted by the charm of the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub and even more astonished by its Aptitude.
A Three-tailed Demon Fox cub already possessing three tails in its infancy suggests the Rank of its parents; it might even be from the royal family of the Snow Fox Clan.
All the Cultivators were astonished by Wanbao Pavilion's network capabilities!
“This is a Snow Fox from Tian Sheng Mountain, deep within the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. It was discovered by a Golden Core cultivator during the joint pioneering operation of the Five Sects. This Yao Fox is a female, still in its infancy. If a Bloodline Contract is successfully established, once it matures, it will certainly become the best helper for its master. As everyone knows, among the Snow Fox Clan, female foxes are exceptionally intelligent and skilled in refining Yao Pills. After taking human form, they possess an innate Ice Jade Body, and their beauty is even more exceptional….” Wan Yuncheng introduced the situation of the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub, and by the end, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
“Hehe!”
The male Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the audience all understood and returned an ambiguous smile.
“The starting bid for this fox is 200,000 medium spirit stones. Bidding time limit: 200 breaths. Let the bidding begin!” Wan Yuncheng announced loudly with an excited tone.
As soon as Wan Yuncheng finished speaking, the mirror displaying the bids below the Auction stage immediately showed intense fluctuations in data. In a blink of an eye, the bid soared by more than double, heading towards 500,000 medium spirit stones, and only then did the bidding data temporarily slow down.
“Wow! Senior number 32 has bid 500,000! That's too fast!”
“Tsk tsk tsk! So many people are bidding; this Yao Fox is too popular!”
“Indeed! Once this Yao Fox matures, it can take human form. By then, there will be an excellent helper who can fight, is good at earning Spirit Stones, and can also, hehe, do other things. It's truly killing several birds with one stone!”
“Exactly! It's equivalent to spending money to buy a Nascent Soul Dao Companion. No matter how you calculate it, this deal is worthwhile!”
“It's just a pity that my financial resources are limited! Such a good opportunity!”
“Come on! A Yao Fox of this quality can only be afforded by Golden Core Seniors at least!”
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The Foundation Establishment Cultivators watching the excitement looked at the increasingly high bids, discussing continuously, their tones filled with envy, wishing they could also participate.
In VIP Room 72, unlike the other Foundation Establishment Cultivators watching the excitement, Li Mu frowned as he looked at the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub in the profound iron cage through the window, feeling a subtle unease.
Had the joint pioneering operation of the Five Sects reached such an intense level?
They actually captured a princess of the Snow Fox Yao Race and put her up for Auction? Or was this Three-tailed Demon Fox mischievous, ran away from home, and accidentally fell into the hands of Human Race hunter Cultivators?
【Three-tailed Snow Fox (Infant Stage)】
【Rank: Fourth Rank Yao Beast】
【Characteristics: Fox Breath Illusion Soul, Fox Charm Enticement, Tail Severing for Life Continuation】
【Status: Trapped in a cage, in fear】
【Fox maiden born to an Eight-tailed Snow Fox Yao Emperor and a Seven-tailed Snow Fox. Born with three tails, lively personality, with a six-tailed foundation. Can take human form in a hundred Years, can advance to Yao King in a thousand Years. Possesses a trace of the Nine-tailed Snow Fox ancestral Bloodline, extraordinary Aptitude, with the potential to reach nine tails.】
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the detailed attribute information of the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub was presented one by one in the character's virtual frame.
After seeing the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub's information, Li Mu couldn't help but worry for the Qingxuan Sect and Wanbao Pavilion. That was a Yao Emperor! These two organizations actually captured its daughter and put her up for Auction. Can they really suppress the Yao Race and not fear their retaliation?
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While Li Mu was pondering, after 200 breaths, the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub was bought by Auction Token number 3 for a price of one million medium spirit stones.
For a time, it drew countless exclamations of admiration from the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
“Congratulations to Fellow Daoist number 3! Next, we will Auction the next spiritual item, a Third Rank Soaring Python cub. This python possesses a trace of Dragon Bloodline…” Wan Yuncheng, riding on the hot momentum of the Three-tailed Demon Fox cub's Auction, continued to introduce the next item.
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Time flew by, and one after another, excellent quality Yao Beast cubs and Yao Eggs continuously appeared.
The vast majority came from the spoils of war obtained during the Five Sects' joint pioneering operation.
Li Mu, who was preparing to form a team of Five Elements Spirit Beasts, paid attention to each one, but since there were no suitable targets, he did not make a move.
The Spirit Control Contract places a burden on the Divine Soul, so the number of Spirit Beasts that can be contracted will not be too many. Therefore, Li Mu's requirements became stricter, hoping to contract Spirit Beasts with at least Sixth Rank potential.
Aside from the Three-tailed Demon Fox and the Iron Armor Rock Lizard, none of the Yao Beast cubs auctioned afterward possessed the potential to advance to the Sixth Rank. Therefore, Li Mu could only give up on them!
Contracting five High Grade Five Elements Spirit Beasts was a long-term project, and Li Mu had the time and patience to slowly achieve this goal.
After about another half an hour, the Auction of Spirit Beast cubs finally concluded.
“Next, we will enter the Cultivation Technique Auction segment. The Cultivation Technique books below are all items consigned by Fellow Daoists. The vast majority are incomplete copies, containing certain flaws in their Legacy techniques. The Spirit Appraisers of Wanbao Pavilion can only guarantee the authenticity of the Cultivation Techniques. As for the quality of the Cultivation Techniques and whether to Cultivate them after purchase, Fellow Daoists need to consider it carefully themselves. Once a Cultivation Technique book is sold, it will not be returned or exchanged. Please consider carefully whether to participate in the bidding.” Wan Yuncheng surveyed the entire hall and introduced solemnly.
As soon as Wan Yuncheng finished speaking, the small teleportation array flashed with spiritual light, teleporting out a Cultivation Technique Secret Manual made of blue thunder beast hide, with most of the latter part destroyed.
Wan Yuncheng picked up the half volume of the Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture and continued to explain: “This Cultivation Technique book is an Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique: Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture. This scripture is one of the main Legacy Cultivation Techniques of the Purple Cloud Sect.”
“Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture, I presume all Fellow Daoists should have heard of it. It is the main Cultivation Technique practiced by Old Ancestor Lei Hong of the Purple Cloud Sect. The Purple Cloud Sect was destroyed by the joint forces of the Nine Demon Sect, however, Old Ancestor Lei Hong, relying on this method, successfully severely wounded the Nine Demon Sect, and his thunder Dao suppressed countless demons, achieving illustrious military exploits. It is a pity that Old Ancestor Lei Hong fell in this battle, and this Legacy Cultivation Technique was also lost as a result!”
“The Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture now only has the first three parts, which can be Cultivated up to the Golden Core Realm. This method requires a Thunder Spiritual Root to Cultivate…”
As soon as Wan Yuncheng finished speaking, the audience below burst into an uproar.
“Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture! What a pity it's only half a volume! Such a precious Legacy has actually been lost!”
“It's a pity I don't have a Thunder Spiritual Root!”
“Old Ancestor Lei Hong's Legacy! I didn't expect the first auctioned item to be it!”
“Heterogeneous Spiritual Roots are rare to begin with, let alone a Thunder Spiritual Root. Not many people can use this item, right?!”
“What a shame!”
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In the audience, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators shook their heads repeatedly, feeling regretful about the fate of Old Ancestor Lei Hong and the Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture. Such a good Legacy Cultivation Technique was about to be lost.
Wan Yuncheng introduced the origin and source of the Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture in detail, and finally announced: “The Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture, starting bid: 100,000 medium spirit stones, bidding time limit: 300 breaths. Bidding begins now.”
As soon as Wan Yuncheng finished speaking, the mirror displaying the bids below the Auction stage showed changes in the bidding price. However, the data changes were not intense, and not many people participated in the bidding.
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In the VIP room, Li Mu frowned and participated in the bidding a few times. After the price broke through 200,000 medium spirit stones, he gave up.
Through adding points, Li Mu could complete the subsequent parts of this Cultivation Technique, but Cultivating this method had a prerequisite: it required a Thunder Spiritual Root, which he did not possess.
Therefore, acquiring the Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture would only occupy space in his storage grid, making it a completely useless item. Li Mu was unwilling to pay too high a price for it.
“Congratulations to Fellow Daoist number 13, who won the Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture for 260,000 medium spirit stones!” As soon as 300 breaths were up, Wan Yuncheng brought down the Auction hammer and announced loudly.
The Cultivation conditions for the Purple Cloud Thunder Scripture were too strict, and the most important part of its Legacy was missing. Being able to sell it at this price, Wan Yuncheng was already very happy and announced loudly: “Next, the Auction item is a Contemplation Diagram!”
As soon as Wan Yuncheng finished speaking, the small teleportation array flashed with light again. However, this time, what was teleported out was only a tattered beast skin diagram.
“This Contemplation Diagram is an ancient contemplation method. It uses the countless nebulae of the starry sky as its foundation, allowing the Divine Soul to enter the sea of stars, where a short distance feels like a vast expanse. It is called: Star Cloud Contemplation Method. This Contemplation Diagram is elusive and difficult to perceive, hard to explain. Because this Contemplation Diagram has been passed down for tens of thousands of Years, the beast skin material it is carved on is suspected to be Sixth Rank Exquisite Heavenly Rhinoceros skin. After a long period of erosion by the Years, its spirituality has dissipated, and some key points in the presented Contemplation Diagram patterns are missing.”
“The Rank of this Contemplation Diagram cannot be defined, however, the Star Cloud Condensing Spirit Art obtained from contemplation Cultivation has a great effect on the improvement of Divine Sense!” Wan Yuncheng smiled as he meticulously introduced the information of the Contemplation Diagram, showing everyone the complex star cloud diagram carved inside the Contemplation Diagram, then immediately covered it with his hand, concealing its content.
The star map content recorded in the Star Cloud Contemplation Method was extremely complex. With a quick glance, no one could memorize it. Therefore, to obtain this diagram for contemplation, one would still have to pay to buy it.
However, this diagram was severely damaged. If one bought it and could not obtain the complete contemplation method Legacy, then it would be a huge loss!
As Wan Yuncheng's detailed introduction, the audience below once again erupted!
“This diagram is drawn on Sixth Rank Exquisite Heavenly Rhinoceros Beast Skin, really?!”
“This Contemplation Diagram is so tattered, how much of the contemplation method can be gained from it?!”
“The Rank of the contemplation method cannot even be determined? Isn't that too unreliable?!”
“Can one obtain a Star Cloud Condensing Spirit Art from this diagram? Besides that, is there anything else?!”
“Chief Manager Wan is too stingy! Why can't you let us see it more clearly?!”
“Exactly, this diagram is so complex and severely damaged, who would dare to try Cultivating it?! Let us confirm it again!”
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Seeing that Wan Yuncheng only displayed it for a moment and then swiftly put away the Contemplation Diagram, the Cultivators present immediately grumbled in dissatisfaction. Even if such a complex contemplation diagram was memorized, without the actual diagram for real-time correction, who would truly dare to Cultivate it?!
What if they practiced it incorrectly? That directly affects the Divine Sense and concerns the Divine Soul's contemplation method! If even a small accident occurred, the Divine Soul might even collapse.
Wan Yuncheng smiled slightly, unmoved, and introduced with a smile: “The origin of this diagram is quite mystical, but due to time constraints, I won't go into too much detail. If the Fellow Daoist who bids for this diagram wishes to know more, they can come find me later.”
After speaking, Wan Yuncheng announced loudly: “The starting bid for the Star Cloud Contemplation Method is 200,000 medium spirit stones. Bidding time limit: 300 breaths. Bidding begins now.”
As soon as Wan Yuncheng finished speaking, the bidding price immediately fluctuated intensely. Golden Core cultivators from more than a dozen VIP rooms bid and vied for it, and the price instantly soared to over 500,000 medium spirit stones.
Divine Sense Cultivation Techniques have always been rare and expensive. Such a Divine Sense Cultivation Technique related to the ancient era was even more something the Golden Core cultivators were determined to obtain.
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In VIP Room 72, Li Mu's face showed a peculiar expression, a mix of joy, astonishment, and more… his facial expression was very comical and strange, completely ignoring the bidding war among the other Golden Core cultivators.
After leveling Quenching Spirit Art to Rank 9, Li Mu had been looking for his next Divine Sense Cultivation Technique to Cultivate. Unfortunately, most Divine Sense Cultivation Techniques conflict with each other; once one has Cultivated one Divine Sense Cultivation Technique, one cannot Cultivate another.
The few Divine Sense Cultivation Techniques Li Mu found in the Sect's Hall of Dharma Transmission all had this issue.
However, feeling the immense improvement of the Divine Soul brought by Divine Sense Cultivation Techniques, Li Mu did not give up and had been looking for a Divine Sense Cultivation Technique that could be compatible with his current one.
When the auctioneer displayed the Star Cloud Contemplation Method to everyone and introduced its content, Li Mu immediately put his Divine Sense into it and tried the Star Cloud Contemplation Method.
He never expected that this time, there was no conflict with his current Divine Sense Cultivation Technique, nor a prompt that he could not Cultivate it.
Moreover, the method of Cultivating the Star Cloud Contemplation Method was directly inscribed on his character panel, giving him a Divine Sense Cultivation Technique Legacy for free, without paying any price for it, let alone having to compete with other Golden Core cultivators.
Under the effect of his Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, Li Mu even knew the true information of the beast skin on which the Star Cloud Contemplation Method was drawn. That mysterious beast skin was not Sixth Rank Exquisite Heavenly Rhinoceros skin at all! It was clearly the belly skin of a True Spirit Divine Beast - the Azure Wave Qilin.
It was just that after long Years of erosion, the leather material of the Contemplation Diagram had completely lost the unique spirituality of True Spirit Beast skin.
He didn't know how Wanbao Pavilion got such an Advanced item. It was truly amazing!
This Auction was truly worth attending!
Watching the bidding for the Star Cloud Contemplation Method soar to 800,000 medium spirit stones in just a hundred breaths, Li Mu was overjoyed.
He had found a great bargain!
Li Mu happily looked at the character's virtual bar, at the series of prompts that had just appeared in the log, and a bright smile bloomed on his face, which he couldn't hold back.
