If the most lively place in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Plaza was the Five Elements Pill Competition, then the most lively place now would be the One Dao House's auction.
Everyone who came to the Five Elements Desolate Domain knew that even though there were a few thousand placings for the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition, every single placings was extremely precious. But the truth was that every spot was extremely precious, and the sect would never give out the spots to others. For some people, they would have to rely on their connections, and on top of that, they would have to fork out a huge sum of money.
And now, in the last auction before entering the Five Elements Desolate Domain, the One Dao House actually released 20 bracelets to enter the desolate domain.
These were placings for entering the Five Elements Desolate Domain, who would sell them? Now, they were being sold by the One Dao House.
The cultivators who came to the Five Elements Desolate Domain admired the One Dao House's abilities, and at the same time, tried their best to enter the auction.
When Mo Wuji arrived at the entrance of the One Dao House's auction, he was in disbelief. The entrance was filled with people, and many of them were still looking for tickets to enter the auction. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single scalper here, so naturally they couldn't get tickets.
Could it be that these people were all here for the 20 placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain? With so many people entering, even 2000 placings would not be enough, much less 20?
Mo Wuji suddenly felt that he had underestimated the value of the Five Elements Desolate Domain bracelets. It should be that he had underestimated the value of the Five Elements Desolate Domain. It seemed like other than finding the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal, he had to make use of this opportunity to build a foundation for his future cultivation.
"Stop, the auction is about to start. Those without tickets, please move aside." Just as Mo Wuji reached the entrance, he was stopped by two cultivators.
Mo Wuji raised the jade token that Lu Peng gave him, "I have this, there shouldn't be a problem right?"
One of the cultivators saw Mo Wuji's jade token, and hurriedly said, "There's no problem. Esteemed guest, please follow me."
It was indeed useful. Mo Wuji kept the jade token and followed the cultivator into the auction. The moment he entered the auction, Mo Wuji was even more shocked. There were a lot of people outside the venue, but there were also a lot of people inside. It was a dense mass of people.
The cultivator brought Mo Wuji all the way to box 76 on the second floor, and said, "Esteemed guest, please enter. If you need anything, you can call someone up directly."
After Mo Wuji entered, he discovered that the room was not only spacious, it also had a panoramic view of the auction stage and the hall on the first floor. After the cultivator left, Mo Wuji closed the box door and sighed in his heart that Lu Peng had indeed done him a huge favour. In this kind of auction where tickets were hard to come by, it was really extravagant to be able to get a private room.
In addition to two chairs, there was also a small bed for resting.
In front of the chair was a table with a quotation board on it. Mo Wuji was not clueless; he knew that this board of light was formed by an array. Beside the light board, there was a red handle with the words' Buy Anonymously 'written on it.
Even without the explanation, Mo Wuji knew what this meant. It should be an anonymous purchase. Mo Wuji did not hesitate to pull down the red handle. No matter what he wanted to buy, it would be best if he could remain anonymous.
Mo Wuji sat down on a chair and calmly waited for the auction to begin.
He didn't have to wait long. In less than the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, a crisp bell rang out in the auction hall. After this crisp bell rang, the discussions in the hall disappeared and the entire hall quietened down. Everyone was in high spirits, preparing to buy the good things they needed in the auction.
A crystal auction altar with a circumference of about 3 meters rose from the ground. On top of this crystal altar, there was a square bidding screen that could be seen from all sides.
This One Dao House was indeed rich and overbearing, to be able to make such a grand auction in a temporary venue like the Five Elements Desolate Domain.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked up the crystal altar. This middle-aged man clasped his fists and said in a clear voice, "The Five Elements Desolate Domain is about to open. I believe that all the geniuses entering the Five Elements Desolate Domain would hope to have more treasures to protect themselves. My One Dao House's auction is specially for everyone. I am One Dao House's Bin Shiqi, and I will be the host of this auction. Other than the 20 bracelets that everyone knows about, there are even more mysterious treasures waiting for you to purchase.
Time is precious, so I shall not waste any more time. The auction shall begin now. The first item to be auctioned is a set of antidote pills. There are a total of 12 pills, and they are all Tier 4 Earth Spiritual Pills. The starting price is 300 Xuan grade spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than 20. "
The moment Bin Shiqi's words landed, the price of this set of antidote pills shot up rapidly, and very soon, it reached 500 Xuan grade spirit stones.
Mo Wuji thought to himself: No wonder pill refiners are rich. These antidote pills must be the most ordinary Tier 4 Earth Spiritual Pills, yet they are worth so much. Even though he knew that this set of antidote pills could be effective against the poison fog, Mo Wuji did not have any intentions of buying them. He was a pill refiner himself, so how could he buy pills concocted by others?
As for antidote pills, he had at least three types in his storage bag.
Finally, this set of antidote pills was bought for 630 Xuan grade spirit stones.
After the first item was sold, a woman walked up with a jade plate. Bin Shiqi picked up an extremely small object from the jade plate and said, "This is a low grade spiritual equipment disguise mask. The starting price is 3000 Xuan grade spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than 100. The auction shall begin."
Mo Wuji was speechless. Spiritual equipment was actually this expensive? A low grade spiritual equipment disguise mask was worth 3000 Xuan grade spirit stones, and this was just the starting price. Clearly, the final price would be even higher. Smithing was a very promising profession, and it seemed to be even more promising than pill refinement.
Sighing in his heart, Mo Wuji did not intend to learn smithing. He was able to concoct pills mainly because he was once a biologist and botanist. Later on, his luck was good, and Shen Lian gave him a wordless pill manual. If he were to learn smithing, he would not be so lucky.
However, this disguise mask attracted Mo Wuji's interest. His cultivation level was too low, and with a disguise mask, he would be much safer. Unfortunately, this price was on the high side, and Mo Wuji was momentarily hesitant.
When the price of this disguise mask rose to 6000 Xuan grade spirit stones, Mo Wuji completely gave up on bidding. He could also easily disguise himself, and even though it wasn't that brilliant, it wasn't worth spending 6000 Xuan grade spirit stones to buy a mask.
The mask was bought anonymously for 80700 Xuan grade spirit stones.
The third item was a low grade spiritual equipment long blade, and the starting price was already over 3000 Xuan grade spirit stones. Mo Wuji was not interested in this item.
The fourth item was a set of pills …
Following that, the fifth, sixth … all the way until the eleventh item was auctioned, there was nothing that Mo Wuji wanted.
"Next, we will be auctioning a Tier 5 Ice Burst Talisman. Even though this talisman can only be used once, it is enough to deal with any opponent below the True Lake Stage. Even against an intermediate stage True Lake Stage cultivator, this talisman can catch them off guard and stop them for a while. The starting price of this talisman is 4000 Xuan grade spirit stones, and each increment must not be lower than 100 … "
Bin Shiqi's words made Mo Wuji sigh in his heart. He did want this talisman, but unfortunately, he only had a total of 10,000 Xuan grade spirit stones.
In just a short while, the price of this talisman rose to 6000 Xuan grade spirit stones. Mo Wuji remembered that his jade token had an overdraft function, and considering his low cultivation level, he decided to buy this talisman.
"7300 Xuan grade spirit stones." Just as Mo Wuji wrote this price on the bidding board, the price rose to 7500.
"9000 Xuan grade spirit stones." Mo Wuji simply added 1500 in one go. His cultivation level was weak, and he would not be able to defend himself with anything.
This price seemed to be a little high, after all, the Ice Burst Talisman was only a one-time use item.
Bin Shiqi's voice sounded out, "Someone anonymously bid 9000 Xuan grade spirit stones, are there any higher bids? 9000 Xuan grade spirit stones going once … "
Mo Wuji looked at the bidding board worriedly, and if anyone bid more than 9000 Xuan grade spirit stones, he would give up. After all, this was just the beginning, and the 10,000 Xuan grade spirit stones he had on him couldn't just be used to buy a talisman right?
"... 9000 Xuan grade spirit stones going thrice, sold." After Bin Shiqi shouted out the word 'sold', Mo Wuji heaved a sigh of relief.
A short while later, a row of words appeared on Mo Wuji's bidding board, "Please place 9000 Xuan grade spirit stones on it."
Mo Wuji had never participated in a high grade auction before, but he had heard of it. Seeing this row of words, he knew that this board was actually a small scale transfer array.
At the same time, Mo Wuji also knew that even though he could overdraft with his token, he definitely could not be anonymous. Fortunately, he had enough spirit stones on him.
Mo Wuji placed the 900 Earth grade spirit stones on the board, and a short while later, the 900 spirit stones were enveloped by a faint light, and a jade box appeared on the board.
Mo Wuji opened the jade box, and indeed, there was a talisman inside. Spiritual energy circulated around the talisman, and there seemed to be lines of runes crisscrossing on it. A strong ice type aura seeped out, and even though it was not activated, Mo Wuji could feel waves of chilliness assaulting him.
The 900 Earth grade spirit stones were not wasted, and if he met with any danger in the Five Elements Desolate Domain, this thing would be enough to save his life.
"Next, we will be auctioning an item that everyone has been looking forward to, the Five Elements Desolate Domain Bracelet, 1000 …"
Bin Shiqi's voice sounded out, and Mo Wuji hurried to keep the Ice Burst Talisman. The Five Elements Desolate Domain Bracelet was his, so he naturally had to pay attention to its price. The higher the price of the Five Elements Desolate Domain Bracelet, the more confidence he would have in buying it.
"... The starting price to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain Bracelet is 100,000 Xuan grade spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than 1000 Xuan grade spirit stones …"
Hearing this price, Mo Wuji took in a breath of cold air. No wonder Zhen Shaoke told him that the 1000 Earth grade spirit stones were given at half-price, but 100,000 Xuan grade spirit stones was the starting price of a bracelet. That was simply too cruel.
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