In order to prevent cultivators from driving up the price, every cultivator had to pay a deposit of 50 spirit stones before entering the auction. The deposit would be returned after the auction.
After Lu Ping paid the deposit, he went to hand the flying car to the auction house. After some thought, he took out 100 top-grade blood talismans and two sets of Child-Mother Warning Talismans and gave them to the auction house.
In the end, Lu Ping paid an extra 50 spirit stones. In addition to his own items, he could be considered a big customer. Thus, he was arranged to stay in a private room.
Lu Ping chose the private room to keep it a secret.
Before coming here, Lu Ping had received news from Shi Lingling that there would indeed be a Blood Condensing Pill in this auction.
Lu Ping would definitely participate in the auction for the Blood Condensing Pill.
Speaking of the Blood Condensing Pill, Lu Ping was overjoyed. After entering the private room, he took out an exquisite jade bottle from his storage pouch.
When he opened the bottle, a fragrant aroma wafted out. Inside the bottle was a purple pill the size of a longan. The surface of the pill glowed faintly.
This was the Blood Condensing Pill that he got from Di Kun Island.
Originally, Lu Ping wanted to attend the auction with Group 7. However, after arriving at Xuan Qi Island, he found out that Yao Yong had broken through to the Blood Condensation Realm and became an inner disciple of Zhenling. He had already returned to Truespirit Island to receive further inheritance.
Coincidentally, Du Feng had also reached the peak of the Ninth Layer. He was preparing for the Blood Condensation Realm and could not attend the auction. This disappointed Shi Lingling greatly.
To make matters worse, Group 7's Li Cheng and Zhang Zicheng had also broken through to the Eighth Layer and had come to Xuan Qi Island to carry out a sect mission.
Li Cheng had always been at odds with Lu Ping. Now that he saw that Lu Ping had reached the Ninth Layer, he was once again cast aside. This made Li Cheng even more jealous.
Li Cheng was also a cultivator from a clan. After arriving at Xuan Qi Island, he tried to rope in the other cultivators of Group 7, intentionally isolating Lu Ping.
Lu Ping was too lazy to care about this. He had long since not wanted too many people to know about his affairs, and was planning to act alone. Li Cheng's arrival just happened to give Lu Ping a reason.
Lu Ping was a maverick in Group 7, and he was very strong. Other than Yao Yong, Du Feng, and Shi Lingling, he was also acquainted with Zhang Zicheng. Therefore, Lu Ping's departure did not cause much awkwardness to everyone. Only Shi Lingling was a little unhappy.
After putting away the Blood Condensing Pill, Lu Ping took out two mid-grade inner armors. The outer layer of the inner armors was golden in color and was mainly refined from the scales of the Sea Snake Demons. The inner layer was soft and tough, refined from the skin of the Sea Snake Demons.
After putting away the inner armors, a three-inch square metal stamp appeared in Lu Ping's hand. Looking at this mystic artifact, Lu Ping's smile grew even wider.
This was the "Landslide" that had already been successfully upgraded to a high-grade magic tool. With the addition of profound iron, the "Landslide" appeared even more profound and heavy. The seven profound grade restrictions of the same attribute naturally made its power even more tyrannical, but the amount of magic power it required was even greater.
Thinking of this, Lu Ping sighed helplessly. He would only be able to use it when he reached the Blood Condensation Realm.
Putting away Landslide, Lu Ping took out a jade scroll with a solemn expression.
This was something that Yao Yong had asked Master Immortal Liu to pass to Lu Ping along with the Energy Gathering Praying Mat to him when he returned to Zhenling to thank Lu Ping for lending him the Energy Gathering Praying Mat.
The jade scroll recorded Yao Yong's process of breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm in detail. Many of Yao Yong's experiences were included in the scroll, which made Lu Ping feel like he had just obtained a priceless treasure.
While Lu Ping was experiencing the process of breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm in his private room, more and more people entered the auction hall.
Lu Ping looked at the bustling crowd of Blood Refining Realm cultivators, but he didn't see any cultivators from Group 7. It seemed that Shi Lingling and Li Cheng had also entered the private room.
Only one-third of the cultivators in the auction hall were from Zhenling. The rest were rogue cultivators and disciples from other sects or clans.
Between sects, as long as they weren't enemies, they weren't prohibited from appearing in their respective territories. After all, the interaction between cultivators could enrich the market, allowing cultivation resources to flow and replenish each other.
Due to the 50 spirit stones entry fee and the limited number of seats in the auction hall, there were only about a thousand cultivators who entered the auction hall.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, a fat cultivator with a smile on his face walked up to the auction stage.
Even though this cultivator had an amiable demeanor, the surging arcane energy waves around him clearly told everyone that he was a Blood Condensation expert.
The fat cultivator stopped the hustle and bustle in the auction hall. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoists, my surname is Pang, and I am one of the managers of the Multi-Treasure Pavilion's auction house. I will be hosting today's auction."
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Manager Pang continued, "Without further ado, I hereby announce the official start of today's auction."
"To express my gratitude for everyone's support of our auction house, the first item of today's auction will be a heavyweight!"
Seeing that the cultivators below the stage were already interested in him, Manager Pang shouted, "Bring the auction item to the stage!"
A well-dressed young lady held a tray in her hands. On top of the tray was an auction item that was covered with a red silk cloth.
As Manager Pang lifted the red silk cloth, the cultivators in the auction hall couldn't help but gasp.
"A cauldron!"
"It's actually a cauldron!"
One had to know that the difficulty of forging a cauldron was much higher than an artifact of the same grade. Therefore, a low-grade cauldron was usually worth as much as a high-grade artifact.
However, the usage of a cauldron was no different from an ordinary artifact. Late Blood Refining Realm cultivators could basically use a mid-grade cauldron.
It was just like how Lu Ping was using a mid-grade cauldron to learn how to refine pills.
On the auction stage, the fat cultivator introduced the cauldron loudly, "A low-grade cauldron artifact. It is made from refined Wind-polished Copper as its main spiritual material. It contains three layers of restrictions, and is considered the best among low-grade cauldrons. The starting price is 500 spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than 10 spirit stones."
Sure enough, it was the starting price for a high-grade magic tool. The high starting price caused most cultivators to shrink back. Of course, most of them knew that the threshold for becoming an alchemist was too high, so this pill furnace was useless to them.
However, there were still quite a few people who participated in the bidding.
"I bid 520 spirit stones."
"550 spirit stones."
"…"
In the blink of an eye, the price of the cauldron had exceeded 600 spirit stones, and it was heading towards 700 spirit stones.
It seemed like there were quite a lot of rich cultivators in the Blood Refining Realm. Lu Ping couldn't help but frown.
Lu Ping had a mid-grade cauldron artifact, so naturally, he wouldn't be interested in a low-grade cauldron.
Feeling the lively atmosphere in the auction house, Lu Ping teased Dabao with great interest.
Dabao was getting fatter and fatter. After advancing to the Second Layer, it had become a test subject for Lu Ping to concoct low-grade Blood Refining Realm pills.
There were several types of pills, and more than 30 pills were consumed by Dabao every day.
In addition to the sea snake meat that Lu Ping brought back, Dabao had eaten quite a lot of it. As a result, Dabao's cultivation was increasing, and his body was also getting fatter.
Lu Ping had also eaten quite a lot of the sea snake meat, and as a result, Lu Ping's body was getting stronger and stronger. Cultivators in the same realm couldn't compare to him at all, and his strength was probably comparable to cultivators who specialized in body tempering.
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