The Heavenly Devil City's auctions were divided into three levels, corresponding to Yuanying, Jin Dan, and lower cultivators. Usually, only Yuanying cultivators who were specially invited to participate in small auctions. Moreover, this level of auction could only be called an exchange meeting.
Medium auctions were where Jin Dan cultivators gathered. As for large auctions, they were for Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators. However, sometimes there would be some Jin Dan cultivators mixed in.
However, they usually wouldn't use their power to oppress others. After all, the Heavenly Devil Sect's deterrence was still present. As for the forced purchase at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, if it wasn't for a Yuanying cultivator or a big shot speaking up, such a thing wouldn't have happened.
However, who told him to not look at the almanac when he went out this time? After going to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, he was robbed of the treasure he wanted. After receiving the message from the large-scale auction, he had made sufficient preparations. He was determined to bid for the Lv 4 Innate Fire Spirit.
In order to avoid being noticed, Yi Tian specially wore a cloak to prevent others from spying on him with their Divine Sense. Then, he suppressed his cultivation to the late Foundation Establishment stage. This way, even if he frequently bid, he wouldn't arouse suspicion and would also prevent others from saying that he was bullying the weak.
On the day of the auction, the entire Heavenly Devil City was suddenly filled with foreign cultivators. Yi Tian took the opportunity to mix in with them. When he arrived at the venue, the cultivator at the entrance saw that he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and suggested that he spend three thousand spirit stones to rent a private room.
Thinking about it, he didn't want to be crowded in such a large venue. Thus, he happily paid the spirit stones and took the jade card before walking into the venue.
Fortunately, the private room he chose was in a remote location. When he entered the room, the female cultivator waiting at the door gave him a list of today's auction items.
Although the auction started at noon, there were people coming in to compete for seats in the morning.
Sitting in his private room, Yi Tian overlooked the entire venue. He actually saw that there were already quite a few cultivators seated around the auction stage in the center.
The entire venue was estimated to be able to accommodate several hundred cultivators. Additionally, there were also tens of private rooms of various sizes on the second and third floors. The number of people attending the auction was estimated to be in the thousands. No wonder it was called a large-scale auction.
Ignoring so many things, Yi Tian focused all his energy on today's auction items. The Rank 4 Innate Fire Essence that he wanted belonged to the first batch of treasures to be auctioned. Perhaps because of his attributes, he was arranged to be the third last player.
The quality of the items in the second batch of auction was clearly much higher than the previous batch. There were even some Level 5 Spirit Tools and Medicinal Pills. Yi Tian even saw the feathers of a Level 6 Wind Roc. Unfortunately, it was not a complete set, so it was reduced to the category of Level 5 Treasured Materials.
These things were usually only used by Foundation Establishment cultivators and Jin Dan cultivators. Those low level cultivators were just here to feast their eyes.
After reading it, Yi Tian lost interest. He was prepared to leave after bidding. He was too lazy to get involved in these matters. There was no point in thinking too much, so he closed his eyes and began to meditate.
Two hours later, the sound of a gong rang out in the middle of the hall. Yi Tian opened his eyes and was shocked by what he saw. The entire hall was now filled with people. There were even some cultivators who came late who casually found a place to stand and stretched their necks to wait for the auction.
At this moment, a cultivator in his twenties wearing the Heavenly Devil Sect's inner sect robes slowly walked up from the side. Many of the people present stood up and gestured to him. From the spirit force fluctuations, he should be a Foundation Establishment cultivator. It was very appropriate for him to host the first batch of auction items.
After he got on the stage, he cleared his throat. Then, he took a deep breath in his Dantian and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. The auction is about to begin."
His voice was mixed with spirit force and resounded through the entire venue. In an instant, the noise quietly disappeared.
Then he continued, "I'm Dugu Chong, the host of this half of the auction. I will now display the first auction item."
Hearing the host's self-introduction, Yi Tian smiled. This person should have some relationship with Dugu Ao, but he didn't know the division of power in the Heavenly Devil Sect. He really should ask someone.
There just happened to be a Heavenly Devil Sect disciple waiting outside the room. Then Yi Tian opened the door and called the person in.
Dugu Chong had mobilized the auction from the beginning. Not only were there high level Qi Condensation cultivators, but even a few Foundation Establishment cultivators were participating in the auction.
However, Yi Tian didn't care about any of this. It was still too early for the items he wanted to appear. He stopped to ask a few questions, and the maid quickly answered them. However, when it came to Jin Dan cultivators, she couldn't answer.
Yi Tian also knew that a cultivator of her level could only connect to the Foundation Establishment stage, so he gave her a hundred spirit stones as a service fee. Immediately after, the servant excitedly expressed her thanks and left.
Although the information he got was quite one-sided, it was enough. At least Yi Tian had a general understanding of the Heavenly Devil Sect.
The host, Dugu Chong, was Dugu Ao's cousin, but the difference in their cultivation levels wasn't small. Fortunately, there was a Nascent Soul cultivator in the family. Dugu Tianfeng, one of the Heavenly Fiend Duo, was ranked second on the Heaven Roll.
This time, Yi Tian finally understood. No wonder so many cultivators stood up to greet him when he appeared. That was because his backing was not ordinary.
More than two hours later, the bidding started to become less noisy. However, the intensity of the bidding was no less than before. Most of the bidding came from the private rooms on the second floor. Yi Tian knew that the first wave was coming to an end. Those who could bid were all mid and late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Thinking that the item he had his eyes on would be out soon, Yi Tian focused his attention on the auction stage.
A moment later, he heard Dugu Chong say, "The next item is a level 4 Xiantian Flame Spirit. This item will be of great help to Foundation Establishment cultivators who cultivate fire attribute cultivation methods or Ardent Yang attribute. The starting price is 50,000 spirit stones, and each increment is 1,000."
After he finished speaking, he pulled away a red cloth on the auction table. A wisp of flame floated in a transparent jade bottle and was preserved in a block of ice.
He had seen the Flame Spirit's introduction. It was a part of the Molten Core. It should have been born at the same time as the one in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, but because it grew slower, it didn't evolve to level 5.
As soon as Dugu Chong's words fell, the scene began to become restless. One after another, people began to shout out bids. However, they were all increasing the price by one thousand.
In order not to attract attention, Yi Tian didn't bid for the first half of the auction. When the price soared to 80,000, he began to increase it by 2,000. No matter who bid, Yi Tian only increased it by 2,000. This attracted the curiosity of the people below. However, when they heard that the voice came from the rooms on the second floor, they turned their heads and no longer paid attention.
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