That's right, this was the aura of life. Does a stone also have life? Zhao Hai didn't deny this point. However, the characteristics of a stone's life were different from ordinary life forms. In the eyes of ordinary people, a stone was a dead object, it didn't have life. Only people like Zhao Hai, who were proficient in the power of thought, were able to use their power to communicate with the stone. Only then would they know that the stone had life.
But now, the stone inside the transparent cover gave Zhao Hai a strong feeling of life. This stone didn't give people the feeling that it wasn't a stone, but rather an animal. Although it was motionless inside the cover, Zhao Hai could feel that it was accumulating power. It was like a tiger lying on the ground, ready to pounce on its enemy.
But besides Zhao Hai, no one else knew what this stone was. They were all looking at it curiously.
Zhao Hai believed that these people wouldn't be able to feel that the stone was alive. This was because although the stone's life force was very strong, it was still different from the life force of ordinary magic beasts. These people might think that the stone was something else, but they would never think that it was alive.
Sure enough, just as Zhao Hai thought, Ling Dong shook the stone inside the cover and said, "Nine-Hole Flying Stone, this is a very strange stone. Don't look at how it's behaving right now, it's only because it's covered by the cover. If I open the cover, it wouldn't fly away immediately. The use of this stone is unknown, it's a treasure that came from the Unyun Sect. The Unyun Sect's refiners tried to refine this stone, but it didn't have any effect. This stone isn't only hard, it's also impervious to fire and water. But if you get your hands on it, you must cover it with a cover. Otherwise, if it flies away, I won't be able to help you. I don't know the use of this stone for the time being, so I can only let you research it yourself. The starting price of this stone is 6000 Jade Essences, each increment must not be less than 500 Jade Essences."
Upon hearing Ling Dong's introduction, everyone in the hall stared. They didn't know the use of this stone, and it could fly away at any time. Who would want this thing? Therefore, after Ling Dong finished his introduction, no one bid at all.
When Ling Dong saw this situation, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. This flying stone actually didn't come from the Unbreakable Sect. When he said that it came from the Unbreakable Sect, he was just boasting about it. In fact, this stone was brought out from the Gale Valley by a rogue cultivator. That rogue cultivator was a Teleportation Realm expert. Ling Dong thought that this stone might be something extraordinary, so he bought it and then sent it to the Unbreakable Sect. However, he didn't expect that the Unbreakable Sect's Refining Hall wouldn't take this stone seriously. They tried to refine it, but when they found that they couldn't refine it, they gave it back to Ling Dong. Ling Dong bought this stone for 6000 Jade Essences. He was a businessman, so he didn't want to make a loss. Therefore, he put this stone up for auction. The starting price was only 6000 Jade Essences. He just wanted to recoup his capital and didn't want to make any money. However, he didn't expect that nobody would want it.
Just when Ling Dong thought that this stone would go unsold, he suddenly heard a voice, "7000 Jade Essences."
Ling Dong's spirit shook. He turned his head and saw that the bidder was Zhao Hai. In the end, Zhao Hai didn't care what this stone was. This stone might be useless to others, but for Zhao Hai, it was very useful. This was the first time he saw such a strange stone, so he must buy it.
Ling Dong didn't care what Zhao Hai thought. When he saw Zhao Hai bid, he immediately shouted, "This gentleman bid 7000 Jade Essences. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?"
"8000 Jade Essences!" A voice suddenly sounded. Ling Dong looked at the source of the voice and was surprised. This was because the one who increased the price was actually Young Master Xu.
Young Master Xu's face was calm as he sat there. He didn't even look at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai turned his head and looked at Young Master Xu. When he saw Young Master Xu's appearance, he knew that Young Master Xu wanted to make him spend more money. Zhao Hai didn't care, he just faintly smiled and said, "10000 Jade Essences."
Hua! The people in the hall were once again in an uproar. They didn't think that an unknown stone would be bid for 10000 Jade Essences. The way the people in the hall looked at Zhao Hai changed. It was as if they were looking at a madman. In their eyes, Zhao Hai was a typical rich fool. Moreover, he was a standard madman.
However, there were a lot of cultivators who looked at Zhao Hai with greedy eyes. Zhao Hai's current strength was only at the Uniting Soul Stage. Although he wasn't the weakest person in the hall, he wasn't far off. But such a person could casually take out 20000 Jade Essences. Wasn't this the same as a child holding a gold bar, waiting for people to come and snatch it? These people suddenly thought.
When Young Master Xu heard Zhao Hai bid 10000 Jade Essences, his eyes couldn't help but narrow. Then he said in a deep voice, "12000 Jade Essences."
Hua! This time, the voices in the hall became even louder. No one thought that Young Master Xu would actually raise the price to 12000 Jade Essences. This was completely beyond everyone's understanding. Was this stone really that attractive?
Of course, they didn't see that when Young Master Xu called out the price of 12000 Jade Essences, his eyes flashed with a hint of nervousness. However, he concealed it very well.
Zhao Hai looked at Young Master Xu and said in a deep voice, "13000 Jade Essences."
Young Master Xu looked at Zhao Hai and a faint smile appeared on his face. He didn't say anything else. When they saw the expression on Young Master Xu's face, the others immediately knew what he was thinking. When Zhao Hai used 13000 Jade Essences to snatch away the Misty Eight Saber Technique, Young Master Xu was still brooding about it. So this time, he didn't know what this stone was. He deliberately raised the price to make Zhao Hai spend more money.
When they thought of this, the people in the hall couldn't help but laugh. One of them loudly said, "Hahaha. Sure enough, rich people are stupid. You can't even see that someone is deliberately raising the price. Hahaha. This kind of person is definitely the most popular person in the auction."
"Yes, yes. If there were more people like this, the auction would definitely make a lot of money. Hahaha."
Ling Dong didn't care about this. He just looked at the calm face of Zhao Hai. His intuition told him that Zhao Hai wasn't that simple. The reason why he kept raising the price wasn't because he was angry with Young Master Xu, but because he really wanted this stone.
But Ling Dong didn't think too much about it. He just said, "This gentleman bid 13000 Jade Essences. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? One must know that although no one knows what this stone is, there are many strange things in the world. In the past, no one knew what Separation Gold was. But now, Separation Gold has become something that all the sects are fighting over. Although no one knows what this stone is, its innate ability to fly is real. Maybe this is a heavenly treasure that no one has ever seen before. Is there anyone who wants to raise the price? "
Everyone burst into laughter. Then one of them loudly said to Ling Dong, "Shopkeeper Ling, don't take out a stone and compare it to Separation Gold. How can it be compared? Separation Gold can separate high level materials from low level artifacts. It can prevent these materials from being wasted. What can this stone do? It can fly away by itself. Hahaha. " Everyone also burst into laughter. Young Master Xu's smile became even wider. He looked at Zhao Hai with a proud expression.
Ling Dong called out three more times. Still, no one bid. In the end, Zhao Hai won the stone. The old man holding the cover walked in front of Zhao Hai and handed the cover to Zhao Hai. He said, "This cover is for you. Once you open the cover, it will fly away. Only a Teleportation Realm cultivator can catch it. So no matter what you want it to do, don't open the cover."
Zhao Hai took the cover and thanked the old man. But this time, he didn't pay. The old man looked at Zhao Hai and nodded. Then he turned around and left.
When everyone saw that Zhao Hai didn't pay this time, they laughed even louder. In their opinion, Zhao Hai didn't have any money on him. Otherwise, he would have paid. Because at this time, if he paid, it would be equal to slapping Young Master Xu's face. If he had the money, he would have done it.
Unfortunately, they guessed wrong. Zhao Hai had a lot of money. But he wouldn't pay now. That would be too light of a slap in the face. He knew that the previous secret saber art and the flying stone weren't Young Master Xu's goal. Young Master Xu certainly had more than 13,000 Jade Essences on him. He was just saving his strength to buy what he wanted. But Zhao Hai wouldn't let him get his hands on that thing.
Zhao Hai received the transparent cover into his spatial equipment. Then he turned around and looked at Ling Dong. Ling Dong didn't say anything, he just waved his hand. This time, a maid came forward with a tray. On the tray, there was something that looked like a deer's antler. It was grey in color, as if it was cut off from the head of a deer.
Ling Dong said, "Spirit Deer Antler, everyone knows about it. Spirit Deer Antler is a special kind of demon beast that lives in the Gale Canyon. This kind of demon beast is very docile, but it is also very unyielding. They won't take the initiative to attack people, but if you want to catch them, it would be impossible. They would rather die than be caught alive. The antler of a Spirit Deer is a rare elixir that can replenish one's vitality. This kind of elixir is a rare treasure for body cultivators. Of course, the antler of a Spirit Deer won't appear in an auction house, it has already been taken away by various sects. Although this Spirit Deer Antler is inferior to ordinary deer antlers, it still has the ability to replenish one's vitality. It is also very beneficial for one's cultivation. Moreover, this Spirit Deer Antler doesn't need to be used as a medicine, it can be directly used as a medicine. The starting price of this Spirit Deer Antler is 5000 Jade Essences, the first increment must not be less than 300 Jade Essences."
The price of the Spirit Deer Antler was lower than the stone. Logically speaking, it should have been placed before the stone. However, Ling Dong placed it after the stone. This was because Ling Dong was very clear that the stone might not be sold, but it might also be sold. The price of 6000 Jade Essences was something that Rogue Cultivators could accept. Moreover, there were also some Rogue Cultivators who liked to research these strange things. Therefore, Ling Dong decided to put it up for auction.
However, the Spirit Deer Antler was very attractive to rogue cultivators. If the Spirit Deer Antler was put up for auction first, then the rogue cultivators would be able to buy it. If that happened, then they wouldn't have enough money to buy the stone. Therefore, Ling Dong put the stone up for auction first, then the Spirit Deer Antler.
In addition to this reason, another reason was that the auction needed to reach a climax. Although the prices of the previous items were very high, the rogue cultivators couldn't afford them. Because of this, they felt that the auction was meaningless. This was a place for the Great Sects to compete with each other. In the future, they might not be able to come here again.
But this time, the Spirit Deer Antler wasn't a good thing for the disciples with a bit of influence. Although the Spirit Deer Antler can supplement one's vitality, it wasn't only the Spirit Deer Antler that can supplement one's vitality. Some people with a bit of influence can also get their hands on things that can supplement their vitality. Because of this, the Spirit Deer Antler wasn't very attractive to the people sitting in the front rows. On the contrary, it was very attractive to the rogue cultivators sitting in the back. This was because they weren't like those with influence behind them, they couldn't easily get their hands on all kinds of herbs. It wasn't easy for them to get their hands on a spirit herb that can supplement their vitality. Moreover, this spirit herb was very important to the rogue cultivators.
Supplementing one's vitality wasn't a monopoly of Body Cultivators. In fact, the rogue cultivators needed this herb even more. Regardless of whether they were a Body Cultivator or not, they still needed it. This was because rogue cultivators were very prone to injuries. If they were injured, they would bleed, and this would lead to a loss of vitality. For a cultivator, this loss of vitality was a very serious matter. Even if one's spiritual qi was restored, if one's vitality was lost too much, then one would only be able to display 30 or 40 percent of one's strength. One could only rely on slowly recuperating or rely on some herbs to supplement one's vitality. At this time, the Spirit Deer Antler's usefulness was revealed.
It was precisely because the Spirit Deer Antler can supplement one's vitality that the rogue cultivators wanted to get their hands on it. Ling Dong taking it out at this time was just right.
Sure enough, when Ling Dong took out the Spirit Deer Antler, the people in the front rows didn't make any moves. However, the other people who came to participate in the auction began to loudly bid. In the end, the Spirit Deer Antler was sold at a price of 7100 Jade Essences.
After that, Ling Dong took out a few more things. The prices of these things weren't very high. Most of them were sold for around 6 or 7 thousand Jade Essences. However, the atmosphere of the scene became even more heated. This was because there were more people bidding.
However, most of the items that appeared now were low-grade artifacts or pills. These things weren't attractive to Zhao Hai at all. Therefore, Zhao Hai didn't make a move. Instead, the people sitting in the back rows won a few things, but most of them fell into the hands of the rogue cultivators.
The auction went on for more than seven hours. Nearly a hundred items were auctioned off. Although the number of people present was not proportional to the number of people present, this was still a rare auction. However, Zhao Hai also saw that the people sitting in the front row weren't here for these things. The object they were waiting for still hadn't appeared.
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