Chapter 84: Chapter 0084: Full of Harvest
A Qi Storage Pill surprisingly fetched the high price of forty thousand, causing a peak moment at the auction.
"Junior Brother Chen, you are quite fortunate this time. Normally, Qi Storage Pills wouldn’t fetch such a price,” Mu Xueqing said with a hint of admiration.
Due to the invasion of the Bone Demon Palace and the grand biannual auction, two factors pushed the price of this pill to a high level.
A Qi Storage Pill would be worth just over twenty thousand.
"Forty thousand Grade Essence Stones.”
Chen Yu felt somewhat excited. Although selling this Qi Storage Pill was a last resort, the transaction price left him pleasantly surprised.
The Hidden Lake Conference would still deduct a 5% auction fee, leaving Chen Yu with thirty-eight thousand.
Adding on the thirteen thousand he had left, minus the cost of the Earth Spirit Ginseng,
Chen Yu had nearly twenty-seven thousand Grade Essence Stones left.
"Next up, a legendary fragment will be sold,” Elder Qiao said with a mysterious smile.
As he finished speaking,
A dignified lady unfolded a long, damaged fragment of a scroll on stage.
The scroll depicted a series of complex, obscure blood-patterned lines, sketching an abstract, eerie image.
"Blood Moon Fragment!”
It was uncertain who exclaimed softly.
"Yes! This is indeed a Blood Moon Fragment left behind by the Blood Moon Sect. Legend has it that the scroll records the hidden locations of the Blood Moon Sect’s treasures and can uncover the truth behind the fall of the Blood Moon Sect,” Elder Qiao explained.
Chen Yu looked puzzled. He noticed that some of the Qi Transformation Realm elders had significant reactions.
"The Blood Moon Sect was once a heretical sect with followers all across the Kunyun Continent. At its peak, it nearly controlled the entire continent. Then for some unknown reasons, it was defeated by an alliance of sects across the continent. However, that happened two hundred years ago, and many historical truths have been obscured
Qiu Xinxin spoke eloquently.
"You know more than the average person.”
Chen Yu praised her, causing a slight, unnatural look on the face of the nearby Qiu Xinxin.
"This map may hide incredible secrets and also holds collectible value. Starting at twenty thousand Grade Essence Stones,” Elder Qiao smiled.
Twenty thousand Grade Essence Stones… for this torn map?
Chen Yu and many other young attendants were shocked.
But the subsequent bidding surprised everyone.
A figure, cloaked in black robes and wearing a hat, raised the bid by ten thousand.
"Thirty-five thousand!”
Another slim elder in a hat coldly raised the bid.
This time, it was an elder from the Yunyue Sect wearing a simple white robe.
Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.
He then noticed that the grandfather of the Qiu sisters was also present, sitting in a VIP seat in another corner with two Hall Masters.
This auction, the Yunyue Sect sent two elders.
Besides Elder Qiu, there was also ‘Fairy Xia Yu,’ Grandmaster Xia, with Mu Xueqing by her side.
Chen Yu couldn’t understand why the Qiu sisters weren’t together with their grandfather.
"Forty-five thousand!”
"Forty-eight thousand!”
The price of the Blood Moon Fragment soared,
And the participants in the competition were mostly prosperous Qi Transformation Realm cultivators.
In the end, the Blood Moon Fragment was won by the mysterious person clad in tightly wrapped black robes.
Chen Yu found it strange.
Several of those bidding for the Blood Moon Fragment were hooded figures,
Including the elderly man who had previously sought to purchase Chen Yu’s “Yinli Pearl.”
As the auction progressed into its latter stages,
Several marvelous artifacts appeared in sequence, including weapons and protective gear.
"Moonlight Sword! A lower-tier artifact, a top-grade in its class. Infused with a small amount of Moon Spirit Ore, it enhances the speed of channeling Inner Breath True Qi and increases its power by threefold under the moonlight.”
"The sword starts at twenty thousand!” Elder Qiao waved his hand.
A lower-tier artifact, top-grade in its class?
Chen Yu paused for a moment, only to see the sword’s price soar up to thirty-five thousand, approaching the forty-thousand mark.
"Artifacts, even those of the same tier, also vary between ordinary and exceptional. Like your ‘Xuan Heavy Sword’, it’s practically considered an exceptional artifact of its tier,” Qiu Xinxin said with a smile.
Typical lower-tier artifacts range between twenty and thirty thousand. Exceptional pieces, like Chen Yu’s ‘Xuan Heavy Sword’, could fetch over thirty-five thousand.
"Lower-tier protective artifact ‘Purple Scale Treasure Armor’, crafted using the scales of the ‘Purple Scale Demon Python’ as the primary material, mixed with several rare flexible metal ores to form a full-body soft armor!”
Elder Qiao smiled faintly.
Full-body soft armor?
This armor immediately attracted many gazes.
"Full-body protective gear, especially lightweight soft armor, is worth more than double the typical attack artifact,” Qiu Yue’er’s eyes shone with stars.
Given her status, she only wore a half-precious artifact, a half-body armor.
"Thirty-five thousand!”
"Thirty-eight thousand!”
The price climbed to forty thousand and continued to rise.
"Fifty-three thousand!”
A staggering high price secured the purchase of this full-body soft armor.
Chen Yu was greatly surprised.
He had seen protective artifacts in Yunyue Sect’s secret vault of treasures, but they were only half-body armors, roughly equivalent in value to ordinary weapons.
Yet this Purple Scale Treasure Armor, fundamentally a full set covering the trunk and limbs,
Could protect against almost any Postnatal Qi Transformation, making it nearly impossible to break through.
A dark green arm guard on stage caught Chen Yu’s attention.
"Green Crocodile King Arm Guard, crafted using the ‘Green Crocodile King’s’ scale skin as the primary material. You should know this crocodile’s strength is comparable to Postnatal Qi Transformation, and its scales are tough enough that ordinary Qi Transformation Realm might hardly break Elder Qiao chuckled.
"Only one of these arm guards?”
Someone muttered below.
"Uh, this armguard was originally a pair, but one was lost. However, even as a single piece, the quality of this armguard is close to that of the finest of its kind. It can amplify your strength during close combat attacks, or be used for defense, which is quite remarkable.”
Elder Qiao explained.
After he finished speaking,
He demonstrated by putting on the armguard. Once he infused it with True Qi, the armguard suddenly expanded slightly, resembling a small shield on the arm, displaying a layer of dark blue scales.
"It can amplify strength and also be used for defense.”
Chen Yu was somewhat tempted.
He had less than twenty-seven thousand lower-grade Primordial Stones left, and he wasn’t certain he could win the bid.
But next, Chen Yu realized he had been overthinking.
Because there was only one of the armguards left, it was considered a defective item. Only as a pair would it be considered a complete treasure.
True enthusiasts of close-quarters combat were few and far between.
"Seventeen thousand!”
As the price approached twenty thousand, it slowed down.
"Twenty-two thousand!”
When Chen Yu called out this price, the room fell silent for a moment.
"Twenty-three thousand.” A burly man hesitated before adding a thousand.
"Twenty-five thousand!”
Chen Yu steeled his heart and added two thousand more. This was almost all he had left.
After reaching twenty-five thousand, the price was considered too high, and the others gave up.
Chen Yu’s face lit up with joy.
At this auction, he had acquired a battered metal sphere, a hundred and twenty-year-old Earth Spirit Ginseng, and the Green Scale Armguard.
But now, he didn’t have many Primordial Stones left.
At the same time, the originally owned Qi Storage Pills, eighty-year-old Blood Ganoderma, and the Yinli Pearl had all been sold.
Overall, Chen Yu was very satisfied.
"Next, we enter the finale of the auction!” Elder Qiao’s voice rose.
Everyone present was thrilled, even though the vast majority could not participate.
Chen Yu was just there to watch the excitement.
"A mid-grade treasure, the ‘Five Poison Whip’, crafted from tendons of five different demon snakes and infused with five deadly poisons. When attacking, it can control the venom to infiltrate the enemy, the venom so potent that even those in the Qi Transformation Realm cannot fully resist it, and those below will drop dead instantly
Elder Qiao introduced.
Hearing this, the crowd gasped.
This “Five Poison Whip” was too domineering; typically, those at the Organ Refining Stage who got close would meet their demise, and even individuals in the Qi Transformation Realm could not fully resist.
The quality of this whip was probably among the finest of mid-grade treasures.
"Starting bid, fifty thousand, raise freely,” Elder Qiao waved his hand.
Several bids sprang up from the crowd, mainly from higher levels of the Qi Transformation Realm.
"Seventy-five thousand!”
"Ninety-five thousand!”
"One hundred thousand!”
The bidding for the whip fiercely broke one hundred thousand.
The whip was auctioned for a high price of one hundred and twenty thousand by a prominent family.
This family happened to be the Chu Family that Chen Yu had encountered before.
Inside the VIP loft of the Chu Family,
"Great-grandfather, why bid such a high price for such a malevolent artifact?” a refined young girl asked.
This girl was Chu Wanyu.
"In the next year or two, our Chu Family’s survival will be at stake, and we must make a significant sacrifice.”
A silver-haired, youthful-looking old man sighed deeply.
He looked at Chu Wanyu’s face with affection and a trace of special emotion.
"If… if I were to marry Yi Yunfei, could I help relieve some of the burden for the family?”
Chu Wanyu’s cheeks flushed, her voice soft as an ant.
"I know you and Yi Yunfei have feelings for each other. However, the situation in the sect realm isn’t as simple as you think, especially with the Water Moon Sect’s past as a demonic sect. Your father’s judgments are seldom wrong, otherwise he wouldn’t have betrothed you to that Chen Yu.”
The old man of the Chu Family shook his head and sighed.
Despite his certainty that these words would fall on deaf ears,
"The final item of the auction, a Fire Essence Stone. Although its quality is slightly inferior, it still contains the essence of fire, potentially capable of cultivating ‘Spirit Flame True Fire’.
As soon as the item was presented, most people didn’t react.
However, those powerful beings in the Qi Transformation Realm, especially the Qi Transformation Innate experts, all had their eyes light up.
"Fire Essence Stone! The legendary treasure that can cultivate True Fire Spirit Flame.”
Several in the Qi Transformation Realm exclaimed in surprise.
"Starting bid, one hundred thousand!”
The crowd was stunned. Just the starting bid was already a hundred thousand.
"This is even just a slightly inferior quality Fire Essence Stone.”
Chen Yu was astounded.
"Only those above the Qi Transformation Realm can truly appreciate its value, even though this is just an inferior Fire Essence Stone.”
Qiu Xinxin seemed to know something.
"One hundred and fifty thousand!”
"One hundred and sixty thousand!”
"One hundred and eighty thousand!”
"Two hundred thousand!”
The price broke through the two hundred thousand mark and still hadn’t stopped.
In this, Chen Yu saw Yunyue Sect’s Elder Qiu and Fairy Xia Yu also joining the competition.
"Elder Qiu, why not advance me some of the Primordial Stones from the meteorite auction? I’ll pay the Sect back once we return.”
Fairy Xia Yu, dignified and pretty, showed a hint of urgency.
"Alright. But even with this Fire Essence Stone, cultivating the True Fire Spirit Flame isn’t guaranteed.”
Elder Qiu smiled helplessly.
"Three hundred thousand!”
Eventually, the Fire Essence Stone was secured by the two elders from the Yunyue Sect for a dominant price of three hundred thousand.