Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 831: Chapter 617: The Final Hammer_2

The body of a Gold Core Puppet must be fashioned from exceedingly precious materials.

The expenditure involved is also quite considerable.

If one also counts the cost of hiring someone to make the puppet, as well as some other expenses,

I’m afraid the number of spirit stones required would actually far exceed the value of a cultivator’s Golden Core.

That is to say,

for others who wish to refine a cultivator’s Golden Core into the treasures they need, the cost would be incomparably greater than that for He Song.

And for this reason,

even if they wished to bid on this cultivator’s Golden Core, they would need to consider whether they actually had such substantial wealth.

Winning the bid for a Golden Core is easy; what’s difficult is what follows, the process of refining the Golden Core into a treasure.

In such a situation, these cultivators naturally wouldn’t use their entire fortune to bid on just one cultivator’s Golden Core.

According to He Song’s estimation,

although the price of this cultivator’s Golden Core will definitely exceed 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones,

it should not exceed 200,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

This price just so happens to be nearly equivalent to the entire wealth of a Golden Elixir Early Stage or Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator.

As for the reason,

it is naturally due to the aforementioned factors.

Even if one’s cultivation has reached the Later Stage of Golden Elixir or the Golden Elixir Great Perfection,

the extent of their wealth would already far exceed that of Golden Elixir Early Stage and Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators.

But, even after buying the Golden Core, refining it into a treasure still requires a considerable price to be paid.

These costs will also be factored into the price of the cultivator’s Golden Core by these cultivators.

Thus, after winning the bid for a cultivator’s Golden Core,

if one no longer possesses enough spirit stones to transform it into the required treasure,

what should one do then?

And if one cannot turn the cultivator’s Golden Core purchased with a large number of spirit stones into the needed treasure,

then why spend so many spirit stones to bid for it in the first place?

Therefore, even if their cultivation has reached the Later Stage of Golden Elixir or even the Golden Elixir Great Perfection,

when these cultivators participate in the bidding, they will certainly hold back to some extent.

Given that,

with the wealth He Song presently has, he should be able to win it securely.

After all, although a cultivator’s Golden Core is precious, it still has a price.

Especially here in Smoke-Cloud State Mansion, where Demonic Beast Cores, as valuable as a cultivator’s Golden Core, occasionally appear.

Cultivators with such a need might also be able to replace it with a Demonic Beast Core.

In this way, although this cultivator’s Golden Core is precious, it is not unique.

Therefore, its price can naturally not skyrocket to an exorbitant level.

As He Song’s thoughts flashed through his mind,

he became determined in his heart,

no longer harboring much concern about whether he could secure the cultivator’s Golden Core from the hands of these Gold Core Cultivators.

However, just as He Song firmed his resolve and prepared to bid at any moment for the cultivator’s Golden Core,

outside, on the auction floor,

the bidding among the gathering of Golden Elixir Masters for that cultivator’s Golden Core had escalated to an intense level.

“130,000 mid-grade spirit stones!”

“130,100 mid-grade spirit stones!” @@novelbin@@

“132,000…”

“…”

As each voice rang out, a wave of gasps swept through the entire auction hall.

The Golden Elixir Masters boldly threw out prices, continuously raising the cost of the cultivator’s Golden Core, hoping to deter others from bidding further.

But, as Golden Elixir Masters, how many of the present cultivators were unaware of the price of the cultivator’s Golden Core?

130,000?

This price, though already high, still had not reached its peak.

Under such circumstances, the other Golden Elixir Masters naturally would not let someone snatch up a bargain so easily.

Therefore, as the price of the cultivator’s Golden Core climbed progressively higher,

the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators hearing these bids were filled with amazement.

130,000 mid-grade spirit stones,

when converted to low-grade spirit stones, amounts to a full 13 million.

And this is just a standard conversion.

If one were to actually trade 130,000 mid-grade spirit stones for low-grade ones, they could probably obtain even more.

One must know that although the exchange ratio between mid-grade spirit stones and low-grade spirit stones is one to one hundred, in reality, not many cultivators would exchange their mid-grade spirit stones for low-grade ones.

As a result, the actual exchange ratio between them naturally differs.

And this huge sum of thirteen million low-grade spirit stones,

is something that cultivators who are merely at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment Realm aspire for immensely.

At this moment,

almost all cultivators who were not at the Golden Core level had various thoughts flashing through their minds.

Golden Elixir!

This is the Golden Elixir!

If one could step into the Golden Core Realm, would one be able to spend spirit stones as lavishly as now?

If one could step into the Golden Core Realm, would one stand high above others, just like the Golden Elixir Masters at the auction today?

If one could…

Could one also…

The auction hall was filled with noisy chatter.

But no matter how loud the noise was, it couldn’t cover up the bidding of one Golden Elixir Master after another.

This scene continued until the price of the cultivator’s Golden Core reached a total of one hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

One hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

In He Song’s expectation, this was already the normal price for this cultivator’s Golden Core.

Even if it went over, it wouldn’t be by much.

If it was any higher, hardly any Golden Elixir Masters would continue to raise the price.

And it was at that moment,

He Song also realized,

it was time for him to make a move.

When the price finally reached one hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones,

when the other Golden Elixir Masters were all contemplating whether or not to continue bidding,

a voice suddenly came from a private box where the Foundation Establishment True Persons were seated.

“One hundred and sixty thousand mid-grade spirit stones.”

As He Song’s voice emerged again, directly raising the original bid of one hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones by an additional ten thousand,

the gaze of almost everyone turned towards the box where He Song was seated at that moment.

He Song’s voice was very calm.

Just as when he bid on the items he was interested in before,

as well as when he subsequently bid on the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method.

It was still just as serene.

But what differed from the past was the price He Song called out at this moment.

One hundred and sixty thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

Ordinary people might not have much of an idea about this price,

but for the cultivators present at the auction hall, who had been listening to a group of Golden Elixir Masters bid against each other until now,

they knew exactly what this price represented.

The price of one hundred and sixty thousand mid-grade spirit stones

suggested that He Song was not what they had previously guessed—a Foundation Establishment True Person.

On the contrary, He Song’s identity must be that of a Golden Elixir Master.

And not only that, but a Golden Elixir Master with substantial wealth at that.

To be able to add another ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones to the already high bid of one hundred and fifty thousand for the cultivator’s Golden Core,

such magnanimity would hardly be believable if he did not intend to win the Golden Core outright.

Could it be that he raised the price by ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones outright just to scare off the other Golden Elixir Masters?

At this moment, more than one person had such a thought flash through their mind.

But immediately after,

the gazes looking towards where He Song was seated gained a hint of inquisitiveness.

Why would a Golden Elixir Master hide his cultivation level, blending in with a group of Foundation Establishment True Persons?

Why would a Golden Elixir Master think to make a move on this cultivator’s Golden Core only at the very last moment?

Could it be some kind of peculiar habit?

Or was there some unavoidable hardship?

At this moment, whether it was the high and mighty Golden Elixir Masters or the other cultivators who had come to an epiphany about He Song’s identity,

they all became curious and perplexed about He Song’s behavior.

However, after He Song’s bid of one hundred and sixty thousand mid-grade spirit stones, the auction hall remained quiet for a long time, with no other bids forthcoming.

The high and mighty Golden Elixir Masters also quietly cast their gazes down and closed their mouths at that moment.