Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Chapter 309: Chapter 200 Blueflame Furnace_2

After several more rounds of bidding, a voice from a VIP room called out a price of 41,000 spirit stones, pushing the atmosphere in the hall to a climax.

Inside the VIP room, Lin Xingping was so shocked that he could hardly take it anymore. The price of the Blueflame Furnace had already reached the amount required to purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill, with more than 10,000 spirit stones to spare, and it was still increasing.

Seeing the cultivators in these VIP rooms bid so ferociously, Lin Tianming couldn’t help but click his tongue, thinking that these people really didn’t consider spirit stones as anything important.

But after thinking about it, it wasn’t surprising. A Second Order Low Quality Magic Artifact cost several thousand spirit stones, and a Second Order Medium Quality artifact went for over ten thousand. Considering that pill furnaces have always been rare and precious, and that they are valued several times higher than attack artifacts of the same grade, it was not strange that a Second Order Medium Grade pill furnace would fetch tens of thousands of spirit stones.

True to expectations, there were still over a dozen VIP rooms persisting in the bidding war, clearly not willing to give up easily.

Lin Tianming wasn’t planning to just watch the fun unfold. The moment the previous VIP room announced their price, he called out a bid of 46,000 spirit stones.

Hearing the price from Lin Tianming’s VIP room, which increased by 3,000 spirit stones in one go, many cultivators were immediately stunned.

At this moment, Lin Xingping was again shocked beyond belief. He had already spent most of his savings on second order talisman paper and Flame Fruits, yet Lin Tianming kept his composure even after calling out more than ten thousand spirit stones.

“This young man is really too rich!” Lin Xingping thought secretly, but he didn’t say anything. After all, Lin Tianming was always prudent, and since he made a bid, he surely had his reasons.

Regaining his composure, the whole auction house suddenly fell silent, the faces of cultivators who came to enjoy the show flushed and their breathing quickened.

In a certain VIP room, two Foundation Establishment cultivators sat side by side. One of them was grim-faced, swearing profusely.

The other, an old man with a bitter smile, noticing his companion’s restlessness, took the opportunity to advise,

“Hong Hao, this is an auction, where the highest bidder wins by rule. Besides, every alchemist powerful enough to join this bidding war is overflowing with wealth. Although your cultivation is strong and you are a young Second Order Alchemist, the cultivation world is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are many talented individuals out there who surpass you, and you really need to change your arrogant ways. Otherwise, if you clash with someone formidable, you’ll be at a disadvantage.”

Seeing the old man’s advice, the young cultivator’s expression eased slightly, but he still looked rather displeased.

“I understand, but I’m determined to get this Blueflame Furnace, no matter the price,” Wei Honghao said emphatically.

Thereupon, seeing the young man’s resolve, the old man shook his head helplessly and said nothing more to avoid upsetting him further.

“47,000 spirit stones!”

The young cultivator remained unyielding. Although he did not raise the bid by much, adding a thousand spirit stones in one breath was still significant.

Lin Tianming remained unphased and instantly matched the increased bid with an additional thousand spirit stones of his own.

As the two of them continued to bid, raising the price by a thousand each time, the Blueflame Furnace’s price had already broken the fifty-thousand threshold, reaching a frightening 54,000 spirit stones.

By this point, the entire auction had fallen into absolute silence, with only Lin Tianming and the young cultivator still in competition, all eyes fixated on the two VIP rooms.

Encountering someone so determined to win, Lin Tianming felt a slight irritation but quickly calmed down.

When it comes to a contest of spirit stones, he was by no means inferior. Although he had spent tens of thousands on Second Order Talismans earlier, he still had seventy to eighty thousand spirit stones on him and was not worried about running out.

Even though the Blueflame Furnace had sold for an exorbitant price, if he managed to produce just two more Foundation Establishment Pills with it, he would recover the cost.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Tianming remained unwavered and raised the bid once again.

“55,000 spirit stones!”

Hearing the price, the young cultivator could not contain himself any longer, crushing the spirit stone he had been toying with into dust.

“56,000 spirit stones!” the young cultivator called out his bid once more.

“Hong Hao, just let it go. The cultivator you’re bidding against clearly has far greater wealth than you, and it’s very likely he comes from a Great Sect or one of those top Foundation Establishment families.”

Hearing these words, the young cultivator’s face turned displeased, as if he had lost his rationality. Seizing the lull, he said towards the elder:

“Fourth Grandpa, if we don’t bid for the Blueflame Furnace, it won’t be easy to find another Second Order Medium Grade Pill Furnace. How many more spirit stones do you have? I want to take one more gamble!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the elder’s expression became grave, and he then earnestly cautioned:

“I’ve already loaned you more than ten thousand spirit stones, and now I only have two thousand left. We simply don’t have the confidence to engage in a dogfight with them to the end!”

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator’s expression dimmed. He called out another price, then fixed his gaze in the direction where Lin Tianming was seated.

“Fifty-nine thousand spirit stones!”

Lin Tianming declared his bid without hesitation, prepared to increase his offer at any moment.

However, as soon as he made his bid, the other party did not raise the price any further; it seemed they had given up.

Within the private room where Wei Honghao was, his face was exceedingly grim. The elder beside him began to advise him.

After a few words of persuasion, Wei Honghao reluctantly nodded his head. The Wei Family was also one of the Foundation Establishing Families of the Hengyang Mountain Range, and their influence ranked high even throughout the Wei Kingdom; however, the price of the Blueflame Furnace was too steep, his personal supply of spirit stones limited, so he could only abandon the idea of continuing the bidding.

Xue Chong looked towards the direction of the young cultivator, wearing an expression of anticipation. He truly wished for the other party to keep raising the bid, further driving up the price of the Blueflame Furnace, so that he could receive a more substantial reward.

However, his hopes were not met.

A few moments passed, the auction hall remained silent, and no cultivator advanced the bid beyond fifty-nine thousand spirit stones offered by Lin Tianming.

Xue Chong sighed helplessly, then publicly announced that the ninth auction item, the Blueflame Furnace, was sold for fifty-nine thousand spirit stones.

Hearing Xue Chong’s resonant voice, Lin Tianming breathed a sigh of relief, then prepared the spirit stones, completing the transaction through the barrier of the private room.

Not long after, Lin Tianming received the Blueflame Furnace and began to closely inspect it, his expression extremely excited.

He casually played with it for a while; satisfied with the Alchemy Furnace despite the heavy expenditure of spirit stones, he still felt it was worth it.@@novelbin@@

With the transaction of the treasure completed, the suffocating atmosphere in the auction hall was lifted, and a host of cultivators began murmuring amongst themselves. Many were secretly speculating about the identity of the person who had won the bid.

Unfortunately, with the barrier in place, no one could know their identity information, except for the Zhenyang Sect behind the auction.

Returning his focus, the auction continued.

Lin Tianming was also filled with anticipation, reasoning that since the ninth item was a Second Order Medium Grade Pill Furnace, the final auction treasure should be even more precious.

While he was speculating, Xue Chong had already brought out a water-blue jade box adorned with myriad runes, clearly indicating it was no ordinary object.

“The final star item, a Gold Fruit, with a starting bid of one hundred thousand spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than two hundred spirit stones!”

As soon as he finished, the entire hall of cultivators gasped, many completely astounded.

Lin Tianming and Lin Xingping both breathed heavily, equally shocked.

The Gold Fruit was a Third Order Spiritual Fruit that matured once every five thousand years, and it was one of the rare items that could increase the chances of advancing to the Golden Core Realm by ten percent. Although just a one in ten chance, it was still the dream treasure of all Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

After all, often times, a ten percent chance is enough to change a person’s fate. If one could step into the Golden Core Realm, their lifespan would greatly increase, propelling them into the ranks of High Order Cultivators and becoming a powerful figure revered by thousands.

In light of this, no matter how many spirit stones it cost, no one would be stingy with such external possessions.

Although the Lin Family already had a Star Moon Fruit, they still coveted any treasure that could aid in Core Formation.

At this moment, the auction hall was deathly silent; needles could be heard dropping, and the atmosphere had fallen into a strange calm.

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