Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Chapter 310: Chapter 201 – Belonging_1

Time passed indiscernibly when Xue Chong, seeing the situation, let out a cough, and only then did he bring the mesmerized cultivators back to their senses.

Soon, the bidding started like a tempestuous storm, with the price of the Gold Fruit skyrocketing, quickly surpassing 120,000 Spirit Stones.

Seeing this, Lin Tianming and his companion’s faces flushed with health as they sat in the VIP room drinking Spiritual Tea and watching the intense bidding among the cultivators, without any intention to participate.@@novelbin@@

Despite their intense desire for it, hearing the fierce bidding, they could only express regret.

More importantly, this Gold Fruit was a hot potato—even if they could successfully win the bid, there was no way to safely bring it back to their family.

At this time, the number of cultivators bidding below gradually lessened, with only a few VIP rooms still participating, each belonging to either the top families of Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World or Loose Cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Ninth Level.

In one of the VIP rooms, Ye Pinghai sat on a precious wooden armchair, staring at the intense bidding below and showing a pensive expression.

He had cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Level and was very close to reaching the Great Perfection Realm, so he needed to prepare in advance for the impact of the Golden Core Stage. He had been preparing for more than ten years, accumulating a significant amount of wealth. He attended the auction today because he had learned of the Gold Fruit’s presence through Li Xiuyuan in advance.

Not just him, many top Foundation Establishing families and Loose Cultivators from Qianchuan Market, who got wind of it early, aimed precisely for the most precious items like the Blueflame Furnace and this Gold Fruit.

Although the Gold Fruit could only increase the Core Formation rate by ten percent, in today’s Cultivation World, it was one of the rare Nascent Soul Spiritual Items that even a Golden Core force like Zhenyang Sect could not easily obtain in sufficient quantities.

As for why a Gold Fruit would appear in this auction, no one knew for sure—it could be to attract popularity for the market, or the item might have come from the hands of a Loose Cultivator.

Regardless of the reason, his goal was very straightforward. If he gave up the chance to bid for the Gold Fruit now, he would have to wait another ten years until the next grand meeting—moreover, he might not be successful in the bid, further delaying several years.

With these thoughts, he firmed his resolve. With the wealth that he had amassed as a Second Order High-Grade Alchemy Master over many hard years, it was worth it to bid for the Gold Fruit.

After an unknown passage of time, he regained his composure and joined the fierce bidding.

“146,000 Spirit Stones.”

Ye Pinghai announced his price, increasing it by 3,000 stones in one breath to a staggering almost 150,000, plunging the whole venue into a brief silence again.

At this point, many cultivators breathed rapidly, not even daring to let out a loud breath.

The previous bids were mere child’s play—it was only now that the real top forces had joined the battle.

“147,000 Spirit Stones.”

“149,000 Spirit Stones.”

After more than ten rounds of bidding, the price of the Gold Fruit had reached 163,000 Spirit Stones.

At this stage, including Ye Pinghai, only three were still bidding, the rest of the bidders having been deterred by the frightening price.

Both Lin Tianming and his companion were also shocked; the price of over 160,000 Spirit Stones was enough to purchase several Foundation Establishment Pills. Each bid was increased by thousands, and the price was still climbing.

“This Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World and Qianchuan Market really are places full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers; to nonchalantly offer tens of thousands of Spirit Stones without a second thought, it seems our previous assessment on the family’s strength was too optimistic.”

Lin Tianming thought to himself, yet his heart remained undisturbed, after all, the family was on the rise. Given another ten years, the family would reach a new peak and could match the standard of the top Foundation Establishing Families.

In the VIP room where Ye Pinghai was, he appeared extremely composed, displaying the courage of a sinking ship, and bid 175,000 Spirit Stones, raising the stakes by 6,000 at once.

A few breaths passed without another bid from any VIP room; the whole scene descended into silence.

Xue Chong was excited at this point. Seeing that no one else was bidding, he publicly announced the results of the auction.

Upon hearing the announcement, Ye Pinghai was thrilled, hastily taking out 175,000 Spirit Stones. Through the restrictions of the VIP room, he threw his storage bag out, and it landed firmly in Xue Chong’s hands.

Xue Chong received the storage bag, used his Divine Sense to count the Spirit Stones and, confirming the correct amount, immediately threw the Jade Box containing the Gold Fruit towards Ye Pinghai’s VIP room.

Ye Pinghai caught the Jade Box, opened it at once, and looked at the golden fruit inside, containing powerful energy, his expression one of unrestrained excitement.

Not knowing how much time had passed, atop the auction stage, Xue Chong surveyed the whole venue, then announced the end of the Foundation Establishment Area auction.

In the public seating area, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators had yet to regain their senses, clearly shocked by the astronomical price of over 170,000 Spirit Stones.

Only when some cultivators stood up and greeted Xue Chong did they come back to themselves. After exchanging pleasantries with some acquaintances, they orderly left the venue.

In the VIP room where Lin Tianming was, the two watched the cultivators gradually leaving and were in no rush to leave themselves.

At this moment, Lin Xingping was extremely excited. Attending the auction had been quite rewarding for them, and they had witnessed such an intense bidding process, making the trip worthwhile.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea had passed, Lin Tianming finally stood up, turned to Lin Xingping, and said, “Uncle, there’s a swap meet next. Do you want to take a look?”

Hearing this, Lin Xingping nodded, agreeing with the idea.

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