Chapter 391: Chapter 104: Spirit Realm Jade Dew Rumors and the Auction!

Chairman Zheng thought for a moment upon hearing this, then asked:

"Is Master looking to buy some Treasures of Heaven and Earth?"

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this.

Chairman Zheng smiled and said:

"Then you’ve asked the right person, Master. In Wenda City, the most famous auctions are held by three houses."

"The Wenda Auction House, which is run by the Wenda Sect. Naturally, no need to say more..."

"Besides this auction house, the Money Merchants Association and our Guangyuan Commerce Association’s auction houses are also very famous..."

"If Master needs, I have a VIP Token here..."

Saying this, Chairman Zheng handed over a golden token carved with the words ’Guangyuan’.

Afterward, Chairman Zheng explained some of the auction times and locations of the three major auction houses to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen put away the token, exchanged some words with Chairman Zheng, and then returned to his residence.

After disguising himself, Lin Chen restored his original appearance and returned to the pharmacy.

"The Money Merchants Association’s annual grand auction... is three days away?"

Lin Chen murmured to himself.

This time, his visit to Chairman Zheng wasn’t to auction under the identity of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, but his true self was in need of some rare items, requiring attendance at the auction.

"The Spirit Realm Jade Dew, if there’s any, that would be best..."

Lin Chen shook his head, knowing the chances weren’t high.

However...

A thought arose in his mind, and the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd appeared in Lin Chen’s hand.

Lin Chen extended his hand into the gourd, and soon found a small cluster of transparent liquid in a corner of the internal space.

"The Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd, consumes Spirit Stones to release a large amount of pure Spiritual Energy..."

"Once the Spiritual Energy reaches a certain concentration, it transforms into Spirit Liquid."

With a slight thought, Lin Chen wrapped it in True Essence and extracted the small cluster of Spirit Liquid from the gourd.

The quantity wasn’t much, approximately two hundred drops, barely a few milliliters.

But this amount of Spirit Liquid was the entirety produced by the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd over half a year.

On average, it only produced one drop a day.

"Yet, is this Spirit Liquid the Spirit Realm Jade Dew?"

Lin Chen felt uncertain.

He couldn’t ask anyone else, nor could he directly ascertain.

But Lin Chen had consumed a few drops; the cultivation effects of this Spirit Liquid were indeed good.

The Spiritual Energy contained in one drop of Spirit Liquid rivaled a hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones...

But that’s about it, allowing Lin Chen to consume this Spirit Liquid to accelerate his cultivation speed.

However, it’s quite unfortunate that there’s too little Spirit Liquid.

Furthermore, it didn’t achieve the magical effects Jiang Liqian had mentioned about the Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

"Such a small amount of Spirit Liquid, the help for cultivation isn’t significant, better to keep it for now..."

Lin Chen waved his hand, and the True Essence wrapped the Spirit Liquid, returning it to the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd.

"The fusion of three Jade Gourds into the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd is indeed a Superior Magical Treasure..."

"Ten zhang of storage space, tunneling speed enhancement, nurturing of Spirit Liquid..."

"However, the nurturing speed of this Spirit Liquid seems a bit too slow..."

Lin Chen frowned slightly, at this rate, the Spirit Liquid he accumulates in a year might only be enough for ten days of cultivation.

Of course, Spirit Liquid, unlike Spirit Stones, can be quickly absorbed.

Equivalent to Lin Chen having extra ten days of cultivation a year...

The cultivation speed increased by three percent...

"Eh, why is it becoming more and more dispensable the more I think about it?"

Lin Chen shook his head helplessly.

"However, according to Junior Sister Jiang, the more gourds fused, the closer the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd gets to perfection."

"The fusion of three Jade Gourds is just a defective product. There’s still a Red Jade Gourd from Senior Sister..."

The Red Jade Gourd can nurture Spiritual Artifacts, which also benefits Lin Chen.

Although if Lin Chen directly asked for it, Senior Sister would likely give it to him, Lin Chen didn’t want to do so.

After all, it was a gift from Master to Senior Sister...

Thus, Lin Chen planned to buy a Magical Treasure that could replace the Red Jade Gourd, for exchange.

"Three days later, at the Money Merchants Association’s auction... I’ll have to see what they have there..." Lin Chen stroked his chin.

...

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

In Wenda City, Upper City District, North City.

This was the most bustling area of Wenda City. Although the city itself was vast, almost like a small country...

North City continued to be a prized location where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.

Yet, in this valuable area stood a grand structure.

Spanning a thousand zhang square, with six floors, it resembled a massive palace.

Here was the headquarters of the Money Merchants Association.

To establish their headquarters in Wenda City, one can imagine the mighty influence of the Money Merchants Association.

Lin Chen stood at the entrance of the commerce association, observing the bustling traffic at the grand hall entrance.

Cultivators from the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages came and went, and even many Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators could be seen.

And at the entrance of this palace was a displayed banner.

"Money Merchants Association’s 30,000th Anniversary Celebration, Annual Auction about to commence..."

With a glance, Lin Chen quickly entered the commerce association.

The auction was held on the first floor of the commerce association.

After revealing his Golden Core Cultivation, Lin Chen successfully entered it.

This auction venue was vast, already filled with thousands of people.

However, most were Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Golden Core cultivators were rare.

Just as Lin Chen felt puzzled, a voice sounded.

"Fellow Daoist, what objects are you looking to buy?"

The person speaking was wearing a manager’s uniform.

Lin Chen gave him a glance and felt a deep respect; this person was a Nascent Soul Cultivator...

Lin Chen pondered for a moment and cupped his hands, saying:

"Senior, I would like to purchase some rare treasures of heaven and earth..."

Hearing these words, the manager nodded and said:

"Eighth Turn Golden Core, you are qualified to enter the inner arena. The outer arena mostly has common items, which might not interest you."

"Follow me..."

With that, the manager led the way forward.

Lin Chen didn’t think much of it and followed behind him.

Soon after, they passed through a small door, and Lin Chen arrived at another pavilion.

This pavilion was only a hundred feet square, with just a few hundred cultivators present.

At the very least, they were all of the Golden Core Stage cultivation.

Compared to the outer arena, the inner arena seemed much more prestigious.

Lin Chen found a seat and took a wooden plaque, with the number 567 on it.

This indicated that Lin Chen was the 567th cultivator to enter.

Lin Chen sat on the soft reclining chair with his eyes closed, resting, but was in fact paying attention to the surrounding cultivators coming in and out.

After Lin Chen, more than two hundred cultivators entered.

Once the number stabilized at eight hundred, the doors of the inner arena closed.

A lady cultivator with a dignified demeanor stepped up.

"Fellow Daoists, I am the auctioneer for this auction. Just call me Xuan’Er," she said.

"This auction has a total of forty-two lots, with the detailed list in the secret compartment beside each of your armrests."

"Now, the first auction item is coming on stage. I wish all fellow Daoists success in bidding for what they desire."

With that, the female cultivator made some preparations on stage.

Meanwhile, the cultivators below, including Lin Chen, took out the auction list.

Lin Chen quickly scanned the list and was soon intrigued by several items.

"As expected of the Money Merchants Association, these auction items are indeed extraordinary..."

Lin Chen sat back down, his gaze fixed ahead.

The female auctioneer took out a wooden box and said softly:

"The first auction item, a Top Grade Golden Yuan Pill."

"This pill was refined by Master Fengmu and is nearly of perfect quality. It can at least increase the probability of condensing a Golden Core by forty percent."

"Fellow Daoists might not need it, but some descendants surely do."

"Whether kept for future generations or given as a gift, it’s a good choice."

"Starting bid, 500,000 Spirit Stones, with each increment not less than 10,000 Spirit Stones."

Soon, with the first auction item released, many cultivators began bidding.

Lin Chen nodded slightly, praising in his heart.

"A Top Grade Golden Yuan Pill is only the first item to warm up the atmosphere. It’s truly extraordinary; this auction was worth attending..."

"Moreover, the female auctioneer is very professional, not relying on her beauty to entice, but meticulously introducing the items and potential uses..."

Lin Chen smacked his lips.

Although he had been in Wenda City for a long time, this was his first auction attendance, which broadened his horizons.

Soon, the Top Grade Golden Yuan Pill was auctioned off for 760,000 Spirit Stones.

It was slightly above market price.

Lin Chen sat quietly in his seat, waiting for the surrounding cultivators to bid while he refrained from making any hasty moves.

He had several items of interest and needed to reserve his strength.

...

A moment later, the female auctioneer took out a jade bottle and said:

"Next, the ninth auction item, a bottle of Spirit Liquid..."

"This bottle of Spirit Liquid contains five thousand drops, equivalent to the cultivation amount provided by 500,000 Spirit Stones."

"Regarding Spirit Liquid, some fellow Daoists may not have heard of it, so let me introduce it a bit."

Below the stage, Lin Chen’s heart was stirred upon hearing this.

He was seventy to eighty percent certain that the Spirit Liquid mentioned by the auctioneer was of the same kind produced by his gourd.

The female auctioneer continued narrating eloquently.

"Spirit Liquid is quite rare in the lower realm, only naturally forming in places where spiritual energy is extremely abundant."

"Compared to spiritual energy and spirit stones, the cultivation provided by Spirit Liquid is more pure and very easy to absorb."

"Besides, Spirit Realm Jade Dew... I’m sure many of you have heard of it."

"This Spirit Liquid is a weakened version of Spirit Realm Jade Dew. When its quality reaches the highest level, it is called Spirit Realm Jade Dew."

Pausing, the female auctioneer startlingly said:

"It is rumored that there was once a special secret technique that could purify Spirit Liquid into Spirit Realm Jade Dew... though it’s unknown if it’s true."

Upon hearing this, many cultivators below were already greatly moved.

Spirit Realm Jade Dew, an object of celestials, always held much allure for underground cultivators.

"A bottle of Spirit Liquid, five thousand drops, starting bid at 800,000 Spirit Stones, with each increment not less than 10,000," the female auctioneer said.

This bottle of Spirit Liquid saw its price soar amid the bids of many cultivators.

Soon, the price broke the million mark and surged towards 1.5 million Spirit Stones.

"VIP number 17, bid 1.48 million Spirit Stones. Is there a higher bid?" the female auctioneer called. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

At this moment, most guests remained silent.

Five thousand drops of Spirit Liquid, containing the total amount of spiritual energy equivalent to only 500,000 Spirit Stones.

This was nearly a threefold premium; they weren’t fools.

Seeing the female auctioneer about to strike the gavel, Lin Chen called out.

"1.6 million Spirit Stones."

"VIP number 567 bids 1.6 million Spirit Stones! Is there a higher bid?" the female auctioneer was somewhat surprised but quickly adjusted and asked.

After a moment, she struck the gavel.

"Congratulations to VIP number 567 on a successful bid!"