Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 689 - 367: Kunpeng Feather, Sea Eye

Lu Yu had no knowledge of the happenings in Yunhai City; he was currently seated in Purple Clouds, waiting for the auction of top-grade spiritual objects.

The auction had already begun, and the crowd in the hall below was in high spirits, each calling out bids louder than the last.

It seemed that only by shouting louder than the others could one overpower them with momentum.

Lu Yu smacked his lips, tossed aside the fruit core in his hand, and, out of boredom, had eaten all the Spirit Fruits in the fruit plate.

Now when he exhaled, it was full of Spiritual Qi.

The Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Fruits was greedily absorbed by his cells, slowly enhancing Lu Yu's power.

"The next auction item is a top-grade spiritual object," the auctioneer announced loudly.

The noise in the hall instantly vanished, as everyone fixated on the red curtain on the auction platform. A voluptuously shaped, alluring woman in a cheongsam carried a jade tray, emerging from behind the curtain.

On the jade tray lay a purple orb, within which bolts of lightning flashed from time to time. Upon closer inspection, one could notice that the orb floated in the air without any apparent force acting on it.

Anyone with a keen eye would know that this was, in fact, not a tangible object.

"This is the Celestial Thunder Pearl, a top-grade spiritual object formed by the accumulation of lightning from thousands of miles, best suited for Martial Cultivators practicing thunder attribute cultivation arts," the auctioneer introduced.

The specifics needed no further explanation from the auctioneer, as everyone already knew.

A century ago, there was a prodigious genius who refined heavenly thunder into Divine Soldiers, creating a legendary legacy of thunder cultivation.

Thunder attribute Divine Soldiers are known for their swiftest attack power, even surpassing fire attribute Divine Soldiers, which are also known for their offensive capabilities.

Among the crowd, Martial Cultivators practicing thunder attribute cultivation arts and those about to break through to the Core Formation Realm were excited.

Additionally, some Martial Cultivators who had already broken through to the Core Formation Realm also practiced thunder attribute cultivation arts. Although they couldn't refine the Celestial Thunder Pearl into Divine Soldiers, they could significantly enhance the power of their own Divine Soldiers by absorbing the energy within it.

They too were competitors for the Celestial Thunder Pearl.

The atmosphere in the hall heated up, with many feeling excited and breathing heavily.

Even those not intending to purchase the Celestial Thunder Pearl found themselves getting excited in such an atmosphere, increasing their likelihood of spending money.

"The auction for the Celestial Thunder Pearl is now starting, with a starting bid of 3 million Spirit Stones, and increments not less than 10,000 Spirit Stones each," the auctioneer announced loudly as the ambiance grew tense.

Before the auctioneer could declare the start of the auction, someone already placed a bid.

"5 million."

The voice came from one of the private rooms above, indicating that someone from a powerful faction had their eyes on the Celestial Thunder Pearl.

The hall fell silent for a moment, immediately followed by someone loudly shouting, "5.1 million!"

Though aware it was someone from a powerful faction, nobody was willing to easily give up such a coveted treasure.

"6 million."

The calm, unhurried voice continued from the private room, as if the bidder didn't care about this bit of 'pocket change.'

"6.01 million!" a young man in the hall raised his sign and shouted.

The bidding continued…

Lu Yu glanced at the Celestial Thunder Pearl, then looked away; it was the same as the one he had seen at the King of Chu's Manor.

However, the Celestial Thunder Pearl at the King of Chu's Manor was of much better quality than this one by an unknown amount.

The Celestial Thunder Pearl at the auction only occasionally flashed with lightning, while the one from the treasure vault at the King of Chu's Manor had continual lightning inside, shining like a bright lightbulb.

Eventually, the Celestial Thunder Pearl was sold for 9.31 million Spirit Stones to someone in the hall.

After the price surpassed 9 million, the person in the private room stopped bidding, feeling that the Celestial Thunder Pearl was worth at most 9 million, and paying extra Spirit Stones would be a loss.

Celestial Thunder Pearls, being top-quality spiritual objects that can be artificially manufactured, have a set value ceiling, and exceeding a certain price isn't worthwhile.

It's not as if missing this chance means there won't be another.

The top-grade spiritual objects appearing in auctions are mostly those that can be obtained again.

The truly one-of-a-kind top-grade spiritual objects reside within major families and powerful factions, who would rather not let anyone use them than take them out for money.

Leaving them in storage, that's called having heritage.

Only in very rare instances do extremely rare top-grade spiritual objects appear.

Alternatively, it could mean that the person willing to sell this top-grade object doesn't recognize its true value, which is also possible.

Although auction houses have master appraisers, these experts only determine whether an item is fit for the auction, instead of informing the seller about the item's details.

For detailed appraisals, one should turn to pawnshops or stores and pay for an appraisal.

The auction house's appraiser naturally prioritizes the interests of the auction house.

After the Celestial Thunder Pearl was auctioned, there were more "replenishable" top-grade spiritual objects, either consistently harvestable top-grade natural treasures or top-grade items obtained from strong monsters.

Just like the Taixu Ancient Dragon Reverse Scale that Lu Yu obtained from the King of Chu's Manor, it was a top-grade spiritual object taken from a "monster."

However, the top-grade spiritual objects presented in auctions are not that exaggerated.

The prices ranged roughly from 2 million to 5 million, consisting of materials from monsters of the Disintegration Realm or even the Deified Realm.

Some top-grade spiritual objects can be continually produced by the monsters. Removing these items wouldn't harm them much. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Some top-grade spiritual objects are the lifeblood of the monsters; taking them means it's gone.

The former is more commonly found on super beasts, sacred beasts, or divine beasts, such as dragon scales, phoenix feathers, or kirin blood…