Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 871: Chapter 482: Auction

Green Field Cave Heaven is one of the few cave heavens specifically opened for Golden Core cultivators. Inside, it contains many resources for Golden Core cultivators, with the most attractive being the resources for advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Every time Green Field Cave Heaven opens, several Nascent Soul Ancestors emerge among the Golden Core cultivators who enter.

This shows the importance of Green Field Cave Heaven to Golden Core cultivators, which makes Li Shiming very moved.

He looked at the time; it would be about twelve years before the next opening of Green Field Cave Heaven. He obtained the ’Cloud Stepping Order’ and happened to coincide with the opening time of Green Field Cave Heaven, which is simply a tailor-made opportunity for him.

The location of Green Field Cave Heaven is random. Only ten days before its opening can one find its location with the ’Cloud Stepping Order.’

Li Shiming obtained the information he wanted, and he felt grateful towards Yu Ancestor. Regardless of Yu Ancestor’s intentions, it indeed provided him with great help.

He was very aware of his own situation; his reckless attempt at cultivation had led to him having a total of five Golden Cores within himself.

Although having five Golden Cores gave him an almost absolute advantage in combat power among his peers, it also brought him great trouble.

He didn’t know what would happen when the five Golden Cores break to form a Nascent Soul. According to the analysis of his Natal Magic Treasure, IBMz15, the energy needed for him to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage would far exceed that of an ordinary Great Elder, requiring at least five times the resources for forming a Nascent Soul before he would dare to attempt it.

Using normal methods, trading for Nascent Soul resources through alchemy would be an extremely long process.

It should be known that he is currently still a Loose Cultivator. The resources he could access were only a small part exposed by various factions, and he still needed to compete with other Loose Cultivators for them.

Li Shiming practiced selflessly in his cave at Wuqing Mountain, not wasting a single bit of spiritual energy. He himself, his clone Li Yuanba, Venerable Huijing, and three living dead all needed to consume spiritual energy.

Lately, no late-stage Golden Core cultivators had come to him for alchemy. He didn’t know the reason, but he didn’t ask further either.

Anyway, his purpose for alchemy for the late-stage Golden Core cultivators had been achieved, and not having them come over gave him more time to cultivate.

In fact, this was a command from Yu Ancestor, not allowing Wuqing Mountain’s Golden Core cultivators to disturb Li Shiming’s rest before the auction.

A late-stage Golden Core Alchemy Master’s energy consumption in refining a furnace of fourth-grade spirit pills is astonishing. Yu Ancestor considered Li Shiming’s health, fearing those late-stage Golden Core cultivators might affect Li Shiming’s physical recovery in some way.

Li Shiming’s peaceful days ended only on the day of the auction; he stepped out of his cave and flew towards the auction venue.

The auction venue is a separate building at Wuqing Mountain. When he flew closer, he found it already bustling with activity.

This auction was a small annual auction in which any cultivator at or above the Foundation Establishment Stage could participate.

Just the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators from Wuqing Mountain alone was enormous, not to mention the cultivators coming from nearby areas.

At this time, it was normal to describe it as a sea of people. Seeing so many cultivators, Li Shiming calculated in his heart; with so many cultivators pouring into Wuqing Mountain, the entry fees alone would be quite a substantial income.

Not to mention, those who came here were more or less willing to buy.

Fortunately, the entry passage for Golden Core cultivators was separate from that for Foundation Establishment cultivators, so he didn’t have to queue and wait.

He arrived at the entrance for Golden Core cultivators, took out his token, and the cultivator inspecting tokens took it and placed it on an array in front of them. Upon seeing the information, they involuntarily showed a look of amazement.

”Senior, I will immediately have someone escort you to a private box!” The cultivator respectfully returned the token to Li Shiming.

He summoned a nearby assisting cultivator and whispered something to them.

Li Shiming did not expect to be arranged in a private box, but it didn’t matter. It seemed to be Yu An’s doing.

With his status, enjoying a private box was justified.

In the past, at auctions of this level, even if invited, he wouldn’t have made it.

Guided by the cultivator, he entered the auction venue.

The interior of the auction venue used a spatial formation to expand the area, the only way to accommodate such a large number of cultivators.

Li Shiming’s private box was on the third floor. The auction venue was an elliptical building; the first floor was for Foundation Establishment auctions, the second floor was for Golden Core and above spiritual objects, and the third floor was all private boxes.

The most peculiar design feature was that the Golden Core cultivators seated on the second floor could not only see the second-floor auctions but also watch and participate in the first-floor auctions below.

As for the private boxes on the third floor, like the Golden Core cultivators on the second floor, they could watch and participate in both the first and second-floor auctions.

Upon reaching the third floor, Li Shiming discovered that its design also served an auction function. However, it seemed inactive for this auction due to the rarity or absence of fourth-grade spiritual objects.

The third floor’s private boxes formed an elliptical shape, seemingly without any hierarchical distinction. He was taken to a private box opposite the auction stage.

The guiding cultivator bowed and left, leaving Li Shiming to enter the private box.

The box was spacious enough to accommodate dozens of people, appearing very roomy. A row of soft recliners faced the direction of the auction stage. In front was an activated formation that could control the display of auction scenes below for viewing and bidding.