I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Chapter 55: Chapter 51: Spirit Wood in Hand, Sudden Upheaval

Hearing this familiar name, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but smile slightly.

Cyan Crane Spirit Water was one of the opportunities for his prosperity.

Unexpectedly, there’s an auction here.

”Two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones!”

High-grade Spirit Water is a precious item everywhere, and soon many voices started bidding.

This could be considered the opening piece of the auction.

Eventually, it was taken by a remote box for two hundred and eighty Spirit Stones.

”Jade Void Pill, a cultivation pill for those below Qi Refining Seventh Layer, taking it can enhance mana for a month, with minimal side effects, currently thirty-six pills, starting bid one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones!”

”Purple Sun Treasure Dew, one hundred and fifty years old, starting bid, one hundred and sixty Spirit Stones.”

”Red Fire Profound Flame, a rare fire for refining True Flame Seal, starting bid, two hundred Spirit Stones!”

The auction was lively, with many exotic treasures, and the bidding was hectic, making Gu Yuan itch to participate.

But touching the Spirit Stones in his pocket, Gu Yuan could only sigh helplessly.

At first, he thought he was wealthy, but now it seems he’s still quite poor!

”The next auction item is quite unusual, if required, don’t miss it!”

At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator cleared his throat at the auction and shouted with a smile.

”Fire Eye Pill! Made using the eyes of a high-grade Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape. After consumption, it can resist the Fire Eye Technique of Jade Water Fire-Eyed Apes below the Foundation Establishment Stage.”

”Attention, this pill cannot be ingested immediately, it must be taken with the help of a violent sun and fierce flame Qi. Starting bid, two hundred and seventy Spirit Stones!”

”Three hundred Spirit Stones!”

As soon as the middle-aged cultivator finished speaking, a bidding call quickly came from a box.

”Three hundred and ten Spirit Stones!”

”Three hundred and twenty!”

The yelling was more lively, and the bidders seemed wealthy, scrambling for this pill.

”Fire Eye Pill, this kind of thing at the auction is clearly prepared specifically for Daoist School disciples...”

Listening to the hectic bidding, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.

Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape is a beast from the Red Moon River with powerful strength, but its most skilled innate spell is only twofold; first is naturally the Water Control Technique, whenever within the Great River, its strength can increase by thirty percent.

The second is its unique Fire Eye Technique.

The Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape is born with golden pupils, able to see through illusions, possessing great rarity. Not only that, its sharp gaze is like the Great Sun, when fighting, it can unleash Fire Eye Divine Light, at worst to blind enemies, at best directly burn spiritual sense, turning them into fools.

Even those who ingest top-grade Spirit Water struggle to resist.

This is the capital of Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape’s dominance over the Great River.

This technique is extremely rare, with most Dharma Seals and Dharma Artifacts unable to resist, only the Fire Eye Pill refined from the deceased Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape’s pupils can resist it.

Put simply, only Fire-Eyed Apes themselves can counteract themselves.

Because of this, Jade Water Fire-Eyed Apes are highly cautious, rarely do any same species die outside, lest their eyes be taken by others. If defeated, they would rather self-destruct than leave their eyes to the enemy.

Moreover, Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape is a major family among beasts, with strong power, no one dares enter Red Moon River lightly, making Fire Eye Pill rare over the years in the market.

But now... Cyan Peak Daoist School is obviously about to take action against the Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape tribe, leading to such disputes over treasures aimed specifically at them.

After all, it’s the best time to act now.

”Three hundred ninety Spirit Stones!”

”Four hundred ten Spirit Stones!”

And the bidding in the field grew fiercer, finally, the central box won it at four hundred ten Spirit Stones.

This price made Gu Yuan whistle.

For this price, an average cultivator at Qi Refining Ninth Layer would have to save for a year or two, able to buy a weaker top-grade Dharma Artifact.

But now such a restrictive pill can be auctioned at such a high price, showing its high premium.

”It must have been taken by a family from the Daoist School for future planning. Alas... I’m penniless!”

Watching the red pill taken away, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.

If possible, he also wanted to bid, but he’s truly powerless.

Compared to the family’s background, Gu Yuan’s capital is still far inferior.

And the auction continues.

Fire Eye Pill could be considered a small climax in the auction, whereas the subsequent items, though good, didn’t spark such heated bidding.

But Gu Yuan still enjoyed watching.

Even without money, watching others bid is interesting, especially many exotic items that Gu Yuan has only seen in the Scripture Pavilion before, today is an eye-opener.

”Little Giant Divine Wood Seedling, Tier One High-grade Spirit Wood, if successfully cultivated, will be top-class material for refining Dharma Seals or Dharma Artifacts. Starting bid, two hundred fifty Spirit Stones!”

The middle-aged cultivator gently touched the jade hammer in his hand and shouted in a loud voice to the field.

Finally, it’s here!

Gu Yuan immediately focused.

Little Giant Divine Wood can be used to refine Secret Seals, Body Seals, and even top-grade Dharma Artifacts, but now it’s only a seedling, if taken back, still requires personal cultivation for quite some time, so the starting bid is not high.

This is good news for Gu Yuan, he immediately shouted:

”Two hundred seventy Spirit Stones!”

”Two hundred eighty!”

As soon as he spoke, another box began to compete.

”Three hundred thirty Spirit Stones!”

Gu Yuan didn’t hesitate, immediately raising the bid, especially at a high margin, to intimidate other competitors.

”Three hundred forty!”

Someone immediately matched the bid.

Gu Yuan could only continually increase the bid, and soon, the price reached the four hundred mark.

At this price, one could already buy mature Little Giant Divine Wood; the middle-aged cultivator’s smile grew thicker.

Gu Yuan’s expression turned somewhat serious.

He knew there would be bid competition this auction but didn’t expect it to be so fierce, quickly reaching the four hundred mark, with a premium of one hundred fifty Spirit Stones.

”It seems the harvest from the Power Seal in the Thundering Mountain Range by Sunset Glow Sect is greater than imagined.”

Gu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh, then raised his hand to bid again.

But Little Giant Divine Wood concerns his qualification and cultivation, he cannot give it up.

Even though his Storage Bag only contains four hundred Spirit Stones, besides that he has several high-grade Dharma Artifacts. Even if he sells one more, he must secure this wood.

”Four hundred eighty Spirit Stones!”

At Gu Yuan’s decisive bid, finally, there was no more competition.

This price could already buy a strong top-grade Dharma Artifact, so Sunset Glow Sect disciples stopped bidding.

Gu Yuan finally obtained the Spirit Wood he wanted, however, at a high price, consuming all his Spirit Stones and selling an additional high-grade Dharma Artifact ”Seven Profound Treasure Mirror.”

Currently, besides the top-grade Dharma Artifact Eight Wind Treasure Ring bestowed by ascendants, Gu Yuan only has Lan Tianlu’s top-grade Dharma Artifact ”Purple Thunder Drill,” high-grade artifact ”Soul-Protecting Bell,” top-grade Dharma Artifact ”Three Declines Treasure Mirror,” and high-grade Protective Dharma Artifact ”Cloud Mist Treasure Robe,” a mere five Dharma Artifacts.

Oh, and also Jade Flood Dragon Shuttle.

With this thought, Gu Yuan felt much better.

After everything was settled, the auction came to an end.

Gu Yuan did not linger but instead rode the Jade Flood Dragon Shuttle back to Cyan Peak Daoist School.

He wanted to plant the Spirit Wood soon to enhance his cultivation.

But for caution’s sake, he didn’t fully activate the Jade Flood Dragon Shuttle but instead held the Void Nether Jade, taking a stealth stance, leisurely flying towards the Daoist School.

He flew for an hour, entering a secluded water area at the border between Moon Bamboo Market and Nine Rivers Marsh when suddenly a surprise occurred.

Suddenly, an invisible barrier emerged from the water domain, covering towards Gu Yuan.