Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1563: Chapter 579: Frequent Moves, High-Profile Luo Chen

The starting bid of one million Spirit Stones implies that the final transaction price will have to be several times higher than that.

As for a failed auction?

That’s impossible.

Even those Golden Core Forces that already possess a Third Order Spirit Vein would not refuse the addition of another Third Order Spirit Vein.

Especially since this one is a Mobile Spiritual Vein that can be carried around!

Sure enough.

As soon as Leng Ruolan announced the start, the bidding atmosphere in the venue boiled over immediately.

The opening bid jumped directly by one million, raising the price to two million.

Afterward, it was increments of five hundred thousand each time.

In a situation where a few tens of thousands of Spirit Stones are considered a huge sum of money, here they seemed rather unimportant.

Luo Chen increasingly felt that as a cultivator’s realm improved, the means of accumulating wealth also significantly increased.

Or to put it another way, the wealth of the world is continuously converging towards the upper echelons of society.

He paid close attention to the final transaction price of the Black and Green Treasure Basin Fish, and at the same time, he was very curious about how this demon was cultivated into a Third Order Spirit Vein.

To this, Han Zhan provided a meticulous explanation.

“Such a Spirit Vein belongs to the category of Human-made Spirit Veins; as long as one is willing to invest resources, it’s actually not complicated.”

Human-made Spirit Veins?

Luo Chen subconsciously thought of the Immortal Cities of various sizes in the East Desolate Jade Tripod Domain he had seen before.

Among them, there were also claims of human-made Spirit Veins.

But that’s not right either!

Those human-made Spirit Veins essentially still have an original Spirit Vein, which is then enhanced in Order through specific doctrines.

“What’s so difficult about it?”

“Transplant a Second Order Spirit Vein onto the demon’s body, then just elevate its Order.”

Luo Chen was speechless, “Is it that simple?”

Han Zhan said calmly, “Although it sounds simple, the investment is enormous. Also, such Spirit Veins will inevitably have flaws. I am not clear on the methods used by True Master Feileng, but those defects must include issues like having a single Spirit Qi attribute and high subsequent maintenance costs, and there will certainly be limitations in terms of a lifespan.”

“Lifespan?” Luo Chen was puzzled.

“Yes, lifespan.” Han Zhan affirmed, and continued to explain, “Natural Spirit Veins, as long as they are not over-mined, and are well maintained, are endless, and last as long as the heavens and the earth. However, this Spirit Vein is residing within a Demon Fish, which means its lifespan will be impacted by the lifespan of the Demon Fish.”

The Black and Green Treasure Basin Fish, highly valuable, desired by all.

But among Demon Beasts, this fish is notoriously short-lived!

Ordinary Demon Beasts have a lifespan that is roughly twice that of human cultivators of the same Order, related to their bodies being thoroughly permeated by Spirit Qi, unlike cultivators who concentrate Spirit Qi in their Dantian Qi Sea to break through realms.

There are pros and cons!

A healthy body means a longer lifespan, but the speed of cultivation decreases.

Some Demon Beasts with Ancient Desolate Beast Bloodlines even have a lifespan several times that of a cultivator of the same Order!

And the Black and Green Treasure Basin Fish, not only does it not have such a long lifespan, but it’s even 20-30% lower than that of human cultivators of the same Order.

The reason for their short lifespan is precisely because of their predilection for consuming spiritual entities.

They only like to swallow things that contain Spirit Qi, never bothering to distinguish.

Over time, the Spirit Qi accumulates chaotically and disorderly within their bodies, naturally becoming a short-lived species.

With Luo Chen’s knowledge, the Black and Green Treasure Basin Fish presented by True Master Feileng probably had at most a few decades of lifespan left.

When the fish was finally auctioned off for seven million Spirit Stones, it fell into the hands of a Golden Core Cultivator with a hooked nose sitting in the area for Rogue Cultivators.

After seeing this, Luo Chen commended in his heart, and also couldn’t help but feel emotional.

“Seven million, in exchange for tens of years of Third-Order Lower Grade Spirit Vein usage rights, this still seems to be a mixed blessing!”

On closer calculation, when he was on Tianlan Peak, he had rented a Third Order Cave Mansion for a million Spirit Stones per year.

The so-called seven million, is just seven years after all.

This deal, is much better than renting a house in a big city as he did previously.

Of course, this is also related to the differences in the environment and prices in the two places.

The cost of living in the North Sea has been influenced by the upheaval following the destruction of the Demon Sect, causing prices to rise.

However, the North Sea encompasses a vast area, and Spirit Lands are scattered across various waters like stars, which leads to Spirit Lands below the Fourth Order not being very rare.

As his thoughts diverged, Luo Chen also finally understood why, in the Eastern Wasteland, the number of high-realm Independent Cultivators was so scarce.

But in the North Sea, it is not just about Foundation Establishment Golden Cores; even Nascent Soul Stage Independent Cultivators are emerging in large numbers.

Furthermore, there are the Three Great Independent Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering as examples!

The reason behind this also relates to the abundance of Spirit Lands.

As long as Rogue Cultivators are bold enough, they can venture into the Demon Sea to find Spirit Veins of decent Orders.

Whether they can survive, however, is another matter.

After the seven million bid for a Third-order Black-green Treasure Basin Fish, the atmosphere within the Cold Palace was thoroughly stirred up.

Following that, as various resources appeared one after another, even if they were not so rare, there were still many eager to bid.

And Luo Chen was one of them!

…

“Fourth Order material with water and earth attributes, one jin of Trace Mud.”

“The potency of Trace Mud does not need Ruolan to elaborate much. With a slight addition into a Magic Item, it can possess a memory function. As long as it is not completely destroyed, it can allow the Magic Item to return to its original state, truly an essential among various Casting ore materials.”

“The starting bid is thirty thousand Spirit Stones. Each bid must not be less than a thousand, let the bidding begin, everyone!”

No sooner had Leng Ruolan finished speaking than numerous Cultivators began to call out their bids.

Luo Chen also spoke up on this side: “Forty thousand!”

As someone bid against him, he would not give in one bit.

“Forty-two thousand!”

“Forty-five thousand!”

“Fifty thousand!”