Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 615: Chapter 258: Luo Chen Makes a Move at the Immortal City Auction_1

As Jueqing Fairy introduced the auction items, one by one, Foundation Establishment True Cultivators joined the bidding.

Luo Chen was one of them.

As a third order spirit tree, the economic value of Warm Sun Wood is very high.

When it grows, it can improve a certain climate environment, achieving a Yin-Yang balance.

The vitality it exudes attracts numerous high-ranking spirit birds.

Birds like the Sky Roc really enjoy making nests with the Warm Sun Wood.

However, this tree has a limited growth capacity. After reaching the third order, it won’t grow anymore and it could even damage the earth vein.

Therefore, people usually cut it down after it reaches the third order.

The bark of the cut down tree can be used as medicine, the essence from the leaves can be used to craft magic tools, but the tree core is the most precious material of all.

It is the only material on the tree that can reach the third order quality.

Used in pill refinement, it can increase one’s divine soul endowment and broaden the scope of spirit consciousness.

This alone makes it something that many pill refiners covet.

Of course, given pill formulas that can increase divine soul endowment are incredibly rare, few people can actually use it effectively.

What cultivators crave this tree core for, is the other blunt, straight-forward effect.

When burnt with Foundation Establishment True Flame, the Spirit Incense it produces can quickly heal partial divine soul injuries.

The name Warm Sun Fragrant Incense, came from this particular aspect.

This knowledge is not secretive, so many people are aware of it.

Therefore, whether one has soul injuries or not, when Met, they would buy one for future needs.

”I exhausted my divine soul by using the Heart Inquiry Mirror to simulate the future.”

”Even with the healing effect of the Tongyou Pill, it would take several months for me to recover.”

”If I had Warm Sun Fragrant Incense to nurture my divine soul, it would surely help me recover faster!”

Luo Chen decided to bid for this treasure.

The bidding atmosphere was not very intense.

However, the price continued to soar, even without Jueqing Fairy’s instigation.

Luo Chen always participated, without employing any risky auction strategies.

He simply placed his bid.

Five thousand!

Six thousand!

When the price reached six thousand eight hundred, many Foundation Establishment True Cultivators decided to back out.

Spending too many Spirit Stones for a backup item was not worth it.

Only two parties were left in the competition at this point.

After Luo Chen placed a bid of seven thousand five hundred Spirit Stones, the person competing with him sensibly chose to stop bidding.

It was clear that Luo Chen was detemined to win this item.

And for his part, there were other items that he was determined to win later, so there was no need to spend too much resources on something which was not urgently needed.

”Congratulations to Luo Tian Creed for winning this item.”

”Next, we will be auctioning a rare spirit material...”

Upon hearing ”Luo Tian Creed,” Luo Chen frowned, but then quickly dismissed it from his mind.

At a such auctions organized by the Golden Core Great Sects, generally both sides of the transaction are made public knowledge.

There are many benefits to this.

If one encounters a rival with rich resources, it’s better to avoid unnecessary excessive bidding in order to prevent any resentment.

Moreover, knowing who won what item, everyone has a line of trade in mind.

It also facilitates follow-up trades among people.

As for the auction atmosphere not being heated enough, the final price not being the absolute highest, and some profit being lost as a result?

This is not something the Great Sect worry about.

They don’t care for that little bit of petty profit!

Ultimately, what they want is a harmonious business atmosphere.

They crave for steady and sustainable business model.

They can’t possibly have a situation where every auction causes a lot of people to quarrel and fight, and even resort to killing and stealing treasures, right?

Over time, if this continues, who among the slightly weaker sects would dare attend the Immortal City Auction?

Publicising the information restrains such incidents from happening.

Even if there are plunderers who consider murder for treasures, once the incident occurs, they can be easily blacklisted by the Immortal City.

One precious auction item after another are presented.

Luo Chen also placed his bids calmly a number of times.

A third order mineral material costs twelve thousand Spirit Stones, which is another major ingredient for the magic item embryo that Duan Feng needs.

With this, added to the Heavy Profound Dark Water Luo Chen found from a stall earlier.

Duan Feng can start completing it once he returns.

The second order body Refinement Technique also appeared.

The starting price was not high, it was only five thousand Spirit Stones.

There were very few bidders, since it was just a declining bodyRefinement method.

But one person kept competing with Luo Chen and was very persistent, the price kept rising, and reached up to eight thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

”It’s Lu Rong from the Divine Craft Clan.” Duan Feng frowned.

Sima Huiniang worriedly said: ”Due to previous minor issues, our relationship with the Divine Craft Clan has always been not very friendly. Do you want to give up this body refinement technique to avoid deepening our enmity?”

Deepen our enmity?

Luo Chen couldn’t help but scoff at the corners of his mouth.

He never provoked them first, if they harbor resentment over such minor issues, that would not be his fault.

Moreover!

While glancing at Wang Yuan who looked quite allured, Luo Chen said lightly:

”It’s well known in the Immortal City that Lu Rong practiced body refinement.”

”A body refinement technique that even he values must have something worthy about it, even though it’s just a second order.”

”A treasure like this naturally belongs to the one who has money!”

As he spoke, he decisively shouted a dominating high bid.

”Ten thousand!”

He went straight from eight thousand to ten thousand.

There were few bidders to begin with, and with this raise, no one else wanted it anymore.

Jueqing Fairy glanced at Luo Chen’s booth and said calmly: ”Luo Tian Creed bids ten thousand for the Origin of Qi Technique.”