Lu Yao easily acquired the "Spirit chanism Sweet Potato," which did not attract any attention.
Such unusual flowers and fruits are classified into four categories like Spirit Stones: "low, mid, high, and extre," and this sweet potato was at best mid-grade.
According to tradition, the first three items auctioned are plain and unremarkable, serving to warm up the crowd. The real highlights co later!
Following that, various remarkable Cultivation Techniques, elixirs, and Magical Treasures appeared, but Lu Yao fell silent, showing no interest.
With different systems, he couldn't use these items, so he sat back and watched the enthusiastic bidding of others.
It wasn't until the midpoint of the auction that Du Lan brought out a string of "Vermilion Fruits," which were pleasingly bright red.
"This strange fruit, born in the depths of great mountains and swamps, flowers once every thousand years and fruits the next. Its dicinal effects and value need not be elaborated on; it is definitely a top-tier among the high-grade!"
Du Lan displayed a branch full of fruits, showing it around:
"The picker clearly had no sense of public spiritedness, breaking off the entire branch, which severely damaged the parent plant. However, this also ans the 'Vermilion Fruits' on the branch are in perfect condition!
"Esteed fellows, take a good look, this branch has 12 fruits! The starting bid is 500 high-grade Spirit Stones!"
The appearance of this item imdiately drew the attention of the entire hall.
An elder with a long beard offered a higher bid on the spot, "600 Spirit Stones!"
Another old woman was not to be outdone, "650!"
...
The price quickly soared to 800, with mostly elderly people bidding.
Vermilion Fruit is well-known for its multiple divine effects such as nourishing vital energy and increasing cultivation level, and most notably, its ability to prolong life.
Lu Yao scanned the fruit with his Divine Thought, finding that it was refreshing and sweet, with a very pleasant taste.
So, he too showed a determined will to win, directly bidding, "1000~"
The four-digit price in high-grade Spirit Stones seed to be a threshold that made many step back.
Only the old man and old woman from the beginning clenched their teeth and followed closely, "1100!" "1150!"
Lu Yao, finding them troubleso, declared definitively, "1500~"
This decisively ended the competition, and no one else bid against him.
After Du Lan called out the price three tis and saw that no one else was bidding, she announced on the spot, "Congratulations to Young Master Lu for obtaining this entire branch of 'Vermilion Fruits'"
The elder with the long beard had a cold face, feeling quite upset. However, it was just a single auction failure, not a big deal, so he didn't say much.
But what followed made his mood more than just bad.
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The auction was just hitting halfti, and one fine item after another was coming up!
Green Lotus Seeds, Frosty Moon Peach, Ice-Fire Serpent Scale Fruit... each one was a top-tier rarity, and most people in the room had only heard their nas in their lifetis.
Swallowing them raw had remarkable effects, not to ntion refining them into elixirs to ingest! Increasing cultivation level, prolonging life, healing injuries... all trivial matters~
Unfortunately for the others, all these fine items went to Lu Yao!
The crowd continually heard Du Lan's excited voice:
"1000 high-grade Spirit Stones... Congratulations to Young Master Lu for obtaining the Green Lotus Seeds"
"2000 high-grade Spirit Stones... Congratulations to Young Master Lu for obtaining the Frosty Moon Peach"
...
Lu Yao's undoubtedly substantial wealth allowed him to win all the rare Spirit Fruits in the room.
The Frosty Moon Peach even sold for more than triple its original price!
The elder with the long beard looked extrely sullen, his eyes filled with resentnt.
Then, Du Lan brought out the "Ice-Fire Serpent Scale Fruit" and called out:
"A supre rarity from 'Jin Country,' rarely found outside, we are fortunate to see two today. The starting bid is 2500 high-grade Spirit Stones!"
As she said, this fruit was tightly controlled by the royal family of Jin Country and was an absolute rarity in Zhao Country.
The bearded elder wanted to concoct an Immortal Pill and was determined to succeed, so he called out in the direction of Lu Yao:
"Young friend, you should understand the principle of knowing when to stop. I am Fang Cun from Lingtai Mountain, and I advise you to quit while you're ahead!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the several maidservants exclaid in surprise:
"Honored guest, Lingtai Mountain's Fang Cun... Elder Fang is a cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm!"
"Lingtai Mountain is a prestigious sect; it's better not to provoke them."
Lu Yao was naturally unafraid, but before he had the chance to speak, a cold "hmpf!" suddenly echoed in the hall.
This snort was aid at "Lingtai Mountain's Fang Cun," causing the elder's face to flush with embarrassnt, then turn pale.
The man dared not persist further, gave a respectful bow toward a certain box in the east, and quickly sat down. But the look he gave Lu Yao still bore trendous resentnt!
Lu Yao also heard that "hmpf!" and silently used his Divine Thought to probe over.
He saw that the one who hmpfed was none other than the crown prince who showed off in the streets yesterday—Zhao Yuanjie.
Elder Fang's action was, in essence, openly challenging his authority. If everyone simply shouted a phrase and then stopped bidding, what would be the point of the auction?
Zhao Yuanjie was certainly not one to indulge such behavior, and he imdiately made his displeasure known.
Therefore, his action was rely self-protection, and not necessarily a sign of friendliness toward Lu Yao.
At this mont, Zhao Yuanjie ordered the brocade-clothed woman beside him:
"Check into this Lu Yao. Possessing so many Spirit Stones at the Nascent Soul Stage, there must be sothing amiss."
The brocade-clothed woman bowed to accept the command and vanished with a flicker. Observing her movent technique, it was clearly of the Martial Path from the Divine Land.
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What Zhao Yuanjie didn't know was that everything that happened in his box had been clearly detected by Lu Yao's Divine Thought.
And yet he failed to notice Lu Yao's presence, which spoke volus about the gap between them.
In fact, speaking strictly in terms of combat ability, the difference might not be that great, but it is often said that adversity breeds strength, while comfort leads to weakness.
The people of the Xuanhuang Realm are long imrsed in a rich ambiance of spiritual essence. Where there might be deficiencies in their cultivation, they can rely on this spiritual essence to muddle through.
This leads to a lack of self-pushing to their limits, resulting in a general and superficial understanding of their cultivation realms, knowing the how but not the why.
In terms of utilizing their abilities, they are far from being as exquisite as Lu Yao.
At this mont, Lu Yao smiled wryly, "Too ostentatious, to have attracted the attention of this crown prince... Well, no matter, he's not that important of a figure after all."
"Based on my current estimation, I can defeat those in the Divinity Transformation, but not opponents who are Immortal Emperors at the Mahayana Realm."
Although the systems are different, if forced to compare, Divinity Transformation is roughly equivalent to the Sun God level.
Lu Yao, being at the summit of the Martial Path and in the Primordial Realm, had already vanquished two enemies at the Sun God level, but beyond the Sun God there lay a realm called "Unbounded."
He conjectured that the Immortal Emperors were either at this realm or not far from it.
"It's actually a good opportunity to probe the truth of the 'Unbounded' realm. In the Divine Land, the records are absolutely devoid of even a punctuation mark about it."
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anwhile, the atmosphere within the auction hall remained heated, as the crowd bid vast sums of money for the objects of their desire without batting an eye.
Not to be outdone, Lu Yao also won a pot of top-grade "Seven-Colored Flower" for 3,000 Spirit Stones.
This flower had seven petals, each a different color, and was still alive. It would be excellent to bring back for his pregnant wife to enjoy.
Just as he had won several other Spirit Fruits, the lights in the hall suddenly dimd, leaving only the stage exceptionally bright and noticeably conspicuous.
With such a sight, everyone knew a highlight of the auction was coming and held their breath with Focused Spirit.
Soon, a group of Golden Armored Heavenly Soldiers escorted a woman onto the stage, dressed only in undergarnts.
Around her neck was a tal collar, tightly clasped. This signified a slave in the Xuanhuang Realm.
Lu Yao frowned.
The woman's tall stature and heroic bearing were almost identical to those of female Martial Artists from the Divine Land, and her cultivation was not weak.
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