Chronicles of the Green Vine: A Mortal’s Path to Immortality

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In the blink of an eye, an hour passed. After the three chimes of the Azure Spirit bell, the auction began.

A red-skirted girl appeared on the white jade platform below. The girl had short, ear-length hair and a sweet smile.

"Welcome, fellow cultivators! This auction will be hosted by Qing'er. Thank you all for your support of our Merchant Alliance."

The girl named Qing'er said in a clear voice, "Before the auction begins, I, Qing'er, must say a few more words about the rules of the auction."

"First, it is strictly forbidden to falsely report prices, so as not to affect normal price competition. If any cultivator does not have enough spirit stones, they can use equivalent treasures as collateral. Our Merchant Alliance will definitely appraise them for you and will not let you suffer a loss."

"Second, the items at the auction will be awarded to the highest bidder. If anyone has any objections to this, please leave on your own. If anyone relies on their cultivation to cause trouble, they will be challenging our Merchant Alliance, and they will bear the consequences themselves."

This woman was also a Qi Refining stage six cultivator, but she spoke with astonishing confidence.

At the same time as this woman spoke, Zhang Ling felt four or five divine senses sweep over him. Although it was only for a moment, these divine senses were powerful and could not be achieved by Qi Refining cultivators.

Could it be a Foundation Establishment stage expert? Clearly, these divine senses were the auction house's warning.

"Now that Qing'er has stated the rules, all of you fellow cultivators are smart people, so such stupid things should not happen. Now, the auction officially begins."

Qing'er lightly clapped her hands, and a pair of young boys and girls walked up from below the jade platform. They were each holding a jade plate. On top of each plate was a storage bag.

With a wave of her hand, Qing'er took out a treasure from one of the storage bags. It was a golden gong. Qing'er pointed a finger in the air, and the gong emitted a loud sound.

"The first item in this auction is this item, a Marrow Cleansing Pill."

Qing'er waved at the storage bag, and a white jade bottle flew out, hovering in front of her.

"The Marrow Cleansing Pill is a rare spiritual pill. Qi Refining cultivators can take it. The effect of this pill is to cleanse the marrow and remove impurities from the cultivator's body. It also has a certain detoxification effect. The starting price is eight hundred spirit stones, and each increase must not be less than ten spirit stones."

"Eight hundred and fifty spirit stones!"

"Eight hundred and eighty spirit stones!"

"I offer nine hundred spirit stones."

As soon as the Marrow Cleansing Pill was announced, it caused a commotion at the auction. Many cultivators increased the price.

Zhang Ling was also slightly surprised. He didn't expect the first item to be this kind of pill.

In the blink of an eye, the price of the Marrow Cleansing Pill soared to one thousand spirit stones, but there were still many cultivators in the audience raising the price, and the voices of bidding rose and fell.

"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

Someone quoted a price, and the voices in the arena suddenly quieted down.

"This fellow cultivator has bid one thousand five hundred spirit stones. Is there anyone who will raise the price? Marrow Cleansing Pills are hard to come by, and one may not appear for several years. Everyone, seize the opportunity." Seeing that no one was raising the price, Qing'er giggled and said softly to the cultivators present.

"This young master bids one thousand seven hundred spirit stones!"

As Qing'er's words fell, another cultivator joined the bidding. Scattered bids rang out from time to time.

In the end, this Marrow Cleansing Pill was auctioned for two thousand two hundred spirit stones. Such a high price couldn't help but make Zhang Ling click his tongue.

In previous years, Marrow Cleansing Pills generally appeared for around one thousand five hundred spirit stones. Today, it actually sold for more than two thousand spirit stones. Zhang Ling estimated that the cultivator who bought the Marrow Cleansing Pill wasn't feeling too good.

Qing'er ignored the reactions of the others and congratulated the cultivator before taking out the second item.

A golden long sword flew in front of her. As spiritual light struck it, the long sword emitted a great golden glow, flying up and down, circling the auction hall quickly.

"High-grade magic tool, the Golden Light Sword, made from gold rock and several other materials, forged by a Foundation Establishment senior with true fire for seven days and seven nights. Its power is slightly better than ordinary high-grade magic tools, although it has not yet reached the level of top-grade magic tools, it is not far off."

"Fellow cultivators who love flying swords, don't miss it! The starting price is six hundred and twenty spirit stones, and each increase must not be less than ten spirit stones."

Magic tools are commonly used by cultivators. Most of the cultivators present were in the later stages of Qi Refining, and this high-grade magic tool immediately attracted the attention of many cultivators. Bids rang out one after another.

In the end, this magic tool was auctioned for nine hundred and fifty spirit stones. The items auctioned after that emerged one after another. There were pills, talismans, magic tools, and spiritual herbs, etc.

With the cultivators' bidding, these people's wealth really opened Zhang Ling's eyes.

The atmosphere of the auction was also brought to a climax. Zhang Ling also had his eye on a few items, but in the end, he didn't make a move. He found that the prices of these items were two or three times higher than buying them outside.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Zhang Ling was waiting for an item that he had to bid on.

At this time, the girl on the jade platform had five red, glittering talismans in her hand.

"One Skyfire Talisman, carefully refined by a talisman-making master in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. It contains the second-order spell Skyfire Art. As everyone knows, second-order spells can only be cultivated by cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage, and second-order spells are extremely difficult to cultivate. Even ordinary Foundation Establishment seniors rarely know this spell."

"Skyfire Art, a fire-attribute second-order spell. Once cast, it can gather a cloud of fire overhead, covering an area of more than ten zhang. Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators cannot avoid this powerful, wide-ranging spell."

"With a second-order talisman, you have a guarantee. Fellow cultivators, seize the opportunity. Second-order talismans are not common. The starting price for one Skyfire Talisman is five hundred spirit stones, and single-item auctions begin, with each increase not less than five spirit stones."

"Six hundred spirit stones!"

"Six hundred and ten spirit stones!"

For a time, many people raised the price, and Zhang Ling also called out a price. Second-order talismans were also his goal here.

As the price got higher and higher, the first Skyfire Talisman was auctioned for eight hundred and twenty spirit stones.

The remaining Skyfire Talismans were not lower than seven hundred spirit stones, and the last Skyfire Talisman was auctioned for a high price of nine hundred spirit stones.

Zhang Ling also competed for one, using seven hundred and fifty spirit stones. This price was within his acceptable range.

Time passed little by little, and treasures were auctioned off by the cultivators. In the process, he made another move, using three hundred spirit stones to bid for an Ice Pearl magic tool.

This kind of magic tool is refined with Ice Jade, which can resist fire poison. However, these Ice Pearls are one-time magic tools, and the cold air in them has been stimulated and can only exist for a month. After that time, they become waste products.

Therefore, there were not many people bidding, and the auction house took out a total of twelve Ice Pearls. But the effect of the auction was not good. The prices were only between three and four hundred spirit stones.

One reason was that most of the cultivators present had prepared similar treasures.

After that, the auction entered a rest period, during which a small number of cultivators left directly.