First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 128: Competition (Seeking Subscriptions)

Shen Mo vaguely remembered hearing some rumors.

The founder of this market is a powerful cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.

Obviously, with such a strong presence, all the rules established in the market have the ability to make everyone abide by them.

Therefore, the deterrent power of these rules is quite strong.

After the gray-robed cultivator in charge of presiding over the auction finished his lengthy opening speech.

A cultivator from the market brought up the first item.

"Red Gold White Jade Lotus Seed Core, top-grade spiritual medicine."

The gray-robed cultivator had obviously rehearsed beforehand. After unveiling the item, he didn't even glance at it and went straight into the introduction.

"You may be unfamiliar with this Red Gold White Jade Lotus Seed Core because it is rare and precious. Allow me to introduce it briefly."

"This item grows in extremely cold places and requires the presence of extreme gold during its growth in order to condense."

"This spiritual medicine is essential for making multiple top-grade spiritual pills."

"The starting price is one hundred spiritual stones."

After speaking for a while, he finally raised the hammer and set the starting price.

"One hundred and twenty spiritual stones."

Soon, other cultivators raised their bidding paddles, intending to win the item.

But soon, other cultivators also raised their paddles.

"One hundred and fifty spiritual stones."

"Two hundred spiritual stones."

Several times in a row, when the bidding reached two hundred lower-grade spiritual stones, no one continued to raise the price.

"Two hundred spiritual stones, first time."

"Two hundred spiritual stones, second time."

"Two hundred spiritual stones, third time!"

"Congratulations to this Fellow Daoist for winning the Red Gold White Jade Lotus Seed Core."

After confirming three times and no one else bidding, the gray-robed cultivator announced the deal.

Subsequently, a dedicated manager took the Red Gold White Jade Lotus Seed Core down and placed it backstage, waiting for the cultivator to come and pay and collect the item.

"Alright, our second item is the Profound Grade middle-grade cultivation technique, 'Mysterious Moon Heart Sutra'."

"This cultivation technique is suitable for those with an extremely yin physique. When cultivated to perfection, the spiritual energy in the body will be refined into lunar spiritual energy, greatly increasing one's strength."

"The starting price for this technique is two hundred lower-grade spiritual stones."

Just as the first item was taken down, someone quickly brought up the second item.

There were also many interested parties for this 'Mysterious Moon Heart Sutra'.

"Two hundred and twenty spiritual stones."

"Two hundred and thirty spiritual stones."

"Two hundred and fifty spiritual stones."

"Five hundred spiritual stones!"

The bidding continued to rise, and in the end, the 'Mysterious Moon Heart Sutra' was acquired by a man dressed in a black robe with a bamboo hat.

After two auctions, the atmosphere in the venue had gradually warmed up.

Compared to the previous two items, this third item was much more precious.

"The third item in this auction is the Qilin Diamond Armor."

The gray-robed cultivator lifted the red cloth covering the item, revealing a pale golden inner armor engraved with numerous mysterious runes on the wooden table.

"This inner armor is a Profound Grade top-grade item, forged by a fourth-grade master blacksmith. Its defensive power goes without saying, as you can all see."

"The starting price is five hundred spiritual stones!"

"Six hundred spiritual stones!"

"Eight hundred spiritual stones!"

"Eight hundred and fifty spiritual stones!"

"One thousand spiritual stones!"

"One thousand three hundred spiritual stones!"

This inner armor was obviously in high demand, even Shen Mo felt tempted, but unfortunately, he was short on funds.

This time, his main purpose is to bid on the Godly Iron of the Heavens. He will only wait until he has accumulated enough before auctioning off other items!

In the end, the final transaction price for this inner armor reached 2,700 low-grade spirit stones.

"There are so many rich people." Seeing such a sky-high price, Shen Mo couldn't help but be amazed.

He saw many people bidding without hesitation, offering more than 2,000 spirit stones, and he couldn't help but worry.

"I hope the Godly Iron of the Heavens won't attract too many bidders."

Originally, he felt that bringing 1,800 low-grade spirit stones was more than enough and he was quite confident. But now, it seemed a bit uncertain.

Time passed bit by bit.

One item after another was brought up like an assembly line and sold through repeated bidding.

In the middle of it all, Shen Mo wanted to rely on the effect of his "Keen Eyes" destiny to see if there were any opportunities to take advantage of.

But the development along the way disappointed him.

Basically, he couldn't see anything extraordinary that others couldn't see.

In fact, all the cultivation materials that could be brought to the auction were treasures.

They had been repeatedly inspected and verified by craftsmen who specialized in appraising heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the market, so there was very little room for anyone to find a bargain.

Shen Mo tried several times to observe with great concentration, but to no avail, and gradually lost interest in this idea.

He closed his eyes slightly, calmly waiting for the appearance of the Godly Iron of the Heavens that he needed.

Another two hours passed.

This auction, which started in the early morning, was now in its second half.

Finally, the gray-robed cultivator introduced the item that Shen Mo was looking for on this trip.

"Everyone, please take a look. This is the rare spirit mine, the Godly Iron of the Heavens!"

The gray-robed cultivator held a wooden case containing the Godly Iron of the Heavens and displayed the unremarkable black mineral on top to everyone.

"This divine iron is said to have fallen from outside the heavens and has been nurtured by the earth for hundreds of thousands of years before taking shape. Although its use is niche, it is indispensable for forging top-grade magical weapons."

"If anyone is interested, please act quickly!"

"This item weighs ten jin and will start at a bid of 200 low-grade spirit stones!"

When the gray-robed cultivator dropped the wooden hammer.

Shen Mo suddenly opened his eyes!

"300 spirit stones!"

This was the first time he made a bid in the auction.

Before this, there were many treasures that Shen Mo didn't bid on, including some that made people salivate.

But those treasures were too expensive and he couldn't afford them.

Finally, when the main item arrived, Shen Mo acted quickly.

"400 spirit stones."

Even though the Godly Iron of the Heavens was not a hot item, someone still followed suit shortly after Shen Mo's bid.

"600 spirit stones."

Shen Mo bid again.

And on the other side, someone also refused to back down: "700 spirit stones."

"One thousand spirit stones!"

Shen Mo fell silent for a moment, then directly raised the price by three hundred spirit stones.

He had basically raised it to the market price for the Godly Iron of the Heavens.

Seeing someone bidding, he didn't expect to get it at an auction price lower than the market price.

Raising the bid to one thousand spirit stones was his way of hoping that the other party wouldn't continue bidding unless they were desperate.

However, Shen Mo misjudged the other party's determination to obtain this item.

"One thousand two hundred spirit stones."

In the front row of the auction hall, a cultivator dressed in black robes shouted another price.

This price was already higher than the normal market price.

Obviously, this person was determined to win the Godly Iron of the Heavens.

(End of this chapter)