Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

"Next up is the seventeenth item, also a spiritual material. What kind of spiritual material? Hmm, a very peculiar one. It looks quite extraordinary, and its effects are even more remarkable. How is it peculiar?" Daoist Wu Yu's tone was exaggerated as he posed questions to pique everyone's interest. "Because no one can recognize it!"

At this moment, a familiar cultivator in the audience chimed in, "If no one recognizes it, how do we know it's a good thing? Are you daring to bring it out for auction? What if it's just a pretty face, and everyone gets tricked? Daoist Wu Yu, will you be responsible for compensation?"

Daoist Wu Yu seemed to have been struck by an exciting point, as he clapped his hands together forcefully and said loudly, "The peculiarity of this item lies precisely here! Fellow Daoists, if there is something that you have never seen, nor heard of, nor can identify, but you still feel that it is not ordinary and must have special effects, wouldn't you say it is a unique treasure?

"This item has an excellent appearance, almost as if the words 'Rare Treasure' are written directly on it. You will never mistake it just by looking at it. It also contains amazing Yin Decay power. Someone like me, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, feels uncomfortable all over, as if being repeatedly gnawed on by something, even when standing three feet away. If you don't believe me, you can come and experience it for yourselves. Alright, enough nonsense, everyone, please behold this auction item: Nameless Earth!"

Having said that, he turned around and shouted, "Bring it up!"

Immediately, two young Daoists, carrying a large bucket about three feet high and two feet in diameter, walked out of the stone room behind the stage. Two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarded them on the left and right, their eyes warily scanning the surroundings.

The two young Daoists carrying the bucket had unsteady steps and heavy breathing, clearly indicating the bucket was very heavy. The bucket was made of refined iron, with restrictions added, frequently flashing gray light, likely stimulated by the contents within, making it difficult to maintain stability.

The cultivators below, watching Daoist Wu Yu's lips flap up and down, describing it in a mystical and exaggerated manner, only to present a bucket of "earth," burst into laughter. Immediately, a busybody pretended to be angry and shouted, "You thieving Daoist Wu Yu, you dare to boast about such earthy things! You even say it has an excellent appearance, bah!"

As soon as this earth appeared, Zhang Yuanjing, who was feeling bored, felt a heat in his chest. The Houtu Transformation Cauldron, which had been silent for a long time, stirred restlessly, as if wanting to jump out.

He was both happy and surprised, and quickly conveyed a message with his divine sense: "There are many people here, Senior, it is not suitable for you to show yourself! If you have any instructions, Senior, please tell me, and I will immediately carry them out for you."

The Houtu Transformation Cauldron did not respond, still agitated in his chest, but no longer trying to fly out of his clothes.

"Could it be that it wants to devour something again?" Zhang Yuanjing's mind flashed back to the scene of the Houtu Transformation Cauldron devouring strange stones at the bottom of the deep pool in Mount Meng, and he immediately reacted, "It's the Nameless Earth!"

He quickly communicated with the Transformation Cauldron: "Senior, please be patient, I will bid for that Nameless Earth for you!"

Sure enough, sensing his intention, the Transformation Cauldron finally calmed down and stopped moving.

At this time, Daoist Wu Yu, after exchanging jokes with several shouting Foundation Establishment cultivators below, built up the atmosphere in the hall before solemnly shouting, "Interested Daoists, you can come up to the stage to experience it and see that what I said is true. Anyone coming? It's a rare opportunity, don't miss it!"

There was a commotion in the hall, and several people immediately jumped up from their seats and quickly walked onto the stage. Subsequently, several more cultivators went up to inspect it. Before each cultivator left the stage, Daoist Wu Yu would stop them and ask about their feelings. Each person used different words, but the meaning was similar, that this earth did indeed have its mysteries.

"Alright, the auction now begins. Nameless Earth, starting price is one thousand spirit stones, with each bid increasing by no less than one hundred. Anyone...? This Daoist friend bids one thousand two, good, anyone else! Another Daoist friend raises the price, one thousand three... one thousand four..."

The bidders were mostly cultivators from the Three Mountains and Seven Caves. As a force, the Three Mountains and Seven Caves had accumulated some wealth, and even if they didn't recognize some strange items, they still intended to bid for them to collect. This was also a kind of sect accumulation. As for ordinary rogue cultivators, they had meager wealth, were alone, and couldn't use this item, so they naturally wouldn't participate in the bidding.

"One thousand eight once, is there anyone else bidding? This is such a large bucket, quite a lot of quantity, is there no higher price? One thousand eight twice!"

"Two thousand!" Zhang Yuanjing raised the VIP number one token and shouted a price.

"Oh, two thousand, bid by our VIP number one guest, thank you for your strong support!" Daoist Wu Yu was indeed cunning. Seeing that it was Zhang Yuanjing bidding, he used the guise of gratitude and used him as a gimmick. Although the cultivators below could also see the bidder, being announced by Wu Yu in public naturally had a different meaning.

Sure enough, there was immediately some commotion among the cultivators in the hall. They probably felt that even a Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivator had taken a fancy to it, so this item must be extraordinary. Some wealthy and eager people shouted a few more prices. The cultivators from the Three Mountains and Seven Caves, because they wanted to save face, didn't want to compete directly with Zhang Yuanjing, shouted once or twice, and then stopped bidding.

Zhang Yuanjing's greatest reliance in deciding to go to Mount Xuanyin was undoubtedly the Houtu Transformation Cauldron. Unfortunately, this cauldron had been dormant, and apart from devouring strange objects, it had not shown any signs of awakening. He had also been trying to find some strange objects to help it replenish its origin and promote its awakening.

But after traveling more than a hundred thousand miles west, he hadn't seen it react to anything. This time, an item that could trigger its reaction had finally appeared, so he had to win it at all costs.

At this time, the Nameless Earth had already been bid up to three thousand.

"Three thousand two!" Zhang Yuanjing shouted calmly, feeling a little unhappy. He had originally thought he could easily find a bargain, but he had been tricked by Daoist Wu Yu.

Beyond three thousand, basically no one bid anymore. After all, no one's spirit stones came from thin air. They were either accumulated over many years or obtained from selling goods at the ten-day market and the first three days of the auction, and they were going to be used to buy what they urgently needed. Who would gamble on an unknown item? If they bought it at a loss, there would be no place to regret it.

"Three thousand two! Is there anyone else bidding?" Daoist Wu Yu had tricked Zhang Yuanjing and knew when to stop. Seeing that no one was bidding, he didn't try to coax people to bid, and repeatedly shouted, "Three thousand two once! Three thousand two twice! Three thousand two three times! Good, congratulations to VIP number one for winning this bucket of Nameless Earth!"

Afterwards, Daoist Wu Yu began to peddle the eighteenth item. From this item onwards, the next ten or so items were all spiritual plants and pills. The spiritual plants were all over three hundred years old, and a few were over five hundred years old. The Thousand-Year Tiger Tail Grass that Zhang Yuanjing offered was the most valuable, attracting many cultivators to compete for it, and finally it was auctioned off for a high price of four thousand two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

The pills were mainly high-grade pills, and among the high-grade pills, they were those with slightly higher medicinal effects. This naturally aroused the competition of many Foundation Establishment cultivators. A bottle of nine high-grade Spirit Gathering Powder was auctioned for more than one thousand five hundred spirit stones, and a bottle of five high-grade Tiger King Pills even reached two thousand spirit stones.

When the twenty-fifth item was auctioned, there was a knock on the door outside. Zhang Yuanjing had already discovered Daoist Wu Feng with his divine sense, as well as the two young cultivators carrying the large bucket behind him.

"Daoist friend, please come in!"

Daoist Wu Feng opened the door, walked in to greet Zhang Yuanjing, and then said with a face full of smiles, "Thank you for your support, Daoist friend! I have brought the item for you. This thing is heavy and has a very strong erosion power. It is difficult to preserve and cannot be stored in a storage bag. Do you need me to send someone to your residence?"

"No need, just put it here." Zhang Yuanjing raised his hand and pointed to the room on the left.

Daoist Wu Feng gestured to the two young Daoists, and they quickly carried the wooden bucket in and placed it directly in the left room of the suite.

"Daoist friend, did you recognize this item when you bid for it? Please enlighten me!" Daoist Wu Feng asked casually.

"Hehe, I don't recognize it either. However, I cultivate earth-attribute techniques and am most interested in all kinds of earth!" Zhang Yuanjing shook his head and said.

A look of suspicion flashed in Daoist Wu Feng's eyes, but he couldn't see anything unusual from Zhang Yuanjing's face, so he smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I won't disturb Daoist friend's research on this item. There are still many good things to come, please continue to support us!"

Zhang Yuanjing nodded in response, "As long as I like it, I will not hesitate to spend spirit stones!"

After sending Daoist Wu Feng and the others away, Zhang Yuanjing returned to the room. Before he could sit down, the Houtu Transformation Cauldron flew out of his arms with a whoosh, spun around, turned into a size of about ten feet, and then sprinkled a yellow light, covering the large bucket. The large bucket immediately shattered into ashes, revealing a mass of black, smoky soil.

As soon as this soil was illuminated by the yellow light, it immediately turned into a cyan-black soil belt, flowing into the cauldron along the light. This lasted for three breaths, the soil belt disappeared, the Transformation Cauldron retracted the yellow light, spun around, quickly shrunk, and drilled back into his arms.

"Senior, is this enough?"

A lazy voice came: "Far from enough. If there is more of this soil, it would allow me to stay awake for longer! Hmm, the taste is not bad, a novel delicacy!"

"Senior, what kind of strange objects do you need?"

...

There was no response for a long time. After eating the Nameless Earth, the cauldron fell into a deep sleep again.

Zhang Yuanjing smiled bitterly twice, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and a thought flashed in his mind, revealing a happy expression. So he opened his divine sense, found the location of the Mount Motian cultivators, and sent a voice transmission to Min Huiye. After Min Huiye listened, he stood up and whispered a few words to Wu Yuanguang, and then hurriedly left.

The power used by the Houtu Transformation Cauldron far exceeded the understanding of Foundation Establishment cultivators, so after it openly revealed its true form, the surrounding Foundation Establishment cultivators could not sense it at all.

However, in a room on the fourth floor of the Qionghai Pavilion, a white-haired Daoist with long eyebrows reaching his temples and a face like a jujube, who was meditating with his eyes closed, stood up in fear, opened his divine sense and quickly swept towards the location of the auction, then stopped above the suite where Zhang Yuanjing was.

He had sensed that there was a powerful existence below, and also knew that this existence had discovered him, so he did not dare to "look." After hesitating for a moment, he immediately withdrew his divine sense, a huge wave arose in his heart, but thoughts frequently turned in his mind, constantly weighing the pros and cons.