Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

"I must also warn all fellow Daoists, before you call out your bids, ensure you possess the necessary number of Spirit Coins; otherwise, once a false bid is detected, you will not only lose the chance to acquire the treasure but will also have to leave behind your life and possessions here!"

After laying out the rules of the auction, the auctioneer named "Jia Ming" didn't linger on his words.

He immediately slapped his Storage Pouch at his waist and took out a jade box.

Placing the jade box on the table in front of him, he opened the lid and took out the item inside to display to the crowd below.

"This is a Blue Moon Spirit Pearl produced by a second-tier Demon Beast, the Blue Moon Clam, containing extremely rich and gentle Power of Water Spirit. It's highly effective whether used for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or for extracting certain special fire poisons."

A fist-sized pale blue pearl was cradled in Jia Ming's hand for the cultivators below to see.

Without even needing to deliberately provoke it with Mana, a soft blue spiritual light radiated from the pearl. Discover stories on m-vl-em,pyr

The crowd swept their Divine Sense over it and could clearly sense the rich Power of Water Spirit contained within.

After displaying it for a moment, Jia Ming placed the Spiritual Pearl back into the jade box, closing the lid.

Then, he extended his right hand and made a gesture, saying, "The starting bid for this item is five hundred Spirit Coins, with each subsequent bid increasing by no less than fifty Spirit Coins."

"I bid five hundred Spirit Coins."

Almost as soon as Jia Ming's voice fell, a cultivator eagerly called out a bid.

It was unclear whether they truly needed that particular Spiritual Pearl or if the auctioneers had arranged for a shill.

In any case, after that bid, there was a momentary silence with no one else raising the price.

After all, no matter how attractively Jia Ming described it, it was still just an item produced from within a second-tier Demon Beast—a mere raw material.

Such items usually wouldn't be bought unless someone had a specific need for them or could utilize them to achieve a value far beyond five hundred Spirit Coins.

But this was under normal circumstances.

If the Blue Moon Spirit Pearl was such an easy-to-handle raw material, why wouldn't the auction house process it into an Elixir or Magic Artifact for sale?

Wouldn't that fetch a higher price?

Thus, after waiting a while with no further bids, that Blue Moon Spirit Pearl was actually taken by the first bidder at the base price.

While this wasn't considered a failed auction, it surely started the auction off on a sour note.

Therefore, although Zhou Chun couldn't see the auctioneer's expression, he could empathize with what the other must be feeling at the moment.

Sure enough, when the second item was brought out, the auctioneer's voice introducing the item sounded noticeably more subdued.

"A set of high-grade, carry-on, first-tier Formation 'Illusionary Spirit Misdirection Formation', which can encompass and protect an area within a hundred paces once set up. Its changing spells could easily conceal the formation from a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator's Divine Sense, and even distort and confound the Divine Sense and five senses of those who enter the formation, making it an essential item for temporary rests while traveling."

After finishing the introduction, the auctioneer immediately placed the Array Plate on the ground and with a series of hand movements, he inserted seven white Formation Flags into specific positions around the plate, directly initiating the Formation with a spell gesture.

Suddenly, a burst of white light surged from the Array Plate and Formation Flags, swiftly enveloping the auctioneer and a few of the auction house's cultivators on stage.

In the eyes of Zhou Chun and the others, the auction stage in front of them appeared completely empty, with only the illusory stone tables and other inanimate objects remaining.

For a Qi Refinement Realm cultivator like Zhou Chun, whether it was Divine Sense or casting spells like the Aura-Viewing Technique, he couldn't detect any irregularities there.

Even Zhou Jiarui, a cultivator at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, needed to concentrate their Divine Sense thoroughly to notice the slightest anomaly.

This kind of mysterious formation naturally aroused the interest of many cultivators.

Therefore, once the auctioneer dispelled the Formation and announced the starting bid, numerous cultivators immediately began contesting the price.

As a result, the starting bid of eight hundred Spirit Coins, after fervent bidding by several cultivators, finally settled at a closing price of one thousand four hundred and fifty Spirit Coins.

Observing the formation's popularity, Zhou Chun couldn't help but think of the Formation Arrangement Tools he had obtained from a cloaked elder of the Dragon Transformation Sect three years ago.

Ever since those tools were taken by Zhou Chongshan, the second Elder of the Zhou Family, for research, there had been no word back to him, leaving Zhou Chun clueless about their progress.

Unlike Magic Artifacts which could be used after consecration, formation is precisely this troublesome.

Without knowing the corresponding formation spell gestures to set up and control the Formation, even if one possessed the complete Formation tools, it would be impossible to set it up.

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It could only be handed over to an Array Master to slowly study and decipher, deducing the correct usage through research.

The smooth sale of the second treasure gave the Auctioneer quite a bit of confidence, and he quickly brought out the third treasure.

It was a Demon Beast Egg, specifically, the egg of the flying Demon Beast, the Flaming Eagle.

Although the Flaming Eagle is only a low-level Demon Beast, its adult strength is somewhat stronger than that of the Iron Feather Hawk, and it can also fly people around, making it an excellent choice for both transportation and as a combat Spirit Pet.

To be honest, when Zhou Chun saw this Flaming Eagle Egg, he wanted to buy it himself.

But considering that his own Silver Lightning Python could also fly after reaching the second rank, he held himself back.

In the end, he could only watch as the item was bought by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator for twelve hundred Spirit Coins.

The fourth and the fifth treasures, both second-rank Magic Artifacts, were each sold for more than two thousand Spirit Coins.

The sixth treasure was an Alchemy Furnace, which also sold for two thousand seven hundred Spirit Coins.

The seventh treasure was a seven-hundred-year-old Wind Bamboo Grass, which couldn't be used for Alchemy and had few applications, but in the end, someone took it home for thirteen hundred Spirit Coins.

The eighth treasure was a bottle of Elixirs that could enhance the Mana of early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators. There were only five Spirit Pills, but they sold for a price of two thousand one hundred Spirit Coins, each pill being as valuable as a top-tier first-rank Magic Artifact like the Mini Thousand Hills Seal.

By the time the ninth treasure came up, it got a lot more interesting.

The Auctioneer slapped his Storage Pouch and brought out a square wooden box, placing it on the table, then he opened the box and took out a pair of neatly folded, exquisite wings.

Those exquisite wings looked like they belonged to some sort of bat, blue-black in color, with some silver-white Spirit Patterns and azure glyphs artificially inscribed on them, transforming what should have been hideous wings into something mysterious and elegant.

This time, unlike with the previous Magic Artifacts, the Auctioneer didn't activate the item to display its effects.

Instead, he unfolded the wings and held them up for the audience to appreciate.

As he did so, he introduced the item, saying, "Those knowledgeable in the Talisman Instrument Art should have heard of it. This ninth treasure is a second-rank lower-tier Talisman Instrument, the Azure Bat Wings."

"Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators can use this item to achieve flight speeds comparable to the Wind Walking Talisman, and the duration is much longer than that of the talisman."

"Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators can use it to increase their speed of Flight by Controlling Qi significantly, and the duration is also very long."

"Moreover, this is a brand-new Talisman Instrument, guaranteed to be usable for more than three times."

After explaining the use of the wings, the Auctioneer folded them back and placed them inside the box.

Then, he said in a deep voice, "Due to the special nature of this item, we will not demonstrate its effects to the friends present here, but please rest assured, this auction will absolutely not use fake items to deceive any of you, you may bid on this item with confidence!"

Having finished, he called out loudly, "The starting price for this item is twelve hundred Spirit Coins, with each bid increment no less than one hundred Spirit Coins."

"So expensive!"

Zhou Chun let out a low cry, his heart, which had been itching to bid, was firmly suppressed by the price.

Initially, when he heard the Auctioneer say that Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators could also use the wings, he too was tempted to add an item to his collection that could be critical for escaping at key moments.

But upon hearing the starting price, he had to let it go.

It wasn't that he didn't have enough Spirit Coins in his pocket, but rather, it was not worth it for him.

So he could only watch as the price of the item soared, eventually bought by someone for eighteen hundred Spirit Coins.

After concluding the sale of the ninth treasure, the Auctioneer quickly took out the tenth treasure.

It was a jade bottle containing only a single dark purple Elixir.

Upon seeing the Elixir, Zhou Chun clearly heard his uncle Zhou Jiarui whispering the words "Foundation Establishment Pill."

Zhou Jiarui had successfully reached the Foundation Establishment Stage by taking a Foundation Establishment Pill, so he naturally wouldn't mistake it.

And as expected, the Auctioneer on stage soon confirmed this as well.

"There's no need for a lengthy introduction for this treasure, one Foundation Establishment Pill, with a starting price of four thousand Spirit Coins, and each bid increment must be no less than two hundred Spirit Coins."

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