Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Perhaps apart from the two Golden Core Masters who have not given up on bidding yet, only Zhao Sheng knows what this treasure truly is.

This item has long been recorded in the "Space-Time Hundred Objects Chronicles," its true name should be "Star Soil."

It primarily comes from the Second Nether Ruins Divine Palace Heaven, a remnant from the collapse of a Grotto Heaven.

Besides possessing space-time attributes, most "Star Soil" still retains a small amount of Law and Tao traces inside, reflecting the Grotto Heaven owner's Enlightenment on the Taoist Law.

If refined properly, even a Divinity Transformation True Monarch can extract the Enlightenment experiences of predecessors from it, greatly benefiting in the end.

After an hour of "competition," the treasure was unexpectedly won by an obscure Golden Core Practitioner, which was truly shocking.

After winning the treasure, this person immediately left the scene in a hurry.

But soon, three Golden Core Masters consecutively got up and left one after another.

The implication is obvious without saying.

For these sorts of things, Heavenly Fire Ancestor couldn't care less; as long as no troubles arise in Returning City, he is too lazy to pay attention to such trifles.

Seeing more people in the venue getting restless, seemingly wanting to leave.

Heavenly Fire Ancestor immediately spoke, "Everyone, please wait, the auction is not over yet; the upcoming items will be the grand finale heavy treasures of this auction!"

Upon hearing this, many Golden Core Masters steadied themselves again, focused their gazes on the high platform, and waited curiously.

At this point, Heavenly Fire Ancestor personally took an item out of the Qiankun Bag at his waist.

In an instant, a glazed jade tower, no taller than one foot, appeared before everyone.

This tower is crystal clear and intricate, with hundreds of ancient symbols engraved on its body, emitting circles of glazed Treasure Light that illuminated the entire hall, clearly extraordinary.

The entire hall was captured by this Treasure Pagoda's brilliance, and occasionally, someone would exclaim out loud, while others remained silent, their eyes fiery.

Zhao Sheng's eyes slitted slightly, seemingly dazzled by the intense glazed Treasure Light.

"Everyone has only read the brief introduction of this treasure in the Jade Scroll, you might not know the true value of this Soul Stabilizing Tower.

It's rare for this old man to speak more tonight about this special High Grade Magical Treasure. Having been identified three times without fail by Great Tributor Chao, it's confirmed to be an Upper Realm Strange Treasure, possessing the effects of a Soul Stabilizing Sea and Concentrating Soul. The crucial point is with this treasure protecting the Purple Mansion, one can resist all spiritual shocks. Even a Nascent Soul Divine Thought can have its attack power reduced by ninety percent. As for other effects... hehe, temporarily secret," Heavenly Fire Ancestor said with some mystery.

Once these words were spoken, everyone present was in an uproar, all exceedingly moved.

In the Da Chun Realm, any treasure that protects the Purple Mansion and Divine Soul attracts fierce pursuit.

Other factors aside, the most vital issue… Moonlight Cave Heaven!

Indeed!

The Moonlight Cave Heaven is considered the most important treasure place in the Da Chun Realm, situated on the moon outside the Da Chun Realm, rumored to be the "Legacy Palace" of a Great Ability from the Upper Realm.

It's said that this mysterious Great Ability from the Upper Realm was born in the Da Chun Realm in earlier years, and hence moved the "Legacy Palace" back here before passing away.

No one knows why this person did such, some say it's to benefit future generations, others to select a successor for the Taoist Lineage, and some even claim the "Great Ability" didn't actually die but is waiting for a Body Seizing target to appear.

The Moonlight Cave Heaven emerged for ten thousand years, most treasures inside have long been scavenged by waves of Spirit Realm individuals who came upon hearing the news, leaving only a few immovable shattered mines, Spirit Veins, and some special resource points.

Despite this, Moonlight Cave Heaven is incredibly significant to the Da Chun Realm.

Therefore, when crossing Tribulation in this Cave Heaven, the intensity of any realm's Heavenly Tribulation will be reduced by one to three levels.

And a treasure that protects the Divine Soul is undoubtedly one of the essential items for entering the Moonlight Cave Heaven.

Zhao Sheng was a bit puzzled about why the Gui Family would willingly auction such a crucial treasure?

"No need for additional explanations, now start the auction of this tower, with a starting price of one hundred top-grade spiritual stones or one top-grade spirit stone. In case of equal bids, priority goes to top-grade spirit stones," Heavenly Fire Ancestor seemed to have anticipated the venue's reaction long before, and spoke after the place quieted down a bit.

Well then, the opening bid is one top-grade spirit stone!

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, momentarily speechless.

This is a huge amount, thus directly discouraging ninety percent from competing.

Wearing a red silk robe, Chen Dalong looked at the Soul Stabilizing Tower, his brows furrowed, always feeling something was off.

However, before he could think much, the hall ignited like firecrackers, the atmosphere instantly becoming explosive.

"One hundred and fifty pieces!"

The crowd buzzed, shocked someone raised the price by half with just one bid.

This... this indeed stirs the scene!

"One top-grade spirit stone, plus fifty top-grade spiritual stones!" After some Divine Sense exchange with his clan brother Chen Daxian, Chen Dalong promptly bid.

"One hundred and sixty top-grade Spirit Stones!"

The group of Golden Core Masters saw someone being so lavish and were momentarily speechless.

A few Golden Core Masters' expressions suddenly turned extremely dangerous.

However, the person who called out the highest price lazily sat cross-legged on his cushion, seemingly unaware of the hostile looks around him.

Zhao Sheng looked over, seeing this man about twenty years old, handsome in appearance, with an elegant and refined demeanor, like a graceful young nobleman.

But when his Spiritual Sensing reached out, he found the person was like a deep pool, with depths that could not be fathomed.

Hesitating for a moment, Chen Dalong gritted his teeth and called out an even higher price: "One top-grade Spirit Stone and sixty-three top-grade Spirit Stones!"

"Two top-grade Spirit Stones!"

With this price offered, it was a decisive end!

The hall fell into dead silence, and Chen Dalong's face was iron-blue, with tightly shut lips, saying nothing further.

Heavenly Fire Ancestor seemed to know this person and therefore did not deliberately delay time, quickly making a decision, finally concluding the transaction at two top-grade Spirit Stones.

By this time, the auction had come to an end.

Dozens of Golden Core Masters began to leave in succession, with a few approaching the generous bidder, trying to curry favor, but they were directly ignored by him.

Zhao Sheng stood up, glanced at that person a few times, shook his head, and turned to leave the hall.

As soon as he exited the hall, a maid promptly approached him, guiding Zhao Sheng to the back to exchange the auction item.

In no time, Zhao Sheng entered a simply decorated room, and the maid quietly withdrew.

Soon, a Golden Core Master from the Gui Family entered the room, taking out the Devouring Immortal Silkworm Fossil, waiting for Zhao Sheng to hand over the equivalent top-grade Spirit Stones.

Surprisingly... Zhao Sheng first admitted he didn't have enough Spirit Stones, then took out a stack of top-grade Thunder Escape Talismans, proposing a trade of treasures for treasures.

The person was already accustomed to Zhao Sheng's behavior.

Returning Home Tower indeed has a tradition of "trading treasures for treasures."

This person picked up the talismans, stating the need to verify their authenticity, and left the room first.

Zhao Sheng knew this was to authenticate the Thunder Escape Talismans and evaluate their worth.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the Gui Family Master returned to the room with a broad smile, immediately agreeing to his request.

Ultimately, Zhao Sheng sold twelve talismans at the price of two top-grade Spirit Stones each, totaling forty-four top-grade Spirit Stones.

Thus, Zhao Sheng not only didn't spend a penny but even earned an extra top-grade Spirit Stone from Returning Home Tower.

A moment later, Zhao Sheng declined the farewell from his fellow daoists and left alone.

Crossing two streets and making several turns, he entered an alley, and with a flash of his figure, he suddenly disappeared into thin air.

...

The next day, west of Returning City, on Yushu Street.

This is one of the most prosperous streets in the inner city, as famous as Auction Street in the east of the city.

A cursory glance revealed a bustling crowd on the street, with shops lining both sides in close succession. The Treasure Tower, Spiritual Medicine Shop, Alchemy Shop, Treasure Restaurant, and Artifact Refining Shop are all present, a scene of lively trade.

The pedestrians mostly exuded varying intensities of Spiritual Power, indicating they were cultivation practitioners.

Zhao Sheng disguised himself as a young nobleman and walked around the street briefly, soon spotting the most luxurious and grand store: Yushu Pavilion.

This pavilion is owned by the most powerful cultivation family, the Sili Family, in this realm.

Like Returning Home Tower, Yushu Pavilion was also located in the most prominent position on the street but occupied more land and attracted more people.

Zhao Sheng went to a second-floor window seat in a Spirit Tea House a hundred feet away from Yushu Pavilion, choosing a spot where he could see the entire pavilion, and began to observe carefully.

After observing for a while, Zhao Sheng left the tea house and arrived at Huaron Street nearby.

Though just a street away, the bustle here was noticeably less than on Yushu Street.

Zhao Sheng walked while surveying his surroundings, stopping after a short while at a Spiritual Medicine Shop called Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

As soon as Zhao Sheng stepped inside, a young, smiling-faced attendant appeared from somewhere, warmly welcoming him.

Though the young man seemed not very old, his etiquette was extremely courteous.