King of Creation

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the sixth Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill, and the Alliance Leader Jie has already declared he will forgo it! However, based on the Alliance Leader Jie's prior actions, he's bound to go all out for the seventh one!"

"Is there anyone else who wants to bid for this sixth Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill?"

Ye Zhen's interjection caused Jie Tianhe's expression to darken suddenly; this was downright shameless, wasn't it?

To do such a thing, not only is he selling this sixth Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill, but he's also increasing the difficulty for Jie Tianhe to bid for the seventh one.

The martial artists present weren't foolish, and those who were eager and capable of bidding for the Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill realized it immediately.

Soon, another wave of bidding began!

However, each bid was generally increasing by two thousand to three thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, not by large margins, but within a short time, the price soared to fifty-two thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals.

Understanding the trick, Jie Tianhe wanted to bid higher, but at his status, he couldn't afford to make empty promises in front of the public, the face of the Dragon Alliance would be entirely lost.

Ultimately, the sixth Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill fell into the hands of an Eighth Stage Establishment King on the third tier, at a price of fifty-two thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals.

The competition for the seventh Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill was even fiercer than Ye Zhen had imagined.

In fact, from the start, Jie Tianhe regretted it, his intestines were turning blue with regret.

Regretting he shouldn't have let go of the first and third ones so easily!

In the end, the seventh Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill fell into the hands of Jie Tianhe at a sky-high price of fifty-eight thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals.

And this was without Ye Zhen intervening, with this price, even Ye Zhen dared not intervene, once it got stuck in his hands, it'd truly be a sky-high price.

At this moment, Jie Tianhe was glaring at Ye Zhen with resentment, his face full of gloom, "Let you have your moment, once we leave Shuili Island, everything on your body will belong to me, inside and out."

"Calculating the time, they should have arrived by now?"

The auctioning of seven Purple Mansion True Marrow Pills at this Pill Appreciation Festival ushered in a small climax and once again proved the success of Shuili Dan King's open design.

Though there wasn't battle qi bidding, actions like raising prices for opponents at will, as Ye Zhen did, had already pushed the later Purple Mansion True Marrow Pills to sky-high prices.

The Pill Appreciation Festival continued, occasionally featuring pills personally refined by Shuili Dan King, along with other martial artists' consigned secret cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts, taking turns on the stage.

At this point, it's primarily the domain of second and third-tier martial artists.

A High Grade Spiritual Artifact could cause a fierce competition among third-tier martial artists, while a fragment of an ancient skill would lead them to fight just as fiercely.

During this period, Ye Zhen was seldom involved.

The reason being, the consigned items by other martial artists weren't worthwhile to Ye Zhen.

How could secret cultivation technique ancient fragments compare with the Impermanence Mysterious Fire Scripture? How could they compare to the various secret techniques brought by Ye Zhen's Mirage Dragon Pearl?

Moreover, items consigned here for sale either were impractical or niche secret cultivation techniques.

Not of great value.

As for the spiritual artifacts appearing here, they were even less noteworthy, as Ye Zhen himself is an Artifact Refiner, already capable of refining and modifying High Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Ye Zhen guessed that as long as he is given some time to comprehend, and the flame could advance further, refining soul artifacts would be no difficult task.

Similarly, Ye Zhen didn't make a move, nor did any fourth-tier martial artists.

Even figures like Jie Tianhe and Gai Li closed their eyes for a nap.

Feeling slightly uninterested, Ye Zhen also mimicked them, closing his eyes for a nap, although his divine sense was still keeping an eye on the auctioned treasures.

Time unknown, but the items sold probably numbered in the hundreds, suddenly, Ye Zhen's eyebrows twitched slightly, opening his eyes in surprise, he looked toward an object on the auction table on the first floor.

At this moment, the dual-role auctioneer and chief steward, Chen Pi, was pointing at a piece of dim, lifeless object with no spiritual power fluctuation, black in color, doing the introduction.

"This item is a consignment from a guest, its specific name is unknown, its specific function is unknown, found by the guest in a ruin of an ancient secret mansion."

"This object has three major peculiarities; first, its material is unknown, not of any currently known artifact refining materials, the second peculiarity is its extreme resilience, spiritual power doesn't penetrate, impervious to all methods!"

"After receiving this item, our island tried various tests like lightning strikes, fire burns, ice freezes, sword chops, and hammer splits, none could damage this object in the slightest, not even a trace could be left."

"The martial artists involved in testing this object's characteristics were all from the Ninth Stage Establishment middle and late stages."

With Chen Pi's description, many people became interested, eagerly observing this black material, divine senses indiscreetly swept over it.

"Unfortunately, the object is only half a palm size, otherwise, based on this trait, it could be made into a small shield."

"As for the third peculiarity of this object, I believe ladies and gentlemen have already found out at this point?"

"Divine Soul does not penetrate, any Divine Soul Power cannot invade inside even a bit, unable to penetrate!"

"Considering this item's peculiar traits, its owner named it Golden Body Stone! Roughly meaning this item remains incorruptible in face of various attacks, not gold nor jade material unknown, named after a stone."

After Chen Pi finished the introduction, everyone showed a hint of interest; sometimes, such peculiar treasures might just be artifacts from ancient times.

Every martial artist harbors a certain desire for collecting.

So, there's a lot of interest.

"Grand Steward Chen, we all know that already, hurry and announce the auction price?" Someone impatiently urged.

"Everyone, for these special items, Shuili Island does not have the authority to set a price, usually, it's the owner who sets the starting price."

With a brief explanation, Chen Pi suddenly pointed to this Golden Body Jade and said, "This Golden Body Jade, starting price is one hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, each increment must not be less than one thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals!"

"Hiss!"

As soon as the base price was announced, the sound of gasping was immediate and widespread, with no bid sound appearing for a long time.

The main issue is that this base price is quite high, surprisingly matching the starting price of the Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill.

The key point is that its purpose is unclear, merely a mysterious object, even Ninth Stage Establishment Kings couldn't determine its nature, many people are interested only with the mindset of trying their luck for a bargain.

But the problem is, a base price of one hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals makes this bargain-hunting idea something only a fool would pursue.

A hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals is equivalent to ten million one hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, which is roughly a year's net income for many smaller families and forces.

To spend a year's net income on such an item, the whole family would have to survive on the northwest wind?

Not to mention those small forces and families, even leaders of the Fourth Tier major forces lost any interest upon hearing the price.

That seller isn't sincerely intending to sell this item, the reason for such a high price is to find a fool.

This sort of thing is quite common in large auctions.

If they encounter a fool who bids, then the profit is made.

Speaking of which, a High Grade Spirit Artifact costs about this much too, right?

Unfortunately, everyone understands that only a fool would make such a purchase—Ye Zhen at this moment, however, cannot avoid doing it.

He cannot help but be the fool!

The usually peaceful Mirage Dragon Pearl within Ye Zhen, when this item was brought out, subtly trembled a little, drawing Ye Zhen's attention as he awoke from his light slumber.

This tremor from the Mirage Dragon Pearl was an unprecedented occurrence.

Regrettably, after that subtle tremor, the Mirage Dragon Pearl remained quiet.

However, when Ye Zhen projected his Divine Sense onto the surface of the Golden Body Stone, the Mirage Dragon Pearl slightly trembled once more.

Withdrawing his Divine Sense, there was no further reaction.

With Divine Sense enveloping it, the Mirage Dragon Pearl would tremble again.

This discovery greatly astonished Ye Zhen!

"Could it be that the Mirage Dragon Pearl and this seemingly useless Golden Body Stone have some connection or reaction? What exactly is this Golden Body Stone? Might it be related to the Mirage Dragon Pearl?"

However, to find out, he must first win the bid for the Golden Body Stone.

So, being the fool this time is inevitable for Ye Zhen.

At the same time, with a prolonged period of no bids, Chen Pi began initiating the no-bid procedure, "Is there anyone bidding for this Golden Body Stone? If no one bids within fifteen breaths, it will be treated as a no-bid item!"

"Ten breaths, if there's no bid within ten breaths, this Golden Body Stone will be considered a no-bid item!"

"Five breaths, five breaths...."

"Since no one is bidding, I will join in the fun, one hundred thousand and one thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, considering it as paving the way, is anyone interested in raising the bid?" At the last moment, Ye Zhen's voice sounded.

As soon as Ye Zhen's bidding voice landed, Jie Tianhe, Yang Ben, and others who were resting with closed eyes opened them, giving Ye Zhen a surprised look.

When Jie Tianhe looked towards Ye Zhen, Ye Zhen was smilingly looking back at him.

In Jie Tianhe's view, that smile was like a sly hunter waiting for prey to fall into a trap, full of cunning, instantly alarming Jie Tianhe.

Could Ye Zhen be intentionally raising the bid to entice him to act and then trap him?

Divine Sense scanned the Golden Body Stone, finding it somewhat peculiar, yet indeed without any discovery.

Thinking it over, Jie Tianhe felt it's best to remain cautious, being trapped by Ye Zhen is not a serious matter, but losing face is.

Closing his eyes again, he went back to feigning slumber.

As for Leng Kang who always intended to trap Ye Zhen, he also dared not act now, his losses this time have been too great, if this item ends up in his possession, it would be a huge loss.

A few breaths later, when Chen Pi announced the Golden Body Stone was won by Ye Zhen, Ye Zhen's heart surged with joy, he couldn't wait to get his hands on the Golden Body Stone.

He greatly wanted to know, what is the connection between the Golden Body Stone and the Mirage Dragon Pearl, this heaven-defying treasure?

A few breaths later, with Chen Pi's words, the martial artists on the fourth floor who were feigning slumber all opened their eyes and sat up straight.

Because Chen Pi announced that the miscellaneous item auction had ended, and the dual treasures in the grand finale of this Dan-appreciation event would soon be up for auction! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)