Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

Chapter 253: Chapter 253: Divine Iron Wood

After the Cangwu Twin Sisters appeared, many Cultivators flocked over to strike up a conversation, including Xiao Yunhong.

However, the two women kept everyone at arm’s length, offering a slight nod at most.

Zhang Chi wasn’t surprised by this.

After all, the two women were his fellow sect members. They all had Top Grade Golden Cores, yet they had never once paid their respects to him, their senior.

On the rare occasions they met at the Sect Leader’s place, they would only give a slight nod and never speak to him.

Soon, more and more Cultivators arrived. Some of the more important figures even entered the private VIP rooms.

Zhang Chi did the same.

After all, though he hadn’t revealed his background, he possessed High Tier VIP status.

"Welcome, Fellow Daoists, to this Ten Thousand Treasures Tower auction. Without further ado, let’s begin..."

Just then, a beautiful Golden Core Female Cultivator, enchanting and dressed in purple, took the stage with several lovely Maids. The auction began immediately.

"The first item is a Core Formation Spiritual Object. This object is called Snow Spirit Water. It comes from the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven and is one of the extra Core Formation Spiritual Objects not currently found in the Great Abyss."

"I’m sure I don’t need to elaborate on its value. By obtaining this item and using it in conjunction with all the existing types of Core Formation Spiritual Objects in the Great Abyss, there is at least a ten percent chance of making one’s Golden Core quality match their Spirit Root Level!"

"Of course, an item this useful won’t be cheap. The starting price is one million Spirit Stones, and each bid must be an increment of at least ten thousand Spirit Stones..."

The Golden Core Female Cultivator then unveiled the tray held by the first Maid, revealing a black Jade Box.

After she opened the Jade Box, a drop of snow-white Spiritual Liquid, exuding a bone-chilling aura, floated into mid-air on its own.

Instantly, the eyes of every Cultivator in the room were drawn to it, especially the Foundation Establishment attendants.

"One million one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

"One million two hundred thousand!"

"One million five hundred..."

Before the Golden Core Female Cultivator had even finished speaking, the Cultivators present began to compete fiercely.

After all, even if they didn’t need it for themselves, their junior sect members or others could.

If they could get it for a low price, they could even resell it for a huge profit.

Besides, this type of Core Formation Spiritual Object was a controlled resource even in Top Level Sects. Under normal circumstances, you couldn’t buy it no matter how many Spirit Stones you had.

’What a pity. If only I’d had this kind of Spiritual Object back then. I wouldn’t have needed many, just two or three different types, and I might have been able to form a Celestial Grade Golden Core!’

Even Zhang Chi’s eyes lit up slightly when he saw it.

But he didn’t make a bid.

He had no use for it, after all.

Qin Susu and the others could use it, but they would have to rely on themselves for their Core Formation Spiritual Objects.

Zhang Chi couldn’t provide everything for them.

Besides, they were still a long way from forming their Golden Cores.

What’s more, even if he did help them buy it, this Snow Spirit Water wasn’t cost-effective.

After all, they might not even be able to gather all the necessary items like Blue Crystal Grass, let alone something like Snow Spirit Water.

The price of the Core Formation Spiritual Object skyrocketed, quickly reaching three million Spirit Stones before a Golden Core Peak Cultivator finally managed to buy it.

After that, the next item was brought to the stage: a Middle Grade Magical Treasure, a Golden Flying Sword.

The sword started at one and a half million Low Grade Spirit Stones and finally sold for three and a half million to an Elder from the Divine Sword Sect.

Despite the high price, the Divine Sword Sect Elder was all smiles.

After all, even a Nascent Soul Powerhouse could make do with a Middle Grade Magical Treasure Flying Sword.

When used by a Golden Core Cultivator, its Mighty Power was far greater than a Low Grade one, significantly boosting their Combat Power. It was especially suitable for Sword Cultivators.

It wasn’t just the Divine Sword Sect Cultivators; even Zhang Chi felt a flicker of interest.

But in the end, he still didn’t bid.

For one, the Flying Sword was too expensive.

Second, it had no room for growth, and its Mighty Power wasn’t even that much stronger than his Star Swords.

His Star Swords were only Low Grade, but they were his Lifebound Magical Treasure, and they could be used as a set to deploy a Sword Array.

Using all seven flying swords at once, combined with his Sword Essence, Swordsmanship, and the Sword Array, would be far more powerful than this Middle Grade Flying Sword.

Besides, Zhang Chi’s Tier Three Refining Technique was constantly improving. In a few more decades at most, he would be able to refine Middle Grade Magical Treasures himself. At that point, he could upgrade his Star Swords ahead of schedule instead of slowly nurturing them over time.

Following that, many other fine items were presented—Magical Treasures, Spirit Talismans, Spirit Pills, and Medicinal Materials of all kinds, a dazzling array.

Many of them were items that were difficult to acquire even within Top Level Sects, but their prices were also extremely high.

"A portion of Tier Three Peak Divine Iron Wood! It can be used for refining Puppets, Flying Boats, Flying Swords, and more. Its effects are comparable to Golden Iron of the Same Tier, yet it is relatively lighter and a better conductor of Spiritual Power."

"The starting price is five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, with minimum bid increments of ten thousand Spirit Stones. Friends who specialize in Artifact Refining, you won’t want to miss this!"

As this new material was presented, Zhang Chi’s spirits lifted. He was finally ready to join the bidding.

This material was exactly what he needed to refine a High Tier Puppet; it was one of the main ingredients required.

Over the years, his puppet-refining technique had already advanced to Tier Three Upper Grade, thanks to the Dream Space and the aid of those two Tier Three Peak Puppets, but he had always lacked the materials to craft one.

"One million!"

Zhang Chi didn’t bother waiting and stated his price directly.

The auction floor had been bustling, with many people wanting to get their hands on this piece of Tier Three Divine Iron Wood.

After all, even if they weren’t Artifact Refiners themselves, they could take the material to one and have something crafted.

But as soon as Zhang Chi spoke, the Cultivators who had been about to bid immediately fell silent and hesitated.

For one, there was only a single piece of this Spirit Wood, and its value was around one million Spirit Stones to begin with.

Second, Zhang Chi’s bid was aggressive, doubling the price right at the start. He was clearly someone who wasn’t short on Spirit Stones.

Competing with him would most likely end in failure.

And even if they won, it wouldn’t be worth it.

They could try to drive up the price and then back out to screw him over. But that would be harming another without benefiting themselves, making an enemy for no reason. It was completely unnecessary.

Besides, a single misstep could lead to them getting stuck with it themselves.

"One million going once... one million going twice... one million, sold! Congratulations, Fellow Daoist."

And so, Zhang Chi quickly and successfully won the piece of Spirit Wood.

"Excellent!"

Inside the VIP room, Zhang Chi looked at the Spirit Wood in his hand and a smile spread across his face.

The Divine Iron Wood was pitch-black, as thick as an arm, and a foot long. It didn’t look large and was said to be lighter than Golden Iron, but it was actually quite heavy in his hand.

And this amount was more than enough to refine a Puppet.

Moreover, Zhang Chi had already manifested this material in the Dream Space and practiced refining it countless times.

Therefore, now that he had the Spirit Wood, it wouldn’t be long before he could refine a Tier Three Upper Grade Puppet in reality.

This was only because his skill level was still a bit lacking. Otherwise, given the material’s own grade, he could even refine a Tier Three Peak Puppet.

Of course, if he were to replicate those two Tier Three Peak Puppets piece by piece, he could refine a Tier Three Peak Puppet right now.

But the resulting creation would require Top Grade Spirit Stones to operate and would also need the exact same materials as the original two Puppets, which was completely unnecessary.

In fact, he had long been able to successfully disassemble and reassemble those two Tier Three Peak Puppets in the Dream Space.

It was just that Top Grade Spirit Stones were too precious, so he had never been willing to actually do it for real.

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