Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Ancient Spiritual Pill

"One portion of Tier Three Peak Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood, divisible into ten drops. An excellent material for Body Refining and Alchemy. The starting price is five million Low Grade Spirit Stones. Each bid must increase the price by at least one hundred thousand."

Having obtained the Divine Iron Wood, Zhang Chi continued to wait. Soon, another item appeared that made his heart race.

But this time, after some thought, he decided not to participate.

The reason was simple: while the Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood could aid in Body Refining and its breakthroughs, it was far too expensive.

As expected, the price of the Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood quickly reached twenty million, and it was ultimately bought by several Golden Core Peak cultivators who had joined forces.

These Golden Core Peak cultivators must have come from Top Level Sects; otherwise, they couldn’t possibly possess such Cultivation and financial power.

Hearing this astronomical price, Zhang Chi almost felt as if Spirit Stones were worthless.

But he knew this was just an illusion.

After all, Golden Core Cultivators often used Upper Grade Spirit Stones.

A single Upper Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to ten thousand Low Grade ones. Twenty million was, in fact, only two thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones.

"A Nascent Soul Pill from an Ancient Secret Realm. Due to its age and imperfect preservation, only ten percent of its Medicinal Power remains. However, it can still be used to attempt a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. Its effects are equivalent to an Inferior Nascent Soul Pill, but without as much Pill Poison..."

At this moment, another item was brought to the stage, and before the Golden Core Female Cultivator could even finish her introduction, the Cultivators in the audience were already buzzing with excitement.

This was not only because the item hadn’t been announced on the auction list beforehand, but also because it was simply too precious.

After all, this was an essential Elixir for Nascent Soul Formation.

Similar to the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Dust Condensing Pill, Nascent Soul Formation involved a special transformation that required external aid.

And the Nascent Soul Pill was that indispensable item.

Although this Pill’s Medicinal Power was too low to significantly increase the success rate, it was still a priceless treasure for many Golden Core cultivators.

This was because the vast majority of Golden Core cultivators would never obtain a genuine Nascent Soul Pill in their entire lives.

It was one thing if they couldn’t cultivate to the Golden Core Peak, but to reach that stage and lack the necessary Elixir for advancement—that was true despair.

This Pill, with its depleted efficacy, undoubtedly offered such Golden Core Peak cultivators a chance to gamble.

"One million! I’ll take it!"

"What are you thinking? Trying to get this Pill without raising the bid? I’ll bid two million!"

"Two million is a big deal? I bid three million!"

"Four million..."

And so, when the Golden Core Female Cultivator announced a starting price of just one million for the Pill, a fierce competition erupted instantly.

In the blink of an eye, the Pill’s price soared past five million.

Seeing this, Zhang Chi couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

He had no use for this Pill himself, but buying it for Jian Jinfeng might not have been a bad choice.

The chance was minuscule, but it was a glimmer of hope nonetheless.

But the price made him immediately dismiss the idea. Spending so many Spirit Stones for a single gamble on one’s life was simply not worth it.

Soon, the Pill sold for a full ten million Spirit Stones. Its unit price was actually five times that of a single drop of the Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood.

And the one who obtained this Pill was none other than Xiao Yunhong.

However, Xiao Yunhong was likely buying it on behalf of his Sect. He was also wearing a mask and had an entourage. Aside from Zhang Chi, the average Cultivator probably couldn’t discern his identity.

"Senior, what are your instructions?"

While the other Cultivators were still savoring the excitement, Zhang Chi gave it some thought and finally waved over the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Maid waiting outside his private room.

"Have your Shopkeeper come here. I have something to sell," Zhang Chi said.

"Of course."

The Maid was not surprised, as such requests were common, and she immediately sent a message.

"Senior, what treasure do you have?"

The Shopkeeper arrived quickly. Seeing the VIP Token, he immediately recognized Zhang Chi as the Cultivator from half a month ago and became exceedingly respectful.

"I have ten drops of Earth Milk Spirit Liquid that I want to entrust to you for auction right now."

Zhang Chi replied calmly, and with a flip of his hand, a verdant Jade Bottle appeared in his palm.

"This... is this Thousand Year Earth Milk Spirit Liquid? No, this is Quasi-Ten Thousand Year Earth Milk Spirit Liquid!"

The Shopkeeper had initially been a little disappointed upon hearing his words, since the Earth Milk Spirit Liquid currently available in the Great Abyss was generally not of a high Level.

But when he uncapped the bottle and carefully inspected the Spiritual Liquid Zhang Chi had produced, his face filled with astonishment.

"That’s right. Is there a problem?" Zhang Chi asked.

He had originally planned to sell only some ordinary Thousand Year Earth Milk, but since even a Nascent Soul Pill had appeared here, he changed his mind.

Moreover, the cultivators’ excitement had not yet faded, making it the perfect time to sell the Spiritual Liquid.

But to be safe, and to ensure the cultivators could afford it, he didn’t take out Tier Four Earth Milk. Instead, he chose the Quasi Tier Four—or one could say, Tier Three Peak—Earth Milk that was located near the Tier Four supply.

"No problem at all. Please wait a moment, Senior. I’ll take this Spiritual Liquid to be inserted into the auction lineup and guarantee your satisfaction. However, we will have to charge a small handling fee."

"After all, even though you are a High Tier VIP, this Spiritual Liquid and this auction are of an exceptionally high Level. Besides, this is one of our rules, as you should know..." the Shopkeeper shook his head quickly and added cautiously.

"No problem."

Zhang Chi nodded slightly, and the two parties immediately signed a Spirit Contract.

Of course, the Shopkeeper was representing the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

Otherwise, there was no way Zhang Chi would have felt comfortable entrusting the ten drops of Spiritual Liquid directly to him.

"Everyone, we are now adding an unscheduled item to the auction: ten drops of Quasi-Ten Thousand Year Earth Milk Spirit Liquid..."

Then, the Earth Milk Spirit Liquid was quickly brought onto the stage by a Maid, and the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower’s Golden Core Female Cultivator began her introduction with great enthusiasm.

"Heavens, to think such a fine item would appear!"

"This auction was definitely worth coming to."

"The Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood and Nascent Soul Pill from before were precious, but we have no use for them. This Tier Three Peak Earth Milk, however, is a completely different story."

"Indeed! It’s said to be highly effective for breaking through a Cultivation Bottleneck in the Golden Core Realm!"

The Cultivators were once again stirred into a frenzy.

They immediately began a frantic round of bidding.

Even the likes of Xiao Yunhong and the Cangwu Twin Sisters joined in.

Furthermore, to sell them for more Spirit Stones, Zhang Chi had specifically requested they be sold separately, one drop at a time.

This way, the Cultivators had no need to pool their resources.

Soon, the first drop of Earth Milk Spirit Liquid was sold, with the final price reaching nine thousand Middle Grade spirit stones. The second drop went for ten thousand...

Once all ten drops were sold, even after deducting the small handling fee, Zhang Chi successfully obtained ninety thousand Middle Grade spirit stones—equivalent to a staggering nine million Low Grade ones.

Evidently, while the Quasi Tier Four Earth Milk couldn’t match the price of the Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood, the gap wasn’t absurdly large.

After all, this Spiritual Liquid had a much wider range of applications.

’It’s enough. Although it didn’t break ten million, when added to the Spirit Stones I’ve saved up, it’s sufficient to upgrade Corpse Puppet No. 1!’

Zhang Chi collected the Spirit Stones, feeling quite satisfied.

Over the years, both his Corpse Puppet and his Three-headed Spirit Beast had received small amounts of Earth Milk Spirit Liquid and various specialized Elixirs as rewards from Zhang Chi.

However, their Refinement speed had a limit, so the Three-headed Spirit Beast had only just managed to reach Tier Three Middle Stage.

After that, their potential was nearly exhausted, so Zhang Chi stopped wasting Spiritual Liquid on them.

Corpse Puppet No. 1, on the other hand, had greater potential. It was already at Tier Three Late Stage and had even broken through earlier than Zhang Chi himself.

But it was still a long way from reaching Tier Three Peak.

This time, Zhang Chi planned to use the Spirit Stones to accelerate its progress.

’Is this... a Tier Three Phantom Beetle? And it’s a technique of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master? So this is all the so-called Ten Thousand Treasures Tower amounts to!’

’Good thing I didn’t take out the Tier Four Spiritual Liquid, and only offered up a small amount of the Tier Three Peak liquid.’

’Otherwise, they might not have just resorted to this kind of surveillance. They might have disregarded the consequences, found some excuse, and just attacked me directly!’

Just then, Zhang Chi’s gaze turned cold as he suddenly discovered something amiss.

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