As Wang Wuzhong opened the jade box, many people below showed sharp eyes. Although their faces were covered by black gauze, Li Yan could feel the desire revealed in their eyes.
Then Wang Wuzhong said in a deep voice, "The original price of this item is one thousand low-level spirit stones. Each time you sing, it must not be less than two hundred low-level spirit stones. Now please start!" He was very straightforward, as if he did not have the awareness that the deacon needed to brag about the item. He did not seem to worry at all that someone would not recognize the treasure. After a brief introduction in a few words, he announced the start.
Li Yan heard a sound of inhaling. One thousand spirit stones was frighteningly expensive. This was only one of the materials for a magic weapon. Although it was not easy to obtain, it could still be seen occasionally in some markets. It was just that so many spirit stones were needed. Li Yan originally felt that he had some confidence in the hundreds of thousands of spirit stones on him, but at this moment, it seemed that it was not what he imagined.
There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then a man in a black robe in the third row in front raised his hand and said, "I'll pay 1,500 spirit stones."
This person's bid immediately attracted a burst of sneers, but the tones of the sounds were almost the same, with only a slight difference in volume, making people feel as if they were in a cave full of mixed sounds.
The man didn't care much about it. He was probably just testing the waters, and there was no sign of dissatisfaction on his face.
"Two thousand dollars," said another voice.
"Twenty two hundred yuan..." The same voice sounded one after another after a short interval.
Li Yan was not interested in Tianmensha and just watched it quietly. After a while, he felt a little strange because no one in the dozen or so boxes hanging above his head spoke a word and they all seemed to have no interest in this thing.
Not long after, the bid finally settled on "four thousand five hundred spirit stones". This price was already extremely high for Tianmensha. After all, it was only a first-level advanced refining material and did not meet the first-level peak standard.
"If there is no Taoist friend who continues to sing, then Tianmensha will belong to that Taoist friend." Wang Wuzhong showed a smile on his face, and it seemed that he was very satisfied with the price.
"I'll offer six thousand spirit stones!" Just when everyone thought that the first deal was about to be settled, a voice came from above their heads.
Li Yan heard clearly that the sound came from a box on the side. Li Yan was sitting right below the box above and could only see the floor above his head, but he could see several boxes on both sides. The sound came from a room on the left with a red rose pattern flashing on the outer wall.
The hall fell silent for a moment, and Wang Wuzhong, who was sitting on the platform in the middle, smiled even more.
"Damn it, it's just a few dozen grains of Tianmensha. Is this guy just bored?"
"That's right. The finished magic weapon may not necessarily have ten thousand spirit stones, not to mention that other refining materials are needed." Someone said sourly.
"That may not be the case. If people don't use it as the main material, but as an auxiliary material for more advanced magic weapons, then it is still worth it." Someone else spoke slowly.
Li Yan nodded in his heart after hearing this. This kind of thing is mainly rare and of low grade, but it still needs to be used in different places. Some mid-to-high-level earth-based magic weapons may need the assistance of this thing to exert greater power. Without this thing, many functions of the magic weapon's internal formation will be lost. Sometimes you know it is not worth the price, but there are still people who have to grit their teeth and buy it.
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Next, a series of transactions took place. Among them, there were seven or eight treasures, including the eyes of the second-level golden python that Ouyang Jinfei had mentioned, the water magic weapon "Water Pearl Sword", etc., all of which were bid by the cultivators. However, Li Yan found that as long as someone in the box above made a bid, the items would basically fall into their hands in the end. The financial resources of these people were so strong that it was astonishing. Several boxes even competed for a treasure, which was the set of Water Pearl Sword. Although it was only at the primary or middle stage of the magic weapon level, it was a complete set of magic weapons consisting of seven small swords. There have never been many complete sets of magic weapons, the main reason being that there are not many cultivators who can gather the same materials. Even if the same materials are found later to refine a few more, there are still differences between the same materials, which will cause differences between complete sets of magic weapons. The difference may be in grade, but the most important thing is that due to the difference in the size of the materials, it will lead to the coordination and unity between the various magic weapons during operation, and it will not be possible to use them at will. When using them, it will cause extremely minor flaws such as momentary stagnation, which is fatal in the battle between cultivators. Therefore, 90% of complete sets of magic weapons are refined from the same batch of materials, which are very rare. It requires a lot of materials. Natural treasures have always been searched for by cultivators, and it is a great opportunity to get a small portion.
The final price of the Water Pearl Sword was called out by someone in a private room at 230,000 spirit stones. By this calculation, each small sword would be priced at more than 30,000. Of course, if the Water Pearl Swords were auctioned one by one, more than 10,000 would be the highest. However, the price of a set of magic weapons is not calculated in this way.
Li Yan didn't see what the pattern on the box of the Water Sword was. He just kept marveling at it in his heart.
The eyes of the second-level golden python were also taken by someone in the box, the one with a flashing red rose pattern that Li Yan could see. However, this person only spoke twice, once at the beginning and once for the eyes of the golden python, and then he no longer participated in any bidding.
The price of the eyes of the second-level Golden Dragon Python was finally set at 170,000 spirit stones. Although this price was very expensive, two second-level refining equipment or alchemy raw materials were simply incomparable to first-level raw materials. It was normal for the price to double. You know, most Jindan cultivators only had one primary magic weapon in their hands.
After hearing the price, Li Yan couldn't help but feel relieved. The crystal bone water he needed was only a first-level material, and he still had 150,000 spirit stones on him, including the spirit stones he sold in the city the day before. This seemed to be enough anyway.
Guiyi Water-Dividing Thorn is a growth-type magic weapon, which is mainly based on the "Youwuqiong" tree. The other five main materials are actually used to refine the "Youwuqiong" tree. The "Youwuqiong" tree is extremely hard, and it needs other materials to be melted before it can turn steel into something as soft as silk, so Li Yan only needs level one crystal bone water.
In the remaining time, after auctioning two more items, Li Yan looked at Wang Wuzhong holding a small porcelain bottle in his hand, and finally heard a long-awaited voice in his ears.
"Crystal Bone Water, spit out by the first-level monster Crystal Bone Leech, has a sticky corrosive effect, and can melt anything regardless of the Five Elements. There are eight drops of Crystal Bone Water in this porcelain bottle, and the principal is 30,000 low-level spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than 1,000 spirit stones." Li Yan listened, and as he guessed, he knew that the starting price of this item would not be low. The reason is that the first-level monster Crystal Bone Leech is almost extinct in this world. This monster has medium attack power. The water it spits out was often used in ancient refining. It has a melting effect on almost all items with five elements attributes. The most rare thing is that the refining materials melted by it are essentially indestructible, which led to the use of this thing to melt many hard refining materials in ancient cultivation. Although the attack power of the Crystal Bone Leech is not weak, it is a first-level monster after all, which led to its almost extinction in the end. Although people occasionally hear of catching Crystal Bone Leeches in today's world of immortal cultivation, they are very rare.
At the same time, Li Yan knew that today's weapon refining masters had already improved the refining methods, and there were many materials that could replace the crystal bone water. However, these materials had some limitations. Although they did not affect the refining too much, there would be some loss in the refining materials. However, it was all within a controllable range. Otherwise, without the crystal bone water, the cultivators would not be able to use spiritual weapons and magic weapons. Therefore, although the crystal bone water was rare, not many people would be willing to pay a high price for it.
As Li Yan expected, after Wang Wuzhong finished speaking for a long time, a man in a black robe in the hall said, "32,000 spiritual stones."
As soon as this person announced the price, there was a burst of sighs. Many people looked at him, wondering if he was crazy to increase the price by 2,000 spirit stones in one go.
Now everyone looks the same. Li Yan saw clearly that when the man raised his hand, there was a white daffodil on his cuff.
After this person called out the price, he calmed down for a while. How many spirit stones does a magic weapon cost, and there are many things that can replace the crystal bone water. Although the crystal bone water consumes very little material in the process of refining, one also has to consider whether it is worth that little loss.
Just when everyone was hesitating, Li Yan suddenly raised his hand and said, "33,000 spirit stones." He did not add more, just the minimum price once. Li Yan was afraid that if he added too much at once, it would arouse other people's suspicion, and they might even bid high at any cost, then he would suffer a big loss.
The man with white daffodils embroidered on his cuffs did not turn around. As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, he raised his hand again and said "35,000 pieces", and once again added another 2,000 spirit stones.
Li Yan smiled slightly. It seemed that this person also needed Crystal Bone Water. When he was about to speak again, suddenly a voice came from the box above, "Forty thousand spirit stones". The voice came from a box above Li Yan's head, but Li Yan could not see it. The voice made Li Yan frown. He didn't expect that the box above was also involved. This was exactly what he didn't want to see.
"I offer 45,000 spirit stones." Just when Li Yan frowned, something unexpected happened. Someone in the upper box made another bid. Li Yan heard that the voice came from a different direction. This was the second box that had someone involved. Li Yan had a bad feeling in his heart.
At this moment, the man with the white daffodil embroidered on his sleeves raised his hand again and said, "Fifty thousand yuan." Although the voice was the same as everyone else's, Li Yan could tell that he was impatient. These bids, or rather, singing, were so sudden that no one in the hall could react.
As soon as the man in the hall finished bidding, a buzzing sound suddenly occurred.
"Is Crystal Bone Water so valuable now?"
"Even if we use something else to melt one raw material, how much loss can there be? Moreover, we can melt two raw materials at the same time to get more quantity."
"Maybe they only have one piece of raw material, but... but this is much more expensive than an ordinary magic weapon..."
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Just as everyone was discussing, another voice was heard, "Fifty-three thousand spirit stones!"
Suddenly, the hall fell silent, and Li Yan was surprised to find that the sound came from the box with the flashing red rose pattern.
"Three parties have joined in at this moment. Could it be that the crystal bone water I saw is not working properly and has other more important uses?" Li Yan was a little confused for a moment. Including him, five parties entered at once to grab the crystal bone water.
What made Li Yan speechless next was that before he could speak, someone in the upper box spoke again, "Fifty-five thousand spirit stones."
"Sixty thousand!" A man in a black robe with white daffodils embroidered on his cuffs stood motionless with his hands raised.
"Sixty-two thousand!" said the exit of the box with a flashing red rose pattern.
"Sixty-five thousand!" someone shouted from another box above Li Yan's head.
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Li Yan fell silent for a moment. He didn't know what had happened and why so many people suddenly got involved, and just for a few drops of first-level crystal bone water.
***This kind of transition chapter is very tiring to write, but it can’t be too rough, or it can’t be too boring and uninteresting. There are also things that need to be laid out. This chapter took me two hours to write!