Chapter 152: Auctioning the Immortal Grass

The Staratt Auction Hall is ranked seventh among all auction halls in the cultivation world, with thousands of such venues across the cultivation realm. The one located on Origin Planet is merely a branch.

Although Origin Planet is just a second-class planet, it connects many other planets in the Flowing Clouds Star Region, serving as a vital hub for transportation in the entire region. Though its branch here isn’t as luxurious as those on fifth-class planets, it’s still more bustling than those on ordinary fourth-class planets.

There are actually more than one such transportation hub planet in the entire region. In fact, there are roughly ten similar planets in the Flowing Clouds Star Region. Origin Planet is the busiest among them because legends say many powerful cultivators have emerged from here, making its existence well-known among cultivators. Many beginners also come here out of curiosity. Another legend claims that most of these powerful cultivators originated from one of the connection points—Water Blue Planet!

However, when this legend spread, everyone found that Water Blue Planet’s teleportation array was one-way, and no one knew exactly where it was. Moreover, the people of Origin Planet noticed that the teleportation array on Water Blue Planet hadn’t lit up in hundreds of years. They clearly remembered the last person who was transported there—a vigorous old man with a white beard named Sanfeng, who had since ascended to the heavens and become a legendary figure.

During his two days here, Ye Feng also heard many tourists talking excitedly about these stories. After several verifications, he realized that the Water Blue Planet they mentioned was Earth, and the Flowing Clouds Star Region was the Milky Way.

This filled Ye Feng with some relief—he was still in the Milky Way. Though he had no idea exactly where he was in the Milky Way or where Earth was.

The Staratt Auction Hall on Origin Planet is square in shape, divided into three parts. The main part is the circular auction hall at the center. Outside the auction hall is an open circular corridor, about three meters wide. At each of the square’s four corners, there are eight rooms, each with a different purpose.

Standing on the circular corridor outside the auction hall, Ye Feng watched the crowded crowd in exasperation. The entrance was completely blocked. Unable to go in, he shook his head helplessly and asked Yao Yan beside him, “Is it always like this?”

“More or less!” Yao Yan said with a smile, covering her mouth. “There’s nothing we can do—there are too many people, and this venue is too small. It’s worse than before this time.”
“Why not expand it?” Ye Feng shrugged.
“The higher-ups haven’t approved it, because a venue of this size is already the largest that can be built on a second-class planet. The management thinks there’s no need to spend money on such a place.” Yao Yan’s expression showed clear helplessness.
“Rules are made by humans. As far as I know, the auction venue on Origin Planet does better business every time than some fourth-class planets!” Ye Feng also shook his head helplessly. “In such special cases, special arrangements can definitely be made.”
“Judging from this situation, we might not be able to get in!” Yao Yan looked at Ye Feng. “Is there anything you need to buy?”
“No, I’ve already checked the list. There’s nothing I want!” Ye Feng shook his head. “I originally just wanted to see what an auction here is like. It seems I’ll have to wait for another chance!”
“Once your items are auctioned off, staff will notify you right away so you can collect the spirit stones or spirit crystals obtained from the auction,” Yao Yan explained to Ye Feng. “Come with me!”
Yao Yan led Ye Feng to a room where there were about twenty people.
“This room is for sellers only. Since the auction hall isn’t big enough, and we can’t have sellers standing around in the circular corridor waiting, we set up this room,” Yao Yan continued. “In this room, everyone can watch the entire auction process, but the only downside is that they can’t bid.”
Ye Feng looked at the huge screen hanging on the wall, pointed to by Yao Yan. Nearly two meters long and 1.5 meters wide, the screen was indeed impressive.
“Uh, this looks like a home theater on Earth…” Ye Feng thought to himself. But he could clearly see that this product wasn’t made on Earth. Behind the display screen weren’t cables, but many things that resembled biological tentacles—dark in color, sticky, and wriggling from time to time, which gave Ye Feng a slight sense of disgust. Yet he also knew that these organisms must serve to transmit information here, displaying the information they received as images.
As for the sound, it came from two plant-like speakers. The roots of these plants were connected to those black tentacles, and the sounds from the auction hall came clearly through the speakers.

“This is really environmentally friendly…” Ye Feng couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
“What?” Yao Yan looked at Ye Feng in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
“Nothing!” Ye Feng immediately realized they weren’t on Earth and quietly shut his mouth. “So you mean I can wait here until someone comes to tell me that my item has been bought?”
“That’s right.” Yao Yan still wore her professional smile. “I’ll head back to the service desk first. After your item’s auction is over and you pick up your Spirit Crystal, come to the service desk to find me! I’ll take you to Old Yao then!”
“It’s fine, go ahead. I’ll just wait here!” Ye Feng nodded.
After Yao Yan left, Ye Feng glanced at the others around him. Their attention seemed to be focused on the large screen on the wall.
Ye Feng also found a spot to sit and patiently waited for the auction to end.
After about half an hour, Ye Feng finally saw the auction for the Immortal Grass.
On the screen, the noisy crowd at the auction site fell silent after the auctioneer spoke a few words.
“This item, to be honest, isn’t particularly precious! But it’s something that many powerful beings in the Tribulation stage dream of possessing. It’s the rarest and most difficult-to-obtain ingredient in crafting Tribulation Pills—the Immortal Grass!” The auctioneer’s words were quite persuasive.
Although the Immortal Grass wasn’t expensive, it had rarely appeared at auctions in recent years. Because it was extremely hard to find, those who did discover it would keep it for themselves to use in making Tribulation Pills during their own tribulations, rather than selling it easily.
Most of the people at the auction had never seen the Immortal Grass in person before. They held their breath, staring at the beautifully decorated wooden box, eager to see what the real Immortal Grass looked like.
When the auctioneer opened the box, many discussions arose. Ye Feng even heard someone say, “So this is what the Immortal Grass looks like.”
“This is the legendary Immortal Grass. The starting bid is three top-grade Spirit Crystals, with each increase being at least one middle-grade Spirit Crystal. The seller only accepts Spirit Crystal payments, not Spirit Stones!” the auctioneer called out to the crowd. “Now, the auction begins!”
“The gentleman on the left bids five middle-grade Spirit Crystals!” The auctioneer noticed a man on the left raising a bid card.
“The lady over here bids eight middle-grade Spirit Crystals! Is there anyone willing to bid higher?” The auctioneer continued to encourage the crowd.

“Oh, the gentleman over there wants to add one top-grade spirit crystal, that’s four top-grade spirit crystals in total. Is there anyone willing to bid higher?” The auctioneer loudly tried to persuade the people present.
“What? The old gentleman over there wants to add three top-grade spirit crystals?” An old man in the crowd raised a sign high, causing everyone to turn around in surprise.
“That’s a bid of six top-grade spirit crystals. Is there anyone willing to bid higher? If not… then this Immortal Grass will belong to that old gentleman!” Although the auctioneer knew this price was beyond what most people could accept, he still tried his best to persuade them. After all, at auctions, it was common for people to act impulsively and make unreasonable decisions. But this time, no one seemed to be influenced by such persuasion, and no one raised their bid any further.
The price at which the Immortal Grass was sold indeed far exceeded Ye Feng’s expectations. He had thought that five top-grade spirit crystals would be the highest price buyers would be willing to pay. After all, although the Immortal Grass was precious, it was just one of the over 200 ingredients used in crafting the Tribulation Pill. Only those who had gathered all the other ingredients would consider purchasing such an exorbitantly expensive material. After all, top-grade spirit crystals were something even powerful beings in the Tribulation stage could use for cultivation.
“Six top-grade spirit crystals—two Immortal Grasses mean twelve in total. I really made a fortune this time!!!” Ye Feng’s face was filled with excitement.
Soon, there was a knock at the door. A servant stood there and called, “Mr. Ye!”
Ye Feng immediately stood up and followed him out of the seller’s private room.
“Mr. Ye, do you have six mid-grade spirit crystals? The transaction fee is one-tenth of the total amount. If not, we’ll have to deduct that amount from the total.” At the payment area, a black-skinned woman with a expressionless face looked at Ye Feng.
“Yes,” Ye Feng nodded. He spent 60,000 domain values from his virtual realm to purchase six mid-grade spirit crystals and handed them to the woman.
“Okay, here are your six top-grade spirit crystals. Please keep them safe!” The woman placed the six top-grade spirit crystals on the table.
Ye Feng casually stored them in his virtual realm’s storage cabinet before turning toward the counter at the entrance.