Chapter 4: Just One Hundred More

As soon as Qu Yi added one hundred lower-grade spirit stones, a number appeared on the light wall: 11,000. Clearly, in just a short while, someone had raised the price of the Golden Nourishing Pill by nine hundred lower-grade spirit stones. It wasn’t surprising—after all, the Golden Nourishing Pill was a top-grade magic pill highly useful for those in the early stage of the Golden Core cultivation method. Among the more than ten thousand bidders, there were surely those at the early stage of Golden Core cultivation with a metallic affinity. Moreover, some sects might also want to stock up on the Golden Nourishing Pill for future use.

Without hesitation, Qu Yi immediately said, “I’ll add another hundred lower-grade spirit stones.”

Suddenly! The number 11,100 appeared on all the light walls, drawing some laughter from the crowd.

In an instant, another number appeared: 15,000.

At one of the seats, a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression said coldly, “I’ll bid fifteen medium-grade spirit stones right away. Let’s see who can offer more.”

As the middle-aged man smiled triumphantly, a new number appeared on the light wall: 15,100.

“Who? Who is this? Who’s so boring as to only add one hundred lower-grade spirit stones each time?” the middle-aged man snapped angrily.

Of course, now not only did the middle-aged man know that someone was adding only one hundred lower-grade spirit stones, but everyone else did too—there was someone who wanted to acquire the Golden Nourishing Pill but only increased the bid by one hundred lower-grade spirit stones each time.

“I’ll bid twenty medium-grade spirit stones,” the middle-aged man declared, showing his determination to win.

It turned out that this middle-aged man’s son was currently at the early stage of Golden Core cultivation and was also practicing a Golden Core cultivation method. Naturally, he wanted to help his son break through to the middle stage of Golden Core cultivation, so he definitely needed to get the Golden Nourishing Pill.

As expected, the number 20,000 that appeared on the light wall was instantly updated to 20,100.

Hahaha!

Almost everyone in the seats started laughing happily, watching the two men compete for the Golden Nourishing Pill.

By now, the auction price of the Golden Nourishing Pill had already exceeded twice its original price and far surpassed its actual value. Bai Xin stood on the round platform, smiling and waiting. He didn’t need to say anything to provoke the two men—just wait for the outcome of their competition.

“Which bastard is ruining my plans? If I find out, I’ll eat him raw! I must get the Golden Nourishing Pill! I’ll bid thirty medium-grade spirit stones!” the middle-aged man shouted furiously.

Instantly, the number 30,000 appeared on the light wall.

After a while, the number on the light wall stopped changing, as if the other bidder had stopped bidding.
“Hmph, trying to outbid me? How presumptuous! I’m the leader of the Golden Silkworm Sect, possessing the spiritual stones of an entire sect—who could surpass me?” the middle-aged man shouted proudly.
But then! As if to infuriate him on purpose, the moment he finished speaking, the number on the light wall showed: 30100.
“Bastard! Bastard!…” The middle-aged man, the leader of the Golden Silkworm Sect, turned red with rage, his eyes seemingly about to burst out.
Then, he calmed down slightly and said coldly, “I won’t raise the bid anymore. I want to see which bastard is challenging me—I’ll swallow him alive.”
Indeed, the number 30100 remained unchanged on the light wall.
Undoubtedly, this final bid came from Qu Yi.
Qing Wu Gui looked at Qu Yi and smiled faintly, saying, “Qu Yi, you’ve offended someone. They might keep an eye on you.”
Qu Yi immediately replied with a smile, “Then let them come to me for revenge. Am I afraid?”
In fact, Qu Yi had thought carefully before making such a bold bid on his first day at the auction. Before entering, he had used the spiritual awareness of the Artifact God to discover that the strongest person among those at the auction was at the later stage of the Yuan Ying realm.
For those at the later stage of Yuan Ying, Qu Yi now had a chance to compete thanks to his jade sword. But with the Inch Realm Ball and the spiritual awareness of the Artifact God, if things went wrong, he wouldn’t engage head-on but would simply retreat into the Inch Realm Ball. As for those weaker than the middle stage of Yuan Ying, Qu Yi could kill them outright.
So, Qu Yi wasn’t afraid of anyone seeking revenge at this auction.
After a while, seeing that the number on the light wall hadn’t changed, Bai Xin smiled and picked up the tuning hammer, tapping it on the sound stone table.
“Congratulations to seat 2011! You’ve won the Golden Nourishing Pill. Please ask the staff to deliver it to seat 2011 and remember to bring back the spiritual stones as well.”
Bai Xin’s words caused some people to smile knowingly. Given Qu Yi’s habit of raising bids by 100 each time, people thought he was a poor, stingy man, so they reminded the staff not to show pity for him and to ensure he received all the spiritual stones.
As Bai Xin prepared to auction the next pill, a beautiful woman brought a porcelain bottle to Qu Yi’s seat.
“Fellow cultivator, this is the Golden Nourishing Pill you wanted,” the woman said generously with a smile.

“Thank you. This is the spirit stone.” Qu Yi took the porcelain bottle and handed over the prepared spirit stone as well. The woman accepted the spirit stone, thanked him, and left. Meanwhile, at another seat, the leader of the Golden Silkworm Sect lay on a soft nanmu chair, a cold smirk on his lips. “2011… Good. I’ll remember that. Once the auction is over, I really want to see what kind of scumbag would dare ruin my plans.” At this point, the sect leader already harbored murderous intent—he wanted to kill Qu Yi and seize the Golden Essence Pill. As for Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui, they lay quietly on the soft chairs, pretending to sleep. … The auction of medicinal pills lasted an entire day. In addition to magic-level pills like the Spring Vitality Pill and Golden Essence Pill, there were also spirit-level pills such as the Green Spirit Pill and Emerald Heart Pill. Over a hundred different types of pills were auctioned this time, demonstrating the vast reach and deep involvement of the Demon Path Alliance. Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui, with their respective cultivation methods, didn’t really need medicinal pills—one relied on devouring primordial embryos, while the other cultivated a Asura Heart. If it weren’t for Bai Man’s needs, they would have just slept all day. Fortunately, those attending the auction were all cultivators who didn’t need food or drink; they only needed to absorb spiritual energy, so bidding continuously for a whole day wasn’t too exhausting for them. After all the pills were auctioned, Bai Xin smiled and nodded at the two alluring women beside him, then picked up a jade slip and scanned it with his spiritual awareness. On all the light walls, Bai Xin’s actions were displayed, awaiting his announcement of what would be auctioned next. Soon, Bai Xin put down the jade slip and said with a smile, “Friends, the next round will be the auction of magical artifacts. I believe most of you came here hoping to see if there are any impressive artifacts this time. Well, congratulations—among the artifacts up for auction this time, there are definitely some that will excite you greatly. Now, let’s take a look at the introductions of the various artifacts to be auctioned.” As soon as he finished speaking, various magical artifacts along with their introductions, as well as their starting prices and bid increments, appeared on the light walls in front of all the seats. Qu Yi yawned immediately; he found it boring again. He already possessed top-tier spiritual weapon-grade attack artifacts like the Jade Sword, defense artifacts like the Divine Formula Card, and life-saving artifacts like the Dimensional Ball—so why would he be interested in these auctioned artifacts? Qing Wu Gui clearly wasn’t interested in the auctioned artifacts either. It seemed he only needed a black sword and transform it into a spiritual weapon—that was his goal.

Nevertheless, the two of them still watched the light wall carefully, as Bai Man’s presence meant they still needed to select suitable magical artifacts for her.
“The Black Silk Sword—just an intermediate-grade magical weapon, yet it dares to cost a thousand low-grade spirit stones. How ridiculous.”
“The Sky Blue Blade—its appearance is quite nice, but unfortunately, it only has a ‘Nine-Linked Blade’ formation, making its power far too weak. It’s all show, and yet it still costs ten intermediate-grade spirit stones. They really think people here are just spirit stone mines. That’s not how you rob for spirit stones.”
“It’s hilarious. Who forged this gun? Its name is actually ‘I Am a Bird’—so unique. It even managed to reach the level of a low-grade precious weapon, but it only has a Fire Bird formation, which creates a large fire bird. Its power is still insufficient. It costs a hundred intermediate-grade spirit stones. I think it’s clear now—the Demon Path Alliance is here to loot.”
…
Undoubtedly, as the light wall displayed introductions to various magical artifacts, people began to comment on them.
There were a total of 108 magical artifacts, including magical weapons, precious weapons, and spirit weapons. It actually took an entire hour for the light wall to finish displaying all of them.
Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui also finished reading all the introductions to the magical artifacts, then exchanged a glance.
“Qing Wu Gui, which magical artifact do you think is most suitable for our senior sister?” Qu Yi asked with a smile.
Earlier, while watching all the introductions, the two hadn’t communicated at all.
“The Flashing Swift Sword!” Qing Wu Gui replied calmly.
Qu Yi immediately smiled and nodded. “Qing Wu Gui, your judgment is truly sharp. It’s exactly what I thought. The Flashing Swift Sword is an intermediate-grade precious weapon of the metal element. It not only has the Flashing Sword Energy Formation but also the Swift Light Formation, offering both attack power and speed. It’s indeed very suitable for our senior sister.”
“Qu Yi, there won’t be few people competing for the Flashing Swift Sword,” Qing Wu Gui warned.
“It’s just a thousand intermediate-grade spirit stones. I can afford it,” Qu Yi said with a light laugh.
Basically, the spirit stone mines of the four major sects on Cuimu Planet were all in Qu Yi’s storage bracelet. He could easily afford those thousand intermediate-grade spirit stones, though it would still cost him a significant amount.
However, Qu Yi didn’t care about spirit stones at all, because once his vital energy was exhausted, he would simply consume his golden core, rendering spirit stones unnecessary. So, to get the Flashing Swift Sword for Bai Man, he wasn’t afraid of spending all his spirit stones.
At that moment, at another seat, the leader of the Golden Silkworm Sect smiled sinisterly, his eyes filled with malice. “I want that Flashing Swift Sword.”
A moment later, the image on the light wall changed to the circular platform in the center of the valley.

Bai Xin smiled and said, “Friends, you have just watched all the introductions to the magical treasures. I believe everyone has made up their minds. Now, let’s begin the auction of the first magical treasure: the Heart Flame Scythe.”
The auction of magical treasures has finally started.