Chapter 147: Fierce Competition for the Mysterious Fragment

  After the Lingqi fragment was sold, the auction on the scene basically ended, and Wang Chen did not bid again.

  On one hand, Wang Chen didn't need anything; on the other hand, there was no more demon dan on Wang Chen's body!

  After the outdoor auction, many monks who had built their foundations retreated, but some still stayed in the outer court, some to watch the excitement and others with burning hearts, closely watching the auction in the inner court!

  The outdoor auction ended at one o'clock, and after that, the Golden Elixir period cultivators entered the scene, and the indoor auction officially began!

  "The first auction item, a 1,500-year-old Scarlet Fire Mineral, is the most suitable for refining fire-attribute innate treasures. Its power doesn't need to be mentioned. Bidding starts now, with a starting price of 10 Golden Elixirs and Initial Stage Demon Dan!"

  This piece of Scarlet Fire Mineral, to be honest, Wang Chen really can't stand it. Not only is its age not high, but its grade is also relatively low. Compared to the likes of Departing Flame Essence and Tai Bai Crystal Stone, it's far too inferior. Using it to refine his Life-bound artifact would be a waste!

  But the development of things was beyond Wang Chen's expectations, and this piece of Chi Huo mine stone was finally auctioned off for 200 gold dan period demon dan!

  At this time, Wang Chen let out a sigh in his heart. The difference between the outer sea and Liang Guo was really too great. In the outer sea, due to geographical constraints, whether it was the spiritual root of the cultivator or various spiritual materials, they were mostly water-attribute!

  The demon beast is still there, but the fire attribute ore is too rare. If it were to be refined into a life-saving treasure, its restraint effect on water attribute demon beasts would be very significant, which is why the bidding price is so high!

  By comparison, the prices of water attribute minerals are much lower!

  Most of these minerals were obtained by cultivators in some desolate island or waters, the process is relatively dangerous and the quantity is not many. Many newly promoted Golden Elixir cultivators do not have the financial resources to purchase them, so most purchases are made by a certain sect or team!

  These are the means they use to lure ordinary monks to join, as long as they can advance to the Golden Elixir, they will be rewarded with a material for refining their life-bound artifact, which is a huge temptation for many monks who have luckily advanced to the Golden Elixir!

  Without a life-saving treasure, the power of the Golden Elixir stage will be greatly reduced, and it will also be very difficult to hunt and kill. This vicious cycle will continue, making it simply a luxury to hope for advancement to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir!

  Compared with the competition for foundation period cultivators, the auction in the inner court was somewhat lukewarm and often stopped after just a few bids.

  However, after selling a large portion of the Golden Elixir period's required spiritual materials, the auctioneer brought out nine jade vials.

  The jade bottle was quietly placed on the jade plate, and although no one had spoken yet, the atmosphere of everyone present became tense, with all eyes focused on the jade bottle.

  "Nine Golden Dan pills, everyone knows their specific effects, which can greatly increase the success rate of advancing Golden Dan and have a certain probability of upgrading the level of Golden Dan. This is exclusive to the outer sea domain. Let's start bidding now!"

  The old man's words had just fallen when another monk made a bid!

  "Five Hundred Gold Elixir, Early-Stage Demon Dan!"

  Whoa! This price instantly made the outer court's Foundation Building period cultivators take a cold breath. Five hundred Golden Elixirs of the early stage, equivalent to ten thousand Golden Elixirs of the late stage, which is twenty-five million Golden Elixirs of the early stage!

  This amount is simply enough to make a foundation-building cultivator despair, let alone an ordinary foundation-building cultivator have so many demon pellets to buy advanced demon pellets!

  However, being able to greatly increase the price of elixirs in the Golden Elixir stage is not that easy, and in the blink of an eye, the price was raised to 1,200 yuan!

  Nine pieces of Jie Jin Dan, none of which were priced lower than 1,300 pieces of Jin Dan period Yao Dan, were all snapped up!

  Only two of them were obtained by two teams, and the rest were bought out by the door team!

  This also indirectly reflects the situation in the outer sea area, where one faction dominates and teams roam horizontally, with very few individuals acting alone!

  The auction of Jīn Dān brought a thrilling atmosphere to the scene, and many people's spirits were lifted. The atmosphere of the subsequent auction also improved greatly!

  Advanced foundation-building elixirs, ten bottles at a time, were auctioned off one by one at high prices. Golden Elixir puppets, elixirs, talismans, and even advanced formations all appeared, causing a frenzy among the crowd!

  This auction lasted for three days, and Wang Chen felt his horizons broadened!

  "Below are many Taoist friends who must get the ancient shards. No need to say more, everyone knows the value of these shards. Being able to enter there at a specific moment is better than having several shards!"

  "But with less than three shards, it's impossible to form a complete passageway. I hope those who are insufficient will gain satisfactory harvest tonight!"

  The auctioneer had not yet opened what was left, and Wang Chen felt that something was going to happen, as if...!

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  As expected, a moment later, a huge tray was brought out, on which were seven fragments made of unknown materials, each fragment had mysterious symbols engraved on it. Although in ordinary times, through the water mirror technique, many monks still felt the strong ancient aura on them!

  Seeing this piece of shell similar to a tortoise shell, Wang Chen's pupils contracted and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth!

  These two fragments were exactly the same as the two Wang Chen had obtained earlier. The origin of the two fragments in Wang Chen's hands was quite mysterious, one came from Mo Xiu's hand, along with a fragmentary magic skill!

  One was obtained from my niece's hand, and its origin is a certain official in the secular world!

  But these two fragments must be extraordinary, otherwise his niece wouldn't have been coveted by that evil Daoist who cultivates ancient techniques!

  It was just used as the final lot of the auction, but it still exceeded Wang Chen's expectations.

  "The value of this fragment is truly beyond imagination, it seems to be a token for entering some kind of secret realm!"

  Wang Chen had already guessed some information from the auctioneer's words, and the secret realm that could make so many Golden Dan period cultivators jealous was probably not ordinary!

  But in general, it's unlikely to be better than Longtan Valley, and Wang Chen is very certain about this!

  According to the auctioneer, three fragments should be combined into one pass, which can enter a certain secret realm. Wang Chen only had two in his hand, so Wang Chen's goal was clear: before the secret realm opened, he must get another fragment!

  Seven fragments sparked a frenzy among Golden Elixir period cultivators, with each fragment ultimately selling for no less than 2,500 pieces of pre-Golden Elixir demon dan.

  This price almost gave Wang Chen the urge to auction off the shards, and if they were auctioned off, it's estimated that even the spiritual energy of the Golden Elixir stage would be roughly the same!

  However, Wang Chen still endured it, relying on his own strength, the demon pill was only a matter of time, but the fragments were not easy to obtain!

  No fragments, no great opportunity. While hunting for the demon dan, one can also gain experience in battle! Moreover, what Wang Chen needs is not just the demon dan, but also the bodies of the demon beasts, spiritual grasses and so on.

  Compared with that, Wang Chen still had to go out to the outer sea for a trip! And it was necessary to stay in the outer sea belt for a long time!

  After the auction was over, Wang Chen returned to his own room.

  On the second day, Wang Chen wandered around the street for a long time before entering a business association. Not long after, Wang Chen came out again, and this time, there were several jade pendants added to his waist!

  From then on, Wang Chen never went out again. Every day, he stayed in his room with Xiao Qing and Thirteen, roasting whale meat for them to eat.

  A nearly hundred-meter-long giant whale, the meat on its body was eaten by one person and two beasts for three days. This meal made Xiao Qing and Shi San feel extremely comfortable, and they all shouted to Wang Chen to roast meat again. However, Wang Chen had no more whale meat, so he could only comfort the two beasts!

  More than two months later, when the lease of the house was about to expire, Wang Chen drove away slowly in his Yunlanzhou.

  After leaving the first island for several thousand meters, Yunluan Zhou turned into a patch of white clouds and slowly drifted towards the outer sea.

  This time the direction is clearly north!