Chapter 76: The Ultimate Military Formation Technique

  Without Zhao Xue's company, Guo Fei still decided to go take a look at the auction, although he didn't have much money and couldn't afford to buy anything, it was also good to broaden his horizons. He put on the narrow conical hat from the military symbol space, which just covered his face, wore ordinary warrior clothes, and put the Xuan Tie sword into the military symbol space, rushing to the auction.

  The entrance fee was five gold coins, which made Guo Fei feel heartbroken. Guo Fei currently had less than a hundred gold coins left on him, and in the Soldier's Space, he moved the gold coins to his hand and handed them over to the guard before walking in.

  The auction house was located in the underground auction hall at the back of the sales building, and the luxury of Tang Chong Shanghui was not inferior to that of Mingyuan Shanghui. As Guo Fei entered the auction house, he couldn't help but feel a shock - this was a two-story deep underground auction house, with an auction platform in the middle, elevated by ten meters above the surrounding seats, and a hidden passage leading up to the top floor. The second floor of the auction house also had private rooms, from which one could clearly see the items on the auction platform. However, today the private rooms seemed empty.

  When Guo Fei came in, the place was already packed with people. Guo Fei sat down at seat number 158 according to his assigned number. The two rows of seats in front were luxurious soft seats, each costing a hundred gold coins, which Guo Fei couldn't afford to buy.

  However, on these luxurious soft seats, Guo Fei saw a few familiar faces, the handsome young fox demon Hu Yan, Hei Daigang Hei Feng and Zhao Ba, the three of them were sitting in the front row 6th seat, just opposite the auction stage.

  Apart from this, I also saw people from the Lin family, Lin Zhen and Lin Shan, as well as two elderly individuals, sitting in seat number 8.

  The people ranked in front of him were not unknown, they just didn't know Guo Fei.

  Guo Fei sat quietly, listening to the surrounding monks' incessant whispers, and gradually came to understand some things. Before each auction, the organizer would send a list of the main items to be auctioned off to the noble families, in order to increase their appeal, while keeping the final item a secret to add an air of mystery and attract customers.

  People like Guo Fei, who are "poor", will not be informed by the auction house, so they have no idea what items will be auctioned off tonight.

  At around eight o'clock in the evening, the auction began. A man in his forties walked onto the auction stage, and it seemed that this person was the auctioneer for this auction. From his demeanor, Guo Fei felt that this person was not ordinary. Upon further thought, it made sense; in a place where dragons and snakes were mixed together, if one dared to auction off valuable items without having any backing or strength, it would be like inviting bandits to rob him.

  "Gentlemen, let's get down to business. The auction is now underway. Please bring out the first item." This person was quite efficient and effective in his brief opening remarks, which immediately brought order to the chaotic atmosphere of the venue.

  Time was not long, a pretty woman with a tray covered with red cloth came to the auction scene, put the tray on the table and retreated.

  The auctioneer slowly lifted the red cloth, revealing a bright red lingzhi mushroom the size of a palm, emitting a misty red vapor under the crystal ball's light, looking extraordinary.

  "A hundred-year-old Blood Bamboo!" The people below whispered among themselves.

  "The first item is the Hundred-Year-Old Blood Ganoderma. I suppose most people are familiar with it, but its specific effects are probably not well understood by many. So let me elaborate here. The Blood Ganoderma must be nurtured in a special terrain with dense yuanqi for over a hundred years to form, and its main effect is to refine the 'Peculiar Pellet', serving as the principal medicine."

  As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a low murmur of discussion erupted from below.

  "Not bad, I suppose everyone knows the effect of Pei Cui Dan. It is a pill that opens up the meridians and vessels, allowing the true qi to flow through, cultivating the organs and opening up the source. This is a shortcut to achieving the state of yuan. If one were to rely on their own daily cultivation, it's possible to stimulate the meridians and vessels of the organs and allow the true qi to flow through, but who knows how many years that would take? And even then, you'd need a huge stroke of luck." The auctioneer smiled and said.

  "Hum!" Many people who didn't understand its function were suddenly excited, and the noisy discussions filled the air. Entering the source realm was a dream of many people. Only by applying the five elements' primal energy could one truly be called a five elements cultivator. Being able to wield techniques and methods that contained the five elements' heavenly way was a dream of many for years.

  Kuang Fei was greatly excited after hearing this, feeling that the five gold coins had not been spent in vain. The term "脏脉" (zang mai) was one of the terms mentioned in the Jin Dao Lung Jing that he couldn't understand. After listening to the auctioneer's words, Kuang Fei vaguely grasped a thread of understanding the key to deciphering the first scripture.

  This Blood Lingzhi was auctioned off at a starting price of 10,000 gold coins and was finally bought by someone from Linjia Fort for 100,000 gold coins. Guo Fei wasn't unmoved, but he didn't have the money. In his military symbol space, there were several hundred pieces of Ling stone. According to the purchasing price here, one inferior Ling stone could be exchanged for 100 gold coins. Most cultivators wouldn't exchange their Ling stones for gold coins because some unusual items simply weren't sold for gold coins.

  Moreover, if things go as expected, Guo Fei knew that Hu Xiaoyue and the others had obtained a Millennium Blood Ganoderma, which should be of better quality than this one. So there was no need to covet this Blood Lingzhi.

  The items below are all weapons, and from the auctioneer's words, Guo Fei also learned a bit about the classification of weapons. The term "weapon grade" is often mentioned in "Equipment Refining Technique", but there is no explanation for the classification of weapons, possibly because it is too simple and doesn't need to be explained, but for Guo Fei, it's something unknown.

  Ordinary weapons do not have a level classification, but treasures and above do. Among humans, treasures and above are called law enforcement instruments, which are divided into five levels: treasure instrument, ancestral instrument, noble instrument, imperial instrument, and holy instrument. Each level is further divided into three products: upper, middle, and lower.

  Guo Fei knew that his Xuan Tie sword was forged from the essence of time, its power was different but its attack strength was still within this range. With the power of the Xuan Tie sword, it should be considered a top-grade treasure, or even stronger. However, such a treasure forged from the essence of time could only unleash its true power in the hands of its master, and to anyone else, it would be no different from an ordinary longsword.

  This auction will feature three treasures, one being a precious artifact and two being sacred artifacts. They all look extraordinary, with prices that are astonishingly expensive. Moreover, the sacred artifacts do not require gold coins, starting at 1,000 spirit stones. Guo Fei could only sigh in dismay, deeply experiencing the difficulties of a poor person's inability to cultivate.

  Then, two more fourth-level talismans were auctioned off, also starting with a price of spiritual stones. One talisman was actually sold for as high as 3,000 spiritual stones, giving Guo Fei the urge to auction off the only fifth-level talisman "Demon Sealing Talisman" in his military symbol space.

  But in the end, I endured it. A "Seal of Ice" talisman saved my life, and this talisman is still worth keeping, after all, it's hard to come by.

  The final item was extremely mysterious, and the woman who emerged from the tunnel with a tray in her hand caused a stir among the crowd. The auction stage was suddenly surrounded by five more people, forming a circle around the central table, leaving everyone wondering what precious item would be revealed next.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last item to be auctioned tonight. I suppose everyone wants to know what it is. Please take a look!" The auctioneer said, lifting up the red cloth.

  A row of twelve jade slips, neatly arranged on a tray, nothing special can be seen.

  "Gentlemen, these twelve jade slips record a 'Military Formation Ultimate Technique', and it's an Earth-grade Lower-tier Military Formation Ultimate Technique! It's called the Six Ding Six Jia Phantom Kill Formation!"

  As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the people in the front two rows suddenly stood up, their faces extremely excited, as if they wanted to rush forward and snatch it away.

  The soldier's ultimate skill, Guo Fei didn't understand, but listening to the discussions of the people around him, Guo Fei gradually became clear.

  Soldier Array Ultimate Skill is a kind of combined attack technique, derived from the evolution of the heavenly way and created by each person practicing a set of jade simple law species inherited skills. When combined, its power is incredibly great, allowing it to transcend levels and confront cultivators.

  Guo Fei's eyes lit up, he had seen the Ling tribe people form an array in mid-air on the black wall, and at that time, the third young master of the Jiang family shouted "Form the soldier array", it must be a kind of soldier array.

  Anyone can kill a monk who transcends ranks. Guo Fei also wants to get it, but currently he obviously doesn't have the financial resources or the strength to compete for such a precious treasure.

  "Gentlemen, I am the steward of the lord's manor. Today, I will take down this ultimate technique!" A person in the front row stood up and calmly stated his identity. This was clearly an attempt to intimidate others, as he desperately wanted to obtain this set of military formation techniques.

  "This gentleman, no matter what your identity is, must follow the rules in our auction house!" The auctioneer on stage said with a bad face.

  "Of course, of course, we will definitely invest at the auction price!" This person achieved his goal and bowed to the auctioneer, he didn't dare offend people from the Tang Empire's official business.

  "The steward of the manor, what a big frame! I just don't know if he has the financial resources!" Hu Yan sneered in a sharp voice from the front row. Obviously, he was also very moved by this thing.

  The auctioneer waved his hand and said: "The starting price is 10,000 low-grade spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than 100 spirit stones. The highest bidder wins, please place your bids!"

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