At this time, more than a dozen cultivators had already left the auction early, just like the thin old man before. However, the vast majority of cultivators stayed behind, waiting for the appearance of the final treasure. Among them were some who came specifically for these three final treasures, and many even carried the heavy trust of their seniors from the Yuan Ying period, sparing no expense to bid on the treasures at all costs! More cultivators were like Zhao Di, not knowing what the final treasure was, but wanting to stay behind to broaden their horizons and satisfy their curiosity.
The young man stood at the front, gazed at the crowd for a moment, and suddenly curled up the corner of his mouth, smiling and saying: "You don't have to be anxious, I'll reveal one thing in advance. The three treasures that will be auctioned off this time are extremely precious and not something that us Foundation Establishment cultivators can enjoy! Moreover, these three treasures are all different from each other, consisting of a powerful cultivation method, a demon beast egg, and a refining material. They don't conflict with each other at all, and the competition for them will probably be very fierce!"
After listening to the young man's words on stage, Zhao Di's heart surged with waves. These three things were all extremely necessary for him, especially the powerful technique, which was exactly what he lacked. If it suited his cultivation, he would probably risk everything to get it, even if it meant killing halfway and using a large amount of spirit stones to snatch it away!
As for the demon beast egg and alchemy materials, they must not be ordinary goods. Otherwise, they wouldn't be treated as the final treasure. The demon beast egg is nothing special, but he has the ice wind python with infinite potential, so it's not necessary to cultivate other spiritual beasts from scratch, which doesn't have much significance for him. On the other hand, those alchemy materials are unknown, and since they can be put last as the final auction item, the treasure refined from these materials must be extremely powerful!
"Alright! I won't keep you in suspense anymore!" The young man paused for a moment, took out a spiritual beast bag, and said with his mouth: "The first item to be auctioned off this time is the most valuable treasure, it's an egg of the Thunder Phoenix, the king of flying beasts!" After finishing speaking, he carefully took out an oval-shaped white beast egg about the size of a foot from the spiritual beast bag, holding it in both hands.
"The King of Flying Creatures - Lei Feng's Beast Egg? Impossible!"
"That's a legendary creature with the Phoenix Bloodline, an exotic beast. How did you manage to get your hands on its egg?"
"If this thing is made into a spiritual beast, and it grows up to adulthood, wouldn't that make it unstoppable? A grown-up Lei Feng can even annihilate a Yuan Ying period cultivator!"
"Hey, do you think you have a long enough lifespan to cultivate Lei Feng into maturity? This kind of powerful demon beast usually takes tens of thousands of years to grow up, it's not something that our generation can accomplish!"
The young man's words exploded in the great hall, instantly causing the auction scene to become chaotic. Many people became short of breath and their faces flushed with excitement.
Even Zhao Di, who already had a Jiaolong descendant, was moved. According to legend, the Thunder Phoenix not only mastered various thunder attribute divine techniques, but also had extremely powerful destructive power and extremely fast speed, far surpassing other demon beasts and cultivators.
"Lei Feng! I seem to have remembered something. I'm sure I've heard of things related to Lei Feng before!" A faint voice echoed in Zhao Di's mind.
"Yes, I also recall some! It seems that in the ancient times, a Thunder Phoenix once entered the Inner Star Ocean and had a great battle with several human infant-stage cultivators. This story was widely spread and everyone talked about it." You Ruo also remembered something.
Zhao Di said with a serious expression, "Indeed, many classics have recorded this matter! The reason why Lei Feng has such a big name in the Star Ocean is also related to this! However, since then, Lei Feng has almost disappeared from the Star Ocean, and no one has seen his trace for many years. Now, he suddenly appears with the beast egg of this beast, it's hard to say whether it's true or false!"
As expected, there were more than one person who had such thoughts. Immediately, several cultivators began to discuss whether this beast egg was really the Thunder Phoenix's egg!
"Yuan Daoyou, it's not that we don't trust your alliance, but who has ever seen a Thunder Phoenix egg before? I dare ask, how did your alliance determine that this beast egg is indeed the legendary Thunder Phoenix's beast egg?" A middle-aged man wearing a blue long gown spoke up.
"Not bad, I was just about to ask that!" Several monks chimed in agreement.
"Don't be impatient, fellow Taoists. Since I dare to say it out loud, I naturally have a way to prove it!" The young man on the stage smiled slightly, waved his sleeve to signal everyone to quiet down, and then he gently suspended the beast egg in mid-air. He rubbed his palms together, and a finger-thick electric arc flew out from his palm, shooting towards the beast egg!
"Zhāo Dì saw this scene and thought to himself: 'This person with the surname Yuán is actually using a lightning-based technique, could he be a cultivator of the Lightning Spirit Root or has he obtained some special treasure that allows him to summon the power of lightning?' Among the various elemental techniques, those based on lightning are the most powerful in terms of attack and destruction. Generally speaking, cultivators with the Lightning Spirit Root are several times stronger than those with the Ice Spirit Root or Wind Spirit Root at the same level. If this person is a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with the Lightning Spirit Root, his strength would be truly terrifying, at least among cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.'"
Just as the thick and thin palm of the hand was about to strike the seemingly extremely fragile beast egg, the surface of the beast egg suddenly jumped up with dozens of fine electric arcs, which quickly gathered at the place where the palm thunder attacked. After the two collided, a low and muffled thunderous sound was emitted, and they disappeared!
The fruit is a naturally born beast egg with the ability to generate lightning, and even as an unhatched beast egg, it can independently produce lightning power and withstand the attack of palm thunder. From this point of view, only the legendary Thunder Phoenix Beast's egg can do so.
This brief display of lightning dispelled the lingering doubts in the minds of the monks, and beneath many a blue mask in the great hall, greedy eyes were hidden.
"One Lei Feng Beast Egg, starting price is 300,000 Spirit Stones, each increase in price will be 10,000 Spirit Stones! The auction begins now!" Yuan Ziyun announced loudly.
An eerie silence fell over the scene, with no one bidding for a short period of time, as if everyone was still reeling from the shock of the beast egg's self-activation of its electric power. This was vastly different from the previous dozens of treasure auctions, where bidding would immediately start as soon as the auction began.
After a moment, a late-stage Jiedan cultivator finally spoke up in a hoarse voice: "I'll give 3.1 million spirit stones!" The person's voice was clearly disguised, making it impossible to tell their age. Judging from their attire, they were a cultivator from the Taiyi Sect, the first sect of the Orthodox Alliance.
This person wore a mask, but wore such eye-catching clothes, obviously intentionally revealing his own sect identity, and was equivalent to telling other cultivators that he was representing the Taiyi Sect in attending this auction conference!
"Three million two hundred thousand spirit stones!" This time, the one who shouted out the price was none other than the Golden Robed Monk of the Ku Zen Sect, who had once competed with Zhao Di for the Manganese Leaf.
Taiyi Gate and Kusen Sect are both among the five major sects of Zhengdao Alliance, usually getting along well with each other, but at this critical moment in the auction, they all act on their own interests, wanting to possess the treasure for themselves.
"Three million three hundred thousand spirit stones!" The Taizhen Sect cultivator replied without hesitation.
The golden-robed monk was about to continue bidding, but a loud and clear voice shouted out first: "Thirty-six million spirit stones!"
Everyone followed the sound and looked over, and it was indeed a cultivator from the Tianmo Sect, known as the number one demonic sect of the Inverse Heaven Alliance.
It seems that these major powers had already received news of the treasure, so they would send a master of the Congealing Dan stage to bid on the treasure! Without the support of their sects, who would dare to compete with these people for the treasure? Even if Zhao Di could afford to spend so many spirit stones, he wouldn't dare offend the major sects of Xingchen Hai.
He already had the Ice Wind Python, and if he were to risk his life again for a Thunder Phoenix egg, it would be utterly not worth it! Therefore, after Mr. Yuan reported an astonishingly low price, he gave up any idea of making a move, and simply sat quietly on the side watching the commotion.
Soon, the various major sects calculated by Xīng Chén Hǎi had their quotes, and the price of the beast egg also skyrocketed, already soaring to 500,000 spirit stones, and the auction was still ongoing!
"Five hundred and thirty thousand spirit stones!" A sharp voice rang out. The owner of the voice was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was slightly taller than average, with a long neck, and gave Zhao a strange and dangerous feeling. His attire was ordinary and didn't reveal which sect or faction he represented.
"Five hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones!" The Blood Intent Sect's cultivator was a young man in the later stages of forming his elixir, who seemed to be particularly wealthy and arrogant, always increasing the price by tens of thousands of spirit stones at a time.
"Five hundred and sixty thousand!" After the Taizhen Gate's cultivator reported this price, the Su family put away the jade token and sat down, indicating that they would no longer continue to participate.
"Five hundred and seventy thousand spirit stones!" The long-necked cultivator said sharply once again.
"Six hundred thousand spirit stones!" The young cultivator from the Blood Intent Sect said nonchalantly.
"Six hundred and fifty thousand!" The long-necked cultivator also became anxious, directly raising the price by fifty thousand spirit stones!
"Seven hundred thousand spirit stones!" The young man from the Blood Intent Sect was no longer calm, his voice filled with caution and deliberation. The cultivators from the other sects had already stopped bidding, leaving only this young man from the Blood Intent Sect and that long-necked cultivator.
"Eight hundred thousand spirit stones!" The long-necked cultivator's voice became even sharper, directly quoting a sky-high price that made it difficult for the other party to keep up!
"Hey, I don't know which sect you're from? With your own strength, I'm afraid you can't take out so many spirit stones!" The young man from the Blood Intent Sect didn't continue to bid, but instead coldly smiled and asked Long Necked Cultivator.
"Don't even ask! I won't tell you even if you did!" The other party retorted sharply.
It's not just the young masters of Xueyi Gate who have this question, but also other cultivators present. They all wonder what kind of power is behind this mysterious mid-stage Jiedan cultivator, daring to offer such a high price and openly competing with several major sects for the treasure!
When it comes to cultivators without a sect or school, those who can produce so many spirit stones are likely to exist in the Star Sea, and there are two famous Yuan Ying period cultivators, one from Fangzhang Xian Island and the other is a loose cultivator. Is the cultivator with the strange voice in front of him actually a direct descendant of one of the Yuan Ying period loose cultivators?
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