Chapter 1225: Wood Demon Crystal Core and Flood Dragon Blood Stone

Rare auction items appeared at the auction, some of which Wang Changsheng was seeing for the very first time. Each item's transaction price easily reached hundreds of thousands. Wang Changsheng wasn't worried, as he carried over a million spirit stones with him, along with a large amount of refining materials and some magic treasures. If he truly liked something, he could certainly afford to buy it with spirit stones.

About fifteen minutes later, after a bottle of fourth-tier elixir was auctioned off, the woman in the golden skirt clapped her hands. Over ten burly men carried three massive golden iron cages, which descended from above and landed on the bluestone platform. The three golden iron cages separately held a white flood dragon with wings on its back, a three-eyed golden turtle, and an entirely red giant eagle. These three spirit beasts were all third-tier, equivalent to Core Formation cultivators.

“A Sky-Flying Flood Dragon, a Gold Glaze Turtle, and an Iron-Winged Flame Eagle. I'm sure all you seniors have heard of Immortal Hundred Spirits from Green Lotus Island and True Man Fu Jiao from Myriad Beast Island! They both possess third-tier flood dragons. Immortal Hundred Spirits, in particular, shone brightly in great battles thanks to her third-tier flood dragon. If this Sky-Flying Flood Dragon is properly nurtured, its power will be no less than Immortal Hundred Spirits' Ice-Wind Flood Dragon. It would be perfectly suitable as a guardian spirit beast for a family or sect. The Gold Glaze Turtle, upon reaching adulthood, can grow as large as a mountain and lives longer than a flood dragon. The Iron-Winged Flame Eagle boasts extreme flight speed, excels in fire-based spells, and is ideally suited as a guardian spirit fowl for a family.”

“The three spirit beasts will be auctioned separately. The starting bid is 200,000 spirit stones, and each subsequent bid must not be less than 50,000.”

These three spirit beasts were not ordinary. Once fully grown, they could provide significant assistance to their owners; otherwise, they would not have appeared at this auction. Other third-tier demonic beasts would not fetch such high prices.

The Wang family already possessed a Thunder Phoenix, which had just reached the third-tier. However, the Thunder Phoenix had greater potential and stronger divine abilities than the Iron-Winged Flame Eagle. The Gold Glaze Turtle required too long a cultivation period, though its advantage lay in its extended lifespan. The Wang family had also acquired secret techniques for cultivating flood dragons. In due time, they would certainly be able to cultivate several third-tier flood dragons, but Wang Changsheng wouldn't mind having one more.

“200,000!”“250,000!”“350,000!”

The price escalated, and the competition was fierce. Previous Divine Weapon Conventions had also featured auctions of third-tier spirit beasts, but this was the first time a third-tier flood dragon was being auctioned.

“I bid 800,000. I hope you all will grant the Huangfu family some consideration and convenience.”

A deep male voice suddenly came from the transmission crystal.

Wang Changsheng frowned. If he remembered correctly, it should be Huangfu Rui's voice; he hadn't expected him to be here. Due to the transmission crystal, even if others bid, Huangfu Rui wouldn't know their identity. However, unless the auctioneer concealed the Sky-Flying Flood Dragon, the Huangfu family would likely target them if word got out.

In a private room, Huangfu Rui sat upright and formally, while Huangfu Rong and four clansmen stood respectfully beside him.

“Coming to this Divine Weapon Convention was truly the right decision. To think there's a third-tier flood dragon being auctioned! And the Sky-Flying Flood Dragon is also an ice-attribute flood dragon, so there should be no problem,” Huangfu Rong said with some excitement.

“Hmph, let's talk about it once it's cultivated to the fourth-tier,” Huangfu Rui snorted dismissively. “A third-tier ice-attribute flood dragon won't be able to obtain that item; it has to be fourth-tier.”

Just then, a somewhat indifferent male voice suddenly rang out: “The Huangfu family certainly has a lot of influence. I am Li Jiong from the Sun and Moon Palace, and I bid 1,000,000! I hope Fellow Daoist Huangfu will part with it.”

“Li Jiong? Why is that old devil also interested in the Sky-Flying Flood Dragon?” Huangfu Rui frowned, pondered for a moment, and then called out, “1,300,000!”

An ordinary third-tier demonic beast fetching a high price of a million was already quite remarkable. To acquire this Sky-Flying Flood Dragon, Huangfu Rui offered an even higher price. Li Jiong did not continue bidding, and the Sky-Flying Flood Dragon was ultimately purchased by Huangfu Rui at a high price.

Wang Changsheng wore a playful expression. It seemed the relationship between the Sun and Moon Palace and the Huangfu family was not good; Li Jiong had clearly deliberately driven up the price, forcing Huangfu Rui to pay an extra 500,000 spirit stones. Otherwise, Huangfu Rui could have bought the Sky-Flying Flood Dragon for 800,000.

The Gold Glaze Turtle and the Iron-Winged Flame Eagle were auctioned off for high prices of 600,000 and 900,000 respectively. Immortal Zi Yue purchased the Iron-Winged Flame Eagle to use as a spirit fowl for travel. She had originally owned two third-tier spirit beasts, but they had perished at the hands of her enemies. Since a third-tier spirit fowl was readily available, she simply purchased it.

The young woman in the golden skirt took out a green jade box. Upon opening it, she saw three translucent green crystals inside.

“These are the crystal cores of a third-tier high-grade man-eating flower, excellent wood-attribute refining materials. The starting bid is 200,000 spirit stones, with each subsequent bid not less than 50,000 spirit stones.”

It was relatively difficult for plants and trees to gain sentience; they were collectively known as wood demons. Unlike other demonic beasts, wood demons did not possess demonic cores but rather crystal cores, which served a similar purpose. Wang Changsheng raised a third-tier low-grade wood demon, which usually preferred to stay in the spirit herb garden. Wang Changsheng had consulted many ancient texts and learned that crystal cores from high-tier wood demons were the best elixirs for helping his wood demon advance. Cultivators who raised wood demons were extremely rare. However, the crystal cores of third-tier wood demons were themselves excellent refining materials, leading to many cultivators bidding against Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng paid a high price of 600,000 spirit stones to finally acquire these three crystal cores.

After these three crystal cores were auctioned off, the young woman in the golden skirt stepped back two paces and sat down on the jade chair.

The old man in silver robes took out a palm-sized golden shield and solemnly announced: “Next, we will auction the grand finale item: the Golden Vajra Shield. Crafted from thousand-year-old Golden Vajra Wood, it possesses extremely strong defensive capabilities and was forged by Senior Qin from the Divine Weapon Palace.” He flicked his wrist, and after the golden shield emitted a dazzling golden light, it suddenly transformed into a golden shield about a zhang in size. The old man in silver robes flicked his sleeve, and a white flying sword and a silver flying dagger shot out, striking the golden shield. With two dull thuds, not a single scratch was left on the golden shield's surface.

“The starting bid is 300,000 spirit stones, and each subsequent bid must not be less than 100,000.”

The magic treasures sold at the Divine Weapon Convention were all artifacts for Nascent Soul cultivators, far surpassing those used by Core Formation cultivators, and their prices were naturally much higher. The competition for this Golden Vajra Shield was extremely fierce, but it was ultimately purchased by Li Jiong for a high price of 1,200,000.

The old man in silver robes took out a green jade box containing a watermelon-sized blood-red ore. The surface of the blood-red ore had some black specks.

“This is a fourth-tier Flood Dragon Bloodstone, an excellent material for refining blood-attribute treasures. However, this item has been contaminated by an unknown material, and even Nascent Soul Fire cannot remove these impurities, greatly compromising its refining value. Nevertheless, a fourth-tier Flood Dragon Bloodstone of this size is rare. The starting bid is 300,000 spirit stones, and each subsequent bid must not be less than 100,000.”

“A fourth-tier Flood Dragon Bloodstone!”

Wang Changsheng was somewhat moved. Fourth-tier Flood Dragon Bloodstones were formed when the essence blood of a fourth-tier flood dragon dripped onto ore and settled for hundreds of years. A Flood Dragon Bloodstone of this size would easily fetch a million spirit stones. Unfortunately, this one had been contaminated by some material, significantly reducing its refining value.