Chapter 3944: Malicious Price Gouging

Purifying the crystal nucleus of a Chaos Beast is time-consuming and laborious. The higher the cultivation level of a Chaos Beast, the more difficult and time-consuming it is to purify its crystal nucleus.

Before long, there was a knock at the door.

Ye Xuanji opened the door to her private room. A nine-colored light screen blocked the exit, with runes flickering on its surface, making it impossible for her to see what was behind it.

A pair of fair hands reached in, holding a golden wine pot.

Ye Xuanji took the golden wine pot, inspected it carefully, and after confirming everything was in order, she took out a golden storage bracelet, placed it on the outstretched palm, and the hand retracted.

Throughout the entire process, she could not see other cultivators, nor could they see her, ensuring the utmost safety for the bidder.

"Xuanji, this pot of Heavenly Soul Jade Liquid is for you! With a strong soul, it will be easier for you to break through to the Golden Immortal stage in the future," the young woman in white said. Ye Xuanji's artifact refining skill was indeed very high; she could already refine low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons and low-grade Chaos Armor with a 70% success rate, which was incredibly impressive and far surpassed other first-tier immortal artificers in the Ye family.

"Thank you, Ancestor Guangxue."

Ye Xuanji expressed her gratitude and accepted the pot of Heavenly Soul Jade Liquid.

On the thirty-sixth floor, in a private room.

Wang Changsheng looked at the three golden wine pots on the table, a joyful expression on his face.

The Myriad Immortals Alliance had implemented numerous measures to ensure the safety of bidders. Besides the anonymity of the delivery person during payment, each private room was also equipped with a voice alteration array.

When Wang Changsheng called out a bid, the voice alteration array would change his voice before it was broadcast.

"If a True Immortal cultivator drinks a pot of Heavenly Soul Jade Liquid and then takes our family's immortal elixir for strengthening the soul, they should be able to successfully cultivate the first three layers of the 'Heavenly Soul Tome'," Wang Ruyan said.

Wang Changsheng nodded and put away the three golden wine pots.

Hu Yao took out ten pale golden herbs, which resembled small golden flames.

"Ten 400,000-year-old Golden Flame Grasses. The starting bid is two crystal nuclei of a True Immortal initial-stage, single-color Chaos Beast. Each bid increment must not be less than one nucleus."

"Two!""Three!""Four!"

Wang Changsheng had no interest in the Golden Flame Grass. Bidding for 400,000-year-old Golden Flame Grass with pure crystal nuclei would be too wasteful.

Hu Yao successively presented various high-grade immortal herbs. After five 500,000-year-old Five Thunder Flowers were auctioned off, she took out three exquisite red jade boxes. She opened them, revealing a Seven Flame Ganoderma in each.

"Three 500,000-year-old Seven Flame Ganodermas. The starting bid is one crystal nucleus of a True Immortal initial-stage, single-color Chaos Beast. Each bid increment must not be less than one nucleus."

No sooner had Hu Yao finished speaking than a loud male voice rang out: "One pure, single-color crystal nucleus."

At these words, the True Immortal cultivators in the hall erupted in an uproar.

"It's understandable to buy Heavenly Soul Jade Liquid with pure crystal nuclei, as it strengthens the soul. But to use them to buy 500,000-year-old Seven Flame Ganoderma? Does he have an endless supply of pure crystal nuclei?"

Qian Yan's mouth twitched, his face filled with disbelief.

He himself possessed two pure, single-color crystal nuclei, which already surpassed most True Immortal rogue cultivators. Yet, this person was casually using pure crystal nuclei to bid on items, giving Qian Yan the illusion that pure crystal nuclei were worthless.

"Comparing oneself to others is truly depressing. Even the descendants of Golden Immortal cultivators wouldn't be this extravagant! Could they be descendants of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal?"

"Very likely. I also know descendants of Golden Immortal cultivators, and they aren't this generous either. These are pure crystal nuclei, after all."

The True Immortal cultivators in the hall discussed animatedly, filled with curiosity about the cultivator who was bidding with pure crystal nuclei.

The Myriad Immortals Alliance had activated their restrictions; the cultivators in the main hall could not see the private rooms upstairs, only the general hall area, so they had no idea who had successfully bid for the Seven Flame Ganoderma.

"One pure, single-color crystal nucleus. Is there any fellow Daoist willing to bid higher?" Hu Yao asked.

No cultivator offered a higher bid. Using a pure, single-color crystal nucleus to purchase three 500,000-year-old Seven Flame Ganodermas was simply too extravagant.

Wang Changsheng spent one pure crystal nucleus and successfully acquired the three Seven Flame Ganodermas.

Hu Yao took out five white jade boxes. Upon opening them, each was found to contain a snow-white Ganoderma. She announced: "Five 500,000-year-old Profound Jade Ganodermas. The starting bid is one crystal nucleus of a True Immortal initial-stage, single-color Chaos Beast. Each bid increment must not be less than one nucleus."

Wang Changsheng did not bid. With the three Seven Flame Ganodermas, Liu Hongxue, Wang Qingbai, and Wang Ruiyan could use them to refine Seven Flame Pills for the family members at the True Immortal stage to open their fifth aperture.

The Wang family had an increasing number of True Immortal cultivators. To obtain Seven Flame Pills, they had to exchange them for merit points. Wang Yi'er and others only managed to acquire one Seven Flame Pill, along with other rewards, after discovering the secluded cultivation cave of Immortal Chi Meng.

After three 600,000-year-old Seven Star Grasses were successfully auctioned, Hu Yao took out ten pale golden talismans and announced: "Golden Blade Immortal Severing Talismans, comparable to a full-force attack from a True Immortal cultivator. The starting bid is one crystal nucleus of a True Immortal initial-stage, single-color Chaos Beast. Each bid increment must not be less than one nucleus."

Wang Changsheng had little interest in first-tier immortal talismans. Hu Yao subsequently presented various first-tier immortal talismans, including some specifically designed to harm the soul.

After a short while, Hu Yao produced hundreds of red formation flags and a dozen formation plates, saying: "A first-tier immortal formation, the Departing Fire Grand Formation. The starting bid is five crystal nuclei of a True Immortal initial-stage, single-color Chaos Beast. Each bid increment must not be less than one nucleus."

"Five!""Six!""Seven!"

Hu Yao successively presented several sets of first-tier immortal formations, all of which fetched high prices.

The atmosphere in the auction hall gradually became more enthusiastic, and transaction prices continuously broke records. Some True Immortal cultivators left the Myriad Immortals Pagoda after acquiring a few items, while Qian Yan and other True Immortal cultivators remained in the hall, watching.

Two hours later, after a set of first-tier immortal formations was auctioned off, Hu Yao took out ten jade boxes of various colors and announced: "Ten first-grade Dao Pills, to be auctioned separately. They respectively contain the Laws of Earth, Wood, Water, Metal, Fire, Strength, Ice, Wind, Thunder, and Sword. The starting bid is twenty crystal nuclei of a True Immortal initial-stage, single-color Chaos Beast. Each bid increment must not be less than two nuclei."

"Twenty!""Twenty-two!""Twenty-four!"

The competition for the Dao Pills was fierce. Wang Changsheng had already consumed a Dao Pill containing the Law of Strength, but since the Wang family had numerous True Immortal cultivators, he could acquire them for his family members.

"I bid one pure, single-color crystal nucleus."

Wang Changsheng announced.

"Is there any higher bid? One pure, single-color crystal nucleus?" Hu Yao's smile deepened.

"Two pure, single-color crystal nuclei.""Three!""Four!"

The Dao Pills were immensely valuable. To contend for them, bidders began using pure crystal nuclei, and the price quickly reached ten.

"Fifteen!"

Wang Changsheng called out.

On the thirty-seventh floor, in a private room.

Jiang Tianhai frowned deeply; he did not possess that many pure crystal nuclei.

"Damn it, which idiot is directly using pure crystal nuclei to bid? Don't they know to use non-pure crystal nuclei for bidding first?"

Jiang Tianhai cursed, as this directly disrupted his plans.

He had attended auctions with his sect elders before, and pure crystal nuclei were usually reserved for bidding on the final, most valuable auction items.

"This person must be maliciously inflating the price! They are definitely a descendant of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, or perhaps a clone of one."

Meng Tianfeng frowned deeply.