The auction was hosted by Xue Yi, Li Feiyu's Blood Servant, who acted as the auctioneer.
The entire auction house, including tables and chairs, was built with red pear scented wood, maintaining a consistent style. Several massive pillars, intricately carved with Dragons and Phoenixes, were incredibly lifelike. As people entered, they could smell a fresh and elegant fragrance.
The main area was a grand hall, supplemented by about ten private rooms. The hall had over a thousand seats, and the wide corridors could accommodate five or six people walking abreast.
The red pear scented wood on the first floor was all made from century-old fragrant wood, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. The second floor consisted of fifty private boxes, which could only be rented for a fee. They came in two specifications: those made from five-hundred-year-old fragrant wood cost eighty Spirit Stones, while only ten were made from thousand-year-old fragrant wood, requiring a fee of two hundred Spirit Stones.
The Star Palace and the Inverse Star Alliance naturally wouldn't be stingy with a mere two hundred Spirit Stones, and the Star Commerce Alliance also rented one.
Besides them, some late stage Core Formation Cultivators also rented ordinary rooms on the second floor.
Each room had Restrictions, prohibiting Divine Sense probing, and even a Nascent Soul Stage Divine Sense could not easily penetrate them.
"Welcome everyone to the Great Sun Auction House for this auction."
"My master has prepared many treasures for this auction, which will surely satisfy everyone."
"Alright, I won't say more. Let's bring out the first item now."
A Blood Servant walked onto the stage, carrying a wooden tray. The item on the tray was covered with a red cloth.
As Xue Yi spoke, the Blood Servant lifted the red cloth, revealing three bottles of Medicinal Pills.
"These three bottles are all Foundation Establishment Pills. Each bottle contains twelve pills. The Foundation Establishment Stage is the first major hurdle in cultivation, and many are trapped for life by this Bottleneck."
"My master, considering the many low-level Loose Cultivators, is auctioning these Foundation Establishment Pills. Two bottles can be auctioned by the piece, and the remaining bottle will be auctioned as a whole."
"We will start with the auction of individual Foundation Establishment Pills. The starting price is one thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."
Everyone knew that Foundation Establishment Pills were not cheap, but the starting price reaching one thousand five hundred Spirit Stones was already comparable to what some Medicinal Pill shops sold them for.
Xue Yi said, "You might be wondering why these Foundation Establishment Pills are priced so high?"
"That's because of their quality. The Alchemist's technique, experience, and Realm differ, resulting in varying Medicinal Pill quality. The higher the quality, the stronger the effect in breaking through the Foundation Establishment Bottleneck."
"And these are all High Grade Foundation Establishment Pills."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ~
The hall erupted in an uproar.
"They're all High Grade! Which Alchemy Grandmaster refined these?"
Everyone discussed animatedly.
Xue Yi said, "Silence! The bidding starts now!"
Some wealthy Loose Cultivators bid very enthusiastically, but some Cultivation Family also joined the bidding, curious about the effect of these Foundation Establishment Pills.
One Foundation Establishment Pill after another was auctioned off, each fetching a price no lower than two thousand Spirit Stones.
As for the last full bottle, it started at seventeen thousand Spirit Stones and was acquired by a Cultivation Family for twenty thousand Spirit Stones.
"Next are several Magical Artifacts for auction. Let's look at the first one."
The red cloth was lifted, revealing a set of needle-shaped Magical Artifacts, nine in total, eight silver and one black.
"This set of Magical Artifacts is called the Mother-Child Exploding Needles. It is refined from the thousand needles of a Level Five Demon Beast, the Thousand Needle Beast, combined with thousand-year-old Fire Essence Iron. It is a top-tier Magical Artifact, a gem among gems, capable of unleashing up to fifty percent of the power of an ordinary Magic Treasure."
"You might think it impossible, but the thousand needles shot by the Thousand Needle Beast inherently have an explosive effect, and it's extremely rare to find such needles preserved intact. Furthermore, because fragments of Fire Essence Iron were incorporated, if the user encounters great danger, they can manipulate them to self-detonate. The fifty percent Magic Treasure power I mentioned refers to the power of the Mother Needle's self-detonation."
"Even without self-detonation, it is a high-quality Magical Artifact capable of unleashing twenty to thirty percent of a Magic Treasure's power."
"Without further ado, the Mother-Child Exploding Needles, starting price two thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones!"
After hearing Xue Yi's introduction, many Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were tempted, and many spoke up, quickly pushing the price of this set of Magical Artifacts to three thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.
The final transaction was at three thousand seven hundred Spirit Stones.
The subsequent Magical Artifacts also had their unique features: a rope that could restrict magical power, an astonishingly powerful halberd, an incredibly sharp long saber, a robe that concealed Qi and allowed stealth, and a dark small hammer that could unleash lightning.
Each item was worth no less than three thousand Spirit Stones.
After that, there were three bottles of Medicinal Pills for Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators to enhance their cultivation, each containing twelve pills, to be auctioned individually. These pills had significant effects on Early-Stage, Middle Stage, and Late Stage Foundation Establishment respectively.
The starting prices for the three types of Medicinal Pills were eight hundred Spirit Stones, one thousand five hundred Spirit Stones, and two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones, respectively.
These high-quality Magical Artifacts and Foundation Establishment Medicinal Pills sparked intense bidding among the numerous Foundation Establishment Cultivators, keeping the entire hall in a constant uproar.
Among Medicinal Pills, those that could break through a Bottleneck were undoubtedly more valuable than those that merely enhanced cultivation.
Cultivation could be slowly increased over time, but when encountering a Bottleneck, it was very difficult to break through by relying on Qi cultivation and meditation alone. Without external aid, one could only rely on luck, repeatedly attempting to overcome the Bottleneck.
Of course, the price of Medicinal Pills for minor Bottlenecks and major Bottlenecks was like night and day.
This was why Foundation Establishment Pills were so expensive.
The auction levels gradually increased, followed by the auction of six Dustfall Pills, causing the eyes of Cultivators long stuck in the Late Foundation Establishment stage to turn red.
However, Dustfall Pills were incredibly precious, and even major powers wouldn't stock many, as their availability primarily depended on the collection of Materials.
"Everyone knows the reputation of Dustfall Pills, so I won't introduce them. These six Dustfall Pills are also High Grade Medicinal Pills, with a starting price of five thousand Spirit Stones."
Late Foundation Establishment stage Cultivators already had considerable wealth, but they might not have enough Spirit Stones. Some had already started selling Artifact Refining Materials or Demon Beast Materials to offset the cost.
Each Dustfall Pill was pushed up to seven or eight thousand Spirit Stones, almost the price of a Magic Treasure.
However, for Late Foundation Establishment stage Cultivators, they would gladly exchange a complete Magic Treasure for a Dustfall Pill.
If they couldn't enter the Core Formation stage, a Magic Treasure would be useless on them.
In the Heavenly Box on the second floor, Wen Tianren calmly said, "Li Feiyu's wealth is indeed substantial. But isn't he trying to establish a great sect? How can he bear to auction off even Dustfall Pills?"
Feng Mo closed his eyes, resting, and did not speak.
Wen Tianren inadvertently glanced at Zi Ling, who felt a little uneasy.
"Alright, the auction items for low-level Cultivators end here. The auction for items needed by high-level Cultivators will begin in half an hour."
"Those below Core Formation who wish to broaden their horizons can stay, or leave if they prefer."
Li Feiyu stayed in the Star Commerce Alliance's Heavenly Box during the auction. During the break, Ling Yuling visited.
Ancestor Xing activated a token, removing the Restriction to let him in.
"Fellow Daoist Ling, what brings you here this time?" Li Feiyu spoke calmly, "Could it be that the spiritual tea and spiritual fruits provided in the private room are not to your liking?"
Ling Yuling shook her head and chuckled, "Of course not. The Heavenly Box is of superior quality, and two hundred Spirit Stones is a fair price."
"I came to inquire about Medicinal Pills that increase the success rate of forming a Nascent Soul."
Li Feiyu looked into her eyes, with a half-smile, his lips slightly upturned, "Does Fellow Daoist Ling not wish to participate in the bidding, hoping I will reserve it for you?"
"Naturally not, but I would like to make a trade with Fellow Daoist Li."