Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 357 - 357 0269 Innate Spirit Treasure Level_2

Chapter 357: Chapter 0269: Innate Spirit Treasure Level_2 Chapter 357: Chapter 0269: Innate Spirit Treasure Level_2 No matter how you look at it, this thing is useless, and it’s the kind of useless thing that has been chewed on by people.

Seeing no takers, the cultivator said, “If you all think fifty-thousand is too expensive, then it’s negotiable. How about thirty-thousand?”

The auctioneer shook his head below, “You might want to try setting a minimum bid and let everyone bid. If you really don’t want to, then step down.”

The cultivator, who had paid a hundred low-grade spirit stones, refused to give up so easily. Biting his teeth, he said, “Alright, I will start with five hundred low-grade spirit stones as the starting price. If anyone is interested, please bid.”

Qi Tian was almost choked, this guy had confidently quoted fifty-thousand, then dropped to thirty-thousand, and now, it was reduced to five hundred. The shift was indeed too sudden, right? The previous two quotes, were they a smokescreen by this guy?

Despite his complaints, Qi Tian was still interested in the Demon-Seeing Mirror. It was a unique, unusual treasure. Compared to common equipment like flying swords and armor, it was hard to come by. Given that it was now available and five hundred low-grade spirit stones was not too expensive, he decided to bid for it.

Having decided, Qi Tian pressed the bidding button on his seat. He thought it would take a round or two of competition before he could get the Demon-Seeing Mirror. But after making his bid, he awkwardly realized he was the only one bidding among the tens of thousands there.

Before he could recover from the shock, the cultivator on the auction stage called out in a hurry, “Congrats, sir, for getting this antique Demon-Seeing Mirror at the super low price of five hundred low-grade spirit stones. You really got a bargain. Normally, anything below fifty-thousand low-grade spirit stones, I wouldn’t part with it. But I really needed money today, so I sold it to you. You’re the lucky one.”

Now he was articulate, speaking clearly, the stuttering long gone. Unless someone was really slow, they would realize that the earlier sloppy act was a facade. As Qi Tian had guessed before, that so-called fifty-thousand, and thirty-thousand spirit stones, were all smokescreens to create a psychological advantage, making people feel like they’re getting a bargain, and thus, unknowingly bidding.

All of it was a trap.

Qi Tian was speechless but having made a bid, he had to honor it. Otherwise, he would be kicked out by the Wanjie Auction House and even placed on the blacklist. So, Qi Tian readily paid the five hundred low-grade spirit stones, mainly because such treasures were hard to come by.

Through the micro-teleportation array on the seat, Qi Tian completed the transaction with the cultivator. As soon as the light from the teleportation array died down, Qi Tian picked up the Demon-Seeing Mirror. Just as he was about to examine it, he suddenly felt an intense desire coming from the Heavenly Dao Engine, holding the mirror in his hand, Qi Tian was rather curious – this mirror looked quite ordinary, surely its worth, even at five hundred low-grade spirit stones, couldn’t make the Heavenly Dao Engine so eager?

Curious, Qi Tian placed the Demon-Seeing Mirror in his palm and a black hole appeared, swallowing the mirror instantly. A moment later, he opened his palm again only to see an irregularly shaped, gleaming, thumb-sized object emerge from the black hole.

Qi Tian could feel a deep and ancient aura from it, which startled him. He quickly cast isolation prohibition on the object and put it away. He had no doubt this was a treasure and he dared not examine it in this crowd. In case the isolation prohibition couldn’t block the aura from the shiny object and attracted others, he would likely have a hard time holding onto it. After all, there were tens of thousands of cultivators here, including Gold Core Stage and Half-step Nascent Soul. It was safer to be cautious.

Qi Tian never expected to gain such a valuable item. Although he hadn’t yet closely examined the little shiny thing, he was sure that its value far exceeded the Demon-Seeing Mirror. Spending five hundred low-grade spirit stones on it was absolutely worth it.

With his spirits lifted, Qi Tian focused intently on the auction stage, hoping that he could find more hidden treasures.

However, the cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage who come to the rostrum merely present mediocre treasures. Although there are a few passable ones, they regard these auction items as treasures and the prices they start at are very high. They far exceed the items’ intrinsic value, thus Qi Tian is unwilling to waste his resources, choosing instead to bide his time.

There are many cultivators attending this auction, and while Qi Tian has not made any offers, some items did spark bidding wars, and the final auction prices were rather significant. This stirred up the interest of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who had treasures, as they hoped to sell their items for a good price too.

At this point, the manager checked the time and said: “The time for the official auction is almost here. We’ll have one last round and then it’s over, so as not to delay the formal auction. Whoever wants to sell something, sign up quickly. I’ll choose the person.”

“Manager, let me go. I offer a hundred and ten low-grade spirit stones.”

“Manager, let me go. I offer a hundred and fifteen.”

“All of you stop arguing, I offer two hundred.”

“Alright, I ask the cultivator who offered two hundred spirit stones to come on the stage.” The manager immediately pointed at the cultivator who offered two hundred spirit stones and laughed.

The cultivator went up on the stage, holding a shovel in his hand and said: “My ancestor was an extremely adept miner, skilled at excavating various valuable minerals. This is an innate Spirit Treasure level mining shovel he once used. Lately, my cultivation has hit a bottleneck, and I need to break through. Anyone willing to give me fifty top-grade spirit stones can have this mining shovel.”

The manager hadn’t expected someone to actually auction an innate Spirit Treasure level mining shovel; he hurriedly asked, “Can I take a look?”

Not fearing that the manager would steal the shovel, the cultivator handed it over. After carefully examining it, the manager finally nodded and said: “This is indeed an innate Spirit Treasure level mining shovel. It is slightly damaged, but still functional. Sir, if no one wants it later, you might consider selling this shovel to Wanjie Commerce for thirty top-grade spirit stones.”

In fact, the cultivator had initially approached Wanjie Commerce, but the appraisal giver at that time had only offered a price of thirty top-grade spirit stones, which was far less than his psychological price of fifty top-grade spirit stones. Therefore, he had brought it here, hoping to take advantage of the large crowd to sell it.

However, what the cultivator did not expect was that when the manager returned the shovel, the room fell silent. Not a single person made an offer.

Top-grade spirit stones are extremely rare. Back when Qi Tian was at the Imperial Master Mansion, merely revealing a single top-grade spirit stone had made Wang Song, the master of the Golden Eagle Hall whose cultivation was at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, overjoyed. To repay Qi Tian, Wang Song went to great lengths to protect Qi Tian, even clashing with the Vice-Minister of Taichang Temple several times. The reason was simple. With that top-grade spirit stone, Wang Song believed he had a good chance of advancing to the Half-step Golden Core stage.

One top-grade spirit stone had such an effect, so what about fifty? Most likely, there would be hope of advancing to the Golden Core stage, right?

At this moment, those sitting in the auction hall were all cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage. They usually used low-grade spirit stones, and rarely came into contact with middle-grade spirit stones. Now, someone was asking for fifty top-grade spirit stones directly. Wasn’t that a joke?

In fact, if this Foundation Establishment cultivator wished to sell his innate Spirit Treasure level shovel, he should have approached Golden Core stage or Half-step Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Perhaps only they could afford to buy the shovel with top-grade spirit stones.