Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 358 - 358 0270 It may not exist at all

Chapter 358: Chapter 0270: It may not exist at all Chapter 358: Chapter 0270: It may not exist at all Chapter 0270 – It Might Not Exist at All

Qi Tian stared at the miner’s spade on the auction stage, his eyes gleaming. He was currently trapped in a cave, the runes engraved on the cave walls making them exceptionally solid. Up to now, he was helpless. If he could secure this Innate Spirit Treasure Level miner’s spade, he might be able to dig out the runes on the cave walls. Or perhaps he could dig a hole in the wall. Then, he would hopefully be able to escape from the cave.

However, the cultivator’s asking price of fifty top-grade spirit stones left Qi Tian somewhat hesitant. He did have top-grade spirit stones on hand, but the quantity was very small, all were gains from his battles outside. The total quantity was very low, amounting to less than ten. This amount was significantly less than the fifty top-grade spirit stones asked for by the other party.

Besides top-grade spirit stones, Qi Tian couldn’t think of anything else that could rival them. He did have a fair amount of flying swords, armor, elixirs etcetera, but they were all of Spirit Treasure Level, not even close to the Innate Spirit Treasure Level. If sold for spirit stones, they could only cover the bill for middle-grade spirit stones at most, and dreaming of selling them for top-grade spirit stones was mere wishful thinking.

The Heavenly Dao Engine was indeed valuable, but how could Qi Tian possibly sell the very foundation of his life?

Of course, if the owner of the miner’s spade were willing to accept low-grade spirit stones, Qi Tian could muster up an amount equal to fifty top-grade spirit stones. But the problem was, under general circumstances, cultivators preferred top-grade spirit stones rather than low-grade ones. Considering the long-term perspective, the value of low-grade spirit stones was much less than top-grade ones.

Left with no other options, Qi Tian could only watch. Even if he did possess fifty top-grade spirit stones, he might not bid at this time. With so many eyes watching, here in Wanjie Commerce’s auction, he wouldn’t truly believe that the isolation prohibition on seats could completely prevent others from observing him. Once there were sufficient profits, someone would certainly make a move against him. Even the isolation prohibition wouldn’t help—those with adequate strength could still identify him.

Seeing no one bid, the cultivator expressionlessly took back the miner’s spade and left the stage. The auctioneer didn’t stop him, nor did he encourage him to sell the miner’s spade to Wanjie Commerce. He firmly believed that if he wanted to resolve the issue of insufficient top-grade spirit stones, the only way would be to sell the miner’s spade to Wanjie Commerce. Finding a Gold Core Stage or Half-step Nascent Soul cultivator was not impossible, but for a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator holding such a valuable item, was it really the right choice to approach a senior much higher in the cultivation realm? Furthermore, even if no one coveted his property, not everyone could fork out such a huge sum of fifty top-grade spirit stones.

The auctioneer returned to the stage and announced the official start of Wanjie Commerce’s auction, after which he invited the auction master to the stage.

A beautifully groomed woman took the stage. Seeing her, Qi Tian squinted his eyes. Zhu Ziyan, he didn’t expect to see her again, their destinies seemed to be intertwined.

Zhu Ziyan hosted the auction with an enchanting smile. First, she briefly introduced the auction process to the attendees. This auction was split into two parts: subgroup auction and main auction. The subgroup auction was targeted at cultivators of a specific stage, while the main auction was open to all bidders with items that anyone could use.

For the main auction, Wanjie Commerce had prepared up to ten items, while for the subgroup auction, it was as many as a hundred.

After briefly introducing the situation, Zhu Ziyan began the subgroup auction for Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators. As she said, all the items she auctioned off were suitable for Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators: beast meat embedding with the bloodline of a powerful Spirit Beast, bird eggs embedding with bloodline of a powerful Spirit Bird, and some skills on how to use the bloodlines and so on.

After ten items were auctioned off, Zhu Ziyan announced a pause of the subgroup auction and the start of the main auction. Upon the announcement, Zhu Ziyan went off the stage. Then the auction stage receded, turning from a stage into an open courtyard and the overhead ceiling disappeared, thus connecting the Gold Core Stage subgroup auction venue with the Foundation Establishment Stage subgroup venue. Not just that, the Qi Cultivation Period subgroup venue and the Nascent Soul Stage subgroup venue were also interlinked.

Upon observation, it was apparent that the auction venue had turned into a multi-storied stage. When the subgroup venues were isolated from each other, they didn’t mean much. But now, with all subgroups gathered together, the might of the Gold Core Stage and Half-step Golden Core cultivators released unabashedly, just like huge mountains suppressing the scenery. The bustling Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Cultivation Period auction venues grew silently all at once.

As for the Nascent Soul Stage subgroup venue, there were several compartments, all of them quiet, and no clear might emanated from the compartments. It would be hard for an average person to determine whether there was anyone inside. But Qi Tian had the Heavenly Dao Engine and could clearly perceive that most of the compartments were empty, without any energy emitting. However, there were a few compartments from which strong energy fluctuations emitted, evidently occupied by people.