Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 359 - 359 0270 It may not exist at all_2

Chapter 359: Chapter 0270: It may not exist at all_2 Chapter 359: Chapter 0270: It may not exist at all_2 Attracting a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator to participate in the auction clearly demonstrated the strength of Wanjie Commerce. From another perspective, it also indicated that there must be quality items at this auction. Qi Tian became interested. Even though he might not be able to compete with the Nascent Soul Stage for auction items, he still could watch attentively and learn.

At this moment, a Gold Core Stage cultivator stepped onto a circular stage and flew out. He announced loudly, “Next, I will be responsible for handling the auction in the main hall. Here is the first auction item.”

Without further ado, the Gold Core Stage cultivator had the first lot brought up. It was a replica of an ancient treasure, a bracelet rumored to detect special-blooded demonic beasts and birds. The starting bid was one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.

As soon as the Gold Core Stage cultivator finished speaking, a fierce competition ensued. Mainly Gold Core Stage cultivators fought for the treasure. The most Foundation Establishment cultivators would do was occasionally make a bid, but more often they could only be onlookers. As for those at the Qi Cultivation Period, they did not have the qualifications to even utter a word.

Just as the battle among the Gold Core Stage cultivators seemed to reach a conclusion with a definite winner, a voice suddenly came from a booth for a cultivator at Nascent Soul Stage. This cultivator who had been quietly observing the auction suddenly burst out, instantly causing dissatisfaction among the Gold Core Stage cultivators. However, no one continue to bid against the Nascent Soul Stage.

The auctioneer announced that the Nascent Soul Stage had won the bid for the item and the trader swiftly completed the transaction with Wanjie Commerce.

In the following auctions, the Nascent Soul Stage allowed cultivators of other levels to compete. Only when a winner was about to emerge would they step out and settle the final bid, buying the item at a price that was certainly lower than the final transaction price.

When the Nascent Soul Stage played like that, Wanjie Commerce was bound to make less profit. However, compared to gaining the friendship of a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage, the loss of a few spirit stones was really nothing.

Qi Tian watched all this with wide eyes, finding it more interesting than seeing monkeys pull a cart.

Soon, the first round of the main auction ended. The auction stages of various sub-halls that had disappeared earlier reappeared. Zhu Ziyan stepped back onto the stage and managed the auctions in the sub-halls.

Qi Tian rarely made a bid. He treated this auction as a place to relax. Only when he found a treasure to his liking would he become a little serious. He would then bid a few times before giving up the competition.

Qi Tian didn’t want to attract attention. Also, he hadn’t seen any particular treasure. So, he hadn’t felt the need to acquire any item which made him indifferent, simply making a few token bids.

Qi Tian’s state of indifference lasted until the auction was about to end. Zhu Ziyan brought a cart onto the stage with several items that looked like big stones.

Zhu Ziyan introduced, “These are the suspected beast eggs we collected, which may have the bloodline of spirit beasts. They are the most suitable for you. If you incubate them, you might just get a spirit pet with the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. Please make your bids. We will begin auctioning this one.”

Qi Tian initially had little interest. The strength of Wanjie Commerce had already been proven. They said this was a good choice for hatching a spirit pet, but Qi Tian hardly cared. He already had Hu Niu, he wouldn’t be switching to any other spirit pets.

Whether it’s a mount or a spirit pet, nurturing and caring for them requires a significant amount of time. Qi Tian was already struggling to take care of Hu Niu, mainly because he was too busy to find ways to strengthen her. Given Hu Niu’s talent, it would take her a long time to reach the next level.

At this stage, Qi Tian was advancing rapidly. As such, it was not suitable to spend limited energy on spirit pets or mounts. Moreover, most cultivators would replace their mounts or spirit pets with ones of equal strength once they’ve reached a certain level. The ones that could not keep up with their pace were best dealt with.

Many cultivators chose to do so. It was uncommon for Qi Tian to continue to ride on Hu Niu, who was only at the Eighth Level of Qi Cultivation, as a cultivator himself at the peak of the Fourth Level of Foundation Establishment.

Qi Tian planned to watch how others bid. He thoroughly enjoyed each round of bidding. Now, he still planned to simply observe, like a true onlooker. However, when Zhu Ziyan picked up a purple object that looked like an enlarged bird egg, the Heavenly Dao Engine proactively transmitted a piece of information to Qi Tian.

Feeling the signal from the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t expect the Heavenly Dao Engine to vibrate so violently, when the Nascent Soul Stage was showcased, the vibration of the Heavenly Dao Engine was just slightly stronger than this. Could the bird egg contain an existence comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage?

But if that were the case, it would be impossible for Wanjie Commerce not to detect it. Conversely, could the Heavenly Dao Engine’s detection have been faulty?

For a moment, Qi Tian couldn’t figure out what was going on, but he chose to trust the Heavenly Dao Engine. As soon as Zhu Ziyan announced the start of bidding, he hesitated no more and pressed the bid button to compete with others for the ownership of the so-called bird egg.

The low-grade spirit stones in Qi Tian’s pocket were quite abundant. He had harvested over one million low-grade spirit stones in the basin alone. If necessary, he was willing to spend these million low-grade spirit stones. However, Qi Tian didn’t actually need to do so.

This was indeed Wanjie City and there was no shortage of spirit stones. But this didn’t mean that any Foundation Establishment cultivator could casually take out over a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. Having one or two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones would be considered quite generous among them. Of course, this didn’t mean that their wealth was totally dwarfed by Qi Tian’s.

There were indeed very wealthy people among them, but generally, once they had money, they would invest it into equipment to increase their personal strength. They simply couldn’t keep much money on them. In this regard, Qi Tian was somewhat lacking.

Qi Tian finally obtained the bird egg by bidding nearly a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, and then used the miniature teleportation array on the seat to complete the transaction with the auction house.

When he picked up the bird egg from the miniature teleportation array, a black hole appeared in the palm of his hand, ready to devour the egg. Qi Tian didn’t know what the Heavenly Dao Engine was up to, but with the precedent of consuming the Demon-Seeing Mirror earlier, he didn’t dare to let the Heavenly Dao Engine devour things now. In case it spat out something messy afterward, he wasn’t sure he could hide it.

Qi Tian temporarily put away the bird egg. Seeing it could not devour the egg, the Heavenly Dao Engine calmed down.

After this sub-hall auction ended, the auction stage disappeared again, and the sub-halls were once again interconnected. The Gold Core Stage cultivator who had presided over the main auction earlier came back on stage again, immediately announcing the start of the last round of the main auction. He brought up the first auction item, a secret manual. It was said to contain a complete set of inheritance for refining and cultivating bloodlines, but for some unknown reason, no one had been able to open it yet. Wanjie Commerce also had no way to handle it, so they brought out this item for a predestined person.

Wanjie Commerce had a great reputation in Wanjie City, and the company was not short of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. However, even Wanjie Commerce couldn’t solve the problem. So this so-called secret manual might not exist at all, but could be a product of hearsay.