Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 360 - 360 0271 Precious to This Extent

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Wanjie Commerce can establish such a thriving business in Wanjie City because they know how to strategize. Despite being aware the so-called “secret manual” may not exist at all, they still held onto a glimmer of hope, aiming to maximize their profits by deporting the manual to the main auction area for all auction goers. In their eyes, there would always be a few people who lose all reason, hoping to benefit and willing to pay a high price to try. Perhaps, under the influence of these people, even more opportunists would participate, pushing the final auction price to even greater heights.

The Gold Core Stage auctioneer naturally would not admit that the so-called “secret manual” could not even be unlocked by Wanjie Commerce. Instead, he used extremely enticing words to emphasize the benefits of the manual to the many cultivators in the audience, the praise flowed readily from his lips, successfully captivating a considerable number of people.

Those cultivators who dreamed of acquiring incredible powers overnight started bidding, and the competition grew increasingly fierce. However, upon closer examination, one would notice that the bids were mainly placed by cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Period and the Foundation Establishment Stage. Hardly any Gold Core Stage cultivators bid, and not to mention those at the Nascent Soul Stage. The deeper one’s cultivation, the more cautious they would be, fearing even the slightest error that may lead them into others’ traps. Wanjie Commerce’s little tricks may work on the average person, but to deceive them was not as easy.

Unlike those cultivators eager to purchase the so-called “secret manual”, Qi Tian was not in a rush to bid. His first move was to use the Heavenly Dao Engine to probe whether the item on the auction stage was a true treasure. This may risk missing a few treasures, but most of the time, this tactic was effective.

Soon, Qi Tian received feedback from the Heavenly Dao Engine. The item Wanjie Commerce was auctioning did indeed possess energy fluctuations. Since there were energy fluctuations, there was a chance it was a treasure. After some thought, Qi Tian decided to buy this item. Perhaps there would be unexpected results.

Qi Tian’s financial resources were considered substantial among Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators. After a bidding war, he successfully bought the so-called “secret manual” for the price of 120,000 low grade spirit stones. Then, he completed the transaction with Wanjie Commerce through the miniature teleportation array on his seat.

However, unlike when he purchased the peculiar bird’s egg, the Heavenly Dao Engine didn’t exhibit any significant desire to devour this “secret manual”. Qi Tian put away the item, planning to find a quiet place later to see whether the thing was indeed a secret manual.

The auction became exceptionally fierce. Apart from this “secret manual”, the remaining items chosen by Wanjie Commerce for sale were carefully selected, most of them useful to Gold Core or Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. Even if they weren’t, they were still top-tier items within their categories. Each appearance always sparked intense bidding wars.

Qi Tian chose to stand by and watch. Although he found some of the items interesting, his resources were limited. Until he figured out how to get out of the cave bottom, he dared not spend the spirit stones in his pouch recklessly. Who knew how much it would cost to find a solution?

At the end of the final round in the main venue, the auction reached its climax. The Nascent Soul and Gold Core Stage cultivators began to leave. However, the Qi Cultivation Period and Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were still bidding in their respective venues. Some Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators felt it had lost interest, leaving before the auction ended.

Qi Tian was among those Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators who left early. The bloodline-related auction organized by Wanjie Commerce was an eye-opener for him, letting him understand that bloodlines were extremely essential cultivation resources among cultivators. If obtained, even if not used, they could be traded for needed cultivation resources.

During the recent auction, any appearance of a valuable bloodline item caused intense fighting among the Gold Core or even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. The final closing prices were incredibly exorbitant.

Upon leaving Wanjie Commerce, Qi Tian shook his head. Despite being excellent, the bloodlines could not resolve his current predicament. He still needed to find a solution. Since he was already on Wanjie Commerce grounds, he decided not to go to other businesses, choosing instead to roam around Wanjie Commerce to see if he could make any discoveries.

Qi Tian arrived at Wanjie Commerce’s retail building, which sells various levels of treasures to all cultivators. As long as you could afford it, you could find treasures of any level, and if it was not available, Wanjie Commerce could manufacture it on request.

Qi Tian roamed around Wanjie Commerce and ended up buying five Ice Sword Talismans, capable of emitting a full-force blow from a Gold Core First Level powerhouse, from the Talisman Section at the high price of 80,000 low grade spirit stones each. Then, at the Array Section, he spent a staggering 350,000 low grade spirit stones to buy a rumored Array Breaking Blade set capable of forcefully breaking through Gold Core Stage arrays.

In a blink of an eye, Qi Tian spent 750,000 low grade spirit stones, including the spirit stones spent at the auction. His hard-earned stash of over more than a million low grade spirit stones was now much less.