Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 2057 1497: Treasure Jade (Part 2)

As for the Xiaxian Sect's invitation, many cultivators gladly accepted it.

First, what the Sect Leader said made sense—what may only happen countless years in the future does not warrant their current panic, since for the vast majority of them, it is utterly…

Second, they were curious to see, with such grand words spoken, what new treasures the auction might truly offer?

Thus, under the Sect Leader's guidance, a crowd of cultivators moved in grand procession toward the auction hall prepared by Xiaxian Sect.

...

Let us turn back the clock to a few moments earlier.

Seated cross-legged upon the cloud bed, Li Zhirui had not expected to hear such explosive news during the celebration!

At first, like everyone else, he was caught in shock and worry; but soon, he calmed down and began to judge for himself the truth of Lin Changqing's words.

Then, Li Zhirui quickly concluded that what was said was probably true!

This was not blind belief because of someone's cultivation realm, but rather a conclusion drawn from the various signs he had observed over the years.

For instance, in these years, apart from the Divine Path, the force of the thunder tribulation in all other cultivation paths kept increasing; also, there appeared out of nowhere the three disasters and nine calamities aimed at all kinds of cultivators.

If not for Lin Changqing's words, Li Zhirui would not have made the connection, but with this hint, all his past confusions connected into a coherent whole.

'So, if that's the case…'

A flash of horror flickered deep in Li Zhirui's eyes. Could it be that this era's great trend will be the rise of the Divine Path?!

After all, from all the clues he had found, the Divine Path was the greatest beneficiary!

In fact, from certain perspectives, Li Zhirui could understand why the Primal Spirit Realm would set the trend for the rise of the Divine Path and the decline of all other paths.

For apart from the Divine Path—whether Immortal Tao, Demonic Tao, or the Devil and Sea Clans—all were parasites on the world, only knowing how to draw nourishment from it and never returning anything!

Faced with such a situation, even without spiritual intelligence, the Primal Spirit Realm's will would naturally evolve a developmental trend favorable to itself—this was only to be expected.

Yet the answer Li Zhirui deduced, he kept entirely to himself, making no announcement.

Whether right or wrong, he had no plans to publicize this news.

After all, as Li Zhirui was about to transcend, the future of the Primal Spirit Realm would have nothing to do with him, nor would it affect him in the slightest.

So, he decided to leave this answer as an inheritance for the Li family before leaving the Primal Spirit Realm, letting Li Debo and the others worry and struggle over it.

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But back to the present!

Because so many people were attending the ceremony, Xiaxian Sect had given up the traditional auction hall and instead held the auction outdoors, so that everyone could participate.

However, for the sake of personal safety, the area was shielded by a great array, which could separate the participants, making it impossible to know who was bidding—thus doing everything possible to guarantee the bidders' security.

This arrangement won the wholehearted support of those loose cultivators and cultivators from lesser forces—for they were the ones who most needed such protection.

"I know many of you came in a hurry and didn't bring many spiritual objects, so for anything you win, the spiritual object can temporarily remain with the sect until you return with your items to complete the exchange."

Then, the Sect Leader warned: "Don't even think about making wild bids—grabbing many spiritual objects but failing to buy a single one in the end. For such cases, Xiaxian Sect will absolutely not let you off easily!"

Having finished his words, the Sect Leader stepped down, handing over the stage to the auctioneer.

"The first auction item: Five Orifices Fusion Fire Stone! This is an extremely rare spiritual object that can be fused into the spiritual soul and can accommodate five different kinds of spiritual fire."

As soon as the auctioneer took the stage, he began his introduction.

"Furthermore, spiritual fire can be used not only against enemies, but also to restrain heart demons—it brings unexpected effects!"

Indeed! Once a cultivator uses the Five Orifices Fusion Fire Stone, they can temper their spiritual soul with spiritual fire, or use it to deal with heart demons.

Therefore, as soon as this incredibly precious spiritual object appeared, it immediately caught everyone's eye.

"A chaos spiritual object..."

"Heavenly Immortal rank pill recipe, along with a matching spirit seed."

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Cultivators opened their bids, competing fiercely for the Fusion Fire Stone.

In the end, one cultivator secured it with two different Heavenly Immortal Realm pill recipes and another pill as the price.

A single Fusion Fire Stone ignited the passion of the crowd, and the atmosphere at the auction quickly became increasingly lively.

The reaction of the participants also shifted from shock at first to becoming accustomed as the auction went on.

Seeing this, the Sect Leader instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, they worried the auction would be affected by Lin Changqing's words, but now it seemed things weren't as bad as they'd imagined.

Thus, there was no longer any worry that their meticulously prepared auction would fail to bring substantial benefit to the sect.

...

As time passed, one precious spiritual object after another was brought to the stage. Hearing the auctioneer's introduction, understanding the miraculous effects, cultivators began enthusiastically bidding.

During this time, the Li family also acquired a few spiritual objects, though most were spirit seeds and only a small portion were other spiritual objects.

Yet throughout, Li Zhirui never bid—even appearing as a detached onlooker, with no intention to participate in the auction at all.

Instead, he pondered silently in his heart. It seemed his own fated opportunity wasn't found at this auction either.

'Where exactly could it be?!'

This opportunity truly left Li Zhirui irritated within.

"Next, we come to the final lot of this auction!"

With these words, the entire venue fell silent.

The cultivators present were filled with curiosity—even Li Zhirui, gathering his focus, looked over, wishing to see what kind of treasure Xiaxian Sect would offer to rival, or even surpass, the Five Orifices Fusion Fire Stone.

"The Mind-Reflecting Luminous Jade! This spiritual object can increase comprehension, extend the time one can comprehend the laws, and reveal one's own mental state flaws!"

If the opening Five Orifices Fusion Fire Stone was meant to conquer heart demons and strengthen the spiritual soul, then this final Mind-Reflecting Luminous Jade would greatly aid a cultivator's path of cultivation.

"Xiaxian Sect is truly generous, to put up such a treasure for auction?!" Li Zhirui could not help but sigh.

Moreover, judging from the size of the jade, it could be used for a very long time.

"Five Heavenly Immortal rank spirit seeds!"

"One Heavenly Immortal rank twelfth grade scarlet lotus!"

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All cultivators present wished to obtain the Mind-Reflecting Luminous Jade. Alas, only the Heavenly Immortals in attendance were eligible to bid—so while their hearts burned with longing, they could only stay seated in silence.

"Ten bottles of Heavenly Immortal rank spirit pills, including three bottles of top-grade spiritual pills!"

Li Zhirui declared his bid—his first personal participation—then added, "And three Creation Heavenly Pills!"

With these words, the previously heated bidding came to an abrupt halt, a sudden silence falling over the room.

It wasn't that they didn't want to keep bidding, but that the price was now far too high for them to bear.

"Damn it! What's so great about being an alchemist!" someone among the Heavenly Immortals could not help cursing aloud at his bid.

In terms of wealth, alchemists far surpassed cultivators of any other cultivation art.

Yet still, there were Heavenly Immortals unwilling to let the jade fall into another's hands—they gritted their teeth and continued bidding, though their offer barely outstripped Li Zhirui's previous bid.

To the onlookers, this was clear and obvious weakness.

In the end, after a contest nowhere near as fierce as before, the jade fell smoothly into Li Zhirui's hands!

Once the auction concluded, Xiaxian Sect began tallying their gains, only to find the final result shocking to all.

At first, they had only hoped not to waste everyone's efforts—considering the unexpected crisis, most assumed the outcome would be mediocre at best.

But now it seemed they had underestimated things—the auction had made an enormous profit!