The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1046 - 571: Too Ugly, Pick Another One_2

Of course, every light tap has a cost. Every time she reaches out her hand, three hundred Spirit Stones are spent. The official explanation from Heavenly Residence is that it’s to prevent people from randomly tapping and disrupting prices, affecting buyers’ comparisons. However, even though Ning Xiaoxian’s arithmetic isn’t great, she can immediately tell that such a design can bring a lot of money into Heavenly Residence. The Chamber of Commerce’s approach is like picking melons and not dropping sesame seeds. It’s like when mobile phones had just become popular, everyone thought telecom companies made money from call charges. In reality, their biggest income turned out to be the ten-cent charge per text message. Businesspeople understand the principle of "gather sand to form a tower" better than anyone.

For example, a bottle of "Returning Void Pill" that can help cultivators break through and enter the Mahayana Realm currently has 113 interested buyers in Bai Yujing, with an estimated price that has already risen to 690,000 Spirit Stones.

Her heart stirred, and she casually flipped to the weapons category. Sure enough, she found the imprinted image of the giant spear "Dragon Piercing Halberd," and her brows furrowed at first glance. "Dragon Piercing Halberd" has already been viewed by more than 3,000 people, and its estimated price has indeed broken through 4 million Spirit Stones.

She knows that although these estimated prices have some water added and can only be used as a reference, the better the item, the more people pay attention to it, which is an indisputable fact.

For no reason, she felt a bit nervous inside.

Seeing her frown without speaking, Steward Wu couldn’t help but remind her, "Elder Ning, the auction allows payment in Spirit Stones, and esteemed guests can also use their own treasures as collateral for payment. I suggest you, if you have treasures, you can first hand them to the Chamber of Commerce for prevaluation. This way, if you fancy an item but don’t have enough money, you can pawn it immediately to get cash. During the auction, all treasures in Bai Yujing can be appraised for free. Rest assured, it’s just an appraisal. If you don’t want to pawn it permanently, the item will still belong to you."

Ning Xiaoxian curled her lips. Heavenly Residence is indeed shrewd in this business; if a guest doesn’t have enough money, they can pawn items. When the auction resells these items, they can earn a large price difference.

She just responded with an "um" and said, "Juan Niang didn’t trouble you, did she?"

Steward Wu glanced at the servant standing beside him and smiled, "No, she just assigned me to another private room. When you sent someone to find me, I came back with an excuse. I just met Juan Niang at the door, and she... didn’t look good."

The two exchanged a knowing smile, and Steward Wu continued with a voice transmission, "Those things have been taken care of." After all, he held a lower position, and he dared not disobey when Juan Niang flaunted her authority over him.

She would never let Juan Niang stay in this private room. Not only did she and Steward Wu have things to discuss, but having a nemesis nearby was also unnerving.

Over the years, she had accumulated quite a few good items, so the first thing she took out was the "Reincarnation Platform" magic artifact she acquired in Spring City, followed by ten "Rejuvenation Pills," a bottle of Sixty Years Powder made from the "One-day Fruit," thirty sticks of Soul-saving Incense, several trick tools from Qianjin Hall, a few other spirit pills refined by Changtian, and that "Storm" Divine Brush.

After thinking for a moment, she also brought out the underwater treasure she had acquired from the Lake God Chi Ru in the past, along with the already pickled Red Scale Meat. Steward Wu quickly took these items for appraisal.

At this time, the sound of bell and chime rang out, and the Bai Yujing auction officially began. In her line of sight, the central hall on the seventh floor had its first auction item already placed on the platform. She had previously read about the habits of Heavenly Residence’s auction, which is to save good items for the opening and the middle, creating an impressive start and a climax stage to keep guests engaged. Therefore, it was no surprise that they showcased the "Dragon Piercing Halberd" right from the start.

Several strong beams of light shone on this ominously powerful Quasi-divine Artifact, making it appear even more majestic. Its starting price was set rather low, only a million Spirit Stones.

The auctioneer first introduced its origin and characteristics to avoid some guests missing out on this item in the preview catalog. Then he excitedly announced, "There is another major good news about the Dragon Piercing Halberd. A Grandmaster of Artifact Refining was invited by Heavenly Residence to work together on repairing it, and finally, it was fully restored before this auction. As a result, the Dragon Piercing Halberd has regained one of its original traits."

"Soul-severing! Once the Dragon Piercing Halberd pierces an enemy’s body, it activates the soul-severing effect, tearing apart the opponent’s Divine Soul and hindering their movements."

These words caused a momentary silence among the audience. What weapons pursue is nothing but the greatest lethality. The Dragon Piercing Halberd, in Bi Fu’s hands, has countless kills, and the soul-severing attribute’s role is self-evident. Magic Artifacts that can attack the Divine Soul are very valuable. Although a cultivator’s soul is also very strong, soul injuries are different from bodily injuries and require a long time to heal. The attribute attached to the Dragon Piercing Halberd significantly hinders the enemy’s physical mobility.

Ning Xiaoxian was also tempted. Originally, the Sky Square Halberd is a long weapon, most suitable for fighting on horseback. If used in close combat, it might be somewhat cumbersome. However, as a Quasi-divine Artifact, the Dragon Piercing Halberd can change its shape and length according to the owner’s will. Her most commonly used weapon is the Tusk, though handy, it is ultimately too short. Weapons like guns and halberds emphasize that an extra inch means more strength. Against certain enemies, this Dragon Piercing Halberd is undoubtedly more ferocious than the Tusk.

Let’s put it this way, if during the Croc Commander’s rebellion, she had held the Dragon Piercing Halberd in her hand, then riding on the Black Eagle, the battle would have been much smoother, and she wouldn’t have been injured. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)