novelraw Chapter 15 – Golden Body Technique
Chapter 15 – Golden Body Technique
Back in his inn room, Guo Feilong took out a third-grade cultivation elixir and consumed it, beginning to break through the realm passage.
The third-grade cultivation elixir was about twice as effective as the first-grade one.
If he could have used a third-grade cultivation elixir every day during his hundred years at the Spirit Creek Sect, he would have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining by now.
Days passed by one after another, and soon it was the day of the auction for the Beauty Retaining Pills. Before heading out, Guo Feilong donned a dog-head mask. He had prepared many masks, all of them animal-themed.
After all, he was just a minor seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, and there were plenty of cultivators who could kill him.
Concealing his appearance and hiding his identity was a way to ensure his safety.
Walking through the market streets, many people wore masks and hats. His dog-head mask was quite ordinary, and no one paid attention to him, a small-time seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator.
Soon, Guo Feilong entered the auction.
The first floor was the service lobby.
The second floor was the administrative office.
The third floor was the auction stage.
The fourth to ninth floors were for guests participating in the auction, and from there, they could look down at the third-floor stage.
The fourth to sixth floors were general seating areas.
The seventh and eighth floors were private VIP areas.
Only guests at the Foundation Establishment stage could access the ninth floor.
To enter the fourth-floor auction, one had to pay a deposit of 1,000 low-quality spirit stones to get a bidding card.
Upon leaving, returning the bidding card to the auction would refund the 1,000 spirit stone deposit.
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The 1,000 spirit stone requirement deterred many low-level wandering cultivators and small cultivation family cultivators, preventing overcrowding at the auction.
The auction in Xiaoye Village's market wasn't of high standard; high-scale auctions had very high entry requirements.
Only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators or those who could deposit tens of thousands of spirit stones were eligible to enter.
After paying the 1,000 spirit stone deposit, Guo Feilong took his bidding card to the fourth floor and casually found a seat.
As time passed, more and more people arrived, and the chairs on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors were almost fully occupied by cultivators.
The seats near Guo Feilong were also filled, with several young female cultivators chatting away.
Some wore masks, while others did not. Those without masks were generally unafraid of others knowing what they bought, as they either had a certain status or were strong enough.
At that moment, a young and beautiful female cultivator appeared on the third-floor auction stage and struck a gong with a small hammer.
The auction rules stated that once the gong was struck, loud noises were not allowed.
Bang!
"Welcome, fellow cultivators and seniors, to the Spirit Creek Sect's Xiaoye Village market auction branch."
"This auction will feature a total of 37 items."
"The first item up for auction today is a body refining technique called the Golden Body Technique. The grade of this technique is unknown as it only contains the upper part, but it can refine the body to a level comparable to a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument."
"If one can obtain the subsequent parts of the Golden Body Technique, it's possible to refine the body to the level of a supreme defensive spiritual instrument or even a sacred treasure."
"The starting bid is 1,000 low-quality spirit stones, with a minimum increment of 500 low-quality spirit stones."
The beautiful hostess on the auction stage struck the gong and said, "The bidding starts now."
The possibility of obtaining the subsequent body refining techniques of the Golden Body Technique, which could refine the body to the level of a sacred treasure, attracted many people.
More and more cultivators raised their bidding cards, thinking that even if they couldn't get the subsequent techniques, refining the body to a level comparable to a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument was still a huge gain.
It's worth noting that a physical form reaching the level of a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument couldn't be harmed by a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator's flying sword, even with full force.
Even an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator couldn't kill a body refined to the level of a high-quality spiritual instrument in one strike; it would take at least three strikes.
Guo Feilong was also interested in the Golden Body Technique. Financially, he had several Beauty Retaining Pills, so he wasn't short on spirit stones.
At this point, the price of the Golden Body Technique had been bid up to 13,500 spirit stones, and fewer people were raising their cards.
Soon, the price reached 15,500 spirit stones, and no one was bidding further.
"15,500 spirit stones, once."
On the third-floor auction stage, the beautiful hostess paused for five or six seconds and then loudly said, "15,500 spirit stones, twice. Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"
After another five or six seconds, just as the hostess was about to call for the third time, Guo Feilong raised his bidding card and said, "I'll add 500 spirit stones."
The hostess looked over and said, "This fellow cultivator has added 500 spirit stones. Is there anyone else who wants to bid? If not, it's 16,000 spirit stones for the first time."
At this point, no one else bid.
In the end, unsurprisingly, the body refining technique called the Golden Body Technique was won by Guo Feilong.
Because he won an item at the auction, Guo Feilong was invited by the auction staff to a private room on the seventh floor.
In this room, there were three ninth-level Qi Refining inner disciples from the Spirit Creek Sect.
Two men and one woman.
They were there on sect missions to help with the auction.
On the ninth floor, a Foundation Establishment stage elder from the Spirit Creek Sect was overseeing the auction.
"Daoist friend, the Golden Body Technique is here. Please pay the spirit stones," said one of the ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivators with a smile.
Guo Feilong took out the Beauty Retaining Pill receipt given to him by the auction and said, "I don't have that many spirit stones with me right now. The Beauty Retaining Pills are being auctioned here, so the spirit stones can be deducted from the sale of the pills."
The ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivator said, "In that case, the Golden Body Technique will be given to you after the auction concludes and the Beauty Retaining Pills are settled."
"Alright," Guo Feilong nodded, then left the room. Instead of returning to the fourth floor, he found an empty chair on the sixth floor to wait for the auction to end.
The final prices of the subsequent auction items were mostly between 10,000 and 20,000 low-quality spirit stones, with very few below 10,000.
The auction was quite business-savvy, placing his three Beauty Retaining Pills in the last three auction slots.
Most cultivators came to the Xiaoye Village market auction for the Beauty Retaining Pills, unaware that there were three pills.
They thought there was only one.
When the first Beauty Retaining Pill was up for auction, the scene was extremely intense.
In the end, the first Beauty Retaining Pill sold for a high price of 41,500 low-quality spirit stones.
It was won by a female Foundation Establishment stage cultivator on the ninth floor.
One might have thought that after the first Beauty Retaining Pill fetched such a high price, the second and third would be significantly lower.
However, to Guo Feilong's surprise, the final prices of the second and third pills were even higher than the first.
Moreover, they were all bought by female Foundation Establishment stage cultivators on the ninth floor.
Women were truly crazy about preserving their youthful appearance.
After the auction ended, many cultivators left.
Guo Feilong returned to the room on the seventh floor.
The ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivator said to him, "Your three Beauty Retaining Pills sold for a total of 126,500 low-quality spirit stones."
"After deducting a 10% auction fee and the 16,000 low-quality spirit stones for your Golden Body Technique, we owe you 97,850 low-quality spirit stones and the Golden Body Technique jade slip."
The ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivator handed him a storage bag containing the spirit stones and a jade slip with the Golden Body Technique.
After receiving the storage bag and jade slip, Guo Feilong used his divine sense to verify the number of spirit stones, then left the auction and returned to his rented room at the inn.
At this moment, Guo Feilong placed the jade slip containing the Golden Body Technique on his forehead, and his divine sense accessed the technique within.
The jade slip could be viewed ten times, after which it would disappear.
Cultivators had excellent memories, able to remember everything after just one viewing.
After reading the cultivation technique of the Golden Body Technique, Guo Feilong frowned slightly.
The technique itself was genuine.
The problem was that the auxiliary medicinal baths required for cultivating the Golden Body Technique were not cheap.
Without 100,000 low-quality spirit stones, it was impossible to refine the body to the level of a high-quality spiritual instrument.
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