great-warnovel Chapter 41 Tier 4 Rune Treasure
Chapter 41 Tier 4 Rune Treasure
Elder Sun suppressed his anger and looked toward the private room where Liu Guisheng was.
He said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, has Sun Youcheng offended you in any way?"
Liu Guisheng's voice was indifferent: "It's not a matter of offending you. I don't have much time left, and I only wish to cultivate a Foundation Establishment successor to carry on my legacy. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Sun!"
The aged voice caused everyone else present to look on with strange expressions.
"Time is running out, so if you dare to take it from me, I might have to fight you to the death?"
When Sun Youcheng heard these words, which seemed to be a plea but were actually a threat, he was so angry that his face turned ashen.
He had lived for two hundred years and had never seen anyone dare to threaten him like this!
"Very well, I've truly learned my lesson! Let's see who has the best skills! 33000 spirit stones!"
"33000 spirit stones! VIP number ten of the Xuan class has bid 33000 spirit stones. Any higher bids?"
Liu Guisheng replied indifferently, "35000 spirit stones!"
"35000 spirit stones! VIP number 29 of the Xuan class has bid 35000 spirit stones! Any higher bids?"
The auctioneer paid no heed to the tense standoff between the two; she only wanted the price to be as high as possible.
The higher the bid, the higher her commission; she'd love to beat them senseless.
Things quickly went as she wished, and the price soared to 38000 spirit stones. The auctioneer was so excited that her milky-white face trembled uncontrollably.
This certainly gave the hungry wolves in the audience a feast for the eyes.
Watching the two bid fiercely, Chen Chunan, who had previously felt satisfied with earning 5000 spirit stones a month, felt a pang of sadness.
Looking at myself now, I realize I'm just a poor wretch.
Those Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Xuan-level private rooms are all incredibly wealthy, with even a single hair on their leg thicker than my waist. It's just that I encountered this oddball, Lin Jing, or rather, that poor guy, Blood Demon, that made me mistakenly believe that Foundation Establishment cultivators aren't all that rich!
Hey~
Just when Chen Chunan thought he had no chance of obtaining this top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual item, a maid handed him a jade slip.
The message was just one sentence: "Young friend, just focus on bidding—Qin Sheng."
Chen Chunan's eyes lit up instantly: "Liu Ji, 10,000 coins! Ugh, 45000 spirit stones!"
"Huh? Where did he get 45,000 spirit stones?"
The woman in the top-tier VIP box looked surprised.
He immediately understood: "Ha, this Qin Sheng really knows how to slack off!"
The woman may seem to be blaming someone, but her eyes are actually full of satisfaction.
Not only was the head of the Lingzhou branch shocked, but the Xuanzi, Huangzi, and tens of thousands of cultivators in the hall below were also stunned.
"Hiss~ Forty-five thousand spirit stones? That's enough to buy five or six ordinary Wood Essences, right?"
"Who can argue with that? The essence of Yi Wood is quite common; in the past, it only fetched around 8000 spirit stones at auction!"
"I think a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill was auctioned off by the Yunzhou Wanfang Chamber of Commerce branch last year for only 30,000 spirit stones?"
"Now that you mention it, I think this person is even more wasteful! Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills are guaranteed to at least establish a mid-grade Dao Foundation. The claim that this can increase the chance of establishing a high-grade Dao Foundation by 30% seems like a tactic used by the Wanfang Chamber of Commerce to attract customers. It's not that high!"
"What a spendthrift!"
"I bet he'll die if he dares to leave Lingzhou Market!"
"The private rooms are all isolated from divine sense. As long as he hides well, he may not be caught."
"Hmph, naive!"
...
Chen Chunan's 45000 spirit stones increased by 7000, which truly and completely killed the game this time.
The bidding has come to a complete end; the number 29, with 45000 spirit stones, simply couldn't keep up.
Chen Chunan felt a sense of relief upon winning the bid and followed the maid to complete the transaction.
Just as he stepped out the door, a thin black thread quietly disappeared into Chen Chunan's hair and then vanished from it.
Chen Chunan noticed the strange insect almost instantly.
"A weaver bug? Let me see which blind fool is this!"
Chen Chunan possessed a powerful spiritual sense, and it didn't take long for him to realize that the insect actually came from Liu Guisheng!
Chen Chunan sneered, "Fifth level of Foundation Establishment? Is that strong?"
Having made up his mind, he didn't get rid of the bug, but let it stay on his body.
How can you fish if you don't keep it on your body?
未几
Upon seeing Qin Sheng, Chen Chunan was filled with gratitude: "Brother Qin, thank you so much for your great help this time!"
Qin Sheng looked at Chen Chunan approvingly: "You really have guts. If this Essence of Wood were auctioned in the Central Spiritual Domain, it would probably fetch double the price! The 30% increase in the chance of forging a high-grade Dao Foundation is real!"
Chen Chunan's eyes widened: "Can it really increase the chances of forging a superior-grade Dao foundation?"
"Guaranteed Authentic!"
Upon hearing Qin Sheng's affirmative reply, Chen Chunan's heart began to pound.
A 30% chance is really, really high!
With Lao Qin's help in covering the cost, Chen Chunan didn't have to spend a single spirit stone; he can repay it slowly in the future.
After leaving, Chen Chunan stroked his storage ring and secretly vowed that if he ever achieved something in the future, he would definitely help Lao Qin out.
Such kindness is truly immense!
However, since that old dog Liu Guisheng has set his sights on this Yi Wood essence, I might as well give him a chance.
With my current strength, I might be able to defeat this weak but vicious dog.
Having made up his mind, Chen Chunan planned to bid for another talisman to enhance his combat power if possible.
After Chen Chunan returned, the second item for auction, a Tier 4 lightning-type talisman, was introduced.
The female auctioneer was very excited: "A fourth-grade talisman! This is a special blank talisman, a work by Yuan Ziyi, a fifth-grade spirit talisman master! The material is the heartwood of a ten-thousand-year-old peach tree from Thunder Valley, an excellent vessel for the Jia Wood Thunder Technique! Starting price: 12000 spirit stones! Each bid must be at least 1000 spirit stones higher!"
「12000灵石？一张四品灵符多少钱来着？300还是400？足够买30-40张了！这保命效果不比这符宝强十倍？」
Chen Chunan secretly clicked his tongue at the price of the talisman.
The difference between a talisman and a spirit talisman is very significant.
The materials, refining methods, combinations of runes, and spirit attraction are all vastly different from those of one-time use spirit talismans.
For users, one is essentially a "treasure" that can store energy and be used repeatedly, while the other is merely a disposable consumable.
Blank Rune Treasures are a special type of Rune Treasure because the magical attributes they can absorb and transform are relatively fixed due to the influence of their material properties.
The owner needs to condense a spell of a corresponding attribute into the talisman. Once the talisman is absorbed into the spell, it becomes the vessel for that spell and cannot be changed.
The fourth-grade talisman is the lowest level talisman, capable of storing enough mana for three releases.
However, its power is linked to the strength of the person who inputs spiritual energy.
The same fourth-tier talisman, when charged by a Foundation Establishment cultivator with their own spiritual power, can unleash the power of a late-stage Foundation Establishment spell.
At most, a Qi Refining cultivator can only unleash the power of the early Foundation Establishment stage when charging a talisman.
The difference in the level of spiritual power that a Qi Refining cultivator can inject compared to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is like the difference between wrought iron and refined steel—they are not even in the same league.
Therefore, fourth-grade talismans, like first-grade spirit talismans, are in a rather awkward situation.
The poor can't afford it, and the rich don't even look at it.
If you have the money to buy talismans, wouldn't it be better to buy twenty or thirty more spirit talismans?
Of course, this only applies to general attack and defense talismans. If it is a talisman with special functions, such as a minor teleportation talisman, a minor calming and exorcising talisman, or a barrier-breaking talisman, then its value is still considerable.
The lightning-type talisman on the stage is merely an attack talisman.
This resulted in a direct cooling-off period.
No matter how exciting the female auctioneer's narration was, or even how she shook the milky white snowflakes so hard they flew up, there were hardly any bidders.
The awkward atmosphere lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, just as the female auctioneer was about to announce that the item had failed to sell.
Chen Chunan quietly raised his hand: "13000 spirit stones!"
Chen Chunan's actions were not due to being swayed by beauty or intending to be taken advantage of.
Instead, he had an idea: this talisman was made from the core of peach wood that had been bathed in lightning.
It is the natural carrier of Jiamu Thunder Method.
The power of the Wood Divine Thunder he had mastered was immense. If it could be inscribed into the magic weapon, then this 4th-grade talisman would be far from useless, and its power would definitely increase by at least one level.
Chen Chunan's bid instantly broke the deadlock and relieved the female auctioneer, who was relieved that the item wouldn't go unsold.