102: Mystical Marrow Fluid

When Lin Yongmao swallowed the Hundred-Year Blood Qi Vine leaf, the Blood Qi Vine did not heal Lin Yongmao's injuries.

Instead, a portion of it transformed into mystic Spiritual Qi, while another portion became rich Blood Qi power.

Lin Yongmao felt every pore of his body open, and his essence, Qi, and spirit became more robust.

It felt like a process of muscle and marrow cleansing.

...

Yang City Main City.

Long Family Auction House.

People continuously walked into the Long Family Auction House, and the hall was already bustling with noise.

Lin Yucheng followed beside Li Qiuniang, the shopkeeper of Spirit Treasure Pavilion. Before this, he had already returned the invitation card to Li Qiuniang.

Li Qiuniang was puzzled; it was he who wanted the invitation card initially, and now it was also he who decisively returned it.

Lin Yucheng, however, merely wore a mysterious smile on his face.

Li Qiuniang was about to walk into the hall when Lin Yucheng stopped her.

"Wait a moment."

He displayed a jade token, engraved with a traditional character "Dragon" (Dragon), to the Auction house staff. Immediately, the staff member led the two to a private room.

Although the private room was not large, only about fifteen square meters, it was very elegant.

It had a huge one-way floor-to-ceiling window, offering an excellent view of the Auction stage.

"Esteemed guests, this is your exclusive Auction private room. There is a miniature formation inside, which you can use to place bids. After a successful bid, a dedicated person will deliver the item you purchased."

Lin Yucheng looked very satisfied, as this greatly ensured privacy.

No matter how many items he bid on, others would not know.

Of course, except for the host, the Long Family, and Li Qiuniang beside him.

Li Qiuniang looked at Lin Yucheng with confusion. Lin Yucheng had just arrived in Yang City, yet he had unexpectedly obtained an exclusive Guest Elder token from the Long Family, granting him an exclusive private room for entering the Auction House.

Even she, the shopkeeper of Spirit Treasure Pavilion, only had two ordinary tokens.

Ignoring Li Qiuniang's puzzled and envious gaze, Lin Yucheng began to close his eyes and rest, awaiting the official start of the Auction.

On the Auction stage, Long Xinyue, dressed in a white gown, gracefully walked to the center.

Before she even spoke, thunderous applause erupted in the venue.

In Yang City Main City, who didn't know the two great beauties, Long Xinyue, the Long Family's little princess, and Li Qiuniang, the shopkeeper of Spirit Treasure Pavilion?

"Welcome, esteemed Fellow Daoists, to the Long Family Auction House. The Auction will officially begin in three minutes. Please take your seats and prepare yourselves in advance."

Lin Yucheng's gaze was fixed on the radiant Long Xinyue on the stage; she was even more beautiful today.

A faint, ethereal fragrance wafted from beside him. Lin Yucheng turned to see Li Qiuniang with a hint of resentment in her expression.

Lin Yucheng merely gave an awkward laugh.

"Fellow Daoists, without further ado, let's begin this Auction directly. Besides some items revealed in advance, there are many pleasant surprises in this Auction!"

Long Xinyue was very skilled at stirring the emotions of the crowd, especially in the hall, where Cultivators were already fervent with anticipation.

"Next, please welcome today's first auctioned item—"

As soon as her voice fell, gazes converged on the exhibition stage like a tide.

Another stone platform rose on the exhibition stage. On the platform lay a crystal tray, holding a purple crystal fruit, protected by a special [Spirit Isolation Formation] to prevent the leakage of Spiritual Qi and medicinal properties.

Long Xinyue's gentle voice echoed throughout the entire Auction hall: "This is today's first auctioned item—a single thousand-year purple jade fruit."

"The purple jade fruit is one of the main ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, containing extremely strong Heaven and Earth elemental power. If the fruit tree grows for a thousand years, it is equivalent to a third-tier Spirit Medicine."

"I believe all Fellow Daoists understand its value; it's a Spirit Medicine that even Golden Core True Persons need to advance their cultivation."

"A single thousand-year purple jade fruit, starting bid of fifteen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, with each increment not less than one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

As soon as Long Xinyue finished speaking, Cultivators immediately began to bid, and uniformly, they were all Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

"Fifteen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Sixteen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Seventeen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Twenty thousand!"

...

Hearing these voices continuously raising the price, Lin Yucheng's pupils dilated.

The higher the price of this thousand-year purple jade fruit, the more beneficial it was for him, because ninety-five percent of it belonged to him.

"Twenty-one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Twenty-three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Twenty-four thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

...

The price continued to rise.

Finally, when the price reached thirty-two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, no more Cultivators made bids.

"Is there anyone else bidding?" Long Xinyue lightly parted her red lips.

"Thirty-two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, once."

"Thirty-two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, twice."

"Thirty-two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, thrice."

"Sold!"

The first auctioned item fetched such a price, making Long Xinyue very happy internally. It seemed this Auction was stable.

Lin Yucheng was also very joyful. With so many Spirit Stones, he would have great confidence in bidding for anything that followed.

However, his gaze turned to Li Qiuniang behind him.

Li Qiuniang gave an awkward smile but quickly returned to her normal expression: "Fellow Daoist Lin, this concubine did not deceive you. Our Spirit Treasure Pavilion is not like an Auction House; ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones was already the highest price we could offer you."

Lin Yucheng could only shrug helplessly. In fact, Li Qiuniang was right.

For something like a thousand-year Spirit Medicine, which is priceless and rare, it is inherently difficult to appraise its value.

"Next is the second auctioned item..."

As Long Xinyue's voice sounded, the two of them tacitly ended their previous conversation.

"The second auctioned item, a bottle of [Mystic Marrow Liquid]."

"This [Mystic Marrow Liquid] is an extract from a specific Ore, and it is also one of the essential items for Breakthrough from Foundation Establishment Stage to Golden Core Stage."

"Starting bid, five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, with each increment not less than five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

The first auctioned item in an Auction generally needs to capture the hearts of everyone present, yet its value cannot exceed the laterFinale (finale items), so the choice is crucial.

However, items after the first auctioned item are often lower in value.

However, upon seeing this large bottle of Mystic Marrow Liquid, Lin Yucheng's eyes began to glow.

This was exactly what he needed. His father, Lin Xuanbo, would need this Mystic Marrow Liquid to Breakthrough to Golden Core.

"Room number four bids, eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Lin Yucheng immediately operated the miniature formation in the room, and a mechanical voice echoed in the hall.

"It's the big shot from the private box bidding."

"Then we'd better not compete with this big shot, lest we invite trouble."

There were not a few people with such thoughts, and Lin Yucheng had precisely anticipated that many would have this mentality.

Indeed, throughout the entire process, no Cultivator made another bid.

"Eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones to bid on this large bottle of Mystic Marrow Liquid. Eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones once, eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones twice, eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones thri—"