143: Millennium golden thread grass

"Young City Lord, may I ask where these Foundation Establishment Pills came from?"

Finally, a Loose Cultivator bravely asked.

Chen Sichen replied, "These were refined by a Second-Order Alchemist from the Lin Family. Their origin is absolutely legitimate, so everyone can purchase with confidence."

Chen Sichen did not reveal Lin Yongmao's name.

However, Lin Yongmao's name had never reached the ears of the Loose Cultivators present.

Most of the Cultivators' gazes focused on Lin Yucheng. They didn't recognize Lin Xuanbo and the others, but they were not unfamiliar with Lin Yucheng, the well-known Hunting Demon Team Captain of the Lin Family.

Lin Yucheng's head was slightly raised. This was all his son's glory; his son truly brought him honor.

He wished he could announce on the spot that this Second-Order Alchemist was his son, Lin Yongmao.

But reason made him restrain himself. He couldn't create enemies for his son like that. It was better for him to bear all the storms as much as possible.

The third Foundation Establishment Pill still fetched a high price, selling for six thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Family Cultivators still did not make a move. An unspoken understanding had formed among them, waiting to make their move at the very end.

The Auction continued, and many items were successively bid on by Cultivators, with not a single item going unsold.

The City Lord's Mansion made a fortune!

Of course, the Lin Family also made a fortune!

Aside from other things, the Spirit Stones from the sale of the Foundation Establishment Pills alone could equal the Lin Family's income for decades.

This was the absolute status of an Alchemist. If a First-Order Alchemist couldn't reach this level, a Second-Order Alchemist was enough to make a Family take a big step forward.

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"The forty-second item is a thousand-year spiritual plant—a thousand-year gold thread grass. The starting bid is 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and each increment must not be less than 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Lin Yongmao, through Lin Yucheng's perspective, saw this thousand-year spiritual plant.

This was a thousand-year spiritual plant that was about to wither. Lin Yongmao estimated that if it weren't about to die, it wouldn't have been put up for sale.

Gold thread grass belongs to a special spiritual plant. It is named because the patterns on its leaves resemble golden threads, and it is a metal-attributed spiritual plant. Cultivators who Cultivate metal-attributed Cultivation Techniques can greatly increase their cultivation by consuming it.

It's just that the leaves of this gold thread grass now looked like they were about to wither, and even the roots were somewhat blackened.

Although there was still a last trace of vitality, it probably wouldn't last much longer.

However, this gold thread grass was, after all, a thousand-year-old, so selling it for ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones was completely reasonable.

Yuan Wang was very satisfied with this thousand-year gold thread grass. He himself cultivated a metal-attributed Cultivation Technique, and his main Spiritual Root was also a metal Spiritual Root.

If he directly consumed this thousand-year gold thread grass, he believed his cultivation could advance further.

Therefore, Yuan Wang was determined to obtain this thousand-year gold thread grass.

"10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones." Yuan Wang directly bid.

Lin Yucheng was not to be outdone and also offered a price: "12,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

He glanced at Yuan Wang and said disdainfully, "Sect Leader Yuan, wanting to exchange a thousand-year spiritual plant for ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones is a bit too wishful thinking."

Seeing Lin Yucheng bid, and directly breaking ties with the Qinglan Sect, the other Families also began to think. Before, they would never have dared to bid.

Han Mi smiled and said, "I am also interested in this thousand-year spiritual plant, 12,500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Cao Yusheng bid, "13,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"You..."

Yuan Wang was so angry that he trembled, directly stood up, and his Killing Intent was faintly revealed.

If his injuries hadn't recovered yet, he would have directly attacked, killing as many as he could.

City Lord Chen He coughed, reminding him, "Sect Leader Yuan, please compose yourself. This is Yang City, not your Qinglan Sect."

"Hmph!"

Yuan Wang snorted coldly, then sat down and continued to bid, "14,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Just a Cultivation Family, can your financial resources compare to the Qinglan Sect?"

Lin Yucheng withstood the pressure and continued to bid, "15,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"16,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"17,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

...

When Lin Yucheng bid 18,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Yuan Wang's face became very embarrassed. Upon a careful count with his Divine Sense, he found that he simply didn't have that many Spirit Stones.

Seeing Yuan Wang's predicament, Lin Yucheng directly mocked, "What's wrong? Sect Leader Yuan, could it be that you don't have enough Spirit Stones?"

Yuan Wang's face turned green with anger. This small Cultivation Family actually dared to treat him with such an attitude.

But now, he couldn't deal with the other party.

If he had known this would happen, he should have exterminated the Lin Family when they hadn't risen yet.

18,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones bought a thousand-year spiritual plant [gold thread grass]. In Yang City, he wasn't the only one who cultivated metal-attributed Cultivation Techniques.

Lin Yucheng also cultivated metal-attributed Cultivation Techniques, and his son and daughter-in-law were both Second-Order Spiritual Planters, so they might even be able to save this gold thread grass and let it continue to grow.

The subsequent Auction items were very different from the previous ones. They were either Second-Order Materials or Third-Order Materials, or at least High Grade Magical Artifacts.

Lin Yucheng bought a lot; having many Spirit Stones allowed him to be so extravagant.

Foundation Establishment Pills were also auctioned one after another, and the prices of the later Foundation Establishment Pills were a bit lower.

Those Loose Cultivators who truly needed them and could afford them had already exhausted their financial resources, and it was finally the turn of the Cultivators from the major Families to make their moves.

Han Mi bought one, and Cao Yusheng even bought two.

Clan Chief Zhu also bought a Foundation Establishment Pill; he was one of the most low-key among them.

Their Zhu Family was originally a Family famous for Alchemy, but the Second-Order Alchemist did not come from their Family, but from the Lin Family instead.

...

"The fifty-fourth item is a Jade Slip, which records the "Third-Order Formation Master Inheritance." The starting bid is 40,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and each increment must not be less than 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

As soon as Chen Sichen's words fell, all the noisy sounds in the venue instantly disappeared. At this moment, everything was silent, and a pin drop could be heard.

"Third-Order... Legacy!"

Yuan Wang couldn't help but murmur in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly.

This Auction truly exceeded his expectations. He was already very surprised to buy the Materials for refining a Lifebound Treasure, and he didn't expect a thousand-year spiritual plant to appear.

It was one thing for a thousand-year spiritual plant to appear, but now there was also a Third-Order Legacy appearing at this Auction.

If he had known this, he should have prepared his Spirit Stones well, even taking out some of the Qinglan Sect's inventory would have been worth it.

The Qinglan Sect did not have the "Third-Order Formation Master Inheritance." If a Third-Order Formation Master could be cultivated with this Legacy, then the Qinglan Sect's status would be unshakeable by any other force.

However, the price of forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones deterred him.

Lin Yucheng was slightly stunned. He wasn't thinking about the preciousness of this Third-Order Legacy, but rather had a sense of déjà vu.

He clearly remembered that when he participated in the Yang City Long Family Auction, this Third-Order Formation Master Inheritance had also appeared...