237: Chapter 237 Yellow Springs Yin Spirit Water

The second half of the auction proceeded very quickly; within an hour, dozens of treasures were sold.

As a new treasure was brought up, before the beauty in the red dress could even speak, all the Purple Palace Cultivators, including Chen Changqing, instinctively sensed a chill.

"What is this?" Li Qingling asked in surprise. She had also sensed it; although she was not yet a Purple Palace Cultivator, her Divine Soul had already reached the Zifu Stage.

To say nothing else, her talent in terms of energy and the Divine Soul alone was much higher than Chen Changqing's.

"Little Friend Yao, what is this item? Why can I sense such an extreme chill emanating from it?" a Purple Palace Cultivator asked.

The beauty in the red dress looked in the direction the voice came from, feeling shocked inside. The aura of this item had already been concealed, yet these Purple Palace Cultivators could still sense it. Their Divine Souls were simply terrifying.

Although she was not a Purple Palace Cultivator, she was still a ninth-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Even so, facing the concealed treasure, she could not detect any abnormalities at all. If she were not the one in charge of the auction, she might have thought the treasure placed on the table was merely a mortal item.

"Replying to Senior, this is yellow springs nether spirit water. Perhaps Senior and the others do not know what it is, but this Junior can guarantee here that this item was obtained decades ago from a third-tier ghost general."

"According to the appraisal of the Seniors from our Youzhou Auction House, the quality of this item can reach the Medium Grade of the third tier. As for its effect, it can be used on oneself to infuse one's Qi with a trace of icy attribute, permanently amplifying a Cultivator's base combat power."

As soon as these words were spoken, the auction venue broke into an uproar. Adding an icy attribute to one's Qi could actually permanently amplify combat power.

Hearing this, both Chen Changqing and Li Qingling felt somewhat tempted, not expecting this item to have such an effect. Coincidentally, that girl Lingxi was cultivating the Great Yin Mysterious Water Technique, which was also an icy-attribute Cultivation Technique. If they could obtain this treasure, Lingxi's combat power would definitely rise to another level, and she might even rival Chen Changqing, who was also at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"That's right, Little Friend Yao, by how much can this item enhance combat power?" another Purple Palace Cultivator inquired, clearly intending to bid for the item.

"Replying to Senior, if the Cultivator practices an icy-attribute Cultivation Technique, it can amplify by about twenty percent. If it is a water-attribute or ice-attribute Cultivation Technique, it can amplify by about thirty percent. But if it is another attribute Cultivation Technique, with good luck, it can amplify by ten percent."

"However, if one Cultivates a supremely yang and rigid Cultivation Technique, using this item will not only fail to enhance strength, but it may also suppress the owner's cultivation and combat power, and even have a huge impact on cultivation." Madam Yao's last sentence was actually a reminder.

After all, no matter how good a treasure was, it depended on the person using it. If someone used it blindly without knowing and something happened, they might have to bear the responsibility. Of course, with Biluo Palace backing their Youzhou Auction House, they naturally had nothing to fear.

But no one wanted to invite trouble for no reason.

"I see. It seems this old man's granddaughter is destined not to have it," that Purple Palace Cultivator sighed.

Inside Chen Changqing's room, Li Qingling looked at Chen Changqing with hope in her eyes.

"Brother, as long as we win the bid for it, it will surely boost little Lingxi's strength immensely. By then, after we leave, with little Lingxi's strength, even if Purple Palace Cultivators come to our Chen Family to make trouble, we might not be unable to resist."

"Mhm, I also think this item is very suitable for little Lingxi."

The two's gazes returned once again to the auction venue.

"Respected Seniors, the starting bid is fifty thousand Spirit Stones, and each increment cannot be less than ten thousand Spirit Stones," Madam Yao smiled and said.

"One hundred thousand Spirit Stones!!" At this moment, someone shouted.

Everyone was startled. It had just begun, yet someone raised the price by fifty thousand in one breath, directly doubling it. Who was shouting prices so recklessly?

Those low-tier Cultivators wore expressions of shock. However, complaints aside, they still didn't dare to voice them directly.

"One hundred and ten thousand Spirit Stones," another person shouted.

"One hundred and twenty thousand."

"One hundred and fifty thousand."

...

The price skyrocketed all the way, and this yellow springs nether spirit water directly soared to two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and it was still continuing to increase.

Seeing that everyone was bidding, Chen Changqing also began to join the ranks. "Two hundred and twenty thousand."

Next door, a Purple Palace Cultivator's Divine Sense swept over, and then slowly withdrew it, shouting: "Two hundred and fifty thousand."

"Two hundred and sixty thousand," behind him, another person shouted.

"Three hundred thousand," Chen Changqing said calmly.

Three hundred thousand Spirit Stones was almost the entire net worth of an Early Stage Purple Palace Cultivator. Furthermore, this treasure was worth at most three hundred thousand Spirit Stones; any higher and it would exceed its value.

Therefore, for a moment, no one spoke up again.

"Who is this person? How come I've never seen him before?" the youth next door asked the maidservant beside him.

"Replying to Young Master, he probably isn't a Purple Palace Cultivator from our prefecture. I will go investigate right away," the purple-skirted maidservant shook her head and said respectfully.

"Go! I want to see just who is so bold as to contend with me for a treasure." The youth's tone was very calm.

"Three hundred thousand Spirit Stones going once! Three hundred thousand Spirit Stones going twice! Three hundred thousand Spirit Stones going three times!" Seeing that no one else was raising the bid, Madam Yao finally shouted.

"This item is won by the Senior in Room 11. Congratulations to Senior." Madam Yao handed the yellow springs nether spirit water contained within a porcelain bottle to a maidservant behind her. The maidservant received it with both hands and headed towards Room 11.

In less than a moment, the maidservant carried the yellow springs nether spirit water to the outside of Chen Changqing's room. Li Qingling stood up and took it.

The maidservant glanced at Li Qingling, then looked at Chen Changqing, put away the Storage Pouch filled with three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and left.

"We bought this yellow springs nether spirit water for just three hundred thousand Spirit Stones. If little Lingxi can rely on this to possess the strength of a Purple Palace Cultivator, then it will be worth far more than its value," Li Qingling said happily.

"Mhm, let's see what other treasures there are, buy a few more, and we will leave," Chen Changqing nodded.

The two continued to watch the new treasures being auctioned below, but a string of subsequent treasures didn't have much use for Chen Changqing and Li Qingling.

Another hour passed, and it was finally time for the last three grand finale auction items of the second half.

Meanwhile, next door.

"Young Master, the information on the Purple Palace Cultivator next door has been investigated. He is a Purple Palace Cultivator who stepped into the Zifu Stage some twenty years ago, named Chen Changqing, coming from the Chen Family in Qinghe County, the most remote place in Cang Prefecture."

"According to the investigation, this Chen Family was still a Qi Refining Family a few decades ago." That maidservant wore a look of shock; ever since she dug up this information, she found the whole thing completely unbelievable.

Primarily because the Chen Family's leap from a tiny Qi Refining Family to today's Purple Mansion Family was not only massive in span but also extremely fast.

So fast that it left everyone incredulous.

Yet now this Senior Chen had already reached the Zifu Stage, and rumor had it he was even a Named Disciple of Immortal Master Yuyuan. This resulted in many wanting to probe the secrets of the Chen Family, but no one dared to truly take that step.

There was one more major matter: in that great battle twenty years ago, this Senior Chen had slain Purple Palace Cultivators, and more than one at that. Besides this, he had even defeated quite a few Purple Palace Cultivators, and that was back when the other party had only just stepped into the Zifu Stage.