These female cultivators being cultivated were not strong, and their cultivation aptitudes were mostly poor.
They were often treated as items and given to high-level cultivators, or traded at auctions like this.
This phenomenon is not common on the surface, but all cultivators know about it in secret.
The law of the jungle prevails in the cultivation world, and many demonic or heretical cultivators use 'furnaces' during their cultivation.
A 'furnace' refers to male or female cultivators with some cultivation who are used by high-level cultivators to replenish their cultivation through 'extraction'.
This is different from dual cultivation, where both parties benefit; with furnaces, only one party benefits.
The fates of furnaces are often tragic, ranging from decreased cultivation to direct death.
"Hehe, fellow Daoists, no need to be surprised. These three are voluntarily being auctioned. Their own aptitudes are poor, and they want to rely on some strong individuals. Our Commerce Alliance would never force them."
As the beautiful woman from the auction house explained, some bids appeared from the cultivators present.
However, not many people raised the price.
The three girls standing behind the beautiful woman all had their heads lowered, and did not seem to be volunteering as the beautiful woman said.
Zhang Ling sighed inwardly.
Although he felt some sympathy for these three girls, he would not buy them.
He always acted alone and would not want any burdens.
The three girls were only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. As many cultivators were discussing, this level of cultivation was basically useless.
It could only satisfy the lust of male cultivators, but for this, one could directly find mortal women, without having to spend spirit stones.
On second thought, weren't they also trying to rely on some strong individuals, or obtain some resources, or get better living security?
This was no different from most cultivators.
Zhang Ling had also heard that this kind of thing wasn't just limited to women; some male cultivators also volunteered to be slaves to high-level cultivators.
Before long, the three female cultivators were all auctioned off.
But the highest value was only a little over five thousand spirit stones.
These spirit stones were a considerable fortune for Foundation Establishment cultivators, enough to exchange for two top-grade magical artifacts.
Of course, if these auctioned furnaces had higher cultivation, like late-stage Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment, many Golden Core cultivators would be tempted.
It was said that some female cultivators with special physiques, like the famous Jade Phoenix Spiritual Body or the Oriole Cry Body, could help cultivators advance faster when they had their first intercourse while practicing Joyful Union secret techniques.
These female cultivators with special physiques were the best choice for furnaces, and they often attracted competition from many high-level cultivators.
However, these special physiques were rarely seen, and even if you encountered them, they might not still be virgins.
Zhang Ling shook his head with a wry smile, suppressed these distracting thoughts, and continued to watch the auction.
As the auction progressed, some things that Zhang Ling was interested in appeared.
The only thing he bought was a stack of second-order attack-type talismans, twelve in total. It cost him more than four thousand spirit stones.
Although the attack power released by second-order talismans was only equivalent to a full blow from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zhang Ling had been collecting these consumable talismans.
After all, he didn't have much talent in cultivating spells, and he had only mastered a few second-order spells so far. As for third-order attack spells, he hadn't learned them yet.
Although talismans were consumable items, every cultivator would have some on hand for emergencies.
Although high-level talismans were not common, activating twenty or thirty second-order talismans at once could cause some trouble for Golden Core cultivators.
He wasn't short of spirit stones now, and collecting these talismans wouldn't necessarily guarantee victory, but it could bring some trouble to enemies.
In the blink of an eye, the auction had progressed through most of its items and entered the final stage: the finale.
This auction had prepared a total of seven finale items. This immediately attracted the attention of all the cultivators present.
The beautiful woman in brocade robes on the flying platform waved her hand, and a white jade bottle appeared in her hand. After opening it, a layer of colorful mist floated out.
"Colorful Mist Pill, a fourth-grade spiritual pill. This pill is special. It is an ancient pill. After taking it, it can increase the chances of a Foundation Establishment cultivator forming a pseudo-core. After identification by a master alchemist, it can increase the chances of forming a Golden Core by half a percent. Fellow Daoists, don't miss it. The starting price is seventy thousand spirit stones."
"What? Increase the chance of forming a Golden Core by half a percent? This old man wants this pill."
"Hehe, I bid eighty thousand spirit stones."
"Eighty-one thousand!"
"Eighty-five thousand spirit stones!"
As soon as this pill appeared, it naturally attracted a lot of competition from cultivators. In the blink of an eye, this pill was bid up to ninety thousand spirit stones.
In the end, this pill was auctioned off by a male cultivator for one hundred and ten thousand spirit stones.
Next, taking advantage of the heated atmosphere among the cultivators, the beautiful woman took out another item.
Everyone looked and saw a jade slip and a blue leather book appearing before them.
"Fellow Daoists, take a good look. This is a demon refining technique called 'Fiend Control Art,' obtained by a high-level cultivator from an ancient cultivator's cave."
"It is divided into seven levels and can be cultivated all the way to the early Nascent Soul stage. This is a relatively complete technique. It also comes with many secret techniques. After identification by our Commerce Alliance, if cultivated to great success, its power will definitely not be inferior to top-level cultivation techniques. It also comes with dozens of demon refining secret techniques. Interested Daoists, don't miss it."
Zhang Ling also stood up, staring at the jade slip and book on the shadow wall.
Sure enough, the news he had received before was correct. This trade fair really had this top-level technique.
This was the purpose of his coming here.
The beautiful woman's bidding price entered his ears.
"The starting price for 'Fiend Control Art' is sixty thousand spirit stones, and each bid must be no less than five hundred. Interested Daoists, you can bid now. A top-level technique can increase a lot of strength and help when fighting with other cultivators…"
Sixty thousand spirit stones, this starting price was also within his expectations.
If it were a top-level cultivation technique, the price would probably be more than half, or even one or two times higher.
This was also the reason why Zhang Ling had been unable to find a top-level cultivation technique in Myriad Manifestation City for so long.
These techniques were mostly the foundation of some forces and were basically not circulated outside. Even if there were any that were circulated, they were mostly incomplete versions.
There were countless techniques in the cultivation world, but top-level techniques were rare.
The demon refiner was a special cultivation path, and most cultivators would not choose this path. Therefore, the pricing of this type of technique was much lower. Otherwise, this technique would indeed not be easy to sell in other places.
However, being able to be used as a finale item at the auction and being a top-level technique naturally attracted people to bid.
In the blink of an eye, this technique was bid up to nearly seventy thousand. Zhang Ling didn't hesitate. He grabbed the bell on the table, injected spiritual power into it, shook it, and reported a price.
Next, several people bid against him, but Zhang Ling was determined to buy this technique. In the end, after he bid ninety thousand spirit stones, no other cultivators raised the price.
After the beautiful woman announced that the 'Fiend Control Art' belonged to him, Zhang Ling sat back down.
The beautiful woman who was still hosting the auction on the flying platform did not pause and took out another item to start the auction.
Zhang Ling glanced at it. It was a piece of purplish-brown phosphate ore.
"A piece of purple rock essence weighing one catty and eight taels. Perhaps not many of you Daoists recognize this thing, but this thing is a top-level weapon refining material."
"This thing is a rather rare treasure refining material. Whether it is added to a magical artifact or a magic treasure, it can greatly increase the toughness of the magic weapon, making it less likely to be destroyed."
"Senior, this is the technique you bid for."
Apricot appeared again at the door of Zhang Ling's stone house, holding a mahogany tray in her hand. A brocade cloth was placed on it, and a jade slip and a book were placed on top, which was exactly the technique he had just auctioned for.
"Come in."
Zhang Ling said calmly, and Apricot walked in with a smile on her face.
Zhang Ling reached out and grabbed the jade slip and book, which flew into his hands out of thin air. He entered his divine sense into it and checked it.
After a while, he said, "Not bad. These are the spirit stones."
With a flick of his hand, a cloth bag fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Apricot exclaimed and carefully opened the bag and looked inside.
If the female cultivators who received these high-level cultivators purchased auction items, they would get some commission.
If this senior bought such an expensive item, she would get at least a hundred spirit stones.
This naturally made her very happy.
"Thank you, senior. This junior will take her leave." Then she respectfully bid farewell.
After the girl left, Zhang Ling took out the book and the jade slip again, and his divine sense invaded them, carefully.
Outside, the auction was still in full swing.
After another quarter of an hour, the auction was nearing its end.
The beautiful woman on the flying platform flipped her jade hand, and a long box appeared in the crowd.
"Everyone, next we will auction the last three treasures of this auction house."
"The first item is a cold ice bamboo about two thousand three hundred years old. This spiritual wood can be used to refine magic treasures. It was entrusted to us for auction by a senior, with a starting price of 90,000 spirit stones."
Hearing the sound outside, Zhang Ling raised his eyes and glanced at the beautiful woman holding a two-zhang-long cyan-blue bamboo.
As the beautiful woman finished speaking the starting price, several people immediately bid.
"100,000 spirit stones."
"105,000 spirit stones, this old man wants it."
……
Although not many people raised the price, only a few, it can basically be determined that these people are high-level cultivators.
The increase in price is not small. Listening to these numbers, Zhang Ling's heart blossomed.
This cold ice bamboo was eventually called out by an old voice for a high price of 160,000 spirit stones.
For a Golden Core cultivator, 160,000 spirit stones would take at least forty or fifty years to accumulate.
And the old voice just now was very calm. It seemed that he only valued the material and didn't care about the spirit stones.
Most of these cultivators have strong examples as their background.
160,000 is not all in Zhang Ling's pocket in the end, of which 10% is drawn by the auction house as a commission for entrusted auction.
However, this is much higher than his original imagination of only selling about 100,000 spirit stones.
After a while, a burst of footsteps came into his ears. Apricot ran in with a blushing face. He was holding a gray storage bag.
"Senior, senior, this contains the proceeds from your consignment."
Well, Zhang Ling responded, but he was staring at the shadow wall. At this moment, the beautiful woman took out another treasure, attracting the attention of all cultivators.
It was a gray jade bottle, and he heard her shout.
"The demon soul of the fifth-order desolate beast Water Moon Snake, this kind of thing can only be left behind by several high-level cultivators working together. The starting price is 100,000 spirit stones."
"Fifth-order demon soul, how could it be this kind of thing."
Zhang Ling was also shocked, and the cultivators outside were even more boiling.
"105,000 spirit stones,"
"120,000"
"130,000"
……
The sound of price increases continued one after another, and Zhang Ling couldn't help but shook his head, originally planning to participate in the bidding.
I don't know how powerful the broken soul beads refined from high-level demon souls are.
But looking at the momentum of the cultivators bidding, he gave up. At the same time, he also thought of why this was.
High-level demon souls are very precious to demon refiners. It can be used to cultivate demon transformation secret techniques. In a short time, the price of the demon soul reached 160,000 spirit stones. And there are still seven or eight people bidding.
After another while, this thing was bought for a full 200,000 spirit stones.
This price is staggering.
Demon souls are difficult to preserve in battles, let alone the remnant soul of a fifth-order desolate beast.
And the last lot was also taken out by the beautiful woman, which turned out to be a flying sword.
"Everyone, pay attention, the last treasure of this auction…."
The beautiful woman on the flying platform looked at countless pairs of expectant eyes around, she quite enjoyed scanning everyone.
Then, with a wave of the jade hand, a flash of spiritual light appeared between her hands, and a cyan-green long sword appeared, the whole was like jade, and there were red spiritual patterns on the sword body, which was very exquisite.
"Magic weapon, Qingling Sword, the main material is made of Bichun Stone, in cooperation with fine iron, red pattern stone and other precious materials, refined by the weapon refiner Wu Fengzi, with infinite power."
As the beautiful woman spoke, the cyan flying sword soared into the sky, drawing a semicircle in the air, turning into a giant sword two feet wide.
With a burst of explosions, the huge flying sword shook, splitting out several sword lights, directly hitting the void.
Wherever the sword light passed, there was a burst of wind crackling. A finished magic weapon naturally made everyone exclaim.
Many monks showed eager eyes.
The beautiful woman did not let everyone wait any longer, and directly quoted the price. "This treasure is 230,000 spirit stones, the auction begins, the highest bidder wins."
"230,000"
"250,000"
Many bidding voices came.
Half an hour later, Zhang Ling returned to the inn where he was staying. And the flying sword magic weapon was eventually auctioned for a high price of 350,000 spirit stones.
The general value of this kind of finished magic weapon is also worth more than 200,000 spirit stones and less than 300,000 spirit stones.
Of course, this is the approximate price of ordinary magic weapons. The price of some magic weapons with special power is not so easy to estimate.
This trip to the auction, Zhang Ling also gained a lot of knowledge. It also made him know that the financial resources on his body are nothing.
The monks above the Golden Core have a long life span and can accumulate a lot of wealth, not to mention that some people have families, sects and other forces as their backing, and their financial resources are even more immeasurable.
Next, Zhang Ling stayed on Remnant Moon Peak for another half a month, searching and purchasing some things, before returning to Fire Cloud Island.
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