The auction began.
Many, many concealed private rooms looked down from a commanding height, overlooking the massive auction floor below.
The auction floor below appeared like a concentric circular kingdom, akin to an altar. Numerous experts of the Heaven and Earth Alliance flew up. Piece after piece of magical treasures were displayed within it. For a time, precious qi soared to the heavens, with endless auspicious rays of light.
At the same time, large vats were carried up, full to the brim with Buddha Fat.
There was Profound Immortal level Buddha Fat, and Half-Step Golden Immortal Buddha Fat, but this spiritual power was not considered particularly tyrannical. The most tyrannical were the large vats loaded with the fat of Golden Immortal level Buddhas. Although it wasn't burning, just smelling it gave off a flavor of expelling inner demons and sweeping away the gloom in one's mind.
The higher the cultivation, the heavier the inner demons actually become. Normally, although one relies on profound magical power to suppress them, once cultivation reaches a critical moment, all mental focus and magical power go to breaking through the bottleneck. At this time, all kinds of negative emotions lurking in the mind normally would erupt, leading to cultivation deviation.
The higher the cultivation, the deeper the cultivation deviation, and the more dangerous it is.
The most typical example was the Heavenly Monarch level expert of Buddhism, the King Buddha of Good and Evil Purity. After going mad, he killed people indiscriminately without distinguishing right from wrong.
However, for a cultivator, if there is corresponding Buddha Fat burning, during cultivation, the chances of cultivation deviation would be greatly reduced. Therefore, Buddha Fat is practically a hard currency in the Heaven Realm second only to Origin Commencement Pills and Spirit Veins.
"Buddha Fat is a good item. Junior Brother Feng Yuan, you are going to assault the Ancestral Immortal realm. At the critical juncture of the assault, illusions will be reborn, and you must ignite Buddha Fat to be able to settle your mind. Back when I assaulted the Ancestral Immortal realm from the Golden Immortal level, I prepared a full two billion catties of Golden Immortal level Buddha Fat, and a good nine thousand catties of Ancestral Immortal level Buddha Fat. I sold off all the magical treasures on my body, even did missions madly, doing a full thousand Heaven Realm years of missions, and even scraped together from everywhere, borrowing Spirit Veins, just to purchase the needed Buddha Fat and accumulate enough spiritual energy. At last, I went bankrupt and ended up with a mountain of debt. Only now have I repaid it clearly." Holy Son Dao Xu sighed continuously: "Junior Brother Feng Yuan can be said to be exceptionally blessed by nature. Having a King Tier Spirit Vein, you don't have to worry about buying anything."
"Senior Brother Dao Xu, Senior Brother Chen Yimei, what do you want to buy? I can treat." Fang Han said generously.
These two people had straightforward personalities and could help him a lot in the future. Holy Son, Supreme Elder, these were the true high-ups of the Yuhua Sect, the class that dictated the destiny of a sect.
With Fang Han's current cultivation, becoming a high-up of the Yuhua Sect was something just around the corner. Starting to build connections now was absolutely a wise choice.
"Oh? Since Junior Brother Feng Yuan is treating, then I won't stand on ceremony. Anyway, Junior Brother Feng Yuan just collected the Peerless Immortal Artifact Heartbreak Bow and Loveless Arrows, the value is at least tens of thousands of Tier One Spirit Veins, or even more. We'll be eating from the big spender then." Holy Son Dao Xu didn't stand on ceremony in the slightest either, rubbing his hands together.
"I've also been tight on cash recently and want to buy some things." Supreme Elder Chen Yimei said continuously with a smile: "It couldn't be better for Junior Brother Feng Yuan to treat. As long as your heart doesn't ache over it."
"Haha." Fang Han burst out laughing: "Straightforward words, I like it. A thousand pieces of gold scattered will return again, what is there to feel heartache over? With my cultivation, when the time comes, casually seizing Spirit Veins won't be an issue. The Heaven Realm is so vast, and in many dangerous places, Spirit Veins exist. They are inexhaustible. Spend as much as you like."
"Junior Brother is a straightforward person, there will definitely be benefits in the future."
Chen Yimei and Holy Son Dao Xu exchanged a glance and said solemnly.
"Eminent figures, those who can come to my Heaven and Earth Alliance's Heaven character auction house are all experts among experts. Presumably, you are very clear on the rules of our Heaven and Earth Alliance: the highest bidder gets the treasure."
Right at this moment, a voice was transmitted out from the central auction floor.
The speaker was an elderly man, his eyebrows, hair, and beard all silvery white, but his figure was tall and large, his build like a mountain, his bone structure having the posture of supporting the heavens.
This was also an existence that had surpassed the Golden Immortal level, with Supreme Ancestral Immortal cultivation, obviously hosting the auction.
"Young Master Feng Yuan, this is the true expert of our Heaven and Earth Alliance, Old Man Düne." Madam Hua Shen had been watching Fang Han all along. Originally, given her status as a Supreme Ancestral Immortal, she wouldn't bother speaking to a Golden Immortal level expert at all, but now it was different. Fang Han had obtained the inheritance of the "Bone Saint", and with every movement, he displayed abilities capable of matching an Ancestral Immortal, so she became incomparably courteous.
"This Old Man Düne is very strong. According to rumors, he has ripped apart a Far-Ancient Herculean Barbarian God with his bare hands. He is virtually invincible among those of the same realm." Holy Son Dao Xu clicked his tongue continuously in praise: "I would actually like to exchange blows with him and experience his divine fists."
"Is that so? If the Holy Son has the intention, after the auction, you can find an opportunity to spar with Old Man Düne." Scholar Xuan Ji smiled faintly.
"The auction has started! Look at the first treasure?"
Chen Yimei growled deeply.
Everyone's gaze fixed tightly upon the center of the auction floor below; the people of the Heaven and Earth Alliance had carried out a treasure. Following convention, the first and the last treasure of an auction were always extraordinary rare items.
Fang Han's gaze didn't look towards the treasure, but instead, he rotated his divine intent silently through the air. He then felt the tyrannical gazes being transmitted out from every major private room.
Those able to enter this Heaven character private room auction house were all experts, supreme figures. However, every private room was isolated, and it was entirely impossible to see any activity inside, let alone the people.
Fortunately, as Fang Han swept his divine intent slightly, based on some of the gazes, he could employ the Heaven Stealing Dao to faintly simulate human forms.
During a single sweep, his Heaven Stealing Art fed the aura of the gazes into the Universal Astrolabe to calculate, and his own Crystal Divine Kingdom was also continuously deducing. The great figures seated in numerous private rooms manifested entirely within his mind.
The figures in the major private rooms could no longer stay hidden.
His cultivation now rose with the tide, and using the Heaven Stealing Dao, even Supreme Ancestral Immortals would not detect it.
Buzz, buzz, buzz…
A sound like bees leaving their hive transmitted out from the auction floor. It was the vibration of origin qi. Fang Han was also startled, and saw that the first treasure was actually a stone.
This stone was plain and unremarkable, looking like ordinary Immortal Realm jade stone, with mottled green moss on it and a distant aura of the vicissitudes of history. However, precisely in the center of the stone, there was a supreme aura, as if a sovereign immortal had descended. Furthermore, the texture of the stone seeped with the mysteries of an Innate Great Dao.
Fang Han felt that within that stone, a profound principle was contained, as if some grand figure had once sat cross-legged upon it to comprehend the Dao.
"This is an Enlightenment Stone, with a very grand origin. According to rumors, it is the stone that the ancient Spirit Emperor sat upon while cultivating from a Saint to a Zenith Immortal. Within it seeps the greatest principles of the Great Dao of Saints and Ultimate Beings. If one sits cross-legged on it to cultivate, it can be said to be the best supplementary divine item for elevating one's realm."
Old Man Düne pointed at this Enlightenment Stone, emitting a resonant voice.
"The Enlightenment Stone of the Spirit Emperor! This item is noble…" Holy Son Dao Xu rubbed his hands, his face full of envy, wishing he could just go down and snatch it up. While that Enlightenment Stone was called a stone, it was actually immensely huge, like a flying peak; it was twenty to thirty feet high, like a small house.
"Indeed, sitting on this to cultivate allows one to comprehend the Dao."
"This Spirit Emperor's Enlightenment Stone is truly precious. To think the Heaven and Earth Alliance actually took it out for auction this time? I wonder why? You must know, sitting on it to cultivate yields twice the result with half the effort, progressing rapidly, a thousand miles in a day. Even a stupid pig could transform into a genius."
"Its value is not cheap!"
"I must absolutely win this at auction. I wonder what the base price is?"
Countless streams of divine intent were transmitted out, holding a naked desire to plunder this "Spirit Emperor's Enlightenment Stone".
In the ancient Heavenly Court, many Zenith Immortals were hailed as "Emperors".
There was a rule in the Heavenly Court: anyone who cultivated to the "Zenith Immortal" realm could be called an Emperor. Jade Emperor, Void Emperor, Xi Emperor… thousands of Emperors banded together to author the "Martial Classics of All Emperors," which has been passed down to this day.
Now, this Enlightenment Stone was precisely the stone on which the Spirit Emperor sat while cultivating from a Saint to a Zenith Immortal and achieving enlightenment. Its value was completely immeasurable.
"Base price, fifty Tier One Spirit Veins!"
Old Man Düne looked at the many figures offering exclamations of admiration. Extremely satisfied, he opened his large hand and straightforwardly declared a price.
The moment the price of fifty Tier One Spirit Veins came out, the scene immediately fell into a brief silence. To tell the truth, this was equal to half the entire fortune of a peerless Ancestral Immortal.
When Fang Han killed Ancestor Ouyang Chang, he had only found a little over three hundred Tier One Spirit Veins on his body.
Don't look at Fang Han casually buying things worth hundreds of Tier One Spirit Veins; that was entirely the result of him obtaining a treasure trove. Otherwise, he couldn't afford it either.
Fifty Tier One Spirit Veins could create fifty major sects like the Heavenly Spring Sect.
"Fifty Spirit Veins to buy this piece of stone. Although the Enlightenment Stone is good, it is ultimately an auxiliary cultivation tool. It cannot let a person ascend to heaven in a single step, nor can it increase a person's combat power. Spending fifty Tier One Spirit Veins to buy it is a bit unworthy." Fang Han shook his head.
"No, the functions of this Spirit Emperor's Enlightenment Stone go far beyond this. There are definitely many grand figures who will want it." Holy Son Dao Xu waved his hand.
Just as his words faded, that brief silence was shattered.
"Sixty Tier One Spirit Veins! I want it!"
"Seventy!"
"Eighty!"
"One hundred!"
Prices erupted one by one from the various private rooms; the brief silence was followed by a torrential storm. Fang Han watched, slightly dumbfounded, but a faint smile quickly appeared on his face.
The price soared ceaselessly.
Within the short time it took for a stick of incense to burn, it had already reached the terrifying degree of three hundred Tier One Spirit Veins.
"This Spirit Emperor's Enlightenment Stone, it seems there is truly a deep mystery seeping within it. Perhaps it really can help me cultivate to the Ancestral Immortal realm. Moreover, seeing the eager momentum of Holy Son Dao Xu and Supreme Elder Chen Yimei, buying it and then lending it to them for cultivation would also be a good choice."
With a turn of his divine intent, Fang Han slowly called out a price…