Chapter 70: Bouquet Final

Chapter 70: Bouquet Final

This year, our last two items are very special ones. They were among the prizes generously gifted by an esteemed guest of the Sun Cultivation Alliance, who expressly requested them to be auctioned. You must understand that in normal circumstances, these items wouldnt even be sold.

All the spectators attention was immediately grabbed by this shocking revelation. This claim from the Night Lotus Auction House was most likely true, it had a great reputation to uphold for its business after all.

Our first of the two exceptional items, is named the Black Talent Pill and its value is impossible to estimate. The pill making process involves invaluable materials that dont even exist on our continent and others that only appear in legends. When eating this pill, a cultivator has an 80% chance of death. However, those that survive will emerge with a grade 5 talent, no matter what their original talent was. No ways have been found to determine which cultivators have different odds of survival, except for age: this pill can only be consumed strictly under the age of 14 or death is assured. This 14 figure isnt exact for all and it is recommended to not consume the pill if you are older than 12 just for insurance. Oh, and this pill must be consumed before reaching the foundation establishment stage.

To the young 2nd years with inferior grades, you should have already experienced the frustration of your limitations due to talent but some might hesitate when faced with the deadly odds. Let me tell you, most of the older cultivators would fight to the death just to catch a glimpse of this pill. Having a top talent makes you enter a whole other world. Why do we cultivate? To reach the apex! To become immortal! But most will inevitably be blocked by their insufficient talent. This pill is your ticket to immortality and 20% odds is huge in that regard.

If it wasnt for the extreme rarity of the materials in its recipe, this pill would have changed the whole cultivation world.This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

The crowd went wild with Hou Xifeng's impassioned and exalted speech.

In the private room, Wang Yimo threw a worried look to Han Lingyun who was examining the Black Talent Pills projection with deep interest. Sensing the gaze, Han Lingyun raised his head and said reassuringly. Haha dont worry miss Yimo, Im not interested in consuming that pill, Im too scared of death for that. And Im already doing really fine in cultivation.

She took a reproachful air and responded. Hum you had me concerned for a moment, you looked transfixed on this pill just now.

Han Lingyun was indeed amazed by the pill, but not because he wanted it for himself. He wondered if it worked like some kind of spiritual transplant, with the odds of death due to the receivers spirit rejecting the transplant in a way. The fact that the effect was the same regardless of ones original spirit root was definitely an argument going in this direction.

But these were simply his conjectures and his imagination running wild once again. Han Lingyun had no way of verifying his ideas. Dont you find it fascinating? This Black Talent pills effect is so groundbreaking!

Wang Yimo looked unconvinced. Having a grade 5 talent doesnt make you an immortal or whatever this auctioneer vixen is spouting.

Han Lingyun raised an eyebrow. I think you dont realize how desperate people with lower talent grades are for a chance to increase theirs. Imagine slowly falling behind and feeling your dreams and aspirations get further away as time passes.

While the two kept debating, the auction had already started at the symbolic price of 1 crystal. In three breaths worth of time, the price had reached 5 million crystals. This time, it wasnt the disciples using their elders money to bid, but entire sects trying to secure a pill. Even the top 16 sects didnt have a 5th grade disciple every year! This pill had the possibility to change the destiny of a smaller sect if they birthed a grade 5 talent, granting it a seat at the council among other things.

It was still a big gamble with only 20% odds though but some sect leaders in the cabins were determined to risk investing a significant portion of their sects wealth for it.

However, the price didnt overtake the pill for some important reasons. Most importantly, the whole idea of increasing the odds of reaching the Nascent Soul realm was a gross exaggeration, if not plainly wrong. If this was truly the case, a Nascent Soul expert could form many others new Nascent Soul cultivators just by teaching, which is obviously not the case.

However, Deep Abyss was definitely a supreme weapon at the qi condensation level and it would definitely bring a huge advantage to anyone using it at the competition.

The auction ended on that note and the disciples slowly left the auction house. Han Lingyun and Wang Yimos balance in their crystal cards had already been updated after their purchases. In the end, Han Lingyun was walking out with a bottle of Night Lotus Condensation Dew, a mysterious jade, and an entertaining experience. All for 480 thousand crystals out of the original million.

Han Lingyun was giving Elder Wen feedback as he returned the card to his original owner.

Oh, just keep that card for your expenses whenever you leave the sect. No one else would target you for it anyway as a robbed card from the SCA will not activate. Hum, you got a reasonable deal for that Dew. But what Im really interested in is that mysterious jade. It isnt your style to buy any random intriguing item, am I wrong disciple Lingyun?

Han Lingyun took out the jade to show Elder Wen. I hope you are not wrong teacher, or I would feel deeply ashamed.

Elder Wen frown as he looked closer at the crisscrossing lines. He closed his eyes as his hand traced the lines. He appeared deeply focused. Elder Wens verdict came after a couple of minutes.

I am unable to give you a satisfactory answer, my disciple. However, this jade certainly deserves a more thorogh study. It feels surprising to auction it at the 2nd years auction event, and with the random items of the mysterious category. I am convinced that many of my colleagues would love to analyze this jade.

Did you understand something from the lines?

Unfortunately, no, but my calculations and analysis of recuring patterns seems to indicate that it isnt just some gibberish. It could be a code or some form of lock. Even if its a hoax of some sort its creator shouldnt be at a low level. I commend your eye for taking the risk of bidding on it. Obviously, the experts of the Auction House couldnt have missed something I can suppose. So, I am confused. Was this jade being auctioned due to a series of errors? Or perhaps, my conjectures are wrong or the experts analyzing it found something making the object worthless?

Han Lingyun was reassured after hearing Elder Wens words. His teacher wasnt angry at his unorthodox purchase. In fact, Han Lingyun himself didnt know if this jade was just some trash. If not for the feeling he recognized, he wouldnt have bought this jade. Yes, the lines really piqued my interest and this jade gave me a peculiar feeling. I followed my intuition on this one.

Elder Wen stroked his beard and put the jade back in Han Lingyuns hands. Hum, the money on the card is yours anyway, so spend it as you please. Its your responsibility to make the right choices.

Han Lingyun nodded heavily. He implicitly understood that Elder Wen still didnt really approve of using 300 thousand crystals on that stone.

Very good. Disciple Lingyun, for the rest of the week you should cultivate away from all the noise to arrive at the competition in the best of shapes. Use that opportunity to drink some of that Lotus Dew after absorbing the effects of a pill.