Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Hmm?

At that instant, the Zhou Family once again became the center of attention.

Many people began to admire the audacity of the Zhou Family at this moment.

To set aside the matter of money, just the nerve alone deserved respect!

But the Golden Core Stage Cultivator just glanced at Zhou Mingde lightly and then said again, "Eighty-five thousand Spirit Coins!"

"Eighty-six thousand Spirit Coins!"

Zhou Mingde didn't hesitate and raised the bid once more.

His expression was utterly calm and collected, as if he could not feel the various gazes coming from all directions.

This caused the Golden Core Stage Cultivator's gaze to shift slightly, then he said in a deep voice, "Ninety thousand Spirit Coins!"

"Ninety-one thousand Spirit Coins!"

Zhou Mingde's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was very steady; he was still raising the bid by a thousand Spirit Coins.

This was his third time raising the bid, and it was also his last.

Because if the price went any higher, he would be out of money.

But as the saying goes, third time's the charm.

Facing the bids of the Golden Core Stage Cultivator, Zhou Mingde dared to raise the price three times. Stay updated with empire

Never mind his boldness, just the resolve to win at all costs was enough to turn heads.

Even the Golden Core Stage Cultivator fell silent at this time, speechless for a long while.

As no one spoke up after several hundreds of breaths, Su Yunniang on the stage seemed to understand that the Golden Core Stage Cultivator had given up and immediately said softly, "Ninety-one thousand Spirit Coins for the first time, any other bidders?"

No one spoke after she finished speaking.

So after waiting a dozen or so breaths, she repeated it.

"Ninety-one thousand Spirit Coins for the third time, congratulations to Taoist Friend Zhou on winning the Ice Jade Soul Silkworm!"

As Su Yunniang's final words echoed out for the third time, everyone from the Zhou Family breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, they had managed to secure the Ice Jade Soul Silkworm.

Although the process was difficult and the cost was significant, now was the time to celebrate, not to dwell on unpleasant matters.

Zhou Mingde, having taken a deep breath and relaxed, bowed with cupped hands to the Golden Core Stage Cultivator and said, "Many thanks to Senior Ye for the gracious favor and generosity."

Immediately after, he turned and cupped fists around, saying, "Many thanks to all the Taoist Friends for their generosity!"

The Golden Core Stage Cultivator surnamed Ye just looked deeply at him without responding.

The other cultivators knew it was just a courtesy and no response was necessary.

So, amidst a variety of complex gazes, Zhou Mingde went forward with a large amount of Spirit Coins to complete the transaction, taking the jade box containing the Ice Jade Soul Silkworm into his hands.

After purchasing this item, the Zhou Family could only act as spectators for the rest of the auction.

The auction continued in full swing, with rare treasures that were seldom seen on ordinary days being auctioned off, each fetching astonishingly high prices.

As the auction progressed, the frequency of precious treasures appearing increased.

During the auction, even Talisman Treasures were brought out for sale!

This was the first time Zhou Chun had seen Talisman Treasures being auctioned publicly, and the price was not as expensive as he had thought.

An unused, intact Talisman Treasure started at thirty thousand Spirit Coins, and the final price was only eighty-three thousand Spirit Coins, not even as high as what the Zhou Family paid for the Ice Jade Soul Silkworm!

Initially puzzled, Zhou Chun understood after Zhou Mingde explained it to him.

Talisman Treasures, while immensely powerful, are not easily able to kill another person in single combat when the cultivator reaches the Purple Mansion Phase unless the Talisman Treasure possesses some special Divine Skills.

A Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator with an initial level of cultivation may be able to fight beyond their level against a mid-level Purple Mansion Cultivator if they have a Talisman Treasure in hand, but it would still be difficult for them to easily kill another initial-level Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator with it.

Generally, Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators will cultivate some Escape Technique Divine Skills to use in life-threatening situations. Once deployed, even if the opponent possesses a similar skill, it is not guaranteed they could immediately catch up.

Because the activation of such Escape Technique Divine Skills often results in very fast speeds, even the cultivators themselves cannot precisely control their destination, only able to lock onto a general direction to escape toward.

Under such circumstances, unless one possesses a much higher cultivation level than their opponent or has cultivated their Escape Technique Divine Skill to a very profound level where they can freely control the speed and direction,

it is very difficult for one Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator to kill another.

Therefore, it is normal for a Talisman Treasure to not sell for a price higher than that of the Ice Jade Soul Silkworm.

After many treasures were sold in such a manner, Su Yunniang on the stage once again reached into her Storage Pouch and took out a fiery red Alchemy Bottle, introducing, "Next, this treasure is a Spirit Pill called the Red Shining Flowing Pearl Pill, which can assist Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators practicing Fire Element Techniques in breaking through their bottlenecks, with quite an effective result."

Having said this, she held the Alchemy Bottle up high and announced, "One Red Shining Flowing Pearl Pill, with a starting bid of twenty thousand Spirit Coins, and each increment must not be less than five hundred Spirit Coins!"

"Such a thing actually exists!"

At the Zhou Family table, the three members of the Zhou family exchanged glances as they looked at the Red Shining Flowing Pearl Pill in Su Yunniang's hands but remained silent.

"Since we've spent all the money anyway, let's just stick to the plan,"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself, which served as a response.

Consequently, the three could only watch as the price of the item climbed steadily, eventually being bought for seventy-eight thousand Spirit Coins by someone.

What they did not expect was that the person who bought the Red Shining Flowing Pearl Pill was the mid-level Purple Mansion Cultivator from the Jiang Family.

"What is the Jiang family trying to do? Could that fellow be intending to use this Red Shining Flowing Pearl Pill to break through to the later stages of the Purple Mansion?"

Zhou Mingde's expression changed slightly as he looked at the Jiang Family's Purple Mansion Cultivator with a surprised and doubtful look.

"That old fellow indeed practices Fire Element Techniques, he might really be thinking that!"

Zhou Daoyi spoke gravely, his tone suddenly becoming heavier.

If the Jiang Family only had a mid-level Purple Mansion Cultivator and an initial-level one, the Zhou Family would not fear them.

But if the Jiang Family had a late-phase Purple Mansion Cultivator, the Zhou Family would truly be at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

"Should we just notify Lin Hongyu and have her snatch the Red Sun Flowing Bead Pill? If nothing else, at least ruin that old thing's chances of breaking through to the later stages of the Purple Mansion!"

At that moment, Zhou Chun also communicated secretly with the other two, sternly voicing his thoughts.

It must be said that his bottom line was very flexible.

Previously, he had convinced the Clan Leader, Zhou Daoyi, to raise funds to purchase aids for opening the Purple Mansion Spirit Matters by using the excuse of not wanting to aid the enemy. Now, seeing that the Jiang Family's purchase of the Red Sun Flowing Bead Pill posed a great threat to the Zhou Family, he immediately thought to set the tiger to fight the wolf!

Of course, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi knew that all this was for the sake of the family, so naturally, they would not tease him about it at this time.

Besides, Zhou Chun's strategy to set the tiger to fight the wolf was indeed simple and effective.

However, after some thought, Zhou Daoyi frowned and said, "But I'm afraid we won't have enough time. It would take at least a month for Lin Hongyu to receive our message. By the time she could act, that old fellow from the Jiang family would have likely already returned home to consume the Spirit Pill. Would Lin Hongyu be that foolish?"

"Then let's find a way to delay that old fellow from the Jiang Family so he can't consume the Spirit Pill and advance into secluded cultivation so quickly!"

Zhou Mingde spoke with a heavy voice, expressing his plan but already agreeing with Zhou Chun's strategy.

So the three of them began to discuss various ways to delay the Jiang Family's mid-level Purple Mansion Cultivator's breakthrough, losing all interest in the ongoing auction.

And while they were engaged in their intense discussion, the auction gradually neared its end.

"Now we come to the last item of this auction, which is also a treasure specially prepared by the three major sects for this auction event!"

On the stage, Su Yunniang spoke while simultaneously reaching into her Storage Pouch to take out a jade box.

At the same time, the three Golden Core Stage Cultivators seated at three sides all stood up and walked forward to protect her.

She then said with an enticing tone, "It is the renowned Dust-Free Pill inside this jade bottle in my hands, which can aid in condensing the Golden Core!"