After Meng Fei finished speaking, he scanned the entire auction hall.
He saw many Cultivators with hesitant expressions on their faces.
"Fellow Daoists, although this Body Refining Cultivation Technique is difficult to master, it is still a rare Jindan Stage method."
At this point, Meng Fei decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Moreover, once this Body Refining Cultivation Technique is successfully Cultivated, one will have a certain resistance to lightning-type Spells in the future."
"Even the rumored Lightning Tribulation can provide at least a thirty percent success rate!"
Meng Fei's tone varied, full of emotion.
Surprisingly, with his impassioned cry, a few Cultivators were indeed moved.
"I, I bid six hundred Spirit Stones!"
"Seven hundred!"
"...Eight hundred Spirit Stones!"
However, there were still not many price increases.
Clearly, many Cultivators still had a realistic understanding of themselves.
Even though Meng Fei boasted loudly about lightning resistance and Lightning Tribulation, how many Cultivators present could Cultivate to that level?
For the Loose Cultivators present, Foundation Establishment was already a lifelong goal.
Core Formation was something they had never even considered.
Seeing the bidding slow down so much, Meng Fei sighed.
He knew this item would be difficult to sell.
After all, Cultivating this thing was too expensive.
Even the Qingzhu Sword Sect, one of the Six Upper Sects, couldn't afford it.
After all, a third-tier Spirit Wood takes at least three hundred years to grow.
It could outlive a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.
Moreover, compared to using it for Body Refining, it was clearly more cost-effective to forge it into a Magic Treasure embryo.
Forging it into a Magic Treasure embryo, nurturing it for several years, and then crafting it into a Magic Treasure would be a tangible increase in combat power.
But for Body Refining, how many third-tier bamboo shoots would you need to consume?
Any normal person would not consider such a cost-ineffective usage.
This Cultivation Technique was likely researched by a Senior specifically to counter the Lightning Tribulation.
For ordinary Cultivators, its utility was limited.
However, Su Bai was somewhat interested.
She had Creation Essence in hand.
She didn't need third-tier Qingyun Thunder Bamboo; as long as she obtained first-tier ones and slowly cultivated them, it wouldn't take many years to Cultivate them to third-tier.
"Nine hundred Spirit Stones."
"This Fellow Daoist bids nine hundred Spirit Stones, are there any other Fellow Daoists willing to offer a higher price?"
"If not, this Jindan Stage Body Refining method will belong to this Fellow Daoist!"
Listening to Meng Fei's words, Su Bai thought for a moment and decided to buy it.
She directly bid one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
"I bid one thousand Spirit Stones!"
Meng Fei looked in the direction of the voice, discovering it came from the VIP room, and loudly proclaimed,
"This honored guest bids one thousand Spirit Stones!"
"Are there any other Fellow Daoists willing to bid?"
Meng Fei tried asking a few more times.
No one else spoke up.
He could only regretfully bring down the hammer.
"Since no one else is bidding, then this Jindan Stage Body Refining Cultivation Technique goes to the guest in the VIP room!"
Xu Changge looked at Su Bai, who had made the bid.
"Fellow Daoist Su, are you also interested in Body Refining Cultivation Techniques?"
Su Bai handed the Spirit Stones from her Storage Pouch to the maid who entered the room, then nodded.
"Slightly interested, I want to see the methods for countering Lightning Tribulation in this Cultivation Technique."
Hearing Su Bai's answer, Xu Changge remained noncommittal.
However, she did realize something.
She understood why she had sensed a hint of threat from Su Bai.
It turned out she was also a Body Cultivator.
Even if a Body Cultivator was only at the First Stage - Middle Stage, if they got close to a Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Cultivator, they could pose a threat if the latter hadn't activated their defensive Magical Artifact.
Xu Changge didn't think Su Bai's Body Refining cultivation had reached the First Stage - Late Stage.
Because Body Refining consumed too many resources.
Furthermore, Su Bai was already an Alchemist, a profession that also heavily consumed resources for practice, and she usually didn't have many Cultivation resources.
To be able to Cultivate to the First Stage - Middle Stage of Body Refining was already a result of Xu Changge's high regard for Su Bai.
After Su Bai paid the Spirit Stones, it wasn't long before the auction house arranged for the "Heavenly Calamity Illusionary Thunder Body Tempering Method" to be delivered.
Su Bai took the Jade Slip and placed it against her forehead.
Her Divine Sense probed into it, checking its contents.
It was indeed as Meng Fei had said.
However, the cultivation method Meng Fei described was relatively gentle.
If one wasn't afraid of death, they could also directly bathe in a lightning pool or find a Lightning Tribulation to Cultivate.
Clearly, Su Bai wasn't that foolish.
After a brief read, Su Bai placed the Jade Slip into her Storage Pouch.
She would Cultivate it later, after finding Qingyun Thunder Bamboo.
For now, she could only look.
Su Bai looked at the auction, which was nearing its end, and then at Xu Changge.
"Xu Daoyou, aren't you buying anything?"
Xu Changge merely shook her head.
"No, I'm not buying, but I've sold something."
Su Bai nodded.
Xu Changge probably came to see how her consigned items at the auction were selling, and incidentally invited herself and Daoist Yang to join the fun.
Although there were many items at the auction, there would always be a time when they sold out.
After the final item, a Foundation Establishment Spirit Object, the auction quickly drew to a close.
When the auction ended, Xu Changge said to the others:
"Fellow Daoists, I'm going to collect my Spirit Stones. Please make yourselves at home."
"See you next time, Xu Daoyou."
"Thank you for the invitation, Xu Daoyou."
Seeing that Xu Changge still had things to do, the others greeted her and then left on their own.
Just as Su Bai reached the auction house entrance, a dazzling light suddenly flashed in the sky.
As a first-tier Low Grade Talisman Master, though her rank was low, Su Bai immediately recognized that the light was emitted by a Talisman.
After the light, a roar followed, and then a strong gust of wind.
Su Bai raised her hand, casting a layer of magical energy to block the strong wind.
"What's going on?"
Just as Su Bai was still wondering, "Who is it? How audacious!"
An angry shout rang out from the auction house behind her.
Immediately after, three figures shot up from the auction house into the sky!
It turned out that the Foundation Establishment Old Ancestors of the three great Families were guarding the auction house.
Above the sky, Lin Shui looked with uncertainty at the source of the light.
Why did it seem to be in the direction of the Lin Family's ancestral land?
And this light...
"Oh no! It's a Formation-breaking Talisman!"
Lin Shui recognized it.
A bad premonition enveloped his heart.
"Old Ancestor! This is bad! The Lin Family's medicine garden has been attacked by an evil Cultivator!"
A shrill voice came from the direction of the Lin Family's ancestral home.
As soon as the voice fell, Lin Shui's figure vanished from his original spot, transforming into a streak of light and flying towards his Family's direction.
Lin Shui was extremely anxious.
The Lin Family's medicine garden was the cornerstone of the Lin Family!
Watching Lin Shui depart, Meng Hai and Zhou Wei remained in place.
They hesitated, wondering whether to go and help.
For several years, their three Families had continuously pursued and apprehended the evil Cultivator.
That evil Cultivator, who was injured and arrived years ago, had not ceased his activities in these past few years.
Just as he hid, intending to recuperate peacefully, he was found by the people of the three great Families, who then pursued him relentlessly.
At this moment, it seemed that the evil Cultivator had, by some secret method, infiltrated the auction at Purple Bamboo Immortal Market.
He then obtained that second-tier Formation-breaking Talisman, and used it to open the defensive Formation of the Lin Family's medicine garden.
This was partly to retaliate against the Lin Family's pursuit of him over the years.
Secondly, it was to consume those Spirit Medicines to recover from his injuries.
The remaining Meng Hai and Zhou Wei did not immediately go to help Lin Shui because they considered another possibility.
But this possibility quickly materialized.
From the directions of the Zhou Family and Meng Family, screams also rang out.
"Old Ancestor! This is bad! The Zhou Family's medicine garden has been attacked by an evil Cultivator!"
"Old Ancestor! This is bad! The Meng Family's medicine garden has been attacked by an evil Cultivator!"
Hearing these voices, Meng Hai and Zhou Wei didn't have time to wonder if the evil Cultivator wasn't just one person, or how he could attack all three Families simultaneously.
They could only rush back to provide support as quickly as possible, otherwise the losses would be immense!