Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion

The place was festively decorated with bright lights and colorful floral arrangements. Shopkeeper Wang led a group of welcoming maids and stewards, warmly greeting guests from all directions.

"Master Ning, your presence is an honor. Please, come inside. Xiaowei will take Master Ning to Room 7."

"Alchemist Jiang, finally you're here. There are several mystical elixirs in this event that are guaranteed to satisfy you!"

"Master Bai, it's been a long time. Please, come inside!"

"Mr. Wang, haha, you're finally here. There's a Spirit Sword at the auction today that will be perfect for you!"

...

Wang Wenbao warmly ushered in some Foundation Establishment cultivators and notable young family members, making the scene incredibly lively.

Li Mu, only at the 'Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer,' was considered a small fry. Just attending the auction was good enough for him; he was not within the scope of Shopkeeper Wang's personal attention.

Li Mu showed the invitation token Lin Huirong had given him to the welcoming maid. Then, led by the maid, he successfully entered the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

The hall of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had transformed, with all the counters put away.

The tall and spacious hall had a half-zhang high auction stage at the front. Below were audience seats for over three hundred people, set with rows of mahogany chairs. On either side of the hall were smaller individual rooms, two rows up and down, with open windows and doors, offering a vantage point over the auction stage—these were probably VIP rooms, numbering more than sixty.

It turned out the design of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's hall was intended for auctions. Once the counters and shelves were put away, it transformed into a large auction hall.

The seating area in the hall was crowded, nearly all filled with cultivators of late-stage Qi Refining cultivation, all anxiously waiting for the auction to begin.

Those powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the scions of Foundation Establishment clans, were individually ushered into the VIP rooms, accompanied by young, beautiful maids.

Li Mu was arranged by a maid to sit in the last row of seats in the hall. The view was decent, but the auction stage was high enough to ensure he could see the auctioneer.

At this moment, over nine-tenths of the three hundred seats were filled. One by one, Foundation Establishment cultivators releasing strong spiritual pressure were being guided into the VIP rooms.

About a quarter-hour passed, when "dong, dong..." the sound of several bells tolled, suddenly resounding melodiously throughout the hall. The bell sounds seemed to carry a thread of Buddhist intent, quickly calming everyone's restless emotions, and the lively hall immediately quieted down.

The next second, an elder in a white magic robe descended from the air to land on the auction stage.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to the auction held by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. I'm Zhuang Gongxie, invited by Shopkeeper Wang to serve as the auctioneer for this event. The world's spiritual objects are countless, and those destined may obtain them. I hope everyone opens their heart to join in the bidding, and meanwhile, act within your means, so as not to harm the harmony between us." The elder smiled kindly, surveying the stage below and the VIP seats, and gave his opening remarks.

"Thank you for your patience. I won't hold you with more idle talk; now let's begin with the first auction item!"

As soon as Zhuang Gongxie's words fell, the Teleportation Array on the auction stage flashed, and five Qing Chi Dan Pill Bottles immediately appeared on the stage.

"In order to organize this auction well and to allow everyone to purchase what they desire, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion specially collaborated with Alchemist Wang from the Pill Grass Sect to help refine two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills, fortunately obtaining five Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills." Zhuang Gongxie excitedly introduced the Foundation Establishment Pills inside the pill bottles to the crowd below.

"Wow!" As soon as Zhuang Gongxie finished speaking, the scene roared with excitement.

"Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill! The first auction item is such a pill, definitely worth the trip!"

"I want one of these Foundation Establishment Pills. It's my last chance. I hope fellow Daoists won't compete with me!"

"Ha! Who here doesn't need it? Yin, you're not that important!"

"Exactly, this is the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Save your tricks for somewhere else!"

"Quickly begin! I'm determined to win!"

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In the audience, the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators all looked on with fervent eyes, on the verge of erupting into conflict to seize a Foundation Establishment Pill. However, the powerful background of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the auctioneer having late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, made them not daring to offend, leaving them no choice but to honestly compete with wealth.

"The Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill possesses potent medicinal effects, expected to increase the taker's Foundation Establishment chance by forty percent. Interested bidders, please present your auction invitation order, which simultaneously serves as your bidding order. Simply focus your divine sense, input your bid amount into the token, and you can participate in the bidding... As time is tight, this bid is limited to 60 breaths, so please prepare quickly." Zhuang Gongxie's eyes swept the room as he explained the auction participation rules.

Upon hearing this, the audience fell silent, and the cultivators below took out their invitation orders one after another, infusing them with their divine sense to engage in the bidding process.

Sitting in the back row, Li Mu hurriedly took out his invitation order and infused it with his divine sense.

The next moment, Li Mu discovered the mystery within the token. The bidding order resembled a disciple token, with complex information arrays inscribed inside. Infusing it with divine sense allowed one to discover a virtual white mist containing a string of data.

Token number: 641

Auction Item: Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill (one)

Actual Bid Price: (empty)

Bidding Limit: 60 breaths

Bidding Price:

Auction Order Number:

This bidding order was a small part of a special Spiritual Artifact set, internally connected to a Mother Device's information array, allowing real-time information feedback. Li Mu found he could easily manipulate the white mist following the bidding price to input his bid amount.

"The first Foundation Establishment Pill is now on display, starting bid price: 30,000 Lower Spirit Stones. Now I announce: the bidding begins!" Zhuang Gongxie loudly declared.

As Zhuang Gongxie's words fell, the bidding limit immediately began its countdown, 59, 58, ...

The number following the actual bid price also started to appear.

As the auction began, the white mist following the actual bid price instantly danced, surging from 30,000 Lower Spirit Stones upwards to 40,000 Lower Spirit Stones, and soon it was overtaken by the next number, 45,000, 47,000, 50,000, 53,000, ...

The bidding quickly entered a fever pitch, and before long, the changes in the actual bid price gradually slowed.

Zhuang Gongxie surveyed the entire venue, excitedly asking, "There's still 15 breaths; Fellow Daoist No. 122 bids 60,000 Lower Spirit Stones; any other bids?"

"Fellow Daoist No. 17 bids 62,000!"

"Fellow Daoist No. 99 bids 65,000!"

...

The auctioneer, Zhuang Gongxie, vigorously called out the bids, fueling the fiery auction atmosphere, making it incredibly heated on the scene.

In just a few short breaths, the price of one Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill astonishingly soared by 30,000 Lower Spirit Stones, and the final bid settled at 115,000 Lower Spirit Stones.

"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist No. 17 for successfully winning the first Foundation Establishment Pill. Next, the second Foundation Establishment Pill is now on display; opportunities are limited, so cherish each one!" Zhuang Gongxie congratulated the bidder and, surveying the entire room, announced.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the cultivators below tensed up simultaneously.

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