I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

Chapter 622: Chapter 620: Grand Occasion

For the current Lu Xuan, the Holy Baby Fruit Mother Tree had a simple purpose.

It was to act as a birthing machine for the Holy Infant Fruit Spirit Seeds.

By utilizing its desire for the Offspring Fruit, he would keep it in a constant state of hunger, so that it would continuously produce new Saint Baby Fruit Spirit Seeds.

When he had harvested enough, he would let the mother plant mature along with the Offspring Fruit he had previously collected.

“To have the chance to get a Fifth Grade Seedling Spirit Seed for free, if I miss this one, there will be no next one.”

One should know that the ways in which fifth-order spiritual species were birthed were extremely tricky, mostly born from nature itself, and even to Jindan Cultivators, they held considerable value.

“So for now, I can only trouble you to help me produce more Spiritual Seeds.”

Lu Xuan said to the mother plant, which had embryo-like Spirit Fruits, with a smile and a gentle tone.

After harvesting two Saint Baby Fruit Plant Seedlings, it didn’t take long before the news of the long-awaited auction arrived for Lu Xuan.

With anticipation in his heart, he activated the Formation, instructed the Grass Puppet to guard the Spirit Field carefully, and made his way to the branch of the Plucking Stars Sea Tower Merchant Association.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, a stunning young girl led him into a spacious room, already filled with hundreds of Cultivators.

Lu Xuan swept over the room with his Spiritual Sense and saw that the Cultivation Level of most was at least at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage or Above, with seven or eight being in the Condensing Pill Realm.

“This is quite the grand occasion, just one branch has dozens of Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage or above. I wonder what kind of spectacle it will be when the event begins.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself and then understood, to enter the auction one needed to verify their assets, and most within the Heavenly Star Cave were Loose Cultivators, who, with the average Cultivator’s wealth, would probably not pass the first check.

Therefore, it was to be expected to see so many Cultivators with profound cultivation here.

“Friend Lu!”

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from the left, and a one-eyed middle-aged man approached Lu Xuan—it was Luo Ming, whom he had entered the Medicine Garden with before.

“Greetings to you, friend.”

Lu Xuan greeted him.

“Is Friend Lu also joining the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce’s auction?”

“Indeed, I’m here to join in the excitement and see if I can get one or two Spiritual Seeds I’m fond of.”

“Haha, I’m sure you will get what you wish for.”

The one-eyed middle-aged man laughed heartily.

“By the way, I’ve invited Friend Lu more than once to explore the Thunder Sea Secret Realm recently, but I haven’t gotten a response?”

He changed the topic and asked Lu Xuan.

“Perhaps at that time I was not in my Cave Abode, or I may have overlooked the Communication Talisman.”

Lu Xuan said offhandedly.

“However, with my level of cultivation, accompanying you in exploration might only bring you trouble.”

“Hahaha, Friend Lu’s modesty is unnecessary; after all, we’ve had the experience of exploring the Medicine Garden together. With your excellent swordsmanship, how could you cause trouble?”

Lu Xuan smiled without a word.

“The ‘trouble’ I fear is me causing harm to you, accidentally wiping you out, not the other way around.”

He silently complained in his heart.

After a brief chat, more Cultivators entered the room.

“Taoist friend Mu.”

He greeted the tall elder who was rumored to be a descendant of the high-ranking members of the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce.

“It turns out to be Friend Lu.”

“It’s been some time since we last met. How is the Spirit Plant I entrusted to you for cultivation?”

The elder, upon seeing it was Lu Xuan, showed a hint of a smile on his originally impatient face.

“Its growth momentum is quite good. I will have an opportunity to show it to you.”

Lu Xuan spoke truthfully.

“Then I am relieved.”

“Nearly everyone has arrived. We’re about to enter the interior of the Treasure Tower. I wish Friend Lu the best of luck in acquiring the treasures you desire.”

The tall elder cupped his hands towards Lu Xuan, and then, the room lit up with strands of spiritual light, with countless array patterns swirling around. Lu Xuan only felt his mind stagger momentarily, and in a daze, he found himself in a mysterious starry sky.

The starry sky was vast and boundless, and even with the strength of Lu Xuan’s pupil skills, he could not see its edge at a glance.

In the distance, numerous meteorites of varying sizes floated in the starry sky, moving swiftly, seemingly containing a special pattern amongst themselves.

Lu Xuan saw a Cultivator stepping onto an empty meteorite. Having already learned about the auction’s format, he did likewise, drawing a meteorite towards himself with his spiritual sense and gently landing on it.

With a thought, the meteorite moved at different speeds and in different directions, according to his will.

After briefly experiencing the peculiar properties of the meteorite, Lu Xuan stayed in a corner, quietly observing the Cultivators appearing in the starry sky.

“At least two thousand people, all at Foundation Establishment Cultivation or above.”

“A rough estimate of Jindan Cultivators, no fewer than three hundred, and even more than a dozen who are likely at the Nascent Soul level.”

Lu Xuan internally marveled, impressed by the grand scale of this auction.

Those who could approximately sense others’ Cultivation Levels were already so numerous, and undoubtedly there were quite a few hidden in the shadows.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Friend Lu, would you like me to introduce a few?”

“That there is an Elder of the Liyang Taoist Sect with a Nascent Soul, rumored to possess a powerful divine skill that could contain worlds within his sleeves.”

Wood Daoren had somehow arrived beside Lu Xuan, standing on a similarly-sized meteorite and transmitting his voice to Lu Xuan.

“That one is the Lord of Hundred Birds from the Heavenly Star Cave, at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage Realm, commanding a Seventh Grade Monster Bird beneath him.”

“And that one there…”

Wood Daoren’s knowledge of the present Cultivators was no less than his treasure appraising abilities, as he introduced various Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Golden Core Real People to Lu Xuan unceasingly.

Soon, the number of Cultivators in the starry sky reached saturation, with only a few meteorites wandering about.

“Welcome, esteemed Cultivators, to the auction held by the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce.”

“Today, I shall be the host of the auction. You can call me Huang Daoren.”

Suddenly, at the center of the meteorites, a beam of light that was a hundred zhang tall lit up, and from within the light curtain stepped out a middle-aged Cultivator with a gentle demeanor, exuding a presence as deep as the ocean, at the Golden Core Late Stage Cultivation Level.

“Please allow me a brief moment to introduce the rules of the auction to prevent any misunderstandings.”

“Where all the esteemed Cultivators are currently located is within a Treasure Tower owned by the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce. The Treasure Tower is sentient, and one could say it holds in its control the life and death of everyone present; hence, I’d ask that you refrain from any overstepping actions here.”

“The auction will be divided into two parts, one for the subsidiaries and one for the main branch, followed by a small game at the end. The game will feature peculiar items collected from various realms by the Treasure Tower—if one can recognize any item, it shall become their own.”

“The subsidiary auctions are numerous and will take place simultaneously, mainly categorized by the type of treasures, such as Magic Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques, Spiritual Medicine, and so on, with fourth grade being the main focus, though there will not be a lack of fifth grade items.”

“Treasures of at least fifth grade will appear at the main auction, with the highest being at the Seventh Grade Nascent Soul Level. There is only one session for this, scheduled towards the end, and I urge all Cultivators to pay close attention.”

“The meteorites below you can be freely controlled, and information about the soon-to-be auctioned treasures will appear above them. Everyone can choose and bid on treasures according to their own needs.”

“The highest bidder wins; after calling a price three times without any new bids, the item will be sold.”

The warm-hearted middle-aged Cultivator enthusiastically explained to the gathered crowd.

“Now, without further ado, let the auction begin!”