Chapter 1200: Chapter 511: 1 Million Spirit Coins [Additional for Alliance Hierarch Kyo1027]

The accelerated progress in collecting [Taiyi Profound Gold Qi] brought Zhou Chun a sense of relief.

The most pressing matter he had to deal with upon arriving in the Great Zhou Kingdom was precisely this.

As long as this task succeeded, everything else would fall into place.

To express his gratitude to Sun Yuanjing for his assistance, and to ensure that Sun Yuanjing would continue to exert himself in gathering [Taiyi Profound Gold Qi] in the future, Zhou Chun decided to sell a batch of precious spiritual objects to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

These spiritual objects included rare treasures such as the Spirit Spice from the Fragrant Musk Deer, aquatic wonders from the waters of Dragon Abyss Marsh, and the Zhou Family’s signature Honey Flower Tea Pill.

For storefronts like the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, conducting excessively high-end transactions is not as beneficial to their operations as some mid-range or low-end transactions might be.

Take the bulk supply of spiritual objects Zhou Chun sold them as an example–these are rare treasures that few other shops can procure, perfectly suited for cultivators at all stages, from Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment to the Purple Mansion.

If the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion were to stock and promote these spiritual objects widely, it would surely attract a significant number of customers, which would in turn boost the sales of other items in their inventory.

According to Zhou Chun’s understanding, many large storefronts operate in this fashion, introducing new spiritual objects periodically to maintain their reputation and their standing in the industry.

Otherwise, if a store fails to innovate and does not have a monopoly on unique goods, no matter how famous they are, they will eventually face decline.

Sun Yuanjing was very satisfied with the spiritual objects Zhou Chun had sold and received his repayment with pleasure, offering a fairly generous price.

He even made a solemn promise afterward, vowing that within three years he would help Zhou Chun gather the remainder of the [Taiyi Profound Gold Qi].

With this mutually satisfying transaction complete, Zhou Chun once again headed to Xiandu Marketplace, prepared to partake in the upcoming grand auction.

Back when Zhou Chun first arrived in the Great Zhou Kingdom, his goal was to attend the once-in-a-century grand auction at Xiandu Marketplace.

At that time, he was merely a spectator–even with over two hundred thousand Spirit Coins in his possession, he left without making a single purchase.

Now, more than a century has passed since that auction, and Xiandu Marketplace is hosting its once-in-a-century grand auction once again.

This time, Zhou Chun came fully prepared, carrying a fortune of over one million Spirit Coins, determined to make an impact at this auction!

Unlike his previous experience at the grand auction, where he had to squeeze into a small private chamber with several others and spend five thousand Spirit Coins just for an entrance ticket, Zhou Chun now attended as a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

As a result, he was freely assigned a private chamber. The chamber even came equipped with a maidservant at the Foundation Establishment Stage to assist him with bidding.

One similarity, however, was that the host of the auction was once again a female cultivator–just as captivating and alluring as the last time, with a beauty and demeanor that easily stirred the desires of men.

Zhou Chun showed little interest in the treasures showcased in the early stages of the auction, only observing them with a calm and indifferent air.

It wasn’t until the later stages of the auction, when items worthy of Golden Core Stage cultivators were brought forth, that he began to pay attention.

On the auction platform, the auctioneer opened a jade box, revealing a talisman radiating a soft, misty white light, and began to introduce its origins.

“A Fourth Grade inferior talisman, [Thousand Illusion Cloud Sea Talisman], personally crafted by a Fourth Grade talisman master. This is a rare illusion-based trapping talisman. Once unleashed, it will conjure a thousand acres of cloud sea to ensnare the enemy. Even a Golden Elixir Early Phase cultivator would need considerable time to escape its confines!”

“The starting price for this talisman is fifty thousand Spirit Coins, with each increment no less than five hundred Spirit Coins!”

A rare trapping talisman indeed.

Zhou Chun’s eyes lit up with interest.

For Golden Core Stage cultivators, offensive and defensive talismans often hold limited utility in battles against cultivators of similar strength.

This is because the power of the spells released by talismans is inherently weaker than the spells cast by Golden Core Stage cultivators themselves, often failing to penetrate the defenses formed by the dharma treasures of opponents at the same level.

However, auxiliary talismans such as trapping or escape-related ones have proven highly useful.

Take this [Thousand Illusion Cloud Sea Talisman] for example–if it could trap a Golden Elixir Early Phase cultivator for as short as a dozen breaths, it would provide a distinct advantage in combat.

Watching the steadily rising bids for the talisman, Zhou Chun issued a bidding directive to the maidservant in his private chamber.

“Private Chamber Thirty-Seven bids seventy-one thousand Spirit Coins. Any higher bids?”

“Alright, Private Chamber Twenty-Four bids seventy-three thousand Spirit Coins!”

“Seventy-five thousand Spirit Coins, Private Chamber Thirty-One bids seventy-five thousand Spirit Coins. Any higher bids?”

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On the auction stage, the auctioneer, full of enthusiasm, reported one high bid after another. Her voice brimmed with excitement as she announced new record-breaking bids for the item.

After bidding a few times, Zhou Chun decided to withdraw.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford it, but rather that he found it unnecessary to spend so much on something that might not be immediately useful.

While he indeed had money, he believed it should be spent on items that address pressing needs at this very moment.

Ultimately, the [Thousand Illusion Cloud Sea Talisman] was sold at a staggering price of ninety-five thousand Spirit Coins.

Next, a series of potent Fourth Grade talismans were brought to auction, and Zhou Chun made several bids, but decided against acquiring any of them, feeling they were not worth the price.

He had only recently succeeded in forming his core, and despite holding a fortune of one million Spirit Coins, he was far from engaging in reckless spending–especially spending eight or nine thousand Spirit Coins on a talisman he didn’t urgently need.