N-A-A Chapter 187 Movements of All Parties, Innate Secret Techniques
Chapter 187 Movements of All Parties, Innate Secret Techniques
Chapter 187 Movements of All Parties, Innate Secret Techniques
Meng Hongchen knew very well that her older brother probably never intended to use the academy's public funds from the very beginning.
By using their own resources to bid for this item, the ownership of this god-level material would naturally and rightfully belong to their Hongchen family.
In this way, they can be free from too many constraints from the Sun and Moon Royal Family and conduct their research however they wish.
If we can truly use this item to create a groundbreaking level 10 soul tool.
In the history of the Sun Moon Empire, the name of their Red Dust Family would probably have to be given a separate page and recorded in the most detailed way.
Soon, the ten-minute preparation time quietly slipped away amidst the solemn or heated discussions in the various VIP rooms.
When Auctioneer Wan'er reappeared on the Soul Guidance Screen and officially announced the start of the auction, the starting price bar on the screen remained blank and unchanged.
Time ticked by, and an eerie silence fell over the room as no one was willing to be the first to offer a reserve price.
Clearly, the vast majority of VIPs, after weighing the pros and cons for the past ten minutes, rationally decided to give up on this auction.
Ten level-eight soul tools from Mingde Hall, or a rare and precious herb that is 30,000 years old, either of these can be immediately transformed into tangible benefits that enrich a sect or family's resources.
In comparison, this Dragon Slayer Blade, which looks incredibly powerful but whose specific uses and side effects are completely unknown, is far too ethereal.
Not to mention that most powers would find it difficult to directly offer these precious items in exchange.
After all, soul tools and rare treasures are completely different from gold soul coins, which are considered useless precious metals by most soul masters.
Those are all truly strategic resources.
Auctioneer Wan'er's professional smile also became somewhat stiff.
Clearly, no one expected that the highlight of the entire auction might fail to sell.
But on second thought, she could understand.
This barter system requires finding a knowledgeable and capable buyer to successfully complete the transaction.
As the countdown to the auction reached its final minute, auctioneer Wan'er's regretful voice finally rang out throughout the hall:
"It seems that this last rare treasure will not find a suitable buyer for today. The final sixty-second countdown has begun. If no one bids by the end of the countdown, then according to the rules, this item will be unsold."
Sixty seconds is but a blink of an eye. Just as the countdown on the screen reached the fifth-to-last second, the previously blank bottom price bar suddenly displayed a new bid.
Eleven level-eight soul tools from Mingde Hall.
Then, almost simultaneously, that line of text was covered by another new quote.
A rare and precious plant, 50,000 years old.
This sudden bidding war instantly ignited the previously somewhat quiet atmosphere.
Auctioneer Wan'er's face immediately lit up with joy, and the auction gavel in her hand rose slightly with her excitement.
"A rare treasure aged 50,000 years. This last item, whose power was previously unleashed even a Title Douluo could hardly withstand, and which is also related to a true dragon, surely no other distinguished guests are interested? Only three seconds left!"
The VIP room of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
Xiao Hongchen's expression turned extremely ugly as he watched the rapidly changing prices on the Soul Guidance Screen.
He originally thought he could easily snag a bargain, and even to prevent others from having the same idea and making a move at the last minute.
To this end, they even added an eighth-level soul tool to the base price, but it was still outbid by others.
Looking at the image of the Dragon Slayer Blade on the screen, filled with endless allure, he thought that if he could use it to create a level 10 Soul Tool in the future, he would surely go down in history and become one of the greatest Soul Masters in the history of the Empire.
That intense desire instantly overwhelmed all reason.
With a determined heart, he entered the new bidding price on the control panel in front of him.
The price on the Soul Guide screen changed once again in an instant.
One level-nine soul tool, plus ten level-eight soul tools!
Upon seeing this newly emerging price, the expressions of the dozen or so people sitting on the sofa behind Xiao Hongchen immediately changed.
Some were incredulous, some envious, some jealous, and some deeply dissatisfied.
Old Ma, sitting in the very center, had a face as black as a pot lid.
He suddenly stood up from the sofa and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Hongchen, are you out of your mind? You dare to trade even a level nine soul tool!"
"Don't you know that imperial law explicitly forbids any level-nine soul tool from being sold or falling into the hands of the other three kingdoms of Douluo Continent in any form?"
Level 9 soul tools are strictly controlled strategic items, even within the Sun Moon Empire, and are forbidden from flowing to other countries in any form.
Even when trading within the empire, most of the time only bartering between goods of the same level is used, and gold soul coins are rarely used.
The value of each level-nine soul tool, if measured in terms of rare metals, would, without exaggeration, be measured in tons.
If you were to forcibly convert it into Gold Soul Coins, its price could easily reach tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
The reason for this is that most level nine soul masters may only be able to design and produce a few unique level nine soul tools in their entire lives.
Even if it's not innovation, but simply replicating existing, mature blueprints, the mental and physical exertion required of a Soul Master is still enormous.
This is why level nine soul tools are extremely rare even in the Sun Moon Empire.
Most level nine Soul Masters usually only have about three finished products on them, and in the other three kingdoms of Douluo Continent, they are so rare that they are almost never seen.
Xiao Hongchen didn't turn around to pay attention to Old Ma behind him; he was in a state of unusual excitement.
He was breathing heavily, his eyes shining as he stared at the Dragon Slayer Blade on the soul guidance screen. In his mind, he was already envisioning a future where, more than ten years later, he would use this weapon to successfully create a level ten soul guidance device.
At that time, their Hongchen family will go even further under his leadership.
"Mr. Ma, I know very well what I'm doing."
Xiao Hongchen's voice trembled slightly with excitement, "I've already said before, if anything happens, I, Xiao Hongchen, will take full responsibility. If I can't bring this back to the Empire, I'm afraid I'll die with regrets."
Meanwhile, in the long-awaited rest room.
As Huo Yuhao watched the changing bids on the Soul Guidance Screen, his eyebrows twitched slightly.
One level-nine soul tool plus ten level-eight soul tools, if converted into gold soul coins, would probably easily break the 200 million mark.
It can be said that this price is much higher than the price of the Conferred God Platform, which seemed even more attractive in the previous life.
Moreover, level nine soul tools are true strategic weapons within the Sun Moon Empire, and even those that flow into the Douluo Three Empires through the black market are extremely rare.
Not to mention that it was done through an auction, a high-profile event, which almost anyone could guess was that the only bidders would be from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
However, thinking back to his previous life, when Jing Hongchen came to the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Mu forcibly left him with a level nine soul tool as a "ticket," Huo Yuhao felt that perhaps there would always be some exceptions.
With this in mind, Huo Yuhao casually modified the price on the soul guide screen using the button next to the sofa.
The words "a rare and precious material from ninety thousand years ago" have once again replaced it.
The moment this new bid appeared, the entire Starlight Auction House fell into a deathly silence.
Most of the VIPs didn't quite understand the specific uses of the Dragon Slayer Blade.
As for level nine soul tools, although they are precious, they are not something that can be completely unseen in legends.
However, a rare and precious herb that is 90,000 years old is only one step away from the legendary immortal herb that is 100,000 years old!
Regardless of the type of medicinal herb, once it reaches the age of 90,000, it is enough to transform a Soul Master.
While it might not be possible to consistently create a Limit Douluo, it would be more than enough to cultivate a high-level Super Douluo with a promising future, capable of protecting a force for over a hundred years.
VIP Room No. 2
Looking at the bidding on the screen, Xiao Hongchen was instantly jolted awake from his frenzied state.
Most Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire have the habit of taking various medicinal herbs to assist them during their cultivation.
Let alone millennium-old medicinal herbs, even those that are only a hundred years old are extremely rare treasures within the Sun Moon Empire.
This is why, although the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire improve their strength rapidly in the early stages, they find it extremely difficult to break through to the Title Douluo level in the later stages, and to this day, there has never been a truly Super Douluo.
A 90,000-year-old rare and precious plant is truly a priceless treasure.
I'm afraid no amount of level-nine soul tools could possibly be exchanged for such a divine herb.
For a moment, Xiao Hongchen's face turned bright red, and he even wanted to rush out and find the person who made the bid.
He no longer coveted the Dragon Slayer Blade; he only wanted to ask if he could exchange something else for a high-quality medicinal herb.
Seeing the final bidding results, Mr. Ma finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He let out a long sigh of relief, only to find that his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; if you do nothing, you make no mistakes
Even though Xiao Hongchen had made sure that he would take full responsibility if anything went wrong,
However, this act of openly putting a level-nine soul tool up for auction is still too outrageous and crazy.
If we really investigate, he, as the team leader, will definitely be the first to be held accountable and will be in deep trouble.
Unfortunately, Xiao Hongchen was the grandson of Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, and had a special status. So, he really couldn't use too strong a stance to stop him earlier.
Now that the bid has failed, it is the best outcome for him.
Meanwhile, in the VIP room of the Body Sect.
Lang Ya casually waved his hand at the black-level auctioneer whose eyes were still somewhat dazed, and gave the order:
"Go out and use all your channels to investigate the origins of the person who just bid for the 90,000-year-old rare treasure."
The black-level auctioneer's body trembled slightly, then he nodded stiffly and quietly left the room.
"metropolitan!"
As soon as the black-level auctioneer left, Yu Tao's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
"If we could obtain that rare, 90,000-year-old herb, perhaps we could reopen the innate secret technique."
Even if we take a step back and consider that it could be used to perform acquired secret techniques, it would certainly allow the young master to advance further, and perhaps even give him enough aptitude to inherit the seed of inheritance!
The reason why the Body Sect remained silent and did not participate in the bidding was that their sect did not possess any high-level soul tools.
Secondly, treasures like rare and precious materials are extremely scarce resources even within the Body Sect.
Without exception, all disciples of the sect will voluntarily hand over any rare and precious materials they obtain from the outside world to the sect for safekeeping and distribution, in order to ensure that there are sufficient resources for awakening innate secret techniques.
Even so, sects often need to accumulate hundreds of years to barely gather enough medicinal materials for a single innate secret technique.
The conditions for cultivating the innate secret method are extremely harsh. It must begin in infancy, requiring daily immersion in medicinal solutions made from various rare and precious natural materials for a full ten years before success is possible.
During this period, if a child practicing the secret method cannot withstand the immense medicinal power in terms of body or willpower, not only will the practitioner die on the spot, but the massive amount of medicinal materials spent will also be completely wasted.
However, once the child successfully cultivates the innate secret technique, it means that he will be able to steadily step into the realm of Limit Douluo in the future.
This is also the foundation upon which their Body Sect stands at the pinnacle of the continent.
As for acquired secret techniques, although the process is similar, the effect is much worse than that of innate secret techniques that can forge an infallible golden body. However, it can still allow those soul masters whose innate forms are already fixed to break through their own shackles and go further.
The only regret is that, in the past few hundred years, not a single disciple in their Body Sect has successfully cultivated the Innate Secret Technique.
This also caused Poison Undying to worry so much about the inheritance of the Seed of Inheritance that he almost lost all his hair.
Upon hearing this, Du Busi nodded slightly.
He truly hadn't expected to encounter a rare and precious plant that was 90,000 years old here.
Once the auctioneer's identity is ascertained and it is confirmed that the medicinal properties of this rare and precious herb are related to qi and blood, he will be fully confident that he can use a secret method to enable his disciple, Long Aotian, to obtain the qualification to inherit the seed of inheritance.
When that time comes, even if it means causing a huge disturbance in Xingluo City, he will spare no effort to snatch that divine herb back to his sect.
(End of this chapter)