“Heavy Mountain Strange Rock is a kind of peculiar stone, a single piece weighing as much as a mountain, incredibly hard, and would be a good choice if a warrior uses it as a throwing weapon.”
At the end, Shi Jindou couldn’t help but cough awkwardly twice. Who would use such a thing for throwing attacks in their cultivation?
“Ahem, of course, for a Spirit Controller, it would naturally be the best choice for a weapon,” Shi Jindou added, revealing the true use of the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock.
However, Spirit Controllers are rare, and even for them, it would likely require a fourth-grade senior or even a fifth-grade Spirit Controller to wield it, and the speed would naturally be quite slow.
Most Spirit Controllers prefer light and sharp weapons, so few would choose such a weapon.
Thus, this Heavy Mountain Strange Rock would likely be difficult to sell at a good price.
It might even be questionable whether it could be sold at all.
Given Shi Jindou’s status, he wouldn’t normally sell such an obscure and low-value item, but at every auction, alongside the more attractive items, many other items are included to boost the auction house’s profits.
These items are unavoidable, and since he was hosting this auction, he had to auction off all the arranged items, whether they sold or not was another matter.
“Heavy Mountain Strange Rock?” Upon hearing Shi Jindou’s words, Lin Xiao was greatly surprised, his eyes immediately lighting up.
For others, the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock had limited use, perhaps only for someone forging heavy weapons by incorporating it.
But for him, it was immensely valuable. His Sky-Sealing Stone Hand cultivation required stone energy, and the quality of the stone energy depended on the stone’s quality.
The quality of this Heavy Mountain Strange Rock was exceptionally high, and using it to cultivate his Sky-Sealing Stone Hand could even elevate him to a higher realm.
The Sky-Sealing Stone Hand cultivates petrifying power, with the hand as a sea of strength, focusing on the hand-sea, similar to how Spirit Controllers cultivate their minds. Its power is equivalent to another cultivation level, independent of the dantian’s cultivation progress.
Back in the Mysterious Domain Battlefield, he refined the Ten Thousand Condensed Stone Essence once, and after being struck by the Stone People Clan, absorbing their petrifying power allowed him to advance again, reaching a petrifying power comparable to an eighth or ninth-level Martial King. But since then, his progress had stalled.
The main reason was the scarcity of high-grade stone materials, and he lacked the resources and energy to focus on cultivating the Sky-Sealing Stone Hand.
However, having witnessed the terrifying power of the Stone People Clan’s peerless expert, he greatly coveted petrifying power.
Unable to find special stone resources normally, now hearing about the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, a high-grade stone material, he was determined to buy it, no matter the cost.
At this moment, a refined woman presented a storage ring on stage, handing it to Shi Jindou.
Shi Jindou touched the storage ring, and a palm-sized white stone appeared in his hand.
Though this stone was only the size of a palm, everyone knew its weight was as heavy as a mountain. If not for an expert like Shi Jindou, with unfathomable strength, it would be difficult to even hold it up.
Of course, “a mountain” was a vague term, and without testing it themselves, they wouldn’t know exactly how heavy it was.
But they had no doubts about the reputation of the Myriad Phenomena Pavilion.
At this moment, whether intentionally or because the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock was too heavy, Shi Jindou’s face showed a hint of strain.
Then, with a wave of his hand, Shi Jindou stored the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock back into the storage ring and announced, “Now, the auction for the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock begins, with a starting price of three thousand Martial King Essence Pills.”
“Hiss!”
As soon as he said this, a wave of jeering sounds erupted from the crowd. A useless strange stone, no matter how heavy, had no real value. Who would spend such a huge sum to buy it?
If it weren’t for Shi Jindou personally hosting the auction, some in the audience might have mocked the auction house for recklessly auctioning such items.
Scanning the entire hall and seeing no one bidding, Shi Jindou’s face showed a slight trace of embarrassment. “This is the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, is no one going to bid for it?”
The crowd shook their heads, and the scene fell silent.
After waiting for a while with no one speaking up, Shi Jindou could only say awkwardly, “Since no one is bidding, then this Heavy Mountain Strange Rock…”
“I’ll bid three thousand Martial King Essence Pills.” Just as Shi Jindou was about to withdraw the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, a young man’s voice came from the No. 1 private room on the second floor.
“What? Someone’s actually buying this thing? And it’s from the No. 1 private room?”
“The No. 1 private room is the most prestigious VIP room in the entire auction hall. Whoever can enter it must have an extraordinary status and immense wealth. Why would they buy such a useless item?”
“Maybe it’s to give Shi Jindou some face. After all, for someone in the No. 1 private room, three thousand Martial King Essence Pills is nothing.”
“That’s quite possible.”
In the hall below, whispers and murmurs began to ripple through the crowd.
Even Shi Jindou, on the auction stage, was slightly stunned. That young man was actually interested in the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock?
He didn’t believe that someone who could produce the core martial techniques of the Xu and Cao families would be trying to curry favour with him.
At this moment, in the No. 2 private room, an old man in a green robe frowned slightly and said, “Shi Jindou actually gave up the No. 1 private room?”
Then, a wave of divine sense extended through the private room, probing toward the No. 1 private room next door.
However, the old man couldn’t sense the aura inside the private room, which made his brows furrow in slight surprise.
“Who is this young man that even Shi Jindou would give up his seat for them?” The green-robed old man was puzzled, then glanced at the woman beside him and said, “Xueqing, raise the bid a few times to test them.”
“Yes, Fifth Elder!” Beside him, a refined and strikingly beautiful young woman nodded, then called out, “Five thousand Martial King Essence Pills.”
Whoa!
As her voice rang out, a wave of astonishment swept through the hall.
This utterly useless item was actually being bid on? And the price was raised by two thousand Martial King Essence Pills, reaching five thousand?
“That voice came from the No. 2 private room!” Someone in the crowd exclaimed.
“The No. 2 private room, isn’t that the Cao family’s room? Could the Cao family be interested in the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock too?”
“Logically, the Cao family shouldn’t be interested in such a thing, but since both the No. 1 private room and the Cao family are bidding, maybe this Heavy Mountain Strange Rock has some other use.”
“It’s also possible that the Cao family is testing the person in the No. 1 private room. After all, the Cao family is determined to get the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill, and the person in the No. 1 private room might be a competitor.”
“I heard that the Cao family’s second-ranked genius, Cao Xueqing, is here for this auction. That voice must be hers, right?”
…
Whispers and murmurs continued to ripple through the crowd, and Lin Xiao naturally caught every word.
Upon learning that the Cao family had raised the price by two thousand Martial King Essence Pills, Lin Xiao’s brows furrowed instantly, and without hesitation, he called out angrily, “Seven thousand Martial King Essence Pills!”
The crowd was stunned again. The No. 1 private room had raised the bid by another two thousand Martial King Essence Pills?
Judging by the tone, it didn’t seem like genuine interest in the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock but rather an angry response, adding two thousand in one go.
The crowd sighed, realising that the person in the No. 1 private room was likely very wealthy and of significant background.
“Nine thousand Martial King Essence Pills!” At this moment, the woman’s voice from the No. 2 private room rang out again.
