Chapter 20

at the start of the auction they were introduced to the auctioneers, Zise didn't know them and was rather uninterested and as he noticed so was every single person in his box.

as the items started being presented Zise paid attention, item after item he didn't find any he desired, however as they arrived at the 92nd object the aura it permeated reached Zise instantly,

the dragon in his sector also woke up instantly, its thoughts reached Zise instantly, this was the first time the dragon's thoughts actually came to him in the form of words.

it told him that he had to get that item regardless of the cost. as it was presented Zise watched, it was two crystalline objects with purple lightning at the center.

the auctioneer said that these two crystals come as a package deal, he says the two crystals were found in an ancient ruin several months prior.

several cultivators couldn't decide the actual functions of these two elements but they could conform that the two items were beneficial to lightning cultivators.

because of that the biding would start with 500 gold coins, Zise instantly placed his bid. people were shocked by his action and some of them even started thinking that perhaps this element was actually beneficial so they too bid.

although it started out as seemingly useless the to crystals actually rose up to 2000 gold coins. Hong asked Zise why he needs the two crystals since to him they seemed useless.

Yunji says that she can conform the two crystals aren't useless however to use them would require a set of specific requirements that the crystals were seemingly useless to anyone else.

even lightning cultivators may not precisely be able to use them. Zise tells them that the dragon in his sector was woken up by the aura given off by the two crystals and requested for them at any cost.

Yunji and Hong were shocked because despite their high level cultivation they hadn't sensed any aura coming off the crystals,

understanding passed between them, they realized that for Zise to feel the aura meant he actually fulfilled the requirements of this unknown rare treasure.

at that moment Hong placed his bid of 5000 gold coins, instantly the auction house went silent, no one believed this useless item could reach that high, 5000 gold coins was a fortune comparable to a small city's treasury.

with no more bids the item was sold, the next item also picked Zise's attention, it was a flaming white spear, from the waves it emitted Zise could instantly tell this weapon was atleast a quasi divine weapon.

weapons were graded in five groups first were were alloy weapons like Zise's staff, from there the second group were elemental weapons from levels 1 to 5, however above those the third group are quasi divine weapons.

these could only be forged by a 10th grade blacksmith, this was a demigod level blacksmith, only tenth level cultivators who are also tenth grade blacksmiths could make quasi divine weapons.

these were weapons specifically used by demigods and the advantage they had was that with sufficient resources, quasi divine weapons could actually be upgraded into divine weapons.

the fourth group is exactly divine weapons aka weapons fit enough to be used by the gods themselves, however the gods aren't the same in power, some are stronger than the others which is why there is a fifth group.

the most powerful weapons in the universe were known as transcendent divine weapons, these were weapons used by the strongest among the gods.

each level of the weapons had a perk, ordinary alloy weapons were just made of metal, they were tough but that was all, they had no advantages.

elemental weapons could help a cultivator deepen their affinity with the elements used by the weapon as well raise combat effectiveness by a few sub levels.

pseudo divine/quasi divine weapons were not elemental specific, they could be used by any elemental cultivator and fit perfectly with any element the cultivator had,

however they still had some reservations like although a blade like the one being auctioned could be used by a water elemental cultivator they wouldn't obtain as much benefits as a fire elemental cultivator.

this was because this weapon was originally designed for a fore based demigod. in addition quasi divine weapons contain affinity to one of the two super elements of time and space.

this would enable a cultivator to temporarily utilize time or space elements via the weapon although this comes at a high cost to their mana levels as such those skills were make it or break it kind of skills.

divine weapons contained both elements of time and space however how much of them could be utilized depended on the cultivators comprehension and power levels.

in this case these skills could only be used once someone reaches level 7 and above, however the main benefit they have is that they cannot be stolen by anyone else.

the spirit imprint placed on the divine weapon is protected by the weapon's own power, the weapon cannot be wielded by anyone else if its previous owner still lives.

while all the other weapons below divine level would need to be sealed with a spirit imprint to be fully utilized, that imprint can be broken by someone with a stronger spirit cultivation level and stolen,

however divine weapons operate differently, to wield them one not only sealed their spirit imprint but also needed to gain the weapons recognition. the weapon needed to recognize you as its master or else you wouldn't be able to use it effectively.

transcendent divine weapons were leagues beyond human comprehension and as such no one knew just what qualities they possessed.

the weapon being auctioned at present was a pseudo divine weapon of the highest quality with an affinity to the fire element, Hong turned to Yunji and asked her whether she would like to take the weapon.

Yunji said that as a demigod her previous bow is ineffective as it cannot handle her power. she says that although this spear is attuned to fire it's more than powerful enough for her.

she then says that however she cannot take it, she says that Gong Lan is at the auction as well amd as a fire elemental cultivator this weapon is the best fit for him.

she says that even of he cannot afford it he may use his treasure token to obtain it, such weapons go for extremely high prices that even low level sects may not be able to afford them.

as long as the bidding started it was already as high as 5000 gold coins, however before it went any higher a treasure token arose from an adjacent VIP box and the bidding was stopped instantly.

Gong Lan had taken the weapon just like Yunji had predicted, next came a few things that Zise didn't like, when the 120th item was brought out, Yunji asked Zise to use one of his treasure tokens instantly,

the item was called a spirit essence fruit, and there were five of them. before the auctioneer could even elaborate on the item a treasure token had already risen and the item was sold before it was even explained.

Yunji tells him that the spirit essence fruit will be very beneficial to him once he reaches the seventh level, however the earlier its consumed the better, she tells him that normally a person needs just one fruit however with Zise's physique he can support a second fruit.

the third can be used by his spirit beast once it advanced to level 7 and the last two he can keep for his seventieth level breakthrough, during that time he can consume the last two fruits to deepen his spiritual power.

the auction continues and nearly at the end comes another treasure, it was called an auxiliary weapon spirit, this spirit could be used to advance a weapon from one group to another one, an alloy can become an elemental weapon.

an elemental weapon can become a pseudo divine weapon and a pseudo divine weapon can become a divine weapon.

the bidding started and it was going as far as 1 million gold coins, in the meantime Zise was discusing with Hong whether the spirit could be used to elevate Teacher Yunji's bow.

Hong says that its possible however to do that she needed a grade ten blacksmith, there was only one of those on the continent and although they could get him to elevate her bow, it would be just better to buy a new one.

he says that the cost of elevating an elemental weapon to a pseudo divine weapon is the same as the cost of creating a new weapon. those spirits are normally useful for elemental weapons jumping from one level to another or turning alloys into elemental weapons.

he tells Zise that the spirit isn't as useful for him since they could just forge him a level five weapon when Zise reaches level 4. however as they were discussing that the dragon wakes up once more.

it was because the weapon in Zise's storage ring had woken up, his father's staff was awake and the dragon sensed it, it looks like Zise had finally reached the power requirement to awaken the weapon.

at that time the dragon told him that he needs to buy the auxiliary spirit, he asked why and the dragon told him that as it gains intelligence it can tell that Zise's choice to keep its appearance as a lightning lizard was wise.

it tells him that similarly he needs to hide his transcendent divine weapon, the one he is hiding in his storage ring,

Zise was shocked he k ew the rod would be strong but he never thought it would be that strong, the dragon told him that with its help he could use the auxiliary spirit to fuse the transcendent divine weapon to his regular alloy rod making it appear as a regular elemental weapon,

when Zise is powerful enough though, the transcendent weapon will begin rising through its ranks to match his power.

suddenly Yunji says that's a wise decision and her words are seconded by Hong, he asks them how they heard his thoughts with the dragon and the dragon tells him that it initiated the mind sharing.

he is shocked that the dragon could do that and it tells him that as it grows it's own intelligence its discovering many things it can do.

at that moment the bidding war had reached 2 million gold coins, this was a pinch even for the big families and at that moment a treasure token appeared once more.

it was Zise's last treasure token and the item was reserved for him instantly, the auction had come to an end,

the people in the VIP rooms would wait for the regular people to leave first before they could, in the meantime the ones that bought their items would be delivered to their boxes and payment collected.

as they were waiting the chairman of the auction house arrived in their box with a cart behind him, on the cart were three boxes representing the three things they had bought.

of the three they only needed to pay for the weird looking lightning crystal things, Hong obtained two golden cards each with 3000 written on it.

the manager took the cards as well as the two treasure tokens and completed the transaction, Zise places the three items in his storage ring and at that very moment while the manager was looking they vanished from the box.