Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 101 - 0 Met on All Sides

Chapter 101: Chapter 0101: Met on All Sides

Chapter 101 -0101: Met on All Sides

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Qi Tian felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing Zhu Ziyan’s words, but the determination in his eyes did not falter. In his previous life, his home country had given in to greed and taken shortcuts, avoiding hardships in the early stages. The result was that, in the late stages, the gap with their foreign counterparts became so vast that they could no longer catch up, allowing the competition to trample them ruthlessly. There were far too many examples of this.

Qi Tian had made up his mind at an early stage. Even if it meant enduring endless hardships and consuming enormous resources, he would persist nonetheless. He couldn’t afford to break down or slack off, he had to press on.

“We have prepared ten copies of the Meridian Restoration Skill. The opening bid is one million coins, with a buy-it-now price of ten million coins. If you are willing to buy it now, please raise your hand. We will bring it to you. If not, please wait for your turn to bid,” said Zhu Ziyan.

Not a single person raised their hand. Ten million coins was no small amount. Considering Zhu Ziyan mentioned that practicing the Meridian Restoration Skill consumes massive resources, naturally everyone tried to save as much as they could.

Just when Zhu Ziyan was about to announce the start of the auction, Qi Tian raised his hand. “I want one,” he said.

Upon seeing Qi Tian, Zhu Ziyan immediately asked a maid to temporarily take over the auction for her while she personally brought a copy of the Meridian Restoration Skill to Qi Tian in his VIP box. “Sir, we meet again,” she said.

“Miss Zhu, for a single copy of the Meridian Restoration Skill, you really didn’t need to come here personally,” said Qi Tian, speaking indifferently.

“How can you say that? You are a valued customer of the Lianying Trade Union. In just a short while, you’ve already spent over twenty million coins. Including this time, it’s over thirty million. No amount of hospitality would be too much for a big spender like you,” Zhu Ziyan replied with an enchanting smile, her eyes glistening.

She extended her slender hand, holding a thin booklet – the Meridian Restoration Skill.

Qi Tian took the Meridian Restoration Skill with a smile, then handed Zhu Ziyan ten million coins.

Zhu Ziyan didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she pulled out a porcelain vial and said, “Sir, there’s a pill here specifically made to aid in the cultivation of the Meridian Restoration Skill. When the pain becomes unbearable during your practice, you can take one of these Pain Relieving Meridian Pills to alleviate some of the pain. It’s a special benefit for those who buy the Meridian Restoration Skill at list price. Would you like some?”

“How much?” Qi Tian asked.

“Sincere price, one hundred thousand coins each,” Zhu Ziyan replied with a charming smile, looking as seductive as a fox spirit.

“That’s a rip-off. One Pain Relieving Meridian Pill is as expensive as ten or eight third-grade pills,” Qi Tian bluntly replied.

Zhu Ziyan laughed and said, “You’ll understand how worthwhile it is to buy these Pain Relieving Meridian Pills for one hundred thousand coins each when you feel the excruciating pain while practicing the Meridian Restoration Skill. Will you buy them? I must tell you, this is your only chance. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.”

After a short hesitation, Qi Tian spoke. Despite his belief in his own willpower, he knew he should play it safe. If he ever reached a point where he couldn’t bear the pain while practicing the Meridian Restoration Skill, he might indeed need to use the Pain Relieving Meridian Pill. “Alright, give me a hundred.”

Zhu Ziyan exclaimed, “That many? I must inform you. You can only use one Pain Reliving Meridian Pill per practice of the Meridian Restoration Skill. Taking more than that won’t have any effect.”

“I know. However, I still need a hundred,” Qi Tian insisted.

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Zhu Ziyan finally understood, “You don’t plan to perfect every meridian, do you? That’s impossible. Not only is the amount of resources required for cultivating beyond what you or your background can withstand, just the pain you’d have to endure is not something a person can bear with willpower alone. The Pain Relieving Meridian Pill can only do so much. Moreover, I once heard from an Elder that the Heavenly Dao does not allow the existence of a cultivator with all perfect meridians. If one should appear, they would be eradicated. Being too perfect invites the envy of the heavens.”

“Thanks for the warning, but I still want a hundred,” Qi Tian said.

Zhu Ziyan shook her head. “You stubborn young man. You will suffer for it later. Well, since you insist, here are a hundred Pain Relieving Meridian Pills. I’ll make an exception and throw in ten extras. I hope you can create a miracle. I look forward to that day.”

Qi Tian handed Zhu Ziyan his membership card with one and a half million coins, took out an additional eight and a half million coins, and gave it all to her.

Zhu Ziyan, membership card and coins in hand, returned to the stage to continue the auction.

Several more copies of the Meridian Restoration Skill were auctioned off next. Each one sold for a high price, none reaching the ten million coins mark, but several went for seven to eight million coins.

Although Zhu Ziyan had introduced it as a very vicious method, every cultivator is not a fool. They too clearly understood the concept of pushing too far; they wouldn’t try to force every meridian to a perfect state. However, if every meridian can provide some True Essence Power, their foundation will be firmer and their future achievements correspondingly greater.

Compared with future gains, what does a little extra investment now count for?

However, there is a limit to this investment. They were willing to try a few million coins, but no more. Like Qi Tian, who was willing to spend ten million coins to buy the Meridian Restoration Skill, they saw this as utterly foolish behavior. Of course, this was because they didn’t know about the Pain Relieving Meridian Pill. Otherwise, not only would ten million not matter to them, they’d fight over an even higher price.

Afterward, Zhu Ziyan began to auction off some more commonly used cultivation resources. The items the Lianying Trade Union brought out were either large in quantity or high in quality. Qi Tian bought a few of these casually, but before he knew it, he had spent more than two million coins. In total, he had spent over forty million coins, leaving only about twenty-five million left in his hands.

At this time, Zhu Ziyan had another raw stone brought up for auction. This raw stone was more than double the size of the grinding stone from earlier, irregular in shape, and weighed approximately 1,000 pounds.

“Raw stone, no need to introduce more. The starting price is eight million coins. Interested parties can come up to the stage to have a look.” Unlike the previous item, where she brought the raw stone to each room for display, this time they called people up to the stage to see it, mostly due to the weight and size of the stone, making it inconvenient to carry around.

From this distance, Qi Tian could feel the Heavenly Dao Engine itching to move. Qi Tian left his private booth, covered his face with a veil, and walked onto the auction stage. He felt it up close, and if he hadn’t tightly clenched his fists, the Heavenly Dao Engine would have released the Transporting Whirlwind. There must be a treasure rich in Spirit Qi within, or the Heavenly Dao Engine would not be so excited.

Qi Tian returned to his private booth without any display of emotion, preparing for the auction to come. He was somewhat regretful now for spending so recklessly earlier. If he had known there would be such a treasure, he would have been more frugal with his spending.

Zhu Ziyan clapped her hands, and a maid came up holding a tray. On the tray were several spirit stones. These spirit stones were the same size as the one auctioned off earlier, but their color was more vibrant and pure.

“These are middle-grade Spirit Stones. These middle-grade Spirit Stones and this raw stone were excavated from the same mine. I will say no more, let’s start the auction. The starting price is eight million coins, can anyone offer a higher price?”

“Nine million.” Qi Tian was the first to bid, but he didn’t look obstinate. Instead, he looked like he was competing for a rather ordinary treasure.

If Zhu Ziyan hadn’t brought out those middle-grade spirit stones just now, some cultivators would be hesitating whether or not to participate in the bidding. Now, they threw caution to the winds and started bidding. Before Zhu Ziyan could repeat Qi Tian’s offer, in the blink of an eye, the offer soared to twenty million.

This was already an astronomical price. If one were to charge a stone per ten thousand coins, they could receive two thousand stones, which is a thousand even if it doubled. Although the stone was large, the probability of cutting out a large number of middle-grade Spirit Stones was slim. Otherwise, the Lianying Trade Union wouldn’t have put it up for auction.

During the entire bidding process, Qi Tian occasionally bid, he was not too proactive. When the price reached twenty million, there were very few bidders left. Including Qi Tian, only three families remained.

“I bid twenty-one million.” An elder from the Cai family said loudly.

“We from the Yi family bid twenty-one million and fifty thousand.” An elder from the Yi family immediately followed.

“Twenty-one Million Eighty Thousand.”

“Twenty-two million.”

The two sides were tightly contested, and the increase in price wasn’t that big—they were both on the verge of giving up. If they bid any higher, they would be stretched too thin. They were aware that the Lianying Trade Union was going to auction off some more valuable items later on. Bidding too high for this raw stone was inappropriate.

“I bid twenty-three million.” Just as the Cai and Yi families were battling it out, Qi Tian came out again, directly adding one million.

As soon as the Cai and Yi families heard it, they both gave up on continuing to bid. It wasn’t that they couldn’t go on, but that there was no need.

Seeing that the raw stone was once again won by Qi Tian, Zhu Ziyan let another maid host the auction for a while. Meanwhile, she personally carried the raw stone to Qi Tian.

“We must really be fated, we’ve seen each other four times in just a little while.” Zhu Ziyan laughed.

Qi Tian rolled his eyes and said, “Miss Zhu, you really have a lot of free time. Every time, such a beautiful woman like you personally delivers the auction items, I can’t endure it.”

“You are our esteemed customer, it is only right that we should provide considerate service.” Zhu Ziyan waved her hand to let the maids carrying the raw stone out of the VIP booth, then turned to Qi Tian with a charming smile.