Chapter 804: Leaving the Sect
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Chapter 804: Leaving the Sect
Before leaving the Shihu Kingdom this time, Sage had one more stop on his list. Just as he had done long ago, he headed towards the border with the neighboring Province. The Green Plateau Province was the territory of the Cult of the Woodlord, the Holy Flame Sects rival. The two of them had never seen eye to eye, and to the other Provinces of the Kingdom they were both the largest producers of goods for Cultivators. Just like he did in the past, he heads to Red Knife City at the border for an auction.
The two border cities were in something of a competition with each other, which they conducted by holding alternating auctions. The two groups were both pretty peaceful and so they used their products to do their fighting. Rather than spend extra time wandering around the Shihu Kingdom, Sage chose to go to their annual auction where they would have already collected all the best goods to put up for sale. The two cities took turns holding auctions, alternating back and forth every year. Each time theyd try to outdo the other and this year happened to be Red Knife Citys turn. Last time, Sage had gone to Daggerguard City on the Cult of the Woodlords side, but this time the auction was on the Holy Flame Sects side.
Given his somewhat high status in the Sect, he was given much better treatment than in the past and had his own private booth for the auction. Unfortunately, he wasnt able to convince them to give him early access or buying rights to the auction goods. The competition between the two sides was too fierce and if they gave him a back door to the auction then it would hurt the performance of their auction later. They instead offered him many apologies and promised him a discount on anything he wished to purchase after the auction was over.
Sage had underestimated the level of competitiveness that these two cities had with each other and so he could only wait patiently and attend the auction just like everyone else. In Daggerguard City, the Cult of the Woodlord had a magnificent auction house inside a gigantic tree. The auction house of Red Knife City was equally impressive, but of a completely different style. They matched up the building with the name of the city and created a structure that looked like the blade of a knife poking up out of the ground. From afar the building was extremely sharp and narrow like a blade, but upon approaching closer it became obvious that the building was actually quite large. On the inside, the building was made up of many balcony floors, focusing more on verticality rather than expansiveness.
At the previous auction he went to, hed purchased less than a dozen auction items with the majority of those being Demonic Beasts hed bought for their special abilities. This time the auction was only half over and hed already won over forty different things, with most of them rare plants and beasts that he wanted to add to the Inner World. Only a few of them were materials he actually needed. When the auction moved into high value goods he continued this streak, buying more beasts, insects, and plants that were needed for the Inner World, but also bidding upon a few extremely expensive ores and beast parts.
Sage purchased a half dozen ores and beast materials that were auctioned for more than a million Spirit Stones each. Even one of these items would have been worth the majority of his fortune in the past, but now he bought so many of them without even feeling pained. These materials were not things that could be populated on the Inner World, but they were all on his list for the development of a high level magic tool. More specifically, a weapon. Having seen the benefit a good weapon could bring for a cultivators battle prowess, like the Jinxi Ancestors bow, he was eager to create his own.
The auction had just calmed down a bit, going from a very expensive and large ticket item to more rare and exotic items to help people calm down a bit. He felt they were getting ready to ramp back up to the most expensive and valuable items to end the auction soon and were giving people a chance to catch their breath and calm their hearts. The last few items were magic tools that were interesting as objects of study, but only so he could learn how to build his own. Then, all of a sudden when the next item was declared he nearly leapt out of his seat.
In a very tough looking cage behind the auctioneer was what looked to be a foot long bone. It was a very unusual thing to see a single large bone being kept inside such a strong looking cage, but Sage immediately recognized it because hed seen a similar one at the last auction.
Bone Mantis!
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Chapter 804: Leaving the Sect
Before leaving the Shihu Kingdom this time, Sage had one more stop on his list. Just as he had done long ago, he headed towards the border with the neighboring Province. The Green Plateau Province was the territory of the Cult of the Woodlord, the Holy Flame Sects rival. The two of them had never seen eye to eye, and to the other Provinces of the Kingdom they were both the largest producers of goods for Cultivators. Just like he did in the past, he heads to Red Knife City at the border for an auction.
The two border cities were in something of a competition with each other, which they conducted by holding alternating auctions. The two groups were both pretty peaceful and so they used their products to do their fighting. Rather than spend extra time wandering around the Shihu Kingdom, Sage chose to go to their annual auction where they would have already collected all the best goods to put up for sale. The two cities took turns holding auctions, alternating back and forth every year. Each time theyd try to outdo the other and this year happened to be Red Knife Citys turn. Last time, Sage had gone to Daggerguard City on the Cult of the Woodlords side, but this time the auction was on the Holy Flame Sects side.
Given his somewhat high status in the Sect, he was given much better treatment than in the past and had his own private booth for the auction. Unfortunately, he wasnt able to convince them to give him early access or buying rights to the auction goods. The competition between the two sides was too fierce and if they gave him a back door to the auction then it would hurt the performance of their auction later. They instead offered him many apologies and promised him a discount on anything he wished to purchase after the auction was over.
Sage had underestimated the level of competitiveness that these two cities had with each other and so he could only wait patiently and attend the auction just like everyone else. In Daggerguard City, the Cult of the Woodlord had a magnificent auction house inside a gigantic tree. The auction house of Red Knife City was equally impressive, but of a completely different style. They matched up the building with the name of the city and created a structure that looked like the blade of a knife poking up out of the ground. From afar the building was extremely sharp and narrow like a blade, but upon approaching closer it became obvious that the building was actually quite large. On the inside, the building was made up of many balcony floors, focusing more on verticality rather than expansiveness.
At the previous auction he went to, hed purchased less than a dozen auction items with the majority of those being Demonic Beasts hed bought for their special abilities. This time the auction was only half over and hed already won over forty different things, with most of them rare plants and beasts that he wanted to add to the Inner World. Only a few of them were materials he actually needed. When the auction moved into high value goods he continued this streak, buying more beasts, insects, and plants that were needed for the Inner World, but also bidding upon a few extremely expensive ores and beast parts.
Sage purchased a half dozen ores and beast materials that were auctioned for more than a million Spirit Stones each. Even one of these items would have been worth the majority of his fortune in the past, but now he bought so many of them without even feeling pained. These materials were not things that could be populated on the Inner World, but they were all on his list for the development of a high level magic tool. More specifically, a weapon. Having seen the benefit a good weapon could bring for a cultivators battle prowess, like the Jinxi Ancestors bow, he was eager to create his own.
The auction had just calmed down a bit, going from a very expensive and large ticket item to more rare and exotic items to help people calm down a bit. He felt they were getting ready to ramp back up to the most expensive and valuable items to end the auction soon and were giving people a chance to catch their breath and calm their hearts. The last few items were magic tools that were interesting as objects of study, but only so he could learn how to build his own. Then, all of a sudden when the next item was declared he nearly leapt out of his seat.
In a very tough looking cage behind the auctioneer was what looked to be a foot long bone. It was a very unusual thing to see a single large bone being kept inside such a strong looking cage, but Sage immediately recognized it because hed seen a similar one at the last auction.
Bone Mantis!
Chapter 804: Leaving the SectBefore leaving the Shihu Kingdom this time, Sage had one more stop on his list. Just as he had done long ago, he headed towards the border with the neighboring Province. The Green Plateau Province was the territory of the Cult of the Woodlord, the Holy Flame Sects rival. The two of them had never seen eye to eye, and to the other Provinces of the Kingdom they were both the largest producers of goods for Cultivators. Just like he did in the past, he heads to Red Knife City at the border for an auction. The two border cities were in something of a competition with each other, which they conducted by holding alternating auctions. The two groups were both pretty peaceful and so they used their products to do their fighting. Rather than spend extra time wandering around the Shihu Kingdom, Sage chose to go to their annual auction where they would have already collected all the best goods to put up for sale. The two cities took turns holding auctions, alternating back and forth every year. Each time theyd try to outdo the other and this year happened to be Red Knife Citys turn. Last time, Sage had gone to Daggerguard City on the Cult of the Woodlords side, but this time the auction was on the Holy Flame Sects side.Given his somewhat high status in the Sect, he was given much better treatment than in the past and had his own private booth for the auction. Unfortunately, he wasnt able to convince them to give him early access or buying rights to the auction goods. The competition between the two sides was too fierce and if they gave him a back door to the auction then it would hurt the performance of their auction later. They instead offered him many apologies and promised him a discount on anything he wished to purchase after the auction was over. Sage had underestimated the level of competitiveness that these two cities had with each other and so he could only wait patiently and attend the auction just like everyone else. In Daggerguard City, the Cult of the Woodlord had a magnificent auction house inside a gigantic tree. The auction house of Red Knife City was equally impressive, but of a completely different style. They matched up the building with the name of the city and created a structure that looked like the blade of a knife poking up out of the ground. From afar the building was extremely sharp and narrow like a blade, but upon approaching closer it became obvious that the building was actually quite large. On the inside, the building was made up of many balcony floors, focusing more on verticality rather than expansiveness. At the previous auction he went to, hed purchased less than a dozen auction items with the majority of those being Demonic Beasts hed bought for their special abilities. This time the auction was only half over and hed already won over forty different things, with most of them rare plants and beasts that he wanted to add to the Inner World. Only a few of them were materials he actually needed. When the auction moved into high value goods he continued this streak, buying more beasts, insects, and plants that were needed for the Inner World, but also bidding upon a few extremely expensive ores and beast parts. Sage purchased a half dozen ores and beast materials that were auctioned for more than a million Spirit Stones each. Even one of these items would have been worth the majority of his fortune in the past, but now he bought so many of them without even feeling pained. These materials were not things that could be populated on the Inner World, but they were all on his list for the development of a high level magic tool. More specifically, a weapon. Having seen the benefit a good weapon could bring for a cultivators battle prowess, like the Jinxi Ancestors bow, he was eager to create his own. The auction had just calmed down a bit, going from a very expensive and large ticket item to more rare and exotic items to help people calm down a bit. He felt they were getting ready to ramp back up to the most expensive and valuable items to end the auction soon and were giving people a chance to catch their breath and calm their hearts. The last few items were magic tools that were interesting as objects of study, but only so he could learn how to build his own. Then, all of a sudden when the next item was declared he nearly leapt out of his seat.In a very tough looking cage behind the auctioneer was what looked to be a foot long bone. It was a very unusual thing to see a single large bone being kept inside such a strong looking cage, but Sage immediately recognized it because hed seen a similar one at the last auction.Bone Mantis!
