Chapter 541 - 541: All-Seeing Fruit

"Your Treasure Pavilion has three floors. Why couldn't we go up to the third?"

Mu Xiaoxiao asked.

The man's smile didn't waver. He said, "Miss, the third floor is where auctions are held. There isn't an auction right now, so it isn't open."

Once they understood, Chu Qingyun and the others headed to the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion.

What the man from the Treasure Pavilion said piqued Chu Qingyun's curiosity. He wanted to go up to the second floor and see for himself what kind of Treasures people put up for consignment.

They arrived on the second floor.

Chu Qingyun discovered that this place looked much messier than the first floor.

The various items on the first floor were all sorted into categories and arranged in order of price.

However, the second floor was a different story. New items were constantly being added for consignment while others were being sold, and prices were always in flux. As a result, the arrangement was far less meticulous.

As they browsed, Mu Xiaoxiao's eyes suddenly lit up. "Wow, a King-level Divine Weapon!"

Chu Qingyun and Dai followed her.

It was a greatsword that shimmered with a faint golden light. The blade alone was nearly two meters long, and its width was greater than an adult's palm.

The sword rested diagonally on a stone platform, emitting waves of powerful energy fluctuations.

"The latest price… four hundred and thirty thousand Primordial Spirit Liquid!"

"That's so expensive…"

Seeing the price, Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but click her tongue in astonishment.

Although she wasn't short on money, the fact that she was still reluctant to buy a Spirit-level Treasure Sword for herself suggested she wasn't exceptionally wealthy. Seeing a price of four hundred and thirty thousand Primordial Spirit Liquid naturally came as a surprise.

However, Chu Qingyun frowned. 'This price is about the same as a King-level Secret Manual. It seems a bit low…'

"Hm? Junior Brother, do you perhaps feel that the price of this King-level Treasure Sword is a bit low for what it is?"

A person nearby suddenly smiled and spoke to Chu Qingyun.

Chu Qingyun nodded and said, "The price of a Spirit-level Divine Weapon is over ten times that of a Spirit-level Secret Manual, yet this King-level Divine Weapon is priced about the same as a King-level Secret Manual."

"Haha, that's natural. King-level Divine Weapons are considered luxury items. Most Martial Kings don't use them."

"Once you advance to the King Realm, you gain the power of a Primordial Pill. On top of that, your mastery of Sword Technique also reaches a higher level. Your dependence on a weapon actually decreases."

"So, in comparison, the prices for Divine Weapons are actually most inflated at the Martial Spirit Realm."

The man explained with a smile.

Chu Qingyun thought for a moment and understood.

Four to five hundred thousand Primordial Spirit Liquid was likely a considerable fortune, even for someone in the Martial King Realm.

With that many resources, one could use them in other ways to achieve a greater boost in strength, rather than buying a weapon that offered only a minor improvement.

Of course, those with more Primordial Spirit Liquid than they could spend wouldn't hesitate to buy a King-level Divine Weapon to increase their strength, even if only by a little.

Chu Qingyun and the others currently had no interest in a King-level Divine Sword; they were just browsing.

As they wandered over to the area where Spiritual Medicines were displayed, Chu Qingyun's eyes suddenly focused, a look of delighted surprise on his face.

He saw three fist-sized, cyan fruits!

He walked over quickly for a closer look, and the delighted surprise on his face deepened.

Three Tier Four Spiritual Medicines—Celestial Fruits!

Each fruit was cyan, its surface divided into seven slightly raised sections by seven vertical stripes. The skin was glossy and looked very hard.

After a careful inspection, Chu Qingyun was certain that the "Mysterious Fruit" written on the sign was indeed the Celestial Fruit recorded in his Alchemy Dao inheritance!

The Tier Four Spiritual Medicine, the Celestial Fruit, has no medicinal properties.

In other words, as a Spiritual Medicine, it has no medicinal value.

However, its growth cycle is extremely long, and once a Celestial Fruit fully matures, an immense amount of power accumulates within it.

And those seven vertical stripes are the mark of a mature Celestial Fruit.

Therefore, these were three fully matured Celestial Fruits!

For an ordinary Alchemist, they could use alchemy to harness the power within the Celestial Fruit. They could refine it into an Elixir that, when consumed, would help cultivate Primordial Power, providing an effect similar to that of Primordial Spirit Liquid.

However, this method is an incredible waste of the immense power accumulated within the Celestial Fruit!

Chu Qingyun quickly searched through his Alchemy Dao inheritance and found a total of four Elixirs that could utilize the power of the Celestial Fruit.

But even the most efficient method could only utilize 10% of the Celestial Fruit's power, and that was assuming one could refine an Upper-Grade Elixir with a 100% success rate!

In other words, even in the best-case scenario, 90% of the power would be wasted!

And given the standard of Alchemy in the Northern Domain, factoring in the probability of producing Middle-Grade Elixirs and outright failures, the utilization rate of the Celestial Fruit would probably not even reach one percent.

But for Chu Qingyun, it was a different story.

Ordinary Martial Artists couldn't refine the power within the Celestial Fruit and convert it into their own Primordial Power.

But Chu Qingyun possessed the Devouring Martial Soul. He could use it to directly refine the power from the Celestial Fruit into his own Primordial Power!

He could achieve perfect utilization of the power within the Celestial Fruit!

'Three Celestial Fruits… If I can get them, the power inside would be enough for me to break through to Level Seven Martial Spirit without a problem!'

Chu Qingyun suppressed his excitement and looked at the sign below the Celestial Fruits.

There were eight days left until the consignment period for this "Mysterious Fruit" ended.

And the last and highest bid was currently two thousand four hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid per fruit.

Two thousand four hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid was an acceptable price for a Tier Four Spiritual Medicine, not too outrageous.

'A mere two thousand four hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid doesn't even come close to matching the true value of a Celestial Fruit. This means no one has recognized what it is…'

Chu Qingyun stared at the sign, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Mysterious Fruit… Chu Qingyun, have you taken a fancy to these three fruits?" Mu Xiaoxiao asked from the side.

Chu Qingyun nodded, having made a decision.

He waved over a staff member from the Treasure Pavilion's second floor.

"Excuse me, please help me place a bid on this Mysterious Fruit. Let's say… two thousand eight hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid per fruit," Chu Qingyun said after a moment's thought.

"Sir, after placing a bid, we require a twenty percent deposit."

"If someone else makes a higher bid later, your deposit will be returned in full. If your bid is successful, the deposit will count as twenty percent of the final price."

"Of course, if your bid is successful but you do not show up on time or cannot produce that amount of Primordial Spirit Liquid, the deposit will not be refunded."

"So, sir, are you sure you want to place a bid?"

The staff member gave a detailed explanation and once again asked if Chu Qingyun was certain.