Murim Recurve

\'I need this the most now.\' Re\'Kha became alert, taking in deep breaths to calm herself from making a mistake due to her greed. She then reminded herself that she had enough money to spend, calming herself down eventually before staring at the crowd increasing the price of the item.

The sounds of the levers being pulled continuously resounded through the auction house as people increased the bid either by 100 RuQi or even by 1000 RuQi. The price snowballed as the auctioneer lady continued to shout with great enthusiasm, increasing the fervour in the auction by a pitch.

Copper Pranic Essence; it was a substance that elevated the foundation of one\'s Pranic Avatar. It was incredibly precious. Currently, both her mother and father had a Pranic Avatar with a single foundation.

That was why when she became a Harmoniser, her Balou only had one foundation. The Pranic Avatars of everyone in her Burkurel Re Clan—the Balou—only had one foundation. But, if suppose her mother obtains the Copper Pranic Essence, then her Pranic Avatar will have two foundations.

If she had a child after that, then when the child becomes a Harmoniser, his/her Pranic Avatar too would have two foundations—the same Balou.

But as Re\'Kha had been born before that, her Pranic Avatar\'s foundation would remain the same. The foundation would only be transferred from parent to child as a form of bloodline.

So, if someone obtained the Copper Pranic Essence, their Pranic Avatar would have two foundations and all their future generations too would have the same. So, in a Clan where everyone else\'s Pranic Avatar only had one foundation, if one of them had a Pranic Avatar with two foundations, then without any doubt, they would become the Clan Head.

And, their family would become its central pillar, forming the mainline from which future Clan Heads would be birthed. So, no one wished to lose out on such an opportunity.

Wind Qi Perception!

Re\'Kha quickly spied on the people she had marked from the start, those that had brought in more money than her. She then looked at her notes, looking through their expenditure. \'There is one who almost has the same amount as me. I only have 2 RuQi more than him.\'

She waited in patience, noticing how many were willing to bid for the Copper Pranic Essence. She only wished to participate in the end and try to win it. She was willing to spend all her money in obtaining the Copper Pranic Essence.

There were three types of Pranic Essence in total: Copper, Silver, and Gold. It was determined by the glow each white sphere radiates.

A Copper Pranic Essence increases a Pranic Avatar\'s Foundation from one to two. A Silver Pranic Essence increases the foundation from two to three. And finally, the Gold Pranic Essence increases the foundation from three to four.

There wasn\'t any Silver Pranic Essence circulating in the market. All of them were in the hands of the Fourth Celestial Emperor. And it was usually bestowed to a family if they had contributed significantly to their country.

As for the Gold Pranic Essence, it was almost something from the legend, for word of it hadn\'t emerged for at least a century.

Even for the Copper Pranic Essence, it only appeared once 80 years ago in an auction conducted in a different state. And that too was because the Fourth Celestial Emperor had sent it to the auction. All the Pranic Essences were strictly in the hands of the Fourth Celestial Emperor.

Anything that might have appeared in the wilds had already been taken and tucked away in the safety of the royal treasury. So, the only chance for them to obtain the Copper Pranic Essence was in such cases where one of them was dispatched from the capital.

So, the crowd seethed with desire. The auctioneer lady frowned, unable to bear their heated gazes. Still, she continued to rile up the people, ensuring to increase the price until it reached the maximum amount.

"11,070 RuQi…whoa, seat number 2197 has increased it by 100 RuQi. Seat number 1 has increased it by 100 RuQi. Seat number 3 has increased it by 1000 RuQi."

Finally, when the price reached 16,000 RuQi, the flurry of the levers had almost stopped. There were just five people who were competing for it. And Re\'Kha determined they were the Clan Heads. She wasn\'t interested in determining which Clan\'s Head they were, only focusing on obtaining the Copper Pranic Essence.

Besides, she was guaranteed at the fact that she had the highest of them all. It was because they came across a lot of important treasures before and had bought some of them. Otherwise, she wouldn\'t have been this relaxed.

After all, no amount of money could obtain it. Re\'Kha grabbed hold of the lever on the right extreme, pulling it up.

The auctioneer lady immediately spotted it, announcing it with a boisterous tone, "Seat number 207 has increased the price by another 1000 RuQi. The total stands at 18,570 RuQi. Do we have a winner amongst ourselves?"

Immediately, another lever was pulled with force, a tad louder sound than usual. The person was showing their anger through it, displaying their vigour and tenacity to buy the item. They had increased the price by another 1000 RuQi.

Re\'Kha increased it by another 100 RuQi, bringing the total to 19,670. She had a total of 20,062 remaining on her.

"Seat number 27 increases the bid by another 100 RuQi. Wow, what a fierce match. We have the contest of the decade before us." The auctioneer lady announced as Re\'Kha increased the price by another 100 RuQi.

The other party increased it by another 100, bringing the total to 19,970 RuQi. All the others had dropped out by now, as the price exceeded the amount they had brought. They could only regret and see the two people bid for it relentlessly.

The two then had no other choice but to increase the price by 10 RuQi each in turns, finally stopping at 20,060 RuQi, the maximum amount brought by the person in seat number 27.

They had tied!