Practice begins with a fisherman

These rooms can isolate the invasion of spiritual consciousness, and try to keep the identity of every monk participating in the auction confidential, and only one window is used for quotations.

As for the allocation of each room, it is based on the number on the invitation letter. This underground auction can accommodate about a hundred people.

After entering the room, Zhao Shoushou could only wait in peace. When he was bored, he even started to meditate and adjust subconsciously. In this quiet and dark environment, he did not know how long it had passed, and he did not know how many monks came to participate in the underground meeting as agreed. auctions.

The three long bells of "Dang Dang Dang" lifted the spirits of the monks present, which meant that the long-awaited auction was finally about to begin.

"Welcome all fellow daoists to come to this underground auction. The old rule is that those with the highest price must only recognize the spirit stone, and the money in the on-site transaction will be settled. Anyone who disrupts the order of the auction at will will be expelled immediately, and will never receive a second copy." Invitation letter, ten treasures should be carefully prepared for this auction, and the auction will start next." Sure enough, a monk in black robes appeared on the auction platform directly in front of him, and briefly introduced the rules of this place.

Normally, an auction needs to prepare at least a hundred or so treasures, but the underground auction presumably pursues high prices and high efficiency, and ten high-quality treasures is not a small number.

"The first item: the velvet gun, a high-grade magic weapon of the first rank. In addition to its normal attributes, it can condense a burst of flames to attack the enemy every ten days. The starting price is 300 yuan for a low-grade spirit stone." The introduction was simple to the extreme, without excessive bragging. show.

The first-tier top-grade velvet gun was of the highest quality among magic weapons of the same level, even better than his Water Chanting Sword. What surprised him the most was naturally its low price.

You must know that even the Water Chanting Sword in his hand was quoted at the Arhat Temple auction for 350 low-grade spirit stones, and the final transaction price was 600 yuan for low-grade spirit stones.

Could this magic weapon with stronger attributes be lower?If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Shoushou wanted to fight for it, there must be a lot of interested people around.

"330 low-grade spirit stones, this is a good treasure, it can be reused after a little modification"

"Wow, woof, 350 low-grade spirit stones, the old dog's favorite is this kind of treasure that can burn human skin"

In the constant competition, the price of the first-tier top-grade velvet gun rose sharply, and soon broke through the 450 spirit stone barrier. Because not many monks participated in the underground auction, after about a cup of tea, the price was 500 yuan. The price of low-grade spirit stones was collected by a monk who called himself an old dog.

"Since the price is so cheap, if there is a suitable offensive magic weapon, it would be good to buy one for self-defense." After thinking for a while, Zhao Shoushou came up with a new idea.

Since breaking through the bottleneck and stepping into the seventh level of Qi Refining, Zhao Shoushou has only had one first-tier high-grade Shuiyin Sword as an attacking weapon due to the limited supply of spirit stones in his storage bag, which is basically sufficient for one or two attacks on weekdays. .

Chapter 151 Bronze Spear and Copper Coin Shield

"The second treasure is a first-grade high-grade ice acupuncture jade talisman. This treasure comes from the hands of a monk in the middle stage of foundation establishment. Its power far exceeds that of ordinary first-grade high-grade talisman seals. It is expected to continue to be used three times. The starting price is 280 yuan "Inferior Lingshi" A palm-sized jade talisman with a faint crack was displayed in front of everyone.

Jade talisman is an advanced version of talisman. Normal talisman is made of refined talisman paper, monster fur and other media. Each talisman can only be used once.

Jade talismans are also a special kind of jade that has been refined and polished. After special carving and polishing by monks in the Foundation Establishment period, they can be refined into talisman seals.

And before the energy in the jade talisman is exhausted, it can be used repeatedly. The number of uses depends on the quality of the jade talisman and the mana inside it. It can even be recharged by the maker until the jade talisman is completely destroyed.

The production of the jade talisman is very cumbersome. Under normal circumstances, only the blood of the direct line will have this treasure body, and its source can be imagined.

Since the jade talisman has already appeared in the underground auction, it is naturally impossible to recharge it, but the power of the jade talisman is enough to be sacrificed at a critical moment as a treasure at the bottom of the box.

"This is a tricky treasure, and there are many people who would be afraid of it in normal times." While Zhao Shoushou was thinking about it, the blushing battle had already begun.

This treasure will only be so popular in the current chaotic and disorderly chaos. If he is not worried about the high price of the defensive magic weapon, he would want to fight for it.

Perhaps it was because there was no attribute requirement for the use of the jade talisman, and the competition for it even surpassed the first first-tier top-grade velvet gun for a while.

The biggest reason is that the ghosts of the demon world are almost everywhere. Once their lives are in danger, offering jade talismans may save their lives.

In the end, this jade talisman carefully crafted by monks in the Foundation Establishment Period was purchased at a high price of 480 low-grade spirit stones, comparable to a first-grade high-grade magic weapon.

"The third treasure is a first-grade top-grade bronze dagger, a magical weapon from the ancient cave. The refining method of this object has been lost, but its hardness and power are beyond doubt. The only disadvantage is that it takes enough time and mana to sacrifice it every time. , The starting price is 400 yuan "low-grade spirit stone" The third treasure is placed on the table majesticly for observation.

This is a special treasure about three feet long. A gogan that has obviously passed the test of time is still shining with cold light, as if telling the glory of the past.

Compared with the current popular magic tools, ancient magic tools have unparalleled performance in a certain aspect, but they are extremely simple. Generally speaking, their price is not low.

But when the Bronze Ge appeared, Zhao Shoushou couldn't help the throbbing in his heart, as if this treasure should belong to him.

"After buying the elixir in Leisure Pavilion, there are still 3000 yuan of low-grade spirit stones left, and the two top-grade magic tools, one for attack and one for defense, are worth fighting for." Zhao Shoushou patted the storage bag and made up his mind.

Of course, he would not rush to make a move. Although the baby is charming, if the price exceeds its tolerance, he still needs to give it up. After all, a first-tier high-grade defensive magic weapon is the most important thing.

"The ancient bronze dagger is good at attacking power, one dagger breaks ten thousand spells, and 430 low-grade spirit stones." Soon the first monk who knew the goods made a tentative offer.

"Thousands of flaws can't hide its brilliance, 480 low-grade spirit stones"

"800 yuan low-grade spirit stone" a rough voice rang out, directly doubling the price, which made the monks present look back frequently, wanting to find out.

It was Zhao Shoushou who suddenly offered a high price. According to his calculation, if the price was increased by boiling frogs in warm water, 1000 yuan of low-grade spirit stones might not be able to stop it.

This seemingly indomitable and reckless style of play may be able to achieve unexpected results by surprise. It can be called a wise and foolish way of fighting.

The "800 yuan low-grade Lingshi deal" may be because the monks present were still assessing the gains and losses, but the monks on the auction stage were straightforward, and the treasure was successfully sold.

Zhao Shoushou was very satisfied with getting the treasure into his pocket so smoothly, and then he would wholeheartedly wait for the appearance of the defensive magic weapon.

The fourth treasure is a set of first-grade top-grade wind and fire dual-attribute array flags, and the fifth treasure is a Taoist training cheat book from a certain small sect.

This extravagant total training method of Taoist soldiers was of no use to Zhao Shoushou, who was alone and alone. In the end, after fierce competition, he was acquired by a small family at a high price of 1000 or [-] low-grade spirit stones.

The sixth treasure is the young eggs of the first-level top-grade flying spirit beast double-headed eagle. If it can be carefully cultivated, it is very likely to be promoted to the second-level spirit beast in the future. He also does not have enough spirit stones and spirit pills to cultivate.

"The seventh treasure, the first-grade top-grade defensive magic weapon copper coin shield, is a relatively special defensive magic weapon made of 510 psychic copper coins that have been nourished by spiritual veins for more than a hundred years. The treasure can be large or small, it can be folded for defense, and can be divided into two parts. It is a top-grade defensive magic weapon, and the starting price is 600 yuan. The low-grade spirit stone" has always been a rare auction monk who speaks little. some.

Of course, this is also a magic weapon worth introducing in detail. Its quality is far superior to the defensive magic weapons that Zhao Shoushou encountered before. Although the starting price of 600 yuan for low-grade spirit stones is high, it is truly genuine.

He could even feel that when the first-tier high-grade copper coin shield appeared, the entire auction hall was instantly quiet. He firmly believed that this defensive magic weapon could support its advanced foundation-building stage.

"The bronze dagger and the copper coin shield are treasures that should be combined into one. How can Mr. Zhao have the heart to let you separate? Even if you give up all the spirit stones, you have to buy them." Zhao Shoushou secretly made up his mind.

With this treasure, the chances of surviving the chaos will undoubtedly be greatly improved. How could he, who has always loved treasures more than spirit stones, let it go?

"800 yuan low-grade spirit stone, this defensive magic weapon should meet me." A monk with gleaming eyes said viciously, as if he couldn't vent his emotions that he was determined to get.

"The 800 yuan spirit stone also wants to be a hero here? 100 yuan and [-] yuan low-grade spirit stone." Obviously, the strategy of the previous monk failed.

"In the underground auctions, spirit stones always come first. 1000 or [-] low-grade spirit stones." The price of the copper coins and shields has been going up. The monks who consumed too much spirit stones in the previous rounds of competition can only watch the treasures disappear. slip away.

Obviously, there is no need to worry about unpopular high-quality treasures like first-tier top-grade copper coin shields. The price did not initially stabilize until it broke through the high price of 2000 yuan for low-grade spirit stones.

"Two thousand and five hundred yuan for low-grade spirit stones. If someone can offer a higher price, I am willing to quit." A monk who seems to be physically trained and has lumpy muscles all over his body said bold words after defeating the last competitor. Perhaps in his opinion This is already an unsurpassable price, and this first-tier high-grade copper coin shield is already a mouthful of fat.

Chapter 152

This monk obviously didn't know what the ducks would fly away and the fat would be taken away. This matter was destined not to go so smoothly.

"Two thousand and 510 low-grade spirit stones." A very calm voice came from an unknown corner. It was Zhao Shoushou who was excited but never acted.

"510 low-grade spirit stones, 510 low-grade spirit stones, where did the monk come from to disturb Grandpa's good deeds?" The man with the same physique suddenly fell into a rage and couldn't extricate himself, even where he was.

How many people are easy to run underground auctions?A mere cultivator in the late stage of Qi training obviously wouldn't take them seriously, and soon two guards appeared and dragged him out like a dead pig.

"Two thousand and five hundred and ten low-grade spirit stones have been sold. Congratulations to this fellow Taoist who has won the treasure." With the announcement of the auction monk, the auction of this treasure copper coin shield has just come to an end.

Leisurely Pavilion bought [-] first-tier high-grade spirit pills that can help improve cultivation, and bought a first-tier top-grade attack weapon and a first-tier top-grade defensive magic weapon at the underground auction. This trip can be regarded as a successful conclusion.

In the auction storage bag of the remaining three finale treasures, there are only three 500 yuan low-grade spirit stones left, and he only has the opportunity to experience eye addiction and gain insights?

This underground auction obviously won't disappoint him. From the eighth onwards, all of them are second-tier low-grade treasures suitable for the foundation-building period. The starting price of each piece is from 30 yuan to middle-grade spirit stones.

According to the rules of most auctions, it is suitable for monks in the Qi refining period to trade spirit stones below the first-tier treasures, for second-tier treasures in the foundation building period to trade mid-tier spirit stones, and for monks in the Jindan period to trade third-tier treasures and above. Lingshi trading, as for the higher level, he can't know.

The last three treasures are a second-grade low-grade spiritual material Qingyaoshi, a second-grade middle-grade talisman, and a second-grade low-grade brush-shaped spiritual weapon.

The auction ended successfully after half an hour. Obviously, this kind of underground auction, which is mainly confidential, will not have the free trading stage that monks like to see.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's really a great underground project, and the places of entry and exit are completely different." Looking at a lake not far away, Zhao Shoushou was very surprised.

Of course, this is not the Cormorant Lake, but a location far away from the location he entered, and this alone has made him admire.

Generally speaking, Zhao Shoushou is still very satisfied with this small but sophisticated underground auction. Basically, as long as you get a treasure in your hands, it is a worthwhile trip. This may be the reason why underground auctions have been banned repeatedly.

Whether it is the panacea used to improve his cultivation or the first-level top-grade magic weapon that he can use, he is naturally satisfied. The main task for the next step is to return to the cave to retreat safely and strive to break through the bottleneck and enter Qi Refining Eight as soon as possible. A new realm of cultivation.

In the two years of the advanced Qi refining stage, the cultivation base has not changed much, but it is also making steady progress. This time, with sufficient spiritual pills to help, it is thought that one year of retreat is enough to improve the cultivation base.

"The first year when the chaos broke out was also the most ferocious year, so it's most appropriate to use it for retreat," Zhao Shoushou muttered to himself with a bright expression on his face.

But the only worry is how to earn 150 points in exchange for "Congealing Water Jue", the first year is the time when the danger is also the most opportunity.

Although there are many ghosts in the demon world, they are scattered in the huge cultivation world. If he wants to hunt and kill him after he leaves the customs, he may need to search carefully in some places of spiritual veins.

No matter how much he worries about it, his only task at present is to practice in closed doors. After all, instead of worrying about the exchange of the "Congealing Water Jue", it is better to think about how to build a foundation as soon as possible.

Two days later, Zhao Shoushou returned to the cave residence of Cormorant Island. After setting up a set of first-level middle-grade array flags specially used to conceal the breath of nirvana, he was ready to start training.

In order to prevent anyone from disturbing him during his practice, Zhao Shoushou chose to activate all the formations, and his cave was immediately in a relatively closed and confidential environment, and he was suspected of being discovered by ubiquitous ghosts for a while.

"With the help of enough spirit pills for this retreat, it is not a problem to train Qi at the eighth level. If it is possible to refine Qi at the ninth level, it may not be impossible to succeed." Zhao Shoushou sat cross-legged near the spirit veins and began to close his eyes and adjust his breath.

Although the spiritual veins in the cave have only barely reached the level of a low-grade one, it is not of great help to the current cultivation base, but the continuous influx of spiritual power is better than nothing.

Every time he makes a breakthrough, before he formally takes the elixir to help improve his cultivation, he habitually meditates and adjusts his breath, and only after he has reached the peak state of energy and spirit will he start.

It takes about ten days to refine a first-grade top-grade panacea at the seventh level of Qi training plus the time to eliminate erysipelas, and one panacea is equivalent to two months of meditation practice.

This means that with the help of spirit pills, the result of monthly retreat is equivalent to half a year, and seventy spirit pills are enough for two years.

The first-grade top-grade Baishen Dan is refined from the essence of ginseng. The same level does not contain too much spiritual power, but its advantage is that it is relatively easy to refine and contains less erysipelas, and it is most suitable for his current situation.

This kind of panacea is also the first choice for most monks in the late stage of Qi refining, which is enough to satisfy their cultivation before the ninth level of Qi refining.

Three days later, Zhao Shoushou, who felt that his current cultivation had reached the peak, took the first first-grade top-grade Baishen Dan, and the medicine melted in his mouth, and a refreshing fragrance rushed straight to his forehead, making people feel unprecedented clarity feeling.

The feeling of swelling in the meridians due to the temporary inability to refine the spiritual power due to the abundance of spiritual power can be described as a kind of happy trouble. Feeling inspired, Zhao Shoushou summoned up his energy to speed up the circulation of the spiritual power in the dantian, refining the spiritual power in circles to enjoy The thrill of increased mana in the dantian.

A first-grade high-grade Baishen Dan was refined on the sixth day, probably because the effect of taking it for the first time was far beyond expectations, which was equivalent to three months of penance.

After expelling the erysipelas from his body on the tenth day, Zhao Shoushou's eyes flashed a light, and he was very satisfied with the current progress of his cultivation.

After confirming that there are no hidden dangers, he immediately began to enter the real deep state of self-cultivation without others, and no longer pay attention to all the movements of the outside world.

In fact, during the period of his cultivation, the world of self-cultivation was in a bloodbath. In less than half a year, at least half of the large and small Buddhist temples that were originally widely distributed in various counties had disappeared under the attacks of demons and ghosts regardless of casualties. without a trace.

It is also not uncommon for some weak sects and families to be breached. Only some powerful sects still send some teams to clear the settlement while supporting them.

It is under such circumstances that time keeps passing away. Thanks to the help of the first-level top-grade Baishen Dan in the tenth month of Zhao Shoushou's retreat, he successfully broke through the bottleneck and advanced to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and successfully stabilized his cultivation on the tenth day realm.

However, after seeing that there were still ten Baishendans left, Zhao Shoushou decided to continue to practice in seclusion.

Chapter 153 The Predicament of Loose Cultivators

It wasn't until three months later that Zhao Shoushou refined all the last Baishen Dan. His cultivation had stabilized at the peak level at the beginning of the eighth level of Qi training, and he could continue to move forward as long as he had enough time.

During the more than one year of retreat practice, it can be said that I have gained a lot. The only regret is that the effect of Baishen Dan is gradually weakening as the number of consumption increases. The last one even only increased for less than two months. results.

If it wasn't for Zhao Shoushou's current cultivation showing signs of shaming due to his continuous consumption of spirit pills, which had been inconsistent with his solid foundation behavior and beliefs, he only needed to continue to retreat and refine the Qi Condensation Pill with a better effect on the ninth level of Qi training. Not a luxury.

It's a pity that his ultimate goal is not short-term gains, but to become a high-ranking foundation-building monk, which is destined not to rely solely on the power of the elixir.

"After Zhao goes out to hunt some ghosts, it will definitely not be a problem to advance to the ninth level of Qi training in front of everyone next time." Fighting is always one of the most reliable ways to control the cultivation in the body.

When he said this sentence, he showed a confident smile on his face. In addition to his promotion to the eighth level of Qi training, he mainly benefited from the two magic weapons of the first-level top-grade bronze dagger and copper coin shield.

During this year's time, the two magic tools have also been successfully refined while retreating, and they are like ducks in water after being warmed by mana.

The first-tier high-grade bronze dagger, an ancient magic weapon from the ancient cave, has only one characteristic of armor-piercing. As long as there is enough time and enough mana to support it, it can break through most of the defense methods of the same level with one blow.

As for the first-tier high-grade copper coin shield, the effect is far beyond expectations. It can be divided into three pieces at most, and each piece of copper coin is inlaid together, without any defensive loopholes.

With these two treasures as a way to suppress the bottom of the box, plus the first-level top-grade water singing sword and the newly realized first-level top-grade spells, the combat power has increased by at least [-]% compared to before, and he is more confident in fighting some ghosts from the devil world.

In the Leisure Pavilion in the secret square city, in addition to the elixir, he also bought an additional complete book of water attribute spells. After he was promoted to the eighth level of Qi training, he had already comprehended one attack and one defense.

The first-level high-grade offensive spell is water rot, which can easily manipulate the surrounding water flow to make it highly corrosive and toxic. Even if it is a monk in the late stage of Qi training, it is not easy to get rid of it.

The first-tier top-tier defensive spell is the barrier spell, which can also be considered an advanced version of the water wall spell, but it is more convenient to manipulate, and can form a six-sided barrier around the monk's body.

With the above three methods in hand, even a single person can be sure to deal with some small-scale ghost groups, and it is more convenient and quick to earn points.

After all, the first year of the ghost invasion, the most precious time for earning points, was wasted, and it would take more time and energy to redeem "Congealing Water Art".

While hunting demons and ghosts, another goal is of course to find treasures that can help build foundations, even if there is only a slight effect, you can't give up easily.

After several years of hard work, Zhao Shoushou currently has four kinds of treasures that can assist foundation building: the first-level top-grade elixir rootless fruit, the first-level top-grade elixir Qianjin vine, the first-level top-grade elixir Fire Spirit Grass, and the most mysterious glass water.

It doesn't look too small, but all the effects are pitiful, the best of which is glazed water, if there is no other gain, even if the cultivation base is raised to the tenth level of Qi training, there is not much confidence in the establishment of the foundation .

"It would be the best if we could get a Foundation Establishment Pill in the midst of the chaos." After sighing, Zhao Shoushou finished packing and was ready to officially leave the mountain to start a new round of hunting demons and ghosts.

However, he didn't know that earth-shaking changes had taken place in the cultivation world during this year. With the closure of the gap in space, the number of ghosts in the demon world could not continue to increase in the end.

However, all the monks began to gradually adapt and fight back, especially the powerful sects, after clearing the ghosts within their range, had already begun to organize some capable teams to strangle them to the outside.

Because most casual cultivators took advantage of the fire before the chaos started, some sects and family monks began to crowd out intentionally or unintentionally.

Even some family monks who have suffered heavy losses have begun to secretly eliminate some casual cultivators. It can be said that as the situation stabilizes, casual cultivators are facing more and more difficulties.

Especially some casual cultivators who fantasized about being recognized by the sect, struggled to fight against ghosts but fell under the dark sword of the cultivator behind them.