Natural Fairy Species

 Chapter 167 A different auction

“It turns out that the aura of the cave of Master Du Shijie Dan is on the same level as that of my White Jade Tower... From this point of view, although Heishan County is barren and dangerous, it has exclusive access to the Black Mountain Mountains. As long as the spiritual land is developed, it will be far better than other sects.”

 Bai Zichen's expression changed. From this point of view, Heishan was not bad.

Just like what Patriarch Yang said, as long as the sect adds another real Dan Jieden, they can immediately take over Tianlei Cliff and gain another third-level spiritual vein.

The Black Mountain Mountains are actually a huge treasure, but they only require a higher level of strength from the pioneers.

"Let me just say that the ancestor who founded the sect had cultivated the five-crystal glazed body to the fourth level. He was said to be invincible in forming elixirs. He could stand up to the True Monarch Nascent Soul...how could such a person decide to establish a sect? I chose a mountain gate with no development prospects.”

There is a no-fly formation in the sky above Zengguang Fairy City. Besides walking, the best means of transportation is a giant ray beast.

The body is flat, with a whip-like slender tail. The wings on both sides are spread as large as a palace, and can easily stand hundreds of people.

The ray beast is huge in size, but it is only at the top level of the first level. In addition, it has a docile temperament and is easily controlled by others. It can be regarded as one of the most useful large-scale flying spirit beasts.

In nearby countries, only Zengguang Immortal City has raised thousands of them, and even the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect does not have such spiritual beasts.

After paying the fare of ten spiritual stones, Bai Zichen stood on the ray beast and wandered for almost an hour before arriving in Dingchou District and found the auction house.

Jin Lu found Zhike at the auction house and signed up for next month's auction in the name of Qingfengmen. At the same time, he paid a deposit for ten medium-grade spiritual stones.

"Junior Brother Bai, would you like me to take you to the auction house? When the auction is not held, this place is similar to a large tourist mall... You can consign your treasures through the auction house, and they will have someone to evaluate whether they are qualified to go to the auction house. auctions."

Jin Lu pointed at the empty hall, which contained only a few rows of booths and a few monks stopping to evaluate them.

“If you are interested in a treasure, if it is not an auction item or belongs to the previous auction, you can negotiate the price directly with the seller. If it is an auction item, no matter how high the price is, you can only wait for other people to bid at the auction.”

Bai Zichen glanced at it and shook his head in rejection.

 Think about it and you know that the treasure you need is at least at the level of a high-grade spiritual weapon. Unless the attributes are extremely poor, how can you fail to sell it?

“Well, let’s find a nearby cave to stay in first.”

Jin Lu waved to a helper at the door of the auction, threw a low-grade spiritual stone over, and said: "Take us to the nearest rental cave, which is cost-effective... If we are satisfied, I will continue to hire you tomorrow."

This helper took the spirit stone, bowed hurriedly, and then carefully led the way.

There are many helpers like this in the early stage of Qi refining in Zengguang Fairy City, and they have permanent residence rights because of their parents.

 But even monks in the late stage of Qi refining will have a very hard life in Zengguang Immortal City without any skills.

This kind of helper takes advantage of his familiarity in this area, leads the way, and earns some spiritual stones from monks from other places.

 A second-level middle-grade cave house with three quiet rooms, a living room, and a guest room. It costs five medium-grade spiritual stones to rent for a month.

“No wonder it’s difficult to live in a fairy city... I can’t afford to live there if I don’t have any wealth.”

 Bai Zichen looked at Jin Lu's expression and saw that the price seemed cheap enough, so he immediately took out the spirit stone from the storage bag.

However, all the expenses incurred during the **** of Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum will be borne by the sect.

After living in the cave, Jin Lu hurried away on the pretext of visiting an old friend who lived in the fairy city, leaving Bai Zichen alone in the cave.

“Could it be that there is an old friend of Senior Brother Jin in the fairy city?”

Bai Zichen looked at Jin Lu's back, thinking that he had an inexplicable yearning for Zengguang Fairy City along the way, and speculated in his heart.

Without going far, one person walked around the streets on both sides of the rented cave, but soon lost interest.

“These shops are about the same standard as the Black Mountain Branch of Wanbao Pavilion, and there are not many good products... I heard from those who helped me that the real treasures are only found in the shops in the inner city, or can only be seen at auctions. I am so happy for nothing.”

Bai Zichen has the idea of ​​​​looking for high-grade spiritual weapons, or even top-grade spiritual weapons. Of course, it is impossible to gain anything from shops in outer cities.

 In the inner city, behind every shop represents a force that cannot be ignored.

For example, the Spiritual Beast Pavilion of Wanshoumen and the expanded branch of Wanbao Pavilion all occupy a place in the inner city.

Not only the forces of the Liang Kingdom, but also the other three countries bordering Zengguang Fairy City, the domestic Danjie forces also tried their best to obtain a small shop.

As for the Yuanying-level forces, if they are willing to establish a base in Zengguang Immortal City, Du will take the initiative to choose a complete Pearl Palace in the inner city as a gift as a facade for the station.

"The auction is approaching, and high-quality treasures have long been selected as auction items, so the quality of goods in various shops has dropped... Instead of visiting each house, it is better to wait for the auction to arrive. Each auction will be divided into venues, In the main auction, the finale, and the three rounds, even the Golden Delicious Ganoderma lucidum was only included in the main auction.”

Bai Zichen thought for a while and decided to take action after meeting his favorite treasure at the auction.

“The final auction items in the last round are probably all third-level treasures.”

In this temporarily rented cave, the spiritual energy level was only the second-level mid-level. Bai Zichen, who had usually adapted to the third-level mid-level spiritual land, tried to run his skills and immediately felt the difference.

This kind of efficiency in slowly refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth truly reflects the speed that a three-spirit-root monk should have.

He barely managed to run the Fire Dragon Guiyuan Sutra for one week, and gave up practicing in Zengguang Immortal City.

It is better to continue to practice the magic of casting gods. At least practicing in the sea of ​​consciousness will not make any difference based on the level of spiritual energy.

 …

 Twenty-six days later.

In front of the auction house, monks crowded around each other, and strong auras appeared one after another. It was inevitable that enemies from the past would meet and tensions would rise.

But looking at the Du family monks on duty and the casual cultivators recruited by the fairy city, no one had the courage to take action in the fairy city. They could only snort and ridicule each other.

 Jin Lu did not return to the rental cave until this morning, and the two of them went to the auction house together.

Bai Zichen felt more and more that his guess might be true. How could it be possible to visit an old friend for so long?

"We are in Box B 37 on the second floor. Just go upstairs."

Jin Lu took out a white jade ring and had to inspect it before being allowed to go to the second floor.

 Qingfengmen almost always participates in the auctions of Zengguang Fairy City. In addition to the Millennium Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum, when they have enough spiritual stones, they also purchase some spiritual weapons to fill the inventory of the Refining Hall.

 Only in this way can we book a private room, otherwise we would have to squeeze in with others in the lobby on the first floor.

“This is today’s auction brochure. Is it finally out by this time..."

The two of them were led into a quiet private room, and a soundproofing and consciousness-isolating array was set up to ensure that the identity of the VIPs in the private room would not be leaked.

Bai Zichen opened the brochure and found that there were hundreds of items for the auction alone.

 Moreover, there are many excellent works among them.

“Our target is the second round. Junior Brother Bai can first see if there are any items he likes in the previous rounds, and the first round of auctions will start soon.”

Jin Lu also held a booklet introducing the auction items and read it with interest.

Bai Zichen knew that because of the development of the spirit stone veins and the attack on the Mo family, the sect had a lot more spirit stones in reserve.

 So this time the elders gathered together and decided to temporarily reduce the reserve of spiritual stones.

The number of spiritual stones on the auction belt is several times that of the past, and we strive to bring back a few more Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum plants.

“Five hundred portions of second-grade red copper, each portion is one hundred catties. The starting price is one hundred spiritual stones. Fellow Taoists, please complete your bidding within a quarter of an hour.”

Not long after, a loud voice came from the center of the hall and clearly reached the ears of every monk.

At the same time, a water mirror rose up in the box, and the image of the auctioned copper was condensed on it. A pen was placed next to it, which was used to directly fill in his own bid.

Bai Zichen looked confused for a while. At auctions, there wasn't always an auctioneer who was so eloquent that he jumped into the mood of the audience and sold the nine-cent items for twelve cents.

 Why now, what I see is completely different from what I usually perceive.

"The Fairy City auction is different from the auctions in other places...most of the auctions are open auctions, and everyone competes for treasures. Only the first two rounds of the auction here are secretly auctioned, and the auctioneer's interests are more considered. Valuation level.”

Jin Lu picked up the brush and filled in the price of one hundred and ten spiritual stones.

Seemingly seeing Bai Zichen's doubts, he introduced the process of the Fairy City auction.

“For example, for this hundred catties of red copper, the starting price is one hundred spiritual stones. As long as it exceeds this price, you can bid at will. In the end, the highest bidder among all the bidders will win the auction.”

“Doesn’t it mean that no one is interested in an auction item, and I’m the only one who bids...if I just add a spiritual stone, I can get it?”

Bai Zichen is keenly aware of this. In this case, he will not miss a single item, and add ten spiritual stones to the low price in each round. He will always be lucky enough to hit it once.

"It's not that simple. How could someone's auction house leave such an obvious flaw... The seller can set a bid price, assuming that the red copper bid price is two hundred spiritual stones. As long as the lot that the seller blocked the price fails to reach, I Even if the one hundred and ten spiritual stones are the highest price, they still have to be returned to others."

This kind of behavior of not being able to see the opponent's bid during the auction greatly increases the mystery of the auction. It is no longer just a game of comparing who has the most spiritual stones.

  At the beginning, the auction items were all second-level spiritual materials, elixirs, and talismans, and they were counted in hundreds. They were obviously auctioned for sects or immortal cultivating families.

  It is enough for a normal monk to buy one or two pieces. For example, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of talisman papers of the same type can be taken at one time. Only sects have such use needs.

“Ten bottles of second-level sword-tempering spiritual water, the starting price for each bottle is one thousand yuan!”

 After a few more rounds, Bai Zichen's eyes lit up, and finally, for the first time, the auction he was interested in appeared.

 Sword quenching spiritual water is used to soak the flying sword and repair the hidden damage of the flying sword, which can effectively extend the service life of the flying sword.

 (End of this chapter)