Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Chen Yuan and the middle-aged monk walked into the stone gate together. Behind them was a wide hall with no doors or windows. It was all covered by restrictions. Dozens of long-burning candles were lit around it, illuminating the room as bright as day.

The terrain in the hall was peculiar. There was a square platform in the middle, which was low-lying. There were several circles of high platforms around it. The higher they were, the further out they went. There were cushions on them, about ten feet apart. There were dozens of them in total.

At this time, most of the cushions had been occupied, and there were still a dozen empty seats.

The middle-aged monk said to Chen Yuan: "Daoyou can choose any cushion to sit on. In half an hour, this treasure gathering will begin. It will last for twelve hours. You cannot leave early during this period. If you can't accept it, you can leave now."

Chen Yuan said in a rough voice: "It doesn't matter. I still have this little time."

The middle-aged monk nodded, said no more, turned around and walked out of the hall, and the stone door slowly closed behind Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan followed his habit and came to an inconspicuous corner, sat on a cushion, and waited for the gathering of treasures to begin.

In the next half an hour, foundation-building monks entered the stone gate one after another and sat down on the high platforms around.

In the end, only a few cushions were left empty, and the other cushions were full of people.

Chen Yuan counted carefully, including himself, there were a total of 46 foundation-building monks in the hall, and he couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

You must know that these people have paid five medium-grade spirit stones to participate in the gathering of treasures, and each of them has strong financial resources.

This gathering of treasures can gather so many powerful foundation-building monks at one time. The person behind the scenes can be said to be very powerful. Maybe it is really as Nie Ruyue said, that he is a Jindan elder of Lingyun Sect.

At this time, a wealthy monk wearing a golden robe walked into the hall, stepped on the square platform in the center of the hall.

This person took the initiative to release spiritual pressure, and he actually had the cultivation of the late foundation-building stage, which attracted everyone's attention.

He bowed with a smile on his face and said in a loud voice: "Welcome all Taoists to the Treasure Gathering Fair. Qian is here to show his courtesy. To prevent misunderstandings, Qian still has to say a few words about the rules of the Treasure Gathering Fair. The Treasure Gathering Fair is to provide a convenient place for everyone to trade. At the Treasure Gathering Fair, you must not disrupt the order, trade with counterfeit goods, or force buying and selling. If you violate the rules, you will be expelled immediately!"

At this point, the voice of the wealthy monk suddenly became stern.

At the same time, six monks walked in from the stone gate, wearing oil-painted masks from secular dramas, which looked very funny.

But their auras were solemn and murderous, and their spirits were obvious. They all had foundation-building cultivation, and two of them were even in the middle stage of foundation-building.

The six people dispersed and stood around the high platform, surrounding everyone in the hall in the middle.

The foundation-building monks in the hall just looked up and didn't change their expressions.

There were more than 40 of them, and they were not afraid of these six people at all. Moreover, the Treasure Gathering Association had been held in Lingyun Market for decades, and had a very good reputation and had never caused any trouble.

However, if someone had ill intentions, these six foundation-building cultivators, plus the wealthy cultivator who had reached the late stage of foundation-building cultivation, would be enough to suppress the rioters.

At this time, the wealthy cultivator put on a friendly smile: "Of course, all of you Taoist friends are here for treasures, and I believe you will not be so unwise. Without further ado, the Treasure Gathering Association will start now. According to the old rules, Qian will start with a brick to attract jade. Each time you raise the price, you must not raise less than one medium-grade spirit stone..."

He stroked the storage bag, and a three-inch yellow copper seal appeared in front of him out of thin air, slowly rotating and emitting a faint yellow spiritual light.

"The middle-grade spiritual weapon Nanshan Seal is made of Jiuyue Stone as the main material. It contains the power of mountains, is extremely heavy, and has great power. The starting price is 25 middle-grade spiritual stones!"

As soon as the wealthy cultivator finished speaking, the foundation-building cultivators in the field began to bid.

"I'll offer 26 middle-grade spiritual stones!"

"Twenty-seven!"

This Nanshan Seal has a pure and positive aura and rich spiritual energy. It is also among the top middle-grade spiritual weapons. Chen Yuan was also quite tempted.

If his cultivation level remained in the early stage of foundation building, this Nanshan Seal would be just right for him.

But he has no shortage of elixirs. If he goes back to retreat and practice hard, he should be able to break through the middle stage of foundation building. When he uses this Nanshan Seal again, its power will be a little insufficient.

So he did not bid, but just watched silently.

Finally, this Qingshan Seal was bought by a foundation-building cultivator at the price of 33 middle-grade spiritual stones, and the transaction was completed with the wealthy cultivator on the spot.

The market price of a mid-grade spiritual tool is generally around thirty mid-grade spiritual stones. This Nanshan Seal is of excellent quality, and the price of thirty-three mid-grade spiritual stones is just right.

Those who can cultivate to the foundation-building stage are all shrewd people. Unless it is something they must get, they will not bid again when the price reaches a certain limit.

The wealthy monk then took out the second treasure, which was a pool of clear water, which was confined in a purple gold bowl magic tool, and faintly emitted the sound of a rushing river.

"Two portions of the top mid-grade spiritual material water vein essence, which can be used as the main material to refine a top-grade spiritual tool, or as an auxiliary material to refine a top-grade spiritual tool. The starting price is twenty-five mid-grade spiritual stones!"

As soon as this spiritual material came out, it attracted more monks to bid.

Water vein essence is just a spiritual material, and its value is not as good as the Qingshan Seal magic tool just now, but the wealthy monk took out two portions at once, which is very different.

If these two water vein essences were used to refine weapons at the same time, the success rate would increase significantly. The power of the refined top-grade spiritual weapon could be close to that of the best spiritual weapon, and it would be very suitable for cultivators who practiced water-based techniques.

In the end, these two water vein essences were bought by a foundation-building cultivator at the price of forty medium-grade spiritual stones, and were exchanged with the wealthy cultivator on the spot.

Chen Yuan still did not participate in the bidding this time, but there was a smile on his face hidden by Luo Yansha.

The first two auction items at this treasure gathering are so extraordinary. After that, there will definitely be high-grade spiritual weapons. His trip this time should not be in vain.

At this time, the rich monk took out the third item for auction, which was a high-grade spiritual talisman, the Wind Escape Talisman, with a base price of thirty yuan for a mid-grade spiritual stone.

Unlike magical talismans that are low-cost and can be used in batches by Qi Refining monks, spiritual talismans are powerful and extremely difficult to refine.

Especially for high-grade spiritual talismans, the fur of fourth-grade monsters must be used to make talisman paper, and then the blood of fourth-grade monsters is mixed with cinnabar, hundred-year-old spirit grass, etc. to prepare a spiritual liquid, which is drawn with the talisman pen of the top-grade spiritual weapon. success, and the failure rate is extremely high.

The wind escape talisman that the rich monk took out, although it has no attack power, can allow the monk to escape five miles away within three breaths. It can be used to save his life at critical moments and is of great value.

Chen Yuan was also very moved by this talisman and took the initiative to bid: "I will offer thirty-three middle-grade spiritual stones!"

Many foundation-building monks in the field have followed suit and bid, and the price of the Wind Escape Talisman has risen to forty-six medium-grade spiritual stones.

Chen Yuan said in a deep voice: "Forty-seven pieces of middle-grade spiritual stones!"

A clear voice followed: "Forty-eight middle-grade spiritual stones!"

Chen Yuan followed the sound and saw that the person bidding against him was of medium build, wearing a bamboo hat and a gauze hanging down, and he was also looking over.

This person cupped his hand towards Chen Yuan and made an inviting gesture, as if inviting him to continue bidding.

Chen Yuan smiled faintly, turned back, and did not bid again.

This person is obviously determined to get this Wind Escape Talisman, and he has no shortage of spiritual stones in his hand. If he continues to bid against him, I don't know how far the competition will go.

Although Chen Yuan has a rich net worth, it is not worth paying fifty or sixty yuan of mid-grade spiritual stones for a Wind Escape Talisman.

He was the last person to bid against the monk wearing a bamboo hat. After he withdrew, no one competed with him. The Wind Escape Talisman was collected by him at the price of forty-eight spiritual stones.

After the rich monk completed the transaction with this person, the smile on his face became even brighter.

In his estimation, this Wind Escape Talisman can sell forty-three spiritual stones, which is already very good.

Unexpectedly, two people who were extremely interested in the Wind Escape Talisman fought together and sold the price of forty-eight spiritual stones. It was an unexpected surprise.

He touched the storage bag and took out the fifth lot.

This is a palm-sized vermilion gourd, hanging in front of the wealthy monk, with several red auspicious clouds engraved on the gourd.

The rich monk raised his hand and injected a trace of true energy, and spit out two red iron sands the size of soybeans from the gourd, as smooth as beads.

The rich monk took out a high-grade magic weapon and threw it on the iron sand. The two grains of iron sand trembled slightly, and then they were attached to the magic weapon and started to rotate quickly.

Within a moment, two small holes were drilled out of this high-grade magic weapon, and its aura was dim and crumbling.

The rich monk raised his hand and made a move, and the two grains of iron sand stopped spinning and flew back into the vermilion gourd.

The rich monk said loudly: "The top-grade spiritual weapon Fire Cloud Gourd contains 360 grains of Fire Cloud Sand. After being released, it can cover a hundred feet in radius. It can be used both offensively and defensively. It can kill spiritual energy, corrode spiritual weapons, and confuse spiritual consciousness. Effective, the lowest price is fifty-five yuan of medium-grade spiritual stones!”

After his demonstration, this high-grade spiritual weapon aroused the interest of many foundation-building monks, and many people immediately bid for it.

"I'll give you fifty-six middle-grade spiritual stones!"

"Fifty-eight dollars!"

"Sixty yuan..."

Chen Yuan came here just to buy a high-grade spiritual weapon. He would not miss this Fire Cloud Gourd. He said in a rough voice: "I am willing to give you sixty-five middle-grade spiritual stones!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the venue.

Everyone had just bid for 60 yuan of medium-grade spiritual stones. As soon as Chen Yuan opened his mouth, he directly raised the price by five yuan, which shocked them all.

A foundation-building monk turned to look at Chen Yuan and said loudly: "I will give you sixty-six middle-grade spiritual stones!"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Seventy yuan!"

This time, no one dared to bid with Chen Yuan.

The average market price of a high-grade spiritual weapon is only sixty yuan of mid-grade spiritual stones.

No matter how extraordinary the power of this Fire Cloud Gourd is, it is only a high-grade spiritual weapon. If you buy it for 70 high-grade spiritual stones, you will still lose at least four or five middle-grade spiritual stones.

The rich monk looked happy and said immediately: "Seventy pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones, deal done!"

Chen Yuan took out a storage bag and put seventy middle-grade spiritual stones into it. With a wave of his hand, the storage bag slowly flew towards the square platform in the center of the hall.

The rich monk caught the storage bag, and the gentleman went inside to explore, showing a satisfied look. He raised his hand and sent the Fire Cloud Gourd to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan carefully inspected the Fire Cloud Gourd. After making sure it was correct, he nodded and put it away.

The rich monk was not in a hurry, and waited patiently for Chen Yuan to finish checking, then put away the storage bag, took out the fifth lot, and said in a loud voice: "Mid-grade spiritual material 500-year-old cedar wood..."