Chapter 378 After the Auction

The several Transcendent cultivators who urgently needed the items to transcend their tribulations successfully purchased them, and the atmosphere naturally eased.

This auction has now come to an end.

The two young auctioneers on the auction stage bowed to the crowd.

Wu Shaogan said, "The auction is over. Please make yourselves at your leisure. This place will be closed in one incense stick's time."

Zhong Cai smiled and said, "I hope you will continue to support us at the next auction."

After saying that, probably not wanting to be blocked, the two disappeared in an instant.

Seeing this, many rare beasts and cultivators also emerged from the hall one after another.

During this period, there was naturally a lot of discussion.

Regarding rare animals—

"There are quite a few good items at this auction; it's hard to believe that these two little brats were behind it."

"It's a pity that the Red Snow Leopard is very delicious, but it couldn't compete with the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan!"

"Next time there's an auction like this, I have to give those two kids a suggestion: bring more edible stuff!"

Haha! I think you're just greedy!

"It was quite a rare treat. Our ancestor bought a Netherworld Fragrant Pig and immediately shared it with us! The taste was truly amazing!"

"I think you're asking for a beating..."

The human cultivators, on the other hand, revealed even more complex thoughts.

They were generally satisfied with the auction. Even the weaker cultivators who couldn't buy anything gained a lot of knowledge. In particular, they could now clearly see the high-level rare beasts that they dared not approach at all, and they could also study their forms and auras, which was quite a gain.

As for those high-level cultivators who managed to acquire the rare items, they didn't linger here at all. On the surface, they acted as if nothing had happened, but in reality, they quickly opened the Gates of All Beings and returned to their respective continents.

What needs to be refined, will be refined; what needs to be brought back, will be brought back…

·

Wu Dongxiao stood up and casually pulled Xuan Bing along.

Xuan Bing asked, "Now that your two junior brothers have left, how do you plan to contact them?"

Wu Dongxiao chuckled and took out a jade slip that looked quite ordinary.

Xuan Bing understood: "Use this to send a message?"

Wu Dongxiao nodded: "This is rather discreet. We'll just have to wait for news from your two uncles."

Xuan Bing pondered for a moment: "Bloodline connecting the jade slips is indeed possible."

As they talked, they walked briskly and soon left the auction house.

They now have a place to stay in this land of all living beings; it's an ordinary wooden house, located in a corner of the nearby human settlement.

At this moment, the two prepared to go directly into the house to wait.

·

After the disciples left the auction house, a loud rumbling sound came from behind them.

One of the disciples turned his head and looked—

From the still-open doors, it was clear that the auction house had been completely remodeled, and in just a few breaths, it had been restored to its original state!

It looked exactly like that general store.

However, the grocery store is still empty, and it doesn't have as many goods displayed as it used to.

At that moment, many disciples took out notices, jade slips, and the like and quickly processed them.

Then they either yelled or snapped their fingers... all sorts of different actions.

The posts and jade slips poured through the gate like a torrential rain and landed in the general store.

At this moment, Wu Dongxiao squeezed out a drop of blood onto the jade slip, then used his soul to recite a passage within it before snapping his fingers and sending the jade slip into the general store—an action that went unnoticed among the other disciples.

Then, Wu Dongxiao said to Xuan Bing, "Senior brother, let's go."

Xuan Bing nodded and walked to Wu Dongxiao's right, returning with him to their wooden house.

·

The room was simply furnished, with a wooden bed on each side and a table and chairs in the middle.

The two brothers sat on opposite sides, each holding a cup of tea, chatting as they drank.

After taking a few sips of tea, Wu Dongxiao began to tidy up—there had been too many creatures at the auction, so they couldn't just tidy up carelessly in the private room.

Xuan Bing took out several mustard seed bags and helped Wu Dongxiao.

Wu Dongxiao muttered, "The materials for refining should be separated, and my debts and my senior brother's debts should also be packed separately. I have to count them carefully, otherwise Uncle Zhong will laugh at me if he sees them."

Xuan Bing found it somewhat amusing, but he was quick and efficient, first listing all his debts.

Wu Dongxiao let out a breath: "I owe my two uncles 1.03 billion low-grade Xuan stones."

Xuan Bing: "...I have four billion."

The two exchanged a glance.

etc.

wrong.

Wu Dongxiao pulled out a tattered suit of armor with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly said, "I should owe 1.4 billion. Uncle Zhong lent me this thing, and it's turned into this. I have to compensate him."

Xuan Bing nodded silently.

·

For some reason, Xuan Bing found that things were fine when he was cultivating at Canglong Academy, but after his two junior brothers Zhong and Wu left, he and Wu Dongxiao would always encounter a lot of trouble when they went out to train.

Those events severely impacted their cultivation speed, but each time they overcame a hurdle, their strength improved considerably.

...As for Xuan Bing personally, he was actually fine. He simply spent time on training, but his later progress was enough to make up for these delays. So his strength was actually progressing at a normal pace—even a bit faster than his normal progress.

But his junior brother, Wu Dongxiao, was different.

Wu Dongxiao's artistic realm has truly been full of ups and downs, dramatic rises and falls.

When rising to prominence, one can break through to a higher realm in a short time; when falling, one has to spend a lot of time to make up for the losses and depletion, and there are also situations such as realm drop and banishment.

It was quite a rollercoaster ride.

Of course, there were also many benefits gained during this period, and even though the expenses were high from time to time, resources were still accumulating.

Moreover, the resources they accumulated during this period far exceeded their current level.

For this reason, when the two were training, they inevitably encountered enemies that they could not deal with for a while.

At this point, we must mention the foresight of Zhong and Wu, the two junior brothers—mainly because Junior Brother Zhong was very thoughtful and gentle, and took good care of Wu Dongxiao.

Fortunately, thanks to the level seven defensive armor rented by Junior Brother Zhong, the two of them were able to save their lives and avoid serious injury when they were being chased by a Spirit Transformation cultivator.

Unfortunately, it was precisely because of this that the armor was destroyed.

The armor wasn't cheap, and ten million in debt was a lot, but considering that their previous debts were in the hundreds of millions, an additional ten million didn't seem like much.

And because of this debt...

The two also spent a lot of time mining.

·

The two brothers each filled a bag with mystic stones, feeling a slight sense of relief.

Wu Dongxiao laughed and said, "When I think back to the time we were mining, my head still aches."

Xuan Bing thought back on it and also felt that it was all bleak and hopeless.

To pay off their debts, they mined for a whole year!

Even though they had enough other resources to pay off their debts at that time, they didn't dare to just find a place to sell them off, and selling them casually would mean selling them at a low price, so they kept hesitating.

Soon after, the two came across an unclaimed mineral vein, and on a whim, decided to dig it themselves.

·

After the two of them had packed their things, they still hadn't received a response from Zhong and Wu.

Wu Dongxiao pondered for a moment: "Could it be that my uncles don't want to see me?"

Xuan Bing said helplessly, "Only an hour has passed. Perhaps the two junior brothers haven't even read those letters yet."

Wu Dongxiao thought about it and agreed, then laughed, "Maybe. Uncle is busy refining that Yin-Yang Eye, and Uncle Zhong is with him. They don't have time to do anything else."

Xuanbing thought it made a lot of sense.

The two didn't dwell on the matter much; they just waited.

They happened to have collected some unused resources, so they set up a stall in front of the door.

Because the resources selected by the two were of very good quality, and the auction had just ended, many cultivators of lower realms did not have enough funds to bid for the treasures they wanted, so they were just strolling around.

As a result... their business was very successful.

Other cultivators from the human race also set up stalls, and anything with decent resources was quickly bought up.

Many low-level rare beasts also came to join in the fun.

For a time, all the gathering places were very lively.

·

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan acted exactly as Wu Dongxiao had predicted.

The auction had just ended, and the two quickly returned to their residence in the second hall.

The amount of resources they acquired was terrifying. The number of top-grade Xuan Stones alone was in the hundreds of millions, and there were countless other Xuan Stones of various grades. They also had a considerable amount of other resources that they bartered.

Zhong Cai led Wu Shaogan into the ancient city, where they saw dazzling splendor in an empty hall used specifically for resource processing.

However, he didn't rush to count them.

Zhong Cai grabbed the Yin-Yang Eye and shoved it into Wu Shaogan's hand, then pushed him away, saying, "Go into seclusion quickly, it's best to keep this in your stomach!"

Wu Shaogan chuckled: "Isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

Zhong Cai pouted: "The resources that are most suitable for you, why don't you hurry up and refine them instead of waiting for others to snatch them away?"

Wu Shaogan: "Not necessarily..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Shaogan sensed Zhong Cai's piercing gaze.

Wu Shaogan: "...A-Cai is right."

Zhong Cai was satisfied and nudged Wu Shaogan again.

Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "A-Cai, I'll go refine it first. I'll leave this to you."

Zhong Cai waved her hand nonchalantly: "No problem!"

Wu Shaogan said no more, and with a flash, he went to the cultivation room to cultivate in seclusion, preparing to integrate the Yin-Yang Eyes into his body as quickly as possible.

Although Zhong Cai had been urging Wu Shaogan, he felt a little lost now that Wu Shaogan was really gone.

After staring blankly for a while, Zhong Cai rubbed her face, then turned around and plunged into the mountain of black stones.

He had to finish everything before Old Wu came out!

·

Refining the Yin-Yang Eyes was no easy task; it took Wu Shaogan a full day and night to finally integrate them.

And this speed is actually already very fast.

Wu Shaogan could sense that after the Yin-Yang Eyes were integrated into the Yin-Yang Millstone Secret Technique, the millstone's crushing power became even stronger, and the transition between Yin and Yang became smoother. When he manipulated this secret technique, he could use this treasure to assist him, which actually reduced the consumption of his Xuan power.

This Yin-Yang Eye is a level nine treasure. It is securely embedded in the large millstone, allowing it to continuously absorb and release Yin-Yang energy, refine secret techniques, and continue to be used until Wu Shaogan reaches the Tongtian Realm.

No wonder Zhong Cai urged Wu Shaogan to refine it quickly.

Wu Shaogan himself was satisfied.

The reason he figured out the secret technique of the Yin-Yang Millstone was partly due to his "laziness".

No matter what secret techniques or power the opponent uses, this giant millstone is the kind of crushing method that uses sheer force to overwhelm them, "digesting" all of their attacks and suppressing their ultimate moves.

It's so convenient...

·

After Wu Shaogan left the pass, he quickly searched for Zhong Cai's location.

Then he flashed to Zhong Cai's side and sat down.

"Ah Cai, are you reading the note?"

Zhong Cai was sorting through the posts filled with various words, categorizing them and putting them away neatly.

Wu Shaogan picked up one of the stacks, glanced at it, and said, "Is this an invitation to us?"

Zhong Cai nodded and said, "They're all going to host a banquet for us, but I don't think it's necessary."

Wu Shaogan nodded, casually and quickly scanning the posts.

“These are all at least level eight forces.” Wu Shaogan put the posts aside. “Shall I reply to them?”

Zhong Cai casually said, "Anyway, I was planning to pack everything up and go back together, so you can just politely decline now."

Wu Shaogan quickly joined his fingers together, using his profound power and fighting spirit to write a refusal... all of them were the same polite way of declining.

After refusing, Wu Shaogan picked up another stack.

"Placed an order?"

Zhong Cai glanced at them and replied, "I'll decline all of those you're offering; I don't have the ability to do so right now."

Wu Shaogan randomly picked out a card and looked at it.

Indeed, this is a direct order for ten level-eight pills.

Acai is indeed not able to supply enough right now.

Although the Lingxian Sect can supply them, level eight pills are rare and are mainly supplied to the War God Hall, and are not easily sold to others.

There's still room for planning with one or two, but if someone asks for ten, there's really no way to move them.

Wu Shaogan took out some more to check. Most of them required five or six to a dozen level eight pills, while a small number required dozens of level seven pills. He would have to wait a while for those. When his daughter A Cai reached the Palace Building Realm, a few dozen pills would be nothing.

Wu Shaogan was very proud of A Cai for this.

Wu Shaogan then looked at the other posts. The ones about customizing pills were much more reasonable, with one person specifically requesting a level six pill; there were also posts where people were exchanging pleasantries and trying to make friends with the two of them; and then there were posts asking if there were any certain resources available, or if there were any channels to obtain those resources, so they could order them at a high price, and so on...

We should pay more attention to the orders; we can screen them later before accepting them.

After reviewing all the posts, Zhong Cai began to dig out the crystals, communication jade slips, and the like.

He turned to look at Wu Shaogan and asked with a grin, "Old Wu, are you done with the Yin-Yang eyes?"

Wu Shaogan said helplessly, "You're only asking now? Don't you care about me anymore?"

Zhong Cai gave a soft snort, shifted her body, and moved right up to Wu Shaogan's side, leaning against him.

Wu Shaogan rubbed Zhong Cai's hair and snorted.

Zhong Cai wasn't indifferent to Wu Shaogan; rather, he had already checked on Wu Shaogan the moment he entered. Old Wu's aura was very stable, and it contained a faint sense of great terror—which naturally indicated that Old Wu was perfectly fine.

Next... it was all Zhong Cai's doing.

Zhong Cai leaned against Wu Shaogan and began activating the crystals.

One after another, the roars of beasts rang out...

The two are now "working" together, quickly sorting out the animal communications as well.

The orcs are very straightforward; there's basically no small talk, just demands.

Before long, the Zhong and Wu couple had finished arranging the crystals.

Finally, there were more than twenty jade slips.

It may have originated from humans or beastmen.

It can be activated using mystic power.

Zhong Cai leaned lazily on Wu Shaogan's shoulder and yawned.

Wu Shaogan picked up a jade slip and quickly activated it.

The human race, ordering elixirs.

One more piece—

I want a rare bird, specifically a Lava Python.

Another one—

The rare animal wants high-grade "beef".

Another one...

Each time Wu Shaogan activates a piece, Zhong Cai throws it into a pile of pre-assigned notes.

Suddenly, Wu Shaogan paused as he picked up a jade slip.

Zhong Cai, not hearing any movement from the jade slip, turned her head in surprise: "Old Wu, what's wrong?"

Wu Shaogan hesitated and said, "This jade slip carries the blood aura of the same lineage as mine."

Zhong Cai immediately sat up straight: "What?"

After sensing it again, Wu Shaogan said, "They are very closely related to me by blood."

Zhong Cai frowned: "So, it's someone from the Wu family?"

The people closest to his ancestor's bloodline now are his relatives from the previous and next generations, as well as those from the same generation.

Zhong Cai had never had a good impression of the Wu family.

If they obtain the Gate to All Beings...

However, this thought only lasted for a moment before Zhong Cai's brows relaxed and a joyful smile appeared on her face.

"Old Wu, it should be Dongxiao."

Wu Dongxiao is the main character!

Even though the Gate of All Beings is somewhat random, because its total number is not very large, there is a 99% chance that the Wu family members who encounter this item on the Flying Star Continent will be the protagonist! Even if they are not the protagonist yet, they will soon fall into the protagonist's hands.

Zhong Cai shook his head, stopping his random thoughts, and urged, "Old Wu, activate it quickly!"

Wu Shaogan did as he was told.

A layer of bloody light flashed across the jade slip, followed by a magnetic and bright voice.

"Uncle Zhong, Uncle, it's me! My senior brother and I are here too! Uncle, you're amazing! You managed to put on such a high-profile auction! Uncle Zhong, are you and Uncle free? Let's meet up! I've missed you so much!"

After that voice faded, another gentle voice rang out.

"Junior Brother Zhong, Junior Brother Wu, it's been a long time. I wonder if you could spare some time to meet me?"

As Zhong Cai listened, her eyes lit up as she looked at Wu Shaogan, clearly in a great mood.

"Old Wu! I knew it was Dong Xiao! He got the Gate of All Beings too! No wonder he's the protagonist!"

Wu Shaogan found it amusing and nodded in agreement: "A Cai is right. As the protagonist, Dong Xiao should also have this opportunity."

Zhong Cai nudged Wu Shaogan again, reminding him, "Old Wu, hurry up and reply to them, and schedule a time."

Wu Shaogan then asked, "What time does A-Cai want?"

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and said, "This bloodline jade talisman seems to be a pair. You can send him a telepathic message. If he's still here, tell him to come over now. If he's not here, leave him a message and ask him to schedule a time."

Wu Shaogan nodded and dripped a drop of blood onto the jade slip.

The next moment, the soul's thoughts were transmitted.

·

A settlement of humans.

Wu Dongxiao sold out of everything at his stall and was planning to restock.

Suddenly, the jade slip that he had been carefully placed against his skin for the past two days began to feel slightly warm—

Wu Dongxiao quickly snapped out of his daze, looked up at Xuan Bing, and said somewhat nervously, "Uncle Zhong and Uncle Xiao have replied to my letter!"

Xuan Bing patted Wu Dongxiao's forearm and laughed, "They're all your uncles, no need to be so nervous."

Wu Dongxiao took a deep breath, trying his best not to be too nervous.

But this is clearly not easy to do...

A short while later, Wu Dongxiao activated the jade talisman.

Sure enough, a familiar voice came from inside, and the tone was exactly the same as it had been decades ago.

"If you're still here, come over now."

"If you're not available, set aside a suitable time for yourself."

This belongs to his uncle; it's concise and to the point, and he never seemed very patient with him.

Wu Dongxiao couldn't help but laugh.

Xuan Bing hadn't seen Wu Shaogan for a long time either. Hearing that voice reminded him of the time when he sparred with his junior brother Wu and gradually lost the fight.

He found it somewhat amusing and shook his head slightly.

Shortly after Wu Shaogan's voice faded, another voice rang out:

"It's Dongxiao! Dongxiao has grown up!"

"Uncle Zhong would also like to meet you!"

Wu Dongxiao laughed even more heartily.

Uncle hasn't changed, and Uncle Zhong is still as lively and approachable as ever!

It's exactly the same as before!

·

Wu Dongxiao has been waiting for this matter, and he will reply immediately.

"Uncle, Uncle Zhong! We're coming right away!"

Then, with a hint of nervousness, he jumped up and grabbed Xuanbing, ready to leave.

After taking only two steps, Wu Dongxiao suddenly stopped.

Xuan Bing asked, "What's wrong?"

Wu Dongxiao turned to Xuan Bing and asked seriously, "Senior brother, do you think I should change my clothes?"

Xuan Bing's lips twitched slightly.

This is to see your uncle and Uncle Zhong, not to see your sweetheart.

After being rough around the edges for so many years, suddenly becoming so particular seems a bit excessive...

However, Xuan Bing was well aware of his junior brother's feelings for his two uncles, so he gave a gentle smile and said, "The black robe you got before was quite nice."

Wu Dongxiao's eyes were bright.

He thought it was good too!

Without hesitation, Wu Dongxiao immediately changed into his new clothes, grabbed his senior brother again, and charged out.

The two were not too close to the two halls. After leaving the house, Wu Dongxiao summoned a fire phoenix.

The Fire Phoenix was incredibly fast, leaving a trail of red light in the air as it sped towards its destination.

·

Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai also received a response.

It was still Wu Dongxiao's voice, very lively.

"Uncle Zhong, Uncle, we're coming right away!"

Then, nothing more happened.

Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow and extended her hand to Wu Shaogan.

Wu Shaogan pulled Zhong Cai up.

Zhong Cai smoothed her hair and smiled, "Let's go out, that kid should be here soon."

Wu Shaogan smiled and nodded slightly.

·

The two quickly left the ancient city and appeared at the residence in the second palace.

Wu Shaogan released his spiritual power, which enveloped the area in front of the door.