As the auction drew closer, Mu Jing became more and more restrained.

There was no way. There were few cultivators coming from the Yanri Sect, and cultivators kept coming to Li Shiming's side to say hello.

If a conflict really broke out with Li Shiming at this time, Mu Jing would not be able to withstand the attacks from so many cultivators.

Although the Yanri Sect is a large sect and the number of its disciples is no less than that of other large sects, due to the fact that they are demonic cultivators, most of their disciples have evil intentions, which is not tolerated by orthodox sects like the Taichu Sect.

The monks of the Yanri Sect who are able to participate in the event all have relatively clean identities, and they must also be the elite monks of the sect. Otherwise, participating in the event will bring shame to the Yanri Sect.

This means that the number of cultivators from the Yanri Sect participating in the Taichu Sect's grand event is the smallest among the major sects, and the demon cultivator himself has very few friends. If something really happens, there won't even be a cultivator who can speak up.

It was the first time for Li Shiming to attend this kind of auction, and he looked forward to the auction starting.

The auction was presided over by an early Nascent Soul cultivator named Qi Gao. Shui Miao, who was standing nearby, came over via voice transmission and introduced Qi Gao as the direct grandson of the great cultivator Qi.

"My fellow Taoists, the first spiritual object to be auctioned this time is ten sections of fourth-grade 'Golden Bone Spiritual Bamboo'!" Qi Gao glanced around and loudly announced the first item.

Li Shiming knew about the 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo', which was a fourth-grade material. There was gold energy in the 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo', making it an excellent material for gold-based formations.

Ten sections of 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo', combined with other auxiliary materials, are enough to make a set of ten fourth-grade formation flags.

"Ten sections of fourth-grade 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo' are auctioned for five thousand high-grade spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than one hundred high-grade spirit stones. It can also be traded with spiritual objects of equivalent value!" Qi Gao continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shiming saw the numbers constantly jumping on the illusion formation in front of him.

With so many cultivators gathered together, and the 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo' is a relatively rare fourth-grade formation material, it is especially excellent for use in formation flags.

When they reach the Nascent Soul stage, cultivators have more time, and many of them study formations.

Li Shiming did not have so many high-quality spirit stones. He usually did not pay attention to collecting high-quality spirit stones. This was a bad habit he brought from the Northern Shu Continent.

The resources of the Northern Shu Continent cannot be exchanged for spirit stones, which results in the value of spirit stones in the Northern Shu Continent being far lower than spiritual objects, making them unable to become a stable currency.

But in the Dongqi Continent, spirit stones are an extremely stable currency.

Li Shiming thought about it, took out a jade bottle and operated the formation, transmitting the information of the ten elixirs in the jade bottle.

Qi Gao saw the message he sent over, and he attached great importance to the monks who had the invitation card.

When Qi Gao saw the information of the ten elixirs, his eyes lit up. The total value of the ten fourth-grade elixirs far exceeded his estimation of the ten fourth-grade 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo'.

He adjusted the latest price. Due to Li Shiming's bid, the auction price of the ten-section fourth-grade 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo' increased significantly.

Li Shiming's sudden and drastic increase in the bidding price made the monks who were originally interested in bidding hesitate.

This is only the first spiritual object. If you spend too much, it will be difficult to auction off the spiritual object you like next time.

"Is there a higher offer? Ten sections of fourth-grade 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo' can be used to make a set of fourth-grade formation flags!" Qi Gao shouted.

However, after waiting for a while and seeing that no monk made any more bids, the auction of this first spiritual object ended.

The formation in front of Li Shiming flickered, and the jade bottle in his hand was teleported out, and then ten sections of 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo' appeared in his hand.

He looked at the quality of the 'Golden Bone Spirit Bamboo' and was very satisfied with it.

He used a useless fourth-grade elixir to exchange for useful fourth-grade formation materials, and this deal made him very satisfied.

He had quite a few fourth-grade elixirs in his hands that were not refined by himself, and he even had some fourth-grade elixirs for the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Who told him that he had killed more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators? He himself had very high requirements for elixirs and would not take those fourth-grade elixirs of too low quality.

In subsequent auctions, he would buy up any fourth-grade formation materials or fourth-grade materials related to puppet mechanisms.

He was generous with his money and raised the price by a large margin every time, so that he would win every time he made a move.

Feng Lanxin, who had the best relationship with him, did not say anything to persuade him, as this kind of auction was his private matter.

More importantly, Li Shiming is a master alchemist. Any cultivator knows that a master alchemist has extremely rich wealth.

Feng Lanxin was not worried at all that Li Shiming would squander his fortune. Just thinking about the alchemy business that Li Shiming had taken over, she had heard about it in the sect. The fourth-grade elixirs left by Li Shiming from these alchemy businesses alone were an astonishing fortune.

Not to mention that Li Shiming's remuneration for alchemy is higher than that of other alchemy masters, and this income is also extremely high.

Li Shiming was very picky about spiritual objects. He was only interested in fourth-grade array formation materials and fourth-grade puppet mechanism materials. This was because the top-level refining materials did not appear in the auction.

His requirement for refining materials was upper-grade fourth-grade materials, but this kind of refining materials were rare, and he also required sword-making materials, which have never appeared until now.

"The next lot is the fourth-grade 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal', and the starting price is 100,000 high-grade spirit stones!" Qi Gao introduced.

Li Shiming immediately became interested. He took stock of the available fourth-grade elixirs, which were considered to be the fourth-grade intermediate elixirs he had refined. He should be able to bid for this fourth-grade 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal'.

The fourth-grade 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal' is the top refining material he has been waiting for. Although it is not a thunder material, it has a peaceful property and is compatible with the five elements and thunder spiritual power. The most critical thing is that the 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal' is extremely hard and can withstand about 40 million 5-nanometer runes.

In other words, with his weapon-refining ability, the 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal' can be refined into a fourth-grade weapon-refining flying sword.

For the sake of the 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal', he could use up all the useless fourth-grade elixirs he had stored, which was also cost-effective.

After waiting for a while, when he was about to make an offer, he saw a quote that made his scalp tingle. This quote was far more than what he had prepared.

As expected, he failed to successfully bid for the fourth-grade 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal'.

Possessing the 'Divine Eyes', he found the location of the cultivator who was trying to snatch the 'Dragon Sand Secret Crystal' from him through the subtle fluctuations of the formation on the scene. It was in the box above.

"Fellow Daoist Shui, I wonder which cultivator is in that box?" Li Shiming turned around and asked Shui Miao using voice transmission.

"That box is prepared for the top leaders of various major forces. The one you are talking about is Box No. 4, which is the box of the Lotus Temple. The monks in those boxes may be representing the sect in the auction. Some may be the leaders of various sects and factions, or they may be great monks!" Shui Miao didn't know what was going on, so she told what she knew.

Li Shiming shook his head helplessly. He thought he was quite wealthy.

But only then did he understand that his so-called wealth was only compared with that of ordinary cultivators. Compared with truly powerful beings, his wealth was really nothing.

Just as he thought, in the second half of the auction, all the top-quality materials that appeared were bought by the monks in the box.

Even if Li Shiming wanted to rob it, there would be no hope unless he took out the elixir he used for cultivation.

But he used the elixir for his own cultivation, so how could he possibly take it out?

Those are all fourth-grade high-level elixirs, which are at the ultimate quality in alchemy theory.

If such a fourth-grade high-level elixir is taken out, the trouble it will cause will be enormous.

He could only watch as one piece of top-notch material after another slipped past him. Only then did he realize how precious the fourth-grade Lei Yao Xuan Iron that his second senior brother Yue Shan had given him was.

This kind of top-notch fourth-grade refining material is rarely circulated outside, and even if it is encountered, it will be snatched up by major forces.

In fact, if Li Shiming really wanted to accumulate wealth, it would be very easy.

Not only does he rely on alchemy, he can use fourth-grade low-level refining materials to refine fourth-grade upper-level magic weapons. This refining ability can bring him huge benefits every time he refines a magic weapon.

But he didn't dare to do so. Being too outstanding was not a good thing. He had experienced this in the Northern Shu Continent.

If he really put all his effort into refining the weapon, it would be enough to affect the foundation of a major force. Other major forces would never let this happen.

In the Wanshou Sect, there are not many cultivators who truly possess fourth-grade upper-level magic weapons. What restricts fourth-grade upper-level magic weapons is the refining materials.

If a normal cultivator wants to refine a fourth-grade upper-level magic weapon, he needs to use fourth-grade upper-level refining materials to be able to refine it successfully.

However, in the computer room, Li Shiming customized the design of his own magic weapon IBMz15 according to the refining materials, and used the refining technique with a precision of 5 nanometers to refine the magic weapon, which could transcend the limitations of the material itself.

If every cultivator of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were to possess a fourth-grade upper-level magic weapon, the balance of power in the Dongqi Continent would be disrupted.

By then, there will definitely be a powerful force that will take action against Li Shiming, and either capture him or kill him directly to resolve the trouble.

This is true for refining weapons and alchemy. Li Shiming is now carefully controlling the use of his alchemy ability to leave room for himself.

The auction was over and Li Shiming made almost no moves in the second half, which made him feel bad.

"Junior Brother Li, you don't look very happy. Is it because you didn't get the spiritual object you wanted?" When leaving the auction, Feng Lanxin noticed that Li Shiming was in a bad mood and couldn't help asking.

"I just realized how poor I am. I didn't get any of the top-grade fourth-class materials that I had my eyes on!" Li Shiming said without hiding anything.

Feng Lanxin looked at Li Shiming speechlessly. It had only been a short time since Li Shiming joined the sect, but he already had such a fortune.

Which Nascent Soul cultivator doesn't have to accumulate knowledge for hundreds of years before he can afford to bid for the materials he likes and refine the most suitable magic weapon for himself?

"Actually, you don't need to auction it. The sect will release several top-grade fourth-grade materials every few years. You only need contribution points to exchange them. You just need to accumulate more contribution points!" Feng Lanxin shook her head and said.

After all, Li Shiming had only been in the sect for a short time, so he was not clear about many things in the sect.

Although the contribution points required to exchange for the sect's top-grade fourth-grade materials are extremely high, with Li Shiming's alchemy ability, as long as he does more alchemy tasks for the sect, it will be much easier than other Nascent Soul cultivators.

On the fifth day, Li Shiming was invited to attend, but he did not act with Feng Lanxin, mainly because this gathering was an internal gathering among alchemy masters.

This gathering was not on the three open peaks, but on another peak.

Perhaps only with the identity of a master alchemist can one break some rules.

After entering the mountain formation, a Taoist child led him.

This Taoist boy has the aura of elixir, and it can be seen that he is an elixir boy.

As soon as you enter the hall, you will see a huge alchemy furnace. Nine alchemy masters are talking about something around the furnace.

Li Shiming's eyes narrowed slightly. He saw Master Jiang Hong from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and another master, Master Xie Lang, whom he seldom dealt with. Of course, Master Sui, who had invited him, was also included.

"Masters, this is Master Li Shizhen whom I invited. His alchemy skills are so high that I am ashamed of myself!" Master Yu introduced him to the alchemy masters with a smile.

"Li Shizhen greets all the masters. Master Yu is too kind!" Li Shiming said with a smile and bowed.

All the alchemy masters returned the gifts, but Master Jiang Hong and Master Xie Lang, who were also from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, behaved a little abnormally.

The relationship between Master Jiang Hong and Li Shiming is no longer the same as it was at the beginning. The contradiction between the two sides has become prominent, and it is impossible to return to the previous state.

Master Xie Lang is an alchemy master from the dragon lineage. He is not from the same group as Li Shiming, so naturally he does not have a good relationship with Li Shiming.

At the beginning, Master Xie Lang wanted to persuade Li Shiming to join the Dragon Clan, but was rejected by Li Shiming.

Li Shiming didn't care about the attitudes of Master Jiang Hong and Master Xie Lang. He smiled and exchanged contact information with the alchemy masters and got to know each other.

Now he has truly integrated into the world of immortal cultivation in Dongqi Continent, and as an alchemy master he has come into contact with other alchemy masters.

This is very important. Although he was famous in the past, it was limited to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Even if his fame spread, without the support of actual alchemy achievements, this fame could not be maintained for long outside.

After getting to know each other, the alchemy masters returned to the previous topic and began to discuss alchemy.

Li Shiming also noticed the alchemy furnace in the room. This huge alchemy furnace was over four meters high and was made entirely of a variety of top-grade fourth-grade materials.

This was probably the highest quality fourth-grade alchemy furnace he had ever seen. Not only was the quality of the materials used in the furnace high, but also the skill and skill used in refining this furnace was so high that it was definitely not something that an ordinary master refiner could produce.

What concerned him most was the extremely high spirituality of this alchemy furnace. He even suspected whether there was an instrument spirit in the furnace.

"Master Li, are you also interested in the Taichu Treasure Cauldron? Unfortunately, the spirit of the Taichu Treasure Cauldron is too strict. Until now, no alchemy master has been able to gain the recognition of the spirit, and the Taichu Treasure Cauldron has never had an owner." Master Yu came to Li Shiming and introduced the alchemy furnace in front of him to Li Shiming.