The next day, Chen Shanren arrived.
"Senior Divine Herb, I've been busy these past few days and almost forgot to remind you that in an hour, the Qingyun Auction House will begin auctioning various treasures."
"If you wish to purchase anything, I will personally accompany you there. We should arrive at the auction house in no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
"That's what Chen Shanren said respectfully."
"Okay, let's set off now."
With that, Lin Xiaofei walked out of the room and headed towards Qingyun Auction House with Chen Shanren.
"Patriarch Chen, do you know what will be sold at this auction?"
Lin Xiaofei said casually.
"Qingyun Auction House auctions a great many treasures each time, usually around a thousand or more, including all kinds of rare and precious materials, elixirs, magical artifacts, and various immortal techniques below the peak of Foundation Establishment."
Occasionally, some Golden Core cultivators would consign Golden Core cultivation techniques and magical treasures.
This time, I heard that a Golden Core cultivator obtained a Golden Core cultivation technique from an ancient tomb and is planning to consign it for sale.
As Chen Shanren walked, he explained.
"What grade of the Golden Core Immortal Technique that person is consigning for sale?"
Lin Xiaofei's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked with interest.
"A third-grade Golden Core Immortal Technique, called the Mysterious Wood Wonder Technique, allows one to directly cultivate to the peak of the Golden Core stage."
"That's what Chen Shanren said."
"Great! It's actually a Grade 3 Golden Core Immortal Technique. If I can buy it, I'll have two Grade 3 Immortal Techniques."
Once I successfully cultivate this technique, my strength will surpass that of cultivating a third-grade immortal technique.
Lin Xiaofei nodded and said with a smile.
He secretly resolved to auction it off.
"Senior, that Golden Core Immortal Technique is a third-grade immortal technique, and it is also a wood-attribute immortal technique."
Wood-attribute immortal techniques will be much easier for cultivators to practice, and I estimate that many Foundation Establishment peak cultivators and some Golden Core cultivators will participate in the competition.
"The competition will be fierce then. If the price is driven up too high, even if we win the bid, I think we'll still be at a disadvantage."
Chen Shanren said casually.
"It's alright. It's a third-grade Golden Core Immortal Technique. Even if it costs a few more spirit stones, what does it matter?"
Lin Xiaofei said with a smile.
In terms of wealth, he has quite a few spirit stones in his storage bag, so he doesn't need to worry even if someone competes with him.
On the streets of the city, a golden-horned, pale yellow-haired fire bull, standing three zhang tall, strode majestically down the street.
Two cultivators sat cross-legged on the back of the Golden Horned Fire Ox.
One of them, a middle-aged cultivator wearing a red Taoist robe, with piercing eyes and a smiling face, was chatting and laughing with another middle-aged cultivator in a purple robe beside him.
The red-robed cultivator was named Jin Shuiren, and the purple-robed cultivator was named Jin Shuiwu.
"I never expected that Qingyun Auction House would be auctioning a Grade 3 Golden Core Immortal Technique this time. This is great news for the two of us."
The red-robed cultivator's eyes flickered as he spoke with a smile.
"What my elder brother says is true."
We both cultivate a fourth-grade Golden Core Immortal Technique. Although we have now reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm, our strength is slightly weaker compared to those cultivators who cultivate third-grade Golden Core Immortal Techniques.
This time, once we manage to bid for that third-grade Golden Core Immortal Technique and successfully cultivate it, that will be a great success.
Therefore, our strength will be far greater than that of a cultivator who practices a third-grade Golden Core Immortal Technique.
Jin Shuiwu said with a smile.
This time, they originally planned to hunt second-grade demonic beasts in the Red Forest Mountains, but on the way they encountered some cultivators who heard that third-grade Golden Core immortal techniques were for sale in Qingquan County, so they gave up hunting and hurriedly came to Qingquan County.
"Senior, look, today, the number of cultivators coming and going in our Qingquan County is several times greater than usual."
The people coming and going were almost all at the eighth level of Qi Refining, as well as Foundation Establishment cultivators and Golden Core cultivators.
It's really lively!
Chen Shanren was walking down the street chatting with Lin Xiaofei.
"There are quite a lot."
Lin Xiaofei nodded, thinking that the number of cultivators in places like Misty City and Snow Peak was far too small compared to this.
He saw at least ten Golden Core cultivators along the way, especially among the Golden Core cultivators.
Chen Shanren walked beside Lin Xiaofei, leading the way as he spoke:
"Senior, on that solitary street in the city center ahead, the tallest building is the Qingyun Auction House. We'll be there soon."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei nodded.
At the same time, he also learned that the Qingyun Auction House had a fourth-grade initial-level Dry Dragon Formation. No cultivator dared to act recklessly inside and had to follow the rules. If any troublemaker appeared, they would be expelled by the Qingyun Sect and would never be able to set foot inside again.
Just one fourth-grade array was enough for him to realize that the Qingyun Sect was no ordinary sect.
Soon, Lin Xiaofei and Chen Shanren entered the auction house together.
As soon as he stepped into the auction house, he glanced around and felt that the space was extremely large, probably able to accommodate 100,000 people. Moreover, the interior buildings were exquisite and ancient, all made of high-grade spiritual materials.
The entire auction house was permeated with a faint aura of spiritual materials.
"Senior, there are too many people on this floor, so we won't stand here. I've already sent someone to reserve a private room on the third floor."
In the private room, we can not only sit and enjoy tea, but also see any items being auctioned below.
When the time comes, as long as we see the treasure we want, we only need to make a bid, and we can directly participate in the bidding.
After each round of bidding for the treasures, a disciple from the Qingyun Sect will deliver the item shortly afterward, and then the bidder simply needs to give the spirit stones to the item.
Chen Shanren led Lin Xiaofei into a private room on the third floor and said.
Lin Xiaofei nodded, indicating that he understood what was going on.
An hour later, several figures appeared at the back of the auction house below. These were the auctioneers, and they strode towards the auction stage.
"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to the Qingyun Auction House. I am Qingfeng Zhenren, a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. I hereby announce the official commencement of this auction of various treasures."
As he spoke, Master Qingfeng walked to the center of the auction stage and said:
The first item to be auctioned is a bottle of Grade 2 pills, Spirit Cloud Pills, consisting of nine pills.
As many people probably know, the effect of the second-grade Spirit Cloud Pill is to greatly increase the spiritual energy in the body in a short period of time, and it is mainly used by Foundation Establishment peak cultivators to break through their realm.
Of course, it is also a very good elixir for improving cultivation.
The starting bid is 30,000 low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 500 low-grade spirit stones higher.
As he spoke, one of the people next to Master Qingfeng raised a white jade bottle with both hands and showed it to the crowd below the auction stage.
"Thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones."
Suddenly, Chen Shanren, who was standing to the side, made a bid.
Lin Xiaofei glanced at it, but there was no price offered. This second-grade Spirit Cloud Pill wasn't of much use to him.
During the first half of the auction, Lin Xiaofei hardly made any bids; it was almost entirely Chen Shanren who made the bids.
Lin Xiaofei's goal was to wait for the appearance of that Grade 3 Profound Wood Technique, or for the appearance of a Grade 2 Spirit Herb, before he would make a bid.
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