In the end, the white-haired old man still failed to bid for the first [Dust-Purifying Golden Soul Pill].
Over the years, he has spent most of his savings in order to prolong his life.
There weren't many spirit stones left.
As the strong man refused to give in, there was no way he could compete with the other party.
He could only watch helplessly as the burly man raised the price of the first [Dust-Purifying Golden Soul Pill] to a number that he could hardly afford.
"Is there anyone who can offer a higher price? If not, this first [Dust-Cleansing Golden Soul Pill] will belong to this fellow Taoist."
No one in the audience said a word.
The sturdy man was obviously competing with the white-haired old man, and the price he finally offered was slightly higher than many people's psychological price.
There is no need for them to offend anyone for this.
Seeing that no one made any more bids, Venerable Zhenbao sighed slightly.
The final hammer made the final decision: "Then this first [Dust Purifying Golden Soul Pill] will belong to fellow Taoist number one hundred and eighty-seven."
Hearing this, despair suddenly appeared in the white-haired old man's eyes.
He knew that since he hadn't been able to buy the first [Dust-Purifying Golden Soul Pill], there was no hope for him to get the next nine.
Everyone in the hall was already doing him a favor by letting him go just once.
I’m afraid the next fight will not be polite anymore.
Sure enough, in the following auction, the competition for the remaining nine [Dust-Purifying Golden Soul Pills] was extremely fierce.
The price of each one quickly exceeded ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, making the white-haired old man's look more desperate.
This scene also left many people silent.
"You see, this is the difficulty of being a casual cultivator."
In a certain room, a powerful late Jindan realm expert with a strong aura was giving earnest instructions to the disciples behind him.
"These independent cultivators have insufficient foundations and accumulation, so they condense low-grade golden elixirs with the least potential.
Although he has become a powerful person in the Golden Core Realm, he still has to work hard to refine the Golden Core and improve the quality of the Golden Core, and he cannot relax at all.
If you are not careful, you may waste time and your life span will be exhausted before the quality of your golden elixir is upgraded.
Therefore, when you practice cultivation, do not be too impatient. You must lay a solid foundation and accumulate experience.
Only in this way can one, when overcoming the tribulation of the golden elixir, rely on a solid foundation to leap over the dragon gate and condense a mid-grade golden elixir, or even a high-grade golden elixir in one fell swoop.
Otherwise, what is condensed is the inferior grade golden elixir with the least potential.
The white-haired old man below is what you will look like in the future."
The disciples behind him couldn't help but shiver when they saw the white-haired old man with a desperate face in the hall.
Then they all responded solemnly: "Follow Master's teachings!"
“Only by watching these independent cultivators struggle can I feel how lucky I am to be in a sect.
If we had not joined the sect in the first place, we would probably be like the people below.
For a mere [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill], you're going to spend your life savings."
In a certain room called Tianzi, someone was also sighing.
"Brother Hong, why do you have to belittle yourself? Your talent is as high as the sun and the moon. How can you be compared to these mediocre people below you?"
Next to him, another person shook his head.
“Even without the sect’s training, with your talent, as long as you get the method of cultivation, you will definitely soar to the sky.
Condensing a top-grade golden elixir is as simple as eating and drinking.
These mediocre people who can only condense low-grade golden elixirs are not even a fraction of what you can do."
"Thank you for your praise, brother. Without the cultivation of the sect, I would not have achieved what I have today."
"Haha, Brother Hong is the number one genius in Xuanzhou, how can you be so modest."
"My reputation as a genius is just a compliment from outsiders. Brother Xie, you are the first true disciple of Fangcun Sect. That is the real achievement you have earned through hard work."
The two men were praising each other, and behind them stood a row of young men and women with strong auras, all looking at them with admiration.
"Grandpa, it turns out that the pills you refine are so popular?"
In another room, a little girl said to an old man next to her in surprise.
The old man had a ruddy complexion and was dressed in a white robe, looking very much like an immortal.
“Although the grade of [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill] is not very high, it has the effect of refining the golden elixir. For these casual cultivators, it is a life-saving pill that continues their path, so they naturally value it.”
The old man in white robe sighed softly.
“Unfortunately, among the materials for refining the [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill], several spiritual medicines have always been controlled by those big forces.
Grandpa, even if I can refine it, it is useless without rice.
Otherwise, we could have put more items up for auction this time.
I'm afraid that old man doesn't need to be so desperate."
"Yeah, that old man looks so pitiful."
The little girl naturally saw what happened just now and felt sorry for it.
"Grandpa, can we give him a [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill]?"
"This is absolutely not allowed." The old man in white robe shook his head immediately, "Xiao Ling, you have to remember that people's hearts are treacherous. As an alchemist, you can have compassion, but you can't be easily fooled by appearances and be kind.
The old man does seem pitiful now, but you know nothing about his past, so how do you know he is someone worth helping?"
"This..." The little girl was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, the old man in white robe smiled, and then said earnestly: "So, if you don't know someone well, don't help them casually. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to truly help others, you may even be aiding and abetting evil. Xiao Ling, you must remember this."
"I know, Grandpa."
Although the little girl was still very ignorant, she knew that her grandfather's teachings were not wrong.
"The elixir that can refine the golden elixir is so precious?"
In Room No. 19, Lu Qing looked at the crazy bidding below and was a little surprised.
"This is natural. The spiritual energy of the Tianyuan World is extremely abundant, and the way of cultivation is prevalent. As long as one has good aptitude and not too bad luck, it is possible to cultivate to the Golden Core Realm."
Taoist Wubao laughed.
“However, the Jindan tribulations that most Jindan realms have gone through are very ordinary, and most of the Jindan they condense are low-quality Jindan.
Therefore, the demand for refining elixirs is naturally huge.
However, it is said that the most effective elixirs for refining golden elixir have certain main ingredients that have always been controlled by certain powerful forces.
Just like this [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill], there is a spiritual liquid called Clear Spirit Water, which comes from a spiritual pond.
That spiritual pond was occupied by the Qingling clan, one of the thirty-six supreme clans.
Every year only a small amount of clear blue water flows outside.
This means that although the [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill] is not a very high-level pill, it is very rare.
It’s rare to see one now, so of course these lower-grade Jindan cultivators will go crazy to grab it…”
"I see, the path to advancement is controlled by a powerful force.
Those sects and aristocratic families are probably afraid that independent cultivators will rise up."
After listening to this, Lu Qing suddenly understood.
Sure enough, resource monopoly is the same in every world.
Although the Tianyuan world is filled with spiritual energy and spiritual objects are everywhere.
It makes cultivation very easy. As long as one has the qualifications to cultivate, even if one does not have a master, one can become a self-employed cultivator and embark on the path of cultivation with abundant spiritual energy.
As a result, the number of independent cultivators becomes very large.
If these independent cultivators were allowed to cultivate to a high level, it would undoubtedly be a huge impact on those sectarian forces and aristocratic families.
It is even likely to threaten their status in the Tianyuan World.
They naturally wouldn't allow this to happen.
Therefore, the rise of independent cultivators must be curbed.
And it is not too difficult to do this.
For these casual cultivators, the initial practice is not too difficult, but when they reach the foundation-building stage, they will face a difficult hurdle.
That is the golden elixir catastrophe.
The independent cultivators lack the basic knowledge and have weak foundation.
Unless one has excellent aptitude for cultivation, most people, even if they can survive the golden elixir tribulation, will only condense low-grade golden elixirs.
The potential of the lower-grade golden elixir is limited, and it can only be cultivated to the third level at best.
If you want to go one step further, you must refine the golden elixir and improve the quality of the mana golden elixir.
This step is undoubtedly an excellent way for sectarian forces and aristocratic families to curb the number of powerful independent cultivators.
As long as they can control the elixir for refining the golden elixir, the probability of a powerful Yuanshen realm cultivator emerging among the casual cultivators will be greatly reduced.
In this way, they can naturally continue to maintain their status.
"Sure enough, internal strife is what the human race is best at." Lu Qing shook his head.
As far as he knew, in the Tianyuan world, the human race also had a great enemy, the demon race.
Moreover, in the struggle with the demons, the human race actually does not have an advantage.
Under such circumstances, if independent cultivators can rise up, their huge numbers will undoubtedly be a great boost to the human race.
However, for the sake of their own status, these big forces still chose to suppress the development of independent cultivators.
No wonder we have heard that in recent years, humans and demons have clashed several times. Although humans were not defeated one after another, they also suffered most of the defeats.
Of course, Lu Qing just thought about these for a moment and didn't think about them any more.
This kind of trend cannot be changed by one individual.
Besides, he is not from the Tianyuan World, so why should he think so much?
However, seeing that [Dust-Purifying Golden Soul Pill] was so popular, Lu Qing remembered something.
Back then in his hometown world, he killed those two aliens.
Later, a top-grade spiritual medicine, the Pure Lotus, was obtained from their storage magic weapon.
One of the functions of that top-grade spiritual medicine is that it can refine the golden elixir and improve the quality of the golden elixir.
However, later on, Lu Qing overcame the tribulation of the golden elixir and condensed an unprecedentedly perfect golden elixir, so there was no need to refine the golden elixir anymore.
Later, whether it was the Master, Xiaoyan, Xiaoli or the Five Elements, they all condensed top-grade golden elixirs, and there was no need to wash the golden elixirs.
Plus, he didn't have the recipe to refine the Lotus of Purity into a pill.
Therefore, for such a long time, he had forgotten about this top-grade spiritual medicine and kept it in the Qiankun Yiqi bag.
Then he thought of another top-grade spiritual medicine he owned, the Five Elements Lotus.
"Perhaps, I should find an opportunity to refine them into pills." Lu Qing thought to himself.
Top-grade spiritual medicines are extremely precious, and even powerful people in the Yuanshen realm would be tempted by them.
If it can be refined into pills, it will be a great help to both him and Xiaoli and the others.
It can help them to improve their cultivation to a higher level.
Lu Qing was thinking in his mind while continuing to watch the auction below.
At this time, the ten [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pills] had already been auctioned off.
The white-haired old man ultimately failed to take any picture.
He sat there in a daze, his face pale and full of despair.
This scene made many monks sigh and feel deeply the cruelty of the path of cultivation.
After the auction of [Dust-Clearing Golden Soul Pill] was over, Venerable Zhenbao waved his hand again, and a jade sword appeared on the jade table.
As soon as the sword came out, the temperature around it dropped, and even a faint frost appeared.
"The next item to be auctioned is a Frost Jade Flying Sword. This is a top-grade magical weapon with icy properties..."
What happened to the white-haired old man was, after all, just a small episode.
Next, the auction continued in full swing.
The treasures were taken out one by one by the Treasure Guardian and put up for auction.
Among them are elixirs, pills, magic weapons, and even unrefined refining materials.
In short, there are all kinds of treasures.
Some of them were very powerful rare treasures. Not only did the monks in the hall below bid madly, but even in the VIP room upstairs, some people were tempted and made several bids.
But I don’t know if they are all thinking about saving spirit stones to bid for the finale of the top-grade spiritual weapon.
The distinguished guests in the VIP room did not bid very often, and they just tried a little.
During this process, Lu Qing had been using his special abilities to look for information about the treasures on the Jade Platform.
It was a great opportunity to broaden my horizons.
However, Lu Qing just looked and did not buy, and never called out a price.
Firstly, although Venerable Zhenbao took out many treasures, he was not too interested in any of them.
He has no shortage of magic weapons. The few spiritual weapons he has on him are more than enough.
As for elixirs, unless they are top-grade elixirs that are purely used to enhance cultivation, they are useless.
Otherwise, whether it is enhancing one's qualifications or even increasing one's understanding, it will not be of much use to Lu Qing.
After all, as a perfect golden elixir, it is no exaggeration to say that his current qualifications are truly amazing.
And if one has supernatural powers and there is any elixir that can enhance one's understanding, could it be more powerful than this?
Secondly, there are the spirit stones in Lu Qing's hand, which are not few.
But at this auction, it doesn't look good enough.
Therefore, unless he came across a treasure that really excited him, Lu Qing did not intend to make a move rashly.
If you don't meet someone you like, just consider this as an opportunity to broaden your horizons.
Just as Lu Qing was thinking this.
The Treasure Guardian below waved his hand and took out another treasure and placed it on the jade table.
As soon as the treasure was released, before Lu Qing could see clearly what it was, his heart suddenly started beating.
It was as if the things below were very important to him.
"Um?"
Lu Qing was startled and immediately looked at that thing.
At this time, the words of Zhenbao Zun began to ring out:
"The treasure to be auctioned next is very unique. It is a rare treasure that even the treasure appraisers in our Tianshu City cannot recognize its origin."
(End of this chapter)
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