"Ding! Sensing the host's strong desire to increase their strength, this system issues a temporary mission."
Hearing the system's notification, Yang An felt a little uneasy.
He has been practicing the Pure Yang Technique for a whole day!
Forget about making great progress in cultivation, he hasn't even touched the tip of spiritual energy.
No wonder it's so difficult to break through to the Qi Condensation Realm.
If I had known the system had a solution, I wouldn't have bothered with cultivation.
He finally realized that with his terrible aptitude, he could only rely on drugs.
"Friendly reminder: The host's aptitude is too poor, and the conversion rate of pills is very low. Therefore, taking too many pills will damage the foundation, and excessive supplementation can easily lead to energy excess and cause unpredictable risks."
Okay, you're so great, you're not even qualified to take drugs, right?
Yang An felt that he was being looked down upon by the system. His talent was at least considered that of a genius in Qingyan City.
"System, tell me about the tasks and rewards."
However, Yang An couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened when he thought of Li Xun's cultivation speed.
I'm afraid that even ten years of my own cultivation might not be as effective as someone else's few months of cultivation.
"If the host's single item is auctioned for one million low-grade spirit stones, and the final price of the auctioned item must be one thousand times the spirit stones the host exchanged for, then the host will be rewarded with one chance to draw a high-level talent-related prize, limited to one month."
Upon hearing Tongzi's voice, Yang An's smile gradually froze.
A thousand times? ? ?
"Master, where am I supposed to find a profit of a thousand times?"
Yang An felt that he was already a shrewd businessman, and that making hundreds of times the profit was already excessive.
But to my surprise, Tongzi was even more ruthless than him, asking for thousands of times the profit right off the bat!
You could rob someone, but you insist on giving them an item, and they'll be grateful to you for it.
"Ding, host, figure it out yourself. The task has been issued; there will be no penalty for failure."
Is this the same thing?
"A high-level lucky draw!"
"Psychological punishment is far more severe than physical punishment, Tongzi, do you understand?"
Yang An raised his head and looked at the distant, undulating starry sky, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
He was determined to get the system's reward no matter what!
"The items and spirit points used in the mission must be obtained by the host through normal auction methods. If any abnormal methods are detected, the system will not allow the settlement."
"Damn it!"
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Castle Peak
Wang Family
"Elder, are you sure you mean it?"
"Did the Qingyan Auction House really feature items like Qi Gathering Pills and magical artifacts?"
Wang Wei, the head of the Wang family, wore an expression of utter shock, his voice trembling slightly, clearly indicating that a huge wave of emotions was surging within him.
Both the Qi Gathering Pill and the magic weapon are things that the Wang family cannot buy even with spirit stones.
However, to their surprise, they actually appeared at this small Qingyan Auction that they looked down upon!
Yes, the Wang family doesn't care about the so-called Spirit Essence Pill.
With four experts at the Spirit Origin Realm, the Wang family is the largest family in Qingshan City, possessing the strength to crush other families and even the City Lord's Mansion!
"Everything I said is true!"
"I personally witnessed that magical artifact being auctioned off to another powerful individual accompanied by a young girl for 300,000 low-grade spirit stones."
"The Qi Gathering Pill was auctioned off to the City Lord of Qingyan City for 150,000 spirit stones."
"In the end, it's still just a little bit short, Master!"
At this moment, the eldest elder of the Wang family wished he could rip off all his white beard, his eyes filled with indescribable heartache.
You know, he was just 20,000 spirit stones short!
We're just one step away from getting the Qi Gathering Pill!
No one understood better than them what entering the Great Zhou Academy meant.
Because their ancestors were once students of the Great Zhou Academy.
The academy represents a higher level of advancement!
Within this place, precious pills and cultivation techniques that cannot be bought even with spirit stones can be freely exchanged for contribution points. Every year, there are also great cultivators of the Divine Power Realm from the Great Zhou Dynasty who give lectures to help students answer their questions. Those with excellent grades can even become disciples of these great cultivators and have a bright future.
After graduating from the academy, one can directly take up a position in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with unlimited potential for advancement!
These are not things that mere spirit stones can provide.
"However, Master, it's said that Qingyan Auction House has another auction planned."
"The items there won't be any worse than this time."
Seeing the pained and frustrated expression on his family head's face, the eldest elder of the Wang family finally spoke.
"......"
Wang Wei suspected that the old man was doing it on purpose, but he had no evidence.
The Wang family has been exiled to Qingshan City for over two hundred years, and they constantly think about how to return to the capital.
Now that the Wang family's hopes of returning to the capital have been dashed, Wang Wei wished he could kneel before his ancestors and apologize.
"What do you mean by that, Elder?"
Wang Wei looked puzzled and asked in confusion.
Could it be that Qingyan Auction House could possibly offer items like Qi Gathering Pills or magical artifacts?
Such items are extremely rare in a small town; how could they possibly appear one after another?
"Miss Sophie mentioned at the end of the auction that the next auction would feature an item that could fundamentally change the fate of an entire clan."
"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably related to cultivation techniques."
"At the very least, they are all top-grade Yellow-level cultivation techniques, and I even speculate that there's a high probability they might be..."
Then, the Wang family elder and the Wang family patriarch exchanged a glance and said in unison.
"A profound-level cultivation technique!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the Wang family widened his eyes, forcibly calming the shock in his heart.
The emergence of a profound-level cultivation technique is indeed a major event that can change the foundation of a family!
The last family to obtain a Xuan-level cultivation technique has already moved the entire clan to a large city.
The Wang family once possessed a Xuan-level cultivation technique, but unfortunately it was lost when they evacuated the imperial city; otherwise, they would not have been able to leave the imperial city.
"If my Wang family were to obtain a Xuan-level cultivation technique again, we would surely have a continuous stream of geniuses and powerful figures. Returning to the imperial city in a few decades would no longer be a dream."
"It's possible that in just a few years, our ancestor might even break through the barrier and advance further!"
No one knew that the Wang family patriarch was actually already at the peak of the Spirit Origin Realm, but he had never been able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
If one were to acquire a Xuan-level cultivation technique, it might actually be possible to advance further!
"Quickly, quickly, notify all industries in the clan to take stock of all the spirit stones."
"This is a moment that will determine the fate of my Wang family!"
"If anyone in the clan tries to shirk responsibility, they will be executed and their property confiscated as traitors."
“In the past, I could turn a blind eye, but now, at a time when the fate of the entire clan is at stake, if they still can't distinguish the proper course of events, then let them go.”
Wang Wei's expression was solemn, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he said in a stern voice.
How could the head of the family not know that there are corrupt elements in the clan?
In the past, when nothing was amiss, as long as one didn't go too far in remembering old feelings, one could simply pretend not to have seen it.
But nowadays...
"Your order is obeyed, Patriarch!"
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Meanwhile, this scene continued to unfold in many prominent families.
Faced with a profound-level cultivation technique that could elevate the family to a higher level, no one was willing to give up!
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