Xiuxian: I have an inventory

Chapter 145: Hot Atmosphere
Just before the auction was about to officially begin, someone came into Xiao Changqing's VIP box.

It was Zhu Xiaochuan.

Zhu Xiaochuan came to attend the auction today, not only as a buyer, but also as an "official staff member".

Because he is a second-level formation master, the huge palace of the auction has many formations to maintain its operation, and formation masters are needed to be on call at all times and do on-site maintenance and the like.

Zhu Xiaochuan had a good relationship with the City Lord's Mansion, so naturally part of this work fell on his shoulders.

So others who come to the auction spend spirit stones, and he can also make some spirit stones.

"Friend Bai, your box is so empty, can I come in and have a cup of spiritual tea?" Zhu Xiaochuan asked tentatively with a smile.

Although he was a little 'afraid' of Xiao Changqing now and could no longer get along with him as casually as before, he was a talkative person and couldn't help but say hello and join in the fun whenever he had the chance.

Of course, part of him also wants to please and establish a good relationship with Xiao Changqing.

With his cultivation and status, he rarely has the opportunity to meet a fake Dan Zhenren, let alone gain friendship.

In fact, if it weren't for Xiao Changqing, he and Gu Zongyuan were just nodding acquaintances. He usually publicized his good relationship with Gu Zongyuan just to inflate his wealth.

It was only after he helped introduce Xiao Changqing that Gu Zongyuan remembered this favor and reluctantly considered him a true friend.

"Just come in and drink."

Xiao Changqing did not refuse, as the auction was about to begin, and he needed a knowledgeable local monk to help him introduce the situation and act as a tour guide.

"Zi Xi, pour a cup of tea for Fellow Daoist Zhu." Xiao Changqing ordered.

"Oh, no, no, don't bother Miss Lin, I can do it myself..." Zhu Xiaochuan sat down shamelessly, but did not dare to let Lin Zixi pour him tea.

Before, when he visited Xiao Changqing's cave, the Lin sisters were serving tea and water beside him, and he naturally sat there motionless.

After all, he is a foundation-building cultivator and a second-level formation master, while the Lin sisters are only at the Qi Refining stage. As Xiao Changqing's concubine, isn't it her duty to help out?
But things are different now.

The Lin sisters are young cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, but their master is Xiao Changqing, who is comparable to a Jindan Zhenren!
In this way, the status of the two women is only higher, not lower than that of ordinary foundation-building cultivators!
Lin Zixi felt amused when seeing Zhu Xiaochuan pouring tea for himself and smiling at him.

It’s not that I’m laughing at him, but I think this formation master is really a wonderful person.

After drinking two cups of tea, the light in other parts of the venue became much dimmer, except for the huge suspended terrace in the middle, where a ray of white light poured down from above, which was extremely bright.

The host came on stage and began to say some polite words, introducing the rules of the auction, etc.

For example, it is prohibited to maliciously raise prices, or threaten others not to raise prices, or collude to set up a scam, etc.

Once discovered, they will be jointly attacked by the Jiulian Chamber of Commerce and the City Lord's Mansion.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Bai, have you heard about the recent dispatch of cultivators from Liyang Xiancheng to support the front lines?" Zhu Xiaochuan suddenly asked.

Xiao Changqing's mind moved: "Support the front line? I haven't heard of it."

Zhu Xiaochuan looked around for a while before lowering his voice to explain, "I have to say that you have foresight in this matter. Fellow Daoist Bai, you know about the evil cultivators of the Demon Sect, right? They have recently begun to invade the southwest border of our Dayu Immortal Cultivation World. The area south of the Yunwu Mountains has now become a battlefield. The two major Jindan sects, Baihua Valley and Luoxia Sect, are leading the resistance. They have suffered heavy casualties and are almost unable to hold on. So the Seven Star Sword Sect and Xingyue Palace took the lead and asked all major sects and cities to send cultivators to support the front line."

Another war in the southwest?

Is the Demon Cult really invading on all fronts?

It seems that Baihua Valley’s explanation is really not an excuse!

It was just that Xiao Changqing had previously guessed that the City Lord's Mansion might be in trouble and short of manpower, which was why they were recruiting guest officials from everywhere.

I never thought it was because of the war in the southwest.

“Although going to the frontline to fight is also an opportunity, as long as you kill the evil cultivators, you will get merit points, which can be exchanged for many treasures. But... it’s dangerous! I heard that the Demon Cult has tried to invade the southwestern border of our Dayu Immortal Cultivation World in the early years, but that was just a tentative attack and a small fight. But this time, the Jindan Realm will take action personally, so it will be very dangerous for the Foundation Establishment Realm to participate in the battle, and their lives may be in danger at any time!” Zhu Xiaochuan shook his head.

He also tends to be of a stable character.

He would rather make no progress in his cultivation, even if it means staying at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, than take the risk of going to the battlefield.

"I heard that more than half of the guest officials recruited by the City Lord's Mansion this time were arranged to go to the southwest border! There are dozens of them, and I don't know how many will be able to come back alive." Zhu Xiaochuan sighed, looking at the lively auction outside through the window.

Rather than fighting on the battlefield, he would rather stay in Liyang Fairy City and enjoy its prosperity and splendor.

"I wish you a clear and transparent life." Xiao Changqing said.

"I know myself well. With my talent, I am lucky to have successfully established my foundation because of my ancestors' good deeds. If I can't see myself clearly, I'm afraid I won't have a good ending." Zhu Xiaochuan laughed and then complimented, "Of course, you are different, fellow Daoist Bai. I guess even if you agreed to join the City Lord's Mansion, as long as you showed your true strength, the City Lord's Mansion would not force you to go to the front line to support."

Definitely.

After finally leaving the southwest border, I came to Liyang Fairy City with the purpose of practicing in peace and quiet, and using the inventory to improve my cultivation to the Jindan stage.

Even if Master Li Yang came forward and asked him to return to the southwest border, he would find a chance to escape halfway.

The two exchanged a few words.

On the suspended terrace in the middle of the venue outside, the host had almost finished introducing the rules.

"Let's stop talking nonsense. I'm sure you fellow Taoists are getting impatient. Let's officially start today's auction..."

"Let me introduce to you the first item of today's auction. Three Foundation Building Pills, all of which are top quality."

"I don't need to explain the effects of the Foundation Establishment Pill. Every Taoist here knows it very well. The auction will start now. The base price for each pill is 12,000 lower-grade spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than 100 lower-grade spirit stones."

Wow!
As soon as the first auction item was announced, the atmosphere on site immediately became heated.

Foundation Building Pill!
In smaller immortal cultivation markets, the Foundation Establishment Pill is the most supreme treasure!
It is something that countless Qi-refining practitioners dream of but find difficult to obtain.

For a pill of foundation-building pill, many small immortal cultivation families and sects may suffer a catastrophic disaster!
In a top city like Liyang Immortal City, foundation-building pills are no longer so precious. After all, there are several second-level alchemists in the immortal city.

But it's not common either.

Because many of the medicinal materials needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill are difficult to find, even if a second-level alchemist can refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, it is useless without spiritual medicine.

Therefore, for many cultivators who have reached the great perfection of Qi training, in addition to having connections and spirit stones to ask a second-level alchemist for help in refining the pill, the most important thing is to prepare the main ingredients of the foundation-building pill themselves!
In some small auctions held in Liyang Xiancheng, Foundation Establishment Pills would occasionally appear, but they were always the last few items to be auctioned off.

The first item was taken out at today's auction.

And it’s three pills at a time.

"Twelve thousand one hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"I'll give you twelve thousand three hundred!"

……

"Thirteen thousand!"...

There were many cultivators who made bids. In addition to those at the Qi Refining Stage, there were also many Foundation Establishment cultivators who participated in the bidding.

Although it is of little use to a cultivator who has already established his foundation to take the foundation-building pill himself, it can be used by younger generations and disciples.

Especially some small immortal cultivation families need to prepare foundation-building pills.

Otherwise, once an accident occurs in the family's foundation-building stage, the family will easily collapse.

In the end, the first Foundation Establishment Pill was sold for 13,200 low-grade spirit stones.

Not too high.

It's a normal level.

But the prices of the next two foundation-building pills soared.

The final price of the second pill was 14,900 low-grade spirit stones.

The last one even soared to 16,700 low-grade spirit stones!
It should be at the beginning that the cultivators participating in the auction thought that there were three Foundation Establishment Pills in total, so they let those with strong strength and eager attitude bid first, and then wait for opportunities to bid for the next two.

They all want to steal chickens.

In the end, the fighting was the most brutal.

Especially for the last pill, there was no way out, and three companies were bidding hard.

It is 3,500 lower-grade spirit stones higher than the first one!

"It seems that we can't just think about stealing the chicken. We have to act decisively when it's time to act. Hesitation will lead to failure."

Xiao Changqing thought secretly in his heart.

He had no interest in the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Not only had he already established his foundation, but he also had two foundation-building pills in his storage bag, which had been prepared for the Lin sisters.

Three foundation-building pills immediately livened up the atmosphere of the auction.

"The second auction item is a set of second-level medium-quality magic weapons, the Golden Lotus White Jade Ring... The starting price is eight thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"I'll give you 8,100!"

"Eight thousand two!"

Complete sets of magic weapons have always been very popular in the world of immortal cultivation.

The second-grade mid-quality items can be used by almost all cultivators in the foundation-building stage, no matter in the early, middle or late stages, so there are many bidders.

In the end, the price went up to more than twelve thousand before it was bought by a foundation-building cultivator from one of the ten major families.

As time goes by, treasures are constantly unveiled.

At the beginning, there were quite a few Qi Refining Realm cultivators participating in the bidding, gritting their teeth and bidding against a group of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

Later on, there were very few Qi Refining Realm cultivators who could participate in the bidding.

In addition to the high prices, the most important thing is that these items are only useful to cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Occasionally, one or two fake Dan Zhenren would appear and participate in the bidding.

"This is the great elder of the Li family, one of the ten great families. He is in the late stage of foundation building..."

"This person's origin is mysterious. He doesn't seem to be a local of our Liyang Immortal City. He came here specifically to participate in the auction. His cultivation strength is also unclear. However, the rules of Liyang Immortal City have always been like this. Visitors from all directions are not rejected. As long as they don't cause trouble in the city and abide by the rules..."

"This person has a great background. She seems to be from the Star Moon Palace! And her status in the Star Moon Palace should be quite high. Her VIP ticket was given to her by Master Guangqin."

Zhu Xiaochuan hardly participated in any bidding, he just watched the fun.

Either the auction items were of no use to him, or he was short of money and couldn't afford to buy them with the spirit stones he had saved.

But he was able to list the identities of most of the bidders one by one, which helped Xiao Changqing gain a lot of knowledge.

Zhu Xiaochuan, a core member of the top ten families in Liyang Xiancheng, was not surprised by the presence of some mysterious outsiders, disciples of other sects in the Dayu Xiancheng world, and even disciples of the two Nascent Soul sects. The reason why he knew some of the situations was that he helped to set up the formation at the venue in the past few days and got a lot of inside information.

"I believe that many seniors in the Jindan realm will be interested in the next auction item. It is a third-grade fine longevity pill. If you have never taken a third-grade longevity pill before, this pill can extend your life by sixty years! It is a holy medicine for longevity! The starting price is 50,000 low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be no less than 1,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

As the host's voice fell.

The bidding sounds started immediately.

Moreover, almost all the bidders came from the major boxes. Although many monks in the ordinary seats in the hall coveted this third-level longevity pill, they also knew their own limitations.

They couldn't even afford the low price of this pill, let alone bid for it.

Fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones. Even if the wealth of 90% of the foundation-building cultivators was added together, they would not be able to muster that much. Only a few cultivators in the late stage of foundation-building with good backgrounds could come up with that much.

"Sixty-two thousand!"

In a blink of an eye, the bid was more than 10,000 low-grade spirit stones higher than the low price.

Even so, there is no sign of price increases stopping.

"Seventy thousand low-grade spirit stones! This longevity pill is for sure for me, Leimingshan!"

From a VIP box, an old but middle-aged voice was heard.

Before Xiao Changqing could ask who Lei Mingshan was, Zhu Xiaochuan took the initiative to introduce him: "The ancestor of the Lei family is here! The Lei family is undoubtedly the strongest among the ten major families in Liyang Immortal City! In addition to the ancestor of the Lei family, who is a real Jindan Zhenren, there are two fake Dan-level Zhenren! So in Liyang Immortal City, except for the City Lord's Mansion, no other family can compare with the Lei family. The Song family is also far behind the Lei family. Moreover, the ancestor of the Lei family is older than Zhenren Liyang and has much more experience!"

"Rumors... are just rumors. When Li Yang Zhenren was in the foundation-building stage, he received some favors from the Lei family's ancestor. Therefore, the Lei family and Li Yang Zhenren have a certain incense relationship! In the more than 100 years since the establishment of Li Yang Xiancheng, the top ten families have changed a lot, and the rankings have changed frequently. Only the Lei family has remained unshakable and has always been ranked first."

"However, the Lei family ancestor is already old and has little time left to live. If he can obtain this third-grade fine foundation-building pill, he can extend his life for many years. Of course, the Lei family ancestor must have taken similar pills before. This third-grade fine life-extending pill is unlikely to achieve the best effect for him and extend his life by a decade."

really.

Zhu Xiaochuan just finished speaking.

From another private room came the sound of bidding.

"Master Lei, if I remember correctly, you have already taken at least two third-level life-extending pills, right? Even if you get this life-extending pill, how many years can it extend your life? Twenty years? Or ten years? Why not leave the spirit stones to your descendants and give up the pills! I offer 72,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

(End of this chapter)