I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 239 Robbery and Being Robbed
"A piece of Xuan Yan Meteorite Iron, starting bid is ten million spirit stones, and each bid must be at least one million spirit stones higher..."

"Eighteen million!"

"Twenty million!"

"Twenty million once, twenty million twice, twenty million three times, this piece of Xuan Yan Meteorite Iron belongs to this fellow Daoist..."

At the auction, Xiao Wuji successively purchased several types of spiritual water, a type of spiritual wood, and a long, two-meter-tall piece of Xuan Yan meteorite iron. Each material was worth over ten million spirit stones.

Just as Ya Ya was overjoyed with the various kinds of spiritual water in her hand, Rong Rong suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, "Husband really favors Ya Ya. All these things added up must be almost a hundred million, right?"

“There, there it is…”

Ya Ya buried her face in the red mound beside her, feeling a little guilty, and refused to take it out even when her neck turned red.

Xiao Wuji grabbed Rongrong and pressed her onto his lap, then said with a look of grief and indignation, "You little rascal, Rongrong, you've actually learned to make fun of me now. Looks like I'll have to enforce some family discipline today!"

Rongrong propped her chin up with her hand, leaned on the sofa, and teased without any sign of threat, "That's just how it is!"

"What a pity. I was originally planning to incorporate the Thunder Bamboo I planted in the lower realm into your magic weapon. Since you put it that way, then forget it!"

"Thunder Bamboo? The Thunder Bamboo that possesses the source of the Five Elements' supreme wood and divine thunder?"

Rongrong is not like Yaya, who spends her time indulging in a life of debauchery. She devotes most of her time to Xiao Wuji's many classic texts, so she is naturally familiar with the Thunder Bamboo.

"Yes, it's a pity, but since you said I dote on Ya Ya the most, then I'll give it to Ya Ya!"

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this good news, Ya Ya burst into laughter, then looked at Rong Rong and said, "Third sister, you'd better be prepared to wash my stinky socks for a hundred years!"

Unexpectedly, Rongrong only glanced at Ya Ya, then whispered a few words in Xiao Wuji's ear, and instantly changed his mind.
Suddenly, Xiao Wuji became excited, his eyes shining as he said, "Are you serious? If you can do it, I guarantee I'll deliver the Thunder Bamboo to you that day!"

Rongrong's face was flushed, and she didn't say a word. She just silently slid off Xiao Wuji's lap, intending to be a "model student" right now.

"Wait, let's talk about this back in the cave!"

……

"Next up is the final and most anticipated item of this auction—the Golden Jade Book!"

"Golden Palace Jade Book? It's actually the Golden Palace Jade Book?"

"Indeed, according to the seller, this jade book is one of the seventy-two outer pages of the Golden Jade Book, which records a method of refining treasures called 'Earth Vein Refining Technique'... which has a chance of being refined into immortal artifacts..."

"Furthermore, to ensure authenticity, the auctioneer promises to personally refine a ley line after purchasing the item before making the final payment!"

"The final item for auction, the Golden Jade Book, has a starting price of one billion spirit stones, and each bid must be at least ten million spirit stones!"

As Xiao Buyi finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room reached a climax, but only cultivators at the Integration Stage or above actually made bids, and not all cultivators at the Integration Stage could come up with so many spirit stones.

"One billion to ten million!"

"One billion fifty million!"

……

"1.21 billion! If anyone can offer a higher price, then I'll gladly pass!"

"1.21 billion once, twice, three times! This item belongs to the fellow Daoists of the Stone Cocoon Clan!"

"I hereby declare the Four Races Auction a complete success!"

……

Several months later!
Above the sky, Xiao Wuji stood with a person of extremely strange appearance.

He was considered strange because his body, from the head down, was half flesh and half metal.

One half is made of metal, shiny blackish-gray with an eerie gray glow, while the other half has a bronze complexion, seemingly as indestructible as flesh. Looking up, however, one sees a hideous face with green tendrils, its nose and eyes twice the size of an ordinary person's, and its head is cone-shaped with a few sparse strands of green hair.

As a ley line rose from the ground, transforming into a long staff that fell into the hands of the Stone Cocoon Clan member, a mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles below collapsed.

Seeing this, Xiao Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he could succeed on the first try. If he had to refine a second one, who knows how much time it would have taken him.

"How is it, Fellow Daoist Duan? Is there anything wrong with this secret technique?"

Duan Tianren smugly examined the long staff in his hand. Ever since hearing the introduction of the secret technique, he had felt that it was exceptionally suitable for their Stone Cocoon Clan, and now that he saw it, it was indeed so. However, upon seeing Xiao Wuji standing beside him with his hands at his sides, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and then he said in a gruff voice:

"No problem, but the price is a bit unreasonable. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Xiao Wuji was stunned upon hearing this. Was this an attempt to renege on the debt?

Due to the sealing of the secret technique and other reasons, Xiao Wuji only received half of the spirit stones. After deducting some handling fees and the cost of the auctioned treasures, he only received 250 million spirit stones. He still needs Duan Tianren to confirm the authenticity of the secret technique before he can receive another 600 million spirit stones from the Four Clans Auction.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't forget that this transaction is guaranteed by the auction houses of the four races. I believe you wouldn't ruin the reputation of the auction houses for your own selfish interests, would you?"

"The Four Clans Auction House? Do you really think they would lay a hand on me, the Third Elder, for a little bit of reputation?"

Duan Tianren didn't care about the auction house's reputation at all. Not to mention that he never intended to let him leave alive, even if he managed to escape and return to Yun City, the Four Clans Auction House wouldn't do anything to harm him, the Third Elder, for such a "trivial matter"!
"Besides, when did you begin to have the illusion that I would let you leave alive?"

As soon as Duan Tianren finished speaking, two more streaks of light flew from the ground and from a distance. The one that flew out from the ground looked similar to Duan Tianren, but its cultivation level was only at the early stage of the Integration Realm, the same as Xiao Wuji's hidden cultivation level.

The one flying in from afar was a beautiful woman in her thirties. Her pointed ears looked similar to those of the elves in Western mythology from his previous life, and there was a milky white crystal between her eyebrows. If I'm not mistaken, she was a Crystal Clan cultivator!
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wuji not only remained calm but also showed a smug expression, which made Duan Tianren very alert.

"It seems my decision to conceal my cultivation level was indeed the right one! Ladies, don't you agree?"

Behind Xiao Wuji, three spatial rifts suddenly appeared, and three stunningly beautiful figures emerged from them, glaring angrily at Duan Tianren, because they had lost their bet.

"Mahayana!!"

Upon sensing the presence of the three people, Duan Tianren froze on the spot...

Three days later, in Yuncheng, at Chunxiang Pavilion!

"Hiccup~ This wine is delicious, is it Lady Feixie? From now on, you'll be brewing wine exclusively for me!"

Tu Shan Ya Ya held the wine jar in both hands, her face flushed, and she even had difficulty speaking.

The wine jar contained Nine-Fragrance Spirit Wine brewed by Lady Fei Xie, the very same kind that Han Li drank in the original novel, and considered a top-grade spirit wine among many others. As a wine enthusiast, Tu Shan Ya Ya certainly wouldn't miss it.

"Thank you for your praise, Madam, but everything is up to you to decide!"

Lady Fei Xie looked at Xiao Wuji with fervent eyes, as if she were always ready to give him everything.

Glancing at Ya Ya, who was lost in the aroma of wine, Xiao Wuji didn't know what to say. He also wanted Lady Fei Xie very much, but unfortunately, Hong Hong and Rong Rong were watching nearby, so he was too embarrassed to ask. However, since she was working for him, she couldn't possibly run away.

"Since you want it, then let her serve you exclusively!"

"Yes, Master!"

Seeing Lady Fei Xie's loyalty, Rongrong couldn't help but exclaim, "This mental power technique is truly profound. Although I can modify their memories with divine sense techniques, their consciousness will inevitably be damaged."

"Yet her soul showed absolutely no abnormality; what a terrifying technique!"

"That's natural. Otherwise, why would I so highly value the path of mental strength..."

What caused Lady Fei Xie to become like this was a supernatural power called "Heart-Changing," which can modify another person's perception without affecting their primordial spirit.

This secret technique can even be used to enslave people who are stronger than oneself. As long as there is a flaw in their minds, and given enough time, he can silently change their perception.

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(End of this chapter)