Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 38: Yushan Treasure Meeting
On the third day of June, the quadrennial Yushan Baohui is particularly lively.

Not only the various forces in Pingrong County, but also cultivators from other counties in Yunjiaozhou came here to visit.

After all, the way of immortality has not flourished in Yunjiao Province since the rebellion of the mountain barbarians. Even in Kang Dabao's eyes, there are only three slightly capable Qi-training forces in Pingrong County, which are fighting each other.

But this kind of strength is enough to rank in the upper middle among the thirteen counties, and is enough to be envied by the cultivators in the lower-ranking counties.

Anyway, Yushan Treasure Fair can be considered as something similar to an auction. Some counties’ treasure fairs are called treasure fairs, but in reality they are just like junk exchange fairs, and any monk with a little wealth would be afraid of being blinded if they went in.

This time, the fellow practitioners arranged a private room for Chongming Sect, which made it slightly different from the casual practitioners in the lobby outside.

At least there was a pair of pretty mortal maids standing on both sides, and there was a pot of spiritual tea on the warm table with smoke rising from it.

Kang Dabao quietly extended his spiritual sense to look outside, and there were probably no less than five or six hundred people coming.

Although most of them were only at the beginning or middle stages of Qi training, this was still much better than in previous years. The platform the fellow practitioners had built was so high this time, weren't they afraid of it being robbed? !

Kang Dabao opened the auction book of this year's Yushan Treasure Fair, on which were beautifully printed the patterns of the items, a brief introduction and the starting price. This thing was priced at five broken spirits at the Yushan Treasure Fair, and almost everyone who entered had one.

There is also an entrance fee. Each person sitting in the lobby needs two spirit stones, and those sitting in the private rooms don't know how much they have to pay. With these two things alone, the fellow practitioners have earned at least half of the Liu family's four ghosts. The money comes really quickly!

Soon, a white-haired old man with two swords on his back walked onto the stage.

"I am Gui Xiang, an old man, honored to host this Yushan Treasure Meeting. On behalf of my fellow practitioners, I would like to thank all the Taoists for coming." Gui Xiang's voice was soft, but it was clearly heard by everyone present through the Dharma sound restriction in the hall.

"Knowing that you are all eager to seek the truth, I will not say much, and this treasure fair will officially begin. The first item for auction today is a first-class top-grade magic weapon, the Divine Lock. This treasure was refined by Master Xie Yong, a third-class attendant of the Dingnan Niu family. The main material is the first-class upper-grade blue silver iron from Yushan Lake, and six coins of second-class medium-grade iron were added. It took two months to refine it.

It has four levels of restrictions: 'Solid', 'Armor Breaking', 'God-Striking', 'Dragon Prisoning', and 'Spirit-Sparing'. It is extremely powerful and can be regarded as a masterpiece among the same level of magical instruments. The starting price is 1,500 Spiritual Stones, and the bid increment starts at 50 Spiritual Stones each time."

Two pretty nuns in cool clothes came up to the stage with difficulty carrying a bright silver chain. Guixiang was not stingy with his praises for this magical weapon.

"The three restrictions of 'Solid', 'Armor Break' and 'Dragon Prison' are fine. The 'Spirit Blocking' restriction is rare, but not precious. But this 'God-Striking' restriction is not simple. It attacks the opponent's body and his consciousness at the same time. This Master Xie Yong is really capable. He is much stronger than Master Qi, who may not have refined a few top-grade magic weapons in his entire life."

Kang Dabao looked at the top-grade magic weapon on the table that was a meter long and felt a little envious.

Who wouldn’t like a reasonably priced and practical magical instrument? It’s a pity that I don’t have the money.

"One thousand six hundred!"

"One thousand six hundred and fifty"

"One thousand eight hundred spirit stones for the first time, one thousand eight hundred spirit stones for the second time, and one thousand eight hundred spirit stones for the third time! Congratulations to this fellow Taoist. Please move to the stage to settle the fees after the auction."

As the small hammer in Guixiang's hand fell heavily, the Divine Lock was sent into the box of Wuyou Cave. The price of one thousand eight hundred spirit stones was not low, and it was considered a good start for this treasure fair.

Wuyou Cave, which took the photo to break the divine lock, is a force from Fengzhou, which is adjacent to Yunjiaozhou. It's amazing that they came from such a long distance.

Wuyou Cave was once a great foundation-building sect, but now it has declined and is a vassal of the Fengzhou Ge family. I didn’t expect that it still has such a rich family background!

Kang Dabao's eyes turned red for a moment, but he was immediately attracted to the next item.

"The second lot is a first-level mid-grade item, the Mirror-Breaking Pill. It can help cultivators below the sixth level of Qi training break through bottlenecks. It was made by the Hancheng Yue family's alchemist and has no poison."

"The realm-breaking pill I took contained elixir poison, but fortunately most of it was extracted by the spiritual dew. But it is not advisable to take realm-breaking pills again in a short period of time. However, the second brother has been stuck at the fifth level of Qi training for many years." Kang Dabao thought to himself.

The Yue family in Hancheng has a great cultivator who practices fake elixir. They and the Niu family in Dingnan, one in the south and one in the north, have been secretly competing for the title of the number one family in Yunjiao Province for many years. Therefore, in Yunjiao Province, there has not been much intersection between the northern and southern immortal cultivation circles.

How could the Cultivation Association actually manage to expand its business there? Perhaps the Demon Hunting Department also played a role in this.

Tie Liuyun really favors Qin Sufu. Kang Dabao felt a little sour in his heart. It was impossible not to be jealous of this Taoist brother.

"The starting price is three hundred spirit stones." As soon as Gui Xiang finished speaking, someone shouted from the audience.

"Five hundred spirit stones!"

"Wow, which son of a noble family is so spendthrift?" There was an uproar from the audience. Kang Dabao looked towards the box holding up the sign and murmured, "Yuanyang Hall? Who is Hua Yuanyang hooking up with again?" It was a powerful force that was like a female branch of a group doing flesh trade. The leader, Hua Yuanyang, was only in the middle stage of Qi training, yet she was willing to spend money like this.

This price has exceeded the market price by 60%, and it is not something important that must be bought today. Kang Dabao is not willing to be taken advantage of.

You should focus more on your second child. He is good at nothing but giving birth to babies.

"Five hundred spirit stones for the third time! Congratulations, fellow Taoist!" Yuanyang Hall got what they wished for and won the Broken Mirror Pill. After all, there were many experienced cultivators present.

I wonder which foolish husband bought it for the lover in Yuanyang Hall? There was actually such a generous customer. The girl whose red lips were tasted by thousands of guests was really lucky.

In just one hour, dozens of items were sold, and not a single one was unsuccessful, which shows how warm the atmosphere of this Yushan Treasure Fair was.

However, the transaction price of most of the auction items was only one or two hundred spirit stones or even dozens of spirit stones.

After all, the audience of this Yushan Treasure Fair are mostly casual cultivators with low cultivation levels. If every item on auction is a top-grade magical weapon or a rare elixir, then would everyone have spent two spirit stones to enter the venue just to broaden their horizons?
Go fool the devil! The Taoist didn't make any money from his spirit stones! "The sixty-sixth lot, a purple spirit stone on the forehead of a second-level low-grade purple spirit horse, can be used as a material for refining second-price magic tools, and can also be used as an auxiliary material for dozens of second-level elixirs. Starting price, eight hundred spirit stones! Thirty spirit stones per bid."

This item immediately brought the atmosphere, which had slightly cooled down, to a climax again.

The Purple Diamond Colt is a unique demon beast in the Jackdaw Mountains. It takes a full three hundred years for a young beast to grow into an adult. When it grows up, it is a first-class top-grade demon beast. Some of the best ones can advance to the second class. The purple diamond between its eyebrows is also a top-quality material for mirror-type magical instruments.

This is because a large number of the Purple Rib Colt tribe were tamed by the Shanrong royal family and were affected by the chaos two hundred years ago.

In recent years, Purple Diamond Colts have become increasingly rare in Jackdaw Mountain. Even first-level ones are very rare, let alone the second-level one on the stage.

Wait, that's the price?

"The purple diamond on the forehead of a second-level, lower-grade purple diamond horse has a starting bid of eight hundred spirit stones? Is your Yushan Cultivation Association a charity?" Someone in the audience made a sarcastic remark, which triggered a chorus of follow-up comments.

"Fellow Daoist, you are joking," Gui Xiang cleared his throat, "This purple lotus has some damage on the edge." As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized mirror-like magic weapon and placed the purple lotus on it.

Not long after, a purple shadow as big as the auction table appeared. Sure enough, there was an imperceptible hole on the surface of the glittering crystal.

"This purple diamond should have been pierced by a sharp magical weapon as sharp as an ox hair. The purple diamond colt should have been killed by this blow." Gui Xiang said.

"How dare you sell it for eight hundred even though it's broken?" The noise from the audience increased instead of decreasing.

“According to Mr. Jiang, this tiny hole should slightly affect the flow of Zi Ling’s mana, but if it is used for refining tools, its effectiveness will still be higher than that of a top-grade first-grade Zi Ling. Moreover, if this Zi Ling is used for alchemy, it will not be affected.” Gui Xiang spoke again and again, completely suppressing the noise from the audience.

The chief worshiper of the Association, Jiang Xing, was originally from the Jiang family business. He has been living in the Association since the Jiang family business encountered trouble seven years ago.

This person is not only a centenarian who has lived to be 140 years old, but also a second-level spiritual appraiser who is rarely seen in the entire Yunjiao Province.

Although this kind of person is just a Qi-cultivating cultivator, he can enter the worship hall if he goes to the Niu family in Dingnan or the Yue family in Hancheng.

His words were enough to convince the Qigong practitioners present.

"Eight hundred and fifty."

"Eight hundred and eighty."

"Two thousand and fifty spirit stones for the first time!"

The atmosphere at the scene was in full swing. As the owner of Zi Ling, Kang Dabao was watching with great joy in the private room. He had pried this Zi Ling off the stinger of Song Erjie's poisonous bee.

Who could have imagined that the most valuable item in that pile of corpses would come from Sister Song, who had the lowest cultivation level.

The fellow practitioners' association invites forces from all over to participate in the conference. Isn't it hoping that everyone will bring out some good things for auction? This is a mutually beneficial thing.

I was still wondering what to take out, but I didn't expect to find this treasure.

This is all thanks to Kang Dabao's good habit of not throwing away any spiritual objects for many years. Even if he picked up a menstrual belt or foot binding cloth used by a female cultivator who was building her foundation, as long as it had the word "spiritual" in it, Master Kang would keep it and try to find a foolish man to sell it to him next time he sets up a stall!
Lingjian is definitely a very important subject among the hundred arts of cultivation!
If I hadn't developed the eyesight from all those years of setting up stalls, how could I have recognized that the stinger of the poisonous bee embedded in Sister Song's body was a second-level purple diamond!

At least the weapon refiner who refined the weapon for her didn't recognize it, and just used it as an ordinary gem to decorate it. If it was a less successful weapon refiner, losing these 2,000 spirit stones would mean losing his income for the next 20 years.

"Two thousand and fifty spirit stones for the second time!" Gui Xiang hammered down again without forgetting to build momentum, "A second-level lower-grade purple ling, after this time, it will be hard to find one on the market in Yunjiaozhou within ten years. If you are in urgent need, don't miss it."

"Two thousand one hundred spirit stones."

"Two thousand two hundred"

"Two thousand two hundred and thirty."

"Two thousand two hundred and sixty."

Gui Xiang's persuasive words caused the bidding to become stalemate again.

"Two thousand five hundred and fifty spirit stones for the third time! Congratulations, fellow Taoist." Gui Xiang and Kang Dabao were both smiling happily.

It is true that rare things are valuable. Sixty years ago, even a whole first-grade top-quality purple colt would hardly be sold at this price.

"With so many spirit stones, it's not that the Taoist master from Yuanyang Hall can't afford to go." Kang Dabao crossed his legs and took a sip of the crude spirit tea, squinting his eyes with joy.

"Pah, let's go to Yuanyang Hall and see if there are any furnaces for sale. I'll buy a couple of them too."

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